The Moms Who Care Race/Walk, benefitting East Peoria High School, will be held Oct. 1 in the East Peoria Levee District. (Photo courtesy of Moms Who Care)

SEPT.  29

Sunflower Painting at Speakeasy

Thursday, 6 p.m.

Speakeasy Art Center, 353 Court St., Pekin

$25

Enjoy a night of relaxed painting and take home a finished work for your wall. BYOB. Register online at rsfx.squarespace.com/classes. For more information, call (309) 267-2058.

SEPT.  30 – OCT. 1

Pekin Haunt

Friday & Saturday, 7-10 p.m.

Paintball Park, 1444 Towerline Drive

$10 and $20

Participants can ride on a 2-story battlewagon through zombie-infested territory. For more information, call (309) 346-7000.

OCT.  1
Walleye & Chicken Dinner

Saturday, 4-7 p.m.

Kennel Lake Sportsman’s Club, 22172 Kennel Lake Drive, Morton

$10; $4 for 12 and under

Dinner includes fish and chicken plus sides. Soda and dessert available for purchase. For more information, call (309) 266-9641 or visit the Kennel Lake Facebook page.

Moms Who Care Race/Walk

Saturday, 7 a.m.-noon

East Peoria Levee District

$25 (19 and older); $15 (18 and younger)

Proceeds donated to the Moms Who Care organization located at the East Peoria Community High School. For more information, call (309) 699-6212.

Paper Piecing Demo at Peddler’s Way

Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

127 Peddler’s Way, Washington

Free

Jeanine will demonstrate the quilting method called paper piecing continuously during the day. For more information, call (309) 444-7667.

OCT. 1-2
Spoon River Drive

Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The drive winds through towns of London Mills, Farmington, Avon, Ellisville, Mount Pisgah Park, Fairview, Canton, Cuba, Smithfield, Bernadotte, Lewistown, Ipava, Duncan Mills, the Waterford area and Astoria in central Illinois. For more information, visit spoonriverdrive.org.

OCT. 2

Forever Plaid

Sunday, 2-4 p.m.

Washington Five Points, 360 Wilmor Road

$25 adults; $8 children and students

Conklin’s original Plaids are back one more time, crooning the greatest hits of the 50s and 60s in their impeccable four part harmony. For more information, visit fivepointswashington.org.

Woofstock 2016

Sunday, 1-6 p.m.

Wildlife Prairie Park’s Old Farm, 3826 N. Taylor Road, Hanna City

$20 – $40

$40 admission includes one person and one dog and includes a t-shirt for the person and a bandana for the dog. Admission for one person and one dog with no t-shirt or bandana is $25. Admission for one person and no dog is $20. Event benefits Wildlife Prairie Park. For more information, visit samsrescue.org/woofstock.

OCT.  3
Retirement: Making Your Money Last

Monday, 11:30 a.m.

Fondulac District Library, 400 Richland, East Peoria

Free

Explore considerations/tradeoffs when developing a withdrawal strategy — working longer, spending less and delaying social security.   Discover ways to plan for expected and unexpected expenses with insurance. For more information, call (309) 699-3917, Ext. 2172.

3D Printing Class: Cookie Cutters

Monday, 6:30-8 p.m.

Speakeasy Art Center, 353 Court St., Pekin

$10

Learn to use online tools to create cookie cutters and other objects by turning a 2-dimensional design into a 3-dimensional one. Drop-in participants are welcome, but participants will gain more from the experience by registering for all 4

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