Arts Alive! - May 2005

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West Bluff Home Tour

Celebrating 22 Years of Historic Beauty

Tori Phelps

Peoria's West Bluff has a lot to offer, but over the last two decades, it's become known for the tours of its wonderful homes and historic buildings in particular. Anyone who's participated in a West Bluff Tour of Homes can tell you it's an afternoon well spent.

Features

Pen & Ink

Arts Survival - The Reality Show

Jan Wright Vergon, Publisher

Suppose the traditional high arts organizations were pitted against pop culture venues for capturing fundraising dollars? Suppose each group had to prove the return on investment by the size of the audience, the copies sold, or the life-changing stories from exposure to the art form?

Silhouette

Middle Eastern Dancer Helps Keep Tradition Alive in Peoria

Tori Phelps

If you don't believe central Illinois supports a diverse arts community, consider Peoria-born and -raised Thais Banu, who's had a successful Middle Eastern dance and instruction career for decades.