Singer Patti LaBelle will be the featured speaker at the 2017 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Luncheon on Jan. 16 at the Peoria Civic Center. The 25th Annual luncheon will be followed by a concert by LaBelle in the Peoria Civic Center Arena.

 

This is the first year the event, sponsored by Public Employees for Community Concerns, will feature both a luncheon and concert. Doors will open for the luncheon at 9:30 a.m. and the luncheon will begin at 10:45 a.m. LaBelle will be the featured speaker at the event, sharing how King impacted her life and career, followed immediately by her concert from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

 

Tickets for the luncheon and concert are $50 per person or 10 for $500 and are available for purchase online at: www.mlkluncheon.com

At Peoria City Hall, Room 403

By mail: Make checks payable to Public Employees for Community Concerns and send to P.O. Box 1312, Peoria, IL 61654-1312.

 

Tickets for the concert only will be available starting Friday, September 9th at 11:00am at the Toyota Box Office at the Peoria Civic Center, Ticketmaster.com or by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Concert only tickets are for upper bowl general admission only. The concert is scheduled to begin at approximately at 12:30pm and last until 1:30pm. Doors for anyone attending the concert only will open at 11:30pm. 

 

 

Beautiful, simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. As time continues to evolve, the soulful songbird’s name has become synonymous with grace, style, elegance and class.  Belting out classic rhythm and blues renditions, pop standards and spiritual sonnets have created the unique platform of versatility that Ms. Patti is known and revered for.

 

It’s a small wonder that Patti has time for anything else in between recording and touring, but she makes time and the world is oh so happy that she does!  Patti has written five best-selling books, Don’t Block the Blessings, LaBelle Cuisine: Recipes to Sing About, Patti’s Pearls, Patti LaBelle’s Lite Cuisine and Recipes for the Good Life. More recently, she introduced Patti’s Good Life, a successful line of food products that features a variety of sauces, sweet potato pie and cakes and has starred in her own highly rated cooking specials on the Cooking Channel and Food Network.

 

In addition to her amazing career as an entertainer and entrepreneurial success, Ms. LaBelle’s work as a humanitarian is just as legendary. She remains an advocate for adoption, foster care, Big Sisters and the United Negro College Fund, among many other initiatives.  While Ms. LaBelle's celebrated 50-plus year career is respected world-wide, she has also endured and survived personal strife. Within a 10-year period, she lost her mother, three sisters and best friend to diabetes and cancer. In 1994, LaBelle was diagnosed with diabetes and shortly thereafter became a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association. 

The same motivation that had Patricia Louise Holte blossom from a choir member to lead vocalist for Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles and later Labelle, to a solo artist is the same energy that keeps her fire burning at seventy-one years young. “Each year I grow, and that’s a blessing from God.  I do what I can do.  I do what I feel God has given me the energy to do, so I just go out there and I do it…It’s not about making money because I don’t need money, but I need to sing.  With a voice or without, I’ve got to get on that stage.”  And the world is thankful that Ms. Patti’s voice sounds so good to our ears.

This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream... or a really great pair of shoes.

For more info: https://www.peoriaciviccenter.com/events/upcoming-events/event/2017/01/18/rodgers--hammersteins-cinderella

This lush production features an incredible orchestra, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love—the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball and more—plus some surprising new twists! Be transported back to your childhood as you rediscover some of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s most beloved songs, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible/It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago,” in this hilarious and romantic Broadway experience for anyone who’s ever had a wish, a dream... or a really great pair of shoes.

For more info: https://www.peoriaciviccenter.com/events/upcoming-events/event/2017/01/18/rodgers--hammersteins-cinderella

The Waterhouse, in the MAXAM Building on the 2nd floor in the BALLROOM : 316 SW Washington Street, Peoria, IL - PLAYERS: Frisbee and Nathan Marchese

Howlin' on Water! Cost for dinner and show is $40pp plus tax! Doors open at 6p, with the dinner buffet available from 6:30p - 7:30p, Dessert/Coffee service follows, and the Show is from 8p-11p. Call 309-494-9100 or go HERE to buy your seats online!

Buffet menu is Kahlua Pulled Pork, Waterhouse Chicken (boneless breast in a creamy white wine sauce with mushrooms), Tossed Mixed Greens, Smashed Potatoes, Two Vegetable Choices, Dinner Rolls, and Texas Sheetcake. *Vegetarian Pasta Primavera in a light alfredo available with prior notice.

The Waterhouse's Broadway Lounge is thrilled to welcome Terry Grawey, the Hypnohumorist!

Admission is $11pp. Seating is assigned in the order admissions are purchased and based upon the size of your group. If you are purchasing individually but would like to sit with someone else, please indicate that in the notes at the time of purchase.

The Broadway Lounge will also be offering a preshow dinner package at 6p for $30pp plus tax. You will have your choice of entree between New York Strip Steak, Chicken Saltimbocca, or Grilled Salmon with a pineapple and mango salsa along with choice of dinner salad or soup and a gourmet dessert!

The Broadway Lounge's appetizer and dessert menu will be available ala carte from 7p-10p. The show is at 8p.

PLEASE NOTE: There are no physical tickets. To gain admission simply show your receipt or drivers license to the door/event manager. We do not arrange the seating for the show until the day of the show, so please indicate any seating preferences as well as the name of the group you would like to sit with if you are adding on to other purchases. We give priority of seating based upon the order of purchase.

Doors open at 6:30pm with show at 8pm.

Please email waterhousebanquets@gmail.com or call 309-494-9100 with any questions!

Registration includes lunch. Lunch contains sandwich, chips, apple, cookie, and a bottle water. Lunch items may be subject to change.

 

For more information about the conference and featured speakers, visit www.ivedecided.org.

For more information on the Peoria Kids Fest, visit http://www.rbshows.com/peoriaKidsFest.php.

Join us for an unforgettable date night experience! There will be games, wheel throwing, hand building project and lots of fun! Light snacks will be provided, bring your favorite beverage!
Fee: $80 per couple

MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT:
Email: wheelart.potterystudios@gmail.com

PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Rivermen are pleased to announce that the previously postponed appearance by Chicago Cubs All-Star and World Series MVP Ben Zobrist will be held during Peoria’s January 21 game against Columbus. The Eureka native was scheduled to appear at Peoria’s November 26 game before illness prevented him from traveling to Central Illinois.

Zobrist will be the Rivermen Guest of Honor at the January 21 contest, dropping the ceremonial first puck of the game and being honored on the ice for his accomplishments on and off the playing field. The 34-year-old was named World Series MVP after he helped the Chicago Cubs to the franchise’s first championship since 1908.

Fans who purchased tickets to Peoria’s November 26 game can exchange their used or unused tickets for the November contest for a ticket to the January 21 game, or any other Rivermen home game in the 2016-17 regular season.

 

Fans wishing to exchange their November 26 ticket for a ticket to the January 21 game must make the swap no later than January 6, 2017. Exchanges can be made through the Toyota Box Office at the Peoria Civic Center, or through the Rivermen office, and every effort will be made to place fans as close to their original seats as possible.

 

If fans wish to exchange their tickets but are unable to make it to the Peoria Civic Center, they can mail their November 26 tickets to the following address:
Peoria Rivermen Hockey Club
Attn: Ben Zobrist Ticket Exchange
201 SW Jefferson Street
Peoria, IL 61602

In addition to game tickets, fans who purchased the Grand Slam Package should follow the same procedures outlined above to exchange their game tickets. The red autograph ticket Grand Slam Package purchasers received for admission to the autograph line on the rescheduled date should be saved for use on the 21st, and the food voucher that was issued with the Grand Slam Package is redeemable at any Rivermen home game.

January 21 is already scheduled to be Peoria’s Faith and Family Night, with an hour-long postgame concert by Ben’s wife, acclaimed Christian recording artist Julianna Zobrist. The concert will start approximately 15 minutes after the conclusion of the hockey game, and admission for the concert is included in the game tickets.

Group, Season, and single-game tickets for Peoria's 35th season of professional hockey, presented by Midwest Orthopaedic Center, are on sale now at the Rivermen office, located at 201 S.W. Jefferson Street, or over the phone at (309) 676-1040.

 

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