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Volume 1, No. 6
July - August 2012
The Past
Peoria Grand Hotels.................... 6
Richard Whiting........................... 9
A Famous Peorian..................... 11
The Present
It All Plays Well Here................ 12
Plenty to See Here. ................... 16
To BE or Not to BE..................... 18
Love to Sing?.............................. 20
Music to Your Ears. ................... 22
On Your Toes............................... 24
Henri de Tonti Award................ 26
Hotel Art...................................... 28
Fine Art Fair................................ 30
The Future
Closing the Gap.......................... 36
Personal Profile.................................. 33
Not For Profit....................................... 38
Poetry................................................... 41
Literarea with Kevin Kizer................. 42
Artist in Residence............................. 45
Summer Camp 2012............................ 47
Student Story. ..................................... 50
Peorian Health.................................... 52
Calendar of Events............................. 54
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This is just a small portion
of the Preston Jackson
metal sculpture shown on
the cover, which depicts
scenes from Peoria in
yesteryear. The sculpture
can be seen on Peoria’s
riverfront, near the Liberty
Park gazebo.