The Official Spring Home Show will be held at the Peoria Civic Center on Friday from 4 - 9 pm, Saturday from 10 am - 6 pm and Sunday from 10 am - 4 pm. The largest gathering of area home builders and remodeling contractors in the area, coupons are available at any area CEFCU Member Center good
for one free adult admission when you purchase an adult admission. Prices are $7 for adults, senior citizens aged 60+ are half price and kids under 18 are free. For more information. visit www.officialhomeshow.org Watch our video about the 2018 Spring Home Show on the ExplorePeoria.com Facebook Page!
The Annual Girl Scout Cookie
Sale continues in Central Illinois through March 19 and are available from individual girl scouts, at locations throughout the area or online. For full information about where and when cookies are available, visit www.girlscouts.org
Nunsense will be presented by the
Metamora Thesbian Society at Metamora Fields (located at 801 Progress St. in Metamora) tonight (Thursday) through Saturday beginning at 6 pm each night. Featuring a buffet dinner followed by the musical, tickets are $35 and available by calling 309-367-4000. For more information, click HERE
A lecture by author Jim Obergefell will
speak in the Bradley University Student Center Ballroom tonight (Thursday) beginning at 7 pm. A plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell vs. Hodges which legalized same-sex marriage, Obergefell's lecture will be followed with a Q&A session and signing of his book Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. Admission is free.
Tom Arnold will perform at Jukebox
Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm for $24, Friday and Saturday at 7:15 pm and 9:45 pm for $29. For tickets, call 309-673-5853 or visit www.jukeboxcomedy.com
Dead Man's Cell Phone will be
presented by the Bradley University Theatre Department at the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts on the Bradley campus beginning at 8 pm tonight (Thursday) through Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and Bradley staff and faculty and $5 for students and are available at the box office, by calling 309-677-2650 or online at http://bradley.edu/theatre
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Rooster Alley 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 www.peoriacac.org
The Peoria Rivermen will
take on the Hunstville Havoc at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Friday beginning at 7:15 pm. 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 available at the Peoria Civic Center, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 309-676-1040 or online at http://ticketmaster.com
And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World
of Anne Frank will be presented by the ICC Theatre program at the ICC Performing Arts Center (located at 1 College Drive in East Peoria) at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday & at 2:30 pm on Sunday. The show takes a multimedia approach integrating video-taped interviews with Holocaust survivors with live actors recreating the scenes from their lives during World War II. This play is rated R for intense material. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens and are
available at the ICC box office, by calling 309-694-5136 or online at http://artsaticc.com
Enjoy Live Music at the Rhythm
Kitchen (located at 305 SW Water Street in Peoria) on Friday and Saturday night beginning at 7 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.rhythmkitchenmusiccafe.biz
Sarah & The Underground will perform
at Tannins & Hops (located at 619 A SW Water St. in Peoria) on Friday from 8 - 11 pm. Admission is free. For more information, click HERE
The Bradley Braves will
take on Indiana State at the Peoria Civic Center (located at 201 SW Jefferson Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 3 pm. Tickets are $8, $14, $20 and $55 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by calling 309-673-3200 or online at http://ticketmaster.com
Cabin Fever with Jammsammich will take
place at Five Points Washington (located at 360 N Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Saturday 6 - 11 pm. Single tickets (open seating) are $15. Reserved table of 10 cost $140. Cash bar and drink specials all night. Guests are welcome to bring in snacks. For tickets and information, visit www.fivepointswashington.org
Top Hats & Bonnets: A Truly Historic Tea
Party will take place in the Peoria Riverfront Museum Auditorium on Sunday from 11 am - 1 pm. Kids and their families are invited to bring your own doll and enjoy sweet treats, tea and hot cocoa, a special story time, fun crafts like doll making and tea paintings plus a one-of-a-kind selfie station. Intended for children ages 3-5, (however, all children are welcome to attend), pre-registration is required. Tickets are $10 for member families or $15 for the public of up to 6
immediate family members and are available by calling 309-686-7000 or by visiting www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
Community Children's Theatre will host an
Open House (located at 800A N industrial Rd. in Peoria) on Sunday from 2 - 5 pm. The organization is celebrating 61 years of theatre education and entertainment with tours of their new facility, refreshments, information about space and costume rental opportunities and door prizes. Founded in 1957, CCT is the oldest children's theatre program in the Peoria area and operates as a nonprofit through collaboration between volunteers and the Peoria Park District. For more
information, visit www.cctpeoria.org
Find Peoria area events and entertainment on ourEvents Calendarany time!
The Annual Girl Scout Cookie
Sale continues in Central Illinois through March 19 and are available from individual girl scouts, at locations throughout the area or online. For full information about where and when cookies are available, visit 
Nunsense will be presented by the
Metamora Thesbian Society at Metamora Fields (located at 801 Progress St. in Metamora) tonight (Thursday) through Saturday beginning at 6 pm each night. Featuring a buffet dinner followed by the musical, tickets are $35 and available by calling 309-367-4000. For more information, click 
A lecture by author Jim Obergefell will
speak in the Bradley University Student Center Ballroom tonight (Thursday) beginning at 7 pm. A plaintiff in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Obergefell vs. Hodges which legalized same-sex marriage, Obergefell's lecture will be followed with a Q&A session and signing of his book Love Wins: The Lovers and Lawyers Who Fought the Landmark Case for Marriage Equality. Admission is free.
Tom Arnold will perform at Jukebox
Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) at 8 pm for $24, Friday and Saturday at 7:15 pm and 9:45 pm for $29. For tickets, call 309-673-5853 or visit 
Dead Man's Cell Phone will be
presented by the Bradley University Theatre Department at the Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts on the Bradley campus beginning at 8 pm tonight (Thursday) through Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens and Bradley staff and faculty and $5 for students and are available at the box office, by calling 309-677-2650 or online at 
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Rooster Alley 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 Peoria Rivermen will
take on the Hunstville Havoc at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Friday beginning at 7:15 pm. 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 available at the Peoria Civic Center, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 309-676-1040 or online at 
And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World
of Anne Frank will be presented by the ICC Theatre program at the ICC Performing Arts Center (located at 1 College Drive in East Peoria) at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday & at 2:30 pm on Sunday. The show takes a multimedia approach integrating video-taped interviews with Holocaust survivors with live actors recreating the scenes from their lives during World War II. This play is rated R for intense material. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and senior citizens and are
available at the ICC box office, by calling 309-694-5136 or online at 
Enjoy Live Music at the Rhythm
Kitchen (located at 305 SW Water Street in Peoria) on Friday and Saturday night beginning at 7 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
Sarah & The Underground will perform
at Tannins & Hops (located at 619 A SW Water St. in Peoria) on Friday from 8 - 11 pm. Admission is free. For more information, click 
The Bradley Braves will
take on Indiana State at the Peoria Civic Center (located at 201 SW Jefferson Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 3 pm. Tickets are $8, $14, $20 and $55 and are available at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, by calling 309-673-3200 or online at 
Cabin Fever with Jammsammich will take
place at Five Points Washington (located at 360 N Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Saturday 6 - 11 pm. Single tickets (open seating) are $15. Reserved table of 10 cost $140. Cash bar and drink specials all night. Guests are welcome to bring in snacks. For tickets and information, visit 
Top Hats & Bonnets: A Truly Historic Tea
Party will take place in the Peoria Riverfront Museum Auditorium on Sunday from 11 am - 1 pm. Kids and their families are invited to bring your own doll and enjoy sweet treats, tea and hot cocoa, a special story time, fun crafts like doll making and tea paintings plus a one-of-a-kind selfie station. Intended for children ages 3-5, (however, all children are welcome to attend), pre-registration is required. Tickets are $10 for member families or $15 for the public of up to 6
immediate family members and are available by calling 309-686-7000 or by visiting 
Community Children's Theatre will host an
Open House (located at 800A N industrial Rd. in Peoria) on Sunday from 2 - 5 pm. The organization is celebrating 61 years of theatre education and entertainment with tours of their new facility, refreshments, information about space and costume rental opportunities and door prizes. Founded in 1957, CCT is the oldest children's theatre program in the Peoria area and operates as a nonprofit through collaboration between volunteers and the Peoria Park District. For more
information, visit