Friday
Live Music at CityGate Grille / 8:30 – 11:30pm / Jive away select weekend evenings with live music at CityGate Grille. Frank Palermo will be performing. CityGate Grille is located in the Calamos Investments building at CityGate Centre, I88 and Rt. 59. For dinner reservations call (630) 718-1010 or visit www.citygategrille.com.
Live Music at Quigley’s Irish Pub / 9PM / The Prairie Surfers (Rock Americana) will perform at Quigley’s in downtown Naperville, 43 E. Jefferson, beginning at 9PM. Come early for traditional Irish pub fare and pints.
Gingerbread Character Exhibit in Downtown Naperville / Enjoy shopping and dining all through the holiday season dotted with a colorful display of whimsy along the sidewalks throughout downtown Naperville. Be sure to pick your favorite Gingerbread character and vote!
Naper Lights in Central Park / Evening / Naper Lights is a project created by the Rotary Club of Naperville / Sunrise. The inaugural display will be aglow through New Year’s Day, returning next year with added holiday lights. Watch the exhibit grow for the next five years in Central Park, just steps from Quigley’s Irish Pub, Catch 35, North Central College and all of the central business district in downtown Naperville!
Saturday
Breakfast with Santa / 8:30AM – 1PM / Hotel Arista, located at 2139 City Gate Lane in Naperville, will be hosting breakfast with Santa from 8:30AM to 1PM Saturday, December 21. A family-friendly breakfast buffet will be served as kids can have their picture taken with Santa and enjoy fun holiday activities. Adults are $24.95, kids 5-12 are $18.95 and under 5 are free. Email santa@hotelarista.com for reservations. For more info call (630) 579-4100.
Kenny Rogers Performs ‘Christmas & Hits Through the Years’ / 8PM / Music legend Kenny Rogers presents “Christmas & Hits Through The Years” with Special Guest Linda Davis at 8PM Sat., Dec. 21, in North Central College’s Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave. Tickets are $85, $75 and $70;call 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
Lakeside Singers Perform at the Wentz / 8PM / The Lakeside Singers perform at 8PM Sat., Dec. 21, in North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave. For tickets visit lakesidesingers.com.
Sunday
Pianists Perform Christmas Service at Wentz Hall / 10AM / The duo of pianists William Phemister and Brian Lee will perform on Sunday, December 22 during the 10AM Celebration Service of Community Christian Church Naperville Downtown at Wentz Concert Hall and Fine Arts Center on the Campus of North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Ave. The public is invited to attend this free Christmas celebration.
