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'Hands on a Hardbody,' a musical about endurance, opens at Eastlight

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dyhardbodylogoDown in Texas, the word hardbody is as much a part of everyday vernacular as pickup truck is in these parts of the country. In fact, Texans know that hardbody means pickup truck.

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Benefit for those infected and affected by AIDS set for Friday

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mollylogoAIDS/HIV awareness will be at the forefront of a benefit Friday night that was planned as part of an upcoming Peoria Players Theatre production of the renowned musical “Rent.”

“A Night With Friends,” a cabaret-style event scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. at The Waterhouse...

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Rated PG: Winterfest a success; Alice Cooper and Beach Boys coming to Peoria

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Winterfest, downtown Peoria the ice skating rink that debuted this year, has been deemed a success and will return next year, officials of the event said Tuesday.

Nearly 12,000 people enjoyed the PNC-sponsored Winterfest that ended Monday, the Peoria Civic Center announced.

The rink opened Nov. 30 and wamer-than-usual weather...

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What and who will win Oscars this year?

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It’s that most wonderful time of year.  

FrizziToon: Bowie's farewell tour

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FRIZZI PEORIAN BOWIE

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'Of Mice and Men' opens Friday at Corn Stock

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mandm3There is a good chance most of us have read the John Steinbeck classic, “Of Mice and Men,” because it has long been on the required reading lists of schools across...

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'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern' take the stage next at Corn Stock

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RandG 21For the past several years Andrew Rhodenbaugh has helped guide a group of mostly young performers called The Great Work Begins Theatre Troupe as it has staged adapted...

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'Best Little Whorehouse in Texas' set to open at Peoria Players

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Peoria has a strip bar or two or three and at one time had its share of brothels. So are Peoria community theatre audiences ready to see a whorehouse kickin’ up some dirt?

Chip Joyce is counting on it. He’s directing “The Best Little...

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Molly Crusen Bishop: Bianca Tyler is a Bright Spot

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mollylogoBianca Tyler, the host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show “Let’s Talk”, is a three-time, award- winning television journalist and was once a news anchor on one of the nation’s first interactive news shows on WMBD-TV called The Morning Mix in Peoria, Illinois...

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