MUSIC

July 2: Bluprint. 8:30 p.m. Festival Park on Peoria’s riverfront. Produced by Alpha Media. 637-3700.

July 3: Molly Hatchet, with the Outlaws. 7:30 p.m. Festival Park on Peoria’s riverfront. Produced by Alpha Media. 637-3700.

July 3: Change-Up. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 3: Peoria Municipal Band, with Irish group Banna Chluain Meala, and local entertainers Lee Wenger and Kristin Lelm. 7 p.m. Glen Oak Park. 677-2595.

July 4: Spring Creek Station. 6 p.m., Liberty Park. Produced by Alpha Media. 637-3700.

July 5: Peoria Municipal Band, with emcee James Wilhelm and Kristin Lelm and Lee Wenger performing. 7 p.m. Glen Oak Park. 677-2595.

July 5: In This Moment. 7 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

July 7: Hoodie Allen with Special Guest Allan Kingdom. 7:30 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-8900.

July 8: Peoria Municipal Band, featuring guest vocalist Beth Heuermann and guest clarinetist Colby Spengler. 7 p.m. Warehouse District downtown. 677-2595.

July 9: 16, 23 and 30: CEFCU Jazz Series. 7 p.m. CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing on the Riverfront. 689-3019.

July 10: Ace Frehley, with Highway 61. 7 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens Opera House. 691-6332.

July 10: Wedding Banned. 8:30 p.m. CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing on the Riverfront. 689-3019.

July 10: Highway 61. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 10: Southern Cross. 8 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens beer tent. 691-6332.

July 11: April’s Fool. 8 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens beer tent. 691-6332.

July 11: Adelita’s Way, with Motorbiscuit. 7 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens Opera House. 691-6332.

July 11: The Romaniacs. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 12: Peoria Municipal Band, with emcee Chuck Collins and featuring guest vocalist Beth Heuermann and guest clarinetist Colby Spengler.7 p.m. in Glen Oak Park. 677-2595.

July 12: Kenny Williams & the Country All-Stars. 3 p.m. Franciscan Recreation Complex. 677-6705.

July 12: David G. Smith. 2 p.m. Peoria Public Library North Branch McKenzie room. 497-2100.

July 15: Two Way Crossing. 8:30 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens Arena. 691-6332.

July 15: Three Days Grace, with Finger Eleven and Devour the Day. 8 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

July 15: “Swinging Songs of Yesterday” with the Peoria Municipal Band, featuring vocalist Linden Christ and trumpeter Eli Hosbrough. 7 p.m. Warehouse District downtown. 677-2595.

July 16: The Lewis Brothers. 8 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens beer tent. 691-6332.

July 17: Southern Cross. 8 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens beer tent. 691-6332.

July 17: Dexter O’Neil and Funk Yard. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 17: Power Masquerade. 7 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens Opera House. 691-6332.

July 18: The Second Story. 8 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens beer tent. 691-6332.

July 18: The Brazilionaires. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 18: Motown Sounds of Touch. 7 p.m. CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing on the Riverfront. 689-3019.

July 18: Old Style Sextet, with the Central Illinois Jazz Society House Band. 6 p.m. Landmark Recreation Center. 692-5330.

July 18: “Local Anesthetic Showcase.” 7 p.m. Heart of Illinois Fair @ Expo Gardens Opera House. 691-6332.

July 19: “Old-Fashioned Singalong” with the Peoria Municipal Band, featuring vocalist Linden Christ and trumpeter Eli Hosbrough. 7 p.m. Glen Oak Park. 677-2595

July 22: Peoria Municipal Band, with singers Tom and Sharon Mindock, plus Anton Grasch and instrumentalist Dawn Clark. 7 p.m. Warehouse District downtown. 677-2595.

July 23: Youth Music Festival “Luck of the Irish.” 6:30 p.m. Park District Bonnie Noble Center. 682-1200.

July 24: Lizzi Neal Band. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 25: “Fiesta en el Rio,” with local musicians and a traveling mariachi band, plus Latin American food and more. 5 p.m. CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing on the Riverfront. 689-3019.

July 25: Alex Jenkins and the Bombers. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

July 26: Peoria Municipal Band, with emcee Lee Ranson, with singers Tom and Sharon Mindock, plus Anton Grasch and instrumentalist Dawn Clark. 7 p.m. in Glen Oak Park. 677-2595.

July 29: Peoria Municipal Band, with percussionist Jeremy Clark and vocalists Katie Speiden and David Blasco. 7 p.m. Warehouse District downtown. 677-2595.

July 31: Peoria Municipal Band, with Katie Speiden and David Blasco. 7 p.m. at St. Philomenas Church. 677-2595.

July 31: Nathan Taylor and Friends. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen Music Café. 676-9668.

 

THEATER

July 9-12: “Wizard of Oz” (youth performers edition). 7 p.m. Thurs.-Sat. and 1:30 p.m. Fri.-Sun. Peoria Players Theatre. 681-2861.

July 10-18: “The Secret Garden.” 7:30 p.m. Corn Stock Theater. 676-2196.

July 10-12 & 17-19: “Godspell Jr.”, the Penguin Players summer 2015 production. 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. & 2:30 p.m. Sun. Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.

July 24-26: “Little Women.” 7:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. . Arc Light Productions. Illini Bluffs High School, 212 N. Saylor St. in Glasford. 231-9270.

July 31-Aug. 8: “Grease.” 7:30 p.m. Corn Stock Theater. 676-2196.

July 31-Aug. 1, plus 5-8: “Big Fish,” a Youthlight 2015 presentation. 7:30 p.m.Wed.-Sat. & 2 p.m. Sun.

Eastlight Theater. Eastlight Theater in East Peoria. 699-7469.