Cruise from Peoria, IL to St. Louis, MO on this relaxing three-day, two-night trip. Trip includes all-you-can-eat buffet meals—including the chef’s prime rib dinner—and live entertainment, such as singing, guitar, banjo, ragtime piano, storytelling, calliope playing, historical information, and wildlife sightings. Lodging is provided at various points along the river. A two-hour self-guided tour of the President Abraham Lincoln Museum is included with your ticket. Experience the slower pace of life with three peaceful days of cruising the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers!

For more info: https://spiritofpeoria.com/cruise-details/oh/3/Peoria-to-St-Louis-Excursion

Join us every Saturday morning for the RiverFront Market! Featuring a great selection of local produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, coffee, flowers and more! Local art, crafts and live music each week. Located in the 200 Block of Water Street. Open every Saturday Morning, 8 am - Noon, May 22 - September 25, 2021

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Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of Oktoberfest on the Peoria RiveFront in 2021. Featuring German heritage and culture through food, drink, and dance - Oktoberfest is sure to be a great time!

Friday, September 17: 5pm-11:30pm
Saturday, September 18: Noon-11:30pm
Sunday: 10am - 5pm (mass at 1030am)

Admission:
Advance Tickets: $8/Single Day or $15/weekend pass
Available Here: https://webtrac.peoriaparks.org/.../webtra.../search.html...

On-Site: $10 Single Day or $20/weekend pass

Children 12 and under are FREE

Visit oktoberfestpeoria.com for up to date festival information.

GIT is bringing you something different on Saturday 9/18 - the BEST OF STAND UP COMEDY featuring GIT founder Jeff Adamson and headliner Scott White!

Jeff Adamson has been there, done that! From the Quad Cities and retired from Deere & Co., he is the owner of Comedy Sportz, The Establishment, GIT Improv, and Corporate Training Made Funny. Jeff has performed Stand Up and Improv from Coast to Coast incorporating the "Yes and..." philosophy!

Scott White has been doing stand-up and improv comedy for over 20 years. A resident of Houston, Texas, Scott works with the Comedy Sportz Improv group bringing tons of laughter and audience involvement. Scott has worked on comedy stages across the country with both the BEST and worst comedians in the business. He has also had the pleasure of entertaining our troops in Korea, Japan and Guam. Check him out at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT5xAK2DfEzqpPjT7qylSMw

Admission is $15pp plus a 2 item minimum purchase in the Broadway Lounge. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SIT WITH SOMEONE ELSE MAKING A SEPARATE PURCHASE, PLEASE INDICATE THAT IN THE NOTES FIELD WHEN PURCHASING!!

Seating begins at 6p with the show starting at 7:30p. Once you are seated, wait staff will come to your tables to take your food, drink, and dessert orders!

The Broadway Lounge offers an amazing selection of Bread Bowl Soups & Pastas, Toasted Deli Sandwiches, Flatbreads, Salads, and Desserts. Check the menu out at BroadwayPeoria.com!

For more info & tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/881261945822616/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D

Art Reception: Saturday, September 18, 2021, 6:30 - 8:30 pm
free admission, donation requested 

Featuring art exhibitions in two galleries:

Faces and Forms: 
André Petty & Scott Mossman
Preston Jackson Gallery

The pop art portraits of local artist André Petty are paired with the post-minimalistic sculpture of Chicago artist Scott Mossman celebrating the exploration of gestural shape and extravagant color.

Pieced Together: 
Chris Dokolasa & Lori Reed
Gallery 3R

These long-time friends share the practice of redefining their chosen mediums. Multiple altered photo prints are hand cut in strips and reassembled by Reed to create a fresh scene with other elements pieced into the final layer. Dokolasa pushes her sculptural vessels to surprising combinations of pattern, texture and flowing forms.

Also featuring live music by acoustic duo 
Berchtold and Stear, who share a special musical chemistry on stage. Their music runs the gamut of San Francisco Folk of the late 60’s, to pre and post-war Piedmont and Delta blues, to their own acoustic interpretations of rock classics. Brian’s harmonica, mandolin, and porchboard bass playing (and occasional washboard) is the perfect complement to David’s acoustic finger picking. David Berchtold spent over 40 years diligently practicing his craft, blending his hard driving alternating-thumb playing style. 

The public is invited to this open house style event, featuring the exhibits described above. No food or drink will be offered. All typical safety protocols will be in place, including wearing masks at all times.

The Contemporary Art Center is open Tuesday-Saturday 11-5:00. The public is invited to these open house style events, art exhibitions and ticketed events. No food or drink will be offered. All typical safety protocols will be in place, including remaining 6 feet apart and wearing masks at all times.

William Butler, Executive Director
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 SW Water Street, Peoria, IL 61602
309-674-6822 cac@peoriacac.org  www.peoriacac.org

Peoria vs. Cedar Rapids

https://www.milb.com/peoria/schedule/2021-08

FREE guided tours of Sculpture Walk Peoria are back! Take a stroll down Washington Street with our amazing tour guides every Saturday at 10:30AM. Tours leave from the lobby of the Peoria Riverfront Museum Sign up for your FREE tour of Peoria's Best Public Art Display today!

FREE Tickets: https://artspartners.net/swp/tours/