Event Calendar
Events for June
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Events for June
29th
Events for June
30th
Knowing and Feeling: Funds of Knowledge a Workshop with Annie Gomez
Events for July
1st
Events for July
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Events for July
3rd
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
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Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
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Events for July
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Events for July
7th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
8th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
9th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
10th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
11th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
America 250: Founding Mothers with Historian Laura Keyes
Events for July
12th
Events for July
13th
Austin Reimagined: From Page to Screen to TikTok
Events for July
14th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
15th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
16th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
17th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
18th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Concert in the Vineyard- Opening act 7-7:30, Revel in Red 7:30-11pm
Events for July
19th
Get Art! Get Lit! Get Wine!- Art, Literature & Wine Festival
Events for July
20th
Events for July
21st
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
22nd
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
23rd
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
24th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
25th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
26th
Events for July
27th
Events for July
28th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
29th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
30th
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for July
31st
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Events for August
1st
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
2026 MAP Exhibition
MAP pairs a small group of youth apprentices with professional, established mentor artists who specialize in diverse mediums for intensive periods of hands-on individual and collaborative studio work. MAP also exposes participants to the business-side of being a professional artist from creation to promotion, culminating with the students acting as curators of their own exhibit, […] ...
Backstage Hollywood: The Photographs of Bob Willoughby
It’s like stepping back into time to the Golden Age of Hollywood. This special exhibition displays the photography of Bob Willoughby, widely recognized as a pioneer of photography in the 20th century. He was the first outside photographer invited by studios to take photos on film sets. Willoughby’s career took off in 1954 when Warner […] ...
Muse Gallery
71 E. Queenwood, Morton, ILOnce Upon a Matrix
“Once Upon a Matrix” is a solo exhibition of woodcut prints by Cathie Crawford at the MUSE Gallery (71 E. Queenwood, Morton). Until August 28th, the gallery will be open Wednesday through Friday from 10am -4pm. To further celebrate “Once Upon a Matrix,” there will be two Fourth Friday receptions, one on July 24 and […] ...
Tazewell County Health Department - Tremont
21306 IL Route 9 Tremont, IL 61568-9252Play with Purpose
Parents, caregivers, community partners, teachers, daycare providers, and medical professionals, join the Tri-County AOK Network as we learn more about the connection between play and social-emotional learning! The Tri-County AOK Network is excited to host two sessions of Play with Purpose on Wednesday, July 29: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. and 5:30-7 p.m. Two Gateway credits will […] ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
PJ Kids Art Exhibit
Featuring artists that have assisted or been taught, presently or in the past, by Preston Jackson: Aareon Boyd, Juan Cabrera, Jory Gordon-Alexander, Ke’Shawn Hess and Angelique Washington. Open Tues-Sat 11-5pm from June 26th, 2026, to August 7th, 2026. ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Bart Vargas: Mandalas Exhibit at the CAC
Like artifacts from an era of extraordinary consumption and waste, Bellevue, Nebraska artist and educator Bart Vargas’ sculpture and paintings incorporate recovered local materials deemed unwanted or useless, including trash, recyclables and surplus items and then transform them into playful, approachable and thought-provoking objects. Vargas leads a Mandala Workshop – Saturday, August 8th, 1-3:00pm Open Tues-Sat […] ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Maligned books are used as medium to convey an assault on knowledge and the ideas contained within. Books stripped of content, destroyed beyond recognition, fragments of torn pages and the string that once bound them; evidence of aggressive censorship and conformity. The Champaign-based artist is an engineering and welding teacher at Urbana High School. Open […] ...
Franciscan Recreation Complex
908 N Sterling Ave, West Peoria, ILWest Peoria Farmers Market
West Peoria has started a new farmer’s market on Wednesday evenings from 4-7pm. This is our city’s first market, and we are so excited to be able to offer 19 spaces along with one free space for a non profit organization or community event weekly. Let’s keep it going and growing!! Continue to spread the […] ...
Glen Oak Park & Water Street
Prospect Rd & Water StreetPeoria Municipal Band
The Peoria Municipal Band will be presenting free concerts at 7 PM on Sunday and Wednesday evenings from May 31 to August 9. Sunday concerts are at Glen Oak Park and Wednesday concerts are downtown on Water Street. Come enjoy the music! For more information go to peoriamunicipalband.com ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
The Hustle for Beginners Class
Learn ‘The Hustle’, a versatile dance to enjoy 70’s Disco music, that is also applicable to many styles of music. The dance form originated in 1970’s with Puerto Rican teenagers in the Bronx and was made famous by the movie “Saturday Night Fever”. The class will cover the basic connections and patterns of the dance […] ...
2026 MAP Exhibition
MAP pairs a small group of youth apprentices with professional, established mentor artists who specialize in diverse mediums for intensive periods of hands-on individual and collaborative studio work. MAP also exposes participants to the business-side of being a professional artist from creation to promotion, culminating with the students acting as curators of their own exhibit, […] ...
Backstage Hollywood: The Photographs of Bob Willoughby
It’s like stepping back into time to the Golden Age of Hollywood. This special exhibition displays the photography of Bob Willoughby, widely recognized as a pioneer of photography in the 20th century. He was the first outside photographer invited by studios to take photos on film sets. Willoughby’s career took off in 1954 when Warner […] ...
Muse Gallery
71 E. Queenwood, Morton, ILOnce Upon a Matrix
“Once Upon a Matrix” is a solo exhibition of woodcut prints by Cathie Crawford at the MUSE Gallery (71 E. Queenwood, Morton). Until August 28th, the gallery will be open Wednesday through Friday from 10am -4pm. To further celebrate “Once Upon a Matrix,” there will be two Fourth Friday receptions, one on July 24 and […] ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
PJ Kids Art Exhibit
Featuring artists that have assisted or been taught, presently or in the past, by Preston Jackson: Aareon Boyd, Juan Cabrera, Jory Gordon-Alexander, Ke’Shawn Hess and Angelique Washington. Open Tues-Sat 11-5pm from June 26th, 2026, to August 7th, 2026. ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Bart Vargas: Mandalas Exhibit at the CAC
Like artifacts from an era of extraordinary consumption and waste, Bellevue, Nebraska artist and educator Bart Vargas’ sculpture and paintings incorporate recovered local materials deemed unwanted or useless, including trash, recyclables and surplus items and then transform them into playful, approachable and thought-provoking objects. Vargas leads a Mandala Workshop – Saturday, August 8th, 1-3:00pm Open Tues-Sat […] ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Maligned books are used as medium to convey an assault on knowledge and the ideas contained within. Books stripped of content, destroyed beyond recognition, fragments of torn pages and the string that once bound them; evidence of aggressive censorship and conformity. The Champaign-based artist is an engineering and welding teacher at Urbana High School. Open […] ...
2026 MAP Exhibition
MAP pairs a small group of youth apprentices with professional, established mentor artists who specialize in diverse mediums for intensive periods of hands-on individual and collaborative studio work. MAP also exposes participants to the business-side of being a professional artist from creation to promotion, culminating with the students acting as curators of their own exhibit, […] ...
Backstage Hollywood: The Photographs of Bob Willoughby
It’s like stepping back into time to the Golden Age of Hollywood. This special exhibition displays the photography of Bob Willoughby, widely recognized as a pioneer of photography in the 20th century. He was the first outside photographer invited by studios to take photos on film sets. Willoughby’s career took off in 1954 when Warner […] ...
Muse Gallery
71 E. Queenwood, Morton, ILOnce Upon a Matrix
“Once Upon a Matrix” is a solo exhibition of woodcut prints by Cathie Crawford at the MUSE Gallery (71 E. Queenwood, Morton). Until August 28th, the gallery will be open Wednesday through Friday from 10am -4pm. To further celebrate “Once Upon a Matrix,” there will be two Fourth Friday receptions, one on July 24 and […] ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
PJ Kids Art Exhibit
Featuring artists that have assisted or been taught, presently or in the past, by Preston Jackson: Aareon Boyd, Juan Cabrera, Jory Gordon-Alexander, Ke’Shawn Hess and Angelique Washington. Open Tues-Sat 11-5pm from June 26th, 2026, to August 7th, 2026. ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Bart Vargas: Mandalas Exhibit at the CAC
Like artifacts from an era of extraordinary consumption and waste, Bellevue, Nebraska artist and educator Bart Vargas’ sculpture and paintings incorporate recovered local materials deemed unwanted or useless, including trash, recyclables and surplus items and then transform them into playful, approachable and thought-provoking objects. Vargas leads a Mandala Workshop – Saturday, August 8th, 1-3:00pm Open Tues-Sat […] ...
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
Nathan Westerman – Books and Pages: Bound and Redacted Art Exhibit
Maligned books are used as medium to convey an assault on knowledge and the ideas contained within. Books stripped of content, destroyed beyond recognition, fragments of torn pages and the string that once bound them; evidence of aggressive censorship and conformity. The Champaign-based artist is an engineering and welding teacher at Urbana High School. Open […] ...
Peoria Art Guild
203 Harrison Street, Peoria, IL, 61602Sip & Stroll featuring Matilda’s!
Looking for some groovy fun and cool cocktails during a hot summer day? Join us on our next Sip & Stroll on July 31, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm! Downtown Peoria’s very own local Matilda’s Cocktail Lounge will provide the sips and Peoria Art Guild will provide the stroll! We’ll meet at the Peoria Art Guild galleries […] ...
First Christian Church
6400 N. University St. Peoria, ILAuditions for Peoria Players Theatre’s Dracula
The most iconic vampire story of all time comes to Peoria Players’ stage! As mysterious events begin to happen to Mina Murray (her fiancée Jonathan Harker has gone missing somewhere in Transylvania), Lucy Westenra (she has begun sleepwalking and talking in her sleep) and Dr. John Seward (his patient Renfield has been causing trouble and […] ...
