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Rethinking the Corporate-Income Tax
I
t is hard to find anything positive to say
about the corporate-income (i.e., profits) tax.
Economists across the ideological spectrum
agree that the corporate-profits tax is woefully
inefficient:
1) It warps corporate decision-making,
inducing expenditures made only to reduce a
company’s tax liability.
2) The compliance costs are astronomical, often
exceeding 60 cents for every dollar of revenue
that the government raises from taxing corporate
profits. How would you like to spend $6,000 per
year calculating that you owe Uncle Sam $10,000?
3) It fosters over-reliance on debt. Corporations
often need to borrow money to replace funds that
government taxed. In fact, the tax code encourages
debt, making corporate debt tax-deductible.
The corporate-profits tax is also ethically
problematic.
Every year we read about some corporations
that earned profits paying zero taxes, while other
firms are ensnared in the tax net. This is patently
unfair.
The unfairness is compounded by the periodic
tax breaks that Congress writes. The timing
of such tax breaks is arbitrary. Why should
some firms receive an accelerated depreciation
allowance for helpful upgrades paid for this year
when their competitors upgraded last year and
received no comparable break?
Another thorny ethical problem involves the
tax-free status of not-for-profit organizations.
Some of them engage in political lobbying where
they enjoy a cost advantage vis-à-vis for-profit
organizations that lobby on the same issue (though
perhaps on the other side). Other not-for-profits
compete directly with for-profits for personnel,
supplies, etc. The newest ethical abuse is that
formerly for-profit companies can convert to not-
for-profit status as a loophole to make themselves
eligible for additional federal earmarks.
Despite the glaring economic and ethical
shortcomings of the corporate-profits tax, such
taxation enjoys widespread popular support. A
large percentage of citizens like the idea of taxing
“rich” corporations. However, the economic reality
is different from the common perception.
It’s a cliché, but true: Corporations don’t
pay taxes; people do. Corporations are simply
fictitious legal persons serving as unpaid tax
collectors for governments. The actual economic
burden of taxation is borne by real people, i.e.,
consumers, who pay higher prices; workers,
who are left with lower compensation packages
and diminished employment opportunities; and
investors, particularly the millions of middle-class
Americans who own stocks in their retirement
and investment accounts, because the corporate-
income tax makes their investments worth less.
In addition to being economically irrational,
ethically dubious, and a cynical disguise for
taxing real people, most of whom are not rich,
the corporate-profits tax stunts economic growth.
In a recent study, the Organization for Economic
Cooperation & Development affirmed,
“Corporate taxes are found to be most harmful
for growth, followed by personal-income taxes
and then consumption taxes.”
Currently, the United States has the second-
highest corporate-income-tax rate in the
developed world, 35 percent. Should we trim this
rate? No. We should scrap the tax entirely.
The biggest problem with eliminating the
corporate-profits tax, which raised $138.2 billion
in Fiscal Year 2009, is that it would aggravate
our budget deficit. To offset this sudden loss of
revenue, Congress should terminate all federal
subsidies to businesses. Although precise
definitions of corporate welfare and exact dollar
figures for such government favors are hard to
tabulate, they surely exceed $138 billion per
year. Let’s do away with the myriad privileges for
special business interests and make them earn
their income by serving consumers instead of
milking the taxpayers.
American workers would benefit greatly from
ditching the corporate-profits tax. Business
flooded into Ireland when it undercut the other
EU countries by lowering its corporate-income-
tax rate to 12.5 percent. A zero-percent rate on
by Mark W. Hendrickson
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corporate income here would be even more
enticing, making the United States the favored
destination of multinational corporations.
Job opportunities would mushroom, and the
resulting expansion of the tax base would lower
the federal deficit.
The benefits of jettisoning the whole
corporate-income-tax/corporate-welfare mess
would be many: more jobs, more production,
more wealth, more fairness, and lower
government deficits. Who could object?
Unfortunately, many people. Start with
the strange bedfellows of corporate lobbyists
and anti-capitalist ideologues. Then add the
politicians who traffic in political favors and
moral posturing. Finally, add the millions of
American citizens who fail to perceive that,
instead of soaking the rich, the corporate-
profits tax is a scorched-earth policy inflicting
widespread economic damage on middle
America.
Abolishing the corporate profits tax isn’t
politically feasible today, but we can hope for a
day when economic reason prevails and we get
this albatross off our backs.
Mark W. Hendrickson is an adjunct faculty
member, economist, and contributing scholar with
The Center for Vision & Values (VisAndVals.org)
at Grove City College.
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Vander Plaats Launches Group to
Target Supreme-Court Justices
S T
tanding on the
steps in front of
the Iowa Judicial
Building, former Republican
gubernatorial candidate
Bob Vander Plaats of Sioux
City last week announced
the launch of Iowa for
Freedom, a campaign aimed
at unseating three Iowa
Supreme Court justices who
were part of the unanimous
Varnum V. Brien decision
that legalized same-sex
Bob Vander Plaats
marriage in Iowa.
On “April 3, 2009, they clearly legislated
from the bench by saying Iowa will be
a same-sex-marriage state,” said Vander
Plaats. He added that the campaign is not
only about marriage but about many issues,
including gun rights, private-property
rights, tax policy, educational choice,
immigration laws, and business climate.
“If we allow them to make law in this case,
every one of our freedoms is up for grabs,”
he said.
Vander Plaats, who will serve as the
campaign’s state chair, described the
new effort as a grassroots campaign that
would be organized either as a political-
action committee or as an independent-
expenditure committee. The Reverend Brad
Sherman of Solid Rock Christian Center
spoke about how churches would support
the effort, and how 800 church leaders
previously signed a petition in support of
traditional marriage between a man and
woman.
But Vander Plaats provided few other
details about how much money the group
would need to raise and which groups are
supporting the effort, although he said it has
enough cash to provide office and staff, and
engage volunteers. The American Family
Association helped the campaign launch its
Web site (IowaForFreedom.com). Vander
Plaats said the National Organization for
Marriage is supportive, but “that has not
materialized into finances as of yet.”
He added that “we don’t have a set
budget in mind,” and “we are prepared to be
significantly outspent.”
Vander Plaats said: “I believe when we
do this in Iowa, it will send a ripple effect
across the country, and it will give hope
to the people in California, and it will give
hope to the people in Arizona and across the
country that you can hold courts in check.”
Bipartisan Group Forms
to Defend Judicial
System
A bipartisan not-for-profit group called
Iowans for Fair & Impartial Courts has
by Lynn Campbell, IowaPolitics.com
been formed to tout Iowa’s
current system for selecting
judges and to advocate
against politicizing the
process. News of the
group came one day after
formation of the Iowa for
Freedom campaign aimed
at unseating three Iowa
Supreme Court justices
who are up for a retention
vote in the November 2
general election.
“We are interested in
educating people about
the Iowa court system and the selection
and retention of judges – why the system
is a good system,” said Norbert Kaut, a Des
Moines attorney who’s director and treasurer
of Iowans for Fair & Impartial Courts.
Kaut said the effort was first discussed
a year ago and did not come in response
to Vander Plaats’ formation of Iowa for
Freedom. “We had been talking about
doing this long before he ever started his
campaign,” Kaut said. “Other states have
judicial elections. There’s a strong perception
[that] the quality of justice depends
on whether you’re a contributor. That’s
something that we’ve never had to deal with
in Iowa.”
The new educational campaign is a
501(c)(3) and is mostly a volunteer effort
led by former Iowa Democratic Party Chair
Scott Brennan and former Republican
National Committee member Steve Roberts.
Former state Representative Bob Rafferty
of Davenport (a former chief of staff to
Governor Terry Branstad) is also in the
group. Kaut said fundraising will be modest,
and activities will be focused on forums or
speaking engagements, although TV ads are
being considered.
Vander Plaats described the opposition
group as “the legal community lashing
out”: “The way in which a bipartisan group
of political elites has organized to keep
average Iowans from voicing their opinion
is remarkable, but not overly surprising.
The fact that these lawyers, who have held
high office in both political parties, would
so quickly come together to defend the
unconstitutional actions of the Supreme
Court just serves to illustrate that the power
brokers and ruling class within the two
political parties have more in common with
each other than with average Iowans.”
For an expanded version of this article, visit
RiverCitiesReader.com.
This weekly summary comes from
IowaPolitics.com, an online government
and politics news service. Reporter Andrew
Duffelmeyer and other correspondents
contributed to this report.
Could Quinn Sink the Entire
Democratic Party?
here is no doubt whatsoever that
Republicans in this state have every reason
to cheer, and Democrats have all the
reasons in the world to grumble.
Republicans have a fired-up, angry base
that can’t wait to vote. The Democratic base is
morose, embarrassed at its party’s failures, and in
no mood to even think about voting.
Numerous pollsters and prognosticators have
pointed to the eerie similarities between the
public’s mood now and at the same point in the
huge Republican year of 1994 – the last time
we had a Democratic
president facing his first
midterm election.
The latest national
I’ve seen some recent
CNN/Opinion
Research poll found
private polling on voter
that the “generic”
congressional ballot intensity that ought to
was pretty much
the same as it was frighten the Democrats
in August of 1994.
Voters favor unnamed right down to their bones.
Republican candidates
over Democrats 48-45, Their party’s biggest lead
compared to 46-44 in
1994. Public Policy is among people who say
Polling’s latest survey
had the national they aren’t interested in
generic ballot favoring
Republicans at 45-42. voting.
Half of all voters
told CNN’s pollster
that they are likely to vote for a candidate who
would oppose President Barack Obama. Back
in ’94, 51 percent said they wanted candidates
who opposed President Bill Clinton. Obama’s
approval rating is also just three points higher
than Bill Clinton’s was back then.
In 1994, the Illinois House Republicans rode
their party’s national tidal wave to a 13-seat
pickup, and a long-sought majority. The House
Republicans need 12 seats to take the majority
away from the Democrats this time. So there’s a
lot of hope out there that they can pull it off.
Some real differences exist between now and
1994, particularly here in Illinois. For instance,
back then Illinois had straight-party voting.
It was pretty easy to just walk into the voting
booth, punch the Republican number, and walk
out. The Republicans got rid of that just after the
Democrats took back the House two years later.
Also, the state legislative-district map 16
years ago was drawn by the Republicans. The
current map was drawn by the Democrats and
is way more sophisticated because computer
technology advanced so much in the intervening
decade.
The national Republican landslide of 1994
took the Democrats completely by surprise;
they had simply never seen anything like it.
Even during the Ronald Reagan sweep of 1984,
the Illinois Democrats beat a Republican U.S.
Senator. Now that they’ve seen what can happen,
the Democrats claim they’ve made far more
by Rich Miller
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preparations than they did in ’94.
Then there’s Barack Obama. The president
is from Illinois, so the state gives him a higher
approval rating than just about anywhere else,
and tends to support his policies in larger
numbers.
Back in early August of 1994, a Chicago
Tribune poll had Republican Jim Edgar beating
Dawn Clark Netsch by a mind-blowing 35
points. Netsch ended up losing by almost 30
points, taking the House Democratic majority
down with her.
The latest statewide
poll conducted by
Rasmussen Reports
has Republican state
Senator Bill Brady
leading Democratic
Governor Pat Quinn
by 13 points – 48-35.
I’ve seen another
internal candidate
poll taken very
recently that had
Brady’s lead slightly
higher. A Democratic
poll reportedly has
Quinn trailing by
7 points. Let’s say
it’s somewhere in
the middle, but that
means there’s no good
news here for the
governor.
So could Quinn take everybody else down
with him?
If you figure that Netsch’s 30-point loss helped
intensify the 1994 GOP landslide, then maybe
Quinn’s bad numbers aren’t enough. But I’ve seen
some recent private polling on voter intensity
that ought to frighten the Democrats right down
to their bones. Their party’s biggest lead is among
people who say they aren’t interested in voting.
Plus Downstate and collar-county voters
appear the angriest these days, and that
could really hurt a lot of the state’s freshman
Democratic members of Congress and several
legislators in tough fights. Any Democrat
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involved in a race that looks even a little close
should be worried sick right now.
Quinn isn’t helping matters much with
the campaign that he and his allies have been
running. The Democratic Governors Association
has spent almost $2 million on TV ads whacking
Bill Brady as an extremist, but Rasmussen’s poll
of 750 likely voters taken August 9 showed that
more voters thought Quinn was an extremist
than Brady.
According to the poll, 32 percent thought
Brady’s views were “extreme,” while 38 percent
thought Quinn’s views were extreme.
He’d better do something quick before he pulls
a Netsch and tanks his entire party.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily
political newsletter) and TheCapitolFaxBlog.com. 
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T
he idea, says former
Creedence Clearwater
Revival bassist Stu Cook,
began simply enough.
“Back in the mid-’90s, I
relocated from southern California
up to Lake Tahoe in northern
Nevada, and Doug [Clifford,
Creedence’s former percussionist]
had been living there with his
family for 15, 20 years. We hadn’t
lived in the same area for decades,
and we started hanging out every
day, and playing music, and just
talking about how much fun
it was, and how it felt to play
together again.
“So we were bound to get
into trouble,” says Cook with a
laugh. “And goodness, look what
happened.”
Indeed. Twenty-plus years after the break-
up of the band commonly known as CCR
– the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers responsible
for such indelible hits as “Bad Moon Rising,”
“Down on the Corner,” “Travelin’ Band,”
and “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” – Cook
and Clifford joined forces in 1994 to form
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, a group
dedicated to performing songs from the
original CCR catalog.
And 16 years after that, the members
of Creedence Clearwater Revisited find
themselves, as they have for years, headlining
tours and music festivals in North and South
America, Europe, and Asia – including this
year’s River Root Live in Davenport’s LeClaire
Park. (The band plays the Main Stage at 9 p.m.
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you some work.’ And we took the challenge.”
Their first phone call was to CCR’s original
lead guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter,
John Fogerty. (CCR’s fourth original member,
John’s brother Tom Fogerty, passed away in
1990.) “We did ask John if he wanted to join
us,” says Cook, “and he declined. Which was
fine. I mean, we were just guys lookin’ to have
some fun, you know? To this day, that’s why
we do it.” (Fogerty, however, may have seen
things differently; in 1996, he was granted
an injunction to have Creedence Clearwater
Revisited’s band name changed, which the
Ninth Court of Appeals lifted in 1997.)
Cook says that he and Clifford had no
trouble finding additional bandmates in Steve
Gunner, John Tristao, and Elliot Easton.
“Gunner was recommended by a friend of
mine. Tristao was recommended by a friend.
Clearwater Revival’s music has
now endured for more than
four decades: “They’re good
songs,” he says with a laugh.
“Honestly, you have to
start with the song,” Cook
continues, “the way you start
with a screenplay, or start
with any good idea. And
these songs were well-crafted,
and the recordings were
honest, direct, accessible. You
know, that’s why the music
has survived all the different
changes of taste, and fads, and
directions. It’s sort of in a class
by itself.”
Creedence Clearwater
Revisited made its first public
appearance in Richland,
Washington, in 1995, at a concert arranged
by a friend of guitarist and harmonica player
Tristao. “It went great,” says Cook. “A great
response. But honestly, the idea was just to go
out and have some fun. We just wanted to play
the music.”
And as that one concert turned into many,
many more – with Tal Morris replacing
Easton on lead guitar in 2004 – Cook says
that he’s developed a better of sense of, and
deeper appreciation for, Creedence Clearwater
Revival’s place in music history.
“Once you record it, it’s up to the fans. It’s
their music then. So we’re thrilled to be able to
play concerts for people who still have a love
and interest in the music. Our [band] name
is totally appropriate, I think, because we’re
revisiting our legacy with our fans. And now
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on Saturday, August 21.) Not bad for a couple
of musicians who hoped merely to perform
CCR hits at a few private parties.
“We thought if we could find some guys to
play with,” says Cook of his and Clifford’s initial
plan to reunite professionally, “we could get
away with being able to play a couple times a
month. But it wasn’t gonna work out that way.
In 1996 we played over 100 concerts. And none
of them at private parties.”
It was in early 1995 that Cook and Clifford,
after jamming together for several months,
realized that their musings about a CCR
revival might turn into a reality. “We wound
up talking to a fellow who was a prominent
music-business professional,” says Cook during
our recent phone interview, “and he said, ‘Why
don’t you guys put a band together? I’ll find

All these guys were recommended. We didn’t
have to do auditioning. I mean, we auditioned,
but we didn’t have to advertise and beat the
bush. I would just call friends and say, ‘Here’s
what we’re trying to do, and Doug and I need
winners. If you can think of anybody that’ll
really get the job done ... .’”
From the start, Cook and Clifford decided
that Creedence Clearwater Revisited wouldn’t
devote its time and energies to original
compositions. “By the time we got the band
together, and we saw how well we played as a
team, we thought, ‘Well, yeah, we can do just
about anything we want,’” says Cook. “But
doing songs of the original quartet was always
the premise, and we felt that to add to the
catalog would be to dilute it.” And Cook has a
simple, three-word answer for why Creedence
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30% of all sales benefiting Living Lands & Waters; for infor-
mation, call 309-558-1926 or e-mail sevenlydesignstudio@
yahoo.com, 7ly Design Studio, 2044 3rd Ave. - Unit A, Rock
Island, IL, http://www.7ly-art.com, 12pm Fri Aug 20 thru Sat
Aug 28.
Bucktown’s Final Friday, featuring the Artist Labour Day;
for information, call 309-737-2066, Bucktown Center for the
Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.bucktownarts.
com, 5pm Fri Aug 27.
Reception for “Push Ups”, featuring the works on paper
of Chicago artist B. Ingrid Olson; for information, contact
Joseph Lappie at pepticrobot@pepticrobotpress.com, The
Bakery Gallery, 1330 East 12th St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
thebakerygallery.blogspot.com, 6pm Fri Aug 27.
Unwind Upstairs, fundraiser for the Cedar Rapids Muse-
um of Art; with food, drink specials, live acoustic music, and
outdoor seating; for information and tickets, contact Beth
Roof at 319-366-7503 ext. 213 or broof@crma.org, Daniel
Arthur’s, 821 erd Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.
org, 5pm Fri Aug 27.
Teen Docent Program, register by Aug. 30 for program
running Sundays Sept. 5 - Oct. 24; led by Kara Fedje; appli-
cants should enjoy art and feel comfortable about interact-
ing with people of all ages in a public setting; for informa-
tion, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 1pm Mon
Aug 30.
Art Bites: “The Malvina Hoffman Bacchanale Frieze”,
with the museum’s executive director, Terry Pitts; free; for
information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of
Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org,
12:15pm Wed Sep 1.
Opening Reception for Quad City-Based Art Instructor
Exhibit, in the Art Salon @ The Museum Store; watercolors by
Don Heggen, and works from numerous other art educators;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 5pm
Thu Sep 2.
Sound & Vision “End Of Summer” Celebration, featur-
ing art by Tony Cavallo, Rose Noble, Adam Beadel, Jon Burns,
Dennis Hockaday, Jamie Warren, and others, and music by
Gryphyns, Trashgods, and Id Noir; refreshments served; free
admission, Sound and Vision Art Gallery, 1316 4th Ave Suite
#1, Moline, IL, http://www.myspace.com/soundandvision-
productions, 6pm Sat Sep 4.
Curator Talk, senior curator Gregory Gilbert, PhD intro-
duces the “Mercedes Matter” exhibition and highlights se-
lected works; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art
Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart-
museum.org, 7pm Thu Sep 9.
Family Weekend Tour: Augustana College Art Museum
Exhibition, Sherry Maurer, director of the art museum, will
introduce the current exhibition; free; for information and to
register, call 309-794-7231, Augustana College Art Museum,
Centennial Hall Building, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augus-
tana.edu, 10:15am Sat Sep 11.
Beaux Arts Fair, located on the plaza and in the street in
front of the Figge Art Museum on 2nd Street between Harri-
son Street and Main Street; featuring works by artisans from 7
states, musical entertainment, children’s activities, food ven-
dors, and more; for information, e-mail BeauxArtsFair@gmail.
com, Downtown Davenport, Davenport, IA, http://www.
beauxartsfair.com, 10am Sat Sep 11 and Sun Sep 12.
Panel Discussion with Artists Represented in the Ol-
son-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection,
participating artists include D. Y. Begay, Navajo weaver;
Robert Tenorio, Santo Domingo potter; Kathleen Wall, Jemez
figurative potter; Richard Zane Smith, Wyandot potter; and
Sally Black, Navajo basketmaker; for information, call 309-
794-7231, Larson Hall-Augustana College, Bergendoff Hall
of Fine Arts, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www.
augustana.edu, 7:30pm Wed Sep 15.
First Connections: A Celebration with Artists Repre-
sented in the Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art
Collection, interactive event featuring artists demonstrating
and speaking about their artwork in Centennial Hall, Larson
Hall, Potter Hall and two tents in front of Bergendoff and Cen-
tennial Halls; participating artists include D. Y. Begay, Navajo
weaver; Robert Tenorio, Santo Domingo potter; Kathleen
Wall, Jemez figurative potter; Richard Zane Smith, Wyandot
potter; Sally Black and Agnes Gray, Navajo basket makers; the
Brown Otter Singers Song and Dance Group, Meskwaki, will
provide a finale for this event in Centennial Hall; for informa-
tion, call 309-794-7231, Centennial Hall Gallery, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augus-
tana.edu, 10:30am Thu Sep 16.
Art of Percussion Family Workshop, a fun-filled after-
noon of art activities and music inspired by “Global Currents:
The John Deere Art Collection”; free; for information, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA,
http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 1am Sat Sep 18.
Riverssance Art Fair, annual festival featuring visual art-
ists showcasing and selling their works, Lindsay Park, River
Drive and Mound Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.down-
towndavenport.com, Sat Sep 18.
Curator Talk, associate curator Dr. Rima Girnius high-
lights selected works in the “Dancing Towards Death” exhibi-
tion; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.
org, 7pm Thu Sep 23.
Bucktown’s Final Friday, featuring Scarecrows Gone
Wild, and the opening of the “Living Proof” exhibit, featuring
artworks by breast-cancer survivors; for information, call 309-
737-2066, Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Dav-
enport, IA, http://www.bucktownarts.com, 5pm Fri Sep 24.
Reception: Linda Kelty, Alumni Show, art exhibition; for
information, call 563-333-6254, Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine
Arts Center - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Daven-
port, IA, http://web.sau.edu/galvin/morrissey.html, 5:30pm
Sat Sep 25.
Hieronymous Bosch, Original Sin, and Death, with
Larry Silver, PhD, and focusing on Bosch’s work and its con-
sideration of how sin conditions the fear of damnation and
the need to be mindful of death in the midst of life; free
with museum admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
figgeartmuseum.org, 7pm Thu Sep 30.
Mercedes Matter Symposium, two lectures and a discus-
sion in conjunction with “Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective
Exhibition,” including “What a Picture Should Mean: Hans
Hofmann, Mercedes Matter and the Role of Drawing in
Modernism” presented by Dr. Ellen G. Landau, and Michael
Zakian’s presentation “Mercedes Matter and the Modernist
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Still Life”; free with museum admission; for information, call
563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 2pm Sat Oct 2
Art Bites: “Goya’s Disasters of War”, with the museum’s
curator, Sean Ulmer; free; for information, call 319-366-7503,
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA,
http://www.crma.org, 12:15pm Wed Oct 6.
Fall Metro Gallery Tour, galleries on the tour include
the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, ARA Gallery & Interiors,
CornerHouse Gallery & Frame, Campbell Steele Gallery, and
Wiederspan Gallery; free; for information, call 319-366-7503,
Downtown Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.
org, 5pm Thu Oct 7.
Closing Reception: Chicago Street Photography, ex-
hibit of Edward Sturr photographs from the 1960’s; for in-
formation, call 563-333-6444, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose
University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.
edu/catich/, 5pm Fri Oct 8.
MAE Fall Landscape Workshop: Terri Ford, Land-
scapes in Pastel, work with Terri Ford and experience the
orderly rows of pristine farmlands and hills that inspired
Grant Wood’s landscapes and the birthplace of Regionalist
art; $295; for information and to register, call 563-652-9925,
Maquoketa Art Experience Studio & Gallery, 124 S. Main St.,
Maquoketa, IA, http://www.maquoketa-art.org/index.html,
Fri Oct 8 thru Sun Oct 10.
Opening Reception for “Blockism”, featuring the Screen
Prints of Texas-based artist Jonathan Stewart; refreshments
provided, The Bakery Gallery, 1330 East 12th St., Davenport,
IA, http://www.thebakerygallery.blogspot.com, 6pm Fri Oct
8.
Homecoming Weekend Tour: Augustana College Art
Museum Exhibition, Sherry Maurer, director of the art mu-
seum, will introduce the exhibition; tour will be followed by
a book signing with those in attendance who contributed to
the exhibition catalog; free; for information and to register,
call 309-794-7231, Augustana College Art Museum, Centen-
nial Hall Building, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu,
10:15am Sat Oct 9.
Opening Reception for Hunt Harris, in the Art Salon @
The Museum Store; digital photography; for information, call
563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 5pm Thu Oct 14.
All is Vanity - Or Is It? Death and Still Life in the 17th-
Century Netherlands, with Julie Berger Hochstrasser, PhD;
unlock the secrets of the visual language of “vanitas” and dis-
cover a curious paradox that dwells within; free with museum
admission; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Mu-
seum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmu-
seum.org, 7pm Thu Oct 21.
Reception: Bill Miller Exhibit, art exhibition; for informa-
tion, call 563-333-6254, Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts
Center - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport,
IA, http://web.sau.edu/galvin/morrissey.html, 5:30pm Fri Oct
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Doing It Again
Nick Curran & the Lowlifes, August 30 at RIBCO
N
ick Curran’s
Reform
School Girl
starts with Etta
James’ “Tough
Lover,” in which the
Austin, Texas-based
singer, songwriter,
and guitarist breaks
out his best Little
Richard impression
while staying true to
James’ performance,
from the opening
growl forward. The
album ends with
AC/DC’s “Rocker.”
In between are 12
Curran originals that
make the compelling
case that the essence
of rock and roll
didn’t change much
from 1956 (when
“Tough Lover” was
released) to 1975
(“Rocker”) to 2010 (Reform School Girl).
Curran, who will perform with his band
the Lowlifes at RIBCO on August 30,
brings punk ferocity and grit to decidedly
old-school rock, rockabilly, and blues.
His music is undoubtedly retro, but his
treatment of classic styles is so earnest,
dirty, and fiery that it’s impossible to fault
him.
Reform School Girl was released in
February, as the 33-year-old Curran was
undergoing radiation therapy for tongue
cancer. He’s now cancer-free, and he played
his first post-treatment show in late May
in Spain. In an interview last week, Curran
said he didn’t worry about how things
would turn out.“Since the beginning, I kind
of took it [cancer] as a boot in the ass to
get things together, kind of like a wake-up
call instead of something bad happening.
... I always kind of knew I was going to get
through it fine.”
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Confidence appears to have long been
Curran’s strong suit, and he’s balanced his
time as a bandleader with sideman gigs in
a variety of genres. He began his touring
career at age 19 with Ronnie Dawson, and
followed that up by touring with another
rockabilly artist, Kim Lenz. He won the
W.C. Handy Blues Award for “best new
artist debut” in 2004 (for Doctor Velvet),
and after that year’s Player!, he joined the
Fabulous Thunderbirds and toured with
blues drummer Doyle Bramhall. He also
formed the punk group Degüello with
bassist Ronnie James Weber.
Curran said he learned the most from
Dawson, in part because that was his first
experience as a touring musician: “Ronnie
 wanted to go out there no matter what
by Jeff Ignatius
jeff@rcreader.com
and put on a 110-
percent show every
night. That was
good for me to
learn right out of
the box.”
His
Thunderbirds
years, though,
helped him expand
his songwriting
beyond blues
and rockabilly.
“I look at songs
differently than I
did then,” Curran
said, comparing
Reform School
Girl to Player!.
He said he’s more
interested now
in a good hook,
and progressions
outside those
standard in the
blues, “to keep my
interest and the audience’s.”
That branching out is most evident on
the newest album’s title track, which plays
by girl-group rules but reverses the gender
roles; Curran said he was aiming for a
Ronettes/Phil Spector sound. There’s also
the slowed-down blues of “Dream Girl,”
distinguished by a haunted howl.
But for the most part, Reform School Girl
rocks hard through its authentically dusty
sound, with Curran’s vocals sometimes
blown out. It’s often hard to believe that
the album wasn’t recorded five decades
ago, yet Curran’s fervid voice provides the
immediacy that makes it current.
It took some time after his cancer
treatments for Curran’s voice to get
stretched out, as he couldn’t talk because
of the pain of therapy. “At first it was a little
tough to hit certain notes, because I hadn’t
used it in six months ... ,” he said.
But he never doubted that he’d be back.
He said that at his first show – at the
Screamin Festival, playing at 2:30 a.m. in
front of 3,000 people – his primary emotion
was relief that the wait was over: “Okay.
Good. Finally. I can do it again.”
Nick Curran & the Lowlifes will perform on
Monday, August 30, at RIBCO (1815 Second
Avenue in Rock Island). The show starts at 8
p.m., and the bill also includes the One Night
Standards. Tickets for the general public are
$10 (available at the door or from RIBCO.
com); tickets for Mississippi Valley Blues
Society members are $8.
For more information on Curran, visit
MySpace.com/curranrock.
22.
Reception: Hatch Show Prints, works from the working
letterpress print shop, tourist attraction, museum, and histor-
ical archive in Nashville; for information, call 563-333-6444,
Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Dav-
enport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/catich/, 5pm Fri Oct 22.
Bucktown’s Final Friday, featuring the Dark Art Party; for
information, call 309-737-2066, Bucktown Center for the Arts,
225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.bucktownarts.com,
5pm Fri Oct 29.
Art Bites: “China: Insights - New Documentary Pho-
tography from the People’s Republic”, with the museum’s
executive director, Terry Pitts; free; for information, call 319-
366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar
Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, 12:15pm Wed Nov 3.
Grant Wood: A Life, with R. Tripp Evans, PhD, who will
discuss some of the sources for Wood’s powerful imagery,
including a number of examples from the Figge’s collec-
tion, and examine Wood’s public image as an uncomplicated
“farmer-painter,” a persona that has often obscured the far
more interesting dimensions of Wood’s life; Evans will au-
tograph copies of his book following the lecture; free with
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
figgeartmuseum.org, 7pm Thu Nov 4.
Reception: Rev. Edward Catich, art exhibition; for infor-
mation, call 563-333-6254, Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts
Center - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport,
IA, http://web.sau.edu/galvin/morrissey.html, 1:30pm Sun
Nov 14.
The Queen of Sins and ‘La mort qui danse’: Late 19th
Century Femme Fatale Imagery, with Terri Switzer, PhD; this
talk will explore the late 19th-century femme fatale imagery
that resulted from the era’s mindset, extending through the
deadly embrace and bewitching beauty of vampiric man-
eating females, syphilis-ridden prostitutes, and the many
Salomes and Judiths carrying severed male heads; free with
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-7804, Fig-
ge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
figgeartmuseum.org, 7pm Thu Nov 18.
Bucktown’s Final Friday, featuring the Festivus for the
Rest of Us; for information, call 309-737-2066, Bucktown
Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
bucktownarts.com, 5pm Fri Nov 26.
Exhibits & Shows
The Sky’s The Limit: Marvin Cone’s Clouds, 30 works
from the 1910s to the 1940s traces the many ways and styles
Cone used to capture the ethereal and transitory qualities of
clouds, as well as their majesty and power; for information,
call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third
Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Sun Aug
22.
Helen Boyd & Jacki Olson, works including ecaustics and
monoprints; held during the Bucktown Bash 5th Anniversary
party; for information, call 563-370-4219 or 309-721-7649,
boyd & olson fine art - Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E.
2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.bucktownarts.com, thru
Wed Aug 25.
Cole Butler, multi-media works; for information, call 309-
737-8910 or 309-786-2430, MidCoast Gallery West, 2nd Ave
& 16 1/2 St, Rock Island, IL, http://www.midcoast.org/galler-
ies/gallerywest.htm, thru Sat Aug 28.
Robert & Linda Scarth, photography; for information,
call 309-737-8910 or 309-786-2430, MidCoast at the River-
Center, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.midcoast.
org/galleries/rivercenter.htm, thru Sat Aug 28.
Steve Banks - Terry Rathje, mixed media; for informa-
tion, call 309-737-8910 or 309-786-2430, Midcoast at Buck-
town Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts, Davenport, IA,
http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/bucktown.htm, thru Sat
Aug 28.
Andrew Casto - Julia Kottal, ceramic sculptures by Casto,
abstract paintings by Kottal; for information, call 309-793-
1213, ext. 109 or e-mail dwmetallo@quadcityarts.com, Quad
City Arts at the Airport, Quad City International Airport, Air-
port Rd, Moline, IL, http://www.quadcityarts.com, thru Sun
Aug 29.
Danny Lyon: Selections from the Bikeriders, black and
white images epitomizing the counterculture spirit of the
1960’s; for information, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines Art
Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, http://www.des-
moinesartcenter.org, thru Sun Aug 29.
Scale: Ceramic Forms and Photographic Landscapes,
ceramic and photographic media by Gerry Eskin, with all the
pieces sharing an artistic theme of monumental scale; for in-
formation, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, thru Sun
Aug 29.
Are You a Voyeur?, featuring a demonstration of metal-
smithing & jewelry fabrication techniques; for information,
call 319-351-1700 or e-mail mark@mcginsberg.com, M.C.
Ginsberg Objects of Art, 110 East Washington, Iowa City, IA,
thru Tue Aug 31.
Circle of Friends Quilt Group Exhibit, nine local quilters
present a variety of traditional to contemporary quilts; for in-
formation, call 319-337-8615 or e-mail kesummerwill@msn.
com, MidWestOne Bank - Iowa City, 102 S. Clinton St., Iowa
City, IA, thru Tue Aug 31.
Grant Wood Summer Showcase in Iowa, featuring rare
Grant paintings and lithographs, unseen since their original
creation, including “Churning”, “Fertility,” and “In the Spring”;
for information, call 563.872.3388 or e-mail offthewallartgal-
lery@gmail.com, The Great River Gallery, 116 N. Riverview,
Bellevue, IA, thru Tue Aug 31.
Journey: A Meditation on Slavery and Civil Rights
Project Exhibit, featuring 15 contemporary photographs ac-
companied by texts from African American spirituals, by Ann
Hailey, and St. Ambrose University students with expressive
portraits of such civil rights leaders as Rosa Parks, Malcolm
X, Stokely Carmichael, Abraham Lincoln, and more; for infor-
mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorfli-
brary.com, thru Tue Aug 31.
Lorene Evans Watts Exhibit, artworks by the late library
board president, teacher, artist, and children’s advocate; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockis-
landlibrary.org, thru Tue Aug 31.
The Green Show, noon-5pm, Wed. - Sat.; for information,
call 309-558-1926, 7ly Design Studio, 2044 3rd Ave. - Unit A,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.7ly-art.com, thru Tue Aug 31.
Single-channel 1: Elements of Displacement - Jason
Lazarus, videos by world-renowned American artist who
approaches the subject of displacement from geographic,
cultural, and linguistic points of view; free with museum ad-
mission; for information, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines Art
Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, http://www.des-
moinesartcenter.org, thru Sun Sep 5.
Together Again: Grant Wood & John Vincent Bloom,
dozens of pieces by Iowa artists Wood and his protege; for
information, call 563-872-3388 or e-mail offthewallartgal-
lery@gmail.com, The Great River Gallery, 116 N. Riverview,
Bellevue, IA, thru Wed Sep 15.
From Monet to Picasso: The Riley Collection, European
masterworks gathered by local collectors Tom and Nan Riley;
featuring significant but little-known works by Monet, Renoir,
Degas, Pissaro, Chagall, Cassatt, Dufy, Matisse, Leger, Mondri-
an, Miro, Dali, Braque, and Picasso; for information, call 319-
366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar
Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Sun Sep 19.
Greg Steele, oil paintings by Morrison, Illinois artist; Wed-
Sun 1-4pm; for information, call 563-243-3300, River Arts
Center, 229 5th Ave S, Clinton, IA, thru Sun Sep 19.
Iowa Artists 2010, group show organized by the curato-
rial staff; free with museum admission; for information, call
515-277-4405, Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des
Moines, IA, http://www.desmoinesartcenter.org, thru Sun
Sep 19.
Quad City-Based Art Instructor Exhibit, in the Art Salon
@ The Museum Store; watercolors by curator Don Heggen,
and works from numerous other area art educators; for in-
formation, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, thru Sat
Sep 25.
In the Garden with Eric Carle, display inspired by local
woodcarver Thom Gleich’s donation of a five foot caterpil-
lar and large wooden ladybug to the park last fall, featuring
four of Gleich’s carvings; local storyteller Jessica Sheridan will
read the Eric Carle books aloud for the preschool summer
programming on Wednesdays at 10am; open to the public
10am-4pm Tuesday through Sunday; $1 for anyone over 16
years old; Tuesdays free; for information, call 563-326-7818
or 563-323-3298, Vander Veer Conservatory, 215 W. Central
Park, Davenport, IA, thru Sun Sep 26.
Cathmar Prange: New Oil Paintings, still-life oil paint-
ings; for information, e-mail rjtextiles@gmail.com or call 319-
339-0410, Textiles, 109 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA, thru Thu
Sep 30.
Inspired by Color, acrylic paintings by Julie Fitzpatrick;
for information, call 319-341-4562, Bella Joli, 125 S Dubuque
St, Iowa City, IA, thru Thu Sep 30.
Diane Bruce - Kathleen Tandy, pastels by Bruce, mixed
media by Tandy; for information, call 309-737-8910 or 309-
786-2430, MidCoast at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr.,
Moline, IL, http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/iwireless.htm,
thru Sat Oct 2.
Mark Mess - Jamie Atkinson, photography by Mess,
drawings by Atkinson; for information, call 309-737-8910 or
309-786-2430, MidCoast Centre Station Gallery, 1200 River
Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/centersta-
tion.htm, thru Sat Oct 2.
Mindy Diaz - Ken Urban, jewelry by Diaz, photography
by Urban; for information, call 309-737-8910 or 309-786-
2430, MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery, Mississippi Valley Welcome
Center, I-80 and US Highway 67, LeClaire, IA, http://www.mid-
coast.org/galleries/leclaire.htm, thru Sat Oct 2.
Push Ups, featuring the works on paper of Chicago art-
ist B. Ingrid Olson; for information, contact Joseph Lappie
at pepticrobot@pepticrobotpress.com, The Bakery Gallery,
1330 East 12th St., Davenport, IA, http://www.thebakerygal-
lery.blogspot.com, thru Sat Oct 2.
Kill Them Before They Multiply, print exhibition; for in-
formation, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines Art Center, 4700
Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, http://www.desmoinesartcenter.
org, thru Sun Oct 3.
Celebrity Doodles, a showcase of doodles that will be
available for purchase at the Foundation’s Doodle Day event
on October 14; for information, call 563-344-4175, Betten-
dorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, thru Thu Oct 14.
Global Currents: The John Deere Art Collection, an
exhibition of key pieces from artworks loaned from Deere &
Company’s corporate art collection, including oil paintings,
works on paper, photography, textiles, and sculpture; for in-
formation, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, thru Sun
Oct 24.
City of Literature: Literary Life in Iowa City, books,
manuscripts, letters, photographs and other items featur-
ing the writers from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Interna-
tional Writing Program, and many other writing programs
connected with the UI; with some 100 authors represented,
including Kurt Vonnegut, Jane Smiley, Flannery O’Connor,
Orhan Pamuk, and Rita Dove; for information, call 319-335-
5960, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, http://news-releases.
uiowa.edu/2010/july/070710literary-life-exhibit.html, thru
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Sun Oct 31.
The Grant Wood Window: Drawings for the Veterans
Memorial Stained Glass Window Commission, the com-
plete set of original drawings used for the fabrication of the
restored historic window designed by Grant Wood for the
Veterans Memorial Building on May’s Island; for information,
call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third
Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Sun Nov
14.
Ange Glade of the A.K. Glade Collection, on Saturdays
& Tuesdays; nostalgic black-and-white photographs; vibrant
color photographic illustrations of the Quad Cities’ riverfront
parks and other areas of interest; for information, call 563-
499-6570, Freight House, 421 W River Dr, Davenport, IA, thru
Tue Dec 28.
A Legacy for Iowa: Pollock’s Mural and Modern Mas-
terworks, Works from the University of Iowa Museum of
Art; for more information visit UIowa.edu/uima, Figge Art
Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.uiowa.
edu/uima, thru Fri Dec 31.
Amana Colonies: The Move to City Life, new exhibit in
partnership with the Amana Heritage Society; artifacts and
786-2430, Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery, Bucktown Center
for the Arts, Davenport, IA, http://www.midcoast.org/galler-
ies/bucktown.htm, Wed Sep 1 thru Sun Oct 31.
Shelby Kube, pastels; for information, call 309-786-2430,
MidCoast at the RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA,
http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/rivercenter.htm, Wed
Sep 1 thru Sun Oct 31.
Goya’s “Disasters of War”, thru Dec. 12; exhibit of 47
prints constituting what many have called “the earliest form
of war reporting”; for information, call 319-366-7503, Ce-
dar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA,
http://www.crma.org, Sat Sep 4 thru Tue Nov 30.
Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective Exhibition, exhibi-
tion of works by artist who studied with the prominent art
teacher and Abstract Expressionist master Hans Hofmann;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, Sat
Sep 4 thru Sun Jan 2.
Single-channel 1: Elements of Displacement - Ragnar
Kjartansson, videos by world-renowned Icelandic artist who
approaches the subject of displacement from geographic,
cultural, and linguistic points of view; free with museum ad-
mission; for information, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines Art
Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, http://www.des-
moinesartcenter.org, Fri Sep 10 thru Sun Oct 24.
Dancing Towards Death, exhibit examines the origins of
the Dance of Death and its subsequent permutations, includ-
ing examples from artists as diverse as Hans Holbein, Albrecht
Durer, Rembrandt, Max Klinger, Kathe Kollwitz, Georg Grosz,
James Ensor and Sue Coe; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
figgeartmuseum.org, Sat Sep 18 thru Sun Jan 9.
Living Proof, art exhibit featuring works created by breast
cancer survivors; for information, e-mail livingproofexhibit@
gmail.com, Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Dav-
enport, IA, http://livingproofexhibit.squarespace.com/, Fri
Sep 24 thru Fri Nov 26.
Linda Kelty, Alumni Show, art exhibition; for informa-
tion, call 563-333-6254, Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts
Center - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport,
IA, http://web.sau.edu/catich, Sat Sep 25 thru Sat Oct 16.
Libraries and the First Amendment Exhibit from the
McCormick Freedom Center, for information, call 309-524-
2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://
www.molinelibrary.com, Mon Sep 27 thru Sat Oct 30.
Karen Blomme, for information, call 309-786-2430, Mid-
Coast Fine Arts Gallery, Mississippi Valley Welcome Center,
I-80 and US Highway 67, LeClaire, IA, http://www.midcoast.
org/galleries/leclaire.htm, Fri Oct 1 thru Tue Nov 30.
Kim McCool, oil on porcelain; for information, call 309-
786-2430, MidCoast at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr.,
Moline, IL, http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/iwireless.htm,
Fri Oct 1 thru Tue Nov 30.
Pamela Ohnemus - Chuck Vitello, acrylics by Ohnemus,
photography by Vitello; for information, call 309-786-2430,
MidCoast Centre Station Gallery, 1200 River Dr, Moline, IL,
http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/centerstation.htm, Fri
Oct 1 thru Tue Nov 30.
Hunt Harris, in the Art Salon @ The Museum Store; digital
photography for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art
Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart-
museum.org, Sun Oct 3 thru Sun Nov 28.
Bad Dreams, exhibit presents the imagery of nightmares,
from literal depictions of our worst fears to surrealistic visions
that inexplicably conjure up anxiety and unease; works range
from 16th-century engraving to contemporary photography;
free with museum admission; for information, call 515-277-
4405, Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines,
IA, http://www.desmoinesartcenter.org, Fri Oct 8 thru Tue
Nov 30.
Blockism, featuring the Screen Prints of Texas-based art-
ist Jonathan Stewart, The Bakery Gallery, 1330 East 12th St.,
Davenport, IA, http://www.thebakerygallery.blogspot.com,
Fri Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 30.

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personal stories on trades including blacksmithing, baking,
butchering, weaving and more; programs and demonstra-
tions scheduled throughout the course of the exhibit; fo-
cuses on the time during the Great Depression when some
members of the Amana communal society made the deci-
sion to come to Davenport; free for members and free with
museum admission for nonmembers; for information, call
563-322-8844 or e-mail ach@gahc.org, German American L A S E R T R E AT M E N T S N O W AVA I L A B L E I N D AV E N P O R T!
Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
gahc.org, thru Fri Dec 31.
Ange Glade of the A.K. Glade Collection, by appoint-
ment at the inside gallery at 3rd & Brady; nostalgic black-and-
white photographs; vibrant color photographic illustrations Wrinkles
of the Quad Cities’ riverfront parks and other areas of interest; %URZQ6SRWV
for information, call 563-499-6570, Union Arcade Building,
200 Block Brady Street, Davenport, IA, thru Fri Dec 31. Tightening
Art in Roman Life, over 50 works, including coins, glass
vessels, ceramic lamps, marble sculptures, and more; for in-
formation, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art,
Pores
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410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru
Fri Dec 31. Rosacea
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Grant Wood: In Focus, culled from the museum’s exten-
sive collection of works, this single-gallery installation serves Soderstrom^ŬŝŶ/ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞǁĂƐŽŶĞŽĨ
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Malvina Hoffman: Rodin’s Last Student, works from ‡/HJV ĂŐŽĂŶĚƚŽĚĂLJƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
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famed sculptor; for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar
Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA,
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City artist; for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.
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crma.org, thru Fri Dec 31.
The American Century, highlighting the many move-
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA,
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Treasures from the National Czech & Slovak Museum &
Library Collection, examples of fine, folk, and decorative art,
textiles embellished with beads and embroidery, costumes,
fine Royal Dux porcelain pieces, glass and crystal, and more; Warts Your face is our specialty...
for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of
Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, and so is the rest of you!
thru Fri Dec 31.
Roots / Who’s Your Momma?, shared exhibit with the 6XQ6SRWV
German American Heritage Museum; 49 pieces of artwork
created by 29 regional artists, divided and arranged in the
two venues, and designed to call attention to the immigra-
tion experience and the artist’s interpretation of how his or
her “roots” shaped who they became; for information, call 6WUHWFK0DUNV
309-793-1213, ext. 109, Quad City Arts Center, 1715 2nd Ave,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.quadcityarts.com, Fri Aug 20
thru Fri Oct 1.
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Summer Drawing Program Exhibit, drawings created by

high school students who participated in the Figge’s Summer
Drawing Program with Western Illinois University; for infor-
mation, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, MODEL DEPICTED
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Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, Sat Aug 21
thru Sun Oct 10.
The Grant Wood Scenic Byway Landscape Show, exhib-

FREE Consultations
it of paintings and drawings of scenes along the byway; for
information, call 563-652-9925, Maquoketa Art Experience
Studio & Gallery, 124 S. Main St., Maquoketa, IA, http://www.
maquoketa-art.org, Mon Aug 23 thru Sun Sep 19.
Chicago Street Photography, exhibit of Edward Sturr
photographs from the 1960’s; noon-5pm, Tue-Fri; for in-
formation, call 563-333-6444, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose For All Laser Services! 99$
University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.
edu/catich, Tue Aug 24 thru Fri Oct 8.
Expires 10/31/10 Value
Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Collection,

Call (563) 344-7546

318-piece collection of Southwest Pueblo ceramics donated
to Augustana by Kent Olson ‘61 and his wife Elaine, on display ĞůĞďƌĂƟŶŐϯϱzĞĂƌƐŽĨĞĂƵƚLJ
for the first time; Tue.-Sun. noon-4pm; for information, call
309-794-7231for information, call 309-794-7231, Augustana
College Art Museum, Centennial Hall Building, Rock Island, IL,
1800 E 54th Street, Davenport To Schedule Your Appointment!
http://www.augustana.edu, Tue Aug 24 thru Sat Oct 30. (One block north of 53rd and Eastern)
Barbara Bianchi, mixed media; for information, call 309-

S O D E R S T R O M S K I N I N S T I T U T E . C O M
786-2430, MidCoast Gallery West, 2nd Ave & 16 1/2 St, Rock
Island, IL, http://www.midcoast.org/galleries/gallerywest.
htm, Wed Sep 1 thru Sun Oct 31.
Melanie DeKeyrel Bell - Kathleen Van Hyfte, mixed me-
10 dia by Bell, acrylics by Van Hyfte; for information, call 309-
Movie Reviews
by Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com
Ex Men (and a Woman) United
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE
WORLD
Is there any working film director who adores
actors more than Edgar Wright? I ask this after
recently viewing (for
maybe the sixth time) the
British helmer’s action
spoof Hot Fuzz and (for
maybe the millionth)
the untouchable zombie
satire Shaun of the Dead,
comedies with the rare
distinction of being
populated entirely with
sharp, funny performers;
Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Win-
even the walk-ons – or, in stead in Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World
Shaun’s case, the lurch-
and stumble-ons – are charismatic. And after seeing
the director’s latest, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, I
think a wholly reasonable case can be made for
Wright being the best friend that anyone with a SAG
card and a dream could ever hope for. You could fill
110 movies with the joyous onslaught of personality
on display in this movie’s 110 minutes.
To be sure, a generous amount of that personality
is visual, as this adaptation (co-written by Wright
and Michael Bacall) of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic
novels blends the clean, swift brushstrokes of a great
comic book with the kinetically outré flair of a great
video game. Scott Pilgrim’s fairly simple tale tells of an
anxious, milquetoast, borderline effeminate 22-year-
old (played, inevitably and spectacularly, by Michael
Cera) who falls in love with Ramona Flowers (Mary
Elizabeth Winstead), a down-to-earth hottie with an
ever-shifting dye job; in order to win her affections,
Scott must first vanquish the young woman’s
previous lovers, an egomaniacal and pissed-off lot
known as “the seven evil exes.” Story-wise, there’s
really nothing more to the film than that, but that
description doesn’t hint at the jaw-dropping verve
and inventiveness with which Wright pulls it off.
From the movie’s opening seconds – in which we’re
treated to a brilliant re-imagining of the traditional
Universal Pictures intro, designed and scored as an
’80s arcade game – Scott Pilgrim fizzes over with
geek-chic wit: Doorbells are rung with the words
“Ding Dong!” emblazoned on the screen; upon their
annihilation, enemies explode into coins while points
are tallied. For long stretches, the film is like a video these others – and several more besides – definitely
game that’s playing you. Wright stages Scott’s one-on-
one (and, towards the end, one-on-two) battles with
feverish comic momentum and ingenuity – even the
special effects are truly, surprisingly special – yet he’s smart comedy that doesn’t look, sound, or feel quite
also a playful enough director to know exactly when
the movie’s style should extend beyond its comic-
book and video-game inspirations; one sequence
between Scott and his out-and-proud roommate (a
blisteringly entertaining Kieran Culkin) opens with
a riff on the recognizable Seinfeld theme, finds Scott
bursting though his front door à la Kramer, and
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accompanies his every intentionally lame gag and
insinuation with the cackles and whooping gasps of a
“live studio audience.”
Scene for scene, there are perhaps more jokes in
Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World – visual, verbal, cerebral
– than in the rest of the
year’s comedies combined;
you leave the film with the
distinct impression that, as
with Shaun and Hot Fuzz,
repeat viewings will be
mandatory. (Scott plays bass
for a rock outfit called Sex
Bob-omb, and during one
battle-of-the-bands segment,
I’m pretty sure I missed a
bunch of outstanding gags,
as I was already laughing
so hard at a rival group’s set – not one song from
which lasts longer than 30 seconds – and its scowling,
prepubescent, Asian girl drummer.) Yet I’m more
excited to revisit Wright’s outing for the chance to
again spend time with its delirious collection of
second bananas. Cera is outrageously confident in
his nelly gaucheness, and Winstead reveals the sort of
bewitching gaze and offhanded comic panache that
have made stars of far lesser talents, but Scott Pilgrim’s
supporting ensemble features a true embarrassment
of riches. If pressed, you may possibly be able to
narrow your list of favorites down to a dozen.
We get Mark Webber as Sex Bob-omb’s tortured
lead vocalist and the continually sublime Alison
Pill as its brash, deadpan drummer, and Johnny
Simmons as the band’s sweetly dense, moon-faced
groupie. There’s the deliciously tart Anna Kendrick as
Scott’s sister, and Ellen Wong as the high-schooler he
mistakenly romances, and Aubrey Plaza as the tough-
talking barista unfazed by Scott’s woe-is-me act. (A
black box pops onscreen and covers her lips during
the girl’s every bleeped-out dropping of the F-bomb,
leading Scott to ask, “How are you doing that with
your mouth?”) Brie Larson shows up as Scott’s angry
ex and Mae Whitman (Arrested Development’s Ann
Veal!) appears as Ramona’s angry ex, and Whitman
is just one member of the jilted-lover septet that
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includes the hysterical Nelson Franklin, Chris Evans,
Brandon Routh, and a peerlessly slimy/silly Jason
Schwartzman.
Culkin may earn best-in-show honors, but all of
give him a run for his money. Your money,
meanwhile, proves intensely well-spent at Scott
Pilgrim Vs. the World, an exuberant and wonderfully
like anything you’ve ever experienced before. It’s like
a revved-up Robert Altman movie on helium, and,
fittingly, delivers a high that you don’t want to come
down from.
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 a series of important studio ceramics from the 1970s and’80s;
for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of
Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com
Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org,
Sat Nov 27 thru Fri Dec 31.
Senior Honors Exhibition, featuring the work of SAU
China: Insights. New Documentary Photography from students graduating with degrees in fine arts, graphic de-
the People’s Republic, seven photographers presents works sign, and book arts; noon-5pm, Tue-Fri; for information, call
with themes including rural Catholicism, the population shift 563-333-6444, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 2101
from country to city, and the emergence of a thriving pop/ Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/catich, Tue
club scene as an index of internationalization; for informa- Nov 30 thru Fri Dec 17.
tion, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410
Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, Sat Oct 9 Classes
thru Fri Dec 31. Open Studio, Thursdays at 4pm & Sundays at noon; par-
Hatch Show Prints, works from the working letterpress ticipants are welcome to bring their own materials, projects,
print shop, tourist attrac- and ideas; trained staff is available
tion, museum, and historical to help with design and technical
archive in Nashville; noon- assistance; the torch studio is avail-
5pm, Tue-Fri; for information, able to those with experience; for
call 563-333-6444, Catich information, call 319-338-1566,
Gallery - St. Ambrose Uni- Beadology Iowa, 220 E Washing-
versity, 2101 Gaines St., Dav- ton St, Iowa City, IA, http://www.
enport, IA, http://web.sau. dawnsbeads.com, thru Thu Dec
edu/catich, Tue Oct 12 thru 30.
Fri Nov 19. Creation Studio: Wirework-
Bill Miller, art exhibition; ing, Fran from Your Design, Ltd.,
for information, call 563- teaches you how to create beauti-
333-6254, Morrissey Gallery, ful jewelry using just wire; free; for
Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. information, call 563-344-4191,
Ambrose University, 2101 Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Gaines St., Davenport, IA, Learning Campus, Bettendorf,
http://web.sau.edu/catich, Taj Mahal & the Trio IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
Fri Oct 22 thru Tue Nov 9. com, 6:30pm Thu Aug 19.
3rd Annual College Invi-
tational, student work from
Music MAE Summer Landscape
Workshop: Ellen Wagener,
Augustana College, Black Hancher Auditorium Presentations Cloudscapes in Pastel, geared to
Hawk College, Knox College, both beginning artists and “sea-
Monmouth College, St. Am- September through November soned masters,” the workshop will
brose University, Scott Com- cover working processes includ-

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munity College, and Western
Illinois University; for infor-
mation, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W
2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://
www.figgeartmuseum.org,
Sat Oct 23 thru Sun Jan 9.
Single-channel 1: Ele-
ments of Displacement
- Anri Sala, videos by world-
renowned Albanian artist
who approaches the subject
of displacement from geo-
graphic, cultural, and linguis-
tic points of view; free with
museum admission; for in-
formation, call 515-277-4405,
Des Moines Art Center, 4700
Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA,
http://www.desmoinesart-
center.org, Fri Oct 29 thru
Sun Dec 12.
Group Show, for infor-
mation, call 309-786-2430,
MidCoast Gallery West, 2nd
Ave & 16 1/2 St, Rock Island,
IL, http://www.midcoast.org/
galleries/gallerywest.htm,
Mon Nov 1 thru Fri Dec 31.
Judy Gray, pastels; for in-
formation, call 309-786-2430,
MidCoast at the RiverCenter,
136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA,
http://www.midcoast.org/
galleries/rivercenter.htm,
Mon Nov 1 thru Fri Dec 31.
Shopping Festivus,
works in a variety of media
for display and purchase; for
information, call 309-786-
2430, Midcoast at Bucktown
Gallery, Bucktown Center
for the Arts, Davenport, IA,
http://www.midcoast.org/
g a l l e r i e s / b u c k tow n . ht m , Orchestra
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ing photography, sketching, idea-
n October 14, Iowa City’ s Englert Theatre generation, compositions, and
will host a performance by the high- color palettes; special emphasis
will be given to pastel technique
energy Philippine folk dancers of the Bayanihan in the creation of cloudscapes;
Philippine National Dance Company, a $295; for information and to regis-
ter, call 563-652-9925, Maquoketa
presentation in Hancher Auditorium’ s 2010-11 Art Experience Studio & Gallery,
guest-artist series. For those who don’t know, 124 S. Main St., Maquoketa, IA,
“Bayanihan” is a Filipino term referring to “a spirit http://www.maquoketa-art.org/
index.html, Fri Aug 20 thru Sun
of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular Aug 22.
objective,” and it’s clear that several of Hancher’s Beyond Basic Drawing, on
Thursdays; with Gloria Burlin-
neighbors are also downright Bayanihan-ian game; projects will involve imag-
this fall, based on how many of them will be ery drawn from personal objects
and photographs using new tech-
hosting events for the Iowa City venue, still niques and drawing materials,
under reconstruction following 2008 flooding. including aquarelle graphite and
color pencils; $60-$65; for infor-
Four locales, in fact, will present showcases by mation and to register, call 563-
the gifted hoofers of Ballet West II, when the 326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
touring show makes Iowa stops at Fairfield’s W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://
www.figgeartmuseum.org, 6pm
Central Park Square on September 17, Iowa City’s Thu Sep 9 thru Thu Sep 30.
Hancher Green on September 18, Kalona’s Sliloh Faux Stained Glass Windows
Workshop, learn how to turn an
Amphitheater on September 19, and Muscatine’ s old window into a personalized
Riverfront Park on September 22. The Englert piece of art; $40/window; for in-
formation, call 563-391-4949 or e-
follows its Philippine dance performance with mail diane@restoreqc.org, Habitat
the hot jazz of the Kenny Barron Trio and guest ReStore, 3629 Mississippi Avenue,
David Sánchez on November 13, while Iowa City’s Davenport, IA, http://www.re-
storeqc.org, Sat Sep 11.
neighboring West High School offers “certified Figure Drawing, facilitated
lunatic and master of the impossible” Tomáš sessions on Tuesdays; students
will draw from an unclothed mod-
Kubínek on November 5, conducting Orchestra el in a professional setting; $20/3-
Iowa in the debuting Professor Kubínek Meets the session punch card/high school &
college students; $30/3-session
Symphony. The city’s St. Mary’ s Catholic Church punch card/adult; $12/single
celebrates no less than eight seasons (well, four of session; for information, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
’
e m twice over) in October 19’ s Venice Baroque W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://
presentations of Vivaldi’ s The Four www.figgeartmuseum.org, 6pm

Mon Nov 1 thru Fri Dec 31. Seasons and composer Philip Glass’ The American Tue Sep 21 thru Tue Nov 16.
Rev. Edward Catich, art Creation Studio: Altered
exhibition; for information, Four Seasons. Riverside, Iowa, will showcase Books, Cheryl Lennox shows you
call 563-333-6254, Morrissey soulful blues and roots music when the Riverside how to make art out of the book
Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Cen- itself, with techniques, tips, and
ter - St. Ambrose University, Casino & Golf Resort hosts an evening with the inspiration for altering books into
2101 Gaines St., Davenport, legendary Taj Mahal & the Trio on September 24. works of art; free; for information,
IA, http://web.sau.edu/cat- call 563-344-4191, Bettendorf
ich, Sun Nov 14 thru Sat And kicking off Hancher’s guest-artist schedule Public Library, 2950 Learning
Jan 15. will be a welcome-back-to-school dance party at Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://
Liberal Arts through the w w w. b e t te n d o r f l i b ra r y. co m ,
AGES: A Sesquicentennial
the University of Iowa, when the school’ s Iowa 6:30pm Thu Sep 23.
Celebration, an introduction Memorial Union, on September 9, delivers the Digital Photography Work-
to western visual art history smokin’ New Orleans jazz of Papa Grows Funk. shop, with Cindy Bergthold; learn
and its multicultural links, how to frame your shots, control
examining both written and Given autumn’s outstanding offerings, it looks like your angles, and get the most
visual primary documents Hancher does, too. For more information on its out of every click of the button;
across the history of civiliza- weather permitting, the workshop
tion, including many works 2010-11 season, visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa. will travel outside the museum
of art from the college col- edu. – Mike Schulz taking real-time pictures which
lection; Tue.-Sun. noon-4pm; will be the subjects of an inter-
closed during winter break active critique back in the Figge
Dec. 17 – Jan. 10; for information, call 309-794-7231, Augus- auditorium; $30-$35; for information and to register, call 563-
tana College Art Museum, Centennial Hall Building, Rock 326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA,
Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, Tue Nov 16 thru Sat http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 1pm Sat Sep 25.
Feb 12. Watercolor Workshop – Intermediate to Advaced, with
Earth Transformed: Ceramics from the Collection, fea- Don Heggen; $60-$65; for information and to register, call
12 turing photographer Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret’s donations os 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 9:30am Sat Oct 2. Golden Tones, with an ice cream social; $2-$3; for in- damona with Carnage, Mary McAdams, a singer-songwriter tickets and information, call 563-333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts
Acrylic Painting – Beginner to Intermediate, Tuesdays formation, call 563-386-7477, ext. 0, CASI (Center for Active round-robin with Rae, Emily Louise and Jenny Kohls, and Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/

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thru Oct. 26; with Allen Holloway; course takes you from the
basics of color theory, brush types, and painting surfaces to
the application of different mediums and glazing techniques;
learn special tips to aid them in creating a beautiful finished
landscape painting; $60-$65; for information and to register,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Daven-
port, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 6pm Tue Oct 5.
Pastel Portrait Workshop, with Marj Hier; explore pro-
portion, form, shape, value, and contrast in this all-inclusive
workshop; drawings will be done from a clothed model;
$60-$65; for information and to register, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
figgeartmuseum.org, 10am Sat Oct 9.
Paper Making, with Dawn Wohlford-Metallo; learn how
to prepare paper pulp from natural fibers and explore the
basics of hand-forming sheets of paper using a mould and
deckle in the European method; techniques will cover inclu-
sion of decorative accents and students are encouraged to
bring items such as fresh leaves and flowers to imbed in the
papers they create; $60-$65; for information and to register,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Daven-
port, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 10:30am Sat Oct
16.
Silk Screen T-Shirt Workshop, for teens ages 13 & older;
with Cindy Bergthold; create personalized t-shirts from the
initial stencil designs to the final pull of ink; $25-$30; for in-
formation and to register, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Mu-
seum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmu-
seum.org, 12pm Sat Oct 16.
Organic Watercolor, on Tuesdays; with Corinne Moron;
learn how color, shape, and pattern can be used to paint nat-
ural and organic textures in watercolor; layering and blend-
ing techniques learned in this class will help students create
flowing, beautiful watercolor studies; $60-$65; for informa-
tion and to register, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.
org, 6pm Tue Nov 2 thru Tue Nov 23.
Fiber Art Workshop, with Bonnie Grebner; create a beau-
tiful fiber art bowl using natural wool roving and felting tech-
niques, adding decorative touches using items such as glass
beads and colorful fibers and threads; $60-$65; for informa-
tion and to register, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.
org, 10:30am Sat Nov 13.
Calls For Entry
The Green Show, for information, call 309-558-1926 or
e-mail sevenlydesignstudio@yahoo.com, 7ly Design Studio,
2044 3rd Ave. - Unit A, Rock Island, IL, http://www.7ly-art.
com, thru Mon Aug 30.
CSPS/Legion Arts Photographs, seeking photographs
taken at CSPS in Cedar Rapids to help celebrate the historic
building’s re-opening in 2011; original photographs, photo
negatives, postcards or other pictures will be used to make
digital scans suitable for reproduction; digital images also
accepted; those who participate will also be given compli-
mentary digital copies of submitted images; for information,
contact Barb Shubinski at 319-364-1580 or barb@legion-
arts.org, CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA,
http://www.legionarts.org, thru Tue Aug 31.
Quad City Botanical Center 2010/2011 Artists’ Call
for Entries, the center hosts about nine art exhibits a year,
viewed by over 60,000 visitors; the call is open to area artists
living within a 250 mile radius of the Quad City area; entries
will be judged by the Quad City Botanical Center’s Art Com-
mittee; to request a call for entries form, call Beth Peters at
309-794-0991 x 30, or e-mail vs@qcgardens.com, Quad City
Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.
qcgardens.com, thru Wed Sep 1.
The Art of Burlesque, seeking submissions for Sept. 3 &
4 show; for information, call 309-558-1926 or e-mail seven-
lydesignstudio@yahoo.com, 7ly Design Studio, 2044 3rd Ave.
- Unit A, Rock Island, IL, http://www.7ly-art.com, thru Wed
Sep 1.
The Art of Tattoo Artists, for information, call 309-558-
1926 or e-mail sevenlydesignstudio@yahoo.com, 7ly Design
Studio, 2044 3rd Ave. - Unit A, Rock Island, IL, http://www.7ly-
art.com, thru Fri Oct 1.
7ly Design Studio Holiday Art Sale, for information,
call 309-558-1926 or e-mail sevenlydesignstudio@yahoo.
com, 7ly Design Studio, 2044 3rd Ave. - Unit A, Rock Island, IL,
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.
casiseniors.org, 6:30pm Fri Aug 20.
Scorpions, legendary German rockers performing on
their “Get Your Sting and Blackout” world tour, performing
with openers Dokken; $39.50-$58.50; for tickets, call 800-
745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://
www.iwirelesscenter.com, 7:30pm Fri Aug 20.
River Roots Live, annual concert performances and rib
festival in the park, with performers including the Marshall
Tucker Band, Creedence Clearwater Revisited, Cory Chisel
& the Wandering Sons, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, and
more; free admission; for information, call 563-322-1706,
LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
riverrootslive.com, 11am Fri Aug 20 and Sat Aug 21.
Toby Keith - Trace Adkins, country superstars in concert;
$47.25-$62.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Cen-
ter, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter.com,
7:17pm Thu Aug 26.
Vander Veer Park Concert, for information, call 563-326-
7818 or 563-323-3298, Vander Veer Park, 215 W Central Park,
Davenport, IA, 6:30pm Thu Aug 26.
Daytrotter Presents: William Elliott Whitmore - Old
Scratch Revival Singers - Nathaniel Rateliff, all-ages acous-
tic folk concert with indie musicians; $10-$12; for informa-
tion, e-mail support@daytrotter.com, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 9pm Fri Aug 27.
Kool & The Gang, Grammy-winning R&B/jazz performers
in concert; $20-$65; for tickets and information, call 877-677-
3456, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside, IA, http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, 8pm
Sat Aug 28.
Nick Curran & the Lowlifes - The One Night Standards,
funk, blues, and soul musicians in concert; $10; for informa-
tion, call 309-793-1999, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL,
http://www.ribco.com, 8pm Mon Aug 30.
38th Annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival, featur-
ing performances by the Bankester Family, Art Stevenson &
Highwater, Redwine, Rarely Herd, and Jerry Butler & the Blu-
J’s; Fri 7pm, Sat noon, Sun 11am; $17, or $37 for a weekend
pass; for information, call 309-737-7706, Mercer County Fair-
grounds, Aledo, IL, http://www.barnesbluegrass.com, 7pm
Fri Sep 3 thru Sun Sep 5.
The Travoltas, all-ages outdoor show; $10, RIBCO, 1815
2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 8pm Sat Sep
4, 8pm Sun Sep 5.
Battle of the Praise Bands for Hunger Relief, music,
food, and praise bands from around the Quad Cities; for in-
formation, call Pam Saturnia at 563-320-6246 or e-mail ne-
whopebattle@gmail.com, New Hope Presbyterian Church,
4209 W Locust St, Davenport, IA, 2pm Sun Sep 5.
Glen Campbell, legendary, Grammy-winning county and
pop performer in concert; $42-$52; for tickets, call 877-677-
3456, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside, IA, http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, 4pm
Sun Sep 5.
New Orleans Dance Party with Papa Grows Funk, New
Orleans-based hot funk band in concert; a Hancher Audito-
rium presentation; for tickets, call 319-335-1160, Iowa Me-
morial Union, Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu,
10pm Thu Sep 9.
The Four Freshmen, presented by the Cedar Rapids Com-
munity Concert Association; vocalist/instrumentalists in con-
cert; $5-$10; for tickets and information, call 319-540-2301,
U.S. Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://
www.uscellular.com, 7:30pm Fri Sep 10.
Cowboy Mouth - Bakelight Army, $12-$15, RIBCO, 1815
2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 9pm Fri Sep
10.
Riverfront Pops, annual outdoor concert with the Quad
City Symphony Orchestra, featuring Broadway favorites pre-
sented by the orchestra, the talents of Bravo! Broadway, and
conductor Mark Russell Smith; $18-$20; for information, call
563-322-0931, LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.qcsymphony.com, 6:30pm Sat Sep 11.
Justin Roberts & The Not Ready For Naptime Play-
ers, songs and comedy with popular children’s entertainer;
$12; for tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.
englert.org, 2pm Sun Sep 12.
The Water Coolers, the underpinnings of workplace life
in hilarious and insightful songs and sketches performed by
emcee Kim-Char Meredith; food and merchandise vendors, a
silent auction; bring blankets or chairs for grass seating; free;
for information, call 319-335-1486 or e-mail festival@prairie-
voices.net, Upper City Park, Dubuque Rd & Park St, Iowa City,
IA, http://www.prairievoices.net, 12pm Sat Sep 18.
Faculty Recital: Angela Hand, Voice, for information, call
309-794-7233, Denkmann Memorial Hall, Augustana College,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu/academics/mu-
sic/department/?id=25, 8pm Sat Sep 18.
Piano Extraordinaire!, an evening with St. Ambrose
University’s new 21st-century piano classical works, brought
to life by Shana Kirk and George F. Litterest; free; for infor-
mation, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001, Galvin Fine Arts
Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu,
7:30pm Sat Sep 18.
Sammy Kershaw, country star in concert; $15-$30; for
tickets, call 800-THE-ISLE, Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention
Center, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, IA, http://bettendorf.
isleofcapricasinos.com, 7:30pm Sat Sep 18.
South of Southern Breeze, South Indian (Carnatic) in-
strumental ensemble; Arun Ramamurthy, Shrinidhi Hemmi-
ge, Akshay Anantapadmanabhan, and Ravi Balasubramanian
play South Indian and Western instruments in both tradition-
al and fusion style; $10-$15; for tickets and information, call
319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 7pm Sat Sep 18.
St. Ambrose University Music Faculty Recital, free; for
information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001, Galvin Fine
Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.
edu, 7:30pm Tue Sep 21.
Michelle Shocked, east Texan singer-songwriter; $20; for
tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.
org, 8pm Wed Sep 22.
A Night of Sunshine, concert with performer and Circa
‘21 Bootlegger Sunshine Ramsey, backed by a live band, and
featuring the winner of August’s Circa ‘21-presented karaoke
contest; 6pm doors, 7pm show; $10-$12; for tickets and infor-
mation, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse,
1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 7pm
Thu Sep 23.
Taj Mahal & the Trio, blues and roots artists in concert;
a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tickets, call 319-335-
1160, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Fri
Sep 24.
Doo-Wop ‘n’ Rock, concert featuring Jay & The Ameri-
cans, Johnny Tillotson, and Shirley Allston Reeves of the
Shirelles; fundraiser for Bethany for Children & Families; $27-
$67; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.adlertheatre.com, 7:30pm Sat
Sep 25.
Synergy Brass Quintet, nationally-renowned music en-
semble here as Quad City Arts Visiting Artists; $7-$11; for
galvin/index.php, 7:30pm Sat Sep 25.
El Ten Eleven - Dosh - Baths, $10, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 7pm Mon Sep 27.
Drive-By Truckers, alternative country-rock musicians in
concert; $24; for tickets and information, call 319-688-2653,
Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://
www.englert.org, 8pm Wed Sep 29.
Los Mocambos, bolero, salsa, mariachi, meringue, tejano,
and more; free; for information, contact Michael Dixon at
563-333-6264 or interculturallife@sau.edu, Rogalski Center
- St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA,
http://www.sau.edu, 11:45am Fri Oct 1.
Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks I, with
conductor Mark Russell Smith and pianist Gustavo Romero;
program includes Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture” and “Sym-
phony No. 7,” and Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1”; for infor-
mation, call 563-322-QCSO (7276), Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.qcsymphony.com, 8pm Sat
Oct 2.
Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks I, with
conductor Mark Russell Smith and pianist Gustavo Rome-
ro; program includes Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture” and
“Symphony No. 7,” and Chopin’s “Piano Concerto No. 1”; for
information, call 563-322-QCSO (7276), Centennial Hall, Au-
gustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.
qcsymphony.com, 2pm Sun Oct 3.
The Glenn Miller Orchestra, big-band classics including
“In the Mood,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “A String of Pearls,”
“Moonlight Serenade,” and “Tuxedo Junction”; $20 & up; for
tickets and information, call 309-342-2299, Orpheum Theatre,
57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL, http://www.theorpheum.org,
4pm Sun Oct 3.
Clutch - 2Cents, $20-$25, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Is-
land, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 8pm Mon Oct 4.
Chanticleer, choral performance; $10-$30; for tickets, call
309-342-2299, Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg,
IL, http://www.theorpheum.org, 7:30pm Wed Oct 6.
Joan Baez, legendary folk musician in concert; $40-$50;
for tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert The-
atre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.en-
glert.org, 8pm Wed Oct 6.
Guitar Masters: Eric Johnson, Andy McKee, & Peppino
D’Agostino, an interactive acoustic guitar summit featuring
the talents of three of the world’s top selling and best known
guitar virtuosos; $30-$33; for tickets and information, call
319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 8pm Thu Oct 7.
Brown Bag Lunch at Noon: Just for Fun, attendees are
encouraged to bring a sack lunch to enjoy during the perfor-
mance; for information, call 563-344-4187, Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
bettendorflibrary.com, 12pm Fri Oct 8.
Jason Reeves, 23-year old singer-songwriter in concert;

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http://www.7ly-art.com, thru Mon Nov 1.
35th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, annual
juried competition, co-sponsored with the Rock Island Art
Guild, open to artists working in any media except video who
reside within a 150-mile radius of the Quad Cities; entry spec-
ifications are on the Call for Entries to be mailed in Novem-
ber and online at www.augustana.edu/x2780.xml; the slide
or digital image entry deadline is Jan. 20; more than $3,000
in awards may be presented, including the Sally MacMillan
Watercolor Award given in recognition of the founder of the
Rock Island Art Guild; for information, call 309-794-7231, Au-
gustana College Art Museum, Centennial Hall Building, Rock
Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, thru Tue Nov 30.
Concerts
Zither Ensemble Performance, Saturdays at 3pm; for
information, call 563-322-8844, German American Heritage
Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.gahc, thru
Sat Dec 18.
French Impressionism in Painting and Music, concert
pianist Stephen Swedish will perform, taking listeners on a
musical tour of French Impressionism; for information, call
319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave.,
Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, 6pm Thu Aug 19.
Broadway veterans; $22-$27; for information and tickets, call
319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 7pm Sun Sep 12.
Guest Artist Master Class & Recital: Kathy Karr, Flute,
for information, call 309-794-7233, Denkmann Memorial Hall,
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.
edu, 7pm Tue Sep 14.
San-Trapp Piano Duo, duo presents Schubert’s “Fantasy
in F minor” and other four-hand masterworks; free; for infor-
mation, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001, Galvin Fine Arts
Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu,
7:30pm Tue Sep 14.
Iowa Women’s Music Festival Kick-Off Concert, featur-
ing Leslie & the LY’s, Bitch, and Caroline Smith & the Good-
night Sleeps; $16; for tickets and information, call 319-688-
2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA,
http://www.englert.org, 8pm Thu Sep 16.
Brown Bag Lunch at Noon: Redeemed Voices Gospel
Choir, attendees are encouraged to bring a sack lunch to
enjoy during the performance; for information, call 563-
344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus,
Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 12pm Fri
Sep 17.
Nappy Roots - Mac Lethal - DJ Carlo Rossi, $15, RIBCO,
1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 9pm
Fri Sep 17.
17th Annual Iowa Women’s Music Festival, featuring
headliner Janis Ian, the Chris Pureka Band, Ruth King, Des-
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Dancing with Death
Wit, at the Village Theatre through August 29
I
t is with great apprehension that I write
this review of the Curtainbox Theatre
Company’s production of Wit, fearing I
will not do it justice. The script’s themes are
so distressing
and touching,
the show’s
direction so
meticulously
wrought, and
the lead actress’
portrayal so
rivetingly
intense that I
don’t have the
words to convey
the depth to
which Friday’s
production
pierced the Jessica Sheridan and Corinne Johnson
theatre space...
and my heart. I left humbled, and will likely
re-evaluate my priorities in life for days to
come, certain that the production will result
in a permanent change in my perspectives.
That’s how profoundly moving Wit is.
Playwright Margaret Edson’s work
concerns Vivian Bearing (Corinne Johnson),
a professor of 17th Century poetry with a
particular fondness for John Donne’s Holy
Sonnets. It begins with her diagnosis of stage
IV metastatic ovarian cancer and follows
Vivian’s story to its inevitable end – which
I don’t mind telling you here, since Vivian,
in one of many monologues, reveals her
fate at the start of the play. With her bent
toward the academic at the expense of the
emotional, Vivian is a woman who would
be hard to like in real life, and initially – and
superficially – gets the audience’s sympathy
solely for being a cancer patient. Yet Vivian
earns that sympathy as the play progresses,
detailing her battle with cancer and her love
of metaphysical wit, all the while offering
glimpses of a vulnerability she protects
behind her superior intellect. This woman
with the solid exterior is softer inside than
she’d like you to know, but our knowing it
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makes her beautiful, lovable, and, perhaps
most importantly for the audience, relatable.
Director Philip William McKinley’s work
here is abundantly clear, with the show’s
fastidious detail well-executed by his cast.
The movement throughout the piece plays
out like a well-choreographed dance, from
the ensemble’s rolling of Vivian’s wheelchair
through the set’s partition curtains
(resembling those of a hospital room), to the
moving of set pieces on and off the stage, to
the timing of exactly when Johnson simply
sits down in a chair. It’s stunning in its detail,
and made even more so by not coming across
as overly calculated.
If Wit is a dance, then Johnson is its prima
ballerina. She bears almost the entire weight
of the play’s poignancy, under which a lesser
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actress would surely crack. Johnson, though,
does not, attacking the deep emotion of her
character with abandon, and projecting a
clearly condescending air as she pontificates
about Donne’s
poetry. Her
guttural
screams of pain,
however, are
what chilled OCT. 9, 2010 NOV. 21, 2010
me to the bone,
driving home
the anguish that
is cancer and its
treatment. And
somewhere in
the midst of all
this, Johnson
manages
to exude Farewell
Performance!
the defiant,
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companionship, for love.
Eddie Staver III and Jessica Sheridan OR FOLLOW US ON
personify Vivian’s thinker/feeler duality as
the cold, clinical researcher, Dr. Jason Posner, a
series
and the warmhearted nurse, Susie. Staver
maintains a systematic emotional disconnect
with Johnson’s character, offering just enough
vocal pauses to hint at a heart that could
connect with his patient, and allowing us the
hope that Jason eventually will see Vivian
as more than mere research. And Sheridan
reveals Susie’s sympathetic quality in her
speech, speaking in the lighter upper register
of her voice, but with no absence of sincerity.
It is her task to give Wit its heart, which she
does with a warmth that plays very much as
real; instead of just acting the part, Sheridan
seemingly manages to be her character.
(Also realistic is lighting designer Adam
Parboosingh’s concept for the x-rays taken
during Vivian’s treatment. His quick flashes
of bright light in a clearly defined rectangular
shape over Johnson’s torso are striking,
especially when accompanied by Joseph
Janz’s effective sound design.)
The Curtainbox Theatre Company’s Wit is
so well-conceived and deeply emotional that
it rises above the average theatre experience,
pulling you into its heartfelt core, rather than
leaving you simply sitting on the sidelines.
This company consistently raises the bar for
local theatre. (I still rave about 2008’s Danny
& the Deep Blue Sea and 2009’s Glengarry
Glen Ross.) With Wit, I think the Curtainbox
has significantly raised the bar for itself.
For more information and tickets, call
(563)322-8504 or visit The Curtainbox.com.
Thom White covers entertainment news for
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$12-$15; for tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, En-
glert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://
www.englert.org, 8pm Fri Oct 8.
Here Come the Mummies, all-ages outdoor show; $10-
$15, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.ribco.
com, 8pm Sat Oct 9.
Straight No Chaser, renowned a cappella group in con-
cert; $29-$42.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic
Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriac-
iviccenter.com, 7:30pm Wed Oct 13.
Carrie Underwood, Grammy-winning superstar, with
openers Sons of Sylvia and Billy Currington; for tickets, call
800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL,
http://www.iwirelesscenter.com, 7pm Fri Oct 15.
Augustana Symphony Orchestra Concert, for informa-
tion, call 309-794-7233, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu,
8pm Sat Oct 16.
Chamber Choral Festival Choral Sampler, for informa-
tion, call 309-794-7233, Denkmann Memorial Hall, Augus-
tana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu,
8:30pm Sun Oct 17.
Augustana Chamber Choral Festival Finale Concert,
for information, call 309-794-7233, Denkmann Memorial Hall,
Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.
edu, 4:30pm Mon Oct 18.
Dennis Stroughmatt & Creole Spirit, musical perfor-
mance of “Real Deal Louisiana Creole Zydeco, Cajun, Blues,,
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Oct 19.
Robert McDuffie and the Venice Baroque Orchestra,
performing Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” and Glass’ “The American
Four Seasons”; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tick-
ets, call 319-335-1160, St. Mary’s Catholic Church - Iowa City,
220 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.
edu, 7:30pm Tue Oct 19.
Augustana Jazz Ensemble Concert, for information, call
309-794-7233, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th
Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 8pm Fri Oct
22.
Bill Miller, Grammy Award-winning Native American mu-
sician; $7-$11; for tickets and information, call 563-333-6251,
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://
web.sau.edu/galvin, 7:30pm Fri Oct 22.
Smooth Jazz Fall Festival: 80 East and Marcus An-
derson, annual presentation by Great Sound promotions;
$48.50-$53.50 ($82.50-$87.50 for both Friday and Satur-
day performances); for information, call 563-324-4208, The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
smoothjazzseries.com, 8pm Fri Oct 22.
Augustana Four Choirs Concert, for information, call
309-794-7233, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th
Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 4pm Sat
Oct 23.
J.S. Bach, B Minor Mass, concert with the vocal ensem-
ble the Nova Singers; for tickets, call 309-341-7038 or e-mail
nova@knox.edu, First Presbyterian Church - Galesburg, 101 N
Prairie St, Galesburg, IL, http://deptorg.knox.edu/novasing-
ers/, 7:30pm Sat Oct 23.
Lage Lund Guitar Trio, jazz ensemble here as Quad City
Arts Visiting Artists; donations accepted; for information, call
309-793-1213 or e-mail swahlmann@quadcityarts.com, St.
John’s Lutheran Church, 4501 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://
www.quadcityarts.com, Sat Oct 23.
Smooth Jazz Fall Festival: Paul Taylor, jazz saxophonist
in annual presentation by Great Sound promotions; $48.50-
$53.50 ($82.50-$87.50 for both Friday and Saturday perfor-
mances); for information, call 563-324-4208, The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, http://www.smoothjazz-
series.com, 8pm Sat Oct 23.
Ksenia Nosikova, recital with Russian-American piano
artist; free; for information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-
6001, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA,
http://www.sau.edu, 3pm Sun Oct 24.
Steven Curtis Chapman, award-winning contemporary
Christian artist; $27-$47; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler
Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.adlerthe-
atre.com, 6pm Sun Oct 24.
Make a Difference Tour 2010: TobyMac, Michael W.
Smith, & Third Day, concert to benefit children and fami-
lies through World Vision and other ministries of faith-based
compassion; $26.75-$51.75; for tickets, call 800-745-3000,
U.S. Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://
www.MakeADifferenceTour.com, 7pm Wed Oct 27.
Augustana Choir Fall Concert, for information, call 309-
794-7233, Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www.
augustana.edu, 8pm Fri Oct 29.
SAU Jazz Ensemble and STAMVOJA Concert, hot jazz
and cool harmonies with St. Ambrose University’s instru-
mental and vocal jazz ensembles; free; for information, call
563-333-6001, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Dav-
enport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/galvin, 7:30pm Fri Oct 29.
Augustana Concert Band Concert & Flute Choir, for
information, call 309-794-7233, Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augus-
tana.edu, 2pm Sat Oct 30.
Augustana Symphonic Band Concert, for information,
call 309-794-7233, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703
7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 8pm Sat
Oct 30.
Carl Palmer: An Evening of Emerson, Lake, & Palmer,
progressive-rock drummer and his band in concert; meet-
and-greet with Palmer after the show; $22-$25; for tickets
and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 8pm
Sat Oct 30.
Watoto Children’s Choir: A Concert of HOPE, a cross- Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 8pm Thu Nov 11. ence, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, http://www.looking4les-
cultural performance with an uplifting message; free; for The Kenny Barron Trio and David Sanchez, jazz masters sons.com, thru Fri Dec 31.
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information, contact Michael Dixon at 563-333-6264 or inter- in concert; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tickets, Music Therapy Services for Special-Needs Children,
culturallife@sau.edu, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., call 319-335-1160, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., participants will play drums, shakers and other instruments
Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 7pm Sat Oct 30. Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Sat in order to enhance social skills and communication, and
SAU-Community Symphony Orchestra Concert, col- Nov 13. will work toward their daily living skills by participating in
laboration between St. Ambrose University students and Todd Green, multi-instrumentalist here as Quad City Arts a number of musical activities that encourage sharing, im-
community members; free; for information, call 563/333- Visiting Artist; donations accepted; for information, call 309- pulse control, appropriate social communication, motor con-
6001, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, 793-1213 or e-mail swahlmann@quadcityarts.com, Redeem- trol and following directions; followed by a lunch break and
http://web.sau.edu/galvin, 7:30pm Wed Nov 3. er Lutheran Church, Utica Ridge and Tanglefoot Lane, Betten- RME tour and program; $160 for groups 12-15 maximum, not
Bettendorf Park Band Pre-Veteran’s Day Concert, free; dorf, IA, http://www.quadcityarts.com, 7pm Sat Nov 13. including chaperones; for information, call Ellis Kell at 563-
for information, call Pat at 563-332-5190, Herbert Goettsch Beethoven’s Mass in C Major, Opus 86, with the St. Am- 326-1333, ext. 113 or e-mail ekell@rivermusicexperience.org,
Community Center, 2204 Grant St., Bettendorf, IA, http:// brose University Chorale performing the work in Latin; for River Music Experience, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, http://
www.bettendorf.org, 7:30pm Fri Nov 5. information, call 563-333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 www.rivermusicexperience.org, 11am thru Fri Dec 31.
Gaither Homecoming Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http:// African Drum Circle, all drummers, at any level, welcome;
Theatre
Tour 2010, gospel concert web.sau.edu/galvin/index.php, donations accepted; on Wednesdays – Aug. 25, Sep. 8 & 22,
with Grammy winner Bill 3pm Sun Nov 14. Oct. 6 & 20, and Nov, 3 & 17; for information, call Linda at
Gaither, and featuring Wes St. Ambrose University Fall 309-762-4469, Tammy at 309-269-7260, or Sonya at 309-788-
Hampton, David Phelps, Musicals Choir Concert, “Mass in C Major, 0801, Teranga: House of Africa, 1706 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL,
Michael English, and Mark Opus 86”, the choir performs the 6pm Wed Aug 25 thru Wed Nov 17.
Lowry; $33-$43; for tickets,
September through November choral masterwork by Ludwig van The Knox-Galesburg Symphony, conducting auditions
call 800-745-3000, i wireless Beethoven in Latin; free; for infor- for Bass-Trombone and Trumpet III positions for the upcom-
H
Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, mation, contact Terri Flynn at 563- ing 2010-2011 subscription season; qualified candidates
IL, http://www.iwirelesscen- ard to 333-6001, Galvin Fine Arts Center, should contact Artistic Director/Conductor Dr. Bruce Polay at
ter.com, 7pm Fri Nov 5. believe it’s 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, 309-341-7208, Kresge Recital Hall, Knox College, Galesburg,
St. Ambrose University http://www.sau.edu, 3pm Sun IL, 10am Sat Aug 28.
Symphonic Band Concert, almost fall. Hard Nov 14. Quad City Symphony Orchestra Open Auditions, open
music ranging from patri- to Believe will also Brown Bag Lunch at Noon: positions for the 2010-11 season include section viola, sec-
otic marches to symphonic “Tennessee” Tony Cavitt - The tion violin, section cello, and utility clarinet; interested musi-
works; free; for information, be seen this fall, Music of John Prine, attendees are cians should send a current, one-page resume to Rich Stodd,
call 563-333-6001, Galvin when Moline’s encouraged to bring a sack lunch Director of Operations, at rstodd@qcsymphony.com; for
Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines to enjoy during the performance; audition information and required excerpts, e-mail Stodd or
St., Davenport, IA, http:// Playcrafters Barn for information, call 563-344-4187, call 563-322-0931, Bergendoff Hall - Augustana College, 3701
web.sau.edu/galvin, 7:30pm Theatre presents Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcsymphony.com, Sun
Fri Nov 5. Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, Aug 29.
Tomas Kubinek and the world http://www.bettendor flibrar y. Muscatine Symphony Orchestra Auditions, positions
Orchestra Iowa: Professor premiere of a new com, 12pm Fri Nov 19. needed include bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percus-
Kubinek Meets the Sym- Paula Cole, Grammy-winning sion, and strings; adults can audition by playing in the July
phony, a bombastic, beauti- Biblical musical singer-songwriter; $25-$35; for 4th concert or the Holiday concert on December 4; for infor-
ful, heartfelt, and hilarious by local authors Monty Python’s tickets and information, call 319- mation, e-mail njstoos@machlink.com or call 563-288-6195,
concert premiere; a Hancher Spamalot 688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 ext. 1608, Sun Aug 29.
Auditorium presentation; for Timothy Stoller East Washington St., Iowa City, IA,
tickets, call 319-335-1160, and Jonathan Turner, running September http://www.englert.org, 8pm Fri
Iowa City West High School, Nov 19.
2901 Melrose Ave, Iowa City, 9 through 18. Joining this debuting work The Little Thieves at Beth-
IA, http://www.hancher.uio- on autumn’s area-theatre lineup will be lehem, an Opera @ Augustana
wa.edu, 7:30pm Fri Nov 5. presentation of Paul O. Stuart op- Readings & Discussions
Quad City Symphony something for everyone who enjoys a little eretta, with a libretto by Sally Gall; Tammy Ruffin, reception and book-signing for local au-
Orchestra: Masterworks for information, call 309-794-7233,
II, Mark Russell Smith con-
music with their comedy and their drama Denkmann Memorial Hall, Augus-
thor of “The Black Dress”; short talk, Q&A, light refreshments;
for information, call 563-888-3371, Davenport Public Library -
ducts a concert of magic and ... and even with their horror, as evidenced tana College, Rock Island, IL, http:// Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://
fantasy; program includes www.augustana.edu/academics/
Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald
by the revival of the Harrison Hilltop music/department/?id=25, 8pm
www.davenportlibrary.com, 6pm Mon Aug 23.
Krakatoa: The Day the Earth Exploded: August 27,
Mountain,” Gounod’s “Funeral Theatre’s 2009 smash The Rocky Horror Show Fri Nov 19 thru Sun Nov 21. 1883, an Environmental Book Club discussion of Simon Win-
March of a Marionette,” Du- Holiday Pops, annual concert
kas’ “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,”
(October 1 through 30), and Ballet Quad with the Quad City Symphony Or-
chester’s book; for information, call 563-322-2969, River Ac-
tion, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www.riveraction.
and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Cities’ staging of I, Vampire (October 22 and chestra, featuring guest conductor org, 7pm Tue Aug 24.
fantastique”; for information, Timothy Russell, Ballet Quad Cities,
call 563-322-QCSO (7276),
23), an original ballet by Deanna Carter, the Holiday Pops Children’s Cho-
Driftless, discussion of David Rhodes’ novel and this
year’s “All Iowa Reads” selection; for information, call 563-
Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., based on a Michael Romkey novel. A pair of rus, the Sanctuary Choir of First 344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus,
Davenport, IA, http://www. Presbyterian Church, and Quad
qcsymphony.com, 8pm Sat boffo Broadway entertainments make their City Arts Visiting Artists Destino;
Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Wed
Aug 25.
Nov 6. area debuts when the Adler Theatre hosts for information, call 563-322-0931, Out Loud Open Mic Night, read your works and listen
St. Ambrose University i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr,
All-Star Honor Band Fes- one-night-only presentations of the girl-
to others; free; for information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest
Moline, IL, http://www.qcsympho- Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://
tival Concert, junior high power comedy Legally Blonde: The Musical ny.com, 7:30pm Sat Nov 20. www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 7pm Thu Aug 26.
instrumentalists chosen from Destino, male classical/cross- Beat Poetry Night, co-sponsored by the Midwest Writ-
more than 60 area schools (October 9) and the flying cows and taunting over vocal trio here as Quad City ing Center, led by intern Broc Nelson; poets and musicians
will finish their daylong Frenchmen of Monty Python’s Spamalot Arts Visiting Artists; $8-$12; for welcome, no profanity allowed; for information, call 563-324-
workshop with a public per- information, call 309-793-1213 or 1410 or e-mail nelsonbroca@sau.edu, Mojo’s (River Music
formance; $2-$5; for infor- (November 21). St. Ambrose University gets e-mail swahlmann@quadcityarts. Experience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.mid-
mation, contact Terri Flynn into the Great White Way game, when the com, First Presbyterian Church of westwritingcenter.org, 6pm Mon Aug 30.
at 563-333-6001, Galvin Fine Davenport, 1702 Iowa St., Daven- Mystery Book Club, for information, call 309-755-9614,
Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., school presents the farcical, show-within- port, IA, http://www.quadcityarts. East Moline Public Library, 740 16th Ave., East Moline, IL,
Davenport, IA, http://www. a-show, Tony Award-winning zaniness of com, 4pm Sun Nov 21. http://empl.lib.il.us, 6:30pm Wed Sep 1.
sau.edu, 4pm Sat Nov 6. The Judds: The Last Encore, The Book of Air and Shadows, a discussion of Michael
Todd Green, concert with The Drowsy Chaperone (October 7 through final tour with the legendary Gruber’s novel with the Pageturners Book Discussion group;
multi-instrumentalist and 9). Meanwhile, following the return of its country artists in concert; for tick- free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Li-
Quad City Arts Visiting Art- ets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless brary, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com,
ist; free; for information, call ever-popular, country-fueled bio-musical A Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, 7pm Tue Sep 7.
309-524-2470, Moline Public Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (September 1 http://www.iwirelesscenter.com, The Art of Racing in the Sun, a discussion of Garth Stein’s
Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, Sun Nov 28. novel with the Between the Lines Book Discussion Group;
IL, http://www.molinelibrary. through November 6), Rock Island’s Circa ’21 free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Li-
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com, 2:30pm Sat Nov 6. Dinner Playhouse will house a pair of titles Calls For Entry brary - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA,
Quad City Symphony Mojo’s Looking for Live http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Wed Sep 8.
Orchestra: Masterworks new to the area: the long-awaited, holiday- Lunch Artists, Mojo’s is currently Mystery Book Discussion, for information, call 563-344-
II, Mark Russell Smith con-
ducts a concert of magic and
themed Forever Plaid follow-up Plaid Tidings looking for artists to perform on 4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bet-
the 2nd and 3rd Thursdays each tendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 8:30am Sat
fantasy; program includes (November 10 through December 31), and month for our Live Lunch series. Sep 11.
Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald
Mountain,” Gounod’s “Funeral
the children’s-musical magic and comedy Slot times would be from Noon - Big Me, discuss the short story while eating delicious
1pm on these opening Thursdays. sweets; free; registration required; for information, call 563-
March of a Marionette,” Du- of Jack Frost Saves Christmas (November 26 This is a great opportunity to have 328-6833, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
kas’ “Sorcerer’s Apprentice,”
and Berlioz’s “Symphonie
through December 26). Wow. Hard to believe a recurring gig in front of a live Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Mon
audience with lots of walk-in traf- Sep 13.
fantastique”; for information, it’s almost fall, but harder to believe it’s almost fic. To inquire, contact Anne Helms The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, an Alpha Book
call 563-322-QCSO (7276),
Centennial Hall, Augustana
Christmas, huh? – Mike Schulz at ahelms@rivermusicexperience. Club discussion of Allen Bradley’s work; for information, call
org or by phone at (563) 326-1333 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock ext.104., Mojo’s (River Music Expe- 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm
Island, IL, http://www.qcsym- rience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.rivermusic- Mon Sep 13.
phony.com, 2pm Sun Nov 7. experience.org, thru Fri Dec 31. DAGOBAH, the Davenport Area Gathering of Books and
St. Ambrose University Clavinova Festival Concert, Music Lessons for All Ages & Levels, Friendly, profes- Humanoids Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion Group; free; for
division winners will compete and perform; free; for infor- sional teachers who are degreed instructors and/or experi- information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
mation, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001, Galvin Fine Arts enced performing professionals offer lessons six days a week (Main), 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, on everything from flutes, violins, piano, guitar, drums and portlibrary.com, 6pm Mon Sep 13.
2pm Sun Nov 7. voice to group guitar lessons for beginning students. Lim- Romance Book Club, for information, call 309-755-9614,
The Reverend Horton Heat - Split Lip Rayfield - Th’ Leg- ited financial assistance is also available for those in need, East Moline Public Library, 740 16th Ave., East Moline, IL,
endary Shack Shakers, $20-$25, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock through the generous support of the HAVlife Foundation, http://empl.lib.il.us, 12:30pm Tue Sep 14.
Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 8pm Wed Nov 10. The Moline Foundation and the Karli Rose Kell Music Scholar- Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America, dis-
Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett, guitarists performing songs ship Fund at RME. For information, contact Ellis Kell, Director cussion of Kerry A. Trask’s work with the Contemporary Books
from their Little Feat catalog; $22; for tickets and information, of Programming & Education, at 563-326-1333, ext. 113, or Discussion Group; for information, call 563-344-4179, Betten-
call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
email ekell@rivermusicexperience.org., River Music Experi- dorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
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4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bet-
tendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Sat
Oct 9.
Mystery Book Discussion, for information, call 563-344-
4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bet-
tendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 8:30am Sat
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1pm Wed Sep 15.
Sep 11, 8:30am Sat Oct 9, 8:30am Sat Nov 13.
Medicine River, discussion of Thomas King’s work with
Short & Sweets Book Club, on the 2nd Mon of the
the Contemporary Books Discussion Group; for information,
month; discuss a short story while eating delicious sweets;
call 563-344-4179, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning
free; registration required; for information, call 563-328-6833,
Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport,
7pm Wed Sep 15.
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Mon Oct 11.
Chancellorsville, a discussion of Stephen W. Sears’ book
DAGOBAH, the Davenport Area Gathering of Books and
with the Civil War Book Discussion group; free; for informa-
Humanoids Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion Group; free; for
tion, call 309-762-6883, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St,
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Sep
(Main), 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
16.
portlibrary.com, 6pm Mon Oct 11.
The Way We Live Now, discussion of Anthony Trollope’s
Fahrenheit 451, a discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel,
book with the Classics Book Club; free; for information, call
this year’s The Big Read selection; for information, call 563-
309-524-2473, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL,
344-4179, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus,
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Sep 20.
Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Tue
Loving Frank, discussion of Nancy Horan’s book with the
Oct 12.
West End Book Discussion Group; for information, call 563-
Large Type Book Discussion of Fahrenheit 451, discus-
888-3371, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
sion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this year’s “The Big Read” selec-
Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Tue
tion; free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public
Sep 21.
Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.
River Readings at Augustana: Simon Ortiz, Native
com, 2pm Tue Oct 12.
American writer reads from his poetry, short fiction, and
A Saint on Death Row, a discussion of Thomas Cahill’s
prose; reception following; free; for information, call 309-
794-7231, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave.,
nonfiction with the Between the Lines Book Discussion
Group; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 7pm Thu Sep 23.
Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Dav-
The Big Read: Fahrenheit 451 Keynote Program, with
enport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Wed Oct
Sam Weller, author of “The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of
13.
Ray Bradbury”; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline
Fahrenheit 451, discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this
Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molineli-
year’s “The Big Read” selection; free; for information, call 309-
brary.com, 6:30pm Mon Sep 27.
793-1300, Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, 1705 2nd
Beat Poetry Night, co-sponsored by the Midwest Writ-
Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 10am
ing Center, led by intern Broc Nelson; poets and musicians
Thu Oct 14.
welcome, no profanity allowed; for information, call 563-324-
Fahrenheit 451, discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this
year’s “The Big Read” selection; free; for information, call
Experience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.mid-
563-333-6246, St. Ambrose University Library, Davenport, IA,
westwritingcenter.org, 6pm Mon Sep 27.
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Thu Oct 14.
You Are Here: Exposing the Vital Link Between What
Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography, a discussion of
We Do and What That Does to the Planet, discussion of
Jack Hurst’s book with the Civil War Book Discussion Group;
Thomas Kostigen’s book with the Environmental Book Club;
for information, call 563-322-2969, River Action, 822 E. River
free; for information, call 309-762-6883, Moline Public Li-
brary, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com,
Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www.riveraction.org, 7pm Tue Sep
28.
6:30pm Thu Oct 14.
The Big Read Fahrenheit 451 Kick Off Intellectual Free-
River Readings at Augustana: Peggy Anderson, nonfic-
tion author of “Nurse,” the basis for the ‘70s TV series, reads
dom Discussion Panel, for information, call 309-524-2470,
from her works; reception following; free; for information, call
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
309-794-7231, Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College, 3520 7th
molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Sep 29.
Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 7pm Thu
Fahrenheit 451, a discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, the
Oct 14.
chosen title in the year’s “The Big Read” program; to regis-
Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion, free; for informa-
ter, call 563-888-3371 or 309-736-5741, Davenport Public Li-
tion, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St,
brary - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA,
Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 12pm Fri Oct 15.
http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Wed Sep 29.
In Cold Blood, a discussion of Truman Capote’s famed
Fahrenheit 451, book discussion and panel-discussion
“nonfiction novel” with the Classics Book Club; free; for infor-
event concerning First Amendment rights and their connec-
mation, call 309-524-2473, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st
tion to Ray Bradbury’s novel, this year’s “The Big Read” selec-
St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Oct
tion; free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public
18.
Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, discussion of Steig
com, 7pm Wed Sep 29.
Larsson’s book with the West End Book Discussion Group;
Fahrenheit 451, discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this
for information, call 563-888-3371, Fairmount Street Library,
year’s “The Big Read” selection; free; for information, call 309-
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
755-9614, East Moline Public Library, 740 16th Ave., East Mo-
portlibrary.com, 7pm Tue Oct 19.
line, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Wed Sep 29.
Black Hawk: The Battle for the Heart of America, dis-
Fahrenheit 451 - An Evening Book Discussion @ BHC,
cussion of Kerry A. Trask’s work with the Contemporary Books
discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this year’s “The Big Read”
Discussion Group; for information, call 563-344-4179, Betten-
selection; free; for information, call 309-796-5147, Black
dorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL,
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Wed Oct 20.
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Wed Sep 29.
Medicine River, discussion of Thomas King’s work with
Fahrenheit 451, a discussion of Ray Bradbury’s The Big
the Contemporary Books Discussion Group; for information,
Read selection; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Is-
call 563-344-4179, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning
land Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL,
Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 5:30pm Thu Sep 30.
1pm Wed Oct 20.
Out Loud Open Mic Night, read your works and listen
Silvis Public Library Book Discussion, free; for informa-
to others; free; for information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest
tion, call 309-755-3393, Silvis Public Library, 1st Ave and 8th
Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://
St, Silvis, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Oct
www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 7pm Thu Sep 30.
25.
Fahrenheit 451, discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this
Spanish-Language Book Discussion, free; for informa-
year’s “The Big Read” selection; free; for information, call 309-
tion, call 309-524-2470, Silvis Public Library, 1st Ave and 8th
762-9481, Western Illinois University Quad Cities, 3561 60th
St, Silvis, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Oct
St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6pm Mon Oct
25.
4.
Beat Poetry Night, co-sponsored by the Midwest Writ-
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, an Alpha Book Club
ing Center, led by intern Broc Nelson; poets and musicians
discussion of Steig Larsson’s work; for information, call 309-
welcome, no profanity allowed; for information, call 563-324-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th,
1410 or e-mail nelsonbroca@sau.edu, Mojo’s (River Music
Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm Mon
Experience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.mid-
Oct 4.
westwritingcenter.org, 6pm Mon Oct 25.
Short & Sweets Discussion Group, discuss short litera-
Fahrenheit 451, discussion of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this
ture - including stories, memoirs, poems, and articles less
year’s “The Big Read” selection; free; for information, call 309-
than 50 pages in length - while eating scrumptious snacks;
524-2470, Silvis Public Library, 1st Ave and 8th St, Silvis, IL,
free; for information and to register, call 563-888-3371, Dav-
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Tue Oct 26.
enport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern
The Land Remembers, discussion of Ben Logan’s book
Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm
with the Environmental Book Club; for information, call 563-
Mon Oct 4, 7pm Mon Nov 1.
322-2969, River Action, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://
The ha-ha, a discussion of Dave King’s book with the
www.riveraction.org, 7pm Tue Oct 26.
Pageturners Discussion Group; for information, call 309-524-
Grant Wood: A Life, discussion of R. Tripp Evans’ biogra-
2473, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://
phy, the first of the artist to appear in almost 70 years; free;
www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Tue Oct 5.
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W
Sci-Fi Book Club, for information, call 309-755-9614, East
2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, 7pm
Moline Public Library, 740 16th Ave., East Moline, IL, http://
Thu Oct 28.
empl.lib.il.us, 6:30pm Wed Oct 6.
Out Loud Open Mic Night, read your works and listen
Fahrenheit 451 Graphic Novel Book Discussion, discus-
to others; free; for information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest
sion of adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s novel, this year’s “The
Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://
Big Read” selection; free; for information, call 309-524-2470,
www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 7pm Thu Oct 28.
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
Short & Sweets Discussion Group, discuss short litera-
molinelibrary.com, 7pm Thu Oct 7.
ture - including stories, memoirs, poems, and articles less
Book Club Blowout Featuring Paul Ingram of Prairie
than 50 pages in length - while eating scrumptious snacks;
Lights, numerous book talks on obscure authors, publishers,
free; for information and to register, call 563-888-3371, Dav-
and great ideas for gift-giving; for information, call 563-344-
enport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm
Mon Nov 1.
Olive Kitteridge, a discussion of Elizabeth Strout’s book
with the Pageturners Book Club; free; for information, call
309-524-2473, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL,
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Tue Nov 2.
Mystery Book Club, for information, call 309-755-9614,
East Moline Public Library, 740 16th Ave., East Moline, IL,
http://empl.lib.il.us, 6:30pm Wed Nov 3.
Black Swan Green, an Alpha Book Club discussion of Da-
vid Mitchell’s work; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm Mon Nov 8.
DAGOBAH, the Davenport Area Gathering of Books and
Humanoids Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion Group; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
(Main), 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
portlibrary.com, 6pm Mon Nov 8.
Romance Book Club, for information, call 309-755-9614,
East Moline Public Library, 740 16th Ave., East Moline, IL,
http://empl.lib.il.us, 12:30pm Tue Nov 9.
The Thirteenth Tale, a discussion of Diane Setterfield’s
novel with the Between the Lines Book Discussion Group;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Li-
brary - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA,
http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Wed Nov 10.
Civil War Book Discussion Group, for information, call
309-762-6883, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL,
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Nov 11.
Mystery Book Discussion, for information, call 563-344-
4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bet-
tendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 8:30am Sat
Nov 13.
To Kill a Mockingbird, a discussion of Harper Lee’s novel
with the Classics Book Club; free; for information, call 309-
524-2473, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL,
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Nov 15.
Unaccustomed Earth, discussion of Jhumpa Lahiri’s book
with the West End Book Discussion Group; for information,
call 563-888-3371, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fair-
mount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com,
7pm Tue Nov 16.
Contemporary Books Group Discussion, for informa-
tion, call 563-344-4179, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorfli-
brary.com, 7pm Wed Nov 17.
The Case for Israel, discussion of Alan Dershowitz’s work
with the Contemporary Books Discussion Group; for infor-
mation, call 563-344-4179, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorfli-
brary.com, 1pm Wed Nov 17.
Tales of an Empty Cabin, an Environmental Book Club
discussion of Grey Owl’s book; for information, call 563-322-
2969, River Action, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://
www.riveraction.org, 7pm Tue Nov 23.
Out Loud Open Mic Night, read your works and listen
to others; free; for information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest
Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://
www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 7pm Thu Nov 25.
Beat Poetry Night, co-sponsored by the Midwest Writ-
ing Center, led by intern Broc Nelson; poets and musicians
welcome, no profanity allowed; for information, call 563-324-
1410 or e-mail nelsonbroca@sau.edu, Mojo’s (River Music
Experience), 130 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.mid-
westwritingcenter.org, 6pm Mon Nov 29.
Workshops & Classes
Midwest Writing Center Writer’s Studio, on the 1st &
3rd Saturday of the month (in November on the 18th); for
information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225
E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwrit-
ingcenter.org, 11am thru Sat Dec 18.
Genre Writing Workshop Series, on the 2nd & 4th Thurs-
day of the month; for information, call 563-324-1410, Mid-
west Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA,
http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org, thru Thu Dec 23.
Writing Your Memoirs: We All Have an Interesting Life
Story to Tell, led by Ellen Tsagaris; topics include defining
a memoir, comparing and contrasting biography and auto-
biography, epiphanies, using treasured objects as catalysts,
writing around a photo, using favorite recipes or patterns
to tell stories, and more; $20-$25; for information, call 563-
324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303,
Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 1pm
Sat Aug 28.
A Novel Journey: From Concept to Editor’s Desk, reg-
ister by Aug. 31 for six-session workshop covering synopsis,
plot, dialogue, characters, conflict, and self-editing, with
internationally-published authors Susan Coppula and Kim
Ostrom; at the close of the workshop, each participant will
have completed at least three chapters and an outline to
get them on track to complete their novel; course will meet
on September 9 and 23, October 14 and 28, and November
4 and 18; $150-$210; for information and to register, call
563-324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite
303, Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org,
6:30pm Tue Aug 31.
Playwriting for Grown-Ups, 10-week course on Thurs-
days; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by Chris Jansen;
an introduction to playwriting, with exercises and class feed-
back on your work; $80; for information and to register, call
563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.
com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Daven-
port, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.org, 5pm Thu Sep 9.
Telling Your Story, 10-week course on Thursdays; pre-
sented by New Ground Theatre, led by Chris Jansen; learn to
make your story accessible to everyone in the styles of fic-
tion, playwriting, and memoir; learn to self-publish on the
Internet; $80; for information and to register, call 563-326-
7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com, Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://
www.newgroundtheatre.org, 5pm Thu Sep 9.
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Pen-in-Hand Mini Conference, for information, call 563-
324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303,
Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org, Sat
Oct 9.
Publishing & Marketing Your 1st Book (or 7th), led by
Bobbie Christensen; learn a proven-to-succeed 6-step mar-
keting plan, with tips on how to make a profit before your
book is even printed, setting up book signings for maximum
sales, setting up and presenting seminars that will get rave
reviews, writing news releases, and more; $35-$40; for infor-
mation, call 563-324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E.
2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwrit-
ingcenter.org, 5pm Fri Oct 29.
Genre Writing Workshop Series, for information, call
563-324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite
303, Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org,
Thu Nov 18.
Calls For Entry
2010 Collins Poetry Residency, The Midwest Writing
Center is offering a regional poetry residency during Octo-
ber 2010. Eligibility requires residency in one of the following
counties: Illinois’ Henry, Mercer, or Rock Island counties, or
Iowa’s Clinton, Muscatine, or Scott counties. The chosen poet
will work under the guidance of poet Dr. Robin Throne, and
will facilitate at least one public reading, workshop, online
poetry forum, and launch a limited edition broadside publi-
cation. For information, call 563-324-1410., Midwest Writing
Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://www.
midwestwritingcenter.org, thru Tue Aug 31.
Performances
Big River, Way Off-Broadway’s production of the Tony-
winning Huck Finn/Tom Sawyer musical; Thu-Sat 7:30pm,
Sun 2pm; for tickets and information, call 641-472-2787, Ste-
phen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield Arts
& Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, thru Sun Aug 22.
Sunday in the Park with George, Stephen Sondheim’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning musical homage to George Seurat;
$18; Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3pm; for tickets and information,
call 563-242-6760, Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, Clinton,
IA, http://www.clintonshowboat.org, thru Sun Aug 22.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Tony-
winning musical comedy about an elementary-school bee;
$20-$11; Thu 7:30pm, Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets, call
815-244-2035, Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll, IL, http://www.timberlakeplayhouse.org, thru
Sun Aug 22.
8-Track: The Sounds of the ‘70s, full-length musical re-
vue featuring the theatre’s performing wait staff, the Boot-
leggers; on Thursdays; 5:45pm doors, 6-7pm buffet dinner,
7:15pm show; $46.28; for tickets, call 309-786-7733, exten-
sion 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island,
IL, http://www.circa21.com, thru Thu Aug 26.
Squabbles, comedy about a pair of warring in-laws; Wed,
Fri, & Sat 5:45pm doors, 6-7pm buffet, 7:15pm Bootlegger
pre-show, 7:45pm curtain; Sun 3:45pm doors, 4-5 buffet, 5:15
Bootlegger pre-show, 5:45pm curtain; Wed 11:30am doors,
11:45am-12:45pm plated lunch, 1pm Bootlegger pre-show,
1:30pm curtain; for information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2,
Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL,
http://www.circa21.com, thru Sat Aug 28.
9 Parts of Desire, Heather Raffo’s theatrical documentary
about the lives of contemporary Iraqi women, co-produced
by Dreamwell Theatre and Iowa City Community Theatre; $8-
$12; Thu-Sat 8pm; for information, contact director Rachel
Howell at rachelhowell23@gmail.com, Riverside Theatre Fes-
tival Stage, Lower City Park, Iowa City, IA, http://www.dream-
well.com, thru Sat Aug 28.
Remain True, a newly-adapted historical depiction of the
early life in the Amana Colonies, adapted by Thomas P. John-
son & Meg Merckens; Wed, Thu, & Sat 1:30pm; $10; for tickets
and information, call 319-622-3222 or email itac@southslope.
net, Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trail, Amana,
IA, http://www.iowatheatreartists.org, thru Sat Aug 28.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Tony-
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winning musical comedy by composer William Finn, co-di-
rected by Jason Platt and Tristan Tapscott; $18-$20; Thu-Sat
8pm, Sun 2pm; for information, call 563-449-6371, Harrison
Hilltop Theatre, 1601 Harrison St, Davenport, IA, http://www.
harrisonhilltop.com, thru Sat Aug 28.
Wit, the Curtainbox Theatre Company’s production of
Margaret Edson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, directed by
Philip William McKinley; $12-$20; Tue & Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun
3pm; for tickets and information, call 563-322-8504 or e-mail
reservations@thecurtainbox.com, Village Theatre, 2113 E
11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://thecurtainbox.
com, thru Sun Aug 29.
Red, White, & Tuna, comedy sequel to “Greater Tuna,” in
the studio theatre; $15.50-$22.50; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Thu &
Sun 3pm; for tickets, call 319-622-6194 or 800-35AMANA,
Old Creamery Theatre, 39 38th Ave., Amana, IA, http://www.
oldcreamery.com, thru Sun Sep 5.
Monty Python: We’re Not Done Yet, sketch-comedy she-
nanigans with the Pearl City Players; Fri 7pm, Sat 6pm, Sun
brunch show 11:30am; $12-$22; to reserve, call Cindy at 263-
2271, The Rendezvous, 3127 Lucas St, Muscatine, IA, 7pm Fri
Aug 20 thru Sun Aug 22.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Tony-
winning musical-comedy smash; $7.50-$15 & up; Fri & Sat
7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets and information, call 309-342-
2299, Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL,
http://www.theorpheum.org, Fri Aug 20 thru Sun Aug 22.
The Bee’s Knees and Then Some!, a brand-new 1920’s-
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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, at the Harrison Hilltop
Theatre through August 28
T
he Harrison Hilltop Theatre’s The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
is both outrageously hilarious and
poignantly touching. I laughed harder than
I’ve laughed
in a long time
during Thursday’s
opening-night
performance, and
I wasn’t alone
in offering up
hearty guffaws,
with the capacity
crowd cackling
with delight
throughout
the evening’s
entertainment.
Directors
(Clockwise from top left) Bryan Tank, Sara King, Kelly
Jason Platt and
Lohrenz, David Turley, Liz Millea, and James Bleecker
Tristan Tapscott
keep the musical story of a fictional spelling bee
(and the oddball kids participating in it) flowing
at a comfortable pace; it’s never slow, but never
so fast that the jokes fly by, forcing you to try to
catch up with them. And there are wisecracking
one-liners aplenty, most of them delivered by Pat
Flaherty, who has a real gift for dry humor. His
Vice Principal Douglas Panch has, inarguably, the
show’s funniest lines, and Flaherty elicits raucous
laughter every time he helps define words for
the contestants by using them in sentences.
While a lot of the credit goes to Rachel Sheinkin
for writing those side-splitters – “atheist,” for
example, is used in the sentence “Because she was
an atheist, Suzy was not bothered by the other
kids chanting, ‘Go to Hell, Suzy’” – Flaherty’s
deadpan delivery punctuates the lines with
seriously gut-busting subtlety.
Bryan Tank and David Turley are equally
funny as, respectively, the home-schooled,
ADHD-suffering Leaf Coneybear and the
arrogant, germ-obsessed, grotesque William
Barfee. (“It’s pronounced Bar-fay.”) Tank
maintains a wide-mouthed smile, with his tongue
often stuck out when he’s especially happy,
and creates a lovable yet freakish child with an
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intense, absurdly amusing spelling technique
involving a cape. Turley is just as lovable, despite
his character’s unlikable nature. (William
frequently wipes down his seat, his shoes, and
the microphone with a tissue, but also picks his
nose without the use of said tissue.) In portraying
Barfee’s social ineptitude, Turley consistently
hunches his shoulders forward, maintaining
an uncomfortably tense posture, and speaks
in a deep but nasally voice that’s ingratiatingly
entertaining.
On the less weird end of the Spelling Bee scale,
Liz Millea, as the politically aware Logainne
SchwartzandGrubenierre, scrunches up the
bottom of her skirt while smiling charmingly and
speaking with a lisp. It’s all so endearing, as she
gaily spells and beautifully sings her way through
the piece. And Logainne’s go-get-’em attitude
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is topped only by that of Marcy Park, sensibly
played by Sara King, fresh off of her admirably
disturbing turn as Van’s Sister in Harrison
Hilltop’s Dog Sees God. King effortlessly brags
her way through
Park’s knowledge
and talents, and
earns extra points
for using a Skip-It
while singing and
karate-chopping a
board.
James
Bleecker and
Kelly Lohrenz
fall somewhere
in-between the
show’s character
extremes as Chip
Tolentino and
Olive Ostrovsky.
It’s immediately apparent that Bleecker is in the
right role when he enters the stage in a Scout
uniform – costume designer Michael Tallon’s
wardrobe for Chip perfectly suits Bleecker’s
boyish good looks – and the actor doesn’t fail
to live up to his introduction, managing to
balance a child-like innocence while singing
about a problematic effect of adolescence in “My
Unfortunate Erection (Chip’s Lament).” The
most innocent portrayal, however, is Lohrenz’s,
who out-cutes everyone on stage. With a sunny
disposition, bright smile, and look of constant
hope in her eyes, Lohrenz won over the hearts of
many an audience member (including myself),
judging by the “aw-w-w-w”s that followed any
affliction tossed her character’s way. While
Lohrenz could project more on portions of her
songs, she shines whenever she belts, and also
employs this adorably annoying little laugh a
couple of times, letting you know this child may
be sweet, but she’s also weird.
Tracy Pelzer-Timm presides over the Bee as
Rona Lisa Peretti – the number-one realtor in
Putnam County and a former spelling-bee champ
– and is never better than when singing, with
her sultry tones and impressive volume. She also
has the honor of delivering the little biographical
tidbits on each of the contestants, including four
randomly pulled from the audience, and gets
laughs through her no-nonsense delivery.
While I’ve observed groups of theatergoers
enjoy many shows over the summer, I haven’t
seen one that enjoyed a production so thoroughly
and so thunderously as the audience for The 25th
Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Harrison
Hilltop’s offering certainly split my sides, raising
my expectations for the rest of the theatre’s season
of plays and musicals.
For tickets and information, call (563) 449-6371 or
visit HarrisonHilltop.com
Thom White covers entertainment news for
WQAD Quad Cities News 8.
com, Nighswander Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA,
http://www.theinternetplayers.com, Thu Sep 16 thru Sun
Sep 26.
Mark Twain & the Laughing River, music, drama, com-
edy, and Taiwanian wit and wisdom, with Jim Post; $16-$20;
era music and comedy revue by the Iowa Theatre Artists Com- for tickets and information, call 563-242-6760, Clinton Area
pany; $10-$25; Fri 1:30 & 7:30pm, Sat 7:30pm, Sun 1:30pm; Showboat Theatre, Clinton, IA, http://www.clintonshowboat.
org, 7:30pm Fri Sep 17.
for information and tickets, call 319-622-3222 or e-mail itac@
southslope.net, 4709 220th Trail, Amana, IA, http://www.io- Souvenir, New Ground Theatre production’s of Stephen
watheatreartists.org, Fri Aug 20 thru Sun Aug 29. Temperley’s Florence Foster Jenkins biography, directed by
A Night of Parodies!, featuring the one-act comedies Lora Adams; $12-$15; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets
“Star Tracks: The Exposition Menace” by David J. LeMaster, and information, call 563-326-7529, Village Theatre, 2113
and “Somewhere” by Adam J. Kuta; $7 at the door; Fri & Sat E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.new-
7pm; for information, call 309-788-5433, The Center for Liv- groundtheatre.org, Fri Sep 17 thru Sun Sep 26.
ing Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock The Cemetery Club, Ivan
Island, IL, http://www.center- Menchall’s look at friendship, ro-
4living.com, Fri Aug 20 thru
Sat Aug 28. Theatre mance, and laughter among se-
niors; $10-$25; Fri & Sat 7:30pm,
Goldie & Little Red, fam- Comedies and Dramas Fri & Sun 1:30pm; for tickets and
ily comedy with the Show- information, call 319-622-3222 or
boat’s intern staff; $5; for August through November email itac@southslope.net, Iowa
tickets and information, call Theatre Artists Company, 4709
T
563-242-6760, Clinton Area 220th Trail, Amana, IA, http://www.
Showboat Theatre, Clinton, he area-theatre iowatheatreartists.org, Fri Sep 17
IA, http://www.clintonshow- thru Sun Oct 17.
boat.org, 12pm Sat Aug 21.
season of Strange Like Me: Racism,
Love Comes Softly, musi- autumnal comedies Sexism, and Homophobia, dra-
cal drama by Toby Waldows- and dramas opens ma lays bare the ugliness of hate
ki; $8-$20; for tickets and in- by following six students as they
formation, call 563-652-9815, with Muscatine’s attempt to navigate the difficult
Ohnward Fine Arts Center, Pearl City Players terrain of multicultural campus
1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa, relationships; free; for information,
IA, http://www.ohnward- delivering riotous contact Michael Dixon at 563-
fineartscenter.com, 3pm Sun sketch-comedy antics 333-6264 or interculturallife@sau.
Aug 22. edu, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101
in Monty Python:
A Closer Walk with Pat- Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://
sy Cline, musical revue on We’re Not Done Yet www.sau.edu, 7pm Wed Sep 22.
the famed country-western (running August White Pines Inn Dinner
singer; Wed, Fri, & Sat 5:45pm Theater Day Trip: “Best Little
doors, 6-7pm buffet, 7:15pm 20 through 22), Stuart Little Chicken Ranch”, bus trip to Or-
Bootlegger pre-show, and closes with the egon, IL, to see musical comedy
7:45pm curtain; Sun 3:45pm
Curtainbox Theatre Company staging intense
about “the best pleasure palace
doors, 4-5 buffet, 5:15 Boot- around”; $65-$75; for informa-
legger pre-show, 5:45pm psychological warfare in Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda tion, call 563.386.7477 ext. 0, CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1035
curtain; Wed 11:30am doors,
11:45am-12:45pm plated Gabler (November 18 through December 5). W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA,
lunch, 1pm Bootlegger pre- Really, do you need any more evidence of this http://www.casiseniors.org, 9am
show, 1:30pm curtain; for Thu Sep 23.
information, call 309-786-
fall’s theatrical variety than that? Maybe not, Hansel and Gretel, a Theatre
7733, ext. 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner but I’m still happy to provide. There will be for Young Audiences presentation;
Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., laughs in store – albeit really dark, Neil LaBute-y $7.50; for tickets, call 319-622-6194
Rock Island, IL, http://www. or 800-35AMANA, Old Creamery
circa21.com, Wed Sep 1 thru laughs – when the Richmond Hill Barn theatre Theatre, 39 38th Ave., Amana, IA,
Sat Nov 6. presents the playwright’s acidic romance The http://www.oldcreamery.com, Sat
A Green River, staged Sep 25 thru Sat Oct 9.
reading of a new play by Aar- Shape of Things (October 7 through 17), and The Rocky Horror Show, let’s
on Randolph III; for informa- more of them when the Harrison Hilltop do the Time Warp again!; directed
tion, e-mail aaronthethird@ by Dave Mahl; $18-$20; Fri & Sat
gmail.com, Studio Theatre
Theatre takes a comedic look at 600 years of 8pm & midnight; for informa-
- Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. national events in The Complete History of tion, call 563-449-6371, Harrison
Ambrose University, 2101 America (November 11 through 27). The area’s Hilltop Theatre, 1601 Harrison St,
Gaines St., Davenport, IA, Davenport, IA, http://www.harri-
Thu Sep 9. newest theatrical organization, the Internet sonhilltop.com, Fri Oct 1 thru Sat
Church Basement La- Players, delivers an adventurous world premiere Oct 30.
dies, musical comedy about The Shape of Things, roman-
love, laughter, and Lutefisk; in The Tragedy of Sarah Klein (September tic drama by Neil LaBute, directed
$17.590-$26.50; Fri & Sat 16 through 26), while our classical-theatre by Chris White; $8-$10; Thu-Sat
7:30pm, Sun, Wed, & Thu
troupe the Prenzie Players offers its spin on
7:30pm, Sun 4pm; for tickets, call
3pm; for tickets, call 800-35- 309-944-2244, Barn Theatre in
AMANA, Old Creamery The- an infrequently produced Shakespeare title in Richmond Hill Park, Geneseo, IL,
atre, 39 38th Ave., Amana,
Pericles (November 12 through 21). There will http://www.rhplayers.com, Thu
IA, http://www.oldcreamery. Oct 7 thru Sun Oct 17.
com, Thu Sep 9 thru Sun be presentations for both the young and the The Drowsy Chaperone, Tony-
Oct 17. young-at-heart when Davenport Junior Theatre winning, show-within-a-show mu-
Hard to Believe, musical sical comedy, directed by Corinne
re-telling of the story of Job, tackles the family-friendly fun of The Adventures Johnson; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun
by area playwrights Jonathan of Stuart Little (October 16 through 24), and 3pm; for tickets, call 563-333-
Turner and Tim Stoller; $10; 6251, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101
Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3pm; when Moline’s Playcrafters Barn Theatre brings Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://
for information and tickets, a famed Robert Louis Stevenson title to life in web.sau.edu/galvin/index.php, Fri
call 309-762-0330, Playcraft- Oct 8 thru Sun Oct 10.
ers Barn Theatre, 4950 35th another adventure, Treasure Island (November A View from the Bridge,
Ave., Moline, IL, http://www. 12 through 21). And Davenport’s New Ground Dreamwell Theatre’s production
playcrafters.com, Fri Sep 10 of Arthur Miller’s classic drama;
thru Sun Sep 19.
Theatre will stage two dramatic works over less $8-$12; Fri & Sat 7:30pm; for
The 25th Annual Put- than seven weeks, when the Village Theatre houses tickets and information, call 319-
nam County Spelling Bee, Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award- 541-0140, Unitarian Universalist
Tony Award-winning musi- Society, 10 S Gilbert St, Iowa City,
cal comedy; $12-$25; Thu- winning hit August: Osage County (October 15 IA, http://www.dreamwell.com, Fri
Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm; for through 24), and the musically themed two- Oct 8 thru Sat Oct 16.
tickets and information, call
character chamber drama Souvenir (September 16
Legally Blonde: The Musi-
319-366-8591, Theatre Cedar cal, the Tony-nominated musical
Rapids, 102 3rd St SE, Cedar through 26). Be sure to save your program after based on the Reese Witherspoon
Rapids, IA, http://www.the-
the show, as it makes a really nice ... . Well, you comedy; for tickets, call 800-745-
atrecr.org, Fri Sep 10 thru 3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St.,
Sat Oct 2. know. – Mike Schulz Davenport, IA, http://www.adler-
[title of show], Tony- theatre.com, 7:30pm Sat Oct 9.
nominated meta-musical 9 to 5: The Musical, Tony
about two guys writing a musical; Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; Award-nominated musical comedy, based on the 1980 mov-
for tickets, call 319-338-7672, Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gil- ie; Tue-Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2pm, Sun 1 & 6:30pm; for tickets, call
bert St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.riversidetheatre.org, Fri 800-745-3000, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 221 Wal-
Sep 10 thru Sun Oct 3. nut St., Des Moines, IA, http://www.civiccenter.org, Tue Oct
‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3, one- 12 thru Sun Oct 17.
woman comedy that’s second-to-nun; $25-$30; for tickets August: Osage County, a New Ground Theatre produc-
and information, call 563-652-9815, Ohnward Fine Arts Cen- tion of Tracy Letts’ Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatic
ter, 1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa, IA, http://www.ohnward- comedy, directed by Derek Bertelsen; $12-$15; Fri & Sat
fineartscenter.com, 7pm Sat Sep 11. 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets and information, call 563-326-
The Tragedy of Sarah Klein, world-premiere drama by 7529, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Daven-
Nathan Porteshawver, about a CEO candidate at a moral port, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.org, Fri Oct 15 thru
crossroads; $10-$15; Thu-Sat 7pm, Sun 2pm; for informa- Sun Oct 24.
tion, call 563-383-6089 or e-mail theinternetplayers@gmail. Nuts, mental-health courtroom drama, written by Tom
Topor; $12-$13; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets and
information, call 319-462-4793, Starlighters Theatre, 136 E.
Main St., Anamosa, Iowa, http://www.starlighters.org, Fri Oct
15 thru Sun Oct 24.
Six Characters In Search of an Author, Luigi Pirandello’s
surreal comedy drama; $12-$25; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm;
for tickets and information, call 319-366-8591, Theatre Cedar
Rapids, 102 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.theatrecr.
org, Fri Oct 15 thru Sat Oct 30.
Spring Awakening, Tony-winning rock musical; $25-$59;
for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW
Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com,
8pm Sat Oct 16.
The Adventures of Stuart Little, stage adventure with
E.B. White’s famed mouse; $5 for ages 3 & up; Sat 1 & 4pm,
Sun 2pm; for information, call 563-326-7862, Davenport Ju-
nior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.
davenportjuniortheatre.com, Sat Oct 16 thru Sun Oct 24.
Fiddler on the Roof, beloved stage musical of Russian
traditions; $39-$61; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic
Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriac-
iviccenter.com, 7:30pm Mon Oct 18 and Tue Oct 19.
Blithe Spirit, Noel Coward’s classic comedy; $17.50-
$26.50; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun, Wed, & Thu 3pm; for tickets,
call 319-622-6194 or 800-35AMANA, Old Creamery Theatre,
39 38th Ave., Amana, IA, http://www.oldcreamery.com, Thu
Oct 21 thru Sun Nov 14.
I, Vampire, new performances with the professional
dancers of Ballet Quad Cities; Deanna Carter’s original bal-
let inspired by area author Michael Romkey’s novel about
the death and undead life of Chicago lawyer David Parker;
Fri & Sat 8pm, Sat 2pm; for information, call 309-786-3779,
Capitol Theatre, 330 W. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
balletquadcities.com, Fri Oct 22 and Sat Oct 23.
A Walk in the Woods, Lee Blessing’s Tony-nominated
dramatic comedy about U.S. & Soviet arms relations in the
1980’s; $10-$25; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Fri & Sun 1:30pm; for tickets
and information, call 319-622-3222 or email itac@southslope.
net, Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trail, Amana,
IA, http://www.iowatheatreartists.org, Fri Oct 22 thru Sun
Oct 31.
Boom, blind-date comedy by Peter Sinn Nachtrieb; Thu-
Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets, call 319-338-7672, Riverside
Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.riverside-
theatre.org, Fri Oct 29 thru Sun Nov 21.
Plaid Tidings, holiday-themed sequel to beloved boy-
band musical “Forever Plaid”; Wed, Fri, & Sat 5:45pm doors,
6-7pm buffet, 7:15pm Bootlegger pre-show, 7:45pm curtain;
Sun 3:45pm doors, 4-5 buffet, 5:15 Bootlegger pre-show,
5:45pm curtain; Wed 11:30am doors, 11:45am-12:45pm
plated lunch, 1pm Bootlegger pre-show, 1:30pm curtain; ; for
tickets and information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, Circa
‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://
www.circa21.com, 7:45pm Wed Nov 10 thru Fri Dec 31.
The Complete History of America [abridged], featuring
600 years of American history in 6,000 seconds; $16-$18; Thu-
Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; for information, call 563-449-6371, Har-
rison Hilltop Theatre, 1601 Harrison St, Davenport, IA, http://
www.harrisonhilltop.com, Thu Nov 11 thru Sat Nov 27.
Divergence, staged reading of Janet Schlapkohl’s play,
a winner in Dreamwell Theatre’s Writer’s Joust Original Play
Festival; for information, call 319-541-0140, Unitarian Uni-
versalist Society, 10 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, http://www.
dreamwell.com, 7:30pm Fri Nov 12.
Pericles, a Prenzie Players production of Shakespeare’s
classic drama; 7:30pm doors, 8pm curtain; venue to be de-
termined; Fri & Sat 7:30pm doors, 8pm show; Nov. 14 1:30pm
doors, 2pm show; Nov. 21 7:30pm doors, 8pm show; for
information, e-mail info@prenzieplayers.com, http://www.
prenzieplayers.com, 8pm Fri Nov 12 thru Sun Nov 21.
Treasure Island, family adventure based on Robert Louis
Stevenson’s book, directed by Jennifer Kingry; $10; Fri & Sat
7:30pm, Sun 3pm; for information and tickets, call 309-762-
0330, Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, IL,
http://www.playcrafters.com, Fri Nov 12 thru Sun Nov 21.
Harrison VFD, musical comedy about a volunteer fire
department; $10-$25; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Fri & Sun 1:30pm;
for tickets and information, call 319-622-3222 or email itac@
southslope.net, Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th
Trail, Amana, IA, http://www.iowatheatreartists.org, Fri Nov
12 thru Sun Nov 28.
The Night I Kissed Osama Bin Laden: A 9/11 Comedy,
staged reading of Joe Jennison’s play, a winner in Dreamwell
Theatre’s Writer’s Joust Original Play Festival; for information,
call 319-541-0140, Unitarian Universalist Society, 10 S Gilbert
St, Iowa City, IA, http://www.dreamwell.com, 7:30pm Sat Nov
13.
Plaid Tidings, holiday sequel with the boys from “Forever
Plaid”; $17.50-$26.50; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun, Wed, & Thu 3pm;
for tickets, call 319-622-6194 or 800-35AMANA, Old Cream-
ery Theatre, 39 38th Ave., Amana, IA, http://www.oldcream-
ery.com, Thu Nov 18 thru Sun Dec 19.
Hedda Gabler, the Curtainbox Theatre Company’s pro-
duction of Henrik Ibsen’s classic drama; $10-$15; Thu-Sat &
Tue 7:30pm, Sun 3pm; for tickets and information, call 563-
322-8504 or e-mail reservations@thecurtainbox.com, Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://
thecurtainbox.com, 7:30pm Thu Nov 18 thru Sun Dec 5.
Innocence, staged reading of Tom Deiker’s play, a winner
in Dreamwell Theatre’s Writer’s Joust Original Play Festival;
for information, call 319-541-0140, Unitarian Universalist
Society, 10 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, http://www.dreamwell.
com, 7:30pm Fri Nov 19 and Sat Nov 20.
Monty Python’s Spamalot, Tony-winning musical com-
edy; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.adlertheatre.com, 7pm Sun
Nov 21.
Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy, the re-
turn of Iowa’s longest-running show, a vaudevillian comedy
with music, illusion, and monkey business; times and ticket
prices to be announced; for tickets, call 800-743-8000, Civic
Center of Greater Des Moines, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA,
http://www.civiccenter.org, Tue Nov 23 thru Sun Jan 9.
Jack Frost Saves Christmas, holiday-themed family mu-
sical comedy; days and times vary; $18-$20; for tickets, call
309-786-7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828
3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 12pm Fri
Nov 26 thru Sun Dec 26.
The Tag Sale Project, Maggie Conroy comedy about five
Iowa City area friends; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets,
call 319-338-7672, Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa
City, IA, http://www.riversidetheatre.org, Fri Nov 26 thru
Sun Nov 28.
White Christmas, stage musical based on the Irving Ber-
lin classic; $12-$25; Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm; for tickets
and information, call 319-366-8591, Theatre Cedar Rapids,
102 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.theatrecr.org, Fri
Nov 26 thru Sat Dec 18.
Mary Poppins, Tony Award-winning family musical,
based on the beloved movie; Tue-Sat 7:30pm, Sat 2pm, Sun
1 & 6:30pm; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Civic Center of
Greater Des Moines, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA, http://
www.civiccenter.org, Fri Nov 26 thru Sun Dec 12.
Legally Blonde: The Musical, Tony-nominated musical
comedy based on the Reese Witherspoon movie; $39-$61;
for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW
Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com,
7:30pm Tue Nov 30.
Auditions, Classes, & Calls For Entry
Curtainbox Theatre Company: Private Instruction, in-
dividual lessons and sessions available for student and adult
actors; for information, contact Kimberly Furness at 563-
322-8504 or Kim@thecurtainbox.com, Curtainbox Theatre &
Conservatory, 2850 Eastern Ave., Suite #200, Davenport, IA,
http://thecurtainbox.com, thru Fri Dec 31.
Prenzie Players’ Verse/Audition Workshop, held in
conjunction with auditions for the November production of
“Pericles” by William Shakespeare; the workshop will examine
selected text from “Pericles” and introduce a few tidbits on
how to successfully prepare for auditions; free; for informa-
tion, e-mail director@prenzieplayers.com, Harrison Hilltop
Theatre, 1601 Harrison St, Davenport, IA, http://www.pren-
zieplayers.com, 7pm Tue Aug 24.
“The Drowsy Chaperone” Audition Workshop, prepara-
tion for the Oct. 8-10 production of the Tony Award-winning
musical comedy; free; for information, call Johnson at 563-
333-6427, Keith Haan at 563-333-6146, or Tyler Reinert at
712-299-2983, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Dav-
enport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/theatre, 6pm Thu Aug 26.
The Drowsy Chaperone, auditions for the Tony Award-
winning musical comedy, directed by Corinne Johnson,
running Oct. 8 - 10; prepare to sing 16 bars from a song of
your choosing, and bring sheet music; dress to move, with
dance shoes or sneakers recommended; theatre majors are
expected to perform a one-minute monologue, others are
encouraged to do so; Fri 3pm, Sat 10am; for information, call
Johnson at 563-333-6427, Keith Haan at 563-333-6146, or
Tyler Reinert at 712-299-2983, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101
Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/theatre, Fri
Aug 27 and Sat Aug 28.
Pericles, auditions for Nov. 12-21 production of Shake-
speare’s tale of romance, betrayal, and redemption, pro-
duced by the Prenzie Players; be prepared to read from the
script; monologues accepted, but not necessary; roles for
men and women of all ages; Sat noon, Sun 6:30pm, Mon
6:30 callbacks; for information, e-mail director@prenzieplay-
ers.com, Harrison Hilltop Theatre, 1601 Harrison St, Daven-
port, IA, http://www.prenzieplayers.com, 12pm Sat Aug 28,
6:30pm Sun Aug 29.
Musical Theatre: Ages 11 & Up, 10-week course on
Tuesdays; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by Bryan
Tank; work on solos, ensemble numbers, and all aspects of
the genre; $100; for information and to register, call 563-326-
7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com, Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://
www.newgroundtheatre.org, 4pm Tue Sep 7.
Musical Theatre: Ages 7 - 10, 10-week course on Tues-
days; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by Bryan Tank;
for beginners who wish to learn the basics; $100; for informa-
tion and to register, call 563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen
at cljansen@hotmail.com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Vil-
lage of East Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.
org, 5pm Tue Sep 7.
Acting Ensemble, 10-week course on Wednesdays, for
ages 9 & up; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by DeBor
Bowers; class involves age-related mime and acting & improv
activities, with exposure to some theatre intro and history;
$100; for information and to register, call 563-326-7529 or e-
mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com, Village Theatre,
2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.
newgroundtheatre.org, 5pm Wed Sep 8.
Stage Combat & Juggling, 10-week course on Wednes-
days, for ages 9-12; led by Dan Haughey, presented by New
Ground Theatre; develop discipline, teamwork, timing, trust,
stage safety, acting skills, focus, creativity, and creative con-
trols; $110; for information and to register, call 563-326-7529
or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com or Haughey
at danhaughey@sbcgobal.net, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th
St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundthe-
atre.org, 4pm Wed Sep 8.
Improv for the Young Actor, 10-week course on Thurs-
days, for ages 9-12; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by
Dan Haughey; develop imagination, teamwork, and empa-
thy, as they exercise their “acting muscles” of mind and spirit,
to build confidence, concentration, relaxation and poise;
$100; for information and to register, call 563-326-7529 or
e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com or Haughey at
danhaughey@sbcgobal.net, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St,
Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.
org, 4pm Thu Sep 9.
Playwriting for Grown-Ups, 10-week course on Thurs-
days; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by Chris Jansen;
an introduction to playwriting, with exercises and class feed-
back on your work; $80; for information and to register, call
563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.
com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Daven-
port, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.org, 5pm Thu Sep 9.
Acting for Film, 10-week course on Saturdays, for ages 8
& up; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by Jessica Den-
ney; topics include acting, writing, and vocal technique for
film, commercials, and radio; $110; for information and to
register, call 563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljan-
sen@hotmail.com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village
of East Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.org,
11am Sat Sep 11.
Creative Drama, 10-week course on Saturdays, for ages
5-7; presented by New Ground Theatre, led by DeBor Bowers;
students create and perform a short original piece through
learning about drama, storytelling, and mime; $100; for in-
formation and to register, call 563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris
Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th
St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundthe-
atre.org, 10am Sat Sep 11.
Musical Theatre, 10-week course on Saturdays; pre-
sented by New Ground Theatre, led by Bryan Tank; learn all
aspects of the genre, including vocal technique, creating a
character, and movement; $100; for information and to reg-
ister, call 563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@
hotmail.com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East
Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.org, 1pm Sat
Sep 11.
Treasure Island, auditions for Ken Ludwig’s family adven-
ture running Nov. 12-21, directed by Jennifer Kingry; for in-
formation, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950
35th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.playcrafters.com, 7pm Sun
Sep 12 thru Tue Sep 14.
Performance Ensemble: From Empty Space to Script
to Performance, 10-week course on Mondays, for ages 9-12;
presented by New Ground Theatre, led by Dan Haughey; par-
ticipants invent, write, and perform their own script, based
on the imaginations and personalities of those in class; de-
velop and demonstrate imagination, stage discipline, empa-
thy, problem-solving, teamwork, creativity and a handful of
acting skills; $110; for information and to register, call 563-
326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com
or Haughey at danhaughey@sbcgobal.net, Village Theatre,
2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.
newgroundtheatre.org, 4pm Mon Sep 13.
Theatre Talk, hosted by University of Iowa professor Miri-
am Gilbert, with invited guests; a discussion of the themes in
the theatre’s forthcoming production of “Boom”; for informa-
tion, call 319-338-7672, Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St.,
Iowa City, IA, http://www.riversidetheatre.org, Thu Oct 21.
Performances
Ballet West II, residency featuring outdoor dance perfor-
mances; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tickets and
information, call 319-335-1160, Central Park Square, Main St.
& Burlington Ave., Fairfield, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.
edu, 6pm Fri Sep 17.
Ballet West II, residency featuring outdoor dance perfor-
mances; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tickets and
information, call 319-335-1160, Hancher Green, Riverside Dr.
& Park Rd., Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, 6pm
Sat Sep 18.
Ballet West II, residency featuring outdoor dance perfor-
mances; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tickets and
information, call 319-335-1160, Shiloh Amphitheater, 100
Shiloh Dr., Kalona, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, 6pm
Sun Sep 19.
Ballet West II, residency featuring outdoor dance perfor-
mances; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; for tickets and
information, call 319-335-1160, Riverfront Park - Downtown
Muscatine, Muscatine, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu,
6pm Wed Sep 22.
Bayanihan Philippine National Dance Company, lively
dancing and astounding feats are accented by an extrava-
gant array of fabrics, headdresses, and ornaments; a Hancher
Auditorium presentation; for tickets and information, call
319-335-1160, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Thu Oct 14.
I, Vampire, new performances with the professional
dancers of Ballet Quad Cities; Deanna Carter’s original bal-
let inspired by area author Michael Romkey’s novel about
the death and undead life of Chicago lawyer David Parker;
Fri & Sat 8pm, Sat 2pm; for information, call 309-786-3779,
Capitol Theatre, 330 W. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
balletquadcities.com, Fri Oct 22 and Sat Oct 23.
Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rock-
ettes, lavish holiday production starring the legendary danc-
ers; $47.25-$92.75; at 4 & 7pm; for tickets, call 800-745-3000,
U.S. Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://
www.uscellular.com, Thu Nov 18.
Classes, & Ongoing Events
A. Rhythmic Time Social Dance, Thursdays at 8pm; with
the dance studio students; for information, call 309-786-4800,
A. Rhythmic Time Dance Studio, 5447 3rd Ave. Unit B, Moline,
IL, http://www.arhythmictime.com, thru Thu Dec 30.
Salsa Dance Lessons, Thursdays at 6:30pm; for informa-
tion, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC
SoDa, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com,
thru Thu Dec 16.
Salsa Dance with DJ Gunter, $6; for information, call
309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502
6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 7:15pm thru
Thu Dec 16.
A. Rhythmic Time Dance Lessons, private and group les-
sons available in swing, ballroom, hip-hop, Latin, tango, and
more; for information, call 309-786-4800, A. Rhythmic Time
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Dance Studio, 5447 3rd Ave. Unit B, Moline, IL, http://www.
arhythmictime.com, thru Fri Dec 31.
Learn to Dance the Arthur Murray Way, teaching dance
to the world for 97 years; first lesson free; mention this no-
tification and save up to 25%; for information, call 563-326-
4321, Arthur Murray Dance Studios, 221 1/2 Brady St, Daven-
port, IA, http://www.arthurmurray.com, thru Fri Dec 31.
Zumba with Instructor Cindy Franks, on Tuesdays &
Thursdays; $6; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail
qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL,
http://www.qcsoda.com, 5:30pm thru Thu Dec 16.
Ballroom Booster Class for Beginners, on the 1st and
3rd Saturdays of the month; $5; for information, call 309-798-
0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th Ave.,
Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 4pm thru Sat Dec 18.
Ballroom Dance, on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the
month; with music provided by DJ Army; for information, call
309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502
6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 7pm thru Sat
Dec 18.
Ballroom Lessons, on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the
month; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@
gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.
qcsoda.com, 6:30pm thru Sat Dec 18.
Salsa Dance, on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month;
with music provided by DJ Gunter; for information, call 309-
798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th
Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 10pm thru Sat Dec
18.
Variety Line Dancing Class, on Saturdays; with instructor
Cindy Baker; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail qc-
soda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://
www.qcsoda.com, 11:30pm thru Sat Dec 18.
Swing Dance Lessons, on Tuesdays; for information, call
309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502
6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, thru Tue Dec
14.
Swing Dance with DJ Korah, $6; for information, call 309-
798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th
Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 7:15pm thru Tue
Dec 14.
Ballroom Dance Lessons, on Wednesdays; for informa-
tion, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC
SoDa, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com,
6:30pm thru Wed Dec 15.
Ballroom Dance with DJ Gunter, on Wednesdays; $6; for
information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com,
QC SoDa, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com,
7:15pm thru Wed Dec 15.
Swedish Folk Dance and Hambo Workshop/Crayfish
Party/Barn Dance, reserve by Aug. 21 for Aug. 28 event; a
day of Swedish history, dance, food, and music; 11am guided
tour of historic Bishop Hill; 2-5:30pm with Roo Lester and
Larry Harding presenting a Hambo and Swedish Folk Dance
workshop; 6pm Swedish Crayfish Party, a summertime Swed-
ish smorgasbord, and coffee and Scandinavian dessert; 8pm
Barn Dance featuring live music by Mike Terry and Wild
Senna; $20-$25; to register, contact Patti at 309-375-6844
or heritagefolkdancers@yahoo.com, Vasa Order of America
Archives, 109 S. Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill, IL, 11am Sat Aug
21.
Sunday Afternoon Social Dance w/ the Ken Paulsen
Quartet, $10; membership is not required; no smoking,
plenty of free parking, handicap accessible; for information,
call 563-359-7177, Viking Club of Moline, 1450 41st Street,
Moline, IL, 3pm Sun Aug 22.
Social Dancing, Listening, & Fellowship, with live music
by the John & Kay Retzl; $5 donation includes beverages and
treats; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, 1pm
Wed Aug 25.
Fall Dance Classes, register for 6-week classes for all
ages; $52.50; for information, call 309-794-1410, Sunshine’s
Performing Arts Studio and Resale Store, 1303 30th St., Rock
Island, IL, Mon Aug 30.
Social Dancing, Listening & Fellowship, with music by
the Freddie Steenbock Duo; $3-$5 includes beverage and
treats; for information, call 386-7477, CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.
casiseniors.org, 1pm Wed Sep 1.
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John & Kay Retzl; $3-$5 includes beverage and treats; for
information, call 386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casise-
niors.org, 1pm Wed Sep 8.
Dancing with the Stars, come dressed as your favorite
movie or TV star and dance the night away; featuring perfor-
mances by the A. Rhythmic Time dance studio, music produc-
tion by DJ Rick Thames, prizes awarded for best cotume and
dance performance, dinner menu items available at 6pm,
a full-service cash bar, and more; for information, call 309-
949-2565 or e-mail info@lavendercrest.com, Lavender Crest
Winery, 5401 US Highway 6, Colona, IL, http://www.lavender-
crest.com, 7pm Fri Sep 10.
Social Dancing, Listening & Fellowship, with music by
the Freddie Steenbock Duo; $3-$5 includes beverage and
treats; for information, call 386-7477, CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.
casiseniors.org, 1pm Wed Sep 15.
Up with Families Dance, fundraising dance featuring
music by Pulse-Ox, food, children’s games, raffles, a silent
auction, and more; $2-$5; for information, call 563-322-8571,
Starlite Ballroom, Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W.
Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.upwithfamiliesdaven-
port.com, 6pm Sat Sep 18.
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc. - Eastern Chapter Dance, with
music by the Mike McIntyre Band; $8; for information, call
563-285-5989, Walcott Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St, Walcott, IA,
1:30pm Sun Sep 19.
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Sean O’Harrow’s Exit Interview
Figge Executive Director Accepts University of Iowa Museum Position
I
n Sean O’Harrow’s telling, the Figge Art
Museum is gaining an ally as much as it’s
losing an executive director.
It was announced last week that O’Harrow
has accepted the directorship of the
University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA),
at which he’ll start on November 15. A
national search for O’Harrow’s replacement
is expected to take at least four months.
“It is my faith in this region that is keeping
me here,” O’Harrow said in an interview
Friday. “I think there’s a lot that eastern Iowa
can achieve. There are a lot of great museums
and great cultural offerings which I think
need to be better promoted, to a certain
extent organized, maybe coordinated.”
And he said that after three years as
executive director, he’s leaving the Figge in
good shape. “It’s a very stable institution
right now, and it’s offering some very high-
quality programs,” O’Harrow said. “And if I
can help the UIMA, I think that would be a
very powerful pairing ... . It was important
for me to offer my services.”
O’Harrow has already proved that he
believes in partnerships, especially between
the University of Iowa and the Figge. As he
put it in an understated way: “It is obvious to
a lot of people that the University of Iowa’s
art is in this building.”
After the flood of 2008 in Iowa City
– which forced the University of Iowa
to remove the artwork from its museum
– O’Harrow offered the Figge for storage of
its 12,000 works of art. That facilitated the
2009 Figge exhibit A Legacy for Iowa, which
included many of the UIMA’s most-famous
works – including Jackson Pollock’s seminal
Mural.
As the next UIMA director, O’Harrow will
be charged with building a new art museum
to replace the flooded one. O’Harrow in that
process will have an impact on the Figge, as
the UIMA size and structure will determine
whether the Figge’s housing of University
of Iowa art is a short- or longer-term
arrangement.
But given his record at the Figge, it’s a
good bet that O’Harrow will continue to
strengthen the relationship between the two
museums.
“We’ve been discussing things with the
University of Iowa since 2008,” O’Harrow
said. “And so I’ve had discussions with
them about all sorts of ways we can help
and combine efforts and save money ... .”
Later in our interview, he summarized: “I’m
offended at duplication and redundancy and
overspending in certain areas.”
Interrelated
Accomplishments
O’Harrow said he wasn’t looking for a
new job when the University of Iowa search
committee approached him.
“As a museum director, you get phone calls
all the time,” he said. “I wasn’t tempted at all.”
O’Harrow was vague about why he
was tempted this time, but he gives the
impression that he’s the type of person who
needs new challenges. (The University of
Iowa job will reportedly pay O’Harrow
$190,000 a year. He admits he’ll be getting a
pay boost but said it will likely be eaten up
by a higher cost of living. He declined to say
how much he makes at the Figge.)
O’Harrow didn’t accomplish all his
articulated goals at the Figge – especially
building the museum’s endowment – and
he said that he would have liked more time
at the museum: “Perhaps if this came a little
later, it would have made a little more sense,
but the timing is what it is.”
Overall, though, he talks like somebody
satisfied with what he checked off his
to-do list. When I asked him to list five
accomplishments that define his tenure, he
offered them with barely a pause. Critically,
they’re interrelated, all working toward the
long-term health of the institution.
O’Harrow listed the accomplishments in
no particular order, he stressed.
• “The art in the building is a much higher
order,” he said. The permanent galleries
have been reorganized so that visitors enter
in the 20th Century and explore in a more
organized fashion.
• “We’ve built some pretty important
partnerships,” he said, citing those with both
the University of Iowa and Western Illinois
University, some of whose works will be on
display soon. The Figge also hosted the first
public exhibit of works from the Deere &
Company corporate collection. “It covers
areas that we’ve never completely covered,
like South America and eastern Europe
and Japan,” O’Harrow said of Deere. “That
relationship can develop further as well.”
• O’Harrow said he’s helped raise the
local, national, and international profile of
the museum, through its assistance with
the University of Iowa flood recovery and
the Deere collection. He also cited a 2008
exhibit that represented the U.S. premiere
of tapestries by Henry Moore. Figge board
member and U.S. Bank Regional President
Ken Koupal said O’Harrow helped “put the
Figge on the map.”
• “We’ve done very well in integrating
the mission of the museum into the larger
development plan of the Quad Cities,”
O’Harrow said. This was done, in part, by
convincing economic-development leaders
in the Quad Cities that arts and culture are
essential to attracting visitors and residents
to an area. “You can’t build an institution like
this and walk away from it,” he said. “It exists
for a reason that is greater than just showing
art.” Specifically, he said, the Figge is “an
essential part of RiverVision. ... It [the five-
year-old Figge building] has become iconic.
It is probably the most famous building in
the Quad Cities now, perhaps.”
• “I’m proud to have steered this
institution through the recession which has
totally battered and in some cases destroyed
other art museums in the country,” O’Harrow
said. “We have not only remained stable but
walked out in as good a [financial] shape
if not better than when it started. We now
offer significantly more.” He said the Figge
trimmed its operational budget to make ends
meet but has had a balanced budget each
year. “We managed to weather the recession
smelling like roses,” he said. “Every one of
my colleague institutions has suffered.”
Making a Stronger Case
That’s undoubtedly a significant
accomplishment, but it’s also important
to note that O’Harrow fell short of his
goals related to the Figge’s reserves and
endowment. This is particularly crucial
because O’Harrow has from the outset cast
an endowment as a way for the Figge to offer
more to the community without having to
charge for it. Included in this was the goal of
free admission.
“With a $50-million endowment, the
institution would be able to do things for the
community that it wouldn’t have to worry
about paying for,” he told me in early 2008.
“I would see an endowment of between $20
[million] and $50 million as a way of buying
freedom for the institution to serve the
community.”
He also said: “We have to get the
endowment to $20 million in the next three
years.”
In an interview in early 2009, he reiterated
the importance of a $20-million endowment,
and said that was still feasible by 2011.
But as he prepares to leave, the endowment
and reserves stand at roughly the same $5
million that they were when he started.
O’Harrow joked that the Figge was
fortunate not to have had a large endowment,
given what the recession did to investments.
But he added that the recession made
significant fundraising impossible, and
that the museum needed to lay operational
and mission groundwork prior to a capital
campaign.
“When I started the job, I thought that
raising money would be the most important
aspect of the position,” he explained. “And
it was and still is. But what occurred to me
fairly quickly was that the institution needed
to be accepted in the community better, the
mission had to be better integrated in the
needs of the Quad Cities ... , and the role that
it played in the development of the Quad
Cities had to be better defined. ... I realized
that in order to raise ... sufficient amounts of
money, I would need to sort those things out
first.”
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jeff@rcreader.com
Plus: “We needed to wait for this
[recession] to subside ... . Wealthy people had
lost so much of their wealth that really no one
was in any position to give significantly.”
He said that in 2008, the plan was to start
a quiet fundraising campaign that year. Now,
he said, the Figge is again preparing for that
“silent” phase.
“The case is much stronger now than it was
then,” he said. “Before, it was a museum that
wasn’t firing on all cylinders. The ask would
have been, ‘Look what this could become.’”
Now the Figge can point to what it is.
Koupal said O’Harrow has been successful
at making the Figge “an art museum for the
whole community and the whole region.”
O’Harrow said that the Figge has had to
create a “new model which is not necessarily
seen in other cities. ... The model that we’re
pursuing is entirely new. ... It wasn’t like I
was going to be able to learn from other
places how to do it.” He described the model
as “using partnerships to not only broaden
your capability but strengthen your offerings,
deepen your offerings.”
He agreed with the assertion that the
Figge’s collection by itself isn’t enough to
sustain the museum: “In the sense that the
collection perhaps was less appropriate
for what the institution needs to do in the
community. That’s because the collection is
very old.”
Beyond expanding the collection through
partnerships and collaborations, the Figge
has also become more education-oriented,
O’Harrow said. That includes changing the
way the museum approaches schools. In
the past, he said, the Davenport Museum of
Art and the Figge “were sending out people
teaching art. [Now] we’re sending out people
teaching other subjects using art. Art is not
an end; it’s a means to an end.”
For example, a visiting instructor might
teach about the Holocaust (or social studies
or science) through art. This is necessary, he
said, because schools today prioritize core
subjects, often at the expense of secondary
areas such as art. “Teaching art in a school
system that doesn’t value art as much is
not a great program,” O’Harrow said. “But
teaching subjects that they do value using
art is to me what art is all about. It’s a way of
communicating with people.”
And that reflects his philosophy on the
role of the Figge overall: “It isn’t an art
museum and it isn’t art for art’s sake, or
an art museum’s sake. It is an art museum
as a way of developing our community, a
way of educating our community, ... a way
of communicating ideas. When people see
culture in that way, they appreciate it.”
For a 2008 profile of O’Harrow, visit
RCReader.com/y/oharrow1. For a 2009
interview, visit RCReader.com/y/oharrow2.

Social Dancing, Listening, & Fellowship, with live music
by the John & Kay Retzl; $5 donation includes beverages and
treats; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, 1pm
Wed Sep 22.
QC SoDa Autumn Dance, for information, call 309-798-
0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa, 1502 6th Ave.,
Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 7pm Fri Sep 24.
Social Dancing, Listening & Fellowship, with music by
the Freddie Steenbock Duo; $3-$5 includes beverage and
treats; for information, call 386-7477, CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.
casiseniors.org, 1pm Wed Sep 29.
Social Dancing, Listening & Fellowship, with music by
the Freddie Steenbock Duo; $3-$5 includes beverage and
treats; for information, call, CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casise-
niors.org, 1pm Wed Oct 6.
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc. - Eastern Chapter Dance, with
music by Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen; $8; for
information, call 563-285-5989, Walcott Coliseum, 116 E Bry-
ant St, Walcott, IA, 1:30pm Sun Oct 17.
Social Dancing, Listening & Fellowship, with music by
the Freddie Steenbock Duo; $3-$5 includes beverage and
treats; for information, call 386-7477, CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.
casiseniors.org, 1pm Wed Oct 20.
Costumed Dance Party with QC SoDa, for information,
call 309-798-0279 or e-mail qcsoda@gmail.com, QC SoDa,
1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 7pm Sat
Oct 30.
Sunday Afternoon Halloween Dance w/ the Ken
Paulsen Quartet, $10; membership not required; no smok-
ing, plenty of free parking, handicap accessible; costumes
optional; for information, call 563-359-7177; for information,
e-mail e-solymossy@wiu.edu, Viking Club of Moline, 1450
41st Street, Moline, IL, 3pm Sun Oct 31.
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc. - Eastern Chapter Dance, with
music by the Goodtime Dutchmen; $8; for information, call
563-285-5989, Walcott Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St, Walcott, IA,
1:30pm Sun Nov 14.
Sunday Afternoon Holiday Dance w/ the Ken Paulsen
Quartet, $10; membership not required; for information, e-
mail e-solymossy@wiu.edu, Viking Club of Moline, 1450 41st
Street, Moline, IL, 3pm Sun Nov 28.
Volunteers Sought for Floatzilla, Want to help support a
Guinness World Record breaking attempt? Floatzilla is a kay-
ak & canoe festival that caps off with a large interconnected
flotilla on Rock Island’s Lake Potter. You can be a part of QC
history by volunteering!, River Action, 822 E. River Dr., Daven-
port, IA, http://www.riveraction.org, thru Sat Aug 21.
Volunteers Sought for Upper Mississippi River Confer-
ence, The 3rd Annual Upper Mississippi River Conference will
feature speakers from throughout the U.S. giving presenta-
tions on issues related to natural resources, riverfront devel-
opment, and river recreation. Be a part of the excitement as
professionals from the region discuss the future of the Upper
Mississippi River., River Action, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA,
http://www.riveraction.org, thru Fri Aug 27.
School-Supply Donations Sought for Anne’s Helping
Hands, All supplies must be new and unused. Drop off dona-
tions at the library during normal business hours. For more
information, please call the library at 309-523-3440, River
Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.
rivervalleylibrary.org, thru Tue Aug 31.
Lock & Dam #15 Tours, Saturdays & Sundays at 11am &
2pm; a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers park ranger leads you
back into history and teaches you about the present; free;
for information and to register, call 309-794-5338, Mississippi
River Visitor Center, Arsenal Island, Davenport, IA, thru Sun
Sep 5.
Ranger-Guided Walks, offered at 11am and 2pm; for
information, call 563-873-3491, Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 151 Hwy 76, Harpers Ferry, IA, http://www.nps.
gov/efmo, thru Mon Sep 6.
Farmer’s Market at Palmer College, opens Thursdays at
3pm; locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables each Thursday
at the top of Brady St.; for information, call 563-884-5726 or
e-mail lori.leipold@palmer.edu, Palmer College, 1000 Brady
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.palmer.edu, thru Thu Sep 30.
Main Street Farmers Market, open Thursdays at 2pm;
located in the 700 block of 15th Avenue; vendors selling
produce, plants, art, and more; for information, contact Kara
Fedje at kfedje@gmail.com, Downtown East Moline, East Mo-
line, IL, thru Thu Sep 30.
Trinity Farmers’ Market, opens Mondays at 3pm; fresh
produce, plants, homemade pies, meats, jellies, and jams,
Trinity Bettendorf, 4500 Utica Ridge Road, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.trinityqc.com, thru Mon Oct 25.
Milan’s Homegrown Farmer’s Market on the Square,
opens Wednesdays at 2:30pm; dozens of local producers sell-
ing homegrown fruits, vegetables, plants, and baked goods,
and local artisans with a wide variety of handmade crafts; for
information, call 309-756-9978, Rock Island County Exten-
sion, 321 W 2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://www.extension.uiuc.
edu/rockisland, thru Wed Oct 27.
Trinity Farmers’ Market, opens Saturdays at 8am; fresh
produce, plants, homemade pies, meats, jellies, and jams,
Trinity Moline, 500 John Deere Road, Moline, IL, http://www.
trinityqc.com, thru Sat Oct 30.
Quad City Botanical Center Market, opens Sundays at
1pm; local vendors with a variety of items in the circle drive
and parking lot; free; if you are interested in becoming a ven-
dor, call Megan at 309-794-0991 x 25 or email edu@qcgar-
dens.com, Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.qcgardens.com, thru Sun Oct 31.
Bible Prophecy, weekly fellowship on Saturdays at 2pm;
for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One Library,
230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Sat Dec 25.
Women’s Bible Study, weekly fellowship on Mondays at
7pm; for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One
Library, 230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Mon Dec 27.
Zoroasterian Praises, weekly fellowship on Mondays at
2pm; for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One
Library, 230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Mon Dec 27.
Quran Recital, weekly fellowship on Tuesdays at 2pm; for
information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One Library,
230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Tue Dec 28.
Torah Recital, weekly fellowship on Tuesdays at 10am; for
information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One Library,
230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Tue Dec 28.
Davenport Farmers’ Market, opens Saturdays at 8am &
Tuesdays at 3pm; open all year, indoors and out, Davenport
Farmers’ Market, 421 West River Drive, Davenport, IA, http://
www.localharvest.org, thru Tue Dec 28.
Buddha Meditation, weekly fellowship on Wednesdays
at 3pm; for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One
Library, 230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Wed Dec 29.
Tao Application, weekly fellowship on Wednesdays at
7pm; for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One
Library, 230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Wed Dec 29.
Krsna Adoration, weekly fellowship on Fridays at 8pm;
for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One Library,
230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Fri Dec 31.
Shiva Meditation, weekly fellowship on Fridays at 7pm;
for information, e-mail james_1844@yahoo.com, One Library,
230 W. 3rd Street, Davenport, IA, thru Fri Dec 31.
VFW Post 9128 Friday Night Dinner, Fridays at 5:30pm;
steaks, fish, burgers, and other dinners served, starting at
$5.99 & up; whole catfish $6 on the 2nd Fr. of the month;
ham steak $7 on the 3rd Fri. of the month; for information,
call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State St, Bettendorf,
IA, thru Fri Dec 31.
Senior Day: Vintage Voices, local actors’ group performs
two radio scripts from the 30s - 50s; refreshments provided;
for information, call 563-344-4187, Bettendorf Public Library,
2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.betten-
dorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Thu Aug 19.
Antique Automobile Club of America Central Fall Di-
vision Meet, on the commons, in celebration of the Missis-
sippi Valley Region of the Antique Car Automobile Club of
America’s 50th anniversary; with hundreds of antique auto-
mobiles on display for judging; free; for information, contact
Jack Kirik at 309-791-1320 or jakirik@mchsi.com, Downtown
Moline, Moline, IL, http://www.aaca.org/mvr, 8am Thu Aug
19 thru Sat Aug 21.
Conference of Human Trafficking, for information, call
Lynne Carver at 563-355-4640, Heritage Wesleyan Church,
4801 44th St., Rock Island, IL, Thu Aug 19 thru Sat Aug 21.
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Friday Martini Madness, a featured martini and appe-
tizer for $6.95 each; today - the Bartender’s Choice with Es-
cargot; for information, call 309-762-4700, Bass Street Chop
House, 1601 River Dr, Moline, IL, Fri Aug 20.
Golden Tones Concert & Ice Cream Social, $2-$3; for in-
formation, call 563-386-7477, ext. 0, CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.
casiseniors.org, 6:30pm Fri Aug 20.
Habitat ReStore Volunteer Orientation, get a tour of
the building and an orientation to see how everything works;
for information, e-mail gail@restoreqc.org or call 563-391-
4949, Habitat ReStore, 3629 Mississippi Avenue, Davenport,
IA, http://www.restoreqc.org, 9am Fri Aug 20.
Wine Tasting, sample 8-10 wines with complimentary
hors d’ouerves; $15; for information and to reserve, call 309-
762-4700, Bass Street Chop House, 1601 River Dr, Moline, IL,
6pm Fri Aug 20.
Rummage and Bake Sale for Haiti Mission Support,
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 415 W 53rd St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.princeofpeaceqc.org, 9am Fri Aug 20 and
Sat Aug 21.
RiverWay 2010, activities and events along and in the
Mississippi; for information, call 563-322-2969, River Action,
822 E. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www.riveraction.org,
Fri Aug 20 thru Sun Aug 22.
Discover the Pinta and the Nina, replicas’ of Columbus
famed ships will be docked until the morning of Aug. 30; the
Pinta is available for private parties while in port; $5-$7 for
self-guided tours, no reservations necessary; for information,
call 787-672-2152, Oneida Landing, River Dr, Davenport, IA,
http://www.thenina.com, 9am Fri Aug 20 thru Sun Aug 29.
3rd Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Grilled Ham Steak; for
information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State
St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/,
5:30pm Fri Aug 20.
Floatzilla, an attempt to break the Guinness World Record
for the largest canoe and kayak raft; participants will have to
link hands, paddles, or hold on to adjacent boats to create
and maintain a single interconnected raft for 30 seconds; the
current record of 1,104 boats was set on Fourth Lake, Inlet,
New York on September 13, 2008; hosted by River Action
Inc.; $10-$20 registration; for information, call 563-322-2969,
Sunset Marina, Rock Island, IL, http://www.floatzilla.org, 2pm
Sat Aug 21.
German-Wends Cultural Festival, a full day of Wendish
cultural demonstrations, music, dancing, and more, and ex-
plore the museum’s 4,000 square feet of exhibits; $3-$5; for
information, call 563-322-8844, German American Heritage
Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.gahc.org,
10am Sat Aug 21.
River Roots Live “River Ride”, 2nd-annual fundraiser for
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Movie
The River Is Life
Veterans Memorial Park
Saturday, August 28, 8 p.m.
I n describing his documentary
adventure The River Is Life – in which
two intrepid buddies kayak 2,300 miles
down the Mississippi River – filmmaker
Phillip Hullquist says that the movie
follows him and fellow traveler Ryan
Jeanes “from black bears in the north
to gators in the south.” He also says that
his films “tend to be about things people
would love to do, but are letting some
reason, real or imaginary, hold them
back.”
For my part, black bears and gators are
exactly the reasons I’d never kayak down
the Mississippi, but Hullquist is clearly
made of stronger stuff than I.
This point will no doubt be evident on
August 28, when Hullquist and Jeanes
bring The River Is Life to Bettendorf ’s
Veterans Memorial Park for a special
presentation of their latest travelogue.
The 14th stop on a 42-city tour – with
a screening in Moline’s Riverside Park
scheduled for September 10 – the outdoor
event will also feature an introduction
by and post-show discussion with the
travelers, whose previous cinematic
collaboration involved the pair trekking
cross-country in 2009’s The Hitchhiking
Movie.
Their 2010 outing, however, finds
the duo taking a more vertical look
at the American landscape. The 90-
minute film traces a three-and-a-half-
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Answers: 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – C, 4 – F, 5 – B, 6 – A. If Smith:
month journey in which Hullquist and
Jeanes contended with such obstacles
as waterfalls, rapids, boat wakes,
unpredictable weather changes, and the
aforementioned bears and gators – with
little protection from the elements and
wildlife. As The River Is Life’s press
materials state, the men were armed only
with “a high-definition video camera, two
paddles, two inflatable kayaks, and their
wits. Or lack thereof.”
Yet the film also promises to be an
inspiring and moving testament to
American can-do spirit, and a frequently
amusing one, as well. “You’ll meet quite
a funny cast of characters in this movie,”
says Hullquist, “from an over-size
Kentuckian sporting his duck call to a
racy Minnesota woman threatening to
kill us in our sleep.” Wow. I had no idea
my Aunt Ruth was even in a movie.
Veterans Memorial Park is located
at 1645 23rd Street, and more
information on the movie is available at
TheRiverIsLife.com and 11Visions.com.
Event
you answered
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“A”” the
Wizard, tha
record-breaking former shortstop for the St. Louis C
will deliver a 5 p.m. presentation on his personal and
Ozzie Smith: A Day at the Park with the Wizard professional accomplishments, borrowing on (as fits
Modern Woodmen Park nickname) themes of intelligence, heart, and courag
Sunday, August 22 attributes that Smith has embodied on the field and
was not only inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fam
also 1992’s St. Louis Man of the Year, the 1995 recip
A bona fide living legend
kicks off the Eastern
Iowa Community College
humanitarian prize the Roberto Clemente Award, a
2001 recipient of the community-leader accolade th
Payton Sweetness Award.
District’s Distinguished Try your hand at this by-the-numbers Ozzie Smi
Speakers Series for 2010-11, matching the blank with the appropriate number:
when baseball great Ozzie
“The Wizard” Smith takes the 1) Smith finished his baseball career with ___ hit
stage – or rather, home plate 2) Smith is the all-time assist leader at shortstop,
– at Davenport’s Modern assists.
Woodmen Park on August 3) Smith is the all-time leader at turning double p
22. ___.
In an event titled “Ozzie 4) Number of at-bats during Smith’s career: ___.
Event
now ruined it for the rest
of you.
Fear not, though; I’m
River City Beer Festiv-ale guessing we’ll all still
Rock Island Brewing Company get plenty of bang for
Saturday, August 28, 2-6 p.m. our bucks. With dozens
upon dozens of specialty
O
n August 28, the Rock Island Brewing beers, ales, and malt
Company will host a craft-beer- and beverages to choose
micro-brew-tasting event called the River from, the outdoor River
City Beer Festiv-ale, and during a recent City Beer Festiv-ale
conversation, RIBCO bar manager Ryan McKee – the first public tasting
explains why attendees will be issued drink event RIBCO has hosted
tickets as opposed to paying for an all-you-can- – will feature unique
imbibe afternoon. “At the end of the day,” he beverages from such
says, “I wanted people to think about what they breweries as the Bent
were sampling, and not just run from tent to River Brewing Company,
tent saying, ‘Fill me up! Fill me up!’” Clearly, he’s Rogue, New Holland
seen me at tastings in the past. I apologize if I’ve Brewing, Unibroue, Bell’s,
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at last one,
ved, I’m guessing
5) Number yousteals:
of career don’t ___.watch a lot of baseball.
Cardinals
d
6) Number on Smith’s St. Louis Cardinals jersey: ___.
Event What Else
s his
ge. They’re
A) 1
B) 580 Floatzilla Challenge and Is Happenin’
d off, as he C) 1,590 Quad Cities Paddlesports MUSIC
me, but was D) 2,460
pient of the E) 8,375 Festival Friday, August 20 – Scorpions.
and the F) 9,396 Sunset Marina German rockers on their “Get Your Sting
he Walter Saturday, August 21 & Blackout” world tour, performing with
Events at “Ozzie Smith: A Day at the Park with the Wizard” heavy-metal openers Dokken. i wireless

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ith quiz, will also include children’s activities and a 2:30 p.m. youth -R-R-A-A-A-A-A-A-R-R- Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7:30
sports clinic at which Smith will serve as honorary coach; “And you also know that there p.m. $39.50-58.50. For tickets, call
R-G-G-G-H-H-H!!!!!”
admission to the park is $15 for adults and $10 for students are themed activities scheduled (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.
“What the hell are you doing,
ts. and military personnel. For more information, call (563)324- throughout the day at Sunset com.
Mike?”
with ___ 3000 or visit EICC.edu. Marina, including group field trips Friday, August 20, and Saturday,
“You like the costume, Jeff?
to Quad Cities water trails starting August 21 – River Roots Live. Annual
I received a press release about
plays, with
don’t watch a lot of baseball. at 9 a.m., and beginner-friendly outdoor concert performances and
the upcoming community event
answered anything but “A” for that last one, I’m guessing you paddling lessons taking place up rib festival, with performers including
Floatzilla at Rock Island’s Sunset
Answers: 1 – D, 2 – E, 3 – C, 4 – F, 5 – B, 6 – A. If you until the 2 p.m. record-breaking the Marshall Tucker Band, Creedence
Marina, and I thought maybe I
attempt.” Clearwater Revisited, Cory Chisel &
could audition to be its mascot! R-R-
“Hmm. I see.” the Wandering Sons, and Grace Potter
and Capital Brewery. around trying high-end beers in plastic cups.” R-A-A-A-A – !!!!!”
“So why are you dressed as an & the Nocturnals. LeClaire Park (River
The $15 admittance He adds that a sizable portion of the event’s “I get it, I get it. But you do know
enormous mug of root beer with a Drive and Ripley Street, Davenport).
fee will entitle patrons proceeds (“pretty much everything after cost”) what Floatzilla is, don’t you?”
scoop of vanilla ice cream on your 11 a.m.-midnight. Free admission. For
to 15 drink tickets, will be donated to the area not-for-profit Living “Um ... .”
hea – ?” information, call (563)322-1706 or visit
with additional tickets Lands & Waters, and that in addition to a good “Floatzilla is the name of the
“ ... ” RiverRootsLive.com.
available for purchase; buzz, RIBCO visitors might even walk away floating object that’ll be created on
“You didn’t think ... .” Thursday, August 26 – Toby Keith.
festiv-ale-goers will from the afternoon with a fair degree of new August 21, during the area’s attempt
“Yup.” Country superstar in concert, with
also receive free beer knowledge. “There’ll be reps from my to break the world record for the
“Do you even read those press opener Trace Adkins. i wireless Center
admission to the club’s purveyors here,” says McKee, “and people from largest raft of canoes and kayaks.
releases any more?” (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7:17 p.m.
evening performance Bent River and the Blue Cat [Brew Pub] and The event is taking place at the
“Man, I get like a hundred of $47.25-62.50. For tickets, call (800)745-
by musician Dave Great River [Brewing Company] to talk about marina’s Potter Lake, and it’s being
those things a day!” 3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com.
Bess, and the first their products. People that know a lot more sanctioned by the Guinness Book
of World Records, and sponsors at Friday, August 27 – William Elliott
600 through the about beer than I do. I mean, I can’t put Jon Registration for the Floatzilla Whitmore. Acoustic folk musician in
gates will be able to Horvath” – the annual Best Bartender in the River Action are hoping to demolish
challenge is $10 for one vessel and a concert sponsored by Daytrotter,
take home their own Reader’s Best of the Quad Cities poll – “at every the previous record by having
one paddler – though you’re welcome with openers the Old Scratch Revival
commemorative single table.” Ah, but if wishing made it so ... . participants in 2,010 canoes and
to witness the spectacle for free – and Singers and Nathaniel Rateliff. Rock
sampling glasses. As The River Ciy Beer Festivale runs from 2 to kayaks link arms and hands – or
more information is available by Island Brewing Company (1815 Second
McKee says, “I didn’t 6 p.m., and more information is available by hold on to adjacent boats – for 30
calling River Action at (563)322-2969 Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $10-12. For
want people to go calling (309)793-1999 or visiting RIBCO.com. seconds. It’s been in the news for
or visiting Floatzilla.org.
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4th Friday Dinner, $7;
featuring Hot Roast Beef
Sandwiches; for information,
call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post
9128, 2902 State St, Betten-
Living Lands & Waters, the River Music Experience, and the
dorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.
com/~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm
Downtown Partnership; 10am-noon registration, last bike in
Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills
Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
Englert Theatre uptownbargrill.com, 9pm Sun
August through Aug 29.
Ringling Bros. and Barnum
November and Bailey presents Zing Zang
Zoom, the 139th edition of The
ties.com, Davenport West High School, 3505 W Locust St,
Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportwhs50.com, Thu Sep
9 thru Sun Sep 12.
2nd Friday Dinner, $6; featuring Whole Deep Fried Cat-
fish; for information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128,
2902 State St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/
~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm Fri Sep 10.

A
Fri Aug 27. Greatest Show On Earth; $11- St. Ambrose University Star Party - Night Sky Viewing,
at 5pm; the ride takes participants through 60 miles of scene-
ic river roads, with stops at Blueport Junction, Biscuit’s Bar &
3rd Annual Neighborhood fter looking $65; for tickets, call 800-745- on-site 12- and 14-inch telescopes will be available at the St.
Ice Cream Party, ice cream, 3000, i wireless Center, 1201 Ambrose S. G. Menke Observatory for sky viewing; visitors
Grill, The Button Factory, Ducky’s Lagoon, and ending at River
hot dogs, chili dogs, popcorn,
over the River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www. are welcome to bring smaller telescopes; for information,
Roots Live in LeClaire Park; $15 per hand, $5 for a passenger;
50/50 raffle, cash prizes for the winner; for information, call
iced tea, and lemonade, live lengthy list iwirelesscenter.com, 7pm Thu contact Dr. Robert Mitchell at 563-333-6141, Wapsi River En-
music with the band Smile, Sep 2 thru Sun Sep 5. vironmental Center, 31555 52nd Ave., Dixon, IL, http://www.
Tammy at 309-236-0725 or Nora at 309-236-0728, or e-mail
games, children’s activities, and
of autumnal Friends of the Rock Island sau.edu, 7pm Sat Sep 11.
tammy@livinglandsandwaters.org or nora@livinglandsand-
more; for information, call 563- happenings at Public Library Big Book Sale, Viva Quad Cities Celebration, annual celebration of His-
waters.org, Wieblers Harley-Davidson, 5320 Corporate Park
324-6431, Immanuel Lutheran Paula Cole big bargains on used books panic culture, featuring food booths, arts and crafts, live en-
Dr, Davenport, IA, 10am Sat Aug 21.
Church - Davenport, 3834 Iowa City’s Englert and more; proceeds benefit the tertainment by Mariachi Jalisco, Grupo Realidad, Los Mocam-
Riverine Walk: Rock Island Hydropower Plant, led by
Timothy Ridder, City of Rock Island; learn how Rock Island
Rockingham Rd, Davenport, IA, Theatre, I thought about starting this piece library; for information, call 309- bos, QC Ballet Folklorico, Sonido Estrella, Zumba, Orquesta
3pm Sat Aug 28. 732-7323, Rock Island Public Li- Alto Maiz, and Banda de GTO, and more; $5/adult, ages 12 &
successfully restored the hydro-electric plant on the Rock
Riverine Walk: Davenport’s with a one-word sentence: “Damn.” But then I brary - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th under free;, Bass Street Landing Plaza, Moline, IL, http://www.
River, its history, & how it benefits residents now; $5, free for
River Action members; for information, call 563-322-2969 or
River Vision 2010, led by Steve remembered that my parents get embarrassed St., Rock Island, IL, http://www. vivaquadcities.com/viva/Welcome.html, 12pm Sat Sep 11.
Ahrens, Levee Improvement rockislandlibrary.org, 9am Thu 2nd Saturday Breakfast, $6; 2 Eggs (any way), Pancakes,
e-mail riveraction@riveraction.org, Centennial Skate Park,
Commission; see Davenport’s whenever I swear in print, so what say we just Sep 2. Bacon, Sausage, Hash Browns, Toast, Juice, Coffee; for in-
corner of River Dr. & Warren St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
riveraction.org, 9am Sat Aug 21.
RiverVision Plan firsthand; get on to the many, many promising events Habitat ReStore 25% Off formation, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State
hear about the latest riverfront Sale, everything in the store will St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/,
Running Wild Trail Race, annual event takes place on
projects from Centennial Park on the Englert’s fall calendar. Movie lovers be 25% off; for information, call 7:30am Sat Sep 11.
the scenic route through Port Louisa National Wildlife Ref-
uge; the gravel road winds through wetlands and grasslands
to the East Industrial Area and can enjoy a bevy of independent features and 563-359-9066, Habitat ReStore, Oakdale Memorial Cemetery Pet Memorial Day, for
how you can be involved in the 3629 Mississippi Avenue, Daven- information, call 563-324-5121, Oakdale Memorial Cemetery,
providing plenty of wildlife viewing opportunities; family-
planning; for information, call shorts at this year’s Landlocked Film Festival port, IA, http://www.restoreqc. 2501 Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, Sun Sep 12.
oriented event features 3 and 5-mile run/walks, as well as
a 1/2-mile and 1-mile Farm Bureau Kids’ Fun Run; entry fees
563-322-2969 or e-mail riverac- (August 26 through 29), while comedy fans org, Fri Sep 3. The 2010 U.S. Army Soldier Show, music and patriotism
tion@riveraction.org, Centen- Habitat ReStore Volunteer in this annual touring presentation; free admission; for infor-
for the 3 and 5-mile races are $15 through Aug. 7 and $20
nial Skate Park, corner of River can get a kick out of the satirical tunes of The Orientation, get a tour of the mation, call 309-782-5890, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Dav-
afterward; the Farm Bureau Fun Run is free but t-shirts for
Fun Run participants are $8 and must be ordered by Aug. 7;
Dr. & Warren St., Davenport, Water Coolers (September 12) and, in his latest building and an orientation to enport, IA, http://www.adlertheatre.com, 7pm Tue Sep 14.
IA, http://www.riveraction.org, see how everything works; for Talk of the Town, with a pizza lunch served at 11:15am,
registrations will be accepted through race day; for informa-
9am Sat Aug 28. tour, the stand-up of Pauly Shore (November information, call 563-359-9066, and Bill Wundrum, Quad Cities Times newspaper columnist
tion, call 319-523-8381, Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge,
F Avenue, Wapello, IA, http://www.RunLouisaCounty.com,
Augustana Public Radio 14). There’ll be big fun for the kids with the Habitat ReStore, 3629 Missis- and author, speaking at 11:45am; free for CASI members; for
Open House, celebrating 30 sippi Avenue, Davenport, IA, information and to reserve, call 563-386-7477, ext. 0, CASI
8:30am Sat Aug 21.
years in the Quad Cities; sta- children’s rock of Justin Robert & the Not- http://www.restoreqc.org, 5pm (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Daven-
Village of East Davenport Wine Walk, sample over 14
different types of local wines while discovering the Village of
tion tours, live music, brats, a
special edition of Don Wooten’s
Ready-for-Naptime Players (September 12), and Fri Sep 3.
6th Annual Labor Day Ride
port, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 11am Wed Sep 15.
Bunco, open to all ages and skill levels; for information,
East Davenport, with each retailer offering a different wine
“Saturday Morning Live,” and the giant puppets and scientific experiments of for Non-Hodgkin’s Lympho- contact Bev Skelton at 309-523-2516, River Valley Library, 214
to sample; for information, e-mail Aimee at aimeewinslow@
yahoo.com, Village of East Davenport, Davenport, IA, 3pm
birthday cake; for information,
contact Frank Sundram at 309-
the stage show Look Out, Galileo! (September ma, 11:30am-1pm sign-in, last
bike in by 6pm; proceeds ben-
S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org,
1pm Wed Sep 15.
Sat Aug 21.
Garden Celebration, for information, call 309-756-9978,
794-7554 or franksundram@ 25). Plus, is there ever some music on tap for efit the American Cancer Society Fall Bingo, with special prizes and apple pie a la mode for
wvik.org, WVIK 90.3 FM, Au- for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma dessert; sponsored by Grand Haven Retirement Community;
ext 13, Rock Island County Extension, 321 W 2nd Ave, Milan,
gustana College, Rock Island,
the Englert this fall. There’ll be classical tunes Research in Rock Island; pizza, $2 plus cards; for information, call 563.386.7477 ext. 0, CASI
IL, http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/rockisland, Wed Aug 25.
Upper Mississippi River Conference, participate in
IL, http://www.wvik.org, 10am with guitar masters Eric Johnson, Andy McKee, 50/50 chances, basket chances, (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Daven-
Sat Aug 28. and a chance to win cash for port, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 12:30pm Fri Sep 17.
roundtable discussions addressing river communities’ needs,
Old-Fashioned Family
and Peppino D’Agostino (October 7), blues the best card hand; $10; for a Our Big Fat Greek Festival, St. George Greek Orthodox
facilitated by Ed Freer of JJR, Madison, Wisconsin, with as-
sistance from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the U.S. Coast
Fun Day, fundraiser for Ann’s tunes with Little Feat guitarists Paul Barrere and $15 donation, you can be trans- Church, 2930 31st Avenue, Rock Island, IL, http://www.down-
Helping Hands Inc.; live music, ported to 6 stops; for informa- towndavenport.com, Fri Sep 17.
Guard and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; special pro-
games, balloon toss, tug-o-
Fred Tackett (November 11), and folk tunes tion, call 309-944-5531 or e-mail 3rd Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Grilled Ham Steak; for
grams on environmental education, celebratory events, and
more; $99-$149; Wed 2pm, Thu & Fri 7:30am; for information,
war, three-legged races, face- with guitarist Jason Reeves (October 8). More tlfreeze@geneseo.net, Daiquiri information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State
fainting, watermelon-seed Factory, 1809 2nd Ave., Rock St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/,
call 563-322-2969, i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL,
spitting contest, Best Pie Con- folk will be on hand with the indie crooners Island, IL, http://www.ridistrict. Fri Sep 17.
http://www.riveraction.org, 2pm Wed Aug 25 thru Fri Aug
27.
test, food & drinks, and more; of The Weepies (October 26), while Southern- com, 11:30am Sat Sep 4. Celtic Festival and Highland Games, featuring Scottish
bring lawn chairs, no coolers Rock Island Grand Prix, 16th athletics, Highland dance, bagpipe bands, kids’ games, liv-
Bettendorf Patio Crawl, Uptown Neighborhood Bar and
allowed; $5/person, $20/fam- based alt-country is showcased with Drive-By annual independent kart-racing ing history, animals, education, workshops, culture, food &
Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http://www.up-
townbargrill.com, 9pm Wed Aug 25.
ily; for information, call Ann at Truckers (September 29). Progressive-rock event which draws hundreds beverages, and more; with musical entertainment by Laura
309-314-5226 or Elaine at 309- of entries from throughout the MacKenzie & the Lads, Highland Reign, and New Grass News;
Riverine Walk: Davenport’s River Vision 2010, led by
631-3824, Cordova 3M Barn, drummer Carl Palmer shows off his virtuosity United States and Canada, com- free daytime admission, evening bands $5; for information,
Steve Ahrens, Levee Improvement Commission; see Daven-
port’s RiverVision Plan firsthand; hear about the latest river-
two miles north of the drag in “An Evening of Emerson, Lake, & Palmer peting for a minimum purse of call 309-794-0449 or e-mail infocelt@celtichighlandgames.
strip, Cordova, IL, http://www. $25,000; 8:30am-6:30pm; for org, Centennial Park, Beiderbecke Dr. & Marquette, Daven-
front projects from Centennial Park to the East Industrial Area
AnnsHelpingHands.org, 12pm Music” (October 30), while independent rock information, call 309-788-6311, port, IA, http://www.celtichighlandgames.org, Sat Sep 18.
and how you can be involved in the planning; for informa-
tion, call 563-322-2969 or e-mail riveraction@riveraction.org,
Sat Aug 28. is represented by Montreal’s Wolf Parade The District of Rock Island, 16 Guided Bird Walk, Dennis Carter of the Upper Iowa Chap-
River City Beer Festiv- 1/2 St., Rock Island, IL, http:// ter of the National Audubon Society will lead a 2-hour walk
Centennial Skate Park, corner of River Dr. & Warren St., Daven-
ale, craft beer & micro-brew (November 18). And there will be female artists www.rockislandgrandprix.com, around the park grounds; view a colorful display of warblers,
port, IA, http://www.riveraction.org, 6:30pm Wed Aug 25.
Friday Martini Madness, a featured martini and appetiz-
tasting, live music, and more; aplenty at the Englert this fall, including living Sat Sep 4 and Sun Sep 5. vireos, and thrushes; wear sturdy shoes and bring binoculars,
$15; for information, call 309- Senior Citizen Golf Cart a pencil (checklists will be provided), and water for the hike;
er for $6.95 each; today - a White Cosmo and the Fresh Sheet
793-1999, The District of Rock legend Joan Baez (October 6), Grammy Award Tour, a guided, narrated river- beginning to expert birders welcome; for information, call
Appetizer; for information, call 309-762-4700, Bass Street
Chop House, 1601 River Dr, Moline, IL, Fri Aug 27.
Island, 16 1/2 St., Rock Island, winner Paula Cole (November 19), indie darling front tour on trails on both sides 563-873-3491, Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Hwy
IL, http://www.ribco.com, 2pm of the Mississippi; for informa- 76, Harpers Ferry, IA, http://www.nps.gov/efmo, 8am Sat Sep
St. Ambrose University Intercultural Dessert Recep-
Sat Aug 28. Michelle Shocked (September 22), and the tion and to register, call 563-322- 18.
tion, a welcome back social event featuring treats from vari-
ous countries; free and open to the public; for information,
St. Ambrose Blast Party, musicians playing the Iowa Women’s Musical 2969, River Action, 822 E. River Popular Astronomy Club: View the Night Sky, look for
with music by John Wasem; for Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. Neptune, Uranus, Gamma Andromedae, and the “E.T.” Cluster,
contact Michael Dixon at 563-333-6264 or interculturallife@
information, call 563-322-8584, Fest Kick-Off concert (September 16): Leslie riveraction.org, Thu Sep 9. with the portable observatory; free, Niabi Zoo, Niabi Zoo Rd.,
sau.edu, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Lo-
cust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 4pm Fri Aug 27.
Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St., Dav-
enport, IA, 9pm Sat Aug 28.
& the LY’s, Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Davenport West
School - 50th Graduation
High Coal Valley, IL, 6pm Sat Sep 18.
Taming of the Slough Adventure Race, for information,
Cubby Bear Night with Trash Martini, Uptown Neigh-
UFC 118, Uptown Neigh- Sleeps, and Bitch. That one’s not my fault, Mom Class Celebration, taking place call 563-322-2969, River Action, 822 E. River Dr., Davenport,
borhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr., Bettendorf, IA,
borhood Bar and Grill, 2340 and Dad. More on the Englert’s fall lineup is during Homecoming Weekend; IA, http://www.riveraction.org, Sat Sep 18.
http://www.uptownbargrill.com, 9pm Fri Aug 27.
Spruce Hills Dr., Bettendorf, IA, activities include homecom- WQPT Brew Ha Ha, samples of hundreds of local, nation-
Princeton Days, annual festival featuring live music, available by visiting Englert.org. – Mike Schulz

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http://www.uptownbargrill. ing bonfire and crowning of al, and international brews, live music, comedy, and more;
games, children’s activities, street art, a parade, and much
com, 9pm Sat Aug 28. the queen, a car rally, a Falcons for information, call 309-796-2424, LeClaire Park, River Dr &
more, Downtown Princeton, Princeton, IL, http://www.princ-
Bpong Satellite Tourna- football game, an alumni recep- Ripley St, Davenport, IA, http://www.wqpt.org/brew/, Sat

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 Anne Prinz and the Zither Outreach Ensemble, a pro- participants may bring beer, wine, snacks, and soda; water ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.
gram in the library’s “Artoberfest,” celebrating the 200th an- and snacks for sale; for information, contact Chris Cournoyer circa21.com, 8pm Fri Aug 20 thru Sat Aug 21.
Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com
niversary of German October Fest; free; for information, call at chris@ccx.net or 563-505-6703, LeClaire Civic Center, 127 S “The Fourth City” Comedy Group, comedy-troupe
309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, Cody Rd, LeClaire, IA, 7pm Sat Oct 16. performance in the style of the Second City of Chicago and
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Mon Oct 4. Bunco, open to all ages and skill levels; for information, “Saturday Night Live”; for information, call 309-788-5433, The
ASHHS German Chorus with Henry Storyjohann, a pro- contact Bev Skelton at 309-523-2516, River Valley Library, 214 Center for Living Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://
Sep 18.
gram in the library’s “Artoberfest,” celebrating the 200th an- S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, www.center4living.com, Fri Aug 20.
Zoofari: Splendors of Asia, annual fundraiser for the
niversary of German October Fest; free; for information, call 1pm Wed Oct 20. ComedySportz Quad Cities Fundrasing Tour: Heritage
Niabi Zoo; featuring dinner, unique auction items, animal
309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, 4th Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Hot Roast Beef Sand- Church Bettendorf, a full ComedySportz match complete
encounters, and entertainment; $150; for information, call
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Oct 5. wiches; for information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, with two teams, a referee, and the area’s famed improv come-
309-799-3482, Niabi Zoo, Niabi Zoo Rd., Coal Valley, IL, http://
Ye Olde Country Store Bazaar, with crafts, baked goods, 2902 State St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/ dians; suggested donation $10; for information, call 309-721-
www.niabizoo.com, 6pm Sat Sep 18.
and a raffle; crafts open 11am-6pm, food served 11am-7pm; ~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm Fri Oct 22. 1598 or e-mail info@comedysportzqc.com, Heritage Church
LeClaire Trivia Night, benefits local non-profit organiza-
proceeds benefit the church; for information, call 563-263- Fright Night in the District, features a children’s costume - Bettendorf, 2700 Middle Rd., Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
tions such as the library, Little League, and Civic Center; up
8648, New Era Lutheran Church, 3455 New Era Rd, near Wild contest, treasure hunt, scary stories, make-and-take activi- ComedySportzQC.com, 7:30pm Fri Aug 27.
to 8 per table, $10/person with a $50 table minimum; all par-
Cat Den State Park’s south entrance, Muscatine, IA, 11am ties, and more; free; for information, call 309-788-6311, The ComedySportz Quad Cities Fundrasing Tour: Playcraft-
ticipants entered for door prizes; 6:30pm doors, 7pm trivia;
Wed Oct 6. District of Rock Island, 16 1/2 St., Rock Island, IL, http://www. ers Barn Theatre, a full ComedySportz match complete with
participants may bring beer, wine, snacks, and soda; water
Schernschnitte Demonstrationby Keith Bonnstetter, a ridistrict.com, 5pm Thu Oct 28. two teams, a referee, and the area’s famed improv comedi-
and snacks for sale; for information, contact Chris Cournoyer
program in the library’s “Artoberfest,” celebrating the 200th 2010 Women’s Lifestyle Show, in the Exhibit Hall; $8- ans; suggested donation $10; for information, call 309-721-
at chris@ccx.net or 563-505-6703, LeClaire Civic Center, 127 S
anniversary of German October Fest; free; for information, $10; for information, call 309-673-8900, Peoria Civic Center, 1598 or e-mail info@comedysportzqc.com, Playcrafters Barn
Cody Rd, LeClaire, IA, 7pm Sat Sep 180.
call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Mo- 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccen- Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.ComedyS-
2011 Sicily Trip Informational Meeting, information on
line, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Oct 7. ter.com, 9am Sat Oct 30. portzQC.com, 7:30pm Sat Aug 28.
spring trip sponsored by Black Hawk College; this Smithson-
2nd Friday Dinner, $6; featuring Whole Deep Fried Cat- Boneyard Boogie, the Halloween party for adults; for Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show, Emmy-
ian Journeys Travel Adventure will feature Palermo, Siracusa
fish; for information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, information, call 309-788-6311, The District of Rock Island, and Grammy-winning star in concert; $32-$49; at 2 & 7:30pm;
and Taormina; through enriching lectures, travelers will learn
2902 State St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/ 16 1/2 St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.ridistrict.com, 7pm Sat for tickets, call 800-THE-ISLE, Quad-Cities Waterfront Conven-
about Palermo’s history and various cultural influences, Sici-
~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm Fri Oct 8. Oct 30. tion Center, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, IA, http://betten-
ly’s importance as a Greek colony, and the prevalent Baroque
2nd Saturday Breakfast, $6; 2 Eggs (any way), Pancakes, Friends of the Rock Island Public Library Big Book Sale, dorf.isleofcapricasinos.com, Fri Sep 10.
architecture throughout the island; for a brochure or more
Bacon, Sausage, Hash Browns, Toast, Juice, Coffee; for in- big bargains on used books and more; proceeds benefit the “The Fourth City” Comedy Group, comedy-troupe
information, call 309-796-8223, Black Hawk College Outreach
formation, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public performance in the style of the Second City of Chicago and
Center, 301 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline, IL, http://www.
St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/, Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island, IL, http:// “Saturday Night Live”; for information, call 309-788-5433, The
bhc.edu/global, 7pm Wed Sep 22.
7:30am Sat Oct 9. www.rockislandlibrary.org, 9am Thu Nov 4. Center for Living Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://
Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild Quilt Show, the judged
Fairmount Fall Festival, featuring live music by Coup Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Holiday Ba- www.center4living.com, Fri Sep 17.
show will display over 400 quilts in two buildings, with a cer-
de Ville, fire truck rides, Civil War memorabilia, visitors from zaar, for information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Neil Hamburger, comedian performs with openers The
tified quilt appraiser available for the appraisal of family and
the MacBride Raptor Center, and more; for information, call Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. Kenny “K-Strass” Strasser Yo-Yo Extravaganza and Major En-
heirloom quilts; the show also features a Merchant Mall, Gift
563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount bettendorflibrary.com, 9am Sat Nov 6. tertainer Mike H; $10; for information, call 319-351-9529, The
Basket Raffle, Raffle Quilt, and an Auction of Quilted Items;
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 12pm National Philanthropy Day Awards Ceremony and Mill, 120 E Burlington, Iowa City, IA, http://www.icmill.com,
concessions and free parking; $5, ages 12 & under free; for
Sat Oct 9. Luncheon, sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Pro- 9pm Thu Sep 23.
information, e-mail borhart6@gmail.com, Mississippi Valley
German American Heritage Center Living History Per- fessionals, in celebration of individuals and groups who have Bill Cosby, legendary film, TV, and standup star in con-
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St, Davenport, IA, 9am Fri Sep
formers, a program in the library’s “Artoberfest,” celebrat- demonstrated outstanding service through volunteerism or cert; $50-$65; at 6 & 8:30pm; for tickets, call 877-677-3456,
24 and Sat Sep 25.
ing the 200th anniversary of German October Fest; free; for philanthropic giving; for information, call 309-277-0167, Al- Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside,
4th Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Hot Roast Beef Sand-
information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 ternatives for the Older Adult, 1518 5th Avenue, Moline, IL, IA, http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, Fri Oct 8.
wiches; for information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128,
41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 10am Sat http://www.4olderadults.org, Wed Nov 10. Louis C.K., Emmy-nominated standup star in concert;
2902 State St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/
Oct 9. 2nd Friday Dinner, $6; featuring Whole Deep Fried Cat- $40-$50; for tickets, call 877-677-3456, Riverside Casino and
~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm Fri Sep 24.
12th Annual Noogiefest, a free Halloween party for fish; for information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA, http://www.river-
Quad City Prayer Breakfast, annual event held in the
children and their families, as you move through different 2902 State St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/ sidecasinoandresort.com, 8pm Sat Oct 9.
Great Hall; $12/person, $75/table of 8,, RiverCenter, 136 E.
themed rooms with crafts, games, activities and fun; children ~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm Fri Nov 12. Gallagher, legendary standup comedian and his Sledge-
3rd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.adlertheatre.com, 8am Sat
must be accompanied by an adult; costumes encouraged; 2nd Saturday Breakfast, $6; 2 Eggs (any way), Pancakes, O-Matic in concert; $15-$20; for tickets, call 877-677-3456,
Sep 25.
followed by an outdoor screening of “How to Train Your Drag- Bacon, Sausage, Hash Browns, Toast, Juice, Coffee; for in- Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, River-
QC Family Fun & Kite Festival, Centennial Park, Beider-
on” (bring lawn chairs and blankets); free; for information, call formation, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State side, IA, http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, 5pm Sun
becke Dr. & Marquette, Davenport, IA, http://www.down-
563-326-7504, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities, 1234 E River Dr., Dav- St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/, Oct 10.
towndavenport.com, Sat Sep 25.
enport, IA, http://www.gildasclubqc.org, 4pm Tue Oct 12. 7:30am Sat Nov 13. Tammy Pescatelli, comedienne from “Last Comic Stand-
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Oktoberfest, with a raffle,
March of Dimes 19th Annual 2010 Signature Chefs Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, annual holiday festival ing” and Comedy central in concert; $20-$25; for tickets and
bingo, games, a bake sale, brats & hot dogs, beer & pop, Ger-
Auction, event will raise dollars to support programs of re- featuring displays, miniatures, vendors, and more; for infor- information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner
man & American potato salad, a silent auction, and music
search, education, community service and advocacy, and pay mation, call 563-324-3378, RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St, Dav- Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.
by John & Kay Retzl; for information, call 309-788-3322, St.
tribute to the culinary excellence of the area’s leading Chefs, enport, IA, http://www.quadcityarts.com/festoftrees.asp, Fri com, 7pm Thu Oct 14.
Mary’s Catholic Church - Rock Island, 2208 4th Ave, Rock Is-
restaurants, and community Leaders of Excellence Chair Nov 19 thru Sun Nov 28. “The Fourth City” Comedy Group, comedy-troupe
land, IL, 11am Sun Sep 26.
Andy Sallee; $80/Ticket; $600/Table; $800-$2,000/Corporate 3rd Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Grilled Ham Steak; for performance in the style of the Second City of Chicago and
Cards for the Troops, sponsored by the Rock Island Ar-
Sponsor; for information, contact Deena Bradford at dbrad- information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State “Saturday Night Live”; for information, call 309-788-5433, The
senal Women’s Club; help make greeting cards to send to
ford@marchofdimes.com, 563-323-6378, or 800-530-5456, St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/, Center for Living Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://
the troops in Afghanistan and Iraq; bring one roll of Scotch
Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 1777 Isle Park- 5:30pm Fri Nov 19. www.center4living.com, Fri Oct 15.
double-sided tape; RSVP to Mary Sue Sipple at mssipple1@
way, Bettendorf, IA, 6pm Wed Oct 13. LeClaire Trivia Night, benefits local non-profit organiza- Gabriel Iglesias, storytelling, parodies, characters, and
aol.com or 563-332-5707; 5pm limited-menu dinner offered
Doodle Day, bi-annual fundraiser for the library, featur- tions such as the library, Little League, and Civic Center; up sound effects with Comedy Central veteran; $36.50; for tick-
- RSVP at 309-793-1601, Rock Island Arsenal Golf Clubhouse,
ing an auction of doodles donated by celebrities; for infor- to 8 per table, $10/person with a $50 table minimum; all par- ets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Daven-
1838 Gillespie, Arsenal Island, Rock Island, IL, 6:30pm Tue
mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 ticipants entered for door prizes; 6:30pm doors, 7pm trivia; port, IA, http://www.adlertheatre.com, 8pm Sat Nov 13.
Sep 28.
Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorfli- participants may bring beer, wine, snacks, and soda; water Pauly Shore, standup with TV and film comedian; $20-
Teen Challenge – Peoria Annual Fall Fundraising Ban-
brary.com, 7pm Thu Oct 14. and snacks for sale; for information, contact Chris Cournoyer $25; for tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert
quet, in the Ballroom; for information, call 309-673-3716,
Food For Thought: Rock Island Library Fundraiser, fea- at chris@ccx.net or 563-505-6703, LeClaire Civic Center, 127 S Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.
Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://
turing fine dining and a silent auction of signed books and Cody Rd, LeClaire, IA, 7pm Sat Nov 20. englert.org, 8pm Sun Nov 14.
www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 6:30pm Thu Sep 30.
other valuable packages; library programs; tickets available 4th Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Hot Roast Beef Sand- “The Fourth City” Comedy Group, comedy-troupe
Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Book Sale,
at the door; for information, call Amy Penry at 309-732-7302, wiches; for information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, performance in the style of the Second City of Chicago and
books, CDs, videos, and much more, with proceeds benefit-
Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Is- 2902 State St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/ “Saturday Night Live”; for information, call 309-788-5433, The
ing the library; Fri members-only preview 5pm, Sat 9am, Sun
land, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 5pm Thu Oct 14. ~vfwpost9128/, 5:30pm Fri Nov 26. Center for Living Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://
noon; for information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public
Church Rummage Sale, for information, call Churches www.center4living.com, Fri Nov 19.
Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
United at 563-332-5002, St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran
bettendorflibrary.com, 5pm Fri Oct 1 thru Sun Oct 3.
Church, 2363 W. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.cuqca.
The Black Hawk College International Festival, annual
org, Thu Oct 14 thru Sat Oct 16.
event featuring music, food, shopping, and an international
Oakdale Memorial Cemetery Fall Clean-up, for informa-
fashion show; $3/adults, free for ages 11 & under; for infor-
tion, call 563-324-5121, Oakdale Memorial Cemetery, 2501 ComedySportz Quad Cities Fundrasing Tour: Heritage
mation, call 309-796-5186, Black Hawk College - Quad City
Eastern Avenue, Davenport, IA, Fri Oct 15. Church Rock Island, a full ComedySportz match complete Inception, Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi mind-bender in IMAX
Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.bhc.edu,
3rd Friday Dinner, $7; featuring Grilled Ham Steak; for with two teams, a referee, and the area’s famed improv come- format; for information and showtimes, call 563-324-1933,
11am Sat Oct 2.
information, call 563-355-8528, V.F.W. Post 9128, 2902 State dians; suggested donation $10; for information, call 309-721- Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport,
Crop Walk 2010, sponsored by Churches United; help
St, Bettendorf, IA, http://home.mchsi.com/~vfwpost9128/, 1598 or e-mail info@comedysportzqc.com, Heritage Church IA, http://www.putnam.org, thru Thu Sep 2.
raise $50,000 towards hunger relief in the Quad Cities and
5:30pm Fri Oct 15. - Rock Island, 4801 44th St, Rock Island, IL, http://www.Com- Call for Entry: The Wild Rose Independent Film Fes-
around the world; with a pre-walk concert by Loho Russo at
LeClaire Trivia Night, benefits local non-profit organiza- edySportzQC.com, 7:30pm Fri Aug 20. tival, thru Sept. 15; accepting entries for 8th annual inde-
12:45pm; for information, call 563-332-5002, Modern Wood-
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tions such as the library, Little League, and Civic Center; up
men Park, 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://www.cuqca.
to 8 per table, $10/person with a $50 table minimum; all par-
org, Sun Oct 3.
ticipants entered for door prizes; 6:30pm doors, 7pm trivia;
Chris Schlichting - James Draper - Andrew King, stand- pendent-film festival, held Nov. 4-7; accepting features and
up comedians in concert; 7:30pm doors, 8pm show; $10; for shorts by professionals, novices, and students; for informa-
tickets and information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2, The Circa tion, call 515-707-1533 or e-mail bobbusbee@aol.com, Iowa

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State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust St. #2007, Des Moines,
IA, http://www.ariesworks.com/, thru Wed Sep 15.
Hubble 3-D, a space adventure in IMAX format, narrated
by Leonardo DiCaprio; for information and showtimes, call
563-324-1933, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, thru Thu Sep 30.
Legends of Flight, aerial IMAX adventure held in con-
junction with the exhibit “Take Flight!”; for information, call
563-324-1933, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, thru Sun Oct 17.
The Extra Man, 2010 comedy by directors Shari Springer
Berman and Robert Pulcini, in a presentation by the Backdoor
Independent Film Cafe; $7; at 6 & 8pm; for information, call
563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.backdoorifcafe.com, Fri Aug 20.
Dalai Lama Renaissance, a Unity Church Spiritual Cin-
ema Evening; feature-length documentary narrated Harrison
Ford, documenting the Dalai Lama’s meeting with self-titled
“Synthesis” group, made up of 40 Western “renaissance”
thinkers who hope to use the meeting to change the world
and resolve many of the world’s problems; love donations ap-
preciated; for information, call 309-762-1066, Unity Church of
Christianity, 5102 47th Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.unityqc.
org, 6:45pm Fri Aug 20 and Sat Aug 21.
Lemon Tree, a presentation in the 8th annual Jewish Film
Series, hosted by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities; $5,
free for students; for information, contact Alan Ross at 309-
793-1300 or aross@jfqc.org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA, http://www.jfqc.org, 4pm Sun Aug 22.
Landlocked Film Festival, competitive and international
festival of independent cinema, with categories including
Narrative Feature, Narrative Short, Documentary Feature,
Documentary Short, Animation, Script, Music Video, and
Student; for information, e-mail info@landlockedfilmfestival.
org, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA,
http://www.LandlockedFilmFestival.org, Thu Aug 26 thru
Sun Aug 29.
The River Is Life, a modern-day Huck Finn odyssey pre-
sented by 11 Visions; free, Veterans Memorial Park Bandshell,
Bettendorf, IA, http://www.Facebook.com/TheRiverisLife,
8pm Sat Aug 28.
A Matter of Size, a presentation in the 8th annual Jew-
ish Film Series, hosted by the Jewish Federation of the Quad
Cities; $5, free for students; for information, contact Alan
Ross at 309-793-1300 or aross@jfqc.org, Figge Art Museum,
225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.jfqc.org, 4pm Sun
Aug 29.
Dare Not Walk Alone, a screening in the Civil Rights Proj-
ect Film Series, introduced by St. Ambrose professor Sandra
Quinn; film documents the little-known demonstrations held
in St. Augustine, Florida, the site of prolonged inter-racial
tension and protests by the NAACP and the SCLC; includes
rarely seen footage of Martin Luther King, Jr.; for information,
call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning
Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
6:30pm Tue Aug 31.
The Wind Journeys, Colombian drama about a nomadic
musicians recovering from the loss of his wife; free; for infor-
mation, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main
Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandli-
brary.org, 6pm Thu Sep 2.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, screening in the LitFlix matinee
series, designed to inspire kids to read the books on which
movies are based; free popcorn and admission; for informa-
tion, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N.
Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.
com, 1pm Sat Sep 4.
Hey, Hey, It’s Esther Blueburger, a presentation in the
8th annual Jewish Film Series, hosted by the Jewish Federa-
tion of the Quad Cities; $5, free for students; for information,
contact Alan Ross at 309-793-1300 or aross@jfqc.org, Figge
Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.jfqc.
org, 4pm Sun Sep 5.
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, 1974 drama with Cliff Robert-
son and Diane Baker; with Classic Images Editor Bob King dis-
cussing Davenport’s contributions to film history; presented
by the Classic Film Society; $3 donation; for information, call
563-391-3502, Upham Hall, 1607 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA,
7pm Sat Sep 11.
Hairspray, a screening in the Civil Rights Project Film Se-
ries; local author and film buff Michael Thomas Masters will
provide a short introduction for John Waters’ 1988 film ver-
sion; for information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Sep 14.
In Love We Trust, a presentation and discussion with the
Off-Beat Independent Film Series; group; free popcorn; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://
www.davenportlibrary.com, 6pm Wed Sep 15.
Film Interpretation of “Fahrenheit 451”, library patrons
are asked to create their own short videos sharing what
“Fahrenheit 451” and intellectual freedom mean to them;
films will be screened at the library date and time TBA; for
information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210
41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, Mon Sep
27 thru Sat Oct 30.
Ray Bradbury: An American Icon, for information, call
309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL,
http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Tue Sep 28.
Coraline, screening in the LitFlix matinee series, designed
to inspire kids to read the books on which movies are based;
free popcorn and admission; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Daven-
port, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Oct 2.
German American Day Film Showing, featuring the
screening of a film from Germany, title to be announced; for
information, call 563-344-4179 or 563-344-5705, Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://
www.bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Oct 6.
Fahrenheit 451 and Other Dystopian Films, on Satur-
days; films shown and discussed by Black Hawk College pro-
fessor, Erskine Carter and Western Illinois University profes- Continued From Page 23
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sor Everett Hamner; free; for information, call 309-524-2470,
What Else Is Happenin’
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
molinelibrary.com, Wed Oct 6 thru Wed Oct 27.
Troubled Water, Norwegian and Swedish collaboration
drama about a man recently released from prison after serv-
ing time for the murder of a child; includes popcorn, bever-
ages, and discussion; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, information, e-mail support@daytrotter. photographs from the 1960s. Catich
Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Is-
land, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Thu Oct 7. com or visit Daytrotter.com. For a 2009 Gallery – Galvin Fine Arts Center, St.
Margie, 1946 drama about teen life in the 1920s; with interview with Whitmore, visit RCReader. Ambrose University (2101 Gaines Street,
Classic Images Editor Bob King discussing Davenport’s con-
tributions to film history; presented by the Classic Film Soci- com/y/whitmore. Davenport). Noon-5 p.m., Tuesdays
ety; $3 donation; for information, call 563-391-3502, Upham
Hall, 1607 W. 12th St., Davenport, IA, 7pm Sat Oct 9.
Saturday, August 28 – Kool & the through Fridays. Free admission. For
How to Train Your Dragon, a screening of the animated Gang. Grammy Award-winning jazz and information, call (563)333-6444 or visit
hit in conjunction with the 12th annual Noogiefest; bring
lawn chairs and blankets; free; for information, call, Gilda’s
R&B performers in concert. Riverside http://web.SAU.edu/catich.
Club Quad Cities, 1234 E River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. Casino & Golf Resort (3184 Highway 22,
gildasclubqc.org, 6pm Tue Oct 12.
The Rock Island Trail, for information, call 563-326-7804, Riverside). 8 p.m. $20-65. For tickets and EVENTS
Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www. information, call (877)677-3456 or visit Friday, August 20, through Sunday,
figgeartmuseum.org, 7pm Thu Oct 14.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, refresher screen- RiversideCasinoAndResort.com. August 29 – “Discover the Pinta & the
ing before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal- Sunday, August 29 – Candye Kane. Nina.” Self-guided tours on replicas of
lows, Part I”; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, 2010 Blues Music Award nominee and Christopher Columbus’ famed ships.
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 2pm Sat Oct 16. her band, in a concert sponsored by Oneida Landing (at the foot of Bridge
Munyurangabo, a screening and discussion in the Off-
Beat Independent Film Series; free popcorn; for information, the Mississippi Valley Blues Society. Street, Davenport). 9 a.m.-6 p.m. $5-7. For
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. The Muddy Waters (1708 State information, call (787)672-2152 or visit
Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
portlibrary.com, 6pm Wed Oct 20. Street, Bettendorf ). 7 p.m. $8-10. For TheNina.com.
Welcome, French drama about a European immigrant information, call (563)322-5837 or visit
who decides to swim across the English channel; includes
Wednesday, August 25, through
popcorn, beverages, and discussion; free; for information, MVBS.org. Friday, August 27 – Upper Mississippi
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library,
401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
Monday, August 30 – Nick Curran & River Conference. Annual conference
6pm Thu Nov 4. the Lowlifes. Rock, blues, and rockabilly co-sponsored by River Action, featuring
8th Annual Wild Rose Independent Film Festival, fea-
tures and shorts by professional, novice, and student film-
musician in concert, with openers programs on environmental education,
makers; for information, call 515-707-1533 or e-mail bobbus- the One Night Standards. Rock Island celebratory events, and roundtable
bee@aol.com, Iowa State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust
St. #2007, Des Moines, IA, http://www.ariesworks.com/, Thu Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, discussions addressing the needs of river
Nov 4 thru Sun Nov 7. Rock Island). 8 p.m. $10. For information, communities. i wireless Center (1201
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, refresher
screening before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly call (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com. River Drive, Davenport). Wednesday
Hallows, Part I”; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock 2-10 p.m., Thursday 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m.,
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 1:30pm Fri Nov 5. EXHIBIT Friday 7:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m. $99-149. For
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Tuesday, August 24, through information and to register, call (563)322-
screening in the LitFlix matinee series, designed to inspire
kids to read the books on which movies are based; free pop- Friday, October 8 – Chicago Street 2969 or visit RiverAction.org.
corn and admission; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fair-
mount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA,
Photography. Exhibit of Edward Sturr
http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Nov 6.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, refresher screening
before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Continued From Page 6 by Mike Schulz
Part I”; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Travelin’ Band
Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 2:30pm Thu Nov
11.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, refresher
screening before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly want. And they do. And we’re one of ’em.” River Roots Live Band Schedule
Hallows, Part I”; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, Unlike the original CCR, with its relentless
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Thu Nov 11. touring schedule, Cook says, “we now do about Friday, August 20
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, refresher
screening before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly 75 shows a year, on average. That’s enough, I Main Stage
Hallows, Part I”; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock think. It leaves us time to have family and other Lojo Russo: 5:30-6:20 p.m.
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 10:30am Thu Nov 11. interests. Some years we’ve played more, and The Right Now: 7:30-8:20 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, refresher one year we played less, but right now we think The Marshall Tucker Band: 9:30-10:45 p.m.
screening before the release of “Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows, Part I”; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock 75 is a workable number.” B Stage
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, And Cook adds that, unlike the original 500 Miles to Memphis: 6:30-7:20 p.m.
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 2pm Sat Nov 13.
Brian’s Song, a screening and discussion in the Off-Beat CCR, his and Clifford’s latest outfit allows them Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons: 8:30-
Independent Film Series; free popcorn; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave.
to travel to American sites – such as Davenport 9:20 p.m.
Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven- – that they couldn’t in the late ’60s and early Backyard Tire Fire: 10:50 p.m.-midnight
portlibrary.com, 6pm Wed Nov 17.
’70s. “We only could go to the big cities, and if
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Cary Grant Film Showing, St. Ambrose professor Sandra
Quinn will introduce the film, shown in commemoration of our fans couldn’t get there ... . Now, though, we Saturday, August 21
the 24th anniversary of Grant’s death in the Quad Cities; title
to be announced; for information, call 563-344-4175, Betten-
get to go to places where our fans are, and we Main Stage
dorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, find that there’s way more of those places than Milltown: 1-1:50 p.m.
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Nov 30.
there are big cities. Mondo Drag: 3-3:50 p.m.
“Not to sound New Age or corny,” says Cook Buffalo Clover: 5-5:50 p.m.
of Creedence Clearwater Revisited’s trajectory The Diplomats of Solid Sound: 7-7:50 p.m.
since its 1994 beginnings, “but it’s all been Creedence Clearwater Revisited: 9-10:20
Take Flight!, aerial exhibit running in conjunction with
the IMAX adventure “Legends of Flight”; for information, call organic. Everything we’ve done has been sort p.m.
563-324-1933, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th of, ‘Well, how does this feel?’ So we’ve just sort B Stage
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, thru Tue Aug 31.
Prehistoric Playground, hands-on exhibit in which of let the band go on its own, and try to nurture Jimmy Riches: noon-12:50 p.m.
visitors can create their own dinosaurs in the Design-A-Dino
area, experience family development in Nest Side Story, learn
it. And that’s sort of how we got here. Sixteen Bumper Crop: 2-2:50 p.m.
about proper nutrition with the help of Pteranodons in Food years later. Amazing.” Tim Stop Trio: 4-4:50 p.m.
for Thought, control a life-sized baby T-Rex, dig for fossils,
create dinosaur tracks, and more; free with $4-$6 museum
56 Hope Road: 6-6:50 p.m.
admission; for information, call 563-344-4106, Family Mu- Creedence Clearwater Revisited plays River Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights: 8-
seum, 2900 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
familymuseum.org, thru Sun Sep 5.
Roots Live’s Main Stage at 9 p.m. on Saturday, 8:50 p.m.
Exploring Hoover’s Attic: Treasures, Keepsakes, Sur- August 21. Admission to the LeClaire Park Grace Potter & the Nocturnals: 10:30 p.m.-
prises, large and small items and memorabilia belonging to
the late Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover; free with museum ad- music festival is free, and more information is midnight
mission; for information, call 319-643-5301, Herbert Hoover available by visiting RiverRootsLive.com.
Presidential Museum, Off I-80 at exit 254, West Branch, IA, 27

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Advice Goddess
the
BY AMY ALKON
Not Wanton Any
I started seeing this amazing guy, but had
to initiate most of the making out. He soon
dumped me, saying he has little experience and
was freaking out. (He’s 40, and has only had
three girlfriends.) We got back together, but he
still wasn’t initiating, and six months in, still
hadn’t had sex with me. After a perfect date,
I told him I wanted to make love to him. He
said he wasn’t up for that kind of attachment,
hightailed it out of my place, and ended it
again. We’re friends now, but I’ve fallen totally
in love with him. I can tell he’s attracted to
me, but my friends think he’s gay or sexually
dysfunctional. I told him I wouldn’t care about
the latter. He’s too great to walk away from. He
gets my weird artwork and disturbing humor,
and we work great together on art projects.
I’m considering making my upcoming 40th
birthday my deadline and telling him what I
really want. If he cannot commit or initiate
sex, I’m leaving! Right?
– Frustrated
There are some subtle signs that somebody’s
attracted to you: dilated pupils, flushed face,
heavier breathing, taking off out the back door
like somebody fired the gun at the beginning of
a track meet... .
It is possible that you mumbled when
propositioning the guy, and your “I want to
make love to you!” sounded exactly like “Did I
mention that terrorists planted a bomb under my
couch, and it’s timed to go off at any moment?”
But chances are, the truth is exactly as it seems:
While you’re dying to get him into bed, he’d
rather get into a cannon with a lit fuse.
Yes, maybe he’s gay, maybe his man parts are
Lens Crafty
I’m putting up my online dating profile,
and wonder if I’m being deceitful by posting
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a picture of myself without glasses. (I
photograph better without them, but basically
wear them everywhere but in bed.)
– Miss Four Eyes
Internet daters posting photos to their
profiles are intent on putting their best foot
forward – and all too often, it’s a foot attached to
another person’s body. So, on the online dating
ethics spectrum, posting a photo sans your
glasses is like taking an extra mint at the bank
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on the fritz, or maybe he’s less interested in sex
than in being slowly eaten alive by fire ants. The
“Why?” of this is unimportant; what matters is
that you want something that he can’t provide.
Great, he likes the same weird artwork, but
don’t be looking to him for anything racier than
an afternoon of fully clothed collage-making.
(“Want the glue stick?” being a euphemism for
“Want the glue stick?”).
Come on, you know that continuing to
demand sex and commitment from this guy
is dumb – dumb like sitting yourself down in
a vegan restaurant and refusing to leave until
they bring you barbequed ribs with a side of
hog cracklin’s. You’ve latched onto the common
excuse for this sort of self-destructive behavior:
“Help, I’ve fallen in love, and I can’t get up!”
There’s a good chance you are in love – with
the chase. You avoid admitting that this is a lost
cause by clinging to “This would be so perfect,
if only... .” Yes, if only he were somebody totally
different – a man who can’t wait to have sex with
you, instead of a man who probably redresses you
with his eyes. Show cleavage, and he’ll mentally
put you in a poncho.
For your birthday, give yourself the gift of
living while fully conscious. Identify men who
are broken, pat them on the head, and send them
on their way. The weirder your sensibilities, the
harder it’ll be to find a boyfriend who shares
them. Maybe you can’t, but maybe you can make
a bunch of friends who do. Relationships always
require compromise, but there’s trying to make
it work with a guy who likes sex in the morning
when you like it in evening – and there’s trying to
make it work with one who likes it on February
30th.
versus holding the teller up at gunpoint. After
all, you can take glasses off, unlike somebody’s
un-pictured 80 extra pounds, as in, “I basically
wear these 80 pounds everywhere but in bed!”
To be more honest, post a secondary picture of
your bespectacled self, and be sure to include a
full body shot to show guys that you aren’t built
like a manatee (a.k.a. the “sea cow”). Keep in
mind that online daters probably assume their
prospects are lying about essential details until
proven otherwise. It should come as something
of a relief to your dates when they find out your
big secret, and it’s that you have an astigmatism,
not an Adam’s apple.
Adult Drop-in Hockey, on Mondays; $10; all drop-in ses-
sions require full hockey equipment; for information, call
563-322-5220, Quad City Sports Center, 700 W. River Dr., Dav-
enport, IA, http://www.qcscskate.com/, 11:15am thru Mon
Dec 27.
OneGoal Youth Hockey, on Mondays at 6:15 & 7pm; for
http://www.hoover.archives.gov, thru Sun Oct 31.
ages 4-8; $55 + $45 equipment deposit; for information, call
Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway, investigate the world of ear-
563-322-5220, Quad City Sports Center, 700 W. River Dr., Dav-
ly jawless and armored fish, see remains of plants that lived
enport, IA, http://www.qcscskate.com/, 6:15pm thru Mon
before, during, and after the age of the dinosaurs, find out
Dec 27.
about critters that lived in the ancient oceans that covered
Iowa and Illinois millions of years ago, and more; free with
museum admission; for information, call 563-324-1933, Put-
Family Skate Night, on Tuesdays; $3 admission, $2.50
skate rental; for information, call 563-322-5220, Quad City
nam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA,
http://www.putnam.org, thru Fri Dec 31.
Sports Center, 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www.
qcscskate.com/, 7pm thru Tue Dec 28.
Beginner & Intermediate Instructional Hockey, on
German American Heritage Center Interactive, 4,000
Wednesdays; for ages 12 & under; $60 or drop-in for $12 per
square feet of state-of-the-art interactive exhibits including
class; for information, call 563-322-5220, Quad City Sports
a new trivia video game, wired antique party line phones, pe-
Center, 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www.qcscs-
riod clothing that can be tried on, and the audio-visual expe-
kate.com/, 5:30pm thru Wed Dec 29.
rience “Step into my Shoes”; free with $3-$5 museum admis-
sion, for information, call 563-322-8844, German American
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Burlington Bees; $6-$10; for tickets
and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730 SW Jef-
Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
ferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Thu Aug 19.
gahc.org, thru Fri Dec 31.
Ocean Experience, permanent, hands-on installation
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Clinton LumberKings;
$7-$12; for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen
featuring different underwater habitats from kelp forests to
coral reefs to tidal pools to deep seas; for information, call
Park, 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.river-
bandits.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 7pm Fri Aug 20.
563-324-1933, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Peoria Chiefs; for tickets
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, thru Fri Dec 31.
Let’s Pretend!, on Fridays; for ages 3-5; act out favorite
and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
childhood stories complete with props and silly costumes; for
com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Sat Aug 21.
information, call 563-344-4106, Family Museum, 2900 Learn-
ing Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.familymuseum.
Uptown Open Golf Outing, Uptown Neighborhood Bar
and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr., Bettendorf, IA, 9pm Sun Aug
org, 11:15am thru Fri Dec 31.
22.
Under the Big Tree with Buzz and Honey, on Fridays; for
ages 5 & under; Join Ms. Kim, Buzz, and Honey for stories and
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Peoria Chiefs; for tickets
and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
songs under the Big Tree; for information, call 563-344-4106,
Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.familymuseum.org, 9:30am thru Fri Dec 31.
com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 2pm Sun Aug 22.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Peoria Chiefs; for tickets
Martinis to the Max: Forces of Nature, cocktails, hors
d’oeuvres, and an IMAX presentation at 6 & 7pm; $15-$20; for
and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
information or to reserve, call 563-324-1054, ext. 219, or e-
Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Mon Aug 23.
mail arguello@putnam.org, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre,
1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org/mar-
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Peoria Chiefs; for tickets
and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
tinis, 5pm Thu Aug 19.
Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
Monarch Butterfly Workshop, register by Aug. 20 for
Aug,. 28 workshops at 10:30am, 11:30am, and 1pm; annual
com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Tue Aug 24.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Quad Cities River Bandits;
event demonstrating caterpillar care, a special slideshow
for tickets and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy
presentation, and Monarch tagging; watch as your own Mon-
arch caterpillar transforms from chrysalis to butterfly, then
Field, 537 Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberk-
ings.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Wed Aug 25.
set it free; led by naturalists Sally Patterson, Bob Motz, and
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels; $6-$10; for
Greg Wolf; $3/person, $3/caterpillar; for information and to
register, call 563-324-1054, ext. 266, Putnam Museum & IMAX
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Wed
Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.
Aug 25.
org/monarchs, Fri Aug 20.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Quad Cities River Bandits;
Hoover Museum Free Admission, see the permanent
for tickets and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy
galleries that document the life and times of Herbert Hoover
and also to tour the museum’s current special exhibit, “Ex-
Field, 537 Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberk-
ings.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Thu Aug 26.
ploring Hoover’s Attic: Treasures, Keepsakes, Surprises”; see
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels; $6-$10; for
the new PBS film “Landslide: A Portrait of President Herbert
Hoover,” (July 7, August 18 & 25) or the original stage produc-
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Thu
tion “Treasured Memories of the Great Humanitarian” (July
Aug 26.
14, 21, 28 and August 4 and 11) - one performance of either
the film or the stage production each Wednesday evening
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels; $6-$10; for
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
starting at 6:30pm; for information, call 319-643-5301, Her-
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Fri
bert Hoover Presidential Museum, Off I-80 at exit 254, West
Branch, IA, 5pm Wed Aug 25.
Aug 27.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Quad Cities River Bandits;
Martinis to the Max: Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpan-
for tickets and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy
zees, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and an IMAX presentation at
6 & 7pm; $15-$20; for information or to reserve, call 563-324-
Field, 537 Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberk-
ings.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Fri Aug 27.
1054, ext. 219, or e-mail arguello@putnam.org, Putnam Mu-
seum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Clinton LumberKings; $6-$10; for
www.putnam.org/martinis, 5pm Thu Sep 16.
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Sat
Infection Prevention and Health Fair/Microbes Exhibit,
sponsored by Trinity Medical Center; an interactive, infection
Aug 28.
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels;
prevention health fair for families in conjunction with the “In-
$7-$12; for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen
visible Invaders, Amazing Allies” exhibit; visit informational
stations and complete a health quiz to be eligible for a prize;
Park, 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.river-
bandits.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 6pm Sat Aug 28.
for information, call 563-324-1933, Putnam Museum & IMAX
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Clinton LumberKings; $6-$10; for
Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
org, 9am Sat Sep 25.
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Sun
Putnam Museum Microbes: Invisible Invaders, Amaz-
Aug 29.
ing Allies, sponsored by Trinity Medical Center; exhibit
teaches children about microbes, what they are, what they
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels;
$7-$12; for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen
look like, the history of infectious disease, emerging diseases,
Park, 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.river-
and how researches and individuals fight infectious diseases
worldwide; for information, call 563-324-1933, Putnam Mu-
bandits.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 1pm Sun Aug 29.
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels;
seum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://
www.putnam.org, Sat Sep 25 thru Tue Nov 30.
$7-$12; for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen
Martinis to the Max: Dolphins, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres,
Park, 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.river-
bandits.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 7pm Mon Aug 30.
and an IMAX presentation at 6 & 7pm; $15-$20; for informa-
tion or to reserve, call 563-324-1054, ext. 219, or e-mail ar-
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Clinton LumberKings; $6-$10; for
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
guello@putnam.org, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Mon
W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org/martinis,
5pm Thu Oct 21.
Aug 30.
Peoria Chiefs, vs the Clinton LumberKings; $6-$10; for
Martinis to the Max: Everest, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres,
tickets and information, call 866-698-4253, O’Brien Field, 730
and an IMAX presentation at 6 & 7pm; $15-$20; for informa-
tion or to reserve, call 563-324-1054, ext. 219, or e-mail ar-
SW Jefferson, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriachiefs.com, Tue
Aug 31.
guello@putnam.org, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Cedar Rapids Kernels;
W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org/martinis,
5pm Thu Nov 18.
$7-$12; for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen
Park, 209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.river-
bandits.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 7pm Tue Aug 31.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Beloit Snappers; for tickets
and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Wed Sep 1.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Beloit Snappers; for tickets
Saturday Night Late Skate, on Saturdays; $5 adults,
$3.50 students/seniors, $2.50 skate rental; for information,
and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
call 563-322-5220, Quad City Sports Center, 700 W. River Dr., com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Thu Sep 2.
Clinton LumberKings, vs the Beloit Snappers; for tickets
Davenport, IA, http://www.qcscskate.com/, 8pm thru Sat
Dec 18. and information, call 563-242-0727, Alliant Energy Field, 537
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Ballpark Drive, Clinton, IA, http://clinton.lumberkings.milb.
com/index.jsp?sid=t500, 6:30pm Fri Sep 3.
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Peoria Chiefs; $7-$12;
for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S
Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.riverbandits.milb.
com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 6pm Sat Sep 4.
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Peoria Chiefs; $7-$12;
for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S
Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.riverbandits.milb.
com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 7pm Sun Sep 5.
Quad Cities River Bandits, vs the Peoria Chiefs; $7-$12;
for tickets, call (563)324-3000, Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S
Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://quadcities.riverbandits.milb.
com/index.jsp?sid=t565, 1pm Mon Sep 6.
Trinity Golf Classic, proceeds will be awarded to Trinity
Medical Center’s Cardiac Stepdown Unit to purchase por-
table bedside monitors; for information, call 309-779-2232 or
563-355-0746, TPC at Deere Run, 3100 Heather Knoll, Silvis, IL,
formation, call 563-441-4015, Scott Community College, 500
Belmont Rd., Bettendorf, IA, http://www.eicc.edu/sccfounda-
tion, 9am Sat Aug 21.
Weatherization and Energy Efficiency Seminar for
Owners of Historic Buildings, classroom-style seminar will
provide timely information about how to balance the unique
features of a structure with the needs to be energy efficient
and cost-effective; self-guided Quarters One tours following;
$16.35; for information and to register, call 309-732-2900 or
e-mail planning@rigov.org, Arsenal Island, Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rigov.org, 9am Sat Aug 21.
Taste of Training Informational Career Night, event
highlighting Black Hawk College’s expansive buffet of short-
term training programs; for information, call 309-796-8223 or
888-749-6887, ext. 8223, Hy-Vee
Club Room - John Deere Rd. &
7th Street, Moline, IL, http://
www.bhc.edu/taste, 6:30pm Tue
Events
Aug 24. i wireless Center
Black Hawk College Travel,
Tourism & Hospitality Pro- August through
gram Information Session,
story time activities such as fingerplays and reading; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
portlibrary.com, 2pm Tue Sep 7 thru Tue Sep 28.
Business Xchange, share your “commercial” with a differ-
ent guest every 6 minutes, allowing you to meet 10 new con-
tacts at each event; at the end of each event, each attendee
will receive a networking list, which will allow them to follow
up on all contacts made at the event; $15-$25; to register, call
309-757-5416, Hampton Inn & Suites, 5290 Utica Ridge Rd,
Davenport, IA, http://www.quadcitychamber.com, 11:30am
Wed Sep 8.
Basic Dog Grooming, Thursdays thru Oct. 14; class will
cover animal safety and handling, bathing, nail and ear care,
brushing techniques, face
trimming and feathering, basic
patterns, shavedowns and the
proper use of tools and equip-
ment; $224; for information
and to register, call 309-796-
November 8223, 3305 67th Ave., Moline,
IL, http://www.bhc.edu, 6pm
prepare your fruits and vegetables; free with paid admission;
for information, call 309-794-0991 or e-mail Gary at edu@qc-
gardens.com, Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.qcgardens.com, 1pm Sun Sep 19.
Grant Writing Workshop, topics of discussion include
developing sustainable grants, finding grant making organi-
zations, telling your story through an effective mission, and
putting it all together to make a strong case; $199; for infor-
mation, contact Jennifer Prinz at 563-441-9950 or PrinzJen-
niferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose University College for Profes-
sional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.
edu/pdc, 9am Tue Sep 21.
Master of Education in Teaching Information Webinar,
online information session for the Master of Education in
Teaching program at SAU; speak to faculty and staff from the
comfort of your own home or office; free; for information, call
563-388-7660, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust, Daven-
port, IA, http://www.sau.edu/medt, 4:30pm Wed Sep 22.
39th Annual College Night, high school students and
parents can visit with representatives from more than 80
colleges and universities, and receive information on ad-
mission requirements, how to apply, tuition costs, financial

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information about the BHC cer- Thu Sep 9. aid, housing options, majors, and transfer options; free; for
http://www.trinityhealthfoundation.com, 7:30am Thu Sep 9. tificate program that takes only o quote the Secrets of a Johnny’s Chef: information, call 309-796-5153, Black Hawk College - Quad
Cedar Rapids Rollergirls, a roller-derby competition vs. Ace Autumn Harvest, chef
Bloomington, IL in the “Trauma in the CR”; $10-$13; for tick-
12 weeks and the many career
opportunities available in this
late, great wit Steve Hall will reveal concise,
City Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.bhc.edu,
6pm Thu Sep 23.
ets, call 800-745-3000, U.S. Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE, growing field; for information, Dorothy Parker: easy-to-master techniques in Master of Education in Teaching Info Session, for work-
Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.uscellular.com, 7pm Sat Sep call 309-796-8244, Black Hawk a fun and relaxed atmosphere; ing teachers; earn your master of education in teaching de-
18. College Outreach Center, 301
“Summer makes menu includes Zucchini Fries, gree in two years; graduates will also complete the portfolio
QC Rollers vs. OCCRG, flat-track roller derby in the Great Avenue of the Cities, East Moline, me drowsy. Tortellini Portabella, and Turtle requirements to become Nationally Board Certified; free; for
Hall; $9-$12, ages 12 & under free; for information, e-mail IL, http://www.bhc.edu/travel, Cheesecake; $40; for informa- information, call 563-388-7660, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose
quadcityrollers@yahoo.com or visit http://www.myspace. 7pm Thu Aug 26.
Autumn makes tion, call 309-736-0100, John- University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.
com/quadcityrollers, RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St, Davenport, Cooking and Culinary Ex- me sing. Winter’s ny’s Italian Steak House, 1300 edu/medt, 4pm Thu Sep 23.
IA, http://www.riverctr.com, 7pm Sat Sep 18. plorations with Chef Spencer River Dr, Moline, IL, 6:30pm St. Ambrose Admissions Overnight Visit, high school
St. Ambrose University Student Physical Therapy Blake, Delectable tastings will
pretty lousy, but Tue Sep 14. seniors who have been accepted to St. Ambrose are invited
Organization Annual Golf Tournament, tournament is a be served and sample portions I hate spring.” St.Ambrose University to spend the night in a residence hall with a student host;
four-person scramble, with check-in beginning at 11am, and will be provided for you to take Supervisory Certificate Pro- free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-383-2627, St. Am-
first tee time at noon; entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, a home. Topics include barbecue
Well, considering Carrie Underwood gram, learn practical super- brose University, 518 W. Locust, Davenport, IA, http://www.
golf cart, and dinner in the St. Ambrose Cosgrove Dining methods such as smoking, spit- it’s Parker, I guess visory skills that will enable sau.edu/visit, 6pm Sun Sep 26 and Mon Sep 27.
Hall; $65/person, $250/team; for information, contact Ryan roasting and grilling; methods of you to analyze, prioritize and Cooking and Culinary Explorations with Chef Spencer
Williams at 402-984-0633 or WilliamsRyanJ@sau.edu, Emily cooking fish, methods of cook- one out of four ain’t bad, and there’ll certainly delegate, and play a key role in Blake, Delectable tastings will be served and sample por-
Denner at 563-676-3190 or DennerEmilyN@sau.edu, or the ing eggs, and more. Please sign be plenty of singing going on at Moline’s i enhancing the overall produc- tions will be provided for you to take home. Topics include
St. Ambrose University Physical Therapy Department at 563- up at the library or call (309) tivity and performance of your barbecue methods such as smoking, spit-roasting and grill-
333-6403, Emeis Golf Course, 4500 West Central Park Ave., 523-3440 for more information., wireless Center this autumn. The venue’ s fall organization; $995; for infor- ing; methods of cooking fish, methods of cooking eggs, and
Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 12pm Sat Sep 25. River Valley Library, 214 S. Main lineup kicks off with the legendary German mation, contact Jennifer Prinz more. Please sign up at the library or call (309) 523-3440 for
Pastor’s Masters Golf Tournament, sponsored by the St., Port Byron, IL, http://www. at 563-441-9950 or PrinzJen- more information., River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port
Quad Cities Prayer Center; put together a team of four golf- rivervalleylibrary.org, 5pm Mon rockers of the Scorpions – appearing with niferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose Byron, IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 5pm Mon Sep
ers, with the stipulation that one of them has to be a senior
or associate pastor; $255/team ($85/each for the three non-
Aug 30. special guests Dokken – on August 20, and University College for Profes- 27.
St. Ambrose University sional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, St. Ambrose University “Project Management: Tools,
pastoral players on the team and the pastor is free); registra- Leadership Experience, or- continues less than a week later when country- Davenport, IA, http://www.sau. Principles and Practices”, Sept. 28-30; learn proven tools
tion includes greens fees, carts, awards banquet, and prizes; ganize a project in your orga- music superstars Toby Keith and Trace Adkins edu/pdc, 8:30am Tue Sep 14 and techniques used by world-class companies to make their
for information, contact Tom Hurt at 309-737-2853 or Scott nization and receive monthly and Wed Sep 15. projects sizzle; with these methods, your projects will come
Schaefer at 309-314-0369, Emeis Golf Course, 4500 West Cen- coaching while gaining the electrify the Quad Cities crowd on August 26. Master of Education in in on time, on budget, and at the right level of performance;
tral Park Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.qcprayercenter.org, skills necessary to increase your More country hits will be heard when the venue Teaching Info Session, for $1,395; for information, contact Jennifer Prinz at 563-441-
7am Fri Oct 1. bottom line and your level of working teachers; earn your 9950 or PrinzJenniferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose University Col-
confidence as a leader; $2,995; hosts five-time Grammy Award winner Carrie master of education in teach- lege for Professional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport, IA,
for information, contact Jen- Underwood on October 15, performing with ing degree in two years; http://www.sau.edu/pdc, 8:30am Tue Sep 28.
nifer Prinz at 563-441-9950 or graduates will also complete St. Ambrose University Presents “Leadership Through
PrinzJenniferL@sau.edu, St. Am- openers Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia, the portfolio requirements People Skills”, Oct. 5-7; an intensive, three-day learning ex-
brose University College for Pro- and 25 years of favorites will be highlighted to become Nationally Board perience that transforms managers into leaders by creating
Seeking Applicants for Auto Technology Scholar-
fessional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Certified; free; for information, the skills necessary to meet today’s business challenges, and
ship at Scott Community College, This scholarship will
Davenport, IA, http://www.sau. on November 28, when a beloved duo graces call 563-388-7660, Rock Island turn vision into reality; $1,295; for information, contact Jenni-
be awarded each spring to two Scott Community College
edu/pdc, 8am Wed Sep 1. the Moline stage in the touring event The Regional Office of Education, fer Prinz at 563-441-9950 or PrinzJenniferL@sau.edu, St. Am-
students who meet the following criteria: Demonstrate aca-
Pesticide Testing, for infor- 3430 23rd Ave, Rock Island, brose University College for Professional Studies, 1950 E 54th
mation, call 563-359-7577, Scott Judds: The Last Encore. The i wireless Center’s
demic promise; Student has unmet financial need; Must be
IL, http://www.sau.edu/medt, St, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/pdc, 8am Tue Oct 5.
enrolled full-time; Enrolled in the Auto Technology program
County Extension, 875 Tangle- 4pm Wed Sep 15. St. Ambrose University Open House Visit Day, for high
at Scott Community College; Student must submit one refer-
foot Lane, Suite B, Bettendorf,
Grammy-lauded roster continues with the Computer Tutor at East- school juniors and seniors; receive important admissions and
ence from at least one Scott Community College Auto Tech
IA, http://dbs.extension.iastate. exhilarating gospel of November 5’s Bill Gaither ern, on the 3rd and 4th financial aid info, take a campus tour, and enjoy lunch with
instructor. Each of the two students will receive $750 in the
edu/calendar, 10am Fri Sep 3. Wednesdays of the month; faculty and staff; free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-
spring and $750 in the fall for tuition and books, providing
Emotional Freedom Tech-
Homecoming Tour, boasting performances by bring your computer ques- 383-2627, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W.
the established criteria continue to be met., http://www.eicc.
nique (EFT) Workshop, class will Grammy winner Gaither, Wes Hampton, David tions to the library and a staff Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/visit, 9:15am
edu/sccfoundation, thru Mon Nov 1.
give you a lifelong, holistic mo- person will provide one-on- Mon Oct 11.
Computer Tutor at Fairmount, on the 1st and 2nd Thurs-
dality for better health; learn to
Phelps, Michael English, and Mark Lowry. one help; learn about Internet Mastering IT Project Management, this advanced
days of the month; bring your computer questions to the li-
release subconscious blocks as- Disney tunes will likely be filling your heads searching, e-mailing, library course will help you select the best life cycle for your proj-
brary and a staff person will provide one-on-one help; learn
sociated with painful memories, databases, the library catalog, ect, identify requirements, manage risk and complexity, track
about Internet searching, e-mailing, library databases, the
and achieve wonderful results,
when animated princesses Jasmine, Belle, and and Microsoft Word; free; for progress, and communicate with sponsors and team mem-
library catalog, and Microsoft Word; free; for information, call
both emotional & physical, with- Snow White – plus many other family-film information, call 563-326-7832, bers; $1,395; for information, contact Jennifer Prinz at 563-
563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount
out voicing anything out loud; Fairmount Street Library, 3000 441-9950 or PrinzJenniferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose University
learn meridian energy therapy favorites – appear in the flesh for the all-new
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm
N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, College for Professional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport,
thru Thu Dec 9.
using a simple EFT (Emotional Disney Live! Mickey’s Magic Show on October http://www.davenportlibrary. IA, http://www.sau.edu/pdc, 8:30am Tue Oct 12 thru Thu
Basic Internet Class, on Wednesdays; walk-in course
Freedom Techniques) procedure com, 7pm Wed Sep 15 thru Oct 14.
for those seeking basic computer skills; for information, call
and be introduced to muscle 22. And while it might not be music, there will Wed Dec 15. Secrets of a Johnny’s Chef: Hollywood at Home, chef
309-732-7303, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401
testing; for information, call 309- definitely be a happy hum in the air when the Creating Sustainable Steve Hall will reveal concise, easy-to-master techniques in a
19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.ripl.lib.il.us, 9am thru Wed
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762-1066 or 708-955-3634, Unity Funding For Your Nonprofit, fun and relaxed atmosphere; menu includes Lobster Frangel-
Dec 29.
Church of Christianity, 5102 47th i wireless Center hosts the yearly return of the presented by Terry Axelrod, Be- ico Salad, Chanel No. 5, and Gran Marnier Mousse; $40; for
Creating a Resume in Word, on Wednesdays; no ap-
Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.uni- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, nevon Founder & CEO; seminar information, call 309-736-0100, Johnny’s Italian Steak House,
pointment needed; in the Computer Lab, ground-floor level;
tyqc.org, 1pm Sun Sep 5. on how to create sustainable 1300 River Dr, Moline, IL, 6:30pm Tue Oct 12.
Home Wiring Class, Tues- which brings its Zing Zang Zoom show to the
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
funding for your nonprofit; Business Xchange, share your “commercial” with a differ-
- Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.ripl.lib.
days thru Oct. 12; class covers Quad Cities September 2 through 5. All told, learn a system for fundraising ent guest every 6 minutes, allowing you to meet 10 new con-
il.us, 11am thru Wed Dec 29.
house wiring, telephone wiring you can start to implement tacts at each event; at the end of each event, each attendee
and cable systems. Participants it’s a fall roster guaranteed to make even the
Aqua Combo, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; a moderate- to
right away, and how to get will receive a networking list, which will allow them to follow
high-intensity class performed in shallow and deep water
get hands-on experience us- notoriously dour Dorothy Parker stand up and your organization off the an- up on all contacts made at the event; $15-$25; to register, call
with flotation belts used in deep water portion; $5 per class
ing meters and tools to safely nual fundraising treadmill 309-757-5416, Hampton Inn & Suites, 5290 Utica Ridge Rd,
or $60 for a 20-visit pass for the general public; $56 for senior
troubleshoot, maintain or make cheer. At least if you kept her martini glass full. forever; bring at least two key Davenport, IA, http://www.quadcitychamber.com, 11:30am
citizens; for information, call 309-796-5601, Black Hawk Col-
minor revisions; $51; for infor- For more on the i wireless Center’s fall events, leaders, including Board Mem- Wed Oct 13.
lege - Community Aquatic Center, 6600 34th Avenue, Moline,
mation and to register, call 309- bers, CEO, and Development Your Business - in Motion!, presented by AT&T and the
796-8223, Black Hawk College visit iwirelessCenter.com. – Mike Schulz
IL, 6pm thru Thu Dec 30.
Director; free; for information Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; busi-
Aqua Motion, on Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays; a
Outreach Center, 301 Avenue of and to register, contact Loren ness owners learn to create and manage wireless forms, track
moderate-intensity class performed entirely in shallow wa-
the Cities, East Moline, IL, http:// Alexanian at 206-428-2150 or and manage mobile assets, and increase revenues and con-
ter; $5 per class or $60 for a 20-visit pass for the general pub-
www.bhc.edu, 6:30pm Tue Sep 7. loren.alexanian@benevon.com, American Red Cross of the trol costs; free; to RSVP, call 309-749-7183 or e-mail km1815@
lic; $56 for senior citizens; for information, call 309-796-5601,
Reflexology Therapy Training Program, Tuesdays & Quad Cities Area, 1100 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.be- att.com, AT&T Retail Store, South Park Mall, Moline, IL, http://
Black Hawk College - Community Aquatic Center, 6600 34th
Thursdays thru Dec. 9; hands-on program will cover a vari- nevon.com/intros/Register-Moline, 8:30am Fri Sep 17. www.gqchcc.com, 7:30am Wed Oct 13.
Avenue, Moline, IL, 11:15am thru Fri Dec 31.
ety of therapeutic techniques for the feet, hands and ears. Optical Training: Skills and Procedures, Tuesdays thru St. Ambrose University Open House Visit Day, for high
Pressure Canner Gauge Testing, for information, call
Basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology will Nov. 30; practical, hands-on course provides entry-level school juniors and seniors; receive important admissions and
563-359-7577, Scott County Extension, 875 Tanglefoot Lane,
be emphasized along with body mechanics for injury preven- working knowledge of optics and office procedures; $595; financial aid info, take a campus tour, and enjoy lunch with
Suite B, Bettendorf, IA, http://dbs.extension.iastate.edu/cal-
tion, ethics and clinicals; $847; for information and to regis- for information and to register, call 309-796-8223, Black faculty and staff; free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-
endar, 10am Thu Aug 19.
ter, call 309-796-8223, Black Hawk College Outreach Center, Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, 383-2627, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W.
“Beat the Rush” Student Open House, for all current
301 Avenue of the Cities, East Moline, IL, http://www.bhc. http://www.bhc.edu, 7pm Fri Sep 17. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/visit, 9:15am
and potential students at the Belmont Campus; learn more
edu, 5:15pm Tue Sep 7. Back Yard Gardening Class: Harvest, join the Botanical Sat Oct 23.
about financial aid, scholarships, career programs, activities,
Baby Sign, on Tuesdays; learn simple signs to encourage center staff in a cooking demo; your harvested produce takes St. Ambrose Admissions Overnight Visit, high school
and more; campus tours will be given; new students can reg-
communication between you and your pre-verbal child; with center stage as you learn some creative, nutritious ways to seniors who have been accepted to St. Ambrose are invited
30 ister for classes; free food, kids activities’, and more; for in-
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to spend the night in a residence hall with a student host;
free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-383-2627, St. Am-
brose University, 518 W. Locust, Davenport, IA, http://www.
sau.edu/visit, 6pm Sun Oct 24 and Mon Oct 25.
Cooking and Culinary Explorations with Chef Spencer
Blake, Delectable tastings will be served and sample por-
tions will be provided for you to take home. Topics include
barbecue methods such as smoking, spit-roasting and grill-
ing; methods of cooking fish, methods of cooking eggs, and
more. Please sign up at the library or call (309) 523-3440 for
more information., River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port
Byron, IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 5pm Mon Oct
25.
St. Ambrose University Presents “eXtreme Project
Management”, learn how to address the unique challenges
of eXtreme projects and how to manage both the mechanics
and the dynamics; $1,395; for information, contact Jennifer
Prinz at 563/441-9950 or PrinzJenniferL@sau.edu, St. Am-
brose University College for Professional Studies, 1950 E 54th
St, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/pdc, 8:30am Tue Oct
26 thru Thu Oct 28.
Graduate Education Programs Open House, for li-
censed teachers and those pursuing a teaching degree;
faculty and students will be in attendance to answer your
questions; refreshments provided; free; for information, call
563-388-7660, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518
W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/medt, 5pm
Thu Oct 28.
Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, for work-
ing teachers; come hear more about the LSACEL principal
preparation program and the Master of Education in Teach-
ing program at a special open house event; free; for informa-
tion or to register, contact Susan Jameson at 563-388-7660
or JamesonSusanM@sau.edu, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose
University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.
edu/visit, 5pm Thu Oct 28.
St. Ambrose University Open House Visit Day, for high
school juniors and seniors; receive important admissions and
financial aid info, take a campus tour, and enjoy lunch with
faculty and staff; free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-
383-2627, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W.
Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/visit, 9:15am
Fri Oct 29.
Helping Your Aging Parents, four-week program on
Mondays, in the Norman J. Kelinson Room; for information,
call 563-344-4187, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning
Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
7pm Mon Nov 1.
Secrets of a Johnny’s Chef: Dinner Party 101, chef
Steve Hall will reveal concise, easy-to-master techniques in
a fun and relaxed atmosphere; menu includes Crab Stuffed
Shrimp, Sausage Bread, and Steak Toppers; $40; for informa-
tion, call 309-736-0100, Johnny’s Italian Steak House, 1300
River Dr, Moline, IL, 6:30pm Tue Nov 9.
St. Ambrose University Presents “Project Manage-
ment: Tools, Principles and Practices”, learn proven tools
and techniques used by world-class companies to get results
on time, on budget, and at the right level of performance;
$1,395; for information, contact Jennifer Prinz at 563-441-
9950 or PrinzJenniferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose University Col-
lege for Professional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport, IA,
http://www.sau.edu/pdc, 8:30am Tue Nov 9 thru Thu Nov
11.
Business Xchange, share your “commercial” with a differ-
ent guest every 6 minutes, allowing you to meet 10 new con-
tacts at each event; at the end of each event, each attendee
will receive a networking list, which will allow them to follow
up on all contacts made at the event; $15-$25; to register, call
309-757-5416, Hampton Inn & Suites, 5290 Utica Ridge Rd,
Davenport, IA, http://www.quadcitychamber.com, 11:30am
Wed Nov 10.
St. Ambrose University Open House Visit Day, for high
school juniors and seniors; receive important admissions and
financial aid info, take a campus tour, and enjoy lunch with
faculty and staff; free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-
383-2627, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W.
Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/visit, 9:15am
Fri Nov 12
St. Ambrose Admissions Overnight Visit, high school
seniors who have been accepted to St. Ambrose are invited
to spend the night in a residence hall with a student host;
free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-383-2627, St. Am-
brose University, 518 W. Locust, Davenport, IA, http://www.
sau.edu/visit, 6pm Sun Nov 14 and Mon Nov 15.
St. Ambrose University Open House Visit Day, for high
school juniors and seniors; receive important admissions and
financial aid info, take a campus tour, and enjoy lunch with
faculty and staff; free; to reserve, call 563-333-6300 or 800-
383-2627, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W.
Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/visit, 9:15am
Fri Nov 19.
Back Yard Gardening Class: And Rest!, Botanical Center
staff will be on hand to offer advice on removing and com-
posting dead plant material, storing winter vegetables and
putting your garden to rest; free with paid admission; for
information, call 309-794-0991 or e-mail Gary at edu@qcgar-
dens.com, Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.qcgardens.com, 1pm Sun Nov 21.
Cooking and Culinary Explorations with Chef Spencer
Blake, topics include barbecue methods such as smoking,
spit-roasting and grilling; methods of cooking fish, methods
of cooking eggs, and more; call 563-523-3440 for more infor-
mation., River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL,
http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 5pm Mon Nov 29.
Grant Writing Workshop, topics of discussion include:
developing sustainable grants, finding grant making organi-
zations, telling your story through an effective mission, and
putting it all together to make a strong case; $199; for infor-
mation, contact Jennifer Prinz at 563-441-9950 or PrinzJen-
niferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose University College for Profes-
sional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.
edu/pdc, 9am Tue Nov 30.
St. Ambrose University Presents “Managing Capital
Projects”, learn to maximize your return on investment by
assembling the right project team, developing a communica-
tion plan, selecting the appropriate project delivery system,
improving the delivery of capital projects, and creating a
predictable project-management system; $1,395; for infor-
mation, contact Jennifer Prinz at 563-441-9950 or PrinzJen-
niferL@sau.edu, St. Ambrose University College for Profes-
sional Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.
edu/pdc, 8:30am Tue Nov 30 thru Thu Dec 2.
Classes, Lectures & Events
Yoga Burn, on Thursdays; a yoga class that incorporates
strength conditioning, led by Daina Lewis; for information,
call 309-764-YOGA, Indigo, A Creative Approach to Fitness &
Wellness, LLC, 1621 5th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.indigow-
ellness.info, 8:30am thru Thu Aug 26.
Shamanic Journey, on Thursdays; go to your power-
animal and spiritual teachers directly to ask for wisdom and
guidance; $75; for information, call 309-764-9642, Indigo, A
Creative Approach to Fitness & Wellness, LLC, 1621 5th Ave.,
Moline, IL, http://www.indigowellness.info, 3pm thru Sat
Aug 28.
Shake & Sway, on Saturdays; with certified zumba instruc-
tor Dominic Nache; learn a variety of dance styles including
Bollywood, country, the jive, stomping, stepping, and disco;
$12/class, $40/4-weeks starting Aug. 21; for information, call
563-764-9642, Indigo, A Creative Approach to Fitness & Well-
ness, LLC, 1621 5th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.indigowell-
ness.info, 3pm thru Sat Sep 11.
Yoga: Mind and Body, on Mondays, no class Sept. 6; Ha-
tha Yoga emphasizes the development of strength, stamina
and flexibility by utilizing the body’s postures and breathing
techniques essential to your mental and overall wellness; ex-
ercise mat required; $35; for information and to register, call
309-779-2000, Trinity Enrichment Center, 5510 Utica Ridge
Rd, Davenport, IA, http://www.trinityqc.com/enrichment,
6pm thru Mon Sep 27.
Meditation for Balanced Living, on Wednesdays; learn
to transform stress into healthy vitality and calm the mind
through the ancient practice of meditation and breathing
exercises; $42; for information and to register, call 309-779-
2000, Trinity Enrichment Center, 5510 Utica Ridge Rd, Dav-
enport, IA, http://www.trinityqc.com/enrichment, 5pm thru
Wed Sep 29.
Yoga: Mind and Body, on Thursdays; Hatha Yoga empha-
sizes the development of strength, stamina and flexibility
by utilizing the body’s postures and breathing techniques
essential to your mental and overall wellness; exercise mat
required; $42; for information and to register, call 309-779-
2000, Trinity Enrichment Center, 5510 Utica Ridge Rd, Dav-
enport, IA, http://www.trinityqc.com/enrichment, 6pm thru
Thu Sep 30.
More Core Yoga with Shannon, Mon 10:15am, Wed
6:30pm, Thu 1:15pm; an exciting all levels yoga class with
a focus on developing core/abdominal strength, which will
combine conventional yoga with a specific focus on the core
muscles of the body; 8-week sessions - $64 for one day sign-
up or $128 for 2-day sign-up; drop-in rates also available for
$12 per class; for information, call 309-764-9642, Indigo, A
Creative Approach to Fitness & Wellness, LLC, 1621 5th Ave.,
Moline, IL, http://www.indigowellness.info, thru Thu Oct 7.
OH WOW (Optimum Health, WorkOuts for Women), on
Mondays; a 45-minute, results-based workout led by expe-
rienced trainers; for information, call 563-370-2359 o e-mail
bodyandsoulpt@yahoo.com, Body and Soul Personal Train-
ing, 2806 Eastern Ave, Cottage #7, Davenport, IA, 5:30pm
thru Mon Dec 27.
Prenatal Yoga, on Tuesdays; $6-$9; for information and to
register, contact Marcie Nithang at 563-499-2261, The Reiki
Studio, 2212 E. 12th St., Suite #301, Davenport, IA, http://
www.reikirenovations.com, 5:30pm thru Tue Dec 28.
T’ai Chi, on Tuesdays; led by instructor Steve Cravens, this
class utilizes an ancient Chinese soft form of martial arts that
increases balance, promotes relaxation and improves overall
health and wellbeing. All skill levels are welcome. The cost is
$7.00 per class. Please sign up at the library or call (309) 523-
3440 for more information., River Valley Library, 214 S. Main
St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 6:30pm
thru Tue Dec 28.
Yoga, on Tuesdays; led by instructor Rebecca Licandro,
this class uses the ancient art of yoga to relieve stress, in-
crease flexibility and improve health. All skill levels are wel-
come. The cost is $8.00 per class. The cost is $7.00 per class.
Please sign up at the library or call (309) 523-3440 for more
information., River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron,
IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 5:30pm thru Tue Dec
28.
Anusara Yoga, every Wednesday, upstairs in the Banquet
Room; $10, Bettendorf Community Center, 2204 Grant St.,
Bettendorf, IA, 5:15pm thru Wed Dec 29.
Yoga with Daina, on Wednesdays; drop-in class for all skill
levels; for information, call 309-764-YOGA, Indigo, A Creative
Approach to Fitness & Wellness, LLC, 1621 5th Ave., Moline, IL,
http://www.indigowellness.info, 9:30am thru Wed Dec 29.
Gentle Yoga, on Thursdays; $6-$9; for information and to
register, contact Marcie Nithang at 563-499-2261, The Reiki
Studio, 2212 E. 12th St., Suite #301, Davenport, IA, http://
www.reikirenovations.com, 5:30pm; thru Thu Dec 30.
Senior Health Insurance Information Program, bring
your Medicare and Medicaid questions and a SHIIP represen-
tative will help you; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport,
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Aug 25.
Cancer in the Workplace: Employment Rights of Peo-
ple with Cancer Under the Americans with Disabilities
Act, Topics include: What is illegal employment discrimina-
tion under federal laws? When is cancer a disability under the
Americans with Disabilities Act? When may an employer ask
applicant or employee questions about cancer? What types
of reasonable accommodation may be needed by employ-
ees with cancer? Are caregivers and/or family members pro-
tected from discrimination? And how can the EEOC help if
I believe I am a victim of employment discrimination?; free;
for information, call 563-326-7504 or e-mail melissa@gildas-
clubqc.org, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities, 1234 E River Dr., Daven-
port, IA, http://www.gildasclubqc.org, 3pm Thu Aug 26.
Gilda’s Club Diamonds and Divas, Quad-City women are
invited to join Trinity and Gilda’s Club for an evening of pam-
pering, a silent auction, and hors d’oeuvres; proceeds sup-
port Gilda’s club; for information, call 563-326-7504, Rogalski
Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport,
IA, http://www.trinityqc.com, 6pm Fri Aug 27.
Rehabilitation Stroke Camp, Trinity Rehabilitation Ser-
vices, through funding from the Trinity Health Foundation, is
giving stroke survivors, their caregivers, and family members
the opportunity to be surrounded by others who are going
through the same thing in a fun setting; $100/person; schol-
arships available, but space is limited; for information, call
309-779-2009, Trinity Regional Health System, http://www.
trinityqc.com, Fri Aug 27 thru Sun Aug 29.
Car-Fit Class, health professionals will work with older
drivers and review 12 key areas to ensure they “fit” their ve-
hicle properly for maximum safety; takes approximately 20
minutes; for information, call 563-421-1480, Genesis Medical
Center, 1230 E Rusholme St, Davenport, IA, http://www.gen-
esishealth.com, 12pm Tue Aug 31.
Staying on Top of Medicare Coverage, information and
answers to your Medicare questions from SHIIP counselor
Darrell Lietz; for information, call 563-344-4175; individual
appointments can also be scheduled by calling the SHIIP of-
fice at 563-421-1096, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
com, 9am Wed Sep 1.
Bettendorf Rotary’s Annual “Run with Carl” Event,
the annual funding source for the Carl D. Schilling Memorial
Fund, providing scholarships to graduates of Pleasant Valley
High School; 7:30am 1/2-Mile and 1-Mile Fun Run, 8:15am
5-Mile Run, 8:30am 5K-Run/Walk; $10-$20; packet pickup
& registration will be at the center’s parking lot on Sept. 3
from 4-6pm, Sept. 4 from noon-3pm, and on race day from
6:30-7:30am; awards program for 1st-3rd place at 9:30am; for
information, call 563-332-2200 or 563-726-2238, Bettendorf
Life Fitness Center, 2222 Middle Rd., Bettendorf, IA, http://
www.runwithcarl.com, 7:30am Mon Sep 6.
Narcolepsy, presented by Stephen Rasmus, M.D.; free;
for information, call 563-421-1523, Genesis Heart Institute,
1236 East Rusholme Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.gen-
esishealth.com, 6pm Tue Sep 7.
Yoga for Everyone, five-week class on Wednesdays;
taught by Johanna Hilliard; the precision and alignment of
Hatha Yoga combined with the continuity and creativity of
Vinyassa Yoga; $50; for information and to register, call 563-
326-7529 or e-mail Chris Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com,
Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA,
http://www.newgroundtheatre.org, 5pm Wed Sep 8.
Zumba Class, Thursdays thru Oct. 14; combines moti-
vating music and high energy with unique moves; $25; to
register, call 309-796-8223, Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.bhc.edu,
7pm Thu Sep 9.
ScaleDown Weight-Control Program & Support
Group, Mondays thru Nov. 8 (no class Oct. 4); led by a Trin-
ity dietitian, this program emphasizes nutrition, fitness, and
behavioral changes that will lead participants to a healthier
lifestyle; $100; for information and to register, call 309-779-
2000, Trinity Regional Health System, http://www.trinityqc.
com, 4:30pm Mon Sep 13.
Staying On Top of Medicare Coverage, information and
answers to your Medicare questions from SHIIP counselor
Darrell Lietz; for information, call 563-344-4175; individual
appointments can also be scheduled by calling the SHIIP of-
fice at 563-421-1096, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
com, 9am Wed Sep 15.
Senior Health Insurance Information Program, bring
your Medicare and Medicaid questions and a SHIIP represen-
tative will help you; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport,
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Sep 22.
12th Annual Quad Cities Marathon Pre-Race Party,
events include a race expo, kids’ micro marathon, and pasta
party; for information, call 309-751-9800, Downtown Moline,
Moline, IL, http://www.qcmarathon.org, Sat Sep 25.
12th Annual Quad Cities Marathon, participants have
the option of completing a marathon, half marathon, 5-
person relay, 5k run/walk, or 1-mile walk; sponsored by
Trinity Medical Center; for information, call 309-751-9800,
Downtown Moline, Moline, IL, http://www.qcmarathon.org,
7:30am Sun Sep 26.
Nutrition Before, During, and After Cancer Therapy,
a Trinity dietitian will discuss nutrient needs before, during,
and after cancer; information on common herbal and vitamin
supplements and antioxidants; free; for information, call 309-
779-2000 or 877-242-8899, Trinity Regional Health System,
5pm Thu Sep 30.
NAMI Walks for the Minds of America, benefit event
to raise money and awareness about the need for a world-
class treatment and recovery system for people with mental
illness; for information, contact Ametra Carrol at 309-373-
1202 or CarrolAJ@ihs.org, or Kelly Harry at namiwalks@na-
miscottcounty.org, Credit Island, Davenport, IA, http://www.
trinityqc.com, 10am Sat Oct 2.
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answers to your Medicare questions from SHIIP counselor
Darrell Lietz; for information, call 563-344-4175; individual
appointments can also be scheduled by calling the SHIIP of-
fice at 563-421-1096, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
com, 9am Wed Oct 6.
Step Out to Fight Diabetes, routes include a 3.2- mile
walk and 5K run, and are accessible to people of all ages and
levels of mobility; 1pm registration, 2pm start time; for infor-
mation, call 888-DIABETES, LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley St,
Davenport, IA, http://www.diabetes.org/stepout, 2pm Sun
Oct 10.
Servin’ Up Style: Friends of Trinity Style Show, reserve
by Oct. 11 for Oct. 21 event; socializing and shopping, fol-
lowed by a celebrity luncheon, style show, silent auction, and
raffle at noon; proceeds will be used to purchase telemedi-
cine equipment to benefit pediatrics Shriners’ patients in the
Quad Cities; $30; for information, call 309-779-2343, Radisson
Quad City Plaza Hotel, 421 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://
www.trinityqc.com, 10am Mon Oct 11.
12th Annual Noogiefest, a free Halloween party for
children and their families, as you move through different
themed rooms with crafts, games, activities and fun; children
must be accompanied by an adult; costumes encouraged;
followed by an outdoor screening of “How to Train Your Drag-
on” (bring lawn chairs and blankets); free; for information, call
563-326-7504, Gilda’s Club Quad Cities, 1234 E River Dr., Dav-
enport, IA, http://www.gildasclubqc.org, 4pm Tue Oct 12.
Beauty & the Breast: A “wecancervive” Series Event,
event designed to inspire and educate through informa-
tional break-out sessions, a breast cancer survivor reception,
and keynote motivational speaker; with Jan Ping, Emmy
award-winning makeup artist and breast cancer survivor;
$15, Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 1777 Isle
Parkway, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.trinityqc.com/facebook,
3:30pm Tue Oct 12.
March of Dimes Chef’s Auction, co-sponsored by Trinity
Medical Center and Tri-State Windows; silent and live auction
packages and dishes featuring regional and international
flavors; for information, contact Deena Bradford at 563-323-
6378 or dbradford@marchofdimes.com, Quad-Cities Water-
front Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.trinityqc.com, 6pm Wed Oct 13.
Yoga for Everyone, five-week class on Wednesdays; taught
by Johanna Hilliard; the precision and alignment of Hatha Yoga
combined with the continuity and creativity of Vinyassa Yoga; $50;
for information and to register, call 563-326-7529 or e-mail Chris
Jansen at cljansen@hotmail.com, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St,
Village of East Davenport, IA, http://www.newgroundtheatre.org,
5pm Wed Oct 13.
Staying On Top of Medicare Coverage, information and
answers to your Medicare questions from SHIIP counselor Darrell
Lietz; for information, call 563-344-4175; individual appointments
can also be scheduled by calling the SHIIP office at 563-421-1096,
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 9am Wed Oct 20.
Senior Health Insurance Information Program, bring your
Medicare and Medicaid questions and a SHIIP representative
will help you; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount
Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Oct 27.
SHIIP Presentation, representatives on hand to answer ques-
tions; Thu 2pm, Tue 7pm; for information, call 563-344-4175,
Valid now through 9/21/10.
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, Thu Oct 28 and Tue Nov 2.
Sleep Apnea and Diabetes, presented by Gary Hamilton, RRT,
ResMed; free; for information, call 563-421-1523, Genesis Heart
Institute, 1236 East Rusholme Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.
genesishealth.com, 6pm Tue Nov 2.
Staying on Top of Medicare Coverage, information and an-
swers to your Medicare questions from SHIIP counselor Darrell
Lietz; for information, call 563-344-4175; individual appointments
can also be scheduled by calling the SHIIP office at 563-421-1096,
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 9am Wed Nov 3.
Go Red for Women Luncheon, presented by Trinity Medical
Center, and part of a movement of the American Heart Associa-
tion that seeks to inform about the risk of heart disease in women;
$35; for information and to reserve, contact Kate Cuellar at kate.
cuellar@heart,org or 563-323-4321, Quad-Cities Waterfront Con-
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trinityqc.com, 10:30am Thu Nov 4.
SHIIP Medicare Sign-Up, representatives on hand to answer
questions; for information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bet- 101 West River Drive, Davenport, IA 52801
tendorflibrary.com, 10am Mon Nov 15.
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Kewanee Caregiver Support Group, on the first Tuesday
of the month. provides counseling and resource information for
those who are caring for a senior loved one, and for grandparents
currently raising grandchildren; coffee and cookies provided,
lunch available; for information, call 309-277-0167 or 800-798-
0988, Kewanee Senior Center, 219 W 2nd St, Kewanee, IL, 1pm
thru Tue Dec 7.
Aledo Caregiver Support Group, on the second Thursday
of the month; provides counseling and resource information for
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those who are caring for a senior loved one, and for grandparents
currently raising grandchildren; coffee and cookies provided; for
information, call 309-277-0167 or 800-798-0988, Mercer County
Senior Center, 137 W. Main Street, Aledo, IL, 1:30pm thru Thu
Dec 9.
Geneseo Caregiver Support Group, on the second Thursday
of the month; provides counseling and resource information for
those who are caring for a senior loved one, and for grandparents
currently raising grandchildren; held in the conference room by
the lunch room; for information, call 309-277-0167 or 800-798-
0988, Hammond Henry Hospital, 600 N. College Ave., Geneseo, IL,
12pm thru Thu Dec 9.
Scott County/CASI Caregiver Support Group, on the second
Monday of the month; provides counseling and resource infor-
mation for those who are caring for a senior loved one, and for
grandparents currently raising grandchildren; $3 lunch available;
for information, call 309-277-0167 or 800-798-0988, CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, 11am
thru Mon Dec 13.
Moline/Sage Center “After-work” Caregiver Support
Group, on the third Thursday Of the month; provides counseling
and resource information for those who are caring for a senior
loved one, and for grandparents currently raising grandchildren;
coffee and light dessert provided; for information, call 309-277-
0167 or 800-798-0988, Alternatives for the Older Adult, 1518 5th
Avenue, Moline, IL, 6:30pm thru Thu Dec 16.
Moline/InTouch Caregiver Support Group, on the third Tues-
day of the month; provides counseling and resource information
for those who are caring for a senior loved one, and for grandpar-
ents currently raising grandchildren; lunch provided; for informa-
tion, call 309-277-0167 or 800-798-0988, In Touch Adult Day Care,
4011 Avenue of the Cities, Moline, IL, 12pm thru Tue Dec 21.
General MDA Support Group, on the fourth Wednesday of
the month; for individuals and families affected by muscular dys-
trophy; for information, call 319-393-8905, Trinity 7th Street Cam-
pus, 500 John Deere Rd, Moline, IL, thru Wed Dec 22.
Moline Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support
Group, on the fourth Thursday of the month; provides counsel-
ing and resource information for grandparents currently raising
grandchildren; childcare available for $2; scholarships available;
children need to wear socks; for information, call 309-277-0167
or 800-798-0988, Moline YMCA, 2040 53rd St, Moline, IL, 6:30pm
thru Thu Dec 23.
Services
Trinity VNHA Foot Care Clinic, on the second Wednesday of
the month; $25 foot treatments; for an appointment, call 309-779-
7600, Trinity Enrichment Center, 5510 Utica Ridge Rd, Davenport,
IA, http://www.trinityqc.com, 1pm thru Wed Dec 8.
Shamanic Counseling, power animal discovery, soul retrieval,
and spiritual counseling; services free to veterans of war; for infor-
mation, call Kathleen Collins at 563-332-4361 or e-mail ostrichkc@
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live.com, thru Fri Dec 31.
House Clearings and House Blessings, move out stagnant,
old energy and feel safe, comfortable, and at ease; for informa-
tion, call Debra at 608-279-4319 or e-mail debramorrill@charter.
net, The Healing Heart Center, 3481 Utica Ridge Rd., Bettendorf,
to a larger location in Bettendorf! IA, thru Fri Dec 31.
Shamanic Healing Appointments, specializing in soul re-
trieval, ancestral healing, and releasing patterns from the energy
field; for information, call Debra at 608-279-4319 or e-mail deb-
Move your education ahead with ramorrill@charter.net, The Healing Heart Center, 3481 Utica Ridge
Rd., Bettendorf, IA, thru Fri Dec 31.
Brown Mackie College - Quad Cities. Toning and Chanting, on Fridays; for information, call Colleen
at 563-340-4453, 11am thru Fri Dec 31.
Trinity VNHA Foot Care Clinic, on Thursdays, Fridays, & Tues-
OUR NEW LOCATION days; $25 foot treatments; for an appointment, call 309-779-7600,
(.LPEHUO\5RDG Trinity VNHA, 106 19th Ave., Ste. 101, Moline, IL, http://www.trini-
tyqc.com, thru Fri Dec 31.
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screenings; 12-hour fast required; sponsored by Trinity Medical
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Wee Wiggler Toddler Time, on Mondays at 9:30 or 10:45am;
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34 Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.mo-
linelibrary.com, thru Mon Aug 30.
Wii Free Play, on the first Monday of the month; free; for infor-
mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
3:30pm thru Mon Dec 6.
Horse Bowl, on Saturdays, for ages 8-18; a contest team that
studies horses and practices quizzes for competing at local, state
and even national horse bowl events; learn about horses, hippol-
ogy and even how to become a horse judge; you don’t have to
own a horse to participate; for information, contact Teri Carls at
309-654-2838, Rock Island County Extension, 321 W 2nd Ave, Mi-
lan, IL, http://www.yourextension.org, 2pm thru Sat Dec 18.
Role Playing Club, on Saturdays; for ages 12 & up; play D20-
system role playing games such as Dungeons and Dragons; join a
game already in progress or bring your own group to play with;
experience preferred but not required; free; for information, call
563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus,
Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1pm thru Sat
Dec 18.
Anime Club, on Mondays; hang out and watch selected an-
ime DVDs and discuss manga; come with suggestions; free; for
information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
com, 3:30pm thru Mon Dec 20.
Tummy Time, on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the
month; for ages 0-3 and their caregivers; stories, songs, fingerplays,
and action rhymes; for information, call 563-344-5704, Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm thru Wed Dec 22.
Get Your Game On!, on Wednesdays; teens can play video
games on the Wii and Playstation2, featuring Rock Band, Gui-
tar Hero, DDR, and Super Smash Bros.; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 3pm thru Wed
Dec 22.
Kids Boot Camp, Tuesdays and Thursdays; free for members’
kids ages 8 - 13; for information, call 563-355-4741 or e-mail Info@
QCUltimateFitness.com, Ultimate Fitness - Bettendorf, 810 Golden
Valley Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http://www.QCUltimateFitness.com,
4pm thru Thu Dec 30.
Scott County 4-H Seeks New Members, students in grades
4-12 can learn by doing, in areas such as sewing, livestock, fashion,
woodworking, photography, and more; for information, call 563-
359-7577, thru Fri Dec 31.
Hola 4-H and Hispanic Teen Leaders Spanish-Speaking
Clubs, on Fridays; for ages 5-18; a new 4-H opportunity especially
designed for Hispanic families or students interested in advancing
their Spanish; activities focus on citizenship, leadership and life
skills; activities, games and snacks, community service opportu-
nities and more at each meeting; $20/year for new members, or
free for existing 4-H club members; for information, contact Jaime
Aguilera at 309-756-9978 Ext 16, Rock Island County Extension,
321 W 2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/rockis-
land, 5:30pm thru Fri Dec 31.
Mad Hatter Tea Party, for teens; tea-party treats and a screen-
ing of 2010’s “Alice in Wonderland”; for information, call 309-732-
7330, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock
Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Thu Aug 19.
The Great Sunflower Project, for ages 10-14. explorers will
plant sunflowers, observe our sunflower garden, and document
their findings; led by local beekeepers, students will be introduced
to pollinators and their importance; $15; for information and to
register, call 309-794-0991, ext. 25, or e-mail edu@qcgardens.com,
Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://
www.qcgardens.com, 1pm Thu Aug 19.
Gamer’s Afternoon, play favorite board and card games such
as Monopoly, Munchkin, Magic, and Pokemon, or do Nintendo DS
battle with Pokemon Pearl, Diamond, or Platinum; free; for infor-
mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
3:30pm Thu Aug 19.
Let’s Go Duplo Club, for grades pre-K through kindergarten;
for information, call 563-285-4794, Eldridge Library, 200 N. 6th
Ave., Eldridge, IA, http://www.scottcountylibrary.org, 10am Thu
Aug 19.
Preschool Storytimes, for ages 0 - 5; free; for information, call
309-732-7360, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 10:30am Fri Aug
20.
Children’s Karaoke Contest: Preliminary Rounds, with em-
cee Sunshine Ramsey; for ages 13-17; trophies and cash prizes;
$10 registration fee, $3/guest; for information, call 309-786-7733,
ext. 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://
www.circa21.com, 2pm Sat Aug 21.
Children’s Karaoke Contest: Preliminary Rounds, with em-
cee Sunshine Ramsey; for ages 8-12; trophies and cash prizes; $10
registration fee, $3/guest; for information, call 309-786-7733, ext.
2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://
www.circa21.com, 10am Sat Aug 21.
Junior Ranger Program, for ages 6-12; activities and hikes,
and the chance to learn something different about our natural
world, American Indian culture, and the National Parks; for infor-
mation, call 563-873-3491, Effigy Mounds National Monument,
151 Hwy 76, Harpers Ferry, IA, http://www.nps.gov/efmo, 1pm
Sat Aug 21.
Kids’ Experience, for information, call 563-344-4175, Betten-
dorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://
www.bettendorflibrary.com, Sat Aug 21.
Kidz Days at RME, musical program for youth, with Native
American Drums & Dance presented by Larry Lockwood; $5 for
parent/adult and accompanied children are free; for information,
call 877-326-1333, River Music Experience, 129 Main St, Davenport,
IA, http://www.rivermusicexperience.org, 10:30am Sat Aug 21.
Family Story Time & Crafts, for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library (Main), 321 Main Street, Daven-
port, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 10pm Sat Aug 21.
Children’s Karaoke Contest: Finalist Rounds, with emcee
Sunshine Ramsey; for ages 13-17; trophies and cash prizes; $5;
for information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy,
1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 3pm Sun
Aug 22. Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
Children’s Karaoke Contest: Finalist Rounds, with emcee 10:30am Wed Sep 1 thru Wed Sep 29.

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Sunshine Ramsey; for ages 8-12; trophies and cash prizes; $5; for Lego Club, on the first Wednesday of the month; for grades
information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be displayed at the library; for
1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 12pm Sun information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main
Aug 22. Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
Pajama Story Time, for ages 4-8; bring your favorite stuffed 4:30pm Wed Sep 1 thru Wed Dec 1.
animal and hear new stories; free; for information, call 309-524- Once Upon a Time..., on the first Wednesday of the month;
2480, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. stories, songs, fingerplays, movies, and crafts centered around
molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Aug 23. fairy tales and folk tales; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Teen Library Bash, treats and highlights of everything that’s Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave.,
going on this fall; free; for information, call 309-732-7360, Rock Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Wed Sep
Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http:// 1 thru Wed Dec 1.
www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Baby Story Time, on Wednes-
Tue Aug 24. days; a fun program of singing,
Read to a Dog, allow children bouncing, playing, and reading,
an opportunity to read to dogs, with social time offered for ba-
giving new, shy, or inexperienced bies and their parents immedi-
readers a friendly and non-judg- ately following story time; free; for
mental audience that will increase information, call 563-326-7832,
the child’s confidence and growth Fairmount Street Library, 3000
in reading; register the night of N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA,
the program for a 10-minute time http://www.davenportlibrary.
slot to read to one of the three com, 10am Wed Sep 1 thru Wed
dogs: Amber, Abel, or Connor; for Dec 22.
information, call 563-326-7832, Theatre Club, for ages 9-12;
Fairmount Street Library, 3000 open casting for the October
N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, Destino 28 performance; the group will

Music
http://www.davenportlibrary.com, then meet every Thursday at 4pm
6:30pm Tue Aug 24. through October 21 to rehearse
Lego Club, for grades K-6; free; the autumn play; for children
for information, call 309-732-7360, Quad City Arts Visiting Artists wanting to hone their acting
Rock Island Public Library - South- skills or for children new to acting;
west Branch, 9010 Ridgewood September through November free; for information, call 563-326-
Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www. 7832, Davenport Public Library

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rockislandlibrary.org, 4:30pm Wed (Main), 321 Main Street, Daven-
Aug 25. or Quad City Arts’ 2010-11 season of port, IA, http://www.davenportli-
Books Alive! Reader’s Theater, Visiting Artists, the Rock Island-based brary.com, 4pm Thu Sep 2.
fast-paced reading of fun stories for Baby Time, on the first Thurs-
children of all ages; free; for infor- organization will be wowing the public with an day of the month; geared for non
mation, call 309-736-5739, Moline intimidating group of musical talents that have walkers and their care givers;
Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, includes puppets, songs, stories,
IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, sung on National Public Radio and NBC, that and age-appropriate activities
7pm Wed Aug 25. have appeared at such noted festivals as Ravinia for babies and care givers to en-
Hug-a-Book, early-learning joy together; for information, call
program for ages 2-5 and their and Massachusetts’ Tanglewood Music Festival, Kathrine Rogers at 563-344-5704,
families; meet costumed charac- that have presented master classes at such Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
ters, hear stories, make crafts, and Learning Campus, Bettendorf,
get a free book; for information, prestigious institutions as Northwestern and the IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Pub- University of California at Los Angeles, and that com, 9:15am Thu Sep 2 thru Thu
lic Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Dec 2.
Rock Island, IL, http://rockislandli- average nearly 300 national and international TAG (Teen Advisory Group),
brary.org, 5:30pm Thu Aug 26. on the first Thursday of the month;
August Dog Days Program, for
tour stops per year. And that’ s just the first of all teens and tweens welcome; for
grades 3-6; make puppy chow and Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artists: the acclaimed information, call 309-524-2470,
watch the movie “Hotel for Dogs”; Moline Public Library, 3210 41st
free; for information, call 309-732-
chamber musicians of the Synergy Brass St, Moline, IL, http://www.mo-
7360, Rock Island Public Library - Quintet, who play St. Ambrose University’s linelibrary.com, 3:30pm Thu Sep
Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, 2 thru Thu Dec 2.
IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.
Galvin Fine Arts Center on September 25. Family Story Time, on Thurs-
org, 1:30pm Fri Aug 27. The rest of the fall’s lineup, however, is no days; bring your favorite pillow
Doodlebugs Preschool Pro- and blanket, wear your comfy
gram: The Leonardo Code, learn less impressive. Norwegian jazz musician p.j.�s, and relax while you listen to
to turn science into art; sponsored par excellence Lage Lund – called “a young your favorite stories, followed by a
by the Cedar Rapids Museum of short video; free; for information,
Art; free; for information, call 319- guitar virtuoso” by the New Yorker magazine call 563-326-7832, Fairmount
366-7503, Hiawatha Public Library, – brings his unique sound to Rock Island’s St. Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount
150 West Willman, Hiawatha, IA, St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
http://www.crma.org, 10:30am Fri John’ s Lutheran Church on October 23. Multi- davenportlibrary.com, 6pm Thu
Aug 27. instrumentalist Todd Green, a Berklee College Sep 2 thru Thu Dec 23.
Fairies in the Garden, For ages Preschool Story Time, on
4 & up.Come experience our beau- of Music graduate whose acoustic stylings have Thursdays; stories, songs, and fin-
tiful gardens hosted by your very led to tours in the U.S., Cananda, and Europe, gerplays; free; for information, call
own fairy guide. Come dressed 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
as a fairy, and we will have a lun- presents his original blend of jazz, new age, Library (Main), 321 Main Street,
cheon, play games, read fairy tales, and world music at Bettendorf’s Redeemer Davenport, IA, http://www.dav-
and complete several fairy crafts. enportlibrary.com, 10am Thu
$20.00 per child and adults who Lutheran Church on November 13. And on Sep 2 thru Thu Dec 23.
wish to complete the activities; November 21, Davenport’s First Presbyterian Toddler Story Time, on
$5.00 for accompanying adults not Thursdays; with a social time for
wishing to complete fairy crafts. Church will host the classical crossover trio kids and parents following the
For information and to register, call Destino, who enjoyed an exclusive performance program; free; for information, call
309-794-0991, ext. 25, or e-mail 563-326-7832, Davenport Pub-
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lic Library - Eastern Ave. Branch,
Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Olympics, and whose blend of modern and 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcgar- IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.
dens.com, 12pm Sat Aug 28. classical works inspired their one-of-a-kind com, 10am Thu Sep 2 thru Thu
Family Story Time & Crafts, sound to be described as “popera.” I guess Dec 23.
for information, call 563-326-7832, Doodlebugs Preschool
Davenport Public Library (Main), that makes those who photograph the trio Program: Dancing with Degas,
321 Main Street, Davenport, IA, learn to draw dancers with pas-
http://www.davenportlibrary.com,
“poperazzi.” Hey, just because this piece isn’t tels; sponsored by the Cedar Rap-
10pm Sat Aug 28. on the What’s Happenin’ pages doesn’t mean ids Museum of Art; free; for infor-
Messy Monday, for grades K-3; mation, call 319-366-7503, Cedar
free; for information, call 309-732-
I can’t crack dumb jokes. For more on Quad Rapids Public Library, 500 1st St
7360, Rock Island Public Library City Arts’ 2010-11 Visiting Artist Series, visit SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridge- crma.org, 10:30am Fri Sep 3.
wood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://
QuadCityArts.com. – Mike Schulz Preschool Storytimes, on
www.rockislandlibrary.org, 5:30pm Fridays; stories, songs, and fin-
Mon Aug 30. gerplays for ages 0 - 5; free; for
Baby to Preschooler Storytimes, storytime and play activi- information, call 309-732-7360, Rock Island Public Library - Main
ties for ages 0 - 5; free; for information, call 309-732-7360, Rock Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island, IL, 10:30am Fri Sep 3 thru Fri Sep 24.
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 10:30am Tue Aug 31. Baby Story Time, on Fridays; a fun program of singing, bounc-
Teen Writers Group, for ages 12-18; bounce writing ideas off ing, playing, and reading, with social time offered for babies and
other teens; free; for information, call 309-732-7360, Rock Island their parents immediately following story time; free; for informa-
Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www. tion, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave.
rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Aug 31. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
Baby to Preschooler Storytimes, on Wednesdays; stories, portlibrary.com, 10am Fri Sep 3 thru Fri Dec 17.
songs, and fingerplays for ages 0 - 5; free; for information, call 309- Toddler Story Time, on Fridays; with a social time for kids and
732-7360, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
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parents following the program; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport,
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Fri Sep 3 thru Fri
Dec 17.
SmArt Saturday, includes a Creative Connections presenta-
tion by a local artist beginning at 10:30 am, and an afternoon of
fun activities for the whole family; free; for information, call 319-
366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar
Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.
org, 10:30am Sat Sep 4.
you find answers to your questions and give you instruction on
Tutor.com, an online resource that hooks you up with a free pro-
fessional tutor; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport,
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 3:30pm Tue Sep 7 thru Fri
Dec 17.
Preschool Story Time, on Tuesdays; stories, songs, crafts, and
fingerplays; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport,
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Tue Sep 7 thru Tue
Dec 21.
Preschool Storytimes, for ages 3-5; stories, songs, fingerplays,
and rhymes; Tue-Thu 10am, Mon
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.
davenportlibrary.com, 5:30pm Mon Sep 13 thru Mon Dec 13.
TWIG: Teen Writer’s Group, on the second Monday of the
month; learn new skills, get feedback, and share your writing; free;
to register, call 309-524-2440; Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St,
Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Sep 13 thru
Mon Dec 13.
Tummy Time, on the second and fourth Mondays of the
month; for ages 0-3; songs, rhymes, movement activities, and
simple stories; free; for information, call 563-344-4178, Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.
bettendorflibrary.com, 10am Mon Sep 13 thru Mon Dec 27.
Inside Outloud, on the third Tuesday of the month; teens
perform poetry, rap, monologue, dance, play, comedy, music,
and more; the best performers receive a $10 gift card; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N.
Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com,
5:30pm Tue Sep 21 thru Tue Dec 21.
Guardians of Ga’Hoole, a discussion of Kathryn Lasky’s book
with the Coming Attractions Book Club; free; for information, call
309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 5:30pm Wed
Sep 22.
Waggin’ Tales, on the fourth Wednesday of the month; kids
will have an opportunity to read, one-on-one, with service dogs,

Events
Handybuds Special Needs 6:30pm; for information, call 563-344- Preschool Story Time, on Mondays; for ages 2-5; free; for in- and families can watch old movies showcasing Lassie and Rin
4-H Club, on the 1st Saturday of 4178, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 formation, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Tin Tin; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Pub-
the month; a monthly group for Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, lic Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport,
anyone with special needs to
Adler Theatre http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 10am Mon Sep 13 thru Mon Dec 20. IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Sep 22 thru
enjoy programs in art, cooking, September through November 10am Tue Sep 7 thru Thu Dec 23. Rhyme Time Story Time, Mondays at 11am & Thursdays at Wed Dec 22.
computers, science and more; Recycled Crafternoon, on Tues- 10am; stories, songs, and crafts based on a central theme for ages Stuffed Animal Camp, drop off your favorite stuffed animal
days; for grade-schoolers; create pre-K; free; for information, call 309-523-3440, River Valley Library, for a free two-night camp, make a scrapbook of your animal, and

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families encouraged to stay
something fun and exciting out of old 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, hear a bedtime story; come back on Saturday morning for break-
and assist in the programs; for his fall, clothes, used technology equipment, 11am Mon Sep 13 thru Thu Dec 30. fast with your stuffed animal and others and discover what they
information and to register, call
Rachel Rock at 309-756-9978, the Adler cardboard, and more; for informa- B’Tweens: Amazing Frames!, for ages 10-12; frame your fam- did at camp; to register, call 309-524-2480, Moline Public Library,
ext 28, Rock Island County Ex- Theatre will tion, call 563-326-7832, Davenport ily and friends with a really sweet creation; all supplies provided; 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm
tension, 321 W 2nd Ave, Milan, Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, for information, call 563-344-4194, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Thu Sep 23.
IL, http://www.yourextension. house an octet 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary. Doodlebugs Preschool Program: Drawing with Scissors,
org, 9am Sat Sep 4 thru Sat of special, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, com, 4pm Tue Sep 14. learn to draw like Matisse, and learn more about shapes and col-
Dec 4. 4pm Tue Sep 7 thru Tue Dec 21. Teen Game Night, free; for information, call 309-732-7323, ors; sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art; free; for infor-
Family Story Time, on Sat- one-night-only Greyhounds Dig Books, on the Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood mation, call 319-366-7503, Hiawatha Public Library, 150 West Will-
urdays; hear great family sto- events of both second Wednesday of the month; Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, Tue Sep 14. man, Hiawatha, IA, http://www.crma.org, 10:30am Fri Sep 24.
ries, sing songs, and meet new have your child practice skills by Teen Volunteer Council, on the second Tuesday of the month; Look Out, Galileo!, children’s performance with the Ohio-
friends; free; for information, musical and reading to a canine from the Quad help raise funds, network, and assist library directors in provid- based Madcap Puppet Theatre; $5-$10; for tickets and informa-
call 563-326-7832, Davenport non-musical City Greyhound Adoption Agency; ing quality teen programs and exceptional teen materials; for tion, call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Public Library - Eastern Ave. free; for information, call 563-326- information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 2pm Sat Sep 25.
Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Dav- varieties. Starting
Gabriel Iglesias 7832, Davenport Public Library Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, Hansel and Gretel, a Theatre for Young Audiences presenta-
enport, IA, http://www.daven- with the latter category, the Davenport venue - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern 5:30pm Tue Sep 14 thru Tue Dec 14. tion; $7.50; for tickets, call 319-622-6194 or 800-35AMANA, Old
portlibrary.com, 10am Sat Sep Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.dav- Lego Club, for grades K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be Creamery Theatre, 39 38th Ave., Amana, IA, http://www.oldcream-
4 thru Sat Dec 18. presents popular Comedy Central stand-up enportlibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Sep displayed at the library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock ery.com, Sat Sep 25 thru Sat Oct 9.
Ultimate Card Gaming, on 8 thru Wed Dec 8. Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island, IL, Stuffed Animal Camp Breakfast, have breakfast with your
Saturdays; bring your own card
Gabriel Iglesias and his “Fluffy Shop Tour” on Preschool Story Time, on Thurs- http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm Wed Sep 15. stuffed animal and discover what they did at camp; free; for in-
games, or join in on a game of November 13, and then ... . Well, that pretty days; stories, finger plays and hands- Walk on the Wild Side, on the third Wednesday of the month; formation, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St,
“Magic: The Gathering” and “Yu- on activities for children ages 3-5 and fun, simple experiments and activities geared toward teaching Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 10:30am Sat Sep 25.
Gi-Oh” strategy games; free; for
much does it for the non-musical variety. not yet in kindergarten; free; for in- kids and families about nature; the program explores the natural Game-a-palooza, on the fourth Saturday of the month; a
information, call 563-326-7832, Now hold on to your hats for the Adler’s formation, call 309-524-2470, Moline world, encourages exploration, and strengthens the power of board-gaming afternoon for families; free; for information, call
Fairmount Street Library, 3000 Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, observation; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA,
musical treats this fall. September 14 brings http://www.molinelibrary.com, 10am Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Sep
http://www.davenportlibrary. with it the singing and dancing (and free) Thu Sep 9 thru Thu Sep 30. IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Sep 15 thru 25 thru Sat Nov 27.
com, 3pm Sat Sep 4 thru Sat Nerdposium, on the second Wed Dec 15. Pajama Story Time, for ages 4-8; bring your favorite stuffed
Dec 18.
entertainment of the 2010 U.S. Army Soldier Thursday of the month; talk about Mommy and Me Story Time, on Wednesdays; music and animal and hear new stories; free; for information, call 309-524-
4-H in the City, on the 1st Show, and follows that event, on September everything from “Star Wars” to You- movement for ages 0-pre-K; free; for information, call 309-523- 2480, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
Sunday of the month; activi- Tube to “Twilight” to LEGOs; free; for 3440, River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http:// molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Sep 27.
ties focus on citizenship, lead- 25, with the Bethany for Children & Families information, call 563-344-4175, Bet- www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 9:15am Wed Sep 15 thru Wed Dec “What Book Would You Save from the Fire of Censorship?”
ership and life skills; activities, benefit concert Doo-Wop ’n’ Rock!, featuring tendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning 22. Essay Contest, for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public
games and snacks, community Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. Building with Books Lego Club, kids build with Legos while Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com,
service ideas, and more at each a trio of chart-toppers from the ’50s and bettendorflibrary.com, 3:30pm Thu listening to stories; free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Mon Sep 27 thru Sat Oct 30.
monthly meeting; $20/year ’60s: Jay & the Americans, Johnny Tillotson, Sep 9 thru Thu Dec 9. Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary. Messy Monday, for grades K-3; hear a story while doing
for new members, free for ex- Preschool Storytime, on Thurs- com, 6:30pm Thu Sep 16. a messy craft; dress for messiness; for information, call 309-
isting 4-H club members; for and the Shirelles’ Shirley Alston Reeves. The days; stories, finger plays, and hands- Gamer’s Afternoon, play favorite board and card games such 732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
information and to register, Quad City Symphony Orchestra embarks on activities for children ages 3-5 and as Monopoly, Munchkin, Magic, and Pokemon, or do Nintendo DS Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
call 309-756-9978, ext 10, Rock not yet in kindergarten; free; for in- battle with Pokemon Pearl, Diamond, or Platinum; free; for infor- 5:30pm Mon Sep 27.
Island County Extension, 321 W on its – if you can believe it – 96th season of formation, call 309-524-2470, Moline mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn- Ninja Academy, on the fourth Monday of the month; for
2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://www. professional performance with Masterworks Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, teens; do problem solving activities, help plan programs, give
yourextension.org, 2pm Sun http://www.molinelibrary.com, 10am 3:30pm Thu Sep 16 suggestions for the library’s collection, learn about fun volunteer
Sep 5 thru Sun Dec 5. concerts on October 2 (in a celebration Thu Sep 9 thru Thu Sep 30. Ler’s Go Duplo Club, for grades pre-K through kindergarten; opportunities for teen ninjas at the library, and more; free; for in-
ScrapClub, on the 1st of Frédéric Chopin’s 200th birthday) and 2nd Saturday: Star 1 Search & for information, call 563-285-4794, Eldridge Library, 200 N. 6th formation, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Sunday of the month; mem- Rescue K-9 Unit, learn more about Ave., Eldridge, IA, http://www.scottcountylibrary.org, 10am Thu Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
bers create fun and creative November 6 (with magic and fantasy as the the agency that provides Iowa with Sep 16. portlibrary.com, 5:30pm Mon Sep 27 thru Mon Nov 22.
scrapbook projects and pages; evening’s themes). Contemporary Christian qualified Search Managers for lost Kidz Days at RME, on the third Saturday of the month; mu- Read to a Dog, on the fourth Tuesday of the month; allow
$40/year for kids enrolled in a person incidents, Ground Searchers sical programs for youths; $5 for parent/adult and accompanied childrens an opportunity to read to dogs, giving new, shy, or in-
4H club and $60/year for new artist Steven Curtis Chapman performs and K9 Search Teams; demonstra- children are free; for information, call 877-326-1333, River Music experienced readers a friendly and non-judgmental audience that
members. fee includes most his award-winning light rock and pop in tions on how specially trained dogs Experience, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, http://www.rivermusicex- will increase the child’s confidence and growth in reading; regis-
scrapbooking supplies; for in- can recover missing people from the perience.org, 10:30am Sat Sep 18 thru Sat Dec 18. ter the night of the program for a 10-minute time slot to read to
formation and to register, call Davenport on October 24. And this year’s wilderness, water, collapsed struc- Walk on the Wild Side, on the third Saturday of the month; one of the three dogs: Amber, Abel, or Connor; for information,
309-756-9978, ext 10, Rock Is- Broadway at the Adler series gets underway tures, and urban trails; free; for infor- fun, simple experiments and activities geared toward teaching call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount
land County Extension, 321 W mation, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount kids and families about nature; the program explores the natural St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue
2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://www. with two of the Great White Way’s most Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., world, encourages exploration, and strengthens the power of Aug 24 thru Tue Nov 23.
yourextension.org, 3:30pm Sun Davenport, IA, http://www.daven- observation; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Express Yourself, on the fourth Tuesday of the month; pro-
Sep 5 thru Sun Dec 5.
adored recent hits: the supremely, joyously portlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Sep 11. Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www. gram for teens; explore writing, art, photography, or other creative
Book Bunch Club, for ages goofy Monty Python’s Spamalot (November Paper Craft Creation with Lon davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Sep 18 thru Sat Dec 18. pursuits that may interest you; free; for information, call 563-326-
7-9, Tuesdays thru Sept. 28; Clark, for ages 9-12; learn folding and Babysitting Club, on the 3rd Monday of the month, for ages 7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport,
book-club activities; children
21), and the multiple Tony Award nominee scoring techniques, make two sculp- 11 & up; share your experiences and learn new things to help IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 5:30pm Tue Sep 28 thru

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receive their book on the first Legally Blonde: The Musical (October 9). tures in class, and take two home to with your babysitting business; $20/year for new members, free Tue Nov 23.
night; registration required; for make; free; for information, call 309- for existing 4-H club members; for information and to register, call Teen Writers’ Group, free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
information, call 309-524-2470,
That show, by the way, is about a cheerful, 524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 309-756-9978, ext 10, Rock Island County Extension, 321 W 2nd Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood
Moline Public Library, 3210 funny blonde who wins over adversaries with 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.mo- Ave, Milan, IL, http://www.yourextension.org, 7pm Mon Sep 20 Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue
41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. linelibrary.com, 1pm Sat Sep 11. thru Mon Dec 20. Sep 28.
molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue
humor, intellect, and pluck, and while I know Operation Family Time Out, Cosplay Workshop, on the third Monday of the month; sew- Lego Club, for grades K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be dis-
for ages birth-6 and their families; ing, gluing, crafting, and designing awesome cosplay costumes played at the library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Is-
Sep 7. what you’re thinking, the answer is no: The free activities for children in military and epic accessories so you’ll be ready to participate in future land Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock
Teen Craft Night, make
something creative out of duct character is not based on me. Sweet of you families include include swimming, Anime cons and events; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 4:30pm Wed Sep 29.
tape; directions will be provided to think so, though. For more information games, snacks and crafts, Two Riv- Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, Books Alive! Reader’s Theater, fast-paced reading of fun
to make wallets and bags out a ers YMCA, 2040 53rd St, Moline, IL, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 5:30pm Mon Sep 20 thru stories for children of all ages; free; for information, call 309-736-
variety of fun duct-tape colors; on this autumn’s Adler Theatre events, visit https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/reg- Mon Dec 20. 5739, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
free; for information, call 309- AdlerTheatre.com. – Mike Schulz istration, 1:30pm Sat Sep 11. Family Storytime, on the third Monday of the month; sto- molinelibrary.com, 7pm Wed Sep 29.
732-7323, Rock Island Public Messy Monday, for grades K-3; ries for the family to enjoy with family-related themes; free; for Yeah Write, on the first Monday of the month; wacky writing
Library - Main Library, 401 19th, hear a story while doing a messy information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main group for teens; write everything from poetry to shopping lists,
Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Sep 7. craft; dress for messiness; for infor- Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, love notes to long stories, songs to journaling; free; for informa-
Baby to Preschooler Storytimes, on Tuesdays; stories, songs, mation, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Li- 5pm Mon Sep 20 thru Mon Dec 20. tion, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave.
and fingerplays for ages 0 - 5; free; for information, call 309-732- brary, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, Hispanic Teen Leadership Group, on the third Monday of Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
7360, Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock 5:30pm Mon Sep 13. the month; open to all teens in junior high and high school; the portlibrary.com, 5:30pm Mon Oct 4 thru Mon Dec 7.
Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 10:30am Tue Sep 7 Animal Discovery Club, on the second Monday of the month; group will help teens expand their leadership skills as they help Wee Wiggler Toddler Time, on Mondays at 9:30 or 10:45am;
thruTue Sep 28. explore a different animal each month, see live animals, take tours plan community events, perform community service projects; stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children 18-36
Teen Anime Club, on the first Tuesday of the month; cosplay to the zoo, and help out at local animal shelters; field trips, activi- the experience helps them build their college and work resumes months with an adult; free; for information, call 309-524-2480,
activities, drawing workshops, and exploration of other aspects of ties and animal explorations; $20/year for new members, free for as well as helps them network and meet other teens with similar Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.mo-
Japanese language and culture; monthly showings of anime films existing 4-H club members; for information and to register, call interests; for information, call 309-756-9978, East Moline Public linelibrary.com, Mon Oct 4 thru Mon Oct 25.
and television, graphic novel discussions, and selection advisory 309-756-9978, ext 10, Rock Island County Extension, 321 W 2nd Library, 740 16th Ave., East Moline, IL, http://www.extension.uiuc. Messy Monday, for grades K-3; hear a story while doing a
for the library’s teen anime collection; free; for information, call Ave, Milan, IL, http://www.yourextension.org, 7pm Mon Sep 13 edu/rockisland, 5pm Mon Sep 20 thru Mon Dec 20. messy craft; dress for messiness; for information, call 309-732-
563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., thru Mon Dec 13. Teen & Tween Pirate Night, pirate games, costumes, make- 7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Is-
Not Your Mama’s Book Club, on the second Monday of the up, and learn how to talk like a pirate; free; for information, call 309- land, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 5:30pm Mon Oct 4.
Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 5:30pm Tue
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Teen Craft Night, free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Oct 5.
“Artoberfest”: German Fairytales, geared for ages 6-12, but
all welcome; hear a German fairytale told in both English and Ger-
man, learn some German words and look for cognates between
the English and German languages, discover some cultural dif-
ferences and similarities between Americans and Germans, eat
a German snack, and make a craft; free; for information, call 309-
524-2480, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://
www.molinelibrary.com, 3:30pm Wed Oct 6.
Special Needs Story Time, on Thursdays; for children who are
developmentally at the preschool or early elementary age and
their parents; designed to encourage participation through activi-
ties, including themed stories, music and movement, and a craft;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportli-
brary.com, 4pm Thu Oct 7 thru Thu Oct 28.
Max Reader Mouse Storytime, hosted by the new library
mascot; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockis-
landlibrary.org, 10:30am Fri Oct 8.
2nd Saturday: Macbride Raptor Project, family event with
members of the organization devoted to the preservation of
Iowa’s raptors and their natural habitats, the rehabilitation of sick
and injured raptors, educational programs for the public, and field
research of Iowa’s native birds of prey; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Oct 9.
Operation Family Time Out, for ages birth-6 and their
families; free activities for children in military families include
include swimming, games, snacks and crafts, YMCA Davenport,
606 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/
registration/?RegistrationID=4105, 1:30pm Sat Oct 9.
Max Reader Mouse Storytime, hosted by the new library
mascot; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.
rockislandlibrary.org, 5pm Mon Oct 11.
B’Tweens: Trailer Talk, for ages 10-12; watch a few new book
trailers and try to record one of our own; for information, call 563-
344-4194, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bet-
tendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 4pm Tue Oct 12.
Teen Gaming Night, play games on the new Wii or try out
a variety of board or card games; free; for information, call 309-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
6pm Tue Oct 12.
Lego Club, for grades K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be
displayed at the library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm Wed Oct 13.
Max Reader Mouse Storytime, hosted by the new library
mascot; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 11am Sat Oct 16.
The Adventures of Stuart Little, stage adventure with E.B.
White’s famed mouse; $5 for ages 3 & up; Sat 1 & 4pm, Sun 2pm;
for information, call 563-326-7862, Davenport Junior Theatre,
2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportjuniorth-
eatre.com, Sat Oct 16 thru Sun Oct 24.
Messy Monday, for grades K-3; hear a story while doing
a messy craft; dress for messiness; for information, call 309-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
5:30pm Mon Oct 18.
Tween Books with a Beat, for grades 4-6; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401
19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue
Oct 19.
Lego Club, for grades K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be dis-
played at the library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Is-
land Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 4:30pm Wed Oct 20.
Gamer’s Afternoon, play favorite board and card games such
as Monopoly, Munchkin, Magic, and Pokemon, or do Nintendo DS
battle with Pokemon Pearl, Diamond, or Platinum; free; for infor-
mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
3:30pm Thu Oct 21.
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Let’s Go Duplo Club, for grades pre-K through kindergarten;
for information, call 563-285-4794, Eldridge Library, 200 N. 6th
Ave., Eldridge, IA, http://www.scottcountylibrary.org, 10am Thu
Oct 21.
Preschool Storytime, on Thursdays (no session on Nov. 11);
stories, finger plays, and hands-on activities for children ages 3-5
and not yet in kindergarten; free; for information, call 309-524-
2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
molinelibrary.com, 10am Thu Oct 21 thru Nov 18.
Disney Live! - Mickey’s Magic Show, featuring grand illu-
sions and favorite Disney characters, including Donald and Goofy,
Cinderella and her Fairy Godmother, Alice in Wonderland and
the Mad Hatter, and Disney princesses Jasmine, Belle, and Snow
White; $15.75-$45.75; at 3:30 & 6:30pm; for tickets, call 800-745-
3000, i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwire-
lesscenter.com, Fri Oct 22.
Banned Books Royale and Edible Art Program, teens will
defend one title from a list of banned books in a single, Moline
Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.
com, 2:30pm Sat Oct 23.
Get Animated! 3rd Annual Teen Anime Day, manga artists
and anime enthusiasts ages 12 and older will enjoy cos-play and
People’s Choice awards for best costume, a library anime club art
show with Artists’ Pick awards, a comic/art swap, refreshments,
and more; $5; for information, call 563-326-7804, ext. 2006, Figge
Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart-
museum.org, 12pm Sat Oct 23.
38 Pajama Story Time, for ages 4-8; bring your favorite stuffed
animal and hear new stories; free; for information, call 309-524-
2480, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Oct 25.
Teen Masked Costume Party, food, music, and mask-making
before the party begins; free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood
Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue
Oct 26.
Read to a Dog, allow childrens an opportunity to read to
dogs, giving new, shy, or inexperienced readers a friendly and
non-judgmental audience that will increase the child’s confidence
and growth in reading; register the night of the program for a 10-
minute time slot to read to one of the three dogs: Amber, Abel,
or Connor; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street
Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
portlibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Oct 26.
Books Alive! Reader’s Theater, fast-paced reading of fun
stories for children of all ages; free; for information, call 309-736-
5739, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
molinelibrary.com, 7pm Wed Oct 27.
Davenport Public Library Halloween Party, members of the
Theatre Club perform their autumn play; snacks, games, crafts,
and fun; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library (Main), 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
portlibrary.com, 4pm Thu Oct 28.
American Red Cross Babysitting Class, for ages 11-14; regis-
tration is required and must be completed through the Red Cross
office; call 309-743-2166 to sign up, Bettendorf Public Library,
2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorfli-
brary.com, 9:30am Fri Oct 29.
Halloween Howl, hear scary stories, have fun with Halloween
caroling, create creepy crafts, and trick-or-treat around the library;
with special appearances by “Vampire” Libby and Snow White;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportli-
brary.com, 1pm Sat Oct 30.
Messy Monday, for grades K-3; hear a story while doing a
messy craft; dress for messiness; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Is-
land, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 5:30pm Mon Nov 1.
Teen Craft Night, free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Nov 2.
B’Tweens: Wii Bowling, for ages 10-12; challenge your friends
to a game, with prizes for the top three bowlers; for information,
call 563-344-4194, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Cam-
pus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 4pm Tue
Nov 9.
Teen Gaming Night, play Wii games, board games and cards;
free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://
www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Nov 9.
Lego Club, for grades K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be
displayed at the library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island, IL,
http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm Wed Nov 10.
Second Saturday: Wapsi Environmental Center, family
presentation; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount
Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Sat Nov 13.
Operation Family Time Out, for ages birth-6 and their fami-
lies; free activities for children in military families include include
swimming, games, snacks and crafts, Two Rivers YMCA, 2040
53rd St, Moline, IL, https://webs.extension.uiuc.edu/registration/
?RegistrationID=4105, 1:30pm Sat Nov 13.
Harry Potter Day, talk about the series before “Deathly Hal-
lows, Part I” opens on Friday; featuring trivia and treats for tweens
and teens; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.
rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Nov 16.
Lego Club, for grades K-6; design a piece of Lego art to be dis-
played at the library; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Is-
land Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 4:30pm Wed Nov 17.
Gamer’s Afternoon, play favorite board and card games such
as Monopoly, Munchkin, Magic, and Pokemon, or do Nintendo DS
battle with Pokemon Pearl, Diamond, or Platinum; free; for infor-
mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
3:30pm Thu Nov 18.
Let’s Go Duplo Club, for grades pre-K through kindergarten;
for information, call 563-285-4794, Eldridge Library, 200 N. 6th
Ave., Eldridge, IA, http://www.scottcountylibrary.org, 10am Thu
Nov 18.
Disney Live! - Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show, a new stage
spectacular featuring all your favorite characters; $16.75-$53.75;
for tickets, call 800-745-3000, U.S. Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE,
Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.uscellular.com, 7pm Fri Nov 19.
Pajama Story Time, for ages 4-8; bring your favorite stuffed
animal and hear new stories; free; for information, call 309-524-
2480, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.
molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Nov 22.
Messy Monday, for grades K-3; hear a story while doing
a messy craft; dress for messiness; for information, call 309-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org,
5:30pm Mon Nov 22.
Teen Writers’ Group, free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood
Rd., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue
Nov 23.
Read to a Dog, allow children an opportunity to read to dogs,
giving new, shy, or inexperienced readers a friendly and non-
judgmental audience that will increase the child’s confidence
and growth in reading; register the night of the program for a 10-
minute time slot to read to one of the three dogs: Amber, Abel,
or Connor; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street
Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
portlibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Nov 23.
Jack Frost Saves Christmas, holiday-themed family musical
comedy; days and times vary; $18-$20; for tickets, call 309-786-
7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock
Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 12pm Fri Nov 26 thru Sun Dec
26.
Wee Wiggler Toddler Time, on Mondays at 9:30 or 10:45am;
stories, finger plays and hands-on activities for children 18-36
months with an adult; free; for information, call 309-524-2480,
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.mo-
linelibrary.com, Mon Nov 29 thru Mon Dec 20.
Teen Gaming Night, play Wii games, board games, and cards;
free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandli-
brary.org, 6pm Tue Nov 30.
River Folk Tales & Music, with Dale Whiteside; storyteller, folk
musician, folklorist will impart talk and songs of the times relat-
ing to life on the river, a potpourri of lore and custom from the
early days; a River Action Channel Cat Talk; $12; for information,
call 563-322-2969 or e-mail riveraction@riveraction.org, Celebra-
tion Belle, 2501 River Dr, Davenport, IA, http://www.riveraction.
org, 9am Thu Aug 19.
A Healing Attitude, service on how to heal our physical bod-
ies, our relationships, our finances, and all areas of our lives; for
information, call 309-762-1066, Unity Church of Christianity, 5102
47th Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.unityqc.org, 10:30am Sun Aug
22.
Ozzie Smith: A Day at the Park with the Wizard, St. Louis
Cardinal Hall of Famer, speaking as part of an event in the East-
ern Iowa Community College District’s Viewpoint Distinguished
Speakers Series; with concessions stands and kids’ activities - in-
cluding a youth sports clinic - beginning at 2:30pm; $15 for adults,
$10 for students and military personnel, and ages five & under
free; for information, call 563-324-3000, Modern Woodmen Park,
209 S Gaines St, Davenport, IA, http://www.eicc.edu/business/
events/viewpoint/smith.html, 5pm Sun Aug 22.
Connection Generations: The Power of Millennials, register
by Aug. 23 for Aug. 26 event; the Women’s Connection presents an
Emerging Women Leaders business panel discussion with Cassie
Boorn, Tanisha Briley, Kristin Glass, Tasha Reisz-Serrano, and Aleeza
Singh; moderated by Molly Foley; $20-$25; for information and to
register, call Colleen Rafferty at 309-631-0167, Radisson Quad City
Plaza Hotel, 421 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www.AskTWC.
com, 5:30pm Mon Aug 23.
The Arab-Israeli Conflict Part IV: 1967 to Present, professor
and historian Dr. Art Pitz will discuss the tumultuous history of
the Middle East, providing a balanced, in-depth portrayal of the
region; sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities,
the Rock Island Public Library, and Friends of the Moline Public
Library; free; for information, call Jennifer at 309-524-2475, Kris at
309-732-7341, or the Jewish Federation at 309-793-1300, Moline
Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.jfqc.org, 6pm
Mon Aug 23.
This Is It!: Finding Inner Peace Through a Course in Mira-
cles, Jon Mundy, PhD on the 10 laws of happiness & listening to
your inner guide; $15-$20 suggested donation, no one who can’t
pay will be turned away; for in formation, call 309-762-1066, Unity
Church of Christianity, 5102 47th Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.uni-
tyqc.org, 7pm Mon Aug 23.
Rafting Logs to QC Mills, with Gayle Rein, Historian: explore
the history of QC lumber industry through stories about mill own-
ers, lumber camps, and the rafting crews; a River Action Channel
Cat Talk; $12; for information, call 563-322-2969 or e-mail riverac-
tion@riveraction.org, Celebration Belle, 2501 River Dr, Davenport,
IA, http://www.riveraction.org, 9am Tue Aug 24.
Black History Series: The Murder of Emmett Till, hosted by
the library and the Afro-American Heritage Center; observation
of the 55th anniversary of teenager Till’s murder, a discussion of
the events that followed, and a screening of the PBS documentary
“The Murder of Emmett Till”; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Is-
land, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Wed Aug 25.
Specifically for Seniors: Disaster Preparedness, the Ameri-
can Red Cross will teach seniors various techniques for staying
safe during disasters, highlighting the three most important ac-
tions: Get a Kit, Make a Plan, and Be Informed; free; for information,
call 563-888-3371, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Aug
25.
Rafting Logs to QC Mills, with Gayle Rein, Historian: explore
the history of QC lumber industry through stories about mill own-
ers, lumber camps, and the rafting crews; a River Action Channel
Cat Talk; $12; for information, call 563-322-2969 or e-mail riverac-
tion@riveraction.org, Celebration Belle, 2501 River Dr, Davenport,
IA, http://www.riveraction.org, 9am Thu Aug 26.
The Truth about Healing and Wholeness, service on how to
heal our physical bodies, our relationships, our finances, and all
areas of our lives; for information, call 309-762-1066, Unity Church
of Christianity, 5102 47th Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.unityqc.org,
10:30am Sun Aug 29.
Workers of the World, Duke University Professor Dr. David
Brady will examine cross-national differences of work, comparing
the United States to other affluent democracies regarding costs
and benefits, rights and political mobilization for workers; part of
the university’s yearlong series, “The Ubiquity of Work”; free, Ro-
galski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Daven-
port, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 7pm Thu Sep 9.
Travelogue at CASI: Spectacular Lands & Wondrous Waters
– A Series of Journeys with Us, Melanie Hill on the Sesquicen-
tennial Oregon Trail Celebration; free for CASI members; for infor-
mation and to reserve, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.ca-
siseniors.org, 1pm Mon Sep 13.
Social Smarts, with Corinne Gregory; information on how
young people can develop key social skills that are critical to suc-
cess in learning, involving a fully integrated, skills based program
addressing behavioral issues that inhibit success in education;
for information, call 309-794-9194 or e-mail qcalm@qcalm.org,
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
7pm Tue Sep 14.
Corinne Gregory, information on how young people can de-
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velop key social skills that are critical to success in learning, involv-
ing a fully integrated, skills based program addressing behavioral
issues that inhibit success in education; for information, call 309-
794-9194 or e-mail qcalm@qcalm.org, Moline Public Library, 3210
41st St, Moline, IL, 7pm Wed Sep 15.
Racialism in the Media, presentation will explore the medi-
ated ideology of African-American culture in five areas of media:
film, television, radio, newspapers, and music; major contempo-
rary issues will be discussed such as modern racism in news, sex
and violence in rap music, black male and female stereotypes in
film, and problems in advertising; free; information, contact Mi-
chael Dixon at 563/333-6264 or interculturallife@sau.edu, Rogalski
Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA,
http://www.sau.edu, 4:30pm Wed Sep 15.
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Corinne Gregory, information on how young people can
develop key social skills that are critical to success in learning,
involving a fully integrated, skills based program addressing be-
havioral issues that inhibit success in education; for information,
call 309-794-9194 or e-mail qcalm@qcalm.org; for reservations,
contact Judy Hutchinson at 309-799-3155, ext. 3150 or e-mail ju-
dyh@palsnet.info, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL,
9am Thu Sep 16.
Senior Day: Songs of the Civil War, for information, call 563-
344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bet-
tendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30am Thu Sep
23.
Terrorism: A Topic in German Film, Therese Grisham, from
the Columbia College Chicago Film & Video Department, will
explore how this unsettling topic has been dealt with by German
filmmakers; clips will be shown from selected films; for informa-
tion, call 563-322-8844, German American Heritage Center, 712 W.
2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.gahc.org, 2pm Sat Sep 25.
World Affairs Council / World Community Institute, with
Judy Morrison, Cherokee/Osage, Native American spiritual and
cultural consultant on “Sacred Spirit and Respectful Living”; for
information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.
com, 7pm Tue Sep 28.
Specifically for Seniors: German American Heritage Cen-
ter, Executive Director Angela Osborn talks about the newly ex-
panded center; free; for information, call 563-888-3371, Fairmount
Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.
davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Sep 29.
Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, a quick tour of high-
lights from the evening’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra concert,
with conductor/director Mark Russell Smith and guest artists; free;
for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.qcsymphony.com, 7pm Sat Oct 2.
Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, a quick tour of high-
lights from the evening’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra concert,
with conductor/director Mark Russell Smith and guest artists; free;
for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, Centennial Hall, Augus-
tana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcsym-
phony.com, 1pm Sun Oct 3.
Senior Day: Gladys Black: Iowa’s Bird Lady, Larry Stone pres-
ents stories of Gladys and her place among Iowa conservation
legends; refreshments served; for information, call 563-344-4175,
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30am Thu Oct 7.
Senorita Extraviada, Arizona State University’s Dr. David
Foster delivers a lecture about the kidnapping, rape and murder
of hundreds of women of Juarez, Mexico, that first came to light
in 1993; part of the university’s yearlong series, “The Ubiquity of
Work”; free, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 7pm Wed Oct 13.
Home Childcare Association, for information, call 563-344-
4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Betten-
dorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Oct 19.
Get to Work: The Rights and Wrongs of Women’s Attitudes
Toward Paid Work in the Market Economy, author and feminist
Dr. Linda Hirshmann delivers a lecture challenging the assertion
that children, and ultimately society, benefit when mom stays
home; part of the university’s yearlong series, “The Ubiquity of
Work”; free, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 7pm Wed Oct 20.
Ethical Boundaries in Multi-Stressed Families: Recommen-
dations for Social Workers, presented by Dr. Katherine Van Blair,
director, St. Ambrose School of Social Work; $20; for information
or to register, contact Jeannine Yeager at 563-333-3911 or Yeager-
JeannineR@sau.edu, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518
W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/msw, 1pm Thu
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13th Annual Frieze Lecture Series: Celebrating 150 Great
Years at Augustana College, on Thursdays; lecturers include
Thomas Tredway, 7th president of the college, speaking on the
history of Augustana from 1935-1975; Sherry C. Maurer, direc-
tor of the Augustana Art Museum, speaking on treasures from
the college’s art collection; Dr. Dr. James Lambrecht, professor
of trumpet and director of bands at Augustana, speaking on the
college’s oldest musical ensemble, the Augustana Symphonic
Band and Dr. Roald Tweet, emeritus professor of English, speaking
on the historic relationship between Augustana and Rock Island;
coffee and conversation following, free; for information, call 309-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock
Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 2pm Thu Oct 21 thru
Thu Nov 11.
Transformation of Identity: Becoming a Welfare Mother,
Rutgers University Professor Dr. Mary Gatta will give the second
lecture of the Ambrose Women for Social Justice lecture series,
offering insights on the experiences of women as they navigate
the workforce system during the economic recession; part of the
university’s yearlong series, “The Ubiquity of Work”; free, Rogalski
Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA,
http://www.sau.edu/msw, 7pm Tue Oct 26.
What Martin Luther King Might Say about War and Terror-
ism, a presentation by the World Affairs Council/World Commu-
nity Institute, led by Rufus Burrow Jr., author of “Martin Luther King
Jr. for Armchair Theologians”; for information, call 563-344-4175,
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
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open discussion on the Bill of Rights and other parts of the Consti-
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tution, on the last Monday of every month; free; for information,
call 309-786-0252, Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St,
Davenport, IA, 7pm Mon Aug 30 thru Mon Dec 27.
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Tue Oct 26. Stamping Club, on the first Friday of the month; meet other
Specifically for Seniors: Quad Cities Convention & Visitors’ ladies who enjoy stamping and get some great ideas on card
fRENCH CONNECTION August 19, 2010 Bureau, learn about upcoming events in the area that are exciting,
handicap accessible, and fun for the whole family; tips on where
making! Share your own creations and learn new techniques.
Contact Bev Skelton at (309) 523-2516 for more information.,
Edited by Justin Lynn Morris August 5 Answers: Page 36 to take visiting guests when they come into town for the holidays; River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.
free brochures and publications; free; for information, call 563-888- rivervalleylibrary.org, 9am Fri Sep 3 thru Fri Dec 3.
3371, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, Library Knits Group, on the first Saturday of the month; for
IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Oct 27. knitters of all ages; no registration or prior knowledge required;
Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, a quick tour of high- bring projects to work on or work on the group’s practice yarn; for
lights from the evening’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra concert, information, call 563-285-4794, Eldridge Library, 200 N. 6th Ave.,
with conductor/director Mark Russell Smith and guest artists; free; Eldridge, IA, http://www.scottcountylibrary.org, 12pm Sat Sep 4
for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd thru Sat Dec 4.
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.qcsymphony.com, 7pm Sat Nov 6. Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Meeting, in the
Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, a quick tour of high- Elizabeth R. Malmros Room; for information, call 563-344-4175,
lights from the evening’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra concert, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
with conductor/director Mark Russell Smith and guest artists; free; http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Tue Sep 7.
for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, Centennial Hall, Augus- IONS-QC: Quad Cities Institute of Noetic Sciences Commu-
tana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcsym- nity Group Meeting, with a presentation by Howard Vandersluis;
phony.com, 1pm Sun Nov 7. free; for information, contact Christine at IONSQC@aol.com or
The Marvel of Plant 4: Bandag’s Journey to Self-Direction, 563-332-7259, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus,
Dean of the College of Business David O’Connell will talk about Bettendorf, IA, http://www.noetic.org, 6:30pm Thu Sep 9.
how Bandag’s Muscatine, Iowa, plant made the transition from a Quilting by the River, bring your current project and join
union to a non-union, all-salary workforce; part of the university’s this group of quilters as they swap quilting stories, favorite tech-
yearlong series, “The Ubiquity of Work”; free, Rogalski Center - St. niques, and more; for information, contact Pat Biskie at 309-523-
Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www. 2171, River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://
sau.edu/msw, 7pm Wed Nov 10. www.rivervalleylibrary.org, Thu Sep 9.
African Americans in the Military, co-presented with the Af- Bettendorf Library Board of Trustees Meeting, for informa-
rican American Museum of Iowa; presentation, Davenport Public tion, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
Library (Main), 321 Main Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.daven- ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
portlibrary.com, 6pm Mon Nov 15. 4:30pm Thu Sep 9.
The Three Faces of Jerusalem, a presentation by the World Friends of the Rock Island Library Program Meeting, on
Affairs Council/World Community Institute; for information, call the second Monday of the month; $6 for lunch; to reserve, call
563-344-4191, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Sue Bjorkman at 309-786-5909, First Baptist Church of Rock Is-
Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Tue Nov land, 3020 30th St, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.
16. org, 11:30am Mon Sep 13 thru Mon Dec 13.
Senior Day: Illegal Immigration Throughout History, led Knit/Crochet for Peace, on the second Tuesday of the month;
by Art Pitz; for information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public bring your needles or crochet hooks and make projects for char-
Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bet- ity; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
tendorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Thu Nov 18. Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rock-
Specifically for Seniors: Vintage Voices, educational and islandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue Sep 14 thru Tue Dec 14.
entertainment program for senior citizens; free; for information, Let’s Talk About: Local Foods Salon, on the second Tuesday
call 563-888-3371, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount of the month; explore the movement locally as well as nationally,
St., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed with a sampling of such texts as “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” by
Nov 24. Barbara Kingsolver; $5 per session includes refreshments and
handouts for information, 309-756-8879, ext 12, Rock Island
County Extension, 321 W 2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://www.exten-
sion.uiuc.edu/rockisland, 6:30pm Tue Sep 14 thru Tue Dec 14.
Eagle View of the Sierra Club Monthly Meeting, for infor-
mation, call Jerry Neff at 563-332 5373, Bettendorf Public Library,
The Gourd Patch Meeting, learn the art of carving and deco- 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, 7pm Mon Sep 20 thru
rating gourds; share your creations and get new tips and tricks to Mon Nov 15.
ACROSS 84. _ vera 37. Social grace: hyph. help you hone your skills; for information, call 309-523-3440, River Rock Island Library Board of Trustees Meeting, on the third
1. Dinner item 85. Examine 38. Roseanne of “Roseanne” Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.riverval- Tuesday of the month; time provided for public comment; for
5. Skirmish 86. Remains in bed: 2 wds. 39. Leafy veggies leylibrary.org, 5pm Thu Aug 19. information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main
Beth Moore Bible Study, on Mondays; unveil the reality of Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.
10. Sycophant 88. Expert 40. Decisive act: 3 wds. your destiny through God’s word; for information, call 309-781-
15. Out of shape 90. Matures 41. Miscalculated org, 11:30am thru Tue Dec 21.
5262, River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http:// Rock Island Public Library Board Meeting, on the 3rd Tue. of
19. One of the Olympians 92. Darn it! 42. Disreputable www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 1pm Mon Aug 23 thru Mon Dec 27. each month; the public may address the board at the beginning
20. River horse 93. Wounds with horns 44. Gawk Walk Through the Bible, on Mondays; for information, call of each meeting; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
21. Debate 94. Brain membrane 45. Building pier 309-523-3440, River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://rock-
22. Mad scientist’s gofer 95. Under way 48. Ill will http://www.rivervalleylibrary.org, 2pm Mon Aug 23 thru Mon islandlibrary.org, 11:30am Tue Sep 21 thru Tue Dec 21.
23. Belle Epoque movement: 2 wds. 98. Burdened 49. Calls for Dec 27. Quilting by the River, bring your current project and join
Labyrinths International Leadership Circle Meeting, held this group of quilters as they swap quilting stories, favorite tech-
25. Place in town: hyph. 99. After-hours joints 50. Pieplant on the 4th Tue. of the month; seeking qualified and dedicated
27. Took umbrage 103. Variety of alias: 3 wds. 51. Moves carefully niques, and more; for information, contact Pat Biskie at 309-523-
individuals to help the organization fulfill its mission; for informa- 2171, River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://
28. Flavor 106. The latest thing: 2 wds. 52. Kitchen utensil tion, call 309-269-4213 or e-mail qclabyrinth@aol.com, Quad City www.rivervalleylibrary.org, Thu Sep 23.
30. Foeman 108. Eat 56. Contemporary of Thackeray Labyrinth Community Room, 2920 24th St., Rock Island, IL, http:// Bettendorf Optimist Club Meeting, for information, call
31. Villainous look 109. Leporids 58. Posts www.qclabyrinth.org, 7pm Tue Aug 24 thru Tue Dec 28. 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus,
32. World-wonders count 110. Fill with joy 59. Feminine garment Fireside Knitters, on Tuesdays; knit and crochet items for Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 12pm Fri Sep
various social organizations throughout the Quad Cities; supplies 24.
33. Custard 111. “_ go bragh!” 60. Insolent
provided; for information, call 563-888-3371, Fairmount Street Bettendorf Library Foundation Board Meeting, for infor-
35. Be preoccupied 112. Coasted 62. “Bewitched” husband Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www.daven-
38. With _ breath 113. That is: 2 wds. 65. Moment mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
portlibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Aug 24 thru Tue Dec 28. ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
39. Makes a face 114. Ceremonies 66. Some wounds River’s Edge Homeschool Friends Meeting, on Tuesdays; 12pm Mon Sep 27.
43. Interpret 115. Batman and Robin, and others 67. Mrs. Fred Mertz call Carrie Homann 309-496-3330 for more information, River Citizens Academy Meeting, for information, call 563-344-
44. Palm starch 69. Marley or Rudner Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.riverval- 4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Betten-
45. Neighborhoods DOWN 71. Hawke the actor leylibrary.org, 12pm Tue Aug 24 thru Tue Dec 28. dorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Thu Sep 30.
Library Knits, on Wednesdays; the Quad City Knitter’s Guild Bettendorf Library Board of Trustees Meeting, for informa-
46. Mine_s output 1. Blacken with heat 72. College heads
invites experienced knitters and those who want to learn to the
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47. Abbr. in grammar 2. Where the buck stops 74. The City of Light tion, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
area near the Reading Garden each week for knitting talk and tu- ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
48. New-business CEO 3. Scraps 75. Prince of _ toring; free; for information, call 563-285-4794, ext. 223, Eldridge 4:30pm Thu Oct 7.
52. Secure 4. Wainscoted 76. Shortly Library, 200 N. 6th Ave., Eldridge, IA, http://www.scottcountyli- Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Meeting, for infor-
53. Common papal name 5. Landing gear, for short 79. Wen brary.org, 12:30pm Wed Aug 25 thru Wed Dec 29. mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
54. Gains on 6. Pate ingredient 80. Sachet scent Quad City SnB, on Wednesdays; knitting and crocheting ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
55. Like a bete noire 7. Copied 83. Outpouring group; free lessons available; for information, e-mail quadcitys- 7pm Tue Oct 5.
nb@gmail.com, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Cam- IONS-QC: Quad Cities Institute of Noetic Sciences Com-
56. Homo sapiens, e.g. 8. Spring 85. Boxed
pus, Bettendorf, IA, http://qcsnb.blogspot.com, 7pm Wed Aug munity Group Meeting, with a presentation by Denise Poole
57. Bather 9. Shingled area 87. Destroyed by degrees 25 thru Wed Dec 29.
59. Boyle or Sarandon 10. Danced a certain way 88. Small scale on “The New Stone Age: Earth Mother’s Soliloquy”; free; for infor-
Stitching & More, every Wednesday (except the second mation, contact Christine at IONSQC@aol.com or 563-332-7259,
60. Krueger of horror films 11. Mythical hunter 89. Exist Wed.) of the month; put your creativity to work and share your fa- Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA,
61. Attacked 12. Golden _ 90. Beautiful stones vorite tips and tricks with this fun group of ladies; for information, http://www.noetic.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 14.
63. Honest _ 13. Flop 91. Dies _ contact Bev Skelton at 309-523-2516 for more information., River Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library Meeting, for infor-
64. Tried 14. An affirmative 93. Plays for stakes Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http://www.riverval- mation, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
leylibrary.org, 5pm Wed Aug 25 thru Wed Dec 31. ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
66. Comports with 15. Earthy pigment 94. Great poet
Sunday 4 Meditation Workshops, on the second and fourth 10am Tue Nov 2.
68. Tapestry 16. Brute 95. Connectives Sundays of the month; for information, call 309-762-1066, Unity IONS-QC: Quad Cities Institute of Noetic Sciences Com-
70. Broke a promise 17. Create 96. Baffle Church of Christianity, 5102 47th Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.uni- munity Group Meeting, with a presentation by Dr. Alta Price on
73. Alps nation 18. Card with three pips 97. Hotel chain tyqc.com, 9:45am Wed Aug 25 thru Sun Dec 26. “Symbols of an Alien Sky”; free; for information, contact Christine
74. Nosy one 24. Greenbacks 98. Decoy Quilting by the River, bring your current project and join at IONSQC@aol.com or 563-332-7259, Bettendorf Public Library,
75. Middle 26. Cooperative units 99. Ending for auto or pluto this group of quilters as they swap quilting stories, favorite tech- 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.noetic.org,
77. Abbr. on a map 29. _ Maria 100. Beige niques, and more; for information, contact Pat Biskie at 309-523- 6:30pm Thu Nov 11.
2171, River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron, IL, http:// Bettendorf Library Board of Trustees Meeting, for informa-
78. A pronoun 32. Learned ones 101. Performing group www.rivervalleylibrary.org, Thu Aug 26.
79. Free rein: 2 wds. 33. Id-ego-superego thinker 102. Goes wrong tion, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learn-
Davenport Horticultural Society, meets the 4th Thursday of ing Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com,
81. Gotcha! 34. Deceiver 104. After upsilon the month; visitors and new members welcome; for information, 4:30pm Thu Nov 11.
82. Ending for profit or puppet 35. Examinations 105. Youth call Ed at 563-441-9884, Duck Creek Park Lodge, Davenport, IA,
40 83. Where Aleppo is 36. Moisten 107. Yale student 6:30pm Thu Aug 26 thru Thu Dec 30.
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thursday
2010/08/19 (Thu)
Hamell on Trial - The Lonelyhearts -The Mill,
120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
Hart to Hart DJ Service -Beer Bellies, 1704 2nd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
Irie Soundsystem w/ DJ THC -QC Zone, 1516
5th Ave Moline, IL
Jam Session w/ Alan Sweet -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady
St. Davenport, IA
Jazz Jam w/ the North Scott Jazz Combo
-Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St Davenport, IA
Karaoke w/ DJ Cash -Molly’s Pub, 311 3rd St.
Sherrard, IL
Live Lunch w/ Rose ‘n’ Thorns (noon) -Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Seth Bradley -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Dav-
enport, IA
Sexy Delicious - Red Daughters - Purple As-
teroid Cadillac -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St. Iowa City, IA
Shaggy Wonda -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
The Steady Rollin’ Blues Band featuring Jim-
mie Lee Adams -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504
53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
friday
2010/08/20 (Fri) 20
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St.
Davenport, IA
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Commodore
Tap, 2202 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Cosmic -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St
Davenport, IA
DJ Night -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W. Mayne
St. Blue Grass, IA
DJ Scott Keller & Karaoke (weather permitting)
-Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506
27th St Moline, IL
Ed Franks’ Frank Sinatra Tribute -Icons Martini,
124 18th St Rock Island, IL
Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ Service
-Shannon’s Bar and Grill, 252 S State Ave
Hampton, IL
Funk Syndicate -Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Golden Tones (6:30pm) -CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road
Davenport, IA
Gray Wolf Band -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn,
7th Street and the Rock River Moline, IL
Just Chords -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Dav-
enport, IA
Karaoke Night -Sneaky Pete’s, 207 Cody Rd. N.
LeClaire, IA
Karaoke Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Lee Blackmon & The Gamblers (6:30pm)
-Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Ren Estrand (noon) -Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Nashville Songwriters Association (6pm)
-Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.
Rock Island, IL
Neutral Uke Hotel - Golden Bloom - The
Motion Sick -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.
Iowa City, IA
NINE-1-1 -Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino and
Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL
Open Mic Coffeehouse -First Lutheran Church
- Rock Island, 1600 20th St. Rock Island, IL
Phyllis & the Sharks -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619
34th St Rock Island, IL
River Roots Live B Stage: 500 Miles to Mem-
phis (6:30pm) - Cory Chisel & the Wander-
ing Sons (8:30pm) - Backyard Tire Fire
(10:50pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley
St Davenport, IA
River Roots Live Main Stage: Lojo Russo
Birds & Batteries @ The Mill – August 28
(5:30pm) - The Right Now (7:30pm) - The
Marshall Tucker Band (9:30pm) -LeClaire
Park, River Dr & Ripley St Davenport, IA
Rotate the DJ w/ Chronik Solutionz -M.D.
Green’s, 1808 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606
W Locust Davenport, IA
Scorpions - Dokken -i wireless Center, 1201
River Dr Moline, IL
Shame Train - Old Man -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St Iowa City, IA
Smooth Groove -Brucer’s Dawg House, East
Moline, IL
Spatterdash -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and
Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Steady Rollin’ Blues Band -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Sweet Country (6pm) -Toucan’s Cantina / Skinny
Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
The Funnies -Jesse’s Saloon, 803 1st Ave.
Silvis, IL
The Goddamn Gallows - The Afterdarks
- The Krank Daddies -RIBCO, 1815 2nd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
The Lower Dens featuring Jana Hunter -The
Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
The Shawn Kellerman Band -Rascals Rock
Memorabilia Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
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Saturday
2010/08/21 (Sat)
A.J. Haut -Downtown East Moline, East Moline, IL
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Crabby’s, 826
W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL
Caught in the Act -Jimmie Lee’s, Port Byron, IL
Con Queso - The Blood Beats -The Mill, 120 E
Burlington Iowa City, IA
DJ Night -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W. Mayne
St. Blue Grass, IA
Ed Franks’ Frank Sinatra Tribute -Icons Martini,
124 18th St Rock Island, IL
FlatTop -Fireworks, 2139 16th St. Moline, IL
Funk Syndicate -Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Funktastic Five -Rascals Rock Memorabilia Bar,
1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Gray Wolf Band -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn,
7th Street and the Rock River Moline, IL
HI-FI -Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino and
Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL
House Arrest -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W.
Mayne St. Blue Grass, IA
John Resch and Detroit Blues -The Muddy
Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Justin Morrissey -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619
34th St Rock Island, IL
Karaoke Night -Moe’s Pizza, 1312 Camanche
Ave Clinton, IA
NINE-1-1 -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill,
2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Nitrix -City Limits Pay Station, 1303 10th Ave.
Viola, IL
Open Mic Night -Coffee Dive, 226 W. 3rd St.
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -One Library, 230 W. 3rd Street
Davenport, IA
Pappa-Razzi -Beer Belly’s, 112 N College Ave
Aledo, IL
PB & the Jam - Smashing Pumpkins Tribute w/
Smashed Pumpkins -Iowa City Yacht Club,
13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
River Roots Live B Stage: Jimmy Riches (noon)
- Milltown (1pm) - Mondo Drag (3pm)
- Treologic (5pm) - The Diplomats of Solid
Sound (7pm) - Jonathan Tyler & the North-
ern Lights (9:30pm) - -LeClaire Park, River Dr
& Ripley St Davenport, IA
River Roots Live Main Stage: Bumper Crop
(2pm) - Tim Stop Trio (4pm) - 56 Hope Road
(6pm) - Creedence Clearwater Revisited
(8pm) - Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
(10:30pm) -LeClaire Park, River Dr & Ripley
St Davenport, IA
Salsa and Cumbia DJ Night -La Primavera, 601
15th St. Moline, IL
Salsa Dancing -Club Boulevard, 1801 10th St.
Moline, IL
Smooth Groove -River House, 1510 River Dr.
Moline, IL
The Afterdarks -Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds,
2815 W. Locust St Davenport, IA
The Karry Outz -Greenbriar Restaurant and
Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL
The Old 57’s -Molly’s Pub, 311 3rd St. Sher-
rard, IL
The Warmth - Chico Fellini -RIBCO, 1815
2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
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The Wheelers - Nebula Was - The Post Mortems
-Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA
Theresa Gibbs Benefit: Wicked Liz & the
Bellyswirls - Lonnie & Ray - Ryan & Gibbs
- Larry Boyd - Gray Wolf Band (4pm) -Len
Brown’s North Shore Inn, 7th Street and the
Rock River Moline, IL
uneXpected -Gambino’s Place, 1500 13th St.
East Moline, IL
sunday
2010/08/22 (Sun) 22
Breille -The Hat Eatery & Pub, 1618 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA
Joe & Vicki Price (1pm) -Timber D.O.M.E. Lodge,
Solon, IA
Karaoke Night -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
Riverias (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Rude Punch (4pm) -Blueport Junction, 6605 W
River Dr Davenport, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch
performance) -The Lodge Hotel, Spruce Hills
& Utica Ridge Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Afternoon Social Dance w/ the Ken
Paulsen Quartet (3pm) -Viking Club of
Moline, 1450 41st Street Moline, IL
The Anthony Catalfano Trio (10am) -Brady
Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel
Davenport, IA
The Avey Brothers -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (11:30am) -Bass Street Chop
House, 1601 River Dr Moline, IL
monday
2010/08/23 (Mon) 23
Karaoke Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191
19th Street Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Ellis Kell (noon) -Mojo’s (River Mu-
sic Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
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tuesday
2010/08/24 (Tue) 24
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -O’Melia’s Supper Club,
2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL
Live Lunch w/ Jonathan Turner (noon)
-Mojo’s (River Music Experience), 130 W
2nd St Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night w/ Steve McFate (6:30pm)
-Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.
Rock Island, IL
Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -Bier Stube Dav-
enport, 2228 E 11th St Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ the Pena Brothers -Racer’s Edge,
936 15th Ave East Moline, IL
Pete Balestieri - Colloquialisms -The Mill, 120 E
Burlington Iowa City, IA
The Chris & Wes Show -Rascals Rock Memora-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Tuesday Patio Party w/ Buddy Olson (6pm)
-Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506
27th St Moline, IL
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wednesday
2010/08/25 (Wed)
Dave Ellis -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Daven-
port, IA
Jason Ray Brown -Molly’s Pub, 311 3rd St.
Sherrard, IL
Open Mic Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th Street Moline, IL
Social Dancing, Listening, & Fellowship (1pm)
-CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road Davenport, IA
“Tennessee,”That Nashville Cat (noon) - Open
Mic Night (7pm) -Mojo’s (River Music Experi-
ence), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
The Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill,
120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Landing,
1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA
The Craig Bentley Trio -Rascals Rock Memora-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
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2010/08/26 (Thu)
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After the Crash -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Andy Jess -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Daven-
port, IA
DJ Johnny O -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge,
4506 27th St Moline, IL
Hart to Hart DJ Service -Beer Bellies, 1704 2nd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
Irie Soundsystem w/ DJ THC -QC Zone, 1516
5th Ave Moline, IL
Jam Session w/ Alan Sweet -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
James Edel - The Wise Fools -Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady
St. Davenport, IA
Karaoke w/ DJ Cash -Molly’s Pub, 311 3rd St.
Sherrard, IL
Live Lunch w/ Paige Popejoy (noon) -Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Rock U: A Study of Tom Petty - Sad Iron Music
- Alexis Stevens -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
The Steady Rollin’ Blues Band featuring Jim-
mie Lee Adams -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Toby Keith - Trace Adkins -i wireless Center, 1201
River Dr Moline, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504
53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
Whoozdads -Woodfire Grill, 131 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, IA
FRIDAY
2010/08/27 (Fri)
27
5 in a Hand - Dan Hubbard & the Humidors
-Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa
City, IA
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St.
Toby Keith @ i wireless Center – August 26
Davenport, IA
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Commodore
Tap, 2202 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Burlesque Le’ Moustache -The Circa ‘21
Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Daytrotter Presents: Nathaniel Rateliff -Bor-
ders Books, Music & Cafe, 4000 E. 53rd St.
Davenport, IA
Daytrotter Presents: William Elliott Whitmore
- Old Scratch Revival Singers - Nathaniel
Rateliff -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
DJ Night -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W. Mayne
St. Blue Grass, IA
Emily Jawoisz (6pm) -Bucktown Center for the
Arts, 225 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ Service
-Shannon’s Bar and Grill, 252 S State Ave
Hampton, IL
FlatTop (5:30pm) -Downtown Coal Valley, Coal
Valley, IA
Friday Live @ 5: Smooth Groove w/ The
Meyers Brothers (5pm) -RME (River Mu-
sic Experience) Courtyard, Davenport, IA
Funk Stop -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Gray Wolf Band -Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s
Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock
Island, IL
John Wasem -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Dav-
enport, IA
Karaoke Night -Sneaky Pete’s, 207 Cody Rd. N.
LeClaire, IA
Karaoke Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Kevin Seconds - Lipstick Homicide - The
Transgressions -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
Mr. Whoopie -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619 34th
St Rock Island, IL
NINE-1-1 -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Dav-
enport, IA
Orquesta Alto Maiz (6:30pm) -Pedestrian Plaza,
Downtown Iowa City Iowa City, IA
Retro Ron (6pm) -Mojo’s (River Music Experi-
ence), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Rotate the DJ w/ Chronik Solutionz -M.D.
Green’s, 1808 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606
W Locust Davenport, IA
Sin City Orchestra -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
The Fry Daddies (6pm) -Toucan’s Cantina /
Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
The Lovedogs -Go Fish Marina and Bar, 411 River
Dr. Princeton, IA
The Mercury Brothers -The Muddy Waters, 1708 John Wasem -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Dav-
State St. Bettendorf, IA enport, IA
Tony Hoeppner (noon) -Mojo’s (River Music
Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Justin Morrissey & Friends -Bent River Brewing
Company, 1413 5th Ave. Moline, IL
Trash Martini -Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Karaoke Night -Moe’s Pizza, 1312 Camanche
Ave Clinton, IA
Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Kool & The Gang -Riverside Casino and Golf
Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St
Davenport, IA Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Laura & the Long Hair -Molly’s Pub, 311 3rd
Saturday
2010/08/28 (Sat) 28 St. Sherrard, IL
NINE-1-1 -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Dav-
enport, IA
Amanda Miller & the Smoking Sextion - Dustin
Open Mic Night -Coffee Dive, 226 W. 3rd St.
Thomas -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St
Davenport, IA
Iowa City, IA
Open Mic Night -One Library, 230 W. 3rd Street
B2A DJ -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA
Davenport, IA
Barlowe & James (1pm) - The Black Stones
Quad Cities Irish Festival: Paddy O’Furniture
(4pm) -Downtown Princeton, Princeton, IL
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Crabby’s, 826 - The Beggarmen - Kathleen Murphy
Conrad (1pm) -The District of Rock Island,
W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL
16 1/2 St. Rock Island, IL
Bluegrass @The Beanz featuringThe Leftovers
Salsa and Cumbia DJ Night -La Primavera, 601
-Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.
15th St. Moline, IL
Rock Island, IL
Salsa Dancing -Club Boulevard, 1801 10th St.
Burlesque Le’ Moustache -The Circa ‘21
Moline, IL
Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Smooth Groove -Brucer’s Dawg House, East
Caught in the Act -The Rockin’Ham, 1334 W 2nd
St Davenport, IA
Moline, IL
Sugar Nipples & Halo of Flies -Rascals Rock
Community Drum Circle (10:30am) -Mojo’s
Memorabilia Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St
Tapes ‘n’ Tapes - Birds & Batteries - The
Davenport, IA
Western Front -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound
Iowa City, IA
St. Davenport, IA
Tapped Out -Parker’s, 635 15th St Moline, IL
David Ball & The Pioneer Playboys Band
Tear Down the Tower (6pm) -Wicked Nature
-Mooney Hollow Barn, 12471 Highway 52
(8:30) -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge
Green Island, IA
outdoor party, 4506 27th St Moline, IL
DJ Night -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W. Mayne
The Premium $ellouts -Martini’s on the Rock,
St. Blue Grass, IA
4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
Eddie Butts -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St
3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Davenport, IA
Gray Wolf Band -Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino
and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Rock Island, IL
House Arrest -One More Round, 209-211 E. 2nd
Wild Oatz -Go Fish Marina and Bar, 411 River Dr.
Princeton, IA
St Muscatine, IA
Identity Crisis -Toucan’s Cantina / Skinny Legs
SUNday
2010/08/29 (Sun) 29
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
A.J. Haut -Racer’s Edge, 936 15th Ave East
Illth - Dark Adaptation - Midwest Avengers
Moline, IL
-Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Breille -The Hat Eatery & Pub, 1618 W. Locust St.
ve Music Live Music
Davenport, IA
Candye Kane -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
Dani Lynn Howe Band -The Captain’s Table, 4801
River Dr. Moline, IL
Hitman (4pm) -Blueport Junction, 6605 W River
Dr Davenport, IA
Jim Ryan (2pm) -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn,
7th Street and the Rock River Moline, IL
Karaoke Night -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
Polyester Band (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch
performance) -The Lodge Hotel, Spruce Hills
& Utica Ridge Bettendorf, IA
The Avey Brothers -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
The Whoozdads featuring Ellis Kell (10am)
-Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza
Hotel Davenport, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (11:30am) -Bass Street Chop
House, 1601 River Dr Moline, IL
monday
2010/08/30 (Mon) 30
Karaoke Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191
19th Street Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Ellis Kell (noon) -Mojo’s (River Mu-
sic Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Nick Curran & the Lowlifes - The One Night Stan-
dards -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
TUESDAY
2010/08/31 (Tue) 31
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -O’Melia’s Supper Club,
2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL
Live Lunch w/ Steve Couch (noon) -Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -Bier Stube Dav-
enport, 2228 E 11th St Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ the Pena Brothers -Racer’s Edge,
936 15th Ave East Moline, IL
The Chris & Wes Show -Rascals Rock Memora-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Tuesday Patio Party w/ Buddy Olson (6pm)
-Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506
27th St Moline, IL
wednesday
2010/09/01 (Wed)
1 Art Stevenson & Highwater (noon & 7pm)
Dave Ellis -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Daven-
port, IA
Open Mic Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar,
1191 19th Street Moline, IL
Sarah Jaffe -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa
City, IA
Social Dancing, Listening & Fellowship (1pm)
-CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road Davenport, IA
Stephens Green -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St.
Davenport, IA
“Tennessee,”That Nashville Cat (noon) - Open
Mic Night (7pm) -Mojo’s (River Music Expe-
rience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
The Craig Bentley Trio -Rascals Rock Memora-
bilia Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Thursday
2010/09/02 (Thu) 2 38th Annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival:
Big Boi - Super Smash Brothers (6pm) -Hub-
bard Park, 51 N Madison St Iowa City, IA
Black Thursday -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn
St Iowa City, IA
Ed Gray - Ember Schrag - Ron Wax -The Mill, 120
E Burlington Iowa City, IA
Hart to Hart DJ Service -Beer Bellies, 1704 2nd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
Irie Soundsystem w/ DJ THC -QC Zone, 1516
5th Ave Moline, IL
Jam Session w/ Alan Sweet -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady
St. Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Chris Dunn (noon) -Mojo’s (River
Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St
After the Crash @ RIBCO – August 26
Davenport, IA
The Steady Rollin’ Blues Band featuring Jim-
mie Lee Adams -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow Grille, 2504
53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
FRIday
2010/09/03 (Fri) 3 Joe and Vicki Price -The Muddy Waters, 1708
Bankester Family (7pm) - Art Stevenson &
Highwater (7:45pm) - Redwine (8:30pm)
- Rarely Herd (9:30pm) - Jerry Butler & the
Blu-J’s (10pm) -Mercer County Fairgrounds,
Aledo, IL
A.J. Haut -Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th St
Moline, IL
Abalone Dots - Jordan Danielsen -The Red-
stone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St.
Davenport, IA
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Commodore
Tap, 2202 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Dead Larry - Useful Jenkins -Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
DJ Night -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W. Mayne
St. Blue Grass, IA
DJ Scott Keller & Karaoke (weather permitting)
-Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506
27th St Moline, IL
Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ Service
-Shannon’s Bar and Grill, 252 S State Ave
Hampton, IL
First Friday Coffeehouse (5pm) -Beadology
Iowa, 220 E Washington St Iowa City, IA
State St. Bettendorf, IA
Justin Morrissey & Friends -11th Street Precinct,
2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -Sneaky Pete’s, 207 Cody Rd. N.
LeClaire, IA
Karaoke Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Ren Estrand (noon) -Mojo’s
(River Music Experience), 130 W 2nd St
Davenport, IA
Rotate the DJ w/ Chronik Solutionz -M.D.
Green’s, 1808 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606
W Locust Davenport, IA
Section7 (6pm) -Toucan’s Cantina / Skinny Legs
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Smooth Groove -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619
34th St Rock Island, IL
The Beaker Brothers -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
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Saturday
2010/09/04 (Sat) 4 SUNday
38th Annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Festival:
- Redwine (12:45 & 7:45pm) - Jerry Butler
& the Blu-J’s (1:30 & 8:30pm) - Rarely
Herd (2:15 & 9:15pm) - Blue Moon Rising
(3 & 9pm) - Daily & Vincent (4pm) -Mercer
County Fairgrounds, Aledo, IL
Bee All U Can Bee Karaoke & DJ -Crabby’s, 826
W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL
Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Band -Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
DJ Night -Uncle Harley’s Bar & Grill, 202 W. Mayne
St. Blue Grass, IA
Funktastic Five -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619 34th
St Rock Island, IL
Gryphyns - Trash Gods - Id Noir -Sound and
Vision Art Gallery, 1316 4th Ave Suite #1
Moline, IL
Karaoke Night -Moe’s Pizza, 1312 Camanche
Ave Clinton, IA
Meet the Press -Poopy’s Pub & Grub, 1030
Viaduct Rd Savanna, IL
Open Mic Night -Coffee Dive, 226 W. 3rd St.
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -One Library, 230 W. 3rd Street
Davenport, IA
River Prairie Minstrels (6pm) -Mojo’s (River Mu-
sic Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Salsa and Cumbia DJ Night -La Primavera, 601
15th St. Moline, IL
Salsa Dancing -Club Boulevard, 1801 10th St.
Moline, IL
Section7 (6pm) -Toucan’s Cantina / Skinny Legs
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Smooth Groove -Racer’s Edge, 936 15th Ave
East Moline, IL
The Travoltas -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
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Tronicity -Go Fish Marina and Bar, 411 River Dr.
Princeton, IA
2010/09/05 (Sun) 5
38th Annual Barnes Family Bluegrass Fes-
tival: Bankester Family (11am) - Blue
Moon Rising (11:45am) - Art Stevenson
& Highwater(12:30pm) - Bluegrass Red-
heads (1:15pm) -Mercer County Fairgrounds,
Aledo, IL
Battle of the Praise Bands for Hunger Relief
(2pm) -New Hope Presbyterian Church, 4209
W Locust St Davenport, IA
Breille -The Hat Eatery & Pub, 1618 W. Locust St.
Davenport, IA
Caught in the Act -The Captain’s Table, 4801
River Dr. Moline, IL
Karaoke Night -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
RiverCity 6 (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm brunch
performance) -The Lodge Hotel, Spruce Hills
& Utica Ridge Bettendorf, IA
The Avey Brothers -Rascals Rock Memorabilia
Bar, 1414 15th St. Moline, IL
The Creepin’ Charlies (10am) -Brady Street
Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel
Davenport, IA
The Tailfins (4pm) -Blueport Junction, 6605 W
River Dr Davenport, IA
The Travoltas -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Troy Harris, Pianist (11:30am) -Bass Street Chop
House, 1601 River Dr Moline, IL
monday
2010/09/06 (Mon)
6
Karaoke Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191
19th Street Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Ellis Kell (noon) -Mojo’s (River Mu-
sic Experience), 130 W 2nd St Davenport, IA
Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
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