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Heartland Theater Company ready to say ‘yes, and’ at Saturday improv show
NORMAL (25News Now) - At Heartland Theater Company, the improv class is all ready to say ‘Yes, and.’. Their upcoming showcase is Saturday at 7:00 pm at 1110 Douglas St., One Normal Plaza in the Community Activity Center building. Improv is a form of live theater where actors don’t...
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New mural in Peoria’s Warehouse District celebrates generations
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A colorful new mural in Peoria’s Warehouse District is bringing generations together while showing the importance of connecting the community. The “Celebrate Generations, Peoria!” mural was officially unveiled Wednesday at C.T. Gabbert Remodeling and Construction. Sponsored by AARP, the mural is part...
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Tough competition keeps Braves off podium despite tying two program records
Heading into the final 18 holes of the Twin Oaks Intercollegiate, the Bradley men’s golf team sat in third place behind UT Martin and Kansas City. The Braves had momentum after tying a program-best 18-hole score of 272 in round two. Then things stalled: Bradley carded seven strokes over...
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North golfers tee up at state competition, junior Beu finishes top 10
From Oct. 8 to Oct. 10, members of North’s boys and girls golf teams competed at the IHSA golf state finals. The girls competition took place at Hickory Point Golf Course in Decatur, Illinois while the boys competition was at The Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington. Despite there being over 110 golfers, junior Kayla Beu finished tied for eighth, while junior Caden Shanahan and freshman Liam Tiner finished 51st and 27th, respectively.
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Ovven talks unexpected rise, upcoming Rose Bowl show
Owen Burton said he didn’t anticipate much to come from his first solo project, Ovven. For him, the sold out shows and admiration that followed were pleasant surprises. Now, he’s set to return to the Rose Bowl Tavern Friday, performing with openers Lys Allen and Marble Teeth. Burton...
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A brief glimpse through A Window Into Tennessee
If you’re even a casual fan of the works of Tennessee Williams, you know that his backstory, filled with family tragedy, informed the creation and content of many of his plays. This engine of pain, hard as it must have been for him to endure, gave us the ethereal hopelessness of The Glass Menagerie and the brutal poetry of A Streetcar Named Desire. What it took from him, in the process, is the primary focus of A Window Into Tennessee, written by Sandra De Helen and presented October 16 and 17 at Fire Doll Studio under the direction by Dustin Yocum.
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Museum unveils rare original Abraham Lincoln photo taken in Peoria
The Peoria Riverfront Museum now possesses a rare original ambrotype photograph of Abraham Lincoln that was taken in Peoria. Known as “the Peoria Portrait,” the 1858 image showing Lincoln without a beard was used in his U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas before they both ran for president, four years after Lincoln gave a pivotal speech in Peoria.
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New Peoria mural celebrates aging and brings generations together
PEORIA (25News Now) -A colorful new mural in Peoria’s Warehouse District is celebrating the importance of connecting people of all ages while recognizing the contributions of older generations. The “Celebrating Generations, Peoria!” mural was officially unveiled Wednesday at C.T. Gabbert Art Park on Southwest Adams Street. The...