Spider Hill, Odd Couple, Worldwide Day of Play, Springdale Cemetery Tours, Spoon River Drive & Schlachtfest
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The
Chillicothe Public Library (located at
430 N Bradley Ave. in Chillicothe ) will
host a Library Book Sale today
(Thursday) through Saturday during
regular library hours. Including
hardbacks, paperbacks, media/DVDs and
magazines, prices range from .10 to $1.
For more information, call 309-274-2719.
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 
Caterpillar
Employees' Mixed Chorus Presents:
Shrek The Musical beginning at 7:30
pm tonight (Thursday), Friday & Saturday
and at 2 pm on Saturday & Sunday at
Eastlight Theatre (located within the
East Peoria High School). Ticket are $10
and are available at the Eastlight
Theatre Box Office, by calling
309-699-7469 or online at 
Neil
Simon's The Odd Couple continues
at Peoria Players Theatre
beginning at 7:30 pm tonight (Thursday), Friday &
Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Tickets
are $12 for adults and $9 for students
18 & under and are available at the
Peoria Players Box Office, by calling
309-688-4473 or online at 
Don
Williams will perform at the Peoria
Civic Center tonight (Thursday)
beginning at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $35,
$45 & $65 and are available at the
Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by
calling 309-673-3200 or online at 
Live
at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature the JuJu Jonny 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. 
Howl-Zoo-Ween
will take place at Peoria Zoo on Friday
& Saturday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm on with a
Trick-or-Treat trail through Africa!,
magic shows and a costume contest at 7
pm each night. Cost is $5 for Zoo
members, $6 for non-members. Pre-sale
tickets are available now at the Peoria
Zoo.
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
309-346-7000 or visit 
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 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
Bette
Davis: On the Edge will be presented
at the Corn Stock Theatre Center on
Friday & Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm.
Featuring Peoria native Christine St.
John, the one woman show is a preview of
the London opening later this year.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for
students and area available at the box
office, by calling 309-676-2196 or
online at 
Jimmy
Pardo will perform at the Jukebox
Comedy Club on Friday and Saturday at 8
pm & 10:30 pm. Tickets are $16 except
for the the Friday 10:30 pm show,
tickets are $13. For more information
and to reserve seats, call 309-673-5853
or visit
Artist
Tour One, Violence Interrupters & D-Man
Comedy All-Stars Richard Pryor Place
Comedians Against Violence: Blind
Crippled and Crazy Campaign will be
presented on Friday at Rail 11 (located
at 2702 W. Farmington Road in Peoria)
beginning at 9 pm. Tickets are $10 in
advance or $15 at the door and $20 for
VIP seats and are available online at 
Goodwill's
Forward March & Run will be take
place at Dozer Park (located at 730 SW
Jefferson Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday
beginning at 8 am. Cost to participate
is $40 for the 4 or 8 mile run, $35 for
the 4 or 8 mile run for veterans or
active military or $30 for the 1 mile
march. The event supports and raises
awareness of Goodwill's Veterans
Services. For more information and to
register, visit 
The Trendevous Fall Fashion Show and
Beauty Event will take place at
Bergner's at The Shoppes at Grand
Prairie on Saturday beginning at 8:30
am. Libby Allison, WEEK News Anchor,
will host the fashion show featuring the
hottest fall looks from head-to-toe.
Admission is $10 and those who make
their reservations online at 
The
American Heart Association will host the
Tri-County Heart Walk on Saturday on
the Peoria Riverfront at 9 am to raise
money and awareness for heart disease
and stroke. The event will feature free
health screenings from Unity Point,
kids' activities, health education and
heart-healthy food. For more
information, go to 
The
Annual Spoon River Drive will take
place from 9 am - 5 pm on Saturday &
Sunday in the towns of London Mills,
Farmington, Avon, Ellisville, Mount
Pisgah Park, Fairview, Canton, Cuba,
Smithfield, Bernadotte. Lewistown, Ipava,
Duncan Mills, the Waterford area and
Astoria in central Illinois. Local
businesses as well as vendors will be
offering their wares. For more
information, visit 
The Superhero 5K will take place on
Saturday at the Peoria Riverfront
beginning at 1 pm at Liberty Park and
run out and back along the trail, ending
at the park. Following the 5K, the young
superheroes will take center stage,
dashing after the Joker in the first
ever Kids' 1/2 mile Villain Chase. Then,
celebrate his capture with a post-race
party with food, live music and
entertainment. Cost to participate is
$25 for adults, $56 for a family 4 pack
and $15 for the Kids Villian Chase and
registration is available online at 
Prairie
Folklore Theatre will present the
12th annual Historic Springdale Cemetery
Tours (located at 3014 N Prospect
Rd. in Peoria) on Saturday & Sunday at 2
pm and 4 pm each day. Featuring
portrayals of several crowd favorites
from the past 10 years, such as Robert
Avery, Lydia Moss Bradley, Joseph
Petarde and Phoebe Buehler,
tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for
children and a family pack is $30. For
reservations, call 309-689-8000 or visit 
The 34th Annual Metamora Band
Invitational will take place on
Saturday beginning at 3:30 pm at
Metamora High School. Featuring 20
marching bands, tickets are $5 for
adults, $3 for senior citizens and $2
for students. For more information, call
309-367-4151 Extension 570.
Peoria
Push Derby Dames will take on the
Quincy Dark River Derby Coalition at the
Peoria Civic Center on Saturday
beginning at 7 pm with a newbie skater
exhibition game starting at 5 pm.
Tickets are $10 in advance sold online,
and $13 at the door and are available
online at 
GirlsEmpo
Fundraiser-Kids Art & Magic will
take place during International Girls'
Day at Prairie Center of the Arts
(located in the Peoria Warehouse
District at 1506 SW Washington St. in
Peoria) on Saturday from 6 - 9 pm.
Celebrate all girls and help raise funds
for education and girls' clubs for
children living in poverty in Guatemala.
There will be art projects and magic
lessons for the kids while adults enjoy
live music and "Shop for a Cause". A
silent auction of artwork donated by
local artists, gift baskets and more
will take place also plus baskets and
purses handcrafted by Guatemalan artisan
women will be available for sale.
Admission is free. For more information,
visit 
ISU
Redbird Hockey will take place at
the US Cellular Coliseum (located at 101
S Madison St. in Bloomington) on
Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Student
tickets are $5 and adults are $10.
Purchase tickets at the U.S. Cellular
Coliseum Box Office, all Ticketmaster
outlets including ISU's Braden Box
Office, and select Walmart locations,
online at 
So
You Think You Can Dance will be
presented at the Peoria Civic Center on
Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are
$44, $54 and $69 and are available at
the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by
calling 309-673-3200 or online at
The Drunken Zombie Drive In will take
place at the Landmark Drive In on
Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Featuring
The Films Of Patrick Rea,
admission is $5 per person or $20 per
car. For more information, visit 
The
Peoria Park District in conjunction with
the Illinois Valley Yacht Club will
present the Columbus Cup on the
Illinois River along the Peoria
Riverfront featuring local entertainment
and activities for spectators viewing
the races. For more information, call
309-689-3019.
Peoria
Humane Society's 18th annual Bark in
the Park will take place on the
Peoria Riverfront on Sunday beginning at
11 am. Activities include a canine
carnival, pawprint painting, dog
olympics, doggie toe nail trimming,
kids' activities, demonstrations,
souvenir photos, vendors, canine good
citizen testing, raffles, food and more.
All dogs attending must be registered
for the event and each dog requires a
separate registration form & fee. Only
one dog per person. You can also
register and participate without a dog.
Each registrant receives a Bark t-shirt,
bandanna, goodie bag, souvenir photo &
may bring one dog to the event.
Admission is $25 for ages 13 years and
over and free for ages 12 & under and
online registration is available through
Friday. Proceeds benefit humane
education, low-cost spay/neuter, cruelty
rescue, volunteer, community awareness,
adoption programs and much more. For
more information visit 
The Prairie Wind Ensemble will
present its Fall Concert on Sunday
beginning at 2:30 pm at the Illinois
Central College Performing Arts Center,
East Peoria. Tickets are $8 for adults
and $6 for senior citizens and are
available at the ICC box office, by
calling 309-694-5136, or online at