Pumpkin Festival, Young Frankenstein, Dan Gillogly, American Gothic Cat Show, Black Expo & Evening of Jazz
Published: Thu, 09/11/14
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The 48th Annual Morton Pumpkin Festival
will be held on the Jefferson School
Grounds in downtown Morton continuing
tonight (Thursday) and opens at 11 am on
Friday, at 6:30 am on Saturday and at 11
am on Sunday. Featuring a carnival, live
music, the Miss Morton & Pumpkin
Princess pageants, a parade on Saturday,
the Pumpkin Idol competition, a craft
fair plus food including pumpkin
specialties such as pumpkin chili, baked
beans, pasta salad, pumpkin ice cream,
shakes, cheesecake, cookies and of
course, pumpkin pie. For full details on
the festival, visit 
Blackjack
Billy will perform at the Limelight
Eventplex (located at 8102 N. University
in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) beginning
at 7 pm. Tickets are $9.73 in advance or
$15 the day of the show and are
available at the Limelight Eventplex box
office or online at
Ragime
continues at Peoria Players
Theatre (located at 4300 N. University
in Peoria) beginning at 7:30 pm tonight
(Thursday) through Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday.
Tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for
ages 18 & under and available at the Peoria Players box office, by
calling 309-688-4473 or online at 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature the
Brazilionaires on Friday beginning at
5:30 pm. Admission is $8 for members,
$12 for non-members, $7 for student &
senior members and $11 for student &
senior non-members. For more
information on either event, call 309-674-6877 or visit 
Eastlight
Theatre will present the regional
premiere of Mel Brooks' Young
Frankenstein on Friday &
Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm and Sunday
beginning at 2 pm in the East Peoria
High School Auditorium. Tickets are $19
and are available online at
Enjoy
Peoria's evening skyline with a
Moonlight Cruise on the Spirit of
Peoria featuring live entertainment on
Friday with boarding beginning at 7:30
pm and the cruise running from 8 - 10
pm. Tickets are $20 for adults $18 for
senior citizens and $14 for children
ages 4-12 and free for ages 3 & under. A
cash bar is available. Tickets available
at the dock: no reservations are
required. For more information, visit 
"Sit
Down Comedy: A Piano Player in Purgatory"
starring Second City Alum Dan Gillogly
will be presented on Friday in The
Broadway Lounge at 8 pm (located at The
Waterhouse, 316 SW Washington Street in
Peoria). Tickets are $20 for adults
reserved seating and $15 for students
and are available by calling
309-494-9100 or visiting 
D.
L. Hughley will perform at the
Jukebox Comedy Club on Friday at 8 pm &
10:30 pm, Saturday at 6 pm, 8:30 pm and
11 pm and Sunday at 8 pm. Tickets are
$26 for the Friday & Saturday shows and
$28 for the Sunday show. For more
information and to reserve seats, call
309-673-5853 or visit 
Jammsammich
will perform on Friday at the CEFCU
Stage (located at 200 NE Water St. in
Peoria) with opening act Jesse RS
beginning at 8:30 pm. Admission is $7.
For more information, call 309-689-3019
or visit 
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 
The Dads' Dash is a 5K/1 Mile Family
Walk and will begin on Saturday at 9 am
on the Peoria Riverfront (at the corners
of Water St. and Harrison). The cost is
$35 for all runners, $20 for walkers 12
years and older and $15 for walkers 11
years and under and includes a Post-Race
Party Kelleher's Irish Pub. The event is
a fundraiser to raise money and
awareness for ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease.
For more information, call 309-267-9620
and to register, visit 
Vendor
Fair for a Cause will take place on
Saturday from 10 am - 3 pm at ATS
(Advanced Technology Services located at
8201 N University St. in Peoria).
Vendors include Usborne Books & More, 31
Bags, Scentsy, Origami Owl, Mary &
Martha, Nerium, Embroidery, Norwex,
Tastefully Simple, Explosion Scrapbooks,
Photography, Younique and many more. All
proceeds will benefit the United Way.
The
American Gothic Cat Club will present
its 38th Annual Cat Show at Expo
Gardens from 10 am - 4 pm on Saturday
and 9 am - 3 pm on Sunday. Admission is
$5 for adults, $4 for children aged 4-12
and senior citizens 65+ and $12 for a
family. Dozens of breeds will be
entered. For more information, visit 
Change150
will host it's first of three planned
town hall meetings covering issues
related to District 150 Schools on
Saturday at the Peoria Public Library
North Branch (located at 3001 W. Grand
Parkway in Peoria) from 10:30 am - Noon.
The panel of participants for this
event, covering District 3, will include
Rick Cloyd, District 3 Board Member, Jon
Bateman, District 3 Board Member, Dan
Dugal, Change150 Vice President, John
Meisinger, Former District 150
Administrator, and representatives from
other Change150 coalition groups. 
The Central Illinois Black Expo will
take place on Saturday from 11 am - 7 pm
in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Halls
B and C. Admission is Free. Featuring
over 100 exhibitors, a Back to School
Hair Cut-a-thon with Free haircuts for
kids, a career fair, raffles & prizes
and much more, for more information,
call 309-672-1374 or visit 
The
1st Annual Evening of Jazz With a
Side of Bacon and Kegs is a
music festival featuring performances by
local and regional jazz performers on
the CEFCU Center Stage on the Peoria
Riverfront which will take place on
Saturday from Noon - 10:30 pm. Bacon &
Kegs is a walk around outside tasting
component featuring creative bacon
dishes in central Illinois. Other
activities will include a Miss Bacon and
Kegs Pageant, a bacon eating contest, a
children's area, the experience lounge
(live feed from Twitter and Facebook)
and the 5KEG Run/Walk. A joint venture
between the Peoria Park District,
Central Illinois Jazz Society and Plan
Ahead Events, tickets are $7 for
entrance from Noon - 4 pm or $10 after 4
pm. Advance tickets are also $7 and are
available at Emack & Bolio's on the
RiverFront. Find more details at 
Super
Saturday: Electricity & Magnetism
will take place on Saturday at the
Peoria Riverfront Museum from 1 - 2 pm
where you will explore the connection
between electricity and magnets,
including how electricity can make
magnets move, and how moving magnets can
create electricity. Experiment with
simple circuit boards, a Van de Graaff
generator and a simple electric motor.
No pre-registration is necessary and
this event is included with admission.
Admission 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 
A
Sightseeing Cruise on
the Spirit of Peoria will take
place on Saturday and Sunday with
boarding beginning at 1:30 pm and the
cruise running from 2 - 3:30 pm. Tickets are
$16 for adults, $14 for senior citizens,
$10 for kids 4-12 and free for infants
and are available at the dock or online
at 
The 17th Annual Lobster Roast to
benefit the Hult Center for Healthy
Living will take place at Weaver Angus
Farm on Saturday beginning at 6 pm. The
event, a roast of Hult Executive
Director Matt George, will feature
cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, dinner,
program, dancing and a performance from
country music artist Drew Baldridge.
Tickets are $150 per person. For more
information, call 309-692-6650 or email
Jukebox
Saturday Night will perform at the
Fon Du Lac Park District Administration
Center (located at 201 Veterans Drive in
East Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 7
pm. A family friendly music variety show
featuring country, oldies, gospel, top
40s and more, admission is $8 or $15 per
couple. For more information, call
309-369-8487 or visit