‘Drake & Josh’ reunite for Nick Christmas special

During their four decades as a comedy duo (actually, it was more like four seasons playing teen stepbrothers on Nickelodeon’s "Drake & Josh"), Drake Bell and Josh Peck started out as cute, goofy kids. But by the series’ end in 2007, they were exhibiting the overage, desperately overplaying style of a pair of over-the-hill vaudevillians.
Never [...]

Noteables

‘Oliver,’ ‘Willy Wonka’ to be presented locally
PEORIA – Two children’s theater productions are opening next weekend at local community theaters.
"Oliver," the musical based on Charles Dickens’ tale of Oliver Twist, is being staged by the Peoria Park District’s Community Children’s Theatre. Bryan Blanks is directing the show, which opens at 7 p.m. Friday at Peoria [...]

On the air: Media maven recalls Peoria

Media memories come from all directions. Here are some from Las Vegas, home of Fred Weinberg, former Peorian and son of Phil Weinberg, the father of public TV in central Illinois.
Fred Weinberg owns a string of small Nevada radio stations and has revived the Penny Press, a flamboyant Peoria weekly in the 1970s now branded [...]

Red Letter Dates

December
1 "Picasso-Matisse-Chagall." Through March 15. Lakeview Museum, 1125 W. Lake Ave. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Gallery admission: $6/adults, $5/seniors 60 and older, $4/ages 3-17. Call 686-7000.
- Nature Art Show and Sale. Through Dec. 24. Forest Park Nature Center, 5809 Forest Park Drive, Peoria Heights. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. [...]

What’s going on

SLIpknot adds Peoria date …
Grammy-winning hard rock band SlipKnot will bring its "All Hope is Gone" tour to the Peoria Civic Center Arena at 7 p.m. Feb. 2. The show will open with performances by Coheed and Cambria, and Trivium. Tickets are $45 and $39.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the [...]

December 5th at Johnny’s in Metamora

The Bob Clymers

Influenced by The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Nirvana, Pixies, The Breeders, Modest Mouse, Pantera, Dinosaur Jr., Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, The Sonics, Elvis Presley, Flat Duo Jets, The Used, The Smashing Pumpkins, blink 182, Danzig, Misfits, Janis Joplin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Greenhornes, and much much more…
BIO:
What really distinguishes The Bob Clymers from other [...]

‘Dinette Set’ cartoonist will sign books

Julie Larson, author of "The Dinette Set," will mark her 20th anniversary of drawing cartoons with a book signing in Peoria.
Larson, who lives in Lincoln, will appear at Lakeview Branch Library, 1137 W. Lake, at 7 p.m. Dec. 3. She’ll sign copies of her 20th anniversary cartoon collection, "The Penny Gang Down Memory Lane." The [...]

Cue Calendar

Calendar listings also appear on the Journal Star’s Web site at www.pjstar.com. Items for Calendar and Night Life must be received in writing by noon Thursday for the next Thursday’s publication. Releases must include a signature and daytime telephone number. Mail to Calendar/Night Life, in care of Tabitha Dorsey, Cue, Journal Star, 1 News Plaza, [...]

King James still reigns in River City

After 15 years at Dining Out, I get plenty of questions about the Peoria restaurant scene.
Where is the best tenderloin? Who has the best service? What the heck is Tiger Sauce?
But the most prevalent question comes from out-of-towners calling to prepare for a maiden voyage to our fair city: What’s the best place to dine [...]