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Playboy to undergo changes; no more nudes

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playboy logoPlayboy Enterprises, Inc., announced Tuesday that, following last summer's...

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'Addams Family' opens at Peoria Players

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addams1Altogether ooky is probably a pretty good way to describe the core characters in “The Addams Family,”...

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'The Color Purple' premieres at Corn Stock Theatre

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purple1Beautiful, inspirational music has evolved from the African American experience through the...

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Peoria Symphony opens new season on Saturday

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pso3The dynamic violinist Charles Yang returns to Peoria this weekend as guest artist for the Peoria Symphony Orchestra’s season-opening concert, “Carnival!” It will be the symphony’s 118th season.

The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Peoria Civic Center Theatre.

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Peoria movie 'College Debts' premieres Friday

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college debtsAaron Warr was sitting in the prison in Joliet several years ago when he decided to turn an idea for a film based on his life into a screenplay. So, armed with an ink pen and a yellow legal pad, he wrote the script without knowing whether it would really be made into a movie.

A...

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'Peter Pan' ready to fly at Eastlight Theatre

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logoGrowing up, there is one story book that was considered a must-read and probably still is. That is the J.M. Barrie novel, “Peter Pan.” It was one of those books that kids of all ages would read and imagine being transported to Neverland for the next adventure.

Now, Eastlight Theatre...

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IGNITE Peoria set for Saturday at Civic Center

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ignite2A year ago artists throughout the Peoria region got together for a day at the Peoria Civic Center and lit a fire under each other and let it spread throughout the community. They’re ready to do it again.

IGNITE Peoria is scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., taking up almost every...

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'Sister Act' to open Peoria Players' season

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nuns2Some people may not think there is much humorous about nuns, particularly those who went to Catholic schools at a time that nuns made up the ranks of teachers. But theatre has never hesitated to create nuns who are allowed to let their hair down while still doing the good works we expect of them.

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'Grease' pulls into the Corn Stock tent

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IMG 8899From the time they were children, Rachel Wooden and her little sister Ingrid Beyhl planned to someday perform on stage in the musical...

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