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Arts Alerts: Check out what’s going on in central Illinois

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ART EXHIBITS

  • Visit the Follow Your Arts Gallery at ArtsPartners of Central Illinois during October.
  • Experience live music, local galleries and art studios on First Friday, Oct. 2.
  • Visit the “All Together as Cumulus Cloud” exhibit at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, open until Oct. 17.
  • Fourth Friday at Muse Gallery in Morton, Oct. 23.

SPECIAL EVENTS

  • The “Beat the Funk 2026” benefiting Bradley University’s Department of Physical Therapy is Oct. 3 at the Premier Event Center.
  • Whisper & Shout: Open Mic for Poetry is being held at the Contemporary Art Center on Oct. 1 and 15.
  • Get Lit. Open Mic Night takes place at Lit. On Fire Books Oct. 21.

THEATER

  • Broadway in Peoria presents “Waitress” this Oct. 6-7 at the Civic Center Theater.
  • Peoria Players Theatre presents “Dracula” Oct. 9-11 and 15-18.
  • At Corn Stock Theater, “Glengarry Glen Ross,” the fast-paced, Pulitzer-winning drama here directed by Blake Stubbs, will be at CST’s Center Oct. 16-17 and 23-24, and Oct. 18 and 25.

COMEDY

  • Weird Al Yankovic is scheduled for the Civic Center Arena on Oct. 13.
  • John Dela Cruz (“Nurse John”) will be at the Civic Center Theater Oct. 15.
  • Greg Gutfeld is set for Oct. 17 at the Civic Center Arena.
  • Comic and musician Matt Mathews will perform Oct. 22 in the Civic Center Theater.
  • “Magic Rocks!” featuring rock illusionist Leon Etienne is scheduled for Illinois Central College’s Performing Arts Center Oct. 28.

MUSIC

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  • The Peoria Symphony Orchestra presents “Force of Destiny” at Civic Center Theater Oct. 2.
  • The Tri-County Urban League Guild is hosting its 15th annual Jazz Brunch Oct. 4 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino, featuring the Judy Page Trio (right).
  • The Blue Ridge Community Farm’s fall concerts continue with Stone Cold Cowboys Oct. 11 and Front Street Collective Oct. 18 west of Chillicothe on Blue Ridge Road, hosted by Sarah Marie Dillard.
  • The Central Illinois Jazz Society has Craig Russo’s Latin Jazz Project Oct. 18 at the Trailside Event Center.
  • On Oct. 23, the Brazilionaires will be Live at the Five Spot at the Contemporary Art Center for Halloween.

DANCE

  • The World Ballet Company is performing “Swan Lake” with a live orchestra at the Civic Center Theater Oct. 3.
  • Argentine Tango Practica is happening at the Contemporary Art Center Oct. 4, 11, 18, and 25.
  • Salsa at the CAC is being held at the Con-temporary Art Center Oct. 16.

EXHIBITS, CLASSES, LECTURES

  • The Forest Park Nature Center is hosting “Art and Mindfulness” on Oct. 3.
  • The Peoria PlayHouse is hosting “Fall Maker Crafternoons” Oct. 3, 10 and 17.
  • The Riverfront Museum’s wide-ranging Dan Fogelberg display, a “Peoria Plays exhibition,” closes Oct. 4
  • The Peoria Art Guild is hosting “Pick-A-Stone Jewelrymaking” Oct. 10.

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