Chiefs, BBQ Throwdown, Cigar Summit, Kid's Pioneer Day, Monster Truck Throwdown, Kids Day & Fiesta en el Rio
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The
Chillicothe Chamber of Commerce will
host Corn Fest at the American
Legion tonight (Thursday) from 4 - 8 pm.
Featuring hot dogs, baked beans, chips
and all you can eat corn plus a
home-made apple pie judging contest,
there will also be live music, a live
street auction, retail vendors, antique
tractors and a city wide garage sale.
For more information, visit 
Arts
in the Park will feature The Pekin
Park Concert Band 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 Peoria Chiefs will take on Great
Lakes tonight (Thursday), Friday &
Saturday beginning at 7 pm and on Sunday
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 
Sebastian
Bach will perform at the Bloomington
Center for the Performing Arts (located
at 600 N East St. in Bloomington)
tonight (Thursday) beginning at 7:30 pm.
Tickets range from $23 to $33 for
adults, $21 to $31 for senior citizens
and $18.60 to $26.60 for youth. For more
information, or call 309-434-2777 or
visit 
The
Illinois Shakespeare Festival will
present Antony
& Cleopatra
beginning at 7:30 pm tonight (Thursday)
and at 8 pm on Saturday, Much Ado
About Nothing on Friday
at 8 pm and on Elizabeth Rex on Sunday beginning
at 7:30 pm at Ewing Manor (located at
617 E. Emerson in Bloomington). 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
Lachlan
Patterson 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 8 pm shows and $15
for all other shows. For more
information and to reserve seats, call
309-673-5853 or visit 
The 4th Annual BBQ Throwdown Cooking
Contest will be held in Downtown
Morton beginning at 8 am on Friday and
at 7 am on Saturday. Featuring over 40
contestants, there will also be plenty
of BBQ items available for purchase.
There will also be a "Backyard" contest
for amateur grillers to be judged along
with the professional contestants. Live
music will be provided by Midnight
Special, Rewind, Mister Sister and
Jammsammich plus there will be crafters,
a kid`s play area and vendors. Take part
in the "People`s Choice" tasting event
where the public gets to judge the best
pulled pork prepared by the contestants
on Saturday at 11:30 am. Proceeds
benefit the The Illinois CancerCare
Foundation. For more information, visit 
Habitat
for Humanity Greater Peoria will host an Outdoor Sale at the East Peoria
ReStore (located at 110 Carver Lane in
East Peoria) on Friday from 10 am - 7
pm. Offering unique, vintage products,
there will also be hot dogs, chips,
beverages, and homemade cookies made by
local Girl Scouts available for
purchase. There is no admission fee. For
more information, call 309-676-6729 ext.
2.
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. There will
also be an early cruise on Saturday from
11 am - 12:30 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 
Artists
on the Boardwalk will take place at
Junction City Shopping Center (located
at 5901 N. Prospect Road in Peoria) on
Friday from 4 - 8 pm. Local Artists will
display and sell their artwork along the
boardwalk plus there will be live music.
For more information, visit 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Cousin Eddie 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
Gentleman's Cigar Society of Peoria will
host the 2014 GCS Cigar Summit at
Jimmy's Bar (located at 2801 W
Farmington Rd. in Peoria) from 5 - 9 pm
on Friday and from Noon - 8 pm on
Saturday. Cigar representatives will be
available to sell cigars and answer
questions. There will also be cigar
rolling demonstrations and a dominoes
tournament. Admission is free and the
event is open to the public. For more
information, call 309-339-2896.
TheMulti Sport Extravaganza, a
festival type event that showcases the
many outdoor opportunities and clubs in
Central Illinois, will take place at
Wildlife Prairie Park on Friday
beginning at 6 pm and also on Saturday
and Sunday. Cost to participate is $35
per person with a cap of $105 for
families. Sunday only admittance is $15
per person with a cap of $30 for
families. Live Music on Saturday night
will feature Jerry Vandiver. You can try
kayaking, SUP, mountain biking,
orienteering, running the obstacle
course and more. For full details with
activity schedules and to register
online, visit
The
Boat Drunks will perform at the
CEFCU Stage (located at 200 NE Water St.
in Peoria) beginning at 7:30 pm.
Admission is $7. For more information,
call 309-689-3019 or visit 
Wyatt
Earp: My Side Of The Story, will
take place at the Apollo Theatre
(located at 311 S Main St. in Peoria) at
7:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and at
2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $10 and
are available by calling 309-673-4343 or
at the door. Featuring James Wilhelm,
the host of WTVP's award-winning series,
Illinois Adventure, who will play Wyatt
Earp as he discusses his life from birth
in Monmouth, IL to the famous gun-fight
at the OK Corral. including his arrests
in Peoria in 1872. 
Arc
Light Productions (located within the
Illini Bluffs High School Theatre, 212
N. Saylor St. in Glasford) will present Thoroughly Modern Millie
beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday &
Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday.
Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for
senior citizens and students. For more
information, visit 
Native
American Star Stories around the
Campfire with Jo Lakota & Brian "Fox"
Ellis will take place on Friday at The
Twinflower Inn (located at 110 North
Olson Street in Bishop Hill) beginning
at 8 pm. Admission is free, however
donations are appreciated. Call
309-927-3506 for more information.
Whitney's
Walk for Life 2014 will take place
on Saturday at Jubilee College State
Park with the 5K Run beginning at 7:55
am and the 5K the Walk beginning at 8
am. Registration fees are $25 for adults
for either the run or walk and $15 for
kids aged 12 & under for either the run
or walk. To register or for more
information, 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 
Wildlife
Prairie Park will celebrate the lives of
early settlers in Illinois with the
Kid's Pioneer Day event on Saturday
from 9 am - 6:30 pm. Activities include
butter churning, corn grinding, learning
how settlers plowed the prairie plus
activities with animals that the
settlers brought with them. Admission is
free for park members or $8 for ages 13
& up, $7 for senior citizens aged 65+,
$6 for ages 3 - 12 and free for ages 2 &
under. For more information, call
309-676-0998 or visit 
The
Monster Truck Throwdown returns to
the Marshall County Sand Trap (located
at 1429 9th Street in Lacon) on Saturday
& Sunday beginning at 10 am each day.
Admission is $20 each day for adults and
kids 10 & under receive free admission
with each paid adult ticket. To order
tickets and for more information, visit 
The
8th Annual Kids' Day will take place
at Levee District (located at 400 W.
Washington St. in East Peoria) from 10
am - 3 pm. Admission is free and all
activity fees benefit Crittenton
Centers. Activities include a Superhero
Cake Walk, bounce houses, fire truck &
police car display, a firehouse game, a
dunk tank, the Glitter Fairy, Unique
Twist balloon artists, face painting and
more. 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 
The Fiesta en el Rio will take place
on Saturday on the CEFCU Stage at the
Landing on the Peoria Riverfront
beginning at 4 pm featuring authentic
Latin American food and drink, a
fun-filled kids' area, local musicians
and much more. Admission is $10 per
person and $30 per family living in the
same household. Proceeds from soda and
water sales will go directly to the
Peoria Friendship House. For more
information, visit 
A Chicken Fry Fundraiser will be
held at the American Legion (located at
31473 American Legion Dr. in Deer Creek)
from 5 - 8 pm. Admission is $10 at the
door and includes all you can eat pan
fried chicken, home-made mashed
potatoes, corn plus water or iced tea.
Other drinks will be available for
purchase.
The
Great Burr Oak Science Club will
host Mr. Thomas Vogel, biology
instructor for Western Illinois
University, at the Speakeasy Art Center
(located at 353 Court St. in Pekin) on
Saturday beginning at 6 pm. Admission is
free. Vogel will discuss the current
scientific consensus of the likelihood
of death by zombie and how you should
confront the brain-munching,
limb-dropping, walking dead.
Refreshments will be provided. For more
information, visit 
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 
Peoria
Players will host a Get Acquainted
Meeting at the theatre (located at
4300 N University St. in Peoria) on
Sunday beginning at 7 pm where you can
meet the directors of their 2014-2015
season, find out about auditions, cast
requirements, crew opportunities, and
more. Admission is free. 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 
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