MUSIC
May 1: ICC Concert Choir. 7:30 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.
May 2: Collegium Musicum. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.
May 3: ICC Concert Band. 7:30 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.
May 4: “I Set My Friends on Fire,” with Growing, Milestones, Eleventh Hour Onset, Reverend Green, and Portal. 6 p.m. RAIL II. 966-2971.
May 5: Lorrie Morgan & Joe Diffie, with Matt Miller. 7 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.
May 5: O.A.D. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 5: Dexter O’Neal & Funk Yard “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6877.
May 5: ICC Chamber Singers. 7:30 p.m. ICC Lecture/Recital Hall. 694-5136.
May 5: Derel Monteith Trio. 8 p.m., The Waterhouse. 494-9100.
May 5-6: “Celebrating 35 Years of Music,” the Peoria Area Civic Chorale’s spring concert. 7:30 p.m. Five Points Washington. 693-6725.
May 6: Jason Isbell, with Strand of Oaks. 8 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.
May 6: Cousin Eddie. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 7: Philharmonic Chorale Spring Concert. 3 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 674-1071 or 369-4534.
May 7: “Velvet Violin,” an educational presentation featuring Peoria Symphony Orchestra Concertmaster Marcia Henry Liebenow. 2 p.m. PSO Performance Space on State Street. 671-1096.
May 11: Tyrant and Cipher Six. 6 p.m. RAIL II. 966-2971.
May 12: Eric Church’s “Holdin’ My Own” tour. 8 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.
May 12: “Viva Vivaldi!” Festive music of the Italian baroque performed by the Westminster Choir. 7:30 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church. 673-8501.
May 12: Motionless in White, with Avatar and Out Came the Wolves. 8 p.m. Limelight Eventplex. 693-1234.
May 12: John Miller & the Romaniacs “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6877.
May 12: Three and a Half Men. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 13: Derel Monteith. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 14: Prairie Wind Ensemble Concert. 2:30 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.
May 14: Kyle Sherman. 6 p.m. RAIL II. 966-2971.
May 15: It Lies Within, with Light The Fire. 6 p.m. RAIL II. 966-2971.
May 16: Heart of Illinois Chorus. 7:30 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.
May 18: Olivia Newton John. 7:30 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.
May 19: “Buddy & Beyond: The History of Rock and Roll,” performed by Johnny Rogers. 7:30 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.
May 19: Robin Crowe Band “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6877.
May 19: The Brazilionaires. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 19: Mr. Russia, with Memorial for a Dove, Terribly Happy, and The Royalists. 6 p.m. RAIL II. 966-2971.
May 19: Skillet and Alter Bridge, with Starset and Sylar, presented by Limelight Eventplex. 8 p.m. on the Peoria Riverfront. 693-1234.
May 19-20: “Howlin’ on Water . . . Dueling Pianos,” 6:30 p.m. dinner; show at 8 p.m. The Waterhouse. 494-9100.
May 20: Written Warning. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 20: “New World.” Heartland Festival Orchestra with cellist Patrice Jackson. 7:30 p.m. Five Points Washington. 693-6725.
May 20: Nelly, with Juvenile and DJ McFly. presented by Limelight Eventplex. 8 p.m. on the Peoria Riverfront. 693-1234.
May 21: The Brazilionaires, with the Central Illinois Jazz Society House Band. 6 p.m. Starting Gate Banquet Room, Landmark Recreation Center. 692-5330.
May 21: “Sacred Sonatas,” presented by John Orfe. 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church. 673-3641.
May 21: Oh Malô, with Thetah, Ki0sk, and Liverpool & the Contractions. 6 p.m. RAIL II. 966-2971.
May 21: Random Strangers: “Music in the McKenzie.” 2 p.m. Peoria Public Library North Branch. 497-2100.
May 23-28: “Encore.” Morton Civic Chorus for the Central Illinois Memorial Kidney Fund. 7:30 p.m.; 2 p.m. on May 28. Bradley University Hartmann Center Theater. 677-4966.
May 26: Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
May 27: Nathan Taylor and Friends. 8 p.m. Rhythm Kitchen. 676-9668.
THEATER
May 5-7 and 11-14: “Billy Elliot.” 7:30 p.m., and 2 p.m. May 7 and 14. Peoria Players Theatre. 688-4473.
May 6: Community Children’s Theatre Festival. 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Corn Stock Theatre Tent. 676-2196.
May 27: “Beauty and the Beast.” Central Illinois Ballet. 2 p.m. ICC Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.
LECTURE
May 11: “Painting the Natural History of the Field Museum: 1980-2016.” Fine Arts Society lecture by Chicago artist Peggy Macnamara. 9:30 a.m. Peoria Riverfront Museum. 692-1858.