Arts Alive! - June 2004

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New Booklet Catalogs Peoria’s Public Art

by Tori Phelps

Dr. Peter Couri has combined his love of Peoria history with his love of the arts, melding the two into a new catalog chronicling Peoria’s extensive public art, including the Peoria River Walk, Glen Oak Park, and more.

Features

Pen & Ink

Art First Hand

Jan Wright Vergon, Publisher

I still get a thrill when I actually see a celebrity-particularly if I’m a fan of the entertainer.

Silhouette

Quilts Play in Peoria

by Tori Phelps

Over the past few years, quilting has made a big comeback as an art for all ages. The two exhibits in Peoria this month, The Gems of the Prairie Quilters and "A Patchwork Presence," are proof of its resurgence in popularity.