Tazewell County events

Wildlife Prairie Park will be bringing animals to visit the Pekin Public Library on Thursday, July 28 and Saturday, July 30. (Photo courtesy Wildlife Prairie Park)

Wildlife Prairie Park will be bringing animals to visit the Pekin Public Library on Thursday, July 28 and Saturday, July 30. (Photo courtesy Wildlife Prairie Park)

JULY 28

Healthcare Insurance Marketplace Event

Thursday, 1-4 p.m.

Delavan Schools CUSD 73, 907 Locust St., Delavan

Free

The hospital’s insurance navigators will help you find the right plan at the right price.  For more information, call (309) 347-1151.

 

Wildlife Prairie Park Visits the Library

Pekin Public Library, 301 S. Fourth St.

Thursday, 2 p.m.

Animals will be available for youth to touch and learn about. For more information, call (309) 347-7111, Ext. 3.

 

Dewey the Dragon Book Club

Thursday, 6:30 p.m.

Pekin Public Library, 301 S. 4th St.

Free

Children in kindergarten and first-grade read books together. For more information, call (309) 347-7111, Ext. 3.

 

Festival Park on the Peoria Riverfront

Thursday, 7 p.m.

  1. Water St., Peoria

Ticket prices begin at $25

Three groups will perform: Sugar Ray, Everclear and Lit and Sponge. For more information, visit limelighteventplex.com.

 

Whitford and St. Holmes Perform at Limelight

Thursday, 8 p.m.

Limelight Eventplex, 8102 N. University, Peoria

$15-18

Duo performs rock and blues music. For more information, call (309) 693-1234.

 

JULY 28-31

“Bye Bye Birdie”

Thur. – Sat. 7:30 p.m.; Sun. 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Miller Park Bandstand, 1020 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington

Free

Miller Park Summer Theatre presents the well-known family musical. For more information, call (309) 434-2777.

 

JULY 29    

Healthcare Insurance Marketplace Event

Friday, 9 a.m.-noon

Delavan Schools, 907 Locust St., Delavan

Free

The hospital’s insurance navigators will help you find the right plan at the right price. For more information, call (309) 347-1151.

 

Family Movie Night at ICC

Friday, 6:30 p.m.

ICC Performing Arts Center, 1 College Drive, East Peoria

$1 per person

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be shown. For more information, call (309) 694-5136.

 

Wedding Banned Takes Center Stage

Friday, 8:30 p.m.

CEFCU Center Stage at the Landing, 200 NE Water St., Peoria

$7

Wedding Banned plays 80’s and 90’s music and interacts with the audience. For more information, call (309) 689-3019.

 

JULY 30

Happy Wizard Birthday Party

Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Pekin Public Library, 301 S. Fourth

Free

Celebrate Harry Potter’s birthday and try your luck with a snitch scavenger hunt. For more information, call (309) 347-7111, Ext. 3.

 

Wildlife Prairie Park at the Library

Pekin Public Library, 301 S. Fourth St.

Saturday, 2 p.m.

Animals will be available for youth to touch and learn about. For more information, call (309) 347-7111, Ext. 3.

 

Fiesta En El Rio

Saturday, 5-11:30 P.M.

Peoria Riverfront

$7 from 5-6:30 p.m.; $10 6:30-10:30 p.m.

The Peoria Park District and Peoria Hispanics host the fiesta that features Latin American food and drink, local musicians, traveling mariachi band and a children’s area. For more information, call (309) 682-1200.

 

JULY 30-31

Super Hero Day at the Zoo

Sat. & Sun, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Peoria Zoo, 2320 N. Prospect Road

Adult $9, Senior & Active Military, $8; children $6

For more information, call (309) 686-3365.

 

AUG.  2

‘Lincoln’s Ladder to the Presidency’

Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Governor Fifer Courtroom, McLean County Museum of History, 200 N. Main St., Bloomington

Free

Lincoln scholar Guy Fraker will talk about Abraham Lincoln and sign his books. For more information, call (309) 827-0428

 

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