ART EXHIBITS

• Visit local galleries for studio tours and opening receptions for First Friday on April 4.
• Rowen Schussheim-Anderson’s “Tapestries of Innovation” exhibition is at Contemporary Art Center through April 12.
• “Birds of a Feather,” featuring six women artists, will be displayed at Peoria Public Library Gallery through April 25.

COMEDY

• Jukebox Comedy Club has booked the one and only Louis C.K. for three shows April 5-6.
• Standup comic Jeff Dunham’s “Artificial Intelligence” tour stops at the Peoria Civic Center Arena on April 12.

THEATRE

• “Harvey” by Chillicothe Players Theatre opens April 3 at the Shore Acres Clubhouse.
• “John Proctor is the Villain” is set to be presented April 9-13 at Bradley University’s Meyer Jacobs Theatre.
• The Illinois Central College Theatre program presents “Almost, Maine” — a series of nine vignettes about love, friendship and isolation — at the Performing Arts Center on April 16.

MUSIC

• The inimitable (if not complete unknown) Bob Dylan returns to Peoria on April 9, bringing his “Rough and Rowdy Ways” tour to the Peoria Civic Center’s Prairie Home Alliance Theater.
• Tambora performs April 11 and Nathan Taylor & Friends on April 25 at the Contemporary Art Center for “Live at the Five Spot.”
• Peoria Symphony Orchestra presents “Inspired Journeys” on April 11 at the Peoria Civic Center’s Prairie Home Alliance Theater.
• Bradley University’s Symphony Orchestra, Community Choir and Chorale Concert will be at BU’s Dingeldine Music Center on April 12.

DANCE

• Peoria Ballet Company stages “Coppelia 2025,” a charming and funny ballet about a mysterious inventor, April 12-13 at Five Points Washington.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Inspired by “Bridgerton,” Wildlife Prairie Park is presenting “Diamond of the Season Ball” at locations throughout the park, including a tea party, a formal dinner, “era-appropriate music” and ballroom dancing on April 5.
• The Tri-County Urban League is hosting its 24th annual Black and White Gala on April 12 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino.

CLASSES & LECTURES

• Artful Journey is holding Pysanky classes on April 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10.

— For more information, check out the full online calendar at artspartners.net.