Summer Camp, Piano Playing Championship, Morton Civic Chorus, Louie Louie, Zoo Fest & Memorial Day Ceremonies
Published: Thu, 05/22/14
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The 2014 Summer Camp Music Festival will be held at Three Sisters Park
(located at 17201 N State Route 29 in Chillicothe) will begin tonight (Thursday)
with a pre-party and run through Sunday evening. With more than 15,000
attendees, the event features more than 100 bands on 7 stages over 3 days. The
festival also features a kid's camp, an extensive representation of non-profit
organizations, on-site camping, unique arts & craft artisans plus a variety of
food and beer. For full details including ticket prices and general information,
visit 
The 40th annual World Championship
Old-time Piano Playing Contest and
Festival will take place beginning
tonight (Thursday) and throughout the
weekend around the Peoria area with
ragtime and honky-tonk piano players
from around the world competing for more
than $4,000 in cash prizes. There is a
dinner at Sky Harbor Steakhouse on
Thursday, a Spirit of Peoria cruise on
Friday plus contests, competitions and
more at Embassy Suites East Peoria
throughout the weekend. For more
information, call 217-356-3012 or visit 
Morton
Civic Chorus will present the Encore
2014 concert benefiting CIMKF, the
Central Illinois Memorial Kidney Fund,
tonight (Thursday) through Saturday at
7:30 pm and Sunday beginning at 2 pm in
Hartmann Center Theater at Bradley
University. All tickets are $15 and are
available at Morton Community Banks,
Kidder Music, from any chorus member,
and online at
Jukebox
Comedy Club will host their Best of
Peoria Comics tonight (Thursday),
Friday & Saturday beginning at 8 pm each
night. Tickets are $10 or free if you
have a May birthday. For more
information and to reserve seats, call
309-673-5853 or visit
The JDRF Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes
Wine Soiree will be held at The
Fresh Market (located at 2601 West Lake
Street in Peoria) tonight (Thursday)
from 8 - 10 pm. Sample 40 wines plus
food from the Fresh Market including
rotisserie turkey sliders, fresh
handmade sushi plus a wide variety of
antipasto and cheeses. Tickets are $20
and are available at 
The Arts in Education Spring Celebration
continues on Friday
from 11 am - 1:30 pm at the Peoria
County Courthouse Plaza featuring area
students performing vocal and
instrumental music as well as displays
of artwork. Admission is free.
Performances may be cancelled due to
weather: please visit
The Louie Louie Festival, hosted by
the Illinois Valley Striders, will take
place on Friday on the Peoria RiverFront
featuring a kazoo parade and live music
beginning at 4 pm. Admission is free.
For more information, call 309-689-3019
or visit
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Robin Crowe Band 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. For more information,
call 309-674-6877 or visit 
The
ICC Guest Artists Series will present
War Bonds: The Songs and Letters of
World War II at the ICC Performing
Arts Center on Friday beginning at 7:30
pm. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10
for students and are available at the
ICC box office, by calling 309-694-5136
or online at 
ZooFest
will be held at the Peoria Zoo (located
at 2320 N. Prospect Rd. in Peoria) on
Saturday from 11 am - 3 pm. At 1 pm, the
Chinese Alligator will be moved to her
summer exhibit (weather permitting) plus
there will be bouncy rides, games,
animal encounters and more. Admission is
$9 for adults, $5.25 for kids aged 3 -
12, $8 for senior citizens and free for
kids 2 & under. For more information,
call 309-686-3365 or visit 
Monarch
Butterflies & Other Pollinators will
take place on Saturday at the Peoria
Riverfront Museum from 11 am - 4 pm
where you can learn about Monarch
butterflies, bees and other pollinators
that are essential to food production
plus many species that are facing a
population crisis. Learn about these
amazing creatures from the Heart of
Illinois Sierra Club, local beekeepers,
the Peoria Park District, and many other
local organizations. Inspect monarch
butterflies and participate in
activities. Admission to the museum is
free to 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
Recognize
Richard, a fundraiser for casting &
finishing a Richard Pryor statue to be
erected at State & Washington Streets in
Peoria, will be held at the Contemporary
Art Center (located at 305 SW Water St.
in Peoria) on Saturday from 7 - 10 pm.
Pryor's son, Richard Pryor Jr., is among
the scheduled performers. Admission is
$50. For tickets or more information,
call 309-674-6822 or 309-264-4570 or
visit 
Mark
Farris will perform at Peoria
Cabaret Theatre (located at the Broadway
Lounge in the Maxam Building in downtown
Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 pm.
Admission is $15 and tickets are
available by calling 309-494-9100. For
more information, visit 
Pioneer
Days will take place at Sommer Park
(located at 6329 Koerner Road in
Edwards) on Sunday from 1 - 4 pm. Step
back in time and experience 19th Century
life in rural Peoria County: this
month's theme is Heirloom Gardening.
Admission is $2.25 for ages 4 & up. For
more information, call 309-691-8423 or
visit 
The City of Peoria Annual Memorial Day
Program will take place on Monday
beginning at 10:30 am at the Gateway
Building in downtown Peoria. Featured
guest speaker will be Col. "Robbie"
Robertson, commander of the 182nd
Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National
Guard. City officials scheduled to be in
attendance include Mayor Jim Ardis and
City Council members Eric Turner, Tim
Riggenbach, Chuck Weaver, Casey Johnson
and Ryan Spain. 
The
annual South-West Kiwanis Memorial
Day Ceremony will be held on Monday
at the Vietnam War Memorial located near
the Prospect Road entrance to Glen Oak
Park beginning at 1 pm. Col. Daniel
McDonough, 182nd Air Wing Illinois Air
National Guard, will be keynote speaker.
For more information, call 309-691-6070
or 309-692-3198.
The
Peoria County Veterans' War Memorial
Committee will hold a Memorial Day
Observance at the World Wars I & II
Veterans Memorial at the Peoria County
Courthouse Plaza on Monday beginning at
1:30 pm. Speakers at the ceremony will
address the theme of "Past, Present, and
Future". People who have purchased a
brick throughout the year to honor a
Peoria County veteran are invited to
attend.