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Ding, ding, ding…the donation bell has rung again and thanks to Kathy Skinner Klister for generously donating five dollars to MBIP!

Kathy’s a folk musician, who’s stage name is Kathy Folkulele and you can check her and her music out on facecrack and her YouTube page. Thanks so much for the donation, Kathy!

If you’d like to donate and help out with the cost of drinks, gas and Uber rides, simply click here and scroll down to the donate button. Okay, on with today’s show!

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I’ve been meaning to stop in at The Getaway bar for a while and recently saw on facecrack that Roy Ponce was having an open jam there, so it seemed like the perfect night to stop by. And so that’s exactly what I did.

Keep on scrolling to see the photos from our 95th night at The Getaway in West Peoria!

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Bar Number 95: The Getaway, Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Here we are at The Getaway on Western Avenue in West Peoria.

The entrance is here in the back and let’s go in and see what’s happening in here on this fine Wednesday evening.

There’s the bar and Trish, the pretty bartender on duty quickly served me up an ice-cold can of Pabst with a pretty smile. We’re off to a wonderful start in here!

The bar in here is large and impressive!

And as you can see, it’s certainly a well-stocked bar!

There’s the owner of The Getaway, Tom Theinert.

Tom bought the bar over three years ago and has really fixed it up nicely! He said they have lots of live music scheduled for this summer and there’s a beer garden that’s going to open up soon.

Great to meet, Tom and kudos for all he’s done for this bar!

There’s communal tables opposite the bar and gaming machines line the back wall if you’re in the mood to gamble!

Bad Brad was seated at the bar and it was great to see him and catch up on things!

There’s two state-of-the-art dartboards over here and a nice pool table. Hey, check out who’s on stage behind the pool table…

It’s one of my favorite local musicians, Roy Ponce, who’s hosting an open jam in here this evening. He’s a fantastic musician and guitarist. Follow his facecrack page for updates on where he’s playing in the upcoming weeks.

In case you missed Roy’s Open Jam this week, don’t worry, he’s hosting one every Wednesday here at The Getaway! Stop in and check it out!

And check out Billy Washburn, who’s playing live here on April 25th.

Tom took me out back to show me the beer garden they’re getting ready to open out here in back! He said it should be ready in a couple of weeks, just in time for summer!

Payne joined Roy onstage for the open jam and they sounded great together. This is a fantastic open jam tonight!

Meanwhile, back at the bar, Chuck told me he enjoyed the post we did on Sparky’s Ringside Bar & Grill. There’s Tom and Melissa hanging out and having fun at the bar.

Shawn joined Roy onstage for the Wednesday open jam and sounded fabulous on vocals.

This open jam with Roy Ponce happens every Wednesday from 7pm to 10pm and you should stop by and check out this fantastic live music that’s happening at The Getaway in West Peoria!

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