Fine Arts Events

Experience the Arts 

The JJC Fine Arts Department is pleased to provide the community with theatre, music and art events. Some performances and events will be virtual, and some will be in person.


How to Tune in

We are excited to provide paperless ticketing through our new online platform, Ludus. While we no longer offer physical tickets, our staff are available on weekdays to assist both over the phone and via email. 

The Box Office also offers ticket sales in-person an hour before each performance. Cash and card are both accepted methods of payment.

Many in-person events will also be available for live streaming and/or recording upon request. For questions, please email boxoffice@jjc.edu.

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  • Art

    Gallery Exhibitions

    Mythic City by James Deeb will run February 3rd - March 14th, 2025

    Deeb's subjective composites of strangers he encounters on public transit in and around Chicago are birthed from his canvas in thick, heavy, weathered layers of paint. The images tell a story of struggle and loss, but also of perseverance and quiet strength... and in Deeb's own words, "refer to the trials of everyday existence with as much pathos and empathy as (he) can muster".

    Gallery Hours 

    Monday - Friday 8 a.m - 8 p.m

    Administrated by Suzanne Gorgas, Gallery Coordinator.

  • Music

    February 

    19th at 12pm - Student Recital; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    March

    26th at 12pm - Student Recital; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    30th at 3pm - Musica Viva: NIU Steel Band Concert will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre

    April

    30th at 12pm - Student Recital; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    May

    2nd at 7:30pm - Jazz Band and Jazz Combo directed by Rich Moore and Dr. David Nuccio; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    3rd at 3pm - JJC Chamber Singers and Chorale Concert directed by Dr. Annette Oh; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    4th at 3pm - Community Band directed by Charles Morgan; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    9th at 7:30pm - Guitar Ensemble and Percussion Ensemble Concert; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    10th at 3pm - JJC Steel Band Concert directed by Adam Cowger; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

    13th at 7:30 - JJC Student Honors Recital; will be held in the JJC Mainstage Theatre as well as live streamed.

  • Theatre

    JJC Upcoming Events in JJC Theatres

    NUNSENSE: THE MEGA-MUSICAL VERSION is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals www.concordtheatricals.com

    by Dan Goggin

    Directed by Tammy Perkins

    Music director: Dr. Annette Oh

    Choreographer: Tia Mapes

    Performances will be March 6th - 8th** at 7pm and March 9th at 2pm.

    **Please note that March 8th's show will have an American Sign Language interpreter. If you need this service, please select the blue seat choices, if you do not then please select the anything in the green. 

    Location: JJC Mainstage Theatre K-1000

    Five of the 19 surviving Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julie, Child of God, accidentally killed the other fifty-two nuns with her tainted soup while they were off playing bingo with a group of Maryknolls. Because she had not budgeted for all those funerals, Reverend Mother bought a plasma TV for the convent, leaving her with no money to pay for the last four burials. With the deceased nuns on ice in the freezer, and the New Jersey Board of Health coming, the survivors decide to stage a variety show in the Mount Saint Helen's School auditorium to raise the necessary amount. 

    Please contact the Box Office with any questions at boxoffice@jjc.edu

    Auditions

    Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes) produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. (www.playscripts.com)

    by Greg Allen

    Directed by Associate Professor Brian Fruits

    Tuesday, February 18th from 6pm-8pm OR Wednesday, February 19th from 3pm-5pm please attend only 1 of the dates above and be prepared to stay for the duration.

    Location: JJC Black Box Theatre, K-1001

    The auditions will consist of cold readings and other arts-related exercises. Looking to cast between 16-20 JJC Students. Experience is not necessary.

    Rehearsals begin March 17th. Performances are April 23rd - 26th at 7pm and April 27th at 2pm.

    Questions? Please email Brian Fruits at bfruits@jjc.edu

    Having opened in 1988 and is one of the longest-running shows in Chicago history, Too Much Lights Makes The Baby Go Blind is an ensemble experiment in presenting "30 Plays in 60 Minutes." Each two-minute play is performed in random order with an interactive audience. An onstage 60-minute timer keeps everyone honest. This collection or 90 comic, tragic, political, personal, and abstract plays give audiences a bit of everything!