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ILLINOIS POLITICS
Governor JB Pritzker Plays Passive-Aggressive Goalie
T
he statement issued by Governor
JB Pritzker’s office on the night of
August 29 had some good advice
for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who
gave what was billed as a “State of the City”
address earlier that evening. Mayor Light-
foot had outlined the challenges facing the
city, including an $838-million budget defi-
cit and her need for Illinois government’s
help in changing some state laws to allow
her to raise more tax revenues.
The Pritzker administration’s statement
read in part: “In the weeks ahead, as Chi-
cago pursues assistance from the legislature,
it will be important for the mayor to reach
out to leaders and lawmakers across the state
and across the aisle to build a coalition for
her ideas.”
The rookie mayor has had a habit of sur-
prising Springfield with proposals offered up
by unidentified sources to members of the
news media, rather than working through
established channels. That tendency has
grated on some Statehouse nerves, partly
because the mayor too often makes propos-
als that are dead on arrival and that put her
natural allies on the defensive.
Some of this is probably due to her being
so new. Some of it is likely because she
ran for mayor as an outsider. She strongly
endorsed Chris Kennedy for governor,
ignoring her party’s preference for Pritzker.
She then challenged a sitting mayor (Rahm
Emanuel), and then, when he dropped out,
stayed in the race and overwhelmingly
defeated the Democrats’ powerful Cook
County Party Chair (Toni Preckwinkle). She
believes voters gave her a mandate in April,
and reporters and pundits of all stripes have
mainly backed up her assertion.
Not often mentioned is that, while Mayor
Lightfoot took 74 percent in the April runoff,
Governor Pritzker won the city with 81 per-
cent last November. Also, 723,000 Chicago-
ans voted for the governor compared to the
396,000 who voted for the mayor. Gover-
nor Pritzker’s Chicago percentage and vote
totals were both significantly higher than
any Democratic gubernatorial nominee
going back to 2002, when the party rein-
vigorated itself statewide after decades in
the wilderness.
But whatever. Everybody just needs to
read the room and get along. The mayor
should use the winning formula from the
spring legislative session. Get the Demo-
cratic leaders on board, convince the unions
to support it, and then work rank-and-file
members to keep the leaders honest while
trying to pick up whatever Republican
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support she can find. She has a strong per-
sonal relationship with the House Republi-
can Leader, and that can surely be helpful.
She has to focus on three numbers: 60, 30,
and one (majorities in the House and Senate
and the governor’s signature). Otherwise,
it’s all just rhetoric.
“Our fates are intertwined,” Mayor Light-
foot said about the common struggles that
towns and cities are facing throughout Illi-
nois. “That is why I intend to continue work-
ing with Governor Pritzker, the legislative
leaders, and other state lawmakers, regard-
less of party or geography.”
It’s a good plan. It’s a plan that could’ve
been devised by Michael Bauer, who chaired
Mayor Lightfoot’s campaign and was her
strongest link to the established political
world. Michael passed away on the night
of August 29. “Sparkly, effervescent” is how
his friend, Representative Sara Feigenholtz
(D-Chicago), accurately described him in
her grief. As for me, I always sought him out
when he came to Springfield and I always left
our conversations with a smile on my face.
He was a gem of a human being, and accord-
ing to his friend, Dave Lundy, he died while
watching the mayor’s speech.
Michael truly wanted his friend to
succeed. Heck, we all do. Even all the
By Rich Miller
CapitolFax.com
ultra-conservative Eastern Bloc members
lined up to pose for photographs with the
mayor when she came to town – and they
want to kick the city out of Illinois. The rest
of the governor’s statement included phrases
such as “Illinois succeeds when its cities suc-
ceed,” and he pledged to work with everyone
involved to make that happen.
Build on that good will, Mayor. It won’t
last forever.
And whatever you do, stop not-so-subtly
threatening to tank the governor’s progres-
sive income tax if you don’t get your way, as
you did on August 30 when you spoke with
the Sun-Times and said something your
office had to retract. (“We can’t keep taxing
the hell out of all of our people who make
substantial income. That’s not right. That’s
not fair. It’s not gonna work.”)
Governor Pritzker can spend whatever it
takes to push his constitutional amendment
past the finish line. He’s not the hostage,
Mayor. You are.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
New Column Published
Weekly at RCReader.com
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MUSIC By Max Allison

Les Filles de Illighadad

Sunday, September 15, 8 p.m. @ Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL

N
Vol. 26 · No. 965 igerien avant-rock/tende trio
SEPTEMBER 2019 Les Filles de Illighadad brings its
gorgeous strain of Tuareg-guitar-
based songwriting to Rock Island’s Rozz-
RIVER CITIES’ READER Tox on September 15.
532 W. 3rd St. One of the flagship acts on the roster
Davenport IA 52801
RiverCitiesReader.com of ascendant Africa-focused label Sahel
(563)324-0049 (phone) Sounds, Les Filles de Illighadad hails
(563)323-3101 (fax) from a small town in central Niger. Over
info@rcreader.com
the course of their two LPs to date, the
PUBLISHING SINCE 1993 trio has developed its style of “tende”
The River Cities’Reader is an independently owned publication and music that bridges the gap between
website, dedicated to providing readers and members the “keys to the
Quad Cities’culture.”
Tuareg desert blues (think Tinariwen
or Bombino) and a more subdued form
PRINTED MONTHLY of pastoral composition based around
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Sahel Sounds’ liner notes explain: “Col-
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publishing calendar, sponsorship ity emerges in the close harmonies and from electric guitar and turn in tracks Meanwhile, Saharan musicians adapt
opportunities, ad sizes, and pricing. hypnotic, soul-warming melodies that such as “Jori” from the trio’s most recent technology such as cell-phone music
Les Filles De Illighadad pours out of its LP, 2017’s Eghass Malan. “Jori” is built apps to spread their work, and continue
PUBLISHER
Todd McGreevy • todd@admospheres.com instruments and shapes with gorgeous over a single acoustic guitar progres- to experiment with electric guitar per-
voices. sion, which churns in place, hovering formance techniques, synthesizers, and
EDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER Bandleader Fatou Seidi Ghali, who on a single two-chord vamp. Over this electronic production.
Kathleen McCarthy • km@rcreader.com taught herself how to play electric bedrock, Les Filles de Illighadad winds Like Mdou Moctar, who at the time
ARTS & CALENDAR EDITOR guitar in secret outside of the watch of its way through a network of beautiful, of this publication will still be on a
Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com a traditionally conservative, male-dom- closely knit vocal figures, which plant a tour of North America that spans over
inated musical culture, has come to be more upper-register lead melody along- one entire calendar year, Les Filles de
ART DIRECTOR acknowledged as the first major female
Nathan Klaus • nathan@rcreader.com
side droning one-note harmonies that Illighadad has an opportunity to raise
guitarist in the tuareg style. Offering a highlight individual tones while serving its profile more than ever with these U.S.
DISTRIBUTION & OFFICE MANAGER complement to the increasingly bom- as a kind of constant mantra to return to. shows. Yet they will do so entirely on the
Michael Locander • michael@rcreader.com bastic, hyper-electrified guitar acrobat- Album closer “Telillite” shifts the spot- musicians’ own terms, as ambassadors of
ics of Sahel Sounds’ most visible star, light back to the acoustic guitar, but the their hyper-specific regional style with
IT-SYSMIN the stunning Mdou Moctar, the music
William Reveal composition is more maze-like and sinu- its own finely articulated vocabulary of
that Fatou Seidi Ghali and her band per- ous in its construction, shifting through tropes. In contrast to the narrative of
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minimalism. The songs of Les Filles de the trio’s vocal harmonies are at their music, Les Filles embody a kind of stoic
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Amy Alkon, Max Allison, Rochelle Arnold,
Illighadad often break into passages of most haunting and spectral, cast off in a reverence for tradition. This reverence
Rob Brezsny, Pamela Briggs, Max Cannon, sheer vocal beauty, delivered a cappella, series of rising and falling lines that stack is not rooted in conservatism or willful
Madeline Dudziak, Caitlin Johnstone, before sliding their way back into cycli- together in layers that highlight the grain nostalgia, but in the desire to continue
Daniel McAdams, Rich Miller, Bruce Walters
cal guitar riffs and loping, handicapped and character of each singer’s voice. to refine and develop a form of composi-
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Jay Strickland Afous D’Afous and Ahmed Ag Kaedy, that exemplify the shift ing landscape learn, regardless of their location on this
the guitar lines that populate the songs of of contemporary Saharan music and its earth.
KNOW MORE. Les Filles de Illighadad seem to have no
discrete end or beginning, tumbling out
increasing presence in the cultural land-
scape of the Western world. Developed in Les Filles de Illighadad plays Rozz-Tox
DO MORE. of the speaker in rapid-fire hammer-on
phrases that loop back onto themselves
the shadow of long-standing traditional
forms, Saharan musical vocabularies
on September 15 with an opening set by
Shining Realm, admission to the 8 p.m.
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ing from their central figures. Its a style stones. Artists from Niger, Mali, and is available by calling (309)200-0978 or
of guitar performance that requires both Senegal openly claim the influence of the visiting RozzTox.com.
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MORE THAN 400 FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS IN THE KWQC FAMILY FUN GUIDE STARTING ON PAGE 32
FESTIVALS & MAJOR EVENTS Page 6
VISUAL ARTS Page 6
MUSIC Page 12
LITERARY ARTS Page 18
FESTIVALS
& MAJOR EVENTS
September
Beaux Arts Fair, annual outdoor celebration of fine art
and crafts, featuring vendors, live music, food, children’s
activities, and more; Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm;
free; for information, call 309-207-5614 or e-mail
beauxartsfair@gmail.com, Figge Art Museum Plaza, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, BeauxArtsFair.com, 10am Sat
Sep 7 and Sun Sep 8
Criss Angel presents RAW: The Mindfreak
Unplugged, an evening with one of the world’s
premiere illusionists; $52-92; for… Adler Theatre, 7pm
Tue Sep 10
MusicMoves, Ballet Quad Cities presents an energetic
season kickoff performance in the round, featuring all
new original works set to ground breaking, rhythmic,
dynamic 20th century music; Igor Stravinsky’s lively
Dumbarton Oaks will be a featured treat; Fri. & Sat.
7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; for information and tickets, call
309-786-3779, Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana
College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.
com, Fri Sep 13 thru Sun Sep 15
Get the Led Out, concert with the touring Led
Zeppelin tribute musicians; $29-39; for… Adler Theatre,
8pm Thu Sep 19
Riverssance Festival of Fine Art, 31st-annual
showcase of works by more than 100 artists from
throughout North America, featuring a children’s art
tent, wine tasting, gourmet food, and live regional music
booked by the River Music Experience; Sat. 10am-5pm,
Sun. 10am-4pm; for information, call 563-424-1210,
Lindsay Park, River Drive and Mound Street, Davenport
IA, MidCoast.org, 10am Sat Sep 21 and Sun Sep 22
Godsmack, touring rockers perform with special
guests Halestorm; $35-62; for tickets, call… TaxSlayer
Center, 7pm Sun Sep 22
Steve Erickson: Painter @ Figge Art Museum – opens September 14
2019 FALL CALENDAR
THEATRE Page 20
DANCE Page 22
COMEDY Page 26
MUSEUMS Page 26
Quad Cities Marathon, annual 26.2-mile marathon
covering five races, four cities, three bridges... TaxSlayer
Center, 7am Sun Sep 22
Gordon Lightfoot, the tour will feature Lightfoot’s
well-known hits as well as… Adler Theatre, 8pm Mon
Sep 23
All Senses Festival, third-annual collaboration of
several ongoing artistic endeavors combined under one
umbrella... Wed Sep 25 thru Mon Sep 30
Charlie Daniels Band, concert with the multi-
platinum-selling bluegrass and Southern-rock
musician and his ensemble; $30-60; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4386, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Sep 27
October
Chicago, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends perform in
their 52nd… Adler Theatre, 8pm Wed Oct 2
Ghost, Swedish rockers perform in their “The Ultimate
Tour named Death,”… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm Tue
Oct 8
Whose Live Anyway?, the current cast members of
the Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose… Adler Theatre,
7:30pm Wed Oct 9
Jerry Seinfeld, Emmy-winning comedy legend in
concert; $55-150; for tickets, call 800-745-3000… Adler
Theatre, 7pm Tue Oct 22
Miranda Lambert, concert with the Grammy-winning
country-music singer/songwriter, featuring special
guests Elle… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Thu Oct 24
John Crist, an evening with the standup comedian and
Internet personality on his “Immature… Adler Theatre,
8pm Fri Oct 25
Blue October, concert with the alternative rock band
originally from Houston, Texas; $29-35; for tickets and
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MOVIES Page 26
SPORTS Page 26
OTHER EVENTS Page 27
LECTURES Page 28
information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Oct 25
Dracula Unleashed!, Ballet Quad Cities presents a
tale of terror in which… Bartlett Performing Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25 thru Sat Oct 26
Champions of Magic, disappearances, levitation,
teleportation, and more with five of the nation’s… Adler
Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Oct 26
Baby Shark Live!, in this one-of-a-kind concert
experience young fans will be dancing in… TaxSlayer
Center, 6pm Mon Oct 28
November
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great
Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, an all-new live show
featuring Joel Hodgson, original host and… Adler
Theatre, 6pm Sun Nov 3
Goo Goo Dolls, multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-
nominated rock musicians perform in the band’s “The
Miracle… Adler Theatre, 8pm Wed Nov 6
America, concert with the multi-platinum-selling,
Grammy-winning classic rockers; $35-75; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sat Nov 9
Kris Kristofferson & the Strangers, concert with
the Country Music Hall of Fame member and… Adler
Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Nov 13
Slayer, concert with the California-based thrash-metal
band, featuring sets by Primus, Ministry,… TaxSlayer
Center, 6pm Thu Nov 14
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, founder Chip
Davis celebrates the 35th Anniversary of his annual
Christmas… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Thu Nov 14
Kwik Star Festival of Trees, annual Quad City
Arts fundraiser featuring more than… Davenport
RiverCenter, Sat Nov 23 thru Sun Dec 1
Old Dominion, concert with the chart-topping
Nashville-based country band on its “Make… TaxSlayer
Center, 7pm Sat Nov 23
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban in
Concert, at 2 & 7:30pm; the Quad City Symphony
Orchestra plays live accompaniment to Alfonso… Adler
Theatre, Sat Nov 23
VISUAL ARTS
Openings & Gallery Events
September
Scholar Talk: Dr. John Lucaites, Lucaites will discuss
iconic photographs and the artwork of Vik Muniz;
Lucaites is emeritus professor of rhetoric in the English
Department at Indiana University and author of many
publications including “The Public Image Photography
and Civic Spectatorship”; free with $4-10 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Sep 5
COURSES Page 29
MEETINGS Page 30
HEALTH Page 31
SENIORS Page 31
Senior Day at the Figge, meet in the lobby for a
tour at 1:30pm, with a 2:30pm film in the auditorium;
seniors get 10% off in the Museum Store and Cafe; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm
Thu Sep 5
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu Sep 26
Opening Reception: A Visualization of Hope, held
in conjunction with the Living Proof exhibit of works…
Muscatine Art Center, 5pm Thu Sep 5
Opening Reception for Scots: Still Rollin’, held in
conjunction with the retrospective featuring the work
of… Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery - Carl Sandburg
College, 5pm Fri Sep 6
Opening Reception: Swangstu, held in conjunction
with the exhibit of works by international… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Sep 6
Beaux Arts Fair, annual outdoor celebration of fine art
and crafts, featuring vendors, live music, food, children’s
activities, and more; Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm;
free; for information, call 309-207-5614 or e-mail
beauxartsfair@gmail.com, Figge Art Museum Plaza, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, BeauxArtsFair.com, 10am Sat
Sep 7 and Sun Sep 8
7th Annual Artisan Market, the event will include
an art market with 36 fine… Hornbaker Gardens, 10am
Sat Sep 7
Free Admission to the Grant Wood Studio, on
Saturdays and Sundays thru Dec. 31; admission to the…
Grant Wood Studio, noon Sat Sep 7 thru Wed Dec 4
Q&A: Places Seen & Unseen, held in conjunction with
the exhibit of works by Alexandra… Morrissey Gallery,
Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose University, 4pm
Wed Sep 11
Reception: Places Seen & Unseen, held in
conjunction with the exhibit of works by Alexandra…
Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose
University, 5pm Wed Sep 11
Artrageous, combined with captivating vocals,
intricate choreography and exciting music,
Artrageous… Orpheum Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Sep 11
Artist Talk: John Dilg & Steve Erickson, artists
Dilg and Erickson will introduce their exhibitions and
speak about their artistic processes; seating is limited
to 140 and will be on a first-come basis; free with
$4-10 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Sep 12
Fundraising Event for MidCoast & DeSoto
Community Artists, featuring a group exhibit with
20% donated… DeSoto Pottery Studio, Fri Sep 13 and
Sat Sep 14
The cArt!, find our art cart in selected galleries for
in-depth conversations about art; books, objects, gallery
games and information, along with a trained docent, will
be available for guests to explore art topics in new ways;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
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225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1pm
Sat Sep 14
Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries,
experience mindfulness meditation in the galleries;
practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind
and body, and to bring awareness to the present
moment; meditations will be led by practitioners from
the Prairie Oak Sangha and Prairie River Sangha; free,
but registration required; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Sun Sep 15
Artist Talk: Mia Feuer, artist Feuer will introduce her
exhibition and discuss her philosophical approach to
artmaking; free with $4-10 admission; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm Thu Sep 19
Riverssance Festival of Fine Art, 31st-annual
showcase of works by more than 100 artists from
throughout North America, featuring a children’s art
tent, wine tasting, gourmet food, and live regional music
booked by the River Music Experience; Sat. 10am-5pm,
Sun. 10am-4pm; for information, call 563-424-1210,
Lindsay Park, River Drive and Mound Street, Davenport
IA, MidCoast.org, 10am Sat Sep 21 and Sun Sep 22
Scholar Talk: Leon Kuehner, Kuehner, executive
director of the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education, will
provide an overview of the national Core Art Standards
and Iowa Fine Arts Standards, including a brief history
of the adoption process and how the standards can
be organized by subject and grade level for easier
implementation; free with $4-10 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Sep 26
Teacher Appreciation Open House, all educators
are invited to the museum for an open house to show
our appreciation; teachers may explore the museum’s
education resources, and enjoy complimentary
refreshments, door prizes and activities; free with
$4-10 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 3:30pm Thu Sep 26
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Final Friday at Bucktown, for information, call
563-424-1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri
Sep 27
Reception: Illusion in Art, held in conjunction with
the exhibit of 24 images that… Bisignano Art Gallery -
University of Dubuque, 6pm Sat Sep 28
October
Open House and Maker Session, stop in to celebrate
the opening of the exhibition Day of the Dead; see a
short film about the holiday and learn how to make the
iconic sugar skulls that will be used for the Family Fiesta
on October 27 at the Figge; free with $4-10 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm
Thu Oct 3
Scholar Talk: Dr. Grant Deane, Deane is an ocean
acoustician and research oceanographer in the marine
Shovels and Rope @ Codfish Hollow Barn – October 19
Physical Laboratory at the Scripps institution of
Oceanography. he will speak about his process as part featuring artwork in 2D,… Bereskin Gallery & Art Crimmins, performed by Claire Fort and Kate Kremer)
of the larger work he does, as it relates to Feuer’s body Academy, 5:30pm Fri Oct 4 and “Cat Power” (written and performed by Clair Fort;
of work; free with $4-10 admission; for information, directed by Kate Kremer); for information, call 563-326-
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries, 7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 3 experience mindfulness meditation in the galleries; FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 17
practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind
Senior Day at the Figge, meet in the lobby for a and body, and to bring awareness to the present Opening Reception: Emily Newman - Randy
tour at 1:30pm, with a 2:30pm film in the auditorium; moment; meditations will be led by practitioners from Richmond, free; for information, contact Dawn
seniors get 10% off in the Museum Store and Cafe; for the Prairie Oak Sangha and Prairie River Sangha; free, Wohlford-Metallo at 309-793-1213… Quad City Arts
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 but registration required; for information, call 563-326- Center, 7pm Fri Oct 18
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm 7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
Thu Oct 3 FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Sun Oct 13 Teen Anime Day, the afternoon will include cos-play
and People’s Choice award for best costume, a student
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities, Portfolio Day, visit one-on-one with professors from manga art display (bring art you’ve made or draw
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests area colleges and receive feedback and tips on your something at the event), craft activities, a Japanese
are invited to experience the current exhibitions portfolio; representatives from several colleges and language lesson and calligraphy contest, video gaming
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the universities will be available; 9:30am opening remarks, sessions, books and items available for purchase
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326- 10am portfolio counseling; for information, call 563-326- from Books-A-Million, refreshments, and more; for
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, 7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31 FiggeArtMuseum.org, 9:30am Thu Oct 17 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon
Sat Oct 19
Opening Reception for Les Petites: Big Creativity, Untitled Trash Collection & Cat Power,
Small Package, held in conjunction with the exhibit performances of “Untitled Trash Collection” (written and The cArt!, find our art cart in selected galleries for
directed by Kate Kremer, photo and video by Jonathan in-depth conversations about art; books, objects, gallery
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VISUAL ARTS
Beaux Arts Fair
Saturday, September 7, and Sunday, September 8
@ Bechtel Plaza, 225 West Second Street, Davenport, IA
Beaux Arts Fair @ Bechtel Plaza – September 7 and 8
T
aking place in the Bechtel Plaza
outside the Figge Art Museum, the
autumnal Beaux Arts Fair will treat
visitors to an outdoor celebration of visual
arts and fine crafts on September 7 and 8,
with the annual event featuring food ven-
dors, live music, children’s activities, and
works for sale by more than four dozen art-
ists from five states.
Th is year’s scheduled Beaux Arts art-
ists and craftspeople include: Janice Abell
(from Craft house 101); Chris Abigt (M &
J Art and Frame Gallery); Doug Adams
(Spalted Wood Gallery); Robert Andersen
(Sunflower Pottery); Bo and Cathy Bodine
(JimBo Designs); Kendra Brockmann (The
Bent Alkhemist); Melanie Brown (Beadaz-
zle); Art Ciccotti (Ciccotti Art Glass); Jeff
Driscoll (Coppervine Feeders); Sally Gierke
(Clayslinger); Divya Grimes (Iowahenna);
Pat Halverson (based in Eldridge); Linda
Hardin (Linda Hardin Clay & Fiber Art);
Mya Hayes (My Art Creations); Tom Hempel
(T.F. Hempel Watercolors); Kristin Hill (Tin
Hill Pottery); Kyle Hisir (Copper Arts Inc.);
Zanette Hoehle (based in Solon); Jenna
Isbell (The Short Potter); Kevin Johnson (7
on the Line Woodworks); Sharon Larson
(Sharon Larson Watercolors); Loel Martin
(Loel Martin Photography); and Henry Mat-
thiessen (based in Elizabeth, Illinois).
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Also displaying and selling their works
at the Beaux Arts Fair: Alexandra Meden-
ciy (from Gemini Pottery); Josh Meier (Josh
Meiri Photography); Mary Meier (based in
Waterloo); Carol Moliterno (Painting My
World); Tammy Mutka (Raw Images Art
& Photography); Val Neumann (Stoneware
Pottery by Val); Pam Ohnemus (Midwest
Prairie Paintings); Lorna Olson (L.C. Pot-
tery); Harry Pieper (Harry’s Ohs); Cindy
Pippert (Kulhavy Handwovens); Jim Ras-
mussem (based in Mount Prospect, Illi-
nois); Bill Robbins (Bill Robbins Pottery);
Kathrin Schmidt (Jewel Burst); Sam Siegel
(AJ’s Copper Garden); Michael Simester
(Serendipity Farms, LLC); Jean Simonsen
(Mingstudio); Julie Spangler (Galena Glass
Jewelry); James Thibault (Golden Spiral Jew-
elry); Martha Thien (based in Des Moines);
Teri and Bill Thompson (tericloth); Deb
Vogelgesang (based in Solon); Abigail West
(West Work Studio); Justin West (Happy
Hogtor Photography); and Sloane Wolf
(Creative Wolfe).
The September 7 and 8 Beaux Arts Fair
will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat-
urday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday,
admission is free, and more information is
available by calling (309)207-5614 or visiting
BeauxArtsFair.com.
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VISUAL ARTS /
Openings & Gallery Events / October
games and information, along with a trained docent, will
be available for guests to explore art topics in new ways;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1pm
Sat Oct 19
Artist Talk, artists Chuck Morris and Rose Frantzen
will discuss Morris’s process and development of “The
Storytelling Tree,” on display alongside Frantzen’s
“Portrait of Maquoketa”; free with $4-10 museum
admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 24
Final Friday at Bucktown, for information, call 563-
424-1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Oct 25
Dia De Los Muertos Family Fiesta, artists Chuck
Morris and Rose Frantzen will discuss Morris’s process
and development of “The Storytelling Tree,” on display
alongside Frantzen’s “Portrait of Maquoketa”; free with
$4-10 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Sun Oct 27
Closing Reception: A Tenuous Space, held in
conjunction with the exhibit of mixed-media artwork
by… Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery, 3:30pm Thu
Oct 31
November
Curator Talk: Vanessa Sage, Sage, Figge assistant
curator, will take visitors through the permanent
collection galleries to discuss some of her favorite
artworks; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Nov 7
Senior Day at the Figge, meet in the lobby for a tour
at 1:30pm, with a 2:30pm film in the auditorium; seniors
get 10-percent off in the Museum Store and Cafe; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm
Thu Nov 7
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Nov 7 thru Thu Nov 28
Q&A: Earthly Beauty, held in conjunction with the
exhibit of works by Susan… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin
Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose University, 4pm Fri Nov 8
Q&A: Truth & Beauty, held in conjunction with the
exhibit of works by Sandra… Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose
University, 4pm Fri Nov 8
Reception: Earthly Beauty, held in conjunction with
the exhibit of works by Susan… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin
Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose University, 5pm Fri Nov 8
Reception: Truth & Beauty, held in conjunction with
the exhibit of works by Sandra… Catich Gallery - St.
Ambrose University, 5pm Fri Nov 8
Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries,
experience mindfulness meditation in the galleries;
practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind
and body, and to bring awareness to the present
moment; meditations will be led by practitioners from
the Prairie Oak Sangha and Prairie River Sangha; free,
but registration required; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Sun Nov 10
Community Activist Talk, Donald and Theresa
Daradar of the Pointeau-Chien Indian tribe of Louisiana
will discuss their tribe’s ongoing efforts to combat the
effects of global warming that threaten their tribe’s land;
free with $4-10 museum admission; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Nov 14
The cArt!, find our art cart in selected galleries for
in-depth conversations about art; books, objects, gallery
games and information, along with a trained docent, will
be available for guests to explore art topics in new ways;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1pm
Sat Nov 16
Girls On Fire Conference, the Figge is proud
to partner with LOVE Girls Magazine for this event
of empowerment focused on the capabilities,
achievements and spirit of junior high and high
school girls; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Thu Nov 21
Free Family Day, families and fans will dive into the
current exhibitions with special activities throughout
the museum; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Nov 23
Final Friday at Bucktown, for information, call
563-424-1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri
Nov 29
Exhibits & Shows
Scott & Rock Island Counties
Currently on Display
Acute Accents, exhibit of works by Vida Sačić, an…
Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, thru Sat Sep 21
Epicene Dream, an exhibit of 2-D and 3-D artwork by…
Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery, thru Fri Sep 27
I-74 Bridge Virtual Reality Tour, check out the VR
headset and remote from our 1st floor Reference Desk,
and see the new I-74 Mississippi River Bridge in a unique
way; once you put on the virtual reality headset, you’ll
experience a fully immersive view of the new bridge;
free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, thru Fri Sep 27
Swangstu, exhibit of works by siblings and
international artists… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy,
thru Fri Sep 27
Dick Oberg, photography exhibit focusing on events at
The… Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery, thru Sat Sep 28
Vik Muniz: Hand Remade, the exhibit features the
“Pictures of Garbage” series as well as recent work
from the “Handmade” series; the Oscar-nominated
film “Waste Land” also will be on view in the exhibition;
Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free with $4-10
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Sun Sep 29
David Genac - Annie Oldenburg, photography
exhibit; Wed.-Sat. 11:30am-5:30pm; free; for
information,… The ARTery, thru Mon Sep 30
Peggy Gratton, exhibit of paintings; Mon.-Fri. 6am-
7:30pm, Sat. 8am-5:30pm,… MidCoast Centre Station
Gallery, thru Mon Sep 30
Stories from the Village of Milan: A Photoblog
Series, portraits and stories from the Village of… Cool
Beanz Coffeehouse, thru Mon Sep 30
Stories from the Village of Milan: A Photoblog
Series, portraits and stories from the Village of… Finn’s
Funn Spot, thru Mon Sep 30
Stories from the Village of Milan: A Photoblog
Series, portraits and stories from the Village of…
Milltown Coffee, thru Mon Sep 30
Lisa Mahar - Jessica Bingham, exhibit of mixed-
media works by Mahar of… Quad City Arts Center, thru
Fri Oct 11
Amber Williams - Carla Markwart, visual-arts
exhibit; $1 for parking; for information,… Quad City Arts
Art @ the Airport, thru Thu Oct 31
Barbara Noble, exhibit of drawings and paintings;
Mon.-Fri. 6am-7:30pm,… MidCoast Centre Station
Gallery, thru Thu Oct 31
Randy Richmond: Verisimilitude, an exhibit of
10 large-format photographs inspired by Western
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VISUAL ARTS / Exhibits & Shows /
CONTINUED
Scott & Rock Island Counties /
Currently on Display
art historical tradition; the subjects of Richmond’s
photographs are careful arrangements of found
objects combined with taxidermy animals or mounts;
Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free with $4-10
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Dec 4
Opening This Fall
John Dilg: Arterial Resources, the exhibition
includes approximately 30 works as well as a collection
of source materials, including a collection of thrift store
artworks, which combined with memory have inspired
Dilg in the development of his work; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm,
Sat. 11am-5pm; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Sep
14 thru Wed Dec 4
Steve Erickson: Painter, through the series of 11
recent works that comprise the exhibit, one can witness
firsthand the artists’s desire to create paintings that
suggest vast possibilities well beyond the edge of a
rectangular plane; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm;
free with $4-10 museum admission; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Sep 14 thru
Wed Dec 4
Day of the Dead: The Art of Rememberance, this
installation will explore how we celebrate and remember
the lives of our lost loved ones through the collective
traditions, art-making and storytelling that are integral
parts of Dia de los Muertos; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat.
11am-5pm; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Sep
21 thru Wed Dec 4
Mia Feuer: Totems of the Anthropocene, the
exhibit envisions what our environment might become
after prolonged exposure to petroleum products;
featuring several unique installations and a one-
person indoor synthetic ice rink; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm,
Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-10
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Sep 21 thru Wed Dec 4
A Tenuous Space, exhibit of mixed-media artwork
by Sarah Rehmer; for… Black Hawk College ArtSpace
Gallery, Mon Sep 30 thru Fri Nov 1
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Carolyn Krueger - Susan Sharp, exhibit of ceramics
and mixed media; Wed.-Sat.… The ARTery, Tue Oct 1
thru Sat Nov 30
Corrine Smith - Shari Telman, exhibit of mixed media
and jewelry; Wed.-Sat.… Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery,
Tue Oct 1 thru Sat Nov 30
Les Petites: Big Creativity, Small Package, exhibit
featuring artwork in 2D, 3D, and… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, Fri Oct 4 thru Wed Nov 6
Earthly Beauty, exhibit of works from Susan Coleman,
an artist… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St.
Ambrose University, Mon Oct 14 thru Sat Nov 23
Truth & Beauty, exhibit of works by Sandra Louis
Dyas,… Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, Mon Oct
14 thru Sat Nov 23
Emily Newman - Randy Richmond, visual-arts
exhibition; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free;…
Quad City Arts Center, Fri Oct 18 thru Wed Dec 4
Rose Frantzen: Portrait of Maquoketa and the
Storytelling Tree, Frantzen’s multi-panel “Portrait of
Maquoketa” artwork includes 180 12x12” oil portraits
of people from Maquoketa and a 315-square-foot
landscape view of Maquoketa painted on 34 suspended
vertical panels; “The Storytelling Tree” tells the story
of a young girl’s special bond with her father; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with
$4-10 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Oct 19 thru Wed Dec 4
Denise Bellazo - David Bower, exhibit of mixed-
media artworks; for information, contact Zaiga
Thorson… Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery, Mon
Nov 4 thru Wed Dec 4
Ben Ryan - Tony Seabolt, exhibit of mixed media and
paintings; Wed.-Sat.… Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery,
Sun Dec 1 thru Wed Dec 4
Teresa Mesich - Jeanne O’Melia, exhibit of paintings
and mixed-media parade floats;… The ARTery, Sun Dec
1 thru Wed Dec 4
Outlying Areas
Currently on Display
Queer Abstraction, this group exhibition presents
contemporary artwork in… Des Moines Art Center, thru
Sun Sep 8
Into the Blue: An All–Iowa Juried Exhibition, the
juried exhibit by Iowa artists celebrates… Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art, thru Sun Sep 15
Jeffrey Gibson: I Was Here, artist Gibson’s first video
project, a hybrid of… Des Moines Art Center, thru Sun
Sep 22
The Ballet Photography of Joseph Maciejko: One
Art Reflecting Another, photography exhibition
of works by the resident… River Arts Center, thru Sun
Sep 22
Illusion in Art, exhibit of 24 images that challenge the
viewer’s… Bisignano Art Gallery - University of Dubuque,
thru Sat Sep 28
Terra Nova: Ten Years, the CRMA celebrates 10 years
of collaborating… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru
Sun Oct 6
Iowa Artist 2019: Noah Doely, Tue.-Fri. 11am-4pm,
Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. noon-4pm; for information,… Des
Moines Art Center, thru Sun Oct 13
Scots: Still Rollin’, a retrospective featuring the work
of 13 Monmouth… Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery -
Carl Sandburg College, thru Fri Oct 18
Between Vertical and the Horizon: Japanese
Works on Paper, exhibit of more than 30 works of…
Des Moines Art Center, thru Sun Oct 27
Bruce Beasley: A New Direction, the U.S. premiere
of the new Aurai series… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art,
thru Sun Oct 27
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite, a group of six
recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes;…
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru Sun Oct 27
Molly Wood: Omnia Vanitas, exhibit by the Des
Mopines photographer who… Muscatine Art Center,
thru Sun Oct 27
ReImagining Iowa: 5 Ioway Artists, the exhibit
features paintings and sculptures created… Effigy
Mounds National Monument, thru Thu Oct 31
A Visualization of Hope, Living Proof’s annual exhibit
of works by… Muscatine Art Center, thru Sun Nov 3
Art in Roman Life, over 50 works, including coins, glass
vessels,… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru Wed Dec 4
Beyond the Prairie: Midwestern Art from the
Collection, exhibit showcases the work of artists
inspired… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru Wed Dec 4
Grant Wood: From Farm Boy to American Icon,
the installation reflects the depth of the… Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art, thru Wed Dec 4
Marvin Cone: An American Vision, a single-gallery
exhibition that serves as an… Cedar Rapids Museum of
Art, thru Wed Dec 4
Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker, artistic
takes on the venerated Iowa City… Cedar Rapids
Museum of Art, thru Wed Dec 4
Classes
September
Impressions of Landscape: Acrylic, Thursdays
thru Sept. 26, with instructor Brad Bisbey; explore
landscape… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 11am Thu
Sep 5
Wine & Art: Backyard Birds, enjoy a glass of wine,
light hors d’oeuvres and socializing; participants will use
a combination of stencils and acrylic paint to capture
a familiar feathered friend on canvas; learn how to cut
stencils, mix a palette that corresponds to your bird of
choice, and free-hand details to make the painting your
own; with instructor Emma Farber Cunningham; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm
Thu Sep 5
Artist with Special Needs, Fridays thru Dec. 6, with
instructors Patricia Beréskin & Laurie… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 3pm Fri Sep 6
Drawing People, Fridays thru Sept. 27, with instructor
Patricia Beréskin; this drawing… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9:30am Fri Sep 6
Intro to Clay Studio, on Fridays, with instructors Claire
Waterman and Karen Brinson; learn… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Sep 6 thru Fri Sep 27
Adult DIY: Crafting with Jenn Voss, this session’s
craft we’ll be using bleach design T-shirts; bring… Silvis
Public Library, 10:30am Sat Sep 7
Oil Painting, on Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw,… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9:30am Sat Sep 7 thru Sat Sep 28
Painting: The River Atmosphere, with Stacey
Replinger; participants will learn techniques for making
clouds,… Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 2pm Sun Sep 8
Creation Studio Drop-In: Flaming Hearts, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Sep 30
Decorated Treasure Chest, an activity in the
Southwest Craft Night series; materials supplied; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Sep 10
Intro to Watercolor, Tuesdays thru Oct. 1, with
instructor Andi Naab; this class… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 6pm Tue Sep 10
Creation Studio Workshop: Pocket Shrines,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
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bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Thu Sep 12
Wine & Art: Catrina Returns, enjoy a glass of wine,
light hors d’oeuvres, and socializing; participants will use VISUAL ARTS
Day of the Dead designs to paint a skull mask and create

Swangstu
Living Proof Creative Session: Mandala Stones, a wall-hanging of a 3-D Catrina face; for information,
held in conjunction with the “A Visualization of Hope” call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
exhibit… Muscatine Art Center, 5:30pm Thu Sep 12 Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu Oct 3

SEW Much Fun: Napkin Rings, sew a small project Intro to Clay Studio, on Fridays, with instructors Claire Through Friday, September 27 @ Beréskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 2967 State Street, Bettendorf, IA
with our do-it-yourself project night; materials and Waterman and Karen Brinson; learn… Bereskin Gallery &
sewing machines provided; most projects suitable for Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Oct 4 thru Fri Oct 25

beginners, although these are not learn-to-sew classes;
free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Thu Sep 12
The Set Table: Storytelling through Still-life
Photography, with Randy Richmond; this workshop
will enable students to develop a visual vocabulary that
can used to create still-life arrangements to be captured
with a camera; topics include the role of still-life in art
history, an awareness of light, emotional weight, proper
image exposure, and image processing; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Sep 14
Watercolor Basics, with instructor Bob Zeidler; as a
suggested prerequisite for GC205… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, 9am Sat Sep 14
Creation Studio Residency: Ana Garza Moore,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
10am Sat Sep 14 thru Sat Sep 28
Life Drawing, with instructor/facilitator Brad Bisbey;
bring your own materials; $15-25; for… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 1pm Sun Sep 15
Creation Studio Drop-In: Tissue Paper Butterflies,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Sep 16
How Pin-teresting! with Jenn Voss, if you’re stuck
with the kids, bring them to the… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Thu Sep 19
Drawing in 3D Space, students will gain an
understanding of the relationship between works
on paper and works in space and learn to use wire
as a material for thinking and creating in space; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am
Sat Sep 21
Creation Studio Drop-In: Leaf Rubbings, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Sep 23
Painting DIY: Oil Paints, follow an oil painting vidoe
to create your own masterpiece;… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Mon Sep 23
Figge’s Mexican Colonial Collection, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm
Wed Sep 25
October
Brush Writing Basics, Tuesdays thru Oct. 22; learn
calligraphy basics and let your creativity flow as
you explore a variety of brush lettering styles, color
washes and decorative flourishes; beautify your cards,
create art for your home and add flair and elegance to
your everyday correspondence with the information
presented in this lively class; for information, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Oct 1
Painting with Abandoment: Reconstructing the
Narrative, Oct. 5 & 6, with instructor Troy Swangstu;
using a… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 9am Sat Oct 5
Wheel and Stoneware, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, with
instructor Claire Waterman; this class… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 11am Sat Oct 5
Oil Painting, on Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw,… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9:30am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat Oct 26
Approaches to Watercolor Application, thru Oct.
10, with instructor Bob Zeidler; this class focuses…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 6pm Mon Oct 7
Creation Studio Drop-In: Fiesta Flower Bouquets,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Oct 7
Paper Lanterns, an activity in the Southwest Craft
Night series; materials supplied; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Oct 8
Living Proof Creative Session: Thankful Trees
/ Mixed Media, held in conjunction with the “A
Visualization of Hope” exhibit… Muscatine Art Center,
5:30pm Thu Oct 10
Creation Studio Drop-In: Pipe Cleaner Ninjas,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Oct 14
Florals in Watercolor, Tuesdays thru Nov. 5, with
instructor Andi Naab; this class… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 6pm Tue Oct 15
How Pin-teresting! with Jenn Voss, if you’re stuck
with the kids, bring them to the… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Thu Oct 17
Creation Studio Workshop: Paper Mache Calacas
with Lee White, free; for information, call 563-344-4175
or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf
Public Library, 1pm Sat Oct 19
Pastel Portrait Seminar, with instructor Rose Moore;
learn basic portrait techniques using soft… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Sat Oct 19
Life Drawing, with instructor/facilitator Brad Bisbey;
bring your own materials; $15-25; for… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 1pm Sun Oct 20
Adult DIY: Pour Painting, call to reserve a spo; limit
of 16 people, registration… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm
Mon Oct 21
Creation Studio Drop-In: Model Magic Skulls,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Oct 21
Painting for a Purpose, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Sat Oct 26
A
n artistic showcase for two inter-
nationally renowned artists – as
well as a homecoming for two
graduates of Bettendorf High School –
is taking place at Bettendorf’s Beréskin
Gallery & Art Academy through Septem-
ber 27, with the exhibition Swangstu cel-
ebrating the works of brother-and-sister
talents Troy and Holly Swangstu.
A 1993 graduate of Bettendorf High
School, Troy Swangstu studied at the
Kansas City Art Institute with a major
in painting, worked at various museums
and galleries, and exhibited locally in
Kansas City as a student. Ten years ago,
he moved just south of Kansas City to
Paola, Kansas, where he found a love for
working with livestock in what’s known
as regenerative farming (grazing) prac-
Swangstu @ Bereskin Gallery and Art Academy –
tices. He continued to exhibit in Kansas
through September 27
City as well as in such various locations
such as Wichita, Tulsa, and New York. Curator of the Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
Currently, Troy is back to work in the in Kansas City, the largest contemporary
Quad Cities as a way to reconnect with art space in the area. Holly has exhibited
his roots and focus on new paintings. her textile paintings in numerous group
Holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and solo exhibitions for over 20 years
from Kansas City Art Institute, Troy’s and now focuses full time on her studio
sister Holly Swangstu was an arts admin- practice.
istrator, instructor, consultant, and busi- In addition to showcasing their own
ness owner in Kansas City for over 16 new and recent works, Troy and Holly’s
years prior to her 2012 museum appoint- Swangstu exhibition will feature a tribute
ment as Art Institute Director for the Ari- to their late brother Eric, a fellow artist
zona-Sonora Desert Museum. A graduate who passed away earlier this year.
of the Ewing Kauffman Center for Entre-
preneurship, Holly adapted their Fast Swangstu is on display at the Beréskin
Trac New Venture class for artists, which Gallery & Art Academy through Septem-
she taught at the Kansas City Art Insti- ber 27, admission to the exhibit is free,
tute, marking the first business class to and more information on the venue’s
be taught in the history of the institution exhibits, events, and classes is avail-
that was founded in 1885. Before moving able by calling (563)508-4630 or visiting
to Tucson, Holly served as Director and BereskinArtGallery.com.

Fall Craft: Book Pumpkin, participants will make a
book pumpkin centerpiece out of recycled books; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Oct 1
Blissful Watercolor Painting, Thursdays thru Oct.
24, with instructor Jo Myer-Walker; Jo begins… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Thu Oct 3
Figurative Impressions in Landscape: Part One,
Thursdays thru Oct. 24, with instructor Brad Bisbey;
working from… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 11am
Thu Oct 3
Clay Basics, Tuesdays thru Dec. 3; we’ll cover hand-
building basics and do two weeks of wheel-throwing;
each student will end this session with several finished
projects and have the chance to learn about low-fire
clay and colorful glazes; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Oct 29
Sculpture, Wednesdays thru Dec. 4; participants
will experiment with a range of techniques, including
assemblage, collage, simple moldmaking, binding and
joining in order to create small or medium-scale pieces
inspired by a particular concept, place or memory
significant to them; for information, call 563-326-7804,
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VISUAL ARTS / Classes / October
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Wed Oct 30
Pen & Ink, Thursdays thru Nov. 21, with instructor
Brad Bisbey; course projects… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 11am Thu Oct 31
November
Intro to Clay Studio, on Fridays, with instructors Claire
Waterman and Karen Brinson; learn… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Nov 1 thru Fri Nov 15
Basket Weaving Workshop: Wine Basket,
participants will learn how to weave a beautiful double
wine basket; great for fall gatherings and gift giving
(wine not included); for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Nov 2
Card Making with Donna Banta, create your own
holiday cards; Banta will show us how… Silvis Public
Library, 1pm Sat Nov 2
Wheel and Stoneware 2, Saturdays thru Nov. 23,
with instructor Claire Waterman; this class is… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 11am Sat Nov 2
Oil Painting, on Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw,… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9:30am Sat Nov 2 thru Sat Nov 30
From Line to Wash, Tuesdays thru Nov. 26; work from
still life setups to explore the possibilities of crayons for
grownups: water-soluble wax crayons; discover their
versatility as you draw with them, then use a brush to
create a painterly effect; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Nov 5
CURRENT EXHIBITION
JOHN DILG
Arterial Resources
SEPTEMBER 14, 2019-JANUARY 5, 2020
John Dilg, American, b. 1945, Arterial Resources, 2016, oil on canvas, image courtesy of the artist
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www.figgeartmuseum.org
Blue October @ Rhythm City Casino Resort – October 25
Wine & Art: Mixed-Media Pet Portraits, enjoy
a glass of wine, light hors d’oeuvres, and socializing;
participants will think outside the frame of traditional
portraiture when they create their favorite furry family
member’s portrait. use acrylic paint and paper collage
to create colors, patterns and dramatic layers; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm
Thu Nov 7
Mixed-Media Assemblage: “Put A Bird On It”
Workshop, with instructor Theresa Weil; explore
mixed media assemblage in this… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 12:30pm Sat Nov 9
Box of Thanks, an activity in the Southwest Craft Night
series; materials supplied; free; for information, call 309-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch,
9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 6pm Tue Nov 12
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Creation Studio Drop-In: Washi Tape Kindness
Cards, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
3pm Mon Nov 18
How Pin-teresting! with Jenn Voss, if you’re stuck
with the kids, bring them to the… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Thu Nov 21
Creation Studio Drop-In: 3D Greeting Cards,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Nov 25
Calls For Entry
Seeking Submissions for Les Petites: Big
Creativity, Small Package, seeking submissions
for new exhibit running Oct.… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, thru Sun Sep 15
Call for Entries: 41st Fine Arts Exhibition, any
artist living within 150 miles of the Quad Cities is
eligible; Candace Moeller of New York’s Cristin Tierney
Gallery will be the juror; this year, for the first time, the
Rock Island Art Guild will accept submissions of video
art and sound works; artists will be notified the first
week of January 2020; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
RockIslandArtGuild.org, thru Mon Sep 30 thru Sat
Nov 23
MUSIC
Concerts
Scott & Rock Island Counties
September
Moeller Nights: The Growlers, concert with the band
composed of singer Brooks Nielsen, lead guitarist… The
Rust Belt, 7pm Thu Sep 5
Quinn Entertainment Music Showcase, with
performances by CC Baby, Gottess, and other musicians;
$10;… Rozz-Tox, 7pm Thu Sep 5
Snonen Knife, concert with the alternative rock band
formed in Osaka; for information,… RIBCO, 7:30pm Thu
Sep 5
Live @ Five: Avey/Grouws Band, free, all-ages
concert in the annual courtyard series; for information,…
RME Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 6
Musicfest: Lyle Beaver & the Brass Notes - Eddie
Korosa, Jr. & His Boys - Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe
Dutchmen - Jon Diez Band, free; for information, call
563-260-2651… Durant Community Center Bandshell,
Fri Sep 6
Pop and Folk Music Concert, free; for information,
call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, noon Fri
Sep 6
Guest List Series featuring Dickie, Glen Alfred,
& Nikki Lunden, concert with the blues and rock
musicians; free; for information,… The Redstone Room,
8pm Sat Sep 7
Moeller Nights: Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster,
concert with the Arkansas-based singer/songwriter
of the band Water Liars… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sat Sep 7
Musicfest: Lyle Beaver & the Brass Notes - Wild
Oats - State Line Playboys - Country Tradition
- GoodTime Dutch - Jim Busta Band, free; for
information, call 563-260-2651… Durant Community
Center Bandshell, Sat Sep 7
The Crooked Cactus Band, concert with the area
musicians; free; for information, call 563-344-4175…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Sat Sep 7
Chill on the Hill, 1:30pm set with The White Tornado
(Augustana’s Dr. Bill Peterson, plus Leland Chasey and
Andrew Ross), 3pm set with Subatlantic (Augustana’s
Dr. Adam Kaul, plus Rebecca Rice, Sean Chapman, and
Phil Pracht), and 4:30pm set with Minus Six (Augustana’s
Kevin Carton, plus Matt Siversten, Rob Baner, and
Kameron Rummans); concessions will be available;
bring a picnic basket, blanket, or lawn chairs; free; for
information, call 309-794-7306, Augustana College
Anderson Pavilion, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu, 1:30pm Sun Sep 8
Hemlock, concert with the heavy metal band from Las
Vegas; $10… RIBCO, 7pm Thu Sep 12
Live @ Five: Class of ‘82, free, all-ages concert in
the annual courtyard series; for information,… RME
Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 13
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Sep 13
3 Years Hollow - Discrepancies - Alborn - Hong
Kong Sleepover, rockers perform a co-headlining
concert; $10 adv / $12 day of… The Redstone Room,
7:30pm Sat Sep 14
Marian Lee: Butterfly Lovers Concerto,
concert with the 6-Wire and SAU pianist; $10-20; for
information,… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm Sat Sep
14
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room,
3pm Sun Sep 15
Get the Led Out, concert with the touring Led
Zeppelin tribute musicians; $29-39; for… Adler Theatre,
8pm Thu Sep 19
An Evening with Gaelic Storm, concert with the
touring Celtic musicians; $25 adv / $30… The Redstone
Room, 8:30pm Fri Sep 20
Bucktown Revue featuring the Andrew Collins
Trio, Quad City Arts Visiting Artists perform in the
music-and-humor variety… Nighswander Theatre, 7pm
Fri Sep 20
Live @ Five: The Candymakers, free, all-ages concert
in the annual courtyard series; for information,… RME
Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 20
Melanie Devaney, a concert in the Brown Bag Lunch
Series; free; for… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri
Sep 20
Pit Lord, concert with the touring death-metal band,
featuring opening sets by… RIBCO, 8pm Fri Sep 20
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Sep 20
David G. Smith, Blue Grass-based songwriter/singer/
guitar player performs in conjunction with Riverssance
and the release of his fourth studio album “Who Cares”,
Lindsay Park, River Drive and Mound Street, Davenport
IA, DavidGSmithMusic.com, 3pm Sat Sep 21
Glenview Middle School Mariachi Band, concert
with the student musicians; free; for information, call
563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Sat
Sep 21
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MUSIC
The Get Up Kids
Thursday, September 12, 8 p.m. @ Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Avenue, Maquoketa, IA
The Get Up Kids @ Codfish Hollow Barn – September 12
K
ansas City alternative/emo stalwarts
The Get Up Kids land at Maquoketa’s
Codfish Hollow Barn on September
12.
If that certain friend of yours who is way
too into the history of “emo” and will launch
into detailed rundowns of its various waves
and major players can be believed, The Get
Up Kids helped shape the “second wave” of
the genre before essentially abandoning it in
favor of a more polished sound closer to alter-
native rock. Looking back on a catalog that
began over 20 years ago with 1997’s seminal
Four Minute Mile, the band has truly come
a long way. That album’s yelpy bursts of raw
pop-punk energy and twitchy, intertwined
guitar lines would go on to provide an early
blueprint for bands such as Saves the Day and
Fall Out Boy. Members of the latter especially
have been quite vocal about The Get Up Kids’
influence on their sound, singing praises
along with concurrent acts such as Blink 182.
Even if you take this name-checking with
a grain of salt, it’s easy to see how this early
music had such a lasting effect on the land-
scape of emo and really of Midwestern rock
music in general. Singer/guitarist Matt Pryor
sings like he’s falling apart before your eyes
on the microphone, his voice bursting in the
kind of hard-belted confessional style that
places sheer expressiveness and intensity
over straightforward tunefulness or discrete
melody. The young band wrote songs about,
say, “Fall Semester” that rippled with the
angst of teens going back to school, work-
ing their way through complicated feelings,
and banding together into scenes that shared
values and artistic inclinations. The band
paid close attention to varied dynamics in
its songwriting, rocketing from quiet guitar
interludes into surges of distorted crunch,
offering roller-coaster narratives to match
the turbulent ups and downs of their lyrical
content.
Jump forward 20 years, over an extended
hiatus and multiple re-definitions of their
sound, and The Get Up Kids maintain key
elements of this early style while streaking
off into new directions in other regards. Matt
Pryor still hits high notes in his nasal delivery,
and defines the energy of any given track with
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what his lyrics choose to focus on and exactly
how sugary and pop-friendly his melodies are
at any given time. His voice has matured over
the years, and he can write lines for himself
that wind a little further up and down the
scale with confidence. The production of
their latest album Problems plants multiple
guitars and keyboards on top of each other
in the mix, yielding a style of driving arena
rock riffage that feels more like something
you’d raise a lighter to rather than mosh to
in a sweaty basement. The arrangements still
work their way through nice lulls in intensity,
often supplied by pensive piano lines, before
soaring back up into hooks weighted with
distortion and kinetic forward motion.
Taken as a whole, the aspects of its sound
that would have lumped The Get Up Kids in
with the Midwestern emo scene in the 1990s
now feel logical and normal within a diverse
rock scene that has cross-pollinated so heavily
with styles such as pop-punk over the years.
Tracks including “The Problem Is Me” from
the aforementioned Problems hone in on the
crowd-pleasing hooks and constantly jitter-
ing riffs of classic power-pop such as Cheap
Trick. The song stomps along over steady
piano lines that maintain one chord while
the guitars move underneath them, lending
an almost bar-rock swagger to a song that
seems ready to splinter into a guitar solo at
any moment. (Spoiler: It does.) At the end of
the day, the band can write memorable music
with giant melodies and one-step-beyond-
conventional song structures no matter what
label you try to put on it. The Get Up Kids
offer a reminder that the cathartic emo rock
jam isn’t too far removed from whatever is
populating the Pop with a Capital P charts at
any given moment, and that there’s no shame
in that fact – that writing music that fans can
sing along to and relate to emotionally will
keep you relevant regardless of wider trends
or historical arcs.
The Get Up Kids play the Codfish Hollow
Barn on September 12 with opening sets by
Cloud Nothings and The Whiffs, admission to
the 8 p.m. concert is $30-35, and more infor-
mation is available by visiting MoellerNights.
com or CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com.
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MUSIC / Concerts /
Scott & Rock Island Counties /
September
Moeller Nights: Twin Peaks, concert with the indie-
rock band from Chicago, featuring sets by… The Rust
Belt, 7pm Sat Sep 21
Signature Soirée: A Night in Vienna, waltz through
an elegant evening at the Figge decked out in Viennese
Style. with dinner, a performance, and a live auction to
benefit the QCSO’s programs with Maestro Mark Russell
Smith as your auctioneer; cocktail formal attire; $100;
for information and tickets, call 563-322-7276, Figge
Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org,
5:30pm Sat Sep 21
Godsmack, touring rockers perform with special
guests Halestorm; $35-62; for tickets, call… TaxSlayer
Center, 7pm Sun Sep 22
Michael Glabicki - Dirk Miller, multi-cultural rock
& soul with Rusted Root frontman Glabicki and… The
Redstone Room, 7:30pm Sun Sep 22
Gordon Lightfoot, the tour will feature Lightfoot’s
well-known hits as well as… Adler Theatre, 8pm Mon
Sep 23
The Julius Quartet, concert with the Quad City Arts
Visiting Artists in Building… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 10am Wed Sep 25
Julius Quartet, a PASS event in a private jet hangar;
concert with… Davenport Municipal Airport, 6:30pm
Thu Sep 26
WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: War Reflections,
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Veteran’s day
with two works… Rock Island Arsenal Heritage Hall,
7:30pm Thu Sep 26
Casual Classics: Concert I, with Golden Lund, tuba
and Younjung Cha, piano; free; for information,… Galvin
Fine Arts Center, 5pm Fri Sep 27
Charlie Daniels Band, concert with the multi-
platinum-selling bluegrass and Southern-rock
musician and his ensemble; $30-60; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4386, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Sep 27
Julius Quartet, concert with the chamber musicians
and Quad City Arts Visiting… Bettendorf High School
Performing Arts Center, 7pm Fri Sep 27
Live @ Five: Rude Punch, free, all-ages concert in
the annual courtyard series; for information,… RME
Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 27
Tripmaster Monkey Album-Release Show,
freak rockers in concert, featuring an opening set by
Subatlantic; $12… The Redstone Room, 9pm Fri Sep 27
Tunes at the Tulip, enjoy listener-friendly music from a
variety of artists in the… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion,
7pm Fri Sep 27
Moeller Nights: Chris Pureka, concert with the
acoustic singer-songwriter, featuring an opening set
by… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm
Sat Sep 28
October
Chicago, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends perform in
their 52nd… Adler Theatre, 8pm Wed Oct 2
How Great Thou Art: The Gospel Music of Elvis
Presley, at 1 & 7:15pm; concert tribute to the King’s
career featuring Robert Shaw &… Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, Thu Oct 3
Jon Wayne & the Pain, concert with the reggae-dub
musicians, featuring an opening set by Chase Makai…
The Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Oct 3
Old Shoe - Ernie Hendrickson & the Citizens
of Love, co-headliner concert with the Americana
musicians; $12 adv / $15 day… The Redstone Room, 8pm
Fri Oct 4
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks
I: Statement, the season’s exploration of the human
experience begins with the… Adler Theatre, 8pm Sat
Oct 5
Under the Purple Rain: Prince Lip-Sync Show,
Gemini will be lip syncing and dancing to all your… The
Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Oct 5
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks
I: Statement, with Alberto Ginastera’s “Malambo”
from the ballet Estancia; QCSO principal cellist Hannah
Holman performing Jennifer Higdon’s “Soliloquy” and
Korngold’s “Cello Concerto”; the world premiere of David
Dzubay’s “Autumn Rivulets”; and Brahms’ “Symphony
No. 1”; $10-65; for information and tickets, call 563-322-
7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave.,
Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 2pm Sun Oct 6
Ghost, Swedish rockers perform in their “The Ultimate
Tour named Death,”… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm Tue
Oct 8
Guest List Series featuring Shawn James, concert
with the blues, funk, and soul musician, featuring an…
The Redstone Room, 7:30pm Wed Oct 9
The Way Down Wanderers, touring bluegrass
musicians in concert, featuring an opening set by… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Oct 10
Murnau - Giallows - Chew Toy, independent rockers
in concert; $5-10 sliding scale; 8pm doors, 8pm… Rozz-
Tox, 9pm Fri Oct 11
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Oct 11
Two Step: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Tribute
Acoustic Set w/ Zack Davis & Tanner Brown, Dave
Matthews Band tribute concert, with an opening set
by… The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Oct 11
The Spirit Sings, concert with professional vocal
group the Nova Singers, featuring classical saxophonist
Kenneth Tse joining the ensemble for a performance of
James Whitbourn’s “Son of God Mass”; for tickets and
information, call 309-341-7038 or e-mail nova@knox.edu,
St. Paul Lutheran Church - Davenport, 2136 Brady St.,
Davenport IA, NovaSingers.com, 4pm Sun Oct 13
Elephant Wrecking Ball, jazz concert with the
instrumental, electronic, trombone-led power trio; $10
adv /… The Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Oct 17
Bucktown Revue, a live music-and-humor variety
show featuring various styles of folk and… Nighswander
Theatre, 7pm Fri Oct 18
Casual Classics: Concert II, with Kadisha Onalbayeva,
piano; free; for information, contact Terri Flynn at…
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 5pm Fri Oct 18
Juan Dies, a concert in the Brown Bag Lunch Series;
free; for… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri Oct 18
Moeller Nights: Ian Noe, concert with the singer/
songwriter from Beattyville, Kentucky; $10… Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Oct 18
Pat Travers Band, blues and rock musicians in concert,
featuring an opening set… The Redstone Room, 8pm
Sat Oct 19
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room,
3pm Sun Oct 20
Harlem Quartet, 3 & 7pm concerts with the genre-
defying string quartet and Quad City Arts Visiting Artists;
free; for information, call 309-793-1213, Butterworth
Center, 1105 8th Street, Moline IL, QuadCityArts.com,
Tue Oct 22
Moon Hooch, nu-jazz/cave music with the touring
band; $15 adv / $17 day… The Redstone Room, 8pm Wed
Oct 23
Midnight Rider: Tribute to the Allman Brothers,
concert tribute to the rock, R&B, and country legends;
sandwich… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 7:15pm Thu
Oct 24
Miranda Lambert, concert with the Grammy-winning
country-music singer/songwriter, featuring special
guests Elle… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Thu Oct 24
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Blue October, concert with the alternative rock band
originally from Houston, Texas; $29-35; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Oct 25
Harlem Quartet, concert with the genre-defying
string quartet and Quad City Arts… Trinity Anglican
Church, 7:30pm Fri Oct 25
SAU Fall Choir Concert: War & Peace, free; for
information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001 or
buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25
Tunes at the Tulip, enjoy listener-friendly music from a
variety of artists in the… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion,
7pm Fri Oct 25
SAU Fall STAMVOJA/Jazz Concert, free; for
information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001 or
buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
3pm Sun Oct 27
November & December
Allison Au Quartet, concert with the Quad City Arts
Visiting Artists in Building… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 11am Fri Nov 1
Allison Au Quartet, PASS-event concert with the
Canadian jazz musicians and Quad City… EICC Urban
Campus, 6:30pm Fri Nov 1
SAU Fall Instrumental Concert, free; for information,
contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001 or buesing-
flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm
Fri Nov 1
Allison Au Quartet, concert with the Canadian jazz
musicians and Quad City Arts… Quad City Arts Center,
7pm Sat Nov 2
Experience Deaf QC w/ Aarron Loggins, concert
with the award-winning ASL performer; $12 adv / $15…
The Redstone Room, 7pm Sat Nov 2
Quad City Arts Visiting Artists The Andrew Collins Trio @ Nighswander Theatre – September 20
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks II:
Conflict, in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Veteran’s
Day, we… Adler Theatre, 8pm Sat Nov 2
St. Ambrose University Middle School Honor
Band Festival, free; for information, contact Terri Flynn
at 563-333-6001 or buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu…
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 4pm Sat Nov 2
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Nov 2
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks II:
Conflict, with Barber’s “Adagio for Strings”; Paul Max
Tipton performing John Adam’s “The Wound-Dresser”;
and Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 7: Leningrad”;
$10-65; for information and tickets, call 563-322-7276,
Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock
Island IL, QCSO.org, 2pm Sun Nov 3
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Goo Goo Dolls, multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-
nominated rock musicians perform in the band’s “The
Miracle… Adler Theatre, 8pm Wed Nov 6
Guest List Series featuring Joe Marcinek, concert
with the blues, funk, and jazz-fusion musician; free; for…
The Redstone Room, 7:30pm Thu Nov 7
Casual Classics: Concert III, “Duets for Divas,” with
Diane McVey, soprano and Gretchen Windt,… Galvin
Fine Arts Center, 5pm Fri Nov 8
Terry Quiett Band, concert with the touring blues
musicians, featuring an opening set… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Fri Nov 8
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Nov 8
15
America, concert with the multi-platinum-selling,
Grammy-winning classic rockers; $35-75; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sat Nov 9
St. Ambrose University Student Invitational
Recital, free; for information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-
333-6001 or buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine
Arts Center, 3pm Sun Nov 10
Kris Kristofferson & the Strangers, concert with
the Country Music Hall of Fame member and… Adler
Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Nov 13
The T’n’T Tour: Tommy Castro & Tinsley Ellis,
touring blues musicians in concert; $30 adv / $35 day
of… The Redstone Room, 7:30pm Wed Nov 13
Juan Franco, concert with the acclaimed tenor and
guest music artist; free;… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7pm
Thu Nov 14
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, founder Chip
Davis celebrates the 35th Anniversary of his annual
Christmas… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Thu Nov 14
Slayer, concert with the California-based thrash-metal
band, featuring sets by Primus, Ministry,… TaxSlayer
Center, 6pm Thu Nov 14
Brown Bag Lunch Series Concert, free; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
noon Fri Nov 15
Bucktown Revue, a live music-and-humor variety
show featuring various styles of folk and… Nighswander
Theatre, 7pm Fri Nov 15
Joe & Vicki Price, concert with the folk, blues, and
Americana singer/songwriters and Iowa… The Redstone
Room, 7:30pm Fri Nov 15
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
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The Nova Singers in A Spirit Sings @ St. Paul Lutheran Church – October 13
Elizabeth Moen, concert with the folk singer/
songwriter; $10-15; for tickets and information,… Englert
Theatre, 8pm Sat Sep 21
Black Violin, concert with the classical hip-hop
crossover duo of violist Wil B. and… Englert Theatre,
7pm Sun Sep 22
Julius Quartet, concert with the chamber musicians
and Quad City Arts Visiting… Wesley United Methodist
Church, 2pm Mon Sep 23
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the Grammy winners
perform a concert featuring music by American
composers and guitar virtuosos; $10-45; for information,
call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd.,
Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Wed Sep 25
Moeller Nights: Mark Mulcahy - Miles Nielsen
& the Rusted Hearts, concert with the singer/
songwriters and their ensembles, featuring opening
sets… Codfish Hollow Barn, 7pm Fri Sep 27
Dubuque Chorale Songfest, annual musical
presentation; $15, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA,
Dbq.edu/heritagecenter, 7:30pm Sat Sep 28
Heartache Tonight: An Eagles Tribute, a true Eagles
concert experience featuring all the timeless classic…
Timber Lake Playhouse, 7pm Sat Sep 28
October
Moeller Nights: DeVotchKa - The Joy Formidable,
concert with the four-piece multi-instrumental and vocal
ensemble and the… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Fri Oct 4
Here Come the Mummies, concert with the tightly-
wrapped rockers; $15-50; for information and tickets,…
Riverside Casino Event Center, 8pm Sat Oct 5
Moeller Nights: The 4onthefloor, concert with the
Minneapolis-based rockers; $20-25… Codfish Hollow
Barn, 8pm Sat Oct 5
Women of the World, concert with the a cappella
quartet representing different corners of the globe
formed to create a common platform to collaborate and
celebrate cultural differences through music worldwide;
for information and tickets, call 563-585-SHOW, John &
Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque Heritage Center,
2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter,
7:30pm Sat Oct 5
Sarah McQuaid, concert with the recipient of the
Lifetime Achievement Award by… Bishop Hill Creative
Commons, 7pm Sun Oct 6
Chick Corea: Trilogy, the venerated pianist, bassist
Christian McBride, and drummer Brian Blade bring
the music from “Trilogy” to live audiences; $10-65; for
information, call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141
East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm
Fri Oct 11
The Spirit Sings, concert with professional vocal
group the Nova Singers, featuring classical saxophonist
Kenneth Tse joining the ensemble for a performance of
James Whitbourn’s “Son of God Mass”; for tickets and
information, call 309-341-7038 or e-mail nova@knox.
edu, First Lutheran Church - Galesburg, 364 E. Water St.,
Galesburg IL, NovaSingers.com, 7:30pm Sat Oct 12
The Tragedy of Carmen, Bizet’s classic romantic opera
performed by students of the University… Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm Sat Oct 12
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: New
World Spirit, an ensemble of 13 including David Finckel
on cello and David Shifrin on clarinet celebrate the
intrepid American spirit in a performance highlighting
two pairs of composers who helped shape classical
music in the twentieth century; $10-60; for information,
call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd.,
Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 3pm Sun Oct 13
Shaun Boothe: The Unauthorized Biography
Series, at 3:30 & 7:30pm; concert with the award-
winning hip-hop artist… Babka Theatre - University of
Dubuque, Mon Oct 14
Mat Kearney, Kearney’s extensive, award-winning
catalog in a rare intimate acoustic performance;…
Englert Theatre, 8pm Tue Oct 15
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, concert with the
country-rock musicians co-presented by the Englert
Theatre;… The Mill, 8pm Tue Oct 15
An Evening with Branford Marsalis, concert with
the acclaimed saxophone player and his ensemble; $20-
65;… Englert Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Oct 16
John Hiatt, concert with the Americana, blues, and
country multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter;
$49.50-69.50;… Englert Theatre, 7:30pm Thu Oct 17
Orchestra Iowa Masterworks: Reflections,
featuring Cedar Rapids native and Grammy-Award
Winning composer, Michael Daugherty’s… Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts, 7:30pm Fri Oct 18
The Doo Wop Project, the group traces the evolution
of Doo Wop from the classic sound of five guys singing
tight harmonies on a street corner to the biggest hits on
the radio today; featuring stars of Broadway’s smash hits
Jersey Boys and Motown: The Musical, complete with a
five-piece band; for information and tickets, call 563-585-
SHOW, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/
heritagecenter, 8pm Fri Oct 18
Knox-Galesburg Symphony Masterworks I:
Dance, Dance Revolution, featuring Bartok: Romanian
Dances for String Orchestra; Debussy: Danse Sacreë…
Orpheum Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Oct 19
Shovels & Rope, concert with the folk duo from
Charleston, South Carolina composed of… Codfish
Hollow Barn, 8pm Sat Oct 19
Moeller Nights: Explosions in the Sky 20th
Anniversary Tour, concert with the post-rock band
from Texas in their 20th anniversary;… Codfish Hollow
Barn, 8pm Sun Oct 20
Harlem Quartet, concert with the genre-defying
string quartet and Quad City Arts… Wesley United
Methodist Church, 2pm Mon Oct 21
Marc Broussard, concert with the classic R&B, rock
and soul musician in support… Englert Theatre, 7:30pm
Wed Oct 23
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MUSIC By Max Allison
Ash Lauryn
Saturday, September 14, 10 p.m. @ Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL
R
ising Detroit DJ, radio selector, and
writer Ash Lauryn performs at Rock
Island venue Rozz-Tox on September 14.
Pop on any edition of Ash Lauryn’s monthly
NTS Radio show Underground & Black
and you’ll get an immediate sense of what
she’s about and what music drives her. She
approaches selection from the perspective of a
consummate historian in the styles of techno,
house, and deep house as much as a crate digger
in the soul, hip-hop, and jazz traditions. It isn’t
uncommon to find, say, a funk-jazz workout
by Donald Byrd within a set of driving Detroit
electro. Some of her hours highlight straight
up four-on-the-floor house bangers or techno Ash Lauryn @ Rozz-Tox – September 14
artists that might barely be known outside of
the Midwest, while some might run through Take her most recent edition of Underground
a tracklist of household names names includ- & Black on NTS. Within the first half hour
ing D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Mos Def. Her alone, a pounding but luminous Mike Huck-
mixes ripple with soul and energy as she zeroes aby remix of Detroit lifer Norm Talley slides
into the warm toasting and slinky grooves of
in on exactly what these disparate but actually
not-so-far-flung styles of music share: an unas- DJ Roland Clark’s “My Urban Soul” as mixed
sailable groove, a sense of ecstatic bliss, a gen- by Anthony Nicholson and Ron Trent. An epic
instrumental from Son of Sound deepens the
esis in the black underground from which her
program takes its name. atmosphere while shift ing it subtly toward
disco (check those bongos), electro (those fast
Lauryn contributes to the local and interna-
tional scene on multiple levels. Aside from the churning pad layers and hi hats), and even
NTS show, she co-runs the event series Expres- acid (that squelching 303 baseline). Typical
of Lauryn’s selection as a whole, these cuts all
sions and blogs about her career in music on her
site, which is also titled Underground & Black. share a steady rhythmic backbone while being
She has toured throughout North America and unafraid to rise into more soulful melodies or
sink to beds of atmospheric electronic/synth
Europe, and played at “Damn, you’ve really
made it!” kinds of venues such as Berlin’s Tresor elements. Lauryn also knows exactly how to
and London’s Oval Space. In an international bridge the sound of classic-era ‘80s and ‘90s
DJ scene still sorely focused on and devoting Detroit with artists that are still producing in
resources to straight white men, Lauryn is a style indebted to that tradition (see: Omar S,
Patrice Scott). In this sense, she builds sets that
one of a burgeoning movement of femme DJs
of color who are working to shift the spotlight are logical in their willful anachronism, and
onto less homogenized styles, musical histories, shows how styles come full circle and/or never
and human beings. Framing such important fade away in the first place.
work in this way, though, might seem to down-
Ash Lauryn plays Rozz-Tox at 10 p.m. on Sep-
play one of the aspects that remains so central
to her practice: the ability to absolutely destroy tember 14, admission is $8-10, and more infor-
a dance floor. Her sets will make you move, for mation is available by calling (309)200-0978 or
visiting RozzTox.com.
sure.
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MUSIC / Concerts /
Outlying Areas / October
B2wins from Brazil, Brazilian twins Walter and Wagner
play a lead electric violin and ukulele with vocals,
this dynamic powerhouse sets out to shatter every
stereotype of a typical band; the twins will be joined
on stage by musicians on electric bass and drums; for
information and tickets, call 563-585-SHOW, John & Alice
Butler Hall - University of Dubuque Heritage Center,
2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25
Alloy Orchestra Presents: Speedy, co-presented by
FilmScene; the ensemble accompanies Harold Lloyd’s
silent comedic gem… Englert Theatre, 7pm Sun Oct 27
Allison Au Quartet, concert with the Canadian
jazz musicians and Quad City Arts… Wesley United
Methodist Church, 2pm Thu Oct 31
November
Tomeka Reid Quartet, at 6:30 & 9pm; cellist Reid,
guitarist Mary Halvorson, Jason Roebke on bass, and
Tomas Fujiwara on drums offer up a menu of musical
flavors, many of which flow from the spigot of Reid’s
compositional and improvisational imagination; $10-25;
for information, call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium,
141 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, Sat
Nov 2
The Talbott Brothers, concert with the musical
siblings who combine rock, blues, and… The Mill, 8pm
Thu Nov 7
Vince Neil, rock concert with the legendary front man
of Mötley Crüe;… Riverside Casino Event Center, 8pm
Fri Nov 8
The Cinematic Orchestra, concert with the British
electronic duo of Jason Swinscoe and Dominic… Englert
Theatre, 7pm Thu Nov 14
Orchestra Iowa Masterworks II: Passion of
Angels, Marjan Mozetich’s Passion of Angels for
two harps and orchestra… Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 7:30pm Fri Nov 15
Wilco, concert with the Grammy-winning rockers co-
presented by the Englert Theatre;… Paramount Theatre,
7:30pm Fri Nov 15
Orchestra Iowa Masterworks II: Passion of
Angels, Marjan Mozetich’s Passion of Angels for two
harps and orchestra… Paramount Theatre, 7:30pm Sat
Nov 16
On a Winter’s Night, the 25th Anniversary Concert
featuring Christine Lavin, John Gorka, Patty… Englert
Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Nov 20
Contra-Tiempo & Las Cafeteras, the urban Latin
dancers and musicians, all grounded in the communities
of color in South Los Angeles, present an evening-
length work grounded in social dance and live music
that flips the script on the usual narratives about
minority communities in the United States; $10-40; for
information, call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141
East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm
Thu Nov 21
Knox-Galesburg Symphony Masterworks II:
Winds of Change, featuring Mozart: Serenade No. 12
in C minor, Nacht Musique;… Orpheum Theatre, 7:30pm
Sat Nov 23
Special Events
Trax from the Stax: The EVolution of
Contemporary Mexican Music, a music-listening
program designed to provide the opportunity to
share… Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Sep 19
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks I, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration of
the weekend’s Masterworks programs; 4:45pm doors,
cash bar available; free; for information, call 563-322-
7276, Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St., Davenport IA,
QCSO.org, 4:45pm Thu Oct 3
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks I, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre; mingle
with conductor Mark Russell Smith and musicians from
the Quad City Symphony Orchestra; cash bar available;
free; for information, call 563-322-7276, Hotel Blackhawk,
200 E. 3rd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org, 10pm Sat Oct 5
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks I,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat Oct 5
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks I,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to hear about the works being
presented; hosted by Kai Swanson; free; for information,
call 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 1pm Sun Oct 6
Trax from the Stax: Juan Dies, a music-listening
program designed to provide the opportunity to
share… Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Oct 17
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks II, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration of
the weekend’s Masterworks programs; 4:45pm doors,
cash bar available; free; for information, call 563-322-
7276, Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St., Davenport IA,
QCSO.org, 4:45pm Thu Oct 31
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks II, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre; mingle
with conductor Mark Russell Smith and musicians from
the Quad City Symphony Orchestra; cash bar available;
free; for information, call 563-322-7276, Hotel Blackhawk,
200 E. 3rd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org, 10pm Sat Nov 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks II,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal
pre-concert conversations to… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat
Nov 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks II,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to hear about the works being
presented; hosted by Kai Swanson; free; for information,
call 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 1pm Sun Nov 3
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Trax from the Stax, a music-listening program
designed to provide the opportunity to share…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Nov 21
LITERARY ARTS
Readings & Discussions
September
S.E. Foster, book-signing and meet-and-greet with the
author in conjunction with the… The Village Herb Cellar,
noon Sat Sep 7
An Evening with Rebecca Makkai, meet Pulitzer
Prize finalist Makka as she discusses “The Great… Moline
Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Sep 9
Where the Crawdads Sing, a discussion of Delia
Owens’ book with the Alpha Book Club; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 1pm Mon Sep 9
Get Lit: Is This How You See Me?, a discussion of
Jamie Hernandez’s book; free; for information, call…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Sep 10
Mighty Be Our Powers, a discussion of Leymah
Gbowee’s book facilitated by Dr. Jessica Roisen;…
Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Sep 10
The End of Days, a discussion of Jenny Erpenbeck’s
book with the GAHC Book Discussion… Bettendorf
Public Library, 7pm Tue Sep 10
Mystery Book Discussion Group: An Easy Thing,
a discussion of Paco Ignacio Taibo II’s book; free; for…
Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am Sat Sep 14
S.E. Foster, book-signing and meet-and-greet with the
author in conjunction with the… Deanna’s Java Café,
8:30am Sat Sep 14
Evening Book Club, free; for information, call 309-593-
2178… Sherrard Public Library, 2:30pm Mon Sep 16
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Sep 19
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, a
discussion of Ursula K. Le Guin’s book with the Bangtan
Book Club, dedicated to works that have inspired certain
BTS albums; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Thu Sep 19
S.E. Foster - Donna Wiik, book-signing and meet-
and-greet with the authors in conjunction with the…
Words of Wisdom Christian Book Store, 11am Sat Sep 21
Banned Books Week Reading & Celebration, local
librarians, educators, and literature fans read passages
from their favorite books that have either faced outright
bans or challenges; check-in and refreshments at
5:30pm, readings 6 to 7:30pm; come to read or just listen;
free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary,org, 5:30pm Tue Sep 24
Grandma Gatewood’s Walk: The Inspiring Story
of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian
Trail, a discussion of Ben Montgomery’s book with the
Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm Tue Sep 24
The Word Is Murder, a discussion of Anthony
Horowitz’s book with the Southwest Branch Book Club;
free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Sep 24
Ghosts of the Quad Cities Book Release and
Signing, true ghost stories in the haunted cities of
Davenport &… The Book Rack - Davenport, 2pm Sat
Sep 28
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Sep 30
October
Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; for
information, call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Oct 1
Forty Autumns, a discussion of Nina Willner’s book
with the Alpha Book Club; free; for information, call 309-
732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 1pm
Mon Oct 7
Afternoon Book Club, free; for information, call 309-
593-2178… Sherrard Public Library, 2:30pm Mon Oct 7
Get Lit: Sudden Death, a discussion of Ãlvaro
Enrigue’s book; free; for information, call… Bettendorf
Public Library, 7pm Tue Oct 8
Read Local, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Wed Oct 9
Mystery Book Discussion Group: Silver Bullets,
a discussion of Elmer Mendoza’s book; free; for
information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am
Sat Oct 12
Broken, a discussion of Daniel Clay’s book with the Last
Call… Icons Martini, 7pm Tue Oct 15
A Novel Naptime, parents discuss a monthly selection
while activities are provided in… Moline Public Library,
10:30am Wed Oct 16
A River Runs Through It, a discussion of Norman
Maclean’s book with the 30/31 Book Club; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6:30pm Wed Oct 16
Contemporary Books Discussion Group: Signs
Preceding the End of the World, a discussion of Yuri
Herrera’s book; free; for information, call… Bettendorf
Public Library, 1pm Wed Oct 16
Contemporary Books Discussion Group: The Line
Becomes a River, a discussion of Francisco Cantu’s
book; free; for information, call… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Wed Oct 16
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Oct 17
Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth, a
discussion of Hermann Hesse’s book with the Bangtan
Book Club, dedicated to works that have inspired certain
BTS albums; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Thu Oct 17
Evening Book Club, free; for information, call 309-593-
2178… Sherrard Public Library, 2:30pm Mon Oct 21
The Seashell on the Mountaintop: how Nicolaus
Steno Solved & Ancient Mystery & Created a
Science of the Earth, a discussion of Alan Cutler’s
book with the Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm
Tue Oct 22
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Oct 28
University of Iowa International Writing Program
Author Readings, authors participating in the
University of Iowa’s International Writing Program
will present readings of their recent works; free; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Oct 31
November & December
The Tattooist of Auchwitz, a discussion of Heather
Morris’ book with the Alpha Book Club; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 1pm Mon Nov 4
Afternoon Book Club, free; for information, call 309-
593-2178… Sherrard Public Library, 2:30pm Mon Nov 4
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LITERARY ARTS /
CONTINUED
Readings & Discussions /
November & December
Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; for
information, call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 5
Rick Beyer, historian and Quad City Arts Visiting Artist
speaks about his… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue
Nov 5
Rick Beyer, historian and Quad City Arts Visiting Artist
speaks about his… Frances Banta Waggoner Community
Library, 5pm Thu Nov 7
Rick Beyer, historian and Quad City Arts Visiting Artist
speaks about his… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, Fri Nov 8
Mystery Book Discussion Group: Crow Trap, a
discussion of Ann Cleeves’ book; free; for information,
call… Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am Sat Nov 9
Rick Beyer, historian and Quad City Arts Visiting Artist
speaks about his… Central DeWitt Performing Arts
Center, 7pm Sat Nov 9
Get Lit: Where’d You Go, Bernadette, a discussion
of Maria Semple’s book; free; for information, call…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Nov 12
Evening Book Club, free; for information, call 309-593-
2178… Sherrard Public Library, 2:30pm Mon Nov 18
Educated, a discussion of Tara Westover’s book with the
Last Call… Icons Martini, 7pm Tue Nov 19
A Novel Naptime, parents discuss a monthly selection
while activities are provided in… Moline Public Library,
10:30am Wed Nov 20
Contemporary Books Discussion Group: Signs
Preceding the End of the World, a discussion of Yuri
Herrera’s book; free; for information, call… Bettendorf
Public Library, 7pm Wed Nov 20
Contemporary Books Discussion Group: The
Story of My Teeth, a discussion of Valeria Luiselli’s
book; free; for information, call… Bettendorf Public
Library, 1pm Wed Nov 20
Harry Potter & the Sorcerer’s Stone, a discussion
of J.K. Rowling’s book with the 30/31 Book Club; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6:30pm Wed Nov 20
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Nov 21
Kafka on the Shore, a discussion of Haruki Murakami’s
book with the Bangtan Book Club, dedicated to
works that have inspired certain BTS albums; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Thu Nov 21
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Nov 25
Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm’s Practical
Guide to Liberation on the Land, a discussion of
Leah Penniman’s book with the Environmental Book…
River Action, 7pm Tue Nov 26
Woman in Cabin 10, a discussion of Ruth Ware’s
novel with the Southwest Branch Book Club; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Nov 26
Afternoon Book Club, free; for information, call 309-
593-2178… Sherrard Public Library, 2:30pm Mon Dec 2
Whiteout, a discussion of Ken Follett’s book with the
Alpha Book Club; free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th
St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 1pm Mon Dec 2
Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; for
information, call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Dec 3
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Workshops
Write Now! Writers Group, on the 1st & 3rd Mondays
of the month; a chance for seasoned and inspired
writers… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Sep 16 thru
Mon Dec 2
THEATRE
Performances
Scott & Rock Island Counties
September
Time Stands Still, Donald Marguiles’ Tony-nominated
drama about wartime photojournalists, directed by Luke
Peterson… St. Ambrose University Studio Theatre, Thu
Sep 5 thru Sat Sep 7
Shear Madness, slapstick mystery in which the
audience gets to question suspects… Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, 7:45pm Fri Sep 6 and Sat Sep 7
Singin’ in the Rain, stage adaptation of the Gene Kelly
film classic, directed by… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse,
7:45pm Wed Sep 11 thru Sat Nov 2
The Wolves, Sarah DeLappe’s drama about a girls’
soccer team, directed Cynthia Safford; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm,
Sun. 3pm; for information and tickets, call 309-762-0330,
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline IL,
Playcrafters.com, Fri Sep 13 thru Sun Sep 22
MusicMoves, Ballet Quad Cities presents an energetic
season kickoff performance in the round, featuring all
new original works set to ground breaking, rhythmic,
dynamic 20th century music; Igor Stravinsky’s lively
Dumbarton Oaks will be a featured treat; Fri. & Sat.
7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; for information and tickets, call
309-786-3779, Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana
College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.
com, Fri Sep 13 thru Sun Sep 15
Gruesome Playground Injuries, Rajiv Joseph’s
dark, two-person romantic comedy, directed by Max
Moline;… QC Theatre Workshop, Fri Sep 20 thru Sun
Oct 6
October
Big Fish, musical adventure based on the Tim Burton
movie, directed by… Galvin Fine Arts Center, Fri Oct 4
thru Sun Oct 6
Aaron Power!, staged reading of a new musical by
Michael Callahan and Dan Haughey... The Black Box
Theatre, 2pm Sun Oct 6
35mm: A Musical Exhibition, author/composer Ryan
Scott Oliver’s vignettes based on photographs, directed
by Cheyenne Powell; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm; $5-10; for tickets
and information, call 309-794-7306, Honkamp Myhre
Black Box Theatre, Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave.,
Rock Island IL, Augustana.edu, 7:30pm Thu Oct 10 thru
Sun Oct 13
4000 Miles, Amy Herzog’s comedy-drama about
grandmother/grandson roommates, directed by
Jennifer Kingry; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm; $5-8; for
tickets and information, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters
Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline IL, Playcrafters.com,
Fri Oct 11 thru Sun Oct 13
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, playwright Roger
Pavey’s family-friendly adaptation of the classic
monster novel; Sat. & Sun. 1 & 4pm; $6-8 at the
door; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, Sat Oct 12 thru Sun Oct
20
Noises Off, Michael Frayn’s Tony-winning slapstick
farce, directed by Jennifer Popple; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun.
1:30pm; $10-15; for tickets and information, call 309-794-
7306, Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana College, 3750
7th Ave., Rock Island IL, Augustana.edu, Thu Oct 17 thru
Sun Oct 20
The Rocky Horror Show, annual presentation of the
musical-comedy cult classic; at 7pm (18… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, Fri Oct 18 thru Sat Oct 26
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Billy Elliot: The Musical, Tony-winning dance musical
based on the Oscar-nominated movie;; Fri. &… The
Spotlight Theatre, Fri Oct 18 thru Sun Oct 27
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, Edward Albee’s Tony-
winning dark comedy, directed by Cait Bodenbender…
QC Theatre Workshop, Fri Oct 25 thru Sun Nov 3
Dracula Unleashed!, Ballet Quad Cities presents a
tale of terror in which… Bartlett Performing Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25 and Sat Oct 26
The Rocky Horror Show, annual presentation of the
musical-comedy cult classic; for ages 18… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 6pm Sun Oct 27
Baby Shark Live!, in this one-of-a-kind concert
experience young fans will be dancing in… TaxSlayer
Center, 6pm Mon Oct 28
Flemming: An American Thriller, Sam Bobrick’s
spoof of film-noir thrillers from the 1940s and ‘50s,
directed by Maddie McCobb; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm; $5-10;
for tickets and information, call 309-794-7306, Honkamp
Myhre Black Box Theatre, Augustana College, 3750 7th
Ave., Rock Island IL, Augustana.edu, 7:30pm Thu Oct 31
thru Sun Nov 3
November
Elf: The Musical, holiday musical based on the 2003
Will Ferrell film comedy;… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse,
Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Dec 4
Prescription: Murder, mystery-thriller by William Link
and Richard Levinson, directed by Tyler Henning; Fri. &
Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm; for information and tickets, call
309-762-0330, Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave.,
Moline IL, Playcrafters.com, Fri Nov 8 thru Sun Nov 17
She Kills Monsters, Qui Nguyen’s comedy about the
players of fantasy role-playing games, directed by Jeff
Coussens; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 1:30pm; $10-15; for
tickets and information, call 309-794-7306, Brunner
Theatre Center, Augustana College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock
Island IL, Augustana.edu, Thu Nov 14 thru Sun Nov 17
The Merry Wives of Windsor, the Prenzie Players’
production of Shakespeare’s comedy, directed by Jake
Walker… QC Theatre Workshop, Fri Nov 15 thru Sat
Nov 23
Losers Bracket, blue-collar comedy by Clay Sander,
directed by Dave Bonde; Fri. &… The Black Box Theatre,
Fri Nov 15 thru Sun Nov 24
Gunplay, Frabk Higgins’ kaleidoscope of scenes about
guns in American life, directed by Kevin Battitt; Thu.-at.
7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; $8 at the door; reservations
recommended at 563-441-4339, Scott Community
College’s Black Box Theatre, Room #228 through Door #2,
Scott Community College, 500 Belmont Rd., Bettendorf
IA, EICC.edu, Thu Nov 21 thru Sun Nov 24
Christmas Wonderland Holiday Spectacular,
holiday production in the Broadway at the Adler Theatre
series;… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Tue Nov 26
Mr. Scrooge! A Musical Christmas Carol, family-
friendly re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday
Hemlock @ RIBCO – September 12
novel; 11am brunch,… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, noon
Fri Nov 29 thru Tue Dec 3
Outlying Areas
September
Newsies: The Musical, Tony-winning period musical
based on the Disney movie; scheduled performances…
Timber Lake Playhouse, Thu Sep 12 thru Sun Sep 22
Puppet Slam, presented by Eulenspiegel Puppet
Theatre; an opportunity to perform and… Puebla
Mexican Restaurant, 8pm Fri Sep 13
Anne of Green Gables, Young Footliters Youth
Theatre presents a new dramatization that captures…
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Fri Sep 13 and
Sat Sep 14
Uncle Vanya, Anton Chekhov’s classic translated by
Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear, and… Riverside Theatre,
Fri Sep 13 thru Sun Oct 6
21st Annual West Liberty Children’s Festival and
Puppet Mini Fest, presented by Eulenspiegel Puppet
Theatre; Eulenspiegel and guests from Wisconsin,…
Downtown West Liberty, 10am Sat Sep 14
Backpedal, a reading of Laura Brightman, directed by
Brett Stone; free,… University of Iowa Theatre Building -
Room 172, 8pm Sat Sep 14
Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Terror, at 3:30 & 7:30pm;
dark tales and passions are illuminated… Babka Theatre
- University of Dubuque, Fri Sep 20
The Christians, City Circle Theatre Company presents
Lucas Hnath’s drama about faith… Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, Fri Sep 20 thru Sun Sep 22
Proposals, Neil Simon’s elegiac memory play; Fri. & Sat.
7:30pm, Sun.… Starlighters II Theatre, Fri Sep 20 thru
Sun Sep 29
Hello, Dolly!, Tony-winning musical classic with music
and Lyrics by Jerry Herman;… Theatre Cedar Rapids, Fri
Sep 20 thru Sun Oct 13
October
Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour, anniversary production
of the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical classic;
$39-49 & up; for tickets and information, call 563-585-
SHOW, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/
heritagecenter, 7:30pm Wed Oct 2 and Thu Oct 3
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Dale Wasserman’s
stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s counterculture classic,
directed… Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Oct 3 thru
Sun Oct 13
Rent: 20th Anniversary Tour, touring production of
the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning rock musical; Fri.
7:30pm, Sat. 1 & 6:30pm; $50-80; for information, call
800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd.,
Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, Fri Oct 4 and Sat Oct 5
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MUSIC
Twin Peaks, Slow Pulp, and Dehd
Saturday, September 21, 7 p.m. @ The Rust Belt,
533 12th Avenue, East Moline, IL
A
thick bill of contemporary Midwest
garage rock and/or dream pop hits
East Moline venue The Rust Belt on
September 21 as Twin Peaks, Slow Pulp, and
Dehd take the stage.
It’s hard to believe that Twin Peaks, the
Chicago rock band that remains surprisingly
Google-able despite their long-taken name,
have been a band for almost 10 years at this
point, and present in the wider public con-
sciousness for more than half of that time.
Four albums and plenty of singles into their
career, and they’re still banging out the kind
of pleasantly straightforward earworm pop
jams that all seem to blend together into one
uniform mass of melodic rock that’s easy to
bob along to. If their earlier material, recorded
when the band was barely out of high school,
drew energy from the mania of garage rock
and the surf/psych pop style reintroduced to
the world by Wavves and its contemporaries,
the material that features on Twin Peaks’
upcoming LP Lookout Low (due September
13) takes a major detour into distinctly ‘80s
tropes.
The first single “Dance Through It” is
garage rock as filtered through disco and the
Steely Dan catalog. The beat, with its steady
kick drums, subtle bongos, and slinky bass,
sounds like something from a record that
would have been thrown into the big pile of
melted vinyl at Comiskey Park during the dis-
graceful and embarrassing Disco Demolition
night in late-’70s Chicago. Big background
vocal arrangements place some additional
weight and power behind the band’s typi-
cally laconic vocals, while the track deviates
through extended keyboard solos and tightly
synchronized guitar/organ licks that prob-
ably never would have found a home in the
band’s earlier albums. It’s refreshing to hear
Twin Peaks stretch into this cleaner style, and
leave some open space in its tracks, instead of
defaulting to the distorted stomp characteris-
tic of so many bands in the continuing garage
rock renaissance.
Slow Pulp’s musicians hail from Madi-
son, Wisconsin, but they make music that
sounds like it was written in a cottage in the
U.K. countryside in the ‘80s. Take one look
at the cover of their recent 2019 EP Big Day,
with its ambiguous blue/pink blur and its title
text kerned all the way across the width, and
you’ve got an idea of what you’re in for here.
Sweetly melodic and dreamy, with heavily
emphasized vocal melodies and reverbed out
guitar lines, their tunes maintain a less-is-
more approach to song structure and rhythm
as they coast along through consistently
smeared dream pop spaces. If you were won-
dering how many words into this paragraph
it would take for me to namecheck Cocteau
Twins, the answer is: 82. Yes, Slow Pulp evokes
the tumbling, angelic vocal lines of Liz Fraser
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Twin Peaks @ The Rust Belt – September 21
as much as the effect-drenched, “guitar as
paintbrush” approach of Robin Guthrie. Out
of all the ‘80s/’90s touchstones mined by con-
temporary bands for inspiration, Cocteau
Twins’ star is on the rise, as more and more
bands aim for their quiet complexity and
emotional resonance instead of the “Keep it
simple, stupid” ethos inherent to garage rock.
Big Day opener “Do You Feel It” is pure
Guthrie-core ambient guitar texture in its
first half, before it sparks up into a thick cre-
scendo of power chords that seem to build
momentum up to somewhere – but then the
track ends short of the two-minute mark.
It’s a strange move, as the track feels like it
could’ve pursued that escalating vibe for a
whole ‘nother song length, but the brevity
actually works for Slow Pulp. The band has a
firm grasp on the narrative of its tracks, and
know that more mystery can be created by
withholding those huge climaxes, rather than
falling into predictable song structures. The
following track “New Media” maintains the
wispy guitar style and the lovely vocal lines,
but bumps over a kinetic motorik drum beat,
skirting closer to the less zonked out strain of
dream pop practiced by the likes of Lush or
Cranes.
Chicago garage-rock/pop trio Dehd bills
itself as “trashpop” and “a scuzzy and hyped-
up take on surf rock.” In practice, the band is
all twang and steady, loping rhythm. It builds
its tracks on the dual vocal harmonies of Jason
Balla and Emily Kempf, which channel the
energy of ‘50s doo-wop and ‘60s skiffle pop
in a way that feels pulled out of time. Balla’s
brittle, “Venus in Furs”-core guitar tones rip
through their arrangements and sit at the very
front of the mix, while Kempf’s bouncy bass
and drummer Eric McGrady’s propulsive
beats plod on genially behind, carrying each
track into a kind of electrified sock hop atmo-
sphere. This is primordial rock music focused
above all on the simple appeal of voices join-
ing together, presented with plenty of room to
breathe and gently groove along.
Twin Peaks, Slow Pulp, and Dehd play The
Rust Belt at 7 p.m. on September 21, admis-
sion to the concert is $20-25, and more infor-
mation on the night is available by visiting
MoellerNights.com.
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THEATRE / Performances /
Outlying Areas / October
Sweat, Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning
examination of friendship, race, class, and… The
University of Iowa’s David Thayer Theatre, Thu Oct 10
thru Sat Oct 19
Global Express, students from the UI Department of
Theatre Arts bring the… The University of Iowa’s Alan
MacVey Theatre, 8pm Fri Oct 11
merrily, merrily, a Gallery Production by Dakota
Parobek, directed by Bo Frazier; Thu.-Sat. 8pm,… The
University of Iowa’s Alan MacVey Theatre, Thu Oct 17
thru Sun Oct 20
Dracula, William McNulty’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s
horror classic; Fri. &… Theatre Cedar Rapids, Fri Oct 18
thru Sun Nov 3
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein, an HD
screening of Mary Shelley’s horror classic, starring
Benedict… Orpheum Theatre, 2pm Sun Oct 20
Have You Filled Your Bucket? The Musical,
performed by Virginia Rep on Tour; a performance in the
2019-20 Live at Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance
Series; $6-8; for information, contact Victoria Molle,
director of audience services at Heritage Center, at 563-
589-3432 or vmolle@dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall
- University of Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett
St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus,
12:15pm Wed Oct 23
Perils of the Flowerbed, a Gallery Production by
Steven Glavey, directed by Lila Rachel… The University
of Iowa’s Alan MacVey Theatre, Thu Oct 24 thru Sun
Oct 27
Dear Edwina, Jr., Young Footliters Youth Theatre
presents a heartwarming musical about the… Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts, Fri Oct 25 thru Sun Oct
27
Feast, world premiere of Megan Gogerty’s new play,
directed by Saffron… Riverside Theatre, Fri Oct 25 thru
Sun Nov 10
The Bacchae, SITI Company delivers a new English
translation and innovative take on one of the Western
world’s greatest dramas, directed by Anne Bogart;
$10-45; for information, call 800-426-2437, Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.
uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Sat Oct 26
Dorothy in Oz, by TCT on Tour: The Children’s Theatre
of Cincinnati; a performance in the 2019-20 Live at
Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance Series; $6-8; for
information, contact Victoria Molle, director of audience
services at Heritage Center, at 563-589-3432 or vmolle@
dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.
edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus, 9:45am Mon Oct 28
We All Were Sunflowers, a Gallery Production by
Ikram Basra, directed by Brad Pickhinke;… The University
of Iowa’s Alan MacVey Theatre, Thu Oct 31 thru Sun
Nov 3
November & December
A Doublewide, Texas Christmas, holiday slapstick
by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, and Nicholas Hope,…
Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Nov 7 thru Sun Nov 17
Sock Puppet Serenade, enter the odd and
entertaining, complex and captivating world of… Owl
Glass Puppetry Center, 8pm Fri Nov 8
Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s epic story of love adapted
by Sarah Ruhl,… The University of Iowa’s E. C. Mabie
Theatre, Fri Nov 8 thru Sat Nov 16
Penguin in My Pocket, at 11am & 2pm, presented
by Hunter Marionettes from Minneapolis;… Owl Glass
Puppetry Center, Sat Nov 9
Judy Moody & Stink, performed by ArtsPower
National Touring Theatre; a performance in the 2019-20
Live at Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance Series;
THEATRE
The Wolves
Friday, September 13, through Sunday, September 22 @ Playcrafters Barn Theatre,
4950 35th Avenue, Moline, IL
D
escribed by The Village Voice as “a
delightful meditation on society, sex,
and soccer” and by The Hollywood
Reporter as “a dizzying whirl of attitude, anx-
iety, and adolescent hormonal volatility,” The
Wolves makes its area debut at Moline’s Play-
crafters Barn Theatre September 13 through
22, this funny and moving 2016 work inspir-
ing the New York Times to rave “The scary,
exhilarating brightness of raw adolescence
emanates from every scene of this uncannily
assured first play by Sarah DeLappe.”
Left quad, right quad, lunge – a girls’
indoor soccer team warms up in The Wolves,
and from the safety of their suburban stretch
circle, the team navigates big questions and
wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor
of a pack of adolescent warriors. A portrait of
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for
nine American girls who just want to score
some goals, DeLappe’s first professionally
produced work was a finalist for the 2017
Pulitzer Prize for Drama, with the award’s
committee calling it “a timely play about a
girls’ high school soccer team that illumi-
nates with the unmistakable ping of reality
the way young selves are formed when innate
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$6-8; for information, contact Victoria Molle, director of
audience services at Heritage Center, at 563-589-3432 or
vmolle@dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque
IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus, 9:45am Mon
Nov 11
Matilda: The Musical, Tony-winning family musical
based on Roald DFalh’s children’s book; Fri.… Theatre
Cedar Rapids, Fri Nov 15 thru Sun Dec 1
The Jungle Book, presented by Kidoons and WYRD
Productions of Canada; a new theatrical adaptation
of the works of Rudyard Kipling reimagined through
modern eyes; for tickets and information, call 563-585-
SHOW, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.
edu/heritagecenter, 2pm Sun Nov 17
The Little Mermaid, performed by Theater Terra from
the Netherlands; a performance in the 2019-20 Live at
Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance Series; $6-8; for
information, contact Victoria Molle, director of audience
services at Heritage Center, at 563-589-3432 or vmolle@
dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.
edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus, 9:45am Mon Nov 18
Straight White Men, Young Jean Lee’s exploration
of suburban patriarchy, directed by Nina… Riverside
Theatre, Fri Nov 29 thru Sun Dec 1
50 States in 60 Minutes, performed by Greatworks
Theatre Company of Chicago; a performance in the
2019-20 Live at Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance
Series; $6-8; for information, contact Victoria Molle,
director of audience services at Heritage Center, at 563-
589-3432 or vmolle@dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall
- University of Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett
St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus,
9:45am Mon Dec 2
Auditions
The Merry Wives of Windsor, Thu. 6pm, Sat.
3pm; auditions for the Prenzie Players’ production of
The Wolves @ Playcrafters Barn Theatre – September 13 through 22
character clashes with external challenges.”
The Wolves was also a finalist for the Susan
Smith Blackburn Perize awarded to female
playwrights and scored plaudits from crit-
ics nationwide, with The Hollywood Reporter
saying, “This is one of the most striking play-
writing debuts in recent memory, and abso-
lutely not to be missed.”
Directing The Wolves for Playcrafters is
venue veteran Cynthia Safford, whose other
recent productions for the theatre have
included And Then There Were None and
The Laramie Project. Three performers also
familiar from Playcrafters presentations –
Madison Duling [Avenue Q], Alice Guzman
[Some Girl(s)], and Jo Vasquez [(a work in
Shakespeare’s comedy … QC Theatre Workshop, Thu
Sep 5 and Sat Sep 7
Aaron Power!, auditions for a new musical by Michael
Callahan and Dan Haughey... Bethel Wesley United
Methodist Church, 2pm Sat Sep 14
DANCE
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative Movement, and Adult Ballet,
for ages 3 to adult; all classes taught by the company’s
professional dancers; for information and to register, call
309-786-2677, Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance, 617
17th St, Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.com, Thu Sep 5
thru Wed Dec 4
MusicMoves, Ballet Quad Cities presents an energetic
season kickoff performance in the round, featuring all
new original works set to ground breaking, rhythmic,
dynamic 20th century music; Igor Stravinsky’s lively
Dumbarton Oaks will be a featured treat; Fri. & Sat.
7:30pm, Sun. 2:30pm; for information and tickets, call
309-786-3779, Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana
College, 3750 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.
com, Fri Sep 13 thru Sun Sep 15
Urban Bush Women: Hair & Other Stories, drawn
from personal and public narratives centered on
individual identity in a collective culture, th presentation
investigates issues of body image, race, gender identity,
economic inequity, and more; $10-45; for information,
call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Sat Sep 21
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc., Eastern Chapter Dance:
Barefoot Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen (1:30pm),
$10, 21 & under free; for information, call 563-284-
6340… Walcott Coliseum, 1:30pm Sun Sep 22
Global Gathering Mexico: Quad Cities Ballet
Folklorico, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 2pm Sat Oct 12
progress)] – appear in The Wolves alongside
Valentine Chenus, a castmate in Countryside
Community Theatre’s summer production of
Mamma Mia! And joining them are six per-
formers all making their Playcrafters debuts:
Arissa Constantino, Delaney Gahagen, Inna
Gomez, Lidia Gomez, Amaris Olivia-VanDe-
Walle, and Celeaciya Olvera.
The Wolves runs September 13 through 22
at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre, with per-
formances at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Sat-
urdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is
$7-13, and more information and tickets are
available by calling (309)762-0330 or visiting
Playcrafters.com.
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COVER STORY
An Interview with Tobias Forge
Ghost, at Moline’s TaxSlayer Center on October 8
T
he Swedish rock band Ghost will
be performing at the TaxSlayer
Center on October 8. Coming off
a European stadium tour with Metallica,
the group has headlined summer festivals
and has embarked on a massive North
America tour that includes New York, Los
Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Boston … and
Moline.
Tobias Forge is Ghost’s creative force,
front man, singer, songwriter, musician,
and architect of the storylines woven
through the band’s albums, videos, webi-
sodes, and live shows. Although Ghost
has been awarded a Grammy and had
three consecutive number-one songs on
the Billboard mainstream charts, it is the
musicians’ tongue-in-cheek anti-pope
appearance that truly defines them. In
a July 30 interview, Tobias spoke about
developing the band’s visual identity and
his aspirations as a filmmaker.
Visuals define Ghost’s image.
Are they as important as the
music?
Oh, absolutely. Even though I don’t sit
down and specifically draw and paint our
album covers, I’ve always been very spe-
cific in what I wanted. And how I wanted
the record sleeve to embody the record I
made.
As a record collector, I am more than
often compelled by the artwork of a
record. I’m a firm believer in a really nice-
looking record sleeve. And that makes
me want to like the record more. Today,
even though people might not consume
a recording in the physical way we used
to, it’s definitely a case of your visual pre-
sentation that accompanies whatever file
they are going to listen to. If the graphic
content is aesthetically pleasing to the eye,
it opens up an avenue into people’s souls.
I know this because I’m so easily charmed
by record sleeves.
Are the album titles also
important?
Absolutely. There needs to be a sort of
a narrative between the artwork and the
title of the record. And, of course, its con-
tent. In some way or form, it helps if the
title summarizes a little what the record
is about. Usually, most good records have
some sort of theme – even though the
songs might be about different things.
A lot of singer/songwriters go through
phases: it’s the “divorce” album, it’s the
“I’ve just gotten married” record. “I’ve
just became a father or mother” record.
And “now I’m older” record. And “the
midnight crisis” record. And “the beard”
record. In some way or form, it’s good to
communicate a little of what kind of state
of mind you were in while making it or
which state of mind you want the listener
to think you were in. As opposed to just
leaving it blank.
There’s a fascinating word play
in your titles. Do you enjoy play-
ing with words? Creating a sense
of mystery through words?
Very much so. I’m also very much influ-
enced by cinema. Even though I know
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there’s no film called Infestissuman (the
title of Ghost’s second album), I also try to
come up with a title for a record that could
be a film as well. Like a big epic, three-hour
mastodon matinée film. (Laughs). I’d like
to make a film called Meliora (the title of
Ghost’s third album).
I understand that you have
aspirations to be a filmmaker.
That you’re working on a film.
Could you speak about the film?
About a future Ghost film?
Yes.
I cannot speak about it in detail. But,
yes, I’ve always been very fascinated with
the art of filmmaking.
I definitely am in the process of explor-
ing the possibilities of combining my
musician career with a film project. Let’s
put it that way. And as with anything cine-
matic, it takes a lot of time – and way more
politics – than making a record.
In the process of this, I’m trying to vet
my brain and my ideas into being super-
sober about making a film that is actually
needed and called for and will turn out
really great – so that it doesn’t just became
a really confusing project.
Over the course of rock history, there
are a few films that have been made that
are really cool. Even though many of them
end up in more of a cult section because
they are … weird. I don’t mind weird at all.
I grew up watching a lot of films like that.
I would love to make a film. I would love
to make it good-weird, but it needs to be
good as well. It needs to be something that
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Photos by Mikael Eriksson
people can watch. I’m currently in the pro-
cess of learning if I can.
The humor in your webisodes
complements your albums, which
sound epic. That’s a fascinating
combination.
Yes. Just to give you a hint of what I
spoke of in my previous answer about a
possible film: a full-length film would be
in that vein. Based on that sort of mythol-
ogy. I believe that there is something more
to tell within the storyline – within the
concept of what we’ve outlined briefly – in
those episodes.
Most of my favorite films have some sort
of absurd humor in them.
I think it’s important for films, too. Just
as with any dish at any restaurant, there
are certain ingredients that you need to
have. Even if its just a pinch of salt. Usually
you need that. There are certain aspects in
there that make it a consumable plate.
Even if you’re making a horror film or
drama or thriller, there needs to be some
sort of comic relief at some point. I guess
what would change in a long format, is that
it wouldn’t be as comedic every minute as
it is in the short form.
As there is comedy in a horror
film, your music has a unique
dichotomy. You have metal riffs
and an understated singing
style. That’s very appealing to
me. Was this natural to you? Is
it something you developed?
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Everything develops on the basis that
it is being received. So I believe that to a
certain degree if you’re an artist – be it a
musical artist or a filmmaker or a writer
or a painter – you need to be somewhat
auditive when it comes to the needs and
the wishes of your receiving part. As
much as any aficionado of subculture,
I like a lot of artists that just go against
everything and make whatever that
comes into his or her head regardless of
what a public thinks. But most success-
ful artists have in some way or form nur-
tured the relationship they have between
themselves and their audience. The way
that you would nurture any relationship
with another part – be it a partner in life
or a partner in work. There’s some sort of
collaboration.
If you look at big bands that
went from debutantes play-
ing clubs to big arena acts,
their first records are usually
slightly more raunchy and
maybe faster in tempo and
might include a little bit more
complicated arrangements.
But Ghost and the visual side of Ghost
What you usually find over
the course of time and further
into their careers, they start
making records that are more
moderately paced. Or they are
paced in a different way. Cer-
tain songs don’t really trans-
late very well in a very, very big
room in front of thousands and
thousands of people. Common
lingo among rock fans is that,
“Oh, they sold out. They just
want to sell records.”
No, they write music that
will feel comfortable in the
setting – in the forum in which
they are performing these
songs.
You do what you feel is good
for both parties, and that’s how
you develop your relationship
with your crowd. You don’t do this 100
percent all the time. But you should be
aware that if you start doing shit that your
significant other – in this case the crowd
– doesn’t like, you’d be stupid if you con-
tinue doing it.
Coming out of a Swedish metal
tradition, your music is sur-
prisingly melodic. Sometimes
hauntingly beautiful tunes with
beautiful choirs. How did this
sound emerge?
I have always listened to lots of differ-
ent music styles. Everything more or less
oriented in punk and rock. Except for
my love for underground extreme metal
from the ‘80s, most of the other types of
music that I listen to are actually quite
melodic. I’ve always been melody driven.
Ninety-nine percent of the time, my way
of listening to a song is to listen to the
melodies. It doesn’t hurt if there’s a really
good rhythm.
For me, melody is like the dialogue of
a film. If you just make a film with just
background, it might be an interesting
idea. But if you want the film to be of
value, you definitely need to have some-
one within frame saying something. And
it’s important what he or she is saying.
That, for me, is the melody of a song.
But then you can pimp the song out in
so many ways and that’s part of the craft
of songwriting. But without a melody, the
likelihood of a song being good is not big.
“I was never anonymous.
was definitely overshadowing
anything that I was.”
On your first album, I under-
stand that you played all of the
instruments except the drum-
ming. Is it hard to only be the
front man in live performances?
No, I’ve learned how to deal with that. I
just had to sort of disregard how I viewed
myself. I always thought that I was going
to be the lead guitar player of a band. A
Keith Richards in the band. My intention
with Ghost was the same. During the first
four years – between 2006 and 2010 – up
until the very last moment of recording
the album, I still thought that, just before
mixing the record, that we better find a
singer. We never found a singer. So we
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kept my demo vocals basically. I re-sung
them to get better takes. They were on the
demos just to explain how the song goes.
That’s the way I’ve always worked.
When I write a song I always play every-
thing. So regardless of who might have
executed it on a record or executed it on
stage, it’s always my way of playing. If I
were to play a bass in another band, that’s
how the bass would sound. If I were to
play drums in a band, the basics of how
I arrange songs, that what you hear in
Ghost. That’s how I play the drums. Then
I get a really good drummer in to play
really well, but that’s how I approach
thought in all these different instru-
ments. And that has become a signature
thing for Ghost.
That makes writing records easier. That
makes having a band together very hard.
But that is just the nature of the beast. It’s
just coming to terms with accepting and
owning that. It has definitely taken some
time.
Fame doesn’t seem to be your
prime mover. What do you think
of fame now that your identity
has been revealed?
I have, as much as anyone who has
any inclination to rock in a band, always
wanted to be in a well-known rock band.
What comes with that is fame. Up until I
was probably 30 years old, I wanted to be
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very famous. And I wanted to be known.
After I started working with Ghost, I was
definitely enjoying … . I wouldn’t say
anonymity. I was never anonymous. But
Ghost and the visual side of Ghost was
definitely overshadowing anything that
I was. Over the years of being in a well-
known band without being a very well-
known person myself, I actually started
to prefer that over being a recognized
person myself. Despite having wished for
that before, there are definitely two sides
of being recognized. When you dream
about it, you only see the upsides. It’s only
about the perks of fame.
I don’t feel in any way or form that my
so called “coming out” was negative. It
was just a weird thing having to deal with
a higher level of recognition so far into
your career. That was a little bit
weird because it usually comes
gradually.
For example, for seven
years I never took photos of
people. If you ever saw a photo
of me, it was always a friend
of mine that took a photo
and I thought it would never
be posted online. Or it was
someone taking a photo of me
without me knowing it. So all
of a sudden, when I was out of
the closet, you couldn’t really
tell people any more that you
wouldn’t take a photo with
them. All of a sudden, you
can’t say no to anyone.
That is something I sud-
denly had to adopt to because
it was very easy earlier to say
no, no, no, no. You know how
it is. Now if I say no, someone
could be very offended. Which
is a little sad because I might
be on my way into a car that
is leaving in 10 seconds and
we’re in a hurry. And there are
10 people by the car and you’re
like, “I really don’t want to do this to
you but … .” And I can’t even finish that
sentence before the door is closed. And
people get offended. I don’t want people
to be offended and sad.
Fame is something that sort of came
overnight. But it’s a good problem to
have.
Ghost plays the TaxSlayer Center
(1201 River Drive, Moline) at 7:30
p.m. on Tuesday, October 8, with spe-
cial guest Nothing More. Admission
is $29.50-69.50, and tickets are avail-
able by calling (800)745-3000 or visit-
ing TaxSlayerCenter.com.
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Whose Live Anyway? @ Adler Theatre – October 9
CONTINUED
DANCE
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc., Eastern Chapter Dance:
Ryan Herman, Karl, & Denny (1:30pm), $10, 21 &
under free; for information, call 563-284-6340… Walcott
Coliseum, 1:30pm Sun Oct 20
Sankai Juku: Utsushi, Japan’s internationally
renowned butoh dance troupe performs excerpts of
choreography by company founder Ushio Amagatsu;
$10-50; for information, call 800-426-2437, Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.
uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Tue Oct 22
Dracula Unleashed!, Ballet Quad Cities presents a
tale of terror in which… Bartlett Performing Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25 and Sat Oct 26
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc., Eastern Chapter Dance:
Eddie Korosa Jr. Band (1pm), $10, 21 & under free; for
information, call 563-284-6340… Walcott Coliseum, 1pm
Sun Nov 10
HIPLET Ballerinas, the Chicago-based company fuses
classical pointe technique with African, Latin, hip-hop,
and urban dance styles rooted in communities of color;
performances incorporate the rhythms of African drums
with Tchaikovsky, arabesques, and beat-boxing or
even Tango en pointe; for information and tickets, call
563-585-SHOW, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA,
Dbq.edu/heritagecenter, 7:30pm Fri Nov 15
Dance Gala: In Motion, featuring new work created
by distinguished Department of Dance faculty and guest
artists of Urban Bush Women, a dance company that
encourages civic engagement and social accountability
through art; the program will also include an appearance
by the University of Iowa’s enigmatic Laptop Orchestra;
for information, call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium,
141 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 8pm
Fri Nov 15 and Sat Nov 16
Ballet Quad Cities Performance, Ballet Quad Cities
will present a special performance inspired by art on
display at the Figge; free with $4-10 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
6:30pm Thu Nov 21
COMEDY
Weekly
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Sep 8
thru Sun Dec 1
Stand-Up Comedy Open Mic, on Mondays, hosted by
Douglas Hernandez; for information, call 309-517-1944…
Broken Saddle, 8pm Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Dec 2
Comedy Mondays w/ Dan Frana & Spencer
Loucks, on Mondays; all liquor and draft beer is buy
one,… Iowa City Yacht Club, 9pm Mon Sep 9 thru Mon
Dec 2
Broken Saddle Comedy Open Mic, on Tuesdays;
if you’ve ever been called “the funny guy”… Broken
Saddle, 8:30pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Butchers Hook Comedy w/ Ryan Proctor, on
Tuesdays; a stand-up-comedy open mic night; for
information, call… Meat Market, 9pm Tue Sep 10 thru
Tue Dec 3
Comedy Open Mic, on Wednesdays; 6:30pm sign-up,
7:30pm performances; for information, call 319-363-
0606… Penguin’s Comedy Club, 7:30pm Wed Sep 11
thru Wed Dec 4
September
Kathleen Madigan, an evening with the standup
comic on her “Hot Dogs… Englert Theatre, 8pm Fri
Sep 6
The Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Challenge:
Round 1, some of the best comedians from across the
Midwest and… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Sep 7
The Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Challenge:
Round 2, some of the best comedians from across the
Midwest and… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Sep 14
Derek Hughes, an evening with the comedic
magician from TV’s “America’s Got Talent”; $5-10; for
tickets and information, call 309-794-7306, Centennial
Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu, 8pm Sat Sep 21
The Dating Game, stage version of the popular game
show; for tickets and… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm
Sat Sep 21
The Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Challenge:
Finals, some of the best comedians from across the
Midwest and… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Sep 28
October
Broadway’s Next H!t Musical: Improv & Theatre
Workshop, event with the Quad City Arts Visiting
Artists; free; for… Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Tue
Oct 1
Whose Live Anyway?, the current cast members of
the Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose… Adler Theatre,
7:30pm Wed Oct 9
Jerry Seinfeld, Emmy-winning comedy legend in
concert; $55-150; for tickets, call 800-745-3000… Adler
Theatre, 7pm Tue Oct 22
Bianca Del Rio, an evening with the drag queen,
comedian, actor, and costume… Englert Theatre, 8pm
Thu Oct 24
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Jay & Silent Bob Get Old: Live Podcast Recording,
a live recording of the comedy podcast starring Kevin
Smith… Riverside Casino Event Center, 8pm Fri Oct 25
John Crist, an evening with the standup comedian and
Internet personality on his “Immature… Adler Theatre,
8pm Fri Oct 25
Jo Koy, an evening with the standup comedian in his
“Just Kidding… Riverside Casino Event Center, 8pm Sat
Oct 26
November
The Passing Zone, the most inventive and funny
juggling duo working today; you’ll have a difficult time
deciding whether to hang onto your chair as chainsaws
fly through the air, hold your breath as the Passing Zone
performs world-class skills, or grab your stomach as you
double over in laughter; for information and tickets, call
563-585-SHOW, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA,
Dbq.edu/heritagecenter, 7:30pm Fri Nov 1
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great
Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, an all-new live show
featuring Joel Hodgson, original host and… Adler
Theatre, 6pm Sun Nov 3
The Laugh Hard Comedy Show, event featuring
some of the funniest stand-up comedians from across…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 15
Shots ‘n’ Giggles, performers do shots and toasts with
the audience while playing… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy,
8pm Sat Nov 23
MUSEUMS
Exhibits
An Austrian Overture: Classical Composers, follow
the evolution of music told through… German American
Heritage Center, thru Wed Sep 25
Better Than Sliced Bread: German Inventors &
Discovery, learn more about famous inventions and
discoveries… German American Heritage Center, thru
Sun Oct 27
Collaborating Collectors: Herbert & Lou Hoover,
the Hoovers’ collections are made up… Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library & Museum, thru Sun Oct 27
The German Immigrant Experience, visitors will
learn about immigrants’ journey by… German American
Heritage Center, thru Wed Dec 4
Events
Teen Scherenschnitte Workshop: 2D Class,
Keith Bonnstetter joins us for the art of paper design…
German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat Sep 7
Teen Scherenschnitte Workshop: 3D Class,
Keith Bonnstetter joins us for the art of paper design…
German American Heritage Center, 11:30am Sat Sep 7
Beth Howard: Hausfrau Honeymoon, a visit from
Beth Howard, author of “Hausfrau Honeymoon: Love,…
German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sat Sep 14
Simply Circuits, a child-friendly, hands-on program
presented by educators from the Putnam… German
American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Sep 15
German American Heritage Center’s 9th Annual
Fall Frolic Benefit Gala, events will include a cocktail
hour and a silent auction… Davenport Outing Club, 5pm
Fri Sep 20
Mighty Oak Scherenschnitte: 2D Session, Keith
Bonnstetter joins us with the art of paper-design
cutting;… German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat
Sep 21
Mighty Oak Scherenschnitte: 3D Session, Keith
Bonnstetter joins us with the art of paper-design
cutting;… German American Heritage Center, 11:30am
Sat Sep 21
Special Needs Night, the Family Museum will open
its doors after hours for… Family Museum, 5:30pm Fri
Oct 11
Veteran’s Day Project, support those who served and
protected our country by bringing… Family Museum,
10:30am Sat Nov 9
MOVIES
Coffee and a Movie Morning, includes a free
movie, coffee, light refreshments, and discussion; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 9:30am Mon Sep 9
Ken Burns’ Country Music, advance screening with
WQPT-TV of Burns’ new eight-part documentary series
for PBS; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St.,
Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Mon Sep 16
Breakthrough, a free screening of the inspirational
drama in the Cinema at Southwest series, with light
refreshments; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org,
10am Thu Sep 19
Halloweenapalooza 2019, Prescribed Films, an
independent film group based… Hotel Ottumwa, Fri
Oct 11 thru Sat Oct 12
Coffee and a Movie Morning, includes a free
movie, coffee, light refreshments, and discussion; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 9:30am Mon Oct 14
Cinema at Southwest, a free movie and light
refreshments; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org,
10am Thu Oct 17
Community Connections: Riding the Rails to Hero
Street, screening of the Fourth Wall Films documentary;
free; for information,… Bettendorf Public Library,
1:30pm Thu Oct 17
Puppet Films for Adults, Heather Henson introduces
independent filmmakers and puppeteers who explore
their… Owl Glass Puppetry Center, 8pm Fri Oct 18
Los Olvidados (The Young & the Damned),
screening of the Luis Buñuel classic; free; for information,
call… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Oct 23
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great
Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, an all-new live show
featuring Joel Hodgson, original host and… Adler
Theatre, 6pm Sun Nov 3
Coffee and a Movie Morning, includes a free
movie, coffee, light refreshments, and discussion; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 9:30am Mon Nov 11
Cinema at Southwest, a free movie and light
refreshments; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 9010
Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org,
10am Thu Nov 21
Film Series: Day With(out) Art, seven newly
commissioned videos by Shanti Avirgan, Nguyen Tan
Hoang, Carl George, Viva Ruiz, Iman Shervington, Jack
Waters and Derrick Woods-Morrow in honor of the
international day of action and mourning in response to
the AIDS crisis; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm
Sun Dec 1
SPORTS
Quad City Storm vs. Huntsville, professional minor-
league hockey; for information and tickets, call 309-794-
2001... TaxSlayerCenter, 7:10pm Fri Oct 25
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Quad City Storm vs. Huntsville, professional minor-
league hockey; for information and tickets, call 309-794-
2001... TaxSlayerCenter, 7:10pm Sat Oct 26
Quad City Storm vs. Evansville, professional minor-
league hockey; for information and tickets, call 309-794-
2001... TaxSlayerCenter, 7:10pm Sat Nov 9
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria, professional minor-
league hockey; for information and tickets, call 309-794-
2001... TaxSlayerCenter, 7:10pm Fri Nov 22
Quad City Storm vs. Evansville, professional minor-
league hockey; for information and tickets, call 309-794-
2001... TaxSlayerCenter, 7:10pm Fri Nov 29
Quad City Storm vs. Evansville, professional minor-
league hockey; for information and tickets, call 309-794-
2001... TaxSlayerCenter, 7:10pm Sat Nov 30
OTHER EVENTS
September
20th Annual Senior Citizen Riverfront Golf Cart
Tour, hosted by River Action; the tours will utilize
existing riverfront… River Action, 11:30am Thu Sep 5
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Sep 6
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for tickets…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Sep 6
I-74 Bridge Tours, on Wednesdays & Fridays from
noon-2pm & 4-6pm; Channel Cat… Riverbend Commons
Dock, Fri Sep 6 thru Fri Sep 13
Puzzle Swap, bring up to five puzzles, with no missing
pieces, to… Silvis Public Library, 1pm Sat Sep 7
Rally Day, welcome back Pastor Mariah Marlin-Warfield
after her summer sabbatical; there… Church of Peace
United Church of Christ, 9:30am Sun Sep 8
REZA: Edge of Illusion, thrill to Reza’s unique brand
of illusion in this groundbreaking show; Ace Jones will
perform a free pre-show concert from 6:30-7:30pm
on Knapp Stage in CyberCafè; $10-27; for tickets and
information, call 563-585-SHOW, John & Alice Butler
Hall - University of Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter, 8pm
Tue Sep 10
Criss Angel presents RAW: The Mindfreak
Unplugged, an evening with one of the world’s
premiere illusionists; $52-92; for… Adler Theatre, 7pm
Tue Sep 10
Cruise-in Cookout, free to attend with or without a
car; for information,… Moline Viking Club, 4:30pm Tue
Sep 10
Midwest Monster Fest, a celebration of all things
horror, with presentations, vendors, special guests… The
Spotlight Theatre, Sat Sep 14 and Sun Sep 15
Mr. Trivia, for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733
extension 2… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Thu Sep 19
Let’s Have A Play Date: Children’s Discovery
Center Fundraiser, an ‘adults only’ party with dinner,
drinks, dancing, and a… Vista Grande, 5pm Thu Sep 19
Mister Trivia, for information, call 309-786-7733
extension 2… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Sep 20
Steak Fry, guests have the option to cook their own
steak or… Moline Viking Club, Fri Sep 20
River Action’s 14th Annual Taming of the Slough
Mississippi River Adventure Race, hosted by River
Action; paddle, mountain bike, and run your… Sylvan
Island, 7am Sat Sep 21
2019 NAMIWalks Greater Mississippi Valley, a fun,
family-friendly 5K walk with proceeds used to provide
free… Veterans Memorial Park, 8am Sat Sep 21
Night Sky Viewing with the Popular Astronomy
Club, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, M27 (Dumbell
Nebula) and other beautiful… Niabi Zoo, 7pm Sat Sep
21
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Riverboat Twilight Sightseeing Cruises, cruises
at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm; for information, call 800-331-
1467… Riverboat Twilight, 11am Sat Sep 21
Trivia Night in LeClaire, tables of 8; $10 per person;
Mulligans and refreshments available… LeClaire Civic
Center, 6:30pm Sat Sep 21
Star Party, free; for information, contact Robert
Mitchell at 563-333-6141 or MitchellRobertC@sau.edu…
Menke Observatory, 7pm Sat Sep 21
Quad Cities Marathon, annual 26.2-mile marathon
covering five races, four cities, three bridges... TaxSlayer
Center, 7am Sun Sep 22
Maquoketa Fall Flea Market, Antique, and
Collectible Show, the show has been in existence for 36
years and… Jackson County Fairgrounds, 8:30pm Sun
Sep 22
Bus Trip: Ethnic Food Shopping Excursion, climb
aboard the bus and experience a full day of… Black Hawk
College Outreach Center, 7am Tue Sep 24
All Senses Festival, third-annual collaboration of
several ongoing artistic endeavors combined under one
umbrella... Wed Sep 25 thru Mon Sep 30
Halloween Escape Room, see if you can escape the
Haunted Room before time… Silvis Public Library, 1pm
Wed Sep 25
Manscape Male Burlesque Revue, strip-teasing with
the touring male performers; $12-15; for tickets and…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Sep 27
4th-Annual Tipi Gathering, experience elements
of the great plains Native… Illiniwek Forest Preserve
Campground, Fri Sep 27 thru Sun Sep 29
Kiwanis Fall Flea Market, proceeds benefit QC
Children’s Therapy Center, Kiwanis ELIMINATE Project,
Kiwanis… Rock Island County Fairgrounds, 8am Sun
Sep 29
October
Adult Chess Club, staff members well-versed in the
game of chess will be… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Oct 1
Mass with Fr. Francis Odoom, in the chapel in the
Prairie Heights building; after Mass… Our Lady of the
Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Oct 2
Ye Olde Country Store Bazaar, crafts will be open
from 11am-5pm, food will be served… New Era Lutheran
Church, 11am Wed Oct 2
Scott Community College BASH 2019, this
year’s fundraiser theme is “Celebrating Diversity”;
enjoy appetizer stations and a dinner prepared and
served with the help of the college’s Culinary Arts and
Hospitality Management students; take part in various
fundraising activities including a raffle and silent
auction; for information, call 563-441-4147 or e-mail
sccfoundation@eicc.edu, Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 2021 State St., Bettendorf IA, EICC.
edu/bash, 5pm Thu Oct 3
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Oct 4
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for tickets…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Oct 4
Mr. Trivia, for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733
extension 2… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Thu Oct 10
Run with the Bull 5K Run/Walk & Youth Relays, at
4879 State St. in Bettendorf; receive an awesome Pete…
9am Sat Oct 12
Apple Fest on the River, the LeClaire Lions Club
presents the 30th-annual family event that… Downtown
LeClaire, 11am Sun Oct 13
Pullman Diner/St. Burch Tavern, Executive Chef
Benjamin Smart directs the award-winning team at both
Pullman Diner and Saint Burch Tavern; $40; for tickets,
call 800-426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd.,
Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 5pm Wed Oct 16
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OTHER EVENTS / October
Steak Fry, guests have the option to cook their own
steak or… Moline Viking Club, Fri Oct 18
Star Party, free; for information, contact Robert
Mitchell at 563-333-6141 or MitchellRobertC@sau.edu…
Menke Observatory, 6:15pm Sat Oct 19
Night Sky Viewing with the Popular Astronomy
Club, Jupiter, Saturn, NGC457 (ET Cluster), Cat’s Eye
Nebula and other… Niabi Zoo, 6:30pm Sat Oct 19
Riverboat Twilight Sightseeing Cruises, cruises
at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm; for information, call 800-331-
1467… Riverboat Twilight, 11am Sat Oct 19
Trivia Night in LeClaire, tables of 8; $10 per person;
Mulligans and refreshments available… LeClaire Civic
Center, 6:30pm Sat Oct 19
Haunted Escape Room, try your hand at creative
problem solving; groups have to work together to solve
the puzzle, so you’re building team skills, too; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Tue Oct 22
The Moth Live, join Iowa Public Radio and The Moth for
a night… Englert Theatre, 7pm Fri Oct 25
Friends of the Moline Public Library Overflow
Book Sale, thousands of books, CDs and DVDs for sale,
with… Moline Public Library, Fri Oct 25 thru Sat Oct 26
Champions of Magic, disappearances, levitation,
teleportation, and more with five of the nation’s… Adler
Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Oct 26
Witches’ Walk & Costume Parade, enter to have your
costume judged or just join the… Downtown LeClaire,
11:30am Sat Oct 26
November & December
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Nov 1
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for tickets…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 1
Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, featuring
70 exhibitors with antiques & vintage items galore; find
great furniture, art pottery, country, stoneware, books,
prints, toys, advertising, marbles, rugs, vintage textiles,
period pieces, 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 Nov 1 thru Sun Nov 3
Experience Deaf QC, featuring Deaf/HOH/DB artists,
vendors and kids’ art contest, a kids’… RME (River Music
Experience), 8am Sat Nov 2
Adult Chess Club, staff members well-versed in the
game of chess will be… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 5
Mass with Fr. Francis Odoom, in the chapel in the
Prairie Heights building; after Mass… Our Lady of the
Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Nov 6
Rock Island Rotary Trivia Night, $100/table, up to
10 players; cash prizes, cash bar, 50/50,… The Camden
Centre, 6:30pm Fri Nov 8
St. Ambrose University Trivia Night, get a team
together or come on your own and… Rogalski Center -
St. Ambrose University, 6pm Sat Nov 9
Night Sky Viewing with the Popular Astronomy
Club, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, M15 (Globular Cluster), M33
(Pinwheel Galaxy and… Niabi Zoo, 5pm Sat Nov 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 Nov 16
Bottom’s Up Quad City Burlesque, local burlesque
with the Quad Cities’ premiere troupe and area… The
Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Nov 16
Trumpet Blossom, Trumpet Blossom creates plant-
based comfort food that reflects the season, respects the
land, and is truly sustainable using organic ingredients
and making dishes from scratch; $40; for tickets, call 800-
426-2437, Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 5pm Wed Nov 20
Cheers! Beer & Wine Tasting Party, with a silent
disco and sneak peek at the 2019… Davenport
RiverCenter, 5pm Thu Nov 21
Mr. Trivia, for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733
extension 2… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Thu Nov 21
Kwik Star Festival of Trees Grand Premiere, be
the first to purchase a unique design; 6:30pm cocktail…
Davenport RiverCenter, 6:30pm Fri Nov 22
Santa’s Special Stars, private event held in
conjunction with the 2019 Festival of… Davenport
RiverCenter, 9am Fri Nov 22
Silver Bell Social, special event dedicated to senior
friends 55 & older, held… Davenport RiverCenter, 9am
Fri Nov 22
Holiday Parade, featuring giant helium balloons,
pageant queens, dance groups, floats, bands,…
Downtown Davenport, 10am Sat Nov 23
Kwik Star Festival of Trees, annual Quad City
Arts fundraiser featuring more than… Davenport
RiverCenter, Sat Nov 23 thru Sun Dec 1
Kwik Star Festival of Trees: Military Day, annual
Quad City Arts fundraiser featuring more… Davenport
RiverCenter, 10am Sun Nov 24
Sensory-Friendly Night, geared towards families who
have children with special needs, Sensory-Friendly…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6pm
Tue Nov 26
Kwik Star Festival of Trees Celebrity Lunch, local
celebrities wiat on tables in a holiday event featuring…
Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel, 11am Wed Nov 27
Kwik Star Festival of Trees: Family Day, annual
Quad City Arts fundraiser featuring more… Davenport
RiverCenter, 9am Sat Nov 30
Bottom’s Up Quad City Burlesque: Toys for Tots
Show, local burlesque with the Quad Cities’ premiere
troupe and area… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat
Nov 30
Adult Chess Club, staff members well-versed in the
game of chess will be… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Dec 3
Mass with Fr. Francis Odoom, in the chapel in the
Prairie Heights building; after Mass… Our Lady of the
Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Dec 4
LECTURES
Scott & Rock Island Counties
September
The Amish Incident, a Lifelong Learner Lunch
designed for ages 55 and older,… Quad City Botanical
Center, 11:30am Thu Sep 5
The Amish Incident, documentarian Kelly Rundle
will discuss his film; the documentary tells… Quad City
Botanical Center, 11:30am Thu Sep 5
The History of Fort Armstrong and Arsenal Island
with Historian Gena Schantz, a Channel Cat Talk
hosted by River Action; participants tour… Riverbend
Commons Dock, 9am Thu Sep 5
The Modern Middle East: Today’s Challenges
: Iran: At the Center of China’s Belt and Road
Initiative, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 6:30pm Mon Sep 9
Historic Bridges of the Quad Cities, learn about the
history of bridges in the Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities; our
presenters Curt Roseman and Bob Replinger are writing
a book on this topic, and have a lot of interesting history
to share; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St.,
Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary,org, 2pm Tue Sep 10
Hydro Potential with Roger Viadero, Ph.D, a
Channel Cat Talk hosted by River Action; participants
tour… Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am Tue Sep 10 and
Thu Sep 12
Using Multiple Genealogy Programs to Find Your
Ancestors, a presentation in the Online Genealogy
Series that offers insights on using library resources
and online sites to get the best results from an online
genealogy search; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm
Wed Sep 11
The Archaeology of Roman Medicine: A
Botanical Perspective, Katherine Beydler will
discuss her latest project: using archaeobotanical
evidence to better understand the trade and spread
of medical ingredients in the Roman Empire; her
talk is sponsored by the Department of Classics at
Augustana; free; for information, contact Kirsten Day
at kirstenday@augustana.edu or 309-794-7240, Wilson
Center - Augustana College, 639 38th St., Rock Island IL,
Augustana.edu, 11:15am Mon Sep 16
The Modern Middle East: Today’s Challenges :
The Deal of the Century: A Mirage or Not?, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Mon Sep 16
Community Connections : Luchar es Aprender:
Stories of Migration and Resilience, free; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
1:30pm Thu Sep 19
The Modern Middle East: Today’s Challenges : A
Look at the Persian Gulf States: Qatar, Bahrain,
and UAE, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 6:30pm Mon Sep 23
16th Annual Ambrose Women for Social Justice
Conference, with Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah
Gbowee as keynote speaker;… St. Ambrose University,
9:25am Tue Sep 24
Global Gathering: World Affairs Council
: Unknown Mexico: Mexican Indigenous
Languages and Cultures, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Sep 24
I-74 Bridge Update, find out how they’re building it,
and get an update on progress from George Ryan, I-74
Corridor Manager; find out how this once-in-a-lifetime
project is coming together; free; for information, call
309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 2pm Tue Sep 24
Family Footprints: What DNA Can Do for Your
Family Genealogy Research, learn about genetic
genealogy and the differences between the various
DNA kits; discover new ways to break through walls
in your family trees, with information from presenter
Amber Lowery on what DNA can tell about you; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary,org, 6pm Wed Sep 25
A World Erased : A Grandson’s Search for His
Family’s Holocaust Secrets, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Mon Sep 30
October
Financial Fraud and How to Prevent It, join
representatives from TBK Bank for free information on
different types of financial fraud and how to prevent
becoming a victim; light refreshments provided; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
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Elephant Wrecking Ball @ The Redstone Room – October 17
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 1pm Thu Oct 3
The History of Halloween, a Lifelong Learner Lunch
designed for ages 55 and older,… Quad City Botanical
Center, 11:30am Thu Oct 3
Rising Up Against Sexual Abuse Luncheon, hosted
by Family Resources; doors open at 11am with the
raffle-winner announcement and program beginning at
noon; with speaker Karli Johnson, a successful leader in
violence prevention for more than seven years; $35; for
information and to register, contact Nisha Ladlee at 563-
468-2140 or nladlee@famres.org, Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 2021 State St., Bettendorf IA, FamRes.
org/calendar/events/rising-up, 11am Fri Oct 4
Wet Plate Photography and the American Civil
War Program, free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Oct 4
Illinois’ Most Haunted Locations, presented by
Chad Lewis, a paranormal investigator and author who…
Silvis Public Library, 1pm Sat Oct 5
The Modern Middle East: Today’s Challenges
: Israel at a Crossroads: Domestic Challenges,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Mon Oct 7
World War II History Series: The Philippine
Campaign/Battles of Leyte and Luzon, follow the
path of World War II in talks by an Army Sustainment
Command historian; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm
Wed Oct 9
World War II Lecture Series: The Philippine
Campaign/Battles of Leyte and Luzon, follow
the path of World War II in talks by… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Wed Oct 9
Cowboy Courage: Westerns and the Portrayal of
Bravery, William Hampes, author of “Cowboy Courage,”
uses discussion and video clips from Westerns to show
how courage can lead to and enrich, other virtues such
as redemption, authenticity, love, friendship, community
allegiance, justice, and growing up and growing old
successfully; free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th
St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Wed Oct
16
Ghosts of the Quad Cities, learn about famous and
not so famous ghosts in the… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Thu Oct 17
Global Gathering: World Affairs Council :
Revisiting the Conquest of Mexico on the 500th
Anniversary, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Tue Oct 22
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today -- Part
I, a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana College professor, with coffee and cookies
served afterward; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401
19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Tue
Oct 22
How to Build a Dam: Construction of Lock and
Dam #15 at Rock Island, see a two-part documentary
with video footage taken in 1934 and follow the progress
from beginning to completion; see how workers used
the construction methods of the 1920s ‘30s to pull
off this amazing structural feat in the middle of the
Mississippi River; free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th
St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Wed Oct
23
Ghosts of the Quad Cities, Michael McCarty and Mark
McLaughlin hunt down the haunted lore of our vibrant
community; free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th
St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Oct 29
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today -- Part
II, a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana College professor, with coffee and cookies
served afterward; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401
19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Tue
Oct 29
November & December
Over There, the United States in World War I: One-
Man Music Show, free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Nov 1
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today -- Part
III, a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana College professor, with coffee and cookies
served afterward; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm
Tue Nov 5
Blown Away: Trebuchets : Lay Siege to Your
Curiosity!, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Tue Nov 5 thru Tue Nov 12
Underground Railroad, a Lifelong Learner Lunch
designed for ages 55 and older,… Quad City Botanical
Center, 11:30am Thu Nov 7
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today -- Part
IV, a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana College professor, with coffee and cookies
served afterward; free; for information, call 309-732-
7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401
19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Tue
Nov 12
Daughters of the Steppes: The “Night Witches”
of World War II, author Brooks Carver brings to light
a different story from World War II in the first all- female
air force that flew combat missions in the war; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Wed Nov 13
Divest from War & Cultivate a Peace Economy,
the St. Ambrose University Baecke Endowment for the
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Humanities Lecture,… Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose
University, 7pm Wed Nov 13
Homeschooling 101: An Introduction, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Sat Nov 16
Community Connections, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, noon Thu Nov 21
Blown Away: Trebuchets : Lay Siege to Your
Curiosity!, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Tue Dec 3
Outlying Areas
September
Art and the National Parks, explore art inspired
by America’s National Parks; a discussion in… Effigy
Mounds National Monument, 7pm Sun Sep 8
Van Jones: Protest & Politics in the Age of Twitter,
presentation with the Yale-educated attorney, author
of three New York Times nonfiction bestsellers, and
CNN contributor; free, but reservations required; for
information, call 319-335-1160, Hancher Auditorium, 141
East Park Rd., Iowa City IA, Hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm
Tue Sep 10
My Mississippi, meander through time on the mighty
Mississippi; a discussion in… Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 7pm Tue Sep 10
Wilderness and the American Mind, presentation
about how our relationship with nature developed over
time;… Effigy Mounds National Monument, 7pm Sun
Sep 15
29
Ira Glass: Seven Things I’ve Learned, an evening
with the host and creator of the public radio… Orpheum
Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Sep 21
Tiny Superheroes, presentation about bats and the
efforts at Effigy Mounds to… Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 7pm Sun Sep 22
My Mississippi, meander through time on the mighty
Mississippi; a discussion in… Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 7pm Tue Sep 24
Art and the National Parks, explore art inspired
by America’s National Parks; a discussion in… Effigy
Mounds National Monument, 7pm Sun Sep 29
October
A Fungus Among Us, a beginner’s look at mushrooms:
good, bad, ugly; a discussion… Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 7pm Tue Oct 1
Tiny Superheroes, presentation about bats and the
efforts at Effigy Mounds to… Effigy Mounds National
Monument, 7pm Sun Oct 6
How to Become a Citizen Scientist, become
an environmental steward in your own backyard; a
discussion… Effigy Mounds National Monument, 7pm
Tue Oct 8
Art and the National Parks, explore art inspired
by America’s National Parks; a discussion in… Effigy
Mounds National Monument, 7pm Sun Oct 13
Wilderness and the American Mind, presentation
about how our relationship with nature developed over
time;… Effigy Mounds National Monument, 7pm Tue
Oct 15
How to Become a Citizen Scientist, become
an environmental steward in your own backyard; a
discussion… Effigy Mounds National Monument, 7pm
Sun Oct 20
12th Annual Growing Sustainable Communities
Conference, the largest and longest standing
sustainability… Grand River Center, Thu Oct 24 and Fri
Oct 25
COURSES
September
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, learn about the Buy. Eat. Live
Healthy program at 563-359-7577;… Thu Sep 5 thru
Mon Sep 30
2019 Leadership Development Program, for highly
motivated men and women who are ready to… Integrity
Integrated - Cedar Rapids, 8am Thu Sep 5
Lunchtime Meditation Class, Tue.-Thu.; learn how to
create inner peace and contentment through… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, noon Thu Sep 5 thru Thu
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COURSES / September
Thursday Meditation Class, on Thursdays; learn how
to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6:30pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu
Sep 26
AARP Rules of the Road, this AARP review course will
help you pass with flying… Silvis Public Library, 10am
Fri Sep 6
Buddhist Studies Class, on Sundays; take a deep dive
into Buddhist thought and… Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist
Center, 5pm Sun Sep 8 thru Sun Sep 29
Sunday Buddhism Class, on Sundays; this class
includes chanted prayer, meditation, and an… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 11am Sun Sep 8 thru Sun
Sep 29
2019 Leadership Development Program, for highly
motivated men and women who are ready to… Integrity
Integrated Inc., 8am Tue Sep 10
Feel Like a Leader Every Day: How Emotional
Intelligence Skills Create a More Engaged
Workplace, a leadership series on how the way we feel
influences… Black Hawk College - Quad City Campus,
8:30pm Wed Sep 11
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-hour
session with a reference librarian; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 9am Fri Sep 13
Doctor of Physical Therapy Open House, interested
college and high school students, parents, and advisors
can… Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 8:15am
Fri Sep 13
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-hour
session with a reference librarian; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 9am Fri Sep 20
48th Annual College Night, high school students,
college students, parents and grandparents can get…
Black Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 5:30pm Thu
Sep 26
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a
half-hour session with a reference librarian; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 9am Fri Sep 27
October
Healthcare Technology and Innovations
Conference: Co-creating Better Health and
Better Outcomes, a St. Ambrose University Institute
for Person-Centered Care Conference; Professional…
Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 8am Tue Oct 1
Rock Island Meditation Class, on Tuesdays; learn
how to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Quad
City Botanical Center, 6:45pm Tue Oct 1 thru Tue Oct 29
Lunchtime Meditation Class, Tue.-Thu.; learn how to
create inner peace and contentment through… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, noon Tue Oct 1 thru Thu
Oct 31
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, learn about the Buy. Eat. Live
Healthy program at 563-359-7577;… Tue Oct 1 thru Thu
Oct 31
Thursday Meditation Class, on Thursdays; learn how
to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu
Oct 31
Buddhist Studies Class, on Sundays; take a deep dive
into Buddhist thought and… Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist
Center, 5pm Sun Oct 6 thru Sun Oct 27
Sunday Buddhism Class, on Sundays; this class
includes chanted prayer, meditation, and an… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 11am Sun Oct 6 thru Sun
Oct 27
Adult Swim Class, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; for ages 16
& older and… Black Hawk College - Community Aquatic
Center, 7pm Thu Oct 10
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-hour
session with a reference librarian; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 9am Fri Oct 11
Cooking with Catalina, we will learn how to make
Chilaquiles, a Mexican brunch;… Silvis Public Library,
noon Mon Oct 14
It Happened in the QCA, Thursdays thru Nov. 7; the
history of the Quad-City area… Black Hawk College
Outreach Center, 9:30am Thu Oct 17
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-hour
session with a reference librarian; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 9am Fri Oct 18
Rules of the Road Class, driver’s-license refresher
course; free; for information, call 309-524-2440… Moline
Public Library, 1:30pm Thu Oct 24
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a
half-hour session with a reference librarian; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 9am Fri Oct 25
November & December
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, learn about the Buy. Eat. Live
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Healthy program at 563-359-7577;… Fri Nov 1 thru Wed
Dec 4
Buddhist Studies Class, on Sundays; take a deep dive
into Buddhist thought and… Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist
Center, 5pm Sun Nov 3 thru Sun Dec 1
Sunday Buddhism Class, on Sundays; this class
includes chanted prayer, meditation, and an… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 11am Sun Nov 3 thru Sun
Dec 1
Rock Island Meditation Class, on Tuesdays; learn
how to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Quad
City Botanical Center, 6:45pm Tue Nov 5 thru Tue Dec 3
Lunchtime Meditation Class, Tue.-Thu.; learn how to
create inner peace and contentment through… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, noon Tue Nov 5 thru Thu
Dec 3
Thursday Meditation Class, on Thursdays; learn how
to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6:30pm Thu Nov 7 thru Thu
Nov 28
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-hour
session with a reference librarian; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 9am Fri Nov 8
AARP Smart Driver Course, Nov. 12 & 13; the course
helps older drivers (50… Larson Center, Genesis Medical
Center, 7:30am Tue Nov 12
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-hour
session with a reference librarian; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 9am Fri Nov 15
Immigration and Citizenship Workshop Walk-
ins, representatives from QCAIR and Esperanza legal
Assistance Center will be… Moline Public Library, 10am
Sat Nov 16
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a
half-hour session with a reference librarian; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 9am Fri Nov 22
MEETINGS
September
Goose Hollow Meditation Garden, at 1006 Western
Ave., Davenport; for information, call 309-236-7113;
free;… Goose Hollow, Thu Sep 5 thru Mon Sep 30
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Luncheon,
lunchtime discussions on the first Saturday of the month;
for… Greatest Grains, noon Sat Sep 7
Victims of Animal Control, lunchtime discussions on
the first Saturday of the month; show… Greatest Grains,
noon Sat Sep 7
Victims of DHS, lunchtime discussions on the first
Saturday of the month; show… Greatest Grains, noon
Sat Sep 7
Home Bible Study/Vesper Services w/ Pot Luck,
on Sundays in parsonage; for information and directions,
call 309-236-7113… 6pm Sun Sep 8 thru Sun Sep 29
LeClaire Chamber Networking Event, …
Steventon’s, 5:30pm Tue Sep 10
Quad City Go Club Weekly Meetup, on Wednesdays;
beginners and masters of the board game welcome…
Rozz-Tox, 5:30pm Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Sep 25
Gettin’ Stitchy With It, for anyone with an itch to
stitch, whether you are a knitter, crocheter, sewer,
cross stitcher or have some other project with stitches
involved; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St.,
Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Thu Sep 26
October
Goose Hollow Meditation Garden, at 1006 Western
Ave., Davenport; for information, call 309-236-7113;
free;… Goose Hollow, Tue Oct 1 thru Thu Oct 31
Quad City Go Club Weekly Meetup, on Wednesdays;
beginners and masters of the board game welcome…
Rozz-Tox, 5:30pm Wed Oct 2 thru Wed Oct 30
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Luncheon,
lunchtime discussions on the first Saturday of the month;
for… Greatest Grains, noon Sat Oct 5
Victims of Animal Control, lunchtime discussions on
the first Saturday of the month; show… Greatest Grains,
noon Sat Oct 5
Victims of DHS, lunchtime discussions on the first
Saturday of the month; show… Greatest Grains, noon
Sat Oct 5
Home Bible Study/Vesper Services w/ Pot Luck,
on Sundays in parsonage; for information and directions,
call 309-236-7113… 6pm Sun Oct 6 thru Sun Oct 27
LeClaire Chamber Networking Event, … What BBQ
& Bar, noon Tue Oct 8
QCMUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group)
Meeting, with a special program/presentation on
Macintosh Applications or hardware, and… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Oct 15
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Sherrard Public Library Board Meeting, free; for
information, call 309-593-2178… Sherrard Public Library,
7pm Tue Oct 15
Gettin’ Stitchy With It, for anyone with an itch to
stitch, whether you are a knitter, crocheter, sewer,
cross stitcher or have some other project with stitches
involved; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St.,
Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 2pm Thu Oct 24
November & December
Goose Hollow Meditation Garden, at 1006 Western
Ave., Davenport; for information, call 309-236-7113;
free;… Goose Hollow, Fri Nov 1 thru Wed Dec 4
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Luncheon,
lunchtime discussions on the first Saturday of the month;
for… Greatest Grains, noon Sat Nov 2
Victims of Animal Control, lunchtime discussions on
the first Saturday of the month; show… Greatest Grains,
noon Sat Nov 2
Victims of DHS, lunchtime discussions on the first
Saturday of the month; show… Greatest Grains, noon
Sat Nov 2
Home Bible Study/Vesper Services w/ Pot Luck,
on Sundays in parsonage; for information and directions,
call 309-236-7113… 6pm Sun Nov 3 thru Sun Dec 4
Quad City Go Club Weekly Meetup, on Wednesdays;
beginners and masters of the board game welcome…
Rozz-Tox, 5:30pm Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Dec 4
LeClaire Chamber Networking Event, … Green Tree
Brewery, 5:30pm Tue Nov 12
QCMUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group)
Meeting, with a special program/presentation on
Macintosh Applications or hardware, and… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Nov 19
Sherrard Public Library Board Meeting, free; for
information, call 309-593-2178… Sherrard Public Library,
7pm Tue Nov 19
HEALTH
Zumba, Thursdays thru Oct. 10; $39; for information,
call 309-796-8223… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 7pm Thu Sep 5
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, learn about the Buy. Eat. Live
Healthy program at 563-359-7577;… Thu Sep 5 thru
Wed Dec 4
Seeking Life-Coaching Research Study
Participants, three free Life Coaching sessions, contact
Dr. LeBlanc at bleblanc@mymail.bhc.edu;… Thu Sep 5
thru Wed Dec 4
Meditation Garden, open for prayer sunrise to sunset;
walk around road-closure signs;… Meditation Garden,
Thu Sep 5 thru Mon Sep 30
NormaLeah Day at Isabel Bloom, a free day of crafts,
door prizes and studio tours,… Isabel Bloom Production
Studio, 10am Sat Sep 7
Wellness Expo: Renew Your Life, learn how to
experience wellness physically, spiritually, mentally, and
financially… Trinity Lutheran Church - Moline, 10am Sat
Sep 7
NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon.
of the month; the group offers individuals living with
a mental-health condition an opportunity to share
and learn; facilitated by trained peers who have similar
experiences; free, Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street,
Moline IL, NAMIgmv.org, 6:30pm Mon Sep 9 thru Mon
Nov 25
Buddhist Meditation, on Tuesdays; for information,
call 309-794-0991 or email vs@qcgardens.com… Quad
City Botanical Center, 7pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Rock Island Meditation Class, on Tuesdays; learn
how to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Quad
City Botanical Center, 6:45pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Families Anonymous Group, on Tuesdays; for those
whose lives have been affected by a… The Spotlight
Theatre, 7pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 5pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue
Dec 3
Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness skills
from area experts; a new… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Oct 2
Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness skills
from area experts; a new… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Nov 6
Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness skills
from area experts; a new… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Dec 4
SENIORS
Weekly
Knitting & Crocheting, on Thursdays; volunteer club;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 12:30pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu Nov 28
Line Dancing II, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
2:30pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu Nov 28
New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu Nov 28
Euchre, on Thursdays & Fridays; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
12:45pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu Nov 28
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Thu Sep 5
thru Wed Dec 4
Low-Impact Exercise, Mon.-Fri.; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Thu Sep 5 thru Wed Dec 4
Reflexology Clinic, on Wed. & Thu.; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Thu Sep 5 thru Wed Dec 4
Ceramics I & II, on Fridays; $7-11; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Fri
Sep 6 thru Fri Nov 29
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Fri Sep 6 thru Fri Nov 29
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri Sep 6 thru Fri Nov 29
Zumba, on Fridays; $3-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Fri Sep 6
thru Fri Nov 29
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm
Fri Sep 6 thru Mon Dec 2
Ceramics I, on Mondays & Fridays; $7-11; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9:30am Fri Sep 6 thru Mon Dec 2
Genesis Blood Pressure Checks, on Mondays; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Dec 2
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2:15pm
Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Dec 2
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; no sewing experience
necessary; free; for information, call… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 8am Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Dec 2
Zumba Gold Toning, on Mondays; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:15am Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Dec 2
Genesis Foot Clinic, on Mon. & Tue.; reservations
required; for information, call 563-320-3978… CASI
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Dec 3
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2-5; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue
Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Line Dancing I, on Tuesdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue
Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Line Dancing Lesson, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8:30am Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; $5-7; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Spiritual Devotions, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8am Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Dec 3
Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Wed
Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
Cribbage, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
Early Bird Bingo, on Wednesdays; no admission fee,
card costs are $0.25 &… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
6pm Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
Energizing Yoga, on Wednesdays; $7-10; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 2pm Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
Pinochle, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), on
Wednesdays; 11:30am weigh-in, noon meeting; $1; for
information, call… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
11:30am Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24-36/6 weeks; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:25am Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
Zumba Gold, on Wednesdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Dec 4
Monthly & Bi-Monthly
Senior Bingo, on the 1st Thu. of the month; free; for
information, call 309-755-9614… East Moline Public
Library, 3pm Thu Sep 5 thru Thu Nov 7
CASI Book Club, on the 1st Fri. of the month; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10am Fri Sep 6 thru Fri Nov 1
Movie Matinee, on the 2nd Tue. of the month; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Tue Sep 10 thru Tue Nov 12
Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of the
month; donations… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9:30am Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Nov 27
Walgreens Medication Review & Blood Pressure
Check, on the 3rd Thu. of the month; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10am Thu Sep 19 thru Thu Nov 21
Classic Movie, on the 4th Tue. of the month; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Tue Sep 24 thru Tue Nov 26
Red Hat Club Luncheon, on the 1st Tue. of the month;
locations vary monthly; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), noon Tue Oct 1
thru Tue Dec 3
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ARTS & CRAFTS
September
Beginning Drawing for Children: Ages 5-7,
Saturdays thru Sept. 21, with instructor Patricia Beréskin:
an introduction… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy,
8:30am Sat Sep 7
Beginning Drawing for Children: Ages 8-12,
Saturdays thru Sept. 21, with instructor Patricia Beréskin:
an introduction… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 10am
Sat Sep 7
Book Buddies: Craft Buddies: Grandparents Day
Card, your baby, toddler and/or preschooler can spend
some time with… Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Sep 7
Child’s Play | Create : Explore : Experience, on
Saturdays; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 10am Sat Sep 7 thru Sat Sep 28
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun
for ages five and under with parent or caregiver; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Tue Sep 10
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun for
ages five and under with parent or caregiver; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Wed Sep 11
STEAM-A-Rama, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K - 5; free;… Moline Public
Library, 2pm Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Sep 25
Creativity Lab: Paper Cranes, elementary students
learn to make paper cranes for a good… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Thu Sep 12
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun
for ages five and under with parent or caregiver; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Fri Sep 13
Crafternoon: Rock Painting, for ages 3-17; materials
provided to create your own or… Silvis Public Library,
2pm Sat Sep 14
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Rain Clouds, we will be
making our own rain clouds and exploring… Silvis Public
Library, 2pm Sat Sep 21
Slimey STEAM Saturday, join us to make and play
with slime as we discover what makes it slip; for school
ages grades K-6, families; free; for information, call
309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 1:30pm Sat Sep 21
October
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Oct 2 thru Wed Oct 30
STEAM-A-Rama, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K - 5; free;… Moline Public
Library, 2pm Wed Oct 2 thru Wed Oct 30
Clay Play: Grades 1-8, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, with
instructor Claire Waterman; students will… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 9am Sat Oct 5
Child’s Play | Create : Explore : Experience, on
Saturdays; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 10am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat Oct 26
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun
for ages five and under with parent or caregiver; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Tue Oct 8
Creativity Lab: Nature Mobiles, elementary
students create art; free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 10
Book Buddies: Craft Buddies: Pumpkin Painting,
your baby, toddler and/or preschooler can spend some
time with… Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Oct 12
Crafternoon: Pumpkin Painting, for grades preK-12;
paint a pumpkin to be judged by… Silvis Public Library,
2pm Sat Oct 12
Teen DIY: Making Coasters, join us as we make a set
of marbled coasters;… Silvis Public Library, 4pm Tue
Oct 15
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun for
ages five and under with parent or caregiver; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Wed Oct 16
Portfolio Day, visit one-on-one with professors from
area colleges and receive feedback and tips on your
portfolio; representatives from several colleges and
universities will be available; 9:30am opening remarks,
10am portfolio counseling; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 9:30am Thu Oct 17
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Skittles Science, find out if
water and Skittles mix; materials provided; free;… Silvis
Public Library, 2pm Sat Oct 19
Teen Anime Day, the afternoon will include cos-play
and People’s Choice award for best costume, a student
manga art display (bring art you’ve made or draw
something at the event), craft activities, a Japanese
language lesson and calligraphy contest, video gaming
sessions, books and items available for purchase
from Books-A-Million, refreshments, and more; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon
Sat Oct 19
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun
for ages five and under with parent or caregiver; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Fri Oct 25
Book Buddies: Sensory Sessions: Kinetic Sand
Spiders, build kinetic sand spiders in our sensory bin;
your baby,… Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Oct 26
Dia De Los Muertos Family Fiesta, artists Chuck
Morris and Rose Frantzen will discuss Morris’s process
and development of “The Storytelling Tree,” on display
alongside Frantzen’s “Portrait of Maquoketa”; free with
$4-10 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Sun Oct 27
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November & December
Clay Play 2: Grades 1-8, Saturdays thru Nov. 23, with
instructor Claire Waterman; students will… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 9am Sat Nov 2
Drawing for Children 2: Ages 5-7, Saturdays thru
Nov. 23, with instructor Patricia Beréskin; moving into…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 8:30am Sat Nov 2
Drawing for Children 2: Ages 8-12, Saturdays thru
Nov. 23, with instructor Patricia Beréskin; beyond the…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Sat Nov 2
Book Buddies: Craft Buddies, join us for Pre-K
Storytime with books, songs, a craft,… Silvis Public
Library, 10am Sat Nov 2
STEAM Saturday, fun STEAM (science, technology,
engineering, art or math) activity for school ages K - 6
and families; free; for information, call 309-732-7323,
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th
St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 1:30pm Sat
Nov 2
Child’s Play | Create : Explore : Experience, on
Saturdays; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 10am Sat Nov 2 thru Sat Nov 23
Teen DIY: No-Bake Recipes, we will be making and
tasting no-bake recipes; free; for… Silvis Public Library,
3:30pm Wed Nov 6
STEAM-A-Rama, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K - 5; free;… Moline Public
Library, 2pm Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Nov 27
Crafternoon: Jewelry Making, materials provided to
create your own or instruction-led creation; free;… Silvis
Public Library, 2pm Sat Nov 9
Creativity Lab: Autumn Luminaries, elementary
students create art; free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Nov 14
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Bubbly Bath Fizzies, create
your own bath fizzies to enjoy or give as… Silvis Public
Library, 2pm Sat Nov 16
Gingerbread House Challenge!, we supply the
materials and you supply your imagination; free;… Silvis
Public Library, 5pm Tue Nov 19
Build a Cat Castle, build your furry friend a customized
cardboard castle for play and naps; the library will supply
cardboard boxes and embellishments; you supply the
creativity; instructions and guidance available; free;
for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Wed Dec 4
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STEAM-A-Rama, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K - 5; free;… Moline Public
Library, 2pm Wed Dec 4
STORIES
September
Family Storytime: Grandparents Day, program
includes stories, a song or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis
Public Library, 6pm Thu Sep 5
Reading Assistance Dogs, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Sep 5
Preschool Story Time, on Thursdays at 9:30 &
10:45am, for ages 36 months… Moline Public Library,
thru Thu Sep 26
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Thursdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm thru Thu Sep 26
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon.
at 6:30pm; free; for information,… Bettendorf Public
Library, thru Mon Sep 30
Toddler Tales Storytime, on Fridays; join us for
stories and crafts organized around a different theme, all
designed to support the learning needs of children five
and under with their caregivers; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.
org, 10:30am Fri Sep 6
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
10am Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Sep 30
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Sep 11 thru Wed
Sep 25
Family Storytime: Financial Literacy Hosted by
TBK Bank, program hosted by TBK bank will include a
story and… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Sep 12
Book Buddies: Puddles, your baby, toddler and/or
preschooler can spend some time with… Silvis Public
Library, 10am Sat Sep 14
Story Travelers: The Amazing Mexican Street,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm
Sat Sep 14
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STORIES / September
Family Storytime: Fall, program includes stories, a
song or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public Library, 6pm
Thu Sep 19
Book Buddies: Monarch Migration, join us with
our special guest from the QC Botanical… Silvis Public
Library, 10am Sat Sep 21
Family Storytime: Celebrating Shel Silverstein,
program includes stories, a song or rhyme and a craft;…
Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Sep 26
Book Buddies: Sensory Sessions-Pirate Treasure,
come dig for pirate treasure in our sensory bin; your…
Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Sep 28
PJ Party Storytime!, wear your PJs and come for
stories free; for information,… Moline Public Library,
6pm Mon Sep 30
October
Firefighter Storytime, ages five and under with
caregiver will hear a story read by a firefighter, see what
fire safety equipment looks like, and get a chance to see
a big red fire truck up close; free; for information, call
309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch,
3059 30th St., Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org,
10:30am Tue Oct 1
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon.
at 6:30pm; free; for information,… Bettendorf Public
Library, Tue Oct 1 thru Thu Oct 31
Story Time for Littles, for ages 0-36 months; a chance
for our youngest patrons… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Wed Oct 2 thru Wed Oct 16
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Oct 2 thru Wed
Oct 30
Reading Assistance Dogs, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 3
Family Storytime, program includes stories, a song or
rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 3
thru Thu Oct 24
Preschool Story Time, on Thursdays at 9:30 &
10:45am, for ages 36 months… Moline Public Library,
Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Thursdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Rocket into Reading, special activities and library
resources to encourage your new or growing reader;
rocket into the next stage of reading with these Hug-A-
Book programs for ages 5 to 8 and their families; each
child gets to pick out a book to take home, and a string
bag; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock
Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 11am Sat Oct 5
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
10am Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Oct 28
Family Storytime: Pumpkins, program includes
stories, a song or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public
Library, 6pm Thu Oct 10
Story Travelers: George’s Marvelous Medicine,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm
Sat Oct 12
Rocket into Reading, special activities and library
resources to encourage your new or growing reader;
with a visit from the dogs of QC CAN, the Quad City
Canine Assistance Network; each child gets to pick
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Yola @ Codfish Hollow Barn – September 20
out a book to take home, and a string bag; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 6pm Tue Oct 15
Tween Book Club, join us to speak about your favorite
book every 3rd… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Wed Oct 16
Book Buddies: Halloween, your baby, toddler and/
or preschooler can spend some time with… Silvis Public
Library, 10am Sat Oct 19
PJ Party Storytime!, wear your PJs and come for
stories free; for information,… Moline Public Library,
6pm Mon Oct 28
Family Storytime: Halloween, program includes
stories, a song or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public
Library, 6pm Thu Oct 31
November & December
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon.
at 6:30pm; free; for information,… Bettendorf Public
Library, Fri Nov 1 thru Fri Nov 29
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
10am Mon Nov 4 thru Mon Nov 25
Family Storytime, program includes stories, a song
or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public Library, Wed Nov 6
thru Thu Nov 14
Story Time for Littles, for ages 0-36 months; a chance
for our youngest patrons… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Nov 20
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Nov 6 thru Wed
Nov 20
Reading Assistance Dogs, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Nov 7
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Thursdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Thu Nov 7 thru Thu Nov 21
Preschool Story Time, on Thursdays at 9:30 &
10:45am, for ages 36 months… Moline Public Library,
Thu Nov 7 thru Thu Nov 28
Story Travelers: Be Careful What You Sniff For,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm
Sat Nov 9
Book Buddies, your baby, toddler and/or preschooler
can spend some time with… Silvis Public Library, 10am
Sat Nov 9 thru Sat Nov 30
Tween Book Club, join us to speak about your favorite
book every 3rd… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Wed Nov 20
Family Storytime: Family Reading Night PJ Party,
come in your pajamas and enjoy reading together as a…
Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Nov 21
Book Buddies: Sensory Session: Oobleck, based on
the book “Bartholomew & the Oobleck,” our sensory…
Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Nov 23
PJ Party Storytime!, wear your PJs and come for
stories free; for information,… Moline Public Library,
6pm Mon Nov 25
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
10am Mon Dec 2
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon.
at 6:30pm; free; for information,… Bettendorf Public
Library, Mon Dec 2 thru Wed Dec 4
Story Time for Littles, for ages 0-36 months; a chance
for our youngest patrons… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Wed Dec 4
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Dec 4
LIBRARY EVENTS
September
Teen Advisory Group, an opportunity for teens and
tweens to have input in… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm
Thu Sep 5
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Sat Sep 7
Youth Chess Club, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month;
elementary… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Sat Sep 7
thru Sat Sep 21
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; we’re here to help
you solve your homework… Silvis Public Library, 4pm
Mon Sep 9 thru Mon Sep 30
Teen LGBTQ Round Table, Tee, from Family Resources
will be here to lead the… Silvis Public Library, 4:30pm
Tue Sep 10
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Hoo’s in My Neighborhood, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Tue Sep 10 thru Tue
Sep 24
Anime-Manga Club: Origami, join us and discuss
all things anime and manga; this… Silvis Public Library,
5pm Wed Sep 11
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Sep 25
Dungeons, Dragons, & More! : Tabletop Roleplaying
and TCGs!, on Wednesdays; all of the tools of the game
will… Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Wed Sep 11
thru Wed Sep 25
Teen Superhero Movie Night, free; for information,
call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, 5:30pm Mon
Sep 23
Teen Advisory Board, vote on new YA library books
and plan teen programs;… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm
Tue Sep 24
Lego Club: Let’s Build a Robot, ages 7-12 create
a Lego Robot; free; for information, e-mail admin@
silvislibrary.org… Silvis Public Library, 2pm Sat Sep 28
October
Teen Volunteer Night, teens, fulfill needed service
hours or use on job applications;… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Oct 1
Dungeons, Dragons, & More! : Tabletop Roleplaying
and TCGs!, on Wednesdays; all of the tools of the game
will… Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Wed Oct 2 thru
Wed Oct 30
Hug-A-Book: Pets at Play, drop-in learning through
play activities about pets for preschoolers and their
families; free; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St.,
Rock Island IL, RockIslandLibrary.org, 5:30pm Thu Oct 3
Teen Advisory Group, an opportunity for teens and
tweens to have input in… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm
Thu Oct 3
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Oct 5
Youth Chess Club, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month;
elementary… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Sat Oct 5
thru Sat Oct 19
Geek Out!, geek out about all of your favorite fandoms
and play… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm Mon Oct 7
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; we’re here to help
you solve your homework… Silvis Public Library, 4pm
Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Oct 28
Teen LGBTQ Round Table, Tee, from Family Resources
will be here to lead the… Silvis Public Library, 4:30pm
Tue Oct 8
Hoo’s in My Neighborhood, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Tue Oct 8 thru Tue
Oct 22
Anime-Manga Club: Movie, join us and discuss all
things anime and manga; sponsored… Silvis Public
Library, 5pm Wed Oct 9
Sew Fun!, free; for information, call 309-524-2440…
Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Oct 14
Teen Take Ten, take ten from your busy schedule with
laid-back activities with… East Moline Public Library,
5pm Tue Oct 15
Absolute Science, have fun with science as Rick
Eugene amazes us with… East Moline Public Library,
6:30pm Wed Oct 16
Trunk or Treat, dress up in costume as businesses and
organizations in the… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Sat
Oct 19
Ghostly Night Halloween Party, a non-scary mix
of costume, fun, and reading; free; for… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Tue Oct 22
Teen Movie, pop and popcorn provided; free; for
information, e-mail admin@silvislibrary.org or call…
Silvis Public Library, 4pm Tue Oct 22
Kid Board Game Night, bring in your favorite tabletop
games to share or play… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Wed
Oct 23
Preschool Halloween Party, a non-scary mix of
costume, fun, and reading; free; for… Moline Public
Library, 10am Thu Oct 24
Lego Club: Freestyle, design and build your own
masterpiece to display; free; for… Silvis Public Library,
2pm Sat Oct 26
Day of the Dead with the Figge, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Mon Oct 28
Teen Advisory Board, vote on new YA library books
and plan teen programs;… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm
Tue Oct 29
November & December
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Nov 2
Youth Chess Club, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month;
elementary… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Sat Nov 2
thru Sat Nov 16
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; we’re here to help
you solve your homework… Silvis Public Library, 4pm
Mon Nov 4 thru Mon Nov 25
Play & Grow, monthly play group for ages three and
under and their caregivers promotes early literacy
through talk, sing, read, write, and play activities;
learning for parents and caregivers, too; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Tue Nov 5
Teen Volunteer Night, teens, fulfill needed service
hours or use on job applications;… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Nov 5
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Nov 20
Dungeons, Dragons, & More! : Tabletop Roleplaying
and TCGs!, on Wednesdays; all of the tools of the game
will… Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Wed Nov 6
thru Wed Nov 20
Quad City Arts Visiting Artists Julius Quartet @ Bettendorf Performing Arts Center – September 27
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Teen Advisory Group, an opportunity for teens and
tweens to have input in… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm
Thu Nov 7
Teen LGBTQ Round Table, Tee, from Family Resources
will be here to lead the… Silvis Public Library, 4:30pm
Tue Nov 12
Anime-Manga Club: Tasty Snacks & Sweets, join
us and discuss all things anime and manga; enjoy… Silvis
Public Library, 5pm Wed Nov 13
Geek Out!, geek out about all of your favorite fandoms
and play… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm Mon Nov 18
Teen Take Ten, take ten from your busy schedule with
laid-back activities with… East Moline Public Library,
5pm Tue Nov 19
Teen Advisory Board, vote on new YA library books
and plan teen programs;… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm
Tue Nov 26
Teen Volunteer Night, teens, fulfill needed service
hours or use on job applications;… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Wed Nov 27
Lego Club: Chain Reactions, design and build
amazing moving machines with Legos; free; for… Silvis
Public Library, 2pm Sat Nov 30
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; we’re here to help
you solve your homework… Silvis Public Library, 4pm
Mon Dec 2
Teen Volunteer Night, teens, fulfill needed service
hours or use on job applications;… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Dec 3
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Dec 4
Dungeons, Dragons, & More! : Tabletop Roleplaying
and TCGs!, on Wednesdays; all of the tools of the game
will… Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Wed Dec 4
Play & Grow, monthly play group for ages three and
under and their caregivers promotes early literacy
through talk, sing, read, write, and play activities;
learning for parents and caregivers, too; free; for
information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library
- Southwest Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island IL,
RockIslandLibrary.org, 10:30am Wed Dec 4
THEATRE
Performances
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, playwright Roger
Pavey’s family-friendly adaptation of the classic
monster novel; Sat. & Sun. 1 & 4pm; $6-8 at the
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door; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, Sat Oct 12 thru Sun Oct
20
Dear Edwina, Jr., Young Footliters Youth Theatre
presents a heartwarming musical about the… Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts, Fri Oct 25 thru Sun Oct
27
Baby Shark Live!, in this one-of-a-kind concert
experience young fans will be dancing in… TaxSlayer
Center, 6pm Mon Oct 28
Dorothy in Oz, by TCT on Tour: The Children’s Theatre
of Cincinnati; a performance in the 2019-20 Live at
Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance Series; $6-8; for
information, contact Victoria Molle, director of audience
services at Heritage Center, at 563-589-3432 or vmolle@
dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.
edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus, 9:45am Mon Oct 28
Elf: The Musical, holiday musical based on the 2003
Will Ferrell film comedy;… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse,
Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Dec 4
Penguin in My Pocket, at 11am & 2pm, presented
by Hunter Marionettes from Minneapolis;… Owl Glass
Puppetry Center, Sat Nov 9
Judy Moody & Stink, performed by ArtsPower
National Touring Theatre; a performance in the 2019-20
Live at Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance Series;
$6-8; for information, contact Victoria Molle, director of
audience services at Heritage Center, at 563-589-3432 or
vmolle@dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque
IA, Dbq.edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus, 9:45am Mon
Nov 11
Matilda: The Musical, Tony-winning family musical
based on Roald DFalh’s children’s book; Fri.… Theatre
Cedar Rapids, Fri Nov 15 thru Sun Dec 1
The Jungle Book, presented by Kidoons and WYRD
Productions of Canada; a new theatrical adaptation
of the works of Rudyard Kipling reimagined through
modern eyes; for tickets and information, call 563-585-
SHOW, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.
edu/heritagecenter, 2pm Sun Nov 17
The Little Mermaid, performed by Theater Terra from
the Netherlands; a performance in the 2019-20 Live at
Heritage Center SchoolBus Performance Series; $6-8; for
information, contact Victoria Molle, director of audience
services at Heritage Center, at 563-589-3432 or vmolle@
dbq.edu, John & Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA, Dbq.
edu/heritagecenter/schoolbus, 9:45am Mon Nov 18
Mr. Scrooge! A Musical Christmas Carol, family-
friendly re-telling of Charles Dickens’ classic holiday
novel; 11am brunch,… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, noon
Fri Nov 29 thru Tue Dec 3
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Classes
Acting: Ages 11-12, Saturdays thru Nov. 23; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
11:15am Sat Sep 7
Acting: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Nov. 23; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10am
Sat Sep 7
Acting: Ages 7-8, Saturdays thru Nov. 23; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
11:30am Sat Sep 7
Acting: Ages 9-10, Saturdays thru Nov. 23; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, noon
Sat Sep 7
Broadway Babies: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru Nov.
23; explore storytelling through song and dance; the
class develops coordination and social skills through
exercises, movement, crafts and games; class concludes
with a song onstage; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9am
Sat Sep 7
Broadway: Ages 7-8, Saturdays thru Nov. 23; class
develops storytelling and communication skills in
a musical environment; physical coordination and
confidence flourish; no one is required to sing a solo
(some may be offered), as this class is about building
confidence; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9:15am Sat Sep 7
Props Design: Ages 11+, Saturdays thru Nov. 23; get
your hands dirty and learn what it takes to create and
build amazing props; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9:30am
Sat Sep 7
Vocal Performance: Ages 10+, Saturdays thru
Nov. 23; participants will work on breathing exercises,
working as part of an ensemble, matching pitch and
tone, and learning the basics to read music; $140-
160; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10:45am Sat Sep 7
Acting: Ages 11-12, Mondays thru Nov. 18; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7pm
Mon Sep 9
Acting: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Nov. 18; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 3:45pm
Mon Sep 9
Broadway: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Nov. 18; class
develops storytelling and communication skills in
a musical environment; physical coordination and
confidence flourish; no one is required to sing a solo
(some may be offered), as this class is about building
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Aarron Loggins @ The Redstone Room – November 2
confidence; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:45pm Mon Sep 9
Broadway: Ages 7-8, Mondays thru Nov. 18; class
develops storytelling and communication skills in
a musical environment; physical coordination and
confidence flourish; no one is required to sing a solo
(some may be offered), as this class is about building
confidence; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm Mon Sep 9
Intermediate Acting: Ages 8-10, Mondays thru
Nov. 18; physicality, characterization, and vocalization
skills are expanded upon; grow your skills and make
your story larger than life; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:15pm
Mon Sep 9
Intro to Tech Design: Ages 7-8, Mondays thru Nov.
18; learn to prepare lights, design sound, create a set, and
collaborate as a designer with a director; class is hands
on, exploring all the work that goes behind the magic
of theatre; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4:30pm Mon Sep 9
Intro to Tech Design: Ages 9-10, Mondays thru Nov.
18; learn to prepare lights, design sound, create a set, and
collaborate as a designer with a director; class is hands
on, exploring all the work that goes behind the magic
of theatre; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:30pm Mon Sep 9
Magic Workshop Series: Ages 9+, Mondays thru
Oct. 14; led by award-winning local magician David
Casas; students will learn basic slight of hand magic,
using everyday objects such as cards, coins and
rubber bands; new tricks are taught every session;
$68-85; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7:10pm Mon Sep 9
Showtime Tots for Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Nov. 18;
students explore creative role-play, mime, imaginary
play, basic improvisation, movement, crafts, and
games to develop a healthy & physical imagination;
$130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:15pm Mon Sep 9
Acting: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Nov. 19; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:45pm
Tue Sep 10
Acting: Ages 7-8, Tuesdays thru Nov. 19; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5pm
Tue Sep 10
Acting: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Nov. 19; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, Tue
Sep 10
Broadway: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Nov. 19; class
develops storytelling and communication skills in
a musical environment; physical coordination and
confidence flourish; no one is required to sing a solo
(some may be offered), as this class is about building
confidence; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4:30pm Tue Sep 10
Intermediate Acting: Ages 11+, Tuesdays thru Nov.
19; physicality, characterization, and vocalization skills
are expanded upon; grow your skills and make your
story larger than life; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:15pm
Tue Sep 10
Showtime Tots for Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Nov. 19;
students explore creative role-play, mime, imaginary
play, basic improvisation, movement, crafts, and
games to develop a healthy & physical imagination;
$130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm Tue Sep 10
Teen Acting, Tuesdays thru Nov. 19; a great way to get
theatrical training, some onstage experience, and meet
other teens from around the QCA who share an interest
in theatre; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7pm Tue Sep 10
Acting: Ages 7-8, Wednesdays thru Nov. 20; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 3:45pm
Wed Sep 11
Advanced Broadway: Ages 10+, Wednesdays
thru Nov. 20; class focuses on more complicated
choreography and music, as well as character
development, to continue to challenge and advance
actors; $140-160; for information, call 563-888-2227,
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Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7pm Wed Sep 11

Broadway Babies: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru Nov.

20; explore storytelling through song and dance; the
class develops coordination and social skills through
exercises, movement, crafts and games; class concludes
with a song onstage; $130-150; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:30pm
Wed Sep 11

Improv: Ages 11-12, Wednesdays thru Nov. 20; led by

QC ComedySportz co-owner Patrick Adamson; through
games and exercises, students develop ability to think
quickly and imaginatively; $120-140; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
7:20pm Wed Sep 11

Improv: Ages 7-8, Wednesdays thru Nov. 20; led by

QC ComedySportz co-owner Patrick Adamson; through
games and exercises, students develop ability to think
quickly and imaginatively; $120-140; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:10pm
Wed Sep 11

Improv: Ages 9-10, Wednesdays thru Nov. 20; led by

QC ComedySportz co-owner Patrick Adamson; through
games and exercises, students develop ability to think
quickly and imaginatively; $120-140; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5pm
Wed Sep 11
Intermediate Broadway: Ages 8+, Wednesdays thru
Nov. 20; physicality, characterization, and vocalization
skills are expanded upon in this high-energy class;
$130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:45pm Wed Sep 11
Storytelling Spectacular: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays
thru Nov. 20; explore storytelling and creative
expression in our introductory improv class; class
focuses on games and exercises geared toward students
developing the ability to think quickly and imaginatively;
$120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4:30pm Wed Sep 11
Acting: Ages 11-12, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
5:30pm Thu Sep 12
Acting: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm
Thu Sep 12
Acting: Ages 9-10, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; this
imaginative, high energy environment provides basic
theatre terminology, improvisation, characterization,
vocal technique and physical skills; concludes with
performance of a play; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:15pm
Thu Sep 12
Advanced Acting: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Nov.
21; class deepens the imagination and technique
of storytelling, through script analysis, character
development, movement, and voice and articulation
work; students will be challenged to delve into the
creative elements of physical, emotional, and vocal
presentation; class will conclude with the performance
of a play; $145-165; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:45pm Thu Sep 12
Broadway Babies: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Nov.
21; explore storytelling through song and dance; the
class develops coordination and social skills through
exercises, movement, crafts and games; class concludes
with a song onstage; $130-150; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 3:30pm
Thu Sep 12
Broadway: Ages 11+, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; class
develops storytelling and communication skills in
a musical environment; physical coordination and
confidence flourish; no one is required to sing a solo
(some may be offered), as this class is about building
confidence; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7:30pm Thu Sep 12
Broadway: Ages 9-10, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; class
develops storytelling and communication skills in
a musical environment; physical coordination and
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confidence flourish; no one is required to sing a solo
(some may be offered), as this class is about building
confidence; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6pm Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Acting: Ages 10-12, Thursdays thru
Nov. 21; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical
skills; concludes with performance of a play; $130-
150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Acting: Ages 13+, Thursdays thru
Nov. 21; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical
skills; concludes with performance of a play; $130-
150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 11:15am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Acting: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru
Nov. 21; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical
skills; concludes with performance of a play; $130-
150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9:30am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Acting: Ages 7-9, Thursdays thru
Nov. 21; this imaginative, high energy environment
provides basic theatre terminology, improvisation,
characterization, vocal technique and physical
skills; concludes with performance of a play; $130-
150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10:45am Thu Sep 12
Improv: Ages 13+, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; led by QC
ComedySportz co-owner Patrick Adamson; through
games and exercises, students develop ability to think
quickly and imaginatively; $120-140; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
5:30pm Thu Sep 12
Intermediate Acting: Ages 8-10, Thursdays thru
Nov. 21; physicality, characterization, and vocalization
skills are expanded upon; grow your skills and make your
story larger than life; $130-150; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 3:45pm Thu
Sep 12
Musical Theatre Dance: Tap for Ages 10+,
Thursdays thru Nov. 21; class will focus on basic tap
dance technique and musical theatre style movement;
students will learn the skills needed to perfect their
dance audition, as well as the how-to’s for learning and
remembering choreography; $140-160; for information,
call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
org, 4:30pm Thu Sep 12
DANCE
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative Movement, and Adult Ballet,
for ages 3 to adult; all classes taught by the company’s
professional dancers; for information and to register, call
309-786-2677, Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance, 617
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17th St, Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.com, Thu Sep 5
thru Wed Dec 4
Ballet: Ages 7-9, Saturdays thru Dec. 14; dancers learn
ballet fundamentals at the barre, center, and across the
floor; class will work on posture, musicality, and the
proper execution of steps; dancers will be introduced to
basic turns, moving steps, leaps, and work on flexibility;
$120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10:15am Sat Sep 7
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Dec. 14;
dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such
as turnout and spatial awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9am Sat Sep 7
Beginning Tap: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Dec. 14;
dancers are sure to have fun making noise with their
shoes; class will learn basic tap steps in the center
and across the floor; this class develops rhythm
and coordination by dancing to fun music; $110-
130; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10am Sat Sep 7
Budding Ballerinas: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru Dec.
14; our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and
dance class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination,
ballet positions, and movements across the floor;
focus is on developing core basics and the enjoyment
of dance; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9:10am Sat Sep 7
Ballet I, Mondays thru Dec. 9; this class introduces
the formal study of ballet technique; dancers will be
introduced to the discipline of dance while having
fun learning combinations to music; class begins with
stretching; dancers will begin to strengthen muscles
in the legs and feet needed to safely execute steps,
through exercises; $120-140; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6pm Mon
Sep 9
Ballet II, Mondays thru Dec. 9; dancers continue the
formal training in ballet technique through more
detailed combinations at the barre and across the floor;
dancers will continue learning new vocabulary and
work on proper body alignment; class will begin with
stretching and barre work to improve proper execution
of technique and musicality; $120-140; for information,
call 563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.
org, 4:15pm Mon Sep 9
Ballet III, Mondays thru Dec. 9; dancers continue
training learned in previous levels with added difficulty;
new skills and faster/slower tempos add positive
challenges in class; harder skills such as double and triple
pirouettes, jumping combinations to improve stamina,
and more will be introduced and practiced regularly;
$130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:30pm Mon Sep 9
Ballet IV, Mondays thru Dec. 9; dancers continue
training learned in previous levels with added
difficulty; new skills and faster/slower tempos add
positive challenges in class; stamina will be tested with
intricate jump combinations; advanced turns, leaps,
and combinations will be introduced and practiced
regularly; $140-160; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7pm Mon Sep 9
Ballet: Ages 10+, Mondays thru Dec. 9; dancers learn
ballet fundamentals at the barre, center, and across the
floor; class will work on posture, musicality, and the
proper execution of steps; dancers will be introduced to
basic turns, moving steps, leaps, and work on flexibility;
$120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7:15pm Mon Sep 9
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Dec. 9;
dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such
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as turnout and spatial awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5pm Mon Sep 9
Budding Ballerinas: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Dec. 9;
our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and dance
class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination, ballet
positions, and movements across the floor; focus is on
developing core basics and the enjoyment of dance;
$110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm Mon Sep 9
Advanced Tumble, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10; tumblers
will work to become comfortable executing skills
without the need of a spotter; students will learn and
create personalized routines for presentations and
recital; $130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7:10pm Tue Sep 10
Tap/Jazz I: Ages 7+, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10; tap uses
shoes with metal plates to allow the dancer to make
sounds with their feet; class will begin with proper
stretching and warm ups for each style; students
work on their memorization skills by learning short
routines; this class will perform a dance in both styles for
presentations and recital; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4:15pm
Tue Sep 10
Tap/Jazz II, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10; continue
progressing in their tap and jazz skills with more
complex and intricate steps and combinations; students
will focus on their body alignment and proper execution
of skills; this class will perform a dance in both styles for
presentations and recitals; $130-150; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
5:35pm Tue Sep 10
Tap/Jazz III, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10; dancers will work
on wings, drawbacks, and more in tap; for jazz, students
will improve their double and triple pirouettes, illusions,
leaps, and more; combinations and routines will become
more intricate; this class will perform two routines for
presentations and recitals; $140-160; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7pm
Tue Sep 10
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10;
tumblers will learn forward and backwards rolls,
cartwheels, and more; classes will perform onstage
tumble passes for presentations and recital; $110-
130; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5pm Tue Sep 10
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Tumble: Ages 5-7, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10; tumblers will
learn basic skills such as cartwheels, handstands, back
bends, and more; class begins with stretching to improve
flexibility and warm ups before working on tumbling
skills; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm Tue Sep 10
Tumble: Ages 8+, Tuesdays thru Dec. 10; tumblers will
learn basic skills such as cartwheels, handstands, back
bends, and more; class begins with stretching to improve
flexibility and warm ups before working on tumbling
skills; $120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6pm Tue Sep 10
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Dec.
11; dancers learn ballet fundamentals and concepts such
as turnout and spatial awareness; class will include floor
stretching, ballet positions and movements across the
floor; dancers work on developing musicality and ballet
vocabulary; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm Wed Sep 11
Beginning Poms: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Dec.
11; this fun and high energy class will on proper jazz
technique and include dynamic movements highlighted
by pom poms; this will focus on arm positions that can
be used in combinations to create sharp visual effects
in routines; dancers will also work on their splits, turns,
leaps, and more; $110-130; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:30pm
Wed Sep 11
Budding Ballerinas: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru Dec.
11; our tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals and
dance class etiquette; dancers will work on coordination,
ballet positions, and movements across the floor;
focus is on developing core basics and the enjoyment
of dance; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5pm Wed Sep 11
Intermediate/Advanced Poms: Teacher
Recommended Only, Wednesdays thru Dec. 11;
dancers will challenge themselves with intricate
combinations, double and triple pirouettes, jumps,
leaps, and more; class will work on the rhythm and
timing to music which drives this style; $130-150;
for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7:15pm Wed Sep 11
Poms I: Teacher Recommended Only, Wednesdays
thru Dec. 11; dancers continue their practice in jazz
technique and sharp arm placements; dancers will
learn new and more complex turns, combinations and
arm positions; routines will become more intricate
to highlight the technique learned in class; $120-
140; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6pm Wed Sep 11
Poms: Ages 10+, Wednesdays thru Dec. 11; this fun
and high energy class will on proper jazz technique
and include dynamic movements highlighted by pom
poms; this will focus on arm positions that can be used in
combinations to create sharp visual effects in routines;
dancers will also work on their splits, turns, leaps, and
more; $120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:30pm Wed Sep 11
Poms: Ages 7+, Wednesdays thru Dec. 11; this fun
and high energy class will on proper jazz technique
and include dynamic movements highlighted by pom
poms; this will focus on arm positions that can be used in
combinations to create sharp visual effects in routines;
dancers will also work on their splits, turns, leaps, and
more; $120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4:15pm Wed Sep 11
Beginning Hip Hop: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru
Dec. 12; students will learn basic hip hop steps as seen
on many TV dance shows and popular music; this
style will build precision and coordination where the
focus will be on showing off a dancer’s style; $110-
130; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5:30pm Thu Sep 12
Hip Hop: Ages 7+, Thursdays thru Dec. 12; students
will learn basic hip hop steps as seen on many TV dance
shows and popular music; this style will build precision
and coordination where the focus will be on showing
off a dancer’s style; $120-140; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4:15pm Thu
Sep 12
Homeschool Ballet I/II: Ages 7+, Thursdays thru
Dec. 12; students continue training in ballet technique
through more detailed combinations; dancers will
continue learning new vocabulary and work on proper
body alignment; dancers will work on pirouette and
pique turns, spotting, detailed moving combinations,
and more; $120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9:15am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Thursdays
thru Dec. 12; dancers learn ballet fundamentals and
concepts such as turnout and special awareness;
class will include floor stretching, ballet positions
and movements across the floor; dancers work on
developing musicality and ballet vocabulary; $110-
130; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Beginning Tap: Ages 5-7, Thursdays
thru Dec. 12; using special tap shoes to make rhythmic
sounds, this class develops timing, rhythm, and
coordination; dancers will learn basic to intermediate
tap technique in the center and across the floor; class
will focus on proper foot work, making clear sounds, and
rhythm; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-2227,
Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport
IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 9am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Budding Ballerinas: Ages 3-4,
Thursdays thru Dec. 12; our tiniest dancers learn ballet
fundamentals and dance class etiquette; dancers will
work on coordination, ballet positions, and movements
across the floor; focus is on developing core basics and
the enjoyment of dance; $110-130; for information, call
563-888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern
Ave., Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org,
11:15am Thu Sep 12
Homeschool Tap: Ages 8+, Thursdays thru Dec.
12; using special tap shoes to make rhythmic sounds,
this class develops timing, rhythm, and coordination;
dancers will learn basic to intermediate tap technique
in the center and across the floor; class will focus on
proper foot work, making clear sounds, and rhythm;
$120-140; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 10:45am Thu Sep 12
Intermediate Tumble, Thursdays thru Dec. 12;
tumblers will continue to improve tumbling basics as
they are the foundation for intermediate and advanced
skills; class will begin with a warm up and stretch session;
tumblers will begin to work on tumbling routines
that will be performed at presentations and recital;
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$130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6pm Thu Sep 12
Intermediate/Advance Hip Hop, Thursdays
thru Dec. 12; dancers will work on tricks, timing, and
performance; class will warm up with isolations of
the body and stretching, and work on combinations
in the center and across the floor; dancers will learn
more complex routines for presentations and recital;
$130-150; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:30pm Thu Sep 12
Lyrical Dance: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Dec. 12; a
combination of ballet, jazz, and modern dance with
emphasis on fluidity and grace, lyrical focuses on the
feeling behind the music and expressing emotions
through movement; dancers learn to express themselves
as artists while dancing to stories revealed in the lyrics of
contemporary music; $130-150; for information, call 563-
888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 7:20pm Thu
Sep 12
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Dec. 12;
tumblers will learn forward and backwards rolls,
cartwheels, and more; classes will perform onstage
tumble passes for presentations and recital; $110-
130; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport
Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport IA,
DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 4pm Thu Sep 12
Tumble: Ages 5-7, Thursdays thru Dec. 12; tumblers
will learn basic skills such as cartwheels, handstands,
back bends, and more; class begins with stretching to
improve flexibility and warm ups before working on
tumbling skills; $110-130; for information, call 563-888-
2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave.,
Davenport IA, DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 5pm Thu
Sep 12
Teen Scherenschnitte Workshop: 3D Class,
Keith Bonnstetter joins us for the art of paper design…
German American Heritage Center, 11:30am Sat Sep 7
Sundays with Miss Jean, Miss Jean brings chess,
juggling, and logic puzzles for families… Felix Adler
Children’s Discovery Center, 2pm Sun Sep 8 thru Sun
Sep 22
WOW Wednesdays, geared for school-aged kids
and their families; Miss Jean is… Felix Adler Children’s
Discovery Center, 2pm Wed Sep 11 thru Wed Sep 25
National Coloring Day Goes Big!, celebrate National
Coloring Day in a big way; relax in… Family Museum,
10am Sat Sep 14
Saturday Science Lab, sop in to see what amazing
experiment, demo, or activity… Family Museum,
10:30am Sat Sep 21
Hop to It!, join Iowa’s only rabbit rescue, A Home for
EveryBunny, for… Family Museum, 10am Sat Sep 28
October
WOW Wednesdays, geared for school-aged kids
and their families; Miss Jean is… Felix Adler Children’s
Discovery Center, 2pm Wed Oct 2 thru Wed Oct 30
Funtime Fridays, this favorite program is designed
for preschoolers and their grown-ups,… Felix Adler
Children’s Discovery Center, 10am Fri Oct 4 thru Fri
Oct 25
Storytime Saturdays with Ms. Cotton, enjoy a good
book or two with Rachel Cotton… Felix Adler Children’s
Discovery Center, 10am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat Oct 26
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November & December
Funtime Fridays, this favorite program is designed
for preschoolers and their grown-ups,… Felix Adler
Children’s Discovery Center, 10am Fri Nov 1 thru Fri
Nov 29
Storytime Saturdays with Ms. Cotton, enjoy a good
book or two with Rachel Cotton… Felix Adler Children’s
Discovery Center, 10am Sat Nov 2 thru Sat Nov 30
Make Your Own Turkey Gobbler, get your gobble
on by crafting your very own turkey… Family Museum,
9:30am Sat Nov 2
The Great Gobble-Along, pro-gobblers help us all
gobble together and learn how real… Family Museum,
11:30am Sat Nov 2
WOW Wednesdays, geared for school-aged kids
and their families; Miss Jean is… Felix Adler Children’s
Discovery Center, 2pm Wed Nov 6 thru Wed Dec 4
Neighborhood Toy Store Day, held in The Fox & Bee
store; 15% off for… Family Museum, 9am Sat Nov 9
Veteran’s Day Project, support those who served and
protected our country by bringing… Family Museum,
10:30am Sat Nov 9
Sundays with Miss Jean, Miss Jean brings chess,
juggling, and logic puzzles for families… Felix Adler
Children’s Discovery Center, 2pm Sun Nov 10 thru Sun
Nov 24
Saturday Science Lab, stop in to see what amazing
experiment, demo, or activity… Family Museum,
10:30am Sat Nov 16
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Day Out With Thomas: The Steam Team Tour 2019,
Sept. 14 & 15, and 20-22; held at 225 10th… Downtown
Boone, Sat Sep 14 thru Sun Sep 22
October
GiGi’s Playhouse Superhero 5K, 1 Mile Walk
and Kids Dash, a family-friendly morning that raises
community awareness of and acceptance… Veterans
Memorial Park, 7am Sat Oct 5
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of…
Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Oct 5 and Sat Oct 19
Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9, on the 1st & 3rd Sat.
of… Niabi Zoo, 10:15am Sat Oct 5 and Sat Oct 19
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13, on the 1st & 3rd
Sat. of… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am Sat Oct 5 and Sat Oct 19
Sunday Funday, for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Oct 6
KinderNature: Spider Plants, for ages 3-5; the spider
plant is among the most… Quad City Botanical Center,
10:30am Tue Oct 8
21st Annual Noogiefest, a free Halloween/fall-festival
party for children and their families; join… Gilda’s Club
Quad Cities, 4pm Sat Oct 19
November & December
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of…
Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Nov 2 and Sat Nov 16

Caine’s Cardboard Challenge, invent, design, and CLASSES Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9, on the 1st & 3rd Sat.

MUSEUMS construct all using cardboard in our annual… Family

Museum, 10:30am Sat Oct 5 Biology Beginnings, Tuesdays thru Oct. 15, for
of… Niabi Zoo, 10:15am Sat Nov 2 and Sat Nov 16

September
Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action, featuring
the theme of action adventures popular in the… Family
Museum, Thu Sep 5 thru Sun Sep 8
Funtime Fridays, this favorite program is designed
for preschoolers and their grown-ups,… Felix Adler
Children’s Discovery Center, 10am Fri Sep 6 thru Fri
Sep 27
Storytime Saturdays with Ms. Cotton, enjoy a good
book or two with Rachel Cotton… Felix Adler Children’s
Discovery Center, 10am Sat Sep 7 thru Sat Sep 28
Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action Farewell
Celebration!, take advantage of your last chance to
have fun in… Family Museum, 10am Sat Sep 7
Teen Scherenschnitte Workshop: 2D Class,
Keith Bonnstetter joins us for the art of paper design…
German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat Sep 7
Special Needs Night, the Family Museum will open
its doors after hours for… Family Museum, 5:30pm Fri
Oct 11
Sundays with Miss Jean, Miss Jean brings chess,
juggling, and logic puzzles for families… Felix Adler
Children’s Discovery Center, 2pm Sun Oct 13 thru Sun
Oct 27
St. Ambrose Chemistry Department Show, you
won’t want to miss this jaw-dropping show with tons…
Family Museum, 10:30am Sat Oct 19
Scarecrow Shenanigans: Monster Takeover,
enjoy a variety of spooky, ooky, and kooky activities,
experiments,… Family Museum, noon Sun Oct 20
Nighttime Friends, programs at 11am & 1pm; learn
more about Iowa’s incredible… Family Museum, 11am
Sat Oct 26
preschoolers. with instructors Diane Whiteman and…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 12:30pm Tue Sep 10
Environment and Ecosystem, Tuesdays thru Oct. 15;
for grades K-2. with instructor Samuel… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 5:30pm Tue Sep 10
Environment and Ecosystem, Wednesdays thru Oct.
16; for grades 3-5. with instructor Samuel… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Wed Sep 11
Fun with DNA, Thursdays thru Oct. 17, for grades
6-8. with instructor Samuel… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 5:30pm Thu Sep 12
Science and Technology, Thursdays thru Apr. 30, for
preschoolers. with instructors Pat Beréskin… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 12:30pm Thu Sep 12
Complete the Circuit, Thursdays thru Nov. 21, for
grades 4-8. with instructors Niketan Mourya… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Thu Oct 24
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13, on the 1st & 3rd
Sat. of… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am Sat Nov 2 and Sat Nov 16
Sunday Funday, for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Nov 3
KinderNature, for ages 3-5; wild turkeys are native to
North America… Quad City Botanical Center, 10:30am
Tue Nov 12
Teddy Bear Tea, for ages 2-12; tea party for youths and
their adult… Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel, 2pm Sun
Nov 24
Sugar Plum Ball, a dress-up evening for special
sugarplums and their favorite gentlemen; for
information, call 309-793-1213, Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 2021 State St., Bettendorf IA,
QuadCityArts.com, 6pm Tue Nov 26
Sunday Funday, for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Dec 1

OTHER EVENTS
September

Animal Tales, for ages 3-5, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of… August 6 Crossword Answers
Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Sep 7 and Sat Sep 21

Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9, on the 1st & 3rd Sat.
of… Niabi Zoo, 10:15am Sat Sep 7 and Sat Sep 21

Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13, on the 1st & 3rd

Sat. of… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am Sat Sep 7 and Sat Sep 21

Year Round Inventors’ Club, Mondays thru Apr. 27,

for grades 3-8. with instructor Samuel… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 4pm Mon Sep 9

Year Round Inventors’ Club, Mondays thru Apr. 27,

for grades 6-8. with instructor Samuel… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 6pm Mon Sep 9

KinderNature: Monarchs, for ages 3-5; Monarchs

are the king of butterflies; learn… Quad City Botanical
Center, 10:30am Tue Sep 10

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ACROSS 100. A refrigerant 38. Sir or madam

1. Volcano shape 101. Place in S. China 40. Struggle for air
5. Auto-body part 102. And _! 41. Bamboozles
10. Boa 103. Diatribe 43. British composer
15. Suit in tarot 106. Means of execution 44. Test again
19. PGA event 108. SWAT team gear: 2 wds. 47. Lute of a kind
20. Footless creatures 110. Eau _ _ 49. Water brand
21. Appointed 112. Shots in tennis 53. _ orange
22. Morphology branch: Abbr. 114. Wildebeest 54. Closing stanza
23. Spilled the beans 115. End of the quip: 6 wds. 55. Memorize
24. _ four 124. Kett of old comics 58. _ and kin
25. Scrape 125. The Pentateuch 63. Running bird
26. Post 126. Numbskull 64. Unyielding
27. Start of a quip by W. Somerset 127. Dismounted 66. The self
Maugham: 5 wds. 128. For men only 67. Creature in Greek myth
31. Priest’s vestment 129. Pain relief brand 69. Wind
32. Command for a pooch 130. Key group 71. Stick
33. Pasta sauce 131. _ tetra 73. Clear out!
34. Persistent demand 132. Food fish 75. Tumbling feats
39. Errors 133. Made tractable 76. Architectural order
42. Caulking, e.g. 134. Bovine 77. Priestly
45. Operated 135. Proceedings 78. Reject
46. “Midnight at the _” 80. Wall piers
48. Silly DOWN 82. Root or Yale
50. “Murder on the _” 1. Toll 83. Wyoming’s Grand _
51. The rudiments 2. Jerusalem haddock 84. Barges
52. Part 2 of quip: 3 wds. 3. Goose 87. Cookie brand
56. Rep. 4. Memory trace 89. Denomination
57. Paved way 5. Goldilocks sat in his chair: 2 wds. 93. Certain outbuilding
59. Sask. neighbor 6. Mocking one 94. Rip the stitches
60. Coil around 7. Observe 95. Cachinnation
61. Besmirch 8. Mrs. Archie Bunker 96. River in France
62. Mugs 9. Machine tools 99. For younger folks
65. Overhangs 10. Role in Rossini’s “Cenerentola” 104. O.T. name
68. Acts of barbarism 11. Show 105. Order
70. Makes lace 12. _ Khayyam 107. Concern of moralists
72. Curia _ 13. Got together: 2 wds. 109. Suriname neighbor
74. Roberts or Ephron 14. Astaire and others 111. _ Gay
75. Seines 15. Hoisting device 113. Khalil’s successor
79. Spanish poet 16. Single-leafed 115. Cape
81. Passages for watercraft 17. _ Alto 116. A Holy Roman emperor
85. Mauna _ 18. Tap or team ending 117. Beehive State city
86. Dragon constellation 28. Macaroni piece 118. Breaker
88. Birds 29. Faith: Abbr. 119. Turn the _
90. Energy type: Abbr. 30. Compass pt. 120. Sped
91. Abbr. in commerce 34. Drags 121. Fish sauce
92. Part 3 of quip 35. Capital of Morocco 122. Amusing guy
97. Japanese statesman 36. I give up! 123. Lab burner
98. Painter _ Mondrian 37. _ Minor
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Movie Reviews By Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com

Service
with a Sneer
ANGEL HAS FALLEN
In the new action thriller Angel Has
Fallen, Gerard Butler plays Secret Ser-
vice agent Mike Banning for the third
time, having already portrayed this gruff,
dyspeptic, über-violent patriot in 2013’s
Olympus Has Fallen and 2016’s London
Has Fallen. Considering those were two of
the more painfully awful studio releases
I’ve suffered through this decade, direc-
tor Ric Roman Waugh’s second sequel, I
presumed, had nowhere to go but up. And
blessedly, Angels Has Fallen is indeed less
noxious than its predecessors. For a full 20
minutes.
As I’m tired of repeating (and you’re
perhaps tired of reading), Butler is the film
star whose appearances I dread more than
anyone else’s. Given the Scottish perform-
er’s one-note grimness, unmissable self-
regard, and distractingly mush-mouthed
attempts at American accents, I generally Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman in Angel Has Fallen
spend the majority of Butler’s screen time
staring helplessly at my auditoriums’ exit who has been cast as devious turncoats While the Russians prove to be the ulti- Fallen couldn’t possibly get more unpleas-
signs. Yet it turns out that when he’s not so many times before, that his latest offer- mate bad guys, their nasty dealings take ant, the fi lm scarred me with an image I
playing God’s Gift to Us All – which is ing doesn’t even bother to treat Huston’s place entirely off-screen, with the sky-high unfortunately won’t be forgetting any time
what Butler’s presence suggests in about 95 treachery as a surprise. (There’s also pile of corpses here composed merely of soon. Naturally, now that Banning has a
percent of his movie roles – he’s not alto- another, just-as-predictable mole lurking Americans employed by the Russians. (In wife and baby girl, they have to be put in
gether bad, and Waugh’s follow-up has the amidst Angel Has Fallen’s White House this series, that’s actually a sign of prog- mortal jeopardy, which happens after a
good sense, at least at the start, to make its staff, but I’ll keep his identity secret for ress.) Yet following that fateful fishing couple of gun-toting goons unexpectedly
Mike Banning recognizably human. those two or three viewers who might not trip, with Banning framed for the plot to show up in the Bannings’ kitchen. Perabo,
An introductory, bait-and-switch action instantly surmise it.) Regardless, Waugh’s assassinate the president, Waugh’s thriller pro that she is, mimics her fear effectively.
sequence effectively establishes Banning’s fi lm ambles along adequately enough up quickly turns into a sub-moronic take on That baby, though, looks absolutely horri-
bad-ass bona fides. Before long, though, to and including its fi rst major action The Fugitive, with Butler – no longer show- fied, shrieking with arms outstretched 10
we also see him seized by migraines and set piece, which finds the U.S. president ing any signs of internal or external weak- feet to the left of the door through which
popping pain pills, with a doctor’s visit (Morgan Freeman), Banning, and roughly ness – in the Harrison Ford role and Jada the assailants enter. Such a reaction could
revealing that our theoretically indestruc- two dozen fellow agents attacked by a Pinkett Smith as Tommy Lee Jones. Given only have come from some off-screen indi-
tible agent is both an exterior and interior swarm of artillery-laden drones during a Butler’s immediate return to auto-sneer vidual purposefully eliciting the child’s
wreck, likely due to the spine-cracking fishing trip. The drones’ approach from and Pinkett Smith’s relentlessly bland panic – ripping the head off her doll,
abuse endured in his previous world- afar is giddily effective (“Are those bats?”), dialogue, this is nowhere near as much maybe, or slapping her real-life mother –
saving adventures. It’s hardly the last 10 and despite the somewhat cheesy CGI fun as it might sound. But then again, and it made me want to punch whomever
minutes of Captain Phillips. But Angel effects, the explosive repercussions of the nothing in this ridiculous enterprise is: it was that caused the infant’s spontane-
Has Fallen’s view of Mike Banning – and, onslaught – with all but Banning and the not the arrival of Nick Nolte as Banning’s ous reaction for the sake of cheap sym-
by extension, Gerard Butler himself – as prez killed – are so implausibly yet enjoy- estranged father, a forest-dwelling hermit pathy. That poor kid has her whole life to
fallible is supremely refreshing, as are the ably over-the-top that my jaw practically who evidently spent millions on home be traumatized by Gerard Butler movies.
early scenes of the agent enjoying domestic dropped … and not, for once, because of security; not the palace intrigue at the She shouldn’t have been forced to start as
tranquility with his wife (the lovely, much- how ludicrous this particular Has Fallen White House, a building apparently void a 10-month-old.
missed Piper Perabo), infant daughter, and release was proving to be. of security systems and employees with
best friend of several decades, the latter of That, however, was where the movie’s half a brain; not the endless car chases For reviews of Good Boys, Fast & Furi-
whom winds up being the movie’s chief opening 20 minutes ended, and from there and shoot-outs and scenes of smoke bil- ous Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Don’t Let
villain. on out, nearly everything I detested about lowing from newly destroyed edifices, the Go, The Peanut Butter Falcon, Ready or
This, by the way, is the complete oppo- the previous Mike Banning fl icks came ones in the final minutes boasting perhaps Not, Overcomer, The Angry Birds Movie
site of a Spoiler given that said best friend back in full force. To be fair, Angel is far the lamest green-screen effects the millen- 2, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Dora
is played by Danny Huston, a character less xenophobic and grossly ‘Murica First nium has yet produced. & the Lost City of Gold, and other recent
actor who oozes such malevolence, and than the Olympus and London entries. And just when I thought Angel Has releases, visit RCReader.com/movies.
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Nurse Case Scenario
I have to go visit my mom, who’s in the
hospital in another state. She’s really ill.
Her boyfriend told me she’s lost a lot of
weight and it might be shocking to see her
initially. I want to be strong for her, but
I’m a big crier. I cry on every phone call,
and it’s awful. How do I show up for her
and not let my feelings overwhelm me so
she is not sad or worried about me and can
concentrate on getting better?
– Emotional
When you’re visiting a friend or loved one
who’s seriously ill, it’s nice to show up bear-
ing gifts – such as flowers, magazines, and a
paper bag you can hyperventilate into.
It’s scary seeing someone you care about
all small and frail in a hospital bed. And this
is your mom who’s really ill. If something
happens to her, it’s not like you can just run
out and pick up another one at Costco.
Even so, the level of fear you experience
when you see her is something you could
have some control over. Neuroscience stud-
ies find that novel experiences are the most
emotionally powerful, having the most
intense effect on us. Additionally, psy-
chology research finds that people quickly
become acclimated to both positive and
negative changes in their lives. Accordingly,
seeing your mom for the first time will have
the most gut-punch-ability.
To dial down the intensity of your reac-
tion when you first see her, you could ask
her boyfriend to take some video of her and
send it to you. He should ask your mom first,
of course, so it won’t violate her privacy, and
perhaps cast what he’s doing as sending you
a hello. If she balks at letting him, he could
then tell her the real deal: that it’s to emo-
tionally prepare you for seeing her.
The other major player in how you react
to your mom’s condition is empathy. Neu-
roscientists Olga Klimecki and Tania Singer
note that empathy involves our observing
or even just imagining what another person
is feeling and having that trigger the same
sort of feeling in us. They give the example
of hearing that a friend is sad because her
grandmother is dying: “Our first reaction
would be empathy, which means we would
share the feeling of sadness and thereby
know what our friend is going through.”
This initial bolt of empathy rises up
automatically. But once you experience
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it, Klimecki and Singer explain, there’s a
fork in the road, which is to say you can go
one of two ways with your empathy: into
unhealthy empathic distress or healthy,
empathic concern.
Empathic distress is a me-focused
response – empathy that turns into emo-
tional quicksand when we just keep “feeling
with” a person (feeling and feeling and feel-
ing) without doing anything to try to change
their situation. In time, we get overwhelmed
by the distress we’re experiencing at their
distress. This often leads to what Klimecki
and Singer call “withdrawal behavior”: our
trying to escape our uncomfortable emo-
tions by ducking out and leaving the other
person alone with their suffering.
Empathic concern, on the other hand,
is an other-focused response. It starts with
our experiencing that initial bolt of “feeling
with” a person who’s suffering, but then we
shift into “feeling for” – as in “What can I
do for you?” Empathic concern is basically
empathy with an action plan, motivating
us to try to make things better for another
person.
The important takeaway for you is that
you don’t have to let your feelings run the
show, dragging you boo-hoo-ingly along
behind them. You can instead control your
feelings by shifting from me-driven empa-
thy, empathic distress, to mom-centered
empathic concern. In practice, this simply
takes redirecting your focus from how sad
you are to how helpful you can be – emo-
tionally and practically. Think Warrior
Nurse instead of Drama Queen.
One of the kindest things you can do for
a very sick person is make their life boringly
normal. Distract them from their illness by
watching their favorite streamed show with
them, playing Scrabble, losing $6 million to
them in gin rummy, telling them the latest
gossip about the slutty neighbor.
Really, your just being there is huge. And
once you leave, you can start sending her
cards a few days a week. This will help keep
you from falling into the swamp of me-
focused pointless distress, and it’ll be com-
forting for her. Ultimately, it’s feeling loved
– not laughter – that’s “the best medicine.”
I’m guessing that’s why hospitals instituted
visiting hours instead of replacing the IV
bag on the pole with a foul-mouthed parrot
in a tiny bandanna squawking insults at
passerby.
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Muir
(1838–1914) was skilled at creating and
using machinery. In his 20s, he dili-
gently expressed those aptitudes. But at
age 27, while working in a carriage parts factory,
he suffered an accident that blinded him. For sev-
eral months, he lay in bed, hoping to recuperate.
During that time, Muir decided that if his sight
returned, he would thereafter devote it to explor-
ing the beauty of the natural world. The miracle
came to pass, and for the rest of his life he traveled
and explored the wilds of North America, becom-
ing an influential naturalist, author, and early
environmentalist. I’d love to see you respond to
one of your smaller setbacks – much less dramatic
than Muir’s! – with comparable panache, Aries.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Of all the
children on the planet, 3 percent live in
the U.S. And yet American children are
in possession of 40 percent of the
world’s toys. In accordance with astrological
omens, I hereby invite you to be like an extrava-
gant American child in the coming weeks. You
have cosmic permission to seek maximum fun
and treat yourself to zesty entertainment and lose
yourself in uninhibited laughter and wow your-
self with beguiling games and delightful gizmos.
It’s playtime!
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ama
are Japanese women whose job it is to
dive to the sea bottom and fetch oysters
bearing pearls. The water is usually
cold, and the workers use no breathing apparatus,
depending instead on specialized techniques to
hold their breath. I propose we make them your
inspirational role models. The next few weeks will
be a favorable time, metaphorically speaking, for
you to descend into the depths in quest of valu-
ables and inspirations.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Renowned
Cancerian neurologist Oliver Sacks
believed that music and gardens could
be vital curative agents, as therapeutic
as pharmaceuticals. My personal view is that
walking in nature can be as medicinal as working
and lolling in a garden. As for music, I would
extend his prescription to include singing and
dancing as well as listening. I’m also surprised
that Sacks didn’t give equal recognition to the
healing power of touch, which can be wondrously
rejuvenating, either in its erotic or non-erotic
forms. I bring these thoughts to your attention
because I suspect the coming weeks will be a
Golden Age of non-pharmaceutical healing for
you. I’m not suggesting that you stop taking the
drugs you need to stay healthy; I simply mean that
music, nature, and touch will have an extra-sub-
lime impact on your well-being.
LEO (July 23-August 22): If you visual-
ize what ancient Rome looked like, it’s
possible you draw on memories of
scenes you’ve seen portrayed in movies.
The blockbuster film Gladiator starring Russell
Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott may be one of
those templates. The weird thing is that Gladiator
and many other such movies were inspired by the
grandiose paintings of the ancient world done by
Dutch artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836–
1912). And in many ways, his depictions were not
at all factual. I bring this to your attention, Leo, in
the hope that it will prod you to question the accu-
racy and authenticity of your mental pictures. The
coming weeks will be a favorable time to get fuzzy
and incorrect memories into closer alignment
with the truth, and to shed any illusions that
might be distorting your understanding of
reality.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22): I
don’t know if the coming weeks will be
an Anaïs Nin phase for you. But they
could be if you want them to. It’s up to
you whether you’ll dare to be as lyrical, sensual,
deep, expressive, and emotionally rich as she was.
In case you decide that yes, you will, here are
quotes from Nin that might serve you well. (1) It
is easy to love and there are so many ways to do it.
(2) My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to
find peace with exactly who and what I am. (3) I
am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the mar-
velous has power over me. Anything I can not
transform into something marvelous, I let go. (4)
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s
courage. (5) It was while helping others to be free
that I gained my own freedom.
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LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
“When you’re nailing a custard pie to
the wall, and it starts to wilt, it doesn’t
do any good to hammer in more nails.”
So advised novelist Wallace Stegner. I hope I’m
delivering his counsel in time to dissuade you
from even trying to nail a custard pie to the wall
– or an omelet or potato chip or taco, for that
matter. What might be a better use of your
energy? You could use the nails to build some-
thing that will actually be useful to you.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21):
“I hid my deepest feelings so well I
forgot where I placed them,” wrote
author Amy Tan. My Scorpio friend
Audrey once made a similar confession: “I buried
my secrets so completely from the prying curios-
ity of other people that I lost track of them myself.”
If either of those descriptions apply to you, Scor-
pio, the coming weeks will be an excellent time to
secure a remedy. You’ll have extra power and luck
if you commune with and celebrate your hidden
feelings and buried secrets.
SAGI T TA R I US ( Novemb er
22-December 21): “No Eden valid with-
out serpent.” Novelist Wallace Stegner
wrote that pithy riff. I think it’s a good
motto for you to use in the immediate future.
How do you interpret it? Here’s what I think. As
you nourish your robust vision of paradise-on-
earth, and as you carry out the practical actions
that enable you to manifest that vision, it’s wise to
have some creative irritant in the midst of it. That
bug, that question, that tantalizing mystery is the
key to keeping you honest and discerning. It gives
credibility and gravitas to your idealistic
striving.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): The coco de mer is a palm tree that
grows in the Seychelles. Its seed is huge,
weighing as much as forty pounds and
having a diameter of 19 inches. The seed takes
seven years to grow into its mature form, then
takes an additional two years to germinate. Every-
thing I just said about the coco de mer seed
reminds me of you, Capricorn. According to my
analysis of the astrological omens, you’ve been
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working on ripening an awesome seed for a long
time, and are now in the final phase before it
sprouts. The Majestic Budding may not fully kick
in until 2020, but I bet you’re already feeling the
enjoyable, mysterious pressure.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): If you throw a pool ball or a bronze
Buddha statue at a window, the glass
will break. In fact, the speed at which it fractures
could reach 3,000 miles per hour. Metaphorically
speaking, your mental blocks and emotional
obstacles are typically not as crackable. You may
smack them with your angry probes and bash
them with your desperate pleas, yet have little or
no effect. But I suspect that in the coming weeks,
you’ll have much more power than usual to shat-
ter those vexations. So I hereby invite you to hurl
your strongest blasts at your mental blocks and
emotional obstacles. Don’t be surprised if they
collapse at unexpectedly rapid speeds.
PISCES (February 19-March 20): In
the 13th Century, the Italian city of
Bologna was serious about guarding the
integrity of its cuisine. In 1250, the cheese guild
issued a decree proclaiming, “If you make fake
mortadella … your body will be stretched on the
rack three times, you will be fined 200 gold coins,
and all the food you make will be destroyed.” I
appreciate such devotion to purity and authentic-
ity and factualness. And I recommend that in the
coming weeks, you commit to comparable stan-
dards in your own sphere. Don’t let your own
offerings be compromised or corrupted. The same
with the offerings you receive from other people.
Be impeccable.
Homework: Saul Bellow wrote, “Imagination is a force
of nature. Is this not enough to make a person full of
ecstasy?” Do you agree? Visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
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THURSDAY
2019/09/05 (Thu)
5 Satan’s God – Googolplexia – Blue
Bobby Ray Bunch – The J Bar, 4215
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Diane Coffee – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Justin Furstenfeld – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City
IA
Moeller Nights: The Growlers –
The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East
Moline IL
Old Salt Union – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Quinn Enter tainment Music
Showcase – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Shonen Knife – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Tony McManus – Bishop Hill Creative
Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill St.,
Bishop Hill IL
FRIDAY
2019/09/06 (Fri)
6 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
ADE – London Fog – Tooth Ivy –
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
Class of ‘82 – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Craig Swallwell Band – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Dave Ellis/Rich Fricke – Treehouse
Pub & Eatery, 2239 E. Kimberly Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
The Dweebs – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Jazz After Five w/ Ross Clowser
(5pm) – Chinga la Migra!
(7:30pm) – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Jordan Danielsen – Mississippi River
Distilling Company & Cody Road
Cocktail House, 303 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – Steventon’s,
1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Live @ Five: Avey/Grouws Band
(5pm) – RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
My Politic – Ca D’Zan, 411 South Rd.,
Cambridge IL
MySpace Emo Prom – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Pop & Folk Music Concert (noon) –
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St.,
Moline IL
Ron Wilson, Tony Hoeppner, Rick
Maddelien, & Terry Hanson (5pm)
– Wide River Winery - LeClaire, 106
N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
MUSIC
Movies – Lackluster – Shittalk
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Storm Large – Hancher Auditorium,
141 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA
Whoozdads? (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
SATURDAY
2019/09/07 (Sat)
7 (1:30pm) – Subatlantic (3pm) –
Chachuba – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Corporate Rock – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Crooked Cactus Band (11am) –
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Crooked Cactus Band (8:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
The Four C Notes: A Frankie Valli
& the Four Seasons Tribute –
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black
Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Funktastic Five – River House, 1510
River Dr., Moline IL
Gracie Curran & the High Falutin’
Band – Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ,
300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Gray Wolf Band – Jumer’s Casino &
Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr., Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – City
Limits Saloon & Grill, 4514 9th St.,
Rock Island IL
Guest List Series featuring Dickie,
Glen Alfred, & Nikki Lunden –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Ian Franciskovich (10am) –
Dulcimer Dreams (11am) – Al
& Jeannie Brown (noon) – Jeff
Manfredini (1pm) – Daniel
Watkins (2pm) – Kat Blomquist
(3pm) – Hornbaker Gardens, 22937
1140 N. Ave., Princeton IL
Logan Mize – Mississippi Moon Bar
@ Diamond Jo Casino, 301 Bell St.,
Dubuque IA
Moeller Nights: Justin Peter
Kinkel–Schuster – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
The Tailfins – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Tony Hoeppner & Friends – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
SUNDAY
2019/09/08 (Sun)
8 Release Show – The Mill, 120 E.
Aaron Cohen – Juliano Dock –
Soultru – Dillon Fuego – Brother
of Blues (6pm) – Beetle Box
(8pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Bill Scorzari – Ca D’Zan, 411 South
Rd., Cambridge IL
Chill on the Hill: The White Tornado
Minus 6 (4:30pm) – Augustana
College Anderson Pavilion, 3750
7th Ave., Rock Island IL
Danen Kane (6pm) – South Park
Presbyterian Church, 1501 30th St.,
Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
TUESDAY
2019/09/10 (Tue)
10
Chris and Cliff Riffle – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Thollem – Aqualife – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY 11
2019/09/11 (Wed)
Billow Wood – Ca D’Zan, 411 South
Rd., Cambridge IL
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Season to Risk – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2019/09/12 (Thu)
12
Fuze Latin Night – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Hemlock – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Jordan Danielsen – The J Bar, 4215
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: The Get Up Kids
– Cloud Nothings – The Whiffs –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
FRIDAY
2019/09/13 (Fri)
13
Bobby Ray Bunch (6pm) –
Steventon’s, 1399 Eagle Ridge Rd,
LeClaire IA
Douglas Kramer Nye Album
SEPTEMBER 5–OCTOBER 3
The Knockoffs @ Harley Corins – September 14
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
GARP Barn Stage: Crab Claw (7pm)
– The Medium (8pm) – Liza Anne
(9pm) – Susto (10pm) – Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
GARP Valley Stage: Invisible Low
End Power (8:30pm) – Starship
Pilgrims (9:30pm) – Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm) –
Rock Island Hy-Vee Market Grille,
2930 18th Ave., Rock Island IL
Leaders of the Pack – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Live @ Five: Class of ‘82 (5pm) –
RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) –
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Midwest Side – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Night People (6pm) – The
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood
Rd., Bettendorf IA
Rick K & the Allnighters – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
The Struts – Mississippi Moon Bar @
Diamond Jo Casino, 301 Bell St.,
Dubuque IA
SATURDAY
2019/09/14 (Sat)
14
3 Years Hollow – Discrepancies –
Alborn – Hong Kong Sleepover
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
50 Shades of Rock – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
An Evening with Audra McDonald –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
Ash Lauryn – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Code 415 – The Logger House Bar &
Grill, 256 S. State Ave., Hampton IL
Everyday People Say What – Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
GARP Barn Stage: Hemhora (4pm)
– Neighbor Lady (5pm) – Cotton
Clifton (6pm) – Campdogzz
(7pm) – Robert Ellis (8pm) – Crab
Claw (9pm) – Susto (10pm) –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
GARP Valley Stage: Emma (6:30pm)
– Ghost Wolves (7:30pm) – David
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H. (8:30pm) – Doom Flower
(9:30pm) – Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
The Knockoffs – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Leaders of the Pack – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Marian Lee: Butterfly Lovers
Concerto – Galvin Fine Arts Center,
St. Ambrose University, 2101 N.
Gaines St., Davenport IA
Rick K & the Allnighters – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Surf Zombies – Doc Miller Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
The Wichita Lineman: A Tribute
to Glen Campbell – Ohnward
Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St.,
Maquoketa IA
SUNDAY
2019/09/15 (Sun)
15
Gray Wolf Band (noon) – Stephens
Park, 7th St. & 15th Ave., Moline IL
Les Filles de Illighadad – Shining
Realm – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
William Z. Villain – Ca D’Zan, 411
South Rd., Cambridge IL
MONDAY
2019/09/16 (Mon)
16
Skating Polly – Scamper – Good
Devils – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2019/09/17 (Tue)
17
Andrew Collins Trio (3pm) –
Butterworth Center, 1105 8th
Street, Moline IL
Lily DeTaeye – Diana & Ty – The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 18
2019/09/18 (Wed)
Andrew Collins Trio (2pm) –
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Kurt Friese Memorial Fundraiser:
Greg Brown – The Awful Purdies
– Dave Zollo – Slewgrass – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Strand of Oaks –
Chicago Farmer – Frankie Lee
– Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
The Night People (5:30pm) –
Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
Soccer Mommy – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
THURSDAY
2019/09/19 (Thu)
19
Andrew Collins Trio (6pm) –
Muscatine Art Center, 1314
Mulberry Ave., Muscatine IA
Beppe Gambetta – Ca D’Zan, 411
South Rd., Cambridge IL
Citrus Sunday w/ Hummingbird
Horizon and Loci – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Eli Alger – The J Bar, 4215 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Emily Wolfe – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Get the Led Out – Adler Theatre, 136
E. Third St., Davenport IA
Joseph – Deep Sea Diver – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
FRIDAY
2019/09/20 (Fri)
20
An Evening with Gaelic Storm –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Beazley Phillips: Elton John Tribute
(5pm) – Wide River Winery -
LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Buc k tow n Revue fe at uring
the Andrew Collins Trio –
Nighswander Theatre, 2822
Eastern Ave, Davenport IA
Charly Bliss – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Crooked Cactus – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
D a n i e l St ra t m a n (6 p m) –
Steventon’s, 1399 Eagle Ridge Rd,
LeClaire IA
Flashmob – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Joe Pug – Dead Horses – The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Live @ Five: The Candymakers
(5pm) – RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
Melanie Devaney (noon) –
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Northern Parallels 036: Mike Derer
– Higgy – Jason Bryant – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Pit Lord – Post A.D. – Chronic
Lethargy – Haddonfield – RIBCO,
1815 Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Windy City Dueling Pianos – The
Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Yola – Cory Chisel – Adriel Denae –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
SATURDAY 21
2019/09/21 (Sat)
Bugeye Sprite – Grease Monkeys
Sports Bar & Grill, 702 1st St.,
Colona IL
Code 415 – VIP’s Corner Bar & Grill,
4100 4th Ave., Moline IL
David G. Smith (3pm) – Lindsay Park,
River Drive and Mound Street,
Davenport IA
David Zollo & the Body Electric –
Abbie Callahan – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Elizabeth Moen – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City
IA
Glenview Middle School Mariachi
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Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
Haphazard – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Twin Peaks – Slow
Pulp – Dehd – The Rust Belt, 533
12th Ave., East Moline IL
Mungion – My Posse in Effect –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Signature Soirée: A Night in Vienna
(5:30pm) – Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Time Machine – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Whoozdads? (11am) – Lindsay Park,
River Drive and Mound Street,
Davenport IA
Whoozdads? (8pm) – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
ZUNIS – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
MONDAY
2019/09/23 (Mon)
23
Gordon Lightfoot – Adler Theatre,
136 E. Third St., Davenport IA
Julius Quartet (2pm) – Wesley
United Methodist Church, 400
Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA
Just Friends – Save Face – The
Sonder Bombs – Candy Pop
(5:30pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2019/09/24 (Tue)
24
Universit y of Iowa Jazz
Performances (6:30pm) – The
Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
WEDNESDAY 25
2019/09/25 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
Reflections – Rock Island Arsenal
Heritage Hall, Rock Island Arsenal,
Rock Island IL
iHearIC – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY
2019/09/27 (Fri)
27
Becca Mancari – Frances Cone – The
Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City
IA
Casual Classics: Concert I (5pm)
– Galvin Fine Arts Center, St.
Ambrose University, 2101 N. Gaines
St., Davenport IA
Charlie Daniels Band – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Fairwarning Band – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Julius Quartet – Bettendorf High
School Performing Arts Center,
3333 18th St., Bettendorf IA
Klaus Johann Grobe – Reptaliens –

SUNDAY
2019/09/22 (Sun)
22
Black Violin – Englert Theatre, 221
East Washington St., Iowa City IA
Chamber Music Quad Cities: The
Recital (3pm) – Trinity Episcopal
Parish House, 121 W. 12th St.,
Davenport IA
Godsmack – Halestorm – TaxSlayer
Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Tycoga Vineyard & Winery, 2585
City IA
Darsombra – Dear Rabbit – The
Golden Fleece – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
The Julius Quartet (10am) – Black
Hawk College - Quad City Campus,
6600 34th Ave., Moline IL
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
TK – The Holy Know–Nothings –
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Sunshrine – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Live @ Five: Rude Punch (5pm) –
RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Mark Mulcahy
– Miles Nielsen & the Rusted
Hearts – The Prime Movers –
Flash in a Pan – Codfish Hollow
Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa
IA
Steve Ernst (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
SATURDAY
2019/09/28 (Sat)
28
Dubuque Chorale Songfest – John
& Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA
Michael Glabicki @ The Redstone Room – September 22
SUNDAY
2019/09/29 (Sun)
29 The Night People (5:30pm) –
Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
Lexi Parr (11am) – Riverside Casino W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Ritt Momney – Iowa City Yacht Club,
Riverside IA 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft

195th St., DeWitt IA
Jim Ryan (2pm) – Len Brown’s North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline
IL
Michael Glabicki – Dirk Miller –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
The Nadas – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc., Eastern
Chapter Dance: Barefoot Becky
& the Ivanhoe Dutchmen
(1:30pm) – Walcott Coliseum, 116
E Bryant St, Walcott IA
Pollinators – Rubin Flores – Scottie
Iowa City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2019/09/26 (Thu)
26
The Blackstones Acousic Trio – The J
Bar, 4215 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Bugeye Sprite (6pm) – Ducky’s
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W., Taylor
Ridge IL
CHNNLL – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Jim's
Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd.,
Milan IL
Humbird – Liv Carrow – Rozz-Tox,
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Sushi Roll – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Travis Hosett (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Travis Hosett: Frank Sinatra Tribute
(5pm) – Wide River Winery -
LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Tripmaster Monkey Album –
Release Show – Subatlantic –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Tunes at the Tulip – Hauberg Civic
Center Mansion, 1300 24th St., Rock
Island IL
Heartache Tonight: An Eagles
Tribute (2 & 7pm) – Timber Lake
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll IL
Moeller Nights: Chris Pureka –
The Harmaleighs – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Moonshine Run – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Shooter – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Sushi Roll Band – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Tripmaster Monkey – Porcupine
THURSDAY 3
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport 2019/10/03 (Thu)
IA
Tony Hoeppner & Friends (6:30pm) Bobby Ray Bunch – The J Bar, 4215
– Tuggers Burger Bar & Ale House, Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
201 N. Main St., Port Byron IL How Great Thou Art: The Gospel
Whoozdads? (2pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
Music of Elvis Presley (1 &
7:15pm) – Circa ’21 Dinner
LeClaire IA Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
TUESDAY
2019/10/01 (Tue)
1 Jon Wayne & the Pain – Chase
Makai – The Redstone Room, 129
Black Lillies – The Mill, 120 E. Main St, Davenport IA
Burlington St., Iowa City IA Titus Andronicus – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Blacktop Mojo (5pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Washington St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 2
2019/10/02 (Wed)

Feller – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL Ultra Beat – Riverside Casino and Golf – Deleters – Gabe’s, 330 E. Chicago – Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third
Linn St, Iowa City IA Julius Quartet (6:30pm) – Davenport Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside Washington St., Iowa City IA St., Davenport IA
TWRP – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Municipal Airport, 9010 North IA Litz – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA Harrison Street, Davenport IA Iowa City 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 Loomer Thirsty Thursday Party
(Sept. 5) – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S.
Linn St., Iowa City IA
DJ Mixxin Mel – Happy Hollow Tavern,
1502 W. 14th St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline, 415
15th St, Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz – Purgatory’s
Pub, 2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
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 Hi-Tech – The Key at Union Arcade,
229 Brady St., Davenport IA
DJ K Yung – Barrel House Moline, 1321
Fifth Ave., Moline IL
DJ Lacey – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108 S.
First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night – V.F.W. Post 9128, 2814
State St., Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Aftermidnight
Band in a Box – Choppers Bar &
Grill Incorporated, 17228 IL-5, East
Moline IL
Open Mic Coff eehouse (Sept. 13) –
First Lutheran Church of Rock Island
Parish House, 1600 20th St., Rock
Island IL
Darsombra @ Rozz-Tox – September 25
SATURDAYS
SATURDAYS
Boogie Nights Throwback Dance
Party w/ Mr. DJ Ice & The Incredible
DJ Freeze (Sept. 7) – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
DJ Hi-Tech – The Key at Union Arcade,
229 Brady St., Davenport IA
Fresh Wax: Recursion Transmission –
Retinal Tear (Sept. 28) – Roxx-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
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
Open Jam/Open Mic (Sept. 14, 6pm)
– Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.,
Iowa City IA
Songwriters’ Round Table (Sept.
14, 11am) – RME (River Music
Experience), 131 W. Second Dt.,
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
DJ OfficeMax (Sept. 8, 6pm) – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Hal Reed & Mississippi Journey
Sunday Jam (Sept. 22, 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
Say Anything Karaoke – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
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TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS
Front Bar Karaoke – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club,
13 S. Linn 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
Tuesday Night Dance Party w/ DJ
Jamaican Daddy – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
Backroom Bass Sessions w/ Bruuuce
– DJ Dacey & Pandora Love (Sept.
25) – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St.,
Iowa City IA
Coast to Coast Blues Jam w/ Hal Reed
– Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
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
Underground Karaoke – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
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MUSIC
Mark Mulcahy
Friday, September 27, 7 p.m. @ Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Avenue, Maquoketa, IA
T
he beloved singer/songwriter and peren-
nial underdog rocker Mark Mulcahy
plays Maquoketa’s Codfish Hollow Barn
on September 27.
Mulcahy is the kind of songwriter that has
put in his due for decades but doesn’t really run
the risk of being a household name. The glory
of his music is subtle, and rooted in a brand of
quiet sentimentality that doesn’t spell out easy
emotions or stories for listeners, but rather
keeps them rooted with charming melodies
and dynamic song structures. His tracks have
some unidentifiable “X” factor that push them
one step beyond standard singer/songwriter
fare. Maybe a chord progression will deviate
from what you expect, cramming in a few more
changes before the resolution. Maybe a song will
break off midway into a passage of shimmering
keyboard or wordless vocalization. Maybe a
song that seemed from the outset to be a torch-
song ballad will explode into distorted guitar
work for a minute before sinking back down
into quiet beauty. In short, Mulcahy toys with
conventions of songwriting, and does so to keep
his audience entertained.
To this day, Mulcahy remains most well
known as the leader of the band Miracle Legion
and its subsequent offshoot Polaris. The former
released music through the ‘80s and early ‘90s
that focused on Mulcahy’s animated, almost
yelped vocals that splashed across sprightly
college-rock arrangements not too far from
R.E.M. Miracle Legion’s excellent Surprise Sur-
prise Surprise, released in 1987, was never a giant
marquee hit, but it shines with a quiet beauty,
and Mulcahy’s voice and lyrics still resonate.
The highlight “All for the Best,” later covered by
avowed Mulcahy fan Thom Yorke of Radiohead,
remains a favorite in the Miracle Legion catalog
with its lovely vocal melodies and frank, unpre-
tentious lyrics: “Watched my brother cutting
grass outside / sitting on the porch he told me /
it’s a long way to go before we can rest / but it’s all
for the best.” In truth, all of Mulcahy’s lyrics are
this quotable and striking on the page. He has an
eye for simple but affecting imagery, and prefers
to focus on interpersonal relationships and psy-
chological analyses beyond the typical frames of
love or romance. While love is definitely present
in his catalog, you get the sense that its presence
serves loftier lyrical themes within the context
of his writing.
Toward the end of their careers in the mid-
’90s, as the band faced legal and label prob-
lems, Mulcahy and a number of his bandmates
splintered off to form Polaris, which served as
the “house band” for the beloved Nickelodeon
comedy The Adventures of Pete and Pete that
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By Max Allison
aired for three seasons before ending in 1996.
The show is still revered as one of the most subtly
complex, emotionally rich children’s shows of its
era, focused on realistic struggles and irreverent
humor – and Polaris’ music fit the show like a
glove. The classic “Hey Sandy,” which served as
the opening theme song for the show, is the kind
of timeless, resonant pop/rock jam that will send
millennials into a tunnel of nostalgia in the right
circumstances.
Mulcahy has soldiered on since the ‘90s,
releasing eight solo albums and opening along Mark Mulcahy @ Codfish Hollow Barn –
the way for the late Jeff Buckley and the band September 27
Oasis. His most recent album The Gus came out brittle guitar progression and plain, disaffected
earlier this year, and its tunes maintain Mulca- vocals. When the track breaks open into an elec-
hy’s long-held standard of quality, highlighting trified stomp, Mulcahy’s vocal delivery remains
a voice that has deepened with age but has lost steady, like he’s nonplussed by the boost in
none of its twitchy energy and effortless melodi- intensity. Later, the rhythm section drops away
cism. Album highlight “Taking Baby Steps” hits and Mulcahy duets with layers of piercing guitar
with big soulful vocal peaks and thick, ringing leads, again demonstrating those eccentric deci-
guitar chords. When the song reaches a bridge sions that set his writing away from the pack.
of gentle keyboard arpeggios and Mulcahy and
his band start repeating the song’s title as a Mark Mulcahy plays the Codfish Hollow
mantra, it serves as one of those aforementioned Barn on September 27 with additional sets by
“X factor” moments of his songwriting – a nice Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts, The Prime
deviation from the norm that localizes exactly Movers, and Flash in a Pan, and admission to
what makes his songs so charming. Elsewhere, the 7 p.m. show is $25-30. For more informa-
the song “What If I Go Off with Bob?” hearkens tion and tickets, visit MoellerNights.com or
back to classic ‘50s and ‘60s rock built over a CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com.
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