Arts Beat

Music

Nov. 1: ORGŌNE, with special guests Ridgeracer. 8 p.m. Kenny’s West Side Pub. 676-1693.

Nov. 2: Hoobastank, with Secondhand Serenade. 8 p.m. Monarch Music Hall. 966-0826.

Nov. 2: Cousin Eddie “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Nov. 2: GHOST: “A Pale Tour Named Death.” 8 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Nov. 2 and each Friday: Ben & Katie. 7:30 p.m. Jim’s Steakhouse Downtown. 673-5300.

Nov. 2 and each Friday: Dave Hoffman & Friends. 5 p.m. Two25 at Mark Twain Hotel. 282-7777.

Nov. 3: Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour.” 7 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Arena. 673-3200.

Nov. 3: Beethoven sonatas, featuring violinist Katherine Wolfe and pianist Liang-Yu Wang. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 3: Joe Stamm Band. 8 p.m. Crusens on Farmington Road. 686-3890.

Nov. 3: Rumpke Mountain Boys, with High-Energy Jamgrass. 10 p.m. Kenny’s West Side Pub. 676-1693.

Nov. 3: Here Come the Mummies. 8 p.m. Monarch Music Hall. 966-0826.

Nov. 4 and each Sunday: Dave Hoffman & Friends. 4 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church. 673-8501.

Nov. 4: Bradley Prepatory School Guitar Recital. 3 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 4: “Need a Little Christmas … Spirit” concert by the Heart of Illinois Chorus. 2:30 p.m. ICC’s Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.

Nov. 6: Hard Bop Jazz Band. 7:30 p.m. ICC’s Lecture/Recital Hall (Room 127F). 694-5136.

Nov. 6 and each Tuesday: John Miller and Preston Jackson. 7 p.m. Broken Tree Coffee. 648-1439.

Nov. 8: Chicago. 8 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Nov. 8: ICC Vocal Jazz concert. 7:30 p.m. ICC’s Lecture/Recital Hall (Room 127F). 694-5136.

Nov. 9: Robin Crowe Band “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Nov. 9: The Ron Burgandy’s. 9 p.m. Crusens on Farmington Road. 686-3890.

Nov. 10: Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. 8 p.m. Monarch Music Hall. 966-0826.

Nov. 10: Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, with special guests Grassfed. 10 p.m. Kenny’s West Side Pub. 676-1693.

Nov. 10: “An Evening of Jazz” program from the Heritage Ensemble. 7 p.m. First Federated Church’s Life Together Center. 550-4242.

Nov. 11: “Music in the McKenzie” with Still Shine. 2 p.m. Peoria Public Library North Branch. 497-2100.

Nov. 11: Bradley University Music Scholarship Concert Series 3 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 12: The Morton Fine Arts Association presents Annie Moses Band. 7 p.m. Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center. 868.5742.

Nov. 13: Honor Band in concert. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 14: Turnpike Troubadours.7:30 p.m. Monarch Music Hall. 966-0826.

Nov. 15: Hilltop Combo: jazz in concert. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 16: Groove 309 “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Nov. 16: Organ Freeman, with special guests The North 41. 10 p.m. Kenny’s West Side Pub. 676-1693.

Nov. 17: Edward David Anderson, 7 p.m. Red Barn, 621 W. Glen Ave. 692-3792.

Nov. 17: Too White Crew. 10 p.m. Crusens on Farmington Road. 686-3890.

Nov. 17: Vocal Recital featuring Kelsey Chapman and Alex Pullen. 3 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 18: Illinois Central Jazz Train. 6 p.m. Trailside Event Center. 692-5330.

Nov. 18: Bradley Community Chorus and Bradley Symphony Orchestra in concert. 4 p.m. St. Mary’s Cathedral. 677-2595.

Nov. 23: Lizzi Neal Band.“Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Nov. 23-24: “Werksgiving” with The Werks and Sun Stereo. 10 p.m. Kenny’s West Side Pub. 676-1693.

Nov. 27: Saxophone Ensembles. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 28: “Avanti’s Nutcracker 21,” with The Struts & The Record Company, plus Messer and Autumn Rove. 7 p.m. Monarch Music Hall. 966-0826.

Nov. 30: Bradley University Women’s Choir in concert. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 30-Dec. 1: Eric Petersen with Bradley’s Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Friday and both 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday. BU’s Hartmann Center. 677-2595.

Nov. 30: Sarah & the Underground “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822.

Nov. 30: Boy Band Night. 10 p.m. Crusens on Farmington Road. 686-3890.

Nov. 30: Youth Music Illinois (formerly Central Illinois Youth Symphony) in concert. 7:30 p.m. ICC’s Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.

Theater

Nov. 8-11 and 15-18: “She Kills Monsters.” 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sundays. BU’s Hartmann Center Theater. 677-2650.

Nov. 9-11 and 15-18: “Elf,” a musical. 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Peoria Players Theatre. 688-4473.

Nov. 9-11 and 15-18: “Columbinus.” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. ICC’s Performing Arts Center. 694-5136.

Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and Dec.7-9: “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus.” 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Corn Stock Theatre Center. 676-2196.

Nov. 30-Dec. 2 and Dec. 5-9: “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 2018.” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sundays. Eastlight Theatre. 699-7469.

Other

Nov. 1: Comic Jo Koy’s “Break the Mold Tour.” 8 p.m. Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Nov. 8: “Crystal Bridges: The Experiment in the Ozarks” by Alejo Benedetti, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Presented by the Fine Arts Society, 10 a.m., Peoria Riverfront Museum, 692-1858.

Nov. 9: Jay Leno, comedy show, 8 p.m. Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Nov. 12: Wild Kratts “Live! 2.0.” 6:30 p.m. Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Nov. 27-28: Stomp, performance by percussion group. 7:30 p.m. Peoria Civic Center Theater. 673-3200.

Nov. 30: Mark Lowry Live! – “What’s Not to Love?” 7 p.m. Five Points Washington. 444-8222.