Open every Saturday morning, May 21 - September 24, 2022, 8 am - Noon in the 200 block of Water Street.

Featuring local produce, meats, eggs, cheese, breads, baked goods and fresh flowers!  Local arts, crafts, demonstrations and much more!

Bring the family and enjoy this beautiful community event.  Buy Fresh ~ Buy Local!

The Peoria Art Guild is happy to announce the 2022 Sculpture Walk Peoria opening day reception at the front entrance of the Peoria Riverfront Museum. The outdoor public art exhibit will feature 8 new sculptures installed along both sides of Washington Street from the Peoria Riverfront Museum to the Bob Michel Bridge. 

A jury of local community leaders and arts professionals selected the sculptures for this year’s exhibit from entries submitted by artists from across the country. 

The 2022 Sculpture Walk Peoria exhibit will remain in place until late spring of 2024. Sculpture Walk Peoria is an initiative of The Peoria Art Guild. It is coordinated with the support of the City of Peoria, and funded through the generous financial support of corporate and individual sponsors. Tax-deductible donations to support the future of this program can be made at www.peoriaartguild.org/swpsponsorship

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Coming off their triumphant performances in "Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill" in Chicago, the Broadway Lounge is thrilled to welcome Mardra & Reggie Thomas to Peoria with their musical tribute show, "The Best of Billie Holliday"!

Cost is $48pp for a buffet dinner and show featuring The Waterhouse Catering's Savory Sliced Pot Roast Au Jus, Boneless Chicken Breast in a Creamy White Wine Sauce with Mushrooms, Party Potatoes, Green Beans with Bacon, Tossed Mixed Greens Salad, Sister Schubert Homemade Dinner Rolls, and Texas Sheetcake for dessert! Seating begins at 6p. Dinner Buffet at 6:30p. Show at 7:30p. The Broadway Lounge's wait staff will provide table service for drinks.

Mardra Thomas is known for her realistic portrayal of Billie Holiday in concert and on the theatrical stage. Costumed in a vintage gown with her signature gardenias, Mardra looks and sings the part of this iconic jazz vocalist. She takes you back to 1959 impersonating Billie Holiday with songs that highlight the era in which she performed including her first big band experiences with world known bandleaders such as Artie Shaw.

Mardra’s voice is well suited to showcase Holiday’s sculptured phrasing that stamped a signature style on jazz singing. She appears in theaters, concert halls and premier clubs all across the country.

Accompanying Mardra will be her husband Reggie Thomas, on piano. He is Coordinator of Jazz Studies at NIU, on faculty for Carnegie Hall’s Jazz National Youth Orchestra and is a member of The Count Basie Orchestra.

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Art Reception: Saturday, May 21, 2022, 6:30-8:30 pm, free admission, donation requested. Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries:

Jill King: New Horizons
April 29 - June 17  
Preston Jackson Gallery
Like celestial cloud formations, Chicago educator and artist Jill King’s sculptures are energetic three-dimensional gestural ‘drawings’ of twisted metal covered with stretched fiber adorned with ancient symbols. They tackle transformative emotional themes while harnessing the energy of swirling hurricanes or other-worldly flowers possessing bioluminescence. 

Mike Baur and John Boylan
April 29 - June 17  
Gallery 3R
The sculpture of Chicago based Mike Baur and the 2-D mixed media work of Peorian John Boylan are guided by traditional design principles and an instinct for frankness. Meticulous compositions arise from an infatuation with gritty, abandoned and common objects seemingly combined in casual assembly.

Preston Jackson, the work of
ongoing in Sideview Gallery

Related Events:
1st Friday Studio Tour: Friday, May 6, 5:00-9:00pm, visit with resident artists and view art exhibit in three galleries

Art Reception: Saturday, May 21, 2022, 6:30-8:30 pm, free admission, donation requested. Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries.

1st Friday Studio Tour: Friday, June 3, 5:00-9:00pm, visit with resident artists, view art exhibits in three galleries.

Art exhibits may also be viewed for no admission Tuesday-Saturday 11-5:00 and during some evening events with admission. The public is invited to these open house style events, featuring the exhibits described above. No food or drink will be offered. 

To the press, more information, photographs and access to the artists for interviews are available. We value your assistance in getting the word out about these important exhibits and events.

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