07-03-2025
Pairing Artwork and Movies on display at Peoria Riverfront Museum
PEORIA, Ill (WMBD) — Like a Sommelier pairs wine with food, Peoria Riverfront Museum guest curator Carlos Valladares pairs artwork with films for a unique event at the museum this weekend.
The Frame to Frame: Film Meets Art series ends Saturday with a full day of movies and discussions regarding the pertinent artwork chosen by Valladares.
The day starts off with Akeelah and the Bee (2006), at 10 a.m., then goes to Hard Truths (2024), at 2:30 p.m.. The last movie of the day is the 1979 feature about the ground-breaking comedian from Peoria, Richard Pryor: Live in Concert at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets for each movie range from $6.50 to $10.50 and are available at the Peoria Riverfront Museum website. The museum is located on Peoria's Riverfront at 222 SW Washington St.
Valladares told WMBD This Morning that events like this show there's 'really no museum, at all, nationally, like the Peoria Riverfront Museum. It's really really special.'
And don't worry if you can't make the movies, the artwork being featured is on display.
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