Festival of Lights, Santa Parade, Yule Like Peoria, Rivermen, Kristkindlmarkt, Bradley Basketball & Second City
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The
Forest Park Nature Center (located at
5809 N. Forest Park Drive in Peoria
Heights) Nature Art Show & Sale
will be held today (Wednesday) 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 
Comics
for a Cause will take place at the
Jukebox Comedy Club tonight (Wednesday)
beginning at 8 pm. Featuring a dozen
comics plus the debut stand-up
performance of WMBD morning show host
Greg Batton. A fundraiser for the
victims of the recent storms, admission
is a minimum donation of $10. For more
information and to reserve seats, call
309-673-5853 or visit 
A Fall Music Festival will be held
at the Itoo Hall (located on 4909 W.
Farmington Rd in Peoria) tonight
(Wednesday) beginning at 8 pm.
Performers include Jaik Willis, Jam
Band, Brainchild and Miami's Best Reggae
Band, InnaSense and the show will be
hosted and dj'd by Home$killet. Tickets
are $12 in advance at Finish Line Ford,
Flores Music, Inspired, Autumn Bloom
Hydroponics, Beer 30 Bar on Knoxville or
$17 at the door.
Deck
the Halls continues Friday through
Sunday
at the Barn 2 Dinner Theatre in Goodfield and runs through December 31st.
On 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 $37 for Fridays and Sunday
brunch and $39 for Saturdays. For more information, call 309-965-2545 or go to 
Folepi's
Winter Wonderland will be open
beginning Thursday night through New
Year's Eve at the VFW Post 2078 Park off
Springfield Road (located at 123 Par 3
Lane in East Peoria). Drive through a
million sparkles of excitement in the
Festival of Lights' signature event.
Folepi's Winter Wonderland features the
majority of the Parade of Lights floats
and many other lighted displays.
Hours are 5 - 9 pm Sundays through
Thursdays and 5 - 11 pm on Fridays &
Saturdays. Cost is $10 for all vehicles
excepts full size buses, which are $150.
For more information, visit 
The 126th Annual Santa Claus Parade
will take place in Downtown Peoria on
Friday beginning at 10:15 am. For full
information & a map of the parade route,
visit 
The 1st Annual Holiday Frost Fair
will be held at the Gateway Building on
Friday from 5 - 9 pm featuring one-of-a-kind gifts
brought to you by the Peoria Art Guild
and the Peoria Park District. Showcasing
artwork from a selection
of talented Illinois artists, you'll
enjoy live music and dance performances
plus treats and beverages.
Admission is free.
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Ed & Judy
Howard 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 309-674-6877 or visit
Yule
Like Peoria will take place on
Friday from 6:30 - 9 pm beginning with
the Peoria Courthouse Tree Lighting
Ceremony. Then stroll through a
wonderland of decorations and
activities. Local entertainers will
perform at more than 30 locations in
downtown Peoria and will offer
complimentary refreshments. For more
details as well as a map of
performers and locations, 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 
Guitarist David McDonald of the Academy of
Fretted Instruments in Morton, will
perform on Friday from 7 - 9 pm at the
Wine Bar at Wines N More (located at 151
S Main St. in Morton). Admission is free
and wine and appetizers will be
available. For more information, call
309-291-0899 or visit 
The
Peoria Rivermen will take on the
Bloomington Thunder at the Peoria Civic
Center Arena on Friday beginning at 7:15
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 
Chris
Schlichting will perform at the
Jukebox Comedy Club on Friday & Saturday
at 8 pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets are $12. For
more information and to reserve seats,
call 309-673-5853 or visit 
A
Holiday Craft & Vendor Show will take
place on Saturday from 9 am - 2 pm at
the East Peoria Embassy Suites. A unique
shopping experience with 58 vendors,
Santa will be on hand from 10 am - Noon
and balloon animals and face painting
will take place form 9 am - 2 pm.
Admission is free.
The
Harmonie-Concordia Singers of the Peoria
German-American Society will host the
4th Annual Kristkindlmarkt at the
Lindenhof, (located at 7601 N. Harker
Drive in Peoria) from 10 am - 5 pm on
Saturday & 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday.
Vendors will offer a variety of arts and
crafts for Holiday gift giving plus
imported items from Germany and Austria.
Enjoy bratwurst, schnitzel, homemade
strudel, glühwein, hot chocolate,
Bavarian pretzels, and German beer plus
entertainment featuring the Lindehhof
Echoes (an alpine horn group), a brass
group playing Christmas Carols and
Christmas Carolers. Santa Claus will be
on hand beginning at 1 - 3 pm each day
also appearing will be the Kristkindl (Christ
child). Admission is free and
attendees are encouraged to bring canned
or non-perishable foods for donation to
a local food pantry. For more
information, call 309-444-4656 or visit 
Peoria
Midwest Flames Basketball will take
on the Coast II Coast All Stars in the
Woodruff Gymnasium Home Gym (located at
1800 NE Perry Ave. in Peoria) on
Saturday beginning at 5 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
Christmas
Jubilee, a southern gospel Christmas
music concert, will be presented as a
live 1940's radio broadcast at Five
Points Washington (located at 360 N
Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Saturday
beginning at 7 pm. TV and radio
personality Lee Ranson will be the
announcer for this nostalgic holiday
event set in the golden age of radio.
Tickets are $15 for adults and students
high school age and under are free and
are available at at Hoerr's Berean
Bookstore, at the front desk at Five
Points Washington or by calling
309-472-0027. Group tickets for groups
of 10 to 24 are $12 each and groups of
25 or more are $10. For more
information, visit 
The Bradley Braves will take on Texas
Pan-American on Saturday 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
Second City will perform their
Nut-Cracking Holiday Review at the ICC Performing Arts Center (located at 1
College Dr. in East Peoria) on Saturday
beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $25
for all ages and are available at the
ICC Box Office, by calling 309-694-5136
or online at 
Holiday
Extravaganza with the Peoria Pops
Orchestra will take place beginning at 4
pm on Sunday at Five Points Washington
(360 N. Wilmor Rd, Washington). Tickets
are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors
citizens, $8 for students and groups of
8 or more and are available at the Five
Points Box Office, by calling
309-444-8222 or online at