Doesn’t she deserve a day off, too? Take mom on a relaxing 2 hour dinner cruise this year! Ticket includes cruise, hot lunch buffet, live music from a live Dixieland Band, taxes and gratuities.  spiritofpeoria.com

Enjoy live music from local and regional bands every Friday at the Contemporary Art Center.  Tonight features Hurricane Ruth Duo.  For a complete schedule, visit www.peoriacac.org

Admission is $8 for members ($12 for nonmembers), $7 for student & senior members ($11 for student & senior nonmembers).  Students with valid school ID & seniors age 65 & older.

Live at the Five Spot followed by Salsa lessons and dancing on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month ~  8:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.  Visit www.peoriacac.org for more details

At The Waterhouse in The Maxam Building
March 18 & 19, April 16, May 13
The Greatest Laugh-along, Sing-along, Drink-along, Party-along, Get CRAZY-along time that you will ever have!

For more information, visit howlinonwater.com

Enjoy Peoria’s evening skyline by the light of the moon. Live entertainment is included with your ticket for this 2 hour cruise. A cash bar is available. Ask about private deck rental at reduced rates—perfect for rehearsal dinners or class reunions!

Tickets available at the dock. No reservations required.
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The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the California lifestyle and have become an American icon to fans around the world. Since lead-singer Mike Love penned the lyrics to The Beach Boys’ first hit, “Surfin’” (1961), dozens of the bands chart toppers have become eternal anthems of American youth: “Surfin’ USA,” “Surfer Girl,” “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “California Girls,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “Barbara Ann,” “Good Vibrations,” “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” “Rock and Roll Music” and “Kokomo.” With more than five decades of touring under their belts, The Beach Boys have performed more concerts than any major rock band in history.

 

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Join us for the inaugural Mardi Gras in May 5k!

Enjoy Peoria is hosting our own Mardi Gras Parade, HOWEVER instead of floats the runners will be the star attraction! So please dress in your finest Mardi Gras attire, and remember costumes are encouraged!

This is the most entertaining race you will run this year! Street Performers will blow your mind at each mile marker and people lining the streets will be tossing you beads!

This race will begin and end at Martinis on Water Street with a celebratory beverage and a sneak preview of the evenings festival's Street Performers!

A Mardi Gras Mask will be provided to each runner along with a race T-Shirt!

Prizes will be awarded in each age category along with a prize for best team costume!

A portion of the proceeds from the race will benefit The Foster Pet Outreach.  Mardi Gras in May 5K

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Kids and adults alike will be fascinated by the boat’s tall fluted stacks and gigantic candy-apple red paddlewheel churning through the water. It’s great entertainment for all ages. Trip includes Captain’s Commentary. Gift shop and concessions are available. No reservations required.

These cruises are an hour and a half-long. They begin and end at the riverfront dock in downtown Peoria, with the Spirit cruising up and down the Illinois River.
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Enjoy Peoria is transforming Water Street into New Orleans’s French Quarter for the Inaugural Mardi Gras in May Street Party. Come enjoy quality entertainment, food, and art from State Street down to Liberty!

Internationally known Street Performers will dazzle you with their colorful acts and out of this world talent. To further the French Quarter experience, tarot card readers, caricature artists and story tellers will delight you with their talentsl! Local restaurants will offer authentic Cajun dishes and drinks and artists will be selling their wares as well as offering demonstrations and lessons throughtout the Festival.

You won't want to miss this FREE one of a kind event!  More info...