Events Calendar

Art and Music in the Garden is a festival that aims to celebrate the art and music of Peoria while bringing people together in a wonderful space maintained by our Park District. The event will take place on October 6th 2024 and will be open from 10am until 5pm. If your application is accepted there will be a $25 vendor fee to help cover costs. All vendors will keep 100% of sales.

This event is open to arts and crafts of all kinds. If you’re interested but not sure that your work is right for this event please apply anyway!

You will need to provide your own tables, chairs and displays. Spaces will assigned first come first serve on the day of the event. If you’re not familiar with Luthy Botanical Garden I definitely recommend checking it out beforehand. There is plenty of room to get creative!

Submissions are open until August 2nd. I will respond to applications as they are sent in and will have final responses out before September.

Please email [email protected] with any additional questions.

Big Picture Peoria Film Festival is back! The weekend of November 23, we will pack the Giant Screen Theater with films from filmmakers in a 200-mile radius from Peoria. The weekend will also include panel discussions, filmmakers networking, and a chance to talk with industry experts. Submissions are open now. The categories are NARRATIVE FILMS (up to 10 minutes in length), ANIMATED FILMS (up to 10 minutes in length), DOCUMENTARIES (up to 10 minutes in length), and STUDENT FILMS (up to 5 minutes in length). Middle school, high school, and college students may apply to the student category.

The Peoria Area Civic Chorale is accepting audition appointments for its Youth Chorus and enrollment in its Preparatory Chorus for the fall 2024 semester.

The Youth Chorus is for singers in grades 4-8 with unchanged voices. Auditions for the Youth Chorus may be arranged by contacting director Ms. Alison Meuth at [email protected].

The Preparatory Chorus, directed by Ms. Lynn Randolph, is for singers in grades 1-5 and is open to all without auditions.

If interested in either ensemble, please fill out the following online form: https://tinyurl.com/PACCYC24.

For more information about either ensemble, please see https://peoriacivicchorale.org/youth-initiatives/. The first rehearsal will be Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. at United Presbyterian Church (2400 W. Northmoor Road).

Join Exhibit A Gallery as we host Duffy Armstrong Farrell in “A Semblance of Reality”
Come explore the color and imagination of one of the very best local artists in Central Illinois.
Exhibit shown July 9 – August 2, 2024
Join us for an Artist meet & greet Saturday, July 20 from 5 – 7 PM at Exhibit A Gallery

Sterling Minimalist Earrings

Instructor: Lizz Barnes

Department: Metals

In this class you will learn to make your own Minimalist Bar Earrings. Learn to sand metal, solder pieces together, polish on a flexshaft and use a tumbler and connect all the parts. You will leave with a beautifully simple pair of sterling earrings that you can wear EVERYDAY!!!

Cost: $100

Saturday morning 9:00 am- 12:00 pm

July 27, 2024

Ages 16

Materials: All materials provided

Relief Printing Workshop for Kids

Instructor: Angela Risinger

Department: Printmaking

Printmaking is one of the fine arts that involves making a “master plate” which you then can use to make multiple images which are printed in reverse. This type of art creates such a rich learning experience by giving kids ample opportunities to explore art materials. Kids can achieve impressive prints through such a fun, simple process. They will also have the chance to use an etching press and work in a print studio.

Cost: $30

Saturday 11:00 am- 1:00 pm

July 27, 2024

Ages 7-12

Are you a Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with coupon code PAGMEMBER25. (Current members only!)

Paper Mache Book Sculpture at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie

Instructor: Maggie Grugan

Department: Sculpture

Create a sculpture using a thrifted hardcover book as a base. In this 2-session class, you will create a design through various sketches, cut and assemble a cardboard skeleton, sculpt with clay, and paper mache the final product using book pages. This two-session class will guide you in transforming a book into a captivating piece of art.

Cost: $55

Saturday 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm

July 27 & August 3, 2024

Ages 13

At #415 at the Shoppes at Grand Prairie behind At Home and next to Soma

Are you a Peoria Art Guild Member? Enjoy a 25% discount with coupon code PAGMEMBER25. (Current members only!)

Join members of our Animal Care Team as you hike Park trails to learn about our local flora and fauna. Making observations with iNaturalist during the hikes is highly encouraged!

Participants should bring water and dress for the weather, including layers and proper footwear for hiking (close-toed shoes, boots, tennis shoes, etc.). We also suggest hand held snacks, and trekking poles or hiking staffs if needed.

Meeting Location: Westside
Hike Rating: Difficult – Multiple inclines/elevation changes on unpaved trails

Reservations Required.
FREE with Park Admission. WPP Members receive Park Admission for free.

Date: July 27, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Location: Mackinaw Valley Vineyard
* No advance ticket sales, cover paid when entering *

D.O.D. pays homage to the MUSIC of the Hair Metal era. Just the perfect lineup of Rockers who GREW UP IN THE 80’s to keep you UP ALL NIGHT, dancing and singing …to the biggest and best songs from the 80’s Hair Band Era!!! So, come on and take a ride down Memory Lane, where the Down Boys go! Band members are ;Mark “General” Lee – Vocals, Kory “Thunder” Piles – Drums, Vocals, Rich “Goose” – Bass, Vocals Jon “Jonny Boy” Cowell

Over the years every member of D.O.D. has performed for thousands of fans all over the Midwest in some of the area’s most popular bands. D.O.D. performs the music they love and most important they do the music justice, with no compromises! Come out and dial up the fun with Decade of Decadence !

$5pp band cover, under 12 free. Bring a lawn chair to enjoy lawn seating or call to reserve seating for an additional fee of $5pp. You may bring your own foods just no beverages of any kind. Wine tasting and wine, beer, sodas, pizzas, cheese & crackers, and chocolates for sale.

Over the years every member of D.O.D. has performed for thousands of fans all over the Midwest in some of the area’s most popular bands. D.O.D. performs the music they love and most important they do the music justice, with no compromises! Come out and dial up the fun with Decade of Decadence !

$5pp band cover, under 12 free. Bring a lawn chair to enjoy lawn seating or call to reserve seating for an additional fee of $5pp. You may bring your own foods just no beverages of any kind. Wine tasting and wine, beer, sodas, pizzas, cheese & crackers, and chocolates for sale.

“Choose Greater Peoria is partnering with the Ledgestone Open to bring a unique experience to the Peoria Riverfront. Travel around the Peoria Riverfront Museum, the Caterpillar Visitor’s Center and several other landmarks as you play a short 18-hole disc golf course.

Pick your tee time during registration to help us plan ahead, but you can begin your round whenever at least two players are ready to play. The full course will take about an hour to play and the $5 registtration fee gets you a custom-designed, soft-blend disc — not to mention a great experience.

On the day of the event, check in at the welcome table in the southwest corner of Eckwood Park, near Blue Duck and Martini’s, to pick up your disc and a course map. Walk-ins are welcome to play the course as time and space allow.

Not quite ready to play a full course? Come on down to the free demo area located near the welcome table to get a few tips and practice throwing a few discs. Oh, and we’ll also be giving away VIP tickets to the Ledgestone Open, the largest disc golf tournament in the world that happens in the Greater Peoria region August 1-4.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play disc golf on Peoria’s riverfront!”

All instruments and equipment provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. All age show. Stage sign up priority given to those under age 21. Come see the talent or be the talent!

Wednesday, July 31 · 11am-12:30pm · Virtual

Financial management is more than just the numbers. Join Arts Alliance and BDO for a workshop about applying equity to your creative organization’s financial management.