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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Scott County Faces Governance Blow
with Supervisor Diane Holst’s Departure
T
he trouble with today’s voters is that
most have compartmentalized their civic
responsibility into the narrow confines of
support for one of two political parties: Demo-
crats or Republicans. Sadly, such narrow-mind-
edness misses the otherwise glaringly obvious
truth that there are no longer two ideologically
distinct parties in American politics. The two-
party stranglehold on politics today is a sophisti-
cated, fantastical ruse that has people locked into
an arena mentality of win or lose at all costs, no
holds barred.
Voters today can barely articulate what politi-
cal ideology they adhere to, let alone that of the
party they cling to for political relevance. Nor
do voters have a clue what the candidates they
vote for actually believe in. That would require
research into their voting records (if incum-
bents), and exploring beyond advertising slo-
gans and media and campaign rhetoric. But
alas, that would require understanding one’s
own position(s) in governance matters in order
to ascertain if candidates advocate similar prin-
ciples and vision.
Instead, most voters justify their dizzy-
ingly lazy participation by voting strictly along
party lines, for whomever their party offers up,
whether historically failed incumbents or new
recruits who offer no measurable solutions by
which to hold them accountable should they get
elected.
In other words, voting has become a party-
over-principle election mockery. This is made all
the sadder by the underlying illusion of two ide-
ological forces competing for power, magically
resulting in some contrived balance of power
until the next election.
That’s why, when the rare exception to the
overwhelming mediocrity that has come to
characterize most candidates and their service
surfaces, demonstrating authentic and informed
stewardship, voters should circle the wagons by
civically participating and supporting such a
steward.
Otherwise, that rare and special gift to civil
society will move on because he/she is a doer,
and no longer able to tolerate the mediocrity
that accrues to governance where a hive mental-
ity prevails.
Such is the case with Scott County Board
Supervisor (SCBS) Diane Holst. Her service has
been the personification of what every voter,
taxpayer, and resident should hope for in the
men and women we elect to office – a steward
and vigilant supervisor of government business,
especially as it relates to how our tax dollars are
spent to effectuate the public’s best interests.
Diane came to every Board meeting prepared,
having actually read the materials relevant to
the week’s agenda, performed due diligence,
and asked questions that further informed the
Board and the public. She consistently followed
up when further clarification was needed so that
she could be responsive to us, as well as make the
most informed votes possible.
Diane feels an intense accountability to Scott
Countians for her voting record. She has the
uncommon capacity for remaining open to dif-
fering perspectives on issues, which allows her to
consider all sides of an argument/position. She
is able to find the common ground with stake-
holders of an issue without compromising core
governing principles that she was elected on.
Perhaps most important of all, Diane never
lost sight of who the customers are – the tax-
payers and residents of Scott County. She was
able to steadfastly represent taxpayers’ interests
while simultaneously respecting county staff’s
contributions.
Her diplomacy and genuine engagement with
county staff sets her far apart from most Board
supervisors, past and present, who consistently
forget who the customers are. Once elected, these
so-called representatives morph into rubber-
stampers of nearly all county spending, and into
water carriers for area special interests, while
simultaneously treating the public as a collec-
tive nuisance and taxpayers as a limitless fund-
ing source.
Every two weeks, Diane stopped in at the
County Auditor’s office to go over all the checks
written for county expenses the weeks before.
Not only was she respectful and appreciative of
the staff’s efforts, they were responsive to her due
to the fact that she bothered to learn what they
do and how much they contribute. She has been
the only Supervisor routinely reviewing actual
weekly expenditures.
The SCBS approves all capital expendi-
tures. During one of her recent weekly reviews,
Diane caught a significant discrepancy in what
appeared to be an overpayment of approxi-
mately $100,000 to a vendor for a secondary
road project. When she raised the discrepancy
with the budget director, she learned that, while
no mistake had been made, when cost overruns
occur exceeding the Board-approved amount for
projects in the Secondary Roads Department,
change-orders are not required to be submitted
for SCBS approval.
All other departments are required to submit
change-orders for cost overruns. This begs the
question: How many Secondary Roads projects
have exceeded the Board-approved amount
unbeknownst to the Board and to the public?
And how would this have come to light without
Diane’s continuous oversight?
County Administrator Mahesh Sharma has
continued his predecessor Dee Bruemmer’s pro-
tocol of managing outcomes for public Board
meetings by meeting privately with each super-
visor the Friday before the following week’s
Committee of the Whole and Regular Board
meetings.
There’s no better way for a strong-staff/weak-
supervisor governing model to flourish than for
the county administrator to head off any sub-
stantive discussion of important issues in the
public forum than to host these insider coffee
klatches privately with each elected official.
This would certainly explain why, when sup-
posedly new agenda items appear during sub-
sequent Committee of the Whole meetings,
there are precious few questions and very little
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discussion from Board members for inclusion
in the Auditor’s meeting minutes for public
consumption. While apparently legal, as these
individual briefings do not violate Iowa’s Open
Meetings law (because the meetings are held
with one or two Supervisors at a time), it cer-
tainly appears to violate the spirit of doing public
business in public view.
Which brings us to the ever-looming contro-
versy over the Scott County Board of Supervi-
sors’ refusal to implement audio recording of
the Board’s meetings. For years, the SCBS has
resisted recording its meetings, clinging to tired
excuses such as potential board-member grand-
standing, equipment unreliability, and cost and
staff requirements to implement and maintain
a recording policy that includes posting record-
ings on the county Web site.
Most of the public sector world is recording
meetings yet SCBS refuses to catch up, even with
professional, fully operational audio-recording
equipment installed in its board room during its
renovation. This recording equipment was man-
datory because the State of Iowa requires the
Board of Supervisors record all its closed-session
meetings. To wit, the recordings are of high-
enough quality to comply with state law, and
are also admissible in court. There is no accept-
able rationale for the SCBS refusing to push the
record button during meetings, then just as
easily convert and upload the digital recording
to its Web site for the public’s listening pleasure.
Diane, with the bipartisan support of Super-
visor Brinson Kinzer amidst overt resistance
from her own party peers – Supervisors Carol
Earnhardt, Tony Knobbe and Ken Beck – repeat-
edly brought the topic of recording meetings
forward for consideration, or at least discus-
sion, to no avail (the vote was always two for and
three against). County Auditor Roxanne Morita
records the meetings despite supervisors’ refusal
to adopt an official policy to do so, however she
isn’t permitted to post them at the county Web
site – yet.
Meanwhile, on behalf of Scott Countians,
Diane has recorded nearly every meeting she
has attended as supervisor for the past four years,
using her own personal recorder to provide a
most reliable audio record during her term.
It is interesting to note that Diane’s inter-
est in civics was sparked four years before her
candidacy for Supervisor, when a new tax sud-
denly appeared to support the newly established
28E Scott County Emergency Communica-
tions Center (SECC911). This entity emerged
with a no-cap (unlimited) taxing authority for
the implementation and maintenance of con-
solidated dispatching for Scott County and
surrounding areas. So far, since it’s inception
nearly a decade ago, SECC911 expenditures have
exceeded $30 million and still we have no con-
solidated dispatching.
Diane’s curiosity pushed her to attend every
SECC meeting, and its sister Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) meetings for four years before
she eventually decided to run for Supervisor in
an effort to help inform the public about this
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significant ongoing budget expenditure with its
unlimited taxing authority.
Once elected as Supervisor, Diane continued
to attend all EMA, SECC911, TAC, and radio
meetings in order to keep tabs on SECC911,
including the recently approved purchase agree-
ment for a new estimated $28 million communi-
cations system for central dispatching regionally
across the county, including Rock Island County.
She steered the SECC director to follow Iowa
Open Meetings law, ensuring access for the
public to attend these meetings, as well.
Diane also attended Scott County Plan &
Zoning Commission meetings, especially
during 2014 and 2015, where she became inti-
mately familiar with the pros and cons of Scott
County’s courting the massive industrial pol-
luter Orascom to develop a fertilizer facility in
the middle of Scott County farmland, atop the
finest soil on the planet.
And now, as Diane finishes her term, it is on
the heels of a consultant study that claims we
are $300,000 short of adequately compensating
county employees compared to other organiza-
tions with similar operational parameters. When
Diane asked to see the study, she was initially
denied access to it, including any comps used in
the consultant’s comparative analysis that were
culled from the private sector, instantly under-
mining, and rightfully so, the reliability/veracity
of any conclusions that can’t or won’t be subject
to the Board’s review.
During her term, Diane served on the Seventh
Judicial District, Bi-State Regional Commission,
Bi-State Regional Transportation Policy (urban),
Region 9 Transportation Policy (Rural), Road-
side Vegetation, and Emergency Management
Agency committees.
Diane made the difficult decision not to run
for another term because she was not comfort-
able continuing to take taxpayer-provided com-
pensation when she was unable to supervise
according to her promises. From where her sup-
porters sit, however, her departure is a terrible
blow to governance in Scott County.
Diane cast principled vote after principled
vote, courageously standing alone most of the
time. Her party peers on the Board consis-
tently frustrated those votes with their hive-
like approval of nearly all expenditures that
presented.
Regardless, Diane leaves the Scott County
Board of Supervisors utterly secure that she did
not waiver once from staying resolute and true
to her promises of transparency, due diligence,
and of reviewing all county business before
her through a primary filter of its impact upon
county taxpayers, and then a secondary filter of
limiting government spending to that which is
necessary, and not merely indulgent.
If all elected representatives conducted them-
selves with half the conviction, intelligence,
accountability, work ethic, and integrity of
Diane Holst, we would rock this country with
prosperity, justice, and peace. Thank you, Diane,
for every second of it!
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ILLINOIS POLITICS
The Art of the Midterm Campaign Ad
I
had the pleasure of meeting several Dem-
ocratic women candidates from Lake
County during the Illinois State Fair last
summer. Senator Melinda Bush (D-Gray-
slake) was showing them around town and
brought them to a reception I was attending.
We chatted for a while before they went on
their merry way.
“Merry” is actually an understatement.
Those candidates were positively joyful. They
seemed genuinely thrilled to be running for
office. Only one had ever run for something
before. The rest felt compelled to get involved
after the 2016 election.
Senator Bush brought 10 women with her
to Springfield and she said four of them went
on to win their respective races. Well, maybe
three, but Bush is optimistic that Mary Edley-
Allen will wind up defeating appointed
Representative Helene Miller Walsh (R-Mun-
delein). Edley-Allen is ahead by two votes as I
write this, with more to count.
Joyce Mason, the only candidate who’d
run for office before and who defeated Rep-
resentative Sheri Jesiel by more than 1,000
votes, was also at the event, as were two
county board candidates who appear to have
won: Jessica Vealitzek and Julie Simpson.
The county board flipped from Republican
to Democratic control for the first time ever,
and those two candidates were crucial to that
effort. Two other women candidates who
didn’t make the trip to Springfield both won
countywide races: Robin O’Connor (clerk)
and Holly Kim (treasurer).
Senator Bush helped found an organiza-
tion called the Lake County Democratic
Independent Women on October 30 of 2017.
She said she sent out some e-mails and started
a Facebook page.
Women came out of the woodwork after
the 2016 election and Bush wanted to help
them focus their enthusiasm on actually win-
ning races and then holding on to those seats
down the road.
The group has an office and a field director
and members meet once a month. A “pink
wave” garden party fundraiser pulled in
$15,000 and Bush said people told her at the
event that it felt like “coming to a wedding,
everyone is so happy.”
When Bush first won her own Senate seat
in 2012, her district and both of its attached
House districts were held by Republicans.
Now, with Representative Jesiel’s defeat, all
three legislators are Democratic.
Things are definitely changing in Lake
County, but they didn’t necessarily change
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on their own. The House Democrats did
their part by pumping in tons of money and
staff over the months, but Mason was also
helped by that independent women’s group.
The House Democrats got into the Miller
Walsh race late, but Edley-Allen had taken
the group’s training and had already been
walking precincts for months. “These were
areas where we weren’t supposed to win,”
Bush said.
Senator Bush said that while House
Speaker Michael Madigan is likely pleased
that he has two more Democratic seats, she
cautioned that both women are indepen-
dent Democrats. In other words, they’re
not the usual ducklings who will quietly
follow orders traditionally given to targeted
members.
Bush said she doesn’t just want to help
people win elections, “I want to help them
be really good representatives.” She said her
advice to all candidates is that they shouldn’t
be thinking how their voting record in
Springfield or on the county board would get
them re-elected. Hard work back in the dis-
trict will pay greater dividends. “The harder
you work, the luckier you get,” she said. “I
want to see people work really hard and do
what they think is right.”
By Rich Miller
CapitolFax.com
Bush should know. I jokingly chided her
during her freshman year in office for having
such a liberal voting record while represent-
ing an area not known for its liberalism. But
she won her last election by nine percentage
points and is encouraging others to do what
she does: Vote your conscience and work your
tail off back home. So even if you wind up
losing, you can go out with no policy regrets.
That’s a refreshing attitude in the suburbs,
where Democratic candidates are gener-
ally cautioned to steer a far more moderate,
poll-tested course. But it’s not like the House
Democrats need those two seats to retain
their hold on Statehouse power. If nothing
else, it could be an interesting experiment.
And Bush isn’t finished. She said 13
women have signed up for training in the
upcoming municipal elections. “I’d like to
see more of these in both parties,” she said of
her organization.
I couldn’t agree more.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
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THEATRE By Jeff Ashcraft

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Annie, at the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse though December 30

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Chloe Knobloch as Annie, who delivers
orphan Molly was played by Evyn Hassel
(a role also played, in alternating perfor-
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© 2018 River Cities’ Reader ful. Knobloch’s voice is pure without her
ever over-singing, and considering her
mances, by the equally talented Taylor
Tubbs). This little peanut is one talented
kiddo who had the audience laughing out
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MORE THAN 400 FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS IN THE KWQC FAMILY FUN GUIDE STARTING ON PAGE 26
FESTIVALS & MAJOR EVENTS: Page 7
VISUAL ARTS Page 7
MUSIC Page 11
LITERARY ARTS Page 15
MAJOR EVENTS
November & December
Disney on Ice: Frozen, be a part of Anna’s adventure
to find her sister,… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Thu Nov 29
thru Sun Dec 2
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950, an
exhibit featuring 59 works drawn from the collection of
the Brooklyn Museum that chronicles one of the most
dynamic and beloved eras in the history of art; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, Thu Nov 29 thru Wed Jan 9
Noël the Musical, new holiday musical presented in
the Broadway at the Adler… Adler Theatre, 3pm Sun
Dec 2
Cirque Musica Holiday Presents Wonderland,
a fun-filled concert experience for the whole family
featuring the… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Tue Dec 4
Lindsey Stirling, concert with the violinist, dancer,
performance artist, and composer on her… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:30pm Thu Dec 6
Cole Swindell & Dustin Lynch, country superstars
perform with special guest Lauren Alaina on their…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:15pm Fri Dec 7
Rock the Arts, the weekend will take place in a trio of
District venues… The District of Rock Island, Fri Dec 7
and Sat Dec 8
The Nutcracker, Sat. 2:30 & 7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; Ballet
Quad Cities performs Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic with
accompaniment by… Adler Theatre, Sat Dec 8 and Sun
Dec 9
Home Free: A Country Christmas, seasonal concert
with the country-music vocal group; $19.50-249.50; for
tickets,… Adler Theatre, 8pm Thu Dec 13
One Voice: A Christmas Celebration, wth over 200
volunteers representing over 50 Quad City churches,…
TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Fri Dec 14 and Sat Dec 15
A Christmas Story, stage version of the holiday-movie
classic presented in the Broadway… Adler Theatre,
7:30pm Tue Dec 18
The Oak Ridge Boys, Grammy winners and Country
Music Hall of Fame members in… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm
Thu Dec 20
Final Say, New Year’s Eve concert with the Chicago
band performing songs that range from the latest Top 40
hits to classics that always bring an audience to their feet;
free; for information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 9:30pm Mon Dec 31
January & February
Ron White, an evening with the cigar smoking, Scotch-
drinking funnyman from… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Thu
Jan 10
CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo, the nation’s best
bucking broncs and bulls and the world’s… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:30pm Fri Jan 18 and Sat Jan 19
2018–19 WINTER CALENDAR
THEATRE Page 17
DANCE Page 19
COMEDY Page 19
MUSEUMS Page 20
38 Special, concert with the platinum-selling Southern
rockers in their fifth decade of performance; $35-55; for
information and tickets, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sat Jan 19
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live, live stage show
based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series;… Adler Theatre, 6pm
Wed Jan 23
Jeff Dunham: Passively Aggressive, an evening
with the ventriloquist and comedian on his national…
TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Wed Jan 23
PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure,
all-new family-themed stage adventure with characters
from the Nickelodeon series;… TaxSlayer Center, 10am
Sat Jan 26 thru Tue Jan 29
Kinky Boots, Tony-winning musical comedy presented
in the Broadway at the Adler… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm
Wed Jan 30
James Taylor & Bonnie Raitt, concert with the
legendary, Grammy winning folk singer/songwriter,
featuring chart-topping,… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm
Sat Feb 23
VISUAL ARTS
Openings & Gallery Events
November & December
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; tonight -- Cinema at the Figge; free; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm
Thu Nov 29
William Hawkins’ Ferris Wheel in William Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography @ Figge Art Museum – through December 30
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MOVIES Page 20
SPORTS Page 21
OTHER EVENTS Page 21
LECTURES Page 22
Final Friday Wine Walk, free; for information, call
563-424-1210 or e-mail info@midcoast.org… Bucktown
Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Nov 30
Final Friday at Bucktown, monthly gallery events,
demonstrations, and more; for information, call 563-424-
1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Nov 30
Holiday Craft & Cookie Sale!, purchase cookies,
festive crafts, and gently used items from the… East
Moline Public Library, 9am Fri Nov 30
Holiday Craft & Cookie Sale!, purchase cookies,
festive crafts, and gently used items from the… East
Moline Public Library, 9am Sat Dec 1
Nature’s Noel, presented by Friends of Indian Creek
Nature Center; in addition… Indian Creek Nature Center,
9am Sat Dec 1
Free Admission to the Grant Wood Studio, on
Saturdays and Sundays thru Dec. 31; admission to the…
Grant Wood Studio, noon Sat Dec 1 thru Sun Dec 30
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, enjoy
a docent-led tour through the galleries; free with
$4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 29
Adult Gingerbread Challenge, we will have five
teams of four people; each team… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Mon Dec 3
Free Senior Day, with a 1:30pm Gallery Tour and a
2:30pm film; seniors also get 10% off in the Museum
Store and Figge Cafe; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Thu Dec 6
French Moderns at Figge Day Trip, your experience
begins at at the Hauberg mansion, where you…
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 11am Thu Dec 6
7
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Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Dec 6 thru Thu Dec 27
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy Holiday Party,
join us for an open house to welcome in the… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Dec 7
Opening Reception: Finding Inspiration Group
Show, free; for information, call 309-793-1213… Quad
City Arts Center, 7pm Fri Dec 7
Opening Reception: Jeanne O’Melia - Erica
Parrott - David Turner, held in conjunction with the
exhibit of paintings and watercolors… MidCoast Gallery
West, 6pm Fri Dec 7
Eastside Artists Show & Sale, the show features
original, affordable gifts by professional local artists;…
Masonic Building - Iowa City, 10am Fri Dec 7 thru Sun
Dec 9
Rock the Arts, the weekend will take place in a trio of
District venues… The District of Rock Island, Fri Dec 7
and Sat Dec 8
Adult D.I.Y. with Jenn Voss, Jenn Voss, local crafter,
is lending her experience to the… Silvis Public Library,
10am Sat Dec 8
Make and Take Day + Book Signing & Class
Discount Gift, “Lady Louise, The Adventure Begins”
author Karen Petit and illustrator… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, Sat Dec 8
SEW Much Fun: Holiday Ornaments, a do-it-
yourself sewing craft; limited registration due to sewing
machine… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 5:30pm Thu Dec 13
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VISUAL ARTS / Openings & Gallery
Events / November & December
Final Friday at Bucktown, featuring a winter
ornament competition awards & music by the…
Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Dec 14
Craft Café, adults are invited to join us at the library for
various crafts; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 2pm Sat Dec 15
Holiday DIY, join us in making a customized holiday
sign that you… East Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon
Dec 17
French Friday at the Figge, enjoy Figge exhibitions
and activities until 9pm; free with $4-7 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am
Fri Dec 28
French Modern Dinner, enjoy a special evening at the
Figge with an elegant French dinner with friends and
family; after dinner, join a docent-led tour in the galleries;
tours begin at 7pm; for information and reservations,
call 563-345-6647, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Fri Dec 28
January & February
Opening Reception: Winter Wonderland, held
in conjunction with the mid-winter exhibition; have a
hot… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Jan 4
Adult D.I.Y.: String Art Craft Night, String Art Craft
of your choice from several designs; materials… Silvis
Public Library, 5:30pm Mon Jan 7
Craft Café, adults are invited to join us at the library for
various crafts; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 2pm Sat Jan 19
Q&A for Ben Blount: Typecast, free; for information,
contact Christopher Reno at 563-333-6444 or Catich@
sau.edu… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St.
Ambrose University, 4pm Thu Jan 24
Reception for Ben Blount: Typecast, free; for
information, contact Christopher Reno at 563-333-6444
or Catich@sau.edu… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts
Center - St. Ambrose University, 5pm Thu Jan 24
Opening Reception: Works by Kenneth
Cunningham & Brian Schulz, free; for information,
call 309-793-1213… Quad City Arts Center, 7pm Fri Feb 8
Kinky Boots @ Adler Theatre – January 30
Craft Café, adults are invited to join us at the library for
various crafts; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 2pm Sat Feb 16
Exhibits & Shows
Scott & Rock Island Counties
Currently on Display
Alison Filley: A Guide to Domestic Measurement
and Matthew Terry: Reconstructing the Rise of
Asymmetrical Skylines, exhibition of screen prints by
Filley of… Quad City Arts Center, thru Fri Nov 30
David Hast - Lori Miller, exhibit of ink and mixed
media; Wed.-Sat.… MidCoast Gallery West, thru Fri
Nov 30
Glen Lowry, exhibit of serigraphs; Mon -Fri, 6am-
7:30pm, Sat,… MidCoast Centre Station Gallery, thru
Fri Nov 30
Emma Farber Cunningham and Barbara Toner:
Paintings & Glass, exhibit of paintings and fused
glass; Wed.-Sat.… Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery, thru
Sat Dec 1
Recent Works by Jason Frank and David Zahn:
Drawings & Ceramics, free; for information, contact
Zaiga Thorson at 309-796-5469… Black Hawk College
ArtSpace Gallery, thru Fri Dec 7
Living Proof Exhibit: A Visualization of Hope,
exhibit features more than 50 pieces of art created
by cancer survivors in the tri-State area; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free
with $4-7 museum admission; for information, call
563-326-7804 or e-mail livingproofexhibit@gmail.
com, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
LivingProofExhibit.org, thru Sun Dec 9
42,000 Years on the Same Block, exhibit of pictures
by Marty Harris; Mon.-Fri.… Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose
University, thru Fri Dec 14
Chicago Paintings, sharing works by Carla Markwart;
Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm,… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts
Center - St. Ambrose University, thru Fri Dec 14
Rufino Tamayo, this grouping of seven prints is an
outstanding representation of Tamayo’s large graphic
works, gifted to the Figge as a bequest from Dennis
L. and Patricia A. Miller, well-known supporters of
Quad City Arts, Ballet Quad Cities, and many other
organizations; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm,
Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
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W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Sun Dec 30
William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography,
the exhibit will include 52 of Hawkins’s most important
paintings and cover all of Hawkins’s favorite subject
matter, including cityscapes, landscapes, exotic places,
animals, current events, historic scenes and religious
scenes; the exhibition also will include one of his rare
freestanding sculptural assemblages; Tue.-Sat. 10am-
5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Sun Dec 30
I-74 Mississippi River Bridge Virtual Reality
Experience, through a creative collaboration, the Iowa
DOT… Bettendorf Public Library, thru Mon Dec 31
Pam Ohnemus - Sri Rao - Quad City Woodturners
- Hot Glass Artisans, exhibit of paintings by Ohnemus
and Rao, along… Quad City International Airport Gallery,
thru Mon Dec 31
Regional Art Show, exhibit of original work by 25
Midwest… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, thru Wed
Jan 2
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950, an
exhibit featuring 59 works drawn from the collection of
the Brooklyn Museum that chronicles one of the most
dynamic and beloved eras in the history of art; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Jan 9
John Bloom: Close to Home, exhibition on the
renowned area artist; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-
9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Sun Jan 13
Världen är Liten: The World is Small -- Modern
Swedish and Swedish American Works, thru Feb.
19; the exhibit highlights works in ATMA’s collections…
Augustana College Teaching Museum of Art, thru Sat
Feb 9
Opening This Winter
Winter Nights, Winter Lights, the outdoor gardens
will be in winter bloom this December… Quad City
Botanical Center, Sat Dec 1 thru Mon Dec 31
Glenn Boyles, exhibit of drawings and paintings; Mon
-Fri,… MidCoast Centre Station Gallery, Sat Dec 1 thru
Thu Jan 31
Jeanne O’Melia - Erica Parrott - David Turner,
exhibit of paintings and watercolors by O’Melia…
MidCoast Gallery West, Sat Dec 1 thru Thu Jan 31
Kathleen Washington, mixed-media exhibit; Wed.-
Sat. 11am-6pm; free; for information,… Midcoast at
Bucktown Gallery, Sat Dec 1 thru Thu Jan 31
Winter Wonderland, mid-winter exhibition; free; for
information, call 563-508-4630… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, Wed Jan 2 thru Fri Jan 25
Linda Beuchting - Paul Nitsche - Corrine Smith, $1
for parking; for information, contact Dawn… Quad City
International Airport Gallery, Thu Jan 3 thru Thu Feb 28
Ben Blount: Typecast, Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. noon-
4pm; free; for information,… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin
Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose University, Mon Jan 14
thru Thu Feb 28
A Family Album, exhibit of photo-micrographs from
the tree of… Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, Tue
Jan 15 thru Sat Feb 23
Currently on Display
Outlying Areas
Kristie R. Byrnes, at 419 Main Street; the first-ever
exhibit… Savanna Arts on Main, thru Sun Dec 9
Gerb’s Gadgets by Steve Gerberich, exhibition in
the Stanley Gallery; for information,… Muscatine Art
Center, thru Sun Dec 30
One Man, One War, One Hundred Years, Iowa artist
Michael Wilson was inspired to… Cedar Rapids Museum
of Art, thru Sun Dec 30
Art in Roman Life, over 50 works, including coins, glass
vessels,… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru Thu Feb 28
Beyond the Prairie: Midwestern Art from the
Collection, thru Dec. 31; exhibit showcases the work
of artists inspired… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru
Thu Feb 28
Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon,
the installation reflects the depth of the… Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art, thru Thu Feb 28
Marvin Cone: An American Vision, a single-gallery
exhibition that serves as an… Cedar Rapids Museum of
Art, thru Thu Feb 28
Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker, artistic
takes on the venerated Iowa City… Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art, thru Thu Feb 28
Neo Rauch: Aus dem boden / From the Floor,
Rauch is one of the best-known artists… Des Moines Art
Center, thru Sun Jan 6
Those Who Can: The Work of Teaching Artists, the
show features several types of media… Lonnie Eugene
Stewart Art Gallery - Carl Sandburg College, thru Mon
Jan 14
Iowa Artists 2018 -- Jen Bervin: River, Bervin was
born and raised in Dubuque,… Des Moines Art Center,
thru Sun Jan 27
Classes
December
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw, and understand… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 9:30am Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec
29
Wire Wrapped Ring, with instructor Kaami William;
use wire to capture beads by… Beadology Iowa, 3pm
Sat Dec 1
Wire Wrapping Stones 2.0, with instructor Cheryl
Weatherford; this is the second in a… Beadology Iowa,
10am Sat Dec 1
Pearl Knotting through Kirkwood Community
College Continuing Education, with instructor Karen
Kubby; everyone needs a classic string of… Beadology
Iowa, 1pm Mon Dec 3
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CONTINUED
VISUAL ARTS / Classes / December for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Ballet Quad Cities’ The Nutcracker Mon Jan 14

Saturday, December 8, 2:30 & 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, December 9, 2:30 p.m. Creation Studio Drop-In: Washi Tape Ornaments, Creation Studio Drop-In: Sharpie Art, for
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
@ Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport, IA bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Dec 3 Mon Jan 21

O ne of the area’s most adored holiday tradi-

tions returns to Davenport’s Adler Theatre
on December 8 and 9 when the professional tal-
Holiday Christmas Craft for Teens and Adults, join
Ms. Jade to create a festive holiday craft; create… River
Dream Catchers, join us for a fun winter craft making
dream catchers; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
ents of Ballet Quad Cities perform Tchaikovsky’s Valley District Library, 5pm Mon Dec 3 Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm
holiday dance classic The Nutcracker, an event
Winter Wonder Globe, make a winter-themed globe Fri Jan 25
boasting new choreography by Artistic Director perfect for gift giving or to… Rock Island Public Library -
Courtney Lyon, live musical accompaniment by 30/31 Branch, 5:30pm Wed Dec 5 Creation Studio Drop-In: Paper Daisies, for
Orchestra Iowa, and the return of Domingo Rubio, information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
famed for playing the title character in the com- Art-to-Go with the Figge, for information, call bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
pany’s October presentations of Dracula. 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Mon Jan 28
Adapted from the 1816 story by E.T. A. Hoffman Bettendorf Public Library, Sat Dec 8 thru Sat Dec 15
Ballet Quad Cities’ The Nutcracker –
and debuting as a two-act ballet in 1892, The Nut- February
cracker tells of the magical adventures of Clara, a December 8 and 9 Trillium CRAW Earrings, with instructor Karen
Kubby; make these three-sided beaded earrings with…
young girl who falls asleep on Christmas Eve and dreams of an enchanted world filled with larger-than- Beadology Iowa, 10am Sat Dec 8 Artist in Residence: Marie Stephens Art, for
life mice, ambulatory toys, dancers from all continents, an ethereal Sugar Plum Fairy, and much, much information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
more. With Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky contributing perhaps the richest and most instantly recognizable Creation Studio Drop-In: 3D Paper Snowflakes, bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
of his compositions, The Nutcracker has been a holiday perennial worldwide for generations and has for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ 10am Fri Feb 1 thru Fri Feb 15
been the subject of innumerable film and TV adaptations, with familiar portions of its score referenced bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
in everything from Disney’s Fantasia to The Simpsons to Grand Theft Auto V. Mon Dec 10 Card Making with Donna Banta, Banta will show
Rubio will assume the role of Clara’s godfather, the mysterious toymaker and magician Herr Dross- us how to craft cards with a… Silvis Public Library, 1pm
Christmas Tree Art, a Southwest Craft Night event; Sat Feb 2
elmeyer, and also share lead-dancer duties in the Arabian-dance segment opposite company member
free; for information, call 309-732-7338… Rock Island
Mica Ward. Clara herself will be danced, in alternating presentations, by Maelah Golden and Ava Har- Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Dec 11 Creation Studio Drop-In: Valentine’s Day Origami
rington, with another pair of young performers – Oliver Klipsch and Malachi Squires – portraying the Garland, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
Nutcracker Prince over the ballet’s two acts. Meghan Phillips, meanwhile, portrays the tale’s ethereal DIY Brick Bookends, make a colorful bookend for info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
Sugar Plum Fairy, and with numerous area schoolchildren participating in this year’s Nutcracker pre- yourself with our free craft… Rock Island Public Library - 3pm Mon Feb 4
sentations – among them four student dancers of Quad Cities Ballet Folklorico who will perform the 30/31 Branch, 6pm Wed Dec 12
Spanish-dance segment with Aubrey Clayton – there will be featured dances with Ballet Quad Cities’ Creation Studio Drop-In: Pop-Up Greeting Cards,
other resident company members: Marie Buser, Lauren Carmen, Ashley Coffin, Andrew Erickson, Winter Book Arts Academy: Screen Printing, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
a hands-on workshop series offering community bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
and Sage Feldges.
members an opportunity to learn more about book Mon Feb 11
Ballet Quad Cities’ The Nutcracker will be performed at the Adler Theatre at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. arts and how to create them; free; for information, call
on December 8 and 2:30 p.m. on December 9, and tickets are $11-36. Following the Saturday-night 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Valentine Treat Pillow Boxes, an activity in the
performance, audiences are also invited to join the dancers and Orchestra Iowa musicians for an Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4:30pm Southwest Craft Night series; materials supplied;… Rock
“afterglow party” in the lobby of the neighboring Hotel Blackhawk. For tickets, call (800)745-3000; for Thu Dec 13 Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Feb
more information, call (309)786-3779 or visit AdlerTheatre.com or BalletQuadCities.com. 12
Creation Studio Drop-In: Altered Book Poetry,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ SEW Much Fun: Fidget Quilt, sew a small project to

VISUAL ARTS
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm be donated to memory care… Rock Island Public Library
Mon Dec 17 - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Feb 14

DIY Ornaments, use your out-of-school time to create
Världen är Liten: The World Is Small – your own ornaments; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
Modern Swedish and Swedish American Works 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
2pm Thu Dec 20
Thursday, November 29, through Saturday, February 9 @ Augustana College Teaching
Museum of Art, 3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island, IL Creation Studio Drop-In: DIY Confetti Popper,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
Winter Book Arts Academy: Paper-Cutting
Hearts, a hands-on workshop series offering
community members an opportunity to learn more
about book arts and how to create them; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 4:30pm Thu Feb 14

P resented in partnership with the Figge Art bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Creation Studio Drop-In, for information, call
Mon Dec 31 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Museum’s current exhibition French Mod-
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Feb 25
erns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950, the Augus-
tana College Teaching Museum of Art showcases January
artistic creations from the same 100-year period
in Världen är Liten: The World Is Small – Modern Art-to-Go with the Figge, for information, call
Swedish and Swedish American Works, an 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
exhibit (running through February 9) highlighting Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Jan 5
works in the museum’s collection made by Swed-
ish and Swedish-American artists. Creation Studio Residency: Michael Stevens,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
Celebrating the works of talents whose art and bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 11am
practice brought them into dialogue with Parisian Sven Birger Sandzén’s Creek at Moonrise in Sat Jan 5
Modernism, Världen är Liten: The World Is Small
Världen är Liten: The World is Small thru Feb. 9
allows viewers to dig deeply into artistic mediums Creation Studio Drop-In: Finishing 3D Prints,
such as painting, drawing, lithographs, wood cuttings, carving, scultpure, and more, enabling patrons for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
to think about the works in dialogue with those on view at the Figge. Kai Swanson, Augustana’s Spe- bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
cial Assistant to the President, says, “Världen är Liten is a natural complement to the Figge’s French Mon Jan 7
Moderns, since many of the prominent artists in Swedish modernism actually studied with artists like
Snowman Coaster Craft, an activity in the Southwest
Henri Matisse in Paris before bringing those ideas north for examination through a more Scandinavian Craft Night series; materials supplied;… Rock Island
lens.” Swanson adds that a collection donated to Augustana by Sam and Ann Charters and curated Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Jan 8
by Dr. Claire Kovacs, the museum’s director, showcases the important impact of French artists on a
generation of Swedish-American artists. SEW Much Fun: Mittens, sew a small project with
Thirty Swedish and Swedish-American talents are represented in the exhibition: Eva Bagge, August our do-it-yourself project night; materials… Rock Island
Berg, Oskar Bergman, Lars Boethius, Gideon Borje, Anders Clausen, Siri Derkert, Sven “X-et” Erixson, Public Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Jan 10
Axel Fahlcrantz, Axel Fridell, Maria Froberg, Greta Gerell, Charles Haag, Eric Hallstrom, Julius Lars
Hoftrup, Gottfried Kallstenius, Oscar Keen, Nils Krueger, Axel Kulle, Carl Larsson, Gustav Gerhart Winter Book Arts Academy: Zines, a hands-on
workshop series offering community members an
Lundgren, Ruth Milles, Vera Nilsson, Helmer Osslund, Georg Pauli, Gosta Sandels, Sven Birger San- opportunity to learn more about book arts and how to
dzén, Axel Torneman, Carl Wilhelmson, and Anders Zorn. Says Swanson, “Augustana is very pleased create them; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
to share these works with its home community.” Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Världen är Liten: The World Is Small – Modern Swedish and Swedish American Works will be on Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4:30pm Thu Jan
display at the Augustana College Teaching Museum of Art through February 9, regular museum hours 10
are Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m., and admission is free. For more information, call CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo @
(309)794-7469 or visit Augustana.edu/artmuseum. TaxSlayer Center – January 18 and 19
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Calls For Entry
Winter Ornament Contest at Bucktown, sponsored
by MidCoast Fine Arts; ornaments be… Bucktown
Center for the Arts, thru Sat Dec 1
32nd Riverssance Festival of Fine Art, seeking
artists for the premiere fine arts festival located …
MidCoast Fine Arts, Mon Dec 10 thru Sat Feb 9
MUSIC
Concerts
Scott & Rock Island Counties
November & December
Blue Christmas: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Holiday
Extravagana, at 1 & 7:15pm; Elvis Presley hits and
holiday favorites performed by Robert Shaw… Circa ‘21
Dinner Playhouse, Thu Nov 29
Moeller Nights: Joe Gorgeous, concert with the
Fort Worth-based indie rockers, featuring an opening…
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu
Nov 29
The Smoking Popes, concert with the touring
pop-punk musicians, featuring an opening set… The
Redstone Room, 7:30pm Thu Nov 29
Brown Bag Lunch: David G Smith, for information,
call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.
com… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri Nov 30
Lessons & Carols, a sacred concert celebrating the
Advent and Christmas season, featuring… Christ the
King Chapel - St. Ambrose University, 7pm Fri Nov 30
Christmas at Augustana, at 2 & 7pm; 11th-annual
event in which 300 student musicians take the stage,
featuring performances by the Augustana Brass
Ensemble, Ascension Ringers, Augustana Symphony
Orchestra, Augustana Choir, Augustana Concert Chorale,
and Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble; $11-21; for information,
call 309-794-7306, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, Augustana.edu/arts, Sat
Dec 1
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks III:
Celebrating Bernstein’s Centennial, our Centennial
Celebration of Leonard Bernstein will explore the
nature… Adler Theatre, 8pm Sat Dec 1
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks III:
Celebrating Bernstein’s Centennial, our Centennial
Celebration of Leonard Bernstein will explore the
nature of love with Concertmaster Naha Greenholtz
in “Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium)” Principal
Clarinetist Daniel Won will make his QCSO solo debut
with the energetic and syncopated “Clarinet Sonata,”
and beloved selections from “West Side Story” and “On
the Town” will have you dancing in the aisles; $10-41; for
tickets and information, call 563-322-7276, Centennial
Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
QCSO.org, 2pm Sun Dec 2
Born Ruffians @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel – December 11
BHC Student Piano Recital, free; for information,
contact Jon Palomaki at 309-796-5478 or palomakij@
bhc.edu, Deere-Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th Ave.,
Moline IL, BHC.edu, 7:30pm Mon Dec 3
Jason Vieaux, performance with the American
classical guitarist and Quad City Arts… Eldridge Library,
6pm Mon Dec 3
BHC Community Band Concert, in Building 4, second
floor, Hawk’s Nest; free; for information, contact… Black
Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 7:30pm Tue Dec 4
Cirque Musica Holiday Presents Wonderland,
a fun-filled concert experience for the whole family
featuring the… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Tue Dec 4
Jason Vieaux, performance with the American classical
guitarist and Quad City Arts Visiting… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, noon Tue Dec 4
Jason Vieaux, performance with the American
classical guitarist and Quad City Arts Visiting Artist;
free; for information, call Quad City Arts at 309-793-
1213, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, QuadCityArts.com/vas, 10am Wed Dec 5
BHC Holiday Choral Concert, free; for information,
contact Jon Palomaki at 309-796-5478 or palomakij@
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bhc.edu… First Congregational Church - Moline, 7:30pm
Thu Dec 6
Jason Vieaux, performance with the American
classical guitarist and Quad City Arts… West Music Quad
Cities, 6pm Thu Dec 6
Jon Wayne & the Pain, concert with the reggae
rockers, featuring an opening set by… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Thu Dec 6
Lindsey Stirling, concert with the violinist, dancer,
performance artist, and composer on her… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:30pm Thu Dec 6
An Ambrosian Christmas, concert with the Chorale,
Chamber Singers, Symphonic Band, SAU-Chamber
Orchestra,… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7pm Fri Dec 7
Cole Swindell & Dustin Lynch, country superstars
perform with special guest Lauren Alaina on their…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:15pm Fri Dec 7
Minus Six, concert with the guitar-less pop/rock band;
$8 adv / $10 day… The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Dec 7
SAU Music Department Piano Festival Concert, all
campus music groups gather to celebrate the Christmas
season;… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7pm Fri Dec 7
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Jason Vieaux, public concert with the American
classical guitarist and Quad City… Davenport Central
High School Performing Arts Center, 3pm Sat Dec 8
RiverBend Bronze Holiday Concert, seasonal
performance with the area ensemble; free-will offerings
appreciated… St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2pm
Sat Dec 8
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ‘21
Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Dec 8
Quad City Wind Ensemble Holiday Concert,
seasonal performance with the area ensemble; free…
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 3pm Sun Dec 9
BHC Community Orchestra Concert, free; for
information, contact Jon Palomaki at 309-796-5478 or
palomakij@bhc.edu… United Township High School,
7:30pm Mon Dec 10
BHC Community Chorale, free; for information,
contact Jon Palomaki at 309-796-5478 or palomakij@
bhc.edu… Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, 7pm
Thu Dec 13
Home Free: A Country Christmas, seasonal concert
with the country-music vocal group; $19.50-249.50; for
tickets,… Adler Theatre, 8pm Thu Dec 13
Lessons & Carols, at 4 & 8pm; annual event presents
the story of Christ’s birth in readings and music, with the
Augustana Chamber Singers; free; for information, call
309-794-7306, Ascension Chapel, Augustana College,
3701 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, Augustana.edu/arts, Thu
Dec 13
A Nova Christmas, the professional vocal ensemble
Nova Singers presents an evening of traditional and
contemporary songs of the season; under the direction
of Dr. Laura L. Lane; $15-18, students free; for information
and tickets, call 309-341-7038, St. Paul Lutheran Church
- Davenport, 2136 Brady St., Davenport IA, NovaSingers.
com, 7:30pm Fri Dec 14
Brown Bag Lunch: Liv Carrow, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri Dec 14
RiverBend Bronze Handbell Ensemble, December’s
Noon-Day Concert Series’ installment will get everyone
in the… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Dec 14
Samantha Fish, concert with the blues and roots-rock
singer/songwriter, featuring an opening… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Fri Dec 14
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Dec 14
One Voice: A Christmas Celebration, wth over 200
volunteers representing over 50 Quad City churches,…
TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Fri Dec 14 and Sat Dec 15
Bass Banger Vol. 1, presented by PMMP, vended by
East Village Vape Cafe; $3… Rock Island Supper Club,
8pm Sat Dec 15
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MUSIC / Concerts / Scott & Rock Island
Counties / November & December
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series: Laurence Hobgood, featuring a
3pm Jazz Demystifying Workshop ($5 for adults, free
for… The Redstone Room, 3pm Sun Dec 16
The Oak Ridge Boys, Grammy winners and Country
Music Hall of Fame members in… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm
Thu Dec 20
Bucktown Revue, a quintessentially Quad Cities show
featuring premier Midwestern singer/songwriters and…
Nighswander Theatre, 7pm Fri Dec 21
All Sweat Productions Presents: The Godfather &
Queen of Soul, local musicians perform a New Year’s
Eve tribute to James Brown… The Redstone Room, 9pm
Mon Dec 31
Final Say, New Year’s Eve concert with the Chicago
band performing songs that range from the latest Top 40
hits to classics that always bring an audience to their feet;
free; for information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 9:30pm Mon Dec 31
Remember the King: Elvis Through the Years,
Robert Shaw and his musicians perform three separate
acts that… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 7:30pm Mon
Dec 31
January
Kent Burnside & Matthew Curry, a co-billed concert
with the acclaimed blues musicians; $10 adv… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Jan 4
Two Step: A Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
Tribute with Dirty Water Boys, join Tanner and Zack
as they celebrate DMB’s music in… The Redstone Room,
8pm Sat Jan 5
WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: Ravel & Debussy,
in the Figge Cafe; featuring Naha Greenholtz on violin,
Hannah Holman on cello, and Rene Lecuona on piano;
$10-25; for tickets and information, call 563-322-7276,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.
org, 7:30pm Sat Jan 5
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Brass/String
Quartet, a concert in the Tuneful Tuesdays series; bring
your lunch… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, noon Tue Jan 8
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Jan 11
Samantha Fish @ The Redstone Room – December 14
Chamber Music Quad Cities: The Recital, concert
with the ensemble under Artistic Directors Greg & Tom…
Unitarian Church of Davenport, 7:30pm Sun Jan 13
The Moxie Strings, performance with the Celtic
bluegrass duo Diana Ladio and Alison… West Music
Quad Cities, 6pm Wed Jan 16
The Moxie Strings: PASS Event, performance with
the Celtic bluegrass duo Diana Ladio and Alison… Black
Hawk State Historical Site’s Watch Tower Lodge, 6:30pm
Thu Jan 17
Bucktown Revue, a quintessentially Quad Cities show
featuring premier Midwestern singer/songwriters and…
Nighswander Theatre, 7pm Fri Jan 18
38 Special, concert with the platinum-selling Southern
rockers in their fifth decade of performance; $35-55; for
information and tickets, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sat Jan 19
The Moxie Strings, performance with the Celtic
bluegrass duo Diana Ladio and Alison Lynn, performing
locally as Quad City Arts Visiting Artists; free; for
information, call Quad City Arts at 309-793-1213,
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Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, QuadCityArts.com/vas, 10am Sat Jan 19
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room,
3pm Sun Jan 20
The Moxie Strings, performance with the
Celtic bluegrass duo Diana Ladio and Alison Lynn,
performing locally as Quad City Arts Visiting Artists;
free; for information, call Quad City Arts at 309-793-
1213, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline IL,
QuadCityArts.com/vas, 3pm Mon Jan 21
The Moxie Strings, concert with the Celtic bluegrass
duo Diana Ladio and Alison… Bettendorf High School
Performing Arts Center, 7pm Thu Jan 24
Brown Bag Lunch: Melanie Devaney, for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
noon Fri Jan 25
Giallows - Waking Robots - Kahlefum - Dead
Ginger, quadruple-headliner concert with the
alternative rockers; $10; for tickets and information,…
The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Jan 25
SAU Music Department Piano Festival Concert, for
information, call 563-333-6251… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Jan 25 thru Sat Jan 26
Flatfoot 56, concert with the Celtic punk musicians
in support of their… The Redstone Room, 8:30pm Sat
Jan 26
February
Casual Classics Concert: To Be Sung About Water,
in Madsen Hall; with Nathan Windt, baritone, and Marian
Lee, piano;… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 5pm Fri Feb 1
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks
IV: Mahler’s 9th Symphony, the QCSO continues its
grand tradition of presenting the Masterworks… Adler
Theatre, 8pm Sat Feb 2
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ‘21
Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Feb 2
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks
IV: Mahler’s 9th Symphony, the QCSO continues
its grand tradition of presenting the Masterworks of
Gustav Mahler with “Symphony No. 9”; completed
shortly before his death, this four-movement work is
often considered both his farewell and his most deeply
personal score; this expansive symphony of profound
introspection is some of Mahler’s most spiritual and
heartfelt music; $10-41; for tickets and information, call
563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703
7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 2pm Sun Feb 3
Tony Sconyers Sings Nat King Cole, a concert in the
Tuneful Tuesdays series; bring your lunch… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, noon Tue Feb 5
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Feb 8
Brown Bag Lunch Concert, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri Feb 15
Bucktown Revue, a quintessentially Quad Cities show
featuring premier Midwestern singer/songwriters and…
Nighswander Theatre, 7pm Fri Feb 15
The Human Heart, the professional vocal ensemble
Nova Singers presents songs of love, loss, and
inspiration, including a powerful series of traditional
tribal songs from South Africa; under the direction of
Dr. Laura L. Lane; $15-18, students free; for information
and tickets, call 309-341-7038, St. Paul Lutheran Church
- Davenport, 2136 Brady St., Davenport IA, NovaSingers.
com, 4pm Sun Feb 17
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
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Christmas Kaleidoscope, join Timber Lake Playhouse

MUSIC / Concerts / Scott & Rock performers for a “Branson-style” show with… Henry’s
Island Counties / February Double K, Thu Dec 13 thru Sun Dec 16

A Nova Christmas, the professional vocal ensemble

Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room, Nova Singers presents an evening of traditional and
3pm Sun Feb 17 contemporary songs of the season; under the direction
of Dr. Laura L. Lane; $15-18, students free; for information
Aaron Kamm & the One Drops, concert with the St. and tickets, call 309-341-7038, First Lutheran Church -
Louis-based reggae musicians, featuring an opening… Galesburg, 364 E. Water St., Galesburg IL, NovaSingers.
The Redstone Room, 9pm Fri Feb 22 com, 7:30pm Sat Dec 15

St. Ambrose University Winter Vocal Concert, Kristin Chenoweth: A New Year’s Eve Gala, holiday
beautiful music exploring the senses by the University concert with the Tony- and Emmy-winning chanteuse
Chorale, Chamber… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm Fri and TV… Hancher Auditorium, 9:30pm Mon Dec 31
Feb 22

James Taylor & Bonnie Raitt, concert with the

legendary, Grammy winning folk singer/songwriter,
featuring chart-topping,… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm
Sat Feb 23
WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II: German Giants,
featuring Naha Greenholtz on violin and Marian Lee on
piano; $10-25; for tickets and information, call 563-322-
7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave.,
Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 7:30pm Sat Feb 23
Outlying Areas
November & December
House of Hamill, concert with the Philadelphia-based
Celtic musicians; 6pm potluck dinner, 7pm… Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 7pm Thu Nov 29
Jason Vieaux, performance with the American
classical guitarist and Quad City Arts… Muscatine Art
Center, 5:30pm Thu Nov 29
Sing-Along Messiah, sing along with Handel’s
beloved oratorio; conductor Ed Kottick brings…
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm Thu
Nov 29
38 Special @ Rhythm City Casino Resort – January 19
Christmas at Heritage Center: An Evening of
Lessons & Carols, annual Advent concert presentation
featuring the University of Dubuque’s Concert…
University of Dubuque’s Heritage Center, 7:30pm Fri
Nov 30
The Canadian Brass: Christmas Time Is Here, led
by co-founding member Chuck Daellenbach on tuba,
the quintet… Hancher Auditorium, 7:30pm Fri Nov 30
Arise, Shine! A Service of Lessons & Carols, the
program will feature more than 140 musicians including
The… Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 4pm Sat Dec 1
Jeff Brown, concert with the touring country musician;
6pm potluck, 7pm concert;… Ca D’Zan, 7pm Sat Dec 1
Star of Wonder: An Original Christmas
Celebration, at 2 & 7:30pm; holiday concerts with Joe
Mattingly and… Coralville Center for the Performing
Arts, Sat Dec 1
Arise, Shine! A Service of Lessons & Carols, the
program will feature more than 140 musicians including
The… Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel, 7pm Sun Dec 2
Jason Vieaux, performance with the American classical
guitarist and Quad City Arts… Frances Banta Waggoner
Community Library, 5pm Wed Dec 5
Melissa Etheridge: The Holiday Show, concert with
the chart-topping, Grammy- and Oscar-winning pop and
rock… Riverside Casino Event Center, 8pm Sat Dec 8
Steve Earle & the Dukes, the Grammy-winning
musicians will perform “Copperhead Road” in its
entirety followed… Stephen Sondheim Center for the
Performing Arts, 7:30pm Thu Dec 13
January & February
The Moxie Strings, performance with the Celtic
bluegrass duo Diana Ladio and Alison… Wesley United
Methodist Church, 7pm Fri Jan 18
The Moxie Strings, performance with the Celtic
bluegrass duo Diana Ladio and Alison… Frances Banta
Waggoner Community Library, 6pm Tue Jan 22
Tonic Sol-fa, one of the leading forces in the world of
vocal… Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm
Thu Jan 24
Tre Voci, violist Kim Kashkashian, flautist Marina
Piccinini, and harpist Sivan Magen… Hancher
Auditorium, 7:30pm Thu Jan 24
Everclear, concert with the Portland-based rockers;
$25-60; for tickets and information,… Riverside Casino
Event Center, 8pm Fri Jan 25
Orchestra Iowa: Art Through Music, for information
and tickets, call 319-366-8203… Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 7:30pm Fri Jan 25
Bella Electric Strings: Femmes of Rock, the touring
ensemble performs the music of AC/DC, ELO, Queen,
Led… University of Dubuque’s Heritage Center, 7:30pm
Fri Feb 1

MUSIC THEATRE
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks III: Quad City Music Guild’s Miracle in Bedford Falls
Celebrating Berstein’s Centennial Thursday, November 29, through Sunday, December 2 @ Prospect Park
Sat, Dec 1, 8 p.m. @ Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport, IA; Sun Dec 2, 2 p.m. Auditorium, 1584 34th Avenue, Moline, IL
@ Augustana College’s Centennial Hall, 3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island IL

I n presenting the third of its six Masterworks concerts

during the 2018-19 season, the Quad City Symphony
Orchestra celebrates not only the ensemble’s 104th year
of performance, but the 100th birthday of a composing and
conducting in the December 1 and 2 concert event Cele-
brating Bernstein’s Centennial, with the program of Leonard
Bernstein works featuring special solos for Concertmas-
ter Naha Greenholtz on violin and Daniel Won on clarinet.
Canadian violinist Greenholtz was born in Kyoto, Japan,
where she began her musical studies at age three. Since
her solo debut at 14, concerto appearances include
engagements with the Vancouver, Madison, Quad City, Naha Greenholtz in the QCSO’s Masterworks III
Burnaby, Kelowna, and National Repertory Orchestras in
– December 1 and 2
works ranging from Bach to Stravinsky. She has also has
participated in prominent music festivals throughout the U.S. and Europe, including at Maine’s Kneisel Hall, New Mexico’s
Taos, Italy’s Spoleto, Switzerland’s Lucerne, and the New York String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall. Greenholtz has
also had an active career as an orchestra musician. In addition to her duties as Concertmaster of both the QCSO and the
Madison Symphony Orchestra, her performance highlights include guest concertmaster appearances with the Oregon
Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, National Ballet of Canada, Omaha Symphony, and Memphis Symphony, among many
others.
One of Chicago’s most-sought after clarinetists, Won is currently leading a versatile music career as performer and
educator. A member of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra since 2016 and also a clarinetist for the Music of the Baroque
Orchestra in Chicago, he is a frequent guest artist with some of the premier ensembles in the Midwest, including Chicago
Symphony’s MusicNOW, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Sinfonietta, Chicago Opera Theater, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Elgin
Symphony Orchestra. Won has also performed with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Chamber Musicians,
Alabama Symphony, Las Vegas Philharmonic, Grand Rapids Symphony, Chicago Jazz Orchestra, and Civic Orchestra of
Chicago, and in addition to his orchestral and chamber-music career, he has appeared as soloist with various orchestras
around the country, including Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Springs Festival Orchestra, and UCLA Philharmonia
Orchestra.
In the group’s latest Masterworks repertoire, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s centennial celebration of Leonard
Bernstein will explore the nature of love with Greenholtz in Serenade (after Plato’s Symposium), while Won will make his
QCSO solo debut with Bernstein’s energetic and syncopated Clarinet Sonata. Rounding out the program are beloved selec-
tions from the musical classics West Side Story and On the Town designed to leave both the orchestra’s and Bernstein’s
fans dancing in the aisles.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s Celebrating Berstein’s Centennial performances will be held at the Adler Theatre
at 8 p.m. on December 1 and at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall at 2 p.m. on December 2, admission is $8-62 on Sat-
urday and $8-39 on Sunday, and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)322-7276 or visiting QCSO.org.
W ith its latest musical described by Bold Life
magazine as “some kind of wonderful” and
by the Asheville Citizen-Times as “an old-fash-
ioned holiday greeting card come to life,” Quad
City Music Guild brings a timeless holiday treat to
the stage in its November 29 through December 2
run of Miracle in Bedford Falls, a brand-new the-
atrical imagining of the Frank Capra classic It’s a
Wonderful Life.
Capra’s 1947 film, the Hollywood landmark and
TV perennial starring James Stewart and Donna
Reed, takes center stage in this new musical
Steve Trainor and Patrick Downing in Miracle in
entertainment with a book by Mark Cabaniss and
Bedford Falls – November 29 thru December 2
music and lyrics by Lowell Alexander. As Miracle
in Bedford Falls opens, our hero George Bailey has spent his entire life giving of himself to the people
of Bedford Falls and watching his dreams of travel and adventure pass him by. Despite having a loving
wife and children, George believes that life has not been kind, and with a scandal looming, the man
plans to end his life on Christmas Eve. Enter Clarence, a guardian angel who shows George what the
world would have been like if he’d never been born. As the Citizen-Times wrote of this charming, funny,
and tune-filled musical, “It’s risky business taking such a beloved film and bringing it to life, but this
show pulls it off with heartwarming success, adding effective original songs and dance along the way.”
Serving as Miracle in Bedford Falls’ director is Music Guild veteran John Weigandt, whose previous
productions for the theatre have included such producions as My Favorite Year and the holiday presen-
tation A Christmas Survival Guide. Patrick Downing, who portrayed Inspector Javert in Music Guild’s
2014 Les Misérables, plays George Bailey, with Megan Warren as George’s wife Mary and Steve Trainor
as the angel Clarence Oddbody.
More than two dozen additional area talents, meanwhile, compose the show’s ensemble: Roger
Akers, Victoria Beale, Crystal Clark, Evan Clark, Lydia Clark, Lillian Cobert, Jordan Dodd, Lillian Fincher,
Susan Granet, Tyler Henning, Melodie Hoffman, Alex King, Breanna Maddelein, Gillian McMahon,
Stevee Morehead, Terri Nelson, John Donald O’Shea, Jackie Patterson, Eva Powell, Michael Schmidt,
Jack Strenlaw, George Swift, Joseph Thomas, Philip Tunnicliff, Thomas Weigandt, and Amber Whitaker.
Miracle in Bedford Falls runs November 29 through December 2 with performances at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $11-16, and more information and
tickets are available by calling (309)762-0330 or visiting QCMusicGuild.com.
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Banda Magda, at 6:30 & 9:30pm; from samba to
French chanson, from Greek folk tunes to… Hancher
Auditorium, 9pm Sat Feb 2
Dennis DeYoung, concert with one of the founding
members of Styx and… Riverside Casino Event Center,
8pm Fri Feb 8
Rahim AlHaj & His String Ensemble: Letters
from Iraq, AlHaj and his string quintet will play his
composition created… Hancher Auditorium, 7:30pm
Sat Feb 16
The Human Heart, the professional vocal ensemble
Nova Singers presents songs of love, loss, and
inspiration, including a powerful series of traditional
tribal songs from South Africa; under the direction of
Dr. Laura L. Lane; $15-18, students free; for information
and tickets, call 309-341-7038, First Lutheran Church -
Galesburg, 364 E. Water St., Galesburg IL, NovaSingers.
com, 7:30pm Sat Feb 16
We Shall Overcome: A Celebration of Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. featuring Damien Sneed, the vocalist,
multi-instrumentalist, composer, and conductor delves
deeply into the full… Hancher Auditorium, 7:30pm Thu
Feb 21
Russian National Orchestra, founded in 1990 by
pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev, the… Hancher
Auditorium, 7:30pm Sat Feb 23
Special Events
November & December
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks III, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration…
Hotel Blackhawk, 4:45pm Thu Nov 29
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks III, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre;… Hotel
Blackhawk, 9:30pm Sat Dec 1
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks III,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat Dec 1
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks III,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to hear about the works being
presented; hosted by Kai Swanson; free; for information,
call 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 1pm Sun Dec 2
Trax from the Stax: Korah Winn, a music-listening
program designed to provide the opportunity to share…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Dec 20
January & February
Trax from the Stax: Britpop with Shane Brown,
a music-listening program designed to provide the
opportunity to share… Bettendorf Public Library,
7:30pm Thu Jan 17
Quad City Music Guild Youth Chorus Auditions,
for young singers in grades 3-8; we are looking for…
Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, Sat
Jan 19 thru Mon Jan 21
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks IV, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration…
Hotel Blackhawk, 4:45pm Thu Jan 31
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks IV, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre;… Hotel
Blackhawk, 9:30pm Sat Feb 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks IV,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat Feb 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks IV,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to hear about the works being
presented; hosted by Kai Swanson; free; for information,
call 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 1pm Sun Feb 3
Songwriting Workshop with TC Boyd, try your hand
at writing your own song; local artist TC Boyd will be at
Eastern with his keyboard ready to help you; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
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- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Mon Feb 11
Trax from the Stax, a music-listening program
designed to provide the opportunity to share…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Feb 21
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks V, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration…
Hotel Blackhawk, 4:45pm Thu Feb 28
LITERARY ARTS
Readings & Discussions
November & December
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Nov 29
Open Mic Night: Wits & Words, an open-mic night
for poets; the event will showcase the… Moline Public
Library, 5:30pm Thu Nov 29
Wits and Words Open Mic, held in the Java Lab Cafe;
free; for information, call 309-524-2470… Moline Public
Library, 5:30pm Thu Nov 29
Nanowrimo Closing Celebration, held in
conjunction with National Novel Writing Month
(NaNoWriMo); free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 3pm Sat Dec 1
Caught Reading at the Silvis Public Library,
throughout the month, when you visit the… Silvis Public
Library, Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 29
Silvis Public Library Winter Reading Challenge,
patrons can sign up and complete a… Silvis Public
Library, Sat Dec 1 thru Mon Dec 31
Sleep No More, a discussion of PD James’ book with
the Alpha Book… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 1pm Mon Dec 3
RIPL Connected, on Tuesdays; log in to talk with Jason
from the… 6pm Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Mystery Book Club Discussion, join us in reading
popular mystery authors; free; for information,… East
Moline Public Library, 6pm Wed Dec 5
Stranger Than Fiction Book Club, the club takes a
look at the world we’re living in; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Dec 6
The Bookseller, a meeting of the Mystery Book
Discussion Group; free; for… Bettendorf Public Library,
9:30am Sat Dec 8
Comics Underground, join us for in-depth discussions
of ground-breaking graphic novels; copies of the books
will be available at Main while supplies last; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6pm Mon Dec 10
Short & Sweets, discuss short stories while eating
yummy sweets; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Mon Dec 10
Underground Book Club, the club explores fiction
of the weird, the under-the-radar, the subversive, and
the “underground”; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Mon
Dec 10
Get Lit: Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of
the Universe, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Tue Dec 11
Read Local: Aubrey Barnes, Barnes is a Rock Island,
Illinois native whose passions for… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Wed Dec 12
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LITERARY ARTS / Readings &
Discussions / November & December
See YA, a book club for adults; find out why so many
teen books are being made into movies and are
taking over the bestseller lists; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Dec 12
True Crime Club, bring your local stories, famous cases,
unsolved mysteries, anything true crime related you
want to discuss; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6:30pm Tue Dec 18
West End Book Club, adult fiction book club; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount
St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue
Dec 18
Death in the Haymarket, a Contemporary Books
Discussion Group meeting; free; for information, call…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Dec 19
Marriage of Opposites, a Contemporary Books
Discussion Group meeting; free; for information, call…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Wed Dec 19
January
Silvis Public Library Winter Reading Challenge,
patrons can sign up and complete a… Silvis Public
Library, Tue Jan 1 thru Thu Jan 31
Caught Reading at the Silvis Public Library,
throughout the month, when you visit the… Silvis Public
Library, Wed Jan 2 thru Thu Jan 31
Stranger Than Fiction Book Club, the club takes a
look at the world we’re living in; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Jan 3
The White Tiger, free; for information, call 563-344-
4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf
Public Library, 7pm Tue Jan 8
See YA, a book club for adults; find out why so many
teen books are being made into movies and are
taking over the bestseller lists; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Jan 9
The Man Who Died, a meeting of the Mystery Book
Discussion Group; free; for… Bettendorf Public Library,
9:30am Sat Jan 12
Comics Underground, join us for in-depth discussions
of ground-breaking graphic novels; copies of the books
will be available at Main while supplies last; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6pm Mon Jan 14
Last Call Book Club, enjoy a cocktail or two while
talking about this month’s… Icons Martini, 7pm Tue
Jan 15
A Few Right Thinking Men, a discussion of Sulari
Gentill’s book with the 30/31 Book… Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jan 16
Death in the Haymarket, a Contemporary Books
Discussion Group meeting; free; for information, call…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Jan 16
Never Caught, a Contemporary Books Discussion
Group meeting; free; for information, call… Bettendorf
Public Library, 1pm Wed Jan 16
True Crime Book Club, bring your local stories,
famous cases, unsolved mysteries, anything true crime
related you want to discuss; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Jan 17
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Portrait of a Killer, a discussion of Patricia Cornwall’s
novel with the Southwest Branch… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Jan 22
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Jan 28
Zine Workshops, for information, contact Leslie Ross
at RossLeslieM@sau.edu… St. Ambrose University
Library, 7pm Tue Jan 29
February
Caught Reading at the Silvis Public Library,
throughout the month, when you visit the… Silvis Public
Library, Fri Feb 1 thru Thu Feb 28
Silvis Public Library Winter Reading Challenge,
patrons can sign up and complete a… Silvis Public
Library, Fri Feb 1 thru Thu Feb 28
Long Way Down, a discussion of one of Jason
Reynolds’ award-winning young adult books; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Mon Feb 4
Manhattan Beach, a discussion of Jennifer Egan’s
novel with the Alpha Book… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Feb 4
Romance Novel Book Swap, bring your gently used
romance books and meet other romance… Rock Island
Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 6pm Wed Feb 6
Harry Potter Book Night, our annual read-aloud
with crafts and snacks to celebrate the worldwide
Harry Potter Book Night; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Thu Feb 7
Stranger Than Fiction Book Club, the club takes a
look at the world we’re living in; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Feb 7
Red Right Hand, a meeting of the Mystery Book
Discussion Group; free; for… Bettendorf Public Library,
9:30am Sat Feb 9
German: Biography of a Language, a discussion
of the book by Ruth Sanders; co-sponsored by…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Feb 12
Get Lit: March -- Book One, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Feb 12
See YA, a book club for adults; find out why so many
teen books are being made into movies and are
taking over the bestseller lists; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Feb 13
Jason Reynolds Book Talk & Discussion, join us
to discuss the books of best-selling author Reynolds,…
Rozz-Tox, 5:30pm Tue Feb 19
Last Call Book Club, enjoy a cocktail or two while
talking about this month’s… Icons Martini, 7pm Tue
Feb 19
Contemporary Books Discussion Group, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm
Wed Feb 20
Manchild in the Promised Land, a discussion of
Clade Brown’s book with the 30/31 Book… Rock Island
Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 6:30pm Wed Feb 20
Never Caught, a Contemporary Books Discussion
Group meeting; free; for information, call… Bettendorf
Public Library, 7pm Wed Feb 20
True Crime Book Club, bring your local stories,
famous cases, unsolved mysteries, anything true crime
related you want to discuss, free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Feb 21
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Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light Noël the Musical, new holiday musical presented in
refreshments will be paired with good conversation; the Broadway at the Adler… Adler Theatre, 3pm Sun
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Feb 25 Dec 2

All-American Boys, a discussion of All-American The Children’s Hour, Lillian Hellman’s 1934 boarding-
Boys, a popular young adult novel written by Jason school drama, directed by Shyan DeVoss; Thu.-Sat.
Reynolds and Brandon Kiely; free; for information, call 7:30pm, Sun. 1:30pm; for information and tickets, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount 309-794-7306, Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre,
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Tue Feb 26 Augustana.edu/tickets, Thu Dec 6 thru Sun Dec 9

Zine Workshops, for information, contact Leslie Ross The Happy Elf, composer/lyricist Harry Connick Jr.’s
at RossLeslieM@sau.edu… St. Ambrose University holiday-themed musical-comedy; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sat.
Library, 7pm Tue Feb 26 &… The Spotlight Theatre, Thu Dec 6 thru Sun Dec 9

The Nutcracker, Sat. 2:30 & 7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; Ballet

Workshops & Classes Quad Cities performs Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic with
accompaniment by… Adler Theatre, Sat Dec 8 and Sun
Writer’s Studio, on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the Dec 9
month; listen… Midwest Writing Center, 11am Sat Dec 1
thru Sat Feb 16 A Christmas Carol, Countryside Community Theatre
presents the musical version of Charles Dickens’…
Quad Cities Writers Group, on the 1st & 3rd Mondays Princeton Boll’s Community Center, Fri Dec 14 thru Sat
of the month; dedicated to supporting and encouraging Dec 22
writers (18+) of all levels, experiences, and genres in
pursuing their dreams of publication; for beginning A Christmas Story, stage version of the holiday-movie
writers we offer feedback and methods in helping to classic presented in the Broadway… Adler Theatre,
make sure that your first steps into writing are positive Brennan Hampton and Brooke Myers in Pinocchio @ Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse – through December 29 7:30pm Tue Dec 18
ones, while for the more experienced writers we offer
substantive critiques to help sharpen your work on its January
THEATRE
way to submission for publication; free; for information, Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, The Nov 29
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern thru Sun Dec 2
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, (a work in progress), writer director Alexander Scott
DavenportLibrary.com, 5:30pm Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Performances Pinocchio, family-musical adaptation of the fairytale Richardson’s world-premiere comedy about theatre
Dec 17 classic; scheduled show-only and brunch… Circa ‘21 troupe… Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Fri Jan 11 thru Sun
Scott & Rock Island Counties Dinner Playhouse, Fri Nov 30 thru Sat Dec 29 Jan 20
USA VETS Writers’ Studio, workshop and feedback
group for all past and present military… Midwest Writing
Center, 1pm Thu Dec 6
November & December Annie, Tony-winning family musical based on the “Little
Orphan Annie” comic… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri
Disney’s Newsies, Tony-winning musical based on the
1992 movie; Fri., Sat., Wed.,… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse,
Nov 30 thru Sun Dec 30 Wed Jan 16 thru Sat Feb 23
It Had to Be You, holiday-themed romantic comedy by
Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, directed… The Black Honk, Jr., family-comedy musical retelling of the classic Macbeth, the Prenzie Players present Shakespeare’s
Box Theatre, Thu Nov 29 thru Sun Dec 2 ugly duckling story, directed… Galvin Fine Arts Center, tragedy thriller, directed by Cait Bodenbender; Thu.-
3pm Sat Dec 1 and Sun Dec 2 Sat. 8pm, Sun. 3pm; for tickets and information, call
Miracle in Bedford Falls, new stage-musical version 563-484-4210 or e-mail tickets@prenzieplayers.com,
of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,”… Quad City QC Theatre Workshop, 1730 Wilkes Ave., Davenport IA,
PrenziePlayers.com, Fri Jan 18 thru Sat Jan 26

CURRENT EXHIBITION
VISUAL ARTS
Regional Art Show
Thursday, November 29, through Wednesday, January 2 @ Beréskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 2967 State Street, Bettendorf, IA

W orks by an incredible assemblage of

more than two dozen Midwestern artists
will be on local display through January 2, with
the aptly titled Regional Art Show on display at
Bettendorf’s Beréskin Gallery & Art Academy
and showcasing pieces, for viewing and for
sale, in mediums including jewelry, sculpture,
raku, ceramic, oil, acrylic, watercolor, photogra-
phy, print making, mixed medium, and collage.
Among the artists presenting their works,
Jean Johnson’s piece on the I74 Bridge is
being used as the model for special “Betten-
dorf Christmas” ornaments that will be on sale
in many of the city’s businesses, with those
who donate to Bettendorf’s Angel Tree Fund David Anderson’s Morning Ride in the
receiving a free ornament for participating. In
Regional Art Show – through January 2
JOHN BLOOM: addition, Regional Art Show talent Dave Ander-
son’s painting “Morning Ride” was accepted into the prestigious Eastern Regional Oil Painters of

CLOSE TO HOME
America Exhibition. “I’m really proud to showcase the work of some of the area’s most talented
artists,” says gallery owner Pat Beréskin. “The variety of art mediums and styles offer endless
decorating and gift-giving options.”
THROUGH JANUARY 13, 2019 Beyond Johnson, Anderson, and Beréskin herself, participating artists in the Regional Art
Show include: Annis Bear (works in glow); Les Bell (oil); Bonnie Bishop (golden acrylics); Brad
EXHIBITION
Sue Quail The Reeg Group Bisbey (acrylic); Marinn Cisna (oil); Karen Cooper (oil); Deborah Doehler (acrylic); Iyla Ferguson
SPONSORS: at R W Baird (pastel); Victoria Fosmo (watercolor and gouache); Pat Halverson (oil); Rebecca Jayne Hen-
nessey (oil); Pamela Hiatt (oil); Paige Jackson (pastel); Mary Nagel Klein (cassein); Grace Martin
Additional support for this exhibition has been provided by the William D. and Shirley J. Homrighausen Endowment
(acrylic); Rose Moore (pastel); Gabby Schadt (oil); Lisa Walden (oil); Ann Williams (oil); Sandy
Summer Evening, 1936, oil on Masonite, Private Collection
Winborn (pen and ink); and Camielle Wood (photography).
Regional Art Show will be on display through January 2, with regular Beréskin Gallery
Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804 & Art Academy hours 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and more informa-
www.figgeartmuseum.org tion on the venue’s other exhibits and classes is available by calling (563)508-4630 or visiting
BereskinArtGallery.com.
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Jason Platt and Lora Adams in It Had to Be You @ The Black Box Theatre – through December 2
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THEATRE / Performances / Scott &
Rock Island Counties / January
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live, live stage show
based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series;… Adler Theatre, 6pm
Wed Jan 23
The Three Musketeers, Ken Ludwig’s adaptation
of the Alexandre Dumas novel, directed by Jeff
Coussens; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 1:30pm; for tickets
and information, call 309-794-7306, Brunner Theatre
Center, Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu/tickets, Fri Jan 25 thru Sun Feb 3
Kinky Boots, Tony-winning musical comedy presented
in the Broadway at the Adler… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm
Wed Jan 30
February
The 3rd Annual Susan Glaspell Playwrighting
Festival, presentation of original plays by local and
national playwrights; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm; pay what it’s
worth” ticket pricing; for information, call 563-823-8893,
QC Theatre Workshop, 1730 Wilkes Ave., Davenport IA,
QCTheatreWorkshop.org, 7:30pm Fri Feb 1 and Sat
Feb 2
Play Production Presentation, annual student-
directed, -performed, and -produced presentation,
title TBA; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm; for information and tickets,
call 309-794-7306, Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre,
Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu/tickets, 7:30pm Fri Feb 8 thru Sat Feb 9
Stupid F-----g Bird, Aaron Posner’s contemporary
adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” directed…
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Fri Feb 8 thru Sun Feb 10
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Tony-
winning Victorian musical comedy directed by Brent
Tubbs... Spotlight Theatre, Thu Feb 14 thru Sun Feb 24
A Doll’s House, Part 2, Lucas Hnath’s Tony-winning
dramatic-comedy follow-up to Henrik Ibsen’s classic,
directed by Dave Bonde; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm;
“pay what it’s worth” ticket pricing; for information, call
563-823-8893, QC Theatre Workshop, 1730 Wilkes Ave.,
Davenport IA, QCTheatreWorkshop.org, Fri Feb 15 thru
Sun Feb 24
Aesop’s Falables (A Rock Musical!), student-
performed musical-theatre version of Aesop’s Fables;
Sat. & Sun. 1 & 4pm; $6-8 at the door; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 1pm
Sat Feb 16 thru Sun Feb 24
Seussical Jr., the Penguin Project of the Quad Cities
presents a one-act version of the Tony-nominated
storybook musical performed by special-needs
students, in a collaboration between Augustana’s
Department of Theatre Arts and the Center for Living
Arts; directed by Dino & Tina Hayz; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm,
Sun. 1:30pm; $12; for tickets and information, call 309-
794-7306, Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana College,
3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, PenguinProject.org, Fri Feb
22 thru Sun Feb 24
Diamonds & Divas: A Musical Fiasco, debuting
slapstick comedy set at the Cannes Film Festival; Fri.,…
Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 7:45pm Wed Feb 27
Outlying Areas
November & December
Why Is this Night Different?, Aja Nisenson’s
presentation in the Gallery Series, directed by Sarah…
Theatre B - University of Iowa, Thu Nov 29 thru Sun
Dec 2
The Homecoming, Dreamwell Theatre presents
Harold Pinter’s family drama, directed by Meg… Public
Space One, 7:30pm Fri Nov 30 and Sat Dec 1
She Loves Me, Tony-winning musical comedy
about office co-workers, directed by Jennifer Beall;…
Starlighters II Theatre, Fri Nov 30 thru Sun Dec 9
Rotten Eggnog, a holiday comedy for the
disenchanted; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2pm;… Riverside
Theatre, Fri Nov 30 thru Sun Dec 16
Junie B. Jones in “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”,
holiday-themed family comedy based on the best-
selling book series by Barbara… University of Dubuque’s
Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Dec 2
Les Misérables, touring production of the Tony-
winning musical smash based on the… Hancher
Auditorium, Tue Dec 4 thru Sun Dec 9
The 12 Days of Christmas, family holiday production
presented by Young Footliters Youth Theatre; free;…
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum, 7pm Fri
Dec 7 and Sat Dec 8
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, City Circle Acting
Company of Coralville’s presentation of the Tony-
winning… Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Fri
Dec 7 thru Sun Dec 16
You Must Wear a Hat, a Workshop Series production
of Courtney Meaker’s play, directed by… Theatre B -
University of Iowa, 8pm Fri Dec 7 thru Sat Feb 23
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Christmas on the Air: A Live Radio Play, an original
holiday play by Orpheum Theatre staff members Erin…
Orpheum Theatre, 7:30pm Fri Dec 21 and Sat Dec 22
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater: Winter Break
Show, title TBA; for information, call 319-627-2487…
Owl Glass Puppetry Center, 11am Fri Dec 28
January
Love & Information, a Gallery Series production
of Caryl Churchill’s play, directed by… Theatre B -
University of Iowa, Thu Jan 17 thru Sun Jan 20
Million Dollar Quartet, Tony-winning musical about
the famed recording session that brought together…
University of Dubuque’s Heritage Center, 7:30pm Fri
Jan 18
Appleseed!, Eulenspiegel Puppets performs a brand
new story about Johnny Appleseed… Owl Glass
Puppetry Center, Sat Jan 19
Martin Sexton @ The Stardust – January 10
All the Yellows, a Workshop Series production
of Eileen Campbell’s play, directed by… Theatre B -
University of Iowa, 8pm Fri Jan 25 and Sat Jan 26
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson,
Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord,
Scott Carter’s historical comedy that traps three of the
world’s… Riverside Theatre, Fri Jan 25 thru Sun Feb 10
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, at 10am & 2pm;
Missoula Children’s Theatre presents an original…
University of Dubuque’s Heritage Center, Sat Jan 26
The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe’s drama about a girls’
soccer team, directed by… The University of Iowa’s
David Thayer Theatre, Thu Jan 31 thru Sat Feb 9
February
The Hopper, a Workshop Series production of Nicole
Gabrione’s play, directed by… Theatre B - University of
Iowa, 8pm Fri Feb 1 and Sat Feb 2
22nd Annual 10-Minute Play Festival, the premiere
of undergraduate playwrights’ new works; Thu.-Sat.
8pm, Sun.… Theatre B - University of Iowa, Thu Feb 7
thru Sun Feb 10
Jersey Boys, touring production of the Tony-winning
musical about Frankie Valli &… Hancher Auditorium, Fri
Feb 8 thru Sun Feb 10
Really, Dreamwell Theatre presents Jackie Sibblies
Drury’s drama about a Freudian… Public Space One,
7:30pm Fri Feb 8 thru Sat Feb 16
The Maids, a Gallery Series production of Jean Genet’s
play, directed by… Theatre B - University of Iowa, Thu
Feb 14 thru Sun Feb 17
The Who’s Tommy, City Circle Acting Company
of Coralville’s presentation of the Tony-winning…
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Fri Feb 15 thru
Sun Feb 17
Laterality, a Gallery Series production of Leigh M.
Marshall’s play, directed… Theatre B - University of Iowa,
Thu Feb 21 thru Sun Feb 24
Puppets & Pastries Dessert Theatre For Adults,
enjoy delectable desserts created by the… Owl Glass
Puppetry Center, 8pm Fri Feb 22 and Sat Feb 23
How I Learned What I Learned, August Wilson’s
autobiographical play about a struggling writer in
Pittsburgh’s… Riverside Theatre, Fri Feb 22 thru Thu
Feb 28
Stomp, an eight-member cast creates beautiful music
and sly humor with… University of Dubuque’s Heritage
Center, 7:30pm Sat Feb 23
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Companion Animals, a Gallery Series production
of Madeleine George’s play, directed by… Theatre B -
University of Iowa, 8pm Thu Feb 28
Auditions & Special Events
Mississippi Bend Players 2019 Summer Season,
auditions for the company’s productions of Neil Simon’s
comedy “Biloxi Blues,” directed by Cory Johnson,
running June 14 - 23; Aaron Randoiph III’s drama “A
Green River,” directed by Philip Wm. McKinley, running
July 5 - 14; and the musical “Dames at Sea,” directed
by Shelley Cooper, running July 26 - August 4; those
auditioning for “Biloxi Blues” should prepare a one-
minute comedic monologue; those auditioning for “A
Green River” should prepare a one-minute monologue
from a classic American drama; those auditioning for
“Dames at Sea” should prepare 16-32 bars of a musical-
theatre song in the style of the show and may be asked
to attend a dance call (1pm Saturday, 6pm Sunday);
be prepared to read from the scripts; all auditions by
appointment; Sat. 9am-1pm, Sun. 1-6pm; to schedule an
appointment, contact Christina Myatt at 309-794-7611
or christinamyatt@augustana.edu, Brunner Theatre
Center, Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
MississippiBendPlayers.com, Sat Dec 8 thru Sun Dec 9
Big: The Musical, auditions for the springtime musical
based on the Tom Hanks comedy... Spotlight Theatre,
Sat Jan 5 and Sun Jan 6
Jesus Christ Superstar, auditions for the Tony-
nominated Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice… Quad
City Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, Sat Jan 12
thru Sun Jan 13
Thursday Maker Break, join guest puppeteer Pam
Corcoran, nationally known for her needle-felted… Owl
Glass Puppetry Center, 7pm Thu Jan 31
DANCE
Performances
A Collaborative Performance: The General Idea,
an interdisciplinary performance created through
the collaboration of choreographers, musicians,…
University of Iowa’s Space/Place Theatre, 8pm Thu Nov
29 thru Sat Dec 1
Carol of the King: The Irish Dance Christmas
Spectacular, an original inspiring Christmas story
of love and salvation featuring… Stephen Sondheim
Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm Fri Nov 30
Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker,
the world-renowned touring dance troupe presents
Tchaikovsky’s holiday-ballet classic; $28-175;… Orpheum
Theatre, 7pm Mon Dec 3
The Nutcracker, Sat. 2:30 & 7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; Ballet
Quad Cities performs Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic with
accompaniment by… Adler Theatre, Sat Dec 8 and Sun
Dec 9
Antics, performance with the hip-hop dance ensemble
and Quad City Arts… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue
Jan 29
Antics: PASS Event, performance with the hip-hop
dance ensemble and Quad City Arts Visiting Artists;
$50; for information, call Quad City Arts at 309-793-
1213, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
QuadCityArts.com/vas, 6:30pm Fri Feb 1
Antics, the ensemble incorporates street dance, poetry,
theatre and film into provocative… Galvin Fine Arts
Center, 7:30pm Sat Feb 2
Leap!, presented by Combined Efforts; for tickets and
information, call 319-248-9370… Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 7pm Mon Feb 18
Classes & Events
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of
Dance, Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Feb 28
Big Band Dance w/ the Ken Paulsen Orchestra
(2pm), featuring the Ken Paulsen Orchestra with
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Darlene on piano and… Knights of Columbus -
Davenport, 2pm Sat Dec 1
Polka Club of Iowa: Eastern Chapter Christmas
Dance: Karl & the Country Dutchmen (6:30pm),
there will be polkas, waltzes, fox trots and more; $10/
person,… Walcott Coliseum, 6:30pm Fri Dec 7
Afterglow: The Nutcracker, join the dancers and
musicians from the night’s performance by… Hotel
Blackhawk, 9:30pm Sat Dec 8
New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance: The Tailfins, 6pm
doors, 7pm dinner, 8:30 live music with the Tailfins…
Durant Community Center, 6pm Mon Dec 31
Family Dance Party, we will be grooving and moving
to old classics and new favorites with a few stories
thrown in for kicks; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Mon Jan 28
COMEDY
Weekly
ComedySportz, Fri. & Sat. 7pm; interactive comedy
with the area’s long-running… The Establishment, 7pm
Fri Nov 30 thru Sat Feb 23
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Dec 2
thru Sun Feb 24
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, on Mondays, hosted by
Douglas Hernandez; for information, call 309-517-1944…
Broken Saddle, 8pm Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Feb 25
Butchers Hook Comedy w/ Ryan Proctor, on
Tuesdays; a stand-up-comedy open mic night; for
information, call… Meat Market, 9pm Tue Dec 4 thru
Tue Feb 26
Comedy Open Mic, on Wednesdays; 6:30pm sign-up,
7:30pm performances; for information, call 319-363-
0606… Penguin’s Comedy Club, 7:30pm Wed Dec 5 thru
Wed Feb 27
The Late Nite Shows: Friday, sketch comedy and
improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Jan 4 thru Fri Feb 22
The Late Nite Shows: Saturday, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Jan 5 thru Fri Feb 23
November & December
The Late Nite Shows: It’s Your Fault, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Nov 30
Open Source Improv, improvisational comedy for
adults with veterans of ComedySportz, Livewire, the…
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Dec 1
The Late Nite Shows: R&D, sketch comedy and
improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Dec 1
Semester Fallout Improv Extravaganza, the
University of Dubuque Spartaneous Improv Troupe,
advised by Greg… Babka Theatre - University of
Dubuque, 7:30pm Tue Dec 4
The Late Nite Shows: Shakespeared!, sketch
comedy and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or…
The Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Dec 7
The Late Nite Shows: Saturday, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Dec 8
Tim Hawkins, concert with the touring standup
comedian; $22-78; for tickets and… John & Alice Butler
Hall, 7:30pm Sat Dec 8
A David Casas Christmas, holiday magic show that
combines hilarious family-friendly comedy, jaw-
dropping sleight of… Grace Performing Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Dec 14
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COMEDY / November & December
Jason Vieaux
Saturday, December 8, 3 p.m. @ Davenport Central High School Performing Arts A Model Murder, dinner and an interactive mystery
with the comedians of It’s… Skellington Manor Banquet
Center, 1120 Main Street, Davenport, IA & Event Center, 6pm Fri Dec 14
D escribed by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and
soulful classical guitarist of his generation” and by
Gramophone as “among the elite of today’s classical
The Late Nite Shows: Survivor, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Dec 14
guitarists,” Grammy winner Jason Vieaux serves as the
latest guest in Quad City Arts Visiting Artists series, his Murder at Skuttlebutt Sound, dinner and an
interactive mystery with the comedians of It’s…
December 8 performance at Davenport Central High
Skellington Manor Banquet & Event Center, 6pm Sat
School demonstrating why the Baltimore Sun called him Dec 15
“a substantially gifted guitarist whose playing revealed
equal portions of stylistic elegance and technical polish.” The Late Nite Shows: 309, sketch comedy and
The recipient of the 2015 Grammy Award for Best improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Classical Instrumental Solo for his album Play, Vieaux Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Dec 15
has earned a reputation for putting his expressiveness
and virtuosity at the service of a remarkably wide range The Late Nite Shows: Friday, sketch comedy and
Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Jason Vieaux – improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
of music, and his schedule of performing, teaching, and
studio recording commitments is distinguished through- December 8 Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Dec 21
out the U.S. and abroad. His solo recitals have been a feature at every major guitar series in North America and at
The Late Nite Shows: Friday, sketch comedy and
many of the important guitar festivals in Asia, Australia, Europe, and Mexico, and Vieaux’s recent chamber-music improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
collaborators have included the Escher String Quartet, Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, acclaimed Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Dec 28
harpist Yolanda Kondonassis, and accordion/bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro.
Vieaux has performed as a concerto soloist with over 100 orchestras, including Cleveland, Toronto, Houston, San The Late Nite Shows: Saturday, sketch comedy
Diego, Buffalo, Auckland Philharmonia, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Performance highlights include returns to the and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Caramoor Festival as Artist-in-Residence, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, New York’s 92Y, Ravinia Festival, Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Dec 29
Eastern Music Festival, Curtis Presents, and performances at the Phillips Collection, the National Gallery of Art,
Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colon, and Shanghai Concert Hall. Meanwhile, his appearances for Chamber Music Society of January & February
Lincoln Center, Bard Music Festival, Music@Menlo, San Francisco Performances, Duke Performances, Cleveland
Chamber Music Society, Strings Music Festival, Grand Teton, and many others have forged his reputation as a first-
Ron White, an evening with the cigar smoking, Scotch-
rate chamber musician, leading the Washington Post to rave, “Every note comes out fully formed, but nothing he does drinking funnyman from… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Thu
feels premeditated, and the music, just a little understated, speaks eloquently for itself.” Jan 10
In addition to Jason Vieaux’s 3 p.m. public performance at Davenport Central High School on December 8, the
Quad City Arts Visiting Artist will also perform abbreviated versions of his concert at numerous area locales in the Murder at Skuttlebutt Sound, dinner and an
days leading up to it: at the Eldridge Library on December 3 (6 p.m.); the Rock Island Public Library’s Downtown interactive mystery with the comedians of It’s…
Branch on December 4 (noon); the Davenport Public Library’s Main Branch on December 5 (10 a.m.); DeWitt’s Frances
Banta Waggoner Community Library on December 5 (5 p.m.); and West Music Quad Cities on December 6 (6 p.m.).
Skellington Manor Banquet & Event Center, 6pm Fri
Jan 11
Admission to Vieaux’s public oncert on December 8 is $5-10, with the abbreviated performances free of charge,
A Model Murder, dinner and an interactive mystery
and more information on the artist’s area residency is available by calling (309)793-1213 or visiting QuadCityArts.com.
with the comedians of It’s… Skellington Manor Banquet
& Event Center, 6pm Sat Jan 12
Jeff Dunham: Passively Aggressive, an evening
with the ventriloquist and comedian on his national…
TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Wed Jan 23
Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Show, event
featuring some of the funniest stand up comedians
from… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Jan 25
A Model Murder, dinner and an interactive mystery
with the comedians of It’s… Skellington Manor Banquet
& Event Center, 6pm Fri Feb 15
Murder at Skuttlebutt Sound, dinner and an
interactive mystery with the comedians of It’s…
Skellington Manor Banquet & Event Center, 6pm Sat
Feb 16
Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Show, event
featuring some of the funniest stand up comedians
from… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Feb 22
David Sedaris, an evening with the Grammy-
nominated author, comedian, and NPR contributor,…
Orpheum Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Jan 12
Bobby Bones Red Hoodie Comedy Tour, standup
comedy and country music with the youngest-ever
inductee in… Riverside Casino Event Center, 7pm Fri Feb
22 thru Sat Feb 23
MUSEUMS
Literary Heroines: Their Times, Their Fashions, the
exhibit allows you to take a… Putnam Museum & Science
Center, Thu Nov 29 thru Fri Jan 4
The Civil War: Seen Through the Eyes of German-
American Caricaturists, Tue.-Sat. 10am-4pm,
Sun. noon-4pm; free with $3-5 admission;… German
American Heritage Center, Thu Nov 29 thru Mon Feb 4
‘Twas the Night Before Weihnachten: A German
Christmas Story, holiday exhibition co-presented by
the Creative Arts… German American Heritage Center,
Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Jan 10
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Holiday Traditions, thru Jan. 6; this all new exhibit
will feature 17… Herbert Hoover Presidential Library &
Museum, Thu Nov 29 thru Sun Jan 6
WinterFest, meet a real reindeer and visit with both
Santa and… Family Museum, noon Sun Dec 2
Second Saturdays at the German American
Heritage Center, children and students with a valid ID
are welcome to… German American Heritage Center,
10am Sat Dec 8
Christkindlmarkt Quad Cities, over a dozen local
vendors will… German American Heritage Center, 10am
Sat Dec 8 and Sun Dec 9
Travel to Oberammergau Informational Meeting,
learn about the tour going in 2020 with Blue Horizon
Travel;… German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun
Dec 9
Polar Express Pajama Party, along with the showing
of “The Polar Express 3D” in… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 5pm Thu Dec 13
Putnam Museum Guild Monthly Tea, this month’s
program will feature Christmas music and is followed…
Putnam Museum & Science Center, 1:30pm Thu Dec 13
Polar Express Pajama Party, along with the showing
of “The Polar Express 3D” in… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 2pm Fri Dec 14 thru Sat Dec 15
Polar Express Pajama Party, along with the showing
of “The Polar Express 3D” in… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, noon Sun Dec 16
Putnam Museum Guild Monthly Tea, this month’s
program will feature Sharon Andresen speaking on
“Restoring… Putnam Museum & Science Center, 1:30pm
Thu Jan 24
MOVIES
November & December
Mirai, at 7 & 8pm; GKIDS and Fathom Events presents a
dubbed version of the… Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd
18 + IMAX, 7pm Thu Nov 29
Mirai, GKIDS and Fathom Events presents a subtitled
version of the… Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 +
IMAX, Wed Dec 5
The Dressmaker, a screening in the Visio Divina
through Film series; the story… Our Lady of the Prairie
Retreat, 5:30pm Wed Dec 5
Holiday Potluck and Movie, sign up to bring a salad,
vegetable or dessert; ham,… River Valley District Library,
noon Thu Dec 6
Puppet Films for Adults, Heather Henson introduces
independent filmmakers and puppeteers who explore
their… Owl Glass Puppetry Center, 8pm Fri Dec 7
Mirai, GKIDS and Fathom Events presents a dubbed
version of the… Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 +
IMAX, Sat Dec 8
Coffee & a Movie, join us for coffee, rolls and a showing
of a… East Moline Public Library, 11am Mon Dec 10
It’s A Wonderful Life, a screening of the holiday
classic in the “Coffee And… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 9:30am Mon Dec 10
Movie Matinee, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue Dec 11
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, the
documentary follows the formerly-retired Japanese
film director, producer, screenwriter, animator,… Rave
Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, 7:30pm Thu Dec 13
thru Tue Dec 18
Recent Releases, see a film recently released on DVD;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Fri
Dec 14
Afternoon Classic Films, watch your favorites
return to the screen and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of
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entertainment; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Wed Dec 19
Winter Break Movie Marathon & Ugly Sweater
Contest, pop in and enjoy hot chocolate and movie;
wear your… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 9:30am Wed Dec 26
January & February
Morning Classics, spend the morning enjoying a cup
of hot coffee and cookies while watching unforgettable
classic movies; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Fri Jan 4
Real to Reel, check out this month’s documentary
feature while enjoying coffee and cookies; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Wed Jan 9
Recent Releases, see a film recently released on DVD;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Fri
Jan 11
Godzilla, a screening in the Coffee and a Movie series;
free;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9:30am Mon Jan 14
Cinema at Southwest, join us for a free movie and
light refreshments; free;… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10am Thu Jan 17
Tuesday Cinema, a chance to see those movies you
just missed at the theater; movies are announced one
week from the date of the movie; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321
Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Tue Jan 22
Morning Classics, spend the morning enjoying a cup
of hot coffee and cookies while watching unforgettable
classic movies; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Fri Feb 1
Recent Releases, see a film recently released on DVD;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Fri
Feb 8
Coco, a screening in the Coffee and a Movie series;
free;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9:30am Mon Feb 11
Real to Reel, check out this month’s documentary
feature while enjoying coffee and cookies; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Wed Feb 13
Cinema at Southwest, join us for a free movie and
light refreshments; free;… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10am Thu Feb 21
Ron White @ Adler Theatre – January 10
Tuesday Cinema, a chance to see those movies you
just missed at the theater; movies are announced one
week from the date of the movie; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321
Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Tue Feb 26
SPORTS
Wilder vs Fury, WBC Heavyweight World Champion
Deontay Wilder (40–0, 39 KOs) will… Rave Cinemas
Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, 7pm Sat Dec 1
Quad City Storm vs. Huntsville Havoc, minor-
league hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-
1364… TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Sat Dec 8
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, minor-league
hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-1364…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Fri Dec 21 and Sat Dec 22
Quad City Storm vs. Evansville Thunderbolts,
minor-league hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-
277-1364… TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Fri Dec 28
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, minor-league
hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-1364…
TaxSlayer Center, 4pm Mon Dec 31
Quad City Storm vs. Huntsville Havoc, minor-
league hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-
1364… TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Sat Jan 5
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Quad City Storm vs. Knoxville Ice Bears, Fri. & Sat.
7:10pm, Sun. 2pm; minor-league hockey game; $10-30;
for tickets, call 309-277-1364… TaxSlayer Center, Fri Jan
11 thru Sun Jan 13
Quad City Storm vs. Evansville Thunderbolts,
minor-league hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-
277-1364… TaxSlayer Center, 6:30pm Tue Jan 22
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, minor-league
hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-1364…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Sat Feb 9
Quad City Storm vs. Macon Mayhem, minor-league
hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-1364…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Fri Feb 15
Quad City Storm vs. Birmingham Bulls, minor-
league hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-277-
1364… TaxSlayer Center, Sat Feb 16 thru Sun Feb 17
Quad City Storm vs. Roanoke Rail Yard Dogs,
minor-league hockey game; $10-30; for tickets, call 309-
277-1364… TaxSlayer Center, 6:30pm Tue Feb 26
OTHER EVENTS
November & December
Winter Nights a’Light Cocktail Party, bundle up,
stroll the gardens at night then warm up… Quad City
Botanical Center, 6pm Thu Nov 29
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Historic Tours of the 1911 Hauberg Mansion,
45-minute docent-led tours, with profits supporting…
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1pm Fri Nov 30
Main’s 50th Anniversary Oral History, share your
memories of the library through an oral history; register
to sign-up to schedule an oral history with Kathryn
Kuntz, the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections
Supervisor, who will assist you in selecting a time on the
day you select to do the interview; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Fri Nov 30
Manscape Male Burlesque Revue, strip-teasing with
the touring male performers; $12-15; for tickets and…
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 30
QC Chamber Ribbon Cutting & Public Open
House, see our new ultrasound room, meeting area,
parenting classroom, men’s… Pregnancy Resources,
7:30am Fri Nov 30
Christmas Dinner, offered between the two
performances of Christmas at Augustana; $6-11.45;
for information, call 309-794-7306, Gerber Center,
Augustana College, 3435 9 1/2 St., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu, 3:45pm Sat Dec 1
Digital Demolition, we’ll supply the computer
cadavers, you get to yank out the innards in a
consequence-free environment; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321
Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Sat Dec 1
Infinity Salon & Spa’s 6th Annual Holiday Open
House, offering Aveda’s signature gift sets or two or
more retail… Infinity Spa & Salon-Aveda, 10am Sat Dec 1
Lighting of the Augustana Christmas Tree, join
President Steve Bahls on the Quad behind Old Main for
holiday treats and festivities, including a life-size snow
globe; for information, call 309-794-7306, Augustana
College, Rock Island IL, Augustana.edu, 6pm Sat Dec 1
19th Century Christmas, annual holiday event
featuring decorations throughout the Center and
Deere-Wiman House, visits with Santa, a book for each
of Santa’s first 400 visitors, live-music performances,
children’s activities and crafts, and more; free; for
information, call 309-743-2700, Butterworth Center, 1105
8th Street, Moline IL, ButterworthCenter.com, noon Sun
Dec 2
Feast of Saint Ambrose: McMullen Awards,
the McMullen Award honors those who have made
a difference… Christ the King Chapel - St. Ambrose
University, 10:30am Sun Dec 2
Members’ Only Winter Nights Garden Stroll, visit
with Santa and Mrs. Claus until 6:30pm; bundle up,…
Quad City Botanical Center, 5pm Sun Dec 2
Winter in Bloom Holiday Open House, annual
holiday open house with a special Photo Booth room…
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, noon Sun Dec 2
“Hey Bear” Trivia, on Wednesdays; for information,
call 309-797-3049… Bier Stube Moline, 8pm Wed Dec 5
thru Wed Dec 26
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OTHER EVENTS /
November & December
Come to the Quiet: Sacred Stories of Our Lives, led
by Pat Shea; as we celebrate the birth of… Our Lady of
the Prairie Retreat, 9:30am Wed Dec 5
Bingo! Credit Island, on Wednesdays; doors & Kitchen
open at 4pm, games start… Credit Island, 6pm Wed Dec
5 thru Wed Dec 26
Euchre, on Wednesdays; for information, call 563-289-
3908… Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill, 2pm Wed Dec 5 thru
Wed Dec 26
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Dec 7
Speakeasy Trivia Night w/ Mr. Trivia, featuring
award-winning performers from across the Midwest;
$10-12; for tickets… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri
Dec 7
Christmas in LeClaire, annual downtown holiday
celebration featuring the Ugly… Downtown LeClaire, Fri
Dec 7 thru Sun Dec 9
Historic Tours of the 1911 Hauberg Mansion, on
Fridays at 1pm; 45-minute docent-led tours, with profits
supporting… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1pm Fri
Dec 7 thru Fri Dec 21
Cookie/Candy Walk, enjoy an cup of coffee or cocoa
while you shop;… Broadway Presbyterian Church, 11am
Sat Dec 8
Holiday Champagne and Sparkling Wines, enjoy
a festive evening out with someone special in the…
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 6:30pm Sat Dec 8
Christmas Afternoon Tea & Tour, everyone receives
a guided tour of the historic Quarters One… Quarters
One, 3pm Sun Dec 9
Christmas High Tea & Tour, everyone receives a
guided tour of the historic Quarters One… Quarters One,
noon Sun Dec 9
Holiday Cookie Walk and Winter Nights Garden
Stroll, bundle up, stroll the gardens, and warm up inside
at… Quad City Botanical Center, 4:30pm Sun Dec 9
Festival of Sankta Lucia, the annual festival
commemorates the holiday with traditional
Scandinavian carols, lessons, and poetry; there will be
a sing-along program of Scandinavian Christmas carols
led by students; a reception with holiday refreshments
will be held after the performances; free; for information,
e-mail laurameyers@augustana.edu, Wallenberg
Hall, Augustana College, 3520 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu, 7pm Tue Dec 11
Giant Games, a party featuring giant board games
such as Kerplunk, Jenga, Connect Four, and more;
patrons of all ages are welcome; snacks will be provided;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3pm Thu
Dec 13
Cookie Walk & Craft/Vendor Show, hosted by Rock
Island County HCE; for information, call 309-756-9978;…
Christ Church, 8am Sat Dec 15
National History Day Lab, visit the Richardson-
Sloane Special Collections Center to learn about
primary and secondary research materials to support
participating projects in the 2019 National History Day
contest; during the open house, staff will provide an
orientation to our collections and a brief tour of Special
Collections; this year’s National History Day theme is
Triumph & Tragedy in History; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Sat
Dec 15
Santa Time Lights and Winter Nights Garden
Stroll, visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus until 6:30pm;
bundle up,… Quad City Botanical Center, 4:30pm Sat
Dec 15 thru Sun Dec 16
Bingo, bring your family and friends for an hour of
bingo excitement; winners will receive prizes; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
James Taylor & Bonnie Raitt @ TaxSlayer Center – February 23
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm Wed Dec 19
Hamilton Party, join us in the room where it happens
to test your knowledge of the man and the musical; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3pm Sat Dec 29
New Years Eve Eve Eve Party, an early New Years
celebration for the whole family; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 11am Sat Dec 29
12th Annual Iowa All Academy Ball, the event will
include a full program with a cocktail… West Des Moines
Sheraton Hotel, 6pm Sat Dec 29
Bottom’s Up Quad City Burlesque, New Year’s Eve
show with the area performers; for tickets… The Circa ‘21
Speakeasy, Mon Dec 31
January
National History Day Open House, visit the
Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center to learn
about primary and secondary research materials to
support participating projects in the 2019 National
History Day contest; during the open house, staff will
provide an orientation to our collections and a brief
tour of Special Collections; this year’s National History
Day theme is Triumph & Tragedy in History; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 5pm Wed Jan 2
Mass with Fr. Francis Odoom, in the chapel in the
Prairie Heights building; after Mass… Our Lady of the
Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Jan 2
Day of Reflection on Gratitude, led by Sr Kathy
Sadler, OSF; discover hidden blessings in… Our Lady of
the Prairie Retreat, 9am Thu Jan 10
Come to the Quiet: The Way of Wholeness and
Holiness, led by Pat Shea; enter a day of peaceful,
spiritual… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 9:30am Mon
Jan 14
Puzzle Tournament, teams of four will compete to see
who can compete a 500 piece puzzle the fastest; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Tue Jan 15
zSpace Basics, test out the library’s new Augmented
Reality system, zSpace; full of physics, anatomy, and
engineering programs, zSpace is your one-stop STEM
shop; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
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Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 3pm Tue Jan 15
Speakeasy Trivia Night w/ Mr. Trivia, for tickets and
information, call 309-786-7733 extension 2… The Circa
‘21 Speakeasy, Thu Jan 17
CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo, the nation’s best
bucking broncs and bulls and the world’s… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:30pm Fri Jan 18 and Sat Jan 19
National History Day Open House, visit the
Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center to learn
about primary and secondary research materials to
support participating projects in the 2019 National
History Day contest; during the open house, staff will
provide an orientation to our collections and a brief
tour of Special Collections; this year’s National History
Day theme is Triumph & Tragedy in History; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 5pm Wed Jan 23
Act of Power, led by Kathleen Collins; we will spend
meditative time discovering… Our Lady of the Prairie
Retreat, 9:30am Sat Jan 26
Taizé Prayer at Humility of Mary Center, led by Sr.
Margaret Kruse, OSF, Linda Clewell & BJ… Humility of
Mary Center, 6:30pm Sun Jan 27
February
20th Anniversary Riverbend Gala: Masquerade
Ball, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Make-A-Wish
Iowa; presented by Tri-City Electric… Quad-Cities
Waterfront Convention Center, 5:30pm Sat Feb 2
Adult Chess Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 6:30pm Tue Feb 5
Mass with Fr. Francis Odoom, in the chapel in the
Prairie Heights building; after Mass… Our Lady of the
Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Feb 6
Galentine’s Day, leave your kids, significant others,
and/or other family members at home to honor what’s
important in life: your best gal pals; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm Wed Feb 13
LUMA: Art in Darkness, an exhilarating light
spectacle that captures audiences’ imaginations by
using… University of Dubuque’s Heritage Center,
7:30pm Thu Feb 14
Bingo Night at McGeHee Center, the Silvis Public
Library will host a Bingo night for… Silvis Public Library,
6pm Sat Feb 16
Dress Dropoff Day, donate clean and gently used
prom dresses to the Davenport Public Library to help
support our Dress Giveaway program in March; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Sat Feb 16
Speakeasy Trivia Night w/ Mr. Trivia, for tickets and
information, call 309-786-7733 extension 2… The Circa
‘21 Speakeasy, Thu Feb 21
50th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Rod & Custom
Show, one of the oldest and longest-running…
Monticello Berndes Center, Sat Feb 23 and Sun Feb 24
Greg Kennedy: STEM Juggler, performance magic
with the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist; free;… Moline
Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Feb 26
Greg Kennedy: STEM Juggler, performance magic
with the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist; $5-10;… The
Spotlight Theatre, 7pm Thu Feb 28
LECTURES
December
Visualizing Ambrose’s Life, the Academy for
the Study of Saint Ambrose of Milan… St. Ambrose
University, 3pm Sun Dec 2
The Humor of Abraham Lincoln, a history program
in honor of Illinois’ Bicentennial; free; for information,…
Moline Public Library, noon Mon Dec 3
Community Connections: The World is Small,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
1:30pm Thu Dec 6
Sounds of the Season, a Black Hawk College Lifelong
Learner Lunch; lunch at 11:30am with… Quad City
Botanical Center, 11:30am Fri Dec 7
Technology Skills for Job Seekers, for information,
call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.
com… Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Fri Dec 7
The Next War, World War II, Examined: American
War Preparation for WW2/Pearl Harbor, follow the
path of World War II in talks by… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Dec 12
World War II Lecture Series, commemorate the
75th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy during
World War II by joining Kevin Braafladt, as the Army
Sustainment Command Deputy Historian at the Rock
Island Arsenal; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Wed Dec 12
Snow Leopards: A Report from the Field, with
Jennifer Snell Rullman, Snow Leopard Trust; traveling to
remote mountain… Niabi Zoo, 6:30pm Thu Dec 13
Genealogical Perspectives: New and Must-Have
Google Tips for Genealogy, join us as we watch
Lisa Louise Cooke’s video “Google Search Strategies”;
Cooke shares search strategies made for genealogists;
these tips and tricks will help improve your research
immediately; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Dec
27
Intro to Weatherization, learn how to weatherize
your home with Green Iowa AmeriCorps; they’ll give
helpful tips on how to safely make your home tighter for
the upcoming winter; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
6pm Thu Dec 27
January
Using Google for Genealogy, YouTube video
presenter James Tanner gives an overview of the… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Mon
Jan 7
Over There: The War to End All Wars -- Philippine
Campaign/Battle of Bataan, follow the path of World
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War II in talks by… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Midwest Center for Public Safety Training, 2pm Wed hour… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Library, 2pm Wed Jan 9 Dec 5 9am Fri Jan 25 Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15

World War II Lecture Series: Philippine Campaign/
Battle of Bataan, follow the path of World War II in
talks by an Army Sustainment Command historian; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Wed Jan 9
The Truth About Adult ADHD, learn what Adult
ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is and
isn’t;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
6pm Thu Jan 10
QC Made: Lagomarcino’s, an on-site your presented
by the Davenport Public Library; free;… Lagomarcino’s,
5pm Tue Jan 15
Community Conversations: Strategic Plan,
hear what’s in the library’s 2019-22 Strategic Plan for
priorities… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 6pm Mon Jan 21
Crystalline Silica Training #1196, this course is
for individuals who will be working in… EICC Midwest
Center for Public Safety Training, noon Wed Dec 5
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard/GHS
#1195, this course provides an overview of the standard,
new GHS… EICC Midwest Center for Public Safety
Training, 8am Wed Dec 5
RCRA Awareness Training #1197, this course
includes a regulatory overview, how to identify RCRA…
EICC Midwest Center for Public Safety Training, 1pm Thu
Dec 6
Accident Investigation #1198, topics include hazard
recognition and classification; ergonomic hazards;
accident investigation;… EICC Midwest Center for Public
Safety Training, 1pm Fri Dec 7
OSHA Recordkeeping Requirements #1199, the
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9am Fri Feb 8
Explore BHC Day, join Black Hawk College for a tour
of the Quad-Cities… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 1pm Fri Feb 8
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 9am
Fri Feb 15
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch,
9am Fri Feb 22
Ecumenical Fellowship Church, on the 1st & 3rd Sat.
of the month; lunchtime discussions on the first and
third Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat
Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Bi-Monthly
Luncheon, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month; lunchtime
discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15
Quad City Dog & Cat Breeders Association
Meeting, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month; lunchtime
discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Pot Luck Bible
Study, on Sundays in Parsonage; for information and
directions, call 563-676-8656… 6pm Sun Dec 2 thru
Sun Dec 30

Back to Dough: Pizza Crust Basics, Uncle Bill’s
Pizza will demonstrate proper technique to stretch and
toss dough; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
MEETINGS
new Electronic Filing rule will be covered in this… EICC Emotions Anonymous, on Mondays; a self-help group
Midwest Center for Public Safety Training, 8am Fri Dec 7 based on 12-step traditions… St. John’s Lutheran Church
Beekeeping: First Year & Beyond, this three-part Weekly & Bi-Weekly - Rock Island, 6pm Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Dec 31

Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6:30pm Thu Jan 24
Community Connections: John Fliss, for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
1:30pm Thu Jan 24
World Affairs Council-Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A
Doctor’s Perspective on Health, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Jan 29
February
course is designed for beginners and those who have Knit/Crochet Circle, on Wednesdays; participants of
some experience. Introductory as well as 2nd, 3rd Citizens to Reform DHS (Illinois Child and Family all abilities are invited to gather… Moline Public Library,
year strategies will be covered; people who have been Services), on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month; lunchtime 5:30pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
beekeeping always gain from a refresher course and
beginners always learn through questions and dialogue
of those more experienced; , Deere-Wiman Carriage
House, 817 11th Ave., Moline IL, Web.Extension.Illinois.
edu/registration/?RegistrationID=19317, 10am Tue Dec
11
Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency
Response (HAZWOPER) Refresher #1200,
this course is the annual refresher to the 40-Hour
Hazardous… EICC Midwest Center for Public Safety
Training, 8am Tue Dec 11

Explore BHC Day, join Black Hawk College for a tour

Over There: The War to End All Wars -- North
Africa Campaign/Battle of Kasserine Pass, follow
the path of World War II in talks by… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Feb 13
World War II Lecture Series: North Africa
Campaign/Battle of Kasserine Pass, commemorate
the 75th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy during
World War II by joining Kevin Braafladt, as the Army
Sustainment Command Deputy Historian at the Rock
Island Arsenal; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Wed Feb 13
QC Made: Boetje’s, an on-site tour presented by the
Davenport Public Library; free;… Boetje’s, 3pm Wed
Feb 20
Abraham Lincoln and Rock Island County, a
BHC Lifelong Learner Lunch; learn about his presence,
activities,… Quad City Botanical Center, 11:30am Thu
Feb 21
of the Quad-Cities… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 1pm Fri Dec 14
January & February
Cooking with Catalina, learn how to make authentic
Salsa and Guacamole and ask… Silvis Public Library, 2pm
Sat Jan 5
Device Advice, learn how to download ebooks,
eaudiobooks, music and magazines to your device; if
you’re having trouble with your phone or tablet, bring
in your device and we can help; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321
Main Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Tue Jan 8
Device Advice, learn how to download ebooks,
eaudiobooks, music and magazines; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Thu Jan 10

Where Does Your Trash Go?, learn about waste
management with Green Iowa AmeriCorps; we’ll go over
everything from where your trash goes when it’s off the
curb to the basics of recycling; an activity on composting
will follow; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm
Mon Feb 25
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9am Fri Jan 11
Explore BHC Day, join Black Hawk College for a tour
of the Quad-Cities… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 11am Fri Jan 11

World Affairs Council: Fake News, A Panel
Discussion, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
7pm Tue Feb 26
Device Advice, learn how to download ebooks,
eaudiobooks, music and magazines to your device; if
you’re having trouble with your phone or tablet, bring
in your device and we can help; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,

COURSES DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Sat Jan 12

English as a Second Language (ESL), Mon. & Wed.

November & December
Drop-In Tech Help, bring in any device and we will
give it a… LeClaire Community Library, 2pm Fri Nov 30
Technology Open Lab, if you have a tech question,
get individualized assistance with… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 9am Fri Nov 30
Bloodborne Pathogens in Industry #1194, this
training is designed to inform workers on how to… EICC
thru May 8; a beginning/intermediate-level course for…
Carl Sandburg College, 6pm Mon Jan 14
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 9am
Fri Jan 18
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
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OTHER EVENTS Yoga in the Village: For Fibromyalgia and Chronic

CONTINUED
MEETINGS / Weekly & Bi-Weekly Pain, on Fridays, with Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50
once a week; $90 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 10am Fri
19th Century Christmas Nov 30 thru Dec 28

Sunday, December 2, noon – 5 p.m. @ Butterworth Center, 1105 Eighth Street, Stitching Group, on Wednesdays (except the 2nd Wed. Yoga in the Village: All Levels, on Mondays, with
of the month); bring… River Valley District Library, 1pm Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50 once a week; $90
Moline, IL & Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Avenue, Moline, IL Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 5pm Mon Dec 3 thru Mon
Dec 31

A n eagerly awaited holiday tradition, the

Butterworth Center’s and Deere-Wiman
House’s 19th Century Christmas returns on
December thru February Yoga in the Village: For Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Pain, on Tuesdays, with Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard;
December 2 with familiar treats and a couple of Quad Cities Computer Society Meeting, featuring a $50 once a week; $90 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 9:30am
featured presentation; guests can attend the Beginners Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 18
brand-new ones, as Spanish translation for the SIG (Special Interest Group) which meets at 5:30pm
event will now take place at both venues, and just before the main meeting; free; for information, Yoga in the Village: All Levels, on Wednesdays, with
free shuttle service will be available in Moline’s call 309-764-5570 or e-mail joseph85_us@yahoo.com, Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50 once a week; $90
Floreciente and Overlook neighborhoods every Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline IL, QCS.org, twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 5:30pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed
20 minutes. 7pm Mon Dec 3 Dec 26
Beginning in the Butterworth Education
Center at the corner of 12th Avenue and Seventh Cookbook Club, register and check out the pre- NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon.
selected cookbook available at the… East Moline Public of the month; the group offers individuals living with
Street, 19th Century Christmas offers guests with Library, 5:30pm Mon Dec 10 a mental-health condition an opportunity to share
cameras a photo opportunity with Santa, and
19th Century Christmas – December 2 and learn; facilitated by trained peers who have similar
the jolly old elf will also have treats for all visiting AD/HD Support Group Lunch Brunch, learn how experiences; free, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street,
children as well as a free book for the first 400 kids to arrive. WQPT Quad Cities public television is other adults cope with their AD/HD… Pizza Ranch, noon Moline IL, www.NAMIgmv.org, 6:30pm Mon Dec 10 thru
sponsoring children’s crafts and activities in this area, with guests also able to enjoy historical videos Wed Dec 12 Mon Feb 25
and the Splash Back in History exhibit – the visualized story of the Deere-Wiman swimming pool.
AD/HD Support Group, learn how other adults cope
At Moline’s Butterworth Center, visitors are welcome to take the interactive self-guided tour, with
with their AD/HD, share your experiences, and get November & December
hand-held electronic tablets providing an interactive experience by guiding 19th Century Christmas
useful information about resources in the Quad Cities;
attendees through the home and providing information about it occupants, furniture, mementos, and this support group is geared towards the concerns of NAMI Family & Friends Seminar, a free four-hour
more. Additional Butterworth Center entertainment throughout the day includes a 10-minute docu- adults dealing with AD/HD and similar conditions; due seminar that informs people who have loved… People’s
mentary depicting the restoration of the venue’s historic leaded window, plus musicians and singers to the topics that our group attendees may need to Missionary Baptist Church, 5pm Thu Nov 29
performing from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., among them the Moline High School Chamber Orchestra, the address, children are not permitted at these meetings,
Rock Island High School Chamber Singers, harpist Veronica Henderson, and flutists Sarah Lisak Deere-Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th Ave., Moline IL, Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries,
and Emily Jorgenson. Facebook.com/groups/QCJUSTADDFRIENDS, 3:30pm practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind and
Sat Dec 15 body, and to bring awareness to the present moment;
But even more activities and entertainment is on hand at the Deere-Wiman House. Guests are
meditations will be led by experienced meditation
invited to take a self-guided tour of the home, view Charles Wiman’s 1933 Lionel train set display, QCMUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group) practitioners from the Prairie River Sangha; free; for
and enjoy the musical offerings of the Slide Trombone Quartet, guitarist Brandon Coppinger, pianist Meeting, with a special program/presentation on information and to register, contact Brooke Wessel:
Eric Newton, guitarist Don Estes, and the Moline Boys Choir. Meanwhille, the Deere-Wiman Carriage Macintosh Applications or hardware, and… Bettendorf bwessel@figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225
House offers holiday make-’n’-take crafts for kids, free caricature drawings by Josh Wright, and face Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Dec 18 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm
painting with Xochi Pannell. Sun Dec 2
Cookies, hot chocolate, and punch will also be available throughout the free event, and AD/HD Support Group Lunch Brunch, on the 2nd.
more information on 19th Century Christmas is available by calling (309)743-2700 or visiting Wed of the month; learn how other… Pizza Ranch, noon Grief Support Group, held in the library; for
Wed Jan 9 information, call 309-314-5605… First Presbyterian
ButterworthCenter.com. Church of East Moline, 10am Tue Dec 4
AD/HD Support Group, learn how other adults cope

MUSIC
with their AD/HD, share your experiences, and get
useful information about resources in the Quad Cities;
this support group is geared towards the concerns of
adults dealing with AD/HD and similar conditions; due
A Nova Christmas to the topics that our group attendees may need to
address, children are not permitted at these meetings,
Deere-Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th Ave., Moline IL,
Fri, Dec 14, 7:30 p.m. @ St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady St, Davenport, IA Facebook.com/groups/QCJUSTADDFRIENDS, 3:30pm
Sat, Dec 15, 7:30 p.m. @ First Lutheran Church, 364 East Water St, Galesburg, IL Sat Jan 26
Balanced and Strong, program on simple steps to
keep you healthy and active presented by Lori Meighan;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm Wed
Dec 5
Medicare Q&A with SHIIP, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Wed Dec 5

A n annual holiday-music tradition returns to the

area as the professional vocal ensemble the
Nova Singers present their latest A Nova Christmas
AD/HD Support Group Lunch Brunch, on the 2nd.
Wed of the month; learn how other… Pizza Ranch, noon
Wed Feb 13
Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness
skills from area experts; a new topic and presenter
every month; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
concerts, with exciting and moving arrangements
AD/HD Support Group, learn how other adults cope Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
of non-secular, classical, traditional, and contem- with their AD/HD, share your experiences, and get Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm
porary holiday favorites performed December 14 at useful information about resources in the Quad Cities; Wed Dec 5
Davenport’s St. Paul Lutheran Church and Decem- this support group is geared towards the concerns of
ber 15 at Galesburg’s First Lutheran Church. adults dealing with AD/HD and similar conditions; due Give Yourself the Gift of Calm, $19; for information
Founded in 1986 by Knox College’s music- to the topics that our group attendees may need to and to register, call 309-796-8223… Black Hawk College
department chair Dr. Laura Lane, who continues to address, children are not permitted at these meetings, Outreach Center, 5:30pm Thu Dec 6
serve as the group’s music director, the Nova Sing- Deere-Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th Ave., Moline IL,
ers gathers vocalists from across Western Illinois Facebook.com/groups/QCJUSTADDFRIENDS, 3:30pm Café Therapy, a judgement-free zone where people
The Nova Singers present A Nova Christmas – Sat Feb 23 can openly discuss their personal… The Center, 6:30pm
and Eastern Iowa who share common interests in
December 14 and 15 Wed Dec 12 thru Wed Dec 26
expressive virtuosity, professional excellence, and

HEALTH
community outreach. With the ensemble performing at state, regional, and national conventions of the Grief Support Group, held in the library; for
American Choral Directors Association and throughout the Midwest, the Nova Singers’ efforts have been information, call 309-314-5605… First Presbyterian
rewarded with grants from the Illinois Arts Council and National Endowment for the Arts. Nine albums have
also been recorded by the Nova Singers over the years, including five holiday-music releases: Mystery &
Weekly & Bi-Weekly Church of East Moline, 10am Tue Dec 18

Light, Behold a Star, What Sweeter Music, There Is No Rose, and Mid-Winter.
Chair Aerobics, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; work out at January & February
Nova Singers has developed a devout following alongside a reputation for highly praised performance
your own pace;… First Presbyterian Church - LeClaire,
and exceptional programming. Drawing from a wealth of tradition while consistently looking to the present 10am Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Dec 27 Medicare Q&A with SHIIP, free; for information, call
for the finest compositions available, a Nova Singers concert reflects excellence across a broad spectrum 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
of history and style. From Byrd to Brahms to Arvo Pärt, versatility and flexibility have been hallmarks of Yoga, on Thursdays; for information, call 563-729- Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Wed Jan 2
the organization, and their uniqueness is frequently demonstrated in Nova Singers’ world premieres of 1296… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 7pm Thu Nov
commissions from composers such as Ruth Watson Henderson, Thea Musgrave, Bruce Polay, William 29 thru Thu Dec 27 Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness
Hawley, and Daniel Godsil. skills from area experts; a new topic and presenter
Currently, the ensemble boasts 22 active members, many of them familiar to patrons of Quad City Yoga: All Levels, on Thursdays, with Johanna every month; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Welzenbach-Hilliard; $14 drop-in, $120 10-class pass; Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Music Guild and Opera Quad Cities: Jeffrey Bass, Keri Bass, Martina Bergstrom, Pat Burr, Pier Debes,
you… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 6:30pm Thu Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm
Anne Earel, Pam Edwards, Dave Feenstra, Curtis Fischer-Oelschlaeger, Ben Holmes, Maureen Holmes, Nov 29 thru Thu Dec 27 Wed Jan 2
Brian Katz, Joel Kolander, Sarah Lounsberry, Eric Misfeldt, Hillary Pieper, Lori Potts, Marie Putman, Emily
Shenk De-May, River Stanford, Michael Wahlmann, and Jenny Winn. Zumba, on Thursdays; $39; for information and to NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon.
A Nova Christmas will be performed at Davenport’s St. Paul Lutheran Church on December 14 and register,… Black Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 7pm of the month; the group offers individuals living with
Galesburg’s First Lutheran Church on December 15, both concerts start at 7:30 p.m., and admission is Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Dec 20 a mental-health condition an opportunity to share
$15-18. For more information and tickets, call (309)341-7038 or visit NovaSingers.com. and learn; facilitated by trained peers who have similar
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T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24-36/6 weeks;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 10:25am Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26

Zumba Gold, on Wednesdays; $3-5; for information,

call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035
W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9am
Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26

Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of

the month; donations accepted; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9:30am
Wed Dec 12 thru Wed Dec 26

December
Trinity Foot Clinic, $25, reservations required;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 1pm Wed Dec 5

Genesis Foot Clinic, from 9-11:30am and 1-3pm; $22,

Motherfolk @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel – February 12
experiences; free, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street,
Moline IL, www.NAMIgmv.org, 6:30pm Mon Jan 14 thru
Mon Jan 28
Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness
skills from area experts; a new topic and presenter
every month; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm
Wed Feb 6
NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon.
of the month; the group offers individuals living with
a mental-health condition an opportunity to share
and learn; facilitated by trained peers who have similar
experiences; free, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street,
Moline IL, www.NAMIgmv.org, 6:30pm Mon Feb 11 thru
Mon Feb 25
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 10:30am Fri Nov 30 thru Fri Dec 28
Zumba, on Fridays; $3-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8am Fri Nov 30
thru Fri Dec 28
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 12:30pm
Fri Nov 30 thru Mon Dec 31
Ceramics I, on Mondays & Fridays; $7-11; for
information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 9:30am Fri Nov 30 thru Mon Dec 31
donations of yarn and other knitting needs accepted;
free; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 12:30pm Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Line Dancing I, on Tuesdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9am Tue
Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Line Dancing Lesson, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 8:30am Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Riverview Manor Blood Pressure Checks, on
Tuesdays; free; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8:30am Tue Dec 4 thru
Tue Dec 25
reservations required; for information, call 563-320-3978,
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, Thu Dec 6
Senior Bingo, for information, call 309-755-9614… East
Moline Public Library, 3pm Thu Dec 6
CASI Book Club, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 10am Fri Dec 7
Movie Matinee, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue Dec 11
Walgreens Medication Review & Blood Pressure
Check, free; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 10am Thu Dec 20

SENIORS Low-Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri.; $3-5;

Weekly & Bi-Weekly
Line Dancing II, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org,
2:30pm Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Dec 27
New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; $2-5;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 12:30pm Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Dec 27
Zumba Gold, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9:30am
Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Dec 27
Euchre, on Thursdays & Fridays; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org,
12:45pm Thu Nov 29 thru Fri Dec 28
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8am Thu Nov 29
thru Mon Dec 31
Bingo, on Fridays; no admission fee, card costs are
25 & 50 cents/card; for information, call 563-386-7477,
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 12:30pm Fri Nov 30 thru
Fri Dec 28
Ceramics I & II, on Fridays; $7-11; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9am Fri
Nov 30 thru Fri Dec 28
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; $2-5;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 9am Fri Nov 30 thru Fri Dec 28
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 9am Fri Nov 30 thru Mon Dec 31
iPad/iPhone Clinic, on the 1st & 3rd Mon. of the
month; $2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9am Mon Dec 3 thru
Mon Dec 17
Genesis Foot Clinic, Mon. & Tue. from 9-11:30am and
1-3pm; $22, reservations required; for information, call
563-320-3978, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, Mon Dec
3 thru Mon Dec 31
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 2:15pm
Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Dec 31
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; no sewing experience
necessary; free; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8am Mon Dec 3 thru
Mon Dec 31
Zumba Gold Toning, on Mondays; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 10:15am Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Dec 31
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue
Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Ceramics II, on Tuesdays from 9:30am-noon or
1-2:30pm; $7-11/session, $9-12/all day; for information,
call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035
W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm
Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Knitting & Crocheting, on Tuesdays; make hats,
scarfs, and mittens for children and the homeless;
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; $5-7;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Spiritual Devotions, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 8am Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 25
Cribbage, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm
Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
Energizing Yoga, on Wednesdays; $7-10; for
information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 2pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
Evening Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5:30pm doors, 6pm
early-bird bingo, with regular bingo following; minimum
cost $10/pack; 50/50 raffles, early, middle and late bird
games, and a progressive jackpot; no food or drinks
allowed; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 6pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
Pinochle, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm
Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
St. Anthony’s Blood Pressure Checks, on
Wednesdays; free; for information, call 563-386-7477,
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8:30am Wed Dec 5 thru
Wed Dec 26
TOPS Meeting, on Wednesdays; the Taking Off Pounds
Sensibly Group; 11:30am weigh-in, noon meeting; on
the 3rd Wed. of the month, the class meets at 9:30am;
$1; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 11:30am Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
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ARTS & CRAFTS
November & December
Textile Arts for Kids, learn easy sewing projects and
other fiber crafts; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm
Thu Nov 29
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 10:30am Fri Nov 30
Child’s Play: Create, Explore, Experience, on
Saturdays; designed for preschoolers, but all welcome;
rotating programs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat
Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 10:30am Tue Dec 4
Teen Perler Bead Night, an evening of making things
with Perler-brand fuse beads; patterns… Rock Island
Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 5:30pm Thu Dec 6
Teen Holiday Craft Extravaganza!, make a variety
of holiday crafts; all materials provided; free;… Moline
Public Library, 5:30pm Thu Dec 6
Saturday STEAM-Azing: French Moderns for Kids,
kids in grades K-8 are invited to participate in this… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 2pm Sat Dec 8
Teen Holiday Craft Extravaganza!, make a variety
of holiday crafts; all materials provided; free;… Moline
Public Library, 3:30pm Tue Dec 11
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 10:30am Wed Dec 12
Christmas Crafts, get in the holiday spirit with a
night of Christmas crafts; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Thu Dec 13
Creativity Lab, for grades K-5; a different art activity
each session; free;… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu
Dec 13
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Winter Slime, create your
very own sensory seasonal slime; for ages 8… Silvis
Public Library, 11am Sat Dec 15
Homeschool STEM, program of fun activities
including using zSpace computers, Strawbees and
engineering crafts; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Tue Dec 18
DIY Ornaments, use your out-of-school time to create
your own ornaments; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
2pm Thu Dec 20
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 10:30am Fri Dec 21
Arctic Slime, stop by to make a wintery version of
everyone favorite science project; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 11am Wed Dec 26
January
Little Makers, on Wednesdays; we’ll have plenty of
craft supplies and a special project each week; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3:30pm Wed Jan 2 thru Wed
Jan 30
Creativity Lab, for grades K-5; a different art activity
each session; free;… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu
Jan 10
STEAM-azing: Strawbees Inventor Kit, for grades
K-6; use key-shaped bits of recycled plastic that… Rock
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live @ Adler Theatre – January 23
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 2pm Sat Jan
12
Child’s Play: Create, Explore, Experience, on
Saturdays; designed for preschoolers, but all welcome;
rotating programs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat
Jan 12 thru Sat Jan 26
Petite Picassos, hands-on creation experience for ages
five and under includes a… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Jan 15
Petite Picassos, hands-on creation experience for ages
five and under includes a… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Jan 23
Beginning Cartooning, for grades K-5; free; for
information, call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library,
10:30am Sat Jan 26
February
Petite Picassos, hands-on creation experience for ages
five and under includes a… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Feb 1
Child’s Play: Create, Explore, Experience, on
Saturdays; designed for preschoolers, but all welcome;
rotating programs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat
Feb 2 thru Sat Feb 23
Little Makers, on Wednesdays; we’ll have plenty of
craft supplies and a special project each week; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3:30pm Wed Feb 6 thru Wed
Feb 27
Petite Picassos, hands-on creation experience for ages
five and under includes a… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Feb 13
Creativity Lab, for grades K-5; a different art activity
each session; free;… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu
Feb 14
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Geometric Hearts, create
a heart out of shapes to display or give… Silvis Public
Library, 11am Sat Feb 16
Petite Picassos, hands-on creation experience for ages
five and under includes a… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Feb 19
Salt Painting, for ages 6+; unleash your inner artist
as you create crystalized words of art using water and
Epson salts; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 4pm Tue Feb 19
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Children’s Crafternoon, this free, drop-in program
is fun for children of all… Silvis Public Library, 4pm Wed
Feb 20
Make Your Own Marionette, for ages 6+; design and
create your own functioning marionette using beads,
straws, and strings; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm Mon Feb 25
STORIES
November & December
Pre-School Story Time, enjoy stories, songs, and fun
activities… River Valley District Library, 10am Thu Nov
29
Preschool Storytime, stories and more for ages 3-5;
free; for… Moline Public Library, 10am Thu Nov 29
Tales for Tots!, ages birth to age three and a caregiver
are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Thu Nov 29
Toddler Storytime, music, movement and stories;
all ages welcome, but songs and stories will appeal to
children ages 18 months to 3 years; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Thu Nov 29
Together Time Tales: Native American Folklore,
experience elements of the Great Plains Native American
culture with… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Nov 29
Preschool Storytime, for information, call 563-344-
4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Fri Nov 30
Baby Storytime, kids enjoy stories, music, and
movement; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Fri Nov 30
Book Explorers: Mock Newbery, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Sat Dec 1
Junior Theatre Workshop: Frog & Toad, join us as
our friends from Junior Theatre read stories and lead us
in acting games based on “A Year with Frog & Toad”; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Sat Dec 1
Tales for Tots!, on Mondays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am
Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Dec 10
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Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon. at
6:30pm; for information, call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf
Public Library, Mon Dec 3 thru Fri Dec 14
Pre-School Story Time, on Mondays & Thursdays;
enjoy stories, songs, and fun activities… River Valley
District Library, 10am Mon Dec 3 thru Thu Dec 27
Homeschool Bookclub, on Tuesdays; for grades 3-5;
books will be provided and picked up at the library; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Tue Dec 4
Santa Stories, a special holiday storytime dedicated to
jolly ol’ St. Nick; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm
Wed Dec 5
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Dec 5 and Wed
Dec 12
Big/Little Bookclub, on Wednesdays; book club for
kids in 3rd-5th grade and adults or older siblings to read
a book together; we will discuss the book and do some
book-related crafts and activities; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed
Dec 19
Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Dec 5
Reading Assistance Dogs, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Dec 6
Tales for Tots!, on Thursdays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm
Thu Dec 6 and Thu Dec 13
Together Time Tales, on Thursdays; for families with
children in 3rd grade and… Silvis Public Library, 6pm
Thu Dec 6 and Thu Dec 27
Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Fridays; stories, songs,
and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Dec 7 and Fri Dec 14
Baby Storytime, on Fridays; kids enjoy stories, music,
and movement; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Fri Dec 7 thru Fri Dec 28
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STORIES / November & December
Bluestem Buddies Book Club, join us to read and
discuss the Bluestem Illinois Children’s… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Sat Dec 8
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with their handler, to provide
the environment needed to help children improve their
reading skills; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
5:30pm Mon Dec 10
Winter Tales, join us for winter-themed stories, songs,
and activities; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am
Tue Dec 11
Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Tuesdays; stories, songs,
and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Dec 11 and Tue Dec 18
Winter Tales, join us for winter-themed stories, songs,
and a craft; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Mon Dec 17
Toddler Tale Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
around a new… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 10:30am Wed Dec 19
Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Dec 19
Together Time Tales: Stuffed Animal Sleepover!,
children will drop off a stuffed animal for a sleepover…
Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Dec 20
Winter Tales, join us for winter-themed stories, songs,
and a craft; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Thu Dec 20
January
Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Jan 2
Night Owl Storytime, on Wednesdays; a special
storytime to end your day and start to unwind; easy yoga
and meditation may be included in the dancing, stories
and activities chosen with relaxation for the whole family
in mind; feel free to wear your PJ’s and bring your favorite
stuffed toy; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm
Wed Jan 2 thru Wed Jan 30
Toddler Storytime, on Wednesdays for ages 2-5;
music, movement, and stories; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Wed Jan 2 thru Wed Jan
30
Preschool Story Time, on Thursdays, for ages 36
months thru pre-K; age-appropriate stories… Moline
Public Library, 10am Thu Jan 3 thru Thu Jan 31
Toddler Storytime, on Thursdays; msic, movement,
and stories for ages 18 months to 3 years; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3:30pm Thu Jan 3 thru Thu
Jan 31
Together Time Tales, on Thursdays; for families with
children in 3rd grade and… Silvis Public Library, 6pm
Thu Jan 3 thru Thu Jan 31
Baby Storytime, on Fridays; for ages 2-5; featuring
books, songs, rhymes, and more; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Fri Jan 4 thru Fri Jan 25
Preschool Storytime, on Fridays; stories, songs,
and crafts for preschoolers; free; for information, call
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563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 3:30pm Fri Jan 4 thru Fri Jan 25
Homeschool Book Explorers, book club for
homeschooled kids in 3rd through 5th grade; we’ll
discuss a book and work on crafts and activities; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Mon Jan 7
Circle Time Storytime, on Mondays for ages 2-5; this
storytime will be all about getting ready for school by
developing a love of literature, learning pre-reading
skills, and having fun; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Mon Jan 7 thru Mon Jan
28
Story Time for Littles, on Mondays; a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy… Moline Public Library, Mon
Jan 7 thru Mon Jan 28
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon. at
6:30pm; for information, call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf
Public Library, Mon Jan 7 thru Thu Jan 31
Tales for Tots!, on Mondays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver… Bettendorf Public Library, Mon Jan 7
thru Thu Jan 31
Pajama Storytime, join us for bedtime stories, songs,
rhymes, and fun; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6pm Tue Jan 8
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Jan 8
Circle Time Storytime, on Tuesdays; we will talk, sing,
play, and read during this storytime created with early
literacy skills in mind; a perfect place to have fun with
your child while exploring letters, words, and stories;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 9:30am Tue
Jan 8 thru Tue Jan 29
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Jan 9 thru Wed Jan 30
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Jan 9 thru Wed
Jan 30
Book Explorers: Junior/Senior Book Club,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Sat Jan 12
Saturday Storytime, enjoy a morning of songs,
stories, and activities; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
10am Sat Jan 12
Ugly: A Memoir, for grades 3-5; a discussion of
Robert Hoge’s book with… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 1pm Sat Jan 12
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with their handler, to provide
the environment needed to help children improve their
reading skills; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
5:30pm Mon Jan 14
Big/Little Book Club, book club for Littles (kids in
3rd-5th grade) and their bigs (adults or older siblings)
to read a book together; we will discuss the book and
do some book-related crafts and activities; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Jan 16
Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Jan 16
Family Storytime, join us as the library and local
organization Unite in Motherhood present stories,
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songs, play time, and more; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Thu
Jan 17
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Jan 18
Story Travelers, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 2pm Sat Jan 19
Moline Public Library Winter Reading Program,
for grades K-5; free; for information, call… Moline Public
Library, Sat Jan 19 thru Thu Jan 31
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Jan 22
Evening Preschool Story Time, for ages 36 months
thru pre-K; age-appropriate stories and activities…
Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Jan 28
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Jan 30
February
Moline Public Library Winter Reading Program,
for grades K-5; free; for information, call… Moline Public
Library, Fri Feb 1 thru Sat Feb 16
Baby Storytime, on Fridays; for ages 2-5; featuring
books, songs, rhymes, and more; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Fri Feb 1 thru Fri Feb 22
Preschool Storytime, on Fridays; stories, songs,
and crafts for preschoolers; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 3:30pm Fri Feb 1 thru Fri Feb 22
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Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon. at
6:30pm; for information, call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf
Public Library, Fri Feb 1 thru Thu Feb 28
Junior Theatre: Aesop’s Fables, join us as our
friends from Junior Theatre read stories and lead us in
acting games based on their new production; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Sat Feb 2
Circle Time Storytime, on Mondays for ages 2-5;
this storytime will be all about getting ready for
school by developing a love of literature, learning
pre-reading skills, and having fun; Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Mon Feb 4
thru Mon Feb 25
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Story Time for Littles, on Mondays; a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy… Moline Public Library, Mon
Feb 4 thru Mon Feb 25
Tales for Tots!, on Mondays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver… Bettendorf Public Library, Mon Feb 4
thru Thu Feb 28
Circle Time Storytime, on Tuesdays; we will talk, sing,
play, and read during this storytime created with early
literacy skills in mind; a perfect place to have fun with
your child while exploring letters, words, and stories;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 9:30am Tue
Feb 5 thru Tue Feb 26
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Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Feb 6
Night Owl Storytime, on Wednesdays; a special
storytime to end your day and start to unwind; easy yoga
and meditation may be included in the dancing, stories
and activities chosen with relaxation for the whole
family in mind; feel free to wear your PJ’s and bring your
favorite stuffed toy; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
6pm Wed Feb 6 thru Wed Feb 27
Toddler Storytime, on Wednesdays for ages 2-5;
music, movement, and stories; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Wed Feb 6 thru Wed
Feb 27
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Feb 6 thru Wed
Feb 27
Reading Assistance Dogs, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Feb 7
Toddler Storytime, on Thursdays; msic, movement,
and stories for ages 18 months to 3 years; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3:30pm Thu Feb 7 thru Thu
Feb 28
Together Time Tales, on Thursdays; for families with
children in 3rd grade and… Silvis Public Library, 6pm
Thu Feb 7 thru Thu Feb 28
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Feb 8
Book Explorers: Junior/Senior Book Club,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
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bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Sat Feb 9
Saturday Storytime, enjoy a morning of songs,
stories, and activities; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
10am Sat Feb 9
What Was the Great Chicago Fire?, for grades 3-5; a
discussion of Janet B. Pascal’s book… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Sat Feb 9
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with their handler, to provide
the environment needed to help children improve their
reading skills; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
5:30pm Mon Feb 11
Pajama Storytime, join us for bedtime stories, songs,
rhymes, and fun; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6pm Tue Feb 12
Putnam Preschool, for ages 5 & under; engaging
science experiences and hands-on… Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Feb 12
Toddler Tales Storytimes, on Fridays; stories, songs,
and a craft for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Feb 8 and Fri
Feb 15
Story Travelers, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 2pm Sat Feb 16
Big/Little Book Club, book club for Littles (kids in
3rd-5th grade) and their bigs (adults or older siblings)
to read a book together; we will discuss the book and
do some book-related crafts and activities; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Wed Feb 20
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Feb 20
Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Feb 20
Family Storytime, join us as the library and local
organization Unite in Motherhood present stories,
songs, play time, and more; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Thu
Feb 21
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, family event based
on the Dr. Seuss book; free; for… Moline Public Library,
6pm Thu Feb 21
Evening Preschool Story Time, for ages 36 months
thru pre-K; age-appropriate stories and activities…
Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Feb 25
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Feb 26
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Feb 27
LIBRARY EVENTS
November & December
Circa ‘21 Pinocchio Visit, for grades preK-6; Pinocchio
will be visiting from the Circa ‘21… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Thu Nov 29
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Kent Burnside @ The Redstone Room – January 4
Teen Advisory Board, on Thursdays; hang out, eat
snacks, and share your ideas about how to make the
library awesome; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6:30pm Thu Nov 29
The Great Pioneer Quest STEM Project, join local
science teacher Mrs. Herrmann to see if you… River
Valley District Library, 6pm Thu Nov 29
Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tue. &
Thu.; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Thu Nov 29
Letters to Santa, at all Rock Island libraries; pick up a
form and have your child… Thu Mov 29 thru Sat Dec 15
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Sat Dec 1
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, children of all ages
will enjoy a time to meet… Moline Public Library, 2pm
Sat Dec 1
Santa at the Cafe, activities, pictures, and snacks in
the Java Lab Cafe; free; for… Moline Public Library, 9am
Sat Dec 1
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; get help solving
your homework conundrums; be a… Silvis Public Library,
4pm Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Dec 17
Teen Advisory Board, on Mondays; hang out, eat
snacks, and share your ideas on how to make the library
awesome; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
6:30pm Mon Dec 3 thru Mon Dec 17
Teen Volunteer Night, fulfill needed service hours
or use on job applications; we… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Dec 4
STEAM Homeschool Workshop, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Tue Dec 4
Teen/Tween Table Top Role Playing, on Tuesdays;
for those who enjoy games such as Pathfinder… Moline
Public Library, 4pm Tue Dec 4 thru Tue Dec 18
Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tue. &
Thu.; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Tue Dec 4 thru Thu Dec 20
Play & Grow, for ages three & under and a caregiver;
sing, read,… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 10:30am Wed Dec 5
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 19
Magic: The Gathering Club, on Wednesdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
2:45pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 19
STEAM Program, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K-5; free; for information,…
Moline Public Library, 2pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 19
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; try out new games and
gaming systems; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 3pm Wed Dec 5 thru Wed Dec 26
Teen Advisory Group, here’s your chance to have
input on library services and… Moline Public Library,
2pm Thu Dec 6
Teen Advisory Board, on Thursdays; hang out, eat
snacks, and share your ideas about how to make the
library awesome; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 6:30pm Thu Dec 6 thru Thu Dec 13
Teen Library Council Meeting, join us for the
meeting to receive your member card… East Moline
Public Library, 4pm Fri Dec 7
Minute to Win It Games, join us for an action-packed
and hilarious afternoon of minute-long challenges and
games; practice your team-building, use your problem-
solving skills and complete your challenges in a minute
or less to win; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Sat Dec 8
KinderNature, fun and hands-on learning with your
3-5 year old;each child… Quad City Botanical Center,
10:30am Tue Dec 11
Teen and Tween Gaming Night, video and board
gaming, on the library’s Wii U, XBox… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Tue Dec 11
Chess Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Sat Dec 15
Who-ville Who-bilation, dress up in your finest, or
come as you are, and join us in Whoville for a special
holiday treat; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm
Sat Dec 15
Doctor Who Night, enjoy Doctor Who clips and
behind the scenes interviews, snacks… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Tue Dec 18
STEAM Homeschool Workshop, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Tue Dec 18
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Teen Advisory Board Meeting, the meeting will
consist of Christmas in Silvis review and… Silvis Public
Library, 6:30pm Tue Dec 18
Teen Volunteer Council, hang out, eat snacks, and
share your ideas on how to make the library awesomne;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N.
Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
4pm Tue Dec 18
Christmas Around the World!, for grades 6 & under;
East Moline Library has been… East Moline Public
Library, 5:30pm Wed Dec 19
Holiday Cookie Magic, cookies, frosting, and sprinkles
all provided, all you need to bring is your own creativity;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Fri
Dec 21
Minecraft, hang out with other kids and play Minecraft
using the library’s server; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 3pm Fri
Dec 21
Stuffed Animal Brunch, children will be reunited with
their stuffed animals, eat brunch… Silvis Public Library,
10am Sat Dec 22
Lego Club, for ages 5-11; design and build your own
masterpiece to… Silvis Public Library, 4pm Thu Dec 27
Winter Chess Tournament, players will compete
in a first round where they will play online against
a computer opponent; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Thu Dec 27
No-Slumber Slumber Party, it’s pajama day at the
library; bring your favorite stuffed toy and blankie;
games, snacks, and loads of slumber-party fun, but no
sleeping allowed; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
2pm Fri Dec 28
Teen Advisory Group, here’s your chance to have
input on library services and… Moline Public Library,
2pm Thu Jan 3
Pop with a Cop, the Silvis Police Department will be
stopping by to hang… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm Tue
Jan 8
Girls Who Code, on Tuesdays; for girls in grades
6-12 who are interested in learning how to code; free;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4:30pm Tue Jan 8
thru Tue Jan 29
Library Playgroup, on Tuesdays; meet with other
parents and caregivers during open play time with your
children; a variety of toys and activities will be available
for you and your child to enjoy; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Tue Jan 8 thru Tue Jan 29
STEAM Homeschool Workshop, on Tuesdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Tue Jan 8 thru Tue Jan 29
Teen/Tween Table Top Role Playing, on Tuesdays;
for those who enjoy games such as Pathfinder… Moline
Public Library, 4pm Tue Jan 8 thru Tue Jan 29
Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tue. &
Thu.; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Tue Jan 8 thru Thu Jan 31
Anime-Manga Club, join us for discussions about all
things Anime and Manga,… Silvis Public Library, 5pm
Wed Jan 9
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Jan 9 thru Wed Jan 30
Magic: The Gathering Club, on Wednesdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
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Teen Volunteer Night, fulfill needed service hours
or use on job applications; we… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Jan 15
Putnam Preschool, for ages 5 & under; engaging
science experiences and hands-on… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Jan 16
Escape to Narnia, family event based on the C.S. Lewis
books; free; for… Moline Public Library, 2pm Sat Jan 19
Fortnite, hang out with other teens and play Fortnite;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N.
Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
2pm Sat Jan 19
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Geronimo Stilton Party,
celebrate the ‘famouse’ journalist and editor of The
Rodent’s Gazette;… Silvis Public Library, 11am Sat Jan 19
STEM Night, for ges 6+; join us every month for
learning and fun; we’ll experiment with Squishy Circuits,
build with Strawbees, and more; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Tue Jan 22
Teen Winter Library Olympics, prove that you’ve got
what it takes to take Gold… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm
Tue Jan 22
Homeschool Hangout, a short information literacy
presentation will highlight library resources, followed
by a time for discussion and snacks; an easy project
for students will be available; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 11am Thu
Jan 24
Hug-a-Book Dance Party, dance your way into early
learning with a fun dance-along… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Thu Jan 24
Libros y Amigos, join us as the Library and LULAC
present our first bilingual storytime; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
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Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Thu Jan 24
Putnam Preschool, for ages 5 & under; engaging
science experiences and hands-on… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Jan 25
Chess Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Sat Jan 26
Teen Video Contest: Stop Motion Workshop,
lhow to make a simple stop-motion video; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St.,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Sat Jan 26
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; get help solving
your homework conundrums; be a… Silvis Public Library,
4pm Mon Jan 28
Putnam Preschool, for ages 5 & under; engaging
science experiences and hands-on… Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Jan 29
Teen Advisory Board: Awards Night, the meeting
will consist of awards ceremony and regular scheduled…
Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Jan 29
Gaming Night, for ages 8 & up; check out our Wii U…
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm
Thu Jan 31
Lego Club, for ages 5-11; design and build your own
masterpiece to… Silvis Public Library, 4pm Thu Jan 31
February
Lego Party, come build with us and enjoy Lego-
themed snacks, crafts, and fun; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Sat Feb 2
Winter Carnival, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 9am Sat Feb 2

STEM: Oreo Taste Test, patrons ages 6 and up
are invited to learn about their sense of taste as they
sample different Oreo flavors; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Fri Dec 28
Teen Oreo Taste-Off!, taste and rank a variety of Oreo
cookie flavors; free;… East Moline Public Library, 2pm
Sat Dec 29
January
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; try out new games and
gaming systems; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 3pm Wed Jan 2 thru Wed Jan 30
2:45pm Wed Jan 9 thru Wed Jan 30
STEAM Program, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K-5; free; for information,…
Moline Public Library, 2pm Wed Jan 9 thru Wed Jan 30
Teen Advisory Board, hang out, eat snacks, learn
about volunteer opportunities, and more; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount
St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu
Jan 10
Play & Grow Time, talk, sing, read, and play to early
literacy; activities, structured… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Jan 11
Anime Night, teens watch Anime online, enjoy
Japanese snacks, learn to write… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Tue Jan 15
THEATRE
Countryside Community Theatre’s A Christmas Carol
Friday, December 14, through Sunday, December 22 @ Boll’s Community Center,
428 South River Drive, Princeton, IA
A midst the joys and festivities of the season, it
wouldn’t be the holidays if they didn’t also come
complete with a hearty cry of “Bah, humbug!” And
from December 14 through 26, Countryside Com-
munity Theatre will deliver that cry – along with mes-
sages of hope and wonder and scores of beautiful
music – in the Boll’s Community Center production
of A Christmas Carol, the seasonal delight boasting
music and lyrics by Danny White and a book by the
show’s director Tristan Tapscott.
Based on the Charles Dickens classic, A
Countryside Community Theatre’s A Christmas
Christmas Carol tells the tale of the curmudgeonly
Ebenezer Scrooge, who is visited by the ghosts of Carol – December 14 through 26
Christmases Past, Present, and Future, and of whom hope to change his destiny and save his soul. As
audiences hear stories from Scrooge’s life, they travel back and forward in time, and through a series of
strange and magical journeys and colorful characters, the miserly old man ultimately discovers the true
spirit of the holiday season. Tapscott’s and White’s adaptation of A Christmas Carol debuted in 2012 at the
former District Theatre in Rock Island and quickly became a holiday favorite, enjoying popular runs in 2013,
2014, and 2015. The 2013 version of the show was recorded live and aired on WQPT on Christmas Eve
and Christmas Day, and according to the River Cities’ Reader’s Thom White, the production “is remarkable
for Tapscott’s handling of the narrative and White’s cleverly crafted lyrics and gorgeous instrumentation.”
Directed by Tapscott – who has also helmed area productions of such theatre classics as The Sound of
Music and The Mousetrap – and music directed by Cindy Ramos, A Christmas Carol finds Scrooge again
played by Doug Kutzlie, who originated the role in its 2012 presentation and was recently seen in the Circa
‘21 Dinner Playhouse’s The Bridges of Madison County and The Rocky Horror Show. Other original cast
members include Sara Kutzli, Martha Behnke, and Wendy Czekalski, playing the Ghost of Christmas Past,
Fan, and Mrs. Cratchit, respectively, with Lillian Cobert returning for her fourth production of the show, this
time playing Belle and Emma. Popular Quad Cities actor Patrick Gimm, meanwhile, steps into the roles
of Jacob Marley and Old Joe, and the rest of the ensemble is composed of 10 additional area talents:
Cecilia Behnke, Laney Chandler, Scarlet Chandler, Sara Diericx, Payton Haack. Joshua Malone, Analisa
Percuoco, Jim Schneider, Emily Stutting, and Justin Tegeiler.
A Christmas Carol will be staged at Princeton’s Boll’s Community Center on December 14, 15, 20, 21,
and 22 at 7:30 p.m., and on December 26 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $15, and more information and tickets
are available by e-mailing cctonstage@hotmail.com or visiting CCTOnStage.com.
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LIBRARY EVENTS / February
Homeschool Book Explorers, book club for
homeschooled kids in 3rd through 5th grade; we’ll
discuss a book and work on crafts and activities; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Mon Feb 4
Homework Heroes, get help solving your homework
conundrums; be a hero yourself… Silvis Public Library,
4pm Mon Feb 4 thru Mon Feb 25
Play & Grow Time, talk, sing, read, and play to early
literacy; activities, structured… Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Feb 5
Teen Volunteer Night, fulfill needed service hours
or use on job applications; we… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Feb 5
Girls Who Code, on Tuesdays; for girls in grades 6-12
who are interested in coding; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 4:30pm Tue Feb 5 thru Tue
Feb 26
Library Playgroup, on Tuesdays; meet with other
parents and caregivers during open play time with your
children; a variety of toys and activities will be available
for you and your child to enjoy; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 10am Tue Feb 5 thru Tue Feb 26
STEAM Homeschool Workshop, on Tuesdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Tue Feb 5 thru Tue Feb 26
Teen/Tween Table Top Role Playing, on Tuesdays;
for those who enjoy games such as Pathfinder… Moline
Public Library, 4pm Tue Feb 5 thru Tue Feb 26
Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tue. &
Thu.; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Tue Feb 5 thru Thu Feb 28
Putnam Preschool, for ages 5 & under; engaging
science experiences and hands-on… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Feb 6
Teen Valentine Treats, treat yourselves to some
delicious No Bake sweets you’ll learn… Silvis Public
Library, 4:30pm Wed Feb 6
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Feb 6 thru Wed Feb 27
Magic: The Gathering Club, on Wednesdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
2:45pm Wed Feb 6 thru Wed Feb 27
Quad City Arts Visiting Artists Antics @ St. Ambrose University – February 2
STEAM Program, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K-5; free; for information,…
Moline Public Library, 2pm Wed Feb 6 thru Wed Feb 27
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; try out new games and
gaming systems; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 3pm Wed Feb 6 thru Wed Feb 27
Teen Advisory Group, here’s your chance to have
input on library services and… Moline Public Library,
2pm Thu Feb 7
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Feb 9
STEAM-azing: Circuits, for grades K-6; fun, hands-on
projects based on concepts in… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 2pm Sat Feb 9
YouTube Video Night, for ages 12 to 18; learn how to
make a… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
5:30pm Tue Feb 12
Anime-Manga Club: Book Share, join us for
discussions about all things Anime and Manga,… Silvis
Public Library, 5pm Wed Feb 13
Fancy Nancy Party, dress in your fanciest attire as we
celebrate all things Fancy Nancy with crafts, activities,
and snacks; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6000
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 4pm
Thu Feb 14
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Teen Advisory Board, hang out, eat snacks, learn
about volunteer opportunities, and more; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount
St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu
Feb 14
Fortnite, hang out with other teens and play Fortnite;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N.
Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com,
2pm Sat Feb 16
Spy Academy, train like a spy when you create your
own alias; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.
com, 10am Sat Feb 16
Putnam Preschool, for ages 5 & under; engaging
science experiences and hands-on… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Feb 22
Chess Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Feb 23
STEM Night, for ges 6+; join us every month for
learning and fun; we’ll experiment with Squishy Circuits,
build with Strawbees, and more; free; for information,
call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Tue Feb 26
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, join us for your
chance to vote on new YA… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm
Tue Feb 26
Homeschool Hangout, a short information literacy
presentation will highlight library resources, followed
by a time for discussion and snacks; an easy project
for students will be available; free; for information, call
563-326-7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 11am Thu
Feb 28
Lego Club, for ages 5-11; design and build your own
masterpiece to… Silvis Public Library, 4pm Thu Feb 28
THEATRE
Performances
Disney on Ice: Frozen, be a part of Anna’s adventure
to find her sister,… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Thu Nov 29
thru Sun Dec 2
Pinocchio, family-musical adaptation of the fairytale
classic; scheduled show-only and brunch… Circa ‘21
Dinner Playhouse, Fri Nov 30 thru Sat Dec 29
Annie, Tony-winning family musical based on the “Little
Orphan Annie” comic… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri
Nov 30 thru Sun Dec 30
Honk, Jr., family-comedy musical retelling of the classic
ugly duckling story, directed… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
3pm Sat Dec 1 and Sun Dec 2
A Kids Only Holiday Variety Show!, enjoy the
holidays with great music, song, dance and more…
Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 3pm Sat Dec 1
Junie B. Jones in “Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”,
holiday-themed family comedy based on the best-
selling book series by Barbara… University of Dubuque’s
Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Dec 2
The Happy Elf, composer/lyricist Harry Connick Jr.’s
holiday-themed musical-comedy; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sat.
&… The Spotlight Theatre, Thu Dec 6 thru Sun Dec 9
The 12 Days of Christmas, family holiday production
presented by Young Footliters Youth Theatre; free;…
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library & Museum, 7pm Fri
Dec 7 and Sat Dec 8
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, City Circle Acting
Company of Coralville’s presentation of the Tony-
winning… Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Fri
Dec 7 thru Sun Dec 16
A Christmas Carol, Countryside Community Theatre
presents the musical version of Charles Dickens’…
Princeton Boll’s Community Center, Fri Dec 14 thru Sat
Dec 22
A Christmas Story, stage version of the holiday-movie
classic presented in the Broadway… Adler Theatre,
7:30pm Tue Dec 18
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater: Winter Break
Show, title TBA, at 11am & 2pm; for information, call 319-
627-2487… Owl Glass Puppetry Center, 2pm Fri Dec 28
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Disney’s Newsies, Tony-winning musical based on the
1992 movie; Fri., Sat., Wed.,… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse,
Wed Jan 16 thru Sat Feb 23
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood Live, live stage show
based on the #1 PBS KIDS TV series;… Adler Theatre, 6pm
Wed Jan 23
PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure,
all-new family-themed stage adventure with characters
from the Nickelodeon series;… TaxSlayer Center, 10am
Sat Jan 26 thru Tue Jan 29
Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, at 10am & 2pm;
Missoula Children’s Theatre presents an original…
University of Dubuque’s Heritage Center, Sat Jan 26
Aesop’s Falables (A Rock Musical!), student-
performed musical-theatre version of Aesop’s Fables;
Sat. & Sun. 1 & 4pm; $6-8 at the door; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 1pm
Sat Feb 16 thru Sun Feb 24
Seussical Jr., the Penguin Project of the Quad Cities
presents a one-act version of the Tony-nominated
storybook musical performed by special-needs
students, in a collaboration between Augustana’s
Department of Theatre Arts and the Center for Living
Arts; directed by Dino & Tina Hayz; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm,
Sun. 1:30pm; $12; for tickets and information, call 309-
794-7306, Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana College,
3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, PenguinProject.org, Fri Feb
22 thru Sun Feb 24
Classes
Acting for Ages 10-12, Saturdays thru Apr. 6; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 11:15am Sat Jan 12
Acting for Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Apr. 6; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 10am Sat Jan 12
Acting for Ages 7-9, Saturdays thru Apr. 6; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 11:30am Sat Jan 12
Broadway Babies for Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru
Apr. 6; explore storytelling through song and dance;
Broadway develops coordination and social skills
through exercises, movement, crafts and games;
class concludes with a song onstage; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 9am Sat Jan 12
Intermediate Puppetry for Ages 10+, Saturdays
thru Apr. 6; building on the skills learned in previous
courses, Intermediate Puppetry will expand the scope
of stage puppetry; we will explore more complicated
movement, emotion and characterization of puppets;
expand your puppetry knowledge and continue
to challenge yourself as a puppeteer; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 9:30am Sat Jan 12
Musical Theatre Dance, Saturdays thru Apr. 6; this
class will focus on basic jazz dance technique and
musical theatre style movement; students will learn
the skills needed to perfect their dance audition, as
well as the how-to’s for learning and remembering
choreography; $130-150; for information and to register,
call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
com, 10:45am Sat Jan 12
Acting for Ages 10-12, Mondays thru Apr. 1; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7pm Mon Jan 14
Acting for Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Apr. 1; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4pm Mon Jan 14
Acting for Ages 7-9, Mondays thru Apr. 1; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:30pm Mon Jan 14
Broadway for Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Apr.
1; Broadway class develops storytelling and
communication skills in a musical environment;
physical coordination and confidence flourish; no
one is required to sing a solo (some may be offered),
as this class is about building confidence; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:45pm Mon Jan 14
Creative Theatre Fun for Ages 3-4, Mondays
thru Apr. 1; students explore creative role-play, mime,
imaginary play, basic improvisation, movement, crafts,
and games to develop a healthy & physical imagination;
$130-150; for information and to register, call 563-888-
2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:15pm
Mon Jan 14
Intermediate Acting for Ages 8-10, Mondays thru
Apr. 1; building on skills learned in previous courses,
Intermediate Acting provides a greater learning
challenge; physicality, characterization, and vocalization
skills are expanded upon; grow your skills and make
your story larger than life; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:30pm Mon Jan 14
Magic Workshop Series, Mondays thru Oct. 15;
award-winning local magician David Casas will lead
this special 6-week magic workshop series; students
will learn basic slight of hand magic, using everyday
objects such as cards, coins and rubber bands; $68-
85; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7:10pm Mon Jan 14
Puppetry Performance for Ages 7-9, Mondays
thru Apr. 1; students explore the creative, and fun,
world of stage puppetry; through movement, games
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and exercises, puppetry builds strong motor and
coordination skills, while developing the bonds
of teamwork with fellow puppeteers; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:15pm Mon Jan 14
Acting for Ages 10-12, Tuesdays thru Apr. 2; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:15pm Tue Jan 15
Acting for Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Apr. 2; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:45pm Tue Jan 15
Acting for Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru Apr. 2; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5pm Tue Jan 15
Broadway for Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Apr.
2; Broadway class develops storytelling and
communication skills in a musical environment;
physical coordination and confidence flourish; no
one is required to sing a solo (some may be offered),
as this class is about building confidence; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:30pm Tue Jan 15
Broadway for Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru Apr.
2; Broadway class develops storytelling and
communication skills in a musical environment;
physical coordination and confidence flourish; no
one is required to sing a solo (some may be offered),
as this class is about building confidence; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:30pm Tue Jan 15
Creative Theatre Fun for Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru
Apr. 2; students explore creative role-play, mime,
imaginary play, basic improvisation, movement, crafts,
and games to develop a healthy & physical imagination;
$130-150; for information and to register, call 563-888-
2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4pm Tue
Jan 15
Intermediate Acting for Ages 11+, Tuesdays thru
Apr. 2; building on skills learned in previous courses,
Intermediate Acting provides a greater learning
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challenge; physicality, characterization, and vocalization
skills are expanded upon; grow your skills and make
your story larger than life; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:15pm Tue Jan 15
Teen Acting, Tuesdays thru Apr. 2; a great way to get
theatrical training, some onstage experience, and meet
other teens from around the QCA who share an interest
in theatre; $130-150; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7pm
Tue Jan 15
Acting for Ages 10-12, Wednesdays thru May 8; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6pm Wed Jan 16
Acting for Ages 7-9, Wednesdays thru Apr. 3; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, Wed Jan 16
Broadway Babies for Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru
Apr. 3; explore storytelling through song and dance;
Broadway develops coordination and social skills
through exercises, movement, crafts and games;
class concludes with a song onstage; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:30pm Wed Jan 16
Improv for Ages 10+, Wednesdays thru Apr. 3;
through games and exercises, students develop
ability to think quickly and imaginatively; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7:15pm Wed Jan 16
Improv for Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Apr. 3; through
games and exercises, students develop ability to think
quickly and imaginatively; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:30pm Wed Jan 16
Improv for Ages 7-9, Wednesdays thru Apr. 3; through
games and exercises, students develop ability to think
quickly and imaginatively; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:45pm Wed Jan 16
Acting for Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Apr. 4; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4pm Thu Jan 17
Acting for Ages 7-9, Thursdays thru Apr. 4; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:15pm Thu Jan 17
Advanced Acting for Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Apr.
4; this class deepens the imagination and technique
of storytelling, through script analysis, character
development, movement, and voice and articulation
work; students will be challenged to delve into the
creative elements of physical, emotional, and vocal
presentation; class will conclude with the performance
of a play; $145-165; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com,
6:30pm Thu Jan 17
Broadway Babies for Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; explore storytelling through song and dance;
Broadway develops coordination and social skills
through exercises, movement, crafts and games;
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class concludes with a song onstage; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 3:30pm Thu Jan 17
Broadway for Ages 10-12, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; Broadway class develops storytelling and
communication skills in a musical environment;
physical coordination and confidence flourish; no
one is required to sing a solo (some may be offered),
as this class is about building confidence; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7:15pm Thu Jan 17
Broadway for Ages 7-9, Thursdays thru Apr.
4; Broadway class develops storytelling and
communication skills in a musical environment;
physical coordination and confidence flourish; no
one is required to sing a solo (some may be offered),
as this class is about building confidence; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:45pm Thu Jan 17
Costume Creation for Ages 11+, Saturdays thru Apr.
6; design creatively, using anything in the world around
you; learn what it takes to create costumes for an entire
theatrical show; students will learn how to develop and
alter costumes using a variety of techniques; costumes
created in this class will be used for performances during
showcase; no sewing or drawing skills are required; $130-
150; for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7:30pm Thu Jan 17
Creative Theatre Fun: Age 10-12, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical skills;
concludes with performance of a play; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 10am Thu Jan 17
Creative Theatre Fun: Age 13+, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical skills;
concludes with performance of a play; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 11:15am Thu Jan 17
Creative Theatre Fun: Age 3-4, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical skills;
concludes with performance of a play; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 9am Thu Jan 17
Creative Theatre Fun: Age 5-6, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical skills;
concludes with performance of a play; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 9:30am Thu Jan 17
Creative Theatre Fun: Age 7-9, Thursdays thru
Apr. 4; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical skills;
concludes with performance of a play; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 10:45am Thu Jan 17
Puppetry Performance for Ages 10-12, Thursdays
thru Apr. 4; students explore the creative, and fun,
world of stage puppetry; through movement, games
and exercises, puppetry builds strong motor and
coordination skills, while developing the bonds of
teamwork with fellow puppeteers; $130-150; for
information and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6pm Thu Jan 17
Puppetry Performance for Ages 5-6, Thursdays
thru Apr. 4; students explore the creative, and fun,
world of stage puppetry; through movement, games
and exercises, puppetry builds strong motor and
coordination skills, while developing the bonds
of teamwork with fellow puppeteers; $130-150;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:30pm Thu Jan 17
DANCE
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of
Dance, Thu Nov 29 thru Thu Feb 28
The Nutcracker, Ballet Quad Cities performs
Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic with accompaniment by…
Adler Theatre, Sat Dec 8 and Sun Dec 9
Beginning Ballet for Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru May
11; dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such
as turnout and special awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $148-168; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 9am
Sat Jan 12
Beginning Tap/Jazz for Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru
May 11; students will learn the fundamentals of tap and
jazz dance styles; dancers will work on coordination
and rhythm along with proper execution of basic
technique; tap will provide students with practice in
leg and foot coordination, timing, and rhythm; with
skills derived from ballet technique, Jazz will work
on isolations, stretching, and basic steps such as pas
de bourres and pivot turns; this class will perform
two dances in presentations and recital; $158-178;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 10:10am Sat Jan 12
more detailed combinations at the barre and across the
floor; dancers will continue learning new vocabulary and
work on proper body alignment; class will begin with
stretching then extended barre work to further improve
proper execution of technique, counting, and musicality;
across the floor, dancers will work on pirouette and
pique turns, spotting, detailed moving combinations,
and more; $158-178; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com,
5:45pm Mon Jan 14
Ballet III/IV for Ages 10+, Mondays thru May 6;
dancers continue training learned in previous levels
with added difficulty; new skills and faster/slower
tempos add positive challenges in class; dancers
continue proper stretching to further improve flexibility
and body alignment, and longer barre work; harder
skills such as double and triple pirouettes, jumping
combinations to improve stamina, and more will
be introduced and practiced regularly; $178-198;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7pm Mon Jan 14
Beginning Ballet for Ages 5-6, Mondays thru May 6;
dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such as
turnout and special awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $148-168; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5pm
Mon Jan 14
Beginning Ballet for Ages 7+, Mondays thru May
6; dancers learn ballet fundamentals at the barre,
center, and across the floor; students work on posture,
musicality, and the proper execution of steps; dancers
will be introduced to basic turns, moving steps, leaps,
and work on flexibility; $148-168; for information
and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:15pm Mon Jan 14
Budding Ballerinas for Ages 3-4, Mondays thru
May 6; our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and
dance class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination,
ballet positions, and movements across the floor; focus

VISUAL ARTS
Beginning Tumble for Ages 5-7, Saturdays thru
May 11; floor gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;
all classes use floor mats with no use of elevated bars;
Jeanne O’Melia, Erica Parrott, and David Turner Exhibits tumblers will learn basic skills such as cartwheels,
handstands, back bends, and more; class begins with
Saturday, Dec 1, through Thursday, Jan 31; Opening Reception: Friday, Dec 7, 6 – 9 p.m. stretching to improve flexibility and warm ups before
working on tumbling skills; classes will perform on stage
@ MidCoast Gallery West / The ARTery, 1629 Second Avenue, Rock Island, IL tumble passes for presentations and recital; $148-168;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
is on developing core basics and the enjoyment of
dance; $148-168; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4pm
Mon Jan 14
Advanced Tumble for Ages 8+, Tuesdays thru May
7; this class is for those who have mastered basic and
intermediate tumbling technique and will continue
improving and learning more intricate skills; tumblers

W orks by a trio of exceptional area artists will

be on display December 1 through January
31 at MidCoast Gallery West / The ARTery, with
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 11am Sat Jan 12
will work to become comfortable executing skills
without the need of a spotter; students will learn and
create personalized routines for presentations and
the Rock Island venue housing watercolors and Budding Ballerinas for Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru May recital; $168-188; for information and to register, call 563-
drawings by Jeanne O’Melia, figurative drawings 11; our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and 888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
dance class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination, Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:15pm
and paintings by Erica Parrott, and large-format
ballet positions, and movements across the floor; focus Tue Jan 15
photography by David Turner.
is on developing core basics and the enjoyment of
O’Melia previously studied art at Iowa State dance; $148-168; for information and to register, call Intermediate Tumble for Ages 8+, Tuesdays thru
University, Augustana College, and The Clearing 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern May 7; this class is for students who have mastered the
in Wisconsin, and as the artis states, “Art for me Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 10am basics of tumbling and are ready for more complex
is an avenue through which I can bloom. Growing Works by Erica Parrott and David Turner – Sat Jan 12 skills and combinations; tumblers will continue to
up on a farm, I learned to love nature and all her improve tumbling basics as they are the foundation for
bloomings. Experiencing nature, being a part of it, December 1 through January 31 Tiny Tappers for Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru May 11; intermediate and advanced skills; class will begin with
caring for it, anchors me in the stream of life.” While traveling extensively throughout the world, O’Melia our youngest dancers have fun making noise with a warm up and stretch session; tumblers will begin to
makes ink line drawings or paints watercolors on location, and her drawings from travels and at home their shoes; students will learn basic tap steps in the work on tumbling routines that will be performed at
become her inspiration for cyanotype prints, acrylic paintings and found-object sculptures. center and across the floor; this class develops rhythm, presentations and recital; $158-178; for information
Additionally, O’Melia creates large figures in papier mâché, and about 20 years ago, began making coordination, and class etiquette while dancing to and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
sculptural figures from found objects by brazing metals together. As the artist states, “Sculpting with found upbeat music; $138-158; for information and to register, Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
metal objects is one way of caring for the earth. The ore has been taken from the earth. Fire, another call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5pm Tue Jan 15
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
member of nature’s family, turns the ore into a tool or toy, which is consumed, broken, and ultimately,
com, 9:10am Sat Jan 12 Tap/Jazz II for Ages 7+, Tuesdays thru May 7; students
discarded. Its use a second time in sculpture is a gift to nature, a humble apology for the way our natural continue progressing in their tap and jazz skills with
world continues to be misused. It is an expression of hope and possibility.” Ballet I for Ages 7+, Mondays thru May 6; this class more complex and intricate steps and combinations;
Erica Parrott’s figurative paintings and drawings are informed by strong guiding principles about body introduces the formal study of ballet technique; dancers students will focus on their body alignment and proper
politics and traditional standards of beauty. A graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, she will be introduced to the discipline of dance while having execution of skills; dancers will work on intermediate
believes that mass-media pressure distorts our sense of beauty. “What’s real is the most beautiful,” says fun learning combinations to music; class will begin skills in rhythm, timing, and coordination for both
Parrott. “Specific noses and chins that are passed from great-great immigrant uncles; bodies the sight of with stretching in the center or at the barre; dancers styles; this class will perform a dance in both styles for
which ground us, clearing a space to step out of the marketers’ projection and back into our lived reality.” will begin to strengthen muscles in the legs and feet presentations and recitals; $168-188; for information
For her MidCoast Gallery West exhibition, Parrott is teaming up her works with photography by David needed to safely execute steps, through exercises; and to register, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Turner, a recent transplant from Sioux City by way of Iowa City. She describes how her watercolors and his dancers work on jumps, turns, proper turnout and Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
analog, large-format photography work together to create “vulnerable, unconventional portraits, elevated posture, and combinations across the floor; $158-178; DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:20pm Tue Jan 15
plants, earthy babies … . We even use the same models!” for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
New works by Jeanne O’Melia, Erica Parrott, and David Turner will be on display at MidCoast Gal- Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport Tap/Jazz II for Ages 7+, Tuesdays thru May 7; students
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:15pm Mon Jan 14 looking to continue their tap and jazz technique will
lery West / The ARTery from December 1 through January 31, with an opening reception for the exhibits
learn new and more complex steps and combinations
taking place on December 7 from 6 to 9 p.m. Regular gallery hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays
Ballet II for Ages 9+, Mondays thru May 6; dancers in both styles; time steps and turning steps will be
from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., admission to the galleries is free, and more information is available by calling continue the formal training in ballet technique through introduced in tap; jazz will include practice in pirouettes,
(563)424-1210 or visiting MidCoast.org.
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leaps, and more complex combinations; class will
begin with proper stretching and warm ups for each
style; students work on their memorization skills by
learning short routines; this class will perform a dance
in both styles for presentations and recital; $158-178;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:10pm Tue Jan 15
Tap/Jazz III for Ages 10+, Tuesdays thru May 7; this
class is for students who have mastered the basics of
tap and jazz and are ready to work on advanced skills
in both styles; dancers will work on wings, drawbacks,
and more in tap; for jazz, students will improve their
double and triple pirouettes, illusions, leaps, and more;
combinations and routines will become more intricate
and students will have fun working on characterization
and style within their dances; this class will perform
two routines for presentations and recitals; $178-198;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:45pm Tue Jan 15
Tumble Tots for Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru May 7; our
preschool floor gymnastic classes teach coordination
and class etiquette; all classes use floor mats with no
use of elevated bars; tumblers will learn forward and
backwards rolls, cartwheels, and more; classes will
perform on stage tumble passes for recital; $148-168;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4pm Tue Jan 15
Beginning Ballet for Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru May
8; dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such
as turnout and special awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $148-168; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, Wed
Jan 16
Beginning Poms for Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru May
8; this fun and high energy class will introduce dancers to
proper jazz technique and include dynamic movements
highlighted by pom poms; this will introduce basic arm
positions that can be used in combinations to create
sharp visual effects in routines; each class will begin with
a warm up and stretching to improve flexibility; dancers
will also work on their splits, basic turns, leaps, and
more; $148-168; for information and to register, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 4:10pm
Wed Jan 16
Beginning Poms for Ages 7+, Wednesdays thru May
8; this fun and high energy class will introduce dancers to
proper jazz technique and include dynamic movements
highlighted by pom poms; this will introduce basic arm
positions that can be used in combinations to create
sharp visual effects in routines; each class will begin
with a warm up and stretching to improve flexibility;
dancers will also work on their splits, basic turns, leaps,
and more; $158-178; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7pm
Wed Jan 16
Budding Ballerinas for Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru
May 8; our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and
dance class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination,
ballet positions, and movements across the floor; focus
is on developing core basics and the enjoyment of
dance; $148-168; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5pm
Wed Jan 16
Intermediate/Advanced Poms, Wednesdays thru
May 8; this class is for dancers who have mastered the
basic skills and technique of poms dance; dancers will
challenge themselves with intricate combinations,
double and triple pirouettes, jumps, leaps, and more;
class will work on the rhythm and timing to music which
drives this style; $158-178; for information and to register,
call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
com, 6:20pm Wed Jan 16
Lyrical Dance, Wednesdays thru May 8; a combination
of ballet, jazz, and modern dance with emphasis on
fluidity and grace, lyrical focuses on the feeling behind
the music and expressing emotions through movement;
dancers learn to express themselves as artists while
dancing to stories revealed in the lyrics of contemporary
music; $158-178; for information and to register, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7:30pm
Wed Jan 16
Poms I, Wednesdays thru May 8; dancers continue their
practice in jazz technique and sharp arm placements;
dancers will learn new and more complex turns,
combinations and arm positions; routines will become
more intricate to highlight the technique learned in
class; $158-178; for information and to register, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:10pm
Wed Jan 16
Ballet I for Ages 7+, Thursdays thru May 9; this
class introduces the formal study of ballet technique;
dancers will be introduced to the discipline of dance
while having fun learning combinations to music; class
will begin with stretching in the center or at the barre;
dancers will begin to strengthen muscles in the legs and
feet needed to safely execute steps, through exercises;
dancers work on jumps, turns, proper turnout and
posture, and combinations across the floor; $158-178;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 11:45am Thu Jan 17
Ballet II for Ages 9+, Thursdays thru May 9; students
continue the formal training in ballet technique through
more detailed combinations at the barre and across the
floor; dancers will continue learning new vocabulary and
work on proper body alignment; class will begin with
stretching then extended barre work to further improve
proper execution of technique, counting, and musicality;
across the floor, dancers will work on pirouette and
pique turns, spotting, detailed moving combinations,
and more; $158-178; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com,
10:30am Thu Jan 17
Ballet III/IV for Ages 10+, Thursdays thru May 9;
dancers continue training learned in previous levels
with added difficulty; new skills and faster/slower
tempos add positive challenges in class; dancers
continue proper stretching to further improve flexibility
and body alignment, and longer barre work; harder
skills such as double and triple pirouettes, jumping
combinations to improve stamina, and more will
be introduced and practiced regularly; $168-188;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 9am Thu Jan 17
Beginning Ballet for Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru May
9; dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such
as turnout and special awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $148-168; for information and to register, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com,
11:15am Thu Jan 17
Beginning Hip Hop for Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru
May 9; this class is for dancers who love to move to high
energy music; students will learn basic hip hop steps; this
style will build precision and coordination with the focus
will be on showing off a dancers style and personality
through dance; $148-168; for information and to register,
call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
com, 4:15pm Thu Jan 17
Beginning Hip Hop for Ages 7+, Thursdays thru
May 9; this class is for dancers who love to move to high
energy music; students will learn basic hip hop steps; this
style will build precision and coordination with the focus
will be on showing off a dancers style and personality
through dance; $158-178; for information and to register,
call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
com, 5:20pm Thu Jan 17
Beginning Tumble for Ages 5-7, Thursdays thru
May 9; floor gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;
all classes use floor mats with no use of elevated bars;
tumblers will learn basic skills such as cartwheels,
handstands, back bends, and more; class begins with
stretching to improve flexibility and warm ups before
working on tumbling skills; classes will perform on stage
tumble passes for presentations and recital; $148-168;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:10pm Thu Jan 17
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Beginning Tumble for Ages 8+, Thursdays thru
May 9; floor gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;
all classes use floor mats with no use of elevated bars;
tumblers will learn basic skills such as cartwheels,
handstands, back bends, and more; class begins with
stretching to improve flexibility and warm ups before
working on tumbling skills; classes will perform on stage
tumble passes for presentations and recital; $148-168;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 7:10pm Thu Jan 17
Budding Ballerinas for Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru
May 9; our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and
dance class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination,
ballet positions, and movements across the floor; focus
is on developing core basics and the enjoyment of
dance; $148-168; for information and to register, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, Thu Jan 17
Intermediate Hip Hop, Thursdays thru May 9; this
class is for dancers who have mastered the basic hip
hop skills and are ready for more advanced technique;
dancers will work on tricks, timing, and performance;
class will warm up with isolations of the body and
stretching, and work on combinations in the center
and across the floor; dancers will learn more complex
routines for presentations and recital; $168-188;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 6:30pm Thu Jan 17
Tumble Tots for Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru May 9; our
preschool floor gymnastic classes teach coordination
and class etiquette; all classes use floor mats with no
use of elevated bars; tumblers will learn forward and
backwards rolls, cartwheels, and more; classes will
perform on stage tumble passes for recital; $148-168;
for information and to register, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.com, 5:15pm Thu Jan 17
Hug-a-Book Dance Party, dance your way into early
learning with a fun dance-along… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Thu Jan 24
Family Dance Party, we will be grooving and moving
to old classics and new favorites with a few stories
thrown in for kicks; free; for information, call 563-326-
7832, Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 6pm Mon Jan 28
MUSEUMS
WinterFest, meet a real reindeer and visit with both
Santa and… Family Museum, noon Sun Dec 2
Polar Express Pajama Party, along with the showing
of “The Polar Express 3D” in… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 5pm Thu Dec 13
Jinglin’ Jammie Jam, put on your jammies and join us
for a cozy… Family Museum, 6pm Fri Dec 14
Polar Express Pajama Party, along with the showing
of “The Polar Express 3D” in… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 2pm Fri Dec 14 thru Sat Dec 15
Polar Express Pajama Party, along with the showing
of “The Polar Express 3D” in… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, noon Sun Dec 16
The Grinch’s Present Launch, the Grinch has stolen
all of the presents from Whoville,… Family Museum, 9am
Sat Dec 22
Noon Year’s Eve, a special New Year’s party for the
younger set; there… Family Museum, 9am Mon Dec
31
MOVIES
Anime-Manga Club: Anime Movie, we’ll provide
authentic Japanese snack; sponsored by Friends of the…
Silvis Public Library, 5pm Wed Dec 12
Teen Holiday Fright Night, enjoy the festive season
with a horror movie; snacks provided;… East Moline
Public Library, 5pm Fri Dec 14
35
Kid’s Movie Matinee, for grades 6 & under; join us for
a family-friendly… East Moline Public Library, 1pm Fri
Dec 21
Movie Matinee, come in from the cold and watch
a family-friendly movie on the big screen; popcorn
provided; free; for information, call 563-326-7832,
Davenport Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street,
Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Thu Dec 27
Wizards and Wands Interactive Movie Night,
interactive script and kit supplied for children attending;
free; for… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
5:30pm Thu Dec 27
Saturday Movie Matinee, bring the whole family
for popcorn and a recently released or classic family
film; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Sat Jan 12
Teen Video Contest: Stop Motion Workshop,
lhow to make a simple stop-motion video; free; for
information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3000 N. Fairmount
St., Davenport IA, DavenportLibrary.com, 1pm Sat Jan 26
Saturday Movie Matinee, bring the whole family
for popcorn and a recently released or classic family
film; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport
Public Library - Main, 321 Main Street, Davenport IA,
DavenportLibrary.com, 2pm Sat Feb 9
Coco, a screening in the Coffee and a Movie series;
free;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9:30am Mon Feb 11
YouTube Video Night, for ages 12 to 18; learn how to
make a… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
5:30pm Tue Feb 12
Marvel Movie Night, enjoy popcorn and free movie
before the next movie in… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Feb 28
OTHER EVENTS
Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9; children can
experience the adaptations of many… Niabi Zoo,
10:15am Sat Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13; an opportunity for
participants to meet animals… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am Sat
Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 15
Sweets with Santa, at 10 & 11:30am; decorate your
own holiday cookies, create… North Ridge Pavilion, Sat
Dec 1
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5; features a live animal
character from a… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Dec 1 thru
Sat Dec 15
Etiquette: Manners Still Matter, the Dec. 11 class will
be dinner at the Cellar in Geneseo… Black Hawk College
Outreach Center, 5:30pm Tue Dec 4 and Tue Dec 11
November 6 Crossword Answers
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GAME CHANGER · DECEMBER 4, 2018

Crossword Nov. 6 Answers: Page 35

ACROSS 96. Goal 38. Mummers

1. Without 97. Papal vestment 40. Bastes
5. _ the Horrible 98. Depot: Abbr. 41. Twosome
10. Spud 99. Beyond 42. Marsh bird
15. Gold, hammered thin 100. Musical work 44. Per _
19. Mass 102. Items for tea 45. Annoyance
20. Mountain ridge 103. Cover 49. Shiner
21. Growing outward 105. Dray 50. Struck with a knout
22. Kimono accessory 106. Of a marriage dowry 52. Of a factor in heredity
23. Aliform 108. Part 6 of quip: 3 wds. 53. John _
24. _ bean 112. End of the quip: 2 wds. 58. Casino items
25. Rare instrument 116. _ _ were 59. Rustic
26. Kind of British gun 117. French river 62. Uses up
27. Start of a quip by 90-Across: 2 wds. 118. Angered 63. Superlative suffix
29. Part 2 of quip: 4 wds. 121. Jazz great 64. “Iliad” setting
32. Notes 122. Descartes or Coty 66. Marx, not Karl
34. Herring sauce 123. Witch of _ 67. Conceit
35. River in Germany 124. Forty- _ 70. Part of Greece
36. Medieval tunic 125. Back 71. Sent junk mail
39. Glacial deposit 126. Religious title: Abbr. 73. Sings, in a way
41. Out of order 127. Abounds 74. Implied
43. Deplete 128. Profits 75. Doing again
46. Henri _ Benoit Matisse 129. Join or link 76. Retains
47. Letter grade 79. Sch. subj.
48. Like an almond DOWN 80. Waterloo denizen
51. Part 3 of quip: 2 wds. 1. Cheat 81. Mode
54. Crewmen 2. Collaborator 82. Dial and muscle
55. English queen 3. Beery, Jr. or Sr. 85. Lure
56. _ -de-France 4. Pinecones 86. Uttered
57. Ages 5. Bother 89. Thrombocyte
58. Black gold 6. Disney mermaid 90. Cooking a certain way
60. R-W link 7. Gosh! 91. _ color
61. Moderated 8. Off-road wheels: Abbr. 92. Wry humor
64. As indicated 9. Bring back 94. Moonfish
65. Part 4 of quip: 2 wds. 10. Mosaic piece 95. Books for students
68. Greek letter 11. Caper 101. Number prefix
69. Scriveners 12. Mountain lake 102. Guides
72. Middle or mental 13. Coup d’_ 104. Water mammal
73. Part 5 of quip 14. Carrottops 105. Data disk: Hyph.
77. Lariat 15. Cotton thread 107. Regularly
78. Lampooner 16. Forms a part of: 2 wds. 108. Yeasty foam
83. City in France 17. Domain 109. Employs
84. Minds 18. Affectionate 110. Lane blocker
86. A tunicate 28. Ascended 111. _ -de-camp
87. Ear: Prefix 30. Cakes and _ 113. Margarine
88. Made a hole-in-one 31. Old Norse tales 114. Criticism
89. Map 33. More food 115. Get along
90. Speaker of the quip: 2 wds. 36. DeMille or Rhodes 119. Estuary
93. Certain toy: 2 wds. 37. Plant with detergent properties 120. Black cuckoo
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Movie Reviews
Turkey-Day
Nuggets
Ah, Thanksgiving. A time of food,
friends, family … more freaking movies
than anyone should have to review over
one long weekend … .
In order of attendance …
BOY ERASED
It’s been a while since we’ve had a good
movie for the tsk-ers – that segment
of the audience that seems to live for
audibly expressing moral outrage. You
know the type: They’re the patrons who
exhaled with disgust at the condescend-
ing racists in The Help and who mut-
tered “That’s awful” when those bitchy
saleswomen were mean to Julia Roberts
in Pretty Woman. And the tsk-ers had
an absolute field day at my Chicagoland
screening of Boy Erased, although I’m
not convinced that writer/director Joel
Edgerton’s gay-conversion-therapy
drama wholly qualifies as good.
To be sure, in telling its true tale of an
Arkansas college student and conserva-
tive Baptist whose parents enroll him in
a 12-day “assessment program” to quash
his burgeoning sexuality, the fi lm’s heart
is in the right place. But while the well-
acted results are undeniably touching,
the experience feels too broadly designed
for easy sympathy. Lucas Hedges’ chaste,
conflicted Jared Eamons is so morally
upstanding, and co-star Edgerton’s pro-
gram leader Victor Sykes is so shift y and
quietly sinister, that the deck appears
stacked long before the tsk-ers can
vocally chide Sykes for telling our hero
“God won’t love you the way you are.”
Truth be told, I’m not sure I would’ve
liked Boy Erased more even if its ethical
arguments weren’t so cut and dried; the
movie features an unnecessarily confus-
ing flashback structure, the soundtrack is
rife with maudlin pop tunes, and there’s
so little variance in the dull, dutiful
pacing that a terrifying sexual assault
delivers the only moment of legitimate
excitement. Still, Hedges is terrific,
Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman (the
latter reprising her worried-mom role
from Lion) transcend their movie-of-
the-week banality as Jared’s parents, and
there are excellent turns by an anguished
Joe Allwyn, a sensible Cherry Jones, a
Ralph Breaks the Internet
romantic Théodore Pellerin, and, of all
people, the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea,
who’s genuinely threatening as a heavily
tattooed staffer attempting to scare gay
kids straight. Edgerton’s fi lm, sadly, may
have been exactly what I anticipated and
little more, but an opening-credits title
card reading “with Flea” was something I
never anticipated.
RALPH BREAKS THE
INTERNET
As one of maybe, I dunno, a dozen
people who didn’t much care for 2012’s
Wreck-It Ralph, I entered its animated-
comedy sequel Ralph Breaks the Internet
– in which the former arcade-game vil-
lain and his speed-demon bestie traverse
the geographical and moral quandaries
of the ‘net – with my expectations kept
deliberately low. So maybe that’s why,
after an underwhelming opening 20
minutes, I had such a smashingly grand
time at directors Phil Johnston’s and
Rich Moore’s follow-up, though the
movie’s sweetness, cleverness, intel-
ligence, and surfeit of fabulous jokes no
doubt also had a little something to do
with it.
With John C. Reilly again voicing the
lovable doofus Ralph, Sarah Silverman
again providing delightful grade-school
sass as Vanellope, and additional vocals
provided by the likes of Gal Gadot, Taraji
River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 26 No. 956 • December 2018
By Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com
P. Henson, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch,
Ed O’Neill, and Alfred Molina, we
knew the fi lm would sound good. Given
the visual possibilities inherent in an
animated world of literal chat rooms and
pop-up blockers, we had every reason to
expect it would look good, which it most
certainly does. Yet I still wasn’t prepared
for this Disney outing to be quite so
smart. Ralph Breaks the Internet delivers
astute, incisive pokes at eBay shopping
and YouTube posting and the madden-
ing, horrifying culture of anonymous
message-board critiquing, and does so
with both spectacular wit and uneasy
twinges of recognition. In a rarity for
family comedies, though, even the token
life lessons are more pointed and specific
than usual, and the fi lm is masterful at
verbally and visually explaining myster-
ies of the ‘net – how viruses attack, how
money is earned through viral popular-
ity – in fresh, funny ways that both adults
and kids can grasp. From the tortilla chip
resembling Beyoncé (which sells online
for $400) to the instant-classic scene of
Vanellope cavorting and crooning with
a gaggle of Disney princesses, I had an
utter blast at this thing, and there was so
much to look at that when my eagle-
eyed friend asked if I caught the Stan
Lee cameo, I had to ashamedly admit I
didn’t. Guess I’ll have to see the movie
again. I can’t wait.
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CREED II
To cut to the chase: Creed II is nowhere
near as great as 2015’s Creed, partly
because director Steven Caple Jr. isn’t yet
a visual stylist of Ryan Coogler’s caliber
– effective though they are, the boxing
scenes aren’t very imaginatively staged
– and partly because you can’t help but
hear co-screenwriter Sylvester Stallone’s
penchant for thudding obviousness.
(With the scions of Apollo Creed and
Ivan Drago facing off in the climactic
slug-fest, we hardly need a ringside
announcer stating “It feels Shakespear-
ean!” to glean that the whole movie has
been designed as Poor Man’s Bard.) That
being said, this continuation for Michael
B. Jordan’s prize-fighter Adonis John-
son and Sly’s Rocky Balboa is gloriously
entertaining in its own right, and bor-
derline miraculous for making me antsy
to see Rocky IV again, which I would’ve
previously done only with a gun to my
head.
Befitting a work that pays tribute to
the most ludicrous of Rocky sequels – the
one in which a stadium packed with Rus-
sians, in 1985, began shaking with chants
of “Ro-cky! Ro-cky! Ro-cky!” – Creed II
can’t help but seem a bit silly itself, with
the now-world-champion Adonis forced
to fight the son of the man who killed
his father. (Shakespearean, indeed.) But
I won’t deny there’s also tremendous
juiciness in the conceit, and anyone with
even mild ‘80s nostalgia can’t help but
thrill to the first appearances of Dolph
Lundgren as Ivan and Brigitte Nielsen as
his (now-ex) wife severely clad in white
to match her frosted hair. Better still,
the cast plays the melodrama for every
ounce of its worth. Despite the more
formulaic arc he’s now following, Jordan
deepens his Adonis portrayal with
expanded glimmers of braggadocio and
self-destruction, Stallone continues to
plumb the poignancy of Rocky’s decency
and sadness, and the ever-winning Tessa
Thompson offers no end of gravity and
tenderness. Yet in a lovely surprise, even
the fearsome hulk Viktor Drago (beauti-
fully played by professional boxer Florian
Munteanu) is allowed three dimensions,
and while the fi lm feels almost lab-tested
for uplift and tears, the emotions are
evinced with honesty and dynamism;
you can weep at the finale without feeling
like a sap. (Shockingly, it turned out to be
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Teetotally Awesome
I’m a recovering addict, five years sober.
My ex-boyfriend was a “normie” (12-step
slang for someone who hasn’t had addiction
issues), and there were definitely things he
just didn’t get. Do I need to date another
recovering addict to feel understood? I’ve
done that before, and I really don’t like it. It’s
like living in a recovery bubble 24/7.
– Sober
A person who doesn’t have a history of
addiction can understand the need to take the
edge off. They’ll even admit to doing it them-
selves – with a cup of chamomile tea.
Though “normies” tend to view addicts
as lazy, an addict’s shame sometimes comes
out of typically impressive qualities – such as
creativity and industriousness – being applied
to getting loaded. Take author and former
comedian Amy Dresner. In her addiction
memoir My Fair Junkie, she writes about
suffering a grand mal seizure while shooting
cocaine. Realizing that she could’ve cracked
her head open, she had an epiphany – no, not
to stop shooting coke but to strap on a bike
helmet before doing it.
As shocking as this would be to most
normie men, there are those who could still
be a good partner to someone in recovery
– if they’re willing to put some work into
empathizing. However, it turns out there are
different kinds of empathy. In short, “I feel ya”
empathy is different from “I understand you”
empathy. “I feel ya” is dumb empathy, the kind
that just pops up automatically, without any
mental effort on our part. Researchers call this
auto-empathy “affective empathy,” because
“affect” is researcher-speak for the observ-
able expression of emotion (in a person’s face,
body, or voice). Affective empathy involves
“emotional contagion,” in which you “catch”
and then automatically experience somebody’s
emotion, to some degree. (It’s basically the
emotional version of the mythical “contact
high.”)
“I understand you” empathy, on the other
hand, is “cognitive empathy,” a psychological
skill that psychologists also call “perspective-
taking.” It involves a conscious mental effort
to put yourself in another person’s shoes – to
understand their point of view, motivations,
and/or emotions. Research by business school
professor Cynthia Wang and her colleagues
finds that an ability for perspective-taking
correlates with reduced prejudice and stronger
social bonds. This suggests that a man who
engages in it might be more likely to see you
as, well … rehabulous – sober and fabulous – a
person who overcame her addiction issues
instead of a bunch of addiction issues with a
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person attached.
Finally, because you’ve probably done seri-
ous soul-searching and character correction
in getting and staying sober, a man who’s a
good match for you is probably one who’s
taken some hard looks at himself and worked
to remodel where necessary. Ideally, he’ll help
you feel comfortable opening up to him by
being open about his own current and former
shortcomings. (Try not to laugh when he
reveals deeply shameful lapses … such as once
stress-eating five cookies at a party.)
Her Beta Half
In a documentary on Lady Gaga, she
talked about how whenever she reached a
new pinnacle of success, her boyfriend or
fiancé left her. It happened three times. My
most recent boyfriend couldn’t handle it
when I started to become successful. Are my
options to be successful and alone or unsuc-
cessful and loved? How do I find someone
who won’t feel threatened?
– Disturbed
It’s often hard for a man who’s achieved less
than the woman he’s with. She introduces him
with “Meet my boyfriend …” and he imagines
everybody finishing her thought with “... the
man whose job it is to eat treats out of my hand
like a squirrel.”
Wave hello to “precarious manhood,” a
term coined by psychologists Jennifer Bosson
and Joseph Vandello for how a man’s social
status must be continually earned and “can be
lost relatively easily” through public failures
and the exposure of his shortcomings. We
rack up our social standing in comparison
with others. So not surprisingly – in line with
research I recently cited about men’s freak-
outs when they were told a woman beat them
in every category on an exam – Bosson and
Vandello write that “feelings of masculinity
can be undone” by “being outperformed by a
woman.”
The reality is, the world is not our dating
oyster. (Atheists have to take a pass on the
hot churchgoers. The teetotalers go poorly
with the “social crack smokers.”) Accept that
success narrows your options, and concentrate
on meeting men in places the honchos (or at
least the highly successful) hang out. (Price
points – like costly admission to a charity
event – are one way to weed out many of those
of middling achievement.) Narrowing the field
this way should make you less likely to hear
dismaying parting words from a man – those
that basically translate to “I have mad respect
for your success. My penis, unfortunately, has
some ambivalence.”
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Every
year the bird known as the Arctic tern
experiences two summers and enjoys
more daylight than any other animal.
That’s because it regularly makes a long-dis-
tance journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic
and back again. Let’s designate this hardy
traveler as your inspirational creature for the
next 11 months. May it help animate you to
experiment with brave jaunts that broaden and
deepen your views of the world. I don’t
necessarily mean you should literally do the
equivalent of circumnavigating the planet.
Your expansive adventures might take place
mostly in inner realms or closer to home.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): When
the American Civil War began in
1861, the United States fractured.
Four years later, the union was
technically restored when the northern states
defeated the southern states. At that time,
African-American slavery became illegal
everywhere for the first time since the country’s
birth decades earlier. But there was a catch. The
southern states soon enacted laws that
mandated racial segregation and ensured that
African Americans continued to suffer
systematic disadvantages. Is there a comparable
issue in your personal life? Did you at sometime
in the past try to fix an untenable situation only
to have it sneak back in a less severe but still
debilitating form? The coming weeks will be an
excellent time to finish the reforms; to enforce a
thorough and permanent correction.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Does an
elusive giant creature with a long neck
inhabit the waters of Loch Ness in
northern Scotland? Alleged sightings
have been reported since 1933. Most scientists
dismiss the possibility that “Nessie” actually
exists, but there are photos, films, and videos
that provide tantalizing evidence. A govern-
ment-funded Scottish organization has
prepared contingency plans just in case the
beast does make an unambiguous appearance.
In that spirit, and in accordance with
astrological omens, I recommend that you
prepare yourself for the arrival in your life of
intriguing anomalies and fun mysteries. Like
Nessie, they’re nothing to worry about, but
you’ll be better able to deal gracefully with
them if you’re not totally taken by surprise.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Does
moss really “eat” rocks, as Cancerian
author Elizabeth Gilbert attests in her
novel The Signature of All Things?
Marine chemist Martin Johnson says yes. Moss
really does break down and release elements in
solid stone. Gilbert adds, “Given enough time, a
colony of moss can turn a cliff into gravel, and
turn that gravel into topsoil.” Furthermore, this
hardy plant can grow virtually everywhere: in
the tropics and frozen wastes, on tree bark and
roofing slate, on sloth fur and snail shells. I
propose that we make moss your personal
symbol of power for now, Cancerian. Be as
indomitable, resourceful, and resilient as moss.
LEO (July 23-August 22): Let’s shout
out a big “Thanks!” and “Hallelujah!”
to the enzymes in our bodies. These
catalytic proteins do an amazing job
of converting the food we eat into available
energy. Without them, our cells would take
forever to turn any particular meal into the
power we need to walk, talk, and think. I bring
this marvel to your attention, Leo, because now
is a favorable time to look for and locate
metaphorical equivalents of enzymes:
influences and resources that will aid and
expedite your ability to live the life you want to
live.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
“Every dreamer knows that it is
entirely possible to be homesick for a
place you’ve never been to, perhaps
more homesick than for familiar ground,”
writes author Judith Thurman. I’m guessing
you will experience this feeling in the coming
weeks. What does it mean if you do? It may be
your deep psyche’s way of nudging you to find
an energizing new sanctuary. Or perhaps it
means you should search for fresh ways to feel
peaceful and well-grounded. Maybe it’s a prod
to push you outside your existing comfort zone
so you can expand your comfort zone.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
Venice, Italy consists of 118 small
islands that rise from a shallow
lagoon. A network of 443 bridges
keeps them all connected. But Venice isn’t the
world champion of bridges. The American city
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of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania holds that title,
with 446. I nominate these two places to be
your inspirational symbols in the coming
weeks. It’s time for you build new metaphorical
bridges and take good care of your existing
metaphorical bridges.
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): To aid and support your
navigation through this pragmatic
phase of your astrological cycle, I have
gathered counsel from three productive
pragmatists. First is author Helen Keller. She
said she wanted to accomplish great and noble
things, but her “chief duty” was “to accomplish
small tasks as if they were great and noble.”
Second, author George Orwell believed that “to
see what is in front of one’s nose” requires
never-ending diligence. Finally, author Pearl S.
Buck testified that she didn’t wait around until
she was in the right mood before beginning her
work. Instead, she invoked her willpower to
summon the necessary motivation.
SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): Blackjack is a card
game popular in gambling casinos. In
the eternal struggle to improve the
odds of winning big money, some blackjack
players work in teams. One teammate secretly
counts the cards as they’re dealt and assesses
what cards are likely to come up next. Another
teammate gets subtle signals from his
card-counting buddy and makes the bets. A
casino in Windsor, Ontario pressed charges
against one blackjack team, complaining that
this tactic was deceptive and dishonest. But the
court decided in the team’s favor, ruling that
the players weren’t cheating but simply using
smart strategy. In the spirit of these blackjack
teams, Sagittarius, and in accordance with
astrological omens, I urge you to better your
odds in a “game” of your choice by using
strategy that is almost as good as cheating but
isn’t actually cheating.
CAPRICORN (December 22-Janu-
ary 19): What has become of the
metaphorical seeds you planted
during the weeks after your last
birthday? Have your intentions flourished?
Have your dreams blossomed? Have your
talents matured? Have your naïve questions
evolved into more penetrating questions? Be
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honest and kind as you answer these inquiries.
Be thoughtful and big-hearted as you take
inventory of your ability to follow through on
your promises to yourself. If people are
quizzical about how much attention you’re
giving yourself as you take stock, inform them
that your astrologer has told you that December
is Love Yourself Better Month.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): If you want to play the drinking
game called Possum, you and your
friends climb up into a tree with a
case of beer and start drinking. As time goes by,
people get so hammered they fall out of the tree.
The winner is the last one left in the tree. I hope
you won’t engage in this form of recreation
anytime soon – nor in any other activity that
even vaguely resembles it. The coming weeks
should be a time of calling on favors, claiming
your rewards, collecting your blessings, and
graduating to the next level. I trust your policy
will be: no trivial pursuits, no wasted efforts, no
silly stunts.
PISCES (February 19-March 20): In
his song “Happy Talk,” Academy
Award-winning lyricist Oscar
Hammerstein II offered this advice:
“You gotta have a dream. If you don’t have a
dream, how you gonna have a dream come
true?” Where do you stand in this regard,
Pisces? Do you in fact have a vivid, clearly
defined dream? And have you developed a
strategy for making that dream come true? The
coming weeks will be an excellent time to home
in on what you really want and hone your
scheme for manifesting it. (P.S. Keep in mind
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s idea: “A goal
without a plan is just a wish.”)
Homework: Hug yourself as you tell yourself
your biggest secret. Visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
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THURSDAY 29
2018/11/29 (Thu)
Blue Christmas: A Rock ‘n’ Roll
Holiday Extravagana (1 &
7:15pm) – Circa ‘21 Dinner
Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Bob Dorr & the Blue Band –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Fraze – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
House of Hamill – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Jason Vieaux (5:30pm) – Muscatine
Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave.,
Muscatine IA
The Kid Fraze – Varsity – David
Lopez – A$thmattic – Gabe’s, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Joe Gorgeous –
War Party – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
Rock Island High School Orchestra
– Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325
30th St., Rock Island IL
Sing–Along Messiah – Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts,
1301 5th St., Coralville IA
The Smoking Popes – Johnnie
Cluney & the Velies – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
FRIDAY 30
2018/11/30 (Fri)
50 Shades of Rock – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Brown Bag Lunch: David G Smith
(noon) – Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
The Canadian Brass: Christmas
Time Is Here – Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
City IA
Christmas at Heritage Center: An
Evening of Lessons & Carols –
University of Dubuque’s Heritage
Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque
IA
Colt 45 Band – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Hillbilly Casino featuring Chops
McClintock – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Lessons & Carols – Christ the King
Chapel - St. Ambrose University,
518 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Old Shoe – Brad & the Big Wave –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
Jon Wayne & the Pain @ The Redstone Room - December 6
City IA
Playlist Unplugged (6pm) –
Steeplegate Inn, 100 W 76th St.,
Davenport IA
Roger Carlson (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
The Ron Tegeler Jazz FOURtet
(6pm) – Rock Island Hy-Vee Market
Grille, 2930 18th Ave., Rock Island IL
Topper – River City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
SATURDAY 1
2018/12/01 (Sat)
Big Band Dance w/ the Ken Paulsen
Orchestra (2pm) – Knights of
Columbus - Davenport, 1111 W.
35th St., Davenport IA
Bugeye Sprite – Grease Monkeys
Sports Bar & Grill, 702 1st St.,
Colona IL
Christmas at Augustana (2 & 7pm)
– Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island
IL
Colt 45 Band – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Crooked Cactus Band – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Circle
Tap, 1345 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Jeff Brown – Ca D’Zan, 411 South Rd.,
Cambridge IL
Moeller Nights: Kovu – Xavy Rusan
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks III: Celebrating
Bernstein’s Centennial – Adler
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Star of Wonder: An Original
Christmas Celebration
– Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Topper – River City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Zach Rhea – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SUNDAY 2
2018/12/02 (Sun)
Arise, Shine! A Service of Lessons
& Carols – Iowa Wesleyan College
Chapel, 601 N. Main Street, Mount
Pleasent
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (3pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks III: Celebrating
Bernstein’s Centennial (2pm)
– Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island
IL
The RiverCity 6 (1pm) – Knights of
Columbus - Davenport, 1111 W.
35th St., Davenport IA
MONDAY 3
2018/12/03 (Mon)
BHC Student Piano Recital – Deere-
Wiman Carriage House, 817 11th
Ave., Moline IL
Jason Vieaux (6pm) – Eldridge
Library, 200 N. 6th Ave., Eldridge IA
TUESDAY 4
2018/12/04 (Tue)
BHC Community Band Concert –
Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline IL
Cirque Musica Holiday Presents
Wonderland – TaxSlayer Center,
1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Jason Vieaux (noon) – Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library,
401 19th St., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY 5
2018/12/05 (Wed)
Bleed the Dream – The Swiss Army
– Adam Peterson – Gabe’s, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Jason Vieaux (10am) – Davenport
Public Library - Main, 321 Main
Street, Davenport IA
Jason Vieaux (5pm) – Frances Banta
Waggoner Community Library, 505
10th St., DeWitt IA
Moeller Nights: Moon Ruin – The
Racing Pulses – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
THURSDAY 6
2018/12/06 (Thu)
10 of Soul – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
BHC Holiday Choral Concert – First
Congregational Church - Moline,
2201 7th Avenue, Moline IL
Jason Vieaux (6pm) – West Music
Quad Cities, 4305 44th Ave, Moline
IL
Jon Wayne & the Pain – The
Uniphonics – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
K Camp – A$thmattic – B. – Jose
Disobey – King Tat (6:30pm) –
Bass Oasis – Snag – C-Dubbz – DJ
Gabito (10:30pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Lindsey Stirling – TaxSlayer Center,
1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Moeller Nights: The Go Rounds
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
University of Iowa Jazz: Faculty
Jazz Ensembles – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY
2018/12/07 (Fri)
7 Ave., Rock Island IL
An Ambrosian Christmas – Galvin
Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose
University, 2101 N. Gaines St.,
Davenport IA
Blues Rock-It – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Christmas with the Quad City
Singers – Lavender Crest Winery,
5401 US-6, Colona IL
Cole Swindell & Dustin Lynch –
Lauren Alaina – TaxSlayer Center,
1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Feed the Dog – Duchess – Everyday
– People Say What – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm)
– Rock Island Market Grille, 2930
18th Ave., Rock Island IL
Minus Six – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Polka Club of Iowa: Eastern
Chapter Christmas Dance: Karl &
the Country Dutchmen (6:30pm)
– Walcott Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St,
Walcott IA
SAU Music Department Piano
Festival Concert – Galvin Fine Arts
Center, St. Ambrose University,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
Shirts & Skins – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Surf Zombies – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Sushi Roll – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
SATURDAY
2018/12/08 (Sat)
8 & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
50 Shades of Rock – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
The Addisons – Pollinators –
inasmuch – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
The Blow – Anthony Worden –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Brian Skow (6pm) – Tuggers Burger
Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main St.,
Port Byron IL
Christmas with the Quad City
Singers – Lavender Crest Winery,
5401 US-6, Colona IL
Code 415 – VIP’s Corner Bar & Grill,
4100 4th Ave., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm) –
Geneseo Brewing Company, 102 S.
State St., Geneseo IL
Jason Gray – Chris Cleveland –
Jilian Linklater – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Jason Vieaux (3pm) – Davenport
Central High School Performing
Arts Center, 1120 Main St.,
Davenport IA
Melissa Etheridge: The Holiday
Show – Riverside Casino Event
Center, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Moeller Nights: The Nadas – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
Nikki Lunden (6pm) – Sushi Roll
(8:30pm) – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
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Riverside IA
R i ve rB e n d B r o n z e H o l i d ay
Concert (2pm) – St. John’s United
Methodist Church, 109 E 14th St,
Davenport IA
The Ron Tegeler Jazz FOURtet
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Shirts & Skins – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Windy City Dueling Pianos – The
Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
SUNDAY
2018/12/09 (Sun)
9 Church - Davenport, 2136 Brady St.,
Kerry & Rich Acoustic Duo (3pm)
– The Main Event, 3819 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz
Workshop & Matinee Series:
L aurence Hobgood, Mat t
Clohesy, & Jared Schonig (6pm)
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Quad City Wind Ensemble Holiday
Concert (3pm) – Galvin Fine Arts
Center, St. Ambrose University,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
MONDAY
2018/12/10 (Mon)
10
BHC Communit y O rc he st ra
Concert – United Township High
School, , East Moline IL
Doc Rotten – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2018/12/11 (Tue)
11
Moeller Nights: Born Ruffians
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 12
2018/12/12 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Moeller Nights: Bird Streets – Nick
Costa – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
Davenport IA
Reina del Cid – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2018/12/13 (Thu)
13
BHC Community Chorale – Good
Shepherd Presbyterian Church,
2324 18th Ave, Rock Island IL
Christmas Kaleidoscope – Henry’s
Double K, 834 S Jackson St., Mt.
Carroll IL
Home Free: A Country Christmas
– Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Jessica Moss – Idpyramid –
Croatians – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Lessons & Carols (4 & 8pm) –
Ascension Chapel, Augustana
College, 3701 7th Ave., Rock Island
IL
FRIDAY
2018/12/14 (Fri)
14
Bella Diva – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Blues Rock-It – Parkside Grill &
Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Brown Bag Lunch: Liv Carrow
(noon) – Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
CJ Ryder & the Past Masters –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Christmas Kaleidoscope – Henry’s
Double K, 834 S Jackson St., Mt.
Carroll IL
Curtis Hawkins Band – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Gray Wolf Band (6:30pm) –
Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 US
Highway 6, Colona IL
Haunter – Opium Rex – Nonnie
Parry – Blue Movies – Elliott Bay
Towers – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) –
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
A Nova Christmas – St. Paul Lutheran
Davenport IA
One Voice: A Christmas Celebration
– TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr,
Moline IL
RiverBend Bronze Handbell
Ensemble (noon) – Moline Public
Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
Samantha Fish – Jonathan Long –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Telekinetic Yeti – Stinking Lizaveta
– Commanders – Acoustic
Guillotine – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAY
2018/12/15 (Sat)
15
The Acoustic Project (6pm) – Cool
Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.,
Rock Island IL
Bass Banger Vol. 1 – Rock Island
Supper Club, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock
Island IL
Bella Diva – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Blues Rock It – Generations Bar &
Grill, 4100 4th Ave., Moline IL
Christmas Kaleidoscope (2 &
7:30pm) – Henry’s Double K, 834 S
Jackson St., Mt. Carroll IL
Dan Tedesco & Jason Walsmith –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Electric Shock: The AC/DC Show
– RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
Island IL
Gray Wolf Band – Moline Viking
Club, 1450 41st St., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Jason Carl Band – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Leader of the Pack (7pm) – CJ Ryder
& the Past Masters (9:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Northern Parallels 027: Mike Derer
– Higgy – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
A Nova Christmas – First Lutheran
Church - Galesburg, 364 E. Water
St., Galesburg IL
One Voice: A Christmas Celebration
– TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr,
Moline IL
Operation 808: The Lost City –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY
2018/12/16 (Sun)
16
Christmas Kaleidoscope (2pm) –
Henry’s Double K, 834 S Jackson
St., Mt. Carroll IL
The Fez – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
THURSDAY
2018/12/20 (Thu)
20
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo
– Harrington’s Pub, 2321
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Live Music
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Bird Streets @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel -- December 12
C u m b e r l a n d S q u a r e D r. ,
Bettendorf IA
Moeller Nights: Frederick the
Younger – White Batzzz – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Oak Ridge Boys – Adler Theatre,
136 E. Third St., Davenport IA
FRIDAY
2018/12/21 (Fri)
21
50 Shades of Rock – Bier Stube
Moline, 415 15th St, Moline IL
Bucktown Revue – Nighswander
Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Jazz After Five: Steve Grismore Trio
(5pm) – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: The Dawn Live
Album Recording – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50s
– Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Roger Carlson (6pm) – Rock Island
Hy-Vee Market Grille, 2930 18th
Ave., Rock Island IL
Shirts & Skins – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Truth & Janey – Vanishing Kids –
RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
Island IL
Vital Signs – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
SATURDAY
2018/12/22 (Sat)
22
Chuck Murphy (6pm) – Tuggers
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main
St., Port Byron IL
Code 415 – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
G r a n d Av e n u e R u c k u s –
Nonprophet – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Edje
Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino and
Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92, Rock Island IL
Haphazard – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: The Dawn Live
Album Recording – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50s
– Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Shirts & Skins – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
WEDNESDAY 26
2018/12/26 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2018/12/27 (Thu)
27
Moeller Nights: Chicago Farmer
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
FRIDAY
2018/12/28 (Fri)
28
Code 415 – Parkside Grill & Lounge,
2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
The Dweebs – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Len
Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N.
Shore Dr., Moline IL
Haphazard – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Hot Candy Idols – Samson & the
Nite – Memorywerks Musik –
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Jef Spradley (6pm) – Steeplegate
Inn, 100 W 76th St., Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Muddy Ruckus
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Passion – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
SATURDAY
2018/12/29 (Sat)
29
Crooked Cactus Band – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
The Dweebs – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Jim’s
Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd.,
Milan IL
Passion – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
The Ron Tegeler Jazz FOURtet
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
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Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY
2018/12/30 (Sun)
30
David Zollo & the Body Electric
– Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Village Blues Duo (11am) – My
Fellow Americans (5pm) – The
Moods (8:30pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA FIGGE ART MUSEUM MAJOR EXHIBITION
MONDAY
2018/12/31 (Mon)
31
All Sweat Productions Presents:
The Godfather & Queen of Soul
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
French Moderns
Davenport IA Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950
Code 415 – Harvey Corin’s, 1708 State
St., Bettendorf IA
THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2019
Final Say – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Organized by the Brooklyn Museum
Ave., Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Geneseo
Brewing Company, 102 S. State St.,
Geneseo IL
Iowa Cities Finest – A to the K – Wolf
Mixer – PHDJ – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Kristin Chenoweth: A New Year’s
Eve Gala – Hancher Auditorium,
141 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA
New Year’s Eve Dinner & Dance:
The Tailfins – Durant Community
Center, 606 5th Ave., Durant IA
Remember the King: Elvis Through
the Years – Circa ‘21 Dinner
Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
The Hot Rods (5:30pm) – CJ Ryder
& the Past Masters (9:30pm) The presentation of this exhibition at the Figge is made possible by
– Rhythm City Casino Resort the donors to the Major Exhibitions Endowment, and the following:
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
The Hunt and Diane Harris Family Foundation
The Moods (5:30pm) – Final Mix
Band (9:30pm) – Riverside Casino Genesis Health System
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Arconic Foundation
The RiverCity 6 (10am) – Jumer’s John Deere Foundation • Twin Shores
Casino & Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr., Rock
Island IL BITCO Insurance Companies
Waking Robots – The Last Glimpse
– Jenny Lynn Stacy – RIBCO, 1815 Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Still Life with Blue Cup, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, 6 x 13 1/8 in. (15.2 x
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
33.3 cm), Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.24.19 (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum)
Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804
www.figgeartmuseum.org
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DJs/Karaoke/Jams/Open Mics
Email all listings to calendar@rcreader.com • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication
THURSDAYS
THURSDAYS
DJ Mixxin Mel – Happy Hollow
Tavern, 1502 W. 14th St., Davenport
IA
Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz – Purgatory’s
Pub, 2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
Open Mic & More – Uptown Bill’s
Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St.,
Iowa City IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Energized
Cafe, 226 W. Third St., Davenport 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
FRIDAYS
DJ K Yung – Barrel House Moline,
1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
DJ Lacey – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Jean – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W.
Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night – V.F.W. Post 9128,
2814 State St., Bettendorf IA
Jessica Moss @ Rozz-Tox -- December 13
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St,
Moline IL
Open Mic Coffeehouse (Dec. 14)
– First Lutheran Church of Rock
Island Parish House, 1600 20th St.,
Rock Island IL
Soulshake – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAYS
SATURDAYS
Karaoke Jean – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W.
Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Jean Breakfast (Dec. 29,
8am) – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W. Sixth
St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Boozie’s Bar & Grill,
114 1/2 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
Tw i s t e d M i c ’s M u s i c a n d
Entertainment – Barrel House
Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
SUNDAYS
SUNDAYS
Hal Reed & Mississippi Journey
Sunday Jam (Dec. 23, 6pm) –
Rock Island Elks Club, 427 Seventh
Ave., Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
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MONDAYS
MONDAYS
Open Mic w/ J. Knight – The Mill, 120
E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS
Front Bar Karaoke – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night w/ Okeedokee It’s
Karaoke – Lynn’s 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 30th St., Rock
Island IL
WEDNESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
Cross Creek Karaoke w/ Jean Reyes
– Meat Market, 1629 Washington
St., Davenport IA
“We can help stop
DJ Mixxin Mel – Happy Hollow
Tavern, 1502 W. 14th St., Davenport
IA
Hump Day Wing & Sing w/
Marybeth – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
HIV stigma one
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Jam w/ The Channel Cats –
story at a time.”
Bent River Brewing Company, 512
24th St., Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night – Boozie’s Bar
& Grille, 114 1/2 W. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Open Mic Music Night (5:30pm) –
Milltown Coffee, 3800 River Dr. #2,
Moline IL
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Movie Reviews
Ivan and Viktor who made me weep the
hardest.) Basically, Creed II is to Creed
what Rocky II is to Rocky. Flaws and all,
that’s an awesome thing to be.
ROBIN HOOD
A friend and I initially planned to see
director Otto Bathurst’s new, block-
buster-ized Robin Hood prior to Ralph
Breaks the Internet, but in the midst
of our screening’s fourth trailer, the
cineplex’s power suddenly blew out, and
we were all eventually sent home. It felt
like a sign – “Don’t bother” – from above.
After catching up with the fi lm the fol-
lowing day, I’m pretty sure it was one.
In its opening seconds, voice-over nar-
ration introduces us to this latest reunion
with Robin, Little John, Friar Tuck, et
al, with a portentously intoned “Forget
history, forget what you’ve seen before,
forget what you think you know … .” We
should’ve also been told to forget about
having fun, because this tedious, lifeless,
endless exercise in public-domain revi-
sionism is a crushing bore – a desperately
unnecessary origin saga so lacking in
personality that I was praying for one of
its whizzing arrows to blast through the
fourth wall and sever my cerebral cortex.
You know a movie has deep problems
when even the usually reliable Taron
Egerton, as the title character, fails to be
charming, and when the usually irksome
Ben Mendelsohn – perhaps the first Aus-
tralian thespian to achieve career success
through a sneer and a lisp alone – gives
the fi lm’s only sustained performance
as an admirably perverse Sheriff of Not-
tingham. But between the dim-bulb con-
versation (“Leave him!” “He’s still alive!”
“You’ll get us all killed!”) and the rote
action chaos and the inevitable threat of
sequels, Robin Hood easily stands as this
year’s cinematic Thanksgiving turkey,
with Jamie Foxx, Jamie Dornan, F.
Murray Abraham, and others employed
merely as stuffing. That off-screen nar-
rator at the start also tells us, “This is no
bedtime story.” Really? ‘Cause I sure as
hell had no trouble nodding off.
GREEN BOOK
Well, whaddaya know! Another movie
for the tsk-ers! In director/co-writer
Peter Farrelly’s Green Book, thuggish
Italian-American Tony Vallelonga acts
as chauffeur to African-American piano
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Sylvester Stallone and Michael B. Jordan in Creed II
virtuoso Don Shirley as the musician
embarks on a 1962 tour of the Deep
South, and if the fi lm’s previews had
you expecting Driving Miss Daisy with
the races reversed, it’s actually … . Well,
that’s really it. It’s Driving Miss Daisy
with the races reversed. Despite being,
as its poster states, “inspired by a true
friendship,” Farrelly’s old-school dram-
edy is also a far more insulting version
of 1989’s now-notorious Best Picture
winner, with its themes of Respecting
Our Differences and Learning from
One Another delivered with maximum
obviousness, and every instance of racial
intolerance (Tsk!) grossly telegraphed
and glibly executed. But incredibly, I
wound up having a ball almost through-
out, because while the fi lm is kind of
offensive as both drama and history, it’s
practically irresistible as an odd-couple
buddy comedy thanks to the madly
inspired pairing of Viggo Mortensen
and Mahershala Ali. The movie is almost
as cornball as It’s a Wonderful Life,
and in its shameless way, it’s almost as
wonderful.
Mortsensen so rarely gets the chance
to be an outsize, goofball comedian on-
screen – come to think of it, has he ever
had that chance before …? – that he’s
both powerfully and surprisingly hilari-
ous here, the actor’s inventive, endearing
braying and double-takes suggesting
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an older, beefier Joey Tribbiani. (At one
point, Tony folds an entire pizza in half
and begins chowing down. Joey would
sob with envy.) And playing Felix to
Mortensen’s Oscar, Ali delivers a nimble
and fastidious comic turn in which his
sharpest retorts to Tony are the ones you
see Shirley composing in his incredu-
lous stares and silences that double as
punchlines. With both unmissable stars
also delivering the emotional goods in
their Oscar-bait-y closeups, I’m not sure
how I would’ve reacted to this thing had
literally any other performers assumed
its leading roles (though the superb
Linda Cardellini, as Tony’s supportive
wife, would certainly have made the
pain more bearable). But they didn’t.
Mortensen and Ali did. And now Green
Book is a movie I’ll eventually have to
own. Damn it.
THE FRONT RUNNER
Detailing the three weeks in 1987 in
which presidential candidate Gary Hart
morphed from the Democratic Party’s
best hope for election to scandalized
drop-out after allegations of an affair
went public, director/co-writer Jason
Reitman’s The Front Runner would seem
to be a movie that, given our currently
politicized culture, no one wants to
bother with right now. (Right-leaning
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viewers likely couldn’t care less about
Hart’s fall from grace; left-leaning view-
ers likely don’t want to be reminded of
it.) Yet if you get the chance to see the
fi lm, I’d recommend taking it, because
Reitman’s latest, his most confident
outing since 2011’s Young Adult, is a
far more interesting piece of work than
its meager attendance and indifferent
reviews would suggest.
With Reitman’s presentational style
seemingly borrowed from Robert
Altman – specifically the director’s
magnificent HBO mini-series Tanner
‘88 – his political drama/procedural is
fi lled with fast, loose, fly-on-the-wall
conversations and overlapping war-room
banter, much of it sardonically funny,
and all of it acted with visible motive and
close-to-the-vest naturalism by a pre-
dominantly unfamiliar cast. (Although
there are significant roles for Alfred
Molina, Kevin Pollak, and the marvel-
ous J.K. Simmons, the bulk of the fi lm
belongs to such lesser-known talents as
Molly Ephraim, Steve Zissis, Mamoudou
Athie, Chris Coy, Ari Graynor, and Sara
Paxton, the latter a heartbreaking Donna
Rice.) Hugh Jackman, as Hart, subdues
his natural charisma and gives a focused,
committed portrayal of a deeply flawed
man. Vera Farmiga enacts Lee Hart’s
profound embarrassment and disap-
pointment through a few exquisitely
calibrated brushstrokes. While print
journalism is given a moralistic tongue-
lashing – which might account for the
largely negative reviews that weren’t
bestowed upon Spielberg’s far-inferior
The Post – it’s hardly alone, as the fi lm
wisely suggests ethical failure on the
part of everyone, from the journalists to
Hart to his handlers to the public who
all but demanded, henceforth, a more
tabloid approach to reportage. And while
Reitman’s gripping, thoughtful Front
Runner is steeped in regret, you don’t
have to search hard for messages of hope,
as when Hart tells his assembled listen-
ers, “Things change when young people
give a damn.” That’s a sentiment, at any
time of year, that deserves the giving of
thanks.
For reviews of Fantastic Beasts: The
Crimes of Grindelwald, Dr. Seuss’ The
Grinch, Bohemian Rhapsody, Instant
Family, Widows, The Ballad of Buster
Scruggs, the Putnam Museum’s Volcanoes:
The Fires of Creation, and other recent
releases, visit RCReader.com/movies.