Im a s/o of an addict. We have been together 4 years and recently found out 8mo ago he had this addiction. Coming from me this is someone who I grew a life with, we lost babies together, we grew a business together, we did every milestone together. I love him so much and I hate this addiction. I separate the both because I’ve researched that porn doesn’t affect your feelings to your s/o it affects your dopamine. I felt the same way you felt we have pictures, I went out my way to send him more sexy pictures to help him, I thought we’ll if he masturbates to me than I’m ok w it but you know what I’m not. I’m not ok with him to masturbating to me or to any other women because we’re not sex objects, I’m not an object to sex. How can I stick to someone of 4 years who’s hid this from me? How can I be mentally stable for THIS? Any recovering spouse or partner of someone with addiction? IS THERE LIGHT AT THE END??? Is this fight worth it?? WILL IT GET BETTER AT THE END!! What can I do? I’ve left this past week and packed my bag and our daughters because I couldn’t take it anymore. I couldn’t take wondering what he was doing at all times, if he was on Facebook looking at women, google looking up at women, I was at my wits end and I felt like he wasn’t taking me serious when I said I was going to eventually leave if he didn’t stop. Unfortunately but fortunately because I left he looked for professional help and just went to his 1st therapy session. I love he took his first step and it might have been uncomfortable but he did it, hate that I had to leave for him to realize I won’t keep staying in this relationship with that. Is THIS battle worth fighting beside him

Hi there,
Currently trying to drain a Beko Aquatech washing machine that we've bought second hand. I've fitted the drain hose on the pipework, tested a rinse cycle to make sure I had no leakages on the water feed/drainage and found that it feeds fine but doesn't drain.
So far, I've looked for kinks and damaged tubing but it's all ok, I've seen comments about using tubing that's too long but it's already very short as is. There is also the advice of checking the filter for the pump which is clean as a whistle. Lastly, I've disconnected the drain hose from the pipework under the sink and tried to drain into a bucket but still nada. Is there anything else I can do to try and get the machine to drain. U.K by the way!
Thank you for any help in advance.

Ok so I decided to keep living with my parents through college to save on the cost of living but I'm starting to regret that decision now. My mom is ALWAYS talking at me. Not TO me, AT me, because if I try to get a word in edge wise she gets furious that I'm interrupting her. It's really starting to wear me down mentally because it seems like she is physically incapable of being in the same room as someone without talking at them.
If she starts talking at you she expects you to immediately drop everything you're doing and give her your undivided attention while she tells a 20 minute story you've heard 5 times already. And if she sees any sign that you aren't giving her every last drop of your attention, she gets angry. She cries, stomps around, and pouts like a 5 year old for the rest of the day. If I want any quiet or alone time I need to create a barrier between us, and I'm not talking headphones I mean a literal barrier like my bedroom door. But sometimes she'll just barge in and start talking at me again, and if my door is locked she'll just start talking at me from the other side.
It's especially annoying when I'm working on a project for class, leave my room to get a glass of water, and then get locked into listening to another 30 minute story. It feels extremely rude to me, especially considering how she can barely give me the time of day when I talk about anything other than herself.
And it's never enough! No matter how long I sit there and listen to her she never feels like I've given her enough attention! She always wants more. How do I deal with this?

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▌In today's MB:

• LMG sold to Maxwealth for P402-M
• MPI still vetting valuation firms
• BHI revealing strategy in sad mini-series
• May '23 inflation down, prices just as high
• Repower reschedules IPO for July 24
• DoubleDragon used AI to design a banig

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• [NEWS] LMG Corp sold to Maxwealth Infinity for ₱402-M... LMG Corp [LMG 3.35 suspendedl] [link] shocked the market with news that it signed a share purchase agreement with Maxwealth Infinity Holdings (MIH) that will see MIH take a 67% stake in LMG for ₱402 million (₱3.10/share). MIH is a holding company owned and chaired by Alfonso Huang (company website), who is also the President of e-pon, an e-money app. MIH was founded in 2021, MIH has investments in “various financial and information technology companies”, but its website reveals an additional interest in real estate development and entertainment. The disclosure said that MIH made the LMG purchase with the intent to “invest in the hospitality industry and the construction industry”, and that it will “expand the portfolio of [LMG] to include the operating subsidiaries of [MIH].” The disclosure said that LMG and MIH intend to complete the tender offer and close the transaction within 60 days.
  
  • MB: This one was truly surprising to me, both because LMG is a sleepy stock and because I have no idea who Maxwealth Infinity is. The name sounds like any of the thousands of Facebook groups that ply scam financial advice, so I’m glad that the disclosure specifically said that Maxwealth “does not solicit, accept, or take investments/placements from the public”. My quick due diligence on the company didn’t turn up much of substance either. Their website reads like a try-hard resume cover letter, filled with bland fluffer words like “impact”, “contribute”, “strategic”, “enriching”, and “potential”. A media scan turns up a paid promo piece about Mr. Huang, and a story about MIH donating sacks of rice to typhoon victims. The MIH career page shows that they’re hiring eight positions for their Taguig office, all posted three days ago. It’s not really clear what MIH is, what it’s done, or what it plans to do. I can’t help but feel SquidPay vibes, but I hope that it’s more tangible and substantive than that.
• [UPDATE] MPI still searching for a valuation firm... Metro Pacific [MPI 4.42 ▼0.9%; 83% avgVol] [link] Chairman, Manny V. Pangilinan, recently said that the MPI Consortium was still in the middle of a process to find an acceptable firm to perform the valuation to act as the basis of the MPI Consortium’s tender offer price. MVP said that they’ve been “given a list of accredited firms”, and that there are “probably only two” on that list that do not have the kind of conflicts that would come from working with another company in the MVP-led group of companies in the past. MVP said that he’s had “indirect” talks with some of the larger shareholders (SSS and GSIS), revealed that those groups had negative feedback on the initial price, but would not commit to a higher price being the likely outcome of the next valuation.
  
  • MB: Aside from the whole “valuations are weird” angle and the fact that MPI is too sophisticated to have been caught by surprise about the potential accreditation of the first valuation firm it used, I’m mostly disappointed that it feels like MPI might already be losing that brief period of intense swagger. MPI has been a sleepy giant for most of my investing life, so it was pretty shocking for it to suddenly jolt to life and start making aggressive moves into the agricultural sector. There was the Axelum [AXLM 2.48 ▼2.4%; 5% avgVol] stake, then the announcement of the massive agricultural facility, and don’t get me started about that SP New Energy [SPNEC 1.46 unch; 0% avgVol] deal! My point is that MPI was rewriting its narrative in real-time while demonstrating the agility and nerve of a company with a clear vision for a future filled with big bets and growth. Where did that energy go? I want more of that green corporate raider energy, and less of this sleepy corporate bureaucracy drama.
• [NOTES] Quick takes from around the market...
  
  • Boulevard Holdings [BHI 0.08 ▲2.5%; 165% avgVol] [link] appeared to signal that it will be suspended for a while and that it has decided to spend this time releasing a mini-series of disclosures to explain the development strategy for each of the company’s “major assets”, its “significant land parcels”, and its “cash hoard”. The most recent disclosure started with its Fridays Siargao location.
    • MB Quick Take: This is such a weird look that I don’t even know where to start. Dripping info to shareholders gives off massive “long suspension” vibes, but it also manages to give off “we are just making it up as we go along” vibes. If you know the strategy now, why not tell us now? I don’t know if I can beat the BHI dead horse any longer, though. BHI, more like “Belated Hypothesizing Inc”, amirite?
  • Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) [link] revealed that the May 2023 Consumer Price Index reading was 120.9, which was 6.1% higher y/y. The rate of inflation in April was 6.6%, based on a CPI reading of 120.9.
    • MB Quick Take: Keen readers will notice that the actual CPI measurement was the same between April and May, meaning that the actual level of prices didn’t change at all from month to month. The only thing that changed was that April 2022’s CPI reading was lower because it was at the start of the long and intense price inflation period we saw throughout FY22. Remember: inflation might go down, but (generally) prices won’t.
  • Repower Energy Development [REDC 5.00 pre-IPO] [link] provided an updated IPO schedule after it had previously paused the listing process to take on a significant anchor investor from Japan. The new pricing date is June 23, with an offer period from June 28 through July 14, and a listing ten days later on July 24.
    • MB Quick Take: It looks like the bones of the offering are the same (230 million shares for ₱5.00/share, with 87% primary), but investors are going to want to pay close attention to the updated prospectus that we should get once the price has been set. Will REDC share any information about the anchor investor, and is the anchor investor the type that provides any strategic advantages for REDC going forward? Energy stocks are hot, but IPOs have been terrible for investors lately. Will REDC’s pricing take the recent performance into account to entice more retail investors to take a look?
  • DoubleDragon [DD 7.20 unch; 19% avgVol] [link] said that its 548-room Hotel101 in Cebu is 100% sold-out 21 months after it started the pre-sale process, and 12 months before its project completion date. DD also took the time in this disclosure to let us know about how this location will be the first to “adopt” the “AI designed Hotel101 Banig accent design”.
    • MB Quick Take: I don’t know how I feel about DD name-dropping AI as the designer of a banig. Well, that’s not true, I know how I feel about it, but I guess I’m just not sure how DD anticipated that we’d feel about it? Because that’s hilarious. This was meant to show that Hotel101 would “always stay ahead of the curve in technological advances”, but I think its inclusion sends the opposite message.

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The Sugiyama Strat is a technique for rapidly accruing funds for a feminizing transition. It is named after asexual artist Sugiyama Mao (杉山真央).
To perform the Sugiyama Strat, you will need the following:

• a clean home with a stocked kitchen
• a very tight elastic band
• a urinary catheter and some bandages

Start by placing the elastic band around the scrotum and the base of the penis. It is ideal to do this while the scrotum is relaxed and the penis is erect. While waiting for your external genitalia to go numb and show signs of ischemia, find a sharp knife and disinfect it thoroughly. When you are certain that circulation to your genitalia has been cut and you have lost all sensation, sever your genitalia with one swoop of the knife. Ensure that your severed genitalia land on a clean surface. Wrap your genitalia in clean cloth and store them in a freezer as soon as possible, but not before bandaging your wound and inserting your catheter. Do not remove the catheter for three days. See a doctor if you experience difficulties with urination after removing the catheter.
Your second step is converting your home into a pop-up restaurant, which is to serve food prepared using your genitalia. Advertise in whichever ways you can, and make sure to promote other ways of financially supporting your transition. Invite local news to cover the event, but make sure to charge admission fees. You may model your recipes after dishes most often made with animal genitalia, such as tiger penis soup and cow cod soup, or any range of dishes made with testicles or soft roe. Your scrotum, namely its skin and dartos muscle, may also be cut into strips and fried into "girlbacon". If you have preserved any of your semen in a jar, you may look to including that in your recipes as well.
Your genitalia are of a fundamentally limited supply, so it's ideal to sell your dishes by auction. You can also take a note out of Dawson City's Downtown Hotel, and simply place your glans in a cocktail (get it?) as opposed to serving your glans as food.

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Hey I recently received a new ham radio to practicing receiving and using radio. I currently own a 5v-K5 which is able to receive transmissions from 50 to 600mhz but I noticed the antenna on it starts at 136/144mhz to 400/480mhz. My question is: I been looking to upgrade the antenna on it but I can’t find anything online for Multi Band AM/HF/VHF/UHF antenna for sale online. Any recommendations? I currently carry this radio in my plate carrier and I would like to have a foldable antena. The connection on has to be a SMA-Female but everything I can find with a wide range of frequencies comes in a SMA-Male. Can someone help me with this ? Thanks.

Ran into an old friend/coworker of many years who I haven’t seen for more than a brief “hello” in also many years. Obviously I am now replaying the conversation trying to decide whether I asked him enough about himself or just talked too much about me. So fun.💀
I think I did ok buT WHAT IF?! He told me about his life and new work updates and some fun things he’s doing and how his kids are doing…we talked about old coworkers and who we keep in touch with or not. It seemed like a decent conversation to me but I generally talk a LOT so once the other person leaves I always worry I didn’t ask them enough about THEM.
(You relate, right?)

As the question states what are your favorite and least favorite weapons to use and your reason why. To take the question further however im also asking what your favorite and least favorite weapons to see your teammates use and for your opponents to use
My favorite: i think my favorite overall might be the revolver, its reliable and has gotten me out of many tight spots and desperate scenarios. One of my favorite loadouts is revolver only and its my secondary on every loadout that has a large arm
My least favorite: my least fav is for sure the full uto rifle and by proxy its scoped varient. It takes 5 shots to down, 5 SHOTS!! Thats the most of any basic weapon. I don't like the 9mm either but at least its free and can be silent for only 1 loadout point. But to cost 2, 4 for silent and down in 5 shots is insane
Favorite teammates weapon: my favorite to see my teammates use are the tac shotgun and frontier rifle. Torches and pitch forks down about the tac shotty its still fun to use and nice to have on your team. But the reason I like them is because they only take 2 shots to down, so even if the teammate is a new or bad player they just need to hit 2 shots max to down someone but combined with the rest of the team they may only need to land just 1, if the enemy is weakened that 1 powerful shot may be enough to down someone so I really like these weapons cause it tells me that even if their bad we can still do good
My least favorite teammates weapon: full auto rifle, again for the reasons I listed earlier, there's just far better options for them to use and it may result in several lost gunfights because it takes more shots to down
Fav enemy weapon: thought it sounds odd to have a fav enemy weapon i sorta have one. That being the hunting rifle, it only applies when I too am using a hunting rifle. I always have funny having a sniper showdown, taking shots at each other, and even when I lose im not upset, it's usually because I made a mistake and they were skilled enough to land the shot
Least favorite enemy weapon: the bow. The bow is an absolute monster in the right hands. I've found theres 2 types of people with the bow. Those who are trying it out and people who are gods with it. For me at least it more often times seems that if the enemy is using a bow they are an amazing player and sweep me and my team

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I understand you can't diagnose them, but I would appreciate your feedback. It's a long post. Do you think this is narc abuse? I don't know anymore.
Me(30F) and my partner (42M) have been together for 5+ years. During these long years, from time to time, I sat him down to talk about our relationship not being enough for me. Because during all these years: - he never stayed at my place for the night - he never invited me to his - we did not move in together - he never introduced me to his parents or kids or family or friends - he never met my family or friends - we don't have a single photo we are on together - he never came with me to events I wanted him to be with me, like weddings - he told me that the things I like are not interesting for him, and his interests are completely different so we only do things he likes
I believe I initiated this talk at least twice yearly. I always asked for the basics: a life together, an official relationship, etc. Nothing ever changed. He has a difficult home life, and his reason to keep me out is that he believes it wouldn't be fair to expose me to the struggle he is in every day. He says he can't let me waste my life on him and his daily misery. Yet he has no problem knowing full well, I love him and I'm committed to him for years now, with all my soul. When we have this "talk", I always feel like shit, he makes me feel like I ruin everything. He goes numb, silent and frozen, never really answers to what I say/ask, and for minutes, sits there in complete silence, not moving, no facial expression. In the meantime, I was usually a mess, whenever I started "the talk". Already starting with a lot of guilt, knowing that I'm about to ruin everything, then, when the feeling of loosing him hits me, I usually become a trembling little crybaby. Crying is also not OK, it makes him feel terrible. At the end of these talks, he usually came to the conclusion that we should break up, because he doesn't deserve me, I deserve someone who can give me all I want, and he can't. He never actually broke up with me, just told me, that he sees no other option.
For all those years, I always ended up basically scrapping everything I complained about, just to be able to hug him and smell him one more time. But slowly, I feel like i started to go numb, to my own pain and panic. I feel like my situation with him started to eat me alive, it is more painful at this point than the thought of a life without him. We broke up a couple of months ago. I went no contact, and he came back, asked to talk. I believed it was because he is ready to make the changes I asked for. I was so happy, restarted the intimacy and our normal behaviours with him, before the promised talk ever happened. Guess what, it never happened. Until now, when I initiaded it, again. Same conclusion. No real decision.
I don't know about the next step. He said he will think and come back to me. Of course I know I'm not OK. I have constant self doubt, and I had it before him. At this point in the relationship, I feel like my worth is for him to be a fun part out of his normal life. An escape. Someone who adores and supports him, and loves him. He wants to keep me like this, like something not part of reality. Sorry for the long post, but I don't really have anybody to talk to about this, because all my loved ones were happy we broke up, and they had the same opinion during the years. They lost their patience with me, so I don't burden them with this topic. I didn't tell them we are back together. Sorry for the format and the lingo too.

Read this book in the early 90s. It's a picture book, with beautiful full page drawings (at least that's how I remember it)
It tells the story of all these tasks that get done while we sleep, by fairies? The tasks included:

• feeding the moon to get it up to full moon, and then putting it on a diet to bring it back to new moon again. I recall a picture of a kid feeding the moon a strawberry on a fork
  
• painting the patterns on butterfly wings
  
• pinning the horizon the ground
  
• holding out a big bulls eye for the sun to land on for sunset (this one is questionable, might be a different book)
  

I was hired about a month and a half ago. Since our initial interview, I haven’t seen my boss in person. They’d call occasionally to see how I was doing and speak with the person training me. The person who trained me recently left to tend to a family matter and has no intention on returning. I’ve been running the store by myself ever since. On Sunday, I contacted the boss to tell them that our drawer was empty and since it was Sunday, I couldn’t go to a bank to resolve the issue, but that I would on a week day. They never responded and never sent a schedule for this week. The mail man has been stuffing letters under the shop door and it’s obvious to the community that the business has been somewhat abandoned for the past week. Mind you I’ve been training a new employee despite being new myself, and my commission rate is 1% of all sales. Meaning I make next to nothing while the boss travels the world and ignores any basic request for help. They truly couldn’t care less. Back to the job search. Can’t believe the world is full of so many entitled irresponsible selfish people. I’m devastated once again, as this is just one of many sneaky, lying bosses I’ve had in the past five years. The mental toll it takes when someone messes with my money is significant. I need stability. I’ve been injured at a previous job with no support from unemployment services. I can’t believe this shiny new job ended up being another loss. I’ve done corporate, I’ve done small businesses. I’m tired. Wishing you all well. Thank you

The Contemporary Art Center in Peoria is very dear to my heart. So if you are looking to join an already thriving community of artists and like minded individuals come visit. I personally am looking forward to the Flowers for Ukraine show, I expect it to most wonderous.
Tldr: Things happen almost every Friday night and it's better than doom scrolling on your phone.
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Live at the Five Spot:
Dexter O'Neal and the Funk Yard (Funk/R&B)
Friday, June 9, 2023 ~ 6:30-8:30pm
Every 2nd & 4th Friday
BUY TICKETS in Advance Online at 309tix: $12-nonmembers, $8-members, + fees
(till 5:00pm the day of event) Tickets at the door*: $16-nonmembers, $12-Members
Tickets at door are sold only if max capacity is not reached.
Dexter O’Neal and Funk Yard is a multi-faceted Peoria-based cover band performing a variety of R&B hits that appeal to all ages. Dex and the gang have the ability to change musical forms right in front of your eyes. You can't beat the steady driving rhythms, heavy bass lines, crazy guitar leads, sultry sax melodies, and the powerful vocals of Dexter O’Neal.
Seeking wine and gift item donations for future receptions and raffle baskets
Contact Darlene or William via email, [email protected] or phone, 309-674-6822

Support for Elevator Repair
In October 2022, the passenger elevator that serves our 4-story building and our neighbor’s building stopped working. Months were then spent exploring why it failed, possible solutions and choosing who to make the repairs followed. We have explored grants and there are none that pays for elevators. To make matters worse, there have been many surprising obstacles for the repairmen. The price tag continues to rise from the initial quote of $107,000 to now well over $275,000 and the elevator still has not been restored. The lack of an elevator has impacted our business significantly.
Help us raise money to pay for the elevator repairs. We don’t yet know the final price tag. Our part will be ¼ the final cost which at this point is at least $75,000. We share the elevator with 311 Water and other owners of our building, 305 Water.
Choices for supporting the cause include:
GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-elevator-repair?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Facebook fundraiser at https://www.facebook.com/donate/1350067748888975/ on our website at Donation Page - Contemporary Art Center of Peoria (peoriacac.org) cash in person during business hours
Preston Jackson:
Biographical Tracings
April 29-June 19, 2023
Preston Jackson Gallery
Offering a surreal but personal form of reality, Preston’s energetic work is filled with stylized figures inspired from nature and childhood experiences. This series of paintings reads like chapters from a fantastic memoir. Preston is also busy with commissions and continues to garner accolades with the City of Decatur naming a park after him. The exhibit will culminate with his special presentation at the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Sunday, June 18th, 6:30-8:30pm.
Morgan Elser:
The Other Side of Joy
April 29-June 19, 2023
Gallery 3R
23 years ago, Delavan artist Morgan Elser discovered her passion for creating in three dimensions and has since explored many mediums including bronze, fiber, stone, stainless steel and found objects.
As she progresses, a story also unfolds. The Giving Tree, a 21’ tall stainless-steel sculpture, was unveiled in Morton IL in 2017.
Flowers for Ukraine
June 30-August 11, 2023 - Preston Jackson Gallery
July 15 Reception: 6:30-8:30
free admission, donation requested
To show our support for Ukraine and to raise donations, Central Illinois artists have created artwork and patrons are invited to purchase them and/or to donate directly to various organizations serving in Ukraine. Donations can also be given to CAC to be passed on. Contemporary Art Center will donate 20% of sales and any donations to Doctors Without Borders. Besides live music and complimentary snacks and drinks, the reception will feature a flower sculpture by Kira Santiago that can only be seen at the reception.
Vera Scekic: Synthetic Being
June 30-August 11, 2023 - Gallery 3R
Vera Scekic is especially fond of manipulating paint as it surrenders to gravity. Her playful works evoke biotic forms growing like microbial blooms in petri dishes. Scekic has exhibited throughout the country and runs a contemporary art gallery (OS Projects) in Racine, Wisconsin.
Besides live music and complimentary snacks and drinks, the reception will feature a flower sculpture by Kira Santiago that can only be seen at the reception.
Day and Night, acrylic, graphite on MDF, 24” x 30”, Untitled (fluorescent tracers), acrylic, inkjet print on MDF, 8” x 6”
Photographer Seeks Subjects
Photographer Qingjun Huang seeks subjects to immortalize in a photograph. He wants to photograph some people in Central Illinois in the next few months as Fuji is sponsoring him to participate in a traveling international group photography exhibition. So far, he has created one of Peorian Whitney Jensen, that was displayed in his exhibit at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria in 2022. Read More
Upcoming Education:
Tango Practica Peoria
weekly tango practice and lesson
Sundays, 6:30- 9:00 pm - May 7 - June 11
$5.00 cash per person
Hosts: Vlad Niculescu and Constance Estep
Contemporary Art Center of Peoria 2nd floor art gallery, rear entrance (Commercial
Beginning Salsa Dance (level 1)
Tuesdays, July 11 - August 8, 6:30-7:25 pm

Beginning Salsa Dance (level 2)
Tuesdays, July 11 - August 8, 7:30-8:25 pm
Upcoming Events:
Whisper & Shout: Open Mic for Poetry
Thursday, June 15, 2023 ~ 8:00-10:00pm
Every 1st & 3rd Thursday
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Feature Poet: Ladies Cipher featuring Eve Bell
Salsa at CAC
Friday, June 16, 2023
Every 3rd Friday
Introductory Dance Lesson: 8:30-9:30 pm
Learn the basics of several Latin Dances by Eduardo & Beverly Caballero
Open Dancing: 9:30-midnight - music by of Eduardo Caballero
ADMISSION AT THE DOOR ONLY: $8.00 nonmembers, $5.00 CAC members
3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the CAC
Sunday, June 18, 2023 ~ 6:30-8:30pm
The Contemporary Art Center’s 3rd annual Juneteenth Celebration will take place Sunday, June 18, 6:30-8:30pm at the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria in the Preston Jackson Gallery. The public is invited to this free event. No food or drink will be offered but guests may bring their own food and drink.
Artist Preston Jackson, founder of the Contemporary Art Center of Peoria, will share insights into his paintings on display in the gallery. Other speakers include Romando Dixson, Executive Editor of Peoria Journal Star, Whitney Jensen, spoken word poet and co-host of Whisper & Shout: Open Mic for Poetry and Carl Adams, author of "Nance: Trials of the First Slave Freed by Abraham Lincoln."

In-between speakers, music will be performed by Judy Page, Preston Jackson and their band.
We are grateful to Weston Meuth for sponsoring the music for tonight's performances.
Live at the Five Spot: Nathan Taylor and Friends (New Orleans Style Jazz/Pop )
Friday, June 23, 2023 ~ 6:30-8:30pm
Every 2nd & 4th Friday
BUY TICKETS in Advance Online at 309tix: $12-nonmembers, $8-members, + fees
(till 5:00pm the day of event) Tickets at the door*: $16-nonmembers, $12-Members
Tickets at door are sold only if max capacity is not reached.
Live at the Five Spot: Beth Bombara (folk/rock/americana)
Friday, July 14 ~ 6:30-8:30pm BUY TICKETS
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(till 5:00pm the day of event) Tickets at the door*: $12-Members, $16-nonmembers
Combined Art Reception
Saturday, July 15, 6:30-8:30 pm
live music, complimentary drinks and snacks ● free admission, donation requested.
Meet the exhibiting artists and view their artwork in three galleries.
Featuring a sculptural flower dress by Kira Santiago
Flowers for Ukraine
June 30-August 11, 2023 - Preston Jackson Gallery
Vera Scekic: Synthetic Being
June 30-August 11, 2023 - Gallery 3R

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