Peoria Players Theatre is once again teaming up with local talent Brandon Hudson (Dolly Parton’s “Christmas On The Square,” “The Prom,” original Broadway cast of Hamilton and Head Over Heels) to bring back the second season of Industry Training Ground. The first season featured online sessions during which students trained with industry professionals in all areas of performance, including singing, acting and dancing, and they were guided on preparing a professional resume. The Industry Training Ground brings an exciting opportunity back home for students to train, and have some fun while doing it! The second season will include in-person sessions on the Peoria Players stage. Session 1 is currently scheduled for September 25-26. Dates for the remaining sessions are October 23-24, November 20-21, and December 18-19. For more information and to register, visit industrytrainingground.com.

Join us for a reception October 23, 1-3 celebrating the art of Sue Cleer and Heather Baker! Sue Cleer paints a picture on natural gatherings while Heather Baker creates a picture with natural gatherings. Saturday, October 23 1-3 meet both artists, do a nature focused art project, and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

Peoria Players Theatre is once again teaming up with local talent Brandon Hudson (Dolly Parton’s “Christmas On The Square,” “The Prom,” original Broadway cast of Hamilton and Head Over Heels) to bring back the second season of Industry Training Ground. The first season featured online sessions during which students trained with industry professionals in all areas of performance, including singing, acting and dancing, and they were guided on preparing a professional resume. The Industry Training Ground brings an exciting opportunity back home for students to train, and have some fun while doing it! The second season will include in-person sessions on the Peoria Players stage. Session 1 is currently scheduled for September 25-26. Dates for the remaining sessions are October 23-24, November 20-21, and December 18-19. For more information and to register, visit industrytrainingground.com.

Come paint something spooky for Halloween with me. I’ll show you how easy it can be!
No walkins- register early and save your spot.
Register online here: https://ruthinmanart.com/classes/p/acrylic-paint

Award-winning Creekside Studio artist Linda Webb will guide you in making a polymer clay mosaic sugar skull! $39 Price covers instruction and materials including a swarovski crystal. A color stretch cord will be provided to wear your finished art. Payment required at registration.

Oct 27: Alcohol Ink
27.00
Wed, Oct 27 – 10 am

A great medium that works best on non-porous surfaces. In this class we will create ornaments and/or tiles that multiple uses!
Tiles – Ornaments – Cards – Tote Bags! Click picture on right, then scroll thru the pictures to see samples.
Registration Link:
https://ruthinmanart.com/classes/p/alcohol-ink

Beginning Salsa for Couples
Wednesdays, October 6-November 3, 6:30-7:25 pm
Instructors: Ed & Beverly Caballero
CAC Member: $40, Non-Member: $45
Registration deadline: September 29
This is an introduction to Salsa dancing for complete beginners for couples only. No prior dance experience is expected. Individuals may not sign up without a partner. Learn to dance Salsa at a faster pace in these five-week classes. Instructors break down fancy moves into fun to learn steps.
For safety, students will not rotate to other partners; just dancing only with your partner. The current mask mandate requires that all everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must wear as mask indoors.
Sign up early as space will be limited to 20 couples/class. CAC Members receive a discount. Yearly memberships can be obtained or renewed at www.peoriacac.org and choose Support in the menu.

Lifelong Peorian?
We bet you will still learn something new about our fair city from the two women who have spent the last couple years walking EVERY city street.
Mary Hosbrough and Jennifer Jacobson Wood are the “Pedestrians in Peoria” and they will share some of their discoveries, experiences, and treasures with us.
Whether you are interested in seeing the artwork, walking the pathways, or learning more about the history of Peoria, Pedestrians in Peoria offer a unique opportunity to view our city through their eyes.

Intermediate Salsa for Couples
Wednesdays, October 6-November 3, 7:30-8:25 pm
Instructors: Ed & Beverly Caballero
CAC Member: $40, Non-Member: $45
Registration deadline: September 29
Take the next step to becoming great dancers. Learn more complex moves quickly in five lessons. Master the skills of a leader or follower. Prerequisite: Completion of entire Beginning Salsa class or have equivalent experience or with instructor’s permission.
Everyone needs a brush up after our pandemic induced hiatus; enjoy a Salsa dance instruction for couples only. For safety, students will not rotate to other partners; just dancing only with your partner. Individuals may not sign up without a partner. Unvaccinated individuals must remain masked at all times.
Sign up early as space will be limited to 20 couples/class. CAC Members receive a discount. Yearly memberships can be obtained or renewed at www.peoriacac.org and choose Support in the menu.

Tired of trying to paint realistically? THEN THIS CLASS IS FOR YOU! We will paint Whimsical FUNKY Birds! Funky birds hold a special place in my heart. Come and let me show you.
You CAN DO this!
All supplies included. – Register online:
https://ruthinmanart.com/classes/p/funky-birds

Award-winning Creekside Studio artist Linda Webb will guide you in making a polymer clay mosaic sugar skull! $39 Price covers instruction and materials including a swarovski crystal. A color stretch cord will be provided to wear your finished art. Payment required at registration.

Beginning Salsa for Couples
Wednesdays, October 6-November 3, 6:30-7:25 pm
Instructors: Ed & Beverly Caballero
CAC Member: $40, Non-Member: $45
Registration deadline: September 29
This is an introduction to Salsa dancing for complete beginners for couples only. No prior dance experience is expected. Individuals may not sign up without a partner. Learn to dance Salsa at a faster pace in these five-week classes. Instructors break down fancy moves into fun to learn steps.
For safety, students will not rotate to other partners; just dancing only with your partner. The current mask mandate requires that all everyone, regardless of vaccination status, must wear as mask indoors.
Sign up early as space will be limited to 20 couples/class. CAC Members receive a discount. Yearly memberships can be obtained or renewed at www.peoriacac.org and choose Support in the menu.

Intermediate Salsa for Couples
Wednesdays, October 6-November 3, 7:30-8:25 pm
Instructors: Ed & Beverly Caballero
CAC Member: $40, Non-Member: $45
Registration deadline: September 29
Take the next step to becoming great dancers. Learn more complex moves quickly in five lessons. Master the skills of a leader or follower. Prerequisite: Completion of entire Beginning Salsa class or have equivalent experience or with instructor’s permission.
Everyone needs a brush up after our pandemic induced hiatus; enjoy a Salsa dance instruction for couples only. For safety, students will not rotate to other partners; just dancing only with your partner. Individuals may not sign up without a partner. Unvaccinated individuals must remain masked at all times.
Sign up early as space will be limited to 20 couples/class. CAC Members receive a discount. Yearly memberships can be obtained or renewed at www.peoriacac.org and choose Support in the menu.

Alcohol ink – A great medium that works best on non-porous surfaces usually but we in this class we will create a beautiful silk scarf for yourself or to give as a gift! GIFT Season is starting! Register online. Limited seats.

Family art-making workshop related to Caroline Kent’s exhibition What the stars can’t tell. Materials and instruction provided by University Galleries’ staff. Free and no reservations required.

What the stars can’t tell us presents paintings and sculptures by Chicago-based artist and Illinois State University alumna (and former track athlete) Caroline Kent. This exhibition encompasses two galleries: one featuring large-scale paintings created from 2015 through 2021, and another premiering a site-responsive installation conceived in relationship to the artist’s simultaneous solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Derived from the title of one of Kent’s paintings, the exhibition title references humanity’s long-term reliance on the cosmos for navigation and timekeeping, while addressing how much of the universe remains invisible and unknown. It also alludes to the limitations that exist in conflict with our desire to know anything fully.

Installation view of Caroline Kent: What the stars can’t tell us, on view at University Galleries.

Peoria Players Theatre is once again teaming up with local talent Brandon Hudson (Dolly Parton’s “Christmas On The Square,” “The Prom,” original Broadway cast of Hamilton and Head Over Heels) to bring back the second season of Industry Training Ground. The first season featured online sessions during which students trained with industry professionals in all areas of performance, including singing, acting and dancing, and they were guided on preparing a professional resume. The Industry Training Ground brings an exciting opportunity back home for students to train, and have some fun while doing it! The second season will include in-person sessions on the Peoria Players stage. Session 1 is currently scheduled for September 25-26. Dates for the remaining sessions are October 23-24, November 20-21, and December 18-19. For more information and to register, visit industrytrainingground.com.

Art Around You, a virtual exhibition tour and workshop co-presented with the Children’s Discovery Museum.

Participants (ages 7-10) can register for this free program at childrensdiscoverymuseum.net. This program is made possible by an Illinois Prairie Community Foundation—Mirza Arts and Culture grant awarded to the CDM.

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present Caroline Kent: What the stars can’t tell us from August 11 through December 16, 2021.

What the stars can’t tell us presents paintings and sculptures by Chicago-based artist and Illinois State University alumna (and former track athlete) Caroline Kent. This exhibition encompasses two galleries: one featuring large-scale paintings created from 2015 through 2021, and another premiering a site-responsive installation conceived in relationship to the artist’s simultaneous solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Derived from the title of one of Kent’s paintings, the exhibition title references humanity’s long-term reliance on the cosmos for navigation and timekeeping, while addressing how much of the universe remains invisible and unknown. It also alludes to the limitations that exist in conflict with our desire to know anything fully.

Installation view of Caroline Kent: What the stars can’t tell us, on view at University Galleries.

Peoria Players Theatre is once again teaming up with local talent Brandon Hudson (Dolly Parton’s “Christmas On The Square,” “The Prom,” original Broadway cast of Hamilton and Head Over Heels) to bring back the second season of Industry Training Ground. The first season featured online sessions during which students trained with industry professionals in all areas of performance, including singing, acting and dancing, and they were guided on preparing a professional resume. The Industry Training Ground brings an exciting opportunity back home for students to train, and have some fun while doing it! The second season will include in-person sessions on the Peoria Players stage. Session 1 is currently scheduled for September 25-26. Dates for the remaining sessions are October 23-24, November 20-21, and December 18-19. For more information and to register, visit industrytrainingground.com.

Peoria Players Theatre is once again teaming up with local talent Brandon Hudson (Dolly Parton’s “Christmas On The Square,” “The Prom,” original Broadway cast of Hamilton and Head Over Heels) to bring back the second season of Industry Training Ground. The first season featured online sessions during which students trained with industry professionals in all areas of performance, including singing, acting and dancing, and they were guided on preparing a professional resume. The Industry Training Ground brings an exciting opportunity back home for students to train, and have some fun while doing it! The second season will include in-person sessions on the Peoria Players stage. Session 1 is currently scheduled for September 25-26. Dates for the remaining sessions are October 23-24, November 20-21, and December 18-19. For more information and to register, visit industrytrainingground.com.

Peoria Players Theatre is once again teaming up with local talent Brandon Hudson (Dolly Parton’s “Christmas On The Square,” “The Prom,” original Broadway cast of Hamilton and Head Over Heels) to bring back the second season of Industry Training Ground. The first season featured online sessions during which students trained with industry professionals in all areas of performance, including singing, acting and dancing, and they were guided on preparing a professional resume. The Industry Training Ground brings an exciting opportunity back home for students to train, and have some fun while doing it! The second season will include in-person sessions on the Peoria Players stage. Session 1 is currently scheduled for September 25-26. Dates for the remaining sessions are October 23-24, November 20-21, and December 18-19. For more information and to register, visit industrytrainingground.com.