Arts Alive! - September 2004

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The Peoria Ballet Turns 40

by Tori Phelps

Forty years is a significant milestone for any company. But for an arts organization, it’s perhaps even more significant. It means the organization has been able to capture the imagination and devotion of the local arts community-and sustain that interest-for four decades. Peoria Ballet has accomplished just that, and it seems certain that many more decades are ahead.

Features

Pen & Ink

Shopping for Culture

Jan Wright Vergon, Publisher

Pictures and memories continue to come to mind from a recent trip to London. Important tourist and historical destinations were on the agenda my daughter planned, as well as shopping. I quickly realized shopping was a priority, however, as she’d toured many museums and historical places the previous summer on a school trip.

Silhouette

Society Delivers Fine Arts to Community

by Tori Phelps

For 40 years, Peoria area residents interested in learning about all aspects of the arts-from photography to music to architecture-have depended on the Fine Arts Society of Peoria to fill their calendar with lectures about these diverse mediums.