Holden Kellogg

Monty Python Member John Cleese is bringing his live show to the Peoria Civic Center, featuring a standup routine and audience Q & A section where he reflects on his own career.

Peoria indie rock band First Date Kiss touches on themes of nontraditional femininity and personal relationships within their lyrics, and the freedoms that a studio setting allows for the group's sound.

Local independent record store Shandi's Music and more is making it's return, now in an unconventional location.

The recurring film program returns with a selection of "some of the funniest films ever made" with this series. Riverfront museum film curator and author Marc Eliot talks about this new series, along with how the program presents movies that Peoria and central Illinois audiences don't normally have an opportunity to see.

The annual Blues Blast Music Awards will be held in Peoria for the first time. This after holding court at Buddy Guy’s Legends in Chicago for a few years and venues at other sites.

Independent Americana artist Beth Bombara talks about her upcoming album, "It All Goes Up," and how the album was composed through new experiments in her songwriting, illustrating an optimistic look at isolation during the pandemic era.

WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Friday, June 2nd, 2023. First, the U.S. House passes a compromise bill to raise the debt ceiling and avoid default without the support of an Illinois Republican. Then, Peoria's Department of Public Works has big plans for one of the city's busiest intersections.

WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Thursday, June 1st, 2023. First, the details on what participants should expect from the City of Peoria's Strategic Planning Kickoff events. Then, Pekin is months into developing a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. Learn more about the process from Pekin's City Engineer.

WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Wednesday, May 31st, 2023. First, the Peoria Ag Lab makes a breakthrough on cat litter, how soybean hulls may be the key to less dust and odor. Then, it's "road construction" season in Illinois, hear from a Peoria County Highway Department engineer on the projects to look out for.

WCBU's On Deck podcast has everything you need to start your day for Tuesday, May 30th, 2023. First, young women work side by side with prominent female Illinois lawmakers in the "Girls Who Lead" program. Then, Pekin's new mayor Mary Burress discusses her first three weeks in office, bridging divides in the city council and next steps for the future.