Community Calendar

Sophia's Kitchen - Monthly Avanti’s Fundraiser
Last Monday of each month

Music Mondays: Year of the Guitar | Preston Jackson LIVE Sessions

Mon, June 22 & 29 | 5 pm

Live on Peoria Riverfront Museum‘s Facebook page @riverfrontmuseum

Join us as we host world renowned sculptor and legendary jazz guitarist Preston Jackson. The Central Illinois native, who works from his studio in Peoria, is a member of the Peoria Riverfront Museum President’s Advisory Council.

Peoria’s Got Talent comes to the Betty Jayne

Maybe you sing in the shower. Perhaps a hair brush substitutes as a microphone in front of the bathroom mirror. Or you sang lead in your high school play and always wondered if the stage beckoned beyond that. Perhaps you’ve tried your hand at creating a YouTube video. Maybe you’re just one of those people who’s never been able to drive past that bar on Karaoke Thursday.

Whisper & Shout: Open Mic for Poetry
July 2, 2020
8:00-10:00pm

Experience a diverse open mic with artists from all backgrounds in a positive and inspiring atmosphere. Peoria’s Open Mic for Poetry is held on the 1st Thursday of each month.

Better Business Bureau - Bounce Forward- Use Disruption to Accelerate Your Future

When uncertainty is high, our first response can be to retreat to safety or even think of how we can get things back to "how things were." 

But what you really want isn't how things used to be - you want a better, bolder, and brighter future! And the best time to create that future is when uncertainty is high - IF you know what to do. 

St. Paul United Church of Christ, Pekin, Illinois “Drive In” Carillon Patriotic Music saluting July 4th Celebration.
"Drive-In" to the 4th with St Paul UCC July 3-5 as our beautiful St Paul Carillon will play patriotic selections July 3&4 at 3pm and 6:30pm; July 5 at 3 & 6:30pm. "Drive-In" to the city parking lot and enjoy the music from your car as our building will remain closed and not accessible. St Paul UCC- 101 N.8th Pekin, IL 61554

Peoria Art Guild - First Fridays
First Friday of every month, 5-9pm
Peoria Art Guild 

Live at the Five Spot: The NikBeats
July 3, 2020
5:30-7:30pm

Peoria Historical Society’s Fourth of July Gathering
July 4, 2020
12 pm - 9:30 pm

Pettengill-Morron House & John C. Flanagan House (1212 W Moss Ave Peoria, IL 61606)

Celebrate the 4th the old-fashioned way! Enjoy treats, music and more on the large, shady lawn at the 1868 Pettengill-Morron House in the afternoon, then view the fireworks display from a great vantage point at the historic 1837 Flanagan House that evening.

A Sightseeing Cruise will take place on the Spirit of Peoria from 11 am - 12:30 pm with another cruise from 2 - 3:30 pm. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for senior citizens, $11 for kids 4-15 and free for ages 3 & under and are available by calling 309-637-8000, at the dock or online at www.spiritofpeoria.com

St. Paul United Church of Christ, Pekin, Illinois “Drive In” Carillon Patriotic Music saluting July 4th Celebration.
"Drive-In" to the 4th with St Paul UCC July 3-5 as our beautiful St Paul Carillon will play patriotic selections July 3&4 at 3pm and 6:30pm; July 5 at 3 & 6:30pm. "Drive-In" to the city parking lot and enjoy the music from your car as our building will remain closed and not accessible. St Paul UCC- 101 N.8th Pekin, IL 61554

St. Paul United Church of Christ, Pekin, Illinois “Drive In” Carillon Patriotic Music saluting July 4th Celebration.
"Drive-In" to the 4th with St Paul UCC July 3-5 as our beautiful St Paul Carillon will play patriotic selections July 3&4 at 3pm and 6:30pm; July 5 at 3 & 6:30pm. "Drive-In" to the city parking lot and enjoy the music from your car as our building will remain closed and not accessible. St Paul UCC- 101 N.8th Pekin, IL 61554