Check out our roundup of the latest special events, music, theater, nightlife and kids events.
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Special events
Bloomington-Normal
IHSA Wrestling;Â all day Feb. 23-24, Grossinger Motors Arena, 101 S. Madison St., Bloomington; $9.Â
Free Fridays in February; all day Feb. 23, Miller Park Zoo, 1020 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington.Â
Kiwanis Pancake Days; 7:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 24-25, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St., Bloomington; $8-$10.Â
Bloomington Polar Plunge; 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 24, Miller Park, 1020 S. Morris Ave., Bloomington.Â
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Try Hockey for Free Day; 4:20-5:10 p.m. Feb. 24, Bloomington Ice Center, 201 S. Roosevelt Ave., Bloomington; free.Â
The Barrel Room Wedding Experience; 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 25, The Barrel Room at Destihl Brewery, 1200 Greenbriar Drive, Normal; $10.Â
Cirque Mechanics – Zephyr; 3-5 p.m. Feb. 25, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St., Bloomington; $27-$55.Â
ISU Women’s Basketball; 2-4 p.m. Feb. 25, CEFCU Arena, Campus Box 2660, Normal.Â
ISU Men’s Basketball; 7-9 p.m. Feb. 29, CEFCU Arena, Campus Box 2660, Normal.Â
IHSA Girls Basketball State Finals; all day Feb. 29-March1, CEFCU Arena, Campus Box 2660, Normal.Â
Wine, Body, & Spirit – Meditation & Wine Tasting; 6:30-8 p.m. Feb. 29, The Barrel Room at Destihl Brewery, 1200 Greenbriar Drive, Normal; $30.Â
Central Illinois
Official Spring Home Show; Feb. 23-25, Exhibit Halls at Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $3-$7.Â
Dead is Forever Murder Mystery; 5:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Wild Harvest Honey Farm, 9122 Bucks Road, Heyworth; $25.Â
Bradley Men’s Basketball vs Illinois State; 7 p.m. Feb. 24, Peoria Civic Center Arena, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $12+.Â
Bradley Men’s Basketball vs Southern Illinois; 7 p.m. Feb. 28, Peoria Civic Center Arena, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $12+.Â
Music
Bloomington-Normal
Tropidelic with Ballyhoo!, The Palmer Squares; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, The Castle Theatre, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 18+; $20.Â
Hip Hop Comedy Upfront ft. Thurston Stevenson & V8 Vast Change;Â 7 p.m. Feb. 22, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.Â
Thaddeus Tukes; 8 p.m. Feb. 23, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.Â
Municipal Waste with Ghoul, Nectro, Dead Heat, Brainsqueeze Tour 2024; 7 p.m. Feb. 24, The Castle Theatre, 209 E. Washington St., Bloomington; 18+; $27.50+.
Dexter O’Neal & Funk Yard; 8 p.m. Feb. 24, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.Â
Straight Ahead Sunday with U of I Concert Jazz Orchestra; 5 p.m. Feb. 25, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.Â
Open Stage w/ Maestro; 8 p.m. Feb. 28, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.Â
Three Dog Night – Sold Out; 7:30-10:30 p.m. Feb. 29, Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts, 600 N. East St., Bloomington.Â
Juke Box Thursday; 8 p.m. Feb. 29, Jazz Upfront, 107 W. Front St., Bloomington.Â
Central Illinois
Krannert Uncorked with Haki N’ Dem; 5 p.m. Feb. 22, Stage 5 at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; free.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Stage 5 at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; $10-$100.Â
University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23, Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; $4-$10.Â
Cabin Fever with Revel in Red; 6-11 p.m. Feb. 24, Five Points Washington, 360 N. Wilmor Road, Washington; $20-$225.Â
Phil Wickham – I Believe Tour; 7 p.m. Feb. 24, Peoria Civic Center Theater, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $35+.Â
Chelsea Guo, Soprano and Piano; 3 p.m. Feb. 25, Foellinger Great Hall Salon-Style at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; $5-$90.Â
University of Illinois Philharmonia Orchestra; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28, Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; $4-$10.Â
Krannert Uncorked with Nadirah Shakoor; 5 p.m. Feb. 29, Stage 5 at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; free.
University of Illinois Wind Orchestra and Hindsley Band; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29, Foellinger Great Hall at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; $4-$10.Â
Theater
Bloomington-Normal.Â
ISU School of Theatre and Dance presents Space Girl;Â 7:30-10 p.m. Feb. 22-23, Westhoff Theatre, 401 S. School St., Normal; $10-$12.Â
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted; 7 p.m. Feb. 22, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.Â
Sometimes I Think About Dying; 7 p.m. Feb. 23-25 and 3 p.m. Feb. 24-25, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.Â
The Muppets; 7 p.m. Feb. 26, Normal Theater, 209 W. North St., Normal.Â
Central Illinois
Mean Girls; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22, Peoria Civic Center Theater, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $44+.Â
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29, Peoria Civic Center Theater, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $46.50+.Â
Airness; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29-March 2, Fat City Bar and Grill, 505 S. Chestnut St., Champaign.Â
Studio Dance 2024; 7:30 p.m. Feb. 29-March 2, Studio Theatre at Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana; $10-$60.Â
For Kids
Bloomington-NormalÂ
ECK: Shapes & Animals (Pickup); 9 a.m. Feb. 22, Children’s Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 2-5.Â
PLG: Shapes & Animals; 4-5 p.m. and 6-7 p.m. Feb. 22; 9:15-10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Feb. 23, Children’s Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 2-4.Â
Early Explorers: Shapes & Animals; 9:15-10:45 a.m. Feb. 24, Children’s Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 4-5.Â
PLG: Shapes & Animals (Members Only); 9:15-10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Feb. 26, Children’s Discovery Museum, 101 E. Beaufort St., Normal; ages 2-4.Â
Central Illinois
Baby Shark’s Big Broadwave Tour; 6 p.m. Feb. 27-28, Peoria Civic Center Theater, 201 SW. Jefferson Ave., Peoria; $24+.Â
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