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Playing in Peoria

‘Doing sports God’s Way’

Hall of Fame basketball coach Bob Knight was typically blunt about the notion of friendly competition.“You have competition, you take...
Conductor David Commanday

‘More of the different’

Where has the time gone? It has been 15 years since Heartland Festival Orchestra (HFO) was formed, bringing innovation, collaboration...
Rick Smith and Joe Buchanan of WCIC

Religion Radio

Religious radio has long had a loyal following in central Illinois. For three local Christian radio stations, technological advancements including...
Brien Manckton, a Peoria native, also repairs and tunes guitars while on tour

Discovering his jam

Music flows through Brien Monckton’s veins. Always has.“Looking back at home videos, the common theme was always music. He was...

Keeping it simple with Joe George

Like guitar strings, Joe Shadid’s musical roots stretch sturdily from his Peoria family tree.The orchestra has included a piano-tinkling grandma,...

Fiddler Below the Footlights

When the Broadway touring company of the musical Anastasia came to Peoria for two performances in April, there was one...
The Arc Light Madrigal Singers

The Community of Theater

Fifteen years ago, Jeff Driscoll and Rachel Roderick started Arc Light Productions with $20 and a pitch to the Illini...
Ballet dancers practicing

‘Art that Moves’

Wendy Thomasson, executive director of Peoria Ballet, has a clear vision when it comes to her studio’s purpose. The ballet...
Dancers in rehearsal

A Decade of Dance

Visitors entering the studios at 830 W. Main Street in Peoria are greeted by a display of used ballet slippers...
Man holding a guitar on stage with drums in background.

The Reinvention Tour

​We were in a tiny dive called The Sand Bar, two blocks from the Atlantic Ocean on Tybee Island, Georgia....
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