art & society - mar/apr 2012 | PeoriaMagazines.com

A New Canvas for Sensory Landscapes

by Jonathan Wright

Changes large and small are afoot at the revitalized Peoria Art Guild. An exhibit coming in March, featuring the paintings and drawings of Peoria native Sarah Nesbit and the video projections of her friend and colleague, Lynda Wellhausen, will take place in its newly renovated upper gallery.

Publisher's Note

Reflecting Creativity Everywhere

Jan Wright, Publisher, art & society

When you first picked up this issue, you probably had little idea what was depicted on the cover. Surely, “the peripheral nerve of a transgenic mouse” was not the first thought that leapt to mind.

Your Brain: The Final Frontier

by Stevie Sigan

The images are a strange kind of beautiful—high-definition brain tissue scans of a kitten, rabbit, monkey and 60-year old man, among others, illuminated by injected proteins. They will be on display at an upcoming symposium at Bradley University.

Playing Detective to Trace Family Trees

by Stevie Sigan

Hunting for ancestors got easier last June when the Peoria Public Library opened its new Local History and Genealogy Department.

Barbeque Kitten

On the Grill and Off the Cuff

by Jonathan Wright

Photography by Josiah D. Williams

"The best thing about improv is that no matter how bad your show is, it's only 30 minutes, and never exists again,” declares Mick Napier of Second City, a leader in improv-based sketch comedy. “The worst thing is no matter how good your show is, it's only 30 minutes, and never exists again.”