On Saturday, May 18th, Cruise in to Connect Center located at 1750 Washington Rd from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be music, food, family fun and cool vehicles. Anything with wheels is welcome! Food provided by First Response Foods. Each month they will be collecting money for worthy organizations. This month, they will be raising money for the Veterans Helping Veterans.
The Evangelical United Methodist Church monthly food pantry will be Saturday, May 18th from 7:00 to 8:30 a.m. at 401 Walnut Street. Please park in the West parking lot and you will be given a list of food items available that day. After marking your name and items interested in on your sheet, you will be asked to drive over to the East parking lot to pick up your food.
Food trucks will be set up for business on May 20th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Bring your chairs and have a good time. There will be a list of food trucks soon. Come out and enjoy an evening of delicious food and fun!
2024 St. Jude Plant Sale Dates:
May 23rd - 25th
Thursday and Friday 2:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday 8 :00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
609 Anne Street in Washington
Price for everything is a donation of your choice to St. Jude. All money goes to my fundraising for the Washington to Peoria St. Jude Run.
Cash, check, or credit card accepted.
Come out for the Bike Rodeo held at Grace Bible Church along with Kiwanis Club of Washington. The event is free for kids of all ages! Bring your bike, helmet, and parent. Get a tune-up from Russell’s plus helmet check and fitting, and then take a spin through the safety course and obstacle course.
Bike raffle, hot dogs, and snacks too!
Join in at Five Points Washington every 1st Tuesday of the month in the Senior Room for Washington Park District’s monthly BINGO game. You do not have to be a Five Points member to attend. Bingo begins at 10:00 a.m. and runs to about 11:30 a.m.
Five Points Washington begin their outdoor live music series, Five Points Fridays.
They will have live music, food trucks, kids activities and more. This FREE event is open to the public from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
They will have four different food trucks scheduled for May 17th. The Station, Balco, Sweet Girl Treats and Grill Em’ All will be set up, along with a cash bar available.
There will be a number of kids activities available. Bounce house/slide, Rocko the painted snake, giant balloon giveaways and LED foam luminous sticks.
T-shirts and 50/50 raffle tickets will be sold for “Add it up for Addi”. Addi is a 6th grade student at WMS diagnosed with leukemia and is currently being treated through St. Jude Children’s Hospital. All proceeds will go towards helping Addi and her mom.
Don’t forget to enter-to-win a battery-operated lawnmower from Mathis Kelley. You will be able to purchase a square to enter into the drawing: squares are $20 each.
May 17th – The Holdouts
June 7th – Black Velvet
July 12th – Captain Quirk
August 16th – Vinyl Tap with a car show
Join the Peoria Area Civic Chorale, the Peoria Area Civic Chorale Chamber Orchestra, the Peoria Area Civic Chorale Youth Chorus, and the Children’s Festival Chorus for a season-ending concert performance of diverse music that will inspire souls and lift spirits, featuring one of the most serene, comforting, inspirational, and beloved works of choral music ever written – Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem.
There will be two performances at Five Points Washington. Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th. Both performances will be at 7:30 p.m.
Conductor
Dr. Joseph Dean Henry
Organ
John Clark
Soprano
Miracle Amah
Baritone
Andrew Sanchez
Chamber Orchestra
Central Illinois Camerata
Tickets are available on Peoria Civic Chorale’s website or by calling 309-693-6725. Tickets will also be available at the door.
For more information, call 309-693-6725 or email pacchorale@gmail.com.
Come join us for a night of fun and excitement at the Mother & Son Sneaker Ball - Light Up the Night! Get ready to show off your coolest sneakers and dance the night away with your favorite little guy. This event is open to all mother figures: mothers, step-mothers, grandmothers, aunts, family friends or any other mother figure that has a little guy they love spending time with. This event will be held at the Five Points Washington Gymnasium, where the energy will be off the charts!
We have a number of activities and entertainment to keep you both having fun all night long. Midwest Entertainment DJ will be keeping the dance floor packed! Then you will have to head over to the local caricature artist in order to save the memories of the night. We will have food, a candy bar and a cash wine/seltzer bar for all moms.
Everyone that registers will receive glow in the dark shoelaces, glow sticks and all moms will receive a rose.
Your ticket price includes one adult ticket and one child ticket. If you have more than one little guy that you want to enjoy the night with, then you can add additional children for $25 each.
Celebrate your Memorial Day Weekend with a patriotic concert celebration on May 25th starting at 7:30 p.m. at Five Points Washington.
The program features great works by American composers George Gershwin, Morton Gould, and Richard Hayman, the HFO Brass Quintet, and a performance by Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, an American rising star.
Who will be the “Guest Celebrity Maestro” on the podium for Sousa’s Stars & Stripes?
Morton Gould ————— American Salute
George Gershwin ——— An American in Paris
Heartland Festival Orchestra Brass Quintet selections
Richard Hayman ———-- Pops Hoe Down
George Gershwin ———- Rhapsody in Blue
Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, piano soloist
John Philip Sousa ———- Stars & Stripes Forever
Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner, piano
For more information, please visit LlewellynSanchezWerner.com
Entry fee is $90/pp and increases to $100/pp after May 1st.
Fee includes lunch, green fees and a cart.
Click below to register:
Shop all of the craft booths then enjoy
Breakfast and Lunch served in our School Street Cafe or packed to go.
Breakfast menu: starting at 7:00 a.m.
Biscuits and gravy, assorted quiches and pastries.
Lunch menu: starting at 11:00 a.m.
Potato soup, Stuffed pepper soup, Chicken Salad sandwich, Egg Salad sandwich, salad bar one trip.
All proceeds from this event goes to Faith Lutheran Church - feeding ministries:
The Widows Jar Food pantry - An outdoor pantry providing food and every day essentials to our neighbors in need.
Buddy Bags - Serves the children at our daycare who may struggle with food insecurities. Each Friday we provide each of them with 2 breakfast items, 2 lunch items, 2 snack items along with a note of encouragement all packed with love in a lunch bag for their weekend.
The Good Soil Garden - Offers fresh produce to our neighbors as well as benches to sit, visit, pray, meditate and commune with nature.
Crafters can rent an eight foot by eight foot area in our main room adjacent to our Cafe for a $10 gift card to Kroger or Walmart for each table.
We’re excited to unveil our live messaging feature! This will make it easier for you to get in touch with us to change an appointment, update service, contact tech support, and also receive install and service reminders, emergency notifications or outages, and more. Just text MTCO at 309-367-6826 to get started!
Instead of adding more RAM or upgrading the processor on an aging or sluggish PC, a better option to give your PC a speed bump is a new M.2 storage drive. Read more about it at: https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-thumb-sized-accessory-gave-my-old-pc-an-instant-speed-boost/
It’s the first Thursday in May, which means it’s #WorldPasswordDay! Have you changed your password recently? It may be a good time to be sure you have strong, unique passwords for your online accounts!
We have all quickly skimmed past user agreements when signing up for new software or services. Unfortunately, there is a good chance we have granted the service access to things you would prefer they did not have. Here’s a guide to modifying permissions to control the level which Facebook has access to your photos: https://cyberguy.com/privacy/how-to-remove-facebook-access-to-your-photos
Here are five important steps before putting a shovel in the ground:
1. Pre-mark the dig site with white paint or flags.
2. Go to https://www.illinois1call.com or call 8-1-1 anytime to submit your locate request.
3. Wait the required amount of time (two business days).
4. Respect the marks and dig with care!
The MTCO eBill App is FREE in the App Store, and it makes managing your MTCO account and billing a breeze!
Access your account 24/7, set up automatic payments, check your data usage, go paperless, and more! Full details at https://www.mtco.com/?support&apps#MTCO
Wednesday, May 1st
Paramount+
The groundbreaking and prolific music documentary series returns with four new episodes featuring Trace Adkins, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Bell Biv DeVoe.
Thursday, May 2nd
MAX
The acclaimed comedy led by Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder returns after a lengthy hiatus for a third season that will feature Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron in a recurring role and guest appearances from Christina Hendricks, Christopher Lloyd, Helen Hunt, George Wallace, and Dan Bucatinsky.
Friday, May 3rd
Netflix
Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut.
Wednesday, May 8th
Apple TV+
There are infinite realities. This is the one where Jason Dessen kidnaps himself. Based on the New York Times bestseller, Dark Matter premieres May 8th.
Thursday, May 9th
Netflix
First love always deserves a second chance! From the director of Mean Girls and Freaky Friday, Brooke Shields is THE Mother of the Bride; coming to Netflix this Mother’s Day.
Friday, May 24th
Disney+
Get ready for an endless summer of fun, fun, fun with “The Beach Boys,” the all-new documentary streaming exclusively on Disney+ beginning May 24, 2024.
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