Paisley Convertible, Bradley Basketball, A Piece of My Heart, Rivermen & Family Fest
Published: Thu, 01/16/14
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Bradley
University's Osher Lifelong Learning
Institute will sponsor a presentation by
Board of the Friends of Wildlife Prairie
Park president Bill Cirone entitled "Wildlife
Prairie Park: A Jewel of the Midwest"
tonight (Thursday) beginning at 7 pm in
Marty Theatre (located in the Robert H.
Michel Student Center, lower level at
915 N. Elmwood in Peoria). Admission is
free, however registration is required.
Call 309-677-3900 to register or for
more information.
Nate
Bargatze will perform at the Jukebox
Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30
pm. Tickets for the Friday & Saturday 8
pm shows are $15 and the other shows are
$12. For more information and to reserve
seats, call 309-673-5853 or visit
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Rewind
beginning on Friday 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
on Friday 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
or visit 
The Bradley Braves take on Southern
Illinois on Friday beginning at 7 pm at
the Peoria Civic Center Arena. Tickets
are $8, $14, $20 and $55 and are
available at the Renaissance Coliseum
Box Office, by calling 309-677-2625 or
online at 
The
Penguin Project will present Grease
at Eastlight Theatre (located within the
East Peoria High School Auditorium) on
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and on
Sunday at 2 pm. Tickets are $10 for
adults and $5 for students and are
available online at
A
Piece of My Heart will be presented
by the Corn Stock Theatre Winter
Playhouse on Friday & Saturday beginning
at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 for adults
and $7 students and are available at the
Corn Stock Theatre Box Office, by
calling 309-676-2196 or online at 
A
presentation about Building an Energy
Efficient Home will be held at the
Peoria Public Library North Branch in
the McKenzie Room (located at 3001 W.
Grand Parkway in Peoria) on Saturday
beginning at 10:30 am. Admission
is free.
Family
Fest 2014, a family-focused
community event featuring 40,000 square
feet of interactive fun for all ages,
will take place on Saturday from 10 am -
7 pm in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit
Hall D. Admission is $5 for adults and
children and free for ages under 3. A
Family Four Pack of 2 adults and 2
children will also be available for $15.
For more information, visit 
Peoria
Midwest Flames Basketball will take
on the Southern Illinois Monarchs in the
Woodruff Gymnasium Home Gym (located at
1800 NE Perry Ave. in Peoria) on
Saturday beginning at 4 pm. Tickets are
$10 for adults, $7 for students with ID,
$5 for children 6 - 12 and senior
citizens and free for children 5 and
under 5. Groups of 10 or more receive a
$2 discount. For more information and to
order tickets online, visit 
The
Heart of Illinois United Way emerging
leaders group (GENeration United) will
host the 2nd Annual Snowball
Masquerade beginning at 6:30 pm on
Saturday at the Holiday Inn Hotel &
Suites (located at 101 Holiday Street in
East Peoria). Enjoy an evening of fun
with a masquerade contest and live
entertainment provided by Three and a
Half Men. Tickets are $55 per person and
include hors d'oeuvres and two drink
tickets. For more information,
call call 309-674-5181 or visit 
The Peoria Rivermen will take on the
Bloomington Thunder at the Peoria Civic
Center Arena on Saturday beginning at
7:15 pm and again on Sunday at 3:15 pm. Tickets are $17 and $20 for
lower bowl tickets and $10 and $12 for
upper bowl tickets and are on sale now
at the Peoria Civic Center, all
Ticketmaster locations, by phone at
309-676-1040 or online at 
The Heritage Ensemble will present
its Annual Martin Luther King, Jr.
Concert at the ICC Performing Arts
Center (located at 1 College Drive in
East Peoria) on Saturday beginning at
7:30 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12
senior citizens $8 students and free
children under 12 and are available at
the ICC Box Office or by calling
309-694-5136. For more information,
visit
Sunday
Fun Day will take place at the
Peoria Riverfront Museum on Sunday
beginning at 1:30 pm with "Moonshot: The
Flight of Apollo 11" where children can
hear the retelling of the Apollo 11
story and make a craft to take home.
Cost is $2 per child (an adult must be
present during the event). 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 
The
Peoria Symphony will present "Matinee
at the Movies" at the Peoria Civic
Center Theater beginning at 3 pm.
Featuring music from Hollywood classics
new and old including Harry Potter,
Indiana Jones, Star Wars, The
Magnificent Seven, and Gone with the
Wind, the show will be hosted by Dan
Diorio & Grag Batton of WMBD 1470.
Tickets range from $26 to $71 and from
$11 for students and are available at
the PSO Box Office, by calling
309-671-1096 or online at