Boat Drunks, Globetrotters, BU Basketball, Rivermen, Ring-a-Ding New Year & New Year's Eve Ball
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Luthy
Botanical Garden (located at 2520 N. Prospect in Peoria) is hosting a Kwanzaa
Display through Sunday from 10 am - 5 pm Today (Thursday) through Saturday
and Sunday from 12 - 5 pm. Kwanzaa is the African American holiday that
celebrates family, community, and culture. Enjoy the display of African
plants in the holiday surroundings of the Poinsettia Show. Conservatory
admission is waived during the holidays, although donations are always accepted.
For more information, call 309-686-3362.
FOLEPI's
Winter Wonderland is open through Monday at the VFW Post 2078 Park off Springfield Road in East Peoria. Hours
are 5 - 9 pm Tonight (Thursday), 5 - 11 pm on Friday & Saturday and 5
- 9 pm on Sunday & Monday. Cost is
$10 for cars & vans, $20 for limousines, extended vans and party buses and RVs
and $150 for full size buses. Cash & debit cards are accepted for payment. For
more information, visit 
Home
for the Holidays will complete its run at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield tonight
(Thursday) through Monday. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday doors open at
6 pm, buffet is at 6:30 pm, and the show is at 8 pm. On Sunday, doors & the
buffet open at noon, and the show is at 1:30 pm. Prices are $34 for Thursdays,
$36 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $38 for Saturdays. For more information,
call 309-965-2545 or go to 
Dale
Jones (aka Monkey Boy) will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club tonight
(Thursday) at 8 pm Friday & Saturday and New Years Eve at 8 pm & 11 pm. Tickets
are $12 for tonight's (Thursday) show and $14 on Friday & Saturday and $21 or
$20 with cash payment for New Years Eve. For more information and to reserve
seats, call 309-673-5853 or visit 
Velocity,
the Official Nightclub Experience for Teens, will be at the Peoria Civic Center
Exhibit Hall B tonight (Thursday) beginning at 8 pm with doors opening at 7 pm.
Girls get in for half price before 8 pm. General admission is $20 at the door or
$15 with a RSVP on 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art Center will feature 
Enjoy
Swing Dance at the Contemporary Arts Center on Friday from 8:30 - 9:30 pm
for the dance lesson and 9:30 pm - 12:30 am for open dancing to DJ Matt Vasquez.
Admission is $3 for CAC Members and $6 for non-members. For more information
on either event, call 309-674-6877 or visit 
The
Boat Drunks will perform at the Gateway Building (located at 200 NE Water
Street in downtown Peoria) on Friday from 9 - 11:30 pm. Admission is $10 per
person. Call 309-689-3019 for tickets .
TheHarlem Globetrotters will play at the Peoria Civic Center on Saturday
beginning at 2 pm. Tickets are $15, $25, $35, $45 and $75 and are available at
the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by calling 1-800-745-3000 or online at 
Bradley
Men's Basketball will take on Drake on Saturday at the Peoria Civic Center
Arena beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $8, $14 and $20 for the general public, $4,
$7 and $10 for Bradley faculty & staff and $1 for Bradley students and are
available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster locations or
by calling 800-745-3000.
The
Rusty Pickup String Band presents its second annual Australian New Year
Old-Fashioned Barn Dance at Shore Acres (located at 100 Park Boulevard in
Chillicothe) on Sunday beginning at 7 pm. Callers Jim Hicks and Gail Hintze plus
surprise guests will teach the dances - beginners are welcome. Live music will
be provided by Chillicothe's own champion fiddler Emmy Holmes-Hicks, who returns
from the East Coast to lead the original Rusty Pickup String Band.
Costumes are encouraged. Admission is $5 with a $20 maximum for families. You
are invited to bring a snack to share. For more information and directions, call
309-274-5358 or 309-274-2228. 
Julie
K's 3rd Annual "Noon Year's Eve Celebration" will take place at Five
Points Washington (located at 360 N. Wilmor Road in Washington) on Monday
beginning at 11 am. Tickets are $10 & $12 and are available at 
ThePeoria Rivermen will take on the Abbotsford Heat at the Peoria Civic
Center Arena on Monday beginning at 6 pm. Individual game tickets range in price
from $13 - $28 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by
calling 309-676-1040 or online at
Ring
in 2013 by celebrating the music of Frank Sinatra at Ring-a-Ding-Ding New
Year at Peoria Players Theatre on Monday beginning at 7:30 pm. Admission is
$20 for all ages and includes complimentary hors d'oeuvres. Tickets are
available at the Peoria Player Box Office or by calling 309-688-4473. For more
information, visit 
An
All Ages New Year's Eve Ball will be held at the Grand Hotel (located at
4400 N. Brandywine Dr in Peoria) with an indoor pool party on Monday beginning
at 4 pm. Live music will be provided by Chicago jam band Family Groove Company,
Peoria's Brainchild, Jack Willis, DJ Trinketz, DJ Psydell & DJ Mike Buck. There
will be a full bar, a New Year's Eve Countdown at midnight and special room
rates available. Tickets are $23 at the door for adults or $20 in advance at 
The
Contemporary Art Center will host a Special Salsa Dance on Monday to ring
in the New Year. From 8:30-9:30 pm is the introductory lesson (included in
admission price) and the dance party from 9:30 pm - 1 am. Admission is $3 for
members and $6 for nonmembers. For more information, call 309-674-6822 or visit 
The 2012 Get Lit New Year's Eve Fun Run will take place at FOLEPI's Winter
Wonderland (located on Par Three Lane off Springfield Road in East Peoria) on
Monday beginning at 11:50 pm. Cost for the run/walk is $14 due by night of
event. A post-race pizza party at Avanti's will follow: food is
furnished, drinks will not be provided. For more information, call 309-253-2420
or visit