Peoria Blues Heritage Music Festival returns this weekend to the CEFCU Center Stage.

AUG.  30

Classic Film ‘Touch of Evil’ at the Riverfront Museum
Thursday, 6 p.m.
Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St.
$10.50; senior $9.50

Orson Welles acts in and directs the 1958 movie starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh. For more information, call 309-686-7000.

AUG.  31

Moonlight Cruise Spirit of Peoria
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
100 NE Water St.
$23; seniors $21, Youths 4-15 $14

Take an evening cruise on the Illinois River enjoying the live entertainment and cash bar. For more information, call 309-637-8000.

AUG.  31-SEPT. 1

Peoria Blues Heritage Music Festival
Fri. starting at 6:30; Sat. 1 p.m.
CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing
$40 each day; $65 for both days

Thirtieth annual festival features Buddy Guy, Robert Cray Band, Billy Strings,  Ben Folds, Shooter Jennings, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Anthony Gomes, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, Roosevelt Collier and Sam Williams as headliners. For more information, visit peoriabluesandheritagefestival.com.

SEPT. 1

Peoria Riverfront Market
Saturday, 8 a.m.-noon
200 Block of Water Street
Free

Get your local produce, meats, cheeses, breads, and flowers while enjoying live music. For more information, visit visitdowntownpeoria.com.

Last Day for ‘Camelot’
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
1700 N. Park Rd., Peoria
$22; students through high school $17

The Corn Stock Theatre will perform the musical ‘Camelot’ for the final time on Saturday night. For more information, call 309-676-2196.

SEPT. 2

Peoria Riverfront Museum Gallery Tour
Sunday, 2 p.m.
222 SW Washington St.
$11

Museum docents will lead a tour of Mythic Creatures: Unicorns, Dragons, & Mermaids.

The popular exhibit will treat visitors to creatures of the earth, the deep, the sky, and power. For more information, call 309-686-7000.

SEPT.  2-3

Arthur Amish Country Cheese Festival
Sat. 6 a.m.-10 p.m.;
Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Mon. 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
Arthur, Ill.
Free

Come check out all the cheese-related activities and contests. Big Cheese Callithumpian Parade begins at 3:45 p.m. at 402 E. Progress St. For more information, visit arthurcheesefestival.com.

SEPT. 3

Labor Day Parade: ‘Support Working Peoples Freedom’
Monday, 10 a.m.
Downtown Peoria
Free

At the parade’s end the Labor Day Party begins on the Riverfront with food, activities and music. For more information, call 309-674-9243.

Coronation of Miss Illinois
Monday, 8-9:30 p.m.
Braden Auditorium, Bone Student Ctr., ISU, Normal
$35-$45

The Miss Teen Illinois and Miss Illinois contests will culminate in the crowning on Monday. For more information, call 913-381-7121.

SEPT. 4

Decoding the Weather Machine
Tues. & Wed., 5:45 p.m.
Chillicothe Public Library, 430 N. Bradley Ave.
Free

Timely NOVA documentary joins scientists around the world on a quest to better understand the workings of the weather and climate machine we call Earth. For more information, call 309-274-2719.

SEPT. 5

Relax Under the Stars at the Planetarium
Wednesday, noon-1 p.m.
Dome Planetarium, Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St.
Free

Enjoy a short star talk and then float away under starry skies with soothing background music. For more information, call 309-686-7000.

–Peoria County Calendar of Events Aug. 29 – Sept. 5–