Gallery Hours:
Tuesday-Thursday, 11am-5pm | Friday, 11am-8:30pm | Saturday, 11am-5pm

A small wonder means small work from local artists and that means work priced for holiday gifts! Gallery 3R is turned into a gift shop for small works of art. Just like a gift shop, buyers may take home the item at the time of purchase. Shop early for the art lover in your life. Glass, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, original prints and lots more will be on display. Artists wishing to participate may get more information at the button below.

“The ten-minute play has become a rite of passage for young playwrights and remained a challenging vehicle for experienced dramatists, too,” notes Theatre Arts chair and BU Theatre artistic director, Scott Kanoff, who directs the production. “This is a curated selection of eight plays, representing some of the best short-form dramatic writing in the country,” Performed and designed by an ensemble of new and seasoned BU theatre students, these entertaining plays address a dizzying range of love-related scenarios, including the travails of the amorously addicted, battle-weary Prince Charming of Brenton Lengel’s Snow White Zombie; the path to revenge forged by trio of women jilted by the same clueless cad in Diana Grisanti’s Post Wave Spectacular; and the surprising epiphany of a bride whose wedding has been ruined by an unintended high-tech intrusion in Arlene Hutton’s Here Comes the Drone.

Wednesday is Open Mic Comedy Night at the Jukebox! Come to take the stage and give comedy a try or sit back in the audience and enjoy the show! Always unpredictable and FUN!
For individuals wishing to go on stage, please have up to 5 minutes of material prepared. There is no cost to go up and perform. Sign up in advance or at the door!
Doors open at 7 pm
Showtime 8 pm
Audience Tickets just $5
Sign up to perform $0
Rated – R

Drawing from our ten years of holiday revues, The Best of the Barn Christmas features our most popular musical and comedy performances to get you in the holiday spirit. It will be the ideal seasonal outing to celebrate with family and friends in our brand new Barn. The music will range from secular to sacred, including our own wonderful renditions of some Gaither Vocal Band classics. Hilarious sketches will have you laughing till you cry, and our audience participation opportunities will put you in the center of the action!

In 2016 we discovered what millions already knew — that Carlos Mencia LIVE will blow your freakin’ mind! The shows were amazing!

He’s BACK to help us begin our 30th year of comedy with a BANG. Get ready for a night of laughs you won’t soon forget!

Maybe you’ve seen his TEN comedy specials or ground-breaking four seasons as the star of Comedy Central’s “Mind of Mencia!” He’s made dozens of television and movie appearances.

He’s performed numerous tours for the troops overseas. He’s one of the most controversial and popular comics of the last 20 years!

Don’t miss this special event show Laughin’ and Livin’ with CARLOS MENCIA!

Website: CarlosMencia.com
Facebook: CarlosMencia
Twitter: CarlosMencia
Instagram: CarlosMencia
Rated – R

SHOWTIMES and TICKET PRICES

Thursday, November 21
8 pm $25 General Admission / $35 VIP Admission

Friday, November 22
7:15 pm $25 General Admission / $35 VIP Admission
9:45 pm $25 General Admission / $35 VIP Admission

Saturday, November 23
7:15 pm $25 General Admission / $35 VIP Admission
9:45 pm $25 General Admission / $35 VIP Admission

**VIP seats are the 50 seats closest to the stage. All seating is pre-assigned. No drink/food minimums. Tickets must be pre-paid for seats to be guaranteed.

Every Friday Night, 5:30pm – 7:30 p.m. Preston Jackson Gallery

Admission: Member: $8.00, Nonmember: $12.00

Live at the Five Spot is the Contemporary Art Center’s weekly Friday night music event featuring the best regional talent performing a variety of great music, including R&B, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Rock and lots more. Enjoy a nightclub atmosphere while unwinding with your friends after a busy week. While the music fills the building, one can stroll through our three fine art galleries. Consult the calendar to learn what bands will be playing.

If you would like a discount on admission, become a member of the CAC. If you join during Live at the Five Spot, you receive a free pass for two for another night. Learn more about the different levels for membership at Support. Some of the upper levels provide complimentary passes for events.

One of the benefits of membership is to be able to reserve a table. If you have a large party and you want to be sure to be seated together, this is a good option to consider. View the floor plan.

There are typically six five-foot round tables available to reserve. The five-foot rounds and the conference table are the only tables that may be reserved. The five-foot rounds are numbered. A five-foot round is $25 and seats eight people. The conference table is $50 and seats 12 but more chairs can be placed in the area. Payment can be taken over the phone with a credit card or you can stop in during business hours, Tues – Sat 11:00am to 5:00pm.

November 8, 7:30pm – Random Strangers

November 9, 7pm – Ed Kaizer

November 16, 7pm – Rachel’s Hippo

November 22, 7:30pm – P.S. Jazz

November 23, 7pm – Mark Tonelli Trio

November 30, 7pm – Black Velvet

December 7, 7pm – Nathan Taylor Band

December 14, 7pm – Greg Williams

December 20, 7:30pm – The Whiskey Trio

December 21, 7pm – Mark Tonelli Trio

December 28, 7pm – The Tucked in T’s with Brian Stear

Save the Date for the Penguin Project Foundation’s ‘Broadway in Peoria’ Fundraising gala!
Space is limited!
Add this on your calendar now so you don’t miss out on your opportunity to support an amazing cause while seeing Broadway stars in action!

Phil Raso – “Mind Power”

An intimate show that will uniquely engage audience members with psychological deceptions and mysteries of the mind.

Get ready for a memorable evening. The audience will go on a ride traveling through the thoughts, intuitions, and perceptions of one another. Their minds will be blown away. Spectators should prepare to be a part of the show, as Phil attempts to get into their heads and disclose what they are thinking.

“In its heyday, Peoria hosted many Vaudeville shows. I’m trying to bring a bit of the Vaudeville theater experience back to Peoria and the Apollo Theatre is the perfect place to make it happen,” says Phil.

Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. for some special entertainment with the mind-blowing performance starting at 7:30 p.m.

Put this on your calendar as a beautiful way to kick off your holiday celebrations.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH
Joy, grief, fury, jubilation…all emotions found in the greatest story ever told, set to music in one of the world’s most enduring masterpieces. Experience George Friedrich Handel’s Messiah, performed by the Morton Community Chorus and Orchestra, Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2:30 pm, Grace Church, corner of E Jefferson & Tennessee Ave, Morton. Piano prelude and postlude by Dr. John Orfe, Illinois Wesleyan University.

While the Morton Community Chorus and Conductor Philip Witzig are volunteers, all soloists, orchestra and organist are paid professionals. This is one of the finest performances of Handel’s Messiah you’ll see anywhere. There is no admission charge, but a Free-Will Offering will be taken.

SOLOISTS:
Penelope Shumate, Soprano
Alison Meuth, Alto
Darren Stokes, Bass-Baritone
Michael Dvorsky, Tenor

Dr. John Orfe –
Pre-Concert Piano Prelude
And Messiah Organist

Morton Community Chorus & Orchestra
Conducted by Philip Witzig

Learn more about the performance and each soloist at: https://www.pjw.cc/community-chorus.html

Our second concert of the season will feature our Percussion Ensemble, Dolce String Ensemble, Preparatory Orchestra, and Concert Orchestra. They’ll play music by Rossini, Brahms, and more, filling the auditorium at Illinois Central College’s Performing Arts Center with beautiful music all afternoon. Tickets are available on our website or at the ICC box office.

Come join us for Christmas caroling! Join us for rehearsal to learn the music and join us on our Christmas caroling singout on December 3rd!

Join us for some happy hour jazz standards, Latin Jazz and cool grooves with Ellie’s Jazz Band: 6pm-8pm on Fourth Wednesdays at The Twelve Bar.

Dinner is over, you’ve caught up with your family, now come catch up on the big things that are happening in your hometown. Since you’ve been away Peoria has quietly positioned itself at the forefront of innovation in healthcare, autonomous mobility, and agriscience — it’s time to make some noise about it. You’re invited to come and meet the industry leaders that have made Greater Peoria their home and what they have planned for the future; spoiler alert, it’s big. Take a break from your family and come meet your new tribe while enjoying some for some drinks and hors d’oeuvres from local purveyors while enjoying tree-lighting festivities in downtown Peoria.

We can’t wait to reconnect with you.

Experience Old World Christmas Magic at Harmonie’s 9th Annual Kristkindlmarkt at The Lindenhof.

Saturday, November 30th, 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, December 1st, 11 am to 5 pm

Saturday, December 14th, 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, December 15th, 11 am to 5 pm

Over 25 area vendors each weekend will be offering a variety of arts and crafts that are perfect for Holiday gift giving.  A number of imported items from Germany and Austria will be available, including German smokers and beer steins.  Cheese, sausage and baked goods are also for sale.  Vendors will be both indoors and outdoors.

Kristkindlmarkts or German Christmas Markets are a centuries old tradition beginning in the 15th Century.  This is typically an outdoor street market associated with the celebration of Christmas during the four weeks of Advent.  Originally the market was held to bring church-goers together to share homemade Christmas crafts such as nutcrackers, tree ornaments, toys, and more.  The Christmas markets have over the year expanded to many other European countries and more recently to the United States.

Food and beverages, typical of the Kristkindlmarkts will also be available for purchase:  bratwurst, schnitzel, currywurst, homemade strudel, glühwein, hot chocolate, hot cider, Bavarian pretzels, and German beer.

Entertainment will be provided each day featuring, a brass group playing Christmas Carols, accordion players, piano players as well as Christmas Carolers, and more!

One of the features of this Holiday Market is our Kristkindl or Christ Child.  Kristkindl is the traditional Christmas gift-bringer in regions of Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, parts of Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovakia, Hungary, France, Upper-Silesia in Poland, parts of Hispanic America, in certain areas of southern Brazil and in the Acadiana region of Lousiana. The Kristkindl will welcome shoppers each day to the event.  The Kristkindl or Santa Claus will be available each day handing out candy canes to the little ones.

Make sure you purchase one of our commemorative Kristkindlmarkt hat pins, Kristkindlmarkt ornament or a 10 year commemorative glühwein mug.