Bach, Turkey & Strawberry Festivals, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Moss Ave. Sale, Trolley Tours & Gala of Royal Horses
Published: Thu, 06/05/14
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The 2014 Tremont Turkey Festival will
take place through Sunday in downtown
Tremont. Hours are 9 am - 10 pm on
Thursday, 11 am - 10 pm on Friday, 6:30
am - 10 pm on Saturday and 9 am - 5 pm
on Sunday. The event features the Miss
Tremont Pageant on Thursday night, a
pancake & sausage breakfast, a 5k race,
horseshoe tournament, an antique tractor
pull and live music by Heartache Tonight
on Saturday, a community church service,
car show and parade on Sunday plus a
carnival, live entertainment, food
featuring (of course) turkey throughout
the festival. For more information,
visit 
The Peoria Bach Festival celebrates
its 12th year in 2014 with performances
through Sunday celebrating the renowned
composer. All performances will be held
at Trinity Lutheran Church (located at
135 NE Randolph Ave. in downtown
Peoria). For a full listing of events,
times and costs, call 309-676-4609 or
visit 
Whisper
& Shout will take place at
the Contemporary Art Center tonight
(Thursday) with doors opening at 7:30
pm, and the show begining at 8 pm. 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 Spring Creek
Station 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 also on Friday 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 309-674-6877 or visit 
Holy
Family Heritage Days will be held in
the Holy Family Parking lot (located at
the corners of Sterling Ave. and Gale
Ave. in Peoria) from 4 - 10 pm tonight
(Thursday) & Friday and from 11 am - 10
pm on Saturday. There will be carnival
rides, food, a beer tent, games and live
entertainment featuring the West
MacQueen Street band on Friday night.
For more information, call 309-688-3427.
The
48th Annual Claud-Elen Days will
take place tonight (Thursday) through
Sunday with carnival rides, games, a
parade on Saturday food plus live
entertainment in downtown Chillicothe.
For more information, click 
The Central Illinois Herpetological
Society will meet tonight (Thursday)
at Forest Park Nature Center at 7 pm
featuring a speaker, raffles,
announcements of trips and exhibits and
opportunities for hobbyists to interact
with one another. Admission is free. 
Smokey
Joe's Cafe will be presented by
Peoria Players Theatre tonight
(Thursday) through Saturday beginning at
7:30 pm, and on Sunday at 2 pm. The
songs of Leiber and Stoller, Smokey
Joe's Cafe is a Grammy Award-winning
musical revue that showcases 39 pop
standards, including rock' n' roll and
rhythm & blues. Tickets are $18 for
adults and $12 for ages 18 & under and
are available at the Peoria Players box
office, by calling 309-688-4473 or
online at 
Corn
Stock Theatre continues its production
of Funny Girl through Saturday
beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are
$18 for adults & $12 for students
through high school and are available at
the Corn Stock Box Office, by calling
309-676-2196 or online at 
Jon
Huck will perform at the Jukebox
Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and Friday & Saturday at 8 pm & 10:30
pm. Tickets are $15 for the Friday &
Saturday late shows and $12 for all
other shows. For more information and to
reserve seats, call 309-673-5853 or
visit 
The
Luthy Botanical Garden Summer Plant Sale
and Craft Show (located at 2520 N.
Prospect in Peoria) runs from 10 am - 5
pm on Friday & Saturday and Noon - 5 pm
on Sunday. In addition to plants there
will also be a craft show featuring
local crafts and vendors. Admission is
$2.50 or free for ages 12 and under. For
more information, call 309-686-3362 or
visit 
Peoria
Historical Society's Grandview Drive
& Springdale Cemetery Trolley Tour
will take place every Friday in June
beginning at 10:30 am leaving from Harp
& Thistle (located at 4605 N Prospect
Road in Peoria Heights). The Abraham
Lincoln and The Civil War Tour will
run every Saturday in June beginning at
10:30 am and tells the story of
Lincoln's visits to Peoria, the Civil
War troops and Camp Peoria & Camp Lyon
where they trained. This tour leaves
from Kelleher's Irish Pub, (located at
619 SW Water Street near State St. in
downtown Peoria) And the
Naughty to Nice Trolley Tour takes
place every Saturday in June beginning
at 1 pm leaving from Kelleher's Irish
Pub (located at 619 SW Water Street in
downtown Peoria) and traces Peoria
history from 1920's to the present and
includes stories of the city's gangster
era, including driving by the site of
Peoria's most notorious crime scene.
Cost for each tour is $15 and seniors 65
and older ride the trolley free with
proof of age and a regular ticket
purchase. Pre-sale tickets are available
by calling 309-688-5668. For more
information, call 309-674-1921 or visit 
The CIAO First Fridays Artists' Tour
will take place on Friday from 5 - 9 pm
at 10 different locations in downtown
Peoria including The Mill, Murray Center
for the Arts, the Contemporary Art
Center, and the Peoria Art Guild where
visitors can view artist demonstrations
as well as purchase pieces. For a
complete map of the locations, visit 
Steady
Flow will perform on Friday at the
CEFCU Stage (located at 200 NE Water St.
in Peoria) with local bands The Sites
and Unamused Dave opening beginning at
6:30 pm. Admission is $5. For more
information, call 309-689-3019 or visit
Dierks
Bentley with Tyler Farr and Granger
Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. will
perform in concert on Friday at Three
Sisters Park (located at 17189 N. Rt. 29
in| Chillicothe) beginning at 8 pm.
Tickets are $45 in advance and are
available at all Co-Op Records
locations, by calling 800-514-3849 or
online at 
The Elmwood Strawberry Festival will
be held on Saturday in downtown Elmwood
featuring strawberry treats (such as
strawberry pizza, strawberry shortcake,
strawberry shake ups, strawberry
milkshakes, strawberry soda & strawberry
jam), musical entertainment, children's
activities and crafts. There will be a
car show from 8 am - Noon, a pancake and
sausage breakfast from 6 - 10 am, craft
booths from 8 am - 6 pm, the River
Valley Antique Association, a kids
corner, kids pony rides, balloons by
Unique Twist, a hula hoop contest,
games, Pat's Trains plus a food tent
from 10 am - 6 pm. Admission is free.
For more information, click 
The RiverFront Market takes place on
the Peoria riverfront every Saturday
morning through September from 8 am -
Noon (located in the 200 Block of SW
Water Street directly across from the
Peoria Riverfront Museum) featuring
local produce, meats, cheeses, breads,
flowers plus local art, live music and
demonstrations each week. For more
information, visit 
Run
for the Sun, a 4-mile trail run to
benefit the Sun Foundation, will be held
on Saturday at the Sun Foundation Center
(located at 1276 Sun Rd, Washburn)
beginning at 8 am. Registration cost is
$35. There will also be a
non-competitive 1-mile Fun Run. Fun Run
registration is $5 or $15 for a race
t-shirt. To register, click 
The 34th annual Moss Avenue Sale will
take place on Saturday along 6 blocks of
historic Moss Avenue (between Western
and McArthur Blvd.) from 8 am - 3 pm.
Featuring antique and collectible
dealers, hand made items, fine art
dealers, food vendors and live music,
admission is free. The event will take
place rain or shine. For more
information, call 309-676-7900 or visit 
The 2nd Annual Running with the Dogs
fundraiser for Paws Giving Independence
will be held on Saturday at Junction
City Shopping Center (located at 5901 N
Prospect Rd. in Peoria) with
registration opening at 8:30 am and the
5K Race and 3K Walk beginning at 9:30
am. The races take place on Prospect
Road through both Peoria and Peoria
Heights, with a post-race event taking
place at Junction City. Cost is $35 per
or free for children 12 & under. For
more information, visit 
The Peoria Heights Tower Park Art
Festival will take place at Tower
Park from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday &
Sunday. Featuring art vendors, face
painting, balloon animals, live music
and food, watch artists create sidewalk
chalk art on the walkway throughout the
festival. Admission is free. For more
information, visit
The
Peoria Humane Society will host a "Kitten
Shower" at the PACHS shelter
(located at 2600 NE Perry in Peoria) on
Saturday beginning at 3 pm. Due to the
overabundance of kittens available for
adoption, the event's goal is to find
homes for the kittens as well as
replenish diminishing supplies for the
shelter to care for them. For more
information, call 309-682-9015. 
Zoo
To Do, the annual gala event at
Peoria Zoo, will take place at the Zoo
(located at 2320 N. Prospect Rd. in
Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 5:30
pm. Featuring live entertainment, a
silent auction and a three-course meal
in the Africa! exhibit. Interact with
animals from from the education
collection as they roam the event with
their keepers and take a tour of the
animal night quarters for an exclusive
behind the scenes experience. Tickets
are $125 and VIP tickets are also
available for $150. To reserve tickets
and for more information, call
309-681-3559 or visit 
The Gala of the Royal Horses will be
presented at the Peoria Civic Center on
Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are
$28 and $38 plus a limited number of VIP
seats for $58 including a meet and
greet. Children 12 and under and seniors
60 and over receive a $5 discount
(excluding VIP). Tickets are available
at the Peoria Civic Center box office,
all Ticketmaster locations, by calling
800-745-3000 or online at 
Local
band The Generations and The
Pulse will perform on Saturday at
the CEFCU Stage (located at 200 NE Water
St. in Peoria) with opening act Jesse RS
beginning at 7 pm. Admission is $5. For
more information, call 309-689-3019 or
visit
The
Roots of Folk Celebration featuring
Barry Cloyd will take place on Saturday
at the GAR Hall (located at 416 Hamilton
Blvd. in Peoria) beginning at 7:30 pm.
Admission is $10 at the door. Opening
act will be Walten Pond and main acts
are The Way Down Wanderers and Barry
Cloyd's Celtricity. For more
information, call 309-674-7121.
The 5th Annual Homes of Hope Benefit Car
Show will take place at Mackinaw
Valley Vineyard on Sunday from Noon - 4
pm featuring live music by Lost Haven
and the Stevill Dan Band as well as wine
tasting, food and raffles. Admission is
free and car show registration is $10.
For more information, call 309-862-0607
or visit
The Peoria Municipal Band will
perform on Sunday beginning at 7 pm at
the Glen Oak Park Amphitheatre (located
at 2218 N. Prospect in Peoria). Directed
by Conductor David Vroman, admission is
free. For more information, call
309-681-2854 or visit