And a Child Shall Lead, Chiefs, Beer Festival, Ballet to Broadway & Rivermen Playoffs
Published: Thu, 04/12/18
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The 18th District Congressional
Art Show continues at the Peoria Public Library Main Library Gallery (located at 107 NE Monroe St. in Peoria) Monday through Saturday from 9 am - 6 pm through April 25. Congressman Darin LaHood will announce the first place winner who will have their work exhibited in the U.S. Capitol for one year. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
The League of Women Voters of Greater
Peoria will present "Racial Justice and Police Practices in Illinois" at Childers Banquet Center (located at 3113 N Dries Ln. in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) beginning at 5:30 pm. Featuring guest speaker Ed Yohnka, Director of Communications and Public Policy for the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, racial justice and police practices is one of six key issues for the Illinois ACLU in 2018. A raffle & prize giveaway will also be included. Tickets are $50
and are available at 
The Classic Film Series will feature the
Breakfast Club at the Peoria Riverfront Museum Giant Screen Theatre tonight (Thursday) beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are $8.50 for adult members, $7.50 for senior citizen members, $6.50 for child members or $10.50 for adults, $9.50 for senior citizens and $8.50 for kids and are available online at 
The Peoria Chiefs will take on Cedar
Rapids at 6:30 pm tonight (Thursday), Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday at 6:30 pm at at 2 pm on Sunday at Dozer Stadium in downtown Peoria. Individual tickets are $11 for advance dugout seating, $10 for advance field seating and $8 for lawn seats and are available at the Peoria Chiefs Box Office, by calling 309-680-4008 or online at 
April Macie will perform this weekend at
the Jukebox Comedy Club (located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria). Tickets are $12 for tonight's (Thursday) 8 pm show and $15 for the Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm and 9:45 pm shows and are available by calling 309-673-5853 or visiting 
The Bloomington - Normal Hands All Around Quilt
Guild's Annual Quilt Spectrum will take place at the Parke Regency Hotel and Conference Center (located at 1413 Leslie Dr. in Bloomington) from 9 am - 6 pm on Friday & from 9 am - 4 pm on Saturday. Featuring quilts, a quilt raffle, a unique boutique of handmade gifts, learning opportunities for experienced and novice quilters, vendors and more, admission is $5 at the door. For more information, visit 
Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art
Center will feature Galactic Cowboy Orchestra 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. Admission is $4 for members or $7 for non-members. For more information, call 309-674-6822 or visit 
The 25th Annual Peoria Jaycees International Beer
Festival begins on Friday from 6 - 10 pm at Expo Gardens. Featuring tastings of over 100 brews from all around the world plus 4 live music, tickets for the Friday night event are $20 in advance or $25 at the door including a food voucher and will benefit the Dax Foundation. The event on Saturday runs from 2- 8 pm and tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at door. For more information and for online tickets, visit 
Ballet to Broadway will be presented by
the Peoria Ballet at Five Points Washington (located at 360 N. Wilmor Road in Washington) on Friday at 7 pm and Saturday at 1:30 pm & 7 pm. From Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake to Broadway's celebrated hits, enjoy the beauty of one of the most famous classical ballets of all time along with some of Broadway's greatest songs including classics from Annie, A Chorus Line, Oklahoma, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Chicago, Anything Goes and more. Tickets $25 for adults and $10 for
students and are available by calling 309 690-7990. For more information, visit 
The Cripple of Inishmaan will be
presented by the Illinois Central College Theatre Department at the ICC Performing Arts Center (located at 1 College Dr. in East Peoria) at 7:30 pm on Friday & Saturday and at 2:30 pm on Sunday. Tickets are $6 for students and senior citizens and $8 for adult and are available at the ICC Box Office, by calling 309-694-5136 or online at 
The 5th Annual Blues for a
Cause will take place at the Monarch Music Hall (located at 8102 N University in Peoria) on Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. Featuring free Knuckles pizza and live music by Walter Trout and Dexter O'Neal and the Funk Yard, the concert will benefit the children and families served by CYFS who have been impacted by trauma, abuse and neglect and other life challenges. Tickets are $20, $25 & $35 and are available at the box office 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 
A Kids Consignment Sale
will take place at the First United Methodist Church (located at 116 NE Perry Ave. in Peoria) on Saturday from 8 am - Noon. Find gently used children and teen items including clothes, shoes, equipment such as strollers and car seats, furniture, nursery decor, bedding, bath items, books, toys, games, nursing and maternity items and more. The sale proceeds benefit Mommy Moments, a local ministry that serves mothers of preschool aged children. Sales are cash only. For more
information, visit 
Green View's 2nd Saturday Workshop:
Spring Combo Pots will take place at Green View Garden Center (located at 2700 W Cedar Hills Dr. in Dunlap) on Saturday from 10 am-12 pm. Cost is $10. For more information or to register, visit 
Rolling of the Bulls will take place at
Pour Bros. Craft Taproom (located at 4450 North Prospect Road in Peoria Heights) on Saturday beginning at 1:30 pm. The Peoria Prowlers are hosting the event where you're encouraged to dress in white with flourishes of red and run through a gauntlet of wiffle bat wielding bulls on skates. After the event, enjoy the Corn Country Tamales food truck and live music by Asbury Fox. There will be a costume contest with prizes plus other activities. A portion of the profits will benefit GITM (Gifts
In The Moment). For ages 21 and over, cost is $20 if pre-registered or $30 the day of the event and includes the run, a red bandana and beer. For more information and to register, visit 
Children's Home Association of Illinois will host
their Spring Gala at Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino in East Peoria on Saturday beginning at 6 pm. Featuring dinner and dancing to live music by Infinite Journey, a Journey tribute band, this year's honoree is River City Construction. Attire is casual. Tickets are $150 and are available by calling 309-687-7215 or online at 
California Style Fitness Studio (located at 3217 N
Prospect Rd. in Peoria) will host a Glow Event on Saturday from 6 - 9 pm. Featuring an introduction to classes offered at the studio including pole fitness, pound class, belly dancing where instructors to guide you. For women aged 18 and over who are encouraged to wear glow in the dark paint and neon. Cost is $5 per person at the door. For more information, call 309-397-3057.
Kids Night at the Museum: Journey
Through America will take place at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Saturday from 6 - 9 pm. Kids aged 5 -14 will be dropped off with their friends to play in their favorite exhibitions and galleries, see a film in the Giant Screen Theater, enjoy special activities plus a pizza dinner. Cost is $25 per child and pre-registration is required and is available by calling 309-686-7000 or online at 
Pub Night Under the Stars will take
place at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Saturday from 6 - 9 pm. View the night sky and hear the latest news from the cosmos as you tour the Universe using the Museum's real-time Uniview software. The event is for ages 21+up and includes up to 3 craft beers and pizza. Tickets are $30 for members or $33 for the public and are available by calling 309-686-7000 or online at 
The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Rail Yard Dawgs in
the SPHL Playoffs Game 2 at Owens Center (located at 1019 W Lake Ave. in Peoria) on Friday beginning at 7:15 pm. If they lose Friday night's game, they also play on Saturday at Owens Center beginning at 7:15 pm. Tickets are $15 for bleacher seats and $12 for standing room only and are available by calling 309-676-1040 or online at 
The Peoria Area Civic Chorale Youth Chorus
Spring Concert will take place at the at the First United Methodist Church (located at 116 NE Perry Ave. in Peoria) on Sunday at 3 pm. Featuring familiar songs from film, Broadway and opera, the Peoria Area Civic Chorale Preparatory Chorus will along with the Youth Chorus plus appearances from the 2017 PACC Young Artist winners and special guest vocalist Kelsey Burd. Tickets are $4 students and $6 adults and will be available at the door. For more information, visit 
The Morton High School and Illinois
State University Jazz Ensembles will perform during the April "Jazz Nights in the Heights" Concert Series at the Trailside Event Center above Trefzger's Bakery (located at 4416 N Prospect Road in Peoria Heights) on Sunday at 7:15 pm. The CIJS House Band, under the leadership of Larry Harms, will open at 6 pm. Admission is $6 for members, $8 non-members and free for students. A cash bar and food will be available for purchase. For information, call 309-692-5330 or
visit