The last weekend of holiday activities before Christmastime features the last chance to shop at the Chris Kringle Market, the annual TUBACHRISTMAS, a Light Up Streator event, the Illinois Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra and musical performances at the Princeton library.
A pair of events inspired by classic Christmas stories are among the events highlighted this weekend in the Illinois Valley Local Scene.
Stage 212 in La Salle and Grace Theater in Princeton will have performances this weekend. There are community Christmas events in Marseilles, La Salle, Peru and Princeton.
Community Christmas festivals will be in full swing this weekend.
A model train and toy show, an acoustic performance, a tribute to a country legend, trivia and Princeton's annual Christmas Walk and Christkindl Markt highlight weekend activities in the Illinois Valley.
Christmas markets and events are becoming part of the weekend highlights in the Illinois Valley. There also are a pair of performances in La Salle and Streator opening this weekend, along with a ceramics exhibition in Peru.
The show follows Buddy, a young orphan, who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. Buddy is raised as an elf, unaware that he is actually a human until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth.
The Princeton Theater Group, along with event sponsor Parlor 909, will present a two-night interactive viewing of the 1975 film, “Rocky Horror Picture Show,” at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 and Oct. 21 at 316 S. Main St. in Princeton.
Formerly operated as a food truck, Marichuy’s Taqueria in Spring Valley stands out for homemade Mexican favorites at reasonable prices.