Halloween Events, Rivermen, Rocky Horror, Women's Lifestyle Show, Fogelberg Tribute & Lyle Lovett
Published: Thu, 10/23/14
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Hayrides
and Hotdogs will take place tonight
(Thursday) at Sommer Park (located at
6329 N. Koerner Road in Edwards) from 5
- 7 pm. Enjoy roasted hot dogs, chips,
carrots, baked beans, marshmallows and
drinks, a hayrack ride and mid-1800s
Autumn play party activities which
include sack races and fortune telling.
Children and adult costumes are strongly
encouraged. Admission is $6 for ages 11
& up, $4 for ages 3 - 10 with a $25
maximum for families living in the same
household. For more information, call
Peoria
Rescue Ministries' 59th Annual
Stewardship Celebration will be held
tonight (Thursday) in the Peoria Civic
Center Grand Ballroom with doors opening
at 6 pm. Jeff Anderson, featured
speaker, is the author of two books,
Divine Applause and Plastic Donuts.
Tickets are $30 per person or $225 table
of eight and are available by calling
November
will be presented by the Corn Stock
Winter Playhouse at the Corn Stock
Theatre Center beginning at 7:30 pm
tonight (Thursday),
Friday & Saturday and at 2:30 pm on
Sunday. Tickets are $10 for
adults and $7 students and are available
at the Corn Stock Box Office, by calling
Charlie
Murphy will perform at the Jukebox
Comedy Club tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm
and on Friday and Saturday at 8 pm &
10:30 pm. Tickets are $25 for the the
Thursday show and $30 for all other
shows. For more information and to
reserve seats, call 
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 with live music. For more
information, visit 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature the Doran & the
Soul Mystics 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 
Wildlife
Scary Park will take place from 5 -
9 pm on Friday and from 5 - 8 pm on
Saturday & Sunday at Wildlife Prairie
Park. Featuring a giant Trick-or-Treat
Trail, haunted hayrack rides, the
"Train-sylvania Express" and animal
encounters, admission is $10 for a
one-day pass & $15 for a two-day pass
and are available online at 
The
"Not So Scary" annual illuminated
Witches Walk will take place at the
Fondulac Farm Park (located at 305
Neumann Dr. in East Peoria) from 6 - 8
pm on Friday & Saturday. Tickets are
$2.50 for ages 1-15 and $3 for ages 16
years & older. Express tickets are
available for an
additional $3 which cuts the waiting in
line with standard ticket holders and
are available for purchase at Fon du
Lac Park District Administration Center
or by calling 
Limeapalooza
with Brandon Rice, SpaceQueen, Anthony
Turner, Endless Compromise, GBZ 900,
James Ghareeb, Jmilli, Heather Green,
Lucky 7/Mario Cannon, Unamused Dave &
D&V Entertainment will take place at the
Limelight Eventplex (located at 8102 N.
University in Peoria) on Friday
beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 in
advance or $15 day of show and are
available at the Limelight Eventplex box
office or online at 
Pekin
Haunt will take place at the Pekin
Paintball Park (located at 14444
Towerline Drive in Pekin) from 7 - 10 pm
every Friday & Saturday in October.
Featuring paintball guns, zombies, a
haunted house and a corn maze,
participants can ride on a two-story
battlewagon through undead and
zombie-infested territory. Tickets are
$10 for the corn maze, $20 for a
battlewagon ride, $10 for a 2nd
battlewagon ride or $25 for the
battlewagon ride, 200 paintballs & the
corn maze. For more information, call
Spider
Hill will take place at Three
Sisters Park in Chillicothe every Friday
& Saturday in October with gates opening
at 6 pm for ticket sales and attractions
open from at 7 -11 pm. The Massacre
Mansion and Trail of Terror attraction
tickets are $10 per person per
attraction. The Zombie Invasion
Paintball attraction is $15 per person.
For more information, visit 
Spook
Hollow and M.C.Manor Haunted Mansion
will take place on Friday & Saturday
from 7 - 11 pm. Tickets are $25 per
person or $40 for a "Speed Pass" which
allows you to skip the lines and enjoy
all 3 attractions. Hosted by the
Marquette Heights Mens Club, for more
information, visit 
The
Peoria Rivermen will open the
2014-15 season against the Huntsville
Havoc at the Peoria Civic Center Arena
on Friday & Saturday beginning at 7 pm
each night. Tickets are $17 and $20 for
lower bowl tickets and $10 and $12 for
upper bowl tickets and are on sale at
the Peoria Civic Center, all
Ticketmaster locations, by phone at
The
Friends of The Bob & Tom Show Comedy
Tour will perform at the Peoria
Civic Center Theater on Friday beginning
at 8 pm. Hosted by Bob & Tom's own
Kristi Lee, the show will feature Bob
Zany, Costaki Economopoulos and Greg
Hahn. Tickets are $29.50 and $35 and are
available at the Peoria Civic Center Box
Office, by calling 
Rocky
Horror Picture Show will be
presented by Peoria Players Theatre on
Friday & Saturday with doors opening at
11:30 pm each night and the show
beginning at Midnight. Tickets are $15
(general admission seating) and are
available at the Peoria Players box
office, by calling 
The 23rd Annual Women's Lifestyle Showwill be held on Saturday from 9 am -
4 pm at the Peoria Civic Center.
Featuring Manuel Villacorta, Dorothy
Breininger, Monica Parker, Rokelle
Lerner, Kim Weiss and Barb Schmidt,
tickets are available now online at
www.wlspeoria.com for $8 and are also
available at all Kroger outlets. Tickets
at the doors are $10. For full details
about the event, visit 
The
Great Burr Oak Science Club will present
"Exploring the Inside of You" at
The Speakeasy Art Center (located at 353
Court St. in Pekin) on Saturday
beginning at 6 pm. Featuring Dr. Michael
Treanor with an in depth look at the
mechanics of the gastrointestinal (GI)
tract, GI pathology, and endoscopic
surgery. Plus, Mike and Kela Galletti
will be do an histology demo showing
what happens to tissues removed during
surgery. After the meeting, attendees
may participate in an experiment to take
a look at their DNA. Admission is free.
For more information, click 
The 5th Annual Dan Fogelberg Celebration
& Souvenirs Tribute Concert will
take place at the Giant Screen Theater
in the Peoria Riverfront Museum on
Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Honoring the
40th anniversary of "Souvenirs", the
songs will be performed live by
musicians from across the US including
Sheldon Felich, Tim Jessup, Jay
Hennessy, Eric Mills, Tim Harr,
Stephanie Weatherford, Bryan Chrisman
and Tamara Anderson. Tickets are $35 and
are available at the Museum or online at 
Heartland
Festival Orchestra will present
"Beethoven Triple" at Five Points
Performing Arts Center (located at 360
N. Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Saturday
beginning at 7:30 pm. Soloists include
Michael Brown on piano, Elena Urioste on
violin and Nick Canellakis on cello.
Tickets are $35 for adults or $8 for
kids & students and are available online
at 
Josh
Thompson & Clayton Anderson will
perform at the Limelight Eventplex
(located at 8102 N. University in
Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 pm.
Tickets are $17 in advance $20 day of
show and are available at the Limelight
Eventplex box office or online at 
The
Peoria Symphony Orchestra will present Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Groupat the Peoria Civic Center Theater
on Sunday beginning at 6 pm. Tickets
range in price from $53 to $68 and are
available at the PSO Office, by phone at