Out and About
Fridays at 8:50 a.m., 4:50 p.m., 6:50 p.m. | Saturdays at 8:20 a.m. | Sundays at 7:20 a.m.
A weekly spotlight on arts activities in Central Illinois. Each week, host Mae Gilliland Wright of Arts Partners of Central Illinois talks with area actors, musicians, artists and community leaders about an upcoming arts event.
Out and About is supported, in part, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
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On this week’s Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Jerry Kolb and artist Preston Jackson about the Peoria Heights Earth Day Garden Celebration, taking place this Saturday, April 22 at the Peoria Heights Public Library.
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On this week’s Out and About during Jazz Appreciation Month, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Dr. Todd Kelly and Jim Kidder about the Stan Kenton Legacy Orchestra, performing this Sunday, April 16 at 3 p.m. at the Dingeldine Music Center.
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On this week’s Out and About, Chelsea Carmona and artist Rick “Dienzo” Blanco joins host Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright to talk about ArtHaus Peoria, an exciting new event featuring studio and historic home tours with four world renowned artists taking place April 21-23.
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On this week’s episode of Out and About, theater director and long-time Peorian Eddie Urish joins host Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright to talk about the upcoming production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress” at Illinois Central College.
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On this week’s Out and About, artist Lisa Nelson Raabe joins host Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright to talk about her exhibit “The Plot Thickens.”
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In this special episode of Out and About, WCBU's Jody Holtz speaks with ArtsPartners of Central Illinois Executive Director Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright about her extensive background and incoming role as host of Out and About.
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On this week's episode of Out and About, WCBU's Jody Holtz is joined by assistant director Michelle Tipsword, stage manager Chris Peterlin, and actor Ryan Salisbury to talk about Corn Stock Theatre's upcoming production of She Kills Monsters.
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On this week's episode of Out and About, actors Tommy Rosecrans and Lindsey Griffith join WCBU's Jody Holtz in the studio to talk about Chillicothe Player’s upcoming production of 'Romance in D.'
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On this week's episode of Out and About, Jody Holtz speaks with Megan and Jason Johnston, organizers of PeoriaCon 2023, Peoria’s premiere pop culture fest.
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On this week's episode of Out and About, Peoria Symphony Orchestra Music Director Maestro George Stelluto talks about the PSO’s upcoming annual Romance concert.