Disney's Frozen Jr. by Community Children's Theatre continues at Peoria Players Theatre (located at 4300 N University St. in Peoria) at 7 pm on Friday & Saturday and at 1:30 pm on Saturday & Sunday. Featuring the songs from the animated film, tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for
children ages 12 and under and are available at www.cctpeoria.org Click HERE to Watch our Entertainment Report video about Frozen Jr.!
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat continues at Eastlight Theatre (located in the East Peoria High School Auditorium at 1401 E Washington St. in East Peoria) beginning at 7:30 pm tonight (Thursday) - Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. An annual tradition, this is its 29th year on Eastlight’s
stage. The Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical tells the biblical story of Joseph and his eleven brothers. Tickets are $20 and are available online at www.eastlighttheatre.com Click HERE to Watch our Entertainment Report video about Joseph!
The 36th Annual Stocking Stuffer Store will take place at
Northwoods Mall & the Shoppes at Grand Prairie where children ages 12 and under can shop (with the assistance of a volunteer) for holiday presents for parents, grandparents, siblings - whomever they wish - all while parents relax in a seating area located outside the store. Gifts range from $1 - $8. Hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 4 - 8 pm, Saturdays from 10 am - 8 pm and Sundays from noon - 5 pm at Northwoods Mall and Saturdays & Sundays from Noon - 5 pm at the Shoppes at Grand
Prairie. All proceeds benefit Crittenton Centers. For more information, call 309-674-0105 or visit http://crittentoncenters.org Read more about the Stocking Stuffer Store on ExplorePeoria.com!
The Festival of Lights Winter Wonderland runs nightly
through New Year’s Eve at the VFW Post 2078 Park off Springfield Road (located at 123 Par 3 Lane in East Peoria). The drive-through electric park is the Festival of Lights’ signature event featuring the majority of the Parade of Lights floats and many other lighted displays. Hours are 5 - 9 pm Sundays through Thursdays and 5 - 11 pm on Fridays & Saturdays. Cost is $10 for cars, $30 small buses (party, shuttle, mini & school), and $150 for full size buses. For more
information, visit www.folepi.org
The Best of the Barn Christmas continues at the Barn III
Dinner Theatre in Goodfield and runs tonight (Thursday) - Sunday this weekend and Thursdays - Sundays through December 31. Featuring the Barn’s most popular musical and comedy performances to get you in the holiday spirit from secular to sacred, including some Gaither Vocal Band classics. On Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, doors open at 6 pm and on Sundays, doors open at 12:30 pm. Now offering a full cash bar, tickets are $45 for Thursdays, $47.50 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $49
for Saturdays and are available by calling 309-965-2545 or visit www.thebarniii.com
The Holiday Light & Sound Spectacular will take
place at the Fon du Lac Park District Administration Center (located at 201 Veterans Drive in East Peoria) every half hour from 6 - 10 pm Sundays through Thursdays and from 6 - 11 pm on Fridays & Saturdays beginning this Friday and running through December 30 as part of the Festival of Lights events. Created by Eastlight Theatre, immerse yourself in a 360-degree indoor holiday sensory experience featuring lights timed to music. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. For more
information, visit www.cityofeastpeoria.com
The Peace and Love Tour: Tribute to Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration
will perform at Monarch Music Hall (located at 8102 N University St in Peoria) tonight (Thursda) beginning at 7 pm. Relive the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, The Who & more from the Woodstock era as performed live by the national touring Paisley Craze. Tickets are $29 for general admission seating or $39 for general admission seating in the first 2 rows and are available at www.monarchmusichall.com
Jamie Kennedy will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club & Lounge
(located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) and Friday at 8 pm and at 7:15 pm and 9:30 pm and Saturday. Tickets range from $20 - $30 and are available by calling 309-673-5853 or online at www.jukeboxcomedy.com
The 13th Annual Midwest Open Indoor Archery Tournament
will take place at the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall Friday through Sunday. Admission is free for spectators. For more information, visit www.peoriaciviccenter.com
A Holiday Lunch Show Cruise will take place on the Spirit of
Peoria on Friday and Saturday beginning at 1 pm featuring Barry Cloyd and Brian “Fox” Ellis with Prairie Folklore Theatre. Tickets are $42 for adults and $21 for children 4 - 15 and reservations are required and may be made by calling 309-637-8000 or visiting www.spiritofpeoria.com
Live at the
Five Spot will feature Rachel's Hippo Unplugged at the Contemporary Art Center 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
A Murder Mystery Dinner, Silence of the Elves, will
be presented at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard (located at 33633 State Rt. 9 in Mackinaw) on Friday and Saturday with doors opening at 5:30 pm for a wine tasting and cast mingle prior to the show which begins at 6:30 pm. There's also a show on Sunday with doors opening at 5 pm. Dinner is served buffet style after the first act along with dessert. Admission is $47 per person and reservations are required and are available by calling 309-359-9463 or online at www.mackinawvalleyvineyard.com
Space Family Night: Robots on the Moon will take place at the
Peoria Riverfront Museum's Dome Planetarium (located at 222 NW Water St in Peoria) on Friday from 6 - 7 pm. Learn about the first robots to explore the Moon, the current robots exploring it now plus plans for future robots in the coming years. Light refreshments will be provided. Tickets are $2 for members or $8 for a member families or $5 for the public or $12 for a family and are available along with more information at www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
Enjoy a Holiday Shop and Stroll at Forest Park Nature Center
(located at 5809 N Forest Park Dr. in Peoria Heights) on Friday & Saturday from 6 - 8:30 pm. Stroll a forest path lit with luminaries, enjoy live holiday music, storytelling and caroling, seasonal treats and wassail plus find nature-related artwork from the Nature Art Show & Sale. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.facebook.com
The Marshall Crenshaw Trio will perform at the Betty Jayne Brimmer
Center for the Performing Arts (located at 1327 East Kelly Ave. in Peoria Heights) on Friday beginning at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $25 for general admission or $45 for VIP tickets which include gold-level seating, backstage access and early entrance for pre-show cocktails and are available online at www.thebettyjayne.com
Farewell Angelina will perform at the ICC Performing Arts Center on the
East Peoria campus as part of ICC's Guest Artist Series on Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. An all-female country group, tickets are $29 for adults and $19 for students and are available at the ICC box office, by calling 309-694-5422 or online at http://artsaticc.com
The Prairie Wind Ensemble will perform their Holiday Concert at the
Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center (located at 350 N Illinois Ave. in Morton) on Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. A 70-member adult symphonic band with musicians from the Peoria area, tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for senior citizens and students and are available at the door. For more information, visit www.prairiewindensemble.com
The Peoria Area Civic Chorale will present “An American
Family Christmas” at Five Points Performing Arts Center (located at 360 Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm. Featuring guest soloist Soprano Megan Koch, an alumnus of Illinois Wesleyan University from Dunlap, the Peoria Area Civic Chorale’s Youth Chorus along with this year's Young Artist Competition winners. The Friday night performance will also include performances by two 90-voice Youth Choruses: the Children’s Festival Chorus and the Junior
High Festival Chorus. Tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for students and $18 for groups of 10 or more and are available at the Peoria Civic Chorale box office or by calling 309-693-6725. For more information, visit www.peoriacivicchorale.org
Here Come The Mummies will perform at Monarch Music
Hall (located at 8102 N University St in Peoria) on Friday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 the day of the show and are available at www.monarchmusichall.com
The Santa Cause 5K will begin and end at Northwoods Mall (located at
2200 W War Memorial Dr. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 am. Registration is $45 for a standard sized Santa suit, $40 for a kids sized suit and $55 for a plus-sized suit and also includes a collectable Christmas ornament, a sponsor swag bag, on-site cocoa and goodies and 1 alcoholic drink at Kouri's Bar for ages 21 and over. Proceeds benefit Crittenton Centers. For more details and to register, visit www.peoria.org/santa5k
Critter Christmas will take place at the Peoria Zoo (located at 2320
North Prospect Rd. in Peoria) on Saturday from 9 - 11 am. Enjoy breakfast and crafts, watch the animals get their gifts plus meet with Santa. Cost is $7 for child members and $13 for child non-member and $10 for adult members and $19 for adult non-members. Tickets are available at the Zoo. For more information, visit www.peoriazoo.org
Christmas with the Animals will be held at
Wildlife Prairie Park on Saturday from 10 am - Noon and 1 - 3 pm. Help WPP staff create gifts for the animals with food surprises inside, then give the presents to the animals and discuss their natural instincts. Cost for this event is $8 for adults, $5 for kids, $6 for senior citizens or free for ages 2 & under (in addition to regular admission) and reservations are required and may be made by calling 309-676-0998. Park admission is free for members and ages 2 & under, $5 for ages 3 -
12, $8 for ages 13 - 64 and $6 for ages 65+. To make reservations, call 309-676-0998 or visit www.wildlifeprairiepark.org
Experience a bit of Old World Christmas Magic at the
Kristkindlmarkt which will take place at the Lindenhof (located at 7601 N. Harker Drive in Peoria) from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday and from 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday. Featuring area vendors offering arts and crafts, baked goods, imported items from Germany and Austria plus a visit from Kristkindl (Santa Claus). There will be live entertainment plus food including bratwurst, weinerschnitzel, homemade strudel, glühwein, hot chocolate, hot cider, Bavarian pretzels and German beer. A Peoria
German American Society event, admission is free. For more information, visit www.peoriagermans.net
A Book Launch Party for the Bancroft Mysteries will take
place at Landmark Lanes (located at 3225 N Dries Land in Peoria) on Saturday from 11 am - 9 pm. Peoria area author Bob Liter who worked as a copy editor and reporter at the Peoria Journal Star wrote the Nick Bancroft Mysteries series which are now being re-released for the first time in paperback. The event will include bowling, door prizes, a Peoria trivia game and light snacks. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.facebook.com
The Peoria Ballet will present the Nutcracker Ballet at the
Peoria Civic Center Theater at 2 pm and 7:30 pm on Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Featuring a live performance of the classic music by the Heartland Festival Orchestra along with artists from the Joffrey Ballet, tickets range from $10 - $50 and are available at the box office by calling 800-745-3000 or online at http://ticketmaster.com
Laser Light Night will take place at the Peoria Riverfront
Museum's Dome Planetarium on Saturday with shows at 6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm and 9 pm. Featuring Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon at 6 pm, Laser Floyd: The Wall at 7 pm, Laser Queen at 8 pm and Laser Stranger Things at 9 pm, admission for members is $5 for one show or there's a multiple show discount available of $2 off for 2 shows and $3 off 3 shows. For more information and tickets, visit www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
A Christmas Cabaret will take place at the Betty Jayne Brimmer Center
for the Performing Arts (located at 1327 East Kelly Ave. in Peoria Heights) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. A Broadway-inspired musical cabaret featuring some of your favorite holiday tunes, tickets are $20 and are available online at www.thebettyjayne.com or $24 at the door.
Wine & Art: Georges Seurat will take place at the Peoria
RiverFront Museum on Saturday from 7 - 9 pm. Local artist, Eugene Nana Ekow Maison, will guide you in creating your own unique version of Georges Seurat's Eiffel Tower. All materials, wine and light snacks are provided. The event is for ages 21 and over and seating is limited. Tickets are $30 for members or $36 for the public. For more information and tickets, visit www.peoriariverfrontmuseum.org
A Christmas Gala will take place at the Stage 2 Redo
inside Second Chance Church (located at 3300 W Willow Knolls Dr. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Featuring dancing (primarily swing along with Latin, Ballroom & Arabic music), appetizers & vocal and dance performances, the event is hosted by Body Fitness. Attire is dressy: no jeans please. Admission is $20 per person, $30 for couples or $25 per person at the door. For more information, call 309-685-1950 or visit https://fitndance.com
Enjoy live music at the Rhythm Kitchen (located at 305 S.W. Water Street in
Peoria) with Greg Williams on Saturday at 7 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.rhythmkitchenmusiccafe.biz
Whitey Morgan will perform at the Monarch Music Hall (located at 8102 N
University St in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show and are available at www.monarchmusichall.com
A Giant Flea Market will take place at Expo Gardens (located at 1601 W
Northmoor Rd. in Peoria) on Sunday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Admission is $1.50 for adults and children 12 and under are free. For more information, visit www.jcflea.com
A Santa Brunch will take place at WeaverRidge (located at 5100 N Weaverridge
Blvd. in Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 10 am. Featuring a full brunch, admission is $24.95 for adults and $12.95 for kids aged 4 - 10. For reservations, call Kelly at 309-357-8044 or for more information, visit www.weaverridge.com
A Holiday Sing-A-Long will take place at the
Apollo Theatre (located at 311 Main St. in Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 2:30 pm. Featuring holiday music sung by Edith Barnard and Wes Sedrel plus It's a Wonderful Life will also be shown. Admission is $5 at the door. For more information, call 309-673-4343 or visit www.facebook.com
The Bradley Braves will take on Georgia Southern University at the
Peoria Civic Center arena on Sunday beginning at 4 pm. Tickets range from $8 - $21 and are available by calling 309-677-2625 or online at http://ticketmaster.com
An American Family Christmas Gala will take place at
the Peoria RiverFront Museum on Sunday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. The new version of the Peoria Area Civic Chorale's annual An American Family Christmas show specially crafted for the museum’s space will feature songs from the Renaissance era in honor of the museum’s Da Vinci: The Genius exhibit featuring the Secrets of Mona Lisa exhibit. The event also includes a plated dinner, a wine pull and silent auction. Tickets are $75 and are available by calling 309-693-6725 or online at http://peoriacivicchorale.org
Christmas at Northwoods, a musical production, will take place
at Northwoods Community Church (located at 10700 N Allen Rd. in Peoria) at 7 pm on Sunday. Admission is free, however tickets are required and are available at https://northwoods.church/christmas2019
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The 36th Annual Stocking Stuffer Store will take place at
Northwoods Mall & the Shoppes at Grand Prairie where children ages 12 and under can shop (with the assistance of a volunteer) for holiday presents for parents, grandparents, siblings - whomever they wish - all while parents relax in a seating area located outside the store. Gifts range from $1 - $8. Hours are Thursdays and Fridays from 4 - 8 pm, Saturdays from 10 am - 8 pm and Sundays from noon - 5 pm at Northwoods Mall and Saturdays & Sundays from Noon - 5 pm at the Shoppes at Grand
Prairie. All proceeds benefit Crittenton Centers. For more information, call 309-674-0105 or visit 
The Festival of Lights Winter Wonderland runs nightly
through New Year’s Eve at the VFW Post 2078 Park off Springfield Road (located at 123 Par 3 Lane in East Peoria). The drive-through electric park is the Festival of Lights’ signature event featuring the majority of the Parade of Lights floats and many other lighted displays. Hours are 5 - 9 pm Sundays through Thursdays and 5 - 11 pm on Fridays & Saturdays. Cost is $10 for cars, $30 small buses (party, shuttle, mini & school), and $150 for full size buses. For more
information, visit 
The Best of the Barn Christmas continues at the Barn III
Dinner Theatre in Goodfield and runs tonight (Thursday) - Sunday this weekend and Thursdays - Sundays through December 31. Featuring the Barn’s most popular musical and comedy performances to get you in the holiday spirit from secular to sacred, including some Gaither Vocal Band classics. On Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays, doors open at 6 pm and on Sundays, doors open at 12:30 pm. Now offering a full cash bar, tickets are $45 for Thursdays, $47.50 for Fridays and Sunday brunch and $49
for Saturdays and are available by calling 309-965-2545 or visit 
The Holiday Light & Sound Spectacular will take
place at the Fon du Lac Park District Administration Center (located at 201 Veterans Drive in East Peoria) every half hour from 6 - 10 pm Sundays through Thursdays and from 6 - 11 pm on Fridays & Saturdays beginning this Friday and running through December 30 as part of the Festival of Lights events. Created by Eastlight Theatre, immerse yourself in a 360-degree indoor holiday sensory experience featuring lights timed to music. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students. For more
information, visit 
The Peace and Love Tour: Tribute to Woodstock 50th Anniversary Celebration
will perform at Monarch Music Hall (located at 8102 N University St in Peoria) tonight (Thursda) beginning at 7 pm. Relive the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, The Who & more from the Woodstock era as performed live by the national touring Paisley Craze. Tickets are $29 for general admission seating or $39 for general admission seating in the first 2 rows and are available at 
Jamie Kennedy will perform at the Jukebox Comedy Club & Lounge
(located at 3527 W Farmington Rd. in Peoria) tonight (Thursday) and Friday at 8 pm and at 7:15 pm and 9:30 pm and Saturday. Tickets range from $20 - $30 and are available by calling 309-673-5853 or online at 
The 13th Annual Midwest Open Indoor Archery Tournament
will take place at the Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall Friday through Sunday. Admission is free for spectators. For more information, visit 
A Holiday Lunch Show Cruise will take place on the Spirit of
Peoria on Friday and Saturday beginning at 1 pm featuring Barry Cloyd and Brian “Fox” Ellis with Prairie Folklore Theatre. Tickets are $42 for adults and $21 for children 4 - 15 and reservations are required and may be made by calling 309-637-8000 or visiting 
Live at the
Five Spot will feature Rachel's Hippo Unplugged at the Contemporary Art Center 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 
A Murder Mystery Dinner, Silence of the Elves, will
be presented at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard (located at 33633 State Rt. 9 in Mackinaw) on Friday and Saturday with doors opening at 5:30 pm for a wine tasting and cast mingle prior to the show which begins at 6:30 pm. There's also a show on Sunday with doors opening at 5 pm. Dinner is served buffet style after the first act along with dessert. Admission is $47 per person and reservations are required and are available by calling 309-359-9463 or online at 
Space Family Night: Robots on the Moon will take place at the
Peoria Riverfront Museum's Dome Planetarium (located at 222 NW Water St in Peoria) on Friday from 6 - 7 pm. Learn about the first robots to explore the Moon, the current robots exploring it now plus plans for future robots in the coming years. Light refreshments will be provided. Tickets are $2 for members or $8 for a member families or $5 for the public or $12 for a family and are available along with more information at 
Enjoy a Holiday Shop and Stroll at Forest Park Nature Center
(located at 5809 N Forest Park Dr. in Peoria Heights) on Friday & Saturday from 6 - 8:30 pm. Stroll a forest path lit with luminaries, enjoy live holiday music, storytelling and caroling, seasonal treats and wassail plus find nature-related artwork from the Nature Art Show & Sale. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
The Marshall Crenshaw Trio will perform at the Betty Jayne Brimmer
Center for the Performing Arts (located at 1327 East Kelly Ave. in Peoria Heights) on Friday beginning at 6:30 pm. Tickets are $25 for general admission or $45 for VIP tickets which include gold-level seating, backstage access and early entrance for pre-show cocktails and are available online at 
Farewell Angelina will perform at the ICC Performing Arts Center on the
East Peoria campus as part of ICC's Guest Artist Series on Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. An all-female country group, tickets are $29 for adults and $19 for students and are available at the ICC box office, by calling 309-694-5422 or online at 
The Prairie Wind Ensemble will perform their Holiday Concert at the
Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center (located at 350 N Illinois Ave. in Morton) on Friday beginning at 7:30 pm. A 70-member adult symphonic band with musicians from the Peoria area, tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for senior citizens and students and are available at the door. For more information, visit 
The Peoria Area Civic Chorale will present “An American
Family Christmas” at Five Points Performing Arts Center (located at 360 Wilmor Rd. in Washington) on Friday & Saturday at 7:30 pm. Featuring guest soloist Soprano Megan Koch, an alumnus of Illinois Wesleyan University from Dunlap, the Peoria Area Civic Chorale’s Youth Chorus along with this year's Young Artist Competition winners. The Friday night performance will also include performances by two 90-voice Youth Choruses: the Children’s Festival Chorus and the Junior
High Festival Chorus. Tickets are $20 for adults, $8 for students and $18 for groups of 10 or more and are available at the Peoria Civic Chorale box office or by calling 309-693-6725. For more information, visit 
Here Come The Mummies will perform at Monarch Music
Hall (located at 8102 N University St in Peoria) on Friday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $22 in advance or $25 the day of the show and are available at 
The Santa Cause 5K will begin and end at Northwoods Mall (located at
2200 W War Memorial Dr. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 am. Registration is $45 for a standard sized Santa suit, $40 for a kids sized suit and $55 for a plus-sized suit and also includes a collectable Christmas ornament, a sponsor swag bag, on-site cocoa and goodies and 1 alcoholic drink at Kouri's Bar for ages 21 and over. Proceeds benefit Crittenton Centers. For more details and to register, visit 
Critter Christmas will take place at the Peoria Zoo (located at 2320
North Prospect Rd. in Peoria) on Saturday from 9 - 11 am. Enjoy breakfast and crafts, watch the animals get their gifts plus meet with Santa. Cost is $7 for child members and $13 for child non-member and $10 for adult members and $19 for adult non-members. Tickets are available at the Zoo. For more information, visit 
Christmas with the Animals will be held at
Wildlife Prairie Park on Saturday from 10 am - Noon and 1 - 3 pm. Help WPP staff create gifts for the animals with food surprises inside, then give the presents to the animals and discuss their natural instincts. Cost for this event is $8 for adults, $5 for kids, $6 for senior citizens or free for ages 2 & under (in addition to regular admission) and reservations are required and may be made by calling 309-676-0998. Park admission is free for members and ages 2 & under, $5 for ages 3 -
12, $8 for ages 13 - 64 and $6 for ages 65+. To make reservations, call 309-676-0998 or visit 
Experience a bit of Old World Christmas Magic at the
Kristkindlmarkt which will take place at the Lindenhof (located at 7601 N. Harker Drive in Peoria) from 10 am - 5 pm on Saturday and from 11 am - 5 pm on Sunday. Featuring area vendors offering arts and crafts, baked goods, imported items from Germany and Austria plus a visit from Kristkindl (Santa Claus). There will be live entertainment plus food including bratwurst, weinerschnitzel, homemade strudel, glühwein, hot chocolate, hot cider, Bavarian pretzels and German beer. A Peoria
German American Society event, admission is free. For more information, visit 
A Book Launch Party for the Bancroft Mysteries will take
place at Landmark Lanes (located at 3225 N Dries Land in Peoria) on Saturday from 11 am - 9 pm. Peoria area author Bob Liter who worked as a copy editor and reporter at the Peoria Journal Star wrote the Nick Bancroft Mysteries series which are now being re-released for the first time in paperback. The event will include bowling, door prizes, a Peoria trivia game and light snacks. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
The Peoria Ballet will present the Nutcracker Ballet at the
Peoria Civic Center Theater at 2 pm and 7:30 pm on Saturday and at 2 pm on Sunday. Featuring a live performance of the classic music by the Heartland Festival Orchestra along with artists from the Joffrey Ballet, tickets range from $10 - $50 and are available at the box office by calling 800-745-3000 or online at 
Laser Light Night will take place at the Peoria Riverfront
Museum's Dome Planetarium on Saturday with shows at 6 pm, 7 pm, 8 pm and 9 pm. Featuring Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon at 6 pm, Laser Floyd: The Wall at 7 pm, Laser Queen at 8 pm and Laser Stranger Things at 9 pm, admission for members is $5 for one show or there's a multiple show discount available of $2 off for 2 shows and $3 off 3 shows. For more information and tickets, visit 
A Christmas Cabaret will take place at the Betty Jayne Brimmer Center
for the Performing Arts (located at 1327 East Kelly Ave. in Peoria Heights) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. A Broadway-inspired musical cabaret featuring some of your favorite holiday tunes, tickets are $20 and are available online at 
Wine & Art: Georges Seurat will take place at the Peoria
RiverFront Museum on Saturday from 7 - 9 pm. Local artist, Eugene Nana Ekow Maison, will guide you in creating your own unique version of Georges Seurat's Eiffel Tower. All materials, wine and light snacks are provided. The event is for ages 21 and over and seating is limited. Tickets are $30 for members or $36 for the public. For more information and tickets, visit 
A Christmas Gala will take place at the Stage 2 Redo
inside Second Chance Church (located at 3300 W Willow Knolls Dr. in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 7 pm. Featuring dancing (primarily swing along with Latin, Ballroom & Arabic music), appetizers & vocal and dance performances, the event is hosted by Body Fitness. Attire is dressy: no jeans please. Admission is $20 per person, $30 for couples or $25 per person at the door. For more information, call 309-685-1950 or visit 
Enjoy live music at the Rhythm Kitchen (located at 305 S.W. Water Street in
Peoria) with Greg Williams on Saturday at 7 pm. Admission is free. For more information, visit 
Whitey Morgan will perform at the Monarch Music Hall (located at 8102 N
University St in Peoria) on Saturday beginning at 8 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 the day of the show and are available at 
A Giant Flea Market will take place at Expo Gardens (located at 1601 W
Northmoor Rd. in Peoria) on Sunday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. Admission is $1.50 for adults and children 12 and under are free. For more information, visit 
A Santa Brunch will take place at WeaverRidge (located at 5100 N Weaverridge
Blvd. in Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 10 am. Featuring a full brunch, admission is $24.95 for adults and $12.95 for kids aged 4 - 10. For reservations, call Kelly at 309-357-8044 or for more information, visit 
A Holiday Sing-A-Long will take place at the
Apollo Theatre (located at 311 Main St. in Peoria) on Sunday beginning at 2:30 pm. Featuring holiday music sung by Edith Barnard and Wes Sedrel plus It's a Wonderful Life will also be shown. Admission is $5 at the door. For more information, call 309-673-4343 or visit 
The Bradley Braves will take on Georgia Southern University at the
Peoria Civic Center arena on Sunday beginning at 4 pm. Tickets range from $8 - $21 and are available by calling 309-677-2625 or online at 
An American Family Christmas Gala will take place at
the Peoria RiverFront Museum on Sunday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm. The new version of the Peoria Area Civic Chorale's annual An American Family Christmas show specially crafted for the museum’s space will feature songs from the Renaissance era in honor of the museum’s Da Vinci: The Genius exhibit featuring the Secrets of Mona Lisa exhibit. The event also includes a plated dinner, a wine pull and silent auction. Tickets are $75 and are available by calling 309-693-6725 or online at 
Christmas at Northwoods, a musical production, will take place
at Northwoods Community Church (located at 10700 N Allen Rd. in Peoria) at 7 pm on Sunday. Admission is free, however tickets are required and are available at