Arts and Culture

Residents of Bishop Hill are raising the alarm about the advancing deterioration of some state-maintained buildings in their historic community, about a hour northwest of Peoria.

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced a hiatus last summer, a Fourth of July fireworks display is planned for the Peoria Riverfront this year.

The River's City's DIY youth counterculture of years' past is documented in the new book "Punks in Peoria." Tim Shelley speaks with authors Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, Andrew Driscoll of the Broadway Lounge and Broadway veteran Bart Shatto join Jenn Gordon to talk about “Back to Broadway with Bart… and Friends” happening Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 at the Broadway Lounge. Find out about Bart’s unique connection to the Peoria region and how his start in community theatre was the first step on his journey to Broadway. For tickets and more information visit The Broadway Lounge.

The 55th Annual Tremont Turkey Festival is this weekend in the small Tazewell County community.

The first two entries in a series of large-scale historical portraits going up in the windows of a prominent downtown Peoria building will be officially unveiled Saturday morning.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, producer Daniel Musisi sits in for host Jenn Gordon and is joined by owner of J. Draper Glass, Jeremie Draper to talk about Warm Yoga & Hot Glass - their new summer series that kicks off this weekend and about the glass blowing opportunities offered at J Draper Glass, which is located within the Studios on Sheridan at the Sunbeam Building at the corner of Main and Sheridan.For more information visit J. Draper Glass.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, producer Daniel Musisi sits in for host Jenn Gordon and is joined by the owner of the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard Diane Hahn to talk about the 13th International Music, Wine and Craft Beer Festival at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.

On this week’s episode of Out and About, producer Daniel Musisi sits in for host Jenn Gordon and is joined by the owner of the Mackinaw Valley Vineyard Diane Hahn to talk about the 13th International Music, Wine and Craft Beer Festival at Mackinaw Valley Vineyard.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum has opened its newest exhibit “T. Rex: the Ultimate Predator” to the public.

The future of the historic Hale Memorial Church on the West Bluff is now in the hands of a Utah couple.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum has installed what officials say is one of the world’s most advanced planetarium projector systems.