There’s a food fight coming to Peoria and you can throw your chef hat into the ring to compete with some of our area’s top chefs. Neighborhood House is sponsoring its first Food Fight to stop hunger on Thursday April 24th from…
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Web services social media classes
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April 2 9-10:30 am – Social Media Marketing Made Simple (free) – Learn more about using social media for your business. Register: www.webservicesinc.net 1-3 pm – Getting Started with Email Marketing (free) – Are you using email blasts for your…
Miscellaneous stories for March
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Mar 6 – Page Turners Book Club – 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. @ Dunlap Public Library. Discussing “Orange is the New Black” by Piper Kerman. Call 243-5716. Mar 10 – Monday Morning Book Club – 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at the…
Women’s issues in March at Bradley University
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Paula Monopoli Lecture “Women, Gender and the Law” Women’s Studies 2013-2014 Series, Neumiller Lecture Hall, Bradley Hall, 03/05/14 7:00 p.m. Constitutional Orphan: The 19th Amendment and Gender Equality This lecture will focus on the years immediately preceding and following the passage and ratification…
Book club news from the Peoria Public Library
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Join a book club at Peoria Public Library this month. New members are always welcome! Book ‘Em Mystery Book Club will meet on Sunday, March 16 at 2:00 p.m.at Lakeview Branch to discuss Hard News by Jeffery Deaver. Rune is an aspiring filmmaker…
Lincoln Senior Awards
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Abraham Lincoln would enjoy meeting the group of high school students honored last week. He would see something of himself reflected in them. The students received the Lincoln Senior Award for demonstrating “the high qualities of character, conduct and scholarship”…
New Garden Design Series Classes from Luthy Botanical Garden, March 29 and April 5
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The Peoria Park District’s Luthy Botanical Garden will present its latest Garden Design Series of classes on two Saturdays this spring: March 29 and April 5. From plants to history to design, we will look at a variety of garden…
Newsbriefs for February 2014
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ARE YOU MY TYPE? PROCTOR CENTER BLOOD DRIVE Peoria Park District’s Proctor Recreation Center and the JEMS Girls Basketball Team will host a Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, February 22 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at Proctor Center,…
Newsbriefs for November 2013
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UnityPoint Health- Service League Gift Show November 2nd The UnityPoint Health-Methodist Service League will hold its 63rd annual Gift Show Sat., November 2nd in the lobby of the UnityPoint Health-Methodist Atrium, 900 Main Street, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Admission…
‘Worldfest’ celebrates cultural diversity in Central Illinois
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With September upon us, Peoria’s various ethnic groups are gearing up for the 10th Annual WorldFest, the biggest celebration of cultural diversity in the area. This year’s event is set for Saturday, September 14th at the Civic Center. Record crowds…