CHURCH
“Abe Lincoln’s Visions, Dreams and Premonitions” 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Washington Presbyterian Church. Dr. John Erwin, president of Illinois Central College, will speak. Sponsored by Washington Historical Society. Open to the public.
alpha course 6:45-8:30 p.m. every Thursday at Crossroads United Methodist Church. Course is free and open to the public. For more info, contact Ken Dawson at 444-5617.
Griefshare 1-3 p.m. Jan. 7 at Crossroads United Methodist Church, 1420 N. Main St. For more info, call 444-2381.
“Celebrate Recovery” 6 p.m. every Thursday at Crossroads United Methodist Church, 1420 N. Main St. The meetings include a light meal, a large-group session, support-group sessions and free childcare. Transportation is possible. Call 444-2381 for more info.
EVENTS.
county board visit 5-6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Washington Township Office.
Fiddler on the Roof Jr. 7:30 p.m. Jan. 8-9 and 2 p.m. Jan. 10 at Eastlight Theatre at East Peoria High School. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. The Penguin Project features a group of young artists with developmental disabilities. They are joined on stage by their peer mentors, a group of children without disabilities who have volunteered to work with them on stage.
piano Monster concert 2010 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 at Five Points Washington. Peoria Area Music Teacher Association presents an orchestra of 12 pianos and up to 24 students playing at a time. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
DANCE DAY 1-4 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Performing Arts Center of Illinois Central College, East Peoria. Includes classes in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop and modern, a tour of the Performing Arts Center, a performance by the TazWood Dance Co. and refreshments. Free to those 14 years of age and older with or without previous dance experience. To register, call Mary Dexter at 367-4644.
THE ALLEY CATS At The Hop America’s Premier A Capella Doo-Wop Group performing a tribute to the hits of the ‘50s and ’60s, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23. ICC Performing Arts Center. www.thealleycats.com/
BROADWAY Franc D’Ambrosio’s World’s
Longest-Running Phantom,
7:30 p.m. March 13, Five Points Washington. For tickets, call 694-5136.
LUNA NEGRA DANCE
THEATER contemporary dance infused with Latin and Afro-Caribbean forms, 7:30 p.m. April 24, ICC Performing Arts Center. For tickets, call 694-5136.
Heartland festival
orchestra 7:30 p.m. March 20 at Five Points Washington. Tickets are $27 and $7 for children and students.
Miss HearT of illinois scholarship program
5 p.m. March 27 at Five Points Washington.
Tickets are $20. Call Roni Van Ausdall at 740-4476 for more info.
2010 Heart of america natural classic 6 p.m. May 8 at Five Points
Washington. Natural Body Building and Figure Show sanctioned by the National Gym. VIP tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Other tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for children.
tribute to nat king cole 7:30 p.m. May 22 at Illinois Central College Performing Arts Center. Featuring Maurice Jacox. For more info, call 694-5136.
LIBRARY
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT 6:30 p.m. Jan. 7 in the library meeting room at Five Points. Walt Disney’s “Bambi” will be shown. Popcorn is provided. Free to the public.
SCOTLAND 7 p.m. Jan. 26, Five Points Banquet Room. Traditional Scottish bagpipe music by Paula Emmons- Fuessle.
HOMEWORK HELP 3:30-5 p.m. Mon.–Thurs. through May at the main library.
Teen Advisory board 5-6 p.m. first Thursday of every month at the main library. Discuss ideas for teen programs, help choose new teen books, CDs, etc. For more info, call 444-2241.
A.N.I.M.E. 6-7:30 p.m. second Tuesday of every month in the main library for teens who like to read, watch or draw anime and manga.
FUNDRAISERS
WCHS BAND BOOSTERS is currently selling Peoria Dining Tour Books for $30. The book includes more than 300 coupons for many Peoria-area restaurants. Call Vickie Williams at 745-5020, or e-mail lngbrgr4me@aol.com for more info.
MEETINGS
TAZEWELL COUNTY GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY meets 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Society’s Erlicher Library, 719 N Eleventh St., Pekin. Chris Miller, a warning coordination meteorologist in Lincoln, will speak about significant weather events in Tazewell County. Open to the public.
CATERPILLAR RETIREES CLUB meets 9 a.m.-noon every Fri. at the Fondulac Park District Administration Building, East Peoria. All Caterpillar retirees and their spouses welcome to play games and have lunch. 699-5412.
PEORIA POETRY CLUB meets at 11:30 a.m. second Saturdays of month. Guests welcome. Meet at Riverview Manor Retirement Center, 1000 Centennial Drive. Bring a sack lunch.
The Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of Central Illinois First Tuesdays. To attend, call Stephanie Norsted at 674-8730, or e-mail her at Stephanie@communityfoundationci.org and ask to receive the “E-vite.”
OTHER
Community Make a Blanket Day to benefit Project Linus. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan. 13 at Jones Sewing Machine Company, 3410 N. Prospect Rd., Peoria. Sewing machines, fleece and fabric squares will be provided. For more info, call 382-3672.
The Youth Chorus of the Peoria Area Civic Chorale has auditions Jan. 12 at First United Methodist Church, 116 NE Perry, Peoria. Girls and boys (with unchanged voices) in grades 4 through 8 are eligible to audition. Call 693-6725 for additional info or an audition appointment.
Community Hospices of America is seeking volunteers to work in their own community on a schedule tailored to their availability, free comprehensive training offered. For more info, contact Denise Frank, volunteer coordinator, Community Hospices of America, at 691-0280.
The Counseling Center at Proctor Hospital presents, free of charge, “The Power of a Positive Attitude,” 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 27 in Classroom III of the Proctor Professional Building (adjacent to the Hospital) at 5409 N. Knoxville Ave. Call 689-6008 to register.
Central illinois civil war dance society is seeking dancers to learn and perform dances of the early to mid-1800s in period reproduction costumes. Practices are held 6:30-8:30 p.m. every second and fourth Monday of the month at the Washington Park District building, 105 S. Spruce St. Washington. There is no cost to join or for instruction. Ballroom experience would be helpful but is not required. For more info, call Jean Myers at 367-4470, or e-mail metcourt@mtco.com.
