Date & Time: Sun., Sept. 7, 5 p.m. Location: Peoria Riverfront Museum · 222 S.W. Washington St. · Peoria Aug. 28 – It’s hard to believe, but The Science of Ripley’s Believe it or Not! exhibit at Peoria Riverfront Museum will be closing in just over a week. More than 55,000 visitors stopped through museum …
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October 7, 2014 THE SALVATION ARMY …At Home and Abroad Where: Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Avenue, Peoria, Illinois Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. – Cost $30 – Contact Kathryn Macek (309.691.7636) Dessert: 7:30 p.m. – Cost $20 – Contact Marge Paulson – (309.256.3390)
The Children’s Dyslexia Center of Peoria is hosting the 6th Annual Dyslexia Walk on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Registration and check-in starts at 9:00 a.m. and the Walk steps off at 10:00 a.m. The walk starts at Peoria Heights Water Tower Park and goes down beautiful Grandview Drive to Peoria Country Club and back. So …
Peoria, IL – August 29, 2014) The Peoria chapter of Mended Hearts will meet Thursday, September 11, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the RiverPlex in Peoria. Featured speaker will be Timir Baman, MD, HeartCare Midwest Cardiac Electrophysiologist. Dr. Baman will discuss atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia. Participants are asked to RSVP …
Learn about all the season’s new trends Peoria, IL. Discover the hot new trends for fall at The Shoppes at Grand Prairie during Fall Fashion Week, September 1st – 8th. This will be a great opportunity for fashion lovers, fashionistas and trendsetters to view new styles, colors, lengths, fabrics and prints that are now arriving …
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CENTRAL ILLINOIS – People all across Central Illinois are planning grand ways to say their goodbyes to summer during Labor Day weekend. But before packing up to head to the pool or river one last time, the American Red Cross asks families to take a moment to ensure they’re heading in a safe direction. Among …
Webinar offered Tuesday, September 9, at noon The year after every decennial census, the Supreme Court requires every state to rearrange its congressional and state legislative boundaries so that each district in a given legislative chamber is equal in population. That is, the states must redistrict their legislatures. But this is no simple exercise in …
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This week the Community Center held the first seminar offered by the East Bluff Neighborhood Academy and what a great presentation it was! Dr. Rita Ali guided the group as we learned the basics of grassroots organizing. By the end of a couple of hours (classes are 5:30 – 7:30 with dinner included!) we summarized …
The Peoria Park District administrative and recreation offices, located at the Noble Center, will be closed on Monday, September 1. Other Peoria Park District facilities closed that day include Franciscan Recreation Complex, Owens Center, and Proctor Center. The RiverPlex Recreation and Wellness Center will be open limited hours from 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
SUBJECT: Peoria Community Against Violence hosts Peace Walks Beginning this Friday, August 29th the Peoria Community Against Violence will host a series of 5 peace walks throughout Peoria. See the attached flyer for additional information. All walks will meet at designated area at 5:45 p.m. and walk will begin at 6:00 p.m. Designated areas include: …
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