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COMMENTARY
Uncle Sam Wants Your DNA: The FBI’s Diabolical
Plan to Create a Nation of Suspects
“A
s more and more data
flows from your body
and brain to the smart
machines via the biometric sensors, it
will become easy for corporations and
government agencies to know you,
manipulate you, and make decisions
on your behalf … . If we want to pre-
vent a small elite from monopolising
such godlike powers, and if we want
to prevent humankind from splitting
into biological castes, the key question
is: Who owns the data? Does the data
about my DNA, my brain, and my life
belong to me, to the government, to a
corporation, or to the human collec-
tive?”– Professor Yuval Noah Harari
Uncle Sam wants you.
Correction: Uncle Sam wants your
DNA.
Actually, if the government gets its
hands on your DNA, they as good as
have you in their clutches.
Get ready, folks, because the gov-
ernment – helped along by Congress
(which adopted legislation allow-
ing police to collect and test DNA
immediately following arrests), Presi-
dent Trump (who signed the Rapid
DNA Act into law), the courts (which
have ruled that police can routinely
take DNA samples from people who
are arrested but not yet convicted
of a crime), and local police agen-
cies (which are chomping at the bit
to acquire this new crime-fighting
gadget) – is embarking on a diabolical
campaign to create a nation of suspects
predicated on a massive national DNA
database.
As the New York Times reports:
“The science-fiction future, in which
police can swiftly identify robbers and
murderers from discarded soda cans
and cigarette butts, has arrived. In
2017, President Trump signed into law
the Rapid DNA Act, which, starting
this year, will enable approved police
booking stations in several states to
connect their Rapid DNA machines
to Codis, the national DNA database.
Genetic fingerprinting is set to become
as routine as the old-fashioned kind.”
Referred to as “magic boxes,” these
Rapid DNA machines – portable,
about the size of a desktop printer,
highly unregulated, far from foolproof,
and so fast that they can produce DNA
profiles in less than two hours – allow
police to go on fishing expeditions for
any hint of possible misconduct using
DNA samples.
Journalist Heather Murphy explains:
“As police agencies build out their local
DNA databases, they are collecting
DNA not only from people who have
been charged with major crimes but
also, increasingly, from people who
are merely deemed suspicious, perma-
nently linking their genetic identities
to criminal databases.”
Suspect Society, meet the American
police state.
With such a powerful tool at their disposal, the
government’s collection of DNA has become a
slippery slope toward government intrusion.
Every dystopian sci-fi film we’ve
ever seen is suddenly converging into
this present moment in a dangerous
trifecta between science, technology,
and a government that wants to be all-
seeing, all-knowing, and all-powerful.
By accessing your DNA, the gov-
ernment will soon know everything
else about you that they don’t already
know: your family chart, your ances-
try, what you look like, your health his-
tory, your inclination to follow orders
or chart your own course, etc.
These technologies are neither fool-
proof, nor are they immune from
tampering, hacking, or user bias. Nev-
ertheless, they have become a conve-
nient tool in the hands of government
agents to render null and void the Con-
stitution’s requirements of privacy and
its prohibitions against unreasonable
searches and seizures.
The government’s questionable
acquisition and use of DNA to iden-
tify individuals and “solve” crimes
has come under particular scrutiny in
recent years.
It’s what police like to refer to a
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“modern fingerprint.”
However, unlike a fingerprint, a
DNA print reveals everything about
“who we are, where we come from, and
who we will be.”
With such a powerful tool at their
disposal, the government’s collection
of DNA has become a slippery slope
toward government intrusion.
All 50 states now maintain their
own DNA databases, although the
protocols for collection differ from
state to state. Increasingly, many of the
data from local databanks are being
uploaded to CODIS (Combined DNA
Index System), the FBI’s massive DNA
database, which has become a de facto
way to identify and track the American
people from birth to death.
Even hospitals have gotten in on
the game by taking and storing new-
born babies’ DNA, often without their
parents’ knowledge or consent. It’s
part of the government’s mandatory
genetic screening of newborns. How-
ever, in many states, the DNA is stored
indefinitely.
For the rest of us, it’s just a matter of
time before the government gets hold
of our DNA, either through mandatory
programs carried out in connection
with law enforcement and corporate
America, by warrantlessly accessing
our familial DNA shared with geneo-
logical services such as Ancestry and
23andMe, or through the collection of
our “shed” or “touch” DNA.
All of those fascinating ancestral
searches that allow you to trace your
family tree can also be used against
you and those you love. As law profes-
sor Elizabeth Joh explains, “When you
upload your DNA, you’re potentially
becoming a genetic informant on the
rest of your family.”
While much of the public debate,
legislative efforts and legal challenges
3
By John W. Whitehead
in recent years have focused on the
protocols surrounding when police
can legally collect a suspect’s DNA
(with or without a search warrant and
whether upon arrest or conviction),
the question of how to handle “shed”
or “touch” DNA has largely slipped
through without much debate or
opposition.
Yet as scientist Leslie A. Pray notes:
“We all shed DNA, leaving traces of
our identity practically everywhere
we go. Forensic scientists use DNA
left behind on cigarette butts, phones,
handles, keyboards, cups, and numer-
ous other objects, not to mention the
genetic content found in drops of
bodily fluid, like blood and semen. In
fact, the garbage you leave for curbside
pickup is a potential gold mine of this
sort of material. All of this shed or so-
called abandoned DNA is free for the
taking by local police investigators
hoping to crack unsolvable cases.”
What this means is that if you have
the misfortune to leave your DNA
traces anywhere a crime has been com-
mitted, you’ve already got a file some-
where in some state or federal database
– albeit it may be a file without a name.
If you haven’t yet connected the dots,
let me point the way.
Having already used surveillance
technology to render the entire Ameri-
can populace potential suspects, DNA
technology in the hands of govern-
ment will complete our transition to
a suspect society in which we are all
merely waiting to be matched up with
a crime.
No longer can we consider ourselves
innocent until proven guilty.
Now, as I make clear in my book
Battlefield America: The War on the
American People, we are all suspects
in a DNA lineup until circumstances
and science say otherwise.
Constitutional attorney and author
John W. Whitehead is founder and
president of The Rutherford Institute.
His book Battlefield America: The War
on the American People is available at
Amazon.com.
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ILLINOIS POLITICS By Rich Miller

CapitolFax.com

Smoke Doesn’t Always Mean Fire

W
e’ve known for weeks now
that the FBI recorded Chicago
Alderman Ed Burke’s mobile-
phone conversations over a period of eight
months, listening in on 9,475 calls. And
then we discovered that the feds had wired
up Chicago Alderman Danny Solis during
his own conversations with Burke.
Alderman Burke has a rather, um,
“earthy” way of talking when he’s among
friends and close allies. Race, ethnicity,
religion, national origin, sexuality, what-
ever. You name it, if there’s a socially unac-
ceptable word to describe it, his pals say,
he’s probably used it.
I’m not saying for sure that the feds have
him on tape saying stuff like that, but if they
do, there’s no way in heck that Burke wants
a Chicago-area jury hearing it. Those words
could destroy a defendant. And, of course,
few on the other end of any of those conver-
sations want that stuff to come out, either.
People might bend over backwards to be
helpful if the feds play them those tapes.
The feds, in other words, might very well
possess some embarrassing leverage on
Burke aside from the alleged illegalities.
And the feds love leverage.
They most certainly used leverage
against Alderman Solis. The Chicago Sun-
Times reported that the feds recorded
almost twice as many of Solis’ calls as
Burke’s – 18,000 in all. Some of those calls
centered around asking a political opera-
tive to set up trips to massage parlors, alleg-
edly in exchange for official government
acts. Alderman Solis agreed to flip on Burke
when confronted with the evidence in 2016.
Being caught on an FBI wiretap doesn’t
automatically mean somebody did some-
thing wrong. Back in 2017 and then again
in 2018, the mere presence of JB Pritzker on
old FBI wiretaps of Governor Rod Blagojev-
ich was enough to rattle his gubernatorial
campaign to the very bone, even though
there was no evidence then or since that he
was ever under any sort of investigation.
Pritzker simply called the wrong guy at
the wrong time and said some stupid things
that wound up being memorialized on a
government recording device. But lots of
folks jumped to an immediate conclusion
that the hint of federal smoke somehow
meant the existence of a raging corruption
fire. Nothing like that has ever emerged.
We don’t yet know for sure, but the same
might be said of what’s being treated by the
media as an explosive revelation that an FBI
mole recorded a 2014 meeting with Alder-
man Solis, a Chinatown real-estate devel-
oper and House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Madigan didn’t say anything illegal
on the recording. He was at his law firm’s
office and Alderman Solis had brought the
developer in to talk about perhaps retaining
Madigan’s property-tax assessment firm for
a hotel the businessman was trying to build.
The developer never hired Madigan’s firm
and never built the hotel. And all this hap-
pened almost five years ago and we haven’t
heard anything else since then.
The story does give us an inside peek
into how things work in Chicago, however.
Madigan’s law office can apparently be an
important stop on the path toward getting
things done. And while Madigan himself
can avoid doing anything overt to help his
law firm’s clients outside of property-tax
appeals, just meeting with Madigan could
help those clients check a very important
box with other important people such as
Solis.
Madigan himself could be completely
ignorant of why a potential client is in his
office. Indeed, it’s almost 100-percent cer-
tain he wants it that way. You’d have to be
insanely greedy to risk prison over a $3,000
annual property-tax retainer.
But Madigan is so powerful that people
such as Solis want to do whatever they can
to get into and remain in his good graces.
So it’s not at all inconceivable that part of an
alderman’s process of approving a develop-
ment could include a meeting at Madigan’s
firm to show fealty and offer tribute.
The big question: If Solis wired up on
Burke, did he also wire up on Madigan? The
House Speaker issued a statement through
his attorney admitting he “recalls attending
several meetings with Alderman Solis over
the past five years, including meetings with
individuals in need of legal representation.”
Despite the frothing at the mouth from
the usual Madigan haters, we simply have
no way of knowing if the feds have any
leverage on the guy. Be patient. If they’ve
got him, they’ve got him. If they don’t … .
Well, it wouldn’t surprise me.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
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All the Newsies That’s Fit to Print

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VISUAL ARTS Craft Café, adults are invited to join us at the library
for… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 2pm Sat Feb 16
Openings & Gallery Events
Valentine’s Dinner at the Figge, the menu will
Curator Talk: Vanessa Sage, celebrate the opening celebrate “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures From
of “Animals in the Museum” with Figge Assistant Curator the Driehaus Collection” with a pairing of wines with
Sage, who will introduce the exhibition and discuss the each course; guests may view the priceless works of
curatorial process; come early for Happy Hour menu and Louis Comfort Tiffany prior to dinner; there will also
cash bar starting at 4pm; free; for information, call 563- be a special musical surprise; $60; for information
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport and to register, call 563-345-6647 or e-mail kabbott@
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Feb 7 steeplegateinn.com, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm Sat Feb 16
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests Conservator Talk, join area artists and conservators
are invited to experience the current exhibitions from Glass Heritage as they discuss the practice of
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the glass art creation and preservation in this companion
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326- event related to “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures From
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, the Driehaus Collection”; happy-hour menu and cash
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm thru Thu Feb 28 bar begin at 4pm; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
Opening Reception: Kenneth Cunningham - Brian FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Feb 21
Schulz, Cunningham presents the painting exhibition
“Esprit De Corps: The Brotherhood… Quad City Arts Final Friday at Bucktown, for information, call
Center, 7pm Fri Feb 8 563-424-1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri
Feb 22
Reception for Leslie Bell: Paintings & Drawings
Waiting to Go On, held in conjunction with the Ink-Painting Demonstration, guest artist Paula
painting exhibit by the emeritus… The ARTery, 6pm Fri Crandell demonstrates alcohol-ink-painting techniques;
Feb 8 free; for information,… Bucktown Center for the Arts,
6pm Fri Feb 22
The ARTery’s 10th Birthday pARTy, free; for
information, call 309-781-7668… The ARTery, 6pm Fri Free Family Day, join us for fun with the whole family
Feb 8 with a wonderful selection of activities throughout the
museum inspired by the current exhibitions on view;
Self-Guided Art & Love Tour, pick up a activities will be scheduled until 1pm, but admission
complimentary brochure from the Museum Store is free all day; for information, call 563-326-7804,
featuring a self-guided tour about art and love; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
happy-hour menu and cash bar begin at 4pm; free; for FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Feb 23
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, join
Thu Feb 14 us for a guided tour with one of our knowledgeable
docents, and a wonderful way to gain further insight into
Under Construction: Recent Works by Corrine Smith @ Beréskin Gallery and Art Academy –
through February 23
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museum exhibitions; free with $4-7 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7832, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
1:30pm Sat Feb 23 thru Sun Feb 24
Recognition Day for Young Artists at the
Figge 2019: Rock Island-Milan Schools, held in
conjunction with the exhibition of works by elementary
art students; sponsored in part by the Brand Boeshaar
Foundation Fund and the Hubbell-Waterman
Foundation; free with $4-7 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon
Sun Feb 24
Artist Talk: Kim Keever, artist Keever will introduce
his exhibition “Submerged in the Sublime: The
Landscape Photography of Kim Keever” and delve into
the intricacies of his artistic process; happy-hour menu
and cash bar start at 4pm; free; for information, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Feb 28
Recognition Day for Young Artists at the Figge
2019: North Scott Schools, held in conjunction with
the exhibition of works by elementary art students;
sponsored in part by the Brand Boeshaar Foundation
Fund and the Hubbell-Waterman Foundation; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Sun Mar 3
Cajun Cook-off, local chefs will cook Cajun-inspired
dishes for guests to sample and vote for their favorite;
$35-40; for information, call 563-326-7804, Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Tue Mar 5
Exhibits & Shows
Världen är Liten: The World is Small -- Modern
Swedish and Swedish American Works, the exhibit
highlights works in ATMA’s collections… Augustana
College Teaching Museum of Art, thru Sat Feb 9
Young Artists at the Figge 2019: Bettendorf
Schools, exhibition of works by elementary art
students; sponsored in part by the Brand Boeshaar
Foundation Fund and the Hubbell-Waterman
Foundation; 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 Feb 10
Tony Seabolt, exhibit of abstract paintings; for
information, contact Zaiga… Black Hawk College
ArtSpace Gallery, thru Fri Feb 22
A Family Album, exhibit of photo-micrographs from
the tree of… Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, thru
Sat Feb 23
Under Construction: Recent Works by Corrine
Smith, Smith has been building artworks by merging…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, thru Sat Feb 23
Linda Beuchting - Paul Nitsche - Corrine Smith,
exhibit of watercolors by Buechting of Quincy,… Quad
City International Airport Gallery, 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, thru Sat Mar 2
Animals in the Museum, more than 60 works of art
drawn primarily from the Figge’s collection, including
paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, and video
works; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 309-793-
1213, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Mar 6
Art Nouveau Amphora, sinuous plants, youthful
maidens and venomous dragons are among the forms
that curl around the art pottery known as Art Nouveau
Amphora; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 309-793-
1213, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Mar 6
Kenneth Cunningham - Brian Schulz, Cunningham
presents the painting exhibition “Esprit De Corps:…
Quad City Arts Center, thru Wed Mar 6
Tom Hempel: Retrospective, exhibit of watercolors
by the Quad Cities… Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery, thru
Wed Mar 6
Leslie Bell: Paintings & Drawings Waiting to Go
On, painting exhibit by the emeritus professor of art…
The ARTery, Fri Feb 8 thru Wed Mar 6
Submerged in the Sublime: The Landscape
Photography of Kim Keever, exhibit of works by the
New York-based photographer who takes photographs
of compositions using various paints and inks added to
the water inside a 200-gallon tank; 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, Sat Feb 9 thru Wed Mar 6
Young Artists at the Figge 2019: Rock Island-
Milan Schools, exhibition of works by elementary
art students; sponsored in part by the Brand Boeshaar
Foundation Fund and the Hubbell-Waterman
Foundation; 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, Sat Feb
16 thru Sun Feb 24
Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures From the
Driehaus Collection, drawn from the collection of the
Richard H. Driehaus Museum in Chicago, the exhibition
features 62 exemplary works created by Tiffany’s studios;
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, Sat Feb 16 thru
Wed Mar 6
Young Artists at the Figge 2019: Rock Island-
Milan Schools, exhibition of works by elementary
art students; sponsored in part by the Brand Boeshaar
Foundation Fund and the Hubbell-Waterman
Foundation; 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, Sat Mar
2 thru Wed Mar 6
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Classes
Valentine’s Craft for Teens and Adults, create your
cards with Ms. Jade using a variety of… River Valley
District Library, 5pm Thu Feb 7
Wine & Art: Be My Valentine, with instructor Lori
Miller; enjoy a glass of wine, light hors d’oeuvres, and
socializing; for this session, create colorful mixed-media
Valentine cards in this fun, social workshop; explore
techniques in collage, and assemble unexpected
combinations of materials and mediums to create one-
of-a-kind art cards; $20; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu Feb 7
Adult Coloring, coloring pages, gel pens, colored
pencils and crayons will be… River Valley District Library,
2pm Fri Feb 8
Artist in Residence: Marie Stephens Art, library
visitors will be able to drop by to watch… Bettendorf
Public Library, 10am Fri Feb 8 thru Fri Feb 15
Creation Studio Drop-In: Pop-Up Greeting Cards,
participants are welcome to drop in any time during
the… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Feb 11
Valentine Treat Pillow Boxes, an activity in the
Southwest Craft Night series; materials supplied;… Rock
Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Feb
12
SEW Much Fun: Walker Tote, tote to be donated to a
worthy cause; materials and… Rock Island Public Library
- Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Feb 14
Winter Book Arts Academy: Paper-Cutting
Hearts, a hands-on workshop series offering
community members an opportunity to… Davenport
Public Library - Main, 4:30pm Thu Feb 14
Basic Drawing, Tuesdays thru Mar. 19, with instructor
Gloria Burlingame; students will begin with drawing of
basic forms, exploring line, shape, value and shading
techniques that add depth and dimension to their
pictures; observational drawing from still life set-ups will
be used in class; $100-115; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Feb 19
How Pin-teresting! with Jenn Voss, if you’re stuck
with the kids, bring them to the… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Thu Feb 21
Creation Studio Drop-In: Mend a Broken Heart,
participants are welcome to drop in any time during
the… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Feb 25
Pinterest Night, crafts range from wreaths, paintings,
candles and more; all supplies… East Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Feb 27
Acrylic Painting: Feathers, Fur, & Natural Objects,
Wednesdays thru Mar. 27, with instructor Allen Holloway;
learn how to paint realistic-looking animal fur and
feathers, tree branches, rocks along a shoreline, and
other natural textures; explore texture and color in
nature with an emphasis on techniques such as glazing
and blocking in the image; $80-95; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Wed Mar 6
Children’s Book Illustration, Wednesdays thru
Mar. 27, with instructor Cara Fonteyne; Fonteyne has
illustrated several children’s books and she’ll share
drawing tips and techniques that will help you move
the characters out of your head and onto paper;
learn information on ways to search out illustration
opportunities to help you realized your dream; $80-95;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm
Wed Mar 6
MUSIC
Concerts
Jake McVey, concert with the touring country musician,
featuring an opening set… The Redstone Room, 7pm
Thu Feb 7
Moeller Nights: Ruen Brothers, concert with the
English siblings and singer/songwriters; $10… Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu Feb 7
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QC Beats Launch Party & Concert, QC Beats is an and tickets, call 309-341-7038, St. Paul Lutheran Church James Taylor & Bonnie Raitt, concert with the
online streaming audio collection, including the… The - Davenport, 2136 Brady St., Davenport IA, NovaSingers. legendary, Grammy winning folk singer/songwriter,
Redstone Room, 7:30pm Fri Feb 8 com, 4pm Sun Feb 17 featuring chart-topping,… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm
Sat Feb 23
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece Live @ Five: Brother Trucker, free; for information,
big band will be playing… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 6pm call 563-326-1333… The Redstone Room, 5pm Wed Old Shoe, concert with the Americana musicians,
Fri Feb 8 Feb 20 featuring opening sets by the… The Redstone Room,
8pm Sat Feb 23
The Candymakers EP-Release Show, concert in Moeller Nights: Tyler Ramsey, concert with the
support of the area blues rockers’ new six-song… The singer/songwriter and former lead guitarist for Band… WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II: German Giants,
Redstone Room, 8pm Sat Feb 9 Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu featuring Naha Greenholtz on violin and Marian Lee on
Feb 21 piano; $10-25;… Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
The Memphis Dives, concert with the rockabilly 7:30pm Sat Feb 23
musicians; $5; for information, call 309-793-1999… Aaron Kamm & the One Drops, concert with the St.
RIBCO, 9pm Sat Feb 9 Louis-based reggae musicians, featuring an opening… Moeller Nights: Bailen, concert with the New York-
The Redstone Room, 9pm Fri Feb 22 based indie rockers and siblings; $12… Triple Crown
Moeller Nights: Barrie, concert with the touring Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Feb 24
dream-pop musicians; $10… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Moeller Nights: Vundabar & Slow Pulp (7pm) -
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Feb 10 Welles (10pm), concerts with the indie rock band from Quad City Wind Ensemble Winter Concert, for
Boston, Massachusetts at 7pm,… Triple Crown Whiskey information, e-mail info@qcwindensemble.org… Galvin
Moeller Nights: Lolo (7pm) - Motherfolk & Stay Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Feb 22 Fine Arts Center, 3pm Sun Feb 24
Outside (10pm), concerts with singer/songwriter
Lauren Pritchard at 7pm and the surf-rock musicians… St. Ambrose University Winter Vocal Concert, Live @ Five: The Channel Cats, free; for information,
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Tue beautiful music exploring the senses by the University call 563-326-1333… The Redstone Room, 5pm Wed
Feb 12 Chorale, Chamber… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm Fri Feb 27
Feb 22
Live @ Five: Jordan Danielsen & Jef Spradley, Moeller Nights: Parker Gispert, solo concert with
free; for information, call 563-326-1333… The Redstone Biscuit Miller & the Mix, the Mississippi Valley Blues the lead singer of The Whigs; $10… Triple Crown Whiskey
Room, 5pm Wed Feb 13 Society presents a concert with the Blues… Kavanaugh’s Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed Feb 27
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 7:30pm Sat Feb 23
Moeller Nights: Elizabeth Moen, concert with
the Iowa City-based singer/songwriter and guitarist,
featuring opening… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed Feb 13
Smooth Jazz Valentines Concert: James Lloyd
- Elan Trotman - Craig Heidgerken & Friends
Hubble, Great Sounds Promotions presents a concert
with pianist Lloyd and… The Redstone Room, 7:30pm
Thu Feb 14
Moeller Nights Festival, three days of music on
multiple stages throughout… The Rust Belt, Thu Feb 14
thru Sat Feb 16
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
Great River Show Choir Invitational: Middle
School Show Choirs, see some of the most talented
teens from several states… Adler Theatre, 4:30pm Fri
Feb 15
McClain Bohach Memorial Concert featuring
10 of Soul, an evening of music, sharing stores, and
celebrating the life… The Redstone Room, 7pm Fri Feb
15
Great River Show Choir Invitational: High School
Show Choirs, see some of the most talented teens from
several states… Adler Theatre, 8am Sat Feb 16
Great River Show Choir Invitational: Finals, see
some of the most talented teens from several states…
Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat Feb 16
Gretchen Wilson, concert with the Grammy-
winning country-music artist; $40-65; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 7pm Sat Feb 16
Summer Camp: On the Road Showcase, come out
to support local artists as they play for… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Sat Feb 16
Patrick Sweany, country singer/songwriter performing
in support of his most recent album “Ancient Noise”; $15;
for tickets and information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm
City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 7pm Sun Feb 17
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room,
3pm Sun Feb 17
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
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MUSIC
Moeller Nights Fest, February 14 through 16
The Rust Belt, 1201 Seventh Street, East Moline, IL
T
he first Moeller Nights Fest, previ-
ously known as GAS Fest, lands
at The Rust Belt in Moline from
February 14 to 16, and its stacked lineup
covers a spectrum of contemporary rock,
country, and singer/songwriter fare in
step with Sean Moeller’s homespun yet
progressive curatorial inclinations.
Bigger names such as Anderson East and
Hiss Golden Messenger share the stage with
a roster of bands making their way up the
ladder of the extended indie scene, along
with a few welcome wild cards culled from
the worlds of hip-hop, garage rock, and
electronic pop. Though the forces that be
have presented the lineup to the public as
one unified batch without indicating who
plays on which night of the fest, the consis-
tently high caliber of the projects involved
guarantees an engaging bill no matter
which night (or nights) one plans to attend.
While Alabama-born headliner Ander-
son East bills himself as a southern
soul/R&B singer, owed primarily to his
luminous, ballad-ready voice, his back-
ground in Americana, blues, and roots rock
shines through in the accompaniments
performed by his full ensemble. His most
recent album Encore, released at the start
of 2018, earned him a Grammy nomina-
tion for Best American Roots Performance
for the track “All On My Mind,” an organ-
laced burner of a stomping pop jam that
would sound equally at home on a top-40
station or a playlist of modern countrified
soul. A lush, orchestral string backdrop
shares space in the mix with the syncopated
Motown-core guitar riffs of East’s band, as
“All On My Mind” broods and swells along
the trajectory of his towering vocal perfor-
mance of hard-belted blues melodies and
throaty shouts. But East’s range extends far
beyond the radio-friendly singles into terri-
tories such as hushed acoustic balladry and
gospel-infused, straight-ahead soul orna-
mented by full-choir backing vocals.
Hiss Golden Messenger has carved out its
own corner of the indie-rock sphere with its
refined strain of electric folk and alternative
country. Lead singer MC Taylor stands as
the glowing center of his band’s galloping
multi-guitar arrangements, which strike
a middle ground between the extended
down-south explorations of the Allman
Brothers Band and the generation of main-
stage indie rock bands such as My Morning
Jacket, Band of Horses, and Blitzen Trap-
per who aren’t afraid to insert a little twang
and a few torch songs into their rock-band
recipes. Taylor’s reedy voice rises above
the guitar interplay and the electric-piano
riffs of his band in arcs of vibrato expres-
sion and yearning, tender melody. Taylor is
the kind of songwriter to inspire an almost
religious fervor in his fans with vocal flights
that demand, in the right circumstances, a
crowd swaying with their lighters lifted over
their heads. As his verses taper off, his band
isn’t afraid to stretch out into the realms of
improvisation and the occasional extended
jam, as sprightly mountain-rock chord
progressions wind on for minutes on end
behind intertwined guitar solos and jazzy
keyboard licks.
Tennessee-based singer/songwriter
LOLO (born Lauren Pritchard) hits the
Moeller Nights Fest stage with her brand
of alternative soul and southern-inflected
pop music. Pritchard cites the likes of Joni
Mitchell and Al Green as major influences,
and the composite of her work is only a
few steps removed from Joss Stone or even
Amy Winehouse in its hyper-emotive vocal
work and melange of soul tropes: escalat-
ing clusters of backing vocals, gentle piano
chords planted behind reverb-heavy guitar
riffs, bass guitar and drum kit grooves that
wouldn’t sound out of place on Phil Spec-
tor’s girl-group recordings of the 1960s.
Pritchard’s voice aims for the stars with
the kind of head-turning acrobatics that
could make people twice her age stand up
in their seats and shout for more as they
trip back through time within their own
internal brain spaces. Standout tracks such
as “Dandelion” from her 2016 LP In Loving
Memory of When I Gave A Shit draw their
energy from sparse arrangements that allow
Pritchard’s voice to wind through the mix,
tumbling into distinctive melodies that
make each verse just as memorable and
full of hooks as the chorus she returns to:
“There’s a Mason-Dixon Line in the life I
made,” a sentiment that paints her south-
ern/soul/rock fusion in literal geographic
terms.
While British songwriter Lucie Silvas has
lead singles that share a country soul sen-
sibility with LOLO, she sets herself apart
from her contemporaries in the context of
her unplugged acoustic guitar and piano-
led performances. Over the course of her
almost two-decade career, which started
in the major labels and has since shifted
to more mainstay indie-label terrain, her
music has passed through adult contem-
porary pop, Americana rock, and straight-
ahead soul balladry. Her voice befits any
and all of these styles, equally at home
whether belting out massive climaxes of
wordless vocalization over big-band brass,
or whispering mournful lead lines over
mandolins and violins. The latter sensibil-
ity matches perfectly with another act on
the Moeller Nights Fest lineup – Nashville
group The Harmaleighs – whose gorgeous
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compositions drift over gentle folk strums
and clean-toned guitar licks, and rise up
into breathy, closely harmonized vocal lines
that veer closer to the idiosyncratic passion
of Björk or PJ Harvey than anything in the
modern indie-rock world. The duo of Haley
Grant and Kaylee Jasperson prove their
obvious chemistry as co-lead vocalists as
their luxuriant, cooed melodies interlace to
the point that only one detailed voice seems
to ripple out toward the audience.
While Moeller Nights Fest performers
such as The Greyhounds, Ona, and Small
Houses occupy a shared stratum of profes-
sional and polished indie-folk rock in per-
fect accordance with the bands that Moeller
has tended to highlight over the years, some
acts offer a notable departure into more
diverse genres and styles. Hip-hop duo Four
Fists, associated with the revered Minne-
apolis label Doomtree, creates remarkably
complex, combinatory tracks carried by
P.O.S.’s fiery verses and the melodic hooks
and raps of Andy Bothwell, a.k.a. Astronau-
talis. The group lands somewhere between
the seared cityscapes of classic Def Jux acts
such as Company Flow or Cannibal Ox
and the brighter electronic production of
modern pop and EDM fare, all charged with
the kind of optimism and heady intellectu-
alism that has come to be associated with
the Minnesotan hip-hop tradition.
Los Angeles-based garage rock/power
pop act Illuminati Hotties, led by singer
Sarah Tudzin, uses the term “tenderpunk”
to describe their sound, which accurately
captures the diverging emotional spaces
sketched out by their tracks. A typical song
will shift on a dime from a giant multi-
tracked bed of guitar harmonies in the vein
of Cheap Trick, to heavily distorted grunge
By Maxwell Allison
riffs à la Dinosaur Jr., and all the way back
down to, yes, tender interludes animated by
Tudzin’s inviting murmur of a voice. Illumi-
nati Hotties bill well with Peoria-based elec-
tronic pop/almost-rock project Moon Ruin,
whose tracks aren’t afraid to shift through
similarly diverse stylistic tropes, from glis-
tening washes of major key synth to languid
guitar lines to busy percussion patterns
closer to the rave scene or the increasingly
electronic world of contemporary pop.
Frontman and songwriter Jared Bartman
turns in R&B-inspired vocal performances
along the lines of 2010s indie darlings such
as How To Dress Well or James Blake, but
the arrangements really come to life with
the onset of hard-swinging bursts of brass
that evoke, say, Radiohead’s “The National
Anthem” as saxophone intermingles with
brooding basslines and flourishes of elec-
tronic texture.
If one thing unites all of the Moeller
Nights Fest performers across so many
disparate genres, it’s the spotlight focus on
the human voice as a lightning rod for emo-
tional stimulation. Every one of these proj-
ects features a lead singer (or singers) with
the chops to get the room shaking, or to sink
the crowd down into a muted reverie along
with them. Moeller and his team show
their honed instincts in identifying strong
personalities and even stronger raw voices
within the context of music that, though
professionally presented, might seem to
sink into infi nite expanse of indie bands
of all stripes that has overtaken the US and
beyond. Moeller Nights Fest, then, prom-
ises to deliver a menu of musical styles that
might seem close to home, but that ascend
to new heights behind the singular talents of
the performers behind the microphone.
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MUSIC / Concerts
Moeller Nights: Elise Davis, concert with the country
singer/songwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas; $10…
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu
Feb 28
Moeller Nights: Liily, concert with the Los Angeles-
based teen musicians; $10… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Mar 1
SAU Music Department Winter Vocal Ensembles
Concert, for information, call 563-333-6251… Galvin
Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm Fri Mar 1
Anthony Gomes, concert with the Canadian blues-
rock guitarist/vocalist, featuring an opening set… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Sat Mar 2
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks V:
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, the concert opens with
the Beethoven’s stately and elegant “Twelve… Adler
Theatre, 8pm Sat Mar 2
SAU Music Department STAMVOJA/Jazz
Ensemble Winter Concert, for information, call
563-333-6251… Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University,
7:30pm Sat Mar 2
Moeller Nights: And the Kids, concert with the
Northampton-based indie-pop musicians; $12… Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Mar 3
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks
V: Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, the concert opens
with the Beethoven’s stately and elegant “Twelve…
Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 2pm Sun Mar 3
Gaudete Brass Quintet, a concert in the Tuneful
Tuesdays series with the Quad… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, noon Tue Mar 5
Live @ Five: The Blackstones, free; for information,
call 563-326-1333… The Redstone Room, 5pm Wed
Mar 6
Special Events
Songwriting Workshop with TC Boyd, try your hand
at writing your own song; local artist… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 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
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks V, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre;… Hotel
Blackhawk, 9:30pm Sat Mar 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks V,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal
pre-concert conversations to… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat
Mar 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks V,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 1pm Sun Mar 3
LITERARY ARTS
Readings & Discussions
Harry Potter Book Night, our annual read-aloud to
celebrate the worldwide Harry Potter Book… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6pm Thu Feb 7
Stranger Than Fiction Book Club, the club takes
a look at the world we’re living in… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Feb 7
Davenport Public Library Winter Reading
Program, thru Feb. 28; read five books to be entered
into… thru Thu Feb 28
Lev Snowe @ Rozz-Tox – February 24
Blind Date with a Book, choose a book based solely
on the… Silvis Public Library, thru Thu Feb 28
Caught Reading at the Silvis Public Library,
throughout the month, when you visit the… Silvis Public
Library, thru Thu Feb 28
River Valley District Library Winter Reading
Program, for each book you check out, you… River
Valley District Library, thru Thu Feb 28
Silvis Public Library Winter Reading Challenge,
patrons can sign up and complete a… Silvis Public
Library, thru Thu Feb 28
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
Local Lovers Open Mic, SPECTRA presents the
seventh-annual event featuring performances by
individuals who… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Wed Feb 13
See YA, a book club for adults; find out why so many…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
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
The Woman Who Smashed Codes, a discussion of
Jason Fagone’s novel with the Last Call… 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, whether you obsessively
watch Investigation Discovery, are a devout Ann…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
6:30pm Thu Feb 21
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Feb 25
All-American Boys, a discussion of All-American Boys,
a popular young adult novel written… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6pm Tue Feb 26
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Zine Workshops, for information, contact Leslie Ross
at RossLeslieM@sau.edu… St. Ambrose University
Library, 7pm Tue Feb 26
Summer Hours at the Robber’s Library, a
discussion of Sue Halpern’s novel with the Alpha Book…
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Mon
Mar 4
Workshops & Call for Entry
Registration Open: 11th Annual Iron Pen Contest,
thru Mar. 1; MWC will supply a prompt to all… Midwest
Writing Center, thru Thu Feb 28
Write Now! Writers Group, on the second and fourth
Mondays of the month… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm
Mon Feb 11 and Mon Feb 25
THEATRE
Performances
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, musical drama
about one of Billie Holiday’s final concerts, directed…
The Black Box Theatre, 7:30pm Fri Feb 8 and Sat Feb 9
The Why, Victor Kaufold’s school-shooting
tragicomedy, directed by Jonathan Quigley… Honkamp
Myhre Black Box Theatre, Augustana College, 6pm Fri
Feb 8 and Sat Feb 9
The Vagina Monologues, Alpha Psi Omega presents
the 15th annual production of Eve Ensler’s play... Brunner
Theatre Center, Augustana College, Fri Feb 8 and Sat
Feb 9
Stupid F-----g Bird, Aaron Posner’s contemporary
adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” directed
by Madi Duling; a presentation in the Barn Owl Series;
Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm; $5-8; for information and
tickets, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters Barn Theatre,
4950 35th Ave., Moline IL, Playcrafters.com, Fri Feb 8
thru Sun Feb 10
Newsies: The Musical, Tony-winning Disney musical
based on the 1992 movie, directed by… Circa ‘21 Dinner
Playhouse, Fri Feb 8 thru Sat Feb 23
Speech & Debate, a studio-theatre presentation of
Stephen Karam’s teen drama, directed by… St. Ambrose
University Studio Theatre, Thu Feb 14 thru Sat Feb 16
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Tony-
winning comedy with book and lyrics by Robert L.
Freedman… The Spotlight Theatre, Thu Feb 14 thru
Sun Feb 24
A Doll’s House, Part 2, Lucas Hnath’s Tony-winning
dramatic-comedy followup to Henrik Ibsen’s classic
marital… QC Theatre Workshop, Fri Feb 15 thru Sun
Mar 3
Aesop’s Falables (A Rock Musical!), student-
performed musical-theatre version of Aesop’s Fables;
Sat. & Sun. 1 & 4pm… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm
Sat Feb 16 thru Sun Feb 24
9
Seussical Jr., the Penguin Project of the Quad Cities
presents a one-act version… Brunner Theatre Center,
Augustana College, Fri Feb 22 thru Sun Mar 3
Diamonds & Divas: A Musical Fiasco, debuting
slapstick comedy set at the Cannes Film Festival; Fri.,…
Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 7:45pm Wed Feb 27 thru
Wed Mar 6
Auditions
Quad City Music Guild Pre-Audition Tea, learn
more information from the directors of the summer
shows… Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park
Auditorium, 2pm Sun Feb 10
42nd Street, auditions for the Tony-winning tap
musical running July 12 -… Quad City Music Guild -
Prospect Park Auditorium, Sat Feb 16 thru Sat Feb 23
Beauty & the Beast, auditions for the Tony-winning
musical based on Disney’s animated smash… Quad City
Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, Sat Feb 16 thru
Sat Feb 23
Sister Act, auditions for the Tony-nominated musical
based on the Whoopi Goldberg… Quad City Music
Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, noon Sat Feb 16 thru
Sat Feb 23
DANCE
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of
Dance, thru Wed Mar 6
Polka Club of Iowa, Eastern Chapter Valentine
Dance: The Barry Boyce Band, $10/person with ages 21
and under free; for information, call… Walcott Coliseum,
1:30pm Sun Feb 10
Bolero, Ballet Quad Cities presents an original
ballet for five dancers to the music of Maurice Ravel,
choreographed by Artistic Director Courtney Lyon;
BQC members will also present a new choreography
inspired by Tiffany Glass in celebration of the upcoming
exhibition “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the
Driehaus Collection”; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
BalletQuadCities.com, 6:30pm Thu Feb 14
COMEDY
ComedySportz, Sat. 2pm & 7pm; interactive comedy
with the area’s long-running… The Establishment, Fri
Feb 8 thru Sat Mar 2
The Late Nite Shows, Sat. 9:30pm; sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Feb 8 thru Sat Mar 2
Rozz-Talk: Dylan Parker, an evening of entertainment
and engaging conversation with host Andrew… Rozz-
Tox, 8:30pm Sun Feb 10
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Feb
10 thru Sun Mar 3
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, on Mondays, hosted by
Douglas Hernandez; for information, call 309-517-1944…
Broken Saddle, 8pm Mon Feb 11 thru Mon Mar 4
Butchers Hook Comedy w/ Ryan Proctor, on
Tuesdays; a stand-up-comedy open mic night; for
information, call… Meat Market, 9pm Tue Feb 12 thru
Tue Mar 5
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
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MUSEUMS
Enter the Bauhaus: Philosophy of Modern
Design, thru May 26; this exhibit will introduce the
history, the… German American Heritage Center, thru
Wed Mar 6
RACE: Are We So Different?, this traveling exhibit
aims to help visitors of all ages… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, thru Wed Mar 6
Learning Lounge: Stressed OUT!, learn tips and
tricks you can use to stay calm… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 6:30pm Thu Feb 7
“Magnetism: Defending the Planet, Defining
the Cosmos”: Discovery Dome, at 11:15am, 12:15pm,
and 1:30pm; a mobile planetarium show in… Putnam
Museum & Science Center, 11:15am Sat Feb 9
Valentine Scherenschnitte: 2D Class, create lovely
valentine’s day themed paper cuttings; meaning “scissor
cuts”… German American Heritage Center, 1pm Sun
Feb 10
Valentine Scherenschnitte: 3D Class, create lovely
valentine’s day themed paper cuttings; meaning “scissor
cuts”… German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun
Feb 10
“Humpback Whales” Sensory-Friendly Showing,
changes to the environment and film experience
include: dimmed but… Putnam Museum & Science
Center, 2pm Sun Feb 10
Putnam Museum Guild Monthly Tea, this month’s
program will feature Ken Wellnitz speaking on
“Pollinator… Putnam Museum & Science Center, 1:30pm
Thu Feb 28
MOVIES
The Old Man & the Gun, a screening of the Robert
Redford comedy in the Afternoon… River Valley District
Library, 1pm Thu Feb 7
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, based on the
bestselling, award-winning novel by Yoru Sumino, the…
Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, 7pm Thu
Feb 7
Recent Releases, see a film recently released on DVD;
free; for information,… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Fri Feb 8
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, based on the
bestselling, award-winning novel by Yoru Sumino, the…
Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, 12:55pm Sun
Feb 10
Coco, a screening in the Coffee and a Movie series;
free;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9:30am Mon Feb 11
Coffee & a Movie, join us for coffee, rolls, and a
showing up a… East Moline Public Library, 11am Mon
Feb 11
Coffee and a Movie Morning, includes a free movie,
coffee, light refreshments, and discussion; for… 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… Davenport Public
Library - Main, 10am Wed Feb 13
Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative), screening
of the animated Mecha film directed by Toshikazu
Yoshizawa and written… Rave Cinemas Davenport 53rd
18 + IMAX, 7pm Tue Feb 19
Cinema at Southwest, movies are rated PG-13 or
higher, and the free showing… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10am Thu Feb 21
Tuesday Cinema, a chance to see those movies you
just missed at… Davenport Public Library - Main, 2pm
Tue Feb 26
Ballet Quad Cities presents Bolero @ Figge Art Museum – February 14
SPORTS
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, Sat. 7:10pm, Sun. 2pm; $10-30; for tickets,
call 309-277-1364… TaxSlayer Center, Sat Feb 16 and
Sun Feb 17
Chicago Bus Trip: Chicago Blackhawks vs
Colorado Avalanche, enjoy Chicago Blackhawks
vs Colorado Avalanche; $130/person ($60 deposit
required… East Moline Public Library, Fri Feb 22
Quad City Steamwheelers vs. San Diego Strike
Force, professional indoor football; $10-30; for
information and tickets, call 309-764-2000… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:05pm Fri Feb 22
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
Quad City Steamwheelers vs. Iowa Barnstormers,
professional indoor football; $10-30; for information and
tickets, call 309-764-2000… TaxSlayer Center, 3:05pm
Sun Mar 3
OTHER EVENTS
Cocoa Crawl, for information, visit VisitLeClaire.com…
Downtown LeClaire, Sat Feb 9
Cook the Books: Casseroles, check out a cookbook
from the front desk and make… East Moline Public
Library, 6pm Mon Feb 11
An Afternoon of Bunco with the Friends of
the Library, enjoy an afternoon of game play and
conversation with friends;… River Valley District Library,
1pm Wed Feb 13
Galentine’s Day, leave your kids, significant others,
and/or other family members at… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Feb 13
Valentine’s Wine Dinner, spend a romantic evening
with someone special at the elegant… Hauberg Civic
Center Mansion, 6:30pm 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… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Sat Feb 16
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Trivia Night in LeClaire, tables of 8; $10 per person;
Mulligans and refreshments available… LeClaire Civic
Center, 6:30pm Sat Feb 16
Valentine’s Dinner at the Figge, the menu will
celebrate “Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures From
the Driehaus Collection” with a pairing of wines with
each course; guests may view the priceless works of
Louis Comfort Tiffany prior to dinner; there will also
be a special musical surprise; $60; for information
and to register, call 563-345-6647 or e-mail kabbott@
steeplegateinn.com, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm Sat Feb 16
Quad Cities Bicycle Club Ride, on Wednesdays; a
20-25 mile leisure bike ride leaving from Hardees, 425…
9am Wed Feb 20 thru Wed Feb 27
Speakeasy Trivia Night w/ Mr. Trivia, for tickets and
information, call 309-786-7733 extension 2… The Circa
‘21 Speakeasy, Thu Feb 21
Mardi Gras Murder Mystery, bring your friends and
work together to solve the mysterious… Hauberg Civic
Center Mansion, 6pm Sat Feb 23
The Best of Broadway: An Evening of Elegance,
a black-tie event presented by the Davenport Alumnae
Chapter of… Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel, 6pm Sat
Feb 23
Chef Battle Quad Cities, local chefs compete for a
chance to win 2019’s Chef… Jumer’s Casino & Hotel,
noon 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
Biaggi’s Wine Tasting Event, a festive wine tasting
with all proceeds benefiting Family Resources;… Biaggi’s
Ristorante Italiano, 6pm Thu Feb 28
Greg Kennedy: STEM Juggler, performance magic
with the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist; $5-10;… The
Spotlight Theatre, 7pm Thu Feb 28
Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, featuring
70 exhibitors with antiques & vintage items galore; find
great furniture, art pottery, country, stoneware, books,
prints, primitives, jewelry, silver, antique glassware,
and more; Fri. 4-9pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm;
$8 weekend pass; for information, call 712-324-9964 or
e-mail kim.aspectacular@gmail.com, QCCA Expo Center,
2621 4th Ave., Rock Island IL, AntiqueSpectacular.com,
Fri Mar 1 thru Sun Mar 3
Taste of LeClaire, receive free food and beverage
samples from various shops, restaurants,… Downtown
LeClaire, 1pm Sat Mar 2
Wine at the Warehouse, all proceeds fund student
scholarships at St. Ambrose University; mingling…
Dimitri Wine & Spirits, 4pm Sat Mar 2
Cajun Cook-off, local chefs will cook Cajun-inspired
dishes for guests to sample and vote for their favorite;
$35-40; for information, call 563-326-7804, Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Tue Mar 5
Quad Cities Bicycle Club Ride, a 20-25 mile leisure
bike ride leaving from… 9am Wed Mar 6
LECTURES
WWII Lecture Series, learn about the North African
Campaign and the Battle of… River Valley District
Library, 4pm Tue Feb 12
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
Paranormal Investigation Reveal, learn the results
of the recent paranormal investigation at the… East
Moline Public 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… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 2pm Wed Feb 13
Adulting 101: How to Find and Apply for Jobs,
learn how to find credible Web sites for job postings,…
East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri Feb 15
Cowbirds, Conservation, & Coevolution, with
Dr. Brian Peer, ornithologist; come learn possible
explanations for ther… Niabi Zoo, 3pm Sun Feb 17
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
Where Does Your Trash Go?, learn about waste
management with Green Iowa AmeriCorps; we’ll go…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm
Mon Feb 25
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
COURSES
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, Iowa State University Extension and
Outreach offers free nutrition classes… thru Wed Mar 6
Acoustics for Professionals: Residential and
Commercial, Thursdays thru Mar. 14; $75; for
information, call 309-796-8223… Black Hawk College -
Quad City Campus, 6pm Thu Feb 7
American Records (Genealogy), Thursdays thru
Mar. 7; $50; for information and to register,… Black Hawk
College - Quad City Campus, 1:30pm Thu Feb 7
Developing an Effective Safety & Health Program
#1217, participants will learn a step-by-step procedure
for forming and managing… EICC Midwest Center for
Public Safety Training, 8am Thu Feb 7
Introduction to OSHA #1220, this course is for
people with little or no knowledge… EICC Midwest
Center for Public Safety Training, 1pm Thu Feb 7
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
HAZWOPER Refresher #1222, this course is the
annual refresher to the 40-Hour Hazardous… EICC
Midwest Center for Public Safety Training, 8am Fri Feb 8
Get More Out of Your Digital SLR or Advanced
Digital Camera, $59; for information, call 309-796-
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8223… Black Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 9am
Sat Feb 9
Spanish, Tuesdays thru Feb. 26; $45; for information,
call 309-796-8223… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 5:30pm Tue Feb 12
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Bi-Monthly
Luncheon, lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Mar 2
Farm and Pet Breeders Association Meeting,
lunchtime discussions on the first and third Saturdays of
the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Mar 2
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Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 2:15pm
CASISeniors.org, 9am Fri Feb 8 thru Fri Mar 1 Mon Feb 11 thru Mon Mar 4
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays; Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; no sewing experience
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for necessary; free; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
CASISeniors.org, 10:30am Fri Feb 8 thru Fri Mar 1 Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8am Mon Feb 11 thru
Mon Mar 4
Zumba, on Fridays; $3-5; for information, call 563-386-

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
Nursery School: Lessons in Gardening, the Quad
Cities’ premiere gardening symposium; horticulture
experts will lead… Gerber Center, Augustana College,
8am Sat Feb 23
HEALTH
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, Iowa State University Extension and
Outreach offers free nutrition classes… thru Wed Mar 6
Meditation Garden, open for prayer sunrise to sunset;
walk around road-closure signs;… Meditation Garden,
thru Wed Mar 6
Cardio Kickboxing, Thursdays thru Mar. 14; $39; for
information, call 309-796-8223… Black Hawk College -
Quad City Campus, 7pm Thu Feb 7
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8am Fri Feb 8 thru
Fri Mar 1
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 Feb 8 thru Mon Mar 4
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 Feb 8 thru Mon Mar 4
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 Feb 11 thru Mon Mar 4
Genesis Foot Clinic, on Mon. & Tue.; reservations
required; for information, call 563-320-3978, CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 8am Mon Feb 11 thru Tue Mar 5
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 Feb 12

MEETINGS
Quad City Leadership Academy, a program for those
who want to step into leadership… Integrity Integrated
Inc., 8am Fri Feb 8 thru Fri Feb 22
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Pot Luck Bible
Study, on Sundays in Parsonage; for information and
directions, call 563-676-8656… 6pm Sun Feb 10 thru
Sun Mar 3
AD/HD Support Group Lunch Brunch, learn how
other adults cope with their AD/HD and… Pizza Ranch,
noon Wed Feb 13
Knit/Crochet Circle, on Wednesdays; participants of
all abilities are invited to gather… Moline Public Library,
5:30pm Wed Feb 13 thru Wed Feb 27
Genesis Blood Pressure Checks, on Mondays; Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2-5; for information, call
NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon. of for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
the month; the… Butterworth Center, 6:30pm Mon Feb Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue
11 thru Mon Feb 25 CASISeniors.org, 9am Mon Feb 11 thru Mon Mar 4 Feb 12 thru Tue Mar 5
Buddhist Meditation, on Tuesdays; for information, Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2-5; for information, call Line Dancing I, on Tuesdays; $3-5; for information, call
call 309-794-0991 or email vs@qcgardens.com… Quad 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
City Botanical Center, 7pm Tue Feb 12 thru Tue Feb 26
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 5pm Tue Feb 12 thru Tue
Feb 26
Buddhist Meditation, on Tuesdays; for information,
call 309-794-0991 or email vs@qcgardens.com… Quad
City Botanical Center, 7pm Tue Mar 5
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 5pm Tue Mar 5

Citizens to Reform DHS (Illinois Child and Family Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness skills
Services), lunchtime discussions on the first and third from area experts; a new… Davenport Public Library -
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Feb 16 Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Mar 6

Ecumenical Fellowship Church, lunchtime

discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Feb 16
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Bi-Monthly
Luncheon, lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Feb 16
Farm and Pet Breeders Association Meeting,
lunchtime discussions on the first and third Saturdays of
the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Feb 16
QCMUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group)
Meeting, with a special program on “Six ‘Forgotten’
Tips for New… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Tue
Feb 19
Stitching Group, on Wednesdays; bring whatever craft
you’re working on… River Valley District Library, 1pm
Wed Feb 20 thru Wed Feb 27
Friends of the East Moline Library Meeting, help
the East Moline Library with fundraising, implementing
programs, and… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Thu
Feb 21
AD/HD Support Group, learn how other adults cope
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
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,
Facebook.com/groups/QCJUSTADDFRIENDS, 3:30pm
Sat Feb 23
Quad Cities Area Legislative Forum, in Kahler
Auditorium; all area Iowa state representatives and
senators… Davenport Central High School, 10:30am Sat
Feb 23
SENIORS
Knitting & Crocheting, on Thursdays; volunteer
club; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 12:30pm thru Thu Feb 28
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 thru Thu Feb 28
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 thru Thu Feb 28
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 thru Fri Mar 1
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 8am thru Wed
Mar 6
Low-Impact Exercise, Mon.-Fri.; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035
W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9am
thru Wed Mar 6
Reflexology Clinic, on Wed. & Thu.; for information,
call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035
W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm
thru Wed Mar 6
Senior Bingo, free; for information, call 309-755-9614…
East Moline Public Library, 3pm Thu Feb 7

Citizens to Reform DHS (Illinois Child and Family
Services), lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Mar 2
Ecumenical Fellowship Church, lunchtime
discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Mar 2
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
Feb 8 thru Fri Mar 1
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; $2-5;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
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MOVIES
And the Oscar for Next-Best Picture Goes To …
This Year’s Race Is All About Which Film Voters Hate Least
A
mong the front-runners for this
year’s Best Picture Oscar are a previ-
ous Academy Award winner’s loving
salute to his childhood nanny; a period bio-
pic about revered music icons; a feel-good
dramedy in the vein of Driving Miss Daisy;
and Spike Lee’s cinematic confrontation with
the Ku Klux Klan that ends with searing
indictments of the 2017 rally/riot in Char-
lottesville, Virginia, and, by extension, the
president of the United States.
Guess which of these fi lms, at present, is
the least controversial.
That’s right: the Spike Lee joint. Which is
why I’m thinking that, when the Oscars are
divvied up on February 24, BlacKkKlansman
just might emerge as the shockeroo winner of
the evening’s biggest prize.
All of the traditional precursors leading
up to the Academy Awards suggest that, as
predictions go, this might be a pretty dumb
one. Strike that – a really dumb one. Let’s look
at the stats from the last 10 years:
Eight winners of the Producers Guild of
America Award went on to nab Best Picture;
this year’s victor was Green Book.
Seven winners of the Directors Guild of
America Award found their movies named
The 2019 Academy Award
Nominations and Predictions
T BEST DIRECTING
his year’s Academy Awards tele-
cast is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
CST on Sunday, February 24, with
no one serving as host for the first time
since the largely disastrous 1989 cer-
emony that opened with a musical duet
for Rob Lowe and Snow White. The mind
boggles at what we might be in store for
this time around. In the meantime, enjoy
my early predictions – and be sure to
check in at RCReader.com a week before
the telecast for accompanying commen-
tary, and to see if and where I’ve changed
my mind. ‘Cause it’s gonna happen.
BEST PICTURE
Black Panther
 BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star Is Born
Vice
Best Picture; on February 2, that winning
director was Alfons Cuarón for Roma.
Seven recipients of the Critics’ Choice
Movie Award eventually won the Oscar; this
year’s champ was Roma.
Half of the winners of the Screen Actors
Award for ensemble acting were eventual
Best Pictures; this year, the SAG trophy went
to Black Panther.
The Golden Globes, despite having the
added benefit of handing out two Best Picture
prizes (one for dramas, one for comedies and
musicals), also boast 50-percent accuracy;
last month, the victors were Bohemian Rhap-
sody and Green Book.
Plus, with Best Picture equivalents having
also been given out by more than 50 national
and international critics’ organizations,
Roma is the clear leader overall with 24, fol-
lowed by The Favourite with eight, Green
Book with six, and A Star Is Born and If Beale
Street Could Talk – the latter not nominated
for the Best Picture Oscar – with five. BlacK-
kKlansman, meanwhile, has just one: a Best
Picture citation from the International Press
Academy, an under-the-radar collective
that’s kind of like the nerdy cousin to the
Golden Globes’ Hollywood Foreign Press
 BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee
Cold War, Pawel Pawlikowski
The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
Roma, Alfonso Cuarón
Vice, Adam McKay
BEST ACTRESS
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
 Glenn Close, The Wife
Olivia Colman, The Favourite
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever
Forgive Me?
BEST ACTOR
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Willem Dafoe, At Eternity’s Gate
 Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
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Yalitza Aparicio in Roma
Association. Its biggest prize is hardly a
laurel on which you want to rest your Acad-
emy hopes.
And yet this Oscar year feels weird – weird
enough that something like BlacKkKlans-
man netting Best Picture could absolutely
happen, and without much difficulty.
What’s important to remember about the
Best Picture race is that the ultimate prize,
unlike the winners in the 23 other categories,
is determined by a preferential system that
BEST SUPPORTING
ACTRESS
Amy Adams, Vice
Marina de Tavira, Roma
 Regina King, If Beale Street Could
Talk
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
 Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Adam Driver, BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever
Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell, Vice
BEST ORIGINAL
SCREENPLAY
 The Favourite, Deborah Davis, Tony
McNamara
First Reformed, Paul Schrader
Green Book, Brian Currie,
Peter Farrelly, Nick Vallelonga
By Mike Schulz
rewards both first-place votes (obviously) and
votes that become first-place votes through a
process of elimination too laborious to get
into here. Th is means that when Academy
members are ranking their Best Picture
choices from favorite to least-favorite, a fi lm
has a better chance of emerging victorious if
it’s near the top of most ballots, even if it’s not
number one, and not near the bottom, even if
it already has a healthy number of number-
one votes.
Roma, Alfonso Cuarón
Vice, Adam McKay
BEST ADAPTED
SCREENPLAY
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Ethan
Coen, Joel Coen
 BlacKkKlansman, Spike Lee, David
Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel, Kevin
Willmott
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, Nicole
Holefcener, Jeff Whitty
If Beale Street Could Talk, Barry
Jenkins
A Star Is Born, Bradley Cooper, Will
Fetters, Eric Roth
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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Stated more simply: It’s better to be liked
by most than to be loved by many yet hated
by a few.
Consider Roma, Alfonso Cuarón’s criti-
cally adored screen memoir that plays
moving tribute to his family’s housekeeper
and their upper-middle-class experiences
in 1970s Mexico. Those who love this movie,
and I’m one of them, lo-o-o-ove this movie.
Beyond that, it’s tied with The Favourite for
most nominations (10) overall; it has all those
critics’-group wins to its credit; it’s a passion
project by an Oscar winner the Academy
clearly adores (Cuarón was a two-time victor
for Gravity); and perhaps most importantly
for Academy members, it’s Socially Con-
scious, bringing attention to the plight of
Mexican laborers at a time in which Amer-
ica’s relationship with Mexico is at the fore-
front of political debates and stump speeches
nationwide. It’s Oscar catnip in extremis. The
fi lm’s victory would also be an enormous
and ingenious way in which Hollywood
could Make a Statement, and these days, that
impulse certainly shouldn’t be discounted.
But Roma is hardly universally beloved.
Many fi nd it too slow. In its employment
of black-and-white photography and lack
of a musical score, many fi nd it too self-
consciously artsy. Many voters might be
loath to award Best Picture to a release that’s
already a shoo-in for Best Foreign-Language
Film. (Over the Oscars’ 90-year history, no
foreign-language title has ever been awarded
the night’s grand prize; recent champ The
Artist was a French production, but it was
mostly silent, and its few spoken words were
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in English.) And then there’s Roma’s biggest
potential hurdle: Netflix. To a not-insignifi-
cant number of Academy members, original
fi lms distributed by the streaming service are
still considered television, with Steven Spiel-
berg himself telling the Hollywood Reporter
that “once you commit to a television format,
you’re a TV movie.” As much as Spielberg
may appreciate Roma as a work of art, it’s
hard to imagine him placing Cuarón’s fi lm
above the titles he considers real movies on
his Best Picture ballot… and if Spielberg is
making his issue with Netflix public, you can
bet he’s probably not alone in his thinking.
For what it’s worth, the powers-that-be at
AMC and Regal have also determined that
the movie won’t be joining its seven competi-
tors in their cineplexes’ annual screenings of
the Best Picture nominees. (A decision that,
come to think of it, might actually help the
movie win Best Picture.) Roma will score
loads of deserved fi rst-place votes among
Academy members – maybe even enough to
win. But those who don’t rank it number one John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman
might not be ranking it at all.
What about Bohemian Rhapsody, the bio- demise also lands the fi lm squarely in that name has been conveniently left out of Bohe-
pic on Freddie Mercury and Queen that has Socially Conscious sweet spot; it’s an AIDS mian Rhapsody acceptance speeches, yet
raked in more than $600 million in world- drama that voters can dance to. However – whenever Malek or the fi lm wins an award,
wide grosses? Sure, its reviews are noth- and it’s a big however – the current accusa- there can’t be a person in Hollywood not
ing to write home about. (Its current rating tions of decade-spanning sexual misconduct thinking about that name.
of “62-percent fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes involving Rhapsody director Bryan Singer How about Green Book, the race-reversed
makes it one of the most critically maligned (notoriously fi red from the project weeks Driving Miss Daisy in which a bigoted white
Best Picture nominees of recent years.) But into fi lming) can’t be sitting well with con- bouncer acts as chauffeur to a cultured black
that Golden Globe for Best Picture is noth- servative or liberal members of the Academy, musician in the deep south of the 1960s, and
ing to sniff at, nor is Rami Malek’s award- none of whom are likely feeling the need for
gobbling turn as Mercury, and the fact that another P.R. headache these days. Singer’s
the film’s hero is a gay man who meets a tragic Continued On Page 23

BEST DOCUMENTARY BEST PRODUCTION BEST ORIGINAL SCORE BEST DOCUMENTARY

FEATURE DESIGN Black Panther SHORT
Free Solo  Black Panther BlacKkKlansman Black Sheep
Hale County This Morning, This The Favourite If Beale Street Could Talk  End Game
Evening First Man Isle of Dogs Lifeboat
Minding the Gap Mary Poppins Returns  Mary Poppins Returns A Night at the Garden
Of Fathers & Sons Roma Period. End of Sentence.
 RBG BEST ORIGINAL SONG
BEST COSTUME DESIGN The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, “When a BEST LIVE-ACTION
BEST FOREIGN- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” SHORT
LANGUAGE FILM  Black Panther Black Panther, “All the Stars” Detainment
Capernaum, Lebanon The Favourite Mary Poppins Returns, “The Place Fauve
Cold War, Poland Mary Queen of Scots Where Lost Things Go”  Marguerite
Never Look Away, Germany Mary Poppins Returns RBG, “I’ll Fight” Mother
 Roma, Mexico  A Star Is Born, “Shallow” Skin
Shoplifters, Japan BEST SOUND EDITING
Black Panther BEST VISUAL EFFECTS BEST ANIMATED SHORT
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Bohemian Rhapsody Avengers: Infinity War Animal Behaviour
Cold War  First Man Christopher Robin  Bao
The Favourite A Quiet Place  First Man Late Afternoon
Never Look Away Roma Ready Player One One Small Step
 Roma Solo: A Star Wars Story Weekends
A Star Is Born BEST SOUND MIXING
Black Panther BEST MAKEUP
BEST FILM EDITING  Bohemian Rhapsody & HAIRSTYLING
BlacKkKlansman First Man Border
Bohemian Rhapsody Roma Mary Queen of Scots
The Favourite A Star Is Born  Vice
Green Book
 Vice
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VISUAL ARTS
CONTINUED
SENIORS
Kenneth Cunningham and Brian Schulz Exhibits
Thursday, February 7, through Friday, March 22; Opening Reception: Friday, February 8, Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9am Tue
Feb 12 thru Tue Mar 5
7 – 9 p.m. @ Quad City Arts Center Gallery, 1715 Second Avenue, Rock Island, IL
Line Dancing Lesson, on Tuesdays; free; for
T he personal beliefs and significant experi-
ences of two Iowa-based artisans will be
expressed in a fascinating pair of Quad City Arts
information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 8:30am Tue Feb 12 thru Tue Mar 5
Center Gallery exhibitions February 1 through
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; $5-7;
March 22: Esprit De Corps: The Brotherhood for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
of Paratroopers, Rangers, & Special Forces at Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
War by Eldridge painter Kenneth Cunningham, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue Feb 12 thru Tue Mar 5
and Sophisticated Disobedience by Davenport’s
stpray-paint-college artist Brian Schulz. Spiritual Devotions, on Tuesdays; free; for
Cunningham’s work is heavily influenced by information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
the time he spent as an Army ranger and para-
CASISeniors.org, 8am Tue Feb 12 thru Tue Mar 5
trooper, and the artist evokes a sense of mystery
and danger through his compositions. His main Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of
focus, however, is the feeling of brotherhood that the month; donations accepted; for information, call
sustained him then and now. By adding planetary 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
bodies to his paintings, Kenneth depicts his inter- Brian Schulz’s The Cost of War Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 9:30am
est in astronomy and references the “in field” dis- Wed Feb 13 thru Wed Feb 27
propaganda that he feels should be questioned.
cussions of science and theology. Cunningham Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
As Schulz stated in reference to his latest series
earned a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (with a 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
of collages, “This show is designed to make you
minor in Art History) from St. Ambrose University Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Wed
challenge the information we are fed daily. Ques-
in 2016, and with his friend and business partner Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
tion everything and trust nothing.”
Christopher Reno, the pair developed the Quad
An opening reception for Cunningham’s Esprit Cribbage, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
Cities Veterans Art Initiative, a non-profit orga-
De Corps: The Brotherhood of Paratroopers, 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
nization that provides veterans, active-duty mili-
Rangers, & Special Forces at War and Brian Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Wed
tary, and their families the opportunity to express Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
Schulz’s Sophisticated Disobedience, featuring
themselves through visual art.
meet-and-greets with the artists and complimen-
Schulz uses street-art techniques and a large Early Bird Bingo, on Wednesdays; no admission fee,
tary food and beverages, will be held on Febru-
array of mediums to create dynamic collages on card costs are $0.25 & $0.50/card; for information, call
ary 8 from 7 to 9 p.m., with the Quad City Arts 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
canvas, with the artist’s new exhibition Sophis-
Center’s gallery hours Tuesdays through Fridays Kimberly Road, Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 6pm
ticated Disobedience employing themes of
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. Wed Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
truth, lies, and contradiction. Through the use of
to 5 p.m. Admission is free, and more information
newspaper articles which can be partially read Energizing Yoga, on Wednesdays; $7-10; for
is available by calling (309)793-1213 or visiting
beneath the paint, he provides the basis of the information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
QuadCityArts.com.
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 2pm Wed Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
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
Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), on
Wednesdays; 11:30am weigh-in, noon meeting; $1;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, 11:30am Wed Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
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 Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
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 Feb 13 thru Wed Mar 6
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 Feb 21
Classic Movie, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477,
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road,
Davenport IA, CASISeniors.org, 1pm Tue Feb 26
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 Mar 1
Red Hat Club Luncheon, locations vary monthly;
for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA,
CASISeniors.org, noon Tue Mar 5
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Marvel Movie Night, enjoy popcorn and free movie
before the next movie in… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Feb 28
Petite Picassos, hands-on creation experience for ages
five and under includes a… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Mar 1
Animal Adventures, ages 6-9 can meet animals up
close during these interactive sessions… Niabi Zoo,
10:15am Sat Mar 2
Animal Expeditions, ages 10-13 meet animals up close
while learning about the… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am Sat Mar 2
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5; this youth literacy program
features a live… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Mar 2
Toddler Tales Storytimes, stories, songs, and a craft
for ages five and under;… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Mar 5
Evening Story Time for Littles, a chance for our
youngest patrons to enjoy a story and… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Mar 6
Play & Grow Time, talk, sing, read, and play to early
literacy; activities, structured… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Mar 6
January 15 Crossword Answers
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NOT SO TRICK(E)Y · FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Crossword Jan. 15 Answers: Page 19

ACROSS 77. Passe-partout: 2 wds. 37. Nippers

1. Kind of dollar 79. Fold 38. Ability
5. Rama’s wife 80. Isolate: 2 wds. 39. Fabled archer
9. Native-born Israeli 82. Pt. of AAA 40. Canadian whisky
14. Penny 83. Priest in ancient Greece 41. A fabric
18. Fit of shivering 84. Lunchtime destination 43. Angry email
19. Tycoon 85. Scarecrow stuffing 44. Roundabout way
20. Seething 87. Effervesces 45. Postulate
21. Skeletal part 88. _ -la-la 48. The higher-ups
22. Cousin to Shift and Tab: 2 wds. 90. At _ _ 50. Violin name
24. Entered computer data 91. “Lost Horizon” setting 52. Efforts
26. Relations 92. Cutting tool: 2 wds. 53. Fish of the herring family
27. Sharpens 96. Custard dessert: 3 wds. 54. People
29. Pub. people 101. Dies _ 56. Wounds with horns
30. Liable to cause sliding 102. Preference 57. Trumpet call in old drama
32. Drones 103. Leggy creature 58. Austronesian language
33. Ten: Prefix 104. Dozes 60. Wine variety
36. Views 105. “I Remember _” 61. Hirsute
37. _ de cuisine 106. _ Hebrides 62. Snares
38. Loud and harsh 107. Active one 63. Went after game
42. Coating 108. Pip 64. “Thou _ not...”
43. Tropical area of North America: 65. More down
2 wds. DOWN 66. Sums
46. Side-to-side movement 1. Vesicle 67. Having winglike parts
47. If not 2. Before 69. River in France
48. Din 3. Hebrew letter 70. Lopsided
49. Outcast one 4. One held in custody 73. Reggae precursor
50. Girl in Cannes 5. Off-color 74. Exposed
51. _ and run 6. Annoys 75. Knocks down
52. Conical net 7. Hallux 77. Agnew the veep
53. Not sparkling 8. In all places 78. Sculls
54. Kind of bomb 9. Bird in falconry 79. Introductory comment
55. Radio shows 10. Aids and _ 81. Rose of Sharon
57. Bobbin 11. Youths 83. Eye socket
58. Like a castle, often 12. Umbrella part 85. Roofing piece
59. Interference 13. _ ferox 86. Ziggurat
60. Whey 14. Doomed 87. Office worker
61. Terre _ 15. Antiquity 89. _ -relievo
62. “_ no business like show business...” 16. Pt. on a compass 90. Helper: Abbr.
64. Echolocation device 17. Small amount 91. Old Phoenician city
65. Old military engine 19. Investment option 92. Kipling title
68. Tricks 23. More coarse 93. Time
69. Intone 25. _ Ababa 94. Tasty tuber
70. Nom de plume 28. Sound system: Hyph. 95. _ de Javelle
71. Place in Eur. 30. Having size but no direction 97. Kind of ideal
72. Tiny colonists 31. Ohio neighbor: 2 wds. 98. Drivel
73. Grooming event 32. Looping shape 99. Wall Street event
74. Moneylending 34. Public address: 2 wds. 100. Superlative suffix
75. Cheese type 35. Moon of Jupiter
76. Sch. gp. 36. Rest
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Movie Reviews
No Longer Quiet on the Western Front
THEY SHALL NOT
GROW OLD
Culled from more than 100 hours of
documentary footage from more than 100
years ago, Peter Jackson’s World War I doc-
umentary They Shall Not Grow Old is an
almost unquestionably astounding achieve-
ment – and not just because what began as
a two-day special engagement in December
made so much money, and was so beloved
by patrons, that it’s currently enjoying a full,
and fully deserved, theatrical run.
As the director himself tells us in his
introduction to the film, Jackson was com-
missioned, in 2014, to make a movie in cel-
ebration of the Armistice’s 2018 centennial,
with the only caveat being that he create
something “unique and original.” Well,
Jackson and his extraordinary technical
collaborators have most certainly done
that, taking newsreel footage from the era
and adjusting the speed of its frame rates,
adding color and sound, and accompanying
the footage with voice-over reminiscences
by dozens of former WWI combatants who
explain, in sometimes wrenching detail,
their day-to-day experiences before, during,
and after their tenures on the Western
Front. What results is nearly 100 minutes
(not including Jackson’s charming intro and
spellbinding making-of documentary that
follows the end credits) of true cinematic
submersion – a work that brings the Great
War to life on-screen in deeply moving and
wholly unprecedented ways. They Shall Not
Grow Old is a visual and aural marvel. It’s
frequently glorious. It’s borderline miracu-
lous. And it’s also, unfortunately, just a li-i-
ittle bit tedious.
Unexpectedly, it’s the movie’s claim to
fame – the painstaking restoration of West-
ern Front footage – that proves to be its
biggest stumbling block, though certainly
not at first. Before we’re drawn into battle
by Jackson and his serviceman narrators
(whose recollections were recorded by the
BBC in the 1960s and ‘70s), They Shall Not
Grow Old opens in black-and-white in the
square 4:3 fi lm ratio of the period, accli-
mating us to life in 1914 England just before
the war’s outbreak. We stay in this ratio as
soldiers tell of their voluntary enlistment –
many of them revealing that they signed up
despite being years younger than the legal
enlistment age of 19 – and we listen as they
describe, with accompanying footage, their
six weeks of training in all of its mundane
detail. What was banal to them, though,
is fascinating to us, and Jackson’s fi lm is
maybe at its most engaging in these early
scenes as we learn how uniforms were dis-
tributed, and precisely what was stored in a
kit bag, and why the majority of their train-
ing was dedicated to marching in heavy
and usually ill-fitting boots. Because the
soldiers’ reflections are so comprehensive
yet so wryly, amusingly matter-of-fact, you
begin to feel that despite the astonishing
newsreel footage, Jackson’s doc might have
worked just as well as a radio drama. But
then, in a goosebump-inducing moment
that’s like Dorothy first entering the Land of
Oz, the ratio slowly expands to full-screen
and the black-and-white morphs into color,
and the boxy, silent, sped-up world familiar
from WWI films becomes a place we’ve lit-
erally never seen this way before.
At first, and for a long while afterward,
the effect is amazing, if a little off-putting.
Because we know going into They Shall Not
Grow Old that colorization is part of the
point, we can’t help but notice when the
visual updating seems a bit off, the way it
does when you’re watching a colorized,
TNT version of some black-and-white clas-
sic you loved as a child. We really don’t
have any cinematic frame of reference for
a World War I in color, and so the greens
initially seem too green, the skies too blue,
the troops’ clean-shaven complexions too
smooth and ruddy. Eventually, though, we
adjust, and the sublimely re-created sound
effects – everything from explosions to
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By Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com
They Shall Not Grow Old
soldiers trudging through mud to rats feast-
ing on the deceased – do wonders in provid-
ing you-are-really-there authenticity.
What’s harder to adjust to, however, is
the presentational sameness of the Western
Front material. Due to the inherent dangers
of combat and the fact that the documen-
tary footage was used primarily as news-
reel propaganda for homefront audiences,
it’s perfectly understandable that we aren’t
given much in the way of battle footage;
generally speaking, such footage doesn’t
exist. (Soldiers had more than enough to
contend with without civilian photogra-
phers getting in their way.) Yet while Jack-
son and his team have clearly labored to give
largely stationary images the impression of
movement via newly fashioned pan shots
and wise editing choices, you can’t ignore
how similar it all starts to feel: one soldier
after another, seemingly hypnotized by
the camera, staring at us while we stare at
them, and only occasionally breaking the
standstill through some off-camera direc-
tive or the flash of a toothy grin. (I can’t
be the only viewer who, marveling at the
collective lack of orthodontic care, imme-
diately recalled The Simpsons’ nightmarish
Big Book of British Smiles.) While the narra-
tors’ remembrances remain enthralling and
the restoration process is applause-worthy,
there’s still not quite enough going on visu-
ally; you can admire the film to no end and
still find yourself fighting the urge to nap.
What keeps you from doing so, though,
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are the soldiers’ voices – and even their faces
in all of their colorized, frequently hypno-
tized splendor. It’s not often that you see a
documentary in which you know that every
single person you’re viewing and hearing
on-screen is deceased, and that knowledge
assists in making Jackson’s achievement
both tremendously powerful and almost
ineffably sad. On more than a few occa-
sions, I was brought to tears merely by the
image of some too-young solider doing his
best to look steadfast and brave. And when
the colorization and widescreen presenta-
tion ends and the film, for its finale, returns
us to the black-and-white of 1918 England,
your heartbreak grows exponentially in
being reminded, yet again, of the stagger-
ing challenges troops face upon returning
home from combat. For our They Shall Not
Grow Old brigade, that includes returning
to widespread unemployment, crippling
despair, and a society that had no interest
in asking about, or even hearing about, the
soldiers’ experiences. To our great benefit,
though, Peter Jackson asked, and demanded
that we hear. His documentary may not be
perfect, but it’s absolutely unmissable – the
hellishness of war re-created by a heaven-
sent filmmaker.
For reviews of Glass, The Upside, Miss
Bala, The Kid Who Would Be King, A
Dog’s Way Home, On the Basis of Sex,
Stan & Ollie, and other recent releases, visit
RCReader.com/movies.
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America’s Next Top
Remodel
I’m seeing so many women on Insta-
gram who’ve had themselves made over to
be super hot through cosmetic surgery and
injectable fillers. They all have the same face
– with big, luscious lips and huge doll-like
eyes. In every shot, they’re in full makeup –
crazy eyeliner, tons of contouring. Do guys
actually like this plastic Barbie look? Are
guys cool with cosmetic surgery in general?
– Curious
If only these women of Instagram were
honest in their photo credits: “Hair by Luigi.
Makeup by Annabelle. Face by Dow Corning.”
Countless men insist that they prefer “the
natural look” – no makeup (let alone surgi-
cal re-mod) – yet they never go “Wow … gor-
geous!” when you sashay toward them with
a face full of unconcealed pimples. Help-
fully, zoologist John R. Krebs and evolution-
ary biologist Richard Dawkins explain that
“living organisms” can easily be tricked by
crude fakes – fakes that bear only the itsy-
bitsiest resemblance to the organisms’ real
life stimuli.
They give the example of what I call “Pop-
sicle birdie” – how “a black-headed gull will
show its normal aggressive response to a
stuffed gull’s head mounted on a stick, with no
body.” And then there’s the male stickleback
fish, which gets red on the underside when in
mating mode and will attack any other red-
bellied male that enters its territory. In fact,
mail also seems to be a problem – which is
to say, a researcher’s male sticklebacks were
observed attacking the side of their aquarium
when a red mail van passed by the window
of the lab.
Well, guess what, fellow humans: We
shouldn’t be too quick to feel superior to our
friends with beaks, gills, and tails. Krebs and
Dawkins note that a man can get “sexually
aroused” by a mere photo of a naked woman.
Of course, he knows it isn’t an actual woman,
but the photo “has enough visual stimuli in
common with the real thing to have a similar
effect on his physiology.”
Though it’s unlikely that women get-
ting their faces remade in Klonedashian-
esque ways are versed in anthropology, the
enhancements they’re having done align with
the female facial features that anthropologists
like Douglas Jones have found are attractive
to men across cultures. These are “neotenous”
features – meaning somewhat babylike ones
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– like big eyes, full lips, a small jaw and chin,
and clear skin. These features are basically
evolution’s billboard, advertising a highly
desirable interior – meaning that they are
cues to health and fertility. (Of course, men
just think HAW-W-WT .)
However, though men evolved to prioritize
looks in a woman, it’s obviously not all they
value – especially when they’re hoping to get
into a relationship. So these cosmetically and
surgically redeveloped features may catch a
man’s eye – but then, mentally, he may take
a step back: “Oh, wait – she’s gotten all this
work done.” And beyond how we all tend to
feel threatened and even angered by fakery,
many men see a woman’s extensive re-mod
as a red flag, reflecting less-than-healthy psy-
chology – an empty interior hidden behind a
fancy paint job and a new, um, deck.
Also, consider that women who get their
faces and bodies remade often seem to go by
the reality-TV standard, which seems to stem
from stripper standards – exaggerated in-
your-face sexuality. Research by Cari Goetz
that I cited in a recent column finds that
women with an overtly sexual look are gen-
erally not seen as long-term mating material
by men. Though that research explored what
women wore (scanty attire), it’s possible that
women who wear a pile of makeup, with an
overtly sexual look, would trigger the same
reaction in men: basically, thumbs-up for a
hookup or regular sex sessions, and not so
much on introducing Mom to a woman who
looks as if her work uniform is sequin nipple
tassels.
However, there’s a counterpoint to all of
this. Consider that it’s now possible, through
medical innovation, to survive many diseases
and conditions that were usually fatal. We
don’t expect people with diseases to do what’s
“natural” – suffer terribly and die. Maybe
we’re a little too harsh on women who jump
ahead in the beauty hierarchy through cos-
metic procedures. (After all, we don’t knock
men for using Rogaine, those little blue pills,
or deodorant.)
Additionally, maybe stigmatizing any sort
of line-jumping stops discussion of the need
for restraint in beauty-upgrading. As I see it,
the most successful “work” is the sort we don’t
notice – women who look like themselves,
only, uh, “better rested” or something. Ulti-
mately, if a woman invites a man to meet her
closest relatives, he isn’t at a loss for whether
she’s asking him to a family reunion or to hit
the aisle in Home Depot where they sell that
expandable foam insulation stuff that people
spray into their walls.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Climb-
ing mountains has been a popular
adventure since the 19th Century, but
there are still many peaks around the
world that no one has ever ascended. They
include the 24,591-fot-high Muchu Chhish in
Pakistan, 23,691-foot Karjiang South in Tibet,
and 12,600-foot Sauyr Zhotasy on the border of
China and Kazakhstan. If there are any Aries
mountaineers reading this horoscope who have
been dreaming about conquering an unclimbed
peak, 2019 will be a great time to do it, and now
would be a perfect moment to plan or launch
your quest. As for the rest of you Aries, what’s
your personal equivalent of reaching the top of
an unclimbed peak?
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emi-
nem’s song “Lose Yourself” was a fea-
tured track in the movie 8 Mile, and it
won an Academy Award for Best
Original Song in 2003. The creator himself was
not present at the Oscar ceremony to accept his
award, however. He was so convinced his song
would lose that he stayed home. At the moment
that presenter Barbra Streisand announced
Eminem’s triumph, he was asleep in front of the
TV with his daughter, who was watching car-
toons. In contrast to him, I hope you will be
fully available and on the scene for the recogni-
tion or acknowledgment that should be coming
your way sometime soon.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): While
enjoying its leisure time, the pere-
grine falcon glides around at 50 miles
per hour. But when it’s motivated by
the desire to eat, it may swoop and dart at a
velocity of 220 miles per hour. Amazing! In
accordance with your astrological omens,
Gemini, I propose that we make the peregrine
falcon your spirit creature for the next three
weeks. I suspect you will have extraordinary
speed and agility and focus whenever you’re
hunting for exactly what you want. So here’s a
crucial question: what exactly do you want?
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Now and
then the sun shines and rain falls at
the same time. The meteorological
name for the phenomenon is “sun-
shower,” but folklore provides other terms.
Hawaiians may call it “liquid sunshine” or
“ghost rain.” Speakers of the Tangkhul lan-
guage in India imagine it as “the wedding of a
human and spirit.” Some Russians refer to it as
“mushroom rain,” since it’s thought to encour-
age the growth of mushrooms. Whatever you
might prefer to call it, Cancerian, I suspect that
the foreseeable future will bring you delightful
paradoxes in a similar vein. And in my opinion,
that will be very lucky for you, since you’ll be in
the right frame of mind and spirit to thrive
amidst just such situations.
LEO (July 23-August 22): A study by
the Fidelity financial services com-
pany revealed that in 43 percent of all
couples, neither partner has an accu-
rate knowledge of how much money the other
partner earns. Meanwhile, research by the
National Institute of Health concludes that
among heterosexual couples, 36 percent of hus-
bands misperceive how frequently their wives
have orgasms. I bring this to your attention in
order to sharpen your focus on how crucial it is
to communicate clearly with your closest allies.
I mean, it’s rarely a good idea to be ignorant
about what’s going on with those close to you,
but it’ll be an especially bad idea during the
next six weeks.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
Torre Mayor is one of the tallest sky-
scrapers in Mexico City. When work-
ers finished its construction in 2003,
it was one of the world’s most earthquake-proof
buildings, designed to hold steady during an
8.5-level temblor. Over the course of 2019,
Virgo, I’d love to see you erect the metaphorical
equivalent of that unshakable structure in your
own life. The astrological omens suggest that
doing so is quite possible. And the coming
weeks will be an excellent time to launch that
project or intensify your efforts to manifest it.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
Multitalented Libran singer and
actor Donald Glover uses the name of
Childish Gambino when he performs
his music. How did he select that alias? He used
an online random name generator created by
the rap group Wu-Tang Clan. I tried the same
generator and got “Fearless Warlock” as my
new moniker. You might want to try it yourself,
Libra. The coming weeks will be an excellent
time to add layers to your identity and expand
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your persona and mutate your self-image. The
generator is here: TinyURL.com/yournewn-
ame. (P.S.: If you don’t like the first one you’re
offered, keep trying until you get one you like.)
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Sal-
vator Mundi sold for $450 million in
2017. Just 12 years earlier, an art col-
lector had bought it for $10,000. Why did its
value increase so extravagantly? Because in
2005, no one was sure it was an authentic da
Vinci painting. It was damaged and had been
covered with other layers of paint that hid the
original image. After extensive efforts at resto-
ration, the truth about it emerged. I foresee the
possibility of a comparable, if less dramatic,
development in your life during the next ten
months, Scorpio. Your work to rehabilitate or
renovate an underestimated resource could
bring big dividends.
SAGIT TA R IUS (November
22-December 21): We can behold
colors because of specialized cells in
our eyes called cones. Most of us have
three types of cones, but a few rare people have
four. This enables them to see far more hues
than the rest of us. Are you a tetrachromat, a
person with super-vision? Whether you are or
not, I suspect you will have extra powerful per-
ceptual capacities in the coming weeks.
According to my analysis of the astrological
omens, you will be able to see more than you
usually do. The world will seem brighter and
deeper and more vivid. I urge you to deploy
your temporary superpower to maximum
advantage.
CAPRICORN (December 22-Janu-
ary 19): There are two kinds of minor,
boring little tasks. One is when you’re
attending to a detail that’s not in ser-
vice to a higher purpose; the other is when
you’re attending to a detail that is a crucial step
in the process of fulfilling an important goal.
An example of the first might be when you try
in vain to scour a permanent stain on a part of
the kitchen counter that no one ever sees. An
example of the second is when you download
an update for an existing piece of software so
your computer works better and you can raise
your efficiency levels as you pursue a pet proj-
ect. The coming weeks will be an excellent time
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By Rob Brezsny
to keep this distinction in mind as you focus on
the minor, boring little tasks that are crucial
steps in the process of eventually fulfilling an
important goal.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): Can you sit on your own head?
Not many people can. It requires
great flexibility. Before comedian
Robin Williams was famous, he spontaneously
did just that when he auditioned for the role of
the extraterrestrial immigrant Mork, the hero
of the TV sitcom Mork & Mindy. The casting
director was impressed with Williams’ odd but
amusing gesture, and hired him immediately.
If you’re presented with an opportunity some-
time soon, I encourage you to be inspired by the
comedian’s ingenuity. What might you do to
cinch your audition, to make a splashy first
impression, to convince interested parties that
you’re the right person?
PISCES (February 19-March 20):
Twitter wit Notorious Debi Hope
advises us, “Before you diagnose
yourself with depression or low self-
esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact,
just surrounded by ass----s.” That’s wise coun-
sel for you to keep in mind during the next
three weeks. Let me add a few corollaries. First,
stave off any temptation you might have to
believe that others know what’s good for you
better than you do. Second, figure out what
everyone thinks of you and aggressively liber-
ate yourself from their opinions. Third, if
anyone even hints at not giving you the respect
you deserve, banish them for at least three
weeks.
Homework: What is the best gift you could give
your best ally right now? Testify at FreeWillAs-
trology.com.
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at RCReader.com
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Deleters – Max & the Megababes –
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A Girl’s Journey (8pm) – Boy Band
Review (10pm) – Rhythm City
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Gray Wolf Band – Parkside Grill &
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Riverside IA
Gray Wolf Band – Jumer’s Casino &
Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr., Rock Island IL
The Knockoffs – Len Brown’s North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline
IL
The Memphis Dives – The Jeremy
David Baker Band – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Shindig! A Tribute to the ‘60s –
Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E
Platt St., Maquoketa IA
Soul Sherpa – Charles Walker Band
– The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St.,
Iowa City IA
Starlette’s Web – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
The Stone Flowers – Fargo Lounge,
4204 Avenue of the Cities, Moline IL
Summer Camp on the Road Tour
‘19: Reggae Rapids – Evan Stock
Band – Hep Cat – In the Attic –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
SUNDAY 10
2019/02/10 (Sun)
Great Lake Swimmers – Native
Harrow – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Barrie – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Polka Club of Iowa, Eastern
Chapter Valentine Dance: The
Barry Boyce Band (1:30pm) –
Walcott Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St,
Walcott IA
TUESDAY
2019/02/12 (Tue)
12
Motherfolk – Stay Outside
(10pm) – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 13
2019/02/13 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Grassfed – Flash in a Pan – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Live @ Five: Jordan Danielsen & Jef
Spradley (5pm) – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Elizabeth Moen –
Katie Sin – Elly H. – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY 14
2019/02/14 (Thu)
Moeller Nights Fest – The Rust Belt,
1201 7th St., East Moline IL
Smooth Jazz Valentines Concert:
James Lloyd – Elan Trotman
– Craig Heidgerken & Friends
“Hubble” – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
University of Iowa Jazz: Johnson
County Landmark Valentine’s
Day Dance (6:30pm) – The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY 15
2019/02/15 (Fri)
The Brat Pack – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Brown Bag Lunch Concert (noon)
– Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Bucktown Revue – Nighswander
Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
Crooked Cactus – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Gray Wolf Band (6:30pm) –
Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 US
Highway 6, Colona IL
Great River Show Choir
Invitational: Middle School
Show Choirs (4:30pm) – Adler
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
Libido Funk Circus – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
McClain Bohach Memorial Concert
featuring 10 of Soul – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts
– Crystal City – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights Fest – The Rust Belt,
1201 7th St., East Moline IL
Northern Parallels 030: Mike Derer
– Higgy – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
PHDJ (Phil Ricks) – Purchase –
Tailgating for a Funeral – Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
Past Curfew – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Tony Macalpine – Monte Pittman
– Loreno (6pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAY
2019/02/16 (Sat)
16
Blues Rock It w/ Detroit Larry
Davison – Riverfront Grille, 4619
34th St., Rock Island IL
Crooked Cactus – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Daylight Over – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Funktastic Five – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Gray Wolf Band – East End Bolders
Club, 3712 4th Ave., Moline IL
Great River Show Choir
Invitational: High School Show
Choirs (8am) – Finals (7pm) –
Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Gretchen Wilson – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Haphazard – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Human Heart – First Lutheran
Church - Galesburg, 364 E. Water
St., Galesburg IL
Jef Spradley (6pm) – Tuggers Burger
Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main St.,
Port Byron IL
Krank Daddies – ZED – Short Horn –
Rascals Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
Libido Funk Circus – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Lil Peep Tribute Band: Lil Weep
& the Crybabys – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Mark Cameron – Flatted Fifth Blues
& BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Moeller Nights Fest – The Rust Belt,
1201 7th St., East Moline IL
NonGrata – The Unincorporated –
Citrus Sunday – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Patrick Foley – 129 Coffee & Wine Bar,
129 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
QC Nu Gruv Society Showcase –
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Rahim AlHaj & His String Ensemble:
Letters from Iraq – Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
City IA
Ron Tegeler Jazz Four–tet (6pm) –
Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Summer Camp: On the Road
Showcase – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
Whoozdads? – The Grape Life Wine
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY 17
2019/02/17 (Sun)
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Parker Gispert @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel – February 27
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The Human Heart (4pm) – St. Paul
Lutheran Church - Davenport, 2136
Brady St., Davenport IA
Patrick Sweany – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz
Workshop & Matinee Series –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 20
2019/02/20 (Wed)
Live @ Five: Brother Trucker (5pm)
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
The Night People (5:30pm) –
Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY 21
2019/02/21 (Thu)
Moeller Nights: Tyler Ramsey – Carl
Broemel – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
We Shall Overcome: A Celebration
of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
featuring Damien Sneed –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY 22
2019/02/22 (Fri)
Aaron Kamm & the One Drops
– Rude Punch – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Campfire – 3 in the A.M. – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Elizabeth Mary (6:30pm) – Mustang
Sally (8:30pm) – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Final Mix – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Gutter Demons – Road Soda – Zed
– RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
Island IL
Kikagaku Moyo – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Vundabar – Slow
Pulp (7pm) – Welles (10pm)
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Ron Tegeler Jazz Four-tet (6pm) –
Rock Island Hy-Vee Market Grille,
2930 18th Ave., Rock Island IL
St. Ambrose University Winter
Vocal Concert – Galvin Fine Arts
Center, St. Ambrose University,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
Studebaker John Chicago Blues –
Grace Performing Arts Center, 316
S. Main St., Princeton IL
SATURDAY
2019/02/23 (Sat)
23
Biscuit Miller & the Mix –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill,
1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
Code 415 – Crabby’s Bar & Grill, 826 W.
1st Ave., Coal Valley IL
Everyday People Say What – Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
James Taylor – Bonnie Raitt –
TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr,
Moline IL
Joe & Vicki Price – Cedar County
Cobras – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
Lee Blackmon (6pm) – Tuggers
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N.
Main St., Port Byron IL
Masterworks: Stars Over Paris –
Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg
St., Galesburg IL
Matthew Kane & Greenbrier
– Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Michael Charles – Flatted Fifth Blues
& BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Mustang Sally – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Old Shoe – The Ben Miller Band –
Allie Kral – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
Pocket Change – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Radoslav Lorković – Uptown
Theatre, 221 1st Street NE, Mt.
Vernon IA
Russian National Orchestra –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
Stay Asleep – Anthony Worden &
the Illiterati – The Cult of Lip –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
The Stone Flowers – The Mound,
1029 Mound St., Davenport IA
WVIK/QCSO Signature Series II:
German Giants – Centennial Hall,
Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave.,
Rock Island IL
SUNDAY 24
2019/02/24 (Sun)
Duke Tumatoe (11am) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Lev Snowe – Golden Fleece – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Moeller Nights: Bailen – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
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Live Music Live Music Live Music

Email all listings to calendar@rcreader.com • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication

Quad City Wind Ensemble Winter

Concert (3pm) – Galvin Fine Arts
Center, St. Ambrose University,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SAU Music Department
STAMVOJA /Ja z z E nse mb le TUESDAY
2019/03/05 (Tue)
5 WEDNESDAY 6
2019/03/06 (Wed)
THURSDAY
2019/03/07 (Thu)
7
Plack Blague – Sash Bash Weekend Winter Concert – Rogalski Center The Axe Is Family Tour – MMMFD Live @ Five: The Blackstones (5pm) Dierks Bentley – Jon Pardi – Tenille
– Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, - St. Ambrose University, W. High – Zagan the Demon King – – The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Townes – TaxSlayer Center, 1201
Iowa City IA St., Davenport IA Krooked Concept – Sinister Davenport IA River Dr, Moline IL

WEDNESDAY 27
2019/02/27 (Wed)
Live @ Five: The Channel Cats (5pm)
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Parker Gispert
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
SAU Music Department Winter
Vocal Ensembles Concer t
– Galvin Fine Arts Center, St.
Ambrose University, 2101 N. Gaines
St., Davenport IA
The Stone Flowers – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
SATURDAY
2019/03/02 (Sat)
2 Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Anthony Gomes – Ellis Kell Winter
Blues All–Stars – The Redstone
Scythian and Kennedy’s Kitchen –
University of Dubuque’s Heritage
Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque
IA
Tony Hoeppner (6pm) – Tuggers
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main
St., Port Byron IL
SUNDAY
2019/03/03 (Sun)
3 E. Third St., Davenport IA
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Karnie (6pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Gaudete Brass Quintet (noon)
– Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 401 19th St.,
Rock Island IL
The Night People (5:30pm) –
Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
Universal Sigh – Willy’s Wacky
Weiner Warehouse – Gabe’s, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Dirt Bagz Tour featuring Crucifi x
& Hard Target – West Nyle –
Fort Knocks – Shotgun Shane
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Good Doom – Hep Cat – The Mill, 120
E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Joe Bonamassa – Adler Theatre, 136
Taylor Scott Band – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA

THURSDAY
2019/02/28 (Thu)
28
I’m With Her – Mipso – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Elise Davis – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
Serengeti – Ion – Soultru – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Danú – Hancher Auditorium, 141 East
Park Rd., Iowa City IA
Doppelganger – Alborn – Dark
Agenda – St. October – Rascals
Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Meat
Market, 1629 Washington St,
Davenport IA
Nate Millyunz & Kash (7pm) –
Dueling Pianos with Jeff Meade
Moeller Nights: And the Kids
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks V: Beethoven’s 5th
Symphony (2pm) – Centennial
Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th

FRIDAY
2019/03/01 (Fri)
1 & Josh Sazon (9pm) – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Ave., Rock Island IL

50 Shades of Rock – 11th Street

Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Mad Alice: A Tribute to Alice in
Chains & Mad Season – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Liily – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Past Curfew – Riverside Casino and
Past Curfew (7:30pm) – Step
Rockets (11pm) – Riverside Casino MONDAY
2019/03/04 (Mon)
4
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Lily & Madeleine – Brother Bird –
Riverside IA The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
Patrick Recob Blues – Flatted City IA
Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Rockstar – Wildboyz the Tour –
Bellevue IA Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
Quad City Symphony Orchestra City IA
Masterworks V: Beethoven’s 5th
Symphony – Adler Theatre, 136 E.
Third St., Davenport IA
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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
Fresh Wax: Fuchsia Generations
w/ Kailey Doubleyou (Feb. 21) –
Rozz-Tox, 2018 Third Avenue, Rock
Island IL
Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz – Purgatory’s
Pub, 2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews –
The Torchlight Lounge, 1800 18th
Ave., East Moline IL
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
Western Saloon, 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
Fresh Wax: Vinyl DJ Set w/ Patrick
Stolley (Feb. 8) – Rozz-Tox, 2018
Third Avenue, Rock Island IL
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
Anthony Gomes @ The Redstone Room – March 2
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night – V.F.W. Post 9128,
2814 State St., Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Aftermidnight
Band in a Box – Choppers Bar &
Grill Incorporated, 17228 IL-5, East
Moline IL
Open Mic Coffeehouse (Feb. 8)
– 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 – Meat Market, 1629
Washington 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/ Aftermidnight
Band in a Box – Choppers Bar &
Grill Incorporated, 17228 IL-5, East
Moline IL
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
Songwriters’ Round Table (Feb. 9,
11am) – River Music Experience,
129 N. Main Street, Davenport IA
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
Annie Savage’s Great Big
Friendly Bluegrass Jam (Feb. 10,
1pm) – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
Hal Reed & Mississippi Journey
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Sunday Jam (Feb. 24, 6pm) – Rock
Island Elks Club, 427 Seventh Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
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
Open Mic Night – Broken Saddle,
1417 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
WEDNESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
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
Karaoke Jean – Meat Market, 1629
Washington St., Davenport IA
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 –
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
Wax Wednesday: Open Spin
B.Y.O.V. (Feb. 13 & 27, 5pm) –
Great River Brewery, 332 East
Second St., Davenport IA
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MOVIES Continued From Page 13
And the Oscar for Next-Best Picture Goes To …
This Year’s Race Is All About Which Film Voters Hate Least
both end up Learning from One Another
and Respecting Each Other’s Differences in
a time-tested Socially Conscious manner?
It’s perfect Oscar bait on paper, and kind
of in practice, too. Director Peter Farrelly’s
funny, touching movie has enormous audi-
ence appeal, and in addition to its previously
mentioned citations, it won the People’s
Choice Award at last year’s Toronto Film
Festival, a prize that also went to such recent
titles as 12 Years a Slave, The King’s Speech,
and Slumdog Millionaire. (Guess what Oscar
they all have in common.) But while lovers of
the fi lm are widespread, the equally volumi-
nous haters have plenty of ammo: Farrelly’s
recently reported habit, in the 1990s, of flash-
ing his junk on fi lm sets (admitted to and
apologized for); co-screenwriter Nick Val-
lelonga’s forwarding of anti-Muslim tweets
(also admitted to and apologized for); the
liberties taken with Green Book’s purport-
edly true story, with the family of musician
Don Shirley – Mahershala Ali’s character in
the fi lm – steadfastly insisting that the man
and his chauffeur, in real life, weren’t friends.
Like, at all.
That’s a lot of baggage for any fi lm hoping
to be cited as the year’s absolute best, and
as with Roma and Bohemian Rhapsody, it’s
VISUAL ARTS
Art Nouveau Amphora
Thursday, February 7, through Sunday, June 16 @ Figge Art Museum,
225 West Second Street, Davenport, IA
S inuous plants, youthful maidens, venemous
dragons, and other arresting sights will be on
display through June 16 at the Figge Art Museum
in the Davenport venue’s new exhibition Art Nou-
veau Amphora, a collection of magnificent works
of artistic pottery from the late-19th and early-
20th Centuries.
Art Nouveau, or as it was “The New Art,” was
first recognized for its employment of curvilinear
forms inspired by nature and its focus on aes-
thetic beauty. Developing out of the Aesthetic
Movement, Art Nouveau gained international
popularity and influenced art, architecture, illus-
tration, and the decorative arts beginning in the
last decades of the 1800s. During this period,
Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studios created
stained glass windows and iridescent art glass,
while inTurn-Teplitz, Austria (now the Czech
Republic), the manufacturer Riessner, Stellm-
acher, & Kessel – later called Amphora – pro-
duced distinctive artistic pottery.
Amphora’s goal was to create luxury porce-
lain objects, and a collection from the company
received the highest award at the 1893 Colum-
bian Exposition in Chicago, the same year it
received the Gold Medal at the San Francisco
Exhibition. This led to increased sales in the
United States, and by 1894, Amphora opened a
second factory that produced terra-cotta items.
Amphora sales grew in Europe and England as
well., and in 1895, they opened a third factory that
produced faience, decorated earthenware vases,
jars, earthenware figurines, and vases decorated
with animals. Starting in the late 1890s, the Art
easy to imagine Green Book either placing
number one on voters’ ballots or nowhere
near the top five. But while this is probably
true every year, it feels as if nearly all of the
2019 Best Picture nominees boast reasons for
certain voting segments to loathe them. Black
Panther? Comic-book movies are taking over
the world – why propagate it?! The Favou-
rite? Weird art movie with an even weirder
ending! A Star Is Born? Bradley Cooper ego
trip! Vice? Dick Cheney was not the devil!
(Or, from the hard left, “Don’t glamorize that
son of a bitch!”)
And so we come to BlacKkKlansman. To
be sure, there are voters who don’t like it and/
or Spike Lee himself at all, and rapper and
Sorry to Bother You fi lmmaker Boots Riley
publicly took the movie to task for its histori-
cal inaccuracies and specific point-of-view.
Still, with worldwide grosses of nearly $90
million, which is rather astounding given
its subject matter, Lee’s summertime release
was a significant yet not obnoxious box-office
hit. (As A Star Is Born has learned during
awards season, making boatloads of money
can be its own liability.) With its “95-percent
fresh” Rotten Tomatoes rating, it’s a criti-
cal smash just slightly behind Black Panther
(97-percent) and Roma (96-percent). Despite
Maiden with Dragonfly Earrings, model #0241,
circa 1984
Nouveau style was evident in the designs of
Eduard Stellmacher and Paul Dachsel, and
Amphora collections received countless awards
from 1893 through 1904. The Figge’s Art Nou-
veau exhibit will grant patrons up-close exposure
to many of these famed works, with its subjects
ranging from elegant women to bizarre mythical
beasts oftentimes finished with striking glazes
and gold accents.
Art Nouveau Amphora will be on display
through June 16, with regular museum hours
Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. (open until 9 p.m. on Thursdays) and Sun-
days noon to 5 p.m. Admission to the exhibit
is free with $4-7 museum entrance, and more
information on this and other Figge exhibits,
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missing out on a Best Actor nomination for
John David Washington, the fi lm is repre-
sented in all the “necessary” categories for
an eventual Best Picture victory: directing,
screenplay, acting (co-star Adam Driver), and
fi lm editing. (Only The Favourite and Vice
have all those citations, too.)
Most critically, though, while BlacK-
kKlansman will surely get a bunch of
number-one ballot placements from its pas-
sionate fan base, Lee’s movie also feels like
a really solid number two for proponents of
other potential Best Pictures: Roma voters
who appreciate a singular directorial vision;
Green Book voters who admire a well-told tale
of race relations; Black Panther voters who
are eager for more entertainments detailing
the Black experience; The Favourite voters
who recognize the importance of champion-
ing “niche” fi lms with mainstream appeal; A
Star Is Born and Vice voters who believe Best
Picture should reward solid, meat-and-pota-
toes professionalism with indie-fl ick edge;
Bohemian Rhapsody voters who … . Okay,
Bohemian Rhapsody voters maybe don’t go
with BlacKkKlansman. More likely A Star Is
Born or Green Book.
But if Lee’s fi lm does indeed emerge vic-
torious and, on February 25, Oscar pundits
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are frantically asking themselves “How the
hell did that happen?!?”, that’ll be how. It’s
worth remembering that, three years ago,
most everyone thought The Revenant had it
in the bag until Spotlight, a movie that felt
like everyone’s second choice, quietly snuck
up and took the big prize. And two years ago,
La La Land – which many people loved and
just as many positively detested – lost out,
in literally the last seconds, to Moonlight, a
fi lm about which practically no one has an
unkind word. You could also argue that last
year’s victor The Shape of Water won on the
strength of its number-two votes. To this
day, I’ve yet to meet anyone who’s admitted
to unequivocally loving that movie … but as
Best Pictures go, it was almost undoubtedly
a less divisive option than Get Out or Three
Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri would’ve
been.
So for me, at least for now, BlacKkKlans-
man is winning Best Picture. And don’t read
this prediction, and the logic behind it, as
having anything to do with me naming Lee’s
movie my own personal second-favorite of
the 2018 fi lm year … even if other recent
second-favorites on my annual lists have
included Spotlight and Moonlight. It’s just a
coincidence. I think.
M
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