Showing posts with label Joliet Drama Guild. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joliet Drama Guild. Show all posts

Thursday, February 5, 2026

SAVE THE DATE: WriteOn Joliet to Present "Shades of Noir" April 18

Eight members of WriteOn Joliet will explore “Shades of Noir” in original radio-style stories and poems at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. April 18 at the Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre in Joliet.

This is WriteOn Joliet’s fourth annual radio theater-style performance and the first production under the partnership of the Joliet Drama Guild.

 

Admission to “Shades of Noir” is $5.

 

Authors and performers are Denise M. Baran-Unland, Mauverneen Blevins, Edward Calkins, Holly Coop, Steve Cordin, Cean Magosky, Jenny Russ and Duanne Walton.

 

Director is Jake Thomas.

 

Production Assistant is Rebekah Baran.

 

Lobby doors open one hour before performances. Concessions and drinks are available for purchase. WriteOn Joliet anthologies – along with books and other merchandise by individual author/performers – will be available for purchase one hour before the show, during intermission and immediately after the show’s conclusion.

 

The first 10 attendees at each performance will receive a free copy of WriteOn Joliet’s 2025 anthology “Write Where We Are,” courtesy of the B.L.O.C.K.S. creative group.

 

The Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre is at 201 West Jefferson Street, downtown Joliet, 60432.

 

For tickets and more information, visit bicentennialpark.org or contact the office: 815-724-3761 or bipark@joliet.gov.

 

WriteOn Joliet is a welcoming, diverse group of writers of varied skills, interests and experience. The group includes professional journalists, fiction novelists, bloggers, screenwriters, musicians and poets. We promise a safe, comfortable and supportive atmosphere to share your work, and constructive feedback so that everyone can benefit from our shared knowledge.

 

WriteOn Joliet is a proud partner of the Joliet Public Library, The Book Market in Crest Hill, and B.L.O.C.K.S.


For more information, visit writeonjoliet.com.


PS: Photo was taken during our initial table reading at The Book Market in Crest Hill. I should've asked Jan or Rebekah to take the photo, so I could have hopped into place, too. (face palm). Next time!



Friday, December 20, 2019

Community News: Dec. 19 and Dec. 20, 2019

Check out upcoming events and the awesome things people are doing.

If you live within the Herald-News' coverage area (most of Will and Grundy counties in Illinois), and you'd like to share your organization's news or upcoming events, email the information to new@theherald-news.com.


Meal preparation annual tradition for Joliet Junior College students 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/18/meal-preparation-annual-tradition-for-joliet-junior-college-students/dqeneb9/


Joliet Drama Guild to present Dickens spoof

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/16/joliet-drama-guild-to-present-dickens-spoof/azbgg29/


Plainfield students celebrate the holidays 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/18/plainfield-students-celebrate-the-holidays/az33tux/


United Way of Will County receives generous donation
Amazon surprised United Way with $45,000 donation at Spirit of Giving, volunteered to provide 
winter essentials and gifts 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/18/united-way-of-will-county-receives-generous-donation/a82h3kj/


Joliet author to sign books at Crest Hill’s Book Market

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/18/joliet-author-to-sign-books-at-crest-hills-book-market/ahew3w6/


Indian Trail School in Frankfort hosted toy drive

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/19/indian-trail-school-in-frankfort-hosted-toy-drive/agdtpx2/


Check out these classroom crafts at this Frankfort school

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/19/check-out-these-classroom-crafts-at-this-frankfort-school/av78x9t/


Frankfort students create 'quilts' of thankfulness

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/19/frankfort-students-create-quilts-of-thankfulness/aijp3uh/


Celebrating holidays around the world at Frankfort school

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/12/19/celebrating-holidays-around-the-world-at-frankfort-school/dlw7q0a/


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Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." 

Friday, February 22, 2019

Story Round-Up: Features in The Herald-News, Feb. 17 through Feb. 22

Good sleepy (YAWN) Friday morning, readers.

Before I share this week's feature stories, here's a quick view over the top of my coffee:

I'll be selling and signing books, as well as chatting to guests on March 23 at The Book Market in Crest Hill as WriteOn Joliet's Author of the Month.

Since the Author of the Month was my concept, I wasn't going to take a month unless we needed a month to fill. March's author had to drop out, so I saw this as an opportunity to help someone, too.

For on that same date, I'll also be selling homemade soy candles in five BryonySeries scents an various sizes and prices: bryony (an herbal-ish scent), purple rose, Sue's Diner (vanilla pudding), Simons Woods (pine) and Lake Munson (ocean breeze).

Our candlemaker is battling lung cancer, and I'd like to find good homes for all of the candles she made for us. If you cannot attend the March 23 event and would like one or more candles, please message me at bryonyseries @gmail.com.

This weekend: I plan to complete the formatting of book three of Before the Blood and read through it over the next week. Also on my list is the second half of the third book in the Adventures of Cornell Dyer series and shooting a new book of Bertrand the Mouse...with (hopefully) the book available on March 23.

However, I do have one interview and two in-depth work projects for Saturday as well. So we shall see...

Now, here's where to find information and after that, the stories. 

Non-bylined features:

Monday through Saturday I assembled my non-bylined works - brief posts and calendar listings - into one convenient file and posting them on Facebook in the evening, so readers can easily choose the ones they want to read.

One can also find those event listings, the Gotta Do It calendar, as well as the pets, health, faith, and arts and entertainment calendars, under the sections tab on the left hand side of http://www.theherald-news.com/. Click on "features" and the topics drop down.  Gotta Do It runs under "people."

Community news? Again, under the sections tab, under features, and by topic. Updates are posted on these days in print and web (and some only on web on other days as I have the time): Monday (pets), Tuesday (health), Thursday (faith), Friday (arts and entertainment), and Sunday (people).

 Social media:

Daily updates: I do post the briefs and calendars on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.

BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries. And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.

If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to jon WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/writeonminooka/?ref=bookmarks. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.

Upcoming events:


Books and Such

Information on my books (including where to buy) along with upcoming events is at www.bryonyseries.com.

Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.


Rescuing a sick and hurting pelican in Wilmington

Barb Krupa, volunteer with Wildlife Repair Shop, said: "It was really scared and had been in pain a long time. A few days later, the lake froze. He would have starved to death alone."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/15/ac1550023aeb4cd987164bad0c67bf24/index.xml?page=1


Baran-Unland: Liturgical calendar points the way to prayer


 During dinner, Zacchaeus' heart was changed. He promised not only to change his behavior, he would repay anyone he cheated over and above the required amount.

I feel the gospel has a great message before we prepare for Lent.

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/19/baran-unland-liturgical-calendar-points-the-way-to-prayer/af26ifg/


'I only saw a person who needed help' 
Beloved Joliet doctor to retire on Feb. 22 


Dr. Kishor Ajmere's wife Kumud said: "His patients are always his priority. No matter what. No matter what time the ER calls. If someone goes into the ER and the ER calls, he gets up from the bed and he tells them exactly what medicine they're taking. He knows the dosage, the quantity. I feel he was born to serve his patients."

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/12/i-only-saw-a-person-who-needed-help/aga5byp/


'New' clothes for the community
Teens to host their first free thrift store on Feb. 23 in Minooka

 "When we go thrift shopping, I feel really good wearing the items to school," Moreno said. "Even though they are not new, they are new to us. It's a good feeling and we wanted to make other people feel good."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/19/2af767d37e48404ea6777817c214b9fa/index.xml


Humble grilled cheese goes upscale
Channahon restaurant offering these sandwiches with wine pairings


 John Mathias, co-owner with his wife Maura Mathias, said the restaurant's chefs are creating "adult" versions of the familiar grilled cheese sandwiches, dinner sandwiches and dessert sandwiches, and pairing it with a flight of wine.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/19/f81fa007c2aa48faad4e120351561f47/index.xml


Joliet artist encourages creativity 
Gleason said: 'You can draw whatever you want, paint whatever you want' 

BryonySeries artist Topher Gleason leads a mural project at his daughter's school.

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/19/b7f2c973302d4953926196e020f11ed1/index.xml


Artworks: Joliet Drama Guild performing 'Born Yesterday' this weekend

"I like the old shows," Sue Kaspar, director, said. "So when nobody else wants to do the old shows, because nobody knows anything about them, I say, 'All right, I'll do them."

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/13/88e8ac78e4164d6d812d6c60d2f57fca/index.xml


LocalLit author spotlight: Julie Panasik of Elburn

Panasik said: "My featured memoir is about an experience I had while babysitting when an intruder who had escaped from a mental health center forced his way into the house."

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/07/locallit-author-spotlight-julie-panasik-of-elburn/aukwca3/




Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage." Follow him at www.facebook.com/artbymattcoundiff 

Friday, February 15, 2019

Community News: Feb. 15, 2019

Check out upcoming events and the awesome things people are doing.

If you live within the Herald-News' coverage area (most of Will and Grundy counties in Illinois), and you'd like to share your organization's news or upcoming events, email the information to new@theherald-news.com.


Artworks: Lewis University in Romeoville hosts 7-artist exhibit

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/14/16b949f694db4412ad6a5243892eb85b/index.xml


Joliet photographer submitted winning photo

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/03/joliet-photographer-submitted-winning-photo/avvy6ae/


Naperville woman’s sunset picture shines in Forest Preserve photo contest

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/06/naperville-womans-sunset-picture-shines-in-forest-preserve-photo-contest/a17n18c/


Lockport students perform holiday show at Rialto 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/07/lockport-students-perform-holiday-show-at-rialto/al1cj63/


Joliet Drama Guild's political comedy opens Feb. 15 

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/14/joliet-drama-guilds-political-comedy-opens-feb-15/a6nyszc/


Joliet students celebrate 100th day of school

https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/02/14/joliet-students-celebrate-100th-day-of-school/a5id7ke/


Fifth contest at Frankfort school benefits food pantry 

https://www.theherald-news.com/lists/2019/02/14/47668f0094bf4dd08d0c147815c9e7fe/index.xml


NEWSLETTERS

Sign up for the Will County Go Guide

http://www.theherald-news.com/newsletter/will-county-go-guide/#//


Sign up for the LocalLit Short Story Newsletter

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https://www.bryonyseries.com/munsonville-times


Illustration by Christopher Gleason for "Staked!" Follow him at www.artworkbytopher.com.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

BryonySeries Throwback Thursday: The Mission: Victorian Suits for Two Very Tall Men



Monday, September 26, 2011

The Mission: Victorian Suits for Two Very Tall Men

6'5" and 6'10" to be exact.

Today, the theatre department of a local college lent me all its Victorian clothing for any VampFest worker that still needs a costume. We stacked gorgeous dresses in a wide variety of hues and fabrics and a fair amount of non-period tuxedos (just in case)into the back of the van, but saw nothing that would fit our John Simons and Kellen Weschler.

In August, the Joliet Drama Guild performed, "Jeckyll & Hyde," so I had contacted the guild president, who put us in touch with its costume director, who is steering us to one of the actors. I messaging him tonight, hoping he can steer me in the direction of the perfect suits and top hats.

In the meantime, if anyone out there just happens to be sitting on Goliath-sized, Victorian menswear, please contact me at BryonySeries@gmail.com.

Monday, September 26, 2011

The Mission: Victorian Suits for Two Very Tall Men

6'5" and 6'10" to be exact.

Today, the theatre department of a local college lent me all its Victorian clothing for any VampFest worker that still needs a costume. We stacked gorgeous dresses in a wide variety of hues and fabrics and a fair amount of non-period tuxedos (just in case)into the back of the van, but saw nothing that would fit our John Simons and Kellen Weschler.

In August, the Joliet Drama Guild performed, "Jeckyll & Hyde," so I had contacted the guild president, who put us in touch with its costume director, who is steering us to one of the actors. I messaging him tonight, hoping he can steer me in the direction of the perfect suits and top hats.

In the meantime, if anyone out there just happens to be sitting on Goliath-sized, Victorian menswear, please contact me at BryonySeries@gmail.com.