ANNUAL DRAMA FESTIVAL – Community Children’s Theatre of the Peoria Park District will present seven award winning children’s plays performed by the students in the Theatre Education for Children Classes at Corn Stock Theatre Tent in Bradley Park on Saturday,…
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The Night BeFORE at Lakeview Museum
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Gather your friends and leave the kids at home for a fun night of miniature golf, culinary delights, and free drinks at Lakeview Museum Friday, May 21, 2010 from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Well-known Peoria caterers such as Barrack’s Cater…
Peoria’s Clean Water Celebration April 18 – 19
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by Tyler Maritote The Peoria Riverfront is going to be flooded with students, adults and water from all over. This year’s Clean Water Celebration, a joint project of the Sun Foundation and the Rivers Project with many local sponsors, is…
Thanks for Proper Example of a Personal Attack, Roger
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By Steve Fairbanks, Peoria, IL In his “Straight Talk” column in the March issue of the Community Word, Roger Monroe chided a Peoria County Board member for a “blistering personal attack” on a fellow board member. He also accused the…
Will It Play in Peoria?
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By C.E. Gauf, Peoria Heights, IL The question is, whether or not downtown Peoria is ready for a museum (Sear’s block) of this magnitude. With only one half of one per cent of the population in the Greater Peoria area…
Get a load of these April Peoria Park District activities
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KIDS CAN BUILD A RECYCLED BIRDHOUSE – Create and decorate your own birdhouse using recycled materials at the Peoria Park District’s Forest Park Nature Center on Saturday, April 3, from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. The program is open to ages…
Forest Park Nature Center Activities
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Bird Walk at FPNC on April 10th at 7:30 a.m. – Search for spring migrants and resident birds of Forest Park with a guide from the Nature Center or Peoria Audubon. Bring your binoculars. Ages 10 and up. Donations requested.…
Let’s Knock Out Breast Cancer Training Day 6th Annual Breast Cancer Survivor Retreat Saturday, April 17th – 7:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. at Wildlife Prairie State Park
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This retreat is a unique program designed to help women who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer. Cancer not only affects the body, but the mind, emotions and spirit. A great deal of care and time is spent addressing…
It’s May Day for Peoria County Democratic Women
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The Peoria County Democratic Womens’ annual May Day dinner is scheduled for Sunday, May 2, 2010 at the Lariat Club Steakhouse, 2232 W. Glen Ave., Peoria. Social hour begins at 5:00 p.m. and dinner is at 6:00 p.m. The guest…
Three Sisters Folk Art School April Classes
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This 2010 Spring Session Classes will be held in the Three Sisters Park Pavilion in Chillicothe. The ten classes of American Folk Arts are: Pictures from the Loom: Beginning Tapestry Weaving, Copper Jewelry Making, Slab, Coil & Pinch! Pottery, Let’s…