The Foreigner, Recreational Show, Rivermen & Russian Ballet
Published: Thu, 03/01/12
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Live the life of a T-Rex or Triceratops using computer simulations at the "Be a Dinosaur" exhibit at Lakeview Museum (located at Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria through May 20th. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for youth, $5 for senior citizens and free for members. For more information, call 309-686-7000.
Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" will be presented by the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield opens this weekend and runs through April 7th. 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 $32 for Thursdays, $34 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $36 for Saturdays. For more information, call 309-965-2545 or go to www.barn2.com
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) will be performed by Bradley University at the Hartmann Performing Arts Center beginning at 8 pm tonight (Thursday) - Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a riotously irreverent, three-actor romp, through all Thirty-Seven of the Bard's plays (tragedies included) in a madcap 97 minutes. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, staff & faculty and $7 for students and are available at the Bradley University Box Office or by calling 309-677-2650. For more information, visit http://slane.bradley.edu/complete-works-william-shakespeare-abridged
Come see what NOT to do in your garden at the Luthy Botanical Garden Garish Garden Show featuring pink flamingos, garden gnomes and possibly a bathroom fixture or two through Sunday. The Garden is open Tuesday - Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm and on Sunday from Noon - 5 pm. Admission is $2.50 for ages 13 & up or free for Garden members & children 12 & under. This show reinvents the best of the worst of landscaping faux pas and provides a welcome break from the cold Illinois winter. For more information, visit www.peoriaparks.org
Dwight Slade will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club on tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets are $15 except the Thursday and Friday 10:30 pm shows which are $12. For more information, call 309-673-5853 or visit www.jukeboxcomedy.com
Whisper & Shout at the Contemporary Art Center is an open mic for sharing and inspiring poetry. Doors open at 7:30 pm, show begins at 8 pm. Admission is $4 for members or $7 for non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6822.
The Central Illinois Recreational Show will be held at the Peoria Civic Center from 3 - 8 pm on Friday, from 10 am - 8 pm on Saturday and from 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for kids aged 6 - 12 and free for kids under 6. Friday is senior citizens day with a $5 admission price. Find a $2 Off Adult Tickets Coupon at Peoria-Deals.com: http://peoria-deals.com/?page=Blog
See RVs, boats, golf carts, pull vehicles, fifth wheelers, travel trailers, class b vans, street rods & custom cars and campgroud representatives, the "High Cotton" bluegrass band and a free photo booth. For more information about the event, visit www.eventsltd.org
The CIAO First Fridays Artists' Tour will take place on Friday from 5 - 9 pm at 10 different locations throughout downtown Peoria including The Mill, Murray Center for the Arts, the Contemporary Art Center, and the Peoria Art Guild where visitors can view artist demonstrations as well as purchase pieces. For a complete map of the locations, visit http://ciaopeoria.com
Kickapoo Creek Winery Presents Kickback Friday in the KCW Banquet Hall from 6 - 11 pm and includes a gourmet buffet dinner and live entertainment from Jammsammich. Cost is $25 per person. To make reservations, call 309-495-9463.
The Contemporary Art Center presents Live at the Five Spotfeaturing Cobalt Canopybegins at 5:30 pm on Friday. Admission: $7 for members or $10 for non-members, $6 for student & senior members and $9 for student & senior non-members. Salsa at the Contemporary Art Center on Friday will feature a dance lesson from 8:30 - 9:30 pm and open dancing from 9:30 pm - 12:30 am. A cash bar will be available. Admission is $3 for members or $6 for non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6877.
The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Oklahoma City Barons at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night beginning at 7 pm.
On Saturday, the Rivermen will play the Rockford Ice Hogs at 7 pm. Tickets range from $12.50 - $27.50 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 309-676-1040 or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/806659
Grigorovich Ballet presents Legends of Russian Ballet at the Peoria Civic Center Theater at 8 pm on Friday & Saturday. All remaining tickets are available at a discounted rate of $25 for adults (a $20 discount). Visit Peoria-Deals.com for a printable coupon at http://peoria-deals.com/?page=Blog
The Haunting of Hill House will be performed by the ICC Theatre Department at the ICC Performing Arts Center beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students & senior citizens and are available at the ICC Box Office or by calling 309-694-5136. For more information, visit www.artsaticc.com
The Peoria Public Library North Branch (located 3001 W. Grand Parkway) will celebrate Women's History Month on Saturday from 1 - 2 pm with Edith Barnard portraying Harriet Beecher Stowe and sharing stories from the life of the best-selling author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-497-2120.
The "Dinosaurs, Solve the Mysteries" Planetarium Show at Lakeview Museum (located at 1125 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria) will be held on Saturdays at Noon & 1:30 pm, Sundays at 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm and Thursdays at 6 pm through May 31. Visit dinosaur graveyards, study their bones and reconstruct how dinosaurs lived and died. Admission is $4 for adults, $3.50 for youth and seniors and free for members. For more information, call 309-686-7000.
The Broadway musical "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will be presented at Dunlap High School at 7:30 pm on Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens and are available at the door or in advance at the DHS Office. For more information, call 309-648-4383.
Midnight Flyer will perform live Saturday at EP's Time Out (located at 1011 E Washington in East Peoria) beginning at 9 pm. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit http://www.epstimeout.com
Coyote Cadillac will perform at Dizzy Deans (located at the top of Garfield Hill in Bartonville) on Saturday. The cover charge is $3 per person beginning at 8:30 pm: the band begins at 9 pm. For more information, call 309-267-1147 or visit www.coyotecadillac.com
The TEAMDance Illinois High School Varsity Dance and Flag State Championship will be held on Sunday at the Peoria Civic Center Arena beginning at 7:30 am and ending at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the door and the prices are $9 for ages 6-12 - $9 and $14 for ages 13 and older.
Gillum Ferguson, author of "Illinois in the War of 1812," will highlight the war's impact in the Peoria area with his talk on Sunday at 4 pm in the Wyckoff Room of Bradley's Cullom-Davis Library. Admission is free. A book signing will follow the talk. Sponsored by Peoria Historical Society and Friends of Cullom-Davis Library.
Find Peoria area events and entertainment by visiting our Events Calendar any time!
Live the life of a T-Rex or Triceratops using computer simulations at the "Be a Dinosaur" exhibit at Lakeview Museum (located at Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria through May 20th. Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for youth, $5 for senior citizens and free for members. For more information, call 309-686-7000. 
Larry Shue's "The Foreigner" will be presented by the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield opens this weekend and runs through April 7th. 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 $32 for Thursdays, $34 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $36 for Saturdays. For more information, call 309-965-2545 or go to 
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) will be performed by Bradley University at the Hartmann Performing Arts Center beginning at 8 pm tonight (Thursday) - Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a riotously irreverent, three-actor romp, through all Thirty-Seven of the Bard's plays (tragedies included) in a madcap 97 minutes. Tickets are $14 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, staff & faculty and $7 for students and are available at the Bradley University Box Office or by calling 309-677-2650. For more information, visit 
Come see what NOT to do in your garden at the Luthy Botanical Garden Garish Garden Show featuring pink flamingos, garden gnomes and possibly a bathroom fixture or two through Sunday. The Garden is open Tuesday - Saturdays from 10 am - 5 pm and on Sunday from Noon - 5 pm. Admission is $2.50 for ages 13 & up or free for Garden members & children 12 & under. This show reinvents the best of the worst of landscaping faux pas and provides a welcome break from the cold Illinois winter. For more information, visit 
Dwight Slade will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club on tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets are $15 except the Thursday and Friday 10:30 pm shows which are $12. For more information, call 309-673-5853 or visit 
Whisper & Shout at the Contemporary Art Center is an open mic for sharing and inspiring poetry. Doors open at 7:30 pm, show begins at 8 pm. Admission is $4 for members or $7 for non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6822.
The Central Illinois Recreational Show will be held at the Peoria Civic Center from 3 - 8 pm on Friday, from 10 am - 8 pm on Saturday and from 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $8 for adults, $2 for kids aged 6 - 12 and free for kids under 6. Friday is senior citizens day with a $5 admission price. Find a $2 Off Adult Tickets Coupon at Peoria-Deals.com: 
The CIAO First Fridays Artists' Tour will take place on Friday from 5 - 9 pm at 10 different locations throughout downtown Peoria including The Mill, Murray Center for the Arts, the Contemporary Art Center, and the Peoria Art Guild where visitors can view artist demonstrations as well as purchase pieces. For a complete map of the locations, 
Kickapoo Creek Winery Presents Kickback Friday in the KCW Banquet Hall from 6 - 11 pm and includes a gourmet buffet dinner and live entertainment from Jammsammich. Cost is $25 per person. To make reservations, call 309-495-9463.
The Contemporary Art Center presents Live at the Five Spot featuring Cobalt Canopy begins at 5:30 pm on Friday. Admission: $7 for members or $10 for non-members, $6 for student & senior members and $9 for student & senior non-members.
Salsa at the Contemporary Art Center on Friday will feature a dance lesson from 8:30 - 9:30 pm and open dancing from 9:30 pm - 12:30 am. A cash bar will be available. Admission is $3 for members or $6 for non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6877.
The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Oklahoma City Barons at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday night beginning at 7 pm. 
Grigorovich Ballet presents Legends of Russian Ballet at the Peoria Civic Center Theater at 8 pm on Friday & Saturday. All remaining tickets are available at a discounted rate of $25 for adults (a $20 discount). Visit Peoria-Deals.com for a printable coupon at 
The Haunting of Hill House will be performed by the ICC Theatre Department at the ICC Performing Arts Center beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students & senior citizens and are available at the ICC Box Office or by calling 309-694-5136. For more information, visit 
The Peoria Public Library North Branch (located 3001 W. Grand Parkway) will celebrate Women's History Month on Saturday from 1 - 2 pm with Edith Barnard portraying Harriet Beecher Stowe and sharing stories from the life of the best-selling author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-497-2120.
The "Dinosaurs, Solve the Mysteries" Planetarium Show at Lakeview Museum (located at 1125 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria) will be held on Saturdays at Noon & 1:30 pm, Sundays at 1:30 pm and 2:15 pm and Thursdays at 6 pm through May 31. Visit dinosaur graveyards, study their bones and reconstruct how dinosaurs lived and died. Admission is $4 for adults, $3.50 for youth and seniors and free for members. For more information, call 309-686-7000. 
The Broadway musical "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" will be presented at Dunlap High School at 7:30 pm on Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and senior citizens and are available at the door or in advance at the DHS Office. For more information, call 309-648-4383.
Midnight Flyer will perform live Saturday at EP's Time Out (located at 1011 E Washington in East Peoria) beginning at 9 pm. Cover charge is $5. For more information, visit 
Coyote Cadillac will perform at Dizzy Deans (located at the top of Garfield Hill in Bartonville) on Saturday. The cover charge is $3 per person beginning at 8:30 pm: the band begins at 9 pm. For more information, call 309-267-1147 or visit 
The TEAMDance Illinois High School Varsity Dance and Flag State Championship will be held on Sunday at the Peoria Civic Center Arena beginning at 7:30 am and ending at 6:30 pm. Tickets are available at the door and the prices are $9 for ages 6-12 - $9 and $14 for ages 13 and older.
Gillum Ferguson, author of "Illinois in the War of 1812," will highlight the war's impact in the Peoria area with his talk on Sunday at 4 pm in the Wyckoff Room of Bradley's Cullom-Davis Library. Admission is free. A book signing will follow the talk. Sponsored by Peoria Historical Society and Friends of Cullom-Davis Library.