Chiefs, HOI Fair, Guys & Dolls, Shakespeare Festival, Flying Fish Festival & Earth, Wind & Fire
Published: Thu, 07/10/14
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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. 
The Peoria Chiefs will take on
Clinton tonight (Thursday) beginning at
6:30 pm at Dozer Stadium. Individual
tickets are $10 for club box seating
($11 on Fireworks nights) and $7 for
lawn seats and are available at the
Peoria Chiefs Box Office, by calling
309-680-4008 or online at 
Arts
in the Park will feature Loose Shoes
tonight (Thursday) at the new Idlewood
Arts Pavilion (located at the corners of
Idlewood & Parkside in Morton) beginning
at 7 pm. Admission is free. In case of
rain or excessive heat, the concert will
be held at the Morton Education and
Administration Center Auditorium
(located at 1050 S. Fourth Ave. in
Morton). Bring a blanket and/or chairs
and concessions will be available at
6:30 pm. For more information, visit 
The
CEFCU Jazz Series will take place
tonight (Thursday) on the CEFCU Center
Stage at the Landing (located at 200 NE
Water Street in Peoria) from 7 - 9 pm
featuring Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe.
Admission is free. For more information,
call 309-689-3019 or visit
Mike
Armstrong will perform at the
Jukebox Comedy Club tonight (Thursday)
at 8 pm and Friday & Saturday at 8 pm &
10:30 pm. Tickets are $12 for the
Thursday and Friday late shows and $15
for all other shows. For more
information and to reserve seats, call
309-673-5853 or visit
A Sightseeing Cruise will take
place on the Spirit of Peoria on Friday,
Saturday and Sunday with 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
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Enjoy
Peoria's evening skyline with a
Moonlight Cruise on the Spirit of
Peoria on Friday night featuring live
entertainment 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,
call 309-637-8000 or visit 
The Heart of Illinois Fair kicks off
at Expo Gardens (located at 1601 West
Northmoor Road in Peoria) on Friday at 4
pm and runs through Saturday, July 19
with gates open from 10 am - 10 pm each
day. Attractions include a carnival,
live entertainment, a bags tournament, a
kiddie tractor pull, a KCBS BBQ
cook-off, a petting zoo, and the Rising
Star Singing Contest to name a few.
General admission is $10 for ages 13 &
over, $5 for children aged 6 - 12 and
free for ages under 6 and military
personnel with ID. For more information,
visit 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Rob Williams
Blues Band 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, call 309-674-6877 or visit 
The Peoria POPS Orchestra will
present The Best of the Best at Five
Points Washington (located at 360 N.
Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Friday
beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $12 for
adults, $10 for senior citizens and $8
for students and are available online at 
Guys
& Dolls opens on Friday at the Corn
Stock Theatre main stage tent (located
in upper Bradley park) and runs through
Saturday, July 19 beginning at 7:30 pm
each night. Tickets are $18 for adults &
$12 for students 18 & under and are
available at the Corn Stock Theatre Box
Office, by calling 309-676-2196 or
online at 
The
Illinois Shakespeare Festival will
present Much Ado About Nothing
beginning at 8 pm on Friday at Ewing
Manor (located at 617 E. Emerson in
Bloomington), Elizabeth Rex on
Saturday beginning at 8 pm and Antony
& Cleopatra on Sunday beginning at
7:30 pm. Tickets range from $31 - $47
for adults and $27 - $43 for students
and are available by calling
309-438-2535 Monday - Friday from Noon -
4 pm, at the on site box office just
prior to the performance or online at 
Here
Come the Mummies! will perform on
Friday at the Limelight Eventplex
(located at 8102 N. University in
Peoria) beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are
$21 in advance or $26 the day of the
show or $75 for VIP seating and are
available at the Limelight Eventplex box
office or online at 
Wedding
Banned will perform on Friday at the
CEFCU Stage (located at 200 NE Water St.
in Peoria) beginning at 8:30 pm.
Admission is $7. For more information,
call 309-689-3019 or visit 
The
Inaugural Flying Fish Festival and
Bow Fishing Tournament will take
place outside of Bass Pro Shops in East
Peoria on Saturday from 5 am - 1 pm with
food samples and educational displays
available from 11 am - 3 pm.
Registration is $120 per team of four.
Money raised will support the Union
Sportsman Alliance and the preservation
of the Peoria Labor Temple. 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 
The G-Fit Experience, a free fitness
event, will be held at Guardian Fitness
(located at 2240 W Townline Road in
Peoria) on Saturday from 8 am - Noon
featuring various fitness classes,
consultations and raffle prizes. All
levels of fitness are welcome to workout
or watch. For more information, visit 
Peoria
Historical Society's
Naughty to Nice Trolley Tour takes
place every Saturday in July beginning
at 10:30 am 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. The "Roll Out the
Barrel Tour" takes you through the
earliest sections of downtown Peoria and
into the Warehouse District where you'll
discover facts about distilling in
Peoria running every Saturday in July
beginning at 1 pm also leaving from
Kelleher's Irish Pub. 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 
Heartache
Tonight, an Eagles Tribute Band,
will perform at the CEFCU Stage (located
at 200 NE Water St. in Peoria) on
Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Admission is
$7. For more information, call
309-689-3019 or visit 
Earth,
Wind & Fire
Yvonne
Greer will perform in a cabaret at
Peoria Cabaret Theatre (located in the
Broadway Lounge at the Waterhouse at the
MAXAM, 316 SW Washington Street) on
Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are
$15. For more information, call
309-494-9100 or visit 
The Pekin Park Concert Band will
perform at Mineral Springs Park (located
at 1701 Court Street in Pekin) on Sunday
beginning at 7:30 pm. Rain location is
Miller Center also in Mineral Springs
Park. Admission is free - please bring
lawn chairs for seating. For more
information, 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