PEORIA MAGAZINE June 2023

held in November. The KBStrong Foundation is named in memory of Washington Community High School head basketball coach Kevin Brown , who died from glioblastoma in 2019.

The event includes a lobster dinner from Dixon’s, a silent auction and more. Event tickets and sponsorship opportunities at https://wtvp.tv/lobster. The Miller Park Zoological Society will host its annual Brews at the Zoo from 3 to 8 p.m. June 24 at Miller Park in Bloomington. Guests can sample craft beers from 14 local and regional breweries and food from Bloomington Normal restaurants. There will be a wine booth, live music and zookeeper talks, plus the zoo’s animals. Tickets are available at https://mpzs.org/brews at-the-zoo or Eventbrite.

Registration is open for the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce Marigold Golf Outing on Thursday, Aug. 31 at Lick Creek Golf Course on Parkway Drive in Pekin. Registration information at www.pekinchamber.com. The 5th Annual Turner Center for Entrepreneurship Small Business Awards will be presented August 31 at the Hayden-Clark Alumni Center, Peplow Pavilion on the campus of Bradley University. Registration is free and now open. Contact Jennie Hale at 309-677-4321 or tce@bradley.edu. NEWS YOU CAN USE Better Banks has announced a new contest for high school seniors who plan to continue their education. The Dorm Room Makeover Contest encourages students to manage their bank accounts by using Better Banks’ digital banking system. Two winners will be selected randomly for cash prizes of $1,000 and $500. Entries are being collected through July 31. More information at https://www.betterbanks.com/other/ dorm-room-makeover.

Live music returns to the Chillicothe Public Library thanks to a community arts grant from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois . The Library’s Live at the Library music series, scheduled to launch in September, will present free monthly concerts for the Chillicothe community.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Lobster Boil 2023 , a fundraising gala benefiting WTVP children’s programming and the Hult Center for Healthy Living , will be held Oct. 7 at the WTVP studio, 101 State Street, Peoria.

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