Howl-Zoo-Ween, Springdale Tours, Punkin Chunkin, Spring Awakening & Gospel Jubilee
Published: Thu, 10/14/10
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Plan ahead! Visit our Events Calendar for great entertainment in the Peoria area. |
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Published: Thu, 10/14/10
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Plan ahead! Visit our Events Calendar for great entertainment in the Peoria area. |
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Hayrides and Hotdogs will take place tonight (Thursday) at Sommer Park from 5 - 7 pm. Come on out and have an old-fashioned good time. For a small fee you get hot dogs and marshmallows for roasting, chips, carrots, baked beans, and drinks. Hayrack ride, mid-1800s Autumn party activities and musical entertainment are also included. Costumes encouraged. No registration required. Cost is $6 for ages 11+, $4 for ages 3 - 10 or $25 max for the same household family. For more information, visit 
Barn 2 Dinner Theatre presents Not Now Darling on Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays (doors open at 6 pm, buffet at 6:30 pm, and show at 8 pm) and on Sundays (doors & buffet open at noon, show at 1:30 pm). Prices are $31 for Thursdays, $33 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $35 for Saturdays. For more information, call 965-2545 or go to 
Join the Tazewell County Jaycees for their Monthly Trivia Night beginning at 6:30 pm tonight (Thursday) at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Washington, IL. Cost is $10 per person or $5 per person for Jaycees members. Teams may consist of 2 - 10 people. This month's proceeds benefit Camp New Hope, Inc. For more information contact 
The Diary of Anne Frank continues at Peoria Players Theatre beginning at 7:30 pm tonight (Thursday), Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for students under 18 and are available at the Peoria Players Box Office, by phone at 688-4473 or online at 
Eureka College Theater Department presents the Shakespearean comedy As You Like It at 7:30 pm tonight (Thursday), Friday, and Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday in Pritchard Theatre. Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for students. Call 467-6363 for reservations.
Costaki Economopoulos will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club on tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm and on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm and 10:30 pm. Tickets are $15 except for tonight's show and the Friday 10:30 pm show which are $12. Call 673-5853 for more information and to order tickets.
The Luthy Botanical Gardens Annual Chrysanthemum Show runs from 10 am - 5 pm on Friday & Saturday and from Noon to 4 pm on Sunday. Admission is $2 for adults (13 and up): children 12 and under and Garden Members are free. It's a spectacular showing of fall color, and you're challenged to spot "The Great Pumpkin" amidst hundreds of colorful mums and tropicals. 
Enjoy the tapestry of fall color and other seasonal changes with a Fall Color Walk at Forest Park Nature Center on Friday from 2 - 3 pm. All ages are invited and there is no registration required, however donations are appreciated.
Free Movie Night at Fondulac Park District Admin Center in East Peoria will feature "Scooby Doo 2 - Monsters Unleashed" on Friday with doors opening at 6:30 pm and the movie will roll at 7 pm. Admission is free and there will also be free popcorn & boo juice. No registration required.
The 300 block of Water Street comes alive every Friday Night from 5 - 10 pm with Friday Night Water Street Fiesta, an eclectic mix of vendors and street entertainers. Enjoy an evening of shopping, fun, food, drinks, and entertainment. For more information, visit 
Spider Hill at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe is back this weekend with The Haunted Express, the Massacre Mansion and the Trail of Terror plus the Boo Barn for kids. Gates open at 6 pm and activities begin at 7 pm and run through 11 pm on Friday & Saturday. Tickets are $8 per attraction or wristbands including unlimited "scares" plus a balloon ride are $20. You will receive up to one dollar off per ticket for each non-perishable food item you bring to Spider Hill. This offer cannot be combined with any other offer or coupon. Group ticket discounts are also available. Call for more information 274-8837.
Live at the Five Spot features live music from local and Chicago bands on Friday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Contemporary Art Center. This week will feature Rooster Alley. Admission is $7 for members, $10 for non-members, $6 for student & senior members, for student & senior non-members and $3 for ages 16 & younger. For more information, call 674-6822 or visit 
Howlin' on Water: Dueling Pianos will be presented at the Waterhouse Friday and Saturday along with a dinner buffet with dessert with doors opening at 6 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm and the show from 8 - 11 pm. Dinner & the show is $33 per person including tax & gratuity. Reservations are required and can be made by calling 494-9100 from 11 am - 2 pm Tuesday through Friday. Visit 
Calling all ghosts and ghouls, don't miss Howl-Zoo-Ween at the Peoria Zoo from 5:30 - 8:30 pm Friday and Saturday night. With a trick or treat trail through Africa, magic shows, a costume contest at 7 pm each night plus lots more, come out and enjoy this family friendly event. Admission is $3 for Peoria Zoo members & $3 for non-members. For more information, call 686-3365 or visit 
Pianist Joshua Russell will present a free CD release concert featuring all of the music from his recently released recording of Haitian music at 7:30 pm Friday at Dingeldine Music Center at Bradley University. The release entitled "Valses to VooDoo" will be available for purchase at the event. 50% of the proceeds from sales of the CD will be donated to the Holy Trinity Music School in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Samples of the music can be found at 
Thomas Pandolfi, pianist, will perform at the ICC Performing Arts Center with Into the Night with Gershwin on Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. Admission is $24 for adults and $16 for students and senior citizens and are available at the Performing Arts Center Box Office or by calling 694-5136. Citylink will be running their Park & Ride service for this performance: please see details to the left.
For the first time in more than a decade, Bradley Basketball will tip-off the start of the official practice season by hosting an hour-long Midnight Madness-style event, Hoopla on the Hilltop, in the University's new on-campus arena on Friday beginning at 9 pm. The basketball activity will be a featured event during Bradley University's Homecoming schedule and will include spotlighted introductions of the 2010-11 men's and women's basketball teams, a half court shot at $10,000 for a lucky contestant and games involving the current players and fans. Tickets are $5 for the general public and free for Bradley University students, faculty and staff.
In honor of breast cancer awareness month, stylists from It's All About Me Salon are holding a Cut-a-Thon to benefit the OSF Saint Francis Centers for Breast Health. The event will take place on Friday from 11 am to 4 pm at the OSF Center for Health located on Route 91. Haircuts are a $15 donation. No appointment is necessary. For more information, call 683-5522.
The Pediatric Resource Center of the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria's Annual Fall Fundraiser will be held at the Country Club of Peoria on Friday beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are $100 per person and include heavy hors d oeuvres and cocktails plus entertainment by the Big Yellow Smiley Face Band. Cocktail attire is appropriate. Tickets are available by calling 624-9595.
The Wild JAM will be held in Peoria Civic Center Arena on Saturday from 9 am - 9 pm. Admission is free. Nearly 2,000 cheerleaders and dancers will "take the stage" for the cheer and dance event where teams will compete for awards in their respective divisions and for overall Grand Champion awards. Featuring more than 100 cheer and dance teams from five states, (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin), over 3,000 spectators are expected be on hand watch the competition. 
Special Guest Speaker Bruce Wilkinson will be speaking live and in-person at Northwoods Community Church on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 9 am and 11 am. Bruce is the best-selling author of "You Were Born for This," "The Prayer of Jabez," "Secrets of the Vine," "The Dream Giver," and more. Admission is free. Call 309-243-1550 or visit 
Take part in the annual Sheep Shearing at Linden Hill Farms on Saturday from 10 am - noon. Learn how to skirt, card and spin wool as well as make a wool craft. Cost is $15 per person, children under 3 are free and reservations are required at least 3 days prior to the event. Reservations can be made by calling 697-4041. Don't forget to bring your chairs and blankets for the hot dog roast! 
Prairie Folklore Theatre continues its 8th Annual Historic Springdale Cemetery Tours on Saturday and Sunday with tours starting promptly at 2 & 4 pm. Tickets are $5 per child and $10 per adult. Call 689-8000 for reservations.
Financial ABCs for Generations X, Y, and Z, a financial education program for young adults ages 13 to 20, will be presented on Saturday at the Lakeview Library Branch from 1 - 2 pm. Admission is free. Registration recommended, call 497-2186 to RSVP. Topics will include: your first checking account, a savings strategy for your first job, getting your first credit card, saving for college, managing money while in college, what is investing?, creating and monitoring your stock portfolio, internet resources for investing information and personal financial statements.
Come watch machines built for the sole purpose of hurling a pumpkin as far as possible at the annual Punkin Chuckin Contest at the corner of Allentown and Springfield Rd. in rural Morton. Times are 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday and 11 am - 4 pm on Sunday. Admission is $5 per vehicle. Join in the fun at the hand tossed event. There's also food, a you-pick pumpkin patch, kids games, hayrack rides, and fall decorations and crafts. Bring your own lawn chairs and join the fun.
First United Methodist Church of Peoria invites you to Ignite Your Family Weekend with nationally known speaker and author Tim Shoemaker at their 700 Main St. location on Saturday from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Tim will talk about and show "out of the box" ways to connect with kids through family devotions. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends are invited to enjoy an evening that focuses on family. For more information visit 
The Junior League of Peoria will host a Murder Mystery Dinner at the historic Ballance-Herschel House on Saturday at 6:30 pm. The Seven Corpse Dinner event will be performed by the Champaign Urbana Theatre Company. Peoria's own Ballance-Herschel House will be turned into a haunted mansion just in time for Halloween. Tickets are $28 per person and include dinner and dessert. Seats are limited. For more information or to make reservations, call 685-9312.
Five Points Washington presents Elvis Meets Rod Stewart and Tom Jones this Saturday night at 7 pm. Come experience the unique and Breathtaking Tribute to the KING of ROCK 'N' ROLL, featuring the award winning "Change of Habit Tribute Band" out of Chicago. All Tickets are $17.50 each, with a portion of the shows proceeds going to the Peoria St. Jude Children's Hospital. Call 444-8222 for tickets or more information.
Canadian-born rapper Drake will take the stage for one show only at the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Joining Drake on the Light Dreams and Nightmare Tour is Tyga. Tickets are $60, $50 and $36 and are available online at 
Spring Awakening will be performed in the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets are $25, $49 and $59 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets by phone at 309-673-3200 or 309-680-3551 or online at 
Jay Leno will perform at the dedication concert for Bradley University's new arena on Saturday beginning at 9 pm. Tickets for the Homecoming concert are $75 and are on sale at all Ticketmaster locations and the arena box office. Call the box office at 309-677-2625 for more information.
The Barbershoppers Harmony Society Peoria Chapter's 68th Annual Show celebrates "In Town" at the Scottish Rite Cathedral beginning at 2 pm Sunday with special emphasis on Music Man songs and local baseball celebrants. Tickets are $12 at the door, $10 in advance, and $5 for groups of 10 or more.
A Family Skate at Owens Center will allow you to spend some time on the ice with your family from 3 - 4:45 pm on Sunday. Cost is $20 for families (up to 5 people) and includes skate rental.
PACE will present the 14th Annual Gospel Jubilee: Celebrating Music With A Message beginning 6 pm on Sunday at Riverside Community Church in downtown Peoria. Admission is $2 per person. For more information, call 680-3500 or visit 
Derel and Ellen Monteith will perform with the Central Illinois Jazz Society House Band at The Starting Gate Banquet Room on Sunday beginning at 6 pm. Admission is $5 for members and $7 for non-members. Children 14 years and under are free with an adult.
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra will present "Composers of the PSO Fall Season" a recital by pianist Eun Joo Chung at 7 pm on Sunday at Dingeldine Music Center. Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for students and are available at the door on the night of the performance or by calling the Peoria Symphony Orchestra at 671-1096.
Fiddler on the Roof will be performed at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Monday & Tuesday at 7:30 pm each night. Tickets are $39, $52 and $61 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at