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Week of August 28, 2005

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Peoria Chiefs Baseball at O'Brien Field
Peoria Chiefs Baseball at O'Brien Field

Home game tonight!  Check www.peoriachiefs.com for times and the fireworks schedule!



Erin Feis
Erin Feis
Elevation - U2 Tribute Erin Feis 2004Peoria's Irish Festival on the Riverfrontdowntown Peoria at Water St and Hamilton Blvd.August 27, 28 & 29Admission Fees: Adults $6.00 - 3 Day Pass $10.00 Children under 12 $3.00; 3 and under, Free.Sunday is Wee Folks Day - all children under 12 $1.00 with parentAdvance sales at the Peoria Civic Center box officeor on ticketmaster (ticketmaster.com)Erin Feis 2004 - Hotel Special$62 plus taxes at Peoria Castle Hotel ( formerly Jumer's Hotel)listed under Erin Feis 2004 - group number 27663reservation must be made by August 13th.Phone 1-800-285-8637 or 309-673-8040 ...

Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

Summer Sightseeing Cruises
Summer Sightseeing Cruises

Riverboat 2005 Public Sightseeing Cruise Information

Paddle up the Illinois River Valley and relive the adventures of Mark Twain on the most beautiful paddlewheeler ever built. Trip includes Captain's commentary. Gift shop and concessions are available! Tickets may be purchased at the dock one hour prior to cruise up to departure time.

Summer Sightseeing Cruises

  • Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (June 15 - August 24)
  • Saturdays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (June 4 - September 3)
  • Sundays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (June 5 - September 4)

    Adults (ages 13 through 54): $12
    Senior Citizens (age 55+): $10
    Children (ages 4 through 12): $7
    Children under 3: FREE
    Family Pack (2 adults and up to 4 children): $40
    concessions available.

    Availability Announcement:

    June 19 -- No sightseeing cruise due to special Father's Day Lunch!
    See our Themed Dinner Cruise page for more details



  • Center for Prevention of Abuse Duck Race
    Center for Prevention of Abuse Duck Race

    Join the fun of the Annual Duck Race on the Peoria RiverFront! 

    Our mascot Quacky will be on hand and there will be $1 pizza slices, face painting, and drawings for additional prizes!



    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

    Downtown Yoga
    Downtown Yoga

    The Downtown Yoga studio is located in the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, which is located in the Riverfront Arts Center in downtown Peoria.  The art-covered walls, hardwood floors, beautiful riverfront views and overall ambiance of the space provide for a wonderful yoga experience.  Downtown Yoga focuses on Hatha yoga and currently offers a variety of different classes. Six yoga instructors lead classes of various levels. Trish Needham, Sheila Hanson, Jennifer Robin, Heather Klaus and Emily Coultas teach classes tailored to all levels.  Jeanne Perino teaches BreathWalk classes.

                For more information call 645-7762



    Music Together of Peoria
    Music Together of Peoria
    Thousands of parents have experienced this musical awakening and have found - or rediscovered - great satisfaction and joy in making music with their children. Twelve children ages birth through 5 and their parents or caregivers (nanny, grandparent, babysitter) meet for 45 minutes each week for 10 weeks (summer semester is 8 weeks) to experience new songs, chants, small and large motor movement activities, and instrumental jam sessions. Led by a teacher with early childhood music skills, families are guided through an informal but thoroughly engaging music experience. Music Together® is based on the premise that all children are inherently ...

    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

    Downtown Yoga
    Downtown Yoga

    The Downtown Yoga studio is located in the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, which is located in the Riverfront Arts Center in downtown Peoria.  The art-covered walls, hardwood floors, beautiful riverfront views and overall ambiance of the space provide for a wonderful yoga experience.  Downtown Yoga focuses on Hatha yoga and currently offers a variety of different classes. Six yoga instructors lead classes of various levels. Trish Needham, Sheila Hanson, Jennifer Robin, Heather Klaus and Emily Coultas teach classes tailored to all levels.  Jeanne Perino teaches BreathWalk classes.

    For more information call 645-7762



    Martinis Open Mic Night
    Martinis Open Mic Night
    Every Tuesday is Open Mic Night at Martinis On Water!  Paul Wettle and the Jazz Sensation welcome you onto the stage!

    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

    Downtown Yoga
    Downtown Yoga

    The Downtown Yoga studio is located in the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, which is located in the Riverfront Arts Center in downtown Peoria.  The art-covered walls, hardwood floors, beautiful riverfront views and overall ambiance of the space provide for a wonderful yoga experience.  Downtown Yoga focuses on Hatha yoga and currently offers a variety of different classes. Six yoga instructors lead classes of various levels. Trish Needham, Sheila Hanson, Jennifer Robin, Heather Klaus and Emily Coultas teach classes tailored to all levels.  Jeanne Perino teaches BreathWalk classes.

    For more information call 645-7762



    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

    Peoria Chiefs Baseball at O'Brien Field
    Peoria Chiefs Baseball at O'Brien Field
    Home game tonight! Check www.peoriachiefs.com for times and the fireworks schedule!

    Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival
    Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival
    Well here we are!....This is the 17th year and what a great way to look forward to the end of Summer and the beginning of the wonderful Fall season!Great Blues and two concert stages! Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and the newly formed Illinois Blues Festival Coalition have teamed up to present another talent line-up that makes this one of the top blues festivals in the World featuring two days of internationally known blues artists. You'll see why the Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival is always "History in the Making" and this year several independent Blues Societies from throughout the state ...

    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

    Downtown Yoga
    Downtown Yoga

    The Downtown Yoga studio is located in the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, which is located in the Riverfront Arts Center in downtown Peoria.  The art-covered walls, hardwood floors, beautiful riverfront views and overall ambiance of the space provide for a wonderful yoga experience.  Downtown Yoga focuses on Hatha yoga and currently offers a variety of different classes. Six yoga instructors lead classes of various levels. Trish Needham, Sheila Hanson, Jennifer Robin, Heather Klaus and Emily Coultas teach classes tailored to all levels.  Jeanne Perino teaches BreathWalk classes.

    For more information call 645-7762



    Live at the 5 Spot
    Live at the 5 Spot

    Live music every Friday night at the CAC!

    Call 309-676-6822 to check out what's playing this week!

    www.peoriacac.org for details



    Carriage Classic - Horse Drawn rides
    Carriage Classic - Horse Drawn rides

    Take a carriage ride on the Peoria RiverFront!

    Fri - Sat - 7pm - midnight

    Pick up points are the RiverFront Visitors Center and the Hotel Pere Marquette.



    Peoria Chiefs Baseball at O'Brien Field
    Peoria Chiefs Baseball at O'Brien Field
    Home game tonight! Check www.peoriachiefs.com for times and the fireworks schedule!

    Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival
    Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival
    Well here we are!....This is the 17th year and what a great way to look forward to the end of Summer and the beginning of the wonderful Fall season!Great Blues and two concert stages! Jay Goldberg Events & Entertainment and the newly formed Illinois Blues Festival Coalition have teamed up to present another talent line-up that makes this one of the top blues festivals in the World featuring two days of internationally known blues artists. You'll see why the Miller Lite Illinois Blues Festival is always "History in the Making" and this year several independent Blues Societies from throughout the state ...

    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Judy Weiss Exhibition Gallery I at CAC
    Colorful impressionistic landscapes in pastels, oils ans acrylic.Call CAC for more info - 676-6822 ...

    Che Rhodes Exhibition - Gallery II at CAC
    Che Rhodes Exhibition - Gallery II at CAC
    Glass work. Cal CAC for more info - 676-6822

    Peoria RiverFront Market
    Peoria RiverFront Market

    Join us at the Peoria RiverFront Market every Saturday morning 8 am - 12 noon across from the Illinois Antique Center at Liberty Park. 

    The RFM features all Illinois Grown, Illinois made products.  Fresh produce, live local music, handmade art and local demonstrations happen every week at the RFM!

    Come for the Market and stay for the day!  All RiverFront restaurants will be open, the shops too!

    Our return customers say this is the place to be with their families on Saturday morning!



    Downtown Yoga - then come to the RFM!
    Downtown Yoga - then come to the RFM!

    The Downtown Yoga studio is located in the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, which is located in the Riverfront Arts Center in downtown Peoria.  The art-covered walls, hardwood floors, beautiful riverfront views and overall ambiance of the space provide for a wonderful yoga experience.  Downtown Yoga focuses on Hatha yoga and currently offers a variety of different classes. Six yoga instructors lead classes of various levels. Trish Needham, Sheila Hanson, Jennifer Robin, Heather Klaus and Emily Coultas teach classes tailored to all levels.  Jeanne Perino teaches BreathWalk classes.

    For more information call 645-7762



    "Spirit Of Peoria Public Sightseeing Cruise"
    "Spirit Of Peoria Public Sightseeing Cruise"

    2005 Public Sightseeing Cruise Information 

    Paddle up the Illinois River Valley and relive the adventures of Mark Twain on the most beautiful paddlewheeler ever built. Trip includes Captain's commentary. Gift shop and concessions are available! Tickets may be purchased at the dock one hour prior to cruise up to departure time.

    Summer Sightseeing Cruises

  • Wednesdays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (June 15 - August 24)
  • Saturdays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (June 4 - September 3)
  • Sundays 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm (June 5 - September 4)

    Adults (ages 13 through 54): $12
    Senior Citizens (age 55+): $10
    Children (ages 4 through 12): $7
    Children under 3: FREE
    Family Pack (2 adults and up to 4 children): $40
    concessions available.

    Availability Announcement:

    June 19 -- No sightseeing cruise due to special Father's Day Lunch!
    See our Themed Dinner Cruise page for more details



  • Carriage Classic - Horse Drawn rides
    Carriage Classic - Horse Drawn rides

    Take a carriage ride on the Peoria RiverFront!

    Fri - Sat - 7pm - midnight

    Pick up points are the RiverFront Visitors Center and the Hotel Pere Marquette.