 Run for Your Wife opens tonight (Thursday) at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield. On Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, doors open at 6 pm, buffet is at 6:30 pm, and the show is at 8 pm. On Sundays, doors & the buffet open at noon, and the show is at 1:30 pm. Prices are $30 for Thursdays, $32 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $34 for Saturdays. For more information, call 965-2545 or go to www.barn2.com |
 The Tazewell County Jaycees will host their Monthly Trivia Night at EP's Timeout in East Peoria tonight (Thursday) with team registration begins at 6 pm, and play beginning at 6:30 pm. Cost is $10 per person or $5 per person for Jaycees members. Teams may consist of 2 - 10 people. The winning team receives an EP's Timeout gift card and free play good for the following month's trivia night along with the Tazewell Trivia Traveling Trophy. A portion of this month's proceeds benefits the March of Dimes. For more information or to reserve a table, visit http://www.tazcojaycees.com |
 Comedian Tim Wilson will perform at Jukebox Comedy Club at 8 pm tonight (Thursday), and at 8 & 10:30 pm on Friday & Saturday. Tickets are $18 or $17 with cash except for the Thursday night show and the Friday 10:30 pm show which are $13 or $12 with cash. For more information, call 673-5853 or visit www.jukeboxcomedy.com |
 "A Stake in the Outcome" will be presented on Friday morning by Jack Stack, President and Chief Executive Officer of SRC Holdings Corp., with breakfast and registration beginning at 7 am and the presentation from 8 - 9 am in the Michel Student Center Ballroom at Bradley University. There will be a book signing after the presentation. Admission is $49 per person or $250 for a table of 6. RSVP by calling 677-4420 or online at https://lily.bradley.edu/ei/getdemo.ei?id=142&s=_2DW0O6PI6&bulk=y Proceeds benefit the Heart of Illinois United Way and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. |
 The IHSA Class 1A Semifinal Session will be held Friday in the Peoria Civic Center Arena: Game 1 is at 12:15 pm, and Game 2 is at 1:45 pm. The Class 1A Final Session will be Saturday: Game 1 is at 12:15 pm and Game 2 is at 1:45 pm. The IHSA Class 2A Semifinal Session is on Friday with Game 1 at 6:30 pm and Game 2 is at 8:15 pm and the IHSA Class 2A Finals Session is Saturday with Game 1 at 6:30 pm and Game 2 is at 8:15 pm. Tickets are $4, $6.50, $8.50 and $10.50 and are on sale at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com
Citylink will be running its bus shuttle service from area hotels to the Civic Center for March Madness: See ad on left for details. |
 Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art Center will feature Stephanie Aaron on Friday beginning at 5:30 pm. Admission: $7 for members or $10 for non-members, $6 for student & senior members and $9 for student & senior non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6822 or visit www.peoriacac.org |
 The 9th Annual MS Carnivale will be held at the Hotel Pere Marquette on Friday beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are $100 per person (of which $50 is tax-deductible) and are available by calling 309-673-4448. The event has a Mardi-Gras theme featuring musicians, entertainers, a raffle and a silent auction. The buffet will feature French Quarter-style Louisiana fare. Proceeds from Carnivale benefit people in Central Illinois and throughout the state who face life with MS. |
 Master Class, Terrence McNally's Tony winning masterpiece about Maria Callas, will be presented by Peoria Cabaret Theatre located in the Waterhouse on Friday and Saturday night. Doors open at 6 pm, dinner begins at 6:30 pm and the show begins at 8 pm. A fundraiser for the Opera Illinois League, the show stars Susan Somerville Brown as Maria Callas. Dinner and the show are $45 per person. To order tickets, call 309-494-9100 or visit http://artstix.artspartners.net/eventperformances.asp?evt=164 to order online.
After the Friday night show, the Waterhouse will host Musical Theatre Open Mic Night from 10 pm - Midnight. Admission is free.
On Saturday nigh, Peoria Cabaret Theatre's Late Night Cabaret Series presents Carmen McCarthy: A Semi-Autobiographical (Kind of) Cabaret. Admission is $5, doors open at 10:30 pm, show starts at 11 pm. |
 Men of Worth, the folk duo from Scotland's outer islands and Ireland's west, will bring the real music of their regions with tunes and songs that were authentic to the fabric of everyday life a century ago to the ICC Performing Arts Center Friday night beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $24 for adults and $16 for students and senior citizens and are available at the ICC Box Office or by calling 694-5136. For more information, visit www.artsaticc.com |
 Peoria Players Theatre will present The Women at 7:30 pm Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and on Sunday at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $12 for adults and $9 for ages 18 and under and are available at the Peoria Players Box Office, by calling 688-4473 or online at www.peoriaplayers.org |
 Farmer's Share Of The Food Dollar Breakfast will be held Saturday morning at Expo Gardens from 7 am - 11 am. The price is 75 cents and is calculated based on the farm value of the menu items. The menu includes two pancakes, syrup, two 2-ounce whole hog sausage patties, two scrambled eggs, milk and orange juice. For further information, call 309-686-7070. |
 METEC Housing Counseling Resource Center will host its 2011 Homeowners Fair on Saturday from 9 am - 2 pm at PARC (located at 1913 Townline Road in Peoria). Features at this year's fair include down payment assistance for first-time borrowers, information about reverse mortgages, and immediate assistance to help struggling homeowners prevent foreclosure. Congressman Aaron Schock will be present. For more information, call METEC at 676-3832. |
 The Junior League of Peoria will host its 3rd Annual Frolic with the Fairies Mother-Daughter Luncheon and Style Show this Saturday at Mt Hawley Country Club. Tea times are 9 am, 12:30 pm, and 4 pm. Tickets are $30 each or $25 for 4 or more seats. To make reservations call 309-685-9312. |
 The Peoria Historical Society will present Irish Tales 2011 on Saturday and Sunday from 2 - 4 pm at Flanagan House, located at 942 Glen Oak Ave. in Peoria. Costumed actors portray early Irish Peorians and others as guests move through the three floors of the mansion. The gift boutique will also be open. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children aged 5-12 and free for ages under 5. For more information, call 309-674 1921 or visit www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org |
 Peoria Ballet's Romeo and Juliet will be presented at Five Points Performing Arts Center in Washington (located at 360 N. Wilmor Rd.) beginning at 7 pm Saturday night. Tickets are $20 for adults & $10 for students and are available by calling 309-690-7990. |
 Peoria First Free Methodist Church will host the Not For Sale Benefit Concert on Saturday night beginning at 7 pm at the church. Tickets are $5 at the door and all proceeds will benefit The Not-for-Sale campaign (www.notforsalecampaign.org) which fights Human trafficking around the world. |
 Ron White will perform at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday night at 7 pm. Tickets are $40.25 and $50.25 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com |
 As part of their 2011 Concert Series, the Peoria Park District's Forest Park Nature Center will host a concert by Chris Vallillo on Saturday night beginning at 7 pm. Admission is $7 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under. C.O.R.E. members receive a $1 discount. For more information, call 309-686-3360. |
A reminder that Daylight Savings Time begins at 2 am Sunday - "spring" forward by setting your clocks ahead 1 hour before you go to sleep Saturday night. |
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