Laser Light Nights are back at the DOME featuring an all new experience!
Sit back, relax and rock out with our new laser light system from "the worldwide leader in planetarium laser light shows," Laser Fantasy! Experience the full 3D excitement! The system features a graphics laser projector with special effects, a haze machine & a new beam projector, plus a fresh playlist of 20+ performances, from Beyoncé to The Beatles! Pick up show-enhancing spectrum glasses and refreshments at concessions!
SHOW SCHEDULE
September 14
6:00 – Lasers Elton John
7:15 – Laser Jimi Hendrix
8:30 – Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
$5 Visionary Society Members | $7 Members | $10 Public
Buy tickets online now
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Tickets & more info also available at the Museum or by phone at 309.686.7000.
(Note: These shows contain lyrics to popular songs and some may not be suitable for all ages.)
This program is presented by Sun Collectors with additional support from the Visionary Society and the Planetarium and Science Club.
SENIOR FREE DAY
SENIOR MORNING PROGRAM
Third Wednesday of Each Month
10:00 a.m. Coffee & Pastries | 10:30 a.m. Discussion
Gilmore Auditorium
COME FOR THE MORNING, STAY FOR THE DAY!
Please join us for Senior Day on the third Wednesday of each month where members and seniors 60+ can enjoy all exhibitions and daytime planetarium shows for free.
September 18, 2024, we are excited to have John Butte presenting on the history of the Bradford Model T Girls, in association with current exhibition: Duryea: America's First Car Company. Guests will have the opportunity to explore the museum after the presentation. Museum guests are encouraged to stay and catch a Planetarium showing as well!
NOTE: Registration is not necessary but groups are encouraged to call ahead so that we will be prepared. Senior groups, please contact Assistant Director of Education, Sadie Helmick, 309-863-3016
Sponsored by Visionary Society.
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
This Member Saturday, we invite our members to a screening of The Iron Giant, as well as a member-exclusive guided tour of Preston Jackson's Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story. There will be an optional scavenger hunt through the exhibition, which will earn a prize upon completion!
Schedule:
9:30 a.m. | Donuts from Carl's bakery and CXT coffee provided in the Museum lobby
10 a.m. | The Iron Giant
Get tickets HERE
11:45 a.m. | Guided tour of Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story
Members are also free to visit all museum galleries.
Members enjoy sneak peeks and special perks, every third Saturday of the month!
Not a member? Join on our website today,
get details at the ticket counter, or call (309) 686-7000.
Member Saturday sponsored by Visionary Society
Yoga Under the Stars
Sunday, September 22, 2024 | 6 p.m.
Celebrate the autumnal equinox with a yoga practice in the Dome Planetarium, featuring yoga instructor Heather Capperrune. Please bring a yoga mat and blanket.
$20 Members | $25 Public
All sessions are an hour and 15 minutes in length.
Limited mats are available, please bring a mat and a light blanket. Doors open at 5:45 pm. All supplies provided for programs unless otherwise noted. All paid programs require a minimum number of participants to run or will be cancelled two business days prior to the start date. Pre-registration required.
In partnership with the Fine Art Society of Peoria:
September 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
In partnership with Fine Arts Society of Peoria, the Peoria Riverfront Museum presents One Mark at a Time: A World Heritage of Tattooing, a talk with celebrity anthropologist Dr. Lars Krutak on September 25, 6:30 p.m. in the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater. Peoria Riverfront Museum and Fine Arts Society members attend free of charge!
Get tickets HERE
A world traveler, photographer, and anthropologist, Dr. Lars Krutak shares his 20-year journey to understand how tattoos “make” the people who wear them, as chronicled in his Discovery Channel series, Tattoo Hunter , Netflix’s Explained , and the Instagram project Patterns of Life .
In this richly illustrated talk based on his research and interviews with hundreds of Indigenous tattoo bearers and practitioners, Krutak will speak about how tattoos permanently mark cultural values, spirituality, and ancestral ties in ink on the body. He will also discuss the making of his new book Tattoo Traditions of Asia, the first single volume on the subject, published by the University of Hawai`i Press in October 2024.
Krutak is a research associate at the Museum of International Folk Art (Santa Fe, New Mexico) and author of Tattoo Traditions of Native North America: Ancient and Contemporary Expressions of Identity and Spiritual Skin: Magical Tattoos and Scarification, among other books and publications focusing on Indigenous tattoo culture and practice. He was the senior editor of Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing, the first book dedicated to the archaeological study of tattooing.
One Mark at a Time: A World Heritage of Tattooing is sponsored by Fine Arts Society of Peoria, Friends of Art, and Illinois Arts Council.
Wine and Cheese Under the Stars
Exploring Ocean Worlds with Europa Clipper
Friday, October 4 | 7-9 PM
Dome Planetarium
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission is set to launch in mid-Ocotber, to start a years long journey to the ice covered ocean world in orbit around Jupiter. Learn about the intriguing moon Europa and why it might be the best habitat to support life outside of Earth in our Solar System in this evening with Planetarium Director Renae Kerrigan.
Your evening will also include a tour of the night sky, and a flight to the edge of space and back.
Each guest receives an individual Bella's Charcuterie box featuring cheeses, fruits, nuts & more; up to three servings of wine; and an entertaining evening under the stars.
Doors open at 6:50 PM
The program will be in two parts, allowing time to socialize and refill your wine glass between the shows.
Ages 21+
$45 members | $55 public
Tickets can be purchased here.
This program is presented by Sun Collectors with additional support from the Visionary Society and the Planetarium and Science Club.
Laser Light Nights are back at the DOME featuring an all-new 3D experience & fresh playlist!
Sit back, relax and rock out with our new laser light system from "the worldwide leader in planetarium laser light shows," Laser Fantasy! Experience the full 3D excitement! The system features a graphics laser projector with special effects, a haze machine & a new beam projector, plus a fresh playlist of 20+ performances, from Beyoncé to The Beatles! Pick up show-enhancing spectrum glasses and refreshments at concessions!
Friday, October 11
6:00 – Laser Halloween (family friendly, 35 min)
7:15 – Laser Stranger Things
8:30 – Laser Floyd: Vision Bell
$7 Members | $10 Public
Buy tickets online here.
Tickets & more info also available at the Museum or by phone at 309.686.7000.
(Note: These shows contain lyrics to popular songs and some may not be suitable for all ages.)
