Peoria Area's Best, 12 Dancing Princesses, Rocky LaPorte, Rivermen, Springfest & ICC Arts Week
Published: Thu, 04/11/24
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| Nominate Your Favorites for Peoria Area's Best |
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This brand new competition to be Peoria Area’s Best in over 100 categories of businesses and non-profit organizations will allow Peoria area residents to nominate and then vote for their favorite
brands in the area. Everyone who submits a nomination at least once will be eligible to win a $250 gift card at the end of the nomination period. Help us select the Peoria Area's Best: our 15th week of nominations is now open. |
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| Twelve Dancing Princesses Opens Tonight at Corn Stock Theatre |
| Corn Stock for Kids' presentation of the fairy tale where the 12 princesses journey to the Land of the Muses where they hope their dreams will come true. Performances run through Sunday. |
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| Rocky LaPorte at the Waterhouse on Friday |
| A former Chicago truck driver and dock worker, Rocky was a finalist in the eighth season of NBC's Last Comic Standing. He works often with Ron White, and has opened for Garry Shandling, Drew Carey, Tim Allen, Louie Anderson, Hootie and the Blowfish and the Righteous Brothers. |
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| 1st Round President's Cup Games on Saturday and Sunday |
| The 2024 President's Cup Championship 1st Round continues at Carver Arena on Saturday and possibly Sunday (if necessary) against the Pensacola Ice Flyers. |
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| Springfest at the Avanti's Event Center on Sunday |
| Live entertainment will feature Grammy Award nominee, Eddie Korosa, Jr. plus there will also be German food including the Über Schnitzel sandwich with pork schnitzel with sauteed onions and Gouda or Swiss Cheese on a bun. Also being served will be pork schnitzel, bratwurst, frankfurters (hotdogs), German potato salad, sauerkraut, red cabbage, Bavarian pretzels and dessert as well as pretzels with Obatzda cheese spread. |
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| Arts Week Starts Monday at Illinois Central College |
| During the week-long celebration of the Arts, experience thought-provoking talks from ICC faculty, staff, and alums, delve into mesmerizing music performances, explore the powerful messages behind the annual Clothesline Project, and much more. |
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| Men on Boats at Bradley University's Hartmann Center for the Performing Arts |
| Ten explorers. Four boats. One Grand Canyon. A raucous adventure and the true(ish) story of an 1869 expedition by the one-armed captain John Wesley Powell and a crew of eccentric volunteers who set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. Performances run Wednesday through Sunday of next week. |
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| Chaps Continues at the Barn III Dinner Theatre in Goodfield |
| Our latest Entertainment Report features Chaps, a cowboy musical comedy that takes place in 1944 at the BBC in the UK. Performances run Fridays - Sundays through April 28 with two Thursday shows on the 18th and the 25th. |
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| Spring is Here and Summer Is Right Around the Corner |
| Looking for summer camps and activities for your kids? There are many great options in the Peoria area and they're booking for the summer now. |
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| The World's Most Beautiful Drive - Grandview Drive |
| President Theodore Roosevelt referred Grandview Drive as the World's Most Beautiful Drive while visiting Peoria in 1910. It's rich history is iconic to the Peoria area. Learn more about it in our most recent article. |
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| A Guide to Peoria Museums |
| Exploring Peoria's museums is an excellent way to spend a day. Educational and entertaining, Peoria offers something for everyone when it comes to arts, history, science, and technology. Check out our latest article about the museums in the Peoria area. |
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| Peoria Area Theatre: From Vaudeville to Modern Area Community Theatres |
| You probably know that the well-known reference to "Will it Play in Peoria?" refers to Peoria's important role in the Vaudeville circuit in the early 1900s, but what was the impact of that era on the local theatre scene in Peoria today? |
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