Rivermen, Barefoot in the Park, Penguins, Symphony, Braves & Globetrotters
Published: Thu, 01/13/11
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The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Okahoma City Barons at the Peoria Civic Center (Carver) Arena beginning at 7:05 pm tonight (Thursday) as well on Friday night at 7:05 pm.
On Saturday, the Rivermen will take on the Texas Stars at 7:05 pm. Tickets range from $10 to $25 and are available at the Civic Center Box Office, by calling 676-1040, at any Ticketmaster outlet or online at Ticketmaster.com
The Amazing Kreskin will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club at 8 pm tonight (Thursday), and at 7 pm & 9:30 pm on Friday & Saturday. Tickets are $21 or $20 with cash for all shows except the Thursday show, which is $16 or $15 with cash. Tickets are available by calling 309-673-5853 or online at www.jukeboxcomedy.com
Eureka College kicks off its year-long Reagan Centennial Celebration with the "Reagan and the Midwest" Conference beginning on Friday at 8 am and the fourth annual Ronald Reagan Day Dinner at 5:30 pm. On Saturday, the Reagan Centennial Bus Tour will travel to Tampico and Dixon. For event and registration details, visit reagan.eureka.edu or call 467-6477.
Contemporary Arts Center's Live at the Five Spot will host Cousin Eddie this Friday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm in the Preston Jackson Gallery. Admission for members is $7, non-members are $10.
The East Peoria Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner Friday night at the Par-A-Dice Hotel with cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, and award presentation at 8 pm. Jim Osbourne of Bass Pro Shops will be the guest speaker. Call 699-6212 or email maureen@epcc.org for more information.
The Waterhouse presents Howlin' on Water Dueling Pianos beginning with dinner at 6:30 pm and the show at 8 pm. The dinner and Show Package is $35 per person plus a limited number of seats available for the show only at $15 per person. A full bar is available all night. Call 494-9100 to make reservations.
The Neil Simon classic Barefoot in the Park will be performed at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield opening tonight (Thursday) through March 6th. 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
Double headliners Disturbed and KoRn will be making their first stop on the 2011 Monster Energy Music as a Weapon 5 Tour at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Friday beginning at 7 pm. Opening for Disturbed and KoRn will be American heavy metal band Sevendust. Tickets are $49.50 (GA Floor) and $39.50 (Bowl Seating) and available online at Ticketmaster.com by phone at 800-745-3000, in person at U.S. Cellular Coliseum Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets.
Marc Rizzo will perform Friday at the Brass Rail in Peoria. Best known as a member of Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, and Ill-Nino, Marc Rizzo's solo work is a mix of styles including hard rock, metal, jazz, classical and flamenco guitar. Doors open at 7 pm, Show begins at 8 pm. Ages:18 & up. Admission is $12 at the door.
The Penguin Project will present High School Musical 2 Junior at Eastlight Theatre located in the East Peoria High School Auditorium at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 each and are available by calling 699-7469 or online at www.eastlighttheatre.com
The 20th Annual St. Jude Benefit Gymnastics, Tumbling & Trampoline Meet will be held in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall Saturday & Sunday from 8 am - 10 pm each day. Tickets are available at the door and are $8 for adults ages 11 and over and $4 for kids ages 10 and under and seniors ages 65 and over.
A celebration of the birth of the poet Robert Burns with a Traditional Scottish Dinner will be held at Itoo Hall (located at 4909 Farmington Road in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 5 pm. The dinner will feature poetry, songs, pipe band music along with the traditional Scottish dinner. Admission, which includes dinner, is $20 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. For more information or to make reservations, call 682-0478. This event is sponsored by the Peoria Scottish American Society.
The Joyce Thome Benefit hosted by Jim Thome will take place at the Peoria Civic Center Ballroom on Saturday from 5 - 10 pm with silent and live auctions, a vacation paradise raffle drawing, dinner & program. Tickets are $110 each or tables of 10 are available for $1000 and are available by calling 566-5666 or emailing stacy.litersky@osfhealthcare.org
The Heritage EnsembleConcert will be held at the ICC Performing Arts Center in East Peoria on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 , $12 & $8 and are available at the ICC Box Office or by calling 694-5136.
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra presents its Subscription IV Concert featuring music director George Stelluto at the Peoria Civic Center Theater beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $22 - $72 and are available by calling the Symphony at 671-1096. Citylink is running its Park & Ride service for this event - see ad in left column for details.
Peoria Players Theatre will host a Wizard of Oz Tea Party beginning at 2 pm on Sunday at First Christian Church located at 6400 N. University. The party will feature face painting, games, crafts, photos with the cast members & more. Tickets are $12.50 for all ages and are available at the Peoria Players Box Office or by calling 688-4473.
800 Pounds of Harmony, featuring members of the Peoria-based Heart of Illinois Chorus, will recreate the sound of this "really big" vocal quartet and share some of their history and their humor beginning at 2:30 pm Sunday at the First United Methodist Church, 1023 N Sixth Street, Chillicothe. For more information, call 274-2719.
Bradley Braves will take on Missouri State at the Peoria Civic Center (Carver) Arena beginning at 7:05 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $8, $12 & $20 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com
Kid's Art Camp will be held at the Peoria Art Guild on Monday from 8:30 - 11:30 am for grades 1 - 6. Students are divided into two groups (grades 1-3 and 4-6) to experience a day of art-related projects including Abstract Collage,Art and Culture, Music, Color and Art, and Expressive Drawing. All are make-and-take projects. Students are supervised by staff and volunteers. Cost is $30 per student. Parents are requested to provide a drink, lunch, and a snack for break time. For more information, contact Program Coordinator Ryan Nelson at 637-2787, extension 215.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon will be held on Monday in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall featuring guest speaker is Cicely Tyson. Doors open at 11 am and the program begins at Noon. Tickets are $40 each or $400 for a table of 10. Call Alma Brown at 309-494-8554 for tickets.
The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters will bring the 2011 "4 Times the Fun" World Tour to the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Tuesday at 7 pm. Tickets are $19, $29, $39 and $79 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
The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Okahoma City Barons at the Peoria Civic Center (Carver) Arena beginning at 7:05 pm tonight (Thursday) as well on Friday night at 7:05 pm.
The Amazing Kreskin will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club at 8 pm tonight (Thursday), and at 7 pm & 9:30 pm on Friday & Saturday. Tickets are $21 or $20 with cash for all shows except the Thursday show, which is $16 or $15 with cash. Tickets are available by calling 309-673-5853 or online at 
Eureka College kicks off its year-long Reagan Centennial Celebration with the "Reagan and the Midwest" Conference beginning on Friday at 8 am and the fourth annual Ronald Reagan Day Dinner at 5:30 pm. On Saturday, the Reagan Centennial Bus Tour will travel to Tampico and Dixon. For event and registration details, visit 
Contemporary Arts Center's Live at the Five Spot will host Cousin Eddie this Friday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm in the Preston Jackson Gallery. Admission for members is $7, non-members are $10.
The East Peoria Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual dinner Friday night at the Par-A-Dice Hotel with cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, and award presentation at 8 pm. Jim Osbourne of Bass Pro Shops will be the guest speaker. Call 699-6212 or email 
The Waterhouse presents Howlin' on Water Dueling Pianos beginning with dinner at 6:30 pm and the show at 8 pm. The dinner and Show Package is $35 per person plus a limited number of seats available for the show only at $15 per person. A full bar is available all night. Call 494-9100 to make reservations.
The Neil Simon classic Barefoot in the Park will be performed at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield opening tonight (Thursday) through March 6th. 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 
Double headliners Disturbed and KoRn will be making their first stop on the 2011 Monster Energy Music as a Weapon 5 Tour at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Friday beginning at 7 pm. Opening for Disturbed and KoRn will be American heavy metal band Sevendust. Tickets are $49.50 (GA Floor) and $39.50 (Bowl Seating) and available online at 
Marc Rizzo will perform Friday at the Brass Rail in Peoria. Best known as a member of Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, and Ill-Nino, Marc Rizzo's solo work is a mix of styles including hard rock, metal, jazz, classical and flamenco guitar. Doors open at 7 pm, Show begins at 8 pm. Ages:18 & up. Admission is $12 at the door.
The Penguin Project will present High School Musical 2 Junior at Eastlight Theatre located in the East Peoria High School Auditorium at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 each and are available by calling 699-7469 or online at 
The 20th Annual St. Jude Benefit Gymnastics, Tumbling & Trampoline Meet will be held in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall Saturday & Sunday from 8 am - 10 pm each day. Tickets are available at the door and are $8 for adults ages 11 and over and $4 for kids ages 10 and under and seniors ages 65 and over.
A celebration of the birth of the poet Robert Burns with a Traditional Scottish Dinner will be held at Itoo Hall (located at 4909 Farmington Road in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 5 pm. The dinner will feature poetry, songs, pipe band music along with the traditional Scottish dinner. Admission, which includes dinner, is $20 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12. For more information or to make reservations, call 682-0478. This event is sponsored by the Peoria Scottish American Society.
The Joyce Thome Benefit hosted by Jim Thome will take place at the Peoria Civic Center Ballroom on Saturday from 5 - 10 pm with silent and live auctions, a vacation paradise raffle drawing, dinner & program. Tickets are $110 each or tables of 10 are available for $1000 and are available by calling 566-5666 or emailing 
The Heritage Ensemble Concert will be held at the ICC Performing Arts Center in East Peoria on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 , $12 & $8 and are available at the ICC Box Office or by calling 694-5136.
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra presents its Subscription IV Concert featuring music director George Stelluto at the Peoria Civic Center Theater beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $22 - $72 and are available by calling the Symphony at 671-1096. Citylink is running its Park & Ride service for this event - see ad in left column for details.
Peoria Players Theatre will host a Wizard of Oz Tea Party beginning at 2 pm on Sunday at First Christian Church located at 6400 N. University. The party will feature face painting, games, crafts, photos with the cast members & more. Tickets are $12.50 for all ages and are available at the Peoria Players Box Office or by calling 688-4473.
800 Pounds of Harmony, featuring members of the Peoria-based Heart of Illinois Chorus, will recreate the sound of this "really big" vocal quartet and share some of their history and their humor beginning at 2:30 pm Sunday at the First United Methodist Church, 1023 N Sixth Street, Chillicothe. For more information, call 274-2719.
Bradley Braves will take on Missouri State at the Peoria Civic Center (Carver) Arena beginning at 7:05 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $8, $12 & $20 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or online at 
Kid's Art Camp will be held at the Peoria Art Guild on Monday from 8:30 - 11:30 am for grades 1 - 6. Students are divided into two groups (grades 1-3 and 4-6) to experience a day of art-related projects including Abstract Collage,Art and Culture, Music, Color and Art, and Expressive Drawing. All are make-and-take projects. Students are supervised by staff and volunteers. Cost is $30 per student. Parents are requested to provide a drink, lunch, and a snack for break time. For more information, contact Program Coordinator Ryan Nelson at 637-2787, extension 215. 
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon will be held on Monday in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall featuring guest speaker is Cicely Tyson. Doors open at 11 am and the program begins at Noon. Tickets are $40 each or $400 for a table of 10. Call Alma Brown at 309-494-8554 for tickets. 
The World Famous Harlem Globetrotters will bring the 2011 "4 Times the Fun" World Tour to the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Tuesday at 7 pm. Tickets are $19, $29, $39 and $79 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at 
