Calendar Events en-us Morton College Calendars and Events Application 9/10/2010 6:52:34 AM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1290 9/12/2010  3:00pm  Start Date: 9/12/2010 End Date: 9/25/2010 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1289 9/10/2010 THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUITSeptember 10 - September 25 Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm & Sundays @ 3pm Come to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center to see Ray Bradbury's charming comedy THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT. Opens Friday, September 10th and plays for three weekends. Full details and tickets at www.jpactheatre.com. Start Date: 9/10/2010 End Date: 9/24/2010 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1292 9/10/2010 THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT September 10 - September 25 Fridays & Saturdays @ 7:30pm & Sundays @ 3pm Come to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center to see Ray Bradbury's charming comedy THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT. Opens Friday, September 10th and plays for three weekends. Full details and tickets at www.jpactheatre.com. Start Date: 9/10/2010 End Date: 9/24/2010 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1277 7/18/2010  The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center proudly presents the hit Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY at their 250-seat theatre just  outside Chicago. Opening night is July 16 and it runs through July 31.Tickets are $10 - $17 and are available at www.jpactheatre.com or by calling 708-656-1800. HAIRSPRAY delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's have ended and change is in the air. Loveable heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing and wins a spot on the TV dance program 'The Corny Collins Show.' Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love without mussing her hair? STARRING:Christopher Audain, Joshua Banks, Troy Baughman, Megan Buckley, Sydney Charles, TJ Crawford, Erin Elle East, Kate Gerston, Allyson Graves, Nikki Greenlee, Matt Hall, Anna Hammonds, Elizabeth Hamsher, Keith Hinkley, Ryan Hunt, Kris Hyland, Angela Alise Johnson, Warren Karas, Justine Klein, Nancy Kolton, Micheal Kott, Lawrence Thompson, Gabby McConnell, Monica Moore, Amanda Nianick, Danielle Nicholas, Will Nifong, Steven Perkins, Lindsay Prerost, Dawn Pryor, Tommy Slivka, Vincent Soto, Brittany Townsley, Gregory Wenrich, Krysten Williams, & James Williams, Jr. Directed by Dante Orfei Start Date: 7/18/2010 End Date: 7/31/2010 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1276 7/16/2010  The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center proudly presents the hit Broadway musical HAIRSPRAY at their 250-seat theatre just  outside Chicago. Opening night is July 16 and it runs through July 31.Tickets are $10 - $17 and are available at www.jpactheatre.com or by calling 708-656-1800. HAIRSPRAY delights audiences by sweeping them away to 1960's Baltimore, where the 50's have ended and change is in the air. Loveable heroine, Tracy Turnblad, has a passion for dancing and wins a spot on the TV dance program 'The Corny Collins Show.' Overnight she finds herself transformed from outsider to teen celebrity. Can a larger-than-life adolescent manage to vanquish the program's reigning princess, integrate the television show, and find true love without mussing her hair? STARRING:Christopher Audain, Joshua Banks, Troy Baughman, Megan Buckley, Sydney Charles, TJ Crawford, Erin Elle East, Kate Gerston, Allyson Graves, Nikki Greenlee, Matt Hall, Anna Hammonds, Elizabeth Hamsher, Keith Hinkley, Ryan Hunt, Kris Hyland, Angela Alise Johnson, Warren Karas, Justine Klein, Nancy Kolton, Micheal Kott, Lawrence Thompson, Gabby McConnell, Monica Moore, Amanda Nianick, Danielle Nicholas, Will Nifong, Steven Perkins, Lindsay Prerost, Dawn Pryor, Tommy Slivka, Vincent Soto, Brittany Townsley, Gregory Wenrich, Krysten Williams, & James Williams, Jr. Directed by Dante Orfei Start Date: 7/16/2010 End Date: 7/31/2010 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1268 5/9/2010 The Morton College Singers and Community Chorus present a free outdoor Mother's Day concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 9, in the Morton College Courtyard.The concert features artists from the 1960s to the present, including Christina Aguilera, Billy Joel, Styx, The Beach Boys, The Beatles and more. Feel free to bring snacks, refreshments, chairs and blankets for the outdoor venue. If the weather is inclement, the concert will be held in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center. Start Date: 5/9/2010 End Date: 5/9/2010 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1275 5/7/2010 In memory of Jaime Escalante (December 31, 1930-March 30, 2010)'If you don't have the *ganas,* I will give it to you because I'm an expert.'Title V Cooperative Grant will be screening the movie 'Stand and Deliver'Friday May 7, 2010 2:00pm-4:00pm Room: 105CSPONSORED BY : Title V Cooperative Grant Start Date: 5/7/2010 End Date: 5/7/2010 Start Time: 02:00 PM End Time: 04:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1261 4/25/2010 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center proudly presents the Chicago Regional Premiere of the Broadway musical A TALE OF TWO CITIES at their 250-seat theatre just outside the Chicago city limits. JPAC is one of the first theatres in the country to be granted the rights to produce this show after its Broadway run, which, according to the Associated Press was “…awash in sound and fury! A TALE OF TWO CITIES marks the return to the era of big blockbusters such as ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Phantom,’ and ‘Miss Saigon.’”Charles Cowen, Amy Brophy and James Nedrud lead a Chicagoland cast of 30 in JPAC’s production of the Broadway musical that Talk Entertainment called “…epic, electrifying musical theatre at its grandest!”A TALE OF TWO CITIES will be directed by JPAC Artistic Director Dante Orfei with Choreography by Christie Kerr, Scenic Design by Michael Nedza, Costume Design by Joelle Beranek and Multimedia Design by Micheal Kott. Music direction is by Adam Gustafson who will conduct a 12 piece live orchestra.Now in its 29th season, JPAC has developed a reputation for outstanding productions of large-scale Broadway and West End musicals. JPAC produced the Chicago Premiere productions of THE BAKER’S WIFE, BLOOD BROTHERS, THE WHO’S TOMMY, JEKYLL & HYDE, ASPECTS OF LOVE and WE WILL ROCK YOU as well as the North American Premiere production of Academy Award winner Joseph Brooks’ METROPOLIS.A TALE OF TWO CITIES opens April 23rd at 7:30pm and plays Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 through May 8th with 3pm Matinees on Sunday April 25th and Sunday May 2nd. Tickets are $8 - $15 and are available on-line at www.jpactheatre.com, or by calling JPAC’s box-office at 708-656-1800. Start Date: 4/25/2010 End Date: 5/2/2010 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1260 4/23/2010 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center proudly presents the Chicago Regional Premiere of the Broadway musical A TALE OF TWO CITIES at their 250-seat theatre just outside the Chicago city limits. JPAC is one of the first theatres in the country to be granted the rights to produce this show after its Broadway run, which, according to the Associated Press was “…awash in sound and fury! A TALE OF TWO CITIES marks the return to the era of big blockbusters such as ‘Les Miserables,’ ‘Phantom,’ and ‘Miss Saigon.’”Charles Cowen, Amy Brophy and James Nedrud lead a Chicagoland cast of 30 in JPAC’s production of the Broadway musical that Talk Entertainment called “…epic, electrifying musical theatre at its grandest!”A TALE OF TWO CITIES will be directed by JPAC Artistic Director Dante Orfei with Choreography by Christie Kerr, Scenic Design by Michael Nedza, Costume Design by Joelle Beranek and Multimedia Design by Micheal Kott. Music direction is by Adam Gustafson who will conduct a 12 piece live orchestra.Now in its 29th season, JPAC has developed a reputation for outstanding productions of large-scale Broadway and West End musicals. JPAC produced the Chicago Premiere productions of THE BAKER’S WIFE, BLOOD BROTHERS, THE WHO’S TOMMY, JEKYLL & HYDE, ASPECTS OF LOVE and WE WILL ROCK YOU as well as the North American Premiere production of Academy Award winner Joseph Brooks’ METROPOLIS.A TALE OF TWO CITIES opens April 23rd at 7:30pm and plays Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 through May 8th with 3pm Matinees on Sunday April 25th and Sunday May 2nd. Tickets are $8 - $15 and are available on-line at www.jpactheatre.com, or by calling JPAC’s box-office at 708-656-1800. Start Date: 4/23/2010 End Date: 5/8/2010 Start Time: 07:30 AM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1259 4/10/2010 The works of six Morton College student-artists chosen for the 2010 Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Juried Art Exhibition will be honored at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Oakton College's Koehnline Museum of Art, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines.Honored will be:Vincent Serpico, Tot Pole, Wood, 4 x 2 x 2 ft. Kathryn Budd, Untitled, Stoneware, 29 x 18 x 18 in.Andy Leyva, Head Flo, Colored pencil, 22 x 30 in.Luis Hernandez, The Tree of Life, Photograph, 16 x 20 in.Bryan Govea, Chicano Life, Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 36 in.Susan Esparza, Driving Mr. Penguin, Charcoal on paper, 28 x 20 in. Start Date: 4/10/2010 End Date: 4/10/2010 http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1258 4/9/2010 Morton College's Music Department is hosting an April Recital at 3 p.m. Friday, April 9, in Room 110C. Admission is free and open to the public.Among the Morton College music students scheduled to participate include: Fatima DeAnda, Jason Garcia, Edgar Sanchez, Socorro Martinez, Octavio Montiel, Alexis Blanco Sosa, Lety Ortega, Gaby Cedillo, Francisca Aguero, Jeffrey Arias, Manny Rupitt, Jose Hernandez-Sanchez, Wale Oshalusi, Shade Oshalusi, Joel Garcia, Hasan Salameh and Mike Brooks. Start Date: 4/9/2010 End Date: 4/9/2010 Start Time: 03:00 PM End Time: 04:15 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1204 2/21/2010 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center presents 'A Year in the Death of Eddie Jester,' a comedy starring Shane Michael Murphy, Michael Jay Bullaro, Peter Chorzepa, Lise 'Kat' Evans, Sarah Grant, Eric Loughlin and Michelle Ziccarelli.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, February 19, 20, 26, 27; and March 5 and 6; and 3 p.m. Sundays, February 21 and 28.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets or visit www.jpactheatre.com for more information. Start Date: 2/21/2010 End Date: 2/28/2010 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1203 2/19/2010 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center presents 'A Year in the Death of Eddie Jester,' a comedy starring Shane Michael Murphy, Michael Jay Bullaro, Peter Chorzepa, Lise 'Kat' Evans, Sarah Grant, Eric Loughlin and Michelle Ziccarelli.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, February 19, 20, 26, 27; and March 5 and 6; and 3 p.m. Sundays, February 21 and 28.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets or visit www.jpactheatre.com for more information. Start Date: 2/19/2010 End Date: 3/6/2010 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1121 1/28/2010 The Morton College women's basketball team is at Waubonsee in an Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference game Thursday, January 28, in Sugar Grove.Game time is 5:30 p.m. Start Date: 1/28/2010 End Date: 1/28/2010 Start Time: 05:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1186 12/13/2009 The Morton College Singers and Morton College Community Chorus will perform a Winter celebration concert at 6 p.m. Sunday, December 13, at St. Mary of Czestochowa Church, 3010 S. 48th Court, Cicero.Admission is free. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 12/13/2009 End Date: 12/13/2009 Start Time: 06:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1020 12/6/2009 'The Nutcracker Musical,' a new holiday classic, comes to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center from November 27 to December 12.Join Clara and the Nutcracker as they fight the mice to save Christmas! The premiere will fill all with Yuletide joy.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets. Start Date: 12/6/2009 End Date: 12/6/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1019 11/27/2009 'The Nutcracker Musical,' a new holiday classic, comes to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center from November 27 to December 12.Join Clara and the Nutcracker as they fight the mice to save Christmas! The premiere will fill all with Yuletide joy.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets. Start Date: 11/27/2009 End Date: 12/12/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1018 11/1/2009 'Night Watch' hits the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center just in time for Halloween from October 23 to November 7.It's a thriller about an unbalanced woman who witnesses two terrible murders across a dark alley. Or does she?Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets. Start Date: 11/1/2009 End Date: 11/1/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1017 10/23/2009 'Night Watch' hits the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center just in time for Halloween from October 23 to November 7.It's a thriller about an unbalanced woman who witnesses two terrible murders across a dark alley. Or does she?Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets. Start Date: 10/23/2009 End Date: 11/7/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1016 9/20/2009 'The Boys Next Door,' a hilarious and heart-warming comedy about a group of mentally challenged men and their caretaker comes to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center from September 11 to 26.It's a wonderful evening of laughter and drama.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets.  Start Date: 9/20/2009 End Date: 9/20/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1014 9/11/2009 'The Boys Next Door,' a hilarious and heart-warming comedy about a group of mentally challenged men and their caretaker comes to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center from September 11 to 26.It's a wonderful evening of laughter and drama.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets.  Start Date: 9/11/2009 End Date: 9/26/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1013 8/2/2009 “Promises, Promises,” Burt Bacharach’s romantic musical comedy, opens July 31 and runs weekends through August 15 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.It features the hit song “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” and a script by comedy legend Neil Simon.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets. Start Date: 8/2/2009 End Date: 8/9/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=1012 7/31/2009 “Promises, Promises,” Burt Bacharach’s romantic musical comedy, opens July 31 and runs weekends through August 15 at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.It features the hit song “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” and a script by comedy legend Neil Simon.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets. Start Date: 7/31/2009 End Date: 8/15/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=977 5/3/2009 Paul Kukec's final concert at Morton College is at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, when the MC Community Band performs in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus of Morton College, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Kukec is retiring after 29 years at Morton College.Admission is free and refreshments will be served.Former Band members are welcome to join rehearsals prior to this concert. Band rehearsals are at 7 p.m. Thursdays in Room 110C.Kukec, who has taught music at Morton College since 1980, revived the music program by providing expanded course offerings. His Fall and Spring concert series offered over 350 free music programs to the community.Some of the highlights in Kukec’s tenure at Morton College include:• Eight Veterans Day musical salutes• Theme concerts featuring the Community Band• Memorial Day performances• Superior Rating for Jazz Band at Elmhurst Jazz Festival• Honors for Jazz Band at Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference Jazz Fest “I would like to extend my deepest appreciation for the fine support at these free public concerts and hope that music will always be in everyone’s lives,” Kukec said.More information is available by calling Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231. Start Date: 5/3/2009 End Date: 5/3/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=920 4/26/2009 The Who's Tommy ends the 2008-09 season at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are at 7:30 p.m. April 17-18-24-25 and May 1-2, with a 3 p.m. matinee April 26. Peter Townshend's tale of a young boy's journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre. Start Date: 4/26/2009 End Date: 4/26/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=919 4/17/2009 The Who's Tommy ends the 2008-09 season at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are at 7:30 p.m. April 17-18-24-25 and May 1-2, with a 3 p.m. matinee April 26. Peter Townshend's tale of a young boy's journey from pain to triumph is the most electrifying evening of rock and roll ever to play in a theatre. Start Date: 4/17/2009 End Date: 5/2/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=976 4/5/2009 The award-winning MC Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 5, in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus of Morton College, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Admission is free.Call Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231. Start Date: 4/5/2009 End Date: 4/5/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=829 2/20/2009 Leaving Iowa, a comedy about family vacations by Tim Chue and Spike Manton, comes to the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. February 20-21-27-28 and March 6-7, with a 3 p.m. matinee March 1.Leaving Iowa is a hilarious ode to the good-hearted, patriotic average American small-town father bent on getting his daughter and son to enjoy the yearly road trip in their station wagon. Call (708) 656-1800 for ticket reservations. Start Date: 2/20/2009 End Date: 3/7/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=828 1/25/2009 Cupid & Psyche, a new musical comedy, makes its regional premiere at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. January 16-17-23-24-30 and 31, with a 3 p.m. matinee January 25.Romance gets in the way when Venus, the goddess of love, sends Cupid to punish Psyche for stealing too much attention.Call (708) 656-1800 for ticket reservations. Start Date: 1/25/2009 End Date: 1/25/2009 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=882 1/22/2009 Rehearsals for the MC Community Band start at 7 p.m. Thursday, January 22 in Room 110C. The Band seeks instrumentalists in all categories of woodwinds, brass and percussion. Call Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 1/22/2009 End Date: 1/22/2009 Start Time: 07:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=881 1/21/2009 Jazz Ensemble rehearsals start at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, in Room 110C. The group is for those interested in jazz and performing in public.Call Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231.  Start Date: 1/21/2009 End Date: 1/21/2009 Start Time: 07:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=880 1/20/2009 The MC Community Chorus seeks singers in all voice categories. The group’s first rehearsal is at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, in Room 110C on the campus at 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Call Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 1/20/2009 End Date: 1/20/2009 Start Time: 07:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=879 1/20/2009 Auditions for the MC Singers are at 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, in Room 110C. The MC Singers are a specialty-singing group with styles from ranging from madrigals to modern. All voice categories are needed.All groups participate in a spring concert season and will perform in the community. A schedule will be established during the first few weeks of rehearsals.Call Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 1/20/2009 End Date: 1/20/2009 Start Time: 08:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=827 1/16/2009 Cupid & Psyche, a new musical comedy, makes its regional premiere at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. January 16-17-23-24-30 and 31, with a 3 p.m. matinee January 25.Romance gets in the way when Venus, the goddess of love, sends Cupid to punish Psyche for stealing too much attention.Call (708) 656-1800 for ticket reservations. Start Date: 1/16/2009 End Date: 1/31/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=878 1/13/2009 Auditions for the MC Singers are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 13; and at 8 p.m. Tuesday, January 20. The MC Singers are a specialty-singing group with styles from ranging from madrigals to modern. All voice categories are needed.All groups participate in a spring concert season and will perform in the community. A schedule will be established during the first few weeks of rehearsals.Call Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 1/13/2009 End Date: 1/13/2009 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=862 12/7/2008 The Morton College Community Chorus and the MC Singers team up for a free holiday concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 7, at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus of Morton College, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.The Community Chorus will be doing seasonal Christmas music, including “Do You Hear What I Hear” and the medley from the movie, “White Christmas.” The MC Singers will observe the anniversary of Pearl Harbor with patriotic songs to recognize those who served there.Featured soloists include Fatima DeAnda, Jaime Hernandez, Pedro Aguilar, Juanita Olvera, Alex Ruiz, Wanda Hernandez, Sarah Alvarado and Karen Krupka.The concert is the last of a four-concert series for the Fall season.More information is available by calling Paul Kukec at (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231. Start Date: 12/7/2008 End Date: 12/7/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=833 11/23/2008 The Morton College Community Band’s annual Fall holiday concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 23, in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus at 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero. Solo performances by Morton College Community Band members include:• Kevin Huigens – tuba – Christmas concerto #3.• Sarah Robertson – oboe – “Gabriel’s Oboe” from the movie, “The Mission.”• Bruce Watson – French horn – “Impressions.”• Karen Mitchener – bass clarinet – “In a Gentle Rain.”The concert also will feature a Christmas sing-a-long and a narration of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Dr. Edmund Forst, Morton College’s Dean of Sciences and Careers.The Community Band performs under the direction of Paul Kukec, Morton College’s Music Director.Admission is free. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 11/23/2008 End Date: 11/23/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=832 11/16/2008 The Morton College Music Department’s Student/Faculty Recital is at 3 p.m. November 16 in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus of Morton College, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Admission is free. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 11/16/2008 End Date: 11/16/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=831 11/9/2008 The Morton College Music Department’s Veterans Day salute, featuring the MC Jazz Ensemble and MC Singers, is at 3 p.m. November 9 in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus of Morton College, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Admission is free. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 11/9/2008 End Date: 11/9/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=826 11/2/2008 The Woman in Black, a spine-chilling ghost story that has been playing to London audiences for over two decades, makes its premiere at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. October 24-25-31, and November 1-7-8, with a 3 p.m. matinee November 2. The Woman in Black was adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt from the book by Susan Hill. Through special arrangement with Samuel French of New York and PW Productions of London, JPAC will be presenting The Woman in Black with the terrifying original sound effects used in the smash hit West End production.The Woman in Black is the story of Arthur Kipps, a young British lawyer hired to put the affairs of a deceased woman’s house in order. The large, lonely house sits on a remote fog-covered island where Kipps uncovers a shadowy history of violent secrets that go bump in the night.Call (708) 656-1800 for ticket reservations. Start Date: 11/2/2008 End Date: 11/2/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=825 10/24/2008 The Woman in Black, a spine-chilling ghost story that has been playing to London audiences for over two decades, makes its premiere at the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center.Show dates are 7:30 p.m. October 24-25-31, and November 1-7-8, with a 3 p.m. matinee November 2. The Woman in Black was adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt from the book by Susan Hill. Through special arrangement with Samuel French of New York and PW Productions of London, JPAC will be presenting The Woman in Black with the terrifying original sound effects used in the smash hit West End production.The Woman in Black is the story of Arthur Kipps, a young British lawyer hired to put the affairs of a deceased woman’s house in order. The large, lonely house sits on a remote fog-covered island where Kipps uncovers a shadowy history of violent secrets that go bump in the night.Call (708) 656-1800 for ticket reservations. Start Date: 10/24/2008 End Date: 11/8/2008 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=620 5/11/2008 The Morton College Music Department's Jazz Ensemble Special Mother's Day Show is at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 11. The concert is free and reservations are not needed. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 5/11/2008 End Date: 5/11/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=619 5/4/2008 The Morton College Music Department's Community Band and Chorus annual Spring Concert is at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 4. The concert is free and reservations are not needed. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information. Start Date: 5/4/2008 End Date: 5/4/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=696 4/27/2008 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (JPAC) presents the Tony award-winning international blockbuster, “The Wiz.” Coming off the heels of a phenomenally successful revival in Europe, the JPAC will bring this beloved Broadway classic to the Chicagoland area. Dorothy’s adventure in the Land of Oz is set to a rock, gospel and soul music in this fanciful and charming re-telling of the classic tale by L. Frank Baum.  “The Wiz” opens April 18 and runs for three weeks. Show times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30pm, Sunday matinee, 3 p.m. Tickets $15, call 708-656-1800 or visit www.jpactheatre.com.Leading the cast in the pivotal role of Dorothy is 17-year-old Ava Gardner. Mike Ford, Mike Jones and  and Wayde Mathews play her famous friends the Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion, respectively.  Erick David Townsend plays the charismatic title role of the Wiz, and A. Nikki Greenlee plays the wicked witch, Evillene.  The roles of the two good witches, Addaperle and Glinda, are Monique Desiree and Amanda Zaeske.Artistic Director Dante J. Orfei promises a “visual feast.” Artistic Staff includes Choreographer Jennifer Cupani, Technical Director Michael Nedza and Costume Designer Aliceson Hackett-Rubel.Also included are ensemble members Carissa Gouskos, Reneisha Jenkins, Jim La Pietra, Lanie Pahos, Jazmine Reynolds, Bequita Sipla, Amanda Squibb, Afra Williams, Jerel Brown, Harrison Lubel, A.J. Calbert, Allison Orobia, and Paul M. Jackson. Start Date: 4/27/2008 End Date: 4/27/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=695 4/25/2008 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (JPAC) presents the Tony award-winning international blockbuster, “The Wiz.” Coming off the heels of a phenomenally successful revival in Europe, the JPAC will bring this beloved Broadway classic to the Chicagoland area. Dorothy’s adventure in the Land of Oz is set to a rock, gospel and soul music in this fanciful and charming re-telling of the classic tale by L. Frank Baum.  “The Wiz” opens April 18 and runs for three weeks. Show times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30pm, Sunday matinee, 3 p.m. Tickets $15, call 708-656-1800 or visit www.jpactheatre.com.Leading the cast in the pivotal role of Dorothy is 17-year-old Ava Gardner. Mike Ford, Mike Jones and  and Wayde Mathews play her famous friends the Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion, respectively.  Erick David Townsend plays the charismatic title role of the Wiz, and A. Nikki Greenlee plays the wicked witch, Evillene.  The roles of the two good witches, Addaperle and Glinda, are Monique Desiree and Amanda Zaeske.Artistic Director Dante J. Orfei promises a “visual feast.” Artistic Staff includes Choreographer Jennifer Cupani, Technical Director Michael Nedza and Costume Designer Aliceson Hackett-Rubel.Also included are ensemble members Carissa Gouskos, Reneisha Jenkins, Jim La Pietra, Lanie Pahos, Jazmine Reynolds, Bequita Sipla, Amanda Squibb, Afra Williams, Jerel Brown, Harrison Lubel, A.J. Calbert, Allison Orobia, and Paul M. Jackson. Start Date: 4/25/2008 End Date: 5/3/2008 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=694 4/19/2008 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (JPAC) presents the Tony award-winning international blockbuster, “The Wiz.” Coming off the heels of a phenomenally successful revival in Europe, the JPAC will bring this beloved Broadway classic to the Chicagoland area. Dorothy’s adventure in the Land of Oz is set to a rock, gospel and soul music in this fanciful and charming re-telling of the classic tale by L. Frank Baum.  “The Wiz” opens April 18 and runs for three weeks. Show times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30pm, Sunday matinee, 3 p.m. Tickets $15, call 708-656-1800 or visit www.jpactheatre.com.Leading the cast in the pivotal role of Dorothy is 17-year-old Ava Gardner. Mike Ford, Mike Jones and  and Wayde Mathews play her famous friends the Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion, respectively.  Erick David Townsend plays the charismatic title role of the Wiz, and A. Nikki Greenlee plays the wicked witch, Evillene.  The roles of the two good witches, Addaperle and Glinda, are Monique Desiree and Amanda Zaeske.Artistic Director Dante J. Orfei promises a “visual feast.” Artistic Staff includes Choreographer Jennifer Cupani, Technical Director Michael Nedza and Costume Designer Aliceson Hackett-Rubel.Also included are ensemble members Carissa Gouskos, Reneisha Jenkins, Jim La Pietra, Lanie Pahos, Jazmine Reynolds, Bequita Sipla, Amanda Squibb, Afra Williams, Jerel Brown, Harrison Lubel, A.J. Calbert, Allison Orobia, and Paul M. Jackson. Start Date: 4/19/2008 End Date: 4/19/2008 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=693 4/18/2008 The Jedlicka Performing Arts Center (JPAC) presents the Tony award-winning international blockbuster, “The Wiz.” Coming off the heels of a phenomenally successful revival in Europe, the JPAC will bring this beloved Broadway classic to the Chicagoland area. Dorothy’s adventure in the Land of Oz is set to a rock, gospel and soul music in this fanciful and charming re-telling of the classic tale by L. Frank Baum.  “The Wiz” opens April 18 and runs for three weeks. Show times: Fridays and Saturdays 7:30pm, Sunday matinee, 3 p.m. Tickets $15, call 708-656-1800 or visit www.jpactheatre.com.Leading the cast in the pivotal role of Dorothy is 17-year-old Ava Gardner. Mike Ford, Mike Jones and  and Wayde Mathews play her famous friends the Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion, respectively.  Erick David Townsend plays the charismatic title role of the Wiz, and A. Nikki Greenlee plays the wicked witch, Evillene.  The roles of the two good witches, Addaperle and Glinda, are Monique Desiree and Amanda Zaeske.Artistic Director Dante J. Orfei promises a “visual feast.” Artistic Staff includes Choreographer Jennifer Cupani, Technical Director Michael Nedza and Costume Designer Aliceson Hackett-Rubel.Also included are ensemble members Carissa Gouskos, Reneisha Jenkins, Jim La Pietra, Lanie Pahos, Jazmine Reynolds, Bequita Sipla, Amanda Squibb, Afra Williams, Jerel Brown, Harrison Lubel, A.J. Calbert, Allison Orobia, and Paul M. Jackson. Start Date: 4/18/2008 End Date: 4/18/2008 Start Time: 07:30 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=618 4/6/2008 Members of the Community Band, the MC Singers and the Jazz Ensemble are featured in the Morton College Music Department’s Spring Concert Series at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 6, in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center, 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Featured soloists include Ruth Garcia; Kieran and Christine Setecka; Joshua Kukec; and Christine Lifka. David Thurn performs a trumpet solo to Leroy Anderson’s “Trumpeters’ Lullaby.” The MC Singers will be the featured ensemble. Those doing choral arrangements of folk music include Cindy Copplillo, Midge Dryer, Janet Kalal, Karen Querfurth, Karen Krupka, Christine Setecka and Linda Philippon. Additional soloists are Fatima Deanda and Juanita Olverva doing music from “Les Miserables.”Admission is free and reservations are not required. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information.Other concerts, which also start at 3 p.m. on Sundays, in Morton College’s Spring Series include: May 4 – MC Community Band and Chorus Spring ConcertMay 11 – MC Jazz Ensemble Special Mother’s Day Show Start Date: 4/6/2008 End Date: 4/6/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=617 3/30/2008 The Morton College Music Department kicks off its free Spring concert series with Jazz Limited performing at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 30, in the Jedlicka Performing Arts Center on the campus at 3801 S. Central Avenue, Cicero.Jazz Limited consists of members from Morton College’s Jazz and Community bands. The five-piece ensemble features Bill Zakavec of Romeoville and Kieran Setecka of Berwyn. Christine Setecka of Berwyn is the featured vocalist.The group plays a mixture of music styles, including country and western, country swing, 1950s rock and roll, and jazz.Admission is free and reservations are not required. Call (708) 656-8000 Ext. 231 for more information.Other concerts, which also start at 3 p.m. on Sundays, in Morton College’s Spring Series include: April 6 – Student/Faculty RecitalMay 4 – MC Community Band and Chorus Spring ConcertMay 11 – MC Jazz Ensemble Special Mother’s Day Show Start Date: 3/30/2008 End Date: 3/30/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM http://www.morton.edu/mc_events/event_view.asp?EID=532 3/9/2008 Leap into the Chicago premiere of Neil Simon's newest comedy, '45 Seconds from Broadway.' Set in a coffee shop in Manhattan, we observe the funny and heart-warming moments of an eclectic group of people under the bright lights of Broadway.Show dates are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, February 29 and March 1; March 7 and 8; and March 14 and 15. There's a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee on March 9.Call (708) 656-1800 for tickets or visit http://www.jpactheatre.com Start Date: 3/9/2008 End Date: 3/9/2008 Start Time: 03:00 PM