Last Chance for Halloween Events, Dracula, Bassnectar, Itoo Supper & A Night for Richard
Published: Thu, 10/30/14
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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
309-691-8423 or visit 
ISU
Redbird Hockey will take place at
the US Cellular Coliseum (located at 101
S Madison St. in Bloomington) tonight
(Thursday) beginning at 7 pm. Student
tickets are $5 and adults are $10.
Tickets are available at the U.S.
Cellular Coliseum Box Office, all
Ticketmaster outlets including ISU's
Braden Box Office and select Walmart
locations, online at 
Shawn
Gnandt and Brett Erickson will
perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club
tonight (Thursday), Friday and Saturday
at 8 pm and Friday & Saturday at 10:30
pm. Tickets are $12. For more
information and to reserve seats, call
309-673-5853 or visit 
Malloween
will be held at Northwoods Mall on
Friday from 5 - 7 pm. Participating
stores will have candy available while
supplies last. Fore more information,
call 309-688-0444 or visit 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature the Rewind 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 
Friends
of Rocky Glen will host a Halloween
Fundraiser at Sky Harbor Steakhouse
(located at 1321 N Park Rd. in West
Peoria) on Friday from 6 - 10 pm with a
hog roast, costume contest, bag toss
competition and live music by Denise
Adams. For more information, call
309-573-2354 or visit 
Pekin
Haunt will take place at the Pekin
Paintball Park (located at 14444
Towerline Drive in Pekin) from 7 - 10 pm
on Friday & Saturday.
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
309-346-7000 or visit 
Spider
Hill will take place at Three
Sisters Park in Chillicothe on Friday
& Saturday 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 
Matthew
Curry will perform at the Limelight
Eventplex (located at 8102 N. University
in Peoria) on Friday beginning at 8 pm.
Tickets are $15 in advance $18 day of
show and are available at the Limelight
Eventplex box office or online at 
The Bloomington Thunder will play at
the U.S. Cellular Coliseum (located at
101 S. Madison St. in Bloomington) on
Friday beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are
$27, $18, $15 & $10 with discounts for
children 2-12, senior citizens and the
military and are available at the US
Cellular box office or by calling
309-434-2980 or online 
Cornerstone
Academy of Performing Arts will presentDracula on Friday beginning at
7:30 pm at the ICC Performing Arts
Center in East Peoria. Featuring local
dancers and guest artists form New York,
tickets are $18 and are available at the
ICC box office, by calling 309-694-5136
or online at 
Bassnectar
will perform at the Peoria Civic Center
on Friday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are
$34 and $42 and are available at the
Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by
calling 309-673-3200 or 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 
The Christmas One-Stop Shop will be
held at the Groveland Community Library
on Saturday from 8 am - 2 pm or until
everything is gone, whichever comes
first. Admission is free to this annual
fundraiser and items for sale include
"Like-New" books, hand-made items,
jewelry, yard decorations, soy candles,
soy soaps, scarves, doll clothes, hair
bows, planters and other home decor plus
vendors including Tupperware, Scentsy,
Avon, Thirty-One, Tastefully Simple, and
The Pampered Chef plus there will be a
bake sale.
The 37th Annual Craft & Vendor Show
will take place on Saturday from 9 am -
2 pm at Germantown Hills Middle School
(located at 110 Fandel Rd. in Germantown
Hills). Admission is free. Featuring
over 100 crafters and vendors, there
will be a wide variety of holiday and
everyday items plus gift basket
drawings.
A St. Jude Shopping Fundraiser will
take place on Saturday at the Knights of
Columbus (located at 7403 N Radnor Rd.
in Peoria) from 11 am - 3 pm. Featuring
many vendors and crafters, there will
also be Java Jolt coffee and a bake
sale. Admission is free. 
The
Peoria Riverfront Museum will host a
Spook-tacular Science Show on
Saturday from 1:30 - 2:15 pm.
Admission is $5 per person and children
4 and under are free with a maximum cost
of $20 per family. Join "Mad Scientist"
Nick Rae for a post-Halloween "wrap-up"
of mysteriously spooky science
experiments. For more information, call
309-686-7000 or visit 
Pasta
for Patriots, an all-you-can eat
spaghetti dinner at Goodfellas (located
at 1414 N. 8th Street in Pekin) will
take place on Saturday from 3 - 8 pm.
Featuring a DJ, a magician, live musical
entertainment, a $25 cash hourly
drawing, a silent auction and a gourmet
cupcake bar for $1 each, tickets are $7
for adults, $5 for veterans and children
and free for children aged 5 and under.
Proceeds from the event will be used for
IVFCH home repair projects for Veterans
which provides basic home repairs, yard
cleanups, weatherization and visits to
Tri-County Veterans free of charge. Call
309-363-3737 to purchase tickets or for
more information, visit 
"CASAblanca
- Dancing with the Local Stars" will
be held at the Par-A-Dice Hotel Ballroom
on Saturday beginning at 6 pm. A
fundraiser for CASA of Peoria County
featuring Michael Piraino, CEO of
National CASA for Children who will
speak about the importance of community
engagement in order to serve children
who face abuse or neglect, tickets are
$200 per person or $1,500 for a table of
ten. For more information, call
309-669-2939 or visit 
Big
Data will perform at the Limelight
Eventplex (located at 8102 N. University
in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 7
pm. Tickets are $9.99 in advance, $15
day of show and are available at the
Limelight Eventplex box office or online
at 
The 87th Annual Itoo Supper will be
held on Sunday at the Itoo Hall (located
at 4909 W. Farmington Road in Peoria)
from 11 am - 7 pm. The menu consists of
Lebanese Cabbage Rolls,Chicken and Rice,
Kebba,Green Beans,Mashed Potatoes and
Gravy, Fried Chicken, Salad and Pita
Bread. The cost for adults is $15
and children under twelve years of age
are $8. Beverages, desserts and Lebanese
delicacies will also be available. The
freshly prepared food is served family
style at your table or carry outs are
available. Tickets are available by
calling 309-676-9725 or at the door.
Bo
Burnham will perform at the
Renaissance Coliseum on the Bradley
University campus on Sunday beginning at
7 pm. Tickets are $10 for the public, $5
for Bradley faculty and staff and free
for Bradley students donating a
non-perishable food item or $1 donation
and are available at the Coliseum ticket
office. Hosted by The Activities Council
of Bradley University (ACBU) , for more
information please visit 
"A
Night For Richard" will take place
at the Peoria Civic Center beginning on
Sunday at 7 pm to benefit the Richard
Pryor statue and honor the Peoria
native. Featuring Cedric "The
Entertainer", D.L. Hughley, Eddie
Griffin, George Lopez, Charlie Murphy
and Mike Epps, tickets are $39.75,
$59.75 and $250 for VIP packages and are
available at the Peoria Civic Center Box
Office, by calling 309-673-3200 or
online at