Pekin Main Street Downtown District will host Wine & Dine for the Arts will be held tonight from 4:30 - 8:00 pm,  It's an open house at Speakeasy Art Center, located at 353 Court St. across from the Tazewell County Courthouse. Local food, wine, art & entertainment will be provided. Tickets are $10 per person which includes food, 1 drink, art display & entertainment. Tickets available at Main Street office at 111 S. Capitol or call 353-3100 for more information & to purchase tickets. 
The Speakeasy Art Center of Central Illinois will also host an Artists Open House at their studio on Saturday from Noon - 8 pm. There will be live music, art, refreshments and studio tours all day. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/speakeasyartcenter

The Peoria Chiefs vs. Kane County game begins at 6:30 pm tonight at O'Brien Field. Individual tickets are $10 for all seats and $7 for lawn seating. Season tickets and group discounted tickets are also available. For more information and to order tickets online,go to www.peoriachiefs.com.

Altar Boyz at Eastlight Theatre continues tonight, Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm . Tickets are $17 for adults and $10 for students through high school and are available at http://tickets.eastlighttheatre.com. Altar Boyz is a foot-stomping, rafter-raising, musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their national "Raise the Priase" tour.

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare will be presented by the Bradley University Theatre Department tonight, Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and Sunday at 2:30 pm at the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts on Bradley's Campus. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for Bradley University faculty & staff, $12 for senior citizens and $7 for students and are available by calling 677-2650 or online HERE.

Live music will be performed on Bradley University's Olin Quad for the 24 Hours of Music event beginning at 5 pm Friday running through Saturday at 5 pm with all proceeds from the event going to the Peoria School District 150 Fine Arts programs.

Bill Porter will perform at the Live at the Five Spot on Friday at the Contemporary Art Center in downtown Peoria from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Admission is $7 for members, $10 for non-members, $6 for student & senior members, $9 for student & senior non-members and $3 for ages 16 & younger. Students require valid school ID & seniors are 65 & older.
On Sunday, Soulful Sunday at the Contemporary Art Center presents Gumbo for the Soul featuring family oriented entertainment with stand up comedy, special performances and R&B and gospel choral music from 3 - 5 pm. Admission is $5 for members and $8 for non-members.

The Peoria Jaycees will host their 18th Annual International Beer Festival at Expo Gardens on Friday from from 6 - 9 pm & Saturday from 1 - 9 pm. Tickets for Friday night are $20 and $15 for Saturday night at the door. Included in ticket price is a sampling of Peoria's restaurants and local bands. Beer tickets for 4 oz samples are $5 for 8 or $10 for 16. For advance tickets and more information, visit www.peoriajaycees.org.

HONK! Jr. will continue at the Corn Stock Theatre Center on Friday at 7:30 pm and on Saturday at 2:30 pm.  Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale "The Ugly Duckling" has been transformed into a modern musical comedy which is performed by a youth cast.  Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children 12 & under and are available at the Corn Stock Box Office, or by calling 676-2196.

Etta May will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and 10:30 pm each night. Tickets are $16 or $15 with cash except for the Friday late show, which is just $12 with cash. For reservations call 673-5853.

The Wildlife Trail Classic, a 4-mile cross country / 5K run/walk to benefit the Heart Health Education Fund at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, will take place at WIldlife Prairie Park on Saturday . Registration will take place from 6:30 - 7:15 am, the race is at 8 am and a Children's Fun Run will follow at 9 am. For more information, call 282-1636 or download a registration form on-line at www.GetMeRegistered.com.

The Sporting Open House at Wildlife Prairie Park will run Saturday from 9 am - 2 pm where you can see all of the new sporting developments at the park including bike trails, a Frisbee Golf course, tournaments, triathlons and more. There will be no charge for this Open House at the Parkside Pavilion, however admission will still be required to enter the park which runs $6.50 for ages 13 & up, $4.50 for ages 4 - 12 and free for ages 3 & under and WPSP members. For more information, call 676-0998.
The 3rd Annual FUNdraiser and Rutherford Family Conservation Award Banquet begins at 4 pm Sunday in the Prairie Hall at the Park with a variety of hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, wine tasting from Kickapoo Creek Winery and beer tasting from Specialty Imports. The presentation of the Rutherford Family Conservation Award plus the live auction and performance by comedian Tim Bedore will begin at 6 pm. Admission is $65 per person. For more information or to buy tickets online, click HERE

The Prime Times Expo and Classic Car Show featuring Gary Uftring's Classic Cars will be held in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall on Saturday from 8 am - 2 pm. Admission is $2 at the door. $1 from each admission will be donated to IPMR Senior World Adult Day Services. Great give-aways will be done all day. For more information, call 686-3000.

 The Peoria Zoo Tour will begin Saturday at 1:30 pm. Go places the public doesn't normally get to see, learn more about the animals and how the Zoo staff cares for them. Cost is $20 per person. For more information call 681-3513 or e-mail education@peoriazoo.org.

Clash II comes to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington beginning at 6:30 pm on Saturday. The mixed martial arts event utilizes forms of wrestling and boxing inside an eight-sided cage. Local and regional fighters participate. Tickets are $19 for general admission, $28 for lower bowl seats, $38 for floor seating and $53 for VIP Seating (1st 2 rows). Also available are all inclusive Budweiser Knock Out Club tickets for $79. Tickets are available at the US Cellular Colisium Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 800-745-300 or online at Ticketmaster.com . All tickets increase by $5 the day of the show. For more information, call 434-2679.

Luna Negra Dance Theater will perform as part of the ICC Guest Artist Series at the ICC Performing Arts Center on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Luna Negra brings to audiences modern Latino expressions with energy, power and passion, reflecting through dance the immense cultural shift that is shaping America in the 21st century. Tickets are available at the ICC Performing Arts Box Office or by calling 694-5136.

The Peoria Symphony Orchestra presents guest conductor Brett Mitchell in the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $36 - $72 and are on sale now. Call 671-1096. The featured soloist is pianist Gleb Ivanov.

The March for Babies Fundraiser will be held Sunday in lower Bradley Park beginning with sign-up at Noon. The fundraiser benefits the March of Dimes program in the Peoira area. Online registration is open through Saturday at www.marchforbabies.org

Come experience the daily life of rural Peorians in the mid 19th century at Sommer Park's Pioneer Days on Sunday from 1 - 4 pm. Admission is $2 per person. Activities include hand dipping candles, blacksmithing, school lessons, woodworking, heirloom vegetable gardening, hands-on children's activities, pioneer cemetery tours, hayrides and wool spinning.

Dust off that guitar, fiddle, banjo or other acoustic instrument and bring it down to the Forest Park Nature Center for a Country & Folk Jam Session on Sunday from 3:30 - 5 pm. Meet other musicians and learn some new songs. Music lovers of all ages are encouraged to come, listen and enjoy. Admission is free, however donations are appreciated.