PEORIA William Marshall was a tall, gentle giant who both commanded respect and exuded elegance, said his friends less than a week after he was found stabbed to death in his North Peoria home.
And they point to one Downtown piece of art that serves as a memorial to his affection for the arts in Peoria. He had a wonderful presence and elegance about him, said Kristan McKinsey, director of the Illinois Women Artists Project and a former curator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. I loved the way he would walk, very confidently but without haughtiness. He accepted others regardless of their backgrounds or their interests. He really wanted to know who you were.
Riverfront Museum
Peoria Riverfront Museum, 222 SW Washington St., peoriariverfrontmuseum.org or call 686-7000. The museum is closed again until further notice.
Virtual Events: Electrified, Amplified, and Deified: The Invention of the Electric Guitar in America, 7 p.m. Jan. 7, Zoom; Virtual Art Club featuring Artist Jessica Bingham, 1 p.m. Jan. 12, Zoom; Senior Morning - “Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story” featuring Preston Jackson, 10:30 a.m. Jan. 13, Zoom.
Exhibits
Art in Gift: through Jan. 29, Exhibit A Gallery, 4607 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call 693-6180.
Special events
Folepi s Winter Wonderland: drive through display, through Jan. 3, 123 Par 3 Lane, East Peoria (in VFW Post 2078 Park off Springfield Road). Hours: 5-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 5-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Admission: $10/regular vehicles; $30/small bus; $150/full-size charter motorcoach.
WCBU s On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Monday, December 21, 2020. Our top story is about how the Illinois eviction moratorium has been extended another month. But eventually, it will end. Tim Shelley spoke with Prairie State Legal Services attorney Katie Pinter about the onslaught of cases they re expecting when that happens. You ll also hear how tonight, Saturn and Jupiter will be close enough to each other that they can be perceived as one bright star. This is the first time in hundreds of years, that this has happened and won’t happen again for hundreds more. WCBU student reporter Olivia Streeter talked with Nick Rae, the Planetarium Educator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum about this unique astronomical occurrence.
Saturn, top, and Jupiter, below, are seen after sunset from Shenandoah National Park, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Luray, Virginia. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they head towards a “great conjunction” on December 21. Bill Ingalls / NASA
Tonight, Saturn and Jupiter will appear close enough to each other that they may look like a single bright star in the sky. This is the first time in hundreds of years this has happened and it won’t happen again in many of our lifetimes.
Student Reporter Olivia Streeter talked with Nick Rae, the Planetarium Educator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, about this unique astronomical occurrence.
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