Aug 1 – Whisper and Shout at Contemporary Art Center – 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. – Peoria’s open mic for sharing/inspiring poetry is held on the first Thursday of each month. Each night the open mic features a popular regionally…
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Peoria Park District Classes in August
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Zumba and Yoga at FRC – All classes take place at Franciscan Rec Complex in August. Go: www.peoriaparks.org/frc or call (309) 677-6705. Drop-in Yoga: Mondays & Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays & Fridays at 10:00 a.m. $4.50/drop-in Zumba: Thursdays beginning…
The last breakfast
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
It’s hard to believe. Pete Vonachen is gone. Just a few days before his passing we were having coffee and donuts together at the Buehler Home. Pete was his usual charming and witty self, occasionally complaining about his sore bottom,…
Art from jobs program could still inspire
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
I grew up in Carthage, IL, where even in childhood visits to the Post Office were made more meaningful by a moving mural by Karl Kelp: “Pioneers – Tilling the Soil and Building Log Cabin.” The 1938 art – showing…
Precaution … the better part of valor
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
My parents’ modest turf and my grandmother’s extensive lawn were not enough. As a teen, interested in pocket change, I also mowed my uncle’s massive meadows. In the early 60’s, lawns had really come into vogue, and I did a…
Ignoring the naysayers is the All America City way
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
I have a question. If the designation “All America City” — they give it out annually to ten different cities — is so doggone prestigious, how is it that the only time I hear of the award is when Peoria…
Still there …
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
Oh say, can you see? I am still waving at you. Raised to represent the freedom for which you live, I boast of your unity as I fly proudly over your Capital, your courthouses, schools and homes. I bring hope…
I’m grateful to have lived long enough to …
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Sentimentalists sometimes give loved ones a card detailing reasons the recipient is loved. The number of reasons matches that person’s age. Or the birthday celebrant is given the same number of gifts as the number of candles on the cake.…
Turn a hobby into a business
by Tammy Finch • • 0 Comments
Since I was young, I’ve always looked for ways to make money. My brother, Randy, and I would be out at the first snowfall, shoveling driveways for our neighbors, then in the Spring using a push mower for our “lawn…
Musings for July 2013
by Joanne Fought • • 0 Comments
I have realized for myself and I’m sure many of you see the same thing. I cover four main topics: my son, my house and yard, reading, and a little on national and world issues. I promised my son that…