Performance Schedule – ArtsPartners of Central Illinois

IGNITE PEORIA IS BACK!!

Central Illinois’ premiere arts and makers fest returns to the Peoria Civic Center on August 13! Perfect for the whole family, Ignite Peoria showcases hundreds of local makers, musicians, artists, innovators, dancers, and actors, in one STEAM inspired interactive FREE day of fun and learning! The Proud Home MidWest Makerfest, and Sensory Ignite, this one of a kind festival boasts over 65 hands-on creation stations booths where attendees can learn about singing, writing, dancing, building, acting, painting, drawing, coding, 3D printing, robotics, and so much more! Additionally, the event showcases theatre, dance, spoken word, literary arts; and includes two live performance stages, a flying drone course demonstration, and a live photo shoot at Fashion Ignite! And it’s free! So mark your calendars and join us for the return of Ignite Peoria 2022!

Follow Your Arts Corridor: Explore arts and culture in greater Peoria with booth activities, make-and-take projects, and demonstrations by: 22VA (Veteran Artists), AerFire, Aerial Brina and The Small Town Circus, American Sewing Guild, After Our Creator, All Around Photography, Ann Patushcha, Art at the Bodega, Art by Quinton, Artful Things of Central Illinois, Artists ReEnvisioning Tomorrow “ART, Inc”, Big Picture Peoria, Cameron Johnson, Carl Bopp Art & Entertainment, Central Illinois Ballet/Cornerstone Academy for Performing Arts, Corn Stock Theatre, EP!C/EP!Casso Art Studio and Gallery, Embers Comix, Filipino-American Society of Central Illinois, Fine Arts Society of Peoria, Fondulac Library, Henna Art by Poonam Patel, Hopewell Weaving, Jeremiah Lambert Art, Jeremy Berkley Silk Screen Printing, Kagan Masters Peoria’s Coffee Painter, Kiley Beecher Creative, MuziqueBaux, LLC, Mystic Tomes & Treasures, Nitsch Theatre Arts, Peoria Area Civic Chorale, Peoria Ballet, Peoria Con, Peoria Guild of Black Artists, Peoria Magicians Assembly, Peoria Playhouse Children’s Museum, Peoria Public Library, Peoria Symphony OrchestraSky Art Peoria, Taryn Grace Art, The Art of Mitchel Blumenshine, The Peoria Art Guild, Tom’s Art Works, WCBU 89.9, Wheel O’Time Museum, Wild Routed, and Youth Music Illinois

Midwest Makerfest: Discover our incredible makers, tech, and innovation community with booths, activities, and demonstrations by: 501^st Legion Cosplay Costume Club; Casting Demonstrations with ASM Peoria Chapter, CeMaST Smart Grid; Code Ningjas, Factory42 Designs, FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Team, Central Il Ghostbusters, Illinois MultiRotor (Flying Drone Course), iSTEAM Studio, Lux Blox, Maker86 Industries, Natural Fiber Welding, Project R3D (3D Printing), Rakia Dial, RCL Forge, Theodore Gray, and Tieflings Workshop

Sensory Ignite: A special designated area of the festival designed to spark creativity, foster community, and serve individuals with sensory sensitivities: Blue Ridge Community Farms, Central Illinois Autism Association, Connected Pediatric Intervention, Child’s Nature, Dash ABA, Easterseals of Central Illinois, Pretendly: Neurodiverse Kid Art, Picket Fence Foundation, People with Unlimited Potential, Peoria PlayHouse Children’s Museum, The Arc of CI, The Penguin Project, STARnet,