Deck the Halls, Dead Man's Cell Phone, Big Love, Roots & Boots Tour, Bradley Basketball & Civil War Winter Quarters
Published: Thu, 11/14/13
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The
2013 Caregiver Night Out will be
held tonight (Thursday) at 1st United
Methodist Church (located at 116 NE
Perry in Peoria) from 5 - 8 pm. This
event is for caregivers or grandparents
who are raising grandchildren as well as
professional caregivers. The event is
free and dinner will be provided plus
there will be a speaker and the Peoria
Jazz All Stars will provide
entertainment. For more information,
call 309-674-2071.
Deck
the Halls opens tonight (Thursday)
at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in
Goodfield and runs through December 31st.
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 $35 for
Thursdays, $37 for Fridays and Sunday
brunch and $39 for Saturdays. For more information, call 309-965-2545 or go to 
The
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria
will hold a free meeting for small
business owners on the Affordable
Care Act tonight (Thursday)
beginning at 6:30 pm at the Washington
Township Hall (located at 58 Valley
Forge Drive in Washington). A specialist
from the Small Business Health Care
Consortium and counselor from the
Tazewell County Health Department will
be on hand to answer questions while
attendees learn about tax credits,
insurance levels and brokers,
affordability and more. For more
information, call 309-253-9594.
The
Center for Youth and Family Solutions
will present the "Jazz for a Cause
Concert" featuring the Jeff Lorber
Fusion with Jimmy Haslip at the Packard
Plaza (located at 211 NE Adams St. in
Peoria) tonight (Thursday) with doors
opening at 6:45 pm and David Hoffman and
Friends opening the show at 7:15 pm
Lorber and Haslip will take the stage at
8:15 pm. Reserved tickets are $33 and
general admission tickets are $26 and on
sale now at 
Dead
Man's Cell Phone continues at the ICC
Performing Arts Center beginning at 7:30
pm tonight (Thursday), 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
Meet Me in St.
Louis continues at Peoria Players
Theatre tonight (Thursday) through
Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm 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
Big
Love will be presented by the
Bradley University Theatre Department at
the Hartmann Center for the Performing
Arts tonight (Thursday) through Saturday
beginning at 8 pm and at 2:30 pm on
Sunday. Tickets are $14 for adults,
Bradley faculty & staff and senior
citizens are $12 and students are $7 and
are available at the Bradley University
Box Office or by calling 309-677-2650.
For more information, visit 
Brian
Posehn will perform at the Jukebox
Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and on Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30
pm. Tickets for the Thursday show are
$16 (or $15 with cash) and $19 (or $18
with cash) for the other shows. 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
Full Flavor 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
take place on Friday featuring a dance
lesson from 8:30 - 9:30 pm and open
dancing to DJ Matt Vasquez 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 309-674-6822 or
visit 
The
Central Illinois Youth Symphony presents
its annual fundraiser, "A Taste of
Jazz" beginning at 5:30 pm on Friday
in the Packard Plaza Ballroom in
downtown Peoria. In addition to live
entertainment by CIYS students, the
event features a wine and craft beer
tasting and a silent auction of an array
of items. Tickets are $35 and may be
purchased by calling 309-370-6424 or
online 
The Roots & Boots Tour featuring
Aaron Tippin, Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw
and special guests the Brian Dennison
Band and Cullen Greer will take place at
the Avanti's Dome (located at 3401
Griffin Avenue in Pekin) on Friday
beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $30 in
advance or $35 at the door and are
available at all Avanti's restaurants,
Co-Op Records, the Twisted Spoke Saloon
and the Avanti's Dome or online at 
The Bradley Braves take on Chicago
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
A Pancake Breakfast and iPad Raffle
hosted by Peoria Kiwanis to benefit
local charities will be held at the
Lariat Steakhouse (located at 2232 W
Glen Ave.in Peoria) on Saturday
beginning at 8 am. Breakfast includes
all-you-can-eat pancakes, link sausage,
applesauce and choice of coffee, milk or
juice. Cost at the door is $7 for
adults, $5 for children 6-12, and kids
ages 5 and under eat free. A book of
five tickets is discounted to $30. Also
available are raffle tickets for a
chance to win an IPad. Tickets are $5
each or $20 for five. For both breakfast
and raffle tickets, call 309-256-6251.
For more information, visit
Civil
War Winter Quarters will be held at
Sommer Park (located at 6329 N. Koerner
Road in Edwards) from 10 am - 4 pm on
Saturday & from 10 am - 3 pm on Sunday.
Admission is $5 per vehicle. History
comes to life as Civil War soldiers
construct winter quarters and prepare
for their winter encampment. Living
Historians in authentic uniforms will
use period tools and construction
methods to build handmade wooden
shelters to protect themselves from the
approaching winter weather. Activities
will also include mail call, drill and
ceremonies and daily camp life. For more
information, call 309-691-8423 or visit
A Book Reading and Signing of
"Rachel and Sammy Learn to Conserve,
Rachel" will take place at Forest Park
Nature Center (located at 5809 N. Forest
Park Drive in Peoria Heights) on
Saturday beginning at 1 pm and "Apple
Action and Way of Water Activities" will
begin at 2 pm. Admission is free.
For more information, call 309-686-3360
or visit 
The
Proctor Center (located at 309 S.
DuSable in Peoria) Talent Showcase
will take place on Saturday from 3 - 5
pm. Acts from the longest running local
talent competition in Peoria will
entertain you with singing, dancing,
rapping, and musical instruments. For
more information, call 309-673-9183 or
visit
Peoria
Midwest Flames Basketball will take
on the Michigan TEAM NetWork in the
Woodruff Gymnasium Home Gym (located at
1800 NE Perry Ave. in Peoria) on
Saturday beginning at 4 pm and the
Chicago Fury on Sunday beginning at 3
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
St. Martin's Chamber Players will
present Christmas in France, a free
concert and holiday celebration of
French music, history and spirit on
Sunday beginning at 3 pm at the First
English Lutheran Church (located at 725
E. Forrest Hill in Peoria). A "meet the
artists" reception will follow the
concert. For more information, call
309-922-9058 or visit
The
Peoria Riverfront Museum will host a
Gallery Walk beginning at 2 pm on
Sunday where you can learn about recent
acquisitions to the museum's permanent
collection, including artworks by Pablo
Picasso, Georges Rouault and John Marin,
in a gallery walk led by Kristan H.
McKinsey, Curator. Free to members and
with regular paid admission.
Admission 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 
The Illinois Central Jazz Train
directed by Larry Harms playing the old
Jazz standards with Big Band sounds will
take place at Landmark Recreation Center
(located at 3225 N. Dries Lane in
Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 6 pm.
Admission is $5 for members, $7
non-members and students are free. Food
and beverages will be available. For
more information, call 309-692-5330.