Glass Menagerie, Halloween Events, Rivermen Opener, Women's Lifestyle Show & Dracula
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A Citywide
Celebration of Women in the Arts continues through November 19 throughout the Peoria area. Highlighting the wide range of creative talent among women in Peoria, explore this special selection of visual, performing and literary arts events and programs. For more information with a full schedule, visit 
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 including 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 
Fright & Fun on
Fredonia will take place tonight (Thursday) between the 1300 and 1500 blocks of Fredonia Avenue (near the Bradley University campus) from 5 - 7 pm. Featuring games and trick or treating at the Greek houses. Admission is free and free parking is available in the Heuser Art Center lot accessed from Bradley Avenue. For more information, visit 
"The Vietnam War: The Big
Picture" will be discussed at the Peoria Public Library North Branch (located at 3001 West Grand Parkway in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) beginning at 6 pm. Presented by Dr. Sharon MacDonald, a retired history professor from Illinois State University, the program is a part of an America Library Association Grant Award which is designed to help viewers gain a broader understanding as they watch episodes of the 10-part PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick.
Marlon Wayans will
perform at Jukebox Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) at 7:15 pm & 9:30 pm. Tickets are $35. For tickets and more information, visit 
Little Women, The Musical
continues at Bradley University's Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts on the Bradley Campus tonight (Thursday), Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm. Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic comes to life in this acclaimed musical filled with the sound of a young America discovering its voice. Tickets are $18 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $5 for students and are available at the Hartmann Center Box Office, by calling 309-677-2650 or online at 
Peoria Historical Society's
Grandview Drive and Springdale Cemetery Tour winds along Grandview Drive on Fridaybeginning at 11 am And their Haunted Peoria Tour is where you'll discover the stories behind the ghostly appearances that have startled and puzzled Peorians through the years taking place on Saturday beginning at 11 am and 1:30 pm. All tours leave and from the Peoria Riverfront Museum in downtown Peoria. Tickets are $15 and are available by calling
309-686-7000 or online at 
Trick or Treat Main Street
will take place in downtown Morton in conjunction with Fourth Friday: Tazewell Art Loop on Friday from 5 - 8 pm. Kids and their families are invited to trick-or-treat at downtown Morton businesses from 4 - 6 pm and Fourth Friday events will take place from 5 - 8 pm featuring live music, ghost rock painting, free yoga and a classic car show. For more information, call 309-263-2491 or visit 
Wildlife Scary Park
will take place at Wildlife Prairie Park (located at 3826 N Taylor Rd. in Hanna City) from 5 - 9 pm on Friday, from 2 - 10 pm on Saturday and from 2 - 8 pm on Sunday. Featuring a giant Trick-or-Treat Trail, haunted hayrack rides, the "Train-sylvania Express" and animal encounters, the "not-so-scary" version will run prior to 7 pm each night. A "Fun Zone" is also available featuring activities like Knockerball, Laser Tag, Pumpkin Chuckin' for an
additional $5. Admission is $10 or $8 for WPP members or free for ages 2 & under and are available online at 
The 4th Friday Tazewell Art
Loop will take place in Morton, Tremont, Pekin & Delevan on Friday from 5-9 pm. Featuring local art, performance demonstrations, live music and entertainment plus local shops and restaurants, Fourth Friday will take place through November. For more information, visit 
Live at the Five Spot at the
Contemporary Art Center will feature their Halloween Party with The Bazilionaires on Friday from 5:30 - 8:30 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 309-674-6822 or visit 
The "Not So
Scary" annual illuminated Witches Walk will take place at the Fondulac Farm Park (located at 305 Neumann Dr. in East Peoria) on Friday & Saturday from 6 - 8 pm each night. Tickets are $2.50 for ages 1-15 and $3 for ages 16 years & older. Express tickets for an additional $4 which cuts the waiting in line with standard ticket holders and are available for purchase now at Fon du Lac Park District Administration Center or by calling 309-699-3923.
Halls of Horror will
take place at Hero's Hall (located at 601 Rusche in Creve Coeur) on Friday & Saturday and Tuesday (Halloween) from 7 pm - Midnight. A new haunted attraction this year, there is also a kid-friendly area. Admission is $10 in cash. For more information, call 309-370-1858 or visit 
Spook Hollow with the
M.C.Manor Haunted Mansion and the M.C. Nightmare 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 or $60 for a VIP guided tour. Hosted by the Marquette Heights Mens Club, for more information and to order tickets online, visit 
The Haunted
Infirmary continues at the Bartonville Insane Asylum (located at 4500 Enterprise Dr. in Bartonville) on Friday and Saturday from 7 pm - 1 am. Tickets are $15 and are available at the gate until midnight or online until capacity has been reached. Recommended for ages 14 and up, for tickets or more information, call 309-241-3113 or visit 
Pekin Haunt continues
at the Pekin Paintball Park (located at 14444 Towerline Drive in Pekin) from 7 - 10 pm on Friday & Saturday with tickets on sale beginning at 6 pm. 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 
Enjoy Peoria's
evening skyline with a Moonlight Cruise on the Spirit of Peoria on Friday with boarding beginning at 7 pm and the cruise running from 7:30 - 9:30 pm. Live entertainment is provided and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are $23 for adults, $21 for senior citizens 55 and up, and $14 for kids aged 4 - 15 and infants are free. Reservations are not required. For more information, call 309-637-8000 or visit 
The Peoria Rivermen
will take on the Birmingham Bulls in their season opening games at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Friday & Saturday beginning at 7 pm each night. Tickets are $18 and $21 for lower bowl tickets and $11 and $13 for upper bowl tickets in advance or $1 more the day of the game and are on sale now at the Peoria Civic Center, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 309-676-1040 or online at 
Enjoy Live
Music at the Rhythm Kitchen (located at 305 SW Water Street in Peoria) on Friday and Saturday night from 8 - 11 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
Zombie All Star Comedy
will take place at Jukebox Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) on Friday & Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets are $12 and are available along with more information by calling 309-673-5853 or online at
The Rocky
Horror Picture Show will be presented by the Peoria Players Theatre with doors opening at 11:30 pm on Friday and Saturday night and the show beginning at midnight. Tickets are $20 for general admission seating and are available at the box office or by calling 309-688-4473.
The 2017 Women's Lifestyle
Show will be held in the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Halls on Saturday from 9 am - 3 pm. Tickets are $8 and are also available at all Kroger outlets. Tickets at the door will be $10 and early bird tickets are $25 each and include show admission with entry at 8 am, free VIP parking and a gift bag. For more information and tickets, visit 
The Pumpkin Bash will
take place at the Peoria Zoo on Saturday from 10 am - Noon. Featuring a mini trick-or-treat trail, games, crafts, a session about bat conservation and what you can do to help preserve this timeless Halloween icon, admission is $9.50 for adults 13+, $8.50 for senior citizens and active military, $6.50 for children aged 2-12 and free for ages under 1 and members. For more information, call 309-681-3559 or visit 
"What Happened When Pekin
Tried to Purchase its Water Utility" will be presented by Attorney Burt Dancey at Advanced Medical Transport (located at 1718 N Sterling Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 10 am. Admission is free One in a series of public meetings hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria to evaluate the possible purchase of the water utility, for more information, visit 
"Trash or
Treat" will take place on Saturday at four Peoria locations with a Litter pick-up from 10:30 am - Noon. Staff volunteers, approximately 170 Bradley students, neighborhood associations and other residents will pick up litter to help prepare for Halloween. Participants will be given a tour of Peoria neighborhoods, historic sites, public art and recreational areas before picking up litter around the Proctor Center, Glendale, Renaissance Park Community Association on West Main Street
and the Health Department. Area residents are encouraged to participate with costumes and kids can trick-or-treat and learn about the importance of keeping neighborhoods clean. For more information, call 309-494-8631 or visit 
Sculpture Walk Peoria
will conduct free guided tours of the 15 sculptures that are on display for 12 months on Washington Street between State and Fulton on Saturday. The tours start at the Peoria Riverfront Museum lobby beginning at 10 am and Noon. For special group or private tours at other times, call 309-676-2787. For more information about Sculpture Walk Peoria, visit 
The Fall into Reading Festival
will be held at John H. Gwynn Jr. Park (located at at 809 W. John H Gwynn Junior Avenue in Peoria) on Saturday from Noon - 3 pm. Featuring a costume contest, face painting, bouncy houses, bobbing for apples, book mark decorating and free books for children and Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis and author Rita Ali, plus there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Little Free Library which will be located at Carver Center. Admission is free.
The Jeepers Creepers Fall
Festival will be held on Saturday at Black Partridge Park in Metamora from 1 - 9 pm. Featuring hay rack rides, bonfire storytelling, a scary trail ride for ages 13 and above for $5, trick or treat trail for younger kids, crafts, kids games, food, a 50/50, silent auction, vendors and more. Admission is $10 per child up to 3 per family and $5 for each additional child and $5 for the scary trail ride, proceeds benefit the Metamora St. Jude Run and Metamora Park District. For more
information, visit 
A Sightseeing Cruise
will take place on the Spirit of Peoria on Saturday & Sunday from 2 - 3:30 pm. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for senior citizens, $11 for kids 4-15 and free for ages 3 & under and are available at the dock, by calling 309-637-8000 or online at 
The 48-hour
Filmmaker Fest Screening & Awards will be held on Saturday at the Giant Screen Theater at the Peoria Riverfront Museum beginning at 6 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
Laser Fright Light
will be held at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Saturday featuring Laser Fright Light at 6 pm and Laser Beatles at 7 pm. Admission is $5 for one show and $8 for both shows for members or $7 for one show and $12 both shows. For more information, visit 
Central Illinois Ballet
will present Dracula at the ICC Performing Arts Center on the East Peoria campus on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Based on the novel by Bram Stoker, the audience is transported into Count Dracula's castle full of night terrors and vampires. Tickets are $20 for adults, $12 for children under 12 and $10 for students and are available at the box office, by 309-694-5136 or online at 
The Illinois
State University Wind Symphony will present a joint concert with the Metamora High School Wind Ensemble on at Metamora High School (located at 101 W. Madison Street in Metamora) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Admission is free. For more information, call 309-438-2166.
A Zombie Cruise will
take place on the Spirit of Peoria on Saturday beginning at 7:30 pm. Dress up as your favorite zombie or Halloween character while cruising the Illinois river featuring live music by Kickapoo Junction. An hors d'oeuvre buffet is included. Tickets are $26for adults, $13 for kids 4-15 and free for ages 3 & under by calling 309-637-8000 or online at 
Strength of This
Nation will take place at the Peoria Civic Center Theater on Saturday beginning at 8 pm on Saturday and at 3 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $40, $50 and $60 and are available at the at the Civic Center box office, by calling 800- 745-3000, all Ticketmaster outlets or online at 
Flogging Molly will
perform at the Limelight Eventplex (located at 8102 N University St. in Peoria) with their Life Is Good Tour on Saturday beginning at 8 pm. General admission tickets are $28 and are available at 
Celebrate Peoria:
Diwali will take place at the Peoria PlayHouse Children's Museum in Glen Oak Park in Peoria on Sunday from Noon - 4:30 pm. Activities will be presented in collaboration with the Hindu Temple of Central Illinois to celegrate Diwali, a Hindu holiday celebrating the triumph of good over evil. Make your own diya (lamp) and rangoli (floor art). Admission is $8 for ages 1 - 64, $7 for ages 65+ and free for under 1 and members. For more information, visit 
Martin Luther, A Beggar Before
God, the Musical will be presented at the Lindenhoff (located at 7601 N. Harker Drive in Peoria) at 2 pm and 6 pm on Sunday. In honor of the 500th anniversary of the start of the reformation, the show includes dinner. Tickets are $35 for the evening performance and $19.99 for the matinee performance with a $2 discount for groups of 10 or more and are available along with menus for the meal online at 
"Where the Heart
Is" featuring the Peoria Area Civic Chorale Youth and Preparatory Choruses, will be held at the First United Methodist Church (located at 116 NE Perry in Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 3 pm. Featuring songs patriotic, spiritual, folk, and jazz selections, sppecial guests are the men's ensemble of youth chorus dads. Tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for students and will be available at the door. For more information, visit 
Malloween will take
place at Northwoods Mall on Tuesday (Halloween) from 5 - 7 pm. Enjoy trick or treating at mall stores plus a family fun costume contest. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
Treats on the Prairie
will take place at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie on Tuesday (Halloween) from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Featuring games, a hayrack ride, store-to-store trick-or-treating and the state's largest piece of candy corn. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
The Bradley Spooktacular Concert
will take place at Dingledine Music Center (located at 1417 W Barker Avenue in Peoria) on Tuesday (Halloween) beginning at 7:30 pm. Featuring the Bradley University instrumental groups, attendees are welcome to come in costume. Admission is free. For more information, visit