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On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Chip Joyce to talk about the Peoria Players Theatre’s production of the musical “Sweet Charity.” With music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon, Sweet Charity is a tender, poignant and consistently funny look at the adventures, or rather, misadventures in the ways of love encountered by the gullible and guileless lady known as Charity Hope Valentine - "the lady of the evening" who always gives her heart, and her earnings, to the wrong man. “Hey Big Spender,” “If My Friends Could See Me Now” and “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This” are just some of the well-known songs from this classic. The musical opens at Peoria Players Theatre tonight and continues with weekend performances through April 3. For tickets and information visit Peoria Players Theatre.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Kerri Rae Ryan and Taylor Porter join host Jenn Gordon to talk about Corn Stock Theatre’s production of These Shining Lives. In this drama centering around Catherine Donahue and her three coworkers, the new financial independence of women working in the post-war 1920s is both liberating and exciting. The women earn a comfortable living, painting watch faces using a radium compound that glows in the dark. This new vision of freedom is shattered when one by one the women begin to fall ill to mysterious ailments. They discover the source of their sickness is the radioactive paint used for the watches, and decide to seek retribution in the form of a class-action lawsuit against their employer, Radium Dial Company. Though the women are doomed to die, their struggle to fix what is broken demonstrates the power of the female spirit, despite the curbing of women’s newly won social freedoms during the Great Depression. Corn Stock Theatre's production of These Shining Lives opens on January 14, at the Theatre Center at Upper Bradley Park and runs for two weekends.For tickets and more information visit Corn Stock Theatre.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Artistic Director and Conductor David Commanday joins Jenn Gordon to talk about the Heartland Festival Orchestra’s upcoming concert ‘A Heartland Homecoming’. The concert takes place on Saturday, February 5 at the Scottish Rite Theatre in Peoria. The homegrown vocal stars return to their home state of Illinois to celebrate the spirit and warm the heart. Jodi Benson, original voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Victor Solomon, 2021 Finalist on NBC's “The Voice” join the HFO for an evening ranging from Disney favorites to traditional spirituals and crossover gospel.For tickets and information visit Heartland Festival Orchestra.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon of Arts Partners is joined by jazz icon Chuck Israels and Heartland Festival Orchestra Artistic Director David Commanday to talk about the HFO’s upcoming concert “Iconic Jazz.”The concert is happening on Saturday, March 19 at Five Points in Washington. Chuck Israels found early fame as a bassist in the Bill Evans Trio in the 1960's, going on to collaborate with some of the greatest jazz artists of all time; including Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz, Herbie Hancock, and many others. Chuck and his jazz trio will perform his own charts and arrangements on stage with the HFO Jazz Ensemble. For tickets and more information visit Heartland Festival Orchestra.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Jenn Gordon talks with Wendy Thomasson and Ian Thatcher from the Peoria Ballet about their spring production of "Coppelia." This classic ballet is widely considered one of the greatest comic ballets ever staged. It follows the tale of a dancing doll created by the mysterious inventor Dr. Coppelius and is based on a story by E.T.A. Hoffmann. New sets and costumes compliment the cast of 50 students performing alongside Ian Thatcher, who will play the role of Dr. Coppelius. Performances will take place on April 9 and 10 at Five Points Washington.For tickets and information visit Peoria Ballet.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by student director, Maggie Sullivan and Bradley Theatre Department Chair, Scott Kanoff to talk about Bradley University Theatre's Antigone.

On this week's episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon talks with Derel Monteith about the new release of an old album.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by event organizer Jerry Kolb to talk about ‘Time Out’.

On this week's episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by George Stelluto of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and Jessie Williams of the Central Illinois Ballet to talk about Romance.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, host Jenn Gordon is joined by Maestro George Stelluto to talk about the final concert of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s 124th season, “Unity with Ukraine."