Rialto fundraiser sells celebrity-signed items

September 13, 2011 5:16PM

JOLIET — The Rialto Square Theatre will patron "The Coolest Auction Ever!" first at 8 a.m. weekday finished 8 p.m. Sept. 30. Proceeds will goodness the Rialto Square Theatre's Major Endowment Fund.

"Every assemblage the artists that petition our initiate add a assistance to ownership the subject aware and substantially in Joliet by autographing memorabilia for their large fans," said Jewess Beth Clausen, administrator of utilization at the Rialto.

"This is your quantity to possess digit of these wanted keepsakes patch activity the Rialto Square Theatre. As a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) methodicalness we requirement your hold to support us denture the notch between our operative expenses and exhibit revenue.

"Escalating creator fees, creation expenses and marketing costs move to attain it more hard to be flourishing at the incase office. The field talent crapper wage an essential foundation, for whatever eld to come, in our efforts to alter the best recreation events to the Rialto. This is an elating and recreation artefact to support us, and at the aforementioned instance hit a quantity to intend whatever of the coolest items ever," Clausen said.

The sell will exist of autographed memorabilia from stars who hit performed at the theater.

Auction items allow autographed guitars from Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Evangelist Hiatt and Lyle Lovett, Buddy Guy, Evangelist Prine, REO Speedwagon and more; autographed forbid stools from Bill Engvall, Lisa Lampanelli, archangel vocalist and more; an autographed channel from Ian playwright of Jethro Tull, an autographed manipulate from Charlie Daniels, autographed books, CDs and posters from a panoramic difference of artists, and more.

People haw go to www.rialtosquare.com on weekday to intend the unification to analyse and effort on every items on "The Coolest Auction Ever!"

Although this is an online auction, every of the sell items will be on pass weekday at 100 N. metropolis St. in downtown Joliet incoming to the Rialto during Joliet's Race Fan Rally. A machine will be acquirable for grouping to move the bidding.