THERE'S BEEN SO MUCH HUGE WORLD NEWS BREAKING LATELY: NORTH
KOREAN TALKS, IRAN NUKES, AND THAT NEW CHILDISH GAMBINO SONG--
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WHAT CAN'T THAT MAN DO?
I HOPE THAT GUITAR PLAYER IS OKAY.
BUT IT MEANS WE RARELY TAKE TIME TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN
THE SMALLER CITIES ACROSS AMERICA, WHICH IS WHY I LOVE
"COMMUNITY CALENDAR," A SEGMENT WE DO ON THIS SHOW WHERE I SIT
DOWN WITH MY GUESTS AND HIGHLIGHT REAL EVENTS THAT ARE
ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN THEIR HOME TOWNS.
>> DID SOMEBODY SAY "HOME TOWN?"
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WHAT!
HEY!
>> Stephen: HOLY COW!
>> HI!
>> Stephen: AS I LIVE AND BREATHE, HOLY GUACAMOLE!
IF IT ISN'T MELISSA McCARTHY STAR OF "LIFE OF THE PARTY," IN
THEATERS NOW?
IN FACT, MELISSA, YES, I DID SAY THE WORDS "HOME TOWNS."
>> WELL, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE THIS, BUT I HAVE A HOME
TOWN!
IT'S PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS.
TRUE FACT!
>> Stephen: WHAT A COINCIDENCE, BECAUSE IT JUST SO HAPPENS IT'S
TIME FOR PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS' "COMMUNITY CALENDAR"!
>> WHOA!
WHAT!
♪ ♪ ♪
>> Stephen: WELCOME TO "COMMUNITY CALENDAR," YOUR
SOURCE FOR WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AND AROUND PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS,
AND THE GREATER WILL COUNTY AREA.
JOINING ME IS NATIVE PLAINFIELDIAN, MELISSA McCARTHY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> THANKS, STEPHEN.
THANKS SO MUCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAY IN WILL COUNTY: YOU "WILL" LOVE IT HERE.
HA-HA!
IT'S WORD PLAY, WORD PLAY.
>> Stephen: SO TRUE.
NOW LET'S GET TO SOME ACTUAL EVENTS GOING ON IN AND AROUND
PLAINFIELD.
THE WEEKEND OF MAY 19, HEAD OVER TO NAPERVILLE'S NAPER SETTLEMENT
FOR "CIVIL WAR DAYS."
GUESTS CAN "EXPERIENCE FIRSTHAND A TURBULENT TIME PERIOD IN OUR
NATION'S HISTORY."
ALSO, THERE WILL BE A CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTMENT.
( LAUGHTER ) >> AND "CIVIL WAR DAYS" WILL
HAVE PLENTY OF FUN SHOPPING, LIKE LOCAL FLORISTS "THE WEED
LADIES" WHO WILL BE SELLING SPRING SILK AND DRIED FLORALS.
YES, THE WEED LADIES SELLING DRIED FLORALS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN.
( LAUGHTER ) AND IF YOU DO, TELL THEM.
BECAUSE, CLEARLY, THEY DO NOT.
( LAUGHTER ) ON JUNE 20, TRAVEL TO VARIOUS
BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN AND SAMPLE WINES DURING THE "WYSK WINE
WALK."
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, MELISSA,
HAVE YOU EVER DONE THE WINE WALK?
>> I DO LOVE A WINE WALK, AND I MIX THEM IN MY MOUTH, AND I MAKE
ROSE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT'S WONDERFUL
( LAUGHTER ) JUNE 27, THE PLAINFIELD AREA
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS THEIR 3rd ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPION
OLYMPICS, FEATURING EVENTS SUCH AS THE HALF-MILE RUN, PUSH-UPS,
MEDICINE-BALL TOSS, AND THE MAIN EVENT: DODGING A COPYRIGHT
LAWSUIT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE.
( LAUGHTER ) >> TONIGHT, THE NAPER SETTLEMENT
MUSEUM IS HOSTING ITS "VICTORIAN SPA OVERNIGHT" WHERE GUESTS TRY
DIFFERENT METHODS THAT LADIES USED IN THE 1800s TO BRING OUT
THEIR NATURAL BEAUTY.
SO COME ON, SLAP ON A LEECH, CHUG SOME MERCURY, AND FAINT
YOUR WAY TO GLAMOUR!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THEN STICK AROUND
TOMORROW FOR THEIR WORKSHOP, "VICTORIAN MEMORY AND MOURNING,"
A LOOK BACK AT HOW AMERICANS HAVE TRADITIONALLY HANDLED
DEATH, MOURNING, AND MEMORIALIZATION.
IT'S FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY-- IF YOU'RE A WHOLE FAMILY OF GOTH
TEENS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> NOW, GET READY FOR SOME
EXCITING NEW PLAINFIELD BUSINESSES.
ON MAY 15, IT'S THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR SLIM CHICKENS
RESTAURANT.
>> Stephen: THEN, ON MAY 17, IT'S THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR "BAR
THREE" OF NORTH PLAINFIELD.
>> AFTER THAT, MAY 22 IS THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR TITLE "MAX OF
PLAINFIELD."
>> Stephen: AND UP NEXT, JUNE 7 IS THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR
TAILWINDS DISTILLING COMPANY.
>> AND LOOK OUT, BECAUSE JUNE 21 IS THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR J.C.
REALTY GROUP.
>> Stephen: WHICH WILL HOPEFULLY BE FOLLOWED BY THE RIBBON
CUTTING FOR PLAINFIELD'S DESPERATELY NEEDED RIBBON AND
GIANT SCISSOR FACTORY.
( LAUGHTER ) >> ON THE FOLLOWING MORNING OF
JUNE 13, COME ON DOWN TO VILLAGE HALL TO HAVE COFFEE WITH THE
MAYOR.
HOPEFULLY, IT WILL GO SMOOTHER THAN LAST MONTH'S "TEQUILA SHOTS
WITH THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT."
LAUGH I'LL TELL YOU WHAT-- THAT WAS A REAL MESS.
THAT WAS A REAL MESS.
>> Stephen: IT SURE WAS.
IT SURE WAS.
ON FRIDAY, JUNE 22, IT'S AN OUTDOOR MOVIE IN SETTLERS' PARK!
THEY'LL BE SHOWING "THE LION KING."
SO "SETTLE" YOUR KIDS IN SETTLERS' PARK, THEN LEAVE THEM
THERE AND GO SEE "LIFE OF THE PARTY," IN THEATERS NOW.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> CRITICS ARE CALLING IT, "THE
LION KING" OF MOVIES, WHERE I PLAY A MOM WHO GOES BACK TO
COLLEGE.
AND THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO LIONS.
>> Stephen: WELL, HAKUNA MATATA.
>> OH, NO, I'M NOT JEWISH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: WELL, THAT DOES IT
FOR PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS' "COMMUNITY CALENDAR."
>> AND AS WE LIKE TO SAY IN PLAINFIELD, "AREN'T THE PLAINS
AND FIELDS BASICALLY THE SAME THING?"
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: "LIFE OF THE PARTY"