Music at the Museum | Timeless - SOLD OUT!
Featuring pianist, Dr. Antoine Karam
Sat, Dec 21 | 6:30-8:30 pm
Grand Lobby & Galleries
Limited seating available!
6 pm | Doors Open
6:30-7:50 pm | Music Program, galleries [brief 10 minute intermission]
7:50-8:30 pm | Festive Desserts + Holiday Drinks with Dr. Karam, grand lobby
Join us for a truly magical holiday experience tying together the timeless nature of music, art, and innovation with a spectacular concert in Da Vinci: The Genius featuring the Secrets of the Mona Lisa.
Renowned classical pianist and medical doctor, Dr. Antoine Karam is flying from his home in Beirut to play a concert in the galleries of the Peoria Riverfront Museum. He began his career in piano forty years ago as a child prodigy, playing national concerts. Now, Dr. Karam will play one exclusive concert for Peoria, featuring some of the most technically challenging piano compositions ever written by Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Scriabin and Franz Liszt, among others.
$30 Members | $36 Public
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 | Doors open 5 p.m. | Live Zoom Conversation at 5:30 p.m.
Meet the crew of the Nautilus, the ship of oceanographer and discoverer of the wreck of the RMS Titanic, Bob Ballard.
Join us aboard the Nautilus, an exploratory vessel studying deep-sea habitats in the Western Pacific. Learn more about how the scientists aboard the Nautilus use mapping sonars, ROV systems and other exploration technologies as they present from the ship itself. Learn what it means to be a part of the Corps of Exploration, and engage in a unique two-way dialogue with the crew.
This presentation is in conjunction with current exhibition Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission , presented by CEFCU, making it's world premiere at the Peoria Riverfront Museum.
E/V Nautilus is a 224-foot research ship owned and operated by the non-profit Ocean Exploration Trust to engage in pure ocean exploration. Directed by Dr. Bob Ballard, Nautilus is equipped with a team of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), Hercules, Argus, Little Hercules, and Atalanta, a multibeam mapping system, and mapping tools Diana and Echo, allowing it to conduct deep sea exploration of the ocean to a depth of 4,000 meters (13,000 ft).
Get tickets HERE
In conjunction with Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission
Presented by CEFCU
Sponsored by Gilmore Foundation, OLLI, Merle and Adeline Dargel Fund for Science and Engineering, Gretchen Hagen-Petrakis and Corporate Visionary Society Council.
Wine and Cheese Under the Stars
Space Update!
Friday, October 17 | 7-9 PM
Dome Planetarium
Enjoy an evening out in the Dome Planetarium and learn about new space discoveries, including a new moon around Uranus, an asteroid family, new images from the Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes, and more recent space news. Planetarium Director Renae Kerrigan will show you what you can see in the evening sky, and end the night with a flight through our Solar System and beyond.
Each ticket includes up to three glasses of wine or other drinks and a charcuterie box from Bella’s Charcuterie.
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.
Upcoming event: November 14 | 7-9 PM
Wine and Cheese Under the Stars: Top Space Stories of 2025
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
Saturday Matinee - Oct 11, 18, 25, Nov 1
Noon - Laser Halloween (30 min. Family Friendly)
October 24
6:00 – Laser Halloween Spooktacular
7:15 – Laser Stranger Things
8:30 – Laser Floyd: Welcome to the Machine
November 7
6:00 – Laser Journey (new show!)
7:15 – Laser Stranger Things
8:30 – Laser AC/DC vs Guns n’ Roses
December 19
6:00 – Laser Holiday Magic
7:15 – Laser Journey (new show!)
8:30 – Laser Stranger Things
$5 Visionary Society Members | $7 Members | $10 Public
Buy tickets online now
click 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.)
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
November 7
6:00 – Laser Journey (new show!)
7:15 – Laser Stranger Things
8:30 – Laser AC/DC vs Guns n’ Roses
December 19
6:00 – Laser Holiday Magic
7:15 – Laser Journey (new show!)
8:30 – Laser Stranger Things
$5 Visionary Society Members | $7 Members | $10 Public
Buy tickets online now
click 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.)
Wine and Cheese Under the Stars
Top Space Stories of 2025
Friday, November 14 | 7-9 PM
Dome Planetarium
Enjoy and evening out in the Dome Planetarium where we will review the top space stories from 2025. Planetarium Director Renae Kerrigan will share gorgeous new images from space, review milestones in spaceflight, and top discoveries from missions exploring the Solar System. We will end the evening with a flight to the edge of space and back.
Each ticket includes up to three glasses of wine or other drinks and a charcuterie box from Bella’s Charcuterie.
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.
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
December 19
6:00 – Laser Holiday Magic
7:15 – Laser Journey (new show!)
8:30 – Laser Stranger Things
$5 Visionary Society Members | $7 Members | $10 Public
Buy tickets online now
click 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.)
