Fine Art Fair, Quilters Show, Free Museum Day, Peoria Symphony & Pioneer Days
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Julie
K will perform tonight (Thursday) at Monkey Joe's (located at 8901 N
Knoxville Ave. in Peoria) from 5 - 7 pm. Admission is $6 and a portion will
benefit the Children's Hospital of Illinois.
Greater
Tuna continues tonight (Thursday) at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield and
runs through Sunday. On Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 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 $33 for
Thursdays, $35 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $37 for Saturdays. For more
information, call 309-965-2545 or go to www.barn2.com
Find a Coupon for $5 Off Per Couple on Peoria-Deals.com!
Singer,
songwriter, storyteller and humorist Mark Lowry will perform tonight
(Thursday) at the Peoria Civic Center beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $23.50 for
general admission, $28.50 for Gold Circle and $21 for groups of 10 or more and
are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all TicketMaster outlets,
by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com
The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) will be presented by the
Eureka College Theatre Department tonight (Thursday) through Saturday beginning
at 7:30 pm each night. Tickets are $5 per person and available at the door.
Side
Show will be presented by the Bradley University Theatre Department tonight
(Thursday) through Saturday beginning at 8 pm and Sunday beginning at 2:30 pm.
Tickets are $18 for the general public, $16 for Bradley faculty, staff and
senior citizens and $9 for students are are available at the Bradley Theatre Box
Office, by calling 309-677-2650 or online at
http://www.bradley.edu/academic/departments/theatre
Greg
Warren will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets for the Thursday and Friday
late shows are $13 and $16 for the other shows with a $1 discount when paying
with cash. For more information and to reserve seats, call 309-673-5853 or visit www.jukeboxcomedy.com
Peoria
Historical Society's Naughty to Nice Trolley Tour, which traces Peoria
history from 1920's to the present, will take place every Friday in
September beginning at 10:30 am leaving from Kelleher's Irish Pub (located at
619 SW Water Street in downtown Peoria). The Haunted Peoria Tour explores the darker side of
Peoria and takes you to places where strange sightings and legendary deaths have
been reported and will take place every Saturday through October beginning
at 1 pm leaving from Kelleher's Irish Pub (located at 619 SW Water Street in
downtown Peoria). And their River City Tour will take place every Saturday in September beginning at 10:30 am leaving from Harp & Thistle (located
at 4605 N Prospect Road in Peoria Heights). Cost for
each tour is $12 (including a $1 tip for the driver) and seniors 65 and older
ride the trolley free with proof of age and a regular ticket purchase. Tickets are available by calling 309-688-5668. For more information, call
309-674-1921 or visit www.peoriahistoricalsociety.org
The
Contemporary Art Center will feature Change Up
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. Enjoy Swing Dance at the Contemporary Arts Center also 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, call 309-674-6877 or visit http://www.peoriacac.org
Scapin
will be presented 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 the general public and $5 for students and senior citizens
and are available at the ICC Box Office, by calling 309-694-5136 or online at http://www.artsaticc.com
A Moonlight Cruise will take place on Friday on the Spirit of Peoria with
boarding at 7:30 pm and the cruise running from 8 - 10 pm. Live entertainment
will be provided by Barry Cloyd. A cash bar is available. A
daytime Sightseeing Cruise will take place on the Spirit of Peoria on
Saturday & Sunday with boarding beginning at 1:30 pm and the cruise running from
2 - 3:30 pm. Tickets for all 3 cruises are $16 for adults, $14 for senior
citizens, $10 for kids 4-12 and free for infants and are available at the dock
or online at
www.spiritofpeoria.com For more information or to reserve your seats
via phone, call 309-637-8000. Find a $3 Off coupon for Spirit of Peoria Sightseeing Cruises on Peoria-Deals.com!
The Mark Linder Walk for the Mind, a one mile walk to support brain tumor
research, will be held at the Peoria Riverplex (located at 600 NE Water Street
on the Peoria riverfront) on Saturday with registration & the raffle beginning
at 7:30 am and the program starting at 9 am. Registration fees are $20 for
adults and $10 for children 10 & younger and brain tumor survivors are free. For
more information, visit
www.marklinderwalkforthemind.org
EP!C
(formerly known as PARC, located at at 1913 W. Townline Road in Peoria) will
host a Farmer's Market every Saturday through October 12th from 8 am -
Noon featuring fresh produce, plants, and artwork from local vendors and
artists, including the EP!C garden and greenhouse. For more information about
the EP!C Market, visit www.epicpeoria.org or
www.facebook.com/epicpeoria
The final
RiverFront Market of the season willtake place on the Peoria riverfront from 8 am - Noon in Liberty Park (at the
corners of Liberty and Water Streets) featuring local produce, meats, cheeses,
breads, flowers plus local art, live music and demonstrations each week. Chef
Demonstrations take place the first and 3rd Saturday of each month beginning at
10 am. For more information, visit http://www.peoriariverfront.com
The Hard Charge Series and Obstacle Course will take place at Three Sisters
Park in Chillicothe on Saturday beginning at 9 am. Spectators may watch
the race and attend the post-race party free of charge. For more information at www.HardCharge.com/Peoria
Recovery
Walks! 2013 will take place on the campus of Proctor Hospital on Saturday
from 10 am - 2 pm with the the Walk beginning at Noon. There will be live music,
lunch, a silent auction and fellowship. Registration is $20 per person, $15 for
ages 12 & under or $50 for a family. All participants receive t-shirts. All
proceeds benefit the Ameel Rashid Scholarship for Addiction Recovery. For more
information, call 309-691-1055.
The 51st Annual Peoria Art Guild's Fine Art Fair, one of the largest and top
ranking visual arts events in Central Illinois, will be held on the Peoria
Riverfront from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday & Sunday. Featuring over 150 local,
national and international visual artists from 26 states, Canada, Argentina and
Israel, this is a live, in-person art gallery where visitors can see and buy
original artwork from local, national and international artists. The Fair also
features a children's art festival with make-and-take projects, a community
mural, live music and dance performances, food and more. Admission is $5 per day
for adults or $7 for an all weekend pass, free for Peoria Art Guild members and
children 12 years & under. Group rates are available for $20 for 5 people. For
more information, visit http://www.peoriaartguild.org/!/fineartfair
Super
Saturday will take place at the Peoria Riverfront Museum beginning at 1 pm.
Smithsonian Magazine's ninth annual Museum Day Live! means you can find free
admission for two people for Saturday, Sept. 28th only by visiting www.Smithsonian.com/museumday Without the free coupon, admission is
free to members or $11 for adults, $10 for seniors citizens 60+ or $9 for youth
3-17 plus Peoria county residents receive a 15% discount. For more information,
call 309-686-7000 or visit http://www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
The
Autumn Gems Quilt Show 2013 will take place from 9 am - 5 pm on Saturday and
from 11 am - 4 pm on Sunday at Avanti's Dome (located at 3401 Griffin Ave. in
Pekin). With over 400 quilts and over 30 vendors, there will be demonstrations,
a silent auction, door prizes, bed turning a raffle quilt, a boutique, quilt
appraisals by appointment plus a live auction of donated quilts. Admission is $7
for adults and $10 for a 2-day pass. Parking is free and food will be available.
For more information, call 309-633-2218 or visit www.gemsoftheprairie.com
The
Friends of Peoria Public Library will host "The World of Downtown Abbey with
Author Jessica Fellowes" at the Peoria Public Library Main Library
Auditorium on Saturday from 3:30 - 5 pm. Best-selling British author Jessica
Fellowes will talk about her books that detail life behind the scenes on the
award winning PBS series as well as the changing life of British aristocracy
then and now. "Downstairs" tickets are $20 and "Upstairs" tickets are $50 or $75
and include a Friends membership. "Upstairs" tickets include the book and
admission for one or two. For more information, call 309-497-2137 or visit www.peoriapubliclibrary.org
Lighten
Up! with Ken Davis will take place at Northwoods Community Church (located
at 10700 N Allen Road in Peoria) on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 9 am and 11
am. Admission is free.
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre
on Saturday beginning at 8 pm featuring Olga Kern on piano. Tickets range from
$26 to $71 with discounts for students and groups and are available at the PSO
Box Office, (located at 101 State Street in Peoria), at the Peoria Civic Center
from 6:30 - 8 pm the night of the performance, by calling 309-671-1096 or online
at
http://www.peoriasymphony.org
Stargazing
at Northmoor at the Northmoor Observatory (located on the Donovan Golf
Course at 5805 N. Knoxville Ave. in Peoria) will be open to the public for
stargazing from dusk until 11 pm on Saturday (If the skies are cloudless).
Volunteers will be on hand to aid you in viewing the night sky through the
telescope, locating planets and constellations, and discovering wonders of the
cosmos. Admission and parking is free. For more information, visit the Peoria
Astronomical Society at
astronomical.org
Music
in the McKenzie will present Beth Bombara at the North Branch of the
Peoria Public Library (located at 3001 w Grand Pkwy. in Peoria) on Sunday from 2
- 4 pm. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-497-2120 visit www.bethbombara.com
Step
back in time and experience 19th century life in rural Peoria County at Sommer
Park's Pioneer Days on Sunday from 1 - 4 pm featuring 1850's fashion this
month. Activities at the Homestead, Barn, Blacksmith Shop and Schoolhouse
may include laundry, gardening, woodworking, blacksmithing, candle making,
hands-on children's activities. Admission is $2.25 per person for ages 4 and up.
Find Peoria area events and
entertainment by
visiting
our
Events Calendar
any time!
Julie
K will perform tonight (Thursday) at Monkey Joe's (located at 8901 N
Knoxville Ave. in Peoria) from 5 - 7 pm. Admission is $6 and a portion will
benefit the Children's Hospital of Illinois.
Greater
Tuna continues tonight (Thursday) at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield and
runs through Sunday. On Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, 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 $33 for
Thursdays, $35 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $37 for Saturdays. For more
information, call 309-965-2545 or go to 
Singer,
songwriter, storyteller and humorist Mark Lowry will perform tonight
(Thursday) at the Peoria Civic Center beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $23.50 for
general admission, $28.50 for Gold Circle and $21 for groups of 10 or more and
are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all TicketMaster outlets,
by phone at (800) 745-3000 or online at 
The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) will be presented by the
Eureka College Theatre Department tonight (Thursday) through Saturday beginning
at 7:30 pm each night. Tickets are $5 per person and available at the door.
Side
Show will be presented by the Bradley University Theatre Department tonight
(Thursday) through Saturday beginning at 8 pm and Sunday beginning at 2:30 pm.
Tickets are $18 for the general public, $16 for Bradley faculty, staff and
senior citizens and $9 for students are are available at the Bradley Theatre Box
Office, by calling 309-677-2650 or online at
Greg
Warren will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets for the Thursday and Friday
late shows are $13 and $16 for the other shows with a $1 discount when paying
with cash. For more information and to reserve seats, call 309-673-5853 or visit 
Peoria
Historical Society's Naughty to Nice Trolley Tour, which traces Peoria
history from 1920's to the present, will take place every Friday in
September beginning at 10:30 am leaving from Kelleher's Irish Pub (located at
619 SW Water Street in downtown Peoria). The Haunted Peoria Tour explores the darker side of
Peoria and takes you to places where strange sightings and legendary deaths have
been reported and will take place every Saturday through October beginning
at 1 pm leaving from Kelleher's Irish Pub (located at 619 SW Water Street in
downtown Peoria). And their River City Tour will take place every Saturday in September beginning at 10:30 am leaving from Harp & Thistle (located
at 4605 N Prospect Road in Peoria Heights). Cost for
each tour is $12 (including a $1 tip for the driver) and seniors 65 and older
ride the trolley free with proof of age and a regular ticket purchase. Tickets are available by calling 309-688-5668. For more information, call
309-674-1921 or visit 
The
Contemporary Art Center will feature Change Up
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.
Enjoy Swing Dance at the Contemporary Arts Center also 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, call 309-674-6877 or visit 
Scapin
will be presented 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 the general public and $5 for students and senior citizens
and are available at the ICC Box Office, by calling 309-694-5136 or online at 
A Moonlight Cruise will take place on Friday on the Spirit of Peoria with
boarding at 7:30 pm and the cruise running from 8 - 10 pm. Live entertainment
will be provided by Barry Cloyd. A cash bar is available. 
A
daytime Sightseeing Cruise will take place on the Spirit of Peoria on
Saturday & Sunday with boarding beginning at 1:30 pm and the cruise running from
2 - 3:30 pm. Tickets for all 3 cruises are $16 for adults, $14 for senior
citizens, $10 for kids 4-12 and free for infants and are available at the dock
or online at 
The Mark Linder Walk for the Mind, a one mile walk to support brain tumor
research, will be held at the Peoria Riverplex (located at 600 NE Water Street
on the Peoria riverfront) on Saturday with registration & the raffle beginning
at 7:30 am and the program starting at 9 am. Registration fees are $20 for
adults and $10 for children 10 & younger and brain tumor survivors are free. For
more information, visit
EP!C
(formerly known as PARC, located at at 1913 W. Townline Road in Peoria) will
host a Farmer's Market every Saturday through October 12th from 8 am -
Noon featuring fresh produce, plants, and artwork from local vendors and
artists, including the EP!C garden and greenhouse. For more information about
the EP!C Market, visit 
The final
RiverFront Market of the season will take place on the Peoria riverfront from 8 am - Noon in Liberty Park (at the
corners of Liberty and Water Streets) featuring local produce, meats, cheeses,
breads, flowers plus local art, live music and demonstrations each week. Chef
Demonstrations take place the first and 3rd Saturday of each month beginning at
10 am. For more information, visit 
The Hard Charge Series and Obstacle Course will take place at Three Sisters
Park in Chillicothe on Saturday beginning at 9 am. Spectators may watch
the race and attend the post-race party free of charge. For more information at 
Recovery
Walks! 2013 will take place on the campus of Proctor Hospital on Saturday
from 10 am - 2 pm with the the Walk beginning at Noon. There will be live music,
lunch, a silent auction and fellowship. Registration is $20 per person, $15 for
ages 12 & under or $50 for a family. All participants receive t-shirts. All
proceeds benefit the Ameel Rashid Scholarship for Addiction Recovery. For more
information, call 309-691-1055.
The 51st Annual Peoria Art Guild's Fine Art Fair, one of the largest and top
ranking visual arts events in Central Illinois, will be held on the Peoria
Riverfront from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday & Sunday. Featuring over 150 local,
national and international visual artists from 26 states, Canada, Argentina and
Israel, this is a live, in-person art gallery where visitors can see and buy
original artwork from local, national and international artists. The Fair also
features a children's art festival with make-and-take projects, a community
mural, live music and dance performances, food and more. Admission is $5 per day
for adults or $7 for an all weekend pass, free for Peoria Art Guild members and
children 12 years & under. Group rates are available for $20 for 5 people. For
more information, visit 
Super
Saturday will take place at the Peoria Riverfront Museum beginning at 1 pm.
Smithsonian Magazine's ninth annual Museum Day Live! means you can find free
admission for two people for Saturday, Sept. 28th only by visiting 
The
Autumn Gems Quilt Show 2013 will take place from 9 am - 5 pm on Saturday and
from 11 am - 4 pm on Sunday at Avanti's Dome (located at 3401 Griffin Ave. in
Pekin). With over 400 quilts and over 30 vendors, there will be demonstrations,
a silent auction, door prizes, bed turning a raffle quilt, a boutique, quilt
appraisals by appointment plus a live auction of donated quilts. Admission is $7
for adults and $10 for a 2-day pass. Parking is free and food will be available.
For more information, call 309-633-2218 or visit 
The
Friends of Peoria Public Library will host "The World of Downtown Abbey with
Author Jessica Fellowes" at the Peoria Public Library Main Library
Auditorium on Saturday from 3:30 - 5 pm. Best-selling British author Jessica
Fellowes will talk about her books that detail life behind the scenes on the
award winning PBS series as well as the changing life of British aristocracy
then and now. "Downstairs" tickets are $20 and "Upstairs" tickets are $50 or $75
and include a Friends membership. "Upstairs" tickets include the book and
admission for one or two. For more information, call 309-497-2137 or visit 
Lighten
Up! with Ken Davis will take place at Northwoods Community Church (located
at 10700 N Allen Road in Peoria) on Saturday at 6 pm and Sunday at 9 am and 11
am. Admission is free.
The Peoria Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Peoria Civic Center Theatre
on Saturday beginning at 8 pm featuring Olga Kern on piano. Tickets range from
$26 to $71 with discounts for students and groups and are available at the PSO
Box Office, (located at 101 State Street in Peoria), at the Peoria Civic Center
from 6:30 - 8 pm the night of the performance, by calling 309-671-1096 or online
at 
Stargazing
at Northmoor at the Northmoor Observatory (located on the Donovan Golf
Course at 5805 N. Knoxville Ave. in Peoria) will be open to the public for
stargazing from dusk until 11 pm on Saturday (If the skies are cloudless).
Volunteers will be on hand to aid you in viewing the night sky through the
telescope, locating planets and constellations, and discovering wonders of the
cosmos. Admission and parking is free. For more information, visit the Peoria
Astronomical Society at 
Music
in the McKenzie will present Beth Bombara at the North Branch of the
Peoria Public Library (located at 3001 w Grand Pkwy. in Peoria) on Sunday from 2
- 4 pm. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-497-2120 visit 
Step
back in time and experience 19th century life in rural Peoria County at Sommer
Park's Pioneer Days on Sunday from 1 - 4 pm featuring 1850's fashion this
month. Activities at the Homestead, Barn, Blacksmith Shop and Schoolhouse
may include laundry, gardening, woodworking, blacksmithing, candle making,
hands-on children's activities. Admission is $2.25 per person for ages 4 and up.