Jersey Boys, Cabin Fever Camp In, Rivermen, Bradley Basketball & Romance at the Zoo (Updated Headline)
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A Valentine's Day Dinner Event will take place tonight (Thursday) at the
Cornerstone Building (located at in downtown Peoria from 5 - 10 pm. The evening
includes a four-course dinner, a champagne toast, professional ballet and opera
performances plus dancing. Ballet dancers who will perform include Rebekah von
Rathonyi and Joshua Gullett. Opera vocalists will be Saundra DeAthos and Harold
Meers. The event is a fundraiser to support the Cornerstone Academy for
Performing Arts. Tickets are $65 for a single or $120 for a couple or a table of
8 people $440 and are available by calling 309-620-3164. 
Beer
for Breakfast continues at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield tonight
(Thursday) and runs through February 24. 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 $33 for
Thursdays, $35 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $37 for Saturdays. For more
information, call 309-965-2545 or go to 
Comedian Rodney Carrington will perform at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in
Bloomington tonight (Thursday) beginning at 7:30 pm. Ticket are $50, $45 and $25
and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the U.S. Cellular
Coliseum Box Office, 
The
2006 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The
Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi, Jersey
Boys, will be presented at the Peoria Civic Center Theater tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 pm, at 8 pm on Friday, at 2 pm & 8 pm on Saturday, and at
1:30 pm and 7 pm on Sunday. The show runs through Saturday, February 23.
Tickets start at $47 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office,
all Ticketmaster outlets, 
Bradley
University's Theatre Department will present Eurydice in the Blythe
O'Sullivan Studio Theatre in the Hartmann Center on the Bradley campus beginning
at 8 pm tonight (Thursday) through Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets
are $12 adults and $10 faculty and seniors, $9 students and are available at the
box office or by calling 309-677-2650. For more information, visit
Chris
Porter will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and on Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets are $13 or $12 with cash
payment for the Thursday and Friday 10:30 pm performances and $16 or $15 with
cash payment for the other performances. This show is rated R. For more
information and to reserve seats, call 309-673-5853 or visit
IHSA
State Individuals Events Speech Finals will be held at the Peoria Civic
Center beginning at Noon on Friday and all day Saturday featuring the best high
school performers and speakers from throughout the state of Illinois. The events
that individuals can participate in include: dramatic duet acting, humorous
interpretation, dramatic interpretation, oratorical declamation and special
occasion speaking among other categories. For more information, visit
The
Contemporary Art Center will feature Doran and the Soul Mystics on Friday beginning at 5:30 pm. Admission is $7 for members, $10 for
non-members, $6 for student & senior members and $9 for student & senior
non-members. 
Salsa
at the Contemporary Art Center will feature a dance lesson from 8:30 - 9:30
pm and open dancing to DJ Matt Vasquez from 9:30 pm - 12:30 am also on Friday. A
cash bar will be available. Admission is $3 for members or $6 for non-members. For more information on either event, call 309-674-6877 or visit 
Cabin
Fever Camp In 2013 will take place at the East Peoria Event Center (located
at 4200 E Washington Street in East Peoria) Friday - Sunday with doors opening
at 3 pm and music beginning at 5 pm on Friday. With two stages featuring over 34
hours total of music, attendees can also sleep in the separate camping area.
Tickets are $65 for a 3 day pass with children 10 and under admitted free with a
paid adult and are available at Autumn Bloom Hydroponics in Pekin, Feeling
Groovy in Peoria, Co-op Records in Peoria & East Peoria. For more information,
visit 
Arc
Light Productions will present Songs for a New World on Friday and
Saturday at the Waterhouse (located at 619 SW Water Street in Downtown
Peoria) with a buffet dinner beginning at 6:30 pm and the show following at 8
pm. Tickets are $35 per person and may be reserved by calling 309-455-4095:
seating is very limited. The show is a fundraiser to benefit the Arc Light
Productions Building Fund.
The
movie Marriage Retreat will be screened on Friday beginning at 7 pm at
the Peoria First Church of the Nazarene (located at 5504 N. University St. in
Peoria) Admission is free. For more information, visit
ThePeoria Rivermen will take on the Abbotsford Heat at the Peoria Civic
Center Arena on Friday beginning at 7 pm and the San Antonio Rampage on Saturday
beginning at 7 pm. 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 
Hedwig
and the Angry Inch continues at the Corn Stock Theatre Winter
Playhouse on Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm at the Corn
Stock Theatre Center (located in upper Bradley Park). Tickets are $15 for adults
and $10 for students through college with ID and are available at the Corn Stock Theatre Box Office, by
calling 309-676-2196 or online at
Rock
Your Babe will be held at the Gateway Building (located in downtown Peoria
on the Riverfront) featuring a night of Blues featuring The Kilborn Alley Blues
band on Friday from 8 pm - Midnight. A cash bar will be available. Tickets
are $10 per person and may be reserved by calling 309-689-3019 or 309-494-6713. 
Bethany
Baptist Church will host a free Marriage Enrichment Seminar open to all
couples in the community on Saturday from 8:30 - 11:30 am at the Church (located
at 7422 N. Heinz Lane in Edwards). Dr. Ritch Boerckel, Senior Pastor at Bethany
Baptist Church, will discuss the issue of "Strengthening Your Marriage
Friendship" and Pastor Art Georges, Senior Pastor of Living Hope Community
Church in Bartonville will examine "Intimacy with God as the Foundation for
Intimacy in Marriage". Admission is free & childcare is provided with
advance registration. To register, call 309-692-1755 or visit
The
Children's Hospital of Illinois will host "A Sunny Day" Jamboree with
Julie K beginning at 11 am on Saturday at the Embassy Suites Hotel Ballroom in
East Peoria. Enjoy a festive lunch, children's fashion show and a concert by
award winning singer-songwriter Julie K. Reserved seating is $35 for adults and
$15 for children. Tables of 10 can be reserved for $350. For more information
and to purchase tickets, call 309-566-5666. All proceeds of this event benefit
the Children's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Bradley
Men's Basketball will take on Indiana State at the Peoria Civic Center Arena
on Saturday beginning at 1 pm. Tickets are $8, $15 and $22 for the general
public, $4, $7.50 and $11 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.
Juggler
Steve Russell will perform at the at the Peoria Public Library North Branch
(located at 3001 W. Grand Pkwy. in Peoria) on Saturday from 1 - 2 pm. Admission
is free. For more information, call 309-497-2120.
Music
in the McKenzie will present The Waymores, also at the Peoria
Public Library North Branch (located at 3001 W. Grand Pkwy. in Peoria) on Sunday
from 2 - 4 pm. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-497-2120 or
visit 
Romance
at the Peoria Zoo will take place on Saturday from 2 - 4 pm where the staff
will take a closer look at romance in the animal kingdom from courtship to
everything that comes after. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is $15
per person or $25 per couple. Registration is required and may be made by
calling 309-686-3513.
The
Central Illinois Jazz Society (CIJS) House band will perform beginning at 6 pm
with the Peoria AllStars taking the stage on Sunday at 7:15 pm at
Landmark Recreational Center (located at 3225 N. Dries Lane in Peoria). The
Peoria Jazz AllStars is an all-city "big band" comprised of dedicated students
from Manual, Peoria High and Richwoods, and ranks among the top 40 in the entire
US. Admission is $5 for members, $7 for guests and students are free. Food
and beverages are available for purchase. For more information, call
309-692-5330 or visit 
Luke
Bryan with special guests Thompson Square & Florida Georgia Line will
perform at the US Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington on Sunday beginning at 7:30
pm. Tickets are $53 and $28.25 and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets,
the U.S. Cellular Coliseum Box Office,