Winners from Our 2017 Photo Contest Page 7

Urban, Third Place:

Dale Fehr, Hampton IL (The Bench)
This photo was taken at Vista Hermosa Natural Park in Los
Angeles. It has a great view of the LA skyline when sitting on
the iconic bench featured in many movies. So I set up my tripod
and took a unique selfie with my wife.

Remembering
Todd Martin Stafne
(1950-2017) Page 3
Breaking Their Mold:
The Dawns New
Wooly Page 5
Whats Happenin: Zombie
Prom, Laurie Berkner, and The
Caucasian Chalk Circle Page 12
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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR By Kathleen McCarthy
km@rcreader.com

Remembering Todd Martin Stafne

(August 24, 1950-April 11, 2017)

I
t is with a heavy heart that I write
these words. One of my oldest and
dearest friends, Todd Martin Stafne,
passed unexpectedly at his home on
April 11.
Todd was part of the circle of lifelong
friends in Bettendorf (three of whom
preceded him in death Chuck High,
Dave Glynn, and Dave Halverson) that
cornered the market on being the most
fun, the best looking, the most popular,
and the most fiercely loyal. I have com-
mented before that this special group of
friends was a cut above in every respect,
cool as hell and just as kind. All still are.
Describing Todd as another total
Bettendorf original and force of nature
(while entirely true) is putting it mildly.
He had a thunderous presence. His joie
de vivre was underpinned by a fabulous
sense of humor and the ability to tell a
story that none could rival. He rocked
the house every time. Laughter is one of
the things I most cherish about growing
up with him.
I met Todd as a scrawny
14-year-old kid. I was all
teeth, hair, and bravado. He
was 18, perfectly handsome,
and drove a yellow Camaro.
I was on a typical empty-
headed path to teenage-hood,
caring mostly about hair,
clothes, and boys when Todd
took an interest in me (to
my utter astonishment) and
changed my path forever.
Not only was Todd Stafne
handsome and hilariously
funny, but he possessed a bril-
liant mind and liked to talk. If
I was going to keep his inter-
est, I needed to listen, and comprehend.
He was completely atypical (as were most
of his friends in that amazing circle) in
what occupied his mind. He wanted to
know (and pontificate) about everything.
He questioned life incessantly, and I was
basically a vessel for downloading his
stream of consciousness.
Todd Martin Stafne
Todd forced me to expand my mind
and thought process, to become intel-
lectually curious, to develop critical-
thinking skills, and to be unafraid of a
healthy skepticism of authority. I later
realized that his influence provided the
foundation for so many of the endeavors
that interested me later in life, including
journalism and starting an
independent newspaper.
There are only a handful of
people that profoundly influ-
ence your life, and Todd was
near the top of that list for me.
Todd, his brother Scott,
and his father Albert became
family. My little brother
adored Todd and emulated
him growing up, and Albert
befriended my mother and
they had wonderful times
together, as well. We all navi-
gated life together, remaining
close friends over the years.
There was no way that Bet-
tendorf could have contained someone
with a spirit such as Todds, so he eventu-
ally left to attend Thunderbird business
school in Arizona. He graduated with a
masters and was fluent in Spanish. He
made his way to Chile then Panama,
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ILLINOIS POLITICS
Leadership Change Could Mean
a New Dynamic in Senate
C
hristine Radogno was the first
female leader of a state legislative
caucus in Illinois when she took
charge of the Senate Republicans in 2009.
That alone puts her in the history books.
But shes also a decent human being,
something that often seems in short
supply around the Statehouse.
When she held a press conference last
week announcing her July 1 resignation,
the fact that several Senate Democrats
showed up and then took turns hugging
her after it was over demonstrated the
deep well of respect and admiration she
had built in the building. She even got a
hug from House Speaker Michael Madi-
gan after she told her fellow legislative
leaders she was resigning in two days.
Madigan isnt the hugging type, at least
not at work.
Legislative leaders, even minority
leaders, have big offices, large staffs, and
usually egos to match. But Radogno was
genuinely surprised at how many report-
ers showed up for her resignation press
conference.
Her retirement was huge news because
she has sparred behind the scenes with
Governor Bruce Rauner all year, and
reporters figured that had something to
do with it. Rauner, a fellow Republican,
repeatedly derailed Radognos efforts
to devise a grand bargain with Senate
President John Cullerton that was sup-
posed to end the stalemate Rauner created
by refusing to negotiate or even present a
balanced budget. Tellingly, Radogno did
not mention Rauner in her resignation
letter, but she denied to reporters that
her differences with the governor had
anything to do with her leaving.
Rauner always treated Radogno and
her Senate Republican caucus with a
heavy hand. Just weeks after he was
sworn into office in 2015, he met with
Republican senators in a back room at
Springfields Saputos restaurant and
delivered a couple of stern warnings.
Rauner reportedly referenced the $20
million sitting in his campaign fund at
the time and said he wanted to be their
partner in the upcoming session and
would support those who supported him.
And then the hammer came down.
Multiple credible sources told me the
governor informed the Senate Republi-
cans he would ask for their votes on 10
issues and that he absolutely needed all
of their votes on all 10 items. Not five,
not seven. Ten. And if anyone in the
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room didnt vote for all 10, theyd have a
f---ing problem with him.
The governor also warned his audience
not to leak anything about the meeting to
me. Anyone who talked, he said, would
have a f---ing problem with him.
The Statehouse tradition is that a
governor can try to influence legislators
but cant try to control them, particularly
against the wishes of their own chamber
leaders. But Rauner showed right away
that he wasnt concerned with such nice-
ties. And when Radogno started working
with Cullerton, Rauner wouldnt allow
any legislation to pass without his bless-
ing. And he didnt bless much.
Because of Rauner, the grand bar-
gain turned into something it was
never intended to be. It was sparked last
December after yet another horrible
meeting with Rauner and the equally
intransigent Madigan. Their idea was
to find a way to get things moving after
a year and a half of total governmental
and legislative impasse. Radogno and
Cullerton wanted to come up with a
Senate-centric, bipartisan solution for
Fiscal Year 2017 (which ended June 30),
work out some stuff on the governors
non-budget agenda including a property-
tax freeze and workers compensation
reform, and launch it all over to the
House as a way of putting pressure
on Madigan.
But the governor figured that Madigan
would drastically water down anything
that emerged from the Senate, and he
wanted the Senate to come up with a
solution for Fiscal Year 2018 as well. It
was simply too high a bar. In the end, the
Senate Democrats just werent willing to
go along with all the governors demands.
The Senate Republicans have elected
Senator Bill Brady (R-Bloomington)
to replace Radogno. Brady ran against
Rauner in the 2014 Republican guberna-
torial primary, but he and the governor
are fairly close. The governor probably
wont have many f---ing problems from
Brady, but he has a new role now, so
well see.
Radogno and Cullerton had their
fights, but they did their utmost to
remain civil. Brady is a very likable
fellow, so well see how this new relation-
ship works out.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol
Fax (a daily political newsletter) and
CapitolFax.com.
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ing its seven proper songs and gently
laying the groundwork for the album.
Layers of boldly bright keyboards and
soulful sax sit prominently up-front
beside the guitar, all contributing to a
casual and welcoming atmosphere.
The message seems to be that one
should expect something a little differ-
ent from the Quad Cities-based band,
a departure from its good-natured,
Americana-based jams. And The Dawn
delivers that throughout with an impres-
sively broader palette and an emphasis
on soul and funk.
But the real kick comes on the records
second half, and its a revelation. When
the band not only expands its style but
messes around with structure, the results
are bracingly good.
Like Wooly, the album eases listen-
ers toward a more-expansive sound. For
a while perhaps too long the opener
seems more like a tease than a promise.
Following the title track, Wooly due
July 7 from Cartouche Records, a day
before the bands Dawn & On festival
in Moline sticks skillfully to familiar
territory.
Singer/guitarist Sean Ryan and his
band bring plenty of good cheer in two
warm, mid-tempo formulas: quickly
established and maintained grooves, and
songs that build steadily toward explo-
sion. The albums musical styles shift from
track to track, meaning theres plenty of
variety to keep things interesting.
The Dawn remains particularly
strong during its instrumental jams, in
full evidence on the yearning but light
1984 and the up-tempo country rock
of Dance All Night both seven-plus by the smooth sounds of the bass and sax
minutes in which Ryans deft guitar solos
segue into full-band cacophonies. Their
long runways toward liftoff, however,
undoubtedly work better in a live context
than on record, as both here feel like they
amble their way to rocking.
On the more concise side of things, the
doo-wop-y Stay (Wont You) has the
The Dawn. Photo by Laura Heath.
vibe of an emergence from sleep, while
Let Me Be Your Man is breezy funk
heavy on bass and keys. (A minor com-
plaint on pairing those tracks: The use of
Ryans falsetto on consecutive songs has
the effect of emphasizing their similari-
ties rather than their differences.)
But Wooly really takes off when the
band, on the back end, throws its basic
recipes out the window.
Theres A Little Peace of Mind, a
jaunty, country-fed shit-kicker that
starts with the tension fully ratcheted
up in its interplay between guitar, piano,
and drums. When the gate lifts at the
45-second mark, off they go. For once,
the tempo gallops, and the song finds a
perfect home somewhere between the
saloon and church.
Two tracks later after Dance All
Night is the albums shocker, the
angular, hard-edged funk of Watch Me
Fly. The keys and guitar in separate
channels are a dirty combo, balanced
in the middle. The density and arrange-
ment of clearly articulated instrumental
textures is impressive: Theres room for
keyboard curlicues, and in one break the
rhythm guitar subtly shifts toward the
front of the mix to show off its own bit of
voodoo. But most importantly the song
lives, with the music moving elegantly
and naturally from place to place, ebbing
and flowing in a coherent whole that
needs all of its seven minutes.
Those two tracks represent the albums
poles one defiantly rural and the other
fully urban and its unfortunate that
theyre both placed on Woolys second
half. The song order means it takes
quite some time for the band to spread
its wings.
But the albums final stretch really
sings a function of some divergent
material, the sequencing, and especially
the breathing room The Dawn gives it all.
Theres open space built into Watch Me
Fly, and that exclamation point of a song
is followed by a brief reprise of Wooly,
which segues into the airy solo-sax outro
of End of Session. It took a while to get
there, but the promise of Woolys begin-
ning is definitely fulfilled.
The Dawns Wooly will be available from
Cartouche Records (CartoucheRecords.
com) on Friday, July 7. The album will
also be available at Ragged Records (418
East Second Street, Davenport).
The Dawn will headline the Dawn & On
Festival (TheDawnBand.com/festival.
html) on Saturday, July 8, at Len Browns
North Shore Inn & Marina (700 North
Shore Drive, Moline). The noon-to-mid-
night event will feature more than a dozen
bands, and admission is $5.
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Winners and
Favorites from
Our

2017 Photo Contest

T
he River Cities Readers 2017 photo
contest received more than 100
entries in four categories: Uniquely
Quad Cities, Reflection, Urban, and
Rural. Here are our winners and favorites.
Many thanks to all who entered our
contest!

Rural, Second Place

Dale Fehr, Hampton IL (The Farm)

I took this image in northern Wisconsin

while on a fall leave tour.

Urban, Second Place

David J. Genac
Moline (Minneapolis)

Reflection, First Place

Dale Fehr, Hampton IL (Mountain Reflection)
I captured this image of Banner Peak reflecting on Thousand Island Lake on a hiking
trip. The water was very calm in the morning, allowing for a clear reflection.
Reflection, Honorable Mention
David K. Sebben
Rock Island
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Continued From Page 7

Uniquely Quad Cities, First Place

Aric Keil, Davenport
The Arsenal bridge from River Heritage Park.

Rural, Third Place

Maggie
Rechkemmer
Davenport

Reflection, Second Place

David J. Genac, Moline
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Reflection, Third Place

Margaret Sherwin, Moline

Uniquely Quad Cities, Second Place

Dale Fehr, Hampton, IL (Ice Bridge)

I took this photo of the iconic I-74 bridge at sunset last winter. I
really wanted to get as much ice in the picture as I could, so I got
down so low I had to lie on the ice and rocks to see throughout the
viewfinder to line up the shot, but it was so worth it.

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Reflection, Honorable Mention

Kevin Yuskis, Moline

Cloud reflections captured on the Hennepin Canal east of the

Quad Cities.

Reflection, Honorable Mention

308 E. River Drive
Kathy Nice
Orion, IL
Davenport
Fall colors and an Amer-
ican White Pelican show
their reflections in the
water at Nahant Marsh in
Davenport.
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Uniquely Quad Cities, Honorable Mention

Brennen Tope, Davenport

It was my first time trying steel-wool photography. Steel-wool photography is the

burning and spinning of steel wool. The spinning wool emits sparks and can be
captured by a longer exposure on camera. I knew the hill at Centennial Park was
the perfect place for the photo with the bridge peeking out on the side.

Reflection, Honorable Mention

Brennen Tope
Davenport

Taken on a February eve-

ning just off the bike path.
There had been no barges
on the Mississippi, making Urban, First Place
Miranda Igo,
the water perfectly still. How-
ever, with no clouds in the
sky, I knew the sunset would
be drab and plain, so I threw Milan
rocks into the water to see
what unique splashes and
ripples would emerge.
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Whats Happenin
Theatre
Zombie Prom
Augustana Colleges Brunner Theatre Center
Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July 16
I n April of 1996, a new show by the creative team of Dana
P. Rowe and John Dempsey opened off-Broadway. Titled
Zombie Prom, the song-filled comedy was described by the New
York Times as a girl-meets-ghoul musical set in the atomic
1950s, and praised for the clever variations on a theme in Mr.
Dempseys book and lyrics and Mr. Rowes tuneful checklist
of period pop styles. But as that productions director Philip
Wm. McKinley explains, theres a reason you may not be famil-
iar with it.
It was one of those frustrating things, says McKinley. We
had these great workshops, and we opened, and people said,
This is gonna run forever. ... Youre gonna run as long as Little
Shop of Horrors. And then this little show called Rent came
along kind of like this little show now called Hamilton. And
it took all the focus. We were this really fun musical comedy,
but if a show didnt have the gravitas of Rent back then, it just
wasnt considered viable.
Leave it to a musical titled Zombie Prom, however, to find a
way to be reborn.
Whats interesting, McKinley says, is that it now has
this cult following, with hundreds of productions being done
around the country. It also has an award-winning 2006
short-film adaptation starring RuPaul, plus a feature-film
version currently in development. It also, in May, was cited
by TheatreNerds.com under the headline 15 Off-Broadway
Musicals You Wish Moved to Broadway. (Theatre nerds must
know, huh?)
And from July 7 through 16, Zombie Prom has the distinc-
tion of being the first production in the inaugural season for
the Mississippi Bend Players (MBP) a debuting summer-
theatre company, with McKinley serving as producing artistic
director, whose works will be staged at Augustana Colleges
Brunner Theatre Center. (Full disclosue: Im fortunate enough
to be a cast member in the MBPs forthcoming presentations
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of Wait Until Dark and Brighton Beach
Memoirs.)
McKinley, whose credits include
directing Hugh Jackman to a Tony
Award in The Boy from Oz and taking
over the reins for Spider-Man: Turn Off
the Dark before its official Broadway
opening, will again direct Zombie Prom,
and says hes glad to revisit this satiric tale
of an Eisenhower-era school, a charming
ingnue, and her undead beau.
As much as we loved it, he says, I
think the authors and I always felt that
it wasnt quite finished. Thats one of
the reasons we wanted to do Zombie
Prom with the Mississippi Bend Players,
because the authors wanted to try this
whole new prologue; the first 12 pages
are new, and theyve re-written and
adjusted lines all through it. And thats
something I would love to see this [the
Music
MBP] develop into: a regional theatre that can eventually work-
shop new works and send them on.
But I also wanted to choose a piece that I thought other
companies wouldnt necessarily do, adds McKinley, because Laurie Berkner
thats a mission of the Mississippi Bend Players. We want to Deere-Wiman Carriage House
do things that arent well-known, or that maybe didnt get off Wednesday, July 12, 6:30 p.m.
the ground the first time around, or that havent been done in
recent memory. Its important to us that we not step on the toes
of other groups, and every night well announce from stage
whats going on with all the companies in the area, and let
people know whats available and what they should make sure
to see. We want to be an addition to, not an instead of.
With Zombie Prom, McKinley says the company members
of which include Associate Artistic Director Corinne Johnson
(a St. Ambrose University professor) and Education Director
Jeffrey Coussens (an Augustana professor) is also fulfilling
its goal of uniting for their stage productions a healthy blend
of professional actors, local talents, and area students. I think
one of the biggest misunderstandings is that people think its
Augustana Colleges theatre department thats doing the MBP.
And we do have Augustana people involved which, beyond
Augie graduate McKinley, include fellow alumni Ron May
(music director) and Susan Holgersson (scenic designer), plus
current theatre major Keenan Odendirk.
But that was a bonus, says Zombie Proms director. We
also have students from St. Ambrose University, students from
WIU [Western Illinois University], a technical director from
Bettendorf, an actress whos coming from New Jersey, a stage
manager whos coming from Germany ... .
Adding familiar local performers including Don Denton
and spouses Tom and Shelley Walljasper, choreography by
Theatre
frequent Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse director Ann Nieman,
and additional on- and off-stage talents, the MBPs debut, says
McKinley, is taking a big team effort to make happen. And its
been great to combine all these facets and put em together, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle
hopefully come up with a diamond. QC Theatre Workshop
Zombie Prom runs Fridays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 14, through Saturday, July 22
and Sundays at 4 p.m., and more information and tick-
ets are available by calling (309)794-7306 or visiting
MississippiBendPlayers.com.
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mike@rcreader.com

performing a Music on the Lawn concert
at Molines Deere-Wiman Carriage
House. If you attend the event and see
someone frantically rushing the stage, I
promise theres no need to panic; I just
want to give her a hug.
As will, Im betting, loads of area par-
ents whose children have been delighted
by the musical output of this beloved
singer, songwriter, and guitarist. A
France-born American whose profes-
sional career began in 1992 with the
all-female rock band Lois Lane, Berkner
(pictured with her Laurie Berkner Band)
segued into childrens music when writ-
ing and performing songs for East Coast
birthday parties in the mid-90s, a side
career that led to the release of her 1997
album debut Whaddaya Think of That?
Within four years, Berkner would go
on to form her own independent record
Known and widely admired for her
smart, up-tempo songs that helped popu-
larize the current kindie-rock genre, What Else
Berkners talents have been regularly
featured on several Nick Jr. TV series
and showcased on the Sprout networks
Is Happenin
animated series Sing It, Laurie! She has
written two childrens books and per-
formed in the Macys Thanksgiving Day
Parade. And as any parent, or hanger-on
of a parent, can likely tell you, the lady
sure knows her dinosaurs.
Meanwhile, just how well do you know
her discography? Find out by filling in
the blanks to the following six out of
many dozen hit songs written and/or
sung by Laurie Berkner. Mary Sarah @ Walcott Truckers Jamboree
- July 13
1)  I Know a A) Monster
2) I Love My
3) Boogie
B) Chicken
C) Mouse
FESTIVALS
Friday, July 7, and Saturday, July

O ne of the most joyous sights Ive seen

in the past several years was that of
my friends daughter Avery who wasnt
yet two years old marching and danc-
ing and grinning ear-to-ear in a living-
room performance of Laurie Berkners
We Are the Dinosaurs. On July 12,
the childrens musician herself will be
deeply upsetting ... but that would suggest Ive ever opened my toolbox.
Answers: 1 B, 2 D, 3 A, 4 F, 5 E, 6 C. Id admit that finding a mouse in my personal toolbox would be less delightful than
company, release a pair of additional
albums, receive a Parents Guide to
Childrens Media Award, and appear on
NBCs The Today Show a gig that would
land her appearances at Carnegie Hall,
Lincoln Center, and the annual White
House Easter Egg Roll. Whaddaya think
of that?!
4) Do the
5)  on Her Head
6)  in My Toolbox
D) Rooster
E) Pig
F) Dragon
8 80/35 Music Festival. Tenth-annual
music celebration featuring nearly 50
bands performing on several outdoor
stages and concerts with headliners
Admission is free to Laurie Berkners The Shins and MGMT. Western Gateway
6:30 p.m. Music on the Lawn concert,
Park (1330 Grand Avenue, Des Moines).
and more information on the evening $42-50 one-day pass, $65-90 two-day
is available by calling (309)743-2700 or pass. For tickets and information, visit
visiting ButterworthCenter.com. 80-35.com.
Saturday, July 8 Dawn & On Music
Festival. Third-annual outdoor music
festival with scheduled performances by
more than a dozen bands including Old

T hree summers ago, in the Prenzie Players produc-
tion of Doctor Faustus, actor Aaron Sullivans title
character took a piece of chalk, drew a circle on the
stage floor, and summoned a terrifying demon. In the
Prenzie Players new production of The Caucasian Chalk
Circle, Sullivans Azdak character takes a piece of chalk,
draws a circle on the stage floor, and directs a young boy
to stand in the center while the women fighting for his
custody are instructed Judgment of Solomon-like to
pull on his arms.
Just thought Id mention this if you ever see Aaron
Sullivan, in real life, approaching you with a piece of
chalk. You may wanna head in the other direction.
Lovers of epic theatre, meanwhile, will no doubt want to
head in the direction of Davenports QC Theatre Work-
shop, where the Prenzie Players will stage Bertolt Brechts
The Caucasian Chalk Circle July 14 through 22. One of the
best-known and most-celebrated of the legendary German
authors works, this revered stage parable is one of the
Prenzies rare forays outside the realm of William Shake-
speare, and an even rarer one for having been written less than a
century ago. Yet fans of the verse-theatre troupe neednt worry that
the company is straying too far from its roots with Brechts 1948
masterpiece. The structure is still classical in nature. Numerous
Prenzie veterans take part, several of them in multiple roles. And,
yknow ... Sullivan draws a scary circle.
Before he does, though, The Caucasian Chalk Circle tells
the tale of Grusina, a kitchen maid who, during an uprising in
Russia, saves the life of a royal child inadvertently abandoned
by his mother. For two years, she raises the boy as her own
amidst much national strife, but is devastated when soldiers
finally find the missing Michael and at his mothers request
Grusina is charged with kidnapping. What results is a tremen-
dously affecting morality play exploring themes of maternal
responsibility, political upheaval, thwarted romance, and law
versus justice and, as admirers of Brechts The Threepenny
Opera will particularly appreciate, one with songs and unex-
pected comedy, to boot.
Kate Farence, who also helmed the Prenzies 2015 produc-
tion of Antony & Cleopatra, serves as director for this new
Caucasian Chalk Circle. Mattie Gelaude, who performed in the
groups As You Like It this past December, portrays the heroine
Grusina, while Sullivan plays her eventual judge. And with
Genesius Guild veteran Tim Miller making his Prenzie debut,
the rest of Farences cast boasts numerous talents familiar from
previous roles for the troupe: Angela Rathman, Matt Moody,
Andy Curtiss, John Turner, Alaina Pascarella, Payton Brasher,
Chris Sanders-Ring, Andrew Bruning, Virginia Atwell, Dani
Helmich, Elizabeth Sager, Kitty Israel ... .
Wait a minute. In Doctor Faustus, Israel played the terrifying
demon that Sullivans Faustus conjured. Now, as the accom-
panying photo proves, theyre being reunited. I blame that
freakin chalk.
The Caucasian Chalk Circle runs Thursdays through Sat-
urdays at 8 p.m. (with a social-media preview performance
on July 13) and Sunday at 3 p.m., and more information and
tickets are available by calling (563)484-4210 or visiting
PrenziePlayers.com.
Shoe, Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts,
Chicago Farmer, The Candymakers, and
hosts The Dawn. Len Browns North
Shore Inn (700 North Shore Inn, Moline).
Noon-midnight. $5 at the gate. For
information, visit TheDawnBand.com/
festival.html.
Thursday, July 13, through
Saturday, July 15 Walcott Truckers
Jamboree. Annual celebration
featuring an antique truck display, the
Super Trucks Beauty Contest, more
than 175 exhibits, the Iowa Pork Chop
Cookout, carnival games, live country
music with Mary Sarah and Collin
Raye, the Trucker Olympics, fireworks,
and more. Iowa 80 Truck Stop (755
West Iowa 80 Road, Walcott). Free. For
information, visit Iowa80TruckStop.com/
trucker-jamboree.
Tuesday, July 18, through Saturday,
July 22 Rock Island County Fair.
Annual outdoor festival featuring
carnival rides, games, live music,
pageants, a demolition derby, truck and
tractor pulls, a talent show, vendors, and
more. Rock Island County Fairgrounds
(4200 Archer Drive, East Moline). $1-5
gate admission; $5-10 grandstand
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What Else Is Happenin

admission. For information, call (309)796- show. Sunday: 4 p.m. buffet, 5:15 p.m. pre-
1620 or visit RockIslandFair.org. show, 5:45 p.m. show. Wednesday: 11:45
a.m. plated lunch, 1 p.m. pre-show, 1:30
MUSIC p.m. show. $44.94-51.73. For tickets and
Friday, July 7 Here Come the information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2
Mummies. The Daiquiri Factorys 13th- or visit Circa21.com.
anniversary party featuring an outdoor
concert with the tightly wrapped rockers COMEDY
and openers 10 of Soul. District of Rock Friday, July 14 Tig Notaro. An
Island. 8 p.m. $25. For information, visit evening of stand-up with the touring
DowntownRockIsland.org. comedian and star of Amazons One
Friday, July 7 The Texas Tenors. Mississippi. Englert Theatre (221 East
Concert with the Emmy-winning classical- Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $35.
crossover trio composed of country-music For tickets and information, call (319)688-
singer J.C. Fisher, pop singer Marcus 2653 or visit Englert.org.
Collins, and opera singer John Hagen. The
University of Dubuques Heritage Center VISUAL ARTS
(2255 Bennett Street, Dubuque). 7:30 Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July
p.m. $20-45. For tickets and information, 30 Shadows & Shapes: Photography
call (563)585-7469 or visit Dbq.edu/ by Laura Heath. First public showing of
heritagecenter. works by the artist and owner/operator
Wednesday, July 12 Heartbreak Josh Ritter @ Codfish Hollow Barn - July 16 of Trash Can Annie Vintage Clothing.
Hotel: A Salute to Young Elvis. Concert Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island).
tribute with Robert Shaw & the Lonely
Hearts Band. Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse
THEATRE Thursday, July 13, through Sunday,
July 23 Rounding Third. Two-man
Tuesday through Friday 2 p.m.-1 a.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m.-1 a.m., Sunday 11 a.m.-11
Thursday, July 6, through Sunday, July
(1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 6 p.m. baseball-themed comedy by Richard p.m. Opening reception July 7 at 5 p.m. Free.
23 Footloose. Tony-nominated stage-
doors, 7:15 p.m. show. $25-30. For tickets and Dresser, directed by Dana Skiles. Richmond For information, call (309)200-0978 or visit
musical adaptation of the 1984 Kevin Bacon
information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 Hill Barn Theatre (600 Robinson Drive, RozzTox.com.
movie. Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (311
or visit Circa21.com. Geneseo). Thursday through Saturday 7:30 Thursday, July 13 Curator Talk with
Riverview Drive, Clinton). Thursday through
Thursday, July 13 The Beach Boys. p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. $12. For tickets and Chad Pregracke. Event held in conjunction
Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday and Wednesday
Iconic surf-pop musicians and Rock & Roll information, call (309)944-2244 or visit with Pregrackes Message in a Bottle
3 p.m. For tickets and information, call
Hall of Fame members in concert. Adler RHPlayers.com. exhibition, featuring 40 bottle-held missives
(563)242-6760 or visit ClintonShowboat.org.
Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). Thursday, July 13, through Saturday, collected on his annual cleanup campaigns
Thursday, July 6, through Saturday,
7:30 p.m. $65-95. For tickets, call (800)745- July 22 Scapino! Slapstick burlesque along rivers including the Mississippi, Illinois,
July 8 Cinderella ... After the Ball.
3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com. comedy by Frank Dunlop and Jim Dale. and Ohio. Figge Art Museum (225 West
Family-musical comedy in which Cinderella,
Friday, July 14 Hank Williams: The Timber Lake Playhouse (8215 Black Oak Second Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. Free.
Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty fight
Lonesome Tour. Tribute to the country and Road, Mt. Carroll, Illinois). Tuesday through For information, call (563)326-7804 or visit
to save their kingdom from a villainous
honkytonk singer/songwriter starring Obie Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Wednesday, FiggeArtMuseum.org.
Pinocchio. Timber Lake Playhouse (8215
Award winner Jason Petty. Circa 21 Dinner and July 15 at 2 p.m. $17-25. For tickets
SPORTS
Black Oak Road). 11 a.m. $8. For tickets
Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island). and information, call (815)244-2035 or visit
and information, call (815)244-2035 or visit
6 p.m. doors, 7:15 p.m. show. $25-30. For TimberLakePlayhouse.org.
TimberLakePlayhouse.org. Monday, July 10, through Sunday,
tickets and information, call (309)786-7733 Friday, July 14, through Sunday,
Friday, July 7, through Sunday, July July 16 John Deere Classic. Annual
extension 2 or visit Circa21.com. July 23 The Dixie Swim Club. Southern
16 West Side Story. Quad City Music Guild professional golf tournament on the PGA
Saturday, July 15 David Dondero. comedy by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones,
presents Stephen Sondheims and Leonard Tour. TPC at Deere Run (3100 Heather Knoll,
Songwriter, guitarist, and former lead singer and Nicholas Hope, directed by Jacque
Bersteins musical classic adapted from Silvis). $25-550 daily and complete-tour
of Sunbrain in a Moeller Nights concert. Cohoon. Playcrafters Barn Theatre (4950
Romeo & Juliet, directed by Bob Williams. packages available. For information, visit
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel 35th Avenue, Moline). Friday and Saturday
Prospect Park Auditorium (1584 34th JohnDeereClassic.com.
(304 East Third Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m., Sunday 3 p.m. $13. For tickets
Avenue, Moline). Thursday through Saturday
$12. For tickets and information, visit
MoellerNights.com.
7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $11-16. For tickets
and information, call (309)762-0330 or visit
Playcrafters.com. EVENT
and information, call (309)762-6610 or visit Saturday, July 15 Rivers Edge
Saturday, July 15 Chuck Mead & Friday, July 14, through Sunday, July
QCMusicGuild.com. Homebrew Festiv-ale. Event featuring
His Grassy Knoll Boys. Concert with the 16 Church Basement Ladies. Lutheran-
Saturday, July 8, through Sunday, samples by more than a dozen homebrew
Nashville-based rockabilly and Western- themed musical comedy by Jim Stowell,
July 16 The Trojan Women. Genesius clubs from around the Midwest, with over
swing musicians. Rock Island Brewing Jessica Zuehlke, and Drew Jansen, directed
Guilds production of Euripides ancient- 50 different brews available. Rock Island
Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock by Richard Hall. Ohnward Fine Arts Center
Greek tragedy. Lincoln Park (11th Avenue Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue,
Island). 9 p.m. $10. For information, call (1215 East Platt Street, Maquoketa). Friday
and 38th Street, Rock Island). Saturday and Rock Island). 2-6 p.m. $20 includes tasting
(309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com. and Saturday 7 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $15-21.
Sunday 8 p.m. Donations encouraged. For glass and 15 sample tickets. For information,
Sunday, July 16 Josh Ritter and For tickets and information, call (563)652-
information, visit Genesius.org. call (309)793-1999 or visit RIBCO.com.
Brett Dennen. Concert with the folk 9815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.
Sunday, July 9 Royal Shakespeare
and Americana singers/songwriters. Wednesday, July 19, through Saturday,
Company: Antony & Cleopatra. An HD
Codfish Hollow Barn (5013 288th September 16 Seven Brides for Seven
screening of William Shakespeares tragedy,
Avenue, Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $35- Brothers. Tony-nominated frontier romance
directed by Iqbal Khan. Englert Theatre
40. For tickets and information, visit based on the 1954 movie musical, directed
(221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 3
CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com. by Ann Nieman. Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse
p.m. $15-18. For tickets and information, call
(1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island). Friday,
(319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.
Saturday, Wednesday, and July 19 and 20:
6 p.m. buffet, 7:15 p.m. pre-show, 7:45 p.m.
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Uniquely Quad Cities, Honorable Mention

David Butler, Davenport

Rural, First Place

David J. Genac, Moline (Balltown)
When I looked out over the landscape with the sun low in the sky, I had a recollection
of Grant Wood and the unique style with which he is identified. I also identified the scene
with John Deere, and knowing that Grant Wood pieces are a part of the John Deere
Art Collection, I decided to play with the color a bit in processing to make the green
approximate John Deeres trademark color.

Reflection, Honorable Mention

Steven J. France, Davenport
16 River Cities Reader Vol. 24 No. 938 July 6 - 19, 2017
WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Remembering Todd Martin Stafne
(August 24, 1950-April 11, 2017)
where he thrived, scuba-dived, and made
new lifelong friends from different cul-
tures and backgrounds.
He eventually found his way back to
the States and settled near Seattle, where
his brother Scott is an attorney. Most
people interested in property ownership
buy a lot, or an acreage; Todd and Scott
bought a mountain. They developed it
from scratch, making it completely self-
sufficient with roads, a water supply, and
electricity generation. They divided it
into parcels of 25 acres or more and sold
them, providing magnificent mountain
properties for a handful of people who
enjoy stunning vistas of waterfalls,
forests, lakes, and all the beauty that God
has created in such places.
Nature in such a pure state as Twin
Falls is the one thing that Todd found
intellectually stimulating, as well as
calming. Working the land, creating
something epic for himself and his
brother was Todds life work. Twin Falls
is a testimony to the creative talent, the
hands-on labor, the collaboration of
two visionary brothers, and the years
of enduring dedication to a spectacular
project that will stand for generations
to come.
But mountains can be lonely places
without a partner, and happily Todd
rectified that with his wife of five years,
Mayumi a lovely Japanese woman who
completed the dream for Todd. Together,
they enjoyed both Twin Falls and a more
cosmopolitan residence in Bellevue,
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km@rcreader.com
Washington. For Mayumi, there is no
consolation for her grief in losing her life
mate. But she will always have a welcom-
ing host of friends here in Iowa whose
love for Todd includes her, too.
Todd stayed in touch with many of us
back here, always coming back to check
in and reaffirm his roots. But he chose
to stay close to Scott because of the deep
bond that defined them both in many
ways. Todd was loving and attentive, and
overcame challenges that would cripple
most. He secured lasting relationships all
along his journey, and, for those of you
who knew him well, you understand this
terrible loss. The world is not only less
interesting without him; it is less a lot of
other things, including truest friendship,
palpable affection, humor personified,
and an amazing sentimentality that
inspired uncommon loyalty and devo-
tion to the people he loved. You really
cant have a more meaningful legacy
than that.
Todds obituary can be read at
Flintofts.com/obituary/Todd-M.-
Stafne/Bellevue-WA/1719878, and
a remembrance and a collection of
photos from his brother can be found at
ScottStafne.com/todd-martin-stafne-
my-brothers-life-in-pictures-aug-
24-1950-april-11-2017.
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WA
Schulzs Review of
the Latest Movies On Demand
THE BOSS BABY
This animated treat looks terrific,
especially when a villains origin
story is visualized as an incredibly
ornate pop-up book, and it sounds
even better, due to the hilarious
script and winning vocal
performances of Miles Bakshi and
the incomparable Alec Baldwin.
(Same day as DVD.)
THE FATE OF THE
FURIOUS
Director F. Gary Gray stages
beautifully ridiculous set pieces and
gravity-defying stunts, yet proves just
as adept at keeping the proceedings
bouncy through the comic acting
and sharply edited banter why
cant most Bond movies be this
awesome? (Same day as DVD.)
GIFTED
Beyond his topnotch work with a
cast led by the wonderful Chris
Evans, director Marc Webb brings
tender melancholy to this custody
dramas overall mood and
south-Florida setting, and
screenwriter Tom Flynn provides
conversation as dryly hilarious as it
truthful. (Same day as DVD.)
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Movie Reviews
Mettle to the Pedal
BABY DRIVER
Halfway through writer/director Edgar
Wrights comedic action thriller Baby
Driver, we witness a weapons sale gone
south and a bloody shootout with accom-
panying car chase, and the whole thing is
scored to that 1958 mambo-rock classic
Tequila. This shouldnt, of course, be
anything new or surprising, even if that
diminutive 1970s fixture Paul Williams
does play a white-suited arms dealer
nicknamed The Butcher. Underscoring
violent melees to familiar radio hits at
least since the early days of Scorsese is
what movies do.
This particular underscored melee,
though, is different. Because while
were privy to the tune pulsing from the
earbuds of our getaway-driver hero Baby
(Ansel Elgort), every gunshot, every
door slam, every squeal of tires lands
on a precise beat from that ber-catchy
song by The Champs, as if the sequences
direction and editing were orchestrated
by some eerily cognizant, mid-tempo
metronome. By this point, Wright in
only his fifth feature film has more than
prepared us for what hes pulling off here;
similar diversions, from breakneck high-
way pursuits to the act of a man stacking
wads of cash on a table, have found aural
equivalents in music that only Baby, and
we, can hear. Yet this mid-film explo-
sion of sight and sound a scene thats
about as enjoyable as any that 2017 has
yet provided is the bravura fulfillment
of nearly an hours worth of expectation.
I saw Wrights latest at a minimally popu-
lated Wednesday-afternoon screening,
and pray that larger crowds go justifiably
Ansel Elgort in Baby Driver
nuts when the final blast occurs and
Jamie Foxx, as one of Babys more lunatic
traveling companions, utters a perfectly
timed Tequila. It has no traditional
showstopper numbers or crooning
chorus kids, and Baby Driver might still
prove to be the movie musical of the year.
Its plot could fit on a cocktail napkin,
and with room to spare, as its basically a
One Last Heist flick in which the apolo-
getic criminal Baby a brilliant speed
demon whose accident-caused tinnitus
makes earbud tunes mandatory gets
lured into Just One More. Its cast, mean-
while, features Lily James as the wide-
eyed ingnue who becomes Babys chaste
beloved, and assorted lowlifes, ranging
from mild to psychopathic, portrayed
by Foxx, Jon Hamm, Eiza Gonzlez,
Jon Bernthal, and Kevin Spacey. This,
however, is like 2011s Drive with a happy
face. Instead of a brooding Ryan Gosling,
we get Elgort, who may brood, but whos
also quick with a smile when partnering
James (and who wouldnt smile?), and
affectionate when signing conversation
with his deaf foster father (C.J. Jones,
doing wonders with little), and unafraid
to dance when iPod accompaniment
takes over and demands that he boogie.
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(Elgort, in an ingenious and graceful per-
formance, enacts a guy wholl never walk
in a straight line when he could instead
scoot, slide, or twirl into one.)
But also unlike Drive, a movie I love,
Baby Driver isnt self-conscious. Self-
aware, yes, as its nods to cinematic
inspirations just like in Wrights blissful
Cornetto trilogy of Shaun of the Dead,
Hot Fuzz, and The Worlds End are right
there for the plucking. (After Baby briefly
escapes the clutches of blackmailing
boss Spacey, he gains legitimate employ-
ment with the eatery GoodFellas Pizza &
Wings.) Yet while Wright will probably
always be show-offy, he also gives every
indication that his talents are forever in
service to our pleasure and his latest is
positively teeming with pleasures.
Foxx and Hamm more scary/funny
than you thought movies might ever
allow them to be. The comically breath-
taking convenience of identical red
Subarus showing up just when our hero
needs them most. Baby, in a junkyard,
listening with melancholy rapture to The
Commodores Easy a tune that pays
enormous dividends toward the films
finale. Not-yet-10-year-old Brogan Hall
stealing his scenes as a Mini-Spacey.
Spacey himself, attacking Babys weak
apology with a pointed Dont feed me
any more lines from Monsters, Inc.
Literally everything done and said by
Gonzlez. (She and Hamm play spouses,
with Hers tattooed on his neck and
His on hers. Ah, modern love.) And
always the propulsive, narrative-minded
soundtrack some of it boasting inten-
tionally laid-back tunes and wizardly
technical skills of Wright and editors
Jonathan Amos and Paul Machliss. The
legitimately fast and furious Baby Driver
17
is almost obscenely entertaining. See it
with the utmost haste.
DESPICABLE ME 3
When a long-running series finds it
necessary to introduce a secret twin that
one of the regulars never knew existed
be it on daytime drama or that unsettling
Brady Bunch episode in which Peter
bumped into his doppelgnger at school
its usually a sign of creative fatigue.
Hey, guess what Despicable Me 3 is all
about! But even though the arrival of the
no-longer-despicable Grus bumbling
lookalike Dru gives us twice the Steve
Carell, at least in voice, it doesnt provide
the guy with with any inspiring mate-
rial in directors Kyle Baldas and Pierre
Coffins follow-up. Nor, sadly, is there any
for Trey Parker as new nemesis Baltha-
zar Bratt, a former 80 child star whose
every crime is accompanied by musical
riffs from Sussudio, 99 Luftballoons,
and the like. Nor, really, is there any in
about 90 percent of this sadly tired (albeit
beautifully animated) exercise that did
make the many kids at my screening spo-
radically giggle, even if adult-companion
laughter was scarcely heard. It is what
it is, I guess. I was just grateful that the
Minions were back in supporting roles
after their iffy solo outing two summers
ago, and that the film found a way to
allow them a glorious, expectedly garbled
rendition of Gilbert & Sullivans I Am
the Very Model of a Modern Major-
General. Its the closest the critters
ever come to being truly, recognizably
Banana-a-a-a-as!!!
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Plenty of Dead Fish
My girlfriend and I broke up recently, so
Im back in the dating pool. Do you think
online dating is a good way to meet people? If
so, which are the best dating sites?
Diving in
Asking Which dating site is best? is like
asking Is pro basketball a viable career? That
question can only be answered by asking other
questions, such as: Arent you a 47-year-old,
five-foot-two, Ashkenazi Jewish woman with
20/80 vision and bad knees?
To put this another way, context matters
which isnt what they tell you in Datingsiteville.
Save for specialty sites such as those for farm-
ers, the disabled, and people who relish a good
flogging the advertising for these venues tends
to be context-free: Hey, everybody in the entire
galaxy, get your lasting love here!
Annoyingly, though most of us have a sense
of what context is, nobodys done a very good
job of defining it either in the dictionary
or in Researchville, where I found a herd of
dueling definitions, all so unhelpfully worded
that they seemed to be in secret code. So heres
my definition: Context is a combo platter of
the particular situation at hand such as pro
basketball, online dating, being a bad dancer, or
being sexually attracted to woodchucks plus
the details relevant to it that affect how you
understand or experience the situation.
In the context of online dating, the relevant
details include age, sex, the quality of the com-
petition, and ones desired situation, as in: Do
you just want casual sex, or are you holding out
for something a little more, uh, black tie?
There are sex differences in when people
are at their most appealing, because men and
women tend to be at their highest mate value
at different ages. This comes out of how male
sexuality evolved to be visually driven (because
the features men find beautiful youth being
the biggie are associated with fertility).
Women, however, evolved to go for providers
men with high status and earning power. So
online dating tends to be more fruitful if youre
a hot 23-year-old female espresso jockey or a
43-year-old male VP of a successful startup, but
it can have some challenges for the 43-year-old
female startup star or the 23-year-old dude
whos the senior vice barista.
So the question is not whether dating sites
work but whether the qualities you have and
the situation youre seeking add up to more
than a few tumbleweeds blowing around in
Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica CA 90405, or e-mail
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your inbox. Because online-dating success is
shaped more by personal context (and plain old
luck) than by the particular site youre on, you
might experiment with two or three. If things
go poorly, use online dating as a supplement
to meeting women the retro way, such as at
cocktail parties, where you wont be competing
with the 362 more genetically blessed males
within a 35-mile radius. This vastly increases
your chances of dazzling the ladies with your
personality. That is, distracting them from how
Mother Nature zoned out when she was hand-
ing out necks to your family.
Man on the Flake
This guy asked me out and suggested we
meet up after his dentist appointment. He
said hed call around 2 p.m. Well, at 9:30
p.m., I got a Hey text from him and didnt
respond. A friend said I shouldnt write him
off so fast. Am I being too harsh?
Dependability Fan
Individual bits of behavior are like cock-
roaches. You might see just one lonely roach
twerking atop the toaster oven, but its presence
suggests a whole colony of the buggers gluing
sequins to their exoskeletons and practicing
their moonwalk behind the baseboard.
No, you cant always judge someone by a
single thing they do, but this guys one-word
text seven hours after he said hed call speaks
volumes: Holy moley, wouldya look at the time.
Its 9:30, and I could use some sex.
How a person behaves is driven by their
personality traits, which social psychologist
Brent Roberts describes as habitual patterns
of thoughts, feelings, and behavior that are
relatively consistent across time and situations.
Granted, there are occasions when impulse
gets the best of us, and well say something like,
That wasnt really me. But at least in some way,
it really was, because even impulsivity is part
of personality.
People can resolve to act more conscien-
tiously, but personality has a strong genetic
basis, so theyre unlikely to be as motivated to
be conscientious as those whose genes make
them feel icky when they arent. In other words,
you were probably wise in nixing this guy, who
couldnt even be bothered to fake respect for
your feelings by supplementing that Hey with
Carjacked!, Carried off by a raptor!, or Still
high on anesthesia in my blanket fort, having a
tea party with G.I. Joe and my dog Steve.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Unless
you were raised by a pack of feral
raccoons or a fundamentalist cult, now
is a perfect time to dive into your second
childhood. Is there a toy you wanted as a kid but
never got? Buy it for yourself now! What were the
delicious foods you craved back then? Eat them!
Where were the special places you loved? Go
there, or to spots that remind you of them. Who
were the people you were excited to be with? Talk
with them. Actions like these will get you geared
up for a full-scale immersion in innocent
eagerness. And that would be just the right
medicine for your soul.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): What I
wish for you, Taurus, is toasted ice
cream and secrets in plain sight and a
sacred twist of humorous purity. I would love for
you to experience a powerful surrender and a
calm climax and a sweeping vision of a small but
pithy clue. I very much hope that you will get to
take a big trip to an intimate turning point thats
not too far away. I pray you will find or create a
barrier that draws people together instead of
keeping them apart.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In Dr.
Seusss book, Horton Hatches an Egg,
an elephant assumes the duty of sitting
on a birds egg, committed to keeping it warm
until hatching time. The nest is located high in a
tree, which makes the undertaking even more
incongruous. By the climax of the tale, Horton
has had to persist in his loyal service through a
number of challenges. But all ends well, and
theres an added bonus: The creature thats born
is miraculously part-bird, part-elephant. I see
similarities between this story and your life right
now, Gemini. The duty youre carrying out
doesnt come naturally, and youre not even sure
youre doing it right. But if you keep at it till its
completed, youll earn a surprising reward.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Its prime
time for you to break through any
inhibitions you might have about
accessing and expressing your passion. To help
you in this righteous cause, Ive assembled a
batch of words you should be ready to use with
frequency and sweet abandon. Consider writing
at least part of this list on your forearm with a
felt-tip pen every morning so its always close at
hand: enamored, piqued, enchanted, stirred,
roused, enthused, delighted, animated, elevated,
thrilled, captivated, turned-on, enthralled,
exuberant, fired up, awakened.
LEO (July 23-August 22): Matt
Groening, creator of the cartoon series
The Simpsons, says that a great turning
point in his early years came when his Scoutmas-
ter told him he was the worst Boy Scout in
history. While this might have demoralized
other teenagers, it energized Groening. Well,
somebodys got to be the worst, he triumphantly
told the Scoutmaster. And then, Instead of the
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earth opening up and swallowing me, instead of
the flames of hell fire licking at my knees
nothing happened. And I was free. I suspect
you may soon be blessed with a comparable
liberation, Leo. Maybe youll be released from
having to live up to an expectation you shouldnt
even live up to. Or maybe youll be criticized in a
way that will motivate your drive for excellence
for years to come.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
Nineteen of my readers who work in
the advertising industry signed a
petition requesting that I stop badmouthing their
field. Without advertising, they testified, life
itself would be impossible. In response, I agreed
to attend their re-education seminar. There,
under their tutelage, I came to acknowledge that
everything we do can be construed as a kind of
advertising. Each of us is engaged in a mostly
unconscious campaign to promote our unique
way of looking at and being in the world.
Realizing the truth, I now feel no reservations
about urging you Virgos to take advantage of the
current astrological omens. They suggest that
you can and should be aggressive and ingenious
about marketing yourself, your ideas, and
your products.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
In 2003, the American Film Institute
announced the creation of a new prize
to honor acting talent. Dubbed the Charlton
Heston Award, it was designed to be handed out
periodically to luminaries who have distin-
guished themselves over the course of long
careers. The first recipient of the award was,
oddly enough, Charlton Heston himself, born
under the sign of Libra. I hope youre inspired by
this story to wipe away any false modesty you
might be suffering from. The astrological omens
suggest its a favorable moment to create a big
new award named after you and bestow it upon
yourself. As part of the festivities, tell yourself
about what makes you special, amazing,
and valuable.
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): Heres your riddle: What
unscratchable itch drives you
half-crazy? But youre secretly glad it drives you
half-crazy, because you know your half-craziness
will eventually lead you to an experience or
resource that will relieve the itch. Heres your
prophecy: Sometime soon, scratching the
unscratchable itch will lead you to the experience
or resource that will finally relieve the itch. Heres
your homework: Prepare yourself emotionally to
fully receive and welcome the new experience or
resource. Make sure youre not so addicted to
scratching the unscratchable itch that you fail to
take advantage of the healing its bringing you.
SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): The best way to go
forward is to go backward; the path to
the bright future requires a shadowy regression.
19
By Rob Brezsny
Put another way, you should return to the roots
of a triumph to find a hidden flaw that might
eventually threaten to undo your success.
Correct that flaw now and youll make it
unnecessary for karmic repercussions to
undermine you later. But please dont get all
solemn-faced and anxious about this assign-
ment. Approach it with humorous self-correc-
tion and youll ensure that all goes well.
CAPRICORN (December 22-Janu-
ary 19): Are you familiar with the
psychological concepts of anima and
animus? Youre in the midst of being intoxicated
by one of those creatures from inner space.
Though you may not be fully conscious of it, you
women are experiencing a mystical marriage
with an imaginary character that personifies all
thats masculine in your psyche. You men are
going through the analogous process with a
female figure within you. I believe this is true no
matter your sexual orientation. While this
awesome psychological event may be fun,
educational, and even ecstatic, it could also be
confusing to your relationships with real people.
Dont expect them to act like or live up to the very
real fantasy youre communing with.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): As a recovering save-the-world
addict, I have felt compassionate
skepticism toward my fellow junkies who are still
in the throes of their obsession. But recently Ive
discovered that just as a small minority of
alcoholics can safely take a drink now and then,
so can a few save-the-world-aholics actually save
the world a little bit at a time without getting
strung-out. With that as a disclaimer, Aquarius,
Im letting you know that the cosmos has
authorized you to pursue your own brand of
fanatical idealism in the coming weeks. To keep
yourself honest, make fun of your zealotry every
now and then.
PISCES (February 19-March 20): The
potential breakthrough I foresee for
you is a rare species of joy. Its a gritty,
hard-earned pleasure that will spawn beautiful
questions youll be glad to have awakened. Its a
surprising departure from your usual approach
to feeling good that will expand your under-
standing of what happiness means. Heres one
way to ensure that it will visit you in all of its
glory: Situate yourself between the fabulous
contradictions in your life and say, Squeeze me,
tease me, please me.
Homework: What was the pain that healed you
most? What was the pleasure that hurt you the
worst? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsnys
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1. Wind 77. Entertainers strong suit 36. Crazed
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14. Prevent 82. Funny fellows 39. Voting event: 3 wds.
19. Word in geometry 83. Natural depression 40. Pin
20. Basic French verb 84. Dark and draft 41. Crystal-gazers
21. Flower extract 85. Space Odyssey computer 43. Bright
22. Asinine 86. Indispensable 44. Battle in WWI
23. Son-et-lumiere element: 2 wds. 87. Wound seriously 47. After
25. Home to some Midwesterners: 3 wds. 88. Dressed like a chef 49. Huxleys _ of Perception
27. Sundry 92. Old classmate, for short 51. Engagements
28. Kerfuffle 93. Dire 52. Begat
29. Slander anagram 97. Hard act to follow 53. The shank
30. Film spool 99. Exposition: 2 wds. 54. Cautious
31. Look 100. Call 56. The Pine Tree State
32. Greeting for Caesar 101. Common Sense author 57. Loudness unit
33. Notice 102. Threshold 58. Oodles
36. Watery trenches 103. Effortlessness 60. Seraglio
37. Air: Comb. form 104. Fish genus 61. Soak
39. Some students: Abbr. 105. Settled 62. Did a kitchen chore
42. Pines 106. Bunch of flowers 63. A Muse
43. Music hall entertainment: 2 wds. 107. Brit. money 64. Prospects
45. Rush 65. Finch family member
46. Like a horse in a race DOWN 66. Spin doctors concern
47. Furrowed 1. Apple variety 67. Attendants
48. Supporting structure 2. Genus of honeybees 69. Ornamental fastening
49. Peaceniks emblem 3. Pins 70. _ obstat
50. Cut down 4. Urged 73. Country house
51. Bette or Jefferson 5. Entertainer of old 74. State in India
52. Buzz off! 6. Mertz or Merman 75. Conjectures
54. Quail 7. Stepped on 77. Port city in Wales
55. Redolent 8. Baste 78. Eisenhowers hometown
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60. Falcon-headed god 12. Cousin to an aggie 85. Laughs
61. Kerchief 13. _ and the Man 86. Bland
62. Uncooperative one 14. Repudiate 87. Expense report items
64. Weathercocks 15. _ nous 88. Thin Man pooch
65. Means of interplanetary travel 16. False god or idol 89. Collins or Donahue
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69. Set off 18. Wetlands plant 91. Dummy
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THURSDAY 6
The Blackbirds Bass Street Landing
Plaza, Moline IL
Cherry Gun Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Daniel Haughey Herbert Hoover
National Historic Site, off I-80 at exit
254, West Branch IA
Ed James Valley Inn Ale House, 24575
Valley Dr., Pleasant Valley IA
Moeller Nights: Jessica Lamb
Native Harrow Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E
Third St., Davenport IA
Molly Conrad (6:30pm) Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning
Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
Molly Durnin The J Bar, 4215 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Pete & the Stray Dogs Uptown Bills
Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St.,
Iowa City IA
Waldemar Sleeping Jesus The
Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City
IA
FRIDAY 7
Angela Meyer The Faithful Pilot Cafe
2nd Ave., Rock Island IL
Dawn and On Festival PreParty:
Funk Odyssey A Tribute To
Jamiroquai Still Shine Cycles
Bent River Brewing Company - Rock
Island, 512 24th St., Rock Island IL
Doug Brundies Big Acoustic Show
Baked Beer & Bread Co., 1113
Mound St., Davenport IA
The Fez (6:30pm) Weatherdance
Fountain Stage, outside the
Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St.,
Iowa City IA
Friday Live @ Five: Rude Punch
(5pm) RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
Funktastic Five 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Gosh! Maggie5 JSO Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (5pm)
Mississippi River Distilling
Company, 303 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
ION & Romulan Soultru The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
J.E. Sunde CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103
3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids IA
John Franco (6pm) Milltown Coffee,
3800 River Drive #2, Moline IL
Kickin Back (6pm) Hy-Vee Market
The Texas Tenors University of Raye Zaragoza Lewis Knudsen
Dubuques Heritage Center, 2255 Dan Saulpaugh Rozz-Tox, 2108
Bennett St., Dubuque IA Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Tri-County Community Band Bill Roger Carlson (noon) Skeleton Key
Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Middle Art and Antiques, 520 18th St., Rock
Park, Bettendorf IA Island IL
Ron & Dave Acoustic (2pm) Dirty
SATURDAY 8 Water Boys (4pm) Service Station
Bar & Grill, 432 1st Ave. W., West
3rd Annual Dawn and On Music Milan IL
Festival: The Dawn Old Shoe The Roosevelts CSPS/Legion Arts,
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids IA
Chicago Farmer Miles Over Sawyer Fredericks Gabriel
Mountains The Candymakers Wolfchild & the Northern Light
J.E. Sunde Flash in a Pan The Haley Johnsen Gabes, 330 E.
Velies Earth Ascending Ellis Washington St., Iowa City IA
Kells Blues Camp AllStars Steve Morris: Have Drums, Will
(noon) Len Browns North Shore Travel (11am) Freight House
Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL Farmers Market, 421 W River Dr,
Angela Meyer (4pm) Mississippi Davenport IA
River Distilling Company, 303 N. Raye Zaragoza @ Rozz-Tox - July 9
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Bobby Ray Bunch Green Tree MONDAY 10
SUNDAY 9
Songs You Never Sang in Grade
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA Gray Wolf Band Moline Township
School Uptown Bills Coffee
Cherry Gun Riverside Casino and Activity Center, 620 18th St., Moline
House, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa Bob Dorr & the Blue Band (6pm)
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, IL
City IA Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical
Riverside IA Moeller Nights: Canyon Spells
The Knockoffs Risckys II, 108 Main Gardens, 3800 Arboretum Dr.,
Craig Michaels Myth Baked Beer Jared & the Mill Triple Crown
St., Reynolds IL
& Bread Co., 1113 Mound St., Dubuque IA Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E
Lipstick Slick Harley Corins, 1708 Buddy Olson (3pm) Duckys
Davenport IA Third St., Davenport IA
State St., Bettendorf IA Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W., Taylor
Dirt Road Rockers River House, 1510

& Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Buddy Olson (5pm) Missipi Brewing
Company, 107 Iowa Ave., Muscatine
IA
Bugeye Sprite Downtown Coal
Valley, Coal Valley IA
Cherry Gun Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Daiquiri Factory 13th Anniversary
Party: Here Come the Mummies
10 of Soul Daiquiri Factory, 1809
Grille - Silvis, 2001 5th St., Silvis IL
Lauren Mitchell Band Flatted Fifth
Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue
IA
Moonshine Run River House, 1510
River Dr., Moline IL
The Night People Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Roger Carlson (6pm) Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Moeller Nights: Hamish Anderson
River Dr., Moline IL
Waldemar Sleeping Jesus
FY5 The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St.,
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Iowa City IA
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
Funktastic Five Kavanaughs Hilltop
The Night People (5pm) Rivertown
Tap, 1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
Grille & Bar, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo Jims
Davenport IA
Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd.,
Soul Storm 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Milan IL
Mound St., Davenport IA
Jerry Barlow (11am) LeClaire
Tejai Sullivan (8pm) Final Mix
Community Library, 323 Wisconsin
(9:30pm) Rhythm City Casino
St, LeClaire IA
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Keith Reins & Tara McGovern: Folk
Ave., Davenport IA
TUESDAY 11
Ridge IL
Jim Ryan (2pm) Len Browns North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo New
Jordan Danielsen (11am) Baked
Windsor Depot Park, Main St.
Beer & Bread Co., 1113 Mound St.,
between S. 4th Ave. & S. 5th Ave.,
Davenport IA
New Windsor IL
Kickin Back (4pm) Judys Barge Inn,
600 W. Front St., Buffalo IA
Moeller Nights: Im Glad Its You
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
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Continued From Page 21
WEDNESDAY 12
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Eric Lugosch (6:30pm) The Faithful
Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd,
LeClaire IA
Heartbreak Hotel: A Salute to Young
Elvis Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse,
1828 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Laurie Berkner (6:30pm) Deere-
Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th
Ave., Moline IL
Moeller Nights: Hunterchild Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
Rob Dahms & Gary Pearson
(5:30pm) Rivertown Grille & Bar,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
THURSDAY 13
The Beach Boys Adler Theatre, 136 E.
David Dondero @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel - July 15
John Lindahl (6pm) The Vice Squad
Band (7pm) Bass Street Landing
Plaza, Moline IL
Lojo Russo (6:30pm) Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning
Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
Bettendorf Park Band Bill Bowe
Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park,
Bettendorf IA
The Breakfast Club Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Rock Island IL
Joe & Vicki Price Flatted Fifth Blues &
BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Live Lunch w/ Tony Hoeppner
(noon) RME Community Stage,
129 N. Main St., Davenport IA
The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm)
The Circa 21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Playlist 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
The Re cliners (6:30 pm)
Weatherdance Fountain Stage,
outside the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S.
Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
Sarah Allner & Friends (6pm)
Creekside Vineyards Winery & Inn,
7505 120th Ave., Coal Valley IL
Ten Strings & a Goat Skin CSPS/
Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar
Rapids IA
Twist of Fate Baked Beer & Bread
Co., 1113 Mound St., Davenport IA
Walcott Truckers Jamboree: Tony
Justice (5pm) Collin Raye (7pm)
Iowa 80 Truck Stop, 755 W Iowa 80
Rd., Walcott IA
The Jason Carl Band 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Karl Beatty Baked Beer & Bread Co.,
1113 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Knockoffs Sergeant Majors, 213
6th Ave. W., Andalusia IL
Larger Than Life (8pm) The
Breakfast Club (9:30pm) Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Lonesome Fugitive (6:30pm)
Casey Muessigmann (8:30pm)
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Michael Charles Flatted Fifth Blues &
BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Moeller Nights: David Dondero
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Stone Flowers The Mound, 1029
Mound St., Davenport IA
Walcott Day: Buddy Olson (2pm)
Downtown Walcott, Walcott IA
Walcott Truckers Jamboree: North
of 40 (1pm) Iowa 80 Truck Stop,
755 W Iowa 80 Rd., Walcott IA
Dowie Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Jordan Danielsen (11am) Baked
Beer & Bread Co., 1113 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Josh Ritter Brett Dennen Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
Molly Conrad John Franco Iowa
City High & Friends Jazz Combo
Ferdinand the Bull (2pm)
Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S.
Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
Third Sunday @ 3 Concert St. Johns
United Methodist Church, 109 E
14th St, Davenport IA
MONDAY 17
Moeller Nights: The Speedbumps
Oh Jeremiah Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E
Third St., Davenport IA
The Tailfins Moline Township
Activity Center, 620 18th St., Moline
IL

Third St., Davenport IA
Bill Chrastil Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Bobby Ray Bunch (6pm) Go Fish
Marina Bar & Grill, 411 River Dr.,
Princeton IA
The Recliners The Chataqua
Brothers The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Sheltered Reality Herbert Hoover
National Historic Site, off I-80 at exit
254, West Branch IA
Walcott Truckers Jamboree: Dani
Casey Muessigmann Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
The Color Morale The Plot in You
Dayseeker (6pm) Gabes, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Eric Lugosch (noon) Moline Public
SATURDAY 15
50 Shades of Rock Harley Corins,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Chuck Mead & His Grassy Knoll Boys
RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
TUESDAY 18
SUNDAY 16
Moeller Nights: Johnny P The
Buddy Olson (3pm) Duckys Good Company Triple Crown
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E
Ridge IL Third St., Davenport IA
Charlie Painter Trio Jazz (5pm)

Christopher Paul Stelling Milk &
Eggs Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Eric Lugosch The J Bar, 4215 Elmore
Lynn Howe & Band (5:30pm)
Mary Sarah (7pm) Iowa 80 Truck
Stop, 755 W Iowa 80 Rd., Walcott IA
Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
Friday Live @ Five: 3rd St. Villains
(5pm) RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 19
Island IL Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter
Dan & Faith Uptown Bills Coffee Dr., Bellevue IA
House, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa Ed James Acoustic (2pm) Service Bobby Ray Bunch & Brad Brenny
City IA Station Bar & Grill, 432 1st Ave. W., (6:30pm) The Faithful Pilot Cafe

Ave., Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm)
Riverside Grille, 1733 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
JC/jp Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730
S. Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY 14
Gray Wolf Band River House, 1510
River Dr., Moline IL
An Evening with Ray Bonneville Hank Williams: The Lonesome Tour
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa Starring Jason Petty Circa 21
City IA Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave.,
Funktastic Five River House, 1510
River Dr., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo Circle
Tap, 1345 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
West Milan IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm)
Len Browns North Shore Inn, 700 N.
Shore Dr., Moline IL
Har-di-Har Sister Wife Gabriel
& Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Chastity Brown CSPS/Legion Arts,
1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids IA
Tobin Sprout Elf Power The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA

FIGGE ART MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS

THROUGH AUGUST 27, 2017

Black Dolls from

the Collection of
Deborah Neff
This exhibition was organized by the Mingei
International Museum, San Diego, California,
and curated by Christine Knoke Hietbrink.

Kara Walker:
The Emancipation
Approximation
Exhibitions
sponsored by

Artist Unknown, American, Startled Woman

with Bonnet, late 19th century, mixed fabrics,
leather, and mother of pearl, collection of
Deborah Neff, courtesy of the Mingei
International Museum

The Figge is FREE through September 3 thanks to the Bechtel Trusts and John Deere Classic

Davenport, Iowa 563.326.7804

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DJs/Karaoke/
Jams/Open Mics
THURSDAYS
Cross Creek Karaoke Hey Bryans,
1140 15th Ave., Moline IL
DJ Night w/ 90s Music Thirstys on
Third, 2202 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Bier Stube Moline, 415
15th St., Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz Purgatorys
Pub, 2104 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Session My Place the Pub,
4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic w/ H.C. Wallace Boots,
2228 E. 11th St., Davenport IA
Rock the House Karaoke Bottoms
Up on 7th, 1814 Seventh St., Moline IL
Thumpin Thursdays DJ Night
Rascals Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
FRIDAYS
Cabana Karaoke Night Cabanas,
2120 Fourth Ave., Rock Island IL
Cross Creek Karaoke Firehouse
Bar & Grill, 2006 Hickory Grove Rd.,
Davenport IA
DJ Dolla RIDRS, 1722 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
DJ K Yung Barrel House Moline, 1321
Fifth Ave., Moline IL
DJ Lacey Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
DJ Menos (July 14, 5pm) Mercado on
Fifth, Fifth Ave. between 11th & 12th
Sts., Moline IL
DJ Simeon Talley (July 7) The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Fresh Wax: Garden of Earthly
Delights w/ Ryan Simpson (July
14, 9pm) Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night Circle Tap, 1345 West
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night The Grove Tap, 108 S.
First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night K & Ts Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Miller Time Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Thirstys on Third,
2202 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night V.F.W. Post 9128, 2814
State St., Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews
Hollars Bar & Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
SATURDAYS
Community Folk Sing (July 8, 3pm)
Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S.
Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
Cross Creek Karaoke Jims Knoxville
Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd., Milan IL
DJ Dolla RIDRS, 1722 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night The Grove Tap, 108 S.
First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night K & Ts Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Miller Time Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Thirstys on Third,
2202 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker
Hollars Bar & Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
Songwriters Round Table &
Showcase (July 8, noon) River
Music Experience, 129 N. Main St.,
Davenport IA
Twisted Mics Music & Entertainment
Barrel House Moline, 1321 Fifth
Ave., Moline IL
Ukulele Social Club (July 15, 4pm)
Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S.
Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
SUNDAYS
Catfish Jazz Society Jam Session
(July 9, 3pm) Knights of Columbus
Hall, 1111 W. 35th St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (5pm) Lynns BBQ &
Saloon, 1151 E. Iowa St., Eldridge IA
MONDAYS
Karaoke Monday w/ Pierced
Productions Grumpys Saloon,
2120 E. 11th St., Davenport IA
Musicians Jam w/ CJ Lomas (July 17,
6pm) Theos Java Club, 213 17th St.,
Rock Island IL
Open Mic w/ J. Knight The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAYS
Acoustic Music Club River Music
Experience, 129 N. Main St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night My Place the Pub,
4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Okeedokee Its
Karaoke Lynns BBQ & Saloon, 1151
E. Iowa St., Eldridge IA
Open Mic Night Broken Saddle, 1417
Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 330th St., Rock
Island IL
Tuesday Blues Jam w/ Mark Avey
& Detroit Larry Davison
Cabanas, 2120 Fourth Ave., Rock
Island IL
Underground Open Mic w/ Kate
Kane Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S.
Linn St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAYS
Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate
McManus Pub, 1401 Seventh Ave.,
Moline IL
Hump Day Wing & Sing w/ Marybeth
Hawkeye Tap Sports Bar N Grill,
4646 Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Circle Tap, 1345 West
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night Thirstys on Third,
2202 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Open Jam w/ The Channel Cats Bent
River Brewing Company, 512 24th St.
Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night Boozies Bar & Grille,
114 1/2 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (July 12, 5:30pm)
Milltown Coffee, 3800 River Dr.,
Moline IL
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FRIDAY 7 FRIDAY 14
Bix Beiderbomb Presents (8pm) Stand- Bix Beiderbomb Presents (8pm) Boozies
up Open Mic (9pm) Boozies Bar & Grille, Bar & Grille, 114 W. Third St., Davenport IA
114 W. Third St., Davenport IA ComedySportz (7pm) The Establishment,
ComedySportz (7pm) The Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock Island IL
220 19th St., Rock Island IL Stand-up Open Mic (9pm) Boozies Bar &
Michael Thorne (8pm) Penguins Comedy Grille, 114 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids IA Studio Series: Its Your Fault (9:30pm)
Stand-up Open Mic (9pm) Boozies Bar & The Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock
Grille, 114 W. Third St., Davenport IA Island IL
Studio Series: 309 (9:30pm) The
Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock Island IL
Tig Notaro (8pm) Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAY 8 SATURDAY 15
ComedySportz (7pm) The Establishment, ComedySportz (7pm) The Establishment,
220 19th St., Rock Island IL 220 19th St., Rock Island IL
Michael Thorne (8pm) Penguins Comedy Leonard & Donnas Ol Timey Vaudeville
Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids IA
Open Source Improv (8pm) Circa 21
Variety Show: Jessica Misra Alosha
Robinson Eric Persoon The
Speakeasy, 1818 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Studio Series: Full Disclosure featuring
Heartland Bombshells (9pm) The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Don Hepner (9:30pm) The Open Source Improv (8pm) Circa 21
Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock Island IL Speakeasy, 1818 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Studio Series: Survivor (9:30pm) The
SUNDAY 9
Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock Island IL
SUNDAY 16
Circumstantial Comedy Show (10pm)
BREW, 1104 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport IA
Circumstantial Comedy Show (10pm)
MONDAY 10
BREW, 1104 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport IA
MONDAY 17
Honeycombs of Comedy (9pm) Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
Honeycombs of Comedy (9pm) Iowa City
WEDNESDAY 12
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 19
Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm) Penguins
Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar
Rapids IA Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm) Penguins
Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar
Rapids IA
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