Calendar of Events

Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre presents- "Shady Business"...

• Date(s): 03/11/2010 - 05/01/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: See below
• Location: Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre- Goodfield IL
• Contact: Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre Box Office
• Phone: (309) 965-2545
• Admission: See below
• Venue(s): Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre

Girls, guns, gangsters and guffaws!  The action never slows down in this madcap comedy by the author of Don't Dress for Dinner and Perfect Wedding.  Mandy and Tania are struggling nightclub dancers facing a crisis. Will possessive club owner Big Mack find out about Mandy's affair with Gerry? Will Mack discover that he is owed money that was borrowed from the club's till, gambled and lost on the club's roulette table and then stolen from the day's take? Will Gerry be discovered hiding in Mandy's bathroom? Will Terry be caught delivering dinner? Will Terry reveal that he is really Gerry and that Gerry is Terry? Will anyone survive until the curtain comes down?

Event Schedule
Evening Performances
Doors Open 6:00 P.M.
Buffet 6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Show Starts 8:00 P.M.

Sunday Brunch Performances
Doors Open 12:00 Noon
Buffet 12:00 - 1:00 P.M.
Show Starts 1:30 P.M.

Event Admission
Thursday evenings:  $31.00 (musicals $33.00**)
Friday evenings, Sunday Brunch:  $33.00 (musicals $35.00**)
Saturday evenings:  $35.00 (musicals $37.00**)

Peoria Symphony Orchestra presents guest conductor Robert Franz...

• Date(s): 03/27/2010 - 03/27/2010
• Times: 8:00pm- 10:30pm
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Theater
• Contact: Peoria Symphony Orchestra
• Phone: (309) 671-1096
• Admission: Tickets- $36-$72
• Venue(s): Peoria Symphony Orchestra

Robert Franz has a "super" program in store for tonight's audience, starting with Daugherty's Red Cape Tango, commissioned to honor the 50th anniversary of Superman's first comic book appearance. Next he teams with soloist Adriana La Rosa Ransom on Saint-Saëns' groundbreaking new look at the concerto form in his Cello Concerto No. 1, and we end with an important early Romantic work, Berlioz's musical drama Symphonie fantastique. Also featuring guest cello soloist Adriana LaRosa Ransom

Electric Paint...

• Date(s): 01/30/2010 - 03/28/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10:00am- 4:00pm
• Location: Lakeview Museum
• Contact: Lakeview Museum
• Phone: (309) 686-7000
• Admission: Tickets- $6.00 Seniors-$5.00 Children-$4.00
• Venue(s): Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences

With advances in personal computing and increasingly sophisticated software, a new breed of artist has emerged who is creating dynamic forms of visual expression. Thanks to computers, advanced software and the power of the Internet, these artists are able to share their work and ideas with their peers as well as with varied audiences around the world in mere seconds. They are exploring the full visual possibilities of cyberspace. Yet the work of these pioneering artists is virtually unknown to most of us.

Electric Paint: The Computer as 21st Century Canvas, an exhibition organized by Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, WI, brings together 70 works by 22 international artists to shed light on the phenomenon of computer- generated art found on web pages, galleries, and virtual museums worldwide. Their work comprises altered photographs, free-hand painting with a mouse or graphics tablet, and fractals derived from the input of mathematical formulas resulting in fantastical portraits and landscapes that alter our sense of reality. The exhibition also includes digital video and paintings.

A digital artist's tools and studio look nothing like the traditional artist's studio with its brushes, palettes, canvases, paper, paint tubes, and easels scattered about. Instead, they work with myriad software programs to sketch and paint images on their computer screen or introduce digital photographs into their work, using electrons to bend, cut, paste, and fold images. Another technology involves using mathematical formulas to create fractals. In nature, a fractal is a complex, detailed geometric pattern repeated at ever-decreasing sizes. By changing the formula the artist creates an entirely new artwork.

Artists included in Electric Paint hail from Austria, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, and the United States. This wide- ranging geographic and cultural array ensures diversity in style, subject matter, and technique yet also reveals the internationality of the passion and knowledge - both artistic and technological - that digital artists bring to this burgeoning art movement that is rapidly changing the landscape of contemporary art.

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria-presents Living Healthy...

• Date(s): 03/09/2010 - 03/30/2010
• Recurring weekly on Tuesday
• Times: 6:30pm
• Location: University of Illinois College of Medicine- Main Campus Building
• Contact: University of Illinois College of Medicine
• Phone: (309) 671-8490
• Admission: FREE
• Venue(s): University of Illinois College of Medicine

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) is pleased to announce session two of Living Healthy, a four-part interactive series promoting wellness, safety, and preventive healthcare in the Heart of Illinois.

Living Healthy is free and open to the public. Sessions will be held the first four Tuesdays in March in UICOMP's main campus building at One Illini Drive. Session two, "What You Need To Know About Finding Reliable Health Information On-Line," will take place on March 9, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. The evening's keynote speakers are Jo Dorsch and Peg Burnette from Peoria's Library of the Health Sciences.

Each session of Living Healthy includes free health screenings starting at 6 p.m. Living Healthy is presented free of charge as part of the Timothy W. and Katherine Altorfer Swain Endowed Lectureship in Community Health by the University of Illinois Regional Health Sciences Site in Peoria.

Peoria Players Theatre presents- All My Sons...

• Date(s): 03/12/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: See below
• Location: Peoria Players Theatre
• Contact: Peoria Players Theatre
• Phone: (309) 688-4473
• Admission: Tickets- $12.00 Adults $9.00- patrons 18 & under
• Venue(s): Peoria Players Theatre

Event Schedule
March 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 7:30 pm
March 14 and 21 at 2:30 pm

A Timeless Irish Tale Candlelight Tours...

• Date(s): 03/13/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday
• Times: 2:00pm- 4:00pm
• Location: John C Flanagan House- Peoria, IL
• Contact: John C Flanagan House
• Phone: (309) 674-1921
• Admission: Adults- $5.00 Children- $2.00
• Venue(s): John C. Flanagan House

Costumed characters tell the story of the Flanagan family, stories of other area Irish immigrants and prominent Peorians of the time, the history of St. Patrick's Day and the true tragic tale of The Sweethearts of Flanagan house.  The Pot of Gold Gift Boutique will feature Irish items besides unique gift items from local artisans.

Annual Lily Show...

• Date(s): 03/19/2010 - 04/11/2010
• Recurring weekly on Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Times: See below
• Location: Luthy Botanical Gardens
• Contact: Luthy Botanical Gardens
• Phone: (309) 686-3362
• Admission: Adults- $2.00 Children 12 & under- FREE
• Venue(s): Peoria Park District

Step inside the Luthy Botanical Garden Conservatory during our annual Lily Show and see a botanical wonderland of tropicals, spring plants and, of course, lilies.  See hundreds of beautiful white lilies displayed with the lush foliage of the Conservatory. Our Lily Show always makes a beautiful presentation for families and friends during the spring season. Join us on Sunday, March 28 (Palm Sunday) from 1-3 pm, as the Glen Oak Christian Church Handbell Choir fills the Conservatory with melodic, peaceful tones.

Event Schedule

March 19, 2010- April 11, 2010
Tuesday-Saturday, 10 am-5 pm; Sundays, 12-5 pm; NOT OPEN on Mondays

Doug Lady Sextet and Central Illinois Jazz Society House Band...

• Date(s): 03/21/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Times: 6:00pm- 9:30pm
• Location: Finish Line Banquet Room, located in Landmark Recreation Center, 3225 N. Dries Lane, Peoria
• Contact: Dick Marsho
• Phone: (309) 692-5330
• Admission: $5 members; $7 non-members

The Doug Lady Sextet will perform for the March program for the Central Illinois Jazz Society. Doug is the co-founder and former president of the Jazz Society. He has lived in Milwaukee for the last 19 years. He is now Senior Vice President of Hal Leonard Corporation, the world's largest print music publisher. Doug, on piano, will join friends Larry Harms on sax, David Hoffman on trumpet, Mike Nellas on guitar, Tim Brickner on bass, and Cory Flanigan on drums. Food and beverages are available.

Rivermen vs. Texas Stars...

• Date(s): 03/21/2010 - 03/21/2010
• Times: 3:00pm
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
• Contact: Peoria Civic Center Box Office
• Phone: (309) 673-8900
• Admission: Tickets- $15, $20
• Venue(s): Peoria Civic Center

The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Texas Stars at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Sunday, March 21, 2010, at 3 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $20 and go on sale September 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase Business Afterhours...

• Date(s): 03/23/2010 - 03/23/2010
• Times: 4:30pm- 6:30pm
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Ballroom
• Contact: Information
• Phone: (309) 673-8900
• Admission: Admission- $5.00
• Venue(s): Peoria Civic Center

Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast...

• Date(s): 03/24/2010 - 03/24/2010
• Times: 7:30am- 9:00am
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall
• Contact: Information
• Phone: (309) 673-8900
• Admission: $30.00
• Venue(s): Peoria Civic Center

For more information about the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast please visit our website www.peoriachamber.org.

Rivermen vs. Chicago Wolves...

• Date(s): 03/24/2010 - 03/24/2010
• Times: 7:00pm
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
• Contact: Peoria Civic Center Box Office
• Phone: (309) 673-8900
• Admission: Tickets- $15, $20
• Venue(s): Peoria Civic Center

The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Chicago Wolves at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $20 and go on sale September 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.

Design 101: Plan Before You Plant...

• Date(s): 03/25/2010 - 03/25/2010
• Times: 5:30pm- 6:30pm
• Location: Green View Nursery, 2700 W. Cedar Hills Dr, Dunlap
• Contact: Green View Nursery
• Phone: (309) 243-7761
• Admission: FREE, please call for reserved seating
• Venue(s): Green View Nursery, Inc.

Before you start digging in your garden, learn about planning and design from our professional landscape designers.

21st Annual Heart of Illinois Convention for Home Educators...

• Date(s): 03/26/2010 - 03/27/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: See below
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Exhibit Hall
• Contact: Information
• Phone: (309) 673-8900
• Admission: $50 - $70 for a 2-day pass (spouse free) and $35 - $45 for a 1-day pass. Youth ages 12 - 18 are $10.
• Venue(s): Peoria Civic Center

Event Schedule: Friday, 3/26- 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Saturday, 3/27- 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Admission is available at the door. The keynote speaker is Phil Downer of Discipleship Network of America (DNA). Featured speakers are James Stobaugh of For Such A Time As This and Stephen Guffanti, MD of Rocket Phonics. For more information, visit www.apachecentralillinois.org.

Kickback Friday...

• Date(s): 03/26/2010 - 03/26/2010
• Times: 6:00pm- 11:00pm
• Location: Kickapoo Creek Winery - Banquet Room
• Contact: Karen Wahl
• Phone: (309) 495-9463
• Admission: TBA
• Venue(s): Kickapoo Creek Winery, Inc.

Come on and enjoy a wonderful buffet meal with live entertainment at Kickapoo Creek Winery.

Garden 201: Shaping Your Garden...

• Date(s): 03/27/2010 - 03/27/2010
• Times: 10a.m.-11a.m.
• Location: Green View Nursery, 2700 W. Cedar Hills Dr, Dunlap
• Phone: (309) 243-7761
• Admission: FREE, please call for reserved seating
• Venue(s): Green View Nursery, Inc.

Discover the benefits behind pruning and fertilization, and learn the essentials of what you need to do to be successful.

Masters Walleye Circuit Tournament...

• Date(s): 03/27/2010 - 03/28/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: TBA
• Location: Spring Valley Walleye Club
• Contact: Dan Palmer- Tournament Director
• Phone: (815) 509-2767 or (952) 988-7247
• Admission: TBA

Rivermen vs. Houston Aeros...

• Date(s): 03/27/2010 - 03/27/2010
• Times: 7:00pm
• Location: Peoria Civic Center Arena
• Contact: Peoria Civic Center Box Office
• Phone: (309) 673-8900
• Admission: $15, $20
• Venue(s): Peoria Rivermen Hockey

The Peoria Rivermen will take on the Houston Aeros at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on Saturday, March 27, 2010, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and $20 and go on sale September 14, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Peoria Civic Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com.