Out and About

On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with artist Duffy Armstrong Farrell about her work over the years — including her latest exhibition, A Semblance of Reality, which is on display now through August 2 at Exhibit A Gallery in Peoria Heights. 

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On this week's episode of Out and About, WCBU's Jody Holtz sits in for Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright to talk about Frame to Frame: Film Meets Art, the Peoria Riverfront Museum’s first ever series that pairs film with art from PRM's exhibition FRESH: New Directions in Contemporary Art.

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with the Community Children’s Theatre about their upcoming show, The Little Mermaid, with director Kayla Harvey. 

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with Dr. David Vroman, conductor of the Peoria Municipal Band, about their summer concert series.

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with professional artist and designer Heather Ford about her upcoming exhibition Transformative Manifestations taking place July 5-August 16 at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria.

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with local artist Valencia Davis about the opening of V's Visions, her new studio in Peoria. Valencia shares her artistic journey, including the challenges she faced after losing her vision due to a stroke.

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats with local musician Barry Cloyd about a series of must-see upcoming performances. If you love Celtic lore, or simply enjoy great tunes, this episode is for you!  Cloyd's performances include:

June 17 at 7 p.m. A Celtic Summer Solstice Celebration at The Fox Pub

June 26 at 6 p.m. Ivy Club

June 27 at 5 p.m. Kuchies on the Water

June 30 at 2:30 p.m. Sainte Genevieve Riverboat in Ottawa

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with nationally renowned artist Alfred Conteh about the unveiling of his new painting The Unseen Majority. The showing will be at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on Sunday, June 9.

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks with author Joe Chianakas. The ICC Professor is also an LGBTQIA+ advocate and martial arts expert and talks about his new novel Pride and Persistence. Joining them is Cheryl Langley, manager of the Book Nook in Peoria, which will be hosting multi-author book signing events on June 8 and July 27 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Chianakas' new book is a follow up to his celebrated novel Singlets and Secrets, which was praised by Jon Hurwitz, co-creator of the acclaimed television series "Cobra Kai," as "equal parts fresh, heartfelt, entertaining, and important." 

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On this week's episode of Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland Wright of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois talks about the annual Peoria Bach Festival with the festival's executive director Dr. John Jost.

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