"Dancing at Lughnasa," 7:30 p.m. April 13-14 and 18-21, Pritchard Theatre, Eureka College. Tickets: $7/adults, $5/students and seniors and $3/area college students. Call 467-6363.
"Sylvia," 7:30 p.m. April 13-14 and 20-21, and 2:30 p.m. April 15 and 22, Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center, East Peoria. Tickets: $7/general, $5/students and seniors. Call 694-5136.
"The Farmer in the Well," a murder mystery, 7 p.m. April 13-14 and 1:30 p.m. April 15, Elizabeth's, 123 S. Sangamon, Lincoln. Call 217-732-6102.
"Baby," presented by Eastlight Theatre, 7:30 p.m. April 13-14 and 18-21, 2 p.m. April 15, East Peoria Community High School, East Peoria. Tickets: $16/adults, $8/youth through high school. Call 699-7469.
Tenth annual Liars' Contest, sponsored by Peoria Prairie Storytellers, 7 p.m. April 14, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 SW Water St. Tickets: $5/in advance, $7/at the door. Call 691-0508.
"Patchwork - The Little House Quilts of Laura Ingalls Wilder," YouTheater performance, 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. April 18, Civic Center Theater. Tickets: $5. Call 676-8700.
Disney's "High School Musical," presented by Corn Stock for Kids, April 13-29, Corn Stock Theatre Center, Bradley Park. Note: Show's original run dates are sold out. Additional performances available at 7:30 p.m. April 22, 26-27, and 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. April 29. Tickets: $17/adults, $12/children 12 and younger. Call 676-2196.
"Hickory Dickory Dead," 7:30 p.m. April 20, Princeville High School Gym, Princeville. Tickets: $3/adults and $2/students in advance, and $4/adults and $3/students at the door. There will be a senior citizens performance at noon April 20 for free. Call 385-4660.
"Exit the Body," farce presented by Black Hawk East Community Players, 8 p.m. April 20-21 and April 27-28, 2 p.m. April 22 and 29, Black Hawk East Auditorium, Kewanee. Tickets: $7. Call 853-5306.
"Send the Light," 7 p.m. April 20-21 and 27-29 and 2 p.m. April 22, McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main St., Bloomington. Tickets: $12/general, $10/members and $6/students with ID.
"Nunsense A-Men!" through April 29, Conklin's Barn II Dinner Theatre, Goodfield. Performances Thursday-Saturday evenings (doors open 6 p.m., show 8 p.m.) and Sunday afternoons (doors open noon, show 1:30 p.m.). Tickets: $29-33. No performance April 8. Call 965-2545.
"A Night with Collin Raye," presented by Knox County Child Advocacy Center, 7:30 p.m. April 11, Orpheum Theatre, Galesburg. Tickets: $38, $28 and $20. Call 342-2299.
2007 Bradley University High School Honor Choir, concert featuring 100 central Illinois high school singers, 7:30 p.m. April 12, Dingeldine Music Center, 1417 W. Barker Ave. Tickets: $5/adults, free/students. Call 677-2242.
"The Music Man," by Tremont High School, 7 p.m. April 12-14 and 3 p.m. April 15, Morton High School, Bertha Frank Auditorium. Tickets: $12. Call 925-3823.
Live at the Five Spot, featuring Irish folk music by Celtricity, 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 13, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, 305 SW Water St. Admission: $7/CAC members, $10/nonmembers. Call 674-6822.
Harold Melvin's Blue Notes and Sharon Paige, featured at the Tri-County Urban League Black & White Gala, April 14, Civic Center Exhibit Hall. Event includes silent auction and social hour at 5:30 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m., concert at 8:30 p.m. Tickets for dinner and concert: $125. Call 672-4354. Concert only: $36.50. Call 676-8700.
"Steal Away: American Folk Songs & Spirituals," presented by Nova Singers, 7:30 p.m. April 14, First Presbyterian Church, Galesburg. Tickets: $15/adults, $10/seniors, free/students. Call 341-7038.
Central Illinois Jazz Society presents Illinois Central College Hard Bop Jazz Band at 6 and 8:30 p.m., plus CIJS House Band at 7:15 p.m., April 15, Mozart Room, Radisson Hotel, 117 N. Western Ave. Admission: $5/members, $7/nonmembers, free/children 14 and younger with adult. Call 692-5330 or 691-3259.
Violinist Itzhak Perlman, performing as part of the Peoria Symphony Orchestra World Artist Series, 8 p.m. April 17, Civic Center Theater. Tickets: $55-$90. Call 671-1096.
"Bishop Hill: This is the Place," tapestry and artifacts detailing life in the mid 19th-century Swedish colony, through April 8, Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m Wednesdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays. Admission: $6/adults, $5/seniors, $4/children 4-17. Call 686-7000.
Bradley University International Print & Drawing Exhibition, through April 13, Peoria Art Guild Gallery, Contemporary Art Center, Bradley's Hartmann Center Gallery and Bradley's Heuser Art Center Gallery. Call 677-2989.
Chris Berti, through April 13, Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, Gallery 3R, 305 SW Water St. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call 674-6822.
"Dancing Landscapes and the Kitchen Sink," photography and digital illustrations by Doug Leunig, through April 13, WTVP Gallery, 101 State St. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays, other viewings by appointment. Call 495-0594.
Mari Broenen Exhibit, sculptural mixed media, through April 13, Gallery 305A Illinois Central College, East Peoria. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. Free. Call 694-5531.
"Structures," paintings by Nichole Gronvold Roller, through April 27, First United Methodist Church, first-floor gallery, 116 NE Perry. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. Call 673-3641.
23rd annual Fine Arts Exhibit, through April 15, Wesley Hall, First United Methodist Church, 116 NE Perry. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, evenings by appointment. Free. Call 673-3641, Ext. 111.
"Great Artists Through the Years," works by Eureka College students Abbigail Stuaan of Bushnell and Emily Williams of Peoria in the styles of well-known artists, through April 16, Burgess Hall Art Gallery, Eureka College. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment. Call 467-6866.
40th annual Illinois Central College Student Art Exhibit, featuring the "Best of" and "Honorable Mention" student award members in art, architecture and graphic design, April 18-May 9, Illinois Central College, Performing Arts Center Gallery, East Peoria and Gallery 131D in the Academic Building. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Gallery reception noon to 2 p.m. April 18. Free. Call 694-5136.
80th annual McLean County Amateur Art Competition-Exhibition, through April 28, Brandt Gallery, McLean County Arts Center, 601 N. East St., Bloomington. Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. Free. Call 829-0011.
Forensics Exhibit, through April 30, Physical Sciences Library, round annex of Currens Hall, Room 201, Western Illinois University, Macomb. Hours: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday, 6-9 p.m. Sunday. Free. Call 298-1407.
Large-scale abstractions by Ioan Florea, an international Illinois-based artist, through April 30, Studio 222, 108 E. Market St., Bloomington. Gallery hours: Noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Free. Call 829-8222.
2007 Student Art Exhibition, through April 30, University Galleries, Center for the Visual Arts, Illinois State University, Normal. Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Monday, 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.
"Art SmArt," an annual exhibit of work from The Peoria Art Guild Studio School students and instructors, April 20-May 12, The Peoria Art Guild. Tickets: free/members and $2/non-members. Reception 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 20.
"Trompe L'Oeil: The Art of Illusion," through May 13. Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave., Peoria. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m Wednesdays, noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $6/adults, $5/seniors, $4/children 4-17. Call 686-7000.
"Women in War," Peoria women's wartime involvement, through June 30, Flanagan House Museum, 952 NE Glen Oak Ave. Hours: 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays. Admission: $4/adults, $2/children. Call 674-1921.
"Tea Cups and Top Hats," china and hats owned by Jean Morron, through June 30, Petengill-Morron House Museum, 1212 W. Moss Ave. Hours: 2-4 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $4/adults, $2/children. Call 674-1921.
"Woodcarvings of John W. Hyatt," through July 15, Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays-Saturdays; 10 a.m.-8 p.m Wednesdays; noon-5 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays. Admission: $6/adults, $5/seniors, $4/children 4-17. Call 686-7000.
"Presence, Pride & Passion: A History of African Americans in McLean County from 1840 to the Present," featuring artifacts from the museum's Bloomington-Normal Black History Project Collection, through 2008, McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main St., Bloomington. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. Call 827-0438.
"The Role of Arts in Community Activism," presented by award-winning actor Danny Glover as part of the "Global Challenges and Personal Responsibility - Cultural Diversity" speaker series, 6 p.m. April 11, Western Hall, Western Illinois University, Macomb. Free.
"More Than Meets the Eye: The Art of Trompe L'Oeil," Fine Arts Society lecture by Dr. Eric Denker of the National Gallery of Art, 10 a.m. April 12, Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. Coffee at 9:30 a.m. Admission: $7/adults, $2/students, free/society members.
"Climate Change," Peoria Area World Affairs Council presentation by Dr. Don Wuebbles of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 7 p.m. April 12, Alumni Ballroom, Student Center, Bradley University. Free.
Reading by essayist Brian Doyle, editor of Portland Magazine, 7:30 p.m. April 17, Becker Auditorium, Cerf Center, Eureka College. Tickets: $5. Call 467-6420.
Literary performance by Poet Laureate of Illinois, Kevin Stein, 7:30 p.m. April 19, Becker Auditorium, Eureka College. Tickets: $5. Call 467-6420.
Normal Theater Film Center, 208 North St., Normal: April 8 - "Volver" at 7 p.m.; April 12, 13 and 15 - "Venus" at 7 p.m.; April 14 - "Venus" at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Auditions for instrumentalists and vocalists for the Peoria Municipal Band's 2007 summer season. For an application, contact conductor Dr. David Vroman at the Bradley University music department, 677-2605 or dvroman@bradley.edu.
Auditions for Peoria Park District's "Great Expectations 2007," at 9 a.m. April 21 at Kids Creative Arts Center on Prospect. Applicants ages 12 to 18 should come prepared to sing a song of their choice and bring their own sheet music. Also wear comfortable clothing for dance movement. There is no audition fee, but there is a $15 registration for chorus members. Call 681-2861.
2007 Dance Concert, 8 p.m. April 10-14 and 2 p.m. April 15, McPhearson Theatre, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington. Tickets: $2/general, $1/students. Call 556-3232.
Maleeha, a performance of Middle Eastern belly dance, 7 p.m. April 14, Lindenhof in Peoria. Tickets: $10. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Call 453-6697.
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