JULEP's Closet, Bradley Basketball, Meet Me in St. Louis, Disney Live & Keith Urban
Published: Thu, 11/07/13
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The Annual Chrysanthemum Show continues at Luthy Botanical Garden from 10 am - 5 pm today (Thursday) through Saturday and Noon - 5 pm on Sunday. This year's theme is "The Nightmare Before Christmas" and is full of hundreds of mums. The Gift Shop will have selected merchandise marked down. Admission is $2.50 for adults aged 13 and up and free for children 12 and under and Garden members. For more information, call 309-686-3362.
Harvey continues (Thursday) at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield and
finishes its run on 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 
Whisper
& Shout at the Contemporary Art
Center will take place tonight
(Thursday) beginning at 8 pm and is an
open mic for sharing and inspiring
poetry. Admission is $4 for
members or $7 for non-members. 
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art Center will feature
Robin Crowe Band 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. For
more information, call 309-674-6822 or
visit 
The Central Illinois Herpetological
Society will meet at Forest Park
Nature Center tonight (Thursday) at 7 pm
featuring a speaker, raffles,
announcements of trips and exhibits and
opportunities for hobbyists to interact
with one another. Admission is free.
Membership to the CIHS is $20 per year
which includes the quarterly newsletter,
Herp Alert. The Society meets the first
Thursday every month at this time at
Forest Park Nature Center.
Junction
City Shopping Center will host their
8th Annual Holiday Walk on Friday
from 4 - 9 pm featuring pictures with
Santa (take photos home same day), live
reindeer, carriage rides, plus hors
d'oeuvres, face painting, a live
performance from the Elite Ensemble, a
holiday photo booth, letters to Santa,
an elf gift shop and more. For more
information, visit 
The 67th Annual Julep's Closet Sale,
Peoria;'s longest running rummage sale,
will take place at the RiverPlex Arena
with first pick Friday from 5 - 8 pm,
half price Saturday from 9 am - 5 pm and
bag sale Sunday from 9 am - 12 pm where
everything you can fit into a regular
grocery bag is $3, a Julep's Closet
Souvenir Tote is $5, and a large garbage
bag is $10. Admission on Friday &
Saturday is $1. For more information,
visit 
The Bradley Braves take on
Jacksonville State on Friday beginning
at 7 pm at the Peoria Civic Center
Arena. Ticket are $8, $14, $20 and $55
and are available at the Renaissance
Coliseum Box Office, by calling
309-677-2625 or online at
The
Graduate continues at the
Corn Stock Winter Playhouse beginning at
7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday and at
2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets
are $10 for adults and $7 students and
are on sale now at the Corn Stock Box
Office or by calling 309-676-2196. Find a Buy
One, Get One Free Offer on 
Dead
Man's Cell Phone will be presented
by the ICC Theatre Dept. 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 general
public and $5 for students and senior
citizens and are available at the
Performing Arts Center Box Office, by
telephone at 309-694-5136 or online at 
Peoria
Players will present Meet Me in St.
Louis beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday
& Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for
18 & under and are available at the
Peoria Players Box Office or by calling
309-688-4473. For more information,
visit 
Heywood
Banks will perform at the Jukebox
Comedy Club on Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
& 9:30 pm. Tickets are $19 (or $18 with
cash) for the 7 pm shows and $16 (or $15
with cash) for the 9:30 pm shows. For
more information and to reserve seats,
call 309-673-5853 or visit
The
Peoria Zoo (located at 2218 N. Prospect
in Peoria) Animal Art Show and Photo
Safari Contest Winners will be on
display on Saturday from 10 am - 4 pm in
the Tropics Building and photo safari
contest winners will be announced at 11
am. Along with photographs, there will
also be a display of art done by Peoria
Zoo animals with some art available for
purchase. Admission is $9 for adults 13
& over, $8 for senior citizens, $5.25
for children aged 3-12 and children 2
and under are free. For more
information, call 309-681-3513 or visit 
The
Peoria Historical Society, in
partnership with WTVP, will present
Community History Day at the Peoria
Riverfront Museum on Saturday from 10 am
- 5 pm featuring an array of educational
opportunities for all ages, including
tours of The Street and Illinois River
Encounter galleries, up-close encounters
with pioneer and Civil War-era
artifacts, guest speaker presentations,
planetarium shows, historical
reenactments, a performance by the
Metamora Courthouse Dancers, a preview
screening of The American Experience:
JFK in the Giant Screen Theater and
more. Admission is free for PHS
members or half-off regular museum
admission for the general public, which
is free for PRM 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
Disney
Live will present "3 Classic Fairy
Tales" at the Peoria Civic Center
Arena on Saturday at 2 pm and 5 pm.
Tickets range in price from $18 to $55
and are available at the Peoria Civic
Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster
locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 or
online at
The
Peoria Art Guild (located at 203
Harrison Street in downtown Peoria) will
host an Opening Artist Reception
for Ashley Morgan and Barbara Hoffman on
Saturday from 6 - 8 pm. Admission and
parking are free. For more information,
visit
Community
Workshop and Training Center (CWTC) will
present Darts for Abilities on
Saturday beginning at 6 pm at Shot Spot
Pub (located at 118 Argentina Avenue in
Bartonville). The evening will include a
blind double draw elimination tournament
and $1,000 prize as well as a 50/50
drawing, auction and food and drink
specials. Tournament registration begins
at 4 pm and costs $10. All proceeds
support direct services for CWTC
consumers. For more information, call
309-686-3300.
Songs
from the Woods, the 2013 Concert Series
at Forest Park Nature Center (located at
5809 N. Forest Park Drive in Peoria
Heights) will feature The Cantrells on Saturday beginning at 7
pm. Admission is $7 for adults and $6
for ages 12 and under with a $1 discount
for CORE members. For more information,
call 309-686-3360 or visit 
Experience
an old-fashioned Barn Dance at
the Washington Middle School (located at
1100 N. Main Street in Washington) on
Satuday beginning at 7 pm. Live music
will be provided by the popular
Champaign contra band Euphor. Callers
Jim Hicks and Gail Hintze teach all the
dances: beginners are welcome. For
an introduction to barn dance basics,
arrive 15 minutes early. 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. 
The Kirking of the Tartans
celebrating their Scottish heritage will
take place at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church (located at 3601 N. North Street
in Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 10:30
am. Featuring live music provided by the
Celtic Cross Pipe Band, you're invited
to bring your tartans for the
traditional blessing. For more
information, call 309-688-3436 or visit
Keith
Urban, will bring his "Light The
Fuse Tour 2013" with Little Big Town and
special guest Dustin Lynch to the Peoria
Civic Center on Sunday beginning at 7:30
pm. Tickets are $77, $67 and $57 and are
available at the Peoria Civic Center Box
Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, online
at 
A Veteran's Day Parade will e held
by the East Peoria Veteran's of Foreign
Wars Post 2078 on Monday beginning at
1:30 pm at Columbia & Washington Streets
in East Peoria and ending at EP's Time
Out. There will also be a ceremony
beginning at 11 am at Soldier's Field in
Fondulac Cemetery in East Peoria. 
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