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#890 Volume 23 • November 25 - December 9, 2015 Winter Guide More Than 1,300 Events in Our Three-Month Calendar Published By Y FUN GUIDE KWQC FAMIL VISUAL ARTS Page 9 DANCE Page 24 SPORTS Page 27 MEETINGS Page 31 MUSIC Page 12 COMEDY Page 24 OTHER EVENTS Page 28 HEALTH Page 33 LITERARY ARTS Page 19 MUSEUMS Page 25 LECTURES Page 29 SENIORS Page 34 THEATRE Page 21 MOVIES Page 25 COURSES Page 30 2 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 23 No. 896 • November 25 - December 9, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com WORDS FROM THE EDITOR by Kathleen McCarthy [email protected] A Quick Guide to Islamic Definitions for the Unstudied elow is a very Distribution of Muslim Population by Country and Territory rudimentary Bprimer on Islam concepts and definitions for the average American who does virtually no research – without which most opinions are grossly uninformed – beyond mainstream newspapers and broadcasts. It is essential to understand that Islam is a beautifully rich and spiritually lofty religion, whose precepts most Christians, Jews, and people of other faiths would gladly embrace because they have far more similarities than differences. Controversies arise from vastly different interpretations of small parts of Islam that take on epic proportions inside the Muslim community (Ummah) as well as the outside world. Caliph and Caliphate. The Caliph is the leader of the Caliphate, which is a form of Islamic 2009 Muslim population. Only countries with more than 1 million Muslims are shown. Source: Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life, government. The “Mapping the Global Muslim Population,” October 2009, RCReader.com/y/islam5. Caliph is the religious and political leader of the entire Muslim denominations of Islam. It is estimated legitimately succeeded to the position of believe that the Caliph must be an Imam community, and ideally considered to that 80 percent of the world’s Muslims are Caliph of the Islamic community after the and a direct descendant of Muhammad be the successor to Muhammad ibn Sunni, while the remaining 20 percent Prophet Muhammad’s death in 632. ibn ‘Abdullah. (Either way, historically, ‘Abdullah, the Islamic Prophet of Allah. belong to the Shi’a sect. The schism The Sunnis believe that the Caliph most governance throughout the Muslim Difference between Sunni and Shia. between the two denominations is the should be elected by consensus of the world is based on a hereditary monarchic result of each sect’s belief as to who Muslim community, while the Shi’as Sunni and Shi’a are the two primary Continued On Page 6 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 23 No. 896 • November 25 - December 9, 2015 3 The most comprehensive events calendar in the QC Vol. 23 · No. 896 Since 1993 RiverCitiesReader.com Nov. 25 - Dec. 9, 2015 THEATRE By Dee Canfield River Cities’ Reader By George, I Think They’ve Got It 532 W. 3rd St. Davenport IA 52801 A Wonderful Life, at the Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse through December 27 RiverCitiesReader.com (563)324-0049 (phone) must confess: When I first fully realized, could be rich (563)323-3101 (fax) saw the Jimmy Stewart film and beautiful. [email protected] I It’s a Wonderful Life on TV in There are many memorable the early 1980s, I was not a fan. scenes. Doug Kutzli, as Publishing since 1993 Was I, I wondered, the only per- George’s father Tom, The River Cities’ Reader is an independent son on the planet who thought delivering a beautiful, heart- newspaper published every other Thursday, the story overly sentimental and warming solo. John Payonk, and available free throughout the Quad Cities a bit of a melodramatic mess? wowing in a powerful Potter and surrounding areas. As I was to learn, I was not, for number, trying to convince George to come work for him. © 2014 River Cities’ Reader when the film was first released in 1946, some considered it (Unlike the melodramatic, AD DEADLINE: a disappointing addition to one-dimensional movie 5 p.m. Wednesday prior to publication director Frank Capra’s oeuvre. character, this portrayal made PUBLISHER Although I have begrudgingly the offer seem a bit more Todd McGreevy come to accept the movie on worthy of consideration.) And its own terms over the years, two words: Erin Churchill. EDITOR it was with a bit of trepidation Dan Denton and Sara Tubbs First appearing in a large- Kathleen McCarthy that I went to see the November souls to the company store.) Denton is a brimmed red hat, she then EDITORIAL 12 preview of the musical production A wonderful talent and I loved every note energetically dances the Charleston, Managing Editor: Jeff Ignatius • [email protected] Wonderful Life at the Circa ’21 Dinner he sang and every movement he made on performs a stint as Violet (the girl Arts Editor, Calendar Editor: Mike Schulz • [email protected] Playhouse. Would this, my first published stage. George saved from a tawdry past), review, be my “outing” as a Scrooge? This is also the story of Clarence, an and, for an all-too-brief 45 seconds or Contributing Writers: Amy Alkon, Jeff Ashcraft, Rob Circa ’21’s production opens with Don angel who must earn his wings by helping so, is exquisitely hilarious as Potter’s Brezsny, Dee Canfield, Heather Herkelman, Rich Miller, Denton’s solo as George Bailey, delivered George. Tom Walljasper’s movements bespectacled secretary Harriet. Someone Frederick Morden, Victoria Navarro, Brent Tubbs, on a bare stage, rising to the familiar please cast Churchill in another Harriet- Bruce Walters as the whimsical Clarence are loopy stars of heaven in a plea of desperation. and goofy, like those of a marionette type role in the future! ADVERTISING And his thrilling voice immediately without strings (or, in this case, an angel For those who love the movie It’s a Advertising Coordinator: Nathan Klaus whisked me into his world, creating an without wings). Watching him was like Wonderful Life, do yourselves a favor, anticipation for what was to come. As being transported back into childhood, if you can, and leave your memories it turns out, director/choreographer at home. Accept this production on its Advertising rates, publishing schedule, demographics, with his avuncular attempts to entertain own merit, because it works. Let’s put it and more are available at Ann Nieman has created a fast-paced, through eccentric mugging and prancing. QCAdvertising.com lively staging of a show that, albeit with It appeared as if he won the child-like this way: It’s a chance to enjoy a period minimal, sometimes nonexistent sets, hearts of us all – which would exclude production set in a grand old theatre DESIGN/PRODUCTION includes the most enjoyable, heart- the angel-in-charge Matthew, whose job built in the era in which the play is set, Art Director, Production Manager: Shawn Eldridge • warming music, a talented ensemble it is to keep Clarence focused and on cocktails and conviviality, singing and [email protected] that dances and takes on various roles in task. Pat Flaherty’s Matthew presents a dancing waiters, and Don Denton leading Graphic Artist: Nathan Klaus • [email protected] multiple costume changes, and some of most stolid, stern, stone-like fortress of a very talented cast. Collect your friends, Design/Production Interns: our best local talent (including costume a presence. Although impressive, one Scrooges and otherwise, and make your designer Gregory Hiatt and the rest of the would, however, like to see the tiniest of A Wonderful Life reservations. It’s much ADMINISTRATION solid production team). cracks in this edifice, an acknowledgment better than TV! Business Manager: Kathleen McCarthy This world turns out to be captivating, that even the most adult of angels could Office Administrator, Classifieds Manager, Circulation in large part, because Don Denton is in sometimes be just a bit amused. Editor’s note: Author Dee Canfield will be Manager: Rick Martin • [email protected] it. He is perfectly cast as George Bailey in The beautiful-of-heart Sara Tubbs, contributing reviews alongside the Reader’s Distribution: William Cook, Cheri DeLay, voice, physical presence, and emotional perfectly cast as the loveliest of Marys other new local-theatre correspondents Jeff Greg FitzPatrick, Daniel Levsen, M.M. Rice range. One gladly follows him through Ashcraft, Heather Herkelman, Victoria Jay Strickland, Ron Thompson, C. Keyser – smitten with George, faithful and his feelings of being trapped with big long-suffering – has about her a certain Navarro, and Brent Tubbs. dreams in a small town, and torn between delicate frailty and vulnerability, and she his own desires and his obligation to and Denton are well-matched and lovely A Wonderful Life runs at the Circa ‘21 his family, the savings and loan, and the together. Tubbs has a sweetly exquisite Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, customers it serves. (We know George’s voice that, at times, expressed its fullness, Rock Island) through December 27, and importance, of course; without him, the but in other moments her performance more information and tickets are available greedy banker Henry Potter would own seemed more of a sketch, holding within by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or the town and everyone would owe their itself a promise of something that, once visiting Circa21.com. 4 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 23 No. 896 • November 25 - December 9, 2015 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com ILLINOIS POLITICS by Rich Miller CapitolFax.com Battles Between Chambers Keep Tensions High arlier this month when the General senators in both political parties. Assembly was in Springfield, House Because Madigan put a hold on the bill, ESpeaker Michael Madigan called Senate Cullerton couldn’t start the legally required President John Cullerton six different times process of “reading” the legislation for three to ask him to move the child-care-program- days, which means he now has to bring restoration legislation once it passed the members back for more than a single day if House.