MUSIC

Jan 2: Rooster Alley “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Jan. 2: Three and a Half Men. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan. 8: Moon Taxi, with Maia Sharp. 7 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

Jan. 8: Rob Juice and the Boyz. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan. 9: “New Year’s Greeting – Broadway Rhythm,” with song and dance team Kirby and Bev Ward. Heartland Festival Orchestra. 7:30 p.m. Five Points Washington. 444-8222.

Jan. 9: In-Residence at ICC presents: Heritage Ensemble Concert. 7:30 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.

Jan. 9: Random Strangers. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan 9: Soft Spoken “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Jan. 9: “Howlin’ on Water” dueling piano show, featuring Walter Mellon and TBA. 8 p.m. The Waterhouse, with pre-show dinner buffet at 6:30 p.m. 494-9100.

Jan. 10: “You Don’t Know Jack Benefit” for the Jack Morgenstern family, featuring Chicago Farmer, Rainbow Cloggers, Drumline, Robin Crowe, Still Shine, Mike Layne, Easy Riders, and Brainchild. 2-10 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

Jan. 15: John Miller Quartet. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan. 15: American English. 8 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Jan. 15-16: “Howlin’ on Water” dueling piano show, featuring Robert “Frisbee” Coleman and Walter Mellon. 8 p.m. The Waterhouse, with pre-show dinner buffet at 6:30 p.m. 494-9100.

Jan. 16: Funk Yard. 8 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

Jan. 16: Cousin Eddie. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan 16: Nathan Taylor & Friends “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Jan.22: Dexter O’Neil and Funk Yard. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan. 23: Parmalee, with Haley Georgia. 8 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

Jan. 23: The Brazilionaires. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan 23: Motown Junkies “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Jan. 24: Central Illinois Jazz Society present Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tube at 7:30 p.m., preceded by the CIJS House Band at 6. Starting Gate Banquet Room in Landmark Recreation Center. 692-5330.

Jan. 24: “Fairy Tales and Scary Tails” – the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s Family Matinee. 3 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Jan. 28: Queensrÿche. 8 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.

Jan. 29: Nathan Taylor and Friends. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan. 30: Alex and the Bombers. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.

Jan 30: State of Mind “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

THEATER

Jan. 15-16 & 21-24: “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” Corn Stock Theatre’s Winter Playhouse 7:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. matinee Jan. 24. 676-2196.