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Classes & Lectures
A Place to Call Home: Understanding Asian Americans
Dr. Ada Cheng shares her personal narratives to delineate her migration journey from Taiwan to the United States as well as to Illinois. These stories ...
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Art Exhibit
First Fridays at Westminster Community Center
A West Bluff Community Experience. Join us for a free, music-centered gathering built to foster connection through the arts. First Friday at Westminster Hall, 1504 ...
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Calls for Entry
Calling All Artists – River City Pride Festival 2026 Art Row!
River City Pride Festival is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for local artists, of a variety of disciplines, to sell their art at the ...
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Art Exhibit
Peoria Notre Dame Senior Art Show
Please join us in celebrating our Peoria Notre Dame class of 2026 senior artists at this year’s Senior Art Show. The event is free and ...
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In Bloom Tattoo Collective
Flash Tattoo Fundraiser
May 3rd at 11am marks the start of a Flash Tattoo fundraiser to raise money for My Writing Shed! This flash event will take place ...
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Music
Peoria Bach Festival: Bach and the Organ, A Lecture/Demonstration Recital
This year our lecture/demonstration recital explores the history, construction, tonal colors, and music of Bach’s primary instrument, the pipe organ. Some of Bach’s early organ ...
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Music
Peoria Bach Festival: Community Concert
Once again, our vibrant community of college and amateur musicians will share with us their wonderful music. The Peoria Bach Festival’s annual Community Concert celebrates ...
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Music
Peoria Bach Festival: Brahms Goes Baroque Featuring John Orfe, Piano
Virtuoso pianist John Orfe will lead us in a dazzling Bach‑inspired journey, tracing the master’s far‑reaching influence across centuries and styles. The program will include ...
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Music
Peoria Bach Festival: A Baroque Chamber Concert
The German musical world in the early 1700s was a lively web of collaboration, competition, admiration, and the occasional professional snub—and no one stood at ...
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Music
Peoria Bach Festival: Young Musicians Concert
Over the past 20 years hundreds of young musicians have courageously shared their talent, artistry, and love for great music at our annual Young Musicians ...
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