Festival of Trees, Rivermen, Relatively Speaking, Festival of Lights Parade & Turkey Trot
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Harbor Steakhouse (located at 1321 N
Park Rd. in Peoria) and the Friends of
Rocky Glen will host a free Holiday
Wine Tasting Party and Silent Art
Auction tonight (Thursday) from 5 -
9 pm with live music by
pianist/songwriter Shannon Elizabeth
Shepherd and a raffle drawing for Doug
and Eileen Leunig's Light Painting of
Rocky Glen. Proceeds will support the
financing of a parking lot for Rocky
Glen Park. For more information, call
309-573-2354 or 309-674-5532 or visit 
The 5th Annual Festival of Trees
kicks off tonight (Thursday) from 5:30 -
8:30 pm at First Federated Church of
Peoria's Life Together Center (formerly
the Great Central Insurance Building
located at 3625 N. Sheridan Rd. in
Peoria) and continues Friday & Saturday
from 10 am - 8 pm and on Sunday from 10
am - 5 pm. The Festival of Trees
is a community-wide event with 60
beautifully decorated trees and wreaths
on display and for bidding on to take
home. Other highlights from the weekend
will include a gift shop, an
out-and-about gift certificate tree, a
snack shop, a Saturday Night Pajama
Party, on-going family friendly
entertainment and much more. All
proceeds benefit Crittenton Centers. For
more information, call 309-674-0105 or
visit
WCBU-FM
will host a live Town Hall Discussion
on Peoria's "Don't Shoot" Program
tonight (Thursday) beginning at 6:30 pm
in the Peoria City Hall Chambers. The
meeting will provide an update on how
the program, created to reduce violent
gun crimes in the community, has been
working since its launch 15 months ago.
Panelists include Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis,
Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard, Peoria
County State's Attorney Jerry Brady and
U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis. Participants
have the opportunity to submit questions
from the gallery at City Hall or in
advance on Facebook (WCBU), Twitter (@WCBURadio)
or by email at 
Deck
the Halls continue 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 
Relatively
Speaking, A Weekend of One Acts,
will take place at the Corn Stock Winter
Playhouse at the Corn Stock Theatre
Center beginning at 7:30 pm tonight
(Thursday) through Saturday & at 2:30 pm
on Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults
and $7 students and are available at the
Corn Stock Box Office, by calling
309-676-2196 or online at 
Big
Love, presented by the Bradley University Theatre
Department, continues 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 
Tommy
Davidson 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
$17 (or $16 with cash) and $21 (or $20
with cash) for the other shows. For
more information and to reserve seats,
call 309-673-5853 or visit
The
Sisters of the Third Order of St.
Francis will host their annual Bazaar
to Benefit the Poor at The
Motherhouse (located at 1175 St. Francis
Lane in East Peoria) on Friday from 9 am
- 5 pm and on Saturday from 9 am - 2 pm.
Items for sale include Christmas
decorations, jewelry, plants, religious
articles, handmade items, homemade baked
goods and much more. For more
information, call 309-699-7215 or visit 
The
Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce will
hold its 38th annual Community
Thanksgiving Luncheon, featuring
Federal Companies CEO/President Bill
Cirone as keynote speaker at the Peoria
Civic Center on Friday beginning at
11:30 am. The event includes the
presentation of several awards, as well
as a canned food drive held by the Young
Professionals Organization and petition
signing for redistricting reform
sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Learn more at 
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art Center will feature
John Miller & the Romaniacs 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 on either event, call 309-674-6822 or
visit 
Enjoy
a Candlelight Walk at Luthy Botanical
Garden (located at 2520 N. Prospect
in Peoria) on Fridays and Saturdays
through December 20th from 6 - 9 pm. The
walk takes you through the Poinsettia
Show at night, under the warm glow of
hundreds of candles, while enjoying live
performances of holiday music. Admission
will be waived during the holidays,
although donations are accepted. For
more information, call 309-686-3362 or
visit 
Legacy
Five, a Southern Gospel Quartet
famous for their four-part harmony, will
perform on Friday beginning at 7 pm at
Northwoods Community Church (located at
10700 N. Allen Road in Peoria). Tickets
are $10 or $25 for a family pass and are
available at the church (cash or check
only) or online at 
Prairie
Folklore Theatre will present Black
Hawk's Band, an original folk
musical theatre production featuring
singer/songwriter Barry Cloyd and
storyteller Brian Fox Ellis, at the GAR
Hall (located at 416 Hamilton Blvd. in
downtown Peoria) on Friday beginning at
7 pm. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7
for children and are available at the
door. Black Hawk Band tells the story of
Illinois Native Americans from their own
point of view. 
The
Illinois High School Ten Minute Play
Festival will take place at Eureka
College on Friday & Saturday beginning
at 7:30 pm each night in the Pritchard
Theatre. The festival features 6
original plays performed by Eureka
College students that were written by
Illinois high school students. Admission
is free. For more information, call
309-467-6366.
The
Forest Park Nature Center (located at
5809 N. Forest Park Drive in Peoria
Heights) will host a Nature Art Show
& Sale Friday through Saturday from
9 am - 5 pm and Sunday from 1 - 5 pm
featuring a diversity of media and
unique artwork, all created by talented
local artists. It is a great way to
support local artists and find original
nature-related photographs, paintings,
woodcarvings, handmade jewelry and more.
For more information, call 309-686-3360
or visit 
The
Shoppes at Grand Prairie will host a
Grand Day of Giving on Saturday from
10 am - 9 pm to support area tornado
victims. Donations being accepted
include nonperishable food items, new or
gently used coats to benefit Coats for
Kids as well as monetary contributions
to support the Red Cross. Shoppers
should bring donations to the Shoppes
Management Office, where they will
receive a special gift and a list of
store specials. For more information,
call 309-692-3672. 
The 29th Annual Festival of Lights Parade
will take place on Saturday in East
Peoria beginning at 5:45 pm. The parade
features floats shaped entirely from
lights, including Rudolph the Red-Nosed
Reindeer, the chopper motorcycle float
illuminated with LED lights, a 70-foot
long float of the famous Clydesdale
horse team pulling a delivery wagon,
Frosty the Snowman, the starship
Enterprise illuminated with 48,000 LED
light bulbs and the 95-foot-long
smoke-spewing China dragon. It begins at
the intersection of East Washington
Street and Dolans Lane. For more
information including a map of the
parade route, 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 
Stryper
will perform on Saturday at the
Renaissance Coliseum with special guests
Michael Layne Band and UnHandsome Devils
beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $35 and
are available at all Ticketmaster
locations and online at 
Salsa
Night will take place on Saturday at
the Black Rabbit (located at 456 Fulton
Street in Peoria) with a free lesson
from 8:30 - 9:30pm and open dancing from
9:30 pm - 12:30 am. Admission is $6 or
free for students with ID. Begin
the night with free lessons provided by
local instructor Apollo Shaw. 
The 43rd Annual Peoria Turkey Trot
will take place on Sunday beginning at 1
pm at Detweiller Park (located at 8327
N. Galena Rd. in Peoria). Rain, shine or
snow, Peoria's oldest running race is a
4-mile run through with the top two
finishers in each division receiving a
trophy and a turkey (compliments of
Kroger). All entrants receive a Turkey
Trot t-shirt. A ½ mile youth fun-run
will take place immediately before the
start of the run. Registration is $18
for the main race and $2 Youth Fun Run
and is available at the at the Peoria
Park District Recreation Office. For
more information call 309-681-2866 or
visit 
Music
in the McKenzie will present Rachael
Davis at the Peoria Public Library
North Branch (located at 3001 W. Grand
Pkwy. in Peoria) McKenzie Room on Sunday
from 2 - 4 pm. CDs will be available to
purchase with proceeds going to the
Friends of the Peoria Public Library.
Admission is free and for all ages.
Admission is free. For more information,
call 309-497-2120 or visit
Linda
Tesner, Curator of the George R.
Stroemple Collection will present "Natural
History Through the Eyes of a Private
Collector" at the Peoria Riverfront
Museum on Sunday beginning at 2 pm where
she will share images and her expertise
on one of the most significant private
collections of artwork today. The theme
of natural history unites this
collection, which contains Native
American artifacts, studio glass,
Japanese Meiji objects and more. Get an
inside look at this collection including
artists Dale Chihuly, William Morris,
Lino Tagliapietra, Joey Kirkpatrick and
Flora Mace. Admission is $7 for museum
members and $10 non-members. For more
information, call 309-686-7000 or visit
The
Central Illinois Youth Symphony Fall
Orchestral Concert will be held at
the Metamora High School (located at 101
W. Madison in Metamora) on Sunday
beginning at 2 pm. Tickets are $10 for
adults and $5 for youth. For more
information, visit 
Peoria
Midwest Flames Basketball will take
on the Chicago Court Kingz in the
Woodruff Gymnasium Home Gym (located at
1800 NE Perry Ave. in Peoria) 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