With Guest Curator of Film Carlos Valladares | Film Festival March 1, 2025 - March 8, 20255
Frame to Frame is a film series that places movies in dialogue with paintings. This year, guest curator, Carlos Valladares paired film with pieces in the exhibition Glenn Ligon: I Am Somebody that represent some of the most iconic works of contemporary art giant Glenn Ligon.
For the first time in Peoria, the works of Glenn Ligon (b. 1960) are exhibited in Glenn Ligon: I Am Somebody, an intimate exhibition centering around a work on loan from the Art Bridges Foundation. The work “Untitled (I Am Somebody)” from Ligon’s famous Door Paintings of the early 1990s comes from the arguably the most impacting series of his career. These early oil on canvas works solidified Ligon as a unique force within the contemporary art world and fortified the canon of American art with the African American struggle for identity and point of view.
The cinema is the quintessential artistic medium of the 20th century; it is the meeting point of literature, poetry, theater, painting, photography, essay, music, and dance. Yet those who look at, make, or study movies have a tendency to segregate it from the other arts. This curated selection is meant to place a diverse array of films specifically focused on the Black experience in conversation with the highly impactful works of Glenn Ligon, which are based on the words of literary masters like James Baldwin and Zora Neal Hurston.
Frame to Frame is guest curated by Carlos Valladares, a writer, critic, and curator based in New York City. He has written for Gagosian Quarterly, n+1, the San Francisco Chronicle, and others. He received his Bachelor's from Stanford University in Film and American Studies, and is currently a doctoral candidate in Film and Art History at Yale, studying French cinema of the 1960s. He has taught on such topics as Latin American film and literature, the French New Wave, screenwriting, Classical Hollywood.
Generous support provided by Art Bridges sponsored by Visionary Society, Film Society
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
March 14, 2025
6:00 – Laser Beatles
7:15 – Laser Michael Jackson
8:30 – Laser Daft Punk
$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.
Yoga Under the Stars
Thursday, March 20 | 6 p.m.
Join us for a restoring evening of yoga beneath a breathtaking night sky inside the planetarium. As the Spring Equinox marks a time of balance and renewal, we’ll move through a gentle, grounding flow, syncing breath with movement under the glow of the stars. This immersive experience will leave you feeling centered, connected, and in harmony with the changing season.
Heather Capperrune has been teaching yoga and curating unique experiences with movement in Peoria for seven years.
Purchase tickets here: $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.
Run the Planets!
Interplanetary 5K Race + 1 Mile Fitness Walk
April 5, 2025
TIMES
Packet Pickup: Friday, April 4, from 12:30-5:30 PM, and race day starting at 7:30 AM, in the museum's auditorium on the lower level.
April 5, 2025:
• 7:30-8:30 am: Race day registration; packet pickup
• 9 am: 5K Race start
• 9:05 am: 1 Mile Fitness Walk start
• 9:30 am: Kids' 1/2 Mile Fun Run start
• Refreshments after 5K race; awards after the Kids' Fun Run
Participants can choose to receive a race shirt, or skip it for a discount on registration. Must register by March 7 to guarantee a shirt.
FEES
REGISTRATION
The Interplanetary 5K is sponsored by the Rucker Family and the Visionary Society
