Calendar of Events

Lakeview Museum's Art of the Brick

• Date(s): 04/10/2010 - 09/06/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: 10:00am- 4:00pm
• Location: Lakeview Museum
• Contact: Lakeview Museum
• Phone: (309) 686-7000
• Admission: Adults-$6.00 Seniors- $4.00 Children- $4.00
• Member Listing: Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences

The Art of the Brick museum show is currently touring the U.S. It is the first major museum exhibition in the United States to focus exclusively on the use of the popular LEGO® building block as an art medium and artist Nathan Sawaya takes it to new heights.

This New York-based artist is exhibiting more than thirty works created solely from standard LEGO bricks over the period 2002 - 2007 with several new ones created specifically for this exhibit. Nearly one million colorful LEGO pieces transformed into whimsical and awe-inspiring images are on display.

Sawaya's ability to transform this common toy into something meaningful, his devotion to spatial perfection and the way he conceptualizes action, enables him to elevate what almost every child has played with into the status of art.

"These works are very personal to me, since they reflect my growth as an artist as I strove to discover my creative identity," said Sawaya. "The museum exhibit is accessible because it engages the child in all of us while simultaneously illuminating sophisticated and complex concepts."

Live At The Five Spot

• Date(s): 04/16/2010 - 12/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 5:30pm- 7:30pm
• Location: 305 SW Water Street
• Contact: Contemporary Art Center of Peoria
• Phone: (309) 674-6822
• Admission: Members- $7.00 Non-members- $10.00
• Member Listing: Contemporary Art Center of Peoria

Live at the Five Spot is the Contemporary Art Center's music event featuring the best regional talent performing jazz, blues and more. It is a smokeless, nightclub atmosphere that is a great way to end a busy week with your friends. While the music fills the building, one can stroll through our three fine art galleries. Consult the calendar to learn what bands will be playing.

You may order food & drink from the Rhythm Kitchen yourself and bring it up or bring your own food and drink. Remember to bring your own plates, silverware and cups. After the performance, go downstairs to enjoy more live music at the Rhythm Kitchen.

If you would like a discount on admission, become a member of the CAC. If you join during Live at the Five Spot, you receive a free pass for two for another night. One of the benefits of membership is to be able to reserve a table. The large rounds are $25 and the conference table area is $50. If you have a large party and you want to be sure to be seated together, this is a good option to consider.

Horse Creek Trails

• Date(s): 06/18/2010 - 12/17/2010
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 6:30pm- 10:30pm
• Location: Astoria IL
• Contact: Fulton County Tourism
• Phone: (309) 338-2065
• Admission: Tickets- $2.00
• Member Listing: Fulton County Tourism Council - Canton

Horse show every Friday night at 6:30 in Astoria, IL. This is an event for the entire family.

French Toast Wine Tasting

• Date(s): 06/25/2010 - 12/31/2010
• Recurring weekly on Friday
• Times: 5:00pm- 7:00pm
• Location: French Toast Wine Country
• Contact: French Toast Wine Country
• Phone: (309) 686-0234
• Admission: Admission- $5.00
• Member Listing: French Toast Wine Country

Join us on Friday evenings for wine tasting at French Toast Wine Country's Wine Bar.  A casual food menu will be available as well.

Art of Photography Show

• Date(s): 07/13/2010 - 09/14/2010
• Recurring every week day
• Times: 9:00am- 5:00pm
• Location: Graham Hospital Atrium Gallery -Canton, IL
• Contact: Fulton County Tourism
• Phone: (309) 547-3721
• Admission: FREE
• Member Listing: Fulton County Tourism Council - Canton

Come and view the Art of Photography Show at Graham Hospital Atrium Gallery.  Local art will be on display at the gallery until September 14th.

Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre presents- "Lie, Cheat & Genuflect"

• Date(s): 07/29/2010 - 09/12/2010
• Recurring daily
• Times: See below
• Location: Conklin' Barn II Dinner Theatre
• Contact: Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre Box Office
• Phone: (309) 965-2545
• Admission: See below
• Member Listing: Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre

The Buckle brothers, Billy and Tom, are in big trouble.  Tom's bad luck playing the ponies has drained away Billy's savings and he has borrowed from loan shark Pizza Face Petrillo, who wants his money back or else.  Grandfather Buckle had plenty of money, but these two black sheep are out of the will. What else to do but dress Billy up as their cousin, which is a nun who is to inherit the entire fortune.  Throw in a stuffy lawyer, a hard drinking, man-hungry housekeeper and a trio of beautiful young women, and you have the recipe for a laugh-packed farce of twists, turns, puns and pratfalls.

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
2010 Dinner and Show Pricing *
Thursday evenings:  $31.00 (musicals $33.00**)
Friday evenings, Sunday Brunch:  $33.00 (musicals $35.00**)
Saturday evenings:  $35.00 (musicals $37.00**)