River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com WORDS FROM THE EDITOR by Kathleen McCarthy [email protected] More Governments Gone Wild
his issue’s article on the Scott Emer- future growth” as justification. A 200-percent gency Communications Center (SECC) And your elected so-called representatives happily increase in building size and costs alone for a Tfurther illustrates government overreach county with only 5-percent population growth run amok, beginning with our state legislators. escalated the building costs from $2.34 million to in the past decade is government gone wild. State law (Iowa Code 28E) enabled the creation $7.31 million, citing “preparing for future growth” To add insult to injury, the normal of the Scott Emergency Communications Cen- protections from overspending by local ter, an intergovernmental agency composed of as justification. A 200-percent increase in building government were avoided altogether by Scott five separate entities: the Scott County Emer- County colluding with the City of Davenport, gency Management Agency, Scott County, the size and costs alone for a county with only 5- which agreed to bond for SECC building and cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, and Medic percent population growth in the past decade is equipment costs of $10 million, avoiding a EMS. Funding SECC is enabled through more referendum that would have otherwise been state legislation (Iowa Code 29C) that provided government gone wild. triggered for such a large county expenditure. for an unelected board as a brand-new taxing By transferring the $10-million bonding to authority, with no limit on how much it may Davenport, the SECC project eluded initial levy. And, as the details emerge, SECC gets to – Visit SECC911.org/secc for more information. public approval, never mind any future operate with no oversight whatsoever. oversight and accountability. Let us never forget that the SECC was sold During an open-house tour of the new to Scott County taxpayers as a 7,800-square- Communications consolidation study. So how dismissal suggests that there was never any real SECC, staff was asked what the goal was foot building to consolidate emergency did CTA’s 7,800 square feet balloon into 27,000 intention to follow CTA’s recommendations for improving 911 call-response times. The dispatching and enhance 911 service, square feet by February 2009? to begin with. This is further evidenced by answer was 20 seconds faster, despite our saving taxpayers money along the way. The The dismissal by SECC Director Brian Hitchcock’s claim of good stewardship by region already beating the national average in Bettendorf City Council barely passed the Hitchcock and Scott County Administrator reducing the original architectural design from response times. Now taxpayers are on the hook measure to join this scheme, approving it 4-3 Dee Bruemmer of the very study that is a 36,000-square-foot facility to 27,000 square for what will likely be at least $152 million in in December 2007. The intergovernmental to guide their decision-making, as the feet. SECC spending over 21 years for a potential agreement that formalized this financial intergovernmental agreement dictates, stands And your elected so-called representatives 20-second gain. boondoggle specifically dictates that all as testimony that citizens need to be very happily escalated the building costs from $2.34 Granted, seconds can save lives. But decisions shall be guided by the 2006 CTA concerned, and extremely vigilant. Such million to $7.31 million, citing “preparing for Continued On Page 47 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011
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However, changing Wthe new federal district map for just one boundary can have a wide-ranging U.S. congressmen in Illinois, a similar GOP ripple effect. lawsuit against the legislative district map For instance, pulling enough people into for Springfield’s state senators and repre- Zalewski’s district to make it majority Latino sentatives may be teetering on the brink of will cause the Democrats to scramble to collapse. figure out what they’re going to do with the Many of the same arguments are rest of Chicago’s southwest wide, which was being used by the Republicans in both precariously balanced to give everybody the congressional and state-legislative what they wanted. cases. Both suits have a partisan angle. The end result there could be that some The Republicans claim that the majority majority-black districts lose Latino voters Democrats so intensely used political to make sure that current Latino districts gerrymandering to draw their maps that the remain Latino districts. That means the end result illegally deprived Republicans of Democrats will have to find other places to their constitutional rights. take voters from, which could cause some The court that is hearing the suburban white Democratic legislators congressional-map case has yet to rule on to lose black voters, which means the the political angle, Republicans might but the court that have a better chance heard the state- Changing just one of winning one November 5 - December 10 legislative-remap boundary can have a wide- or two of those All QC Walgreens Locations case dismissed districts. the Republicans’ ranging ripple effect. Got all that? Like Want to make a difference this holiday season? YOU can be Santa to political charge last I said, wide-ranging a local senior who needs a friend during the holidays when you week. 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As with the congressional map, the better to sell a house in this horrible real- Republicans also challenged several estate market and find a new residence For more information go to CASIseniors.org or call Home Instead at Democrat-drawn state legislative districts for than to possibly lose one’s job if one stood 563-359-0027. being racially gerrymandered. All but two of and fought an uphill battle. A court win those challenges to the state legislative map there could also endanger Illinois Senate have been dismissed. Actually, all of them Democratic Chief of Staff Andy Manar’s bid were tossed, but the Republicans were told to join the chamber, since the House district they could re-argue their case on two of the makes up half of Manar’s new Senate district. districts on December 12. The Republicans have never been all that One of those two is an Illinois House confident about their suit against the state district that runs from Springfield to legislative map. Legislative Democratic Decatur. The district takes in Springfield’s leaders worked extra hard to ensure their John Doe predominantly African-American east side state map would withstand a court challenge. and then heads over to black neighborhoods But state Democrats don’t care nearly as in Decatur. The district has a black much about the congressional map, and voting-age population of 25 percent. The some Republicans still have hope they can Sponsored by: Republicans claim that the Democratic prevail on at least some points in that case. mapmakers’ predominant intent was to pack Besides the probably doomed political as many black voters as possible into the angle, the Republicans say Congressman district, which they claim is illegal. Luis Gutierrez’s Chicago-area district has The other district was drawn for state too many Latino voters, and want some of Representative Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside). those voters parceled out to two neighboring That district, in and around Chicago’s districts, which are currently less than 50 southwest side, is about 46 percent Latino, percent Latino. and the Republicans claim it should be Stay tuned. majority Latino. Needless to say, even if the Republicans Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily win their argument on these two districts, political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 IOWA POLITICS by Lynn Campbell IowaPolitics.com Law to Reduce State Supervisors Never Fully Implemented
law aimed at slashing the number of to reduce the number of supervisors in state doing the same job?” Mascher said. “Because supervisors overseeing the work of Iowa government. He said the Iowa Department of we’ve been told in some of those departments, Astate employees has never been fully Cultural Affairs recently laid off 10 unionized they’re doing exactly the same thing they were implemented. state workers but hired two deputy directors. doing as a state employee, and now they’re Lawmakers learned November 16 that Senate Data that Panknen presented Wednesday to the being paid higher. Those are the kinds of File 2088, the government reorganization bill committee shows that department has a span of things that I think are alarming and of concern signed into law in 2010, has languished because control of 1-to-7. to folks who are watchdogging that.” of a lack of feedback. “We don’t need a span of control of 1-to-10 Lawmakers also said they found it The law was designed to save the state in state government,” Homan said. “One-to-15 frustrating that the state has no centralized money by finding efficiencies in government. It is adequate – more than adequate.” database for information about retirees coming called for a “span of control,” with a goal of one back to work. supervisor for every 15 workers. “We seem to be dancing around this. Is But Jeff Panknen, chief operating officer Lawmakers Call for Better there somebody we can actually talk to in for the Iowa Department of Administrative Data to Prevent Double- state government who has this information, Services’ Human Resources Enterprise, on so we can get some data and information here November 16 told a panel of lawmakers that the Dipping on how this works?” asked state Senator Bob Iowa Department of Management never gave A panel of state lawmakers on November Dvorsky (D-Coralville), chair of the Senate feedback on a draft policy to implement the law 16 called for better data to ensure Iowa state Appropriations Committee. “If there are some in April 2010, so nothing was formalized. employees aren’t collecting government improprieties going on here, we need to get to “Span of control as an actual policy has pensions and salaries at the same time, or the root of it.” not been implemented, but efforts are still “double-dipping.” A review earlier this month by the being made to implement span-of-control “We have had anecdotal evidence that many Associated Press found that tens of thousands improvements,” he said. of those folks are getting re-employed and are of state and public-school employees Nonetheless, Panknen said the state reduced paid higher than they were when they were a nationwide are drawing government salaries its number of supervisors from 1,936 to 1,660, state employee,” said state Representative Mary along with their pensions. In California, for a 14.26 percent decline, between January Mascher (D-Iowa City), who didn’t offer any New York, Texas, Florida and Michigan, at 2010 and last month. Having 276 fewer specifics. “Those are the ones that concern me.” least 66,000 government retirees also receive supervisors produced an estimated savings of State Representative Guy Vander Linden (R- taxpayer-funded paychecks, the AP said. more than $24 million in salaries and benefits, Oskaloosa) said the state needs to keep better Iowa has had its own examples of double he said. track of such cases. dipping. The AP reported in February that The state has 19,043 employees in its “If the whole purpose of getting people to Branstad, who previously served as governor executive branch – 1,660 supervisors and 17,383 retire early ... is to save money, it doesn’t make from 1983 to 1999 and returned to office in staffers, for a span of control of 1-to-10.5. Span much sense to pay them more,” he said. January, is collecting both a $130,000 salary as of control varies from 1-to-24 in the governor’s At least 59 people who retired from state governor and a state pension worth more than office to 1-to-2.75 in the state auditor’s office. government have been rehired between $50,000 per year for earlier service. Members of the legislature’s State Fiscal Year 2009 and today, according to AFSCME’s Homan said that under Government Efficiency Review Committee data presented November 16 by the Iowa the administration of former Democratic questioned the effectiveness of requiring Department of Administrative Services to the Governor Tom Vilsack, from 1999 to 2006, a certain supervisor-to-staff ratio in state legislature’s 10-member State Government many department heads took retirement agencies. Efficiency Review Committee. incentives and came back as consultants or “It seems to me that there is some flaw in That includes two who took early temporary employees. the law when we do an over-reaching average retirement, the 2010 program in which those “We did not want to see a repeat of that,” like we put in the law and expect it to work for with at least 10 years of employment could Homan said. “I think it’s inherently unfair to be everybody, because clearly, it doesn’t,” said state receive up to $25,000 – $1,000 for each year drawing your IPERS [Iowa Public Employees’ Representative Ralph Watts (R-Adel). “It’s a of service – and a health-insurance benefit Retirement System pension] and coming back laudable goal, but it’s very difficult ... to get that for five years. It also includes 41 workers who and working in a state job.” to fit on a universal basis.” participated in a program that encouraged Expect the issue to be taken up in the Danny Homan, president of the American them to conserve their sick leave so they’d get 2012 legislative session, said state Senator Jeff Federation of State, County, & Municipal more credit toward their health-insurance Danielson (D-Cedar Falls), the committee’s Employees (AFSCME) Iowa Council 61, in premiums after they retired. co-chair. November 2009 called on the state to enforce Senate File 2062, signed into law in “I don’t feel comfortable with understanding a “span of control” of one manager to every 2010, prohibited state employees who took the full universe of public employees who 14 state employees as a way to save money. He early retirement from coming back as an have retired and have then been re-employed,” estimated that there was one supervisor for independent contractor or a permanent Danielson said. “We’ve got some work to do every seven or eight state workers at the time. employee. A total of 2,067 employees in terms of trying to get a real picture of what’s “We have too many supervisors,” he said. participated in the program. But lawmakers going on here.” “We should get rid of some of them. We don’t said November 16’s numbers don’t include need that many.” state employees who become private This article was produced by IowaPolitics. Homan on November 16 criticized Governor contractors. com. For more stories on Iowa politics, visit Terry Branstad’s administration for not trying “The question becomes again: Are they RCReader.com/y/iapolitics. 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eaders in the consolidation of Scott reinforces that notion: “The parties County emergency dispatch and believe SECC will reduce overall costs Lrecord-keeping claim a number to the individual agencies by reducing of benefits: that it has been and will be management costs, reducing employment a good deal for taxpayers; that it has competition, providing more flexible and resulted in better interdepartmental efficient use of staff, and provid[ing] for communications between emergency more efficient use of technology. ... The responders; and that it will eventually parties believe costs can [also] be reduced reduce the amount of time between when by the joint purchase of radios and an emergency call is made and when ap- equipment by SECC ... .” propriate personnel are dispatched. It further states that “all decisions by But is it, as originally advertised, the SECC Board of Directors, Technical saving money? Advisory Committee, and SECC Director The answer to that question depends shall be guided by the 2006 Consolidation on how you look at it, but for property Study [by CTA Communications] and owners in Scott County, the bottom line 2007 Radio Study.” is that their tax rates are higher as a direct Despite that mandate, administrators and indirect result of the consolidation. involved in the SECC are quick to dismiss The Scott County overall tax-levy rate the CTA Communications study as a rose by 90 cents per mere guideline, and to cite all the costs $1,000 of valuation in ABOVE: The Scott Emer- that weren’t factored into its estimates: Fiscal Year 2011, as gency Communications new portable radios, an emergency- the levy for emergency Center (SECC) building management center that became part management rose located at 1100 East 46th of the SECC building in Davenport, from 5 cents to $1.05 Street in Davenport. Watch and centralized warrants. They note $6 – nearly all of which is the video tour of the SECC million in grants that helped offset what funding consolidated at RCReader.com/y/secc2. grew to $28 million in capital costs. emergency dispatch. For more information visit Yet it’s important to stress that the Scott County dropped SECC911.org/secc consolidation project was sold in large its levy rate outside part on cost savings. And when the board of emergency LEFT: Emergency-response of Medic EMS and the elected officials management, and dispatching console, located of Davenport, Bettendorf, and Scott Davenport and inside the Scott Emergency County approved the intergovernmental Bettendorf have also Communications Center agreement, those savings were a critical lowered their property- component; two of the four articulated tax rates, but the net reasons for consolidation were cost- financial effect of related. consolidation has been So it is true that the scope and cost property-tax rates that are anywhere Communications Center (SECC). Communications – commissioned by the of the project ballooned beyond the from 65 cents to 90 cents higher (See “911 Whitewash? Leaders Say the Bi-State Regional Commission at a cost of consolidation recommended by CTA depending on Transition to $102,000 – offered two primary benefits Communications, and therefore what where one lives. Consolidated to consolidation. was explicitly authorized in the 2007 And while Emergency The first was a better emergency- intergovernmental agreement that gave administrators The net financial effect Dispatch in Scott response system: “A shared birth to the SECC. But despite efforts involved in the of consolidation has been County Has Gone communications center, with proper to downplay the CTA study, its findings consolidation offer Well. It Should implementation, offers significant service were the premise and starting point for justifications for property-tax rates that are Have Gone improvements to all of the participants. the entire consolidation enterprise, and costs that grew Better,” River Cities ... The service level provided to all of the it remains a valuable and instructive far beyond initial anywhere from 65 cents to Reader Issue 791, citizens of Scott County will be equal to document for evaluating the overall estimates, it’s hard November 10-22, or better than the highest levels provided project costs. to see how the 90 cents higher. 2011; RCReader. now. The goal must be the creation of an project over the com/y/secc1.) efficient, customer-friendly organization.” long haul can meet This article The second benefit was savings: “CTA Prognosis: Unlikely a key projection of the study that got this explores the issue of cost, and how and Communications estimates that full At its core, the CTA report projects ball rolling: more than $4 million in cost why cost savings are unlikely to become consolidation will result in total savings savings of more than $4.6 million over savings to taxpayers. reality. in the cost of dispatch of $4,651,320 over 20 years for the full consolidation that Previously, the Reader discussed the 20-year estimated life of the project happened. problems with the roll-out of Sold with Savings compared to the current expenditures.” It actually estimated costs over 21 years, consolidated dispatching and record- The December 2007 intergovernmental Continued On Page 40 management within the Scott Emergency A May 2006 study by CTA agreement that formed the SECC River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com
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Movie Reviews by Mike Schulzby Mike • [email protected] Schulz • [email protected] Bella / The Brawl THE TWILIGHT SAGA: and screenwriter Bella’s attempts HAPPY FEET TWO Melissa at seducing As follow-ups go, director George BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 Rosenberg her new hubby Miller’s Happy Feet Two is much like We’re now four films into the five-part manage to are riotously the polar opposite – and I use that term series of Stephenie Meyer adaptations, and make much of awkward. (It’s deliberately – of the latest Twilight release: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part the film – in its a pleasure, mostly underwhelming in its first half, and 1 is the first one that I wouldn’t hesitate early scenes, and a huge mostly sensational, even brilliant, in its to call unpredictable. As someone who at any rate relief, watching second. I found 2006’s original, Oscar- couldn’t care less about the tortured love – legitimately, Stewart and winning Happy Feet all but unbearable, triangle involving the human Bella (Kristen laugh-out-loud Pattinson do given its time-wasting musical numbers, Stewart), the vampire Edward (Robert funny. more than lazy pop-culture riffs, strident ecological Pattinson), and the lycanthrope Jacob At the series Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson in The smolder and moralizing, and Robin Williams perversely (Taylor Lautner), I was confident that this screenings I’ve Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn– Part 1 pine.) allowed to voice not one but two irritating moody romance would perk up with an attended, the Twilight fanatics in the crowds Yet all honeymoons must come to flightless waterfowl. And that’s all added dash of Rosemary’s Baby, once the happily gobble up whatever borderline- an end. And when Bella’s and Edward’s accounted for in Miller’s sequel, too. But now-married Bella found herself pregnant amusing lines or reaction shots they’re does, so, too, does the movie’s; Bella in this visually stunning outing, we also with Edward’s child. (So the undead have given; with Billy Burke, who plays Bella’s discovers she’s with child, and all of the get scenes of outrageous slapstick, a deeply living sperm, then?) But how could I have agitated and overprotective pop, a heavy traditional Twilight failings that had been moving partnership-among-the-species guessed this would be the exact moment exhalation of breath is generally all it takes successfully skirted – the mopey stares, finale, Hank Azaria as a heavily-accented that, at least for me, the movie stopped to get the devoted giggling. But in Breaking the endless debates, the climax’s tiresome Swedish puffin, a baby penguin offering a being interesting? Dawn – Part 1, I was routinely one of the vampire-versus-werewolf scuffle, the burst of grand opera, and, best of all, Brad Prior to that miracle conception, which gigglers, and not a derisive one. (Well, I maudlin ballads on the soundtrack, the Pitt and Matt Damon as a pair of sweetly occurs (off-screen) at roughly the film’s was later, but we’ll get to that.) Absolutely distractingly weak CGI, Taylor Lautner squabbling krill. The former aches to midway point, director Bill Condon pulls everything uttered by that sublime – come immediately flooding back. Oh, and move up the food chain (“I wanna chew off something of his own miracle, because comedienne Anna Kendrick is priceless – don’t expect anything in the way of a joke on something with a face!”), the latter the first half of Twilight’s latest is actually assuming that Bella is expecting, Kendrick’s in the film’s second half ... unless, like me, just yearns for peace and babies with the – and I swallow hard in saying this – quite Jessica cuts through the romantic hooey you find yourself practically doubled over former (“We’ll adopt!”), and together, impressive, and a lot of fun. With the by asking, “Who else gets married at 18?” during the powerfully awful scene in which they add laugh-’til-you-cry hilarity to movie opening during the final nuptial – and the wedding toasts are so sharply the werewolves growl at each other while Miller’s less ambitious yet ultimately more preparations, Condon, right off the bat, edited that one guest after another earns conversing telepathically, a sequence that satisfying animated adventure. Near the does a rather exemplary job of signaling chuckles. Yet thankfully, the tonal lightness might stand as the most unintentionally film’s end, Pitt’s Will describes dancing as Bella’s fear and intense devotion: the former doesn’t abate once Bella and Edward get to hysterical one this series has yet offered. “a momentary relief from the existential in a creepily suggestive fantasy that finds their Brazilian honeymoon retreat. Condon There’s still time, of course, for this terrors of existence,” simplifying the the new marrieds standing atop the piled stages a terrifically amusing montage concluding chapter to rally. (Michael Sheen sentiment for Damon’s Bill as “it brings out corpses of their wedding guests, the latter demonstrating Bella’s pre-coital jitters (she and Dakota Fanning are returning for Part my happy.” Ditto Happy Feet Two. in the swoony recitation of vows, with panics over her outfit and brushes her teeth 2, yes?) But for now, The Twilight Saga: the minister’s recitations silent and only with obsessive purpose), and an even better Breaking Dawn is just more of the same, Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/ Bella’s and Edward’s voices heard. Yet in one after the couple’s first night together and especially disappointing for initially MikeSchulzNow. an even more welcome surprise, Condon leaves Bella bruised and Edward gun-shy; delivering so much more than that. 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In the street, of breast cancer and its treatment, both of a high.” ADMINISTRATION trams rattled past us and cars fought for Business Manager: Kathleen McCarthy which changed the nature of the book that After Distant Land, Caldwell began a space while rickshaws wove around them. Office Administrator, Classifieds Manager, Circulation Manager: would become City of Tranquil Light. novel set in 1953 London. She got 30 pages The coolies who pulled them never looked Rick Martin • [email protected] For both novels, she had a wealth of into it, but struggled. She dedicated a day to Distribution: William Cook, Cheri DeLay, Greg FitzPatrick, up, and their long black queues of hair family material to draw from: transcripts see how far she could get with it. Tyler Gibson, Daniel Levsen, J.K. Martin, Jay Strickland looked like braided whips on the bare of tapes her uncle made, and a privately “And about 3 o’clock in the afternoon,” she skin of their backs. On the sidewalks were published memoir her grandfather wrote. said, “it was as though something inside me hawkers, some of them offering to polish Those were augmented by historical said, ‘Go back to China.’ And I knew what my father’s shoes, others holding things out research into both China and missionary for sale, things like fountain pens, Chinese Continued On Page 41 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 11 2011-12 Winter Calendar Page 11 Page 28 Page 32 Davenport, IA, http://www.yelorobn.com, 6pm Sat Dec 17. Page 28 Page 34 Final Fridays at Bucktown, exhibits, Page 15 demonstrations, and more, Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http:// Page 20 Page 30 Page 35 www.bucktownarts.com, 6pm Fri Dec 30. Page 37 Page 22 Page 31 January & February Recognition Ceremony - Young Artists at the Page 32 Page 43 Figge: Muscatine Community Schools, at 12:30 & 1pm; works by area student artists; for information, Island, showcasing local and regional call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, artists in various galleries; talk with the Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, 12:30pm artists, watch live demonstrations, and Sun Jan 15. GALLERY EVENTS more; free; for information, call 309-788- Final Fridays at Bucktown, exhibits, 6311, The District of Rock Island, 16 1/2 demonstrations, and more, Bucktown Center for Weekly Events St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.ridistrict. the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. Thursdays at the Figge, on Thursdays; art- com/Events/Events.aspx, 5pm Fri Dec 2. bucktownarts.com, 6pm Fri Jan 27. themed activities, discussions, tours, refreshments, Opening Reception: Moats & Boats Exhibit Reception: Sensing Language, exhibit and more; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge & Waterfalls, Alleyways & Pay Phone featuring book arts and installations by Melissa Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http:// Calls, featuring the work of Adrianna Jay Craig; free; for information, call 563-333-6444, www.figgeartmuseum.org, 5pm Thu Nov 24 thru Corby, Emma Farber, and Rachel Friemel, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines Thu Feb 23. senior students graduating with honors; St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/catich, 5pm Figge Exhibition Tour, on Sundays; a docent-led for information, contact Heather Lovewell Fri Jan 27. tour providing an introduction to each exhibition, at 563-209-1287 or LovewellHeatherL@ Melissa Jay Craig, Chicago book artist will plus highlights of works; hot chocolate available; sau.edu, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose discuss her education and career as an artist, University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, current work and influences, and future direction; free with museum admission; for information, call Caroline England’s Cape Coral @ Quad City 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, http://web.sau.edu/catich, 5pm Fri Dec 2. held in conjunction with Craig’s exhibit “Sensing Davenport, IA, http://figgeart.org, 1:30pm Sun Nov Arts’ Art at the Quad City International Airport Glenview Middle School Craft & Language”; for information, contact Heather 27 thru Sun Feb 26. – through December 27 Vendor Show, booths featuring over Lovewell at 563-209-1287 or LovewellHeatherL@ 40 vendors, a concession stand, raffles, sau.edu, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, November & December Augustana College, Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts, 50/50s, and more; for information, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/ Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www. e-mail Eddie at [email protected], catich, 5pm Fri Jan 27. Christkindlmarkt at GAHC, German-made augustana.edu, 7:30pm Wed Nov 30. Glenview Middle School, East Moline, IL, Recognition Ceremony - Young Artists at holiday treats and gifts sure to please everyone Holiday Family Event at the Figge, http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event. the Figge: North Scott Community Schools, on your list this year; Tue.-Sat. 10am-4pm, Sun. create fun, decorative, delicious gingerbread php?eid=118770014873404, 10am Sat Dec 3. at 12:30 & 1pm; works by area student artists; for noon-4pm; extended holiday hours Dec. 20-22 houses, and give yourselves the gift of hand Handmade City Holiday 2011 Art & Crafts information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 10am-7pm; for information, call 563-322-8844, printed cards and festive gift paper; $15-20; Show, sewn goods, pottery, knits, screen-prints, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart. German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., for information and to register, call Heather at plush, pet goodies, paper goods, jewelry, posters, org, 12:30pm Sun Feb 12. Davenport, IA, http://www.gahc.org, Wed Nov 23 563-326-7804, ext. 2045, or e-mail haaronson@ giveaways, ‘zines, and more handmade works by Final Fridays at Bucktown, exhibits, thru Thu Dec 22. figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W more than 20 Quad City-based vendors; free; demonstrations, and more, Bucktown Center for Festivus for the Rest of Us, annual art 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, for information, e-mail [email protected], Rozz- the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. marketplace; for information, call 309-786-2430, 6pm Thu Dec 1. Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. bucktownarts.com, 6pm Fri Feb 24. Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery, Bucktown Center The Contemporary Face of Portraiture, join handmadecity.org, 11am Sat Dec 3. Recognition Ceremony - Young Artists at the for the Arts, Davenport, IA, http://www.midcoast. CRMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Sean Art Bites: Community Portraiture, join Figge: Davenport Community Schools, at 12:30 & org/galleries/bucktown.htm, Wed Nov 23 thru Sat Ulmer for a PowerPoint presentation on some of CRMA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions 1pm; works by area student artists; for information, Dec 31. the contemporary directions in portraiture; free; Sean Ulmer for a discussion of community call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, “Be Thankful for Art” Night, bring in an item for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids portraiture in the CRMA’s exhibition “Seeing & Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, 12:30pm from our wish list and enjoy free drop-in art; for Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, Remembering: Portraits & Their Stories”; free; Sun Feb 26. information, e-mail [email protected] http://www.crma.org, 7pm Thu Dec 1. for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids or call 563-289-3946, Reusable Usables Creative W(h)ine & Art, this two hour studio activity Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, EXHIBITS Arts Center, 322 N. Cody, LeClaire, IA, http://www. will provide a relaxed, creative outlet without http://www.crma.org, 12:15pm Wed Dec 7. Currently on Display reusableusables.org, 3pm Fri Nov 25. the pressure of a committed class schedule; each Artist Gallery Talk: Alison Filley, Iowa Final Fridays at Bucktown, exhibits, month will feature a different artistic project City artist will discuss her work and process; Cultural Stories, mixed-media and multi- demonstrations, and more, Bucktown Center for taught by local Quad Cities artists; participants a brief Q&A will follow; free; for information, media works by Lisa Marie Barber of Kenosha, the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. can learn painting, sculpture, printmaking, contact Joseph Lappie at 563-333-6150 or WI, and Gabriella Boros of Skokie, IL; Tue-Fri bucktownarts.com, 6pm Fri Nov 25. and more while enjoying a glass of wine and [email protected], Galvin Fine Arts 10am-5pm, Sat 11am-5pm; for information, call Free Admission to the Grant Wood Studio, light hors d’oeuvres; $15; for information and Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http:// 309-793-1213, ext. 108, Quad City Arts Center, Saturdays & Sundays, noon-4pm; free admission to register, contact Heather at haaronson@ www.thebakerygallery.blogspot.com, 3pm Fri 1715 2nd Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www. during the year, thanks to a grant from the Esther figgeartmuseum.org or 563-326-7804 ext. 2045, Dec 9. quadcityarts.com, thru Wed Nov 23. and Robert Armstrong Charitable Trust; for Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, Opening Reception - “Alison Filley: New Artists Unlimited Exhibit, 9am-8pm information, call 319-366-7503, Grant Wood Studio, http://figgeart.org, 6pm Thu Dec 1. Works”, exhibition of new mixed-media prints Monday through Wednesday, 9am-5pm 810 2nd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma. Exhibit Reception: Senior Honors by the Iowa City artist; refreshments served; Friday and Saturday; for information, call 309- org, 12pm Sat Nov 26 thru Sat Dec 31. Exhibition, exhibit featuring works by Art free; for information, contact Joseph Lappie at 732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Black Hawk College International Holiday majors; free; for information, contact Heather 563-333-6150 or [email protected], The Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www. Bazaar, featuring works by jewelry-makers, artists, Lovewell at 563-209-1287 or LovewellHeatherL@ Bakery Gallery, 1330 East 12th St., Davenport, rockislandlibrary.org, thru Wed Nov 30. and other handicraft vendors; in the lower lobby; sau.edu, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, IA, http://www.thebakerygallery.blogspot.com, Jerri Crabtree-Frisk - Margery Franklin, oils proceeds support the BHC International/English 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau. 6pm Fri Dec 9. by Crabtree-Frisk, photography by Franklin; for as a Second Language Scholarship Program; for edu/catich, 5pm Fri Dec 2. Christmas Wine Walk, featuring wine to information, call 309-786-2430, MidCoast Centre information, contact Juanita Zertuche at zertuchej@ Figge Art Museum Annual Member Dinner, taste and art to buy, Bucktown Center for the Station Gallery, 1200 River Dr, Moline, IL, http:// bhc.edu or 309-796-5186, Black Hawk College reserve by Dec. 2 for Dec. 8 event; mingle, enjoy Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. www.midcoast.org/galleries/centerstation.htm, - Quad City Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, the galleries, and hear what is planned for the bucktownarts.com, 6pm Fri Dec 16. thru Wed Nov 30. http://www.bhc.edu, 8am Wed Nov 30. museum in 2012; $40; for information, call 563- Candyland: Art, Body Art, & Vintage John Schwartzkopf, Cedar Rapids Rembrandt as a Printmaker, presentation 326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Fashion Show, featuring live body painting by woodworker and furniture-maker presents with guest speaker Tom Rassieur, John E. Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, 6pm Fri Nicole Cisne Durbin, Heidi Sallows, and Sarah recent work; for information, call 319-364-1580, Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings for the Dec 2. Robb; $15-20; 18 & older admitted w/ photo I.D.; CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, Minneapolis Institute of Arts; refreshments served; Gallery Hop!, hosted by MidCoast Fine Arts for information and tickets, call 562-477-4865, IA, http://www.legionarts.org, thru Wed Nov 30. for information, call 309-794-7231, Larson Hall - and the District; an arts tour of downtown Rock Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Village of East 12 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com paintings by Ohnemus, and blown-glass works by College, Knox College, Monmouth College, Scott his father, a copper picture frame made by Wood Liquid Fire glass artists; for information, call 309- Community College, St. Ambrose University, and containing a photo of Wood in his WWI army 793-1213, ext. 108, Quad City Arts at the Airport, Western Illinois University; free with $4-7 museum uniform, the Wood family bible, Wood’s paint Judy Gray, pastels, MidCoast Fine Arts Gallery, Quad City International Airport, Airport Rd, Moline, admission; for information, call 563-326-7804, brushes, palette, and easel, and other artifacts from Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, I-80 and US IL, http://www.quadcityarts.com, thru Tue Dec 27. Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, Wood’s life; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Highway 67, LeClaire, IA, http://www.midcoast. Grant Wood: In Focus, culled from the museum’s http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, thru Sun Jan 8. Sun. noon-5pm; free with museum admission; for org/galleries/leclaire.htm, thru Wed Nov 30. extensive collection of works, this single-gallery Turn of the Century Posters from the Krannert information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, Naidine D’Angelo, multi-media; for information, installation serves as a brief overview of the artistic Art Museum Collection, works by Pierre Bonnard, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://figgeart.org, call 309-786-2430, MidCoast at the i wireless Center, achievements of this important American painter; Alphonse Mucha, Jan Toorop, Henri de Toulouse- thru Sun Feb 12. 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL, http://www.midcoast. for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Lautrec, and others illustrates how artists utilized Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles org/galleries/iwireless.htm, thru Wed Nov 30. Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, lithography for different purposes and with varying Turzak, exhibit in which Turzak’s woodblock prints Peter Thompson Paintings, Cedar Rapids artist http://www.crma.org, thru Fri Dec 30. regional stylistic characteristics; Tue.-Sat. 10am- capture the story of pivotal moments and people in and Coe College art professor shows paintings of Novel Nutcrackers: The Tale of a German 5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun noon-5pm; free with Illinois history; Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, live musicians; for information, call 319-364-1580, Christmas Tradition, exhibit featuring over 100 $4-$7 museum admission; for information, call Sun noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission; CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St nutcrackers that explores 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www. the history, production, and Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www. legionarts.org, thru Wed Nov 30. folklore of one of our favorite thru Sun Jan 8. figgeart.org, thru Sun Feb 26. Sun Hee Cho Oberfoell, bronze symbols of the season; Everything, All at Once, Forever, an installation Worldmaking: The Art of Robert Kameczura, sculpture and wall reliefs by Iowa featuring interactive activities of new plastic debris sculptures by Brooklyn-based painting exhibit; for information, call 309-762-9202 City artist; for information, call 319- for kids; Tue.-Sat. 10am-4pm, contemporary artist Aurora Robson; free with $4-$7 or e-mail [email protected], Phoenix 364-1580, CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 Sun. noon-4pm; extended museum admission; for information, call 563-326- Art Gallery, 1530 5th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www. 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http:// holiday hours Dec. 20-22 7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, atthephoenix.com, thru Tue Feb 28. www.legionarts.org, thru Wed Nov 10am-7pm; for information, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, thru Sat Jan A Sense of Place, an exhibit of fifty black and 30. call 563-322-8844, German 14. white photographs of rural and small town Iowa American Heritage Center, Dario Robleto: Survival Does Not Lie in the by photographer David Plowden dating from the Sarojini Jha Johnson: Prints Robert Kameczura’s As and Books, works by the Indiana- 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, Heavens, mixed-media exhibit by San Antonio mid-1980s; free; for information, call 319-643-2541, based artist; for information, Time Goes by @ Phoenix http://www.gahc.org, thru Fri native, featuring 13 large-scale two- and three- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, off I-80 at exit contact Joseph Lappie at 563-333- Dec 30. dimensional works and a site-specific piece; for 254, West Branch, IA, http://www.nps.gov/heho, Fine Art Gallery – through Treasures from the information, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines Art thru Wed Feb 29. 6150 or [email protected], February 28 The Bakery Gallery, 1330 East 12th National Czech & Slovak Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, http:// Art in Roman Life, over 50 works, including St., Davenport, IA, http://www. Museum & Library Collection, www.desmoinesartcenter.org, thru Sun Jan 15. coins, glass vessels, ceramic lamps, marble thebakerygallery.blogspot.com, thru Sat Dec 3. examples of fine, folk, and decorative art, textiles Seeing and Remembering: Portraits and Their sculptures, and more; for information, call 319-366- The Mississippi River: An American Dream embellished with beads and embroidery, costumes, Stories, exhibit looks at the different genres within 7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., from Border to Border, exhibit of photography fine Royal Dux porcelain pieces, glass and crystal, portraiture as seen from the vantage point of the Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Wed and reflections of renowned author and professor and more; for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar artist; such concepts as the artist and his patron, the Feb 29. Dr. Abdul K. Sinno and his sons Rafic and Omar; Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, artist portraying his own family, the artist making Augustana College Art Museum Collection, featuring over 60 panoramic photographs of IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Fri Dec 30. a commemorative portrait of someone he never featuring new acquisitions for the fall term; open river towns and cities along the river’s 2,300-mile An American Masterpiece: Charles Willson met, and the many different situations that give noon to 4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays when stretch; for information, call 563-872-3388 or e-mail Peale’s George Washington, Peale’s second full- rise to portraits are considered; free with museum school is in session; free; for information, call [email protected], The Great River scale life portrait of Washington, and the first admission; for information, call 319-366-7503, 309-794-7231, Augustana College Art Museum, Gallery, 116 N. Riverview, Bellevue, IA, thru Sun to portray him as commander and chief of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Centennial Hall Building, Rock Island, IL, http:// Dec 4. Continental Army; various aspects of the portrait Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Sun Jan 15. www.augustana.edu, thru Wed Feb 29. Affirmation of Bewildered Self-Disclosure, will be investigated; for information, call 319-366- Black White Gray Blue, historical and Mauricio Lasansky, new takes on the important prints, paintings, and mixed media works by Lauren 7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., contemporary prints and works on paper from Iowa City artist; for information, call 319-366-7503, Sciascia; for information, contact Zaiga Thorson Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Sat the center’s permanent collection, with works Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar at [email protected] or 309-796-5469, ArtSpace Dec 31. on the Civil War, its causes, and its outcome; for Rapids, IA, http://www.crma.org, thru Wed Feb 29. Gallery, 6600 34th Ave., Building 4, Black Hawk Diane Bruce - Lori Miller, mixed media by information, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines Art Grant Wood: In Focus, culled from the museum’s College, Moline, IL, http://www.bhc.edu, thru Fri Bruce, fiber works by Miller; for information, call Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, http:// extensive collection of works, this single-gallery Dec 9. 309-786-2430, MidCoast at the RiverCenter, 136 E. www.desmoinesartcenter.org, thru Sun Jan 29. installation serves as a brief overview of the artistic Graphic Language: The Art and Literature 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.midcoast.org/ Restoring the Spirit: Celebrating Haitian achievements of this important American painter; of Comics, exhibit or original comic art, including galleries/rivercenter.htm, thru Sat Dec 31. Art, exhibition celebrates Haiti’s complex visual for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids works by Winsor McCay, Milton Caniff, Steve Ditko, Elemental, works by Emily Christenson, traditions and the devotion of artists to creative Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, Jack Kirby, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Steve Banks, Matt Pulford, and Terry Rathje; for endeavors in the face of national adversity; Tue.-Sat. http://www.crma.org, thru Wed Feb 29. Davis, Johnny Craig, Bernard Krigstein, Robert information, call 309-786-2430, MidCoast Gallery 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free Treasures from the National Czech & Slovak Crumb, Kim Deitch, Chris Ware, Alison Bechdel, West, 2nd Ave & 16 1/2 St, Rock Island, IL, http:// with $4-$7 museum admission; for information, call Museum & Library Collection, examples of fine, Gilbert Hernandez, Jessica Abel, Jeff lemire, and www.midcoast.org/galleries/gallerywest.htm, thru 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, folk, and decorative art, textiles embellished with Dan Clowes; with historic prints by Blake, Goya, Sat Dec 31. Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeartmuseum.org, beads and embroidery, costumes, fine Royal Dux Hogarth, and Picasso; Tue., Wed., & Fri. 10am- Mississippi Valley Quilters’ Guild, quilting thru Sun Jan 29. porcelain pieces, glass and crystal, and more; 5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sat & Sun noon-5pm; for exhibit; free with museum admission; Mon.-Sat. Soy mi madre (I Am My Mother), Phil Collins for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids information, call 319-335-1742, University of Iowa 10am-4pm, Sun. noon-4pm; free with $1-5 museum work that portrays the power dynamics that exist Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, Museum of Art, 150 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, admission; for information call Beth at 309-794- between people of divergent socioeconomic http://www.crma.org, thru Wed Feb 29. http://www.uima.uiowa.edu, thru Sun Dec 11. 0991 x 30 or e-mail [email protected], Quad City groups in Latin America through the melodramatic Muscatine and the Civil War: A By Hand, exhibit showcases Leslie Bell’s Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL, lens of the telenova; for information, call 515-277- Sesquicentennial Commemoration, exhibit will collection of hand-lettered commercial product, http://www.qcgardens.com, thru Sat Dec 31. 4405, Des Moines Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des highlight Muscatine Art Center Civil War collections which showcases lettering and illustration done A Fairy Tale Christmas, exhibit featuring 23 Moines, IA, http://www.desmoinesartcenter.org, as well as letters from area soldiers Daniel J. Parvin on commercial products from the 1920s to the trees, each one decorated to represent a different thru Sun Jan 29. and Charles T. Ruger; for information, call 563-263- 1940s; free; for information, contact Keri Rursch fairy tale; open 9am-5pm; for information, call Vincent van Gogh and the Psychology of 8282, Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave., at [email protected] or 309-794-7721, 319-643-5301, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Portraiture, in the Blank One Gallery; exhibit Muscatine, IA, thru Wed Feb 29. Thomas Tredway Library, Augustana College, Rock & Museum, Off I-80 at exit 254, West Branch, IA, spanning over a hundred years and various types Olson-Brandelle North American Indian Art Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, thru Fri Dec http://www.hoover.nara.gov, thru Mon Jan 2. of media, featuring works by Van Gogh, Lucian Collection, featuring installments on each floor of 16. Small Works Show 2011, featuring over 55 Freud, Chuck Close, Andy Warhol, and others; the library, with explanatory text panels; open noon Four Artists For All Seasons, exhibit featuring local and regional artists and over 100 pieces for information, call 515-277-4405, Des Moines to 4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays when school is Corrine Smith’s paintings, vessels by Mary, The showcasing unique works, including pastels by Art Center, 4700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, in session; free; for information, call 309-794-7469, Chait Galleries Downtown, 218 E Washington St, Gordon Kellenberger, watercolor work by Brad http://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/exhibitions/ Thomas Tredway Library, Augustana College, Rock Iowa City, IA, http://www.thegalleriesdowntown. Krieger, ceramic sculpture from Elizabeth Shriver, Psychology-of-Portraiture.aspx, thru Sun Feb 5. Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, thru Wed com, thru Fri Dec 16. oil paintings by Tam Bodkin Bryk, and more; Mon.- Liberal Arts through the AGES 2011–2012, Feb 29. Faces from the Figge, a video animation of faces Fri. 11am-6pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. noon-4pm; for exhibit centers on Augustana’s pedagogical Raising Expectations, exhibit for which selected from the Figge Art Museum’s collection information, call 319-338-4442, The Chait Galleries art-history collection in the winter-term liberal University of Iowa jewelry professor Kee-Ho Yuen of paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures, Downtown, 218 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA, studies program, with works by Magritte, Matisse, selected an eclectic mix of functional and sculptural compiled by Bruce Walters; for information, call http://www.thegalleriesdowntown.com, thru Wed and more; open noon to 4pm Tuesdays through metal pieces made by members of the Iowa Metals 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Jan 4. Saturdays when school is in session; free; for Guild; the works explore, Cedar Rapids Museum of Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, thru Sun 2011 College Invitational, exhibition features information, call 309-794-7231, Augustana College Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www. Dec 18. more than 40 works of art by students working in a Art Museum, Centennial Hall Building, Rock Island, crma.org, thru Wed Feb 29. Caroline England - Yale Factor - Pam Ohnemus variety of mediums, including book arts, ceramics, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, thru Sat Feb 11. The American Century, highlighting the many - Liquid Fire Artists, watercolor paintings by drawing, metalwork, painting, photography, Grant Wood Artifacts, included in the new movements of 20th Century art; for information, England, intricate oil paintings by Factor, acrylic printmaking, sculpture, and video; participating display is the “Persephone” cameo broach, Wood’s call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, institutions include Augustana College, Black Hawk trademark glasses along with those belonging to 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.crma. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 13 org, thru Wed Feb 29. Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles Turzak, works by Karl Blossfeldt, Josef Sudek, Opening in November & December Kenneth Josephson, Toshio Shibata, Eliot Porter, Jerry Uelsmann, Pail Caponigro, Eduard Moats & Boats & Waterfalls, Alleyways & Stieglitz,Edward Steichen, John Guttmann, Joel- Pay Phone Calls, featuring the work of Adrianna Peter Witkin, Sebastiao Salgado, Alvin Langdon Corby, Emma Farber, and Rachel Friemel, senior Coburn, Joel Sternfeld, Carl Chiarenza, John students graduating with honors; Mon.-Fri. 9am- Gutmann and Imogen Cunningham; Tue-Sat 5pm; for information, contact Heather Lovewell 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sun noon-5pm; free at 563/209-1287 or [email protected], with $4-7 museum admission; for information, call Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 2101 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://web.sau.edu/ Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, Sat Feb 4 catich, Tue Nov 29 thru Fri Dec 16. thru Wed Feb 29. Senior Honors Exhibition, works by Art Locating Place, works by Karl Blossfeldt, Josef majors; Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm; free; for information, Sudek, Kenneth Josephson, Toshio Shibata, Eliot contact Heather Lovewell at 563-209-1287 or Porter, Jerry Uelsmann, Pail Caponigro, Eduard [email protected], Catich Gallery - St. Stieglitz,Edward Steichen, John Guttmann, Joel- Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, Peter Witkin, Sebastiao Salgado, Alvin Langdon IA, http://web.sau.edu/catich, Tue Nov 29 thru Coburn, Joel Sternfeld, Carl Chiarenza, John Fri Dec 16. Gutmann and Imogen Cunningham; Tue-Sat Belinda Grace - Karen Blomme, photography 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sun noon-5pm; free by Grace, printmaking by Blomme; for with $4-7 museum admission; for information, call information, call 309-786-2430, MidCoast Centre 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Station Gallery, 1200 River Dr, Moline, IL, http:// Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, Sat Feb 4 www.midcoast.org/galleries/centerstation.htm, thru Wed Feb 29. Thu Dec 1 thru Tue Jan 31. Lure of the Local: Collecting the Corridor, Bryan Davis, intaglio; for information, call 309- 2006-2011, exhibit featuring works by area artists 786-2430, MidCoast at the i wireless Center, 1201 such as Dick Pinney, Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, River Dr., Moline, IL, http://www.midcoast.org/ Fred Easker, Stan Wiederspan, and many others; galleries/iwireless.htm, Thu Dec 1 thru Tue Jan 31. for information, call 319-366-7503, Cedar Rapids Nancy Lindsay, oils, MidCoast Fine Arts Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, Gallery, Mississippi Valley Welcome Center, I-80 http://www.crma.org, Sat Feb 4 thru Wed Feb 29. and US Highway 67, LeClaire, IA, http://www. Young Artists at the Figge: Davenport midcoast.org/galleries/leclaire.htm, Thu Dec 1 Community Schools, works by student artists; Tue- thru Tue Jan 31. Sat 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sun noon-5pm; Alison Filley: New Works, exhibition of new free with $4-7 museum admission; for information, mixed-media prints by the Iowa City artist; Tue.- call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd Sat. 7-9pm; free; for information, contact Joseph St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, Sat Feb lappie at 563-333-6150 or Lappiejosephd@ 18 thru Wed Feb 29. sau.edu, The Bakery Gallery, 1330 East 12th St., Davenport, IA, http://www.thebakerygallery. blogspot.com, Wed Dec 7 thru Sat Jan 21. CLASSES In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Ongoing Sendak, traveling exhibit featuring illustrations $ 99 Drawing & Clay Sculpting With Paul of ferocious creatures, curious children, and Algueseva, on Thursdays; $5 plus materials; for vibrant neighborhoods, alongside thematic information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for 4 explorations of the Jewish culture and history, 2 Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, and Sendak’s own family experience, that all-you-can-eat IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 12:30pm Thu Nov influenced Sendak’s work; for information, call 24 thru Thu Dec 29. 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Make-and-Take Blowing Class, on Thursdays & prime steak & USDA Prime Steaks and fresh Lobster St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, Saturdays; intensive introduction to glass blowing; Wed Dec 28 thru Fri Feb 24. Tails plus a huge selection of American, perfect for those with no experience who just want lobster tail International and Asian cuisine. Opening in January & February to try it and take a keepsake home with them; $30; for information, call 563-470-4952 or e-mail BUFFEt! Traditional carving station, fresh salads, Young Artists at the Figge: Muscatine [email protected], Lizzard Glass, 314 E. 3rd Community Schools, works by student artists; Tue- St., Davenport, IA, http://www.lizzardglass.com, Wednesday, 4pm–9pm entrees, sides and desserts included. Sat 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sun noon-5pm; 6pm Thu Nov 24 thru Sat Dec 31. free with $4-7 museum admission; for information, Ceramics - Beginners, on Mondays; $5 for call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd members; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, Sat Jan (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, it’s live! it’s happening! it’s the edje! 14 thru Sun Jan 22. Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 9:30am Sensing Language, book arts and installations Mon Nov 28 thru Mon Dec 26. Recently voted the “Best Bar/Lounge” in the Chicagoland region by the readers of by Melissa Jay Craig; Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm; free; for Donna Dewberry One Stroke Painting, on Casino Player Magazine, the Edje features sensational live music every Friday information, call 563-333-6444, Catich Gallery - St. Mondays; learn to load brushes & strokes for roses, Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, daisies, lilacs, hydrangeas, pansies, wild flowers and Saturday from 8pm to Midnight. Even be� er, there’s no cover charge–ever. IA, http://web.sau.edu/catich, Tue Jan 17 thru and assortment of leaves; supplies furnished; $4; Wed Feb 29. for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Check out this lineup: Fins and Feathers: Children’s Book Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, Illustrations from the Eric Carle Museum of IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 12:30pm Mon Nov • Nov. 25 & 26 Unifi ed Soul Picture Book Art, featuring 43 original illustrations 28 thru Mon Dec 26. from the late 19th century through today, the Drawing & Clay Sculpting With Paul • Dec. 2 & 3 Double D & The Sensations exhibition introduces viewers of all ages to a Algueseva, on Mondays; $6 plus materials; for host of memorable fish, birds and other creatures information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for • Dec. 9 & 10 Smooth Groove whose exploits and adventures echo the concerns Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, of children and bring them to life in an enjoyable IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 6:30pm Mon Nov way; Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sun 28 thru Mon Dec 26. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission; for Sewing Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; free; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart. Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, org, Sat Jan 21 thru Wed Feb 29. IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 8am Mon Nov 28 I-280 and Hwy 92, Exit 11-A • Rock Island, IL Young Artists at the Figge: North Scott thru Mon Dec 26. 309-756-4600 • 800-477-7747 Community Schools, works by student artists; Tue- Ceramics - Advanced/Beginners, on Tuesdays, Open 7am-5am daily • jumerscasinohotel.com Sat 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-9pm, Sun noon-5pm; at 9:30am & 1:30pm; $5 for 1/2 day or $8 for a MOK If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, S S E- Y F A R free with $4-7 museum admission; for information, full day; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI E W E L
! crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed A call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537). St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, Sat Jan Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, Tue Nov 28 thru Sun Feb 12. 29 thru Tue Dec 27. 14 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com BOOKS By Mike Schulz [email protected] Kitties in the Christmas Stocking Local Author Connie Corcoran Wilson Releases a New Children’s Book for the Holidays
ome grandmas, during the holiday Tales of Route 66 series), two books of and drew these beautiful, funny sketches.” And we could release it for Christmas.” season, will give toys as presents. Oth- humor essays (2004’s Both Sides Now and Upon its completion, Wilson says she A few of Weinert’s original sketches Sers will give clothes. 2011’s Laughing Through Life), and this past found a publishing house that was eager were replicated from Wilson’s computer Connie Corcoran Wilson, though, is giving summer’s It Came from the ’70s: From The to take on the work. Yet before it could be scans. But with the illustrator busy with her granddaughters a book ... that she wrote Godfather to Apocalypse Now, a collection of published, as Wilson tells it, the publishing grad-school studies, the Christmas Cats and published herself. reviews written by Wilson during her tenure house “lost all the sketches. I never found out author had to find someone else to complete “It’s my Christmas gift to the girls,” says as the Quad-City Times’ how, but they lost them. the rest of the book’s artwork – and did, Wilson of her new children’s book Christmas chief movie-reviewer. And I had scans of via the unexpected artistic talents of her Cats in Silly Hats, the second self-published Yet until Christmas Andy’s drawings on my granddaughters’ Venezuelan au pair, Emily work by the much-published local author. “I Cats, no works for computer but was told Marquez. wrote it for them, and thought it would be a kids. “And it had to be that the pixels on some “She had never drawn anything in her life nice present. checked off the list,” says of them couldn’t be for anybody, except for fun,” says Wilson, “but “Of course,” she says with a laugh, Wilson. brought up enough for I think her pictures are absolutely charming. “marketing-wise, I didn’t think it would be The book’s initial them to be re-created And I love that Emily’s a part of this book, such a dumb thing, either. You might not rush inspiration, however, properly. because her visa is up in March, and lately out to buy it in July, but in December ... !” came long before Ava “After that,” she says, she’s been very teary, saying, ‘The girls won’t As Christmas Cats was designed especially and Elise were born. “It “quite frankly, I didn’t even remember me!’ But now, in a way, she’ll for the two-year-old twins Ava and Elise, was 2004,” says Wilson. want to mess with it always be there for them. Wilson’s book is one that can be easily “I was just starting into anymore. I was just very “I think it has a good message for kids understood and enjoyed by kids their age: semi-retirement. And demoralized, and stuck of any age,” says Wilson of Christmas Cats 24 pages of simple rhymes, bright colors, originally, the idea came the book in a drawer.” in Silly Hats, “and I’m pleased with it. But and cheerful pictures of kitties wearing such because I had two cats Cut to earlier this really, it’s meant as a labor of love for the chapeaus as a chef’s hat, a fireman’s hat, – a new cat and an old year, and the inspiration granddaughters who need to learn to share and a crown. (Sillier “silly hats” come in the cat – and they weren’t of Ava and Elise. “The and get along. Of course, I’m also hoping form of socks and reindeer antlers.) Yet in getting along. They were idea came up again the book has some broader application for a addition to being a Christmas present for her fighting all the time. And Connie Corcoran Wilson with grand- when one of them had broader audience. granddaughters, Christmas Cats is also, as really, it had nothing to daughters Ava and Elise Wilson bitten the other one on “In my dedication,” she says with a laugh, Wilson suggests, a bit of one for herself. do with anything else. the nose, and left marks. “I say that maybe extra copies should be sent “A children’s book was one of the I watched them fight and thought, ‘That’s a They were not playing well,” says Wilson to Congress.” things I hadn’t done,” says the former area book.’” with a laugh. “The twin thing wasn’t going as schoolteacher and current freelance author. The only hurdle that Wilson foresaw was smoothly as it should have. Connie Corcoran Wilson will sign and sell her “I’ve always felt I could write anything, and that a children’s book needed illustrations, “But it occurred to me that this was like recent books – including Christmas Cats in my goal was to write one of everything. I don’t and as she says, “I do not draw.” (She laughs. my cats who were always fighting. And I Silly Hats – at Rock Island’s Atlante Trattoria want to be pigeonholed as just writing this, “We’ll just leave it at that.”) But she found a thought maybe the book could be tweaked restaurant during the December 2 Gallery Hop, this, or this. I want to keep stretching.” willing collaborator in Andy Weinert, the son so that it would have a moral lesson, if you at Davenport’s Barnes & Noble on December To date, Wilson’s literary stretching has of one of Wilson’s former students. will, for youngsters. That you shouldn’t bite, 3 and 10, and at the Bettendorf Public Library resulted in, among other works, a three- “I just loved Andy’s drawings,” says Wilson. and you should learn to share – the cats could on December 7. For more information, visit volume set of ghost stories (2009’s Ghostly “He had this charming, Grandma Moses style, underscore a lesson that needed to be learned. ConnieCWilson.com. 2267 RCR ad NOVA.qxp 11/15/2011 11:46 AM Page 1 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 15 seeking submissions for annual juried competition for artists residing within a 150-mile radius of the Quad Cities, co-sponsored with the Rock Island NOVA SINGERS 2011-2012 SEASON Ceramics - Advanced/Beginners, on Tuesdays; Art Guild; more than $3,000 in awards may be at 9:30am & 1pm; $5 for 1/2 day or $8 for a full day; presented; the 2012 juror is Joseph Mella, director $16 adults for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for of the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, Nashville, Tennessee; for information and to $12 seniors IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, Tue Nov 29 thru submit, call 309-794-7231, Centennial Hall Gallery, students free Tue Dec 27. Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, Crocheting & Knitting Volunteer Class, on http://www.augustana.edu/artmuseum, thru Thu Tuesdays; make hats, scarves & mittens for children Jan 19. Tickets and the homeless; beginners wishing to learn Quad City Arts Grants Available, opportunity available for artists and non-profit organizations partnering are welcome; for information, call 563-386-7477, at the door Laura L. Lane, Founder and Music Director CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly with artists to apply for funding to produce and/or Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, present arts projects and programming in 2012; 12:30pm Tue Nov 29 thru Dec 27. individual artists or non-profit organizations partnering with area artists may apply for funding Nova Christmas December thru February up to $2,000 for their projects or programs; artists Contact Nova Singers for December 16, 2011 7:30 p.m. may receive funding of up to $2,000 to produce information on these or any of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport Bookmaking Workshop III, with instructor new work along with work-in-progress workshops our Galesburg performances: Kim Maher; punch and sew a longstitch binding and public presentations of the finished work; all that can have a simple or embellished spine; $50- projects must occur between April 15, 2012 and 309-341-7038 Sun & Moon, Sea & Sky $60; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art March 31, 2013; for information, contact contact Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www. Jessi Black at 309-793-1213 x 103 or jblack@ [email protected] February 12, 2012 4:00 p.m. figgeartmuseum.org, 10am Sat Dec 3. quadcityarts.com, Quad City Arts Center, 1715 2nd St. Paul Lutheran Church, Davenport Faux Finish Workshop, with instructor Mary Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www.quadcityarts.com, Stringer; give an old table new life and brighten thru Tue Jan 31. www.novasingers.com up your decorating with tips, tricks and techniques DubuqueFest Fine Arts Fair: Call For Artists, that will help you create the look of wood, marble, accepting applications for the 34th annual juried fabric, and more on your walls and furniture; $45- fine art fair scheduled for May 18-20; all interested $55; for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art fine artists and fine craft artisans are encouraged Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www. to apply; for information, call 563-564-5290, figgeartmuseum.org, 10am Sat Jan 21. DubuqueFest Art Fair, 378 Main St., Dubuque, IA, Acrylic Painting: Intermediate/Advanced, http://www.dubuquefest.org, thru Wed Feb 15. Thursdays thru Feb. 23; with instructor Allen Holloway; $65-75; for information and to register, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, 6pm CONCERTS Thu Feb 2. Quilting Workshop with Beck Wright, register November by Feb. 15 for Feb. 18 course; the “Quilt Lady” Scott Olsen Benefit Concert, fundraiser for 24- teaches a workshop using one of her “Orphans of year-old injured at the Occupy Oakland rally; with War” patterns; for information, call 563-322-8844 a silent auction, raffle, bake sale, and music by or e-mail [email protected], German American Jordan Danielsen, Ren Estrand w/ Michael Brock, Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, The Harris Collection, Corey Wallace, and Patio; http://www.gahc.org, 1pm Wed Feb 15. all proceeds go toward Olsen’s medical expenses; Calligraphy Workshop I: Beginner, with $5 at the door; for information, call 563-940-5387; instructor Amy Nielsen; bring a sack lunch; $50-60; Davenport Eagles Lodge, 4401 West Locust St., for information and to register, call 563-326-7804, Davenport, IA, 4pm Sat Nov 26. Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, Carol Montag, acclaimed folk singer- http://www.figgeart.org, 9:30am Sat Feb 18. songwriter in concert; $10-$20; for tickets and Upcycled Jewelry Workshop, with instructor information, call 563-652-9815, Ohnward Fine Kara Fedje; $35-45; for information and to register, Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa, IA, http:// call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd www.ohnwardfineartscenter.com, 7pm Sat Nov St, Davenport, IA, http://www.figgeart.org, 10:30am 26. Sat Feb 25. Kelly Pardekooper CD Release Show, concert with singer-songwriter and native Iowan; $12; for CALLS FOR ENTRY information and tickets, call 319-688-2653, Englert Handmade City Holiday Show 2011, now Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, accepting applications for vendors at the annual http://englert.org/event_details.php?id=626, handcrafted arts fair, taking place at Rozz-Tox on 8pm Sat Nov 26. December 3, Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island, Little River Band, concert with the legendary IL, http://handmadecity.org, thru Wed Nov 30. Australian vocal band; $20-$30; for tickets and Call for Photos, Videos, & Stories: WIU- information, call 800-724-5825, Quad-Cities QC 100th Anniversary Celebration, photos/ Waterfront Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway, information and interviews will be used to create a Bettendorf, IA, http://bettendorf.isleofcapricasinos. documentary of WIU’s history throughout the years com/index.aspx, 7:30pm Sat Nov 26. in the Quad Cities to air on WQPT; WIU University Ozark Jubilee – Legends of Country Music, Television and University historians/archivists will music from favorite country singers such as produce the documentary; slides, photographs, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, and more, videos and stories will be collected, copied and plus Branson comedian and world-class fiddler returned to the original owners, who will receive Doofus Doolittle; for tickets and information, a photo credit for the contribution(s); electronic call 641-472-2787, Stephen Sondheim Center for photos and video files are also welcomed; to the Performing Arts, Fairfield Arts & Convention contribute, contact Tami Seitz at 309-762-9481 or Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www.FairfieldACC.com, [email protected], Western Illinois University Quad 7:30pm Sat Nov 26. Cities, 3561 60th St, Moline, IL, http://www.wiu. Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra w/ edu/qc, thru Fri Dec 30. Rockapella, acclaimed musicians in the 2011 Seeking Entries: Mississippi Valley Blues Holiday Pops tour; a Hancher Auditorium Festival 2012 T-Shirt & Poster Design, designs presentation; $17.50-$90; for tickets and should be appropriate for public display; designs information, call 319-335-1160, Carver-Hawkeye that are religious, political, sexual in nature, which Arena, 1 Elliot Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www. bear controversial messages, insignia, or other hancher.uiowa.edu, 7pm Sun Nov 27. material will not be accepted; design, Mississippi Black Hawk College Piano Recital, for Valley Blues Society, 102 S. Harrison St., Davenport, information, call 309-796-5478, Deere-Wiman IA, http://www.mvbs.org, thru Sun Jan 1. Carriage House, 817 11th Ave., Moline, IL, http:// 36th Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition, www.bhc.edu, 7:30pm Mon Nov 28. 16 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com “Concerto for Two Cellos,” and Brahms’ “Symphony Mon Dec 5. No. 1”; for tickets and information, call 563-322- Black Hawk College Community Band Concert, Theatre 7276, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, in Building 4 on the second floor’s “Hawk’s Nest”; for Holiday Plays, Musicals, and Dance Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration, multi- http://www.qcsymphony.com, 7:30pm Sat Dec 3. information, call 563-332-5879, Black Hawk College November and December platinum selling recording artist in his holiday Riders in the Sky, wacky humor and Western - Quad City Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, IL, concert with singers Anne Cochran and Benjamin music in the tradition of the Sons of the Pioneers, http://www.bhc.edu, 7:30pm Tue Dec 6. Utecht, and electric violinist Tracy Silverman; $27- Gene Autry, and Roy Rogers; $12-24; for tickets Irish Christmas in America, features top Irish kay, $67; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 and information, call 641-472-2787, Stephen musicians, singers, and dancers in an engaging let’s just E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.adlertheatre. Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield performance rich in history, humor and energy; $30- O Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www. 35; for tickets and information, call 319-364-1580, com, 7:30pm Mon Nov 28. deal with the FairfieldACC.com, 7:30pm Sat Dec 3. CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, elephant in the Ilya Yakushev, international piano sensation; a concert in the Cedar Rapids Community Concert UI Composer’s Workshop, free, Riverside Recital http://www.legionarts.org, 7pm Tue Dec 6. room right off Association’s 2011-2012 season; for information, Hall, 405 N Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www. The University of Iowa Jazz Repertory the bat: Yes. call 319-540-2301, Cedar Rapids Prairie High performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Sat Dec 3. Ensemble, directed by UI School of Music faculty After a five-year School, 401 76th Ave., Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www. Daytrotter Wish List Benefit, indie musicians member Brent Sandy; program includes “Big crcommunityconcerts.org, 7pm Tue Nov 29. M. Ward, Laura Marling, Carlos Forster, and Mike Dipper” by Thad Jones, “St. Thomas” by Sonny absence, Ballet Coykendall in a concert benefiting the QC Times’ Rollins, “Self-Portrait in Three Colors” and “Better Get Quad Cities has The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Show, holiday concert with the country-music legends; $37-$52; Wish List Fund; $20 advance tickets; for information, Hit in Your Soul” by Charles Mingus, “Anthropology” finally asked me to reprise my memorable for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, call 309-793-4060, RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave., Rock by Charlie Parker/Dizzy Gillespie, “Count ‘Em” by – dare I say legendary – portrayal of Herr 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www. Island, IL, http://www.ribco.com, 8pm Sat Dec 3. Quincy Jones, “Quiet Night and Quiet Stars” by peoriaciviccenter.com, 7:30pm Tue Nov 29. Kris Lager Band - Dan Hubbard & the Antonio Carlos Jobim, and “The Chicken” by PeeWee Drosselmeyer in the company’s Adler Theatre Humadors, rock, soul, and blues musicians Ellis; free, Riverside Recital Hall, 405 N Riverside Dr., presentation of The Nutcracker (December The Paragon Trombone Quartet, free; for information, call 309-794-7306, Wallenberg Hall, in concert, with openers Dan Hubbard & the Iowa City, IA, http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2011/ 10 and 11). See what great things can come Augustana College, 3520 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, Humadors; $10; for tickets and information, call november/111111at-a-glance.html, 7:30pm Tue from whining in print on an annual basis? http://www.augustana.edu, 8pm Tue Nov 29. 563-326-1333, The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Dec 6. But while I’d love to dedicate this space UI Symphony Orchestra and Choirs, with Davenport, IA, http://www.redstoneroom.com, UI Jazz Repertory Ensemble, free, Riverside conductor Timothy Stalter; free, Iowa Memorial 9pm Sat Dec 3. Recital Hall, 405 N Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, http:// solely to my forthcoming reunion with Black Hawk College Youth and Adult String www.performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Tue Dec the dance troupe, I’m humble enough to Union Main Lounge - University of Iowa, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. Orchestras Concert, featuring Dr. Julieta Mihai, 6. recognize that our Nutcracker is not the only performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Wed Nov 30. violinist and concertmaster of the Illinois Symphony Faculty Recital: Flute & Clarinet Choir, featuring holiday stage production the area will see and professor of violin at Western Illinois University, a range of different flute and clarinet types, and a December performing “Autumn” from Vivaldi’s “The Four wide range of music; free; for information, e-mail over the next few weeks. Nor, to be honest, Seasons”; free; for information, call 309-787-4025, [email protected] or call 309- is it the only Nutcracker, as presentations Branson on the Road: Christmas Style, Trinity Lutheran Church - Moline, 1330 13th St, 203-9879, Denkmann Memorial Hall - Augustana of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece will also be Christmas music, old country favorites, amazing Moline, IL, http://www.bhc.edu, 5pm Sun Dec 4. College, 3520 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. staged by the Nolte Academy of Dance at instrumentals, and comedy with the famed touring German American Heritage Center Zither augustana.edu, 8pm Wed Dec 7. Iowa City’s Englert Theatre (December 2 performers; appetizers available for purchase; Thu - Ensemble Annual Holiday Concert, performing Black Hawk College Holiday Choral Concert, for 6pm doors, 7pm show; $22.50-$27.50; Fri - 11:45am with the St. John Vianney Celebration Bell Choir; information, call 309-796-5478, First Congregational through 4), by the Peoria Ballet at the Peoria doors, noon plated lunch, 1pm show; $41.28; $5; for information, call 563-322-8844, West Family Church - Moline, 2201 7th Avenue, Moline, IL, http:// Civic Center (December 10), and even by a for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733, YMCA - Davenport, 606 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, www.bhc.edu, 7:30pm Thu Dec 8. dance company from Russia, in the Orpheum extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd http://www.gahc.org, 2pm Sun Dec 4. Christmas at the Speakeasy, holiday favorites Theatre’s touring production The Moscow Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 7pm Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks performed by members of “Nuncrackers” the Thu Dec 1 and Fri Dec 2. III - Concerti for Celli, with conductor Mark Russell performing wait staff the Bootleggers; selected food Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker (December 5 Heartland Trio, with Nancy McFarland Gaub on Smith, guest cellists Anthony Ross and Beth Rapier items available for purchase; $10-$12; for tickets and 6). For music and dance of a less balletic violin, Jonathan Sturm on viola, and Julie Sturm on Ross, and a program featuring Abels’ “Global and information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, nature, the Iowa City Community Theatre cello; music by Mozart and Schubert; $12-$15; for Warming,” Vivaldi’s “Concerto for Two Cellos,” Ott’s The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, delivers the musical-comedy merriment of tickets and information, call 641-472-2787, Stephen “Concerto for Two Cellos,” and Brahms’ “Symphony IL, http://www.circa21.com, 7pm Thu Dec 8. Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (December 9 Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield No. 1”; for tickets and information, call 563-322- Club Hancher: Catherine Russell, concert with Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www. 7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th the acclaimed jazz and blues singer; a Hancher through 18), while Quad City Music Guild FairfieldACC.com, 8pm Thu Dec 1. Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcsymphony.com, Auditorium presentation; $10-$20; for tickets brings a cherished literary classic to stage Trans-Siberian Orchestra, at 4 & 8pm; the 2pm Sun Dec 4. and information, call 319-335-1160, The Mill, 120 life in Scrooge (December 1 through 4), the multi-media, musical spectacular; $31-59.50; for UI Chamber Orchestra and All University E Burlington, Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher. Christmas Carol adaptation with music and tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, String Orchestra, with conductors Chun-Ming uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Thu Dec 8. 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www. Chen, Hyeyoun Jang, Kira Horel, and Michael UI Afro-Cuban Jazz Summit Concert, with the lyrics by Leslie Bricusse. Performed without peoriaciviccenter.com, Fri Dec 2. Wright; free, Riverside Recital Hall, 405 N Riverside Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet featuring Michael song and dance, Theatre Cedar Rapids Christmas at Augustana, featuring Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa. Spiro, the UI Latin Jazz Ensemble, and the UI Afro- delivers its own take on Charles Dickens’ A performances by the Augustana Brass Ensemble, edu, 3pm Sun Dec 4. Cuban Drum & Dance Ensemble; for information, call Christmas Carol (opening November 25), and Augustana Symphony Orchestra, Augustana Choir, Wilco, concert with the Grammy-nominated 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington additional holiday sentiment can be found Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, Wennerberg Men’s musicians in support of their new album “The Whole St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa. Chorus, Cantilena Augustana, and more; Fri. 8pm, Love”; $42.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Val Air edu, 7:30pm Thu Dec 8. in Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre production Sat. 4pm; $10-20; for tickets and information, Ballroom, Des Moines, IA, http://www.wilcoworld. A Musical Holiday Gift, brown-bag concert of Ron Clark’s Small Miracles (November 25 call 309-794-7306, Centennial Hall, Augustana net, 7:30pm Sun Dec 4. presented by the Moline High School Concert Choir through 27) and the Old Creamery Theatre’s College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. Timeflies, musical duo that employs elements under the direction of Ron May; free; for information, Wooden Snowflakes (opening December augustana.edu, Fri Dec 2 and Sat Dec 3. of pop, hip-hop, electro, dub step and rock; $8-10; call 309-524-2440, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Choral Dynamics Christmas Gospel, a for information and tickets, call 563-333-6251 or e- St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 12pm 1). That Amana-based venue will also offer presentation of the Christmas Story using both mail [email protected], Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose Fri Dec 9. seasonal magic in the family entertainment secular and sacred music in the gospel genre, with University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http:// Christmas Showcase Concert, featuring the Raggedy Ann & Andy’s Yuletide Adventure new and traditional songs mixed with dance and www.sau.edu, 9pm Sun Dec 4. University Chorale, Chamber Singers, Symphonic (opening November 26), while two actors humor; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; $7.50-15; for UI Center for New Music Ensemble, free, Band and SAU-Community Symphony Orchestra, portray nearly two dozen Southern revelers information and tickets, call 309-342-2299, The Riverside Recital Hall, 405 N Riverside Dr., Iowa City, as well as the Jazz Ensemble and STAMVOJA; free; Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL, IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm for information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001, in the District Theatre comedy A Tuna http://www.theorpheum.org, Fri Dec 2 thru Sun Sun Dec 4. Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, Christmas (opening November 25). And Dec 4. Black Hawk College Vocal Recital, for IA, http://www.sau.edu, 7pm Fri Dec 9. in addition to its current musical comedy Hersong’s 7th Annual Warm Winter Concert, information, call 309-796-5478, Deere-Wiman Jeffrey Foucault, acclaimed country and blues Nuncrackers (running through December 30), concert with the Quad Cities’ women’s chorus; Carriage House, 817 11th Ave., Moline, IL, http:// artist in concert; $14-18; for information and tickets, admission is the donation of cash or new www.bhc.edu, 7:30pm Mon Dec 5. call 319-364-1580, CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse will deliver blankets to be distributed by Churches United Irish Christmas in America, narrative concert Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.legionarts.org, 8pm seasonal fun with the feisty children’s book and theplace2be; for information, contact Brooke featuring Irish ballads, holiday carols, fiddle tunes, Fri Dec 9. heroine Junie B. Jones in Junie B. in Jingle Wilson Clemons at [email protected] or 309- and Irish dancing; a presentation in the Live at the The Grateful Dead American Beauty Project, a Bells, Batman Smells (opening November 737-9898, St. John’s Lutheran Church - Rock Island, Temple series; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Civic musical journey through the classic Grateful Dead 25). Boy, that Junie B. sure can be grouchy. 4501 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.hersong. Center of Greater Des Moines Temple Theater, 10th albums “American Beauty” and “Workingman’s us, 6pm Sat Dec 3. & Locust St., Des Moines, IA, http://www.civiccenter. Dead,” with contemporary folk group Ollabelle, jazz Know what would cheer up a kid like her this Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks org, 7:30pm Mon Dec 5. torch singer Catherine Russell, and other guests; holiday season? Tickets to Ballet Quad Cities’ III - Concerti for Celli, with conductor Mark Russell UI University Band/Concert Band, with a Hancher Auditorium presentation; $10-$20; for The Nutcracker! You know, I’m just saying ... . Smith, guest cellists Anthony Ross and Beth Rapier conductors Marc Decker and Kevin Kastens; free, tickets and information, call 319-335-1160, Riverside – Mike Schulz Ross, and a program featuring Abels’ “Global Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City, Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA, Warming,” Vivaldi’s “Concerto for Two Cellos,” Ott’s IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Fri Dec 9. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 17 Christmas with the Quad City Singers, annual Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, “Jersey Boys” cast members Michael dinner and concert of Renaissance-through- Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, Longoria, Daniel Reichard, J. contemporary-jazz music, with the 22-member 12pm Fri Dec 16. Robert Spencer, and Tony Award ensemble under the direction of Lori Potts, The Envy Corps, indie-rock musicians in Winner Christian Hoff; a Broadway accompanied by Marcia Renaud; 6pm social concert; $8-10; for information, call 563-326-1333, at the Adler Theatre presentation; hour, 7pm sit-down dinner and program; $40; for The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, $31.50-51.50 for tickets, call 800- information and reservations, call Ken Hill at 309- http://www.redstoneroom.com, 9pm Fri Dec 16. 745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 794-0106, Lavender Crest Winery, 5401 US Highway Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio show 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. 6, Colona, IL, http://www.quadcitysingers.org, 6pm on stage, with hosts the Barley House Band and adlertheatre.com, 7:30pm Sat Dec Fri Dec 9 and Sat Dec 10. emcee Scott Tunnicliff; $10; for information, e-mail 17. The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 [email protected], Nighswander Theatre, Christmas Carols: God Bless piece big band will be playing all your favorites from 2822 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA, http://www. Us, Everyone!, performances by the Big Band era; featuring hits from Glenn Miller, bucktownrevue.com, 7pm Fri Dec 16. the Sanctuary Choir, Chamber Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Henry Mancini, and A Nova Christmas, annual holiday concert with Chorale, Celebration Singers, Stan Kenton; $10-$12; for tickets and information, the vocal ensemble the Nova Singers; $12-$16, Cecelian Carolers, Cathedral Choir call 309-786-7733, extension 2, The Circa ‘21 students free; for information and tickets, call 309- of Young Men and Boys, Vesper Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// 341-7038 or e-mail [email protected], First Lutheran Bells, organ, and orchestra; Sat www.circa21.com, 6pm Fri Dec 9. Church - Galesburg, 364 E. Water St., Galesburg, 7:30pm, Sun 4pm; for information, Jingle Bell Rock featuring Eddie Money, Lou IL, http://departments.knox.edu/novasingers/ call 563-326-1691, First Presbyterian Beppie Weiss’ Luscious Boxfull @ The Chait Galleries Gramm, & Mickey Thomas, holiday concert with concerts.html, 7:30pm Sat Dec 17. Church of Davenport, 1702 Iowa Downtown – through January 4 the pop and rock performers; $36-$46; for tickets The Midtown Men, top hits from The Beatles, St., Davenport, IA, http://www. and information, call 877-677-3456, Riverside The Beach Boys, The Temptations, The Jackson fpcdavenport.org/PAS.htm, Sat Dec Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, 5, and The Four Seasons, performed by original 17 and Sun Dec 18. IA, http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, 8pm Sat Dec 10. Mike Garson, acclaimed pianist performs in a presentation in the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series; $8-$12; for information and tickets, call 309- 793-1213, First Presbyterian Church of Davenport, GIFTS FOR EVERY BUDGET 1702 Iowa St., Davenport, IA, http://www. quadcityarts.com, 4pm Sat Dec 10. Handel’s Messiah, the holiday masterwork performed by the 250-member Handel Oratorio Society and professional Handel Oratorio Chamber Orchestra; featuring soloists soprano Mary Wilson, mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ringle, tenor Christopher GIFTS Cock, and baritone Gerard Sundberg; Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; $10-20; for tickets and information, call 309- 794-7306, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 #1 STOCKING STARTING AT 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana. edu, Sat Dec 10 and Sun Dec 11. UI Semi-Annual Last Chance Percussion STUFFER! Concert, free, Riverside Recital Hall, 405 N Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa. $ 95 edu, 3:02pm Sun Dec 11. Galesburg High School Holiday Concert, free 9 and open to the public; for information, call 309- 342-2299 or e-mail [email protected], The Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL, http://www.theorpheum.org, 7pm Tue Dec 13. In the Christmas Mood with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, standards and masterful takes on holiday classics with the big-band musicians; for GIFT CARD tickets and information, call 641-472-2787, Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www. FairfieldACC.com, 7:30pm Tue Dec 13. NEW! Festival of Carols, featuring hot cocoa, sing-a- longs, performances by the Capitol Chorus, Dave Moore, and Alan Swanson, Saffron henke reading “’twas the Night Before Christmas,” a visit by Santa Claus, and more; free; for information, call 319-688- 2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 7pm Thu Dec 15. Lessons & Carols, at 4 & 8pm; the Augustana Chamber Singers and Campus Ministries present the story of Christ’s birth in readings and song; free; for information, call 309-794-7233, Founders Hall - Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, http://www. New! Skin Dimensions Simply Beautiful Makeup augustana.edu, Thu Dec 15. Max Wellman: Home for the Holidays, famed Skin Dimensions, SB Skin Care Products jazz musician in his holiday concert, with Nick Rieser on piano, Brooke Peters on bass, Joel Gettys Skin Dimensions, SB Bath & Body Collection on drums and Dave Rezek on trumpet; tickets starting at $20; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Civic Bare Escentuals®, Guinot® Paris, Clarisonic®, and more! Center of Greater Des Moines Temple Theater, 10th & Locust St., Des Moines, IA, http://www.civiccenter. Great Gift Ideas – Special Holiday Kits org, 7:30pm Thu Dec 15 thru Sun Dec 18. A Nova Christmas, annual holiday concert with the vocal ensemble the Nova Singers; $12- Gift Cards In Any Dollar Amount For Products and Services. $16, students free; for information and tickets, call 309-341-7038 or e-mail [email protected], St. Paul Lutheran Church - Davenport, 2136 Brady 1800 E 54th Street 2315 Roosevelt Street St., Davenport, IA, http://departments.knox.edu/ novasingers/concerts.html, 7:30pm Fri Dec 16. Davenport, IA Clinton, IA Gabriel’s Brass, lunchtime concert with the brass quartet; free; for information, call 563-344-4175, (563) 355-0600 (563) 242-3571 18 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 19 molinelibrary.com, 7pm Thu Jan 19. Augustana Percussion Ensemble Concert, free; for information, call 309-794-7233, Bergendoff The Christmas Music of Mannheim Hall - Augustana College, 3701 7th Ave., Rock Island, Steamroller, modern-day rock, acoustic and IL, http://www.augustana.edu/academics/music/ department/?id=25, 7:30pm Fri Jan 20. electronic music in a production by Chip Davis; $39- 56; for tickets. call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 Rascal Flatts, platinum-selling recording artists E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.adlertheatre. in concert with special guests Sara Evans and com, 7:30pm Wed Dec 21. Hunter Hayes; $25.25-56.25; for tickets, call 800- Home for the Holidays II, benefit concert 745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson for the Johnson County Crisis Center Food Bank; Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, presented by Hersong, the Quad Cities Women’s Chorus featuring a silent auction, a canned food drive, 7:30pm Fri Jan 20. Saturday, December 3 ~ 6:00 p.m. Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio show and music by Euforquestra, Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Band, and David Zollo; $10-15, Gabe’s, on stage, with hosts the Barley House Band and 330 E. Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. emcee Scott Tunnicliff; $10; for information, e-mail iowacitygabes.com, 9pm Fri Dec 23. [email protected], Nighswander Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA, http://www. Night Fever: The Bee Gees Tribute & featuring the Edgar Crockett Jazz Trio ABBAMANIA, at 8 & 10pm; tribute bands in concert; bucktownrevue.com, 7pm Fri Jan 20. Sunday, December 4 ~ 6:30 p.m. for information, call 319-648-1234, Riverside Casino The Lyrebird Ensemble, a presentation in the Quad City Symphony Orchestra Signature Series; and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA, http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, Wed musicians Ellen Huntington and Lillian Lau perform hidden gems from the flute and harp repertoire; $7- ADMISSION Dec 28 and Thu Dec 29. Freewill donation to benefit theplace2be, a safe haven Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration, multi- $18; for information and tickets, call 563-322-7276, for our community’s youth (theplace2be.org) platinum selling recording artist in his holiday Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, concert; $27-67; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, http://www.qcsymphony.com, 8pm Sat Jan 21. Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, Three Hits and a Miss, at 2 & 7:30pm; pop- St. John’s Lutheran Church ~ ELCA ~ RIC music chart-toppers from the mid-1950s through IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7pm Thu 4501–––7th –7th Avenue, Rock Island ~ 309.786.6333 ~ stjohnsri.stjohnsri.orgorg Dec 29. the mid-1980s; a concert in the Cedar Rapids Winter Blues Jam Concert, the participants in Community Concert Association’s 2011-2012 this year’s sessions strut their stuff; following the season; for information, call 319-540-2301, Cedar jam, Hal Reed and Ellis Kell will select a group of Rapids Prairie High School, 401 76th Ave., Cedar “Winter Blues All-Stars” to perform in the BlueSkool Rapids, IA, http://www.crcommunityconcerts.org, Tent at the 2012 Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Sat Jan 21. and as the opening act for blues guitarist Samantha David Malis, opera and musical-theatre favorites Fish in the Redstone Room on January 13; $5; for with the famed baritone, accompanied by Steve information, call 563-326-1333, The Redstone Berg on organ and Werner Elmker on piano; for Room, 129 Main St, Davenport, IA, http://www. tickets and information, call 641-472-2787, Stephen redstoneroom.com, 6pm Fri Dec 30. Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield Remember the King: Elvis through the Years, Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www. a salute to Elvis Presley from the 1950’s, the ‘68 FairfieldACC.com, 7:30pm Tue Jan 24. comeback special, and the Vegas years; for tickets Peter Yarrow, concert with the Grammy Award- and information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, winning singer-songwriter of Peter, Paul, & Mary; Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock a presentation in the Live at the Temple series; for Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, Sat Dec 31. tickets, call 800-745-3000, Civic Center of Greater Dr. Zhivegas, popular Midwestern dance Des Moines Temple Theater, 10th & Locust St., Des band, with hot appetizers from 8-10pm, party Moines, IA, http://www.civiccenter.org, 7:30pm Tue favors, a champagne fountain, a balloon drop at Jan 24. midnight, and more; $30-$45; for information, call Peter Yarrow, concert with the legendary 800-724-5825, Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention performer from Peter, Paul and Mary; $36-41; for Center, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf, IA, http:// tickets and information, call 319-364-1580, CSPS/ bettendorf.isleofcapricasinos.com/happenings- Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http:// entertainment.aspx, 8pm Sat Dec 31. www.legionarts.org, 7pm Wed Jan 25. Family Groove Company, New Year’s Eve show Buddy Olson, a brown-bag concert; free; for with the jazz, funk, and rock musicians in concert; information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public $20-25; for tickets and information, call 563-326- Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, 1333, The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Davenport, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, noon Fri Jan 27. IA, http://www.redstoneroom.com, 9pm Sat Dec 31. Turn of the Screw, performance with the University of Iowa Opera department, based on Henry January James’ novel and directed by Alan Hicks; Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; $5-20; for information and tickets, call Samantha Fish, 22-year-old blues singer- 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington songwriter in concert; $10; for information, call St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa. 563-326-1333, The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, edu, Fri Jan 27 thru Sun Jan 29. Davenport, IA, http://www.redstoneroom.com, Night Ranger, classic pop-rock performers of 8pm Fri Jan 13. “Sister Christian” in concert; $25-35; for tickets and The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 information, call 877-677-3456, Riverside Casino piece big band will be playing all your favorites Event Center, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA, from the Big Band era; featuring hits from Glenn http://www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, 8pm Miller, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Henry Sat Jan 28. Mancini, and Stan Kenton; $10-$12; for tickets and UI Honor Choir Concert, free, Iowa Memorial information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, The Union, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7pm Mon Jan 30. http://www.circa21.com, 6pm Fri Jan 13. Faculty Recital: Sangeetha Rayapati, Soprano, Honor Band Festival Finale Concert, free; for free; for information, call 309-794-7233, Denkmann information, call 309-794-7233, Centennial Hall, Memorial Hall - Augustana College, 3520 7th Ave., Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 8pm http://www.augustana.edu, 6:30pm Mon Jan 16. Tue Jan 31. Senior Day: Silver Tones, performance with quartet that plays old-time music from the 30s, 40s, February and 50s; refreshments served; free; for information, cal 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Stew & the Negro Problem, the Tony Award Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. winner in a genre-defying rock-pop-funk-punk- bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Thu Jan 19. cabaret; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; The Java Jews, an evening of Klezmer music with $12.50-$30; for tickets and information, call 319- this seven-piece, “highly caffeinated” ensemble; 335-1160, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu, Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. 7:30pm Thu Feb 2. 20 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Chucho Valdés and the Afro-Cuban Event Center, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside, IA, http:// IL, http://www.theorpheum.org, 7:30pm Sat Feb Messengers, Latin jazz with the renowned Cuban www.riversidecasinoandresort.com, 4pm Sun Feb 25. pianist and Grammy Award winner; a Hancher 12. UI Symphony Orchestra, with conductor The Official Blues Brothers Revue, a concert Auditorium presentation; $16-$37; for tickets and Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Masterworks William LaRue Jones, Wolfgang David on violin, tribute to the music and comedy of Jake and information, call 319-335-1160, Englert Theatre, IV - Valentine’s Day, with guest conductor Timothy Gill on cello, and Ksenia Nosikova on Elwood, in the only Blues Brothers show to be 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. Alondra de la Parra, guest guitarist Robert Belinic, piano; free, Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge officially sanctioned by Dan Aykroyd and the John hancher.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Fri Feb 10. and a program featuring Rimsky-Korsakov’s - University of Iowa, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City, Belushi estate; for tickets A u g u s t a n a “Scheherazade,” Rodrigo’s “Concierto de Aranjuez,” IA, http://www.performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7:30pm and information, call Concert Band, free; for and Ravel’s “Bolero”; for tickets and information, Wed Feb 29. 641-472-2787, Stephen Theatre information, call 309-794- call 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana Sondheim Center for the 7233, Centennial Hall, College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. CLASSES & CALLS FOR ENTRY Musicals and Dance Augustana College, 3703 qcsymphony.com, 2pm Sun Feb 12. Performing Arts, Fairfield RME “On Tour” Program, multi-media 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, Sun and Moon, Sea and Sky, winter concert Arts & Convention Center, December through February presentation available for schools in the Quad-City http://www.augustana. with the vocal ensemble the Nova Singers; $12- Fairfield, IA, http://www. area; program includes: Introduction to River Music edu, 2pm Sat Feb 11. $16, students free; for information and tickets, FairfieldACC.com, 7:30pm Experience; Multi-media presentation on history of ne of the highlights Peter Cetera, call 309-341-7038 or e-mail [email protected], St. Thu Feb 2. American roots music; Live music performance by of our area’s winter Grammy-winning singer- Paul Lutheran Church - Davenport, 2136 Brady Augustana Jazz 2-3 RME staff or music instructors; Optional drum O songwriter of “The Glory St., Davenport, IA, http://departments.knox.edu/ Ensemble Concert, free; season of musicals and circle; and Conclusion with student participation, of Love” and “The Next novasingers/concerts.html, 4pm Sun Feb 12. for information, call 309- dance performances sing-a-long/play-a-long; for information and to Time I Fall” in concert; $40- Zoe Keating, “one-woman orchestra” who uses 794-7233, Centennial Hall, arrange for the tour to visit your school, call Ellis will no doubt be the 50; for information and a cello and foot-controlled laptop to record layer Augustana College, 3703 kell at 563-326-1333, ext. 113 or email ekell@ District Theatre’s staging tickets, call 877-677-3456, upon layer of cello, creating intricate, haunting, 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, rivermusicexperience.org, RME (River Music Riverside Casino Event and compelling music; $15-18; for tickets and http://www.augustana. of Stephen Sondheim’s Experience), 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http:// Center, 3184 Highway 22, information, call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, edu, 8pm Fri Feb 3. mid-life roundelay www.rivermusicexperience.org, thru Sat Dec 31. The Color Purple Riverside, IA, http://www. 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. Honors Scholarship WQPT Seeking Music Videos, seeking Company, which opens riversidecasinoandresort. englert.org, 8pm Mon Feb 13. Recital, free; for musicians to share their music on “The Cities with on February 3. I’d tell you who's appearing in it, com, 8pm Sat Feb 11. Peoria Symphony Orchestra Presents information, call 309- Jim Mertens”; be sure your submissions are of but as the show features, no kidding, just about Quad City Symphony “Valentine’s Day: The Romantic Gershwins”, 794-7233, Denkmann a high-quality resolution, and original music is Orchestra: Masterworks pianist Dr. Richard Kogan and friends present Memorial Hall - every single performer who has ever appeared in encouraged; sent DVDs or high-quality (HD) videos IV - Valentine’s Day, “Rhapsody in Blue,” “An American in Paris,” and Augustana College, 3520 a musical at the District Theatre or its former on You Tube will be considered; for information and with guest conductor many other song favorites; $25-$60; for information 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, to submit, contact Lora Adams at 309-764-2400 or Harrison Hilltop venue, the cast list would Alondra de la Parra, guest and tickets, call 309-671-1096, Peoria Civic Center, http://www.augustana. [email protected], WQPT-TV, 3800 Avenue of the quickly eat up my word count. So let’s spread guitarist Robert Belinic, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www. edu, 7pm Fri Feb 3. Cities, Suite 101, Moline, IL, http://www.wqpt.org, and a program featuring peoriaciviccenter.com, 8pm Tue Feb 14. Augustana Four the wealth, shall we? A few blocks away in the thru Sat Dec 31. R i m s k y - K o r s a k o v ’s Gaelic Storm, standards and originals with the Choirs Concert, free; for District of Rock Island, the Circa ’21 Dinner Voice Lessons with Tyson Danner, private voice “Scheherazade,” Rodrigo’s acclaimed Celtic musicians; $25-35; for tickets and information, call 309-794- lessons for a wide variety of musical genres; lessons Playhouse will start 2012 with the return of the “Concierto de Aranjuez,” information, call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, 7233, Centennial Hall, are available to students of any age or experience ever-popular rock-and-roll sensation Grease and Ravel’s “Bolero”; for 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. Augustana College, 3703 level; be sure to ask about rates and availability; (opening January 11), while the city’s The Center tickets and information, englert.org, 8pm Thu Feb 16. 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, for information, contact Kimberly Furness at 563- call 563-322-7276, Adler The Whoozdads, a brown-bag lunch concert; http://www.augustana. for Living continues its monthly stagings of an 322-8504 or [email protected], Curtainbox Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., free; for information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf edu, 4pm Sat Feb 4. only-slightly-abridged Broadway smash in Rent: Theatre & Conservatory, 2850 Eastern Ave., Suite Davenport, IA, http:// Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, Guy Davis, concert #200, Davenport, IA, http://thecurtainbox.com, The School Edition (December 9 and 10, January www.qcsymphony.com, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 12pm Fri with acclaimed bluesman 21, and February 18). Rock Island’s professional thru Wed Feb 29. and Broadway star of 7:30pm Sat Feb 11. Feb 17. “Finian’s Rainbow”; a dance company Ballet Quad Cities heads over Sun and Moon, Sea Bucktown Revue, an old-fashioned radio show presentation in the Live to Augustana College Wallenberg Hall for the and Sky, winter concert on stage, with hosts the Barley House Band and at the Temple series; for with the vocal ensemble emcee Scott Tunnicliff; $10; for information, e-mail Valentine’s Day-themed Love Stories: Love on the the Nova Singers; $12- [email protected], Nighswander Theatre, tickets, call 800-745-3000, Run! (February 17 and 18), while Davenport’s READINGS & DISCUSSIONS Civic Center of Greater $16, students free; for 2822 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA, http://www. Des Moines Temple Adler Theatre hosts the touring production of information and tickets, bucktownrevue.com, 7pm Fri Feb 17. November & December call 309-341-7038 or e- DRUM! Electrifying Music, Rhythms, & Dance, Theater, 10th & Locust a Tony Award-winning film adaptation in the Local Authors Book Signing, authors featured St., Des Moines, IA, http:// musical drama The Color Purple (February 7). mail [email protected], a fusion of music, dance, poetry, video, rhythm and First Lutheran Church songs, featuring 20 musicians, dancers, drummers, include Donna Beserra, Ann Hailey, Thomas Lerczak, www.civiccenter.org, Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre will be celebrating Mike McCarty, Michael Neis, Jane VanVorren Rogers, 7:30pm Mon Feb 6. - Galesburg, 364 E. Water and singers from Nova Scotia; for tickets and the winter weather (those weirdos ... ) with the St., Galesburg, IL, http:// information, call 641-472-2787, Stephen Sondheim and Brian Schmavje, on hand with children’s Guy Davis, concert literature, fiction, poetry, horror novels, and more; with the legendary return of the venue’s popular Guys on Ice: An departments.knox.edu/ Center for the Performing Arts, Fairfield Arts & novasingers/concerts. Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www. free; for information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest bluesman; $14-18; for Ice-Fishing Musical Comedy (opening January Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, tickets and information, html, 7:30pm Sat Feb 11. FairfieldACC.com, 7:30pm Sat Feb 18. 20), while a less-frozen aquatic adventure will be UI Arts Share Peoria Symphony Orchestra Presents Classics IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 7pm Fri call 319-364-1580, CSPS/ staged in St. Ambrose University’s presentation Nov 25. Legion Arts, 1103 3rd Percussion Concert, IV, featuring a special performance of the music of the debuting family musical Dakota Jones & free, Riverside Recital of Brahms and Mahler; $32-$70; for information David W. Dorris, Davenport author signs copies St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, of his book “Life Is Too Short; Life Is What We Make http://www.legionarts. the Search for Atlantis (December 3 and 4). The Hall, 405 N Riverside Dr., and tickets, call 309-671-1096, Peoria Civic Center, Iowa City, IA, http://www. 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www. It”; for information, contact Jim Miller at 888-361- org, 7pm Tue Feb 7. music of the ’80s – principally the ass-kicking, 9473 or [email protected], Barnes & Noble, Augustana Jazz performingarts.uiowa. peoriaciviccenter.com, 8pm Sat Feb 18. hair-band rock of the ’80s – will fill the Peoria edu, 3pm Sat Feb 11. UI Symphony Band/Iowa Honor Band, with 320 W Kimberly Rd, Davenport, IA, 1pm Sat Nov Combo Soiree, free; for Civic Center in the Tony-nominated spectacle 26. information, call 309- UI Center for New honor band guest conductor Myron Welch; free, Rock of Ages (January 17 and 18). And just Music Ensemble, free, Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge - University of QCAD Book Club, meets on the 4th Sunday 794-7233, Denkmann of the month; for information, call 309-786-2580, Memorial Hall - when you’re thisclose to thinking that winter will Riverside Recital Hall, Iowa, 125 N. Madison St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. 405 N Riverside Dr., Iowa performingarts.uiowa.edu, 7pm Sat Feb 18. Quad Citians Affirming Diversity Center, 1705 Augustana College, 3520 perhaps never, ever end, the Peoria venue will 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http://www. 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, City, IA, http://www. Marvin Bell Concert, free, Senate Chamber wrap up the shortest-yet-longest month of the performingarts.uiowa. of the Old Capitol, 201 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA, qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 7pm Sun Nov 27,. http://www.augustana. River Readings at Augustana: Jill Alexander edu, 8pm Wed Feb 8. year with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pulitzer edu, 7:30pm Sun Feb 12. http://www.performingarts.uiowa.edu, 2pm Sun Bottom Line Duo, Feb 19. Essbaum, acclaimed “Christian erotic poet” reads Burlesque to Prize-winning South Pacific (February 28 and from her works; free; for information, e-mail Broadway, Quinn 29), a musical classic chockablock with sunny double-bass and cell Brad Paisley, country-music superstar in duo; a concert in the concert, with special guests The band Perry and [email protected] or call 309-794-7721, Lemley brings to life the skies, palm trees, island breezes, and characters Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College, 3520 7th Ave., songs and music of all Cedar Rapids Community Scott McCreery; $25-59.75; for tickets, call 800-745- running around in shorts. As I write this, the Concert Association’s 3000, i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu/x36806. the characters from the xml, 7pm Wed Nov 30. gilded time when Mae Quad Cities is receiving its first snowfall of the 2011-2012 season; for http://www.iwirelesscenter.com, 7pm Fri Feb 24. information, call 319- Joseph Hall’s Elvis, La Vegas tribute performer CASI Book Club Meeting, $2-$4; for information, West, Sally Rand, Gypsy season. I’m reserving my South Pacific tickets call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), Rose Lee, and others were 540-2301, Cedar Rapids in concert; $10-$20; for tickets and information, now. – Mike Schulz Prairie High School, call 563-652-9815, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www. captivating audiences; for casiseniors.org, 10am Fri Dec 2. tickets and information, 401 76th Ave., Cedar 1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa, IA, http://www. Rapids, IA, http://www. ohnwardfineartscenter.com, 7pm Sat Feb 25. Writers’ Studio, free; for information, call call 641-472-2787, Stephen Sondheim Center for 563-324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. the Performing Arts, Fairfield Arts & Convention crcommunityconcerts.org, 3pm Sun Feb 12. Knox-Galesburg Symphony, featuring Maurice Lorrie Morgan, country-music and Grand Cohn on violincello; for tickets and information, call 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://www. Center, Fairfield, IA, http://www.FairfieldACC.com, midwestwritingcenter.org, 11am Sat Dec 3. 7:30pm Fri Feb 10. Ole Opry star in concert; $15-25; for tickets and 309-342-2299 or e-mail [email protected], information, call 877-677-3456, Riverside Casino The Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, Holiday Shopping Fundraiser for Midwest Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 21 Writing Center, when customers mention the 18. Midwest Writing Center at checkout, a portion of These Things Hidden, a discussion of Heather Barnes & Noble’s sales will go to the center; local Gudenkauf’s book with the West End Book Club; authors, including horror novelist Mike McCarty free; for information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount and “The Christmas Cats in Silly Hats” author Connie Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, Corcoran Wilson, will be on hand to chat and sign http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Tue Dec their books; free; for information, call 563-324- 20. 1410 or e-mail [email protected], The March, a Contemporary Books Discussion Barnes & Noble (Davenport), 320 W Kimberly Rd, of E.L. Doctorow’s book, led by sports reporter Don Davenport, IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter. Doxsie; free; for information, call 563-344-4179, org, 1pm Sat Dec 3. Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Short & Sweets @ Eastern, discuss short Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, literature - including stories, memoirs, poems, and 7pm Wed Dec 21. articles less than 50 pages in length - while eating The Outliers, a Contemporary Books Discussion scrumptious snacks; free; for information and of Malcolm Gladwell’s book, led by St. Ambrose to register, call 563-888-3371, Davenport Public University Professor Michael Hustedde; free; for Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., information, call 563-344-4179, Bettendorf Public Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, 7pm Mon Dec 5. http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1pm Wed Dec The Christmas Sweater, a discussion of Glen 21. Beck’s book with the Alpha Book Club; free; for Out Loud Open Prose & Poetry Readings, information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public free; for information, call 563-324-1410, Midwest Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 3pm Mon Dec 5. IA, http://www.midwestwritingcenter.org, 7pm Fri Talk Art Cabaret, late-night reading series Dec 30. featuring the work of Iowa Writers’ Workshop fiction writers and poets; $3-$5, The Mill, 120 E Burlington, January Iowa City, IA, http://www.icmill.com, 10pm Wed I See You Everywhere, a discussion of Julia Dec 7. Glass’ book with the Pageturners Discussion Group; Connie Corcoran Wilson, Wilson delivers free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline humorous readings from her latest book and plays the power of Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. singalong Christmas carols on the piano; with light molinelibrary.com, 7pm Tue Jan 3. Digital Cable refreshments and Wilson’s books for sale; free; for Kickoff Event for “In a Nutshell: The Worlds O n l i n e information, call 563-344-5705, Bettendorf Public of Maurice Sendak”, watch a film adaptation of Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, P h o n e “Where the Wild Things Are” and tour the literary http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Wed Dec 3 exhibit; free; for information, call 309-524-2470, 7. Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, Connie Corcoran Wilson, local author signing http://www.molinelibrary.com, 3pm Wed Jan 4. copies of her books, including “The Christmas Cats Bounty Hunter Shorts & Sweets @ Fairmount, discuss short on Starz® in Silly Hats”, Barnes & Noble, 320 W Kimberly Rd, stories, journal articles, poetry, and more, and Davenport, IA, http://www.conniecwilson.com, enjoy a delicious dessert while discussing; free; for 11am Sat Dec 10. information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Emily Dickinson Poetry Discussion, Dr. Bea Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http:// Jacobson from St. Ambrose University leads a www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Mon Jan 9. discussion of Dickinson’s poetry with the theme digital cable DAGOBAH, the Davenport Area Gathering “Body Parts”; free; for information, call 563-344-4175, of Books and Humanoids Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Your favorite HD channels free. 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Hemingway’s short story with the Shorts & Sweets Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the @ Fairmount Discussion Group; free; registration American Civil War, first session in the reading required; for information, call 563-328-6833, and discussion series led by Augustana College’s Fairmount Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., faster online Dr. Stephen Warren, on the legacy of the Civil War; Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Up to 10x faster than 1.5 DSL. 10am Mon Dec 12. Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. 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Club; free; for information, call 309-524-2470, davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Wed Dec 14. Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, blue//green Reading Series, readings of unlimited phone http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm Mon Jan 16. concept literature; free; for information, e-mail Call now! The Help, a discussion of Kathryn Stockett’s book Nationwide calls for no extra charge. blue//green press at [email protected], with the West End Book Club; free; for information, Get incredible The Mill, 120 E Burlington, Iowa City, IA, http://www. 13 free calling features like Caller ID. call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 icmill.com, 8pm Wed Dec 14. savings and enjoy N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www. Writers’ Studio, free; for information, call davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Tue Jan 17. 563-324-1410, Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. the conveniences of The Outliers, a discussion of Malcolm Gladwell’s 2nd St. Suite 303, Davenport, IA, http://www. book with the Contemporary Books Discussion today’s technology midwestwritingcenter.org, 11am Sat Dec 17. Group; free; for information, call 563-344-5705, Spoken Word, event hosted by The Intense when you take all Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Poets, for ages 17+; free; for information, e-mail Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, three services. [email protected], Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock 1-800-332-0245 7pm Wed Jan 18. 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Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. bettendorflibrary.com, 1pm Wed Jan 18. bettendorflibrary.com, 7pm Wed Feb 15. f all the installments in the Nunsense drag) for “Sister Julia, Child of God” in the QCAD Book Club, meets on the 4th Sunday The Help, a discussion of Kathryn Stockett’s series, which includes six sequels and show’s cooking segment. Ciemiewicz, who I of the month; for information, call 309-786-2580, book with the Contemporary Books Discussion Group; free; for information, call 563-344-5705, three spinoffs, the Christmas musical think could make a reading of the phone book Quad Citians Affirming Diversity Center, 1705 O 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http://www. Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Nuncrackers – currently running at the Circa ’21 charmingly chuckle-worthy, takes Goggin’s qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 7pm Sun Jan 22. Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, Dinner Playhouse – seems overly predictable Year in Review, a fast-paced review of the best 1pm Wed Feb 15. books for adults of 2011; hear about books you may Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the to me the most palat- choice to have the American Civil War, first session in the reading able. For one thing, it has priest drink the rum have missed in this event that goes way beyond the best-sellers; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, and discussion series led by Augustana College’s the added benefit of its he’s adding to the Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, Dr. Stephen Warren, on the legacy of the Civil War; Christmas theme; there’s fruitcake recipe and 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. free; for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. just something about the turns it into comedy davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Mon Jan 23. No Reservtaions, a discussion of Anthony molinelibrary.com, 7pm Thu Feb 16. holidays that puts you (or at gold. Channeling Bourdain’s book in the Travel Reads series, with A Valentine for Faye Clow, prize-winning poets least me) in a cheery mood, Nathan Lane, librarian Amanda Makula; free; for information, will read their works; with New York City-based poet e-mail [email protected] or call 309-794- Jean Valentine as keynote speaker, Kai Swanson as which, in turn, makes it Ciemiewicz is just so emcee, and the two first-place poems performed easier to forgive the show’s sweet, so friendly, and 7721, Carlsson Evald Hall - Augustana College, 3601 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.augustana. in song by local composer Julia Goodman; for shortcomings. And when so over-the-top funny edu, 4pm Sun Jan 29. information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public you add the merry goofi- that the joke’s lack of Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, February http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu ness of the Little Sisters of originality is lost in the Feb 16. Hoboken, it’s hard not to be laughter he elicits. Maurice Sendak Book Discussion, a discussion Little Bee, a discussion of Chris Cleave’s book in good spirits throughout As Reverend Mother, of “Where the Wild Things Are,” “In the Night Kitchen,” with the West End Book Club; free; for information, the show. Nancy Evans nails the and “Outside Over There”; free; for information, call call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www. This, the fourth character’s controlling Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Tue Feb 21. Nunsense piece by Dan but jovial nature Wed Feb 1. QCAD Book Club, meets on the 4th Sunday Goggin (who wrote the Courtney Washington, Jillian Prefach, while reprimanding Shorts & Sweets @ Eastern, discuss short of the month; for information, call 309-786-2580, stories, journal articles, poetry, and more, and Quad Citians Affirming Diversity Center, 1705 songs, lyrics, and book), and Kristen Jeter her nuns for their enjoy a delicious dessert while discussing; free; for 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http://www. finds the nuns, Father rebellious ways. Her information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 7pm Sun Feb 26. Virgil, and the Mt. Saint Helen’s school’s four attempt to replace the injured – and, except for Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Mansfield Park, a discussion of Jane Austen’s most talented girls staging a cable-access TV her foot, never seen – Sister Mary Leo as the Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, book with the Classics Club; free; for information, 6pm Mon Feb 6. call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st show for Christmas. The sequel includes the Sugar Plum Fairy is a hilarious balancing act of Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 7pm usual Nunsense humor – filled with double self-confidence and (intentional) lack of ballet for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Mon Feb 27. entendres and clichéd jokes – plus familiar talent. (Ciemiewicz, similarly dressed as the Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. molinelibrary.com, 7pm Tue Feb 7. carols and a wild, nuns-in-tutus version of Sugar Plum Fairy, also shines in this scene with READING PROGRAMS Forgotten Garden, a discussion of Kate Morton’s Red, White, & Read Reading Program, at all Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet. his impressive en pointe dancing.) While Kristen book with the Between the Lines Book Club; free; Davenport public libraries; free; for information, The musical’s most obvious weakness Jeter’s moxie as the Brooklyn-born Sister Robert for information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport call 563-326-7832, http://www.davenportlibrary. lies in its obvious jokes, and it doesn’t help Anne is unmissable, it’s her heartwarming Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern com, Sun Jan 1 thru Wed Feb 29. Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary. Teen Read Challenge: annual Quad City-wide that director Jim Hesselman has his actors performance of the song “All I Want for com, 7pm Wed Feb 8. reading challenge for teens, co-sponsored by Quad overselling their punchlines, in an effort to make Christmas” that’s unforgettable. And Courtney Civically Engaged, a four-part Peace and City Libraries; for information, call 309-732-7323; sure the audience doesn’t miss the intended Washington’s dignified and driven Sister Hubert Justice and Studies Book Discussion, touching on http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, Sun Jan 8 thru humor. For instance, Sister Amnesia mistakenly brings down the house on the gospel-infused topics that include service, giving, leadership, and Sat Jan 28. association; held on Feb. 9 and 16, and March 1 and Teen Reading Challenge, for grades 6-12; pick introduces the ballet by exclaiming the phrase show-stopper “It’s Better to Give,” Goggin’s most 8; free, books provided; for information, contact up a Challenge log from your local library and “BALL-BUSTERS!”, and has to be told it’s rousing number in the musical. Mara Adams at 563-333-6343 or Jessica Gosnell keep track of how much you read between Jan. 8 “NUT-CRACKERS!” Ugh. Is there anyone in Whether thanks to Goggin or Hesselman, at 563-333-6088, or email [email protected], Christ and Jan. 28; read 250 minutes to win a prize and the King Chapel, St. Ambrose University Campus, the audience who would’ve missed that one if there are also some clever updates here. There’s a an invitation to the Challenge Final Party on Feb. Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 6:30pm Thu 3; at 500, 750, and 1,000 minutes, get entered it were vocalized at a normal level? (Jokes are reference to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies (Put a Ring Feb 9. into drawings for more prizes; for information, call funnier when you simply get them than when on It)” in one of the numbers (which could not Murder at the Vicarage, a discussion of Agatha 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St, they’re slapped in your face.) Still, the bright, have been in the original show, as it was written Christie’s book with the Mystery Book Discussion Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, Sun Jan group, led by Augustana College librarian Connie 8 thru Sat Jan 28. exuberant tone of Hesselman’s work, and the several years before that song was released), Ghinazzi; free; for information, call 563-344-4175, cast’s portrayals, make the lack of subtlety hardly and Hesselman – who also choreographed this Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, matter. production – smartly incorporates a few iconic Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 9:30am Sat Feb 11. Jillian Prefach has the good fortune of playing steps from Beyoncé’s music video, punching DAGOBAH, the Davenport Area Gathering PERFORMANCES the happiest, most unassuming nun of them up the pop reference. While my guess is that of Books and Humanoids Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book all: Sister Amnesia. This air-headed, Southern- November 11's older audience members Discussion Group; free; for information, call 563-326- Currently Playing twanged sister shines brightest during a “Secret missed this and the mention of the girl group 7832, Davenport Public Library (Main), 321 Main Wicked, Broadway musical smash based on “The Street, Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary. Santa” segment in which Prefach delivers the Pussycat Dolls, they’re welcome inclusions Wizard of Oz”; Tue-Sat 7:30pm (no Thanksgiving com, 6pm Mon Feb 13. show), Sat 2pm, Sun 1 & 6:30pm; $35 & up; for Catholic-themed gifts to a handful of audience for those of us who caught them. The updates Shorts & Sweets @ Fairmount, discuss short tickets, call 800-745-3000, Civic Center of Greater members. While the 10 Commandments sticker are also much-needed additions to a series stories, journal articles, poetry, and more, and Des Moines, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA, http:// set and the two-inch golden ruler are relatively that’s aging, although Nuncrackers seems to be enjoy a delicious dessert while discussing; free; for www.civiccenter.org, thru Sun Dec 4. information, call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol, holiday- amusing themselves, it’s Prefach’s partially ad- weathering the years better than other Nunsense Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http:// themed musical with the good folks of Bunyan Bay; libbed conversations with the Circa ’21 patrons shows. www.davenportlibrary.com, 10am Mon Feb 13. Fri & Sat 7:30pm; Wed, Thu, & Sun 3pm; $17.50-$27; that makes each gift worthy of a hearty laugh. The Invisible Bridge, Susan Perry leads a for tickets and information, call 800-35-AMANA, discussion of Julie Orringer’s book, a selection There’s a similar magic created by Marc For tickets and information, call (309)786-7733 Old Creamery Theatre, 39 38th Ave., Amana, IA, in the German American Heritage Center Book http://www.oldcreamery.com, thru Sun Dec 18. Ciemiewicz as Father Virgil, substituting (in extension 2 or visit Circa21.com. Club; for information, call 563-322-8844 or e-mail Nuncrackers, holiday sequel to Dan Goggin’s Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 23 musical-comedy smash “Nunsense”; Wed, Fri, & Sat The Elves & the Shoemaker, family-musical 5:45pm doors, 6-7pm buffet, 7:15pm Bootlegger presentation by the Young Footliters; Fri 1pm, pre-show; 7:45pm show; Sun. 3:45pm doors, 4- Sat 4pm, Sun 2pm; for information, e-mail info@ 5pm buffet, 5:15pm Bootlegger pre-show; 5:45pm youngfootliters.org, Herbert Hoover Presidential show; Wed 11:30am doors, 11:45am-12:45pm Library & Museum, Off I-80 at exit 254, West Branch, plated lunch, 1pm Bootlegger pre-show; 1:30pm IA, http://www.youngfootliters.org, 7pm Fri Dec 2 show; for tickets and information, call 309-786- thru Sun Dec 4. 7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Tartuffe, the Prenzie Players’ production of 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, Moliere’s classic farce, directed by Jeremy Mahr; Fri, thru Fri Dec 30. Sat, and Dec. 4 - 7:30pm doors, 8pm performance; Dec 11 – 1:30pm doors, 2pm performance; for Opening in November tickets and information, call 309-278-8426 or e-mail [email protected], Skellington Manor Once Upon a Blank, innovative takes on the Banquet & Event Center, 420 18th St, Rock Island, classic fairytales “Little Red Riding Hood” and “The IL, http://www.prenzieplayers.com, Fri Dec 2 thru Three Little Pigs”; $5; for tickets and information, call Sun Dec 11. 309-786-1111, The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th Little Women, Peter Clapham’s adaptation of St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.comedysportzqc. Louisa May Alcott’s beloved novel; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, com, 2pm Fri Nov 25. Sun 2pm; $12-$13; for information and tickets, call A Southern Exposure, Iowa premiere’s of Kelley 319-462-4793, Starlighters II Theatre, 136 E. Main Kingston-Strayer’s family comedy; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, St., Anamosa, IA, http://www.starlighters.org, Fri Sun 1:30pm; $10-$20; for information and tickets, Dec 2 thru Sun Dec 11. call 319-622-3222 or e-mail [email protected], Invisible Man, a staged reading of a new Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trail, adaptation of Ralph Ellison’s seminal novel, by Amana, IA, http://www.iowatheatreartists.org, Fri director Christopher McElroen; for information, call Nov 25 thru Sun Nov 27. 319-335-1133, Shambaugh Auditorium, UI Main A Tuna Christmas, holiday comedy with two Library, S. Madison St., Iowa City, IA, 7pm Sat Dec 3. actors playing dozens of roles; Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun Dakota Jones and the Search for Atlantis, 2pm; $15; for tickets and information, call 309- debuting family musical loosely based on “20,000 235-1654, The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave, Rock Leagues Under the Sea,” written by Aaron Randolph Island, IL, http://www.districttheatre.com, Fri Nov III, directed by Daniel DP Sheridan; $7-$8; for tickets 25 thru Sat Dec 10. and information, call 563-333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts Small Miracles, revival of the personal tribute Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www. to Christmas past by Riverside’s resident artist Ron sau.edu/galvin, 3pm Sat Dec 3 and Sun Dec 4. Clark; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; $15-20; for tickets Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, and information, call 319-338-7672, Riverside full-length holiday show featuring the beloved Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. children’s-book character; 5:30pm doors, 5:45pm riversidetheatre.org, Fri Nov 25 thru Sun Nov 27. buffet, 6:45 show; $18-$20; for tickets and All the Great Books (Abridged), Reed Martin’s & information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, Circa Austin Tichenor’s comedic condensing of all of history’s ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, literary masterpieces; in the Grace Theatre; Wed, http://www.circa21.com, 6:45pm Mon Dec 5. Fri, & Sat 7:30pm; Sat 2pm; $13-$26; for information Page to Stage, an evening in Locust Productions’ and tickets, call 815-879-5656, Grace Performing staged reading series; for information, call 515-288- Arts Center, 316 Main St., Princeton, IL, http://www. 3672, Des Moines Social Club, 1408 Locust St., Des festival56.com, Fri Nov 25 thru Sat Dec 3. Moines, IA, http://www.desmoinessocialclub.org, A Christmas Carol, John Mortimer’s stage 6pm Wed Dec 7. adaptation of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic; Vaudeville Dreams, a play-in-development in scheduled performances Thu-Sun; $12-$25; for the University of Iowa’s Workshop Series, written tickets and information, call 319-366-8591, Theatre by Janet Schlapkohl; free; for information, call 319- Cedar Rapids, 102 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, http:// 335-2700, Cosmo Catalano Acting Studio, Room www.theatrecr.org, Fri Nov 25 thru Sat Dec 17. 172, Theatre Building, Iowa City, IA, http://www. Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, uiowa.edu/~theatre/season/second.htm, 8pm Thu full-length holiday show featuring the beloved Dec 8 and Fri Dec 9. children’s-book character; scheduled performances Lynne Rothrock’s Christmas Cabaret, holiday Thu.-Tue.; $10.50-$20; for tickets and information, music, comedy & more with Rothrock and special call 309-786-7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner guests, Ron DeWitte, Cory Johnson, and Meg Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// Merckens; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Fri & Sun 1:30pm; $10- www.circa21.com, Fri Nov 25 thru Sat Dec 31. $25; for information and tickets, call 319-622-3222 Raggedy Ann & Andy’s Yuletide Adventure, or e-mail [email protected], Iowa Theatre Artists on Saturdays; a Theatre for Young Audiences Company, 4709 220th Trail, Amana, IA, http://www. presentation; $8; for tickets, call 319-622-6194 or iowatheatreartists.org, Fri Dec 9 thru Sun Dec 11. 800-35AMANA, Old Creamery Theatre, 39 38th Ave., A Christmas Carol, the City Circle Acting Amana, IA, http://www.oldcreamery.com, 11am Sat Company of Coralville’s presentation of Charles Nov 26 thru Sat Dec 17. Dickens’ classic holiday tale; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for tickets and information, e-mail info@ Opening in December citycircle.org or call 319-541-2980, Coralville Center Scrooge, musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St., Coralville, IA, “A Christmas Carol,” with music & lyrics by Leslie http://citycircle.org, Fri Dec 9 thru Sun Dec 18. Bricusse; directed by Bob Williams; Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, musical Sun 2pm; $10-$15; for tickets and information, call comedy based on the beloved holiday movie; 309-762-6610, Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; $10-$18; for tickets Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline, IL, http:// and information, call 319-338-0443, Iowa City www.qcmusicguild.com, Thu Dec 1 thru Sun Dec Community Theatre, 4265 Oak Crest Hill Rd, Iowa 4. City, IA, http://www.iowacitycommunitytheatre. Hamlet, condensed, minimalist version of com, Fri Dec 9 thru Sun Dec 18. Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Carol MacVey; It’s a Wonderful Life, stage version of Frank Wed-Sat & Tue 8pm, Sun 2pm; $10-$17; for Capra’s holiday classic; in the Grace Theatre; scheduled information and tickets, call 319-335-1160, The performances Wed.-Sat.; $13-$26; for information University of Iowa’s David Thayer Theatre, 200 N. and tickets, call 815-879-5656, Grace Performing Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher. Arts Center, 316 Main St., Princeton, IL, http://www. uiowa.edu/tickets, Thu Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 10. festival56.com, Fri Dec 9 thru Fri Dec 23. Wooden Snowflakes, holiday-themed drama A Passion for Murder, an interactive comedy- by Catherine Bush; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun & Thu 3pm; mystery and dinner with the It’s a Mystery troupe; $17.50-$27; for tickets and information, call 800-35- $35; for information and reservations, call 563- AMANA, Old Creamery Studio Theatre, 3023 220th 359-1607, The Lodge Hotel, 900 Spruce Hills Dr., Trail, Middle Amana, IA, http://www.oldcreamery. Bettendorf, IA, http://www.itsamysteryqc.com, com, Thu Dec 1 thru Sun Dec 18. 6:30pm Fri Dec 9. 24 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Music Holiday Concerts Rent: School Edition, minimally-modified version of Jonathan Larson’s musical smash; $10; November and December 6:15pm doors, 7pm show, no audiences admitted after 7pm; for information, call 309-788-5433 or e- ver a 25-day mail [email protected], The Center for Living Operiod, our area Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www. will present so many center4living.com, 7pm Fri Dec 9 and Sat Dec 10. 30-Hour Play Project: All I Really Need to holiday concerts at Know I Learned by Being in a Bad Play, at 2 & so many different 4pm; holiday production by Junior Theatre students, venues that I feel Jim Brickman: A who were given 30 hours to prepare, write, and compelled to start rehearse a one-act production with the help of local Christmas Celebration with some bad news: I professionals; $3 at the door for ages 3 & up; for have no room here to information, call 563-326-7862, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http:// open with a joke. Please do your best to control your www.davenportjuniortheatre.com, Sun Dec 11. disappointment. This tune-laden season begins in A Christmas Carol, the Nebraska Theatre Iowa City, with the University of Iowa’s Hawkeye- Caravan tour of Charles Dickens’ holiday classic; Carver Arena hosting November 27’s “2012 Holiday $12-$29; for tickets and information, call 641-472- Pops Tour” featuring the Boston Pops Esplanade and 2787, Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Rockapella, and ends with Davenport’s Adler Theatre Arts, Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, Fairfield, IA, Marquetta Senters, Jeff Haffner, Amber Snyder, D. Allan Boettger, and James http://www.FairfieldACC.com, 7pm Sun Dec 11. Fleming in the Old Creamery Theatre’s A Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol staging the multimedia spectacle of The Christmas Skellington’s Last Resort, an interactive Music of Mannheim Steamroller on December 21. comedy-mystery and dinner with the It’s a Mystery – through December 18 However, to borrow an appropriately chilly analogy, troupe; $35; for information and reservations, call Center, 420 18th St, Rock Island, IL, http://www. classic period comedy; scheduled performances that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The Adler will also 563-344-9187, Skellington Manor Banquet & Event itsamysteryqc.com, 6:30pm Fri Jan 13. Thu-Sun; $12-$25; for tickets and information, call offer seasonal classics and new compositions with Center, 420 18th St, Rock Island, IL, http://www. Pleasant Valley Variety Show, production 319-366-8591, Theatre Cedar Rapids, 102 3rd St SE, singer/songwriter Jim Brickman’s November 28 itsamysteryqc.com, 6:30pm Fri Dec 16. with PVHS students and faculty; for information, Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.theatrecr.org, Fri Jan Collaborators, a play in the new season of call 563-332-5151, Pleasant Valley High School - 27 thru Sat Feb 18. concert A Christmas Celebration, while across the National Theatre Live broadcasts; $15-$18; for Mississippi, the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse delivers Auditorium, 604 Belmont Rd, Bettendorf, IA, http:// Spartan Showcase, one-acts, improv, and more, tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert www.pleasval.k12.ia.us/highschool, 7pm Tue Jan by students who took their performances to Large holiday treats with the touring artists of Branson on Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, 17. Group Competition; for information, call 563-332- the Road: Christmas Style on December 1 and 2. The http://www.englert.org, 7pm Sat Dec 17. Rock of Ages, arena-rock love story told through 5151, Pleasant Valley High School - Auditorium, 604 Rock Island theatre’s sister venue will find members The Boy Who Stole The Stars, family adventure ‘80s hits; $39-$59; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Belmont Rd, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.pleasval. of Circa ’21’s performing wait staff (the Bootleggers) about a young boy’s quest to slay a dragon and Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, k12.ia.us/highschool, 7pm Mon Jan 30. save his grandfather; children’s theatre workshops IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7:30pm Tue and the cast of its current Nuncrackers celebrating in the morning; for information, call 563-332-5151, Christmas at the Speakeasy on December 8, with the Jan 17 and Wed Jan 18. Opening in February Pleasant Valley High School - Auditorium, 604 Bad Habits, New Ground Theatre’s presentation Jenga, written and directed by Deborah Yarchun; gifted women’s ensemble Hersong, on December 3, Belmont Rd, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.pleasval. of locally-written one-acts, directed by Jan Schmall; Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; $5; for information, call presenting its seventh-annual Warm Winter Concert k12.ia.us/highschool, 1pm Sat Dec 17. Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; $15-$18; for tickets and 319-335-2700, Theatre B - University of Iowa, at Rock Island’s St. John’s Lutheran Church. The city’s information, call 563-326-7529, Village Theatre, Theatre Building, 200 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, Opening in January 2113 E 11th St, Village of East Davenport, IA, http:// Augustana College, meanwhile, has three holiday http://www.uiowa.edu/~theatre/season/second. www.newgroundtheatre.org, Thu Jan 19 thru Sun events scheduled: the choral and instrumental Blind Date, interactive comedy in which a htm, Thu Feb 2 thru Sun Feb 5. Feb 5. collaboration Christmas at Augustana (December Parisian temptress goes on a blind date with several Company, Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award- Guys on Ice: An Ice Fishing Musical Comedy, men plucked from of the audience; Wed-Fri 7:30pm, winning musical about life, love, and middle 2 and 3); the annual presentation of Handel’s Riverside’s return of the musical about ice fishing, Sat 5 & 8pm, Sun 3pm; $27.50; for tickets, call 800- age; Fri & Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; $15; for tickets and Messiah (December 10 and 11); and the story of cold beer, good bait, and the Green Bay Packers; 745-3000, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines information, call 309-235-1654 or e-mail tristan@ Christ’s birth told through song in Lessons & Carols Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; $15-29; for tickets and Temple Theater, 10th & Locust St., Des Moines, IA, districttheatre.com, The District Theatre, 1611 2nd information, call 319-338-7672, Riverside Theatre, (December 15). Davenport’s St. Ambrose University http://www.civiccenter.org, Wed Jan 4 thru Sun Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www.districttheatre. 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA, http://www. will also get in the holiday spirit with the vocal and Jan 22. com, Fri Feb 3 thru Sat Feb 18. riversidetheatre.org, Fri Jan 20 thru Sun Feb 19. instrumental talents of December 9’s Christmas Pleasant Valley Alumni Show, production with The Color Purple, Tony-winning musical based Rent: School Edition, minimally-modified former PVHS students; for information, call 563-332- on Alice Walker’s acclaimed book, in a Broadway at Showcase Concert, with Moline’s Black Hawk College version of Jonathan Larson’s musical smash; $10; 5151, Pleasant Valley High School - Auditorium, 604 the Adler Theatre presentation; for tickets, call 800- offering seasonal classics of its own in December 8’s 6:15pm doors, 7pm show, no audiences admitted Belmont Rd, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.pleasval. 645-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, Holiday Choral Concert. The Moline Boys Choir will after 7pm; for information, call 309-788-5433 or e- k12.ia.us/highschool, 7pm Fri Jan 6 and Sat Jan 7. IA, http://www.adlertheatre.com, 7:30pm Tue Feb mail [email protected], The Center for Living help the city’s Butterworth Center celebrate A 19th Prenzie Players’ Annual Fundraising Gala, 7. Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www. Century Christmas on December 4, and one of our fundraiser for the area classical-theatre company, West Side Story, touring production of the center4living.com, 7pm Sat Jan 21. area’s premier vocal ensembles invites you to spend with theatrical presentations, music, hors d’oeuvres, Tony-winning Broadway revival; Tue-Sat 7:30pm, Portraits of the Prairie, presentations by wine, a silent auction, and more; Rivermont Sat 2pm, Sun 1 & 6:30pm; $20 & up; for tickets, Christmas with the Quad City Singers at Colona’s the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre at 2 & 4pm of Collegiate, 1821 Sunset Dr., Bettendorf, IA; for call 800-745-3000, Civic Center of Greater Des Lavender Crest Winery (December 9 and 10). a series of tableaus showing the history of the information, e-mail [email protected], Moines, 221 Walnut St., Des Moines, IA, http://www. Continuing outside Illinois’ Quad Cities, the Peoria land from native prairie through early settlers http://www.prenzieplayers.com, 7pm Sat Jan 7. civiccenter.org, Tue Feb 7 thru Sun Feb 12. and small farms, through large agriculture, and Civic Center hosts the Oak Ridge Boys’ Christmas Grease, the original high school musical; Wed, The Queen of Bingo, games and comedy in the back to reconstructed prairie; with live music Show on November 29, while Galesburg stages the Fri, Sat, and Jan. 12 - 5:45pm doors, 6-7pm buffet, famed production starring Shane Partlow; $22.50- by Ron Hillis; $5; for information, call 319-627- Choral Dynamics’ Christmas Gospel December 2 7:15pm Bootlegger pre-show; 7:45pm show; Sun 27.50; sandwiches and appetizers available for 2487 or e-mail [email protected], New Strand - 3:45pm doors, 4-5pm buffet, 5:15pm Bootlegger purchase; for tickets and information, call 309-786- through 4; in Iowa, Cedar Rapids’ CSPS/Legion Arts Theatre, 111 E. 3rd St., West Liberty, IA, http://www. pre-show; 5:45pm show; Wed - 11:30am doors, 7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 delivers an Irish Christmas in America on December PuppetsPuppets.com, 2pm Sun Jan 22. 11:45am-12:45pm plated lunch, 1pm Bootlegger 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 5 and 6, with the Riverside Casino & Event Center Lord of the Underworld’s Home for Unwed pre-show; 1:30pm show; for tickets and information, 7pm Thu Feb 9. Mothers, written and directed by Louisa Hill; Thu- hosting Eddie Money, Lou Gramm, and Mickey call 309-786-7733, extension 2, Circa ‘21 Dinner Endgame, Samuel Beckett’s absurdist classic; Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; $5; for information, call 319- Thomas in Jingle Bell Rock on December 10. And for Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// Thu-Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2:30pm; for information, call 335-2700, Theatre B - University of Iowa, Theatre a seasonal event in and out of the Quad Cities, the www.circa21.com, 7:45pm Wed Jan 11 thru Wed 319-398-5899, Ballantyne Auditorium, Iowa Hall, Building, 200 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA, http:// Feb 29. Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, professional vocal ensemble the Nova Singers brings www.uiowa.edu/~theatre/season/second.htm, Anne of Avonlea, a family play by Joseph http://www.kirkwood.edu, Thu Feb 9 thru Sun its annual Nova Christmas to the St. Paul Lutheran Thu Jan 26 thru Sun Jan 29. Robinette, based on the novel by L.M. Montgomery; Feb 12. Church of Davenport on December 16, and the First How I Learned to Drive, Paula Vogel’s darkly Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3pm; for information and Scenery, two-person show-biz comedy by Ed comedic Pulitzer Prize winner, directed by Jennifer Lutheran Church of Galesburg on December 17. And tickets, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Dixon; scheduled performances Thursdays thru Popple; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 1:30pm; $9-$11; now I’m done, to which I say: “Christmas Carols: 4950 35th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.playcrafters. Saturdays; $15; for tickets and information, call 309- for tickets and information, call 309-794-7306, God Bless Us, Everyone!” Oh, wait. That’s the title of com, 7:30pm Fri Jan 13 thru Sun Jan 22. 235-1654, The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave, Rock Augustana College, Potter Hall, 3701 7th Ave., Rock Skellington’s Last Resort, an interactive Island, IL, http://www.districttheatre.com, Thu Feb the holiday concert at Davenport’s First Presbyterian Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu/academics/ comedy-mystery and dinner with the It’s a Mystery 9 thru Sat Feb 25. Church on December 17 and 18. Okay. Now I’m theatre/department, Fri Jan 27 thru Sun Feb 5. troupe; $35; for information and reservations, call On Golden Pond, Ernest Thompson’s Tony- done. – Mike Schulz The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s 563-344-9187, Skellington Manor Banquet & Event winning comedy-drama; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 25 $8-$15; for tickets and information, call 563-652- featuring sweets and beverages; for information, 9815, Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St., call 319-627-2487 or e-mail [email protected], Maquoketa, IA, http://www.ohnwardfineartscenter. New Strand Theatre, 111 E. 3rd St., West Liberty, IA, com, Fri Feb 10 thru Sun Feb 12. http://www.PuppetsPuppets.com, Fri Feb 24. Sans Merci, Dreamwell Theatre’s production of Radium Girls, drama about the women who had Johnna Adams’ drama; venue TBD; Fri & Sat 7:30pm; mysteriously fallen ill in the 1920s after working on for information, e-mail [email protected], luminous watches and being exposed to radium; for Downtown Iowa City, Iowa City, IA, http://www. information, call 563-332-5151, Pleasant Valley High dreamwell.com, Fri Feb 10 thru Sat Feb 18. School - Auditorium, 604 Belmont Rd, Bettendorf, In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play), Sarah IA, http://www.pleasval.k12.ia.us/highschool, 7pm Ruhl’s comedy of sexual awakening in the Victorian Fri Feb 24 and Sat Feb 25. era; Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; $10-$17; for information The Plagiarists, debuting drama on art, and tickets, call 319-335-1160, E. C. Mabie Theatre, relationships, and life, written by Aaron Randolph Thank you. University of Iowa Theatre Building - 200 N. Riverside III; Fri & Sat 7:30pm, Sun 3pm; $7-$11; for tickets Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/ and information, call 563-333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts tickets, Fri Feb 10 thru Sun Feb 19. Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www. Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar sau.edu/galvin, Fri Feb 24 thru Sun Feb 26. Wilde, Moises Kaufman’s drama of the British wit’s South Pacific, Rodgers’ & Hammerstein’s final years; scheduled performances Thursdays thru Pulitzer Prize-winning musical classic; $39-$59; Sundays; $12-$25; for tickets and information, call for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, 319-366-8591, Theatre Cedar Rapids, 102 3rd St SE, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www. Cedar Rapids, IA, http://www.theatrecr.org, 7:30pm peoriaciviccenter.com, 7:30pm Tue Feb 28 and Fri Feb 10 thru Sun Feb 26. Wed Feb 29. Fish Face, at 10am & 1pm; an ArtsPower production that draws from the popular “Kids of AUDITIONS the Polk Street School” series by author Patricia Parade - The Pillowman - Avenue Q, auditions Reilly Giff; a presentation in the Lights! Camera! for April’s productions of the Jason Robert Brown Learn! series; free, with reservations required; for musical “Parade” and Martin McDonagh’s dark information and to reserve, call 309-342-2299 or comedy “Pillowman,” and June’s production of the e-mail [email protected], The Orpheum Tony-winning musical “Avenue Q”; bring a headshot Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg, IL, http://www. and resume, and prepare 16 bars if auditioning for theorpheum.org, Mon Feb 13. the musicals; be prepared to read from scripts; for Ten-Minute Play Festival, for information, call information, call 309-235-1654 or e-mail tristan@ 319-335-2700, Cosmo Catalano Acting Studio, districttheatre.com, The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Room 172, Theatre Building, Iowa City, IA, http:// Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www.districttheatre. www.uiowa.edu/~theatre/season/second.htm, com, 1pm Sat Dec 3. 8pm Thu Feb 16. Riverside Theatre Summer Shakespeare Neighborhood 3 – Requisition of Doom, horror Festival 2012, auditions for productions of “As You videogame satire by Jennifer Haley, directed by Like It,” directed by Theodore Swetz and opening Zachary Mannheimer; Thu-Sun 7:30pm; a presentation June 15, and “The Merchant of Venice,” directed by by Locust Productions; for information, call 515-288- Kristin Horton and opening June 22; prepare two 3672, Des Moines Social Club, 1408 Locust St., Des contrasting monologues, one classical and one Moines, IA, http://www.desmoinessocialclub.org, contemporary, lasting no more than three minutes Thu Feb 16 thru Sun Feb 26. total; for information and to schedule an audition, Equus, a Curtainbox Theatre Company call 319-338-7672, Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert presentation of Peter Shaffer’s Tony Award-winning St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.riversidetheatre.org, psychological drama; venue to be determined; Thu- 12pm Sat Dec 3. Sat & Tue 7:30pm, Sun 3pm; for information and The Plagiarists, auditions for debuting play by tickets, call 563-650-8121 or e-mail reservations@ Aaron Randolph III, running Feb. 24-26; be prepared thecurtainbox.com, http://thecurtainbox.com, Thu to read from the script; for information, call 563- Feb 16 thru Tue Feb 28. 333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Skellington’s Last Resort, an interactive Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 4pm Wed Dec comedy-mystery and dinner with the It’s a Mystery 7 and Thu Dec 8. troupe; $35; for information and reservations, call If It’s Monday, This Must Be Murder, auditions 563-344-9187, Skellington Manor Banquet & Event for comedy-mystery running Mar. 9-18, directed Center, 420 18th St, Rock Island, IL, http://www. by Gary Clark; for information, call 309-762-0330, itsamysteryqc.com, 6:30pm Fri Feb 17. Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, Mia the Melodramatic, Junior Theatre’s IL, http://www.playcrafters.com, 7pm Sun Jan 15 production of a family adventure written and thru Tue Jan 17. adapted by JT alum Eileen Boggess; Sat 1 & 4pm, Reasons to Be Pretty, auditions for studio- Sun 2pm; $5 at the door for ages 3 & up; for theatre presentation of Neil LaBute’s dark comedy, information, call 563-326-7862, Davenport Junior running March 22-24; be prepared to read from the Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http:// script; for information, call 563-333-6251, Studio www.davenportjuniortheatre.com, Sat Feb 18 Theatre - Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose thru Sun Feb 26. University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http:// Rent: School Edition, minimally-modified www.sau.edu, 4pm Tue Feb 7 and Wed Feb 8. version of Jonathan Larson’s musical smash; $10; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, auditions for 6:15pm doors, 7pm show, no audiences admitted William Shakespeare’s comedy, running Apr. 13-15; after 7pm; for information, call 309-788-5433 or e- be prepared to read from the script; Mon 5pm, Wed mail [email protected], The Center for Living 4pm; for information, call 563-333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, http://www. Arts Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http:// center4living.com, 7pm Sat Feb 18. www.sau.edu, Mon Feb 27 and Wed Feb 29. The Rivalry, an L.A. Theatre Works presentation exploring the Lincoln-Douglas debates’ conflict and CLASSES compromise; $18.50-$42; a Hancher Auditorium Curtainbox Theatre Company: Private Acting presentation; $22-$40; for tickets and information, Coaching, we offer private coaching for Stage, call 319-335-1160, Englert Theatre, 221 East Musical Theatre, and Film Acting, College Audition Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher. Prep, and Professional Audition Prep; one-on- uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Thu Feb 23. one coaching is available to students starting at Dr. Faustus, Christopher Marlowe tragedy age five; be sure to ask about rates, availability, directed by Kristin Clippard; Thu-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm; and instructors; for information, contact Kimberly $5; for information, call 319-335-2700, Theatre B - Furness at 563-322-8504 or Kim@thecurtainbox. University of Iowa, Theatre Building, 200 N. Riverside com, Curtainbox Theatre & Conservatory, 2850 Dr., Iowa City, IA, http://www.uiowa.edu/~theatre/ Eastern Ave., Suite #200, Davenport, IA, http:// season/second.htm, Thu Feb 23 thru Sun Feb 26. thecurtainbox.com, Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Feb 29. Puppets & Pastries Dessert Theatre For Adults, a presentation by the Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre Continued On Page 28 26 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com What’s Happenin’ if you’re lucky enough to chat with the 1) “Baby Boomer” A) Hold Time singer/songwriter after his December 2) “For Beginners” B) Monsters of Folk Music 3 engagement at the Rock Island Theatre Daytrotter Wish List Benefit Concert 3) “I’m Gonna Make It Better” C) Volume Two Tartuffe Brewing Company. Performing in a 4) “Jailbird” featuring M. Ward Daytrotter-sponsored benefit concert, 5) “Losin’ Yo Head” Skellington Manor with all proceeds benefiting the Quad- Rock Island Brewing Company 6) “One Hundred Million Years” Friday, December 2, through Sunday, December 11 City Times Wish List Fund, Ward will 7) “Over It Over Again” Saturday, December 3, 8 p.m. headline the evening’s event with his 8) “Ridin’ in My Car” he Prenzie Players’ latest show incredible guitar-playing prowess and 9) “The Right Place” TIs called Tartuffe. You’ll want to go ack in the ’80s, after signature vocal stylings – a blend that Because the play’s by Molière Battending a stage led Gibson.com to call Ward “the guy (Hence, diff’rent from their Shakespare fare) production in Chicago, I who makes new music sound like it’s member of the super-group Monsters of Folk. Test your And as an author, it is writ, met actress Kim Cattrall. from a 1940s radio show, and who makes old songs feel like knowledge of M. Ward’s output in the quiz above. Which His works all boast ferocious wit, Cattrall was in Sex & the they could have been written yesterday.” songs are from his solo CD Hold Time, which are from She With characters both vain and wise City with Sarah Jessica With the Los Angeles Times describing the musician as & Him’s Volume Two, and which are from the Monsters of Who cloak their truths in silly lies. Parker. Parker was in the movie Failure to Launch with “a gifted writer with a rich, understated feel for tales,” and Folk’s self-titled debut? Tartuffe, for sure, is of this bent: Zooey Deschanel. Deschanel performs in the indie- the Daily Nebraskan calling him “our generation’s greatest M. Ward performs Daytrotter’s Wish List Benefit with He gets in a predicament pop duo She & Him with M. Ward. That makes me lyricist,” Ward’s songwriting skills are as notable as his guest musicians Laura Marling, Carlos Forster, and Mike That leads to much chicanery separated by Ward by only four degrees. Cool. performance gifts, all of which are evidenced by the man’s Coykendall, and for more information on the night, call
Amongst the aristocracy. Of course, it’s possible to boast a separation-degree of one, offerings as a solo artist, as half of She & Him, and as a (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. The play’s a hoot (and I should know – RIBCO. be gonna it’s 3, December on that thinking I’m song, last that of location the about wondering you’re if And B. – 9 C, – 8 C, – 7 A, – 6 B, – 5 A, – 4 C, – 3 A, – 2 B, – 1 Answers: I acted in it years ago), And given those in Prenzies’ cast in no time. Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the This thing can’t help but be a blast. It would probably be enough for Patel, a native of the Soul of a Generation. There’s Yoder, Moeller, Sheridan, Lecture Chicago suburbs, to have attended Oxford University, where • He was named “One of America’s Best Leaders of 2009” and Angie Rathman. Oh, and then Eboo Patel he studied on a Rhodes scholarship, and where he received by U.S. News & World Report. Makula (Jeb) and Driscoll (Jim) – Centennial Hall his doctorate in the sociology of religion. And it would • And he just received the $50,000 Guru Nanak Interfaith They’re sure to act with style and vim. Thursday, December 1, 10:30 a.m. probably be more than enough for the man to have served Prize, awarded biannually to individuals or organizations that So get your tickets to Tartuffe on the advisory board of Duke University’s Islamic Studies promote religious dialogue in the pursuit of peace. (The sales just might go through the roof) Center, and to have had his own blog, “The Faith Divide,” Presenting a lecture titled “Acts of Faith: Interfaith And revel in the joy and ease o you ever experience on the Web site for the Washington Post. Leadership in a Time of Global Religious Crisis,” Patel is sure those days where Of rhymes far cleverer than these. D But at age 35, here’s just a short list of Patel’s other to deliver both insight and inspiration when he appears in you feel like you’ve done notable accomplishments: Augustana’s Centennial Hall. And if you’d like to know more nothing significant with Tartuffe will be performed Fridays through • He was a member of President Obama’s inaugural about the man before his area arrival, be sure to follow him your life? If not, allow me Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood on Twitter (@eboopatel), where recent posts mention his new Sundays, December 2 through 11, at Rock Island’s to say (a) congratulations, Skellington Manor, and tickets are available by Partnerships. book in the works, his meeting with the Dalai Lama, and how and (b) you might want • He’s the founder and executive director of the much he enjoys Seth Rogen and the film 50/50. calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayers. to consider attending com. Chicago-based organization Interfaith Youth Core, a All these accomplishments and he reviews movies? Now I Augustana College’s national movement with a presence at some 150 colleges really feel like I’ve done nothing significant with my life. December 1 presentation and universities. For more information on Eboo Patel’s Quad Cities with Eboo Patel. I guarantee, you’ll feel like the rest of us • He’s the author of the award-winning book Acts of appearance, call (309)794-7721 or visit Augustana.edu. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 27 by Mike Schulz [email protected]
if you’re lucky enough to chat with the 1) “Baby Boomer” A) Hold Time Music singer/songwriter after his December 2) “For Beginners” B) Monsters of Folk fire like Jill Alexander Essbaum does. 3 engagement at the Rock Island 3) “I’m Gonna Make It Better” C) Volume Two Her poems skirt the edge of blasphemy What Else Daytrotter Wish List Benefit Concert Literature and pray for re-readings and a spiritual Brewing Company. Performing in a 4) “Jailbird” Jill Alexander Essbaum featuring M. Ward Daytrotter-sponsored benefit concert, 5) “Losin’ Yo Head” embrace ... . A reader would be hard- Is Happenin’ with all proceeds benefiting the Quad- 6) “One Hundred Million Years” Wallenberg Hall pressed to find finer contemporary Rock Island Brewing Company City Times Wish List Fund, Ward will verse.” MUSIC 7) “Over It Over Again” Wednesday, November 30, 7 p.m. Saturday, November 26 – Birthday Bash Saturday, December 3, 8 p.m. headline the evening’s event with his The literary magazine Coldfront 8) “Ridin’ in My Car” for the Queen of Rust. Celebration for Danielle incredible guitar-playing prowess and found critic Rick Marlatt writing, 9) “The Right Place” he latest guest in the college’s River Colby-Cushman of American Pickers and ack in the ’80s, after signature vocal stylings – a blend that “Known for their remarkable mix of Readings at Augustana series is Burlesque Le’ Moustache fame, with music by attending a stage led Gibson.com to call Ward “the guy T eroticism and religiosity, Jill Alexander B the famed “Christian erotic poet” Jill The Dirt Daubers, Sean & Zander, The Calamity production in Chicago, I who makes new music sound like it’s Essbaum’s poems vibrate with well- member of the super-group Monsters of Folk. Test your Alexander Essbaum, and if you’re at all Cubes, Willie Tea Taylor, and The Krank Daddies. met actress Kim Cattrall. from a 1940s radio show, and who makes old songs feel like proportioned rhymes, unforgettable knowledge of M. Ward’s output in the quiz above. Which put off by the accompanying photo of Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Cattrall was in Sex & the they could have been written yesterday.” imagery, and a unique realization of songs are from his solo CD Hold Time, which are from She the author, you may want to steer clear Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $10. For information, City with Sarah Jessica With the Los Angeles Times describing the musician as form.” & Him’s Volume Two, and which are from the Monsters of of her poem titled “On Reading Poorly call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. Parker. Parker was in the movie Failure to Launch with “a gifted writer with a rich, understated feel for tales,” and But perhaps the best way Folk’s self-titled debut? Transcribed Erotica,” which Saturday, November 26 – Little River Band. Zooey Deschanel. Deschanel performs in the indie- the Daily Nebraskan calling him “our generation’s greatest to get a sense of Essbaum is M. Ward performs Daytrotter’s Wish List Benefit with begins: “She stood before Concert with the legendary Australian vocal pop duo She & Him with M. Ward. That makes me lyricist,” Ward’s songwriting skills are as notable as his to read the artist’s thesis ... band. Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center guest musicians Laura Marling, Carlos Forster, and Mike him wearing only pantries separated by Ward by only four degrees. Cool. performance gifts, all of which are evidenced by the man’s or rather, her anti-thesis, as (1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf). 7:30 p.m. $20-30. Coykendall, and for more information on the night, call / and he groped for her
Of course, it’s possible to boast a separation-degree of one, offerings as a solo artist, as half of She & Him, and as a (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. stated on the online journal For tickets and information, call (800)724-5825 or Answers: 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – C, 4 – A, 5 – B, 6 – A, 7 – C, 8 – C, 9 – B. And if you’re wondering about the location of that last song, I’m thinking that on December 3, it’s gonna be RIBCO. be gonna it’s 3, December on that thinking I’m song, last that of location the about wondering you’re if And B. – 9 C, – 8 C, – 7 A, – 6 B, – 5 A, – 4 C, – 3 A, – 2 B, – 1 Answers: Volvo under the gauze. / Anti-Poetry.com: “Things visit Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com. She had saved her public I’m against: Poetries that take Saturday, November 26 – Carol Montag. hair, and his cook / went themselves too seriously. Acclaimed folk singer/songwriter in concert. in no time. Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, the Struggle for the hard as a fist. They fell to Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East Platt It would probably be enough for Patel, a native of the Soul of a Generation. Humorless poetries. Vague, the bad.” Believe me when I say it just Street, Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $10-20. For tickets Lecture Chicago suburbs, to have attended Oxford University, where • He was named “One of America’s Best Leaders of 2009” forgettable words. The overuse of gets “dirtier,” and funnier, from there. and information, call (563)652-9815 or visit he studied on a Rhodes scholarship, and where he received by U.S. News & World Report. gerunds. Craftlessness. Boredom- Eboo Patel The 1999 winner of the renowned OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com. his doctorate in the sociology of religion. And it would • And he just received the $50,000 Guru Nanak Interfaith inducing poems. Half-assed-ness Centennial Hall Bakeless Prize for poetry, Essbaum has Saturday, November 26 – Kelly probably be more than enough for the man to have served Prize, awarded biannually to individuals or organizations that in all forms. Poetries that don’t Thursday, December 1, 10:30 a.m. stated that her works focus solely on Pardekooper. CD-release show with the singer/ on the advisory board of Duke University’s Islamic Studies promote religious dialogue in the pursuit of peace. take themselves seriously enough. her three biggest obsessions: God, sex, songwriter and native Iowan. Englert Theatre Center, and to have had his own blog, “The Faith Divide,” Presenting a lecture titled “Acts of Faith: Interfaith Experimental art that isn’t. Formal and death. And according to reviewers, (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. o you ever experience on the Web site for the Washington Post. Leadership in a Time of Global Religious Crisis,” Patel is sure fascism. And, for what it’s worth, I’m they’re subjects that Essbaum – the $12. For tickets and information, call (319)688- those days where But at age 35, here’s just a short list of Patel’s other to deliver both insight and inspiration when he appears in also against Scientology.” D author of a half-dozen published 2653 or visit Englert.org. you feel like you’ve done notable accomplishments: Augustana’s Centennial Hall. And if you’d like to know more And you thought Augustana’s night poetry collections – has explored with Sunday, November 27 – Boston Esplanade nothing significant with • He was a member of President Obama’s inaugural about the man before his area arrival, be sure to follow him of poetry readings might be dry. your life? If not, allow me fascinating, evocative, and oftentimes Orchestra with Rockapella. The renowned Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood on Twitter (@eboopatel), where recent posts mention his new Jill Alexander Essbaum reads from to say (a) congratulations, hilarious artfulness. (Not for nothing musicians and a cappella vocalists in their “2011 Partnerships. book in the works, his meeting with the Dalai Lama, and how her works in Wallenberg Hall on and (b) you might want did she receive a fellowship from the Holiday Pops Tour,” in a Hancher Auditorium • He’s the founder and executive director of the much he enjoys Seth Rogen and the film 50/50. November 30, and more information to consider attending National Endowment for the Arts.) Presentation. Carver-Hawkeye Arena (1 Elliot Chicago-based organization Interfaith Youth Core, a All these accomplishments and he reviews movies? Now I on her appearance is available by Augustana College’s Writing in the blog Strong Verse, Drive, Iowa City). 7 p.m. $17.50-90. For tickets national movement with a presence at some 150 colleges really feel like I’ve done nothing significant with my life. calling (309)794-7721 or visiting December 1 presentation critic G.M. Palmer raved, “No poet and information, call (319)335-1160 or visit and universities. For more information on Eboo Patel’s Quad Cities Augustana.edu. with Eboo Patel. I guarantee, you’ll feel like the rest of us • He’s the author of the award-winning book Acts of appearance, call (309)794-7721 or visit Augustana.edu. today dares play with such spiritual Continued On Page 42 28 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com and then move into more intermediate material students; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e- Continued From Page 25 as the night progresses; $7; for information, call mail [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, 309-798-0279 or e-mail [email protected], QC 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, SoDa Dance Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, 6:30pm Sat Jan 21. http://www.qcsoda.com, 7pm Fri Nov 25 thru Social Dance @ QC SoDa, 6:30pm class with Fri Dec 30. Gunter, 7pm dance with DJ Amy; $10, or $4 for Beginning Adult Acting, Tuesdays thru Mar. Line Dance Lessons, on Saturdays; learn students; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e- 13; intended for the beginning actor, the class line dances that go with all kinds of music; $7; mail [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, covers the basics of acting, terminology, and for information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, what goes into the theatre process; culminates [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, 6:30pm Sat Feb 18. in a performance the last week of class; $90; for 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda. information, call 563-326-7862, Davenport Junior com, 11am Sat Nov 26 thru Sat Dec 31. Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http:// Hip Hop Dance Class, on Sundays; taught www.davenportjuniortheatre.com, 7:15pm Tue by LaDerrick Gamble; ages 15 & under must be Jan 10. Ron Clark in Riverside Theatre’s Small accompanied by an adult; for information, call Ongoing Miracles – November 25 through 27 309-631-4525, Voss Brothers Lofts Building, 219 21st St, Rock Island, IL, 5pm Sun Nov 27 thru Half-Price Studio Wednesdays, 1/2-price of mixed repertoire with Ballet Quad Cities; Fri Sun Dec 25. studio fee all day; for information, call 309-762- & Sat 8pm, Sat 2pm; for information, call 309- Belly Dance Lessons, on Mondays; $8; PERFORMANCES 2224, Fireworks Coffeehouse, 2139 16th St., 786-3779; Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College, for information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail Moline, IL, http://www.fireworksmoline.com, December 3520 7th Avenue, Rock Island, IL, http://www. [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, 6:30am Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. balletquadcities.com, Fri Feb 17 and Sat Feb 18. 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda. Quad Cities Trivia, on Wednesdays; free; UI Dance Collaborative Performance, featuring UI Dance Faculty/Graduate Concert, featuring com, 6pm Mon Nov 28 thru Mon Dec 26. performances by University of Iowa dance students; for information, call 309-623-4818 or e-mail performances by University of Iowa dancers; for Salsa Lessons, on Mondays; learn the basics, [email protected], Twenty Sports for tickets and information, call 319-335-1160, tickets and information, call 319-335-1160, Space/ and then move into more intermediate material Space/Place Theatre, North Hall, UI Campus, Iowa Grille & Nightclub, 1405 5th Ave., Moline, IL, Place Theatre, North Hall, UI Campus, Iowa City, IA, as the night progresses; $7; for information, call http://www.facebook.com/quadcitiestrivia, City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/tickets, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/tickets, 8pm Thu 309-798-0279 or e-mail [email protected], QC 8pm Thu Dec 1 thru Sat Dec 3. 7pm Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. 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Tue Nov 29 thru Tue Dec 27. and the world-renowned dancers; Mon. 7:30pm, improved quality of life, and remain connected org, 7:30pm Sat Feb 18. Beginners Swing Lessons, on Tuesdays; to your community; for information, call 563- Tue. 2pm; $30-$50; for tickets and information, call Korah takes the beginners through the basics 309-342-2299, The Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg 386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 CLASSES & EVENTS of east coast; afterward, the class joins the W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www. St., Galesburg, IL, http://www.theorpheum.org, intermediate class for a 7:15pm dance; $8; Mon Dec 5 and Tue Dec 6. casiseniors.org, 10am Nov 24 thru Dec 27. 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Duffee Band; $17.95 adults, $8.95 ages 12 & under; featuring performances by University of Iowa Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www. com, 6:30pm Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. for information and to reserve, call 563-484-5900, dance students; for tickets and information, call qcsoda.com, 6:30pm Tue Nov 29 thru Tue Dec Beginners Ballroom Dance Lessons, on Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, 319-335-1160, Space/Place Theatre, North Hall, UI 27. Wednesdays; $8; for information, call 309-798- http://www.hotelblackhawk.com, Sun Nov 27 Campus, Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher.uiowa. Swing Dance, on Tuesdays; practice your 0279 or e-mail [email protected], QC SoDa thru Sun Dec 25. edu/tickets, 8pm Thu Dec 8 thru Sat Dec 10. steps or come for the great music; $8, free with Dance Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http:// Prayers for World Peace, on Sundays; share The Nutcracker, Ballet Quad Cities’ production of registration in class; $8; for information, call www.qcsoda.com, 6:30pm Wed Nov 23 thru a short series of Buddhist prayers extracted the holiday classic; Sat & Sun 2pm, Sat. 8pm; $10-35; 309-798-0279 or e-mail [email protected], QC Wed Dec 28. from texts by Shantideva and Geshe Langri for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. SoDa Dance Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, A. Rhythmic Time Dance Lessons, private Tangpa by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso; 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.balletquadcities. http://www.qcsoda.com, 7:15pm Tue Nov 29 and group lessons available in swing, ballroom, free; for information, call 563-322-1600, Lamrim com, Sat Dec 10 and Sun Dec 11. thru Tue Dec 27. The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece hip-hop, Latin, tango, and more; for information, Kadampa Buddhist Center, 502 1/2 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.meditateiniowa.org, performed by the Peoria Ballet; Sat. 7:30pm, Sun call 309-786-4800, A. Rhythmic Time Dance December thru February 2pm; $10-43; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Peoria Studio, 5447 3rd Ave. Unit B, Moline, IL, http:// 10am Sun Nov 27 thru Sun Feb 26. Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http:// www.arhythmictime.com, Wed Nov 23 thru Social Dance @ QC SoDa, 6:30pm class with Mocha Mondays, $2 mochas every Monday; www.peoriaciviccenter.com, Sat Dec 10 and Sun Wed Feb 29. Gunter, 7pm dance with DJ Amy; $10, or $4 for for information, call 309-762-2224, Fireworks Dec 11. Learn to Dance the Arthur Murray Way, students; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e- Coffeehouse, 2139 16th St., Moline, IL, http:// UI Dance Dance Forum/UI Youth Ballet Winter teaching dance to the world for 97 years; first mail [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, www.fireworksmoline.com, 6:30am Mon Nov Concert, featuring performances by University lesson free; mention this notification and save 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, 28 thru Mon Dec 26. of Iowa dance students; Sat 7:30pm, Sun 2pm; for up to 25%; for information, call 563-326-4321, 6:30pm Sat Dec 3. Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2 for members; tickets and information, call 319-335-1160, Space/ Arthur Murray Dance Studios, 221 1/2 Brady St, Social Dance @ QC SoDa, 6:30pm class with for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center Place Theatre, North Hall, UI Campus, Iowa City, IA, Davenport, IA, http://www.arthurmurray.com, Gunter, 7pm dance with DJ Amy; $10, or $4 for for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/tickets, Sat Dec 17 Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Feb 29. students; for information, call 309-798-0279 or e- Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, and Sun Dec 18. A. Rhythmic Time Social Dance, on mail [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, 2:15pm Nov 28 thru Dec 26. Thursdays with the dance studio students; for 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda.com, Tuesday Trivia, for information, call 563-359- January & February information, call 309-786-4800, A. Rhythmic 6:30pm Sat Dec 17. 1015, Uptown Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Time Dance Studio, 5447 3rd Ave. Unit B, Moline, Jazz / Hip-Hop for Adults, Wednesdays thru Spruce Hills Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http://www. Rioult, modern dance company with a IL, http://www.arhythmictime.com, 8pm Thu Mar. 14; high-energy, contemporary routines myspace.com/uptownneighborhoodbar, Nov reputation for creating and presenting the sensual, Nov 24 thru Thu Dec 29. using current moves and popular music; $65; for 29 thru Dec 27. articulate, and exquisitely musical works of Pascal Beginners Salsa Lessons, on Thursdays; $7; information and to register, call 563-326-7862, Rioulta; a presentation in the Galvin Fine Arts series for information, call 309-798-0279 or e-mail Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., and the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist series; $8-$11; [email protected], QC SoDa Dance Studio, Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportjuniortheatre. November for information, call 563-333-6251, Galvin Fine Arts 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda. com, 7:30pm Wed Jan 11. Center, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport, IA, http://www. com, 6:30pm Thu Nov 24 thru Thu Dec 29. Social Dance @ QC SoDa, 6:30pm class with Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, annual sau.edu, 7:30pm Sat Jan 28. Salsa Lessons, on Fridays; learn the basics, Gunter, 7pm dance with DJ Amy; $10, or $4 for event featuring holiday vendors and exhibits; Love Stories: Love on the Run!, an evening Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 29 $3-$8; for information and a daily schedule, call and prize drawings, and bring the kids to see 563-324-3378, Davenport RiverCenter, 136 E. Santa; free, 14th Avenue & 30th Street, Rock 3rd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.quadcityarts. Island, IL, 4pm Thu Dec 1. com/festoftrees.asp, Wed Nov 23 thru Sun Nov The Project of the Quad Cities Ribbon- 27. Cutting & Dinner, a short annual meeting and Community Thanksgiving Dinner, the ceremony followed by dinner, with children’s church will provide the main dish, drinks, and activities; for information, call 309-762-5433, The dessert; feel free, but not obligated, to bring a Project of the Quad Cities, 2316 5th Ave, Moline, dish to share; for information, call 309-786-2631 IL, http://www.apqc4life.org, Thu Dec 1. or e-mail [email protected], Broadway Chick-fil-A All Pro Dad’s Day, monthly Presbyterian Church, 710 23rd St., Rock Island, IL, breakfast where fathers and their kids, grades http://www.BroadwayQC.org, 1pm Thu Nov 24. one and up, meet with other dads and kids Complimentary Thanksgiving Dinner, the and discuss a wide range of family topics, and Rescue Mission’s Chef, Kenny Anderson, will are equipped with resources to strengthen serve the traditional menu of turkey, mashed relationships; each participating family will potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, green receive a free Chick-fil-A Breakfast entre; prize bean salad, corn casserole and rolls, salad, and giveaways; for information, call 563-355- dessert; for information, call 309-786-5734 and 1742, Chick-fil-A at Davenport, 2945 E 53rd ask for Chef Kenny., Christian Care, 2209 3rd Ave., St, Davenport, IA, http://www.allprodad.com/ Rock Island, IL, http://www.ChristianCareQC.org, dd/1860, 9am Sat Dec 3. 12pm Thu Nov 24. Holiday Shopping Trip to Chicago, ride Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse Thanksgiving a deluxe charter bus to Michigan Avenue in Buffet, $10-20, highchair age agree; for downtown Chicago; the, Rock Island County information and to reserve, call 309-736-0100, Extension, 321 W 2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://www. Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, 1300 River Dr, extension.illinois.edu/rockisland, 7:30am Sat Moline, IL, http://www.johnnysitaliansteakhouse. Dec 3. com, 11am Thu Nov 24. 19th-Century Christmas, annual event Thunder Bay Grille Thanksgiving Buffet, featuring holiday decorations; an appearance $7.99-$15.99, ages 4 & under free; for information by Santa and Mrs. Claus; performances by and to reserve, call 563-386-2722, Thunder Bay the Moline Boys Choir, pianist/organist Selma Grille, 6511 North Brady, Davenport, IA, 11am Johnson, harpist Caitlin Thom, the Slide Thu Nov 24. Trombone Quartet, and more; face-painting; Friday Martini Madness, a featured martini a caricature artist; an art show; make-and-take for $6.95 and a choice appetizer for $6.95; today craft; and more; free; for information, call 309- - Tataki Tuna paired with a Pomegranate Tini; for 743-2701, Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman information and to reserve, call 309-762-4700, House, 1105 8th Street, Moline, IL, http://www. Bass Street Chop House, 1601 River Dr, Moline, butterworthcenter.com, 12pm Sun Dec 4. IL, http://www.bschouse.com, Fri Nov 25. All You Can Eat Breakfast, serving pancakes, Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber eggs, breakfast meats, potatoes, biscuits & gravy, of Commerce 3rd Annual Holiday Fiesta, pastries, coffee, juice, and milk; $6, Davenport reserve by Nov. 25 for Dec. 1 event; music, food American Legion, 702 W. 35th St., Davenport, IA, from Restaurante El Mariachi, a cash bar, silent http://www.iowalegion26.org, 7am Sun Dec 4. auction items, and more; $10-25; for information Feast of St. Ambrose Celebration Mass, and to reserve, e-mail [email protected], Quad beautifully adorned for the holidays, the chapel City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, will be filled with music and prayer as the IL, http://www.gqchcc.com, 5:30pm Fri Nov 25. university celebrates its patron saint; free; for Christmas Craft Show, hundreds of hand- information, contact Rev. Charles Adam at 563- crafted items available for purchase; $4, ages 12 333-6151, Christ the King Chapel, St. Ambrose & under free; for information, call 309-788-5912, University Campus, Davenport, IA, http://www. QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL, sau.edu, 6:30pm Sun Dec 4. http://www.qccaexpocenter.com, 10am Fri Nov Rock Island Historical Society Christmas :06)"7&5)&108&3 25 thru Sun Nov 27. Open House, featuring a special exhibit on the Trivia Night Fundraiser for the Pleasant impact of the American Civil War on, Rock Island Valley Wrestling Club, $10/player, with as many Historical Society, 822 11th Ave., Moline, IL, 1pm people on a team as you want; the winning Sun Dec 4. t3FHJPOBMMZBDDSFEJUFE team will receive their entry fee back; with raffle Winter in Bloom, featuring holiday goodies, items, drink specials starting at 7pm, and more; horse-drawn carriage rides, and a visit from for information, contact Tammy Speidel at 563- Santa Claus; for information, call 309-732-2132, t5SBOTGFSVQUPDPMMFHFDSFEJUT 343-8608 or [email protected], Bier Stube Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1300 24th St., LeClaire, 1001 Canal Shore Dr., LeClaire, IA, 8pm Rock Island, IL, http://www.rigov.org, 12pm Sun Tue Nov 29. Dec 4. Specifically for Seniors: Holiday Party, Food for Fines, patrons may bring in canned t$PODFOUSBUFEFJHIUXFFLGPSNBU choirs, a soloist, skits, gift ideas, and holiday goods worth up to $5 in waived library fines, refreshments will combine for a lively event; free; with each can or box of food equal to $1; food for information, call 563-421-2198, Fairmount will be donated to the River Bend Food Pantry; t#BDIFMPSPG4DJFODFNBKPST Street Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., Davenport, for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Public Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http:// Nov 30. www.molinelibrary.com, Mon Dec 5 thru Sun t'JOBODJBMBJEBWBJMBCMF Dec 11. December Champagne & Sparkling Wines for the Holidays, tastings and food with Dmitri Holiday Bus Trip: Peoria Festival of Lights, Papageorgiou; $40; for information, call 309- reserve by Dec. 1 for Dec. 8 trip; featuring a 732-7275, Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1300 stop at the Jim Kightlingers Antique shop 24th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rigov.org, (featuring over 3500 holiday ornaments), 6:30pm Thu Dec 8. an Italian buffet at Avanti’s Restaurant, and Season of Light, a multimedia planetarium a viewing of the Festival of Lights from the show that uses the planetarium sky projector, comfort of the motorcoach; all proceeds help astronomical images, music, and narration support the educational programs and gardens projected onto a 30-foot dome to tell the story of the Quad City Botanical Center; $65-75; for of how our holiday traditions are connected information, call 309-794-0991 ext. 30 or e-mail to the sky; late-comers will not be admitted; [email protected], Quad City Botanical Center, not recommended for ages 7 & under; free; for 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. information, e-mail [email protected] Quad Cities Center qcgardens.com, 1:30pm Thu Dec 1. or call 309-794-7721, John Deere Planetarium - Holiday Walk Atop College Hill, stroll the 1401 Kimberly Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722 Augustana College, 820 38th Street, Rock Island, antique & retail shops on College Hill for unique IL, http://helios.augustana.edu/astronomy, 2pm holiday gifts, caroling, refreshments, luminaria, tXXXVJVFEVRVBEDJUJFT Sat Dec 10 thru Fri Dec 16. 0O$BNQVTr0OMJOFr*OEFQFOEFOU4UVEZr64*OUFSOBUJPOBM$FOUFST
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Guys in Ties, improv-comedy fundraising Center; for information, call 563-323-3090, The mccqc.com, 10:30am Sun Feb 19. performance with well-dressed performers Center in Davenport, 1411 Brady St., Davenport, LeClaire Trivia Night, proceeds from ComedySportz; $10; for tickets and IA, http://www.qcprayercenter.org, 6pm Sun benefit the LeClaire Little League; information, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters Barn Dec 11. 6:30pm doors, 7pm trivia; bring snacks, Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www. Senior Day: Vintage Voices, event with the beer, wine, or soda, or purchase water playcrafters.com, 3pm Sun Dec 4. performers of old-time radio scripts; free; for and snacks; door prizes; $10/person; A Passion for Murder, an interactive comedy- information, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Christmas with the Quad City Singers @ Lavender 8 people/table; $50/table minimum; mystery and dinner with the It’s a Mystery troupe; Library, 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, Crest Winery, December 9 & 10 for information and to reserve, call $35; for information and reservations, call 563- http://www.bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Thu 563-505-6703 or e-mail [email protected], 359-1607, The Lodge Hotel, 900 Spruce Hills Dr., LeClaire Civic Center, 127 S Cody Rd, Bettendorf, IA, http://www.itsamysteryqc.com, Dec 15. Davenport, IA, http://www.mccqc.com, 10:30am LeClaire, IA, 7pm Sat Feb 25. 6:30pm Fri Dec 9. Brown Bag Lunch Program, for information, Sun Jan 15. 43rd Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Rod & The Blacklist: 100 Laughs, local standup call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, Havana Daydreamin’ 2012, annual event Custom Car Show, featuring the 27th Annual comedians perform at 9pm, and the improv 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http:// benefiting Hand in Hand; featuring music by Model Car Contest and the hottest street rods, troupe takes the stage at 10pm; $10; for tickets www.bettendorflibrary.com, 12pm Fri Dec 16. The Boat Drunks, the Whoozdads, John Patti, custom cars, motorcycles, street machines, race and information, call 309-786-7733, extension Metropolitan Community Church of the Coral Reefer band members, and more; 6pm cars, and pickups in the area competing for 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Quad Cities Handicap-Accessible Service, doors, 8pm beach party; $20-$25, Davenport trophies and cash prizes; Sat 11am, Sun 8am; Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 9pm Sat Dec with free doughnuts and coffee beginning at RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St, Davenport, IA, 6pm for information, call 319-465-5119, Monticello 10. 10:30am, and a pizza buffet at 12 noon following Sat Jan 21. Berndes Center, 766 N Maple St, Monticello, IA, Skellington’s Last Resort, an interactive the worship service; donations encouraged; for Havana Daydreamin’ 2012 Pre-Party: Parrot http://www.rodandcustomcarshow.com, Sat comedy-mystery and dinner with the It’s a information, contact Reverend Rich Hendricks Head Crossroads, annual event benefiting Feb 25 and Sun Feb 26. Mystery troupe; $35; for information and at 563-324-8281 or e-mail richdhendricks@msn. Hand in Hand, featuring performances by more reservations, call 563-344-9187, Skellington com, Clarion Hotel Davenport, 227 LeClaire St, than 20 local musicians; $15-20, RME (River Manor Banquet & Event Center, 420 18th St, Davenport, IA, http://www.mccqc.com, 10:30am Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, Rock Island, IL, http://www.itsamysteryqc.com, Sun Dec 18. 1pm Sat Jan 21. 6:30pm Fri Dec 16. Senior Day, for information, call 563- Mad Hatter Tea Party for Adults, Karin Comedy Relief, family-friendly improv with 344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Youngberg will show the tea party scene from ONGOING the Center’s own team; free; for information, Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. various video versions of “Alice in Wonderland” call 563-468-1423, ALive! Children’s Theater at bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Thu Dec 22. and talk about what both Lewis Carroll and the ComedySportz, on Fridays & Saturdays; The Center, 1411 Brady St., Davenport, IA, http:// Card/Games Luncheon, $6-$10; for video directors were thinking in their portrayals; interactive comedy with the area’s long- www.aliveqca.com, 7pm Sat Dec 17. information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center tea party food provided; free; for information, call running improv troupe; $10-$12; for tickets and Comic Open Mic, for inspiring comedians, for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 information, call 309-786-1111 or e-mail Info@ professionals who want to work on new Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. ComedySportzQC.com, The Establishment material, and those who enjoys telling jokes 12pm Tue Dec 27. bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Jan 26. Theatre, 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL, http:// to co-workers; $3; for information and tickets, Chinese New Year Celebration, sponsored www.EstablishmentTheatre.com, 7pm Fri Nov call 309-786-7733, extension 2, The Circa ‘21 January & February by the Quad-City Chinese Association, the 25 thru Sat Feb 25. Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// Quad City Chinese Christian Church, and the Call for Comedians: The Establishment Friends of the Rock Island Library Book www.circa21.com, 8pm Sat Dec 17. SAU Center for International Education; free; Theatre’s Open Mic Night, seeking Sale, for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Open Mic Night, featuring an emcee and for information, contact Ryan Dye at 563-333- applications for open-mic night on the last Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 3059 30th 12 local comedians; 7pm doors, 8pm show; $3 6389 or [email protected], Rogalski Center Wed. of the month, with 12 performance slots St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary. admission; full bar & menu; for information, e- - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., per show; for information, e-mail OpenMic@ org, 9am Thu Jan 5. mail [email protected] or Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, 3pm Sat EstablishmentTheatre.com or call 309-786-1111, Wedding of a Lifetime Bridal Show 2012, call 309-786-1111, The Establishment Theatre, Jan 28. The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St., Rock 10am doors, style shows at 11am and 1pm; 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www. LeClaire Trivia Night, proceeds benefit the Island, IL, http://www.EstablishmentTheatre. $10; for tickets and information, call 309-673- com, Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Feb 29. EstablishmentTheatre.com, 8pm Wed Dec 28. 3200, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, LeClaire Community Library; 6:30pm doors, 7pm trivia; bring snacks, beer, wine, or soda, or Standup Comedy Showcase, on Mondays; Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, also an open-mic night for singers; sign up at January & February 10am Sun Jan 8. purchase water and snacks; door prizes; $10/ person; 8 people/table; $50/table minimum; for [email protected], Iowa City Shots & Giggles, a night of improv comedy; WeddingMax Bridal Show, shop for the Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA, http:// finest in weddings items and accessories; $6-8; information and to reserve, call 563-505-6703 or for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733, e-mail [email protected], LeClaire Civic Center, 127 S www.iowacityyachtclub.org, 9pm Mon Nov 28 extension 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd for information and tickets, call 309-764-2000, i thru Mon Dec 26. wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http:// Cody Rd, LeClaire, IA, 7pm Sat Jan 28. Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam, Fri & Sat Sat Jan 7. www.iwirelesscenter.com, 11am Sun Jan 8. November & December St. Ambrose University Alumni Association 7pm, Sat 2pm; $10.50-$42; for tickets, call 800- Skellington’s Last Resort, an interactive Trivia Night, 10 rounds of questions on various 745-3000, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Establishment Theatre First-Anniversary comedy-mystery and dinner with the It’s a subjects, 6-8 players per team; bring your own Ave, Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter. Show, featuring an improv battle between Mystery troupe; $35; for information and snacks; drinks available for purchase; cash com, Fri Feb 3 and Sat Feb 4. ComedySportz teams, stand-up comedy reservations, call 563-344-9187, Skellington prizes for top three winning teams; 6pm doors, Gourmet Chocolate Tasting, taste exotic, with Chris Schlicting, the Guys In Ties touring Manor Banquet & Event Center, 420 18th St, 7pm trivia; $10/person; for information and to rich, and unusual types of chocolates in the pre- company, a short film, and more; $10-12; for Rock Island, IL, http://www.itsamysteryqc.com, register, contact Randi Rockwell at 563-333-6030 Valentine’s, Davenport Public Library - Eastern information and tickets, call 309-786-1111, 6:30pm Fri Jan 13. or e-mail [email protected], Rogalski Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, Establishment Theatre, 220 19th Street, Rock The Blacklist: 100 Laughs, local standup Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust http://www.davenportlibrary.com, 11am Sat Island, IL, http://www.establishmentTheatre. comedians perform at 9pm, and the improv St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/alumni, Feb 11. com, 7pm Wed Nov 23. troupe takes the stage at 10pm; $10; for tickets 7pm Sat Jan 14. Anti-Valentine’s Day Party, a hilarious Comedy XPeriment, standup with Des and information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, Winter Wine Experience, for information, alternative to a traditional Valentine’s Day, Moines’ favorite improv troupe; $10; for tickets The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, call 563-326-1333, RME Community Stage, with unusual activities, music, and fun; free; for and information, call 515-246-2300, Civic Center IL, http://www.circa21.com, 9pm Sat Jan 14. 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public of Greater Des Moines, 221 Walnut St., Des Comic Open Mic, for inspiring comedians, FestivalsInAmana.com, Sat Jan 14. Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Moines, IA, http://www.civiccenter.org, 7:30pm professionals who want to work on new Anime-ZAP!, vendors, presentations, and Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary. Fri Nov 25 and Sat Nov 26. material, and those who enjoys telling jokes more for all things anime; $15-25; for tickets com, 6pm Mon Feb 13. Melissa Villasenor, standup comedy and to co-workers; $3; for information and tickets, and information, call 309-673-3200, Peoria Civic Senior Day, for information, call 563- impressions with the season-six America’s call 309-786-7733, extension 2, The Circa ‘21 Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, IL, http:// 344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Got Talent contender; $17.50; for tickets and Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// www.animezapcon.com/registration, 10am Sat Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. information, call 309-786-7733 extension 2; www.circa21.com, 8pm Fri Jan 20. Jan 14 and Sun Jan 15. bettendorflibrary.com, 1:30pm Thu Feb 16. Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third Avenue, Rock Open Mic Night, featuring an emcee and Metropolitan Community Church of the Brown Bag Lunch Program, for information, Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, 7:30pm Thu 12 local comedians; 7pm doors, 8pm show; $3 Quad Cities Handicap-Accessible Service, call 563-344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, Dec 1. admission; full bar & menu; for information, e- with free doughnuts and coffee beginning at 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http:// Comedy Xperiment Improv Workshop, all mail [email protected] or 10:30am, and a pizza buffet at 12 noon following www.bettendorflibrary.com, noon Fri Feb 17. ages and skill levels are welcome; no previous call 309-786-1111, The Establishment Theatre, the worship service; donations encouraged; for Metropolitan Community Church of the improv experience necessary; $5, Des Moines 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www. information, contact Reverend Rich Hendricks Quad Cities Handicap-Accessible Service, Social Club, 1408 Locust St., Des Moines, IA, EstablishmentTheatre.com, 8pm Wed Jan 25. at 563-324-8281 or e-mail richdhendricks@msn. with free doughnuts and coffee beginning at http://www.facebook.com/ComedyXPeriment, John Oliver, standup with the Emmy-winning com, Clarion Hotel Davenport, 227 LeClaire St, 10:30am, and a pizza buffet at 12 noon following 6pm Thu Dec 1. comedian and Senior British Correspondent on Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 31 “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”; a Hancher Auditorium presentation; $22-$40; for tickets and Events information, call 319-335-1160, Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge - University of Iowa, 125 N. Hancher Auditorium Presentations Madison St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.hancher. November through February uiowa.edu, 7:30pm Sat Jan 28. Pimprov, Chicago’s famed improv show, concerning four pimps who took comedy classes n the Grateful Dead’s classic song “Sugar at Second City on accident; 7 & 9:30pm; $12-15; IMagnolia,” there’s a verse that begins: “She’s for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733, got everything delightful, she’s got everything extension 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, I need.” And this winter, that sentiment Sat Jan 28. will most definitely be true ... at least if the The Second City: Laugh Out Loud Tour, “she” you’re referring to is the University of sketch comedy and improvisation with the Iowa’s Hancher famed touring comedians; $22-27; for tickets and information, call 319-688-2653, Englert Auditorium, Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, and everything http://www.englert.org, 8pm Fri Feb 3 and Sat you need is the Feb 4. exceptional Shots & Giggles, a night of improv comedy; variety of music, for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733, extension 2, The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd comedy, and Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.circa21.com, drama found Sat Feb 4. Rockapella in the venue’s The Capitol Steps: Election Year, musical wintertime political satire in the famed touring presentation; $25-30; for tickets and information, call 319-688- Visiting Artists series. To be sure, Dead-heads 2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St., will be in for a major treat when the Riverside Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 8pm Fri Casino & Golf Resort hosts a December 9 Feb 17. evening with the American Beauty Project, Skellington’s Last Resort, an interactive the Grateful Dead tribute band that will comedy-mystery and dinner with the It’s a Mystery troupe; $35; for information and re-imagine tracks from American Beauty and reservations, call 563-344-9187, Skellington Workingman’s Dead alongside the lauded folk Manor Banquet & Event Center, 420 18th St, group Ollabelle and jazz singer Catherine Rock Island, IL, http://www.itsamysteryqc.com, Russell. On December 8, Russell will also 6:30pm Fri Feb 17. Comic Open Mic, for inspiring comedians, perform a Hancher-sponsored solo concert professionals who want to work on new at the Iowa City venue The Mill, while material, and those who enjoys telling jokes February 10 brings with it an Englert Theatre to co-workers; $3; for information and tickets, engagement featuring the Grammy-winning call 309-786-7733, extension 2, The Circa ‘21 stylings of pianist Chucho Valdés and his Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// www.circa21.com, 8pm Fri Feb 17. Afro-Cuban Messengers. Delivering what the Professor Smart’s “Fun with Physics”, New York Times calls a “genre-defying rock- wacky science experiments with Quad City Arts pop-funk-punk cabaret,” Tony Award-winner Visiting Artist Todd Victor, designed for grades Stew, of Broadway’s revolutionary musical K-8; location TBD; for information, call 309-793- 1213, Quad City Arts Center, 1715 2nd Ave, Rock Passing Strange, will bring his signature blend Island, IL, http://www.quadcityarts.com, 4pm of biting social satire and infectious rhythms Sat Feb 18. to the Englert in February 2’s Stew & the Open Mic Night, featuring an emcee and Negro Problem. Hancher’s holiday season, 12 local comedians; 7pm doors, 8pm show; $3 meanwhile, will begin less with a bang than a admission; full bar & menu; for information, e- mail [email protected] or pop – or rather, the Pops, as the Boston Pops call 309-786-1111, The Establishment Theatre, Esplanade Orchestra joins voices with the a 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www. cappella wizards of Rockapella for November EstablishmentTheatre.com, 8pm Wed Feb 29. 27’s “2011 Holiday Pops Tour” at the U of I’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena. As for laughs, Hancher will deliver them – probably a lot of them – in January 28’s Iowa Memorial NOW PLAYING Union evening with John Oliver, the Emmy- Puss in Boots: An IMAX 3D Experience, winning comedian adored for his appearances adventure with the furry “Shrek” character, in on TV’s Community and as “senior British IMAX 3D; $8-20; for information and a show schedule, call 563-324-1054, Museum & IMAX correspondent” for The Daily Show with Jon Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http:// Stewart. And wrapping up Hancher’s winter www.putnam.org, thru Sat Dec 31. season, the acclaimed ensemble L.A. Theatre The Polar Express 3D, Robert Zemeckis’ 2004 Works will, on February 23, stage an Englert holiday hit in IMAX 3D; $8-12.50; for tickets and Theatre production of Norman Corwin’s The showtimes, call 563-324-1054, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, Rivalry, which employs historical transcripts http://www.putnam.org, thru Fri Jan 6. to re-create the legendary 1858 Illinois Senate Straight Up! - Helicopters in Action, aerial campaign debates between Stephen Douglas documentary on the IMAX screen; $8-12.50; and Abraham Lincoln. Ah, 1858 ... long before for tickets and showtimes, call 563-324-1054, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th our political debates boasted the passion, St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, thru oratorical skill, and ideological nuance that Fri Jan 6. they do now. (That one’s for you, Todd.) For Sharks 3D, IMAX nature documentary more information and tickets to all shows in presented by Jean-Michel Cousteau; $6.50- the Hancher Auditorium winter season, call $8.50; for information and a show schedule, call 563-324-1933, Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, (319)335-1160 or visit http://www.Hancher. 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, http://www. UIowa.edu. – Mike Schulz putnam.org, thru Sun Jan 8. 32 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com discussion afterward; title to be announced; Kung Fu Panda, a screening of the animated 563-344-4106, Family Museum, 2900 Learning free movie and popcorn; for information, call hit in the Friday Movie Fest series; free; for Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island familymuseum.org, 1pm Sun Dec 4. Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern, on N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www. Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Saturdays and Sundays1995 documentary by davenportlibrary.com, 6pm Thu Dec 15. Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 1pm filmmakers, Herbert Hoover National Historic I Am Number Four, free movie and popcorn Fri Feb 17. Site, off I-80 at exit 254, West Branch, IA, http:// for ages 12-18; an event in the Teen Screen Ernani, a presentation in the 2011-12 www.nps.gov/heho, 1pm thru Sun Feb 26. series; for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Metropolitan Opera Live series; $16-24; for Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, information, call 563-441-0242, Rave Motion ONGOING November & December Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary. Pictures Davenport 53, 3601 E. 53rd St., Drop-In Baseball, on Wednesdays; $6; for org, 4:30pm Tue Dec 27. Davenport, IA, 11:55am Sat Feb 25. information, call 563-322-5220, River’s Edge, The Muppet Movie, screening of the QCAD Film Festival, screenings sponsored by 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. Muppets’ 1979 feature-film debut; free; for January & February Quad Citians Affirming Diversity; for information, cityofdavenportiowa.com, 6am Wed Nov 23 information, call 319-688-2653, Englert Theatre, call 309-786-2580, The Establishment Theatre, Oscar in the Afternoon, a screening of thru Wed Dec 28. 221 East Washington St., Iowa City, IA, http:// 220 19th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www. a G-, PG-, or PG-13-rated Academy Award Public Ice Skating, Wednesdays & Fridays www.englert.org, 1pm Sat Nov 26. qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 1pm Sun Feb 26. winner; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, 11am, Saturdays 4:45pm; $5 admission, $2 skate Father Goose, a screening of the film rental; for information, call 563-322-5220, River’s classic in memory of Cary Grant, who died Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. Edge, 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http:// in Davenport on this date 25 years ago; www.cityofdavenportiowa.com, 11am Wed Nov refreshments served; free; for information, call davenportlibrary.com, 2pm Wed Jan 4. Light of My Eyes, a screening in the 23 thru Sat Dec 31. 563-344-4179, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Life and Death on the Prairie, photography Drop-In Public Hockey, on Tuesdays & Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. Independent Movie Night series; free movie, popcorn, and discussion; for information, call exhibit by Stephen Longmire, which focuses on Cedar Thursdays; $10; for information, call 563-322- bettendorflibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Nov 29. County’s Rochester Cemetery, and features 38 photos 5220, River’s Edge, 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, Manito, a screening in the Independent 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www. taken from Longmire’s “Life and Death on the Prairie” IA, http://www.cityofdavenportiowa.com, 11am Movie Night series; story of two brothers set book, University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum, 21 Old Thu Nov 24 thru Thu Dec 29. against the volatile backdrop of a changing rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Thu Jan 5. Free Willy, a screening in Junior Theatre’s Capitol Museum, Iowa City, IA, http://www.uiowa.edu/ Drop-In Public Soccer, on Tuesdays & inner city; free movie, popcorn, and discussion; oldcap, Wed Nov 23 thru Sat Dec 10. Thursdays thru Saturdays; $10; for information, for information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island monthly family-film series; $2.50 in advance & $4 at the door includes two slices of pizza AGCO: The Evolution of a Company, call 563-322-5220, River’s Edge, 700 W. River Dr., Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock exhibit featuring detailed miniatures of Davenport, IA, http://www.cityofdavenportiowa. Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm and lemonade; popcorn available for $1/bag; for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport the historical brands that, National Farm com, 6am Thu Nov 24 thru Fri Dec 30. Thu Dec 1. Toy Museum, Dyersville, IA, http://www. Rodelinda, a presentation in the 2011-12 Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.DavenportJuniorTheatre.org/ nationalfarmtoymuseum.com, Wed Nov 23 November & December Metropolitan Opera Live series; $16-24; for thru Sat Dec 31. mainstage/specialevents.html, 6:15pm Fri Jan Quad City Mallards, vs. Fort Wayne; $9-20; for information, call 563-441-0242, Rave Motion Mi Casa Nueva: QC Mexican Heritage 13. tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 Pictures Davenport 53, 3601 E. 53rd St., Exhibit, exhibit examines the history of the Mulan, a screening of the animated Disney River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. Davenport, IA, 11:30am Sat Dec 3. first Mexican immigrants shortly after 1900 and hit in the Friday Movie Fest series; free; for com, 7:05pm Fri Nov 25. Night at the Museum, screening of the continue through those who are coming to the information, call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Quad City Mallards, vs. Missouri; $9-20; for comedy hit in the “Movies@MNH” series; free; Quad Cities today; featured in the exhibit will be Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 for information, call 319-335-0606, MacBride images and artifacts relating to the first barrios, Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 1pm River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. Auditorium, MacBride Hall, UI Campus, Iowa people, events, music, dancing, schools, and Fri Jan 13. com, 7:05pm Sat Nov 26. City, IA, http://www.uiowa.edu/mnh, 2pm Sun businesses; for information, call 563-324-1933, The Enchanted Island, a presentation in the Augustana College vs Marquette Dec 4. Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th 2011-12 Metropolitan Opera Live series; $16- University, ice-hockey match, River’s Edge, 3rd Annual CHM Holiday Movie and Gift St, Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, Wed 24; for information, call 563-441-0242, Rave 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. Swap, event featuring the short film “The Story Nov 23 thru Sat Dec 31. Motion Pictures Davenport 53, 3601 E. 53rd St., augustana.edu/x34895.xml, 7:45pm Fri Dec 2. of Broke,” a visit with the sisters, a gift swap and The German Immigrant Experience, 4,000 Davenport, IA, 11:55am Sat Jan 21. Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Milwaukee window shop, and more; free; for information, square feet of state-of-the-art interactive The White Rose, screening sponsored by Admirals; $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745- call 563-336-8404, Humility of Mary Center, 820 exhibits including a new trivia video game, wired the German American Heritage Center; $5; 3000, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, W. Central Park Avenue, Davenport, IA, http:// antique party line phones, period clothing that for information, call 563-322-8844, Figge Art Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, www.chmiowa.org, 6pm Tue Dec 6. can be tried on, and the audio-visual experience Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, http:// 7pm Sat Dec 3. Oscar in the Afternoon, a screening of “Step into my Shoes”; free with $3-$5 museum www.gahc.org, 4pm Sun Jan 22. Augustana College vs Marquette a G-, PG-, or PG-13-rated Academy Award admission, for information, call 563-322-8844, Oscar in the Afternoon, a screening of University, ice-hockey match, River’s Edge, winner; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd a G-, PG-, or PG-13-rated Academy Award 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, St., Davenport, IA, http://www.gahc.org, Wed winner; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, augustana.edu/x34895.xml, 4:30pm Sat Dec 3. 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. Nov 23 thru Wed Feb 29. Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Rockford Icehogs; davenportlibrary.com, 2pm Wed Dec 7. The Spark! Learning Lab, lab utilizing 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, The Polar Express, a screening in Junior technology as the focus of the space to engage davenportlibrary.com, 2pm Wed Feb 1. Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, Theatre’s monthly family-film series; $2.50 visitors and encourage career exploration Wolves in the Snow, a screening in the IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 5pm Sun in advance & $4 at the door includes two in the area of Allied Healthcare; contains Independent Movie Night Series; free movie, Dec 4. slices of pizza and lemonade; popcorn SMARTboards, touchscreen computers, QR popcorn, and discussion; for information, call Quad City Mallards, vs. Rapid City; $9-20; for available for $1/bag; for information, call 563- codes, and discovery microscopes as well as 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 888-2227, Davenport Junior Theatre, 2822 authentic medical equipment; touch, try and Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www. River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. experience materials and equipment, and rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Thu Feb 2. com, 7:05pm Tue Dec 6. DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, 6:15pm Fri Dec 9. discover many opportunities available in allied The Last Days of Sophie Scholl, screening Quad City Mallards, vs. Missouri; $9-20; for Faust, a presentation in the 2011-12 healthcare fields; free with museum admission; sponsored by the German American Heritage tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 Metropolitan Opera Live series; $16-24; for for information, call 563-324-1933, Putnam Center; $5; for information, call 563-322-8844, River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. information, call 563-441-0242, Rave Motion Museum & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Figge Art Museum, 225 W 2nd St, Davenport, IA, com, 7:05pm Fri Dec 9. Pictures Davenport 53, 3601 E. 53rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.putnam.org, Wed http://www.gahc.org, 4pm Sun Feb 5. Quad City Mallards, vs. Missouri; $9-20; for Davenport, IA, 11:55am Sat Dec 10. Nov 23 thru Wed Feb 29. Majestic Montana, a screening in the World tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, the WinterFest Exhibition, exhibit features Adventure Series, presented by Steve Gonser; River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. classic 1971 family film based on the Roald Dahl the animated holiday-figure figurines from showtimes at 1, 4, & 7pm; $4-$6; for information com, 7:05pm Sat Dec 17. book; $3 at the door; for information, call 319- the former downtown Davenport Von Maur and tickets, call 563-324-1933, Putnam Museum Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Toronto Marlies; 688-2653, Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington Department Store first displayed in the late & IMAX Theatre, 1717 W 12th St, Davenport, IA, $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, St., Iowa City, IA, http://www.englert.org, 1960s; also with a model train occupying the http://www.putnam.org, Tue Feb 7. Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, 11:59pm Sat Dec 10. front windows of the museum; Mon.-Sat. 9am- Madagascar, a screening in Junior Theatre’s IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7pm Sat Hunting Down Memory (Jakten på 5pm, Thu. 9am-8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with monthly family-film series; $2.50 in advance Dec 17. hukommelsen), 2009 Thomas Lien documentary $4-7 museum admission; for information, call & $4 at the door includes two slices of pizza Quad City Mallards, vs. Bloomington; $9- about a Norwegian who lost his memory while 563-344-4106, Family Museum, 2900 Learning and lemonade; popcorn available for $1/bag; 20; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless on a train in China; free; for information, e-mail Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. for information, call 563-888-2227, Davenport Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www. [email protected], Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock familymuseum.org, Thu Nov 24 thru Sun Jan Junior Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport, iwirelesscenter.com, 7:05pm Tue Dec 20. Island, IL, http://www.rozztox.com, 6pm Sun 1. IA, http://www.DavenportJuniorTheatre.org, Quad City Mallards, vs. Wichita; $9-20; for Dec 11. Winterfest Celebration, featuring music 6:15pm Fri Feb 10. tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 CASI Movie Matinee, $2-$4; for information, from the Pleasant Valley High School Tuba and Gotterdammerung, a presentation in the River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Euphonium Ensemble, dancing by the Family 2011-12 Metropolitan Opera Live series; $16- com, 7:05pm Fri Dec 23. Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, Museum LimeLight Dancers, refreshments, 24; for information, call 563-441-0242, Rave Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Chicago Wolves; http://www.casiseniors.org, 1pm Tue Dec 13. activities, and a visit from Santa later in the Motion Pictures Davenport 53, 3601 E. 53rd St., $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Off Beat Independent Film Screening, watch afternoon; admission free with the donation of Davenport, IA, 11am Sat Feb 11. Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, an award-winning film with other movie lovers; a non-perishable food item; for information, call Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 33 IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7pm Mon Dec 26. MUSIC by Frederick Morden Quad City Mallards, vs. Rapid City; $9-20; for [email protected] tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. com, 7:05pm Tue Dec 27. Literary Theme Causes Musical Problems Quad City Mallards, vs. Dayton; $9-20; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 The Quad City Symphony Orchestra, November 5 at the Adler Theatre River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. com, 7:05pm Fri Dec 30. he titles of the first two Masterworks toward a conclusion. But all four pieces here not a big problem, a distraction and exacerbating Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Rockford IceHogs; $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, concerts in the Quad City Symphony were written between 1856 and 1889 – within balance problems. Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, TOrchestra’s season indicate a distinct shift the same musical style period – and they share The program opened with Verdi’s overture IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 6pm Sat – from the pure music of Beethoven 5 (named for compositional characteristics, homophonic to La Forza del Destino, a brief pastiche of “motifs” Dec 31. the showcase piece) to the literary-themed Poems texture, and orchestration on basically the and melodies from the opera. The principal January on Fate. same instruments. It’s like eating strip steak for woodwinds – specifically the flute, oboe, and Quad City Mallards, vs. Wichita; $9-20; for Concert planners were obviously aiming an appetizer, prime rib for an entrée, and filet clarinet – demonstrated how the fusing of timbre tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 to demonstrate the symbiotic relationship mignon for dessert – ample quality cuts of beef, with precise intonation can create a “new” River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. between language and music in the November but a tiresome and unbalanced meal. And three instrumental sound in the slow, plaintive “Aria.” com, 7:05pm Fri Jan 6. concerts. But somewhere between the idea of the four musical “poems” were in the same key But balance problems appeared in the uneven Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Chicago Wolves; $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, for Poems on Fate and the selection of its (C), resulting in fatigue instead of active listening. volume between the brass instruments. And Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, music, the conceptual glue lost its cohesion. Despite these issues with the theme and tempo changes were again a nemesis for the IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7pm Fri The audience’s perfunctory response at the selection of repertoire, the orchestra performed strings when they occurred with spicatto passages. Jan 6. Augustana College vs Northwestern Adler Theatre on with lyricism and The 100-plus voices of the Quad City Choral University, ice-hockey match, River’s Edge, November 5 was in excitement. Under Arts ensemble, prepared by founder and director 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. stark relief to the It’s like eating strip steak the baton of Jon Hurdy, joined the orchestra for a performance augustana.edu/x34895.xml, 7:45pm Fri Jan 6. profuse applause and Smith, the highlight of Brahms’ Song of Destiny. The chorus sang from The Harlem Globetrotters, basketball and for an appetizer, prime comedy with the world-famous team; $37-94; for standing ovation that of the concert was the traditional location behind the orchestra, tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 greeted Beethoven rib for an entrée, and a vivid musical which proved to be a disadvantage. To their River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. 5’s first performance, portrayal of an credit, Smith and the instrumentalists made an com, 7pm Sat Jan 7. and it was clear that idealistic artist’s effort to let the voices project over the orchestra, Augustana College vs Northwestern filet mignon for dessert University, ice-hockey match, River’s Edge, something had gone death experience in revealing a balanced, mature vocal sound from 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, http://www. wrong. – ample quality cuts of Strauss’ symphonic the mixed choir. augustana.edu/x34895.xml, 4:30pm Sat Jan 7. All four pieces tone poem. It was The upper strings nailed the arpeggios in Quad City Mallards, vs. Missouri; $9-20; for beef, but a tiresome and tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 in the Poems on remarkable because the chorale part at the beginning and end of River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. Fate program unbalanced meal. of the gravitas of the Liszt’s Les Preludes and provided sumptuousness com, 4:05pm Sun Jan 8. clearly fit the subject matter, the to the smooth, arching melodic phrases Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Milwaukee theme. Johannes parallel dramatic throughout the section. The famous horn Admirals; $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745- 3000, Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Brahms’ Song of Destiny used text from a poem, flow of both the story and music, and Strauss’ “quartet” was even and effortless, a contrast to Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera La Forza del Destino a extraordinary orchestration. Huge extremes in the hazardous staccato solos that dotted the 5pm Sun Jan 8. libretto, and Richard Strauss’ Death & dynamics and instrumental sound colors gave performance. Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Lake Erie Monsters; $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Transfiguration and Franz Liszt’s Les a picturesque “view” of the death-bed scene in The strings did a heroic job trying to hold Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, Preludes inspired poems that were included as the music – the soft “heartbeat” in the timpani, things together, but near the end, the pell-mell IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7pm Thu prefaces in their published scores. the wrenching “life struggle” in the attack of tempo went over the edge, making the compound Jan 12. The challenge for program planners was to the trombones, the moment of death in the low rhythmic structures ragged. Augustana College vs Robert Morris University - Springfield, ice-hockey match, maintain the integrity of the musical experience gong, and the upper strings’ chromatic ascending It should be noted that the orchestra was River’s Edge, 700 W. River Dr., Davenport, IA, while coherently demonstrating its connection scales in the transfiguration. The string section, moved downstage to allow room for the chorus. http://www.augustana.edu/x34895.xml, 7:45pm to literature. (It would have helped if the prefaces relocated from the October concert, was forceful This brought the orchestra out from behind the Fri Jan 13. had been included in the printed program, in the “life struggle” section and then tender in proscenium arch and into the same space as Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Houston Aeros; $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, to provide a fuller literary context for the the “flashbacks of childhood” portion. the audience, creating a huge improvement in Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Peoria, audience but also to demonstrate the florid style Throughout, the orchestra’s response to the overall sound of the ensemble. 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For more information, visit IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, 7pm Sat were interchangeable, their positions in the the start of the transfiguration. QCSymphony.com. Jan 14. program appeared arbitrary. Soft dynamics proved to be a challenge for Quad City Mallards, vs. Evansville; $9-20; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 But there were other reasons the program the woodwind section as well. Augmented with Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. was problematic. Concerts are musical events bass clarinet and contrabassoon, the section’s director, conductor, composer, arranger, educator, com, 7:05pm Tue Jan 17. first and foremost. They should have their precarious soft playing threatened their pitch and writer who has served on the executive board own musical dramatic flow or gestalt moving stability – making intonation, which is normally of the Conductors Guild. 34 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Project Leadership and Ethics, thru Dec. e-mail [email protected], St. Ambrose University, 1; discuss the difference between leading and 518 W. Locust, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau. managing in the project environment; the edu/accel, 12pm Thu Dec 8. 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Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, Program, for adult learners desiring to Holiday Plant Care and Decorating Safety 7pm Sat Jan 28. complete their bachelor degree in a flexible Class, taught by U of I Extension horticulture evening and weekend format; the session will educator Martha Smith; learn how to take care February offer participants an overview of the program’s of your poinsettia, amaryllis, holiday cactus, and November unique, discussion-driven learning environment, Quad City Mallards, vs. Fort Wayne; $9-20; for fresh-cut arrangements; safety and decorating and the opportunity to ask questions of program tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 Lunch Bunch: Oh My Leftovers, learn a new tips like these will also be shared; $17-20; for staff; free; for information, call 563-441-9500 or River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. recipe, enjoy a balanced meal, and take home a information or to register, call 309-756-9978, e-mail [email protected], St. Ambrose University com, 7:05pm Fri Feb 3. booklet of recipes; $15; for information, call 309- College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 501-S College for Professional Studies, 1950 E 54th Quad City Mallards, vs. Bloomington; $9- 732-7275, Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1300 College Ave., Aledo, IL, http://web.extension. St, Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/accel, 20; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless 24th St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rigov.org, illinois.edu/hmrs, 1pm Tue Dec 13. 5:30pm Thu Dec 1. Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www. 12pm Wed Nov 23. Woven Stool, the seat will be woven using Lobby Lessons at the Library, learn about iwirelesscenter.com, 7:05pm Sat Feb 4. 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Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Charlotte Checkers; for Dec. 4 course; materials and information Holiday Plant Care and Decorating Safety Using the Rock Island Libraries’ New $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, provided; Wren- $5, Bluebird- $7, Kestrel- Class, taught by U of I Extension horticulture Catalogs, free; for information, call 309-732- Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, $16; pre-registration and payment required; educator Martha Smith; learn how to take care 7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, for information, call 563-652-3783, Hurstville of your poinsettia, amaryllis, holiday cactus, and Branch, 9010 Ridgewood Rd., Rock Island, IL, 7pm Sat Feb 11. Interpretive Center, 18670 63th St., Maquoketa, fresh-cut arrangements; safety and decorating http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Wed Quad City Mallards, vs. Arizona; $9-20; for IA, http://www.jacksonccb.com, 1pm Mon Nov tips like these will also be shared; $17-20; for Dec 7. tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 28. information or to register, call 309-756-9978, Pest Control Operators CIC, $35 if registered River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. Using the Rock Island Libraries’ New Geneseo Community Center, 541 E. North St., by 11/30/11, $45 afterward; for information, call com, 7:05pm Sat Feb 11. Catalogs, free; for information, call 309-732- Geneseo, IL, http://web.extension.illinois.edu/ 563-359-7577, Scott County Extension, 875 Quad City Mallards, vs. Arizona; $9-20; for 7323, Rock Island Public Library - Southwest hmrs, 1pm Wed Dec 14. 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Nov 28. and a staff person will provide one-on-one help; Project Management: Planning, Execution, Quad City Mallards, vs. Rapid City; $9-20; for Fumigation CIC, $35 if registered by learn about Internet searching, e-mailing, library and Control, thru Dec. 9; an extensive overview tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 11/22/11, $45 afterward; for information, call databases, the library catalog, and Microsoft of professional project management, including River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. 563-359-7577, Scott County Extension, 875 Word; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, a project-ready tool kit for initiating, planning, com, 7:05pm Tue Feb 14. Tanglefoot Lane, Suite B, Bettendorf, IA, http:// Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing Peoria Rivermen, vs. the Charlotte Checkers; dbs.extension.iastate.edu/calendar, 9am Tue 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. out projects within a practical system; $995; for $12.50-27.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Nov 29. davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Wed Dec 14. information and to register, contact Jennifer Peoria Civic Center, 201 SW Jefferson Ave, Get Cooking with Rachel: Pies & Tarts, St. Ambrose ACCEL Degree-Completion Prinz at 563-441-9950 or [email protected], St. Peoria, IL, http://www.peoriaciviccenter.com, enjoy the fruits of your labor in class, and take Program, adult learners desiring to complete Ambrose University College for Professional 7pm Fri Feb 17. home recipes; $24; for information, call 309-732- their bachelor degree in a flexible evening and Studies, 1950 E 54th St, Davenport, IA, http:// Quad City Mallards, vs. Arizona; $9-20; for 7275, Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 1300 24th weekend format are invited to learn more about www.sau.edu/pdc, 8:30am Dec 7. tickets, call 800-745-3000, i wireless Center, 1201 St., Rock Island, IL, http://www.rigov.org, 6pm the St. Ambrose University ACCEL program; ACCEL Program Information Webinar, River Dr, Moline, IL, http://www.iwirelesscenter. Tue Nov 29. the session will offer participants an overview for adult learners desiring to complete their com, 7:05pm Sat Feb 18. 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Professional Development Center, 1950 E. 54th staff; free; for information, call 563-441-9500 or Peoria Rivermen, vs. the San Antonio rigov.org, 6pm Tue Nov 29. St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/accel, Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 35 5:30pm Wed Dec 14. ornamentals, entomology, landscape principles, Computer Tutor at Fairmount, on the ornamental grasses, woody ornaments, Theatre 3rd Thu. of the month; bring your computer vegetables, fruits, turf grass, problem solving, questions to and a staff person will provide one- and pesticide safety; $225, with a $50 refund Comedies and Dramas on-one help; learn about Internet searching, e- given following the end of the course; for CLASSES, LECTURES, & EVENTS December through February mailing, library databases, the library catalog, information and to register, call 309-756-9978, Ongoing and Microsoft Word; free; for information, call ext. 19, Rock Island County Extension, 321 W 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 2nd Ave, Milan, IL, http://web.extension.illinois. T’ai Chi, on Wednesdays; $18 for six weeks; rior to Davenport N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www. edu/hmrs, 9am Fri Jan 20. for information and to register, call 563-386- Junior Theatre’s 7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 P davenportlibrary.com, 1pm Thu Dec 15. Getting Started on Your New E-Reader, February 18 debut of Mia GIS/GEOSPATIAL, a tele-institute course; learn how to download library e-books to your W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www. participants will learn how GIS mapping software new device; free; registration required; for casiseniors.org, 10:30am Wed Nov 23 thru Wed the Melodramatic – an can be utilized to increase the efficiency of information, call 309-524-2440, Moline Public Nov 30. adaptation of the children’s government operations, and hear about how GIS Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. 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I think I speak for all information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center Holiday Plant Care and Decorating Safety reality; offered as a non- or for-credit course; theatre folk when I respond to that title with four Class, taught by U of I Extension horticulture $1,295; for information or to register, call 563- for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, educator Martha Smith; learn how to take care 441-9500 or e-mail [email protected], St. Ambrose Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, words: Ain’t it the truth! I’m predicting, though, of your poinsettia, amaryllis, holiday cactus, and University Professional Development Center, 12pm Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. that audiences will also be getting a lot from fresh-cut arrangements; safety and decorating 1950 E. 54th St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau. Yoga, on Wednesdays, led by Michelle really good plays this season, at least based on Campbell; for information, call 563-322-5354 or tips like these will also be shared; $17-20; for edu/pdc, 8am Mon Feb 6. our area’s promising lineup of winter comedies information or to register, call 309-756-9978, Searching the Internet, free; for information e-mail [email protected], DSY University of Illinois Extension, 4450 Kennedy and to register, call 309-732-7330, Rock Island Bettendorf, 3420 Towne Pointe Dr., Bettendorf, and dramas. The interactive-whodunit group It’s Drive Suite 3, East Moline, IL, http://web. Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock IA, http://www.davenportschoolofyoga.com, a Mystery, for example, will find its comedians extension.illinois.edu/hmrs, 1pm Fri Dec 16. Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 7pm Wed Nov 23 and Wed Dec 28. offering two dinner-and-a-murder outings, with A Natural Holiday, learn to make recyclable 11:30am Tue Feb 7. Zumba Basic, on Mondays & Wednesdays; Bettendorf’s Lodge Hotel housing A Passion $5-6; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI wrapping paper and gift bags using fabric as E-mail Basics, free; for information and to for Murder (December 9), and Skellington’s Last a reusable wrapper; all materials provided; register, call 309-732-7330, Rock Island Public (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly for information, call 563-652-3783, Hurstville Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors. Resort (December 16, January 13, and February Interpretive Center, 18670 63th St., Maquoketa, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 2pm Wed Feb org, 6:30pm Wed Nov 23 thru Dec 28. 17) being staged – fittingly enough – at Rock IA, http://www.jacksonccb.com, 2pm Sun Dec 8. Zumba Gold, on Wednesdays; $2 for CASI Island’s Skellington Manor. More laughs will come members; for information, call 563-386-7477, 18. Files, Folders, & Flashdrives, free; for courtesy of the District Theatre’s show-biz comedy Computer Tutor at Eastern, on the 2nd Wed. information and to register, call 309-732-7330, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly of the month; bring your computer questions to Rock Island Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, Scenery (opening February 9) and the Prenzie and a staff person will provide one-on-one help; Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 1pm Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. Players’ Molière farce Tartuffe (opening December learn about Internet searching, e-mailing, library 11:30am Tue Feb 14. Hatha & Vinyasa Flow with Elizabeth, 2), while St. Ambrose University premieres a new databases, the library catalog, and Microsoft Social Media Basics, free; for information CYT, RYT, on Wednesdays & Thursdays; for comedy with The Plagiarists (February 24 through information, call 563-322-5354, DSY Bettendorf, Word; free; for information, call 563-326-7832, and to register, call 309-732-7330, Rock Island 26). Humor mixed with sentiment will be on hand Davenport Public Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, Public Library - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock 3420 Towne Pointe Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http:// 6000 Eastern Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www. Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 2pm www.davenportschoolofyoga.com, 8am Wed in the Ohnward Fine Arts Center’s On Golden davenportlibrary.com, 7pm Wed Dec 28. Wed Feb 15. Nov 23 thru Thu Dec 29. 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Another Prep, thru Feb. 23; become thoroughly prepared Unitarian Church of Davenport, 3707 Eastern 2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http:// to take the Project Management Institute’s Ave, Davenport, IA, http://www.qcuu.org, Wed literary classic gets a theatrical treatment when www.bettendorflibrary.com, 9am Mon Jan 9 Project Management Professional (PMP) Nov 23 thru Fri Dec 30. the Playcrafters Barn Theatre presents the Anne thru Tue Jan 10. Certification exam; besides a comprehensive Aqua Combo, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; a 3-Day ‘Leadership Through People Skills’ of Green Gables sequel Anne of Avonlea (opening review of the PMBOK Guide, participants will moderate- to high-intensity class; $6 per visit; for Training, an intensive, three-day learning January 13), and classics don’t get more classical receive additional information that has appeared information, call 309-796-5601, Black Hawk College experience that transforms managers into than Hamlet, which the University of Iowa in the “general knowledge” section of the exam; - Community Aquatic Center, 6600 34th Avenue, leaders by creating the skills necessary to meet $995; for information or to register, call 563- Moline, IL, 6pm Thu Nov 24 thru Thu Dec 29. opens on December 1, followed by the school’s today’s business challenges and turn vision into 441-9500 or e-mail [email protected], St. Ambrose Early Thursday Morning Yoga, on Mondays, production of Sarah Ruhl’s Victorian comedy In reality; offered as a non- or for-credit course; University Professional Development Center, with Karen Stollon; drop-ins welcome; for $1,295; for information or to register, call 563- the Next Room: Or, the Vibrator Play (opening 1950 E. 54th St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau. information and to register, call 309-764- 441-9500 or e-mail [email protected], St. Ambrose February 10). 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December and January 5433, The Project of the Quad Cities, 2316 5th Hatha & Vinyasa Flow with Elizabeth, Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.apqc4life.org, 10am CYT, RYT, on Mondays; for information, Genesis Snow Ball, gala event sponsored by Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. call 563-322-5354, DSY Bettendorf, 3420 the Genesis Center for Weight Management; with QC Eating Disorders Support Group, on Tae Kwon Do, on Thursdays; $60/month, live entertainment by Chicago’s Green Thirteen, first week free; $10 individual classes by Towne Pointe Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http://www. Wednesdays; for information, call 563-742-5800, davenportschoolofyoga.com, 4:30pm Mon Nov dancing, healthy, Davenport RiverCenter, 136 E. Trinity Enrichment Center, 4622 Progress Dr. # A, appointment; for information, contact instructor 3rd St, Davenport, IA, http://www.genesisihealth. Dan Arriola at 773-317-8480 or daniel-arriola@ 28 thru Mon Dec 26. Davenport, IA, http://www.qceatingdisorders. Yoga, on Mondays at 9am & 5pm; for com/snowball, Fri Dec 2. com, Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. augustana.edu, The Healing Heart Center, 3481 Indigo’s 6th Annual Holiday Open Utica Ridge Rd., Bettendorf, IA, 6:30pm Thu Nov information, call 563-359-0816, Unitarian Church General MDA Support Group, on the 4th of Davenport, 3707 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA, House, with amazing deals on classes, some Wed. of the month; for individuals and families 24 thru Thu Dec 29. great demonstrations, and healthy snacks; Zumba, on Tuesdays and Thursdays; laugh http://www.qcuu.org, Mon Nov 28 thru Mon affected by muscular dystrophy; for information, Dec 26. for information and to register, call 309-764- call 319-393-8905, Trinity 7th Street Campus, and dance your way to an awesome workout; YOGA, Indigo, A Creative Approach to Fitness & $6; for information, e-mail [email protected] Yoga, on Mondays, led by Michelle Campbell; 500 John Deere Rd, Moline, IL, Wed Nov 23 thru for information, call 563-322-5354 or e-mail Wellness, LLC, 1621 5th Ave., Moline, IL, http:// Wed Feb 22. or call 309-798-0279, QC SoDa Dance Studio, www.indigowellness.info, 3pm Sat Dec 3. 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.qcsoda. 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Hatha & Vinyasa Flow with Elizabeth, Therapy, a Trinity dietitian will discuss nutrient Yoga, on Mondays; with certified instructor Fibromyalgia Support Group, on the 1st CYT, RYT, on Fridays; for information, call needs before, during, and after cancer; information Becky Licandro; $8/session; for information, call and 3rd Mondays of the month; for information, 563-322-5354, DSY Bettendorf, 3420 Towne on common herbal and vitamin supplements and 309-788-5433 or e-mail [email protected], contact Alicia Owens at 563-421-3460, Genesis Pointe Dr., Bettendorf, IA, http://www. antioxidants; free; for information, call 309-779- The Center for Living Arts, 2008 4th Ave, Rock @ Maplecrest, 2535 Maplecrest Rd., Suite 14, davenportschoolofyoga.com, 5:30pm Fri Nov 2000 or 877-242-8899, Trinity Regional Health Island, IL, http://www.center4living.com, 6pm Bettendorf, IA, http://www.genesishealth.com, 25 thru Fri Dec 30. System, 5pm Thu Dec 29. Yoga, on Fridays at 8 & 9:30am, led by Michelle Mon Nov 28 thru Mon Dec 26. Yoga Teacher Training, 6-month, 200-hour 1pm Mon Dec 5 thru Mon Dec 19. Campbell; for information, call 563-322-5354 or Zumba, on Mondays; relax and enjoy a low- teacher training program; upon completion Caregivers Support Group, donations e-mail [email protected], DSY impact flexibility workout; $6; for information, you will be eligible for certification through accepted; for information, call 563-386-7477, Bettendorf, 3420 Towne Pointe Dr., Bettendorf, e-mail [email protected] or call 309-798-0279, the Yoga Alliance as a 200-hr Registered Yoga CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. IA, http://www.davenportschoolofyoga.com, QC SoDa Dance Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, Teacher; students will have home assignments, Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www. 8am Fri Nov 25 thru Fri Dec 30. http://www.qcsoda.com, 6pm Mon Nov 28 thru a minimum of 10 hours of community service, casiseniors.org, 11pm Tue Dec 13. Zumba, on Fridays; relax and enjoy a low- Mon Dec 26. and will complete apprenticeship hours with Caregivers Support Group, donations impact flexibility workout; $6; for information, Buddhist Meditation Class, on Mondays; Shannon Moran in various classes; with a accepted; for information, call 563-386-7477, e-mail [email protected] or call 309-798-0279, each class provides explanations about how to workshop with Suddha Weixler, Director of the CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. QC SoDa Dance Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, meditate and a guided breathing meditation; Chicago Yoga Center; $2,500; for information and Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www. http://www.qcsoda.com, 6pm Fri Nov 25 thru then an aspect of Buddhism is explained, to register, call 309-764-YOGA, Indigo, A Creative casiseniors.org, 11pm Tue Dec 13. Fri Dec 30. followed by another meditation; $5-$10; Approach to Fitness & Wellness, LLC, 1621 5th Parkinson’s Support Group, donations Yoga Mindfulness, on Saturdays; for for information, call 563-322-1600, Lamrim Ave., Moline, IL, http://www.indigowellness.info, accepted; for information, call 563-386-7477, information, call 563-359-0816, Unitarian Church Kadampa Buddhist Center, 502 1/2 3rd St., 7pm Fri Jan 6. CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. of Davenport, 3707 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA, Davenport, IA, http://www.meditateiniowa.org, Healthy New Year! Strategies to Achieve Your Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www. http://www.qcuu.org, 8am Sat Nov 26 thru Sat 6:45pm Mon Nov 28 thru Mon Feb 27. Weight Goals in 2012, dietitian Janet Macon, casiseniors.org, 10am Sat Dec 17. Dec 31. Meditation Class, on Tuesdays; offered MS, RD, LD, will discuss strategies to achieve and Stroke Support Group, for information, Simply Meditate Sunday: Buddhist by the Lamrim Buddhist Center; each class sustain lifestyle goals that promote a healthy contact Alicia Owens at 563-421-3460, Genesis Meditation, a brief overview of how to do a provides explanations about how to meditate weight; healthy samples will be provided; free; @ Maplecrest, 2535 Maplecrest Rd., Suite 14, breathing meditation, followed by a 10-minute and a guided breathing meditation, then a topic for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Bettendorf, IA, http://www.genesishealth.com, guided breathing meditation, and an additional is discussed such as compassion, love, wisdom, Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. 2pm Wed Dec 21. 10 minutes allowed for personal meditation; followed by another meditation; $10/$5; for molinelibrary.com, 7pm Wed Jan 11. $5; for information, call 563-322-1600 or e-mail information, call 319-351-9893 or email info@ SERVICES [email protected], Lamrim Kadampa meditateiniowacity.org, Quad City Botanical GROUPS Genesis Blood Pressure Checks, Wed. Buddhist Center, 502 1/2 3rd St., Davenport, Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http:// Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th 9:30am, Tue. & Thu. 12:30pm, free; for IA, http://www.meditateiniowa.org/simply- www.qcgardens.com, 6:45pm Tue Nov 29 thru Wednesdays of the month; donations accepted; information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center meditate, 11am Sun Nov 27 thru Sun Feb 26. Tue Dec 27. for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Beginners Bellydance Class, on Mondays; Tae Kwon Do, on Tuesdays; $60/month, for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, $8; for information, [email protected], QC first week free; $10 individual classes by Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 9:30am Wed Nov 23 thru Thu Dec 29. SoDa Dance Studio, 1502 6th Ave., Moline, IL, appointment; for information, contact instructor 9:30am Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. Shamanic Healing, power animal discovery, http://www.qcsoda.com, 6pm Mon Nov 28 thru Dan Arriola at 773-317-8480 or daniel-arriola@ Life Skills Group, held every other soul retrieval, spiritual counseling, and Mon Dec 26. augustana.edu, The Healing Heart Center, 3481 Wednesday; for information and a schedule, call ceremonies and rights of passage; services free Chair Yoga, on Mondays; $30 for 6 sessions; Utica Ridge Rd., Bettendorf, IA, 6:30pm Tue Nov 309-762-5433, The Project of the Quad Cities, to veterans of war; for information, call Kathleen $5; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI 29 thru Tue Dec 27. 2316 5th Ave, Moline, IL, http://www.apqc4life. Collins at 563-332-4361 or e-mail ostrichkc@live. (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly org, 10am Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. com, Wed Nov 23 thru Sat Dec 31. Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors. Moms Group, held every other Wednesday; Genesis Foot Clinic, on scheduled Mondays, for information and a schedule, call 309-762- Thursdays, and Fridays; $20; reservations Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 37 required; for information and a Inside the Music: schedule of dates, call 563-386- Masterworks III, lecture and 7477, CASI (Center for Active discussion on the weekend’s Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Quad City Symphony Orchestra Davenport, IA, http://www. concerts; 5pm hors d’oeuvres casiseniors.org, 8:30am Fri Nov and cash bar, 5:30pm program; 25 thru Fri Dec 23. for information, call 563-322- Blood Pressure Checks, on QCSO, Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Mondays; with Dr. Lynn Boegler, 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http:// D.C.; free; for information, call www.qcsymphony.com, 5pm 563-386-7477, CASI (Center Thu Dec 1. for Active Seniors), 1035 W. WorldCanvass: Iowa and Kimberly Road, Davenport, IA, “Invisible Man”, a discussion http://www.casiseniors.org, of culture, history, literature, 11am Mon Nov 28 thru Mon language, politics and art, all Dec 26. surrounding this international Blood Drive, your last theme; free, Senate Chamber donation must be on or before of the Old Capitol, 201 S Clinton July 25, 2011; walk-ins welcome; Dario Robleto’s The Com- St, Iowa City, IA, http://accents. read the Reader in print and international.uiowa.edu/ online; for information and mon Denominator of Exis- worldcanvass, 5pm Fri Dec 2. to schedule an appointment, tence Is Loss @ Des Moines Concert Conversations call 309-736-6635, Bethany for Art Center – through w/ Kai Swanson, a quick Children & Families, 1202 W 3rd tour of highlights from the St, Davenport, IA, http://www. January 15 evening’s Quad City Symphony molinecentre.org, 10am Mon Orchestra “Concerti for Celli” Dec 12. concert, with the conductor and guest artists; free; for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. qcsymphony.com, 6:30pm Sat Dec 3. Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, a quick tour of highlights from the evening’s Quad November & December City Symphony Orchestra “Concerti for Celli” TRIAD (Reducing Crime Against Seniors), concert, with the conductor and guest artists; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center free; for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 9:30am Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcsymphony.com, Wed Nov 23. 1pm Sun Dec 4. Backyard Naturalist, an introduction to the Can the environment and cultural treasure amazing animals and plants in your backyard of El Choco be saved—for the residents and and neighborhood; learn to identify and interact for us?, a community convocation lecture with with the plants and creatures around you; free; for documentarian and activist Steve Cagan, who will information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public discuss the threats to the rainforest culture, as well Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., as share information on flora, fauna, and aspects Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, of daily life in El Choco; free; for information, 1pm Sat Nov 26. contact Keri Rursch at kerirursch@augustana. Finding Faith and Fiction in China, author Bo edu or 309-794-7721, Centennial Hall, Augustana Caldwell will speak about the intersection of her College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. own background, faith, and religion, and the clash augustana.edu, 10:30am Thu Dec 8. of Eastern and Western cultures; refreshments Hurray for Herps, join a naturalist in learning served; part of the university’s yearlong series, about reptiles and amphibians that inhabit Iowa; “China Project: The Awakening Dragon”; free; for live critters will be on display; free; for information, information, contact Micah Kiel at 563-333-6121, call 563-652-3783, Hurstville Interpretive Center, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. 18670 63th St., Maquoketa, IA, http://www. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, jacksonccb.com, 1pm Sat Dec 10. 7pm Wed Nov 30. CASI Travelogue: Spectacular Lands & Iowans Out West: Grizzly Bears in Montana, Wondrous Waters, free for CASI members; for register by Nov. 30 for Dec. 3 lecture and dinner; information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center for Iowa DNR District Biologist Curt Kemmerer will Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, share his experience of researching grizzly bears IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 1pm Mon Dec 12. out west; $9; for information, call 563-652-3783, Art Bettis, a lecture with Bettis of the UI Hurstville Interpretive Center, 18670 63th St., Department of Geoscience, presented in the UI Maquoketa, IA, http://www.jacksonccb.com, 4pm Explorers Seminar Series; free; for information, Wed Nov 30. call 319-335-0606 or e-mail [email protected], Stand Next to Me Closely: Literary Collage University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, 10 and The Vanishing of Camille Claudel, English Macbride Hall, Iowa City, IA, http://www.uiowa. instructor and poet Erin Bertram will discuss literary edu/mnh, 7pm Thu Dec 15. collage, and examine the iconic and enigmatic Talk of the Town Presentation, free for CASI French sculptor who spent the last three decades members; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI of her life in an asylum, committed against her (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, will; a presentation in the Women’s and Gender Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 11am Studies Tea Hour Series; free; for information, Wed Dec 21. contact Keri Rursch at [email protected] Backyard Naturalist, an introduction to the or 309-794-7721, Carlsson Evald Hall - Augustana amazing animals and plants in your backyard College, 3601 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. and neighborhood; learn to identify and interact augustana.edu, 4pm Wed Nov 30. with the plants and creatures around you; free; for Acts of Faith: Interfaith Leadership in a information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Time of Global Religious Crisis, a community Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., convocation lecture with Eboo Patel, a former Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, member of the White House Office of Faith-based 1pm Sat Dec 24. and Neighborhood Partnerships, and the founder TRIAD (Reducing Crime Against Seniors), and president of the Chicago-based organization for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI (Center Interfaith Youth Core; free; for information, for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road, contact Keri Rursch at kerirursch@augustana. Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors.org, 9:30am edu or 309-794-7721, Centennial Hall, Augustana Wed Dec 28. College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. Continued On Page 42 augustana.edu, 10:30am Thu Dec 1. 38 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com THEATRE Playwright at Your Side St. Ambrose Student Aaron Randolph III Authors Two Wintertime Productions
very year, St. Ambrose University’s Those scenes led to Randolph idea of ‘Where does inspiration stop and theatre department produces four experimenting with longer scenes, which plagiarism begin?’ But I also wanted to make Emainstage shows over the nine months led to him writing several one-act comedies, the play itself representative of Richard’s that school is in session. It’s somewhat sur- which eventually led to his authoring a two- art style. So what I did throughout the prising, then, that given the myriad authors act, war-veteran drama titled A Green River. play, seamlessly integrated into scenes, was to choose from, the university opted to “It was something I could do on my own,” include scenes from other plays.” reserve half of the slots in its 2011-12 season says Randolph of playwriting, “that didn’t In the present draft of the comedy, for works by a single playwright. require any special tools, and I discovered I says Randolph, The Plagiarists’ original Yet what’s more surprising is that the really enjoyed it.” dialogue routinely leads to dialogue from a author in question isn’t one of the usual Realizing that “what I really wanted to half-dozen published scripts, among them theatrical suspects – Shakespeare or have was a job that was flexible enough for such well-known works as David Mamet’s Williams or O’Neill. Rather, it’s St. Ambrose me to also do theatre,” Randolph decided to Oleanna, Yasmina Reza’s Art, and Paula student Aaron Randolph III, a 32-year- return to St. Ambrose in the fall of 2010, in Vogel’s Pulitzer Prize-winner How I Learned old pursuing additional degrees after pursuit of degrees in theatre and computer to Drive. Which means, of course, that one graduating in 2002 from the school’s music networking. (“You can guess which one is of the plagiarists of the show’s title – as its department. His family musical Dakota gonna be my day job,” he says with a laugh.) author readily concedes – is the author Jones & the Search for Atlantis will be staged And while St. Ambrose didn’t offer a specific himself. in the university’s Galvin Fine Arts Center course in playwriting, Randolph believed he “I didn’t want to pick plays that were December 3 and 4, and his comedy The could at least receive a tangential education brand-new,” says Randolph, “because no one Plagiarists runs February 24 through 26. Cody E. Johnson, Stacy Phipps, and Tim through other theatre classes. would know the dialogue. And I didn’t want Corinne Johnson, head of St. Ambrose’s Stompanato in Dakota Jones & the “I knew that if I wanted to write plays, to pick plays that were really famous. But I theatre department, says this marks the I needed to really know what I was doing. did want people to hear certain lines and say, Search for Atlantis first time that a current student has had And I love acting, but if you also know about ‘Wa-a-ait a second ... !’ The play’s designed to an original play – let alone two original to have landed even one of his plays on the direction and design, you’re going to be a have you ask, ‘What’s real?’ and ‘What’s not?’ plays – produced on the Galvin stage. Yet university’s mainstage schedule. lot better off. Plus,” he adds, “I knew that if and ‘Is this a copy or is this original?’, and the decision to produce Randolph’s scripts “They’ve done student-written works in I went back to study theatre, I could take an so the style ties into the story. I mean, I’m back-to-back, she says, was hardly a tough the studio space, and when Cory [Corinne independent-study seminar.” not stealing lines and pretending they’re my one, considering the enormous educational Johnson] originally spoke to me about With Johnson as his instructor, Randolph work. I’m intentionally using them because possibilities in having theatre students doing a show, I assumed that’s what we did begin an independent-study course in no one will think they’re my work.” not only work on debuting material, but were talking about. And then she said, ‘Kris playwriting, which is where The Plagiarists “I feel fortunate to be directing it,” says alongside the plays’ actual author. (Randolph Eitrheim [a St. Ambrose theatre professor – and the first of its numerous drafts Johnson of The Plagiarists, which she is set to earn his new St. Ambrose degrees and the mainstage set designer] will be the – originated. praises especially for Randolph’s having this May.) scenic director ... .’ And I’m like, ‘For the “With everything I had written up to that “used inspiration that is so provocative. And “We’re doing this for very personal, studio? Really?’” He laughs. “So I don’t know. point,” says Randolph, “I had lots of time saying that he worked on the play ‘with and also very academic, reasons,” says I’m very excited to be doing this, and I feel to develop the ideas. So what I said to Cory me’ [as an independent-study project] is Johnson, who will direct The Plagiarists. very blessed. But it’s kind of crazy.” was, ‘I want to see if I can come up with an really a misnomer. I think I just gave him “I’m really encouraged and captivated idea really quickly. So I want you to give me deadlines, and read things along the way, and by Aaron’s diversity. But it’s also exciting a deadline and say, ‘You will write a play by applauded, and said, ‘Oh, cool.’” for our students, as well as for me, to see Creative Outlet While not a theatre major when he first this date.’ And that’s kind of what we did.” Yet while she’s a fan of The Plagiarists in how a script is workshopped, and how it As with his early stabs at playwriting, its current form, Johnson adds that because evolves and devolves – hopefully evolves attended St. Ambrose from 1998 to 2002, Randolph was a frequent theatre participant, the idea that would eventually lead to The February’s production is an educational- – throughout the experience, and where it Plagiarists was, he says, “inspired by a real theatre workshop of a debuting script, “I winds up at the end. I know I was thrilled acting in such university productions as Macbeth, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, and person,” one whom Randolph has recently would really love for it to be re-written all about the opportunity of working on a new become fascinated with. the way through to closing night, even to the script with the playwright at my side.” Play It Again, Sam. Yet at the time, says the Davenport resident, he didn’t feel a strong “The play,” says Randolph, “is about an extent of my factoring in some rehearsals Daniel D.P. Sheridan, the Davenport art student, Stacy, who gets to study with a after the show has opened. Because I’d like Junior Theatre artistic director who also urge to write plays; that came once he entered the working world. famous artist she has idealized from afar, and Aaron to see how the audience responds, and serves as director for Dakota Jones, agrees. “I who teaches her about his style and brings if, indeed, he wants to try different things, haven’t worked with a lot of original plays,” “After I graduated, I was doing all of these her under his wing. But he’s a very infamous he’ll be able to interpolate or insert them he says, “and what’s great is that Aaron and miserable jobs that I hated,” says Randolph. artist, because what he does is take pictures even though our limited run.” I are always in the space together, so that “I’d been trying to find a career path, but of other artists’ work, crop them and blow That notion appears to suit Randolph fine, even on the fly, I can lean over and say, ‘Hey, while I was doing that, I did sales, I worked them up, and present them as his work.” as the playwright says he greatly appreciates let’s give this a shot,’ and he’ll say ‘Great!’, and in food service ... – all these jobs that were (Off-the-record, Randolph names the artist feedback on his works-in-progress: “It’s we’ll see if it works. We make changes every not enjoyable. that the concept is based on, but it should be always helpful to have an audience there. day. And every single day of rehearsal, we “I just needed some sort of creative outlet,” easily gleaned by anyone familiar with the Because sometimes you’ll think, ‘This part come out of the process a little more excited he continues. “And I’ve always enjoyed modern-art scene – especially considering is hilarious!’ and no one will laugh at it, and about the show.” writing, but I’d never really tried playwriting. that The Plagiarists’ “infamous” artist other times you’ll get to something you think As for Randolph himself (who, like So I just started taking these experiences, character is named “Richard.”) is just a random line and they’ll be like, ‘That Johnson and Sheridan, is also an ensemble and characters I’d meet – because in sales Randolph continues, “So the play was so funny!’ You have no way of knowing member with the area’s Curtainbox Theatre you meet all sorts of weird people – and questions the idea of ownership, and the how people are going to react until they do.” Company – as am I), he says he feels lucky writing little scenes about them.” Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 39
By Mike Schulz [email protected] Christmas Rodgers & Hammerstein, and some have AT AUGUSTANA Underwater Scene On-Stage more of a calypso sound, and one is kind of While The Plagiarists was decided on for like a torch song ... .” St. Ambrose’s 2011-12 season following its As Randolph tells it, though, composing independent-study completion in the spring, the show’s music proved far less taxing than Johnson says that Dakota Jones & the Search composing its lyrics. “Having to write lyrics for Atlantis – for which Randolph not only is ... torture,” says Randolph with a laugh. “I Featuring performances by the Augustana Brass Ensemble, wrote the script but composed the music am not a lyricist. In fact, I had asked other the Augustana Symphony Orchestra, the Augustana and lyrics – was a project that its author was people if they would write the lyrics to it, but Choir, Ascension Singers, Cantilena Augustana, Jenny specifically commissioned for. ultimately, it fell on my plate. I think they Lind Vocal Ensemble, and the Wennerberg Chorus, this “Musicals are wonderful opportunities came out fine, and in some cases good, but I moving holiday concert is not to be missed! for our students,” she says, “as well as for the am certainly not a poet.” younger students seeing the shows. And while According to director Sheridan, whatever Friday, December 2 at 8 p.m. there are many to choose from, we’ve already failings Randolph might have in the poetry Saturday, December 3 at 4 p.m. done a lot of them, so I always have a hard department are hardly hindering the Centennial Hall time finding a script that I really like – one production as a whole. 3703 7th Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois that’s smart and interesting, and that suits our “The chemistry of the characters he’s put student-actor population. But Aaron had an Tickets: $20 for adults, $16 for senior citizens, together just clicks,” he says. “And the actors undergrad degree in music, so I said, ‘Why $10 for students and children are bringing so much to it that I feel like at don’t you write something?’” this point in the process [Sheridan spoke to Despite limited experience in songwriting www.augustana.edu/tickets or call the Ticket Office me two weeks before Dakota Jones’ premiere], – “Occasionally, I’ll write a cheesy love at 309.794.7306 the show is starting to steer itself. Which is the song for my wife,” he says with a chuckle way it should be. We’re able to get out of the – Randolph had done a fair share of music way and just try to be good listeners in terms composition, and was enthusiastic about of what helps the story, rather than trying to giving an hour-long children’s musical a shot. force anything.” “And my first thought was to do a children’s With Randolph also serving as the version of [Jules Verne’s] 20,000 Leagues production’s music director, he says that the Under the Sea. I really liked the idea of having Dakota Jones rehearsal process “has worked this underwater scene on-stage, which I out really well, because people can come up thought would be really neat to see. to me at rehearsals, and I’m there to bounce “But evidently,” he continues, “that was ideas off, and I can be there to make changes too terrifying. They thought the giant squid to music and the script ... . I’ve really been might be a little too scary for kids. And it overjoyed with how well it’s working.” probably wouldn’t have been a good idea. But He adds that he’s also thrilled for the I knew that’s where I wanted the play to end chance to help stage a family production of up – underwater – and so I said, ‘How can I such lavish spectacle and professionalism. get to this?’” “In theatre, I think we sometimes discount The story that he eventually came up with, children’s shows because they’re maybe says Randolph, “is about this little girl who not as ‘artistically important’ as, you know, likes to go on adventures in her imagination. Tennessee Williams or Arthur Miller,” says And the premise is that, one day in class, she Randolph. “But I think it’s really important learns about Greek mythology, and decides to get kids excited and interested in theatre. I to go on an adventure to find the lost city of mean, my first memory of the theatre is seeing Atlantis. Poseidon has this magic trident that’s this really fun production of Snow White as a broken into three parts, and Dakota has to little kid. I just loved it, and I wanted to be a find each part of the trident with the help of part of it, you know? And that’s how I still feel. different characters in Greek mythology. So it Even if it’s not going to be a full-time source of kind of becomes like The Wizard of Oz, with income, it’s a huge part of my life. I just want Dakota meeting all these wacky people on her to do it more.” journey.” And does the currently ubiquitous St. With Dakota Jones’ story in place, Ambrose author have another playwriting Randolph says that the show’s songs project on the horizon? “Oh, no,” he stresses. consequently “all came out of the story. “My other project right now is sleeping.” And because mythological characters are so visually diverse – things like like the minotaur, Dakota Jones & the Search for Atlantis runs with the bull’s head, or Medusa – I knew December 3 and 4, The Plagiarists runs I wanted the show to be really musically February 24 through 26, and both shows will be diverse. So I’ve tried to include music from a staged in St. Ambrose University’s Galvin Fine lot of different categories. Some of the songs Arts Center. For tickets and more information, are your standard musical-theatre fare, like call (563)333-6251 or visit SAU.edu/galvin. 40 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com NEWS Continued From Page 7 by Jeff Ignatius [email protected] Study Vs. Reality totaling $126.0 million – an average of $6 Put simply, SECC spending would need to budget allows for $4.31 million. (That includes that the Iowa Quad Cities area was not his million a year. That included a first-year be drastically reduced from its current level two warrant clerks not anticipated by CTA.) company’s first consolidation study. AECOM budget of $8.28 million, dropping to $3.98 over an extended period of time to meet even By CTA’s estimates, personnel expenses would has now done 31 consolidation studies, he million the second year, rising to $4.41 the no-consolidation costs that CTA projected. have first exceeded $4.31 million in the 10th said, but the Quad Cities “probably was early million the third year, and then rising roughly If, on the other hand, the current SECC year post-consolidation. in our career.” $200,000 a year – to a 21st-year cost of $7.94 spending level remains the same for the next • CTA said a 7,800-square-foot stand-alone Dye said space and cost estimates were million. 19 years, the SECC would spend more than facility would be adequate for emergency based on previous studies and consolidations. Adding in the $152 million over 21 years dispatching, administration, and equipment. But he acknowledged that the goal of the estimated savings – $22 million more than It further said that an additional 1,500 to study was to “create a conceptual guideline.” would mean CTA estimated a 7,800- the projected cost of no 2,000 square feet would be adequate for an Each component of the consolidation, he said, dispatching costs of consolidation, and $15 emergency-operations center. And centralized required additional study and refinement more than $130.6 square-foot building million more than the warrants could be added in 750 to 800 square beyond the CTA recommendations. “We’re million without no-consolidation cost plus feet. The total square footage for all those trying to give people a concept or an idea,” he consolidation, could be constructed radios. functions comes to 10,050 to 10,600. The said. according to CTA. for $2.34 million. The And scaled-back or SECC building is 27,000 square feet. He also said that cost is something that The savings represent even stable spending is • CTA estimated a 7,800-square-foot must be addressed in a study, but it’s not the 3.56 percent of much-larger SECC unlikely if the proposed building could be constructed for $2.34 driving force; better service is the primary projected costs without building cost $7.31 $7.35-million SECC million. The much-larger SECC building cost goal. He downplayed cost savings projected in consolidation. budget for Fiscal Year $7.31 million. the CTA Communications report, saying: “We The study includes million. 2012-13 is any indication. • CTA said a suitable computer-aided may have expressed the idea of cost savings.” debt-service payments So if taxpayers want to dispatching and record-management system Scott County Administrator Dee Bruemmer of $360,000 a year see the cost benefits CTA would cost $1.03 million. The software, chosen – a nonvoting member of the SECC board – totaling $7.56 million over the 21 years. It projected, they’ll need to keep a close eye on through a competitive-bidding process, cost – said that a consolidated-dispatch center that also includes capital costs of $4.43 million in the SECC board. The board produces a budget, $2.7 million. CTA used as a model is “in an expansion. ... the first year, and then capital costs of $295,000 which is then approved “without modification” These illustrate the disconnect between They’re too small.” She added that the SECC each year for years three through 21 – for a (according to the founding intergovernmental the CTA study and actual expenses, and they building had to “fit our needs today” but also total of just over $10 million. agreement) by the Emergency Management underscore why cost savings are unlikely to in the future. (CTA’s estimates were based The SECC relied on bond funding greater Agency (EMA) board. The Scott County happen; both capital and key annual operating on Scott County population growth of 13.7 than that in CTA’s breakdown of annual costs Board of Supervisors (again according to the expenses are higher than those in the CTA percent from 2000 to 2025 – and 9.1 percent – with actual bond proceeds of $10.1 million founding intergovernmental agreement) “shall study. from 2010 to 2025.) in Fiscal Year 2010 and $7.5 million in 2011 approve a countywide special levy ... to fund Administrators Adding an – so the study expected higher up-front costs. said budget for the next fiscal year as part of its involved in the SECC emergency- The SECC is spreading those costs out. annual budget adoption.” gave several examples of The study said there management center CTA also did not include the cost of new This explicitly states that the EMA board how they’ve been good was money to be and centralized radios in its projections. (It recommended a has no say on the SECC budget, and it implies stewards of taxpayer warrants to the SECC study to look at the issue.) Those cost almost that supervisors’ hands are tied, as well. So money. SECC Director saved, but that’s building must also be $7 million. keeping the SECC budget in check requires Brian Hitchcock noted considered. Hitchcock Still, it’s possible to illuminate whether pressure on its five-member board: the chair of that through a functional unlikely to happen guessed that 40 percent cost savings articulated by CTA are likely to Scott County Board of Supervisors, the mayors architectural analysis, when consolidation is of the building is happen. of Davenport, Bettendorf, and another Scott the design of the SECC primarily for non- The SECC’s current fiscal-year budget is County city (presently Eldridge), and the chair building was reduced designed, in part, to dispatching functions, $7.19 million. That includes debt service of of the Medic EMS board. from 36,000 square feet which would put the $665,000, and there’s an additional $915,000 to 27,000. And because help cities circumvent dispatching at roughly for SECC equipment bonds elsewhere in the of the recession, bids property-tax caps. 16,000 square feet county budget. Expense-wise, this is basically Explaining Higher Costs for the building came in – double the size CTA the second budget year for SECC operations, To understand why it’s unlikely the SECC lower than expected. The recommended. (The and roughly $16 million has been spent. will meet CTA’s cost-saving projections, it’s schematic design for the building (by Wold SECC budget does not include Emergency If the SECC spends an average of $5.79 useful to look at specifics. Architects) was approved by the SECC board Management Agency personnel and million for the next 19 years, the project Consider these differences between the in February 2009, with an estimated cost of operations, but it does pay utilities for the would have the same 21-year cost as full CTA study and reality. $10.8 million. entire building.) consolidation as estimated by CTA. If one adds • CTA estimated 48 full-time equivalents Hitchcock added that CTA underestimated As for personnel, the SECC is obviously the cost of radios to the CTA estimate – which (FTEs) for consolidated dispatch and space needs. He said that a consolidation he closer to the no-consolidation staffing the study expected but did not include as an administration, noting that the unconsolidated oversaw in McHenry County, Illinois, was a numbers than CTA’s. expense – the SECC could meet the projection dispatching required 58.5. Excluding two smaller operation and still required more than Hitchcock said there won’t be a smaller with an average budget of $6.16 million for the warrant-clerk positions outside the scope of 7,000 square feet. “Whoever put that report number of dispatchers through consolidation. next 19 years. CTA’s study, the SECC’s current budget allows together, did they actually do a consolidation That’s a function of both previous under- To meet the CTA estimate for costs for 55.5 FTEs. before that?” he asked. staffing at dispatch centers – which the CTA without consolidation, the SECC would need • CTA anticipated 43 FTEs for dispatchers James Dye was project manager for the study addressed – and increased call volume. to spend an average of $6.03 million for 19 and shift supervisors alone. The SECC’s budget CTA Communications study and is now the “Davenport was understaffed for the years. Adding the cost of radios to the CTA allows for 48. vice president of AECOM (the company number of calls,” Bruemmer said. “This is no-consolidation estimate, the average SECC • First- and second-year personnel costs CTA became part of) overseeing 911-services balancing it out. The other thing is you’re budget moving forward would need to be were estimated by CTA at $3.15 million and consulting. He said last week that he didn’t going to have dispatchers not needing a lot of $6.40 million. $3.27 million, respectively. The current SECC recall specifics of the 2006 document but overtime hours and holdovers. So you’re going Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 41 by Jeff Ignatius [email protected] to get optimum personnel usage.” through a lower property-tax rate, Bettendorf “The numbers are probably the same,” said and Davenport have increased spending in Bettendorf City Administrator Decker Ploehn, other areas. Ploehn said that if his city hadn’t also a nonvoting member of the SECC board. shifted 50 additional cents of its property-tax “Our ability to sustain that number [without rate to debt service for new capital projects, it having to add dispatching positions] for a could have lowered its property-tax rate by 75 longer period of time is happening with this.” cents. “We’ll be able to But lower municipal answer more calls property-tax rates and cover more Spending would need to must be considered in territory with better be drastically reduced concert with the county’s situational awareness property-tax rate, which than we ever would from its current level was 90 cents higher in be able to separately,” Fiscal Year 2011 than in BOOKS Continued From Page 10 by Jeff Ignatius said Davenport over an extended period 2010 – all attributable [email protected] City Administrator of time to even meet the to a $1 increase in the Craig Malin, another special emergency- “Go Back to China” nonvoting member of no-consolidation costs management tax-levy that meant.” the SECC board. rate. Even if Bettendorf, book, she said, her faith had changed. It Caldwell’s mother had long encouraged Bruemmer added that the study projected. for example, had used its was two years after her diagnosis, and her to write a book based on the lives of that the pay scale is entire dispatching savings she was on vacation in Mexico. “I started her missionary grandparents. “I had shied lower for dispatchers for property-tax relief, writing the very end of the book, where away from it,” she said. “I had thought that under Scott County than it was under the residents would still be paying 15 cents more the main character is looking back on his the story of missionaries’ lives would not be cities. “That ... benefits the taxpayer,” she said. per $1,000 of assessed valuation. life and talking about his faith. ... It was a So in the most basic sense, consolidated very interesting.” whole different thing. The voice was more dispatch hasn’t paid any short-term financial But she revisited her grandfather’s authentic. And it was me writing about my Benefits to Taxpayers? dividends to taxpayers. And again: Unless the memoir, and “I saw it ... through a novelist’s feelings and my faith through this character. SECC budget is significantly reduced, there eyes rather than a granddaughter’s eyes for ... And that opened the door. It just kind of Or Benefits to Cities? will be no financial dividends to taxpayers. the first time.” breathed life right back into the novel. Even The argument that consolidated dispatch Cities, however, are another matter. That suggests that following that from that day, I felt like I could do it.” “benefits the taxpayer” in a broad sense is And here it helps to return to the CTA epiphany, the path to City of Tranquil Light During cancer treatments, she said, “I largely intuitive. study, which articulates the funding was direct. It was not. had to rely on God in a way that I never had “I can’t conceive how four stand-alone mechanism for SECC and a crucial appeal: Her initial approach, she said, was to before and really trust him. When I came operations could potentially be as efficient It lets cities shift dispatching expenses to the treat the missionaries’ faith “like a character. back to the novel later on, I didn’t want over the long haul as a centralized operation,” county, which can then fund them through a It doesn’t have to be about mine.” to write about my grandfather’s faith and Malin said. “That’s a standard business strategy special tax levy that’s not subject to caps. So She began writing, and the 80 pages she kind of pretend. I was going to use that as to consolidate your expenses and optimize while cities and school districts, for instance, produced were typically problematic, she a safety shield ... to be honest. I was scared all your resources. That’s what’s going on are limited in what they can spend by caps said: “My first drafts aren’t very good. ... A to write about faith. ... When I came back here. I cannot conceive that over 10 years or on property taxes, the SECC has no such lot of times, that’s just part of the process. to it, I understood much more about my 20 years that this will cost more money. It’s constraint. For me the analogy is building a house. ... If grandfather’s trust of God. ... I learned a lot unfathomable.” “The Iowa Legislature severely impacted you drive by a house being built and it’s two- about trust through illness. And so I was Bruemmer added: “The operation, clearly.” the ability of cities, such as Davenport, to raise by-fours and drywall, you don’t say, ‘Oh, much more willing and excited about faith That’s an important distinction. On a revenue through taxes,” the study explains. that’s so ugly.’ You say, ‘Oh yeah, that’s what being part of the novel instead of it just personnel and efficiency level, it’s certainly “It set a cap of $8.10 per $1,000 of assessed a house looks like when it’s being built.’ And being something that I was going to hold at possible – likely, even – that SECC will fare valuation and rolled back the assessed value to you can kind of get hints of what it’s going to arm’s length.” better than the previous situation of four be a greatly reduced percentage of the actual look like ... . My early drafts just look awful Caldwell said she’s beginning work on a separate dispatching centers and staffs. But the value of residence.” to me; it’s just two-by-fours.” new novel, about a single mother and her capital costs also have to be figured in. As a solution, the study offers this: “The This time, however, there was something daughter in California in the 1940s and ’50s. When asked about the CTA estimate of $4.6 County Board of Supervisors has the ability different. “In this case,” she said, “it really She said she might visit China one day as a million in savings over 20 years, Bruemmer to create a ‘Local Emergency Management was awful. It wasn’t just two-by-fours.” daughter, niece, and granddaughter, but she said, “I don’t think we’ve recomputed that Fund’ and fund it through a special levy. That In retrospect, she said, she recognizes that said it’s unlikely she’ll ever return there as a number. ... That study was a guideline, and levy is not subject to any of the caps on taxes. “it was just me trying to write this story that novelist. “I’m finished with China right now. it did steer us to the 28E [intergovernmental The local emergency-management fund could I kind of liked, but my heart wasn’t really in ... I can’t imagine doing something else in agreement] and the consolidation.” be used to fund the costs of the consolidated it. ... The character of the missionary was China.” Ploehn and Malin noted that after dispatch if the dispatch were part of the not real at all yet. His faith wasn’t real ... . moving dispatching expenses out of the Emergency Management Agency.” It was very kind of godly in language but Bo Caldwell will present “Finding Faith & their municipal budgets, their cities lowered This might help explain why cost savings nothing else.” Fiction in China” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, their property-tax rates – Bettendorf by 25 aren’t being realized, and how the project In the fall of 2004, she was diagnosed with November 30, in the Rogalksi Center at St. cents, Davenport by 5 cents – and used the grew beyond its initial scope. CTA said there stage-one breast cancer, which put the novel Ambrose University (518 West Locust Street remainder of savings for new services and was money to be saved, but that’s unlikely to on hold. She occasionally revisited what she in Davenport). capital projects. (Those were discussed in the happen when consolidation is designed, in had written. “It looked not only bad, but it previous article.) part, to help cities circumvent property-tax looked like bad writing that someone else For more information on St. Ambrose In other words, rather than passing the caps. had done,” she said. “It just was so far away.” University’s China Project, visit RCReader. entirety of dispatching savings to taxpayers When she returned to working the com/y/china. 42 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com
Continued From Page 27 Continued From Page 37 What Else Is Happenin’ http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu. Theatre First-Anniversary Show. Featuring an January & February Monday, November 28 – Jim Brickman: A THEATRE improv battle between ComedySportz teams, How Do Naked Newborns Become Boys and Friday, November 25, through Saturday, Chrtistmas Celebration. Multi-platinum-selling stand-up comedy with Chris Schlicting, the Guys Girls?, a community convocation lecture with Dr. December 10 – A Tuna Christmas. Holiday Anne Fausto-Sterling, an expert in biology and recording artist in his holiday concert, with musical In Ties touring company, a short film, and more. comedy with two actors playing dozens of roles, gender differences; Dr. Fausto-Sterlingharing guests Anne Cochran, Benjamin Utecht, and Tracy Establishment Theatre (220 19th Street, Rock Island). directed by Paul Workman. The District Theatre will share her dynamic systems approach to the Silverman. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, 7 p.m. $10-12. For tickets and information, call study, and why she believes the premise of the (1611 Second Avenue, Rock Island). Fridays Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $27-67. For tickets, call (309)786-1111 or visit EstablishmentTheatre.com. nature-versus-nurture debate is flawed; free; for and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. $15. For (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com. Thursday, December 1 – Melissa Villasenor. information, contact Keri Rursch at kerirursch@ tickets and information, call (309)235-1654 visit augustana.edu or 309-794-7721, Centennial Hall, Thursday, December 1, and Friday, Standup comedy and impressions with the DistrictTheatre.com. Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, December 2 – Branson on the Road: Christmas season-six America’s Got Talent contender. Circa Friday, November 25, through Sunday, http://www.augustana.edu, 10:30am Thu Jan 12. Style. Holiday music, old country favorites, and ‘21 Speakeasy. (1818 Third Avenue, Rock Island). Civil War Ghosts and Legends, with singer- November 27 – Small Miracles. A personal comedy with the famed touring performers. Circa 7:30 p.m. $17.50. For tickets and information, call storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis, telling true stories and tribute to Christmas past, written and performed legends of the bloody battlefields, gruesome ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, Rock (309)786-7733 extension2 or visit Circa21.com. by resident artist Ron Clark. Riverside Theatre field hospitals, and haunted graveyards of Island). Thursday show-only performance – 7 p.m., (213 North Gilbert Street, Iowa City). Friday and America’s Civil War; Ellis will appear as Mathias $22.50-27.50. Friday plated-lunch performance Stritt, a German immigrant who marched with Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $15-20. For KIDS’ STUFF – 1 p.m., $41.28. For tickets and information, call Friday, November 25 – Once Upon a Blank. General Sherman as he burned Atlanta; free; for tickets and information, call (319)338-7672 or visit (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com. versions of the fairy tales “Little Red Riding Hood” information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public RiversideTheatre.org. Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. Friday, December 2, and Saturday, and “The Three Little Pigs.” The Establishment Thursday, December 1, through Sunday, molinelibrary.com, 7pm Wed Jan 18. December 3 – Christmas at Augustana. Holiday Theatre (220 19th Street, Rock Island). 2 p.m. $5. December 4 – Scrooge. Quad City Music Guild Conquering Canaan and Making Men?: concert featuring performances by the Augustana For information and tickets, call (309)786-1111 or Masculinity in the Book of Judges, a presents the musical adaptation of Charles Brass Ensemble, Augustana Symphony Orchestra, visit EstablishmentTheatre.com. presentation in the Women’s and Gender Studies Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Bob Tea Hour Series, presented by Kelly Murphy; free; Augustana Choir, Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble, Thursday, December 1, through Sunday, Williams. Prospect Park Auditorium (1584 34th for information, contact Keri Rursch at kerirursch@ Wennerberg Men’s Chorus, Cantilena Augustana, December – Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove. Avenue, Moline). Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m., augstuana.edu or 309-794-7721, Carlsson Evald and more. Augustana College’s Centennial Hall Skating spectacular featuring Alice in Wonderland, Hall - Augustana College, 3601 7th Ave., Rock Sunday 2 p.m. $10-15. For tickets and information, (3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $10-20. Cinderella, Jasmine, Ariel, Sleeping Beauty, Belle, Island, IL, http://www.augustana.edu, 4pm Wed call (309)762-6610 or visit QCMusicGuild.com. For tickets and information, call (309)794-7306 or Mulan, Snow White, Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Simba, Jan 18. Thursday, December 1, through Saturday, Callie Crossley, a community convocation visit Augustana.edu. Nala, Pumbaa and Timon, and many other Disney December 10 – Hamlet. A condensed, minimalist lecture with the broadcast journalist, documentary Saturday, December 3, and Sunday, favorites. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, version of Shakespeare’s tragedy, directed by Carol filmmaker, and television and radio commentator, December 4 – Quad City Symphony Orchestra: Moline). Thursday-Saturday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m. who will discuss the collision of old and new MacVey. University of Iowa’s David Thayer Theatre Concerti for Celli. Conductor Mark Russell Smith’s and 3 p.m., Sunday 1 and 5 p.m. $12-47. For tickets, media, media and politics, media literacy, and the (200 North Riverside Drive, Iowa City). Tuesdays- intersection of race, gender, and media; free; for third Masterworks concerts of the season, with call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com. Saturdays 8 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $10-17. For information, contact Keri Rursch at kerirursch@ guest cellists Anthony Ross and Beth Rapier Ross, tickets and information, call (319)335-1160 or visit augustana.edu or 309-794-7721, Centennial Hall, and a program featuring Abels’ Global Warming, Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu. EVENTS Vivaldi’s Concerto for Two Cellos, Ott’s Concerto for Friday, November 25, through Sunday, http://www.augustana.edu, 10:30am Thu Jan 26. Saturday, December 3, and Sunday, Two Cellos, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Saturday November 27 – Christmas Craft Show. Annual WorldCanvass: Women, Hysteria, and December 4 – Dakota Jones & the Search for Medicine, a discussion of culture, history, – Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport), event featuring hundred s of hand-crafted items Atlantis. Debuting family musical written by literature, language, politics and art, all 7:30 p.m. Sunday – Augustana College’s Centennial for purchase. QCCA Expo Center (2621 Fourth student Aaron Randolph III, directed by Daniel D.P. surrounding this international theme; free, Senate Hall (3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island), 2 p.m. Avenue, Rock Island). Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.-5 Chamber of the Old Capitol, 201 S Clinton St, Iowa Sheridan. St. Ambrose University’s Galvin Fine Arts $11-53. For tickets and information, call (563)322- p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $4, ages 12 and under City, IA, http://accents.international.uiowa.edu/ Center (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport). 3 p.m. $7- worldcanvass, 5pm Fri Jan 27. 7276 or visit QCSymphony.com. free. For information, call (309)788-5912 or visit 8. For tickets and information, call (563)333-6251 Backyard Naturalist, an introduction to the Saturday, December 3 – Hersong’s Warm QCCAExpoCenter.com. or visit SAU.edu/galvin. amazing animals and plants in your backyard Winter Concert. Annual holiday presentation Friday, December 2 – Gallery Hop! Annual and neighborhood; learn to identify and interact with the Quad Cities’ women’s chorus. St. John’s arts tour hosted by MidCoast Fine Arts and with the plants and creatures around you; free; for Lutheran Church (4501 Seventh Avenue, Rock DANCE the District; showcasing local and regional information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public Friday, December 2, through Sunday, artists in various galleries, artist talks, live Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., Island). 6 p.m. Admission: donations of cash or December 4 – The Nutcracker. Production of demonstrations, and more. The District of Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, new blankets to be distributed by Churches 1pm Sat Jan 28. Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet presented by the Rock Island. 5-9 p.m. Free. For information, call United of the Quad Cities area and theplace2be. Fasching and Karneval, Kathi Hofmann shares Englert and the Nolte Academy of Dance. Englert (309)788-6311 or visit RIDistrict.com. For information, call (309)737-9898 or e-mail the merry madness of German Mardi Gras with Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). Saturday, December 3 – Handmade City many photos from her year of attending Fasching [email protected]. Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Holiday Arts & Crafts Show. Featuring sewn parades and festivals in Germany; for information, Sunday, December 4 – Timeflies. Pop, hip Sunday 2 p.m. $16-22. For tickets and information, items, pottery, knits, screen-prints, paper goods, call 563-322-8844, German American Heritage hop, electro, dub step, and rock with the indie- Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. jewelry, posters, and more handmade works by music duo. St. Ambrose University’s Rogalski gahc.org, 2pm Sun Jan 29. Monday, December 5, and Tuesday, more than 20 Quad Cities-based vendors. Rozz-Tox Center (518 West Locust Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. Brian Ellis, a community convocation lecture December 6 – The Moscow Ballet’s Great (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 11 a.m.-4 p.m. with the science teacher, who will step into $8-10. For tickets and information, call (563)333- Free admission. For information, e-mail info@ Russian Nutcracker. Tchaikovsky’s classic in a Darwin’s shoes to model the scientific process 6251 or e-mail [email protected]. rozztox.com or visit HandmadeCity.org. through dramatic storytelling, stand-up comedy, production featuring larger-than-life puppets, Sunday, December 4 – The Daredevil Sunday, December 4 – 19th-Century Christmas. and show-and-tell; free; for information, contact hand-painted backdrops, hundreds of original Christopher Wright. Independent musicians Annual event featuring holiday decorations; an Keri Rursch at [email protected] or 309- Russian costumes, and the world-renowned 794-7721, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, touring in support of their new EP The appearance by Santa and Mrs. Claus; arts and crafts dancers. Orpheum Theatre (57 South Kellogg 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www. Longsuffering Song, with openers American Dust activities; performances by the Moline Boys Choir, Street, Galesburg). Monday 7:30 p.m., Tuesday augustana.edu, 10:30am Thu Feb 9. and Caroline & the Good Night Sleeps. Rozz-Tox pianist/organist Selma Johnson, harpist Caitlin Inside the Music: Masterworks IV, lecture and 2 p.m. $30-50. For tickets and information, call (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 6:30 p.m. doors. Thom, and the Slide Trombone Quartet; and more. discussion on the weekend’s Quad City Symphony (309)342-2299 or visit TheOrpheum.org. $6. For information, e-mail [email protected] or Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House Orchestra concerts; 5pm hors d’oeuvres and cash bar, 5:30pm program; for information, call visit RozzTox.com. For a 2009 interview with the (1105 Eighth Street, Moline). Noon-5 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)743-2700 or visit 563-322-QCSO, Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St., Daredevil Christopher Wright’s Jon Sunde, visit COMEDY Davenport, IA, http://www.qcsymphony.com, RCReader.com/y/daredevil. Wednesday, November 23 – Establishment ButterworthCenter.com. 5pm Thu Feb 9. Spirituality for Empowerment, a Social Work Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 43 CEU event presented by St. Ambrose Assistant Professor of Social Work Pamela Long; $15-$20; for information, contact Jeannine Yeager at [email protected], Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu/msw, 1pm Thu Feb 9. WorldCanvass: The History of Sustainability, a discussion of culture, history, literature, language, politics and art, all surrounding this international theme; free, Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol, 201 S Clinton St, Iowa City, IA, http:// accents.international.uiowa.edu/worldcanvass, Bruce Walters’ Faces from the Figge @ 5pm Fri Feb 10. Figge Art Museum – through December 18 Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, a quick tour of highlights from the evening’s Quad City Symphony Orchestra “Valentine’s Day” concert, with the conductor and guest artists; free; for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport, IA, http:// Ongoing www.qcsymphony.com, 6:30pm Sat Feb 11. CommU Session on “Resistance”, with a focus Centering Prayer, on Wednesdays; this on the film “The White Rose” an exhibit tour with prayer method provides a way to foster a deep Michael Hustedde; for information, call 563-322- relationship with God; for information, contact Sr. 8844, German American Heritage Center, 712 W. Catherine Cleary, OSB at 309-283-2118 or ccleary@ 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www.gahc.org, 2pm smmsisters.org, Benet House Retreat Center - St. Sun Feb 12. Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Ave. West, Rock Island, Concert Conversations w/ Kai Swanson, IL, 1pm Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. a quick tour of highlights from the evening’s QCAD Young Adults Group, on Wednesdays; Quad City Symphony Orchestra “Valentine’s Day” meet other LGBTQ people from your area in a concert, with the conductor and guest artists; relaxed and friendly atmosphere; for information, free; for information, call 563-322-0931, ext 16, call 309-786-2580, Quad Citians Affirming Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 7th Diversity Center, 1705 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Ave., Rock Island, IL, http://www.qcsymphony. Island, IL, http://www.qcad-outforgood.org, 7pm com, 1pm Sun Feb 12. Wed Nov 23 thru Wed Dec 28. The Sequel: Christian Staffinger and His Marijuana Anonymous, for information on Civil War Quilt, Beck Wright, the “Quilt Lady,” will times and locations, call 309-502-9766 or e-mail be reprising her June 2011 visit with a program [email protected], Wed Nov 23 thru Sat Dec sequel to bring us up to date on Christian 31. Staffinger, the German immigrant who crafted QCAD Young Adults’ Social Group, on Becky’s beloved Civil War quilt; for information, Wednesdays; for information, call 309-786-2580, call 563-322-8844, German American Heritage Quad Citians Affirming Diversity Center, 1705 Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http://www. 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http://www. gahc.org, 2pm Sun Feb 19. qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 7pm Wed Nov 23 thru A Gift That Money Can’t Buy, Jeff Bockman Wed Feb 29. explains how to use the basic forms to record “Walking the 12 Steps with Jesus Christ” - family data, as well as basics for identifying people Hablamos Espanol, on Thursdays; weekly open in photographs, basic preservation, and how to meeting on Thursdays; for information, call 309- record unique family stories; free; for information, 786-4769, GROW Ministries Inc., 3900 18th Ave., call 309-524-2470, Moline Public Library, 3210 Rock Island, IL, http://www.growministry.org, 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www.molinelibrary.com, 6:30pm Thu Nov 24 thru Thu Dec 29. 7pm Tue Feb 21. Independent Scholars’ Evening, on Thursdays; China Business Forum, sponsored by the SAU the evenings are for the presentation of area College of Business; free; for information, contact Independent Scholars’ ongoing work; snacks and Ryan Dye at 563-333-6389 or DyeRyanD@sau. a cash bar available; free; for information, call 309- edu, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, 518 762-9202 or e-mail [email protected], W. Locust St., Davenport, IA, http://www.sau.edu, Moline Commercial Club, 513b 16th St, Moline, 7pm Wed Feb 22. IL, http://www.qcinstitute.org, 7pm Thu Nov 24 Finding Hallowed Ground: America’s Civil thru Thu Dec 29. War Sites Today, amateur historian Michel Weeks QCAD Men’s Coming Out Group, on the 2nd will discuss his travels to the battlefields and other & 4th Thursdays of the month; for information, call Civil War Related sites with a slideshow, and have 309-786-2580, Quad Citians Affirming Diversity his books available for purchase and signing; free; Center, 1705 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, for information, call 309-524-2470, Moline Public http://www.qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 7pm Thu Library, 3210 41st St, Moline, IL, http://www. Nov 24 thru Thu Feb 23. molinelibrary.com, 2:30pm Sat Feb 25. The Project Weekly Dinners, on Thursdays; Backyard Naturalist, an introduction to the weekly dinner with friends from the Project of amazing animals and plants in your backyard the Quad Cities; $6; for information, call 309-762- and neighborhood; learn to identify and interact 5433 or e-mail [email protected], Connections with the plants and creatures around you; free; for Nightclub, 822 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, http:// information, call 563-326-7832, Davenport Public www.apqc4life.org, 5pm Thu Nov 24 thru Feb Library - Eastern Ave. Branch, 6000 Eastern Ave., 23. Davenport, IA, http://www.davenportlibrary.com, QCAD Youth Drop-in, for ages 13-19, on 1pm Sat Feb 25. Sundays, Tuesdays, and Fridays; a fun, safe place Easter in Germany: Traditions, Kathi Hofmann to hang out and meet new LGBTQ people; watch presents on Easter commons practiced in German movies, play games, or just talk and hang out with homes and at community venues and events; for supportive peers; the center features a library information, call 563-322-8844, German American and Internet access; for information, call 309-786- Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, IA, 2580, Quad Citians Affirming Diversity Center, http://www.gahc.org, 2pm Sun Feb 26. 1705 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http:// Writing Fiction as a Chinese American, www.qcad-outforgood.org, 6:30pm Fri Nov 25 lecture with Lan Samantha Chang, director of thru Fri Dec 30. the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop; free; QCAD Drop-in for Teens, on Fridays; for information, contact Ryan Dye at 563-333- for information, call 309-786-2580, Quad 6389 or [email protected], Rogalski Center - St. Citians Affirming Diversity Center, 1705 2nd Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport, Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http://www. IA, http://www.sau.edu, 7pm Wed Feb 29. qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 6:30pm Fri Nov 25 thru Fri Feb 24. 44 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Committee of the Whole, on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month; Scott County the Administration Building, 600 W 4th St, Davenport, Stronghold’s Addiction Class, weekly open IA, http://www.scottcountyiowa.com/board, Advice meeting on Mondays; for information, call 309- 8am Tue Dec 6 thru Tue Jan 17. 786-4769, GROW Ministries Inc., 3900 18th Ave., QCAD Dining OUT, on the second Monday Rock Island, IL, http://www.growministry.org, of the month; meet at a designated restaurant Goddess BY AMY ALKON 6:30pm Mon Nov 28 thru Mon Dec 26. and enjoy a meal with QCAD friends; on Dec. The Word Among Us, on the 2nd & 4th 12, meet at the Bud Skyline Inn, 2621 Airport Ask Road, Moline; for information, call 309-786-2580, to – like the courtesy of a phone call (before Mondays of the month; read, reflect, pray, and Quad Citians Affirming Diversity Center, 1705 Give Till It Hertz you paid for yet another “passionate vacation”) share with other committed Christians seeking to For 10 years, this woman and I have had a grow in reflecting on the challenges of Scripture 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, http://www. informing you that the birds are taxiderm-ied qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 6pm Mon Dec 12 thru hot-and-cold long-distance relationship, the for everyday life; share a new book each month; and the bees are dead. Mon Feb 13. temperature of which she’s always controlled. with presenter Sr. Charlotte Sonneville, OSB; $5/ Chances are, you’re a too-nice guy – a guy session plus the cost of books; for information, Civil Rights Commission Meeting, on the She’s 56; I’m 46. Last year, she felt ready to try 2nd Tuesday of the month; Davenport City Hall, whose “niceness” is actually suck-uppy-ness, call 309-283-2108 or email retreats@smmsisters. for something lasting. She couldn’t afford to org, Benet House Retreat Center - St. Mary 226 W. 4th St., Davenport, IA, 12pm Tue Dec 13 who believes his perceived loser-hood will be thru Tue Feb 14. travel, so I paid for her flight. She stayed with Monastery, 2200 88th Ave. West, Rock Island, IL, “cured” if only he can get into a relationship. Mon Nov 28 thru Mon Dec 26. Knitting for Peace, free; for information, call me for two wonderful, passionate months, 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main Ironically, the loser-hood is caused by the QCAD Gay and Gray Group, on the 4th and then we vacationed together in February. Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www. willingness to do anything for love. That Monday of the month; for information, call I paid for her flight, rental car, hotel, and 309-786-2580, Quad Citians Affirming Diversity rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Dec 13 thru Tue Feb doesn’t get you love; it gets you doing anything 14. meals. Again, it was very passionate. Last Center, 1705 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, IL, and everything for it and ending up with blue http://www.qcaffirmingdiversity.org, 7pm Mon Bettendorf School Board Meeting, on the month, we vacationed together again, funded 3rd Monday of the month; Mississippi Bend AEA, balls and a big hotel bill. In the future, even if Nov 28 thru Mon Feb 27. by me. The day she arrived, she declared her Fireside Knitters, knit and crochet items for 729 21st St, Bettendorf, IA, 7pm Mon Dec 19 you can’t quite believe you deserve a mutual thru Mon Feb 20. sex life a thing of the past. I was stunned and various social organizations throughout the relationship, you need to risk acting as if you do, Gay & Gray, on the 3rd Monday of the month; found sharing the bed rather challenging, but Quad Cities; supplies provided; for information, and speak up and even bail whenever one turns call 563-326-7832, Fairmount Street Library, 3000 join with other LGBTQ seniors in a fun and I’ve never forced myself on any woman and supportive environment; a place to meet other out not to be. Everything won’t always be 50/50, N. Fairmount St., Davenport, IA, http://www. I’m not about to start. My friends are now davenportlibrary.com, 6:30pm Tue Nov 29 thru people like you, learn answers to your questions but you and a woman you take on a romantic about end-of-life issues, and connect you to fuming. I counter that in funding everything, Tue Feb 28. vacation should be on the same page about the Davenport City Council Committee of senior services in the area; for information, call it was never my intention to be paying for 309-786-2580, Quad Citians Affirming Diversity proper placement of the “Do Not Disturb” sign: the Whole, on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of “horizontal refreshment.” Was she wrong to the month; Davenport City Hall, 226 W. 4th St., Center, 1705 2nd Ave., Suite 308, Rock Island, on the doorknob all weekend, as opposed to IL, http://www.qcad-outforgood.org, 7pm Mon agree to this trip and then change the terms of Davenport, IA, 5:30pm Wed Nov 30 thru Feb around her neck. Dec 19 thru Mon Feb 20. our relationship? Am I in denial in not feeling 22. Kiwanis Board Meeting, on the 1st Mon. of World Affairs Council/World Community angry? the month; for information, call 563-344-4191, Institute Meeting, on the 4th Tuesday of the – Wondering Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, month; for information, call 563-344-4191, Odd Manischewitz Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary. Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, com, 5:15pm Mon Dec 5 thru Mon Feb 6. Bettendorf, IA, http://www.bettendorflibrary. When you’ve been romantic with a woman Out com, 7pm Tue Jan 24 thru Tue Feb 28. for a decade and you’re taking her on yet Several of my Jewish friends have found another “passionate” getaway, it’s reasonable to love on JDate. I am a 32-year-old man who expect she’ll be interested in doing more in bed isn’t Jewish and has no aspiration to convert than letting you watch as she does the crossword but would like to give JDate a try. Huge faux puzzle. (If she’s feeling kinky, you could be in for pas? some mind-blowing sudoku.) – Lapsed Catholic It cost you, what, $3,000 – the price of a TV the size of a small European country – to have JDate advertises that its mission is sustaining her personally deliver the news that she wouldn’t “Jewish traditions” – apparently including the be having sex with you? You’d be leading your tradition of pissing off one’s parents by getting friends in fuming if you hadn’t gotten all tangled together with a Catholic. Where I live, in the up in your self-image as a gentleman. And no, 21 to 41 age group, I counted 279 non-Jewish just because a man buys a woman something JDaters, including four lesbians looking for – dinner, for example – that doesn’t mean she nice Jewish girls. The thing to be wary of is that owes him sex. But let’s be honest; we all know people are prone to be overly inclusive at the he isn’t buying dinner out of an overwhelming point of sale. A woman may sincerely believe desire to feed hungry females free lobster, and it some interfaith-y thing can work, and then the isn’t brotherly benevolence that’s behind an all- relationship gets serious and her parents lay expenses-paid vacation from a man who does on the pressure, and before you know it, you’re not earn a living as a game-show host. getting dumped for Shlomo McShlomowitz. The question is, was this woman’s lack of pre- Should you end up dating some hot Hebrew, as vacation disclosure a random act of jerkhood, tempting as it is to focus on all the ways you’re utterly unpredictable, like a Russian satellite compatible, you’d better dig into all the ways landing on some poor schlub’s beater Yugo? Or, you’re not. Sure, relationships are compromise, more likely, was it utterly predictable based on but it’s one thing to put off the zombie movie years of your showing her you’d take whatever until next weekend and another thing entirely she dished out? Your lack of anger is telling. to try to answer the question “What will the Anger gets triggered when you feel somebody’s children be?” with “Jewish on Wednesdays and shorted you on something you were entitled Catholic on the weekends.” Got A Problem? Ask Amy Alkon. 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405 or e-mail [email protected] (AdviceGoddess.com) ©2011, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 45
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Basic LEO (July 23-August 22): If you SAGITTARIUS (November 22- research is what I am doing when I traveled 300 million years back in time, December 21): “It is a tremendous don’t know what I am doing,” said you might freak out in abject fear as act of violence to begin anything,” rocket scientist Werner von Braun. I think it’s you encountered dragonflies as big as eagles said Sagittarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke. “I am an excellent time for you to plunge into that and cockroaches the size of dogs. But since not able to begin. I simply skip what should be kind of basic research, Aries. You’re overdue you’re quite safe from those monsters here in the the beginning.” I urge you to consider trying that to wander around frontiers you didn’t even present, there’s no need to worry yourself sick approach yourself, Sagittarius. Instead of worrying realize you needed to investigate. You’re about them. Similarly, if you managed to locate about how to launch your rebirth, maybe you ready to soak up insights from outside the a time machine and return to an earlier phase should just dive into the middle of the new life boundaries of your understanding. In fact, I of your current life, you’d come upon certain you want for yourself. Avoid stewing interminably think it’s your sacred duty to expose yourself events that upset you and derailed you way back in the frustrating mysteries of the primal chaos so to raw truths and unexpected vistas that have then. And yet the odds are very high that you’re you can leap into the fun in full swing. been beyond your imagination’s power to not going to find a time machine. So maybe you envision. could agree to relinquish all the anxiety you’re CAPRICORN (December 22-January still carrying from those experiences that can no 19): The Golden Gate Bridge spans TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In longer upset and derail you. Now would be an the place where San Francisco Bay Woody Allen’s film Midnight in Paris, excellent moment to do so. meets the Pacific Ocean. It wasn’t easy to build. the Ernest Hemingway character The water below is deep, wind-swept, beset with says, “All cowardice comes from not loving, VIRGO (August 23-September 22): swirling currents, and on occasion shrouded or not loving well enough.” Given the To prepare for her role in the film The with blinding fog. Recognizing its magnificence, state of your current astrological omens, Help, actress Jessica Chastain forced the American Society of Civil Engineers calls Taurus, that is an excellent piece of advice. I herself to gain 15 pounds. It was tough, because the bridge one of the modern Wonders of the suspect you are going to be asked to call on she normally follows a very healthy diet. The World. Strange to think, then, that the bridge previously untapped reserves of courage in strategy that worked best was to ingest a lot of was constructed between 1933 and 1937, during the coming weeks – not because you’ll have calorie-heavy, estrogen-rich ice cream made the height of the Great Depression. I suggest you to face physical danger but rather because from soybeans. To be in alignment with current make it your symbol of power for the coming you will have a chance to get to the bottom cosmic rhythms, it would make sense for you to weeks, Capricorn. Formulate a plan to begin of mysteries that can only be explored if you fatten yourself up, too, Virgo – metaphorically working toward a triumph in the least successful have more courage than you’ve had up until speaking, that is. I think you’d benefit from part of your life. now. And the single best way to summon having more ballast, more gravitas. You need the valor you’ll need is to love like a god or to be sure you’re well-anchored and not easy AQUARIUS (January 20-February goddess loves. to push around. It’s nearly time to take an 18): It’s an excellent time for you to unshakable stand for what you care about most. get an entourage – or if you already have one, to GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “When expand it. For that matter, it’s a perfect moment I see your face, the stones start LIBRA (September 23-October for you to recruit more soldiers to help you carry spinning!” wrote the poet Rumi, as 22): In a famous Monty Python out your plot to overthrow the status quo. Or to translated by Coleman Barks. “Water turns sketch, a Hungarian tourist goes into a British round up more allies for your plans to change pearly. Fire dies down and doesn’t destroy. tobacconist’s store to buy cigarettes. Since he the course of local history. Or to gather more In your presence I don’t want what I thought doesn’t speak English, he consults a phrase accomplices as you seek to boldly go where you I wanted.” I think you need to be in the book to find the right words. “My hovercraft have never gone before. So beef up your support presence of a face like that, Gemini. You’ve is full of eels,” he tells the clerk, who’s not sure system. Boost the likelihood that your conspiracy got to get your fixations scrambled by an what he means. The tourist tries again: “Do will succeed. arresting vision of soulful authenticity. You you want to come back to my place, bouncy need your colors transposed and your fire bouncy?” Again, the clerk is confused. In the PISCES (February 19-March 20): If and water reconfigured. Most of all, it’s crucial coming week, Libra, I foresee you having to deal you expand your concept of what you’re that you get nudged into transforming your with communications that are equally askew. capable of, you will receive a specific offer ideas about what you really want. So go find Be patient, please. Try your best to figure out to move up a notch. If you perform your duties that healingly disruptive prod, please. It’s the intentions and meanings behind the odd with intensified care and grace, you will be given not necessarily the face of a gorgeous icon. messages you’re presented with. Your translating new responsibilities that catalyze your sleeping It could be the face of a whisperer in the skills are at a peak, fortunately, as are your potential. The universe doesn’t always act with so darkness or of a humble hero who’s skilled in abilities to understand what other people – even much karmic precision, with such sleek, efficient the art of surrender. 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the potential benefits are negligible when soil against American citizens is specifically compared to the amount of increased debt prohibited under the U.S. Constitution and and tax burdens residents must now shoulder. state constitutions, including those of Iowa and Taxes are currently up as much as 90 cents for Illinois. But who is stopping this proliferation rural residents, but no less than 65 cents per on domestic soil? Certainly not we the people. $1,000 in residential home valuation in Scott And if not we the people, then who, pray tell? County. And that’s just in year two. The problem is not confined to Scott It is even more maddening knowing that the County. This ceding of authority to regional current elected bodies are absolutely clueless entities is a phenomenon that is occurring about the consequences of their complete across the country. Huge government lack of stewardship in allowing entrenched facilities are being constructed all along the bureaucrats and staff to run the entire show. nation’s major transportation routes, some These folks have dropped the ball so severely posing as regional emergency-management WinterFest exhibit @ Family Museum, through January 1 that nothing less than an entirely new Board of centers like ours. My fear is these facilities Supervisors will suffice, along with an overhaul are, or will become, federal fusion centers, Friends of the Rock Island Library Meeting, of the city councils and state legislators under the purview of the Department of featuring the Friendship Manor Christmas – all of whom must possess the capacity for Sing-a-Long and chicken marsala with pasta; Homeland Security. Meanwhile, the financial comprehending and governing the business Money Smart Meeting, on the final $6.50/meal; RSVP at 309-786-5293, First Baptist responsibility for the construction and Church of Rock Island, 3020 30th St, Rock Island, of these political subdivisions. This go-along- Wednesday of the month; for information, call operation of these federally controlled fusion 563-344-4191, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 11:30am to-get-along mentality of the majority of our Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. Mon Dec 12. elected leaders, encouraged and nurtured by centers is coming from the respective county bettendorflibrary.com, 2pm Wed Jan 25 thru Scott County Extension Council Meeting, and municipal taxpayers. for information, call 563-359-7577, Scott the two-party political system, has got to stop Wed Feb 29. In other words, the lion’s share of these Committee of the Whole, on the 2nd & County Extension, 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Suite B, if we the people have a prayer of asserting any final Tuesdays of the month; Scott County Bettendorf, IA, http://dbs.extension.iastate.edu/ level of accountability. federal facilities, including the covert Administration Building, 600 W 4th St, calendar, 7pm Tue Dec 13. programming being executed within, is being Knitting for Peace, free; for information, Repealing the SECC’s no-cap tax should Davenport, IA, http://www.scottcountyiowa. paid for by local taxpayers, who have no access, com/board, 8am Tue Jan 31 thru Tue Feb 28. call 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library be the next order of business. There is no - Main Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, reason that this facility should not have to let alone oversight of any kind – not even http://www.rockislandlibrary.org, 6pm Tue justify its budget, and seek approval, just like through elected leaders. This is unprecedented. November thru February Dec 13. every other government entity. As it stands And under these conditions, those operating Scott County Extension Council Meeting, Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group for information, call 563-359-7577, Scott (QCMUG) Meeting, in the 2nd floor Norm now, regardless of property values, economic these facilities are unaccountable to the County Extension, 875 Tanglefoot Lane, Suite B, Kelinson Room; featuring a special program/ conditions, or individual taxpayers’ ability American people. The line has been drawn, Bettendorf, IA, http://dbs.extension.iastate.edu/ presentation on Macintosh Applications or hardware, and an “Open Forum” question to pay, Scott County residents are financially folks. It’s time to get off the couch. Mark calendar, 7pm Tue Nov 29. obligated for the perpetual funding of this Network @ Night: The Clubhouse, light and answer period where members help my words: Soon some kind of state/federal appetizers, a cash bar, and networking with other Macintosh users solve problems and monstrosity. Each time a budget is submitted, partnership with SECC will be announced, Network friends; $10 for non-members, free for improve their computer skills; $24/year family the intergovernmental agreement states that memberships, guests welcome, Bettendorf and the county will laud it as an offset to the members; sponsored by Ballet Quad Cities; for the county “shall approve a countywide special information, call 309-757-5416 or 563-322-1706, Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus, expenditures we are now incurring. The Clubhouse, 2501 53rd Ave., Bettendorf, IA, Bettendorf, IA, http://http://www.qcmug.org, levy ... to fund said budget.” This means no The quid pro quo for local bureaucrats’ and 6:30pm Tue Dec 20. 5:30pm Thu Dec 1. adjustments, let alone declining it altogether elected leaders’ cooperation is the promise Quad-Cities Computer Society Meeting, Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, time is provided at the because its expenditures are not justifiable to of future funding via federal grants – monies with free presentations and special guests; anyone but those bureaucrats benefiting from open to the public, Butterworth Center, 1105 beginning of each agenda for public comment; local taxpayers have no control over, but which 309-732-7323, Rock Island Public Library - Main 8th Street, Moline, IL, http://www.qcs.org, 7pm them. ultimately obligate us in other ways without Mon Dec 5. Library, 401 19th, Rock Island, IL, http://www. Case in point is the new budget approved rockislandlibrary.org, 11:30am Tue Dec 20. our consent, usually restricting the use of our Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild Meeting, just last week by the SECC board, which a business meeting, w/ local, regional or CASI Golden Wedding Club Meeting, $4.75- own private property. I hope I am wrong but $6.75; for information, call 563-386-7477, CASI provides for a newly created $66,000 position, national teachers, and a show-and-tell of fear I am not. projects completed by our members; the (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly and a 1.5-percent salary increase for all Road, Davenport, IA, http://www.casiseniors. But it is even more foul than you know. quilt guild participates in many community employees. While the rest of the country charity activities by donating time and org, 11am Wed Dec 21. Most of the legislation these days – federal, Friends of the Rock Island Library Meeting, is struggling, this special class of workers quilts to organizations such as Habitat for state, and now local – is a complete departure Professor Norm Moline presents “37 Years benefits because a no-cap tax gives this new Humanity, Family Resources, Crisis Pregnancy, from the rule of law as originally established and Lutheran Social Services, and provides in China with Augustana College Students”; bureaucracy an unlimited source of funding! community educational demonstrations at Mexican lasagna for lunch, $6.50/meal; RSVP by our founders. We are mostly adjudicated at 309-786-5293, First Baptist Church of Rock Iowa Code 28E also suspends certain local venues; for information, call 309-912-3493, under administrative procedure, which is pure First Congregational Church - Moline, 2201 7th Island, 3020 30th St, Rock Island, IL, http://www. constitutional protections, including arrests Avenue, Moline, IL, http://www.mvqg.org, 1pm rockislandlibrary.org, 11:30am Mon Jan 9. without warrants or due process, and seizures rule-making and has virtually no adherence to Tue Dec 6. Friends of the Rock Island Library Meeting, the foundational law of the land – the state and Mayor Dennis Pauley with the annual “State of private property – all under the claim of an Money Smart Meeting, for information, call “emergency.” There is no such thing as a local, U.S. constitutions, including the Bill of Rights. 563-344-4191, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 of the City Message” ; tortellini pasta salad for Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. lunch, $6.50/meal; RSVP at 309-786-5293, First state, or national emergency so dire that it need You must revisit these documents to fully bettendorflibrary.com, 2pm Wed Dec 7. Baptist Church of Rock Island, 3020 30th St, suspend the Bill of Rights. understand how far off the reservation we’ve Rock Island, IL, http://www.rockislandlibrary. Bettendorf Public Library Board of Yet nationwide, municipal police gone. Man- or woman-up, or never complain Trustees Meeting, for information, call 563- org, 11:30am Mon Feb 13. 344-4175, Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 departments are being armed with military- again. If you can’t civically participate, then Learning Campus, Bettendorf, IA, http://www. grade weaponry, non-lethal crowd-control by your inaction you give a green light to bettendorflibrary.com, 4:30pm Thu Dec 8. technology, armored personnel carriers, and governments gone wild, whether local, state, more. This use of military force on domestic or federal. 48 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to [email protected] • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication Red Rock-it -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619 2011/11/23 (Wed) Karaoke Night (members only) -Moose 23 34th St Rock Island, IL Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rocking- 2011/11/26 (Sat) WEDNESDAY Ron LaPuma Band -The Muddy Waters, SATURDAY 26 Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The ham Rd Davenport, IA 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust Barlowe & James (6pm) -Rhythm Caught in the Act - Night People -The Rude Punch -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock St. Davenport, IA City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Dav- Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Daven- Island, IL Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, enport, IA port, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollar’s 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Benefit for Scott Olsen: Jordan Dan- DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res- Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Mo- Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar ielsen - Ren Estrand w/ Michael taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St line, IL & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Brock - The Harris Collection Moline, IL The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Karaoke Night -Stickman’s, 1510 N. - Corey Wallace - Patio (4pm) Funktastic Five -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady Landing, 1029 Mound St. Daven- Harrison St. Davenport, IA -Davenport Eagles Lodge, 4401 W. St. Davenport, IA port, IA Karaoke Night w/ Stevie J. -Biscuits Bar Locust St. Davenport, IA Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 The Lovedogs -GB’s Sports Bar, 655 & Grill, 600 Front St Buffalo, IA Birthday Bash for the Queen of Rust: S Linn St Iowa City, IA Main St. New Liberty, IA Larry Stone (6pm) -Toucan’s Cantina The Dirt Daubers - Sean & Zander Jeff Miller (6pm) -G’s Riverfront Cafe, The Wilder Side Band (7 & 9pm) / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street - The Calamity Cubes - Willie Tea 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL - Lacey Brown (8 & 10pm) -River- Milan, IL Taylor - The Krank Daddies -RIBCO, Karaoke Night -Applebee’s Neighbor- side Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Little River Band @ Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Live Lunch w/ Melanie Devaney (noon) 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. Highway 22 Riverside, IA -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Carol Montag -Ohnward Fine Arts Cen- Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E Center – November 26 Davenport, IA ter, 1215 E Platt St. Maquoketa, IA Karaoke Night -Sharky’s Bar & Grill, 11th St Davenport, IA Lynn Allen Reunion Show - Simon Community Drum Circle (10:30am) 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Wild Oatz -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State Kooby’s Karaoke -Headquarters Bar & Bob Dorr & the Blue Band -Gatherings Says Uncle -Rascals Live, 1418 15th -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd Keller Karaoke -Martini’s on the Rock, St Bettendorf, IA Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL Restaurant & Nightclub, 905 3rd St. St. Moline, IL St. Davenport, IA 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Mixology -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington SE Cedar Rapids, IA Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) - Rod Stewart Confederate Railroad -Riverside Casino Le Roy - American Dust - Tom Teslik 2011/11/24THURSDAY (Thu) 24 St. Iowa City, IA Cheese Pizza -Uptown Neighborhood Act - Funktastic Five (9pm)-The Rusty and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 - Ian Lambach -RME (River Music Open Mic Night w/ Kung Fu Tofu Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Riverside, IA Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Dav- Dennis Albee -Riverside Casino and -Stickman’s, 1510 N. Harrison St. Bettendorf, IA Smooth Groove -Fargo Dance & Sports, David Killinger & Friends -G’s Riv- enport, IA Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riv- Davenport, IA David Killinger & Friends -G’s Riv- 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline, IL erfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Live Lunch w/ Caitlin Thom (noon) -RME erside, IA Open Mic Night w/ The Dukes of Hag- erfront Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ Byron, IL Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res- gard -Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th Byron, IL -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St First Impression -Hawkeye Tap, 4646 Davenport, IA taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St St Moline, IL Deja Vu Rendezvous featuring The Late Moline, IL Cheyenne Ave. Davenport, IA Night People -Len Brown’s North Shore Moline, IL Rock ‘N the House Karaoke -Uptown Nite Blues Brothers Band -The Red- The Candymakers -The Muddy Waters, Funktastic Five -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Inn, 7th Street and the Rock River Hunter Station -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 stone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Locust Davenport, IA Moline, IL Locust Davenport, IA Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Hap Hazzard -Martini’s on the Rock, The Oolong Gurus -RME Community Gray Wolf Band -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady Ochos Locos Rock Show -Rascals Live, Karaoke & Retro DJ w/ BMAX Enter- Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA St. Davenport, IA 1418 15th St. Moline, IL tainment -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA Homegrown 3-Way: The Last Glimpse The Princemen -Riverside Casino Just Chords -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet and Siri St. Davenport, IA - 1380 - The Post Mortems -RIBCO, and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Davenport, IA Mason -RME Community Stage, 131 W. Karaoke Night -Applebee’s Neighbor- 2011/11/25 (Fri) 25 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Riverside, IA Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 2nd St. Davenport, IA hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. FRIDAY Jazz After Five w/ The Hands of Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl, Mike, & Doug Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Barlowe & James (6pm) -Rhythm City Ca- Time Quartet (5:30pm) - T’bone 11th St Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Moe’s Pizza, 1312 -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd Karaoke Night -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 sino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA (10pm) -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Troy Harris, pianist (6pm) -Phoenix, Camanche Ave Clinton, IA St. Davenport, IA State St Bettendorf, IA Big Al -The Odeon, 8025 Avenue N. Iowa City, IA 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar Open Mic Night w/ Luis Ochoa -Up- Karaoke Night -The Gallery Lounge, Clinton, IA Just Chords -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. United Soul -Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA town Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 3727 Esplanade Ave. Davenport, IA Black Friday Rainbow Hip-Hop Bash Davenport, IA Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Kelly Pardekooper CD Release Show 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Lucky Frog Bar and -Gabe’s, 330 E. 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Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7, 2011 49 Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to [email protected] • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication Kooby’s Karaoke -Headquarters Bar & Lyal Strickland - Red Rock Hill -The Karaoke Night -The Gallery Lounge, Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL 2011/11/27 (Sun) 27 Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 3727 Esplanade Ave. Davenport, IA Little River Band -Quad-Cities Waterfront SUNDAY Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet and Siri Karaoke Night -The Lucky Frog Bar ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway Mason -RME Community Stage, 131 and Grill, 313 N Salina St McCaus- Bettendorf, IA Locust Davenport, IA W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA land, IA Lynn Allen: The Reunion Show -Up- Anthony Catalfano Quartet (10:30am) Open Mic Night w/ Karl, Mike, & Doug Kooby’s Karaoke -Headquarters Bar & town Neighborhood Bar and Grill, -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA St. Davenport, IA Live Lunch w/ Mo (noon) -RME Com- Night People -Martini’s on the Rock, Funday Sunday with Lee Blackmon Open Mic Night w/ Luis Ochoa -Up- munity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav- 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 town Neighborhood Bar and Grill, enport, IA Ochos Locos Rock Show -Rascals Live, State St. Bettendorf, IA 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA Mixology -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington 1418 15th St. Moline, IL Jazz Brunch w/ Manny Lopez, Tewanta Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollar’s St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Morning (9am) -Whistle Stop Lopez, & Josh Duffee (10:30am & Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Mo- Open Mic Night w/ Kung Fu Tofu Java Shop, 400 W. 4th St. Milan, IL 12:30pm) -Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. line, IL -Stickman’s, 1510 N. Harrison St. Randy Weeks -The Mill, 120 E Burling- 3rd St. Davenport, IA The Old 57s -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -11th Street Precinct, ton Iowa City, IA Locust Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ The Dukes of Hag- 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Revenge in Mind - Free Weed -RME Yukon Blonde - The Fling -Rozz-Tox, gard -Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am) -The Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Yukon Blonde @ Rozz-Tox – November 30 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL St Moline, IL Lodge Hotel, 900 Spruce Hills Dr. Rock ‘N the House Karaoke -Uptown Davenport, IA Ilya Yakushev -Cedar Rapids Prairie The Chris & Wes Show -Stacks Bar, 525 Bettendorf, IA Neighborhood Bar and Grill, 2340 Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix, High School, 401 76th Ave. Cedar 14th St. Moline, IL 2011/12/01 (Thu) THURSDAY 1 Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Rapids, IA 2011/11/28 (Mon) Roster McCabe - Ultraviolet Hippopota- Secret Squirrel -Ducky’s Lagoon, 13515 Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 2011/11/30 (Wed) ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W MONDAY 28 mus -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St 78th Ave Andalusia, IL 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA WEDNESDAY 30 Locust Davenport, IA Jason Carl -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Smooth Groove -Fargo Dance & Sports, Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Sharky’s Bar & Grill, DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res- Branson on the Road: Christmas Style 4204 Avenue of the Cities Mo- Troy Harris, Pianist (6pm) -Red Crow Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebra- 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St (7pm) -Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, line, IL Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA tion -Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd St. Karaoke Night w/ Stevie J. -Davenport Moline, IL 1828 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ University of Iowa Jazz Performances: Davenport, IA Eagles Lodge, 4401 W. Locust St. Dream Thieves -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washing- DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res- -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St UI JAZZ Johnson County Landmark Karaoke Night -Bier Stube Moline, 417 Davenport, IA ton St. Iowa City, IA taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL (7pm) - Santah - Chasing Shade 15th St Moline, IL Karaoke with KO Karaoke -The Muddy Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 Moline, IL The Candymakers -The Muddy Waters, - Homebody Fury (10pm) -The Mill, Metal Mondays -Gabe’s, 330 E. Wash- Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA S Linn St Iowa City, IA Jam Sessions with John O’Meara and 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA ington St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffee- Jeff Miller (6pm) -G’s Riverfront Cafe, Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 The Fry Daddies (6pm) -Toucan’s One Night Stand Open Mic -Iowa house, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL State St. Bettendorf, IA Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st 2011/12/02 (Fri) City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 Karaoke Night -Applebee’s Neighbor- Jon Wayne & the Pain - Gone South FRIDAY 2 Street Milan, IL hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St City, IA 2nd St Davenport, IA Big Al -The Odeon, 8025 Avenue N. Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Iowa City, IA Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet -Green- Clinton, IA 11th St Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Just Chords -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Burlington Iowa City, IA briar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 Boothill Ridge -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady United Soul -Edje Nightclub at Jumer’s Davenport, IA 27th St Moline, IL Rock Island, IL St. Davenport, IA Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92 Karaoke & Retro DJ w/ BMAX Enter- 2011/11/29 (Tue) Open Mic w/ Pat Willis -Bier Stube Dav- Karaoke Night -Sharky’s Bar & Grill, Branson on the Road: Christmas Style Rock Island, IL tainment -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady TUESDAY 29 enport, 2228 E 11th St Davenport, IA 2902 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA (1pm) -Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, Vodkaseven -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke Contest Night -The Rusty Open Mic w/ Steve McFate -Salute, Keller Karaoke -Martini’s on the Rock, 1828 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL State St Bettendorf, IA Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA 1814 7th St Moline, IL 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -Applebee’s Neighbor- Zither Ensemble (10am) -German Charley Hayes Trio (6pm) -Toucan’s Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -O’Melia’s Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc- Live Lunch w/ Lewis Knudsen (noon) hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. American Heritage Center, 712 W. Cantina / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA 2nd St. Davenport, IA Street Milan, IL Rock Island, IL Techn Lincoln -The Mill, 120 E Burling- St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 ton Iowa City, IA State St Bettendorf, IA Continued On Page 50 50 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 19 No. 792 • Nov. 23 - Dec. 7,2011 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to [email protected] • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication Continued From Page 49 Spatterdash -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W The Daredevil Christopher Wright Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet -Green- Cosmic -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E Locust Davenport, IA - American Dust - Caroline Smith briar Restaurant and Lounge, 4506 11th St Davenport, IA The Lovedogs -Uptown Neighborhood & the Good Night Sleeps -Rozz-Tox, 27th St Moline, IL David Killinger & Friends -G’s Riverfront Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Dr. 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Open Mic w/ Pat Willis -Bier Stube Dav- Timeflies -Rogalski Center - St. Am- Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL Bettendorf, IA enport, 2228 E 11th St Davenport, IA brose University, 518 W. Locust St. Drop the Bass - Control Freqs - Hood- Troy Harris, pianist (6pm) -Phoenix, Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc- Davenport, IA TeK - DJ Lay-Z - Rawdogg -Gabe’s, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA The Chris & Wes Show -Stacks Bar, 525 Emily Jawoisz -The District of Rock 2011/12/03SATURDAY (Sat) 3 2011/12/05MONDAY (Mon) 5 14th St. Moline, IL Island, 16 1/2 St. Rock Island, IL Jason Carl -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Funky Monks - Firesale -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Curtis Hawkins Experience -The 2011/12/07 (Wed) Davenport, IA WEDNESDAY 7 Ave. Rock Island, IL Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bet- Karaoke Night -Bier Stube Moline, 417 Karaoke Night (members only) -Moose tendorf, IA Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The 15th St Moline, IL Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rocking- David Killinger & Friends -G’s Riverfront Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Metal Mondays -Gabe’s, 330 E. Wash- ham Rd Davenport, IA Cafe, 102 S Main St Port Byron, IL DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Restaurant ington St. Iowa City, IA Karaoke Night -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust Daytrotter Wish List Benefit: M. Ward and Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL - Laura Marling - Carlos Forster One Night Stand Open Mic -Iowa Drop the Bass w/Control Freqs - Hood- St. Davenport, IA City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, - Mike Coykendall -RIBCO, 1815 2nd TeK - DJ Lay-Z - Rawdogg -Gabe’s, Ave. Rock Island, IL Ultraviolet Hippopotamus – The Redstone Room – Dec. 1 City, IA 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA White Rabbits -The Mill, 120 E Burling- Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar Dennis McMurrin & the Demolition Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Band - Funkma$ter -Iowa City Yacht ton Iowa City, IA & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Linn St Iowa City, IA Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Lydia Loveless - Grand Tetons - Milk & Eggs Twin Rivers (6pm) -Toucan’s Cantina Karaoke Night -Stickman’s, 1510 N. Jeff Miller (6pm) -G’s Riverfront Cafe, 102 FlatTop (6:30pm) -Huckleberry’s, 223 -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA / Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st Street 2011/12/06 (Tue) Harrison St. Davenport, IA S Main St Port Byron, IL 18th St Rock Island, IL Lynn Allen -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Milan, IL TUESDAY 6 Karaoke Night w/ Stevie J. -Biscuits Bar Karaoke Night -Applebee’s Neighbor- Grand Larsony -Crabby’s, 826 W. 1st Davenport, IA Zither Ensemble (10am) -German ABC Karaoke Contest Night -The Rusty & Grill, 600 Front St Buffalo, IA hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W. Ave. Coal Valley, IL MER -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Dav- American Heritage Center, 712 W. Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Kinsey Report -The Muddy Waters, enport, IA 2nd St. Davenport, IA Hersong’s 7th Annual Warm Winter Blues Cafe (6:30pm) -RME Community Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Night People -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Concert (6pm) -St. John’s Lutheran Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Rock Island, IL Kris Lager Band - Mutts -Iowa City Yacht 2011/12/04 (Sun) Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -O’Melia’s Church - Rock Island, 4501 7th Ave. Locust Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Sharky’s Bar & Grill, 2902 Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA SUNDAY 4 Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Nitrix -Martini’s on the Rock, 4619 34th E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Live Lunch w/ Rose ‘n’ Thorns (noon) ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, St Rock Island, IL Keller Karaoke -Martini’s on the Rock, -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd Locust Davenport, IA Irish Christmas in America -CSPS/Legion 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Morning (9am) -Whistle Stop 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL St. Davenport, IA Jazz Brunch w/Matt Sivertsen, Jamey Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA Karaoke Night -Generations Bar & Grill, Java Shop, 400 W. 4th St. Milan, IL Live Lunch w/ Ellis Kell (noon) -RME MER -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Dav- Cummins, & Jim Fudge - (10:30am Karaoke Night -Creekside Bar and Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Re- Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. enport, IA & 12:30pm) -Hotel Blackhawk, 200 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Moe’s Pizza, 1312 sort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Davenport, IA Moon High -RME Community Stage, 131 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Sharky’s Bar & Grill, 2902 Camanche Ave Clinton, IA River Prairie Minstrels (6pm) -RME Open Mic Night w/ Alan Sweet and Siri W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Johnny Rawls (6pm) -The Muddy Wa- E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Paddlewheel Sports Bar Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Mason -RME Community Stage, 131 W. Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Re- ters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night w/ Stevie J. -Davenport & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Davenport, IA 2nd St. Davenport, IA sort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Karaoke Night -11th Street Precinct, Eagles Lodge, 4401 W. Locust St. Kooby’s Karaoke -Headquarters Bar & Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix, Open Mic Night w/ Karl, Mike, & Doug Rootless Experience -Jammerz Road- 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Davenport, IA Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. house, 3729 248th St N Hillsdale, IL Manny Lopez Trio (10:30am) -Brady Karaoke with KO Karaoke -The Muddy Kris Lager Band - Dan Hubbard & the Smooth Groove -Uptown Neighbor- Davenport, IA Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -The Rusty Nail, Humadors -The Redstone Room, 129 hood Bar and Grill, 2340 Spruce Hills Street Chop House, Radisson QC Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollar’s Bar Main St Davenport, IA Dr. Bettendorf, IA Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffee- Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Live Lunch w/ Rachel Schuldt (noon) Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am) -The house, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Land- -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Lodge Hotel, 900 Spruce Hills Dr. Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410 Moline, IL ing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA St. Davenport, IA Moline, IL Bettendorf, IA 2nd St Davenport, IA THE ORPHEUM THEATRE
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