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Movie review: Amazing Spiderman 2 flawed, but satisfies

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(7 out of 10 stars)

(142 minutes)

(Rated PG-13 for sci-fi action and violence)

 

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Pekin student wins Congressional art contest

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Kamryn Gryp - Autumns Beauty - Pekin CommunityA Pekin High School student will have an original painting displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. for the next year.

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Eastlight offers Fun at the Ol' Trailer Park

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'Shrek' comes alive at Peoria Players

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shrek promo 3aSince last July Travis Olson and Mary Keltner could have gone by Shrek for their last name. They have basically lived the popular musical by that name since Peoria Players asked them to co-direct its last show of the 2013-14 season.

Directing and staging the show for its regional community theatre premiere is the culmination of activity...

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Frizzi: Amber Waves of Dave

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HOOSIER DAVE PLATEWhen I was a kid in Indiana, I stumbled across a show one Saturday afternoon on an Indianapolis TV station. The show was called “Clover Power” and it was one of those local shows that focused on the community. It featured kids and their hobbies. This particular show was one where members of...

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FrizziToons: Is there a Jimmy here?

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FRIZZITOONS-JIMMY

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New Event Center Putting local talent in the ‘Limelight’

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limelightThe Civic Center is capable of housing thousands of people for shows and concerts. If someone has a popular act and is coming to Peoria, the Civic Center is probably the place to go.

For those smaller bands and groups who cannot pull huge crowds of 2,000 or more, there is a new venue to help fill the void.

A little over a year-and-a-half-ago,...

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'Boeing Boeing' taking off at Barn II

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boeing-boeing-alternateSex takes to the skies in the 1960s French farce “Boeing Boeing,” the next offering at Conklin’s Barn II Dinner Theatre.

The show opens an eight-week run on Thursday, April 24 and continues Thursdays through Sundays through June 15 at the theatre in Goodfield.

“Boeing Boeing,” written by March Camoletti,...

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Peace

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Vengeance seeking monsters 
aimed at 
random
homes and lives.
Security
ripped apart
never to be the same again.
Just as all looks hopeless
just as tears come
the strong arm of a stranger
reaches out.
A tiny flame of comfort
begins.
Broken hearts
thank God
for all that remains
family and friends.
And just for a moment
there’s...

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