GLT Arts Calendar
Jazz, blues and other music concerts, exhibits and shows, theatre and dance, there's a lot going on in central Illinois.You can keep up to date with the GLT Arts Calendar on the air and find more indepth information right here.
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Jazz
Eddie and Judy Howard play at Jim's Steakhouse in downtown Peoria Tuesdays from 7:30 PM to 1 AM.
The Miller Boys are at The Rhythm Kitchen in Peoria on Wednesday nights from 6 to 9 PM. 309-676-9668
Martini's in Peoria welcome Paul Weddle every Wednesday from 8:30 PM to 12:30 AM. 309-655-5003
Kevin Hart and Friends perform at Cosi in uptown Normal every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. 309-397-2869
Guitarist Joe Metzka performs at 2 Chez in Peoria, Thursdays from 7 to 9 PM. 309-691-2224
Larry Harms is a Basta O'Neill's in Washington each Thursday from 6 to 9 PM. 309-682-9393
Panache in Peoria welcomes Dave Hoffman and Friends every Friday from 5 to 7 PM. 309-589-1844
The Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project is holding a CD release party on Saturday, May 10 from 8 to 11 PM at the Hoogland Center for the Arts Club Room in Springfield. http://www.scfta.org/index.php
The Tommy Dosery Orchestra is playing at the Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg on Thursday, May 15th from 7 to 9 PM. 309-342-2299
The Adam Larson Duo is playing at Cosi in uptown Normal May 16, 23 & 30 from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. http://www.adamlarsonjazz.com/Schedule%20Content.htm
The Peoria Jazz Allstars are giving a concert on Friday, May 16 at 6:30 PM at the Holiday Inn City Center in Peoria. 309-672-6748
Medici in uptown Normal is featuring Glenn Wilson and the Jazzmaniacs on Friday, May 16 from 9 PM to midnight. Gary Muhammad and Softspoken perform at Medici on Friday, May 30. 309-452-6334
The Yellowjackets are playing at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield on Sunday, May 25 beginning at 7 PM. 217-523-2787
Blues
Shenanigan's in Peoria is hosting an open blues jam on Sundays, from 4 to 8 PM.
Hip Pocket is playing at the new Normal Amphitheatre on Sunday, May 18 at 4 PM.
Coming up Wednesday, May 21, New Orleans bluesman Bryan Lee is playing at Coconut Louie's in BLoomington beginning at 9 PM. http://coconutlouies.com/What%27s%20going%20on%20at%20Coconut%20Louie%27s.html
Medici in uptown Normal presents Southside Cindy and the Sliptones on Friday, May 23 and The Soul Mystics on Friday, June 6, both from 9 PM to midnight. 309-452-6334
Acoustic, Folk, Americana, Celtic, etc.
The Forest Park Nature Center in Peoria Heights has a variety of singersongwriters and folk artists coming to perform: May 10, Traveler's Dream; June 14, Small Potatoes; July 12, Applegate and Company. Showtime is 7 PM. 309-686-3360
The McLean County Museum of History in Bloomington hosts a bluegrass music jam every 4th Sunday of the month from 1 PM to 4:30 PM. 309-827-0428
Ulleann Bagpiper Kieran O'Hare plalys athe the Channing-Murray Foundation in Urbana on Thursday, May 15 at 8 PM. http://www.pipers-hut.com/concerts/
Arlo Guthrie is playing at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, May 16 at 7:30 PM. 309-434-2777
On Friday, May 16, the Lafayette Club in Bloomington welcomes James McMurtry and Justin Townes Earle for a concert beginning at 8 PM. http://www.dept-56.org/lafayette/FeaturedEvents.asp
The Old Men Boys play at the Bloomington Farmer's Market on the downtown square on Saturday, May 17 from 8 to 11 AM.
Barry Cloyd plays at Budde's in Galesburg on Saturday, May 19 from 9 PM to 1 AM. http://www.barrycloyd.net/
Theatre
Black Box Theatre and TheatresCool present excerpts from The Cutting Edge: A Contemporary Theatre Event, Fridays through May 16 at the Black Box Theatre in downtown Bloomington. 309-454-5892
Community Players iln Bloomington presents Father of the Bride, May 2 - 17. 309-766-2121
Heartland Theatre presents the 2008 10-Minute Play Festival, running May 29 - June 21 at the theatre at One Normal Plaza. 309-452-8709
Art Exhibits
The McLean County Museum of History in downtown Bloomington presents "A Turbulent Time," a Vietman War Exhibit, opening Saturday, Jan. 26. 309-827-0428
The Krannert Art Museum presents Landscapes of Experience and Imagination: Explorations by Midwest Latina/Latino Artists, opening April 4 and running through July 27. 217-333-1861
The McLean County Arts Center in downtown Bloomington presents "Colorfast" featuring works by Brad Mosby and Claudia Smiley, running through May 31. 309-829-0011
Miscellaneous: Readings, Comedy, Music, etc.
The McLean County Museum of History is featuring the exhibit "Presence, Pride and Passion: A History of African Americans in McLean County" through May. 309-827-0428
Author Jody Lisberger is appearing at Borders Bookstore in Normal on Wednesday, May 21 at 7 PM. http://www.bordersstores.com:80/events/event_detail.jsp?SEID=240881
Movies
The historic Normal Theatre is showing a variety of films in April and May: It's a Coen Brothers mini-fest with Barton Fink, April 17, Fargo, April 18, O' Brother Where Art Thou on April 19 and The Big Lebowski on April 20. Persepolis runs April 24 - 27. May 1 - 4 it's The Band's Visit. Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert star in It Happened One Night, May 8 & 9. Colbert is back in Palm Beach Story, May 10 & 11. May 13 & 14 it's the Bloomington/Normal Short Film Fest. May 15 & 16 features live action Oscar Shorts, 2008. May 17 & 18 it's the animated shorts for 2008. May 22 - 25 features Taxi to the Dark Side. And the month rounds out with suspense with Doris Day starring in Midnight Lace, May 29 & 30 and James Stewart starring in Rear Window, May 31 and June 1. Showtimes are at 7 PM. 309-454-9720
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