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The NSA: The Abyss from Which There Is No Return
by John W. Whitehead johnw@rutherford.org
e now find ourselves operating in a strange paradigm where the government not only views the citizenry as suspects but treats them as suspects, as well. Thus, the news that the National Security Agency (NSA) is routinely operating outside of the law and overstepping its legal authority by carrying out surveillance on American citizens is not really much of a surprise. This is what happens when you give the government broad powers and allow government agencies to routinely sidestep the Constitution. Indeed, as I document in my book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, these newly revealed privacy violations by the NSA are just the tip of the iceberg. Consider that the governments Utah Data Center (UDC), the central hub of the NSAs vast spying infrastructure, will be a clearinghouse and depository for every imaginable kind of information whether innocent or not, private or public including communications, transactions, and the like. In fact, anything and everything youve ever said or done, from the trivial
to the damning phone calls, Facebook posts, Tweets, Google searches, e-mails, bookstore and grocery purchases, bank statements, commuter toll records, etc. will be tracked, collected, catalogued, and analyzed by the UDCs supercomputers and teams of government agents. By sifting through the detritus of your once-private life, the government will come to its own conclusions about who you are, where you fit in, and how best to deal with you should the need arise. Indeed, we are all becoming data-collected in government files. Whether or not the surveillance is undertaken for innocent reasons, surveillance of all citizens gradually poisons the soul of a nation. Surveillance limits personal options denies freedom of choice and increases the powers of those who are in a position to enjoy the fruits of this activity. If this is the new normal in the United States, it is not friendly to freedom. Frankly, we are long past the point where we should be merely alarmed. These are no longer experiments on our freedoms. These are acts of aggression.
Senator Frank Church (D-Idaho), who served as the chair of the Select Committee on Intelligence that investigated the National Security Agency in the 1970s, understood only too well the dangers inherent in allowing the government to overstep its authority in the name of national security. Church recognized that such surveillance powers at any time could be turned around on the American people, and no American would have any privacy left, such is the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesnt matter. There would be no place to hide. Noting that the NSA could enable a dictator to impose total tyranny upon an utterly defenseless American public, Church vowed that we, implicating both Congress and its constituency in this duty, must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return. Unfortunately, we have long since
crossed over into that abyss, first under President George W. Bush who, among other things, authorized the NSA to listen in on the domestic phone calls of American citizens in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. And now President Barack Obamas administration has done more to undermine the Fourth Amendments guarantee of privacy and bodily integrity than any prior administration. Incredibly, many of those who were the most vocal in criticizing Bush for attempting to sidestep the Constitution have gone curiously silent in the face of Obamas repeated violations. Whether he intended it or not, it may well be that Obama, moving into the home stretch and looking to establish a lasting legacy to characterize his time in office, is remembered as the president who put the final chains in place to imprison us in an electronic concentration camp from which there is no escape. Yet none of this could have been possible without the NSA, which is able to operate
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Two GOP Hopefuls Could Be Sunk by Ties to Democrats
had heard that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauners longtime personal and business connections to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel were killer issues among GOP primary voters, so I commissioned a poll. The question I settled on is pretty mild in comparison to what could be used in a TV ad, so the response may turn out to be even worse for Rauner than the Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll shows, if thats possible. Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate for governor if you found out he was a friend and political ally to Chicago Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel? 1,102 likely Republican-primary voters were asked on August 13. A truly astounding 83 percent of Republicans said theyd be less likely to support that candidate. Any time you see a less likely response above 80 percent, you can pretty much figure that the target is toast. But maybe not in this case. The Rauner people have long known that this was a real problem for their guy, which is just one reason why theyve been spending so much money this summer almost $2 million on TV and radio ads through the first week of August, according to one calculation. And the ties go deeper than the question reveals. Rauner helped Emanuel get his start in business, advising him to become an investment banker after leaving Bill Clintons White House and then retaining his firm. Their relationship made Emanuel a wealthy man, so the advertising possibilities are juicy, to say the least. The problem is that nobody has yet laid a glove on the man. The other candidates either dont have the money to go up on TV (Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady) or theyre husbanding their resources for the home stretch (Dan Rutherford). Theres also a timing question thats been debated by at least some campaigns. Attack Rauner too soon and he could have time to recover. He has the resources and infrastructure to weather a storm over a long haul. Attack him too late and it might not have enough of an impact, or the other candidates themselves might already be too damaged to do him any harm or may even be out of the race. Opposition research on candidates is starting to circulate behind the
Any time you see a less likely response above 80 percent, the target is toast. But maybe not in these cases.
scenes, and lets just say that some of it aint good at all. And nobody needs an opposition-research firm to figure out where state Senator Dillards main weakness is in the governors race. Rauner has attempted to make this a change election to avoid the usual Republican-primary habit of picking the guy who appears to be owed the next turn at the wheel. Dillard has been in Illinois politics forever, which will work against him if Rauner succeeds in changing the tone. But the state senator and former Jim Edgar chief of staff also has another well-known problem that looks to be just as much of a killer issue as Rauners Rahm situation. Dillard often worked with Barack Obama in the Illinois Senate, and he cut a nowinfamous TV ad for his former colleague during the 2008 presidentialprimary season. Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for a candidate if he had appeared in a TV commercial for Barack Obama before he was elected president? the likely Republican-primary voters were asked in the poll. The less likely response was an astounding 82 percent. Dillard faced thousands of gross rating points driving the Obama-TV-ad message against him in 2010 and lost [the Republican gubernatorial primary] by only 193 votes, pollster Gregg Durham said last week. Nothing is impossible in Illinois politics. Thats true, but the Obama ad tanked Dillards 2010 campaign, in which he lost to state Senator Bill Brady. This year, he has lagged badly in fundraising and in the polls. Dillard has two things in his favor. The first is traditional Republican thinking. Dillard narrowly lost the 2010 primary and wouldve likely done better than Bill Brady in the fall campaign against Pat Quinn, so it could be his turn. The second is Jim Edgar, a former governor who is still quite popular among Republicans. Dillard can barely open his mouth without mentioning Edgar, and the former governor will likely appear in ads. Whether any of that is enough to overcome the Obama-ad problem is now the biggest question for Dillard. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.
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by Todd McGreevy
Time to Review Davenports Sixty Year Old Fluoridation Agreement

(Publishers note: Its time for Davenports city leaders carefully and seriously review the requirements, terms, and benefits of a 60-yearold contract that has resulted in the practice of medicating nearly the entire Scott County population with an industrial waste byproduct. The fluoridation of our water supply is happening without informed consent, and even if one wished to be medicated through the water supply, the current practice does not even use medical-grade materials. This issue is no longer fringe. Modern science points to the folly of fluoridation, much like science caught up with the folly of claiming the health benefits of cigarette smoking. What follows are the prepared remarks delivered by Joe Amato to the Davenport City Council Public Works Committee on July 17. The video of this presentation, and subsequent additional public comments, is online at RCReader.com/y/amato. Fluoride-Free Quad Cities has a meet-up at the Bettendorf Public Library on Tuesday, September 3, at 6:30 p.m.) ood evening. My name is Joe Amato. On behalf of the coalition Fluoride-Free Quad Cities, I would like to thank you for giving us this time to speak. We are here tonight to present to you evidence that ingesting fluoride by drinking fluoridated water is definitely harmful and only insignificantly effective, and to request that you, as the responsible legal authority, pass an ordinance to cease fluoridating the public water supply. We understand the citys legal department concluded in 2007 that the city does not have jurisdiction over drinking-water quality and cannot stop fluoridation of the water by the Iowa American Water Company. This is mistaken. Mr. Dennis Alt, environmental program supervisor and chief of the Water Supply Engineering Section of the [Iowa] DNR [Department of Natural Resources], confirmed: There is no state law that requires public water systems provide fluoridation. The decision to fluoridate is a local option. Iowa American Water Company [IAW] has its corporate policy on fluoridation posted on its Web site: Q. Does American Water put fluoride in the water? A. Yes, in many systems. This is determined by local law. American Water and our subsidiaries do not put fluoride in water unless mandated by local law. American Water has a neutral stance on fluoride in water. Thus, the Davenport City Council is the authority for deciding whether or not we fluoridate our water. If the city council passes an ordinance directing Iowa American Water to cease fluoridating the water, that would be the end of it. The first harm we wish to bring to your attention is dental fluorosis. Here is how it is defined and categorized by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the CDC, and what it looks like: Dental fluorosis is a change in the appearance of the tooths enamel. These changes can vary from barely noticeable white spots in mild forms to staining and pitting in the more severe forms. Dental fluorosis only occurs when younger children consume too much fluoride, from any source, over long periods when teeth are developing under the gums. Who develops dental fluorosis? Only children aged eight years and younger can develop dental fluorosis, because this is when permanent teeth are developing under the gums. Once the teeth erupt through the gums and are in the mouth, they can no longer develop fluorosis. So dental fluorosis only occurs when children under nine years old consume too much fluoride. Therefore, if a person has dental fluorosis, it is proof that they have ingested too much fluoride as a child. The CDCs latest national survey found that 41 percent of 12- to 15-year-olds had dental fluorosis. (This is not even counting another 20 percent deemed questionable.) This is up 78 percent from the last survey and over an 18-year span. Forty-one percent of a generation will now spend the rest of their lives with teeth mottled by fluorosis, and the problem is only becoming more widespread. The CDC has itself recognized since at least 1999 that fluorides predominant effect is post-eruptive and topical. ... Fluoride works after teeth have erupted. So drinking fluoride before age nine causes fluorosis in developing permanent teeth without effectively reducing dental caries, or cavities as most of us call them. Fluoride is only effective when applied directly to teeth. This has been known for the last 14 years. We have fluoridated toothpaste. Why are we still making our kids drink fluoride? Can we stop now? Non-nursing infants are most vulnerable. The American Dental Association warned in 2006: Infants less than one year old may be getting more than the optimal amount of fluoride (which may increase their risk of enamel fluorosis) if their primary source of nutrition is powdered or liquid concentrate infant formula mixed with water containing fluoride. ... If using a product that needs to be reconstituted, parents and caregivers should consider using water that has no or low levels of fluoride. Most people are probably unaware of this caution. Two states have taken proactive measures on a statewide basis to warn their citizens. The Vermont Department of Health issued its warning not to give any fluoridated water to infants under 12 month of age in December 2006. New Hampshire passed a bill last year requiring water-consumer confidence reports to publish a warning. Rather than warning parents that we render the public water supply unsuitable for their babies, would it not be far better to stop contaminating the water?
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Understanding the Housing-Development Boom in Downtown Davenport

Davenport Partnership mostly plays the traffic cop with housing development, he said the organization is still an important resource for many developers including major players such as Restoration St. Louis. These developers still need to know who to talk to. ... The politics of it are thick, he said. We serve as a place for advice. ... Oftentimes, our biggest role is not a financial one. Its an advisory type of role. And the Partnerships strategic plan for downtown puts a heavy emphasis on residential development. We spent the better part of 10 years building the bones downtown, Carter said. And now we need to spend the next 10 years putting meat on it, and getting people and lots of people in this downtown, because we dont have enough right now. ... Its great to build a plan off something thats already functioning.
t would be natural to look at the volume of housing being developed in downtown Davenport and infer some coordinated process or a major new incentive program. Roughly 300 market-rate apartments are either recently finished or in the development process. Theres undoubtedly a trend here. The Downtown Davenport Partnership part of the Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce noted in its strategic plan from earlier this year that nearly 100,000 square feet of office space is currently planned for conversion to residential units. That includes 11 different projects from seven different developers. And while the Downtown Davenport Partnership has been a key player, its director Kyle Carter said his organizations role has been to help guide that process. Not own it, guide it. ... We always give advice when these developers are shopping, he said. But the vast majority of those plans are developerdriven. If anything, Im the tour guide. Im the guy that is showing the buffet of options down here. So I will certainly push for projects that I think are more catalytic, or locations that will have bigger benefits for the whole down here. In other words, local government, a downtown organization, or a plan with the scale or taxpayer cost of River Renaissance isnt behind this housing boom. Its largely happening on its own. Consider the Democrat building on Brady Street north of Fourth, being developed by Bluffstone which specializes in newconstruction student housing. Tim Baldwin said he and his partner, Pat Sherman, were intrigued by the possibility of using state and federal historic tax credits to develop an older building. (Historic and enterprise-zone tax credits are essential to these projects, Carter noted, because it costs more to redevelop older buildings than to build a new structure on an empty lot.) We were looking for a close-to-home historic project to kind of cut our teeth on, Baldwin said. Both of us have a passion for old buildings. We just never really figured out how to make deals with old buildings work. Baldwin said Bluffstone had explored projects in Missouri and built relationships there with experts on historic redevelopment and tax credits. But we realized that this whole historic rehab was going to be a major undertaking and thought it best if we did that close to home to kind of learn the ropes.
Developer Tim Baldwin in the Democrat building. The skylight, he said, will be integrated into the design of one apartment.
He said they started looking at buildings four years ago, and that he first stepped into the Democrat building in late 2011. The property had much going for it: It was already listed on the National Register of Historic Places shortening the process to get historic tax credits and the retail tenant had done a good job preserving the lobby area, so that its history as a newspaper office could still be seen. Furthermore, its right down Brady Street from the Palmer College of Chiropractic meaning that it could draw both student and urban-professional tenants. Interior demolition began 60 days ago, he said, and its 21 apartment units are scheduled to be completed in spring 2014. Baldwin said a major appeal of the building was the newspaper lobby. And although Bluffstone doesnt yet have plans for the space it might be made available to community groups for meetings, for example he said its character will be retained. Youll walk in the front of our building, and youll feel like youre stepping back into 1924, he said. The aim for the lobby and the apartments is to integrate not just the historical aspect of the building but also the historical use of the building into the dcor and the rooms. Even though Carter said the Downtown
Whats happening in downtown Davenport now likely wouldnt have been possible without what Carter called outside money. Madison, Wisconsins Alexander Company and Missouris Restoration St. Louis brought in brand-new capital that literally did not exist before. And, honestly, that is what put us over the edge. ... What changed? New money. Thats what changed. Perhaps more importantly, those companies showed the viability of downtown housing. Alexander Company was a pioneer in Davenport for mixedincome developments that used LowIncome Housing Tax Credits the first of them opening in 2005. While developments with affordable housing add people, market-rate housing is far more valuable to revitalizing downtowns. And Restoration St. Louis showed what was possible, with 20 marketrate units in the Hotel Blackhawk (at 309 Perry Street) and 24 units in the Forrest Block (at 401 Brady Street). While these werent the first market-rate developments in downtown Davenport, they did offer the imprimatur that the central city was a good investment. That message is being reinforced as those two companies continue to make investments. Alexander is developing the 37-unit, mixed-income Fifth Street Lofts (on Iowa Street), while Restoration St. Louis has a number of market-rate-apartment projects
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The interior of an unfinished apartment in the Wells Fargo building

recently completed or in the pipeline: the fully leased Renwick building at 324 Brady Street (18 units and the future headquarters of Daytrotter.com), Pershing Lofts between Fourth and Fifth streets (37 units scheduled to be completed in 2015), and the City Square development on the Putnam-Parker Block (20 units in addition to a new hotel, Class A office space, and retail). Were very optimistic about the future of Davenport, said Sam Estep, the senior vice president of development for Restoration St. Louis. There are a lot of stakeholders here that weve worked with all along the way that have guided us and helped us believe in the Davenport story, which we do. And that is that fundamentals are improving here, and its a good market for both hospitality and residential, and theres good demand. ... And I think other developers are picking up on that as well. That includes local developers, some with multiple downtown-housing projects. Y & J Properties recently finished 19 units in the Peterson Paper Company building at 301 East Second Street and has begun demolition in the Halligan Coffee Company building at 402 East Second Street. The 45 units in that building should be leasing in late 2014, said Y & Js Joe Erenberger. (Those projects follow 15 apartments developed in the Bayer building at 230 West Third Street.) Erenberger added that he anticipates Y & J will take on another three apartment projects in downtown Davenport on a similar scale. Financial District Properties will soon be finished with 29 units on four floors of the Wells Fargo building on Main Street between Second and Third, and it expects to be finished in fall 2014 with 68 units in the Union Arcade building at 229 Brady Street.
The view from an apartment in the Wells Fargo building
There are several reasons why this concentrated effort is happening right now in Davenport with multiple developers. Carter credits the progress that downtown has made in the past decade, from large-scale amenities created under River Renaissance such as the Figge Art Museum and the River Music Experience to hundreds of flower baskets. Fifteen years ago, this place looked really different, he said. River Renaissance, I think, had a humongous impact on that. ... All of that really built some bones here that we were missing. We have infrastructure where before we did not. When Alexander dove in, that stuff was planned, but it wasnt
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Vol. 20 No. 837
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THEATRE
by Thom White
Aug. 22 - Sep. 4, 2013

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Love Thy Neighbor, at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre through August 25
Gafina is the epitome of new money, with a personality as boisterous as her ensemble. Shes bold and colorful, with her slight Southern accent and breathy pretense loaded with fun, and has me longing to see Herrick in more character roles in the future. These actors are joined by Elizabeth DeReus pleasantly vapid Judy Harrison a friendly, ever-forgiving, cooking-talentimpaired neighbor and her smart, ever-joshing husband Paul, played by the remarkably believable Alex Wolking, whose responses and retorts seem genuinely spontaneous. Archie Williams Jr., as Leonas husband Albert, is rarely seen in the show, as hes almost always hidden under a blanket while lying on the couch, yet the performer earns laughs with his curt answers to Leonas questions. Gary Clark leaves a pleasing impression as the postman George, a jovial fellow who sours under Leonas biting comments. Jim Strauss manages to walk the fine line between entertaining bumpkin and creepy stalker as Leonas new neighbor and unrelenting suitor Turner. And Terri Nelson gets to play her Rose Bush the realtor who sells the home across the street with a fairly lowkey demeanor, while Eric Noyd plays Officer Frank Doonan with an amusingly unauthoritative simplicity. Though imperfect, Richmond Hills production of Love Thy Neighbor offers plenty of laughs and welcome variances from some of the actors typical characterizations, namely Greenwoods and Herricks. Stapps taunts are, for the most part, fresh, and the actors required to deliver them do so with a gusto worthy of their wisecracking pointedness. Love Thy Neighbor runs at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre (600 Robinson Drive, Geneseo) through August 25, and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)944-2244 or visiting RHPlayers.com.
he sharp wit of playwright Gary Ray Stapps dialogue goes a long way to overcome the occasional humorless spots in the Richmond Hill Barn Theatres production of Love Thy Neighbor. And when the cast is delivering Stapps most amusing banter, director Eugenia Giebels presentation titillates sometimes to the point of tears, particularly as Jan Golzs self-important, riff-raffhating busybody Leona Crump squares off against Diane Greenwoods dolled-up, someJim Strauss, Jan Golz, and Stacy McKean Herrick what pompous Tupperware steal lawn ornaments if itll drive away and Avon saleswoman Ava. The two create her new hillbilly neighbors. It could be sparks of entertaining disdain for each argued that Golzs Leona never rises to other, and best suggest the overall tone the point of being a woman so mean that Stapp apparently intended for his play. her neighbors would hate her, which is Stapps comedy is not consistent, key to a major plot point; instead, other with a few too many awkwardly paced, characters seem to overlook Leonas unfunny scenes mucking up the fun, crotchetiness thinking, Thats just the and Golz forced to deliver too many dry way she is and still like her. Yet while monologues (which she struggled to it may be a storyline problem, its not a remember during Fridays performance). show-sinker, as Golzs sharp-tongued But his humor, and Golzs portrayal, are at Leona is just too funny, and renders the their best when Stapps script gets catty, as arguably off-pitch characterization a stillwhen a character is described as wearing welcome one. hoop earrings big enough for dogs to While Ava is amusing, boasting all of jump through or after Ava mentions Greenwoods delightful acting charms, that shes considering selling Mary Kay the double-cast performers Mawtilda products Leona retorts, I thought youd Feeshenshelbafield the mother of the already jumped into that. Face first. Stapp woman who bought the house across also manages to include some twists and the street from Leona is a stitch. surprises in his plot about Leonas efforts With her ill-fitting dress reminiscent to keep people she doesnt approve of from of Granny Clampett and unkempt buying the house across the street from gray wig with pink curlers sporadically her. Plus, while its easy to figure out the attached to it, Greenwood completes the identity of the wanted thief burglarizing character with a whooping How do? the neighborhood, the climax of Stapps greeting and yokel swagger to match. play is something of an amusing shock, In contrast, Stacy McKean Herrick goes with yet another surprise lurking in the against her usual type as Maws daughter plays denouement. Gafina Hambefferschmidt. Dressed in Golz, whose comically acerbic tone designer Suzanne DeReus fantastically was a bright spot in the Playcrafters appropriate costume yellow scarf tying Barn Theatres Ghost of a Chance earlier back a reddish-brown wig, a white lace this year, once again shines when shes blouse under a pink vest, a green plastic delivering barbs, which she does as the beaded necklace, and green, yellow, nosy neighbor who is proud of her prizepink, and white swirled pants and with winning marigolds, knows everything smoky eyeshadow that runs from lash about every neighbor, and is willing to to eyebrow without variation, Herricks
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By Thom White
Southern Crossroads, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through September 21
ith its charm, high spirits, optihopeful, sincerely friendly Shannon, the lone mism, and infectiously fun tunes female member of the Greene Family Singers. selected and arranged by Steve Walljasper is a pleasure to watch as she Przybylski, theres a wonderful specialness meekly floats around the stage thoroughly to playwright Warner Crockers Southern charmed by the music that she and her Crossroads. And in the Circa 21 Dinner Play- brothers are playing, clapping and dancing houses current production of the show, whats and offering kind words of encouragement particularly special about what is already a and wisdom when needed. As yin to her good musical has a yang, Ryan lot to do with direcEdward Wises tor Curt Wollans Rusk is the voice cast members, who of pessimism have an apparent and distrust in love for the material the family, with and exude a palpable an effectively enjoyment in their cold nature and performance of it. darkness about This piece tranhim. His spirit scends traditional does lighten up musical theatre in while performing a way thats all too music, although rare, pulling in its Brad Hauskins, Tom Walljasper, Rachelle Walljasper, Rusks chilling audience through a Lora Adams, Andrew Crowe, and Jody Alan Lee rendition of spell of song and hope. House of the Rising Sun is particularly Set in a small town in Virginia in 1933, strong. represented by set designer Susie Holgerssons Andrew Crowe and Jody Alan Lee offer nicely dilapidated theatre front (the same one similar changes in tone as the brothers-ofused in Circa 21s production of the musical few-words Ewell and Willis, whose faces last year), Southern Crossroads is a jukebox beam with smiles the moment their music musical filled with Depression-era hits such starts, and return to blank states after the last as Tom Dooley and Little Brown Jug. notes are played. Tristan Layne Tapscotts These songs are performed by The Greene Loomis, though endearing in his love for Family Singers, who, upon arriving in town Kimberly Steffens forlorn, doe-eyed Marian, for their latest concert, discover their theatre is most noteworthy while drumming has closed. With their hotel and train money especially considering that, with Loomis seemingly stolen, they set up and perform having pawned his drum set in another their concert in front of the shuttered venue town, hes using found objects such as metal trying to earn enough donations to buy buckets, bottles, chains, and a fire hydrant. train tickets to make it to the next stop on As the leader of the family (and musical their tour and also find themselves facing group), Brad Hauskins impressively balances the local bank owner and his wife, who try to his Wallaces appropriate air of authority prevent the Greene family from performing. with a stubborn refusal to change. And Pat Although a musical, the songs in Southern Flaherty offers a memorable turn as Jake, the Crossroads are not used to further the story. maintenance employee of the now-closed Instead, the story is a device used to add theatre and narrator of the story, whose theatre to whats otherwise a concert of character grows endearing through his early-20th Century hits, and with its live humility and eagerness. music played very well by the cast members, Yet its the energy of the musical the show would hold up as nothing but a performances that truly drives Southern concert. However, the addition of a story Crossroads, and Saturdays audience was and the setting add to the fun, particularly on its feet at the end of the show, eagerly as the audience gets to participate by booing accepting the Greene Family Singers offering Tom Walljaspers comical-bad-guy banker of an encore. The act was befitting of Circa William while hes ordered around by his 21s production, which is just as charming marriages pants-wearing Matilda, played with as last years presentation, and worthy of an deliciously condescending self-importance encore run so soon after its debut. by Lora Adams. (On Saturday, Walljasper was also up to the challenge of bantering with Southern Crossroads runs at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, Rock certain, obviously inebriated members of the Island) through September 21, and more audience.) Its Rachelle Walljasper, however, who best information and tickets are available at embodies the tone of the piece in her ever(309)786-7733 extension 2 or Circa21.com.
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Movie Reviews
Serving in Silence
LEE DANIELS THE BUTLER
While raving to him about Lee Daniels The Butler the glorious, heart-rending, hugely entertaining Civil Rights saga that may showcase the finest performance yet by star Forest Whitaker a friend asked if it was the sort of movie that needed to be seen at the movies, or if it was something that could wait until home video. I replied that, as much as I think great films should always be seen first in as grandly scaled a format as possible, it was probably a work that wouldnt lose much in the transition from big to smaller screen. Although director Daniels effort covers some 75 years of American history, with Whitaker portraying an eight-term White House servant over more than 50 of them, its still a rather intimate epic boasting a mostly understated visual style, and will no doubt play just fine in home-theater settings. (Actually, after the films For Your Consideration screeners are eventually sent out, I think its going to play awfully fine in the home-theater settings of Oscar voters. My first thought on the drive home was that even though its only August, this years Best Picture, Director, and Actor races were already all sewn up.) But Lord how I hope my buddy instead chooses to catch the movie as soon as possible, because everyone should be able to enjoy the same experience with Daniels film that I did: surrounded by a large, attentive crowd who laughed and gasped and applauded the finale together with a collective appreciation that you all too rarely feel at the cineplex. Lee Daniels The Butler (its awkward title the result of one of
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the seemingly with his stupider legal personal life hassles of of complex, recent years) occasionally is, I believe, a wrenching magnificent chaos. The achievement son of two an cottonimpassioned, plantation angry, workers who, funny, and at following times wildly his parents Forest Whitaker and Terrence Howard in Lee theatrical grim fates, Daniels The Butler exploration of a becomes trained as a subject more frequently approached by house n------ for a wealthy Georgia family, Hollywood, when its approached at all, with Cecil knows firsthand the horrors of racism stoical seriousness and bland good taste. and disenfranchisement, and that knowledge And thanks to Daniels, screenwriter Danny is forever seen in the beautiful, pained face Strongs, and the actors combined willingness of Forest Whitaker, who serves with a smile to take their material to risky extremes even when his employers casually toss off gambits especially apparent in the narratives racist invective in his presence. (L.B.J. and Forrest Gump-like pileup of coincidences and Nixon, as one might imagine, are especially the borderline-lunatic casting of several U.S. guilty of this, even while enacting historypresidents it never threatens to sedate the making civil-rights legislation.) But in the audience with obvious sanctimony or lofty home he shares with his loving yet alcoholic idealism. The movie, for a goodly percentage wife (Oprah Winfrey, whose own potential of its length, is as much lowbrow comedy Oscar win may also be a done deal), the Cecil as high-minded drama, and the joy felt in we see is a far more visibly complex figure. my auditorium as we all gradually realized Gregarious, friendly, and opinionated, Cecil that was the sort Ive only occasionally is also staunchly against the ever-growing experienced over more than 40 years of radicalism of his son Louis (the sensational movie-going. David Oloyewo), whose personal search for Though inspired by the real-life career justice leads him to ride an ill-fated Freedom of White House butler Eugene Allen, Riders bus, associate himself with the Black whose Washington, DC, tenure began with Panthers, and join others for a motel-room the Truman administration, The Butler meeting with Martin Luther King Jr. (Nelsan follows Whitakers Cecil Gaynes from the Ellis) ... on the day of the mans assassination, presidencies of Eisenhower (Robin Williams!) no less. through Reagan (Alan Rickman!), balancing This employment of Louis as a somewhat his professional life of quiet, dignified service
improbable, Zelig-like figure sojourning through 20th Century race relations in America, however, actually aids, rather than harms, Daniels and Strongs presentation, which is less interested in literalism than a kind of hyper-realism. A kaleidoscopic view of American history seen through the prism of Cecils experiences, the movie is like a cinematic adaptation of America itself wondrous and inspiring and frustrating and more than a little crazy and the blood in its veins pulses with searching, vibrant life whether its engaging in the sublime (such as its climax, featuring the ending that Spielbergs Lincoln should have given to us) or the ridiculous (such as John Cusacks appearances as Nixon, who, here, looks and sounds uncannily like John Cusack). Beautifully paced, spectacularly well edited, and with the staggeringly fine Whitaker leading a tremendous cast that includes Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lenny Kravitz, Valessa Redgrave, Liev Schreiber, and Jane Fonda (and who wouldve thought wed ever see the day that the famed liberal would enact Nancy Reagan both believably and wholly free of irony?), Lee Daniels The Butler is an unmissable experience that you can, if you want, wait for to hit home video. But I think youll be grateful if you dont. For reviews of Kick-Ass 2, Jobs, Elysium, Were the Millers, Planes, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, and other current releases, visit RiverCitiesReader.com. Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/ MikeSchulzNow.
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Movie
What s Happenin What s Happenin

personal recollections and Collectors Spotlights with some of Kinems and Peretics interviewees, and this is when Adjust Your Tracking becomes not just enjoyable, but seriously touching; the films subjects love VHS with a passion bordering on (and oftentimes crossing into) mania, and the movie appears to love its subjects just as much. Theres neither judgment nor satire in the films cleareyed, empathetic view of its video-hound talking heads, and the tales and experiences they share are both hilarious and surprisingly moving; one young man, with perfect sincerity, advocates the appreciation of VHS like we appreciate our old War World I or World War II heroes. And when you add the filmmaking savvy, the instantly quotable sound bites (according to author Zack Carlson, a VHS lover is an archaeologist of lowbrow culture), and the discussion of titles that should shoot straight to the top of your must-see list Zombie Versus Mardi Gras?! Bring it on! Adjust Your Tracking emerges as what might be the definitive word on its subject, at least for fellow movie geeks like me. It could be worse, says one videotape collector about his girlfriends irritation at his hobby. I mean, I could like sports. Prior to the screening, which will have directors Kinem and Peretic in attendance for a post-film Q&A, Rozz-Tox will host a VHS swap for collectors, and admission to the event is free, though donations are encouraged. For more on the Adjust Your Tracking evening, call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com.
Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector

Rozz-Tox Monday, August 26, 7 p.m.
Music
Truckfighters
Rock Island Brewing Company Friday, August 23, 9 p.m.
s a movie fanatic who came of age in the 1980s and spent perhaps too much of his collegiate time watching Z-grade titles such as Surf Zombies Must Die and Mondo Magic, I was beyond stoked to learn that Rock Islands Rozz-Tox venue, on August 26, would be hosting a screening of the new documentary Adjust Your Tracking: The Untold Story of the VHS Collector. I was even more stoked after I watched a screener of directors Dan Kinems and Levi Peretics effort, because this informative and fun-as-hell doc burrows so deeply, and entertainingly, into the subculture of VHS lovers that you can practically smell the magnetic tape. Featuring interviews with more than 100 video retailers, filmmakers, and rabid fans of the format, the movie begins with a history of the rise and fall of VHS, from its earliest days on the market a new machine in 1977 cost $500! to its borderline obsolescence with the advent of DVD and other technological advances. (Porn, says one former owner of a mom-and-pop video store, could have kept us in business, but then the Internet killed that.) Yet after about 30 of the films fast-moving 80 minutes, we start enjoying
he Swedish rockers of Truckfighters play a special concert at the Rock Island Brewing Company on August 23, and the outfit is composed of Ozo on bass and vocals, Dango on guitar, and Poncho on drums. I regret to inform you that despite the musicians names, the names of past band members (Franco,
Fredo, Frongo, Paco, Pedro, and Pezo), and the groups three albums all being released under the label Fuzzorama Records, the ensemble will not be performing a cover of 2012s Oscar-winning Man or Muppet? Instead, Truckfighters lineup of Oskar Cedermalm (Ozo), Niklas
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Music
Howie Day
The Redstone Room Thursday, August 29, 7:30 p.m.
n award-winning, gold-certified recording artist will perform from his wide repertoire of originals and covers at the Redstone Room on August 29. Thats a Thursday, but in honor of our area guest, lets just go ahead and call it Howieday. Or, if youre more comfortable with a two-word spelling, Howie Day which also happens to be the name of the Davenport venues headlining, Los Angeles-based rock and pop musician. Born and raised in
Brewer, Maine, the 32-year-old Day reportedly revealed his musical gifts early. Very early, as he was quickly enrolled in piano lessons when his mother heard him plunking TV jingles on the piano at age five. By age 13, Days musical interests had shifted to vocals and the electric guitar, and by 17, he had already secured a gig that artists twice as old would envy, opening for the legendary Ziggy Marley at a concert held at the University of Maine.
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Time to Review Davenports Sixty Year Old Fluoridation Agreement

The second harm relates to brain development. The Harvard School of Public Health just published a review in October 2012. The Harvard review validated the methodology and findings of 27 separate studies on fluoride neurotoxicity published over 22 years. Here are the key quotes from the review: Children in high-fluoride areas had significantly lower IQ scores than those who lived in low-fluoride areas. A recent cross-sectional study based on individual-level measure of exposures suggested that low levels of water fluoride ... had significant negative associations with childrens intelligence. (Davenport falls in the cited range.) The results suggest that fluoride may be a developmental neurotoxicant that affects brain development at exposures much below those that can cause toxicity in adults. There were more children in the lower-IQ ranges and fewer in the higher-IQ ranges in areas of higher fluoride concentration. This study found a mean IQ difference of 8 points. We do need to point out that concentration isnt the same as dosage. Dosage will vary with how much water one ingests. The more water one drinks, the greater the harm from fluoridation. Our research has uncovered discrepancies between the public-policy pronouncements of several health organizations and the scientific findings within their organization or profession. The American Dental Association reflexively defends water fluoridation against any challenges. Our suspected reasons, and their conflicts of interest on this issue, are spelled out in the binders. We find it ironic that the EPA set fluoride standards for drinking water at a level higher than its own scientists are willing to drink. The EPA Headquarters scientists determine drinking a quart of water in Washington, DC, causes one to consume over 100 times the calculated safe reference dose. You, like most people, probably assume that sodium fluoride, the compound used in toothpaste, is what is used to fluoridate water. It may have been, but now we are being fluoridated with hexafluorosilicic acid obtained from waterscrubbing fertilizer-factory smokestacks. The EPA Headquarters Union of Scientists opposes water fluoridation. They conclude: The implication for the general public of these calculations is clear. Recent, peer-reviewed toxicity data, when applied to EPAs standard method for controlling risks from toxic chemicals, require an immediate halt to the use of the nations drinkingwater reservoirs as disposal sites for the toxic waste of the phosphate-fertilizer industry.
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Given the harms caused by fluoridated water, one would presume the benefits of fluoridation must be great indeed to outweigh such harm. This is not the case. Let us, for the sake of argument, make the strongest documented case for water fluoridation. The 1987 National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR) survey found that the average Decayed, Missing and Filled [DMF] Surfaces were 21.5 percent higher in unfluoridated versus fluoridated areas. This sounds significant but isnt. In absolute terms, were looking at a difference between 2.8 and 3.4 tooth surfaces about one-half of one tooth surface. In terms of teeth rather than surfaces, the difference is less than one-tenth of one tooth. The figures of this study clearly show the lack of appreciable difference in DMF between fluoridated and unfluoridated areas. The ADA warns:
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ren (Dango), and Andre nstrom (Poncho) plans to blow oof off RIBCOs house with their ng, raucous, psychedelic- and t-rock stylings that have been ared to those of bands Dozer, anchu, and Kyuss, and that led rizer magazine to state that the p puts more rock energy into gle performance than a good on of bands do into a careers h of shows. eres plenty more to add, from kfighters performing of more 400 live gigs across Australia, pe, and North and South America
to their rave reviews, such as the mentions of the groups full spectrum of classic stoner-rock goodness and deft ability to create surprisingly lush arrangements on the heavy-metal Web site LastRit.es. But really, dont you get everything you need to know from that kick-ass poster on the left? Lets just hope that unfortunate soul in the grill got LastRit.es, too. Truckfighters Friday-night concert begins with sets by Deepspacepilots and The Post Mortems, and further information on the concert is available by calling (309)793-4060 or visiting RIBCO.com.
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KC & the Sunshine Band
Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center Saturday, August 31, 8:30 p.m.

o you feel all right, baby? It seems like somethings happening. Like I just got the red light. Oh, give it up, mister boogie shoes. It happens every night. You say my dancin in the streets will make me a star and all that good stuff. But when I ask, Who do ya love?, you tell me, I will love you tomorrow. Please dont go, baby! Wrap your arms around me! Will you love me in the morning? Im so crazy bout you. I get lifted when you blow your whistle and sound your funky horn, and when you shake shake shake shake your booty. But you said youd gimme some more a higher love and its the same old song. But thats the way I like it! The way I like to do it! You know Im your boogie man, so lets get down tonight! If you wanna rock your baby, you gotta love me. Are you ready for this game of love? Yes, Im ready. I even got us tickets to the KC & the Sunshine Band concert at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center on August 31. I betcha didnt know that. ... Keep it comin, love ... . Theyre playing with openers Smooth Groove, and were even in the dance-pit area, so we can get our shotgun shuffle on! ... So whaddaya say? Do you wanna go party? Im a pushover! Lets go rock and roll! Hey, dont run! Come back to me! The concerts not til Saturday, baby!
What Else Is Happenin

Thursday, August 22 Steel Magnolia. Concert with the season-two winners of CMTs Can You Duet? Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $16-18. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. Friday, August 23 Shel. Alternative folk and pop musicians in concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 8:30 p.m. $10. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. Friday, August 23 Mary Gauthier & Wylie Hubbard. Folk singers/songwriters in a concert co-sponsored by the Englert Theatre. The Mill (120 East Burlington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $22-25. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. Saturday, August 24 Creedence Clearwater Revisited. Concert of hits performed by the rhythm section, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, from Creedence Clearwater Revival. Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22, Riverside). 9 p.m. $25-55. For tickets and information, call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResort.com. Wednesday, August 28 Blues Traveler. Grammy Award-winning bluesrock musicians in concert. Englert Theatre
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songs also heard on such TV series as Greys Anatomy, Scrubs, Cold Case, Bones, The Vampire Diaries, and One Tree Hill Days accolades and significant fan base have only continued to grow. So be sure to catch the artist during his local set on August 29, and if you think you might wind up having just a li-i-itle too much fun that evening, be sure to tell your boss, in advance, that youre taking Friday morning off. Just say youre gonna be on Howieday ... and hope your boss thinks its a speech impediment. Howie Day performs with an opening set by Justin James, and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperience.org.
KC & the Sunshine Bands outdoor, 8:30 p.m. concert on the levee opens with Smooth Grooves 6:15 p.m. set, and more information on the evening and the chance to hear some of the headliners 38 aforementioned songs is available by calling (800)724-5825 or visiting Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
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Dental decay can be expected to increase if water fluoridation in a community is discontinued for one year or more, even if topical products such as fluoride toothpaste and fluoride rinses are widely used. Studies conducted in communities that ceased fluoridating water, including countrywide in Cuba, show that not only did dental decay not increase, but continued its decrease. Finally, a quick examination of World Health Organization data reveals a similar worldwide decline in dental caries, or cavities, among both the countries that fluoridate and the majority that do not. The worldwide decline in dental caries cannot be attributed to water fluoridation. This decline continues even after fluoridation is ceased. The Fairbanks, Alaska, city council found themselves in your current position in 2010. Fairbanks even fluoridated to the same
concentration as Davenport. When they were asked to cease fluoridation, they formed a committee of four Ph.D.s, one MD, and one DDS who studied the science and took public comments for one year. The task force submitted its recommendation to cease fluoridation to the council. Less than two months later the city council passed an ordinance ceasing fluoridation. The research has been done. We ask that you use it to follow their example and free our residents from the harmful effects of drinking fluoride. Please cease fluoridating our water. Thank you. This concludes this evenings presentation. I can remain to answer questions, or return at a time of your choosing after you have had a chance to review the provided information binders. For more information, we encourage the public to visit FluorideFreeQC.org and FluorideAlert.org.
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GUEST COMMENTARY
The NSA: The Abyss from Which There Is No Return

outside the constitutional system of checks and balances because Congress has never passed a law defining its responsibilities and obligations. The constitutional accountability clause found in Article 1, Section 9, Clause 7 of the Constitution demands that government agencies function within the bounds of the Constitution. It does so by empowering the peoples representatives in Congress to know what governmental agencies are actually doing by way of an accounting of their spending and also requiring full disclosure of their activities. However, because agencies such as the NSA operate with black ops (or secret) budgets, they are not accountable to Congress. In his book Body of Secrets, the second installment of the most extensively researched inquiry into the NSA, author James Bamford describes the NSA as a strange and invisible city unlike any on Earth that lies beyond a specially constructed and perpetually guarded exit ramp off the Baltimore-Washington Parkway. It contains what is probably the largest body of secrets ever created. Bamfords use of the word probably is significant because the size of the NSAs staff, budget, and buildings is kept secret from the public. Intelligence experts estimate that the agency employs 38,000 people, with a starting salary of $50,000 for its entry-level mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers. Its role in the intelligence enterprise and its massive budget dwarf those of its better-known counterpart, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Neither the number of employees nor the size of the agencys budget can be publicly disclosed. However, if the NSA/CSS (Central Security Service) were considered a corporation in terms of dollars spent, floor space occupied, and personnel employed, it would rank in the top 10 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. If the NSAs size seems daunting, its scope is disconcerting, especially as it pertains to surveillance activities domestically. The first inkling of this came in December 2005 when the New York Times reported that Bush had secretly authorized the NSA to monitor international phone calls and e-mail messages initiated by individuals (including American citizens) in the United States. Bush signed the executive order in 2002, under the pretext of needing to act quickly and secretly to detect communication among terrorists and their contacts and to quell future attacks in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. The New York Times story forced Bush to admit that he had secretly instructed the NSA to wiretap Americans domestic communications with international parties without seeking a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant or congressional approval. The New York Times had already sat on its story for a full year due to White House pressure not to publish its findings. It would be another six months before USA Today delivered the second and most significant piece of the puzzle, namely that the NSA had been secretly collecting the phone records of tens of millions of Americans who used the national private networks AT&T, Verizon, and BellSouth. It would be another seven years before Americans were given undeniable proof thanks to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden that the NSA had not only broken privacy rules and overstepped its legal authority thousands of times every year but was actively working to flout attempts at oversight and accountability, aided and abetted in this subterfuge by the Obama administration. Then again, all Snowden really did was confirm what we already suspected was happening. We already knew the NSA was technologically capable of spying on us. We also knew that the agency had, since the 1960s, routinely spied on various political groups and dissidents. So if we already knew that the government was spying on us, whats the big deal? And more to the point, as I often hear many Americans ask: If youre not doing anything wrong, why should you care? The big deal is simply this: Once you allow the government to start breaking the law, no matter how seemingly justifiable the reason, you relinquish the contract between you and the government that establishes that the government works for and obeys you the citizen, the employer, the master. And once the government starts operating outside the law, answerable to no one but itself, theres no way to rein it back in, short of revolution. For those who are not worried about the government filming you when you drive, listening to your phone calls, and using satellites to track your movements and drones to further spy on you, youd better start worrying. At a time when the average American breaks at least three laws a day without knowing it thanks to the glut of laws being added to the books every year, theres a pretty good chance that if the government chose to target you for breaking the law, theyd be able to come up with something without much effort. Then again, for those who insist theyre not doing anything wrong, per se, perhaps they should be. Because if youre not doing anything wrong, it just might mean that
youre not doing anything at all, which is how we got into this mess in the first place. Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of the Rutherford Institute (Rutherford. org) and editor of GadflyOnline.com. His latest book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, is available online at Amazon.com.
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done. ... Theres just more here for the resident to enjoy. With those components, the development of Centennial Park, and a strong summer-festival schedule, downtown Davenport is starting to finally have a real sense of place, he said. For people who want to live in a market-rate unit, theyve got to feel like theyre living somewhere. ... There has to be more to it than you can get at a typical apartment complex outside of downtown. There are also the examples of Restoration St. Louis and Alexander Company. Baldwin said his company likely would have pursued its project regardless (Id like to think were somewhat adventurous ourselves), but he noted that people like the Gills [Amrit and Amy of Restoration St. Louis] and others had already identified Davenport as an opportunity. And, as Erenberger said, throughout the country the downtown-housing markets are just on the rise. Pretty much everywhere. Bryce Henderson, the COO and CFO of Financial District Properties, cited the example of Kansas City in explaining his companys housing projects in Davenport. Its also critical to understand that Iowa has a statewide historic-tax-credit program while Illinois does not meaning that its easier for developers to finance market-rate projects on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities. And Davenport has a larger inventory of historic and historic-district buildings than Bettendorf. Baldwin said his company would have preferred to do a Bettendorf project, but there was a dearth of historic properties. Another factor is the surfeit of vacant office space in downtown Davenport, ripe for redevelopment into housing. We had vacant space in the [Wells Fargo] building and were trying to find a better use for it, Henderson said. Theres just a large volume of available space here in downtown. When theres so much vacant space in the market, youre competing against yourself. Yet the continued development of market-rate housing is happening, most importantly, because theres the demand to support it. Anecdotally, market-rate downtown units lease quickly. I just wanted to jump on it as soon as I could, before they were finished, said Justin Anderson, who recently moved into the Renwick building from a market-rate apartment in an Alexander Company building downtown. The demand for
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the nice, market-rate apartments is very high. They fill quickly. I know the few complexes have long waiting lists. The developers contacted for this article told a similar story. Erenberger said all the apartments in the Peterson Paper building leased in roughly three weeks. Two weeks ago, Henderson said the Wells Fargo apartments were 25-percent leased well in advance of being ready for occupancy. The Downtown Davenport Partnership, in its strategic plan, backed up the idea of strong demand for market-rate apartments not just in downtown Davenport but in the Quad Cities as a whole. Its survey of more than 11,000 apartment units community-wide found an occupancy rate Nathan Carroll and Kelly Komadino in their apartment in the of 98.5 percent. Peterson Paper Company building. The pair moved last month Carter said that lack of from the Crescent Lofts, where theyd lived for four years. available apartments kills mobility, because renters That demand is fueled by the nature of hold on to premium these downtown-housing projects. Because units. It also leads to lease inflation. historic tax credits require developers Ideally, he said, occupancy rates would be to retain the characters of buildings, 95 percent allowing for greater tenant apartments often feature unusual layouts movement without having many empty and architectural features unique to the apartments. buildings theyre in. At the Peterson Paper The study concluded that in the next building, Erenberger has kept the buildings five years, downtown Davenport could fill industrial feel. The Halligan project will 300 market-rate apartment units beyond look much different, he said: We kind of the 300 either recently completed or in design around the building. development. Were not in the ballpark of The historic flavor is often augmented tapping out at this point, Carter said. by higher-end finishes and included That [study] tells me I can bring 70 to appliances such as washers and dryers 100 units into market with no problem, in the units with the goal of appealing to Financial District Properties Henderson higher-income renters. Among developers said. Theres a lot of pent-up demand at contacted for this article, rent is typically this point. between $1 and $1.20 per square foot, and He added that the challenge might be apartments range from 500 square feet to finding suitable buildings for additional 2,100 square feet. large-scale residential development: And then theres the appeal of living in Frankly, theres not that many more the urban center. buildings down here that are great targets I liked the atmosphere downtown, for residential, certainly not of any Anderson said. It was a livelier type of significant size. Were in prime position. place. You can walk wherever you need. Restoration St. Louis Estep said his I love not having to drive anywhere for companys research paints a similar picture: the whole week ... . Because he has a Our numbers indicate that there is plenty downtown office, he added, he can walk to of demand to absorb what supply is in the work. pipeline.
Carter is quick to point out that downtown housing wont be Davenports savior on its own. There is no one silver bullet to this, he said. Long-term success downtown, he said, will also require commercial and restaurant development. The strategic plan notes a downtownoffice vacancy rate of between 26 and 28 percent. Although Class A office space is the ultimate goal for downtown, Carter said, its infeasible to build it at this point unless its owner-occupied. Right now you need to focus on cleaning up the Class B and Class C office spaces youve got in these historic buildings and prep them for an office that is modern, he said. The Downtown Davenport Partnership earlier this summer passed an Interior Improvement Grant & Design Assistance Program with the aim of upgrading existing office space. The first-year budget is $85,000, Carter said, and he hopes to attract or retain two tenants with that money. Participants can receive $5 per square foot for build-out costs, funded through the downtown Self-Supported Municipal Improvement District. Space is space, Carter said. What matters is whos in there. ... At the end of the day, this program is about employees and creating a bigger daytime population down here. ... We need commercial and office just as much as residential. With restaurants, downtown Davenports sales of $7.2 million are a little more than 60 percent of those for the downtowns of Rock Island ($11.8 million) and Moline ($11.6 million) despite having a significant advantage in terms of employment and residents. Carter said a future study will explore the causes of that disconnect, but he said that Davenports larger area probably plays a role. While Molines and Rock Islands downtown-dining establishments are relatively concentrated, Davenports are more spread out. Davenport also has more chain restaurants outside of the central city competing for dining dollars, he noted. But the influx of people from residential development will inevitably assist efforts to attract downtown businesses and restaurants. More residents means more potential employees and more consumer money that can be spent. A denser downtown, Carter said, will ultimately result in a healthy downtown: You need to fill it with more people. Thats the solution. ... Its not rocket science. We just need more people.
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Art in Plain Sight: LeClaire Park Bandshell and Bix Sculpture

as the two musicians first met at the Davenport levee in 1919. Beiderbecke was still a high-school student when he met Armstrong who played cornet for a jazz orchestra on the Capitol, the largest of the Streckfus riverboats, while it was docked at the levee. As Armstrong recalled, Hed come down to hear the bands, and then go home and practice what he heard. He and I became friends the first time we met. He was the type of youngster I admired all the way. When the pavilion was built five years later, Beiderbecke was already a rising star soon to be the soloist in the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, the most popular band in the 20s. In the same decade, Armstrong was making his most influential recordings. Both were transforming jazz. It is fitting that the bust of Beiderbecke and the music pavilion are side-by-side: The interplay of cultures found in the roots of jazz is also found in the fusion of classical and Middle Eastern architectural styles of the 1924 pavilion. It is also fitting that the place where the two jazz legends first met one white and the other African-American would later be the site of a civil-rights gathering associated with Marin Luther Kings words of equality and brotherhood. Bruce Walters is a professor of art at Western Illinois University. This is part of an occasional series on the history of public art in the Quad Cities. If theres a piece of public art that youd like to learn more about, e-mail the location and a brief description to BD-Walters@wiu.edu.
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ifty years ago on August 23, 1963 approximately 2,000 people gathered at the LeClaire Park bandshell for a civil-rights rally that served as a warm-up for the national March on Washington. Twenty-eight local delegates who would participate in the historic march were introduced. They would hear Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his I Have a Dream speech in the nations capital five days later. This was by no means the only rally at the bandshell. George W. Bush, for example, gave a campaign speech on its stage in 2004. Barack Obama spoke there three years later. The bandshell has also served as center stage for numerous annual events including the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, River Roots Live, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, and the Quad City Symphony Orchestras Riverfront Pops concert. Past performers on the stage include Greg Brown, Albert Collins, Blue yster Cult, Buddy Guy, Little Feat, Los Lobos, The Marshall Tucker Band, and this past weekend the Wallflowers. The bandshells official name is the W.D. Petersen Memorial Music Pavilion. It was built in 1924 as a memorial to his daughter Wilma, who had died the previous year at the age of 38. Petersen paid for the pavilions construction himself. The 40-foot-tall structure is a wonderful example of the Exotic Revival style popular in the 1920s. The pavilion has classical architectural elements such as its twin Corinthian columns, but
it is the distinctive Middle Eastern ornamentation including the minaret-like pinnacles that sets it apart from other architectural structures in Davenport. Its design is striking. The bold blue and gold colors contrast beautifully with the neutral, light color of the stone. To its north is a larger-than-life bronze bust of Bix Beiderbecke (1903-31), whose musical genius, life, and early death have inspired Hollywood and international films, novels, and biographies. Created by Ted McElhiney in 1979, the bust has an unassuming demeanor: Bix has a shy smile, and his head is slightly tilted downward as if he is humbled by the literal wall of praise given to him on the three bronze plaques behind the sculpture. Among the many statements on these plaques are a few words from jazz great Louis Armstrong: Ive heard a lot of cats try to play like Bix, but aint nobody play like him yet. The inclusion of Armstrongs words is especially relevant to this location,
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For two summers, Ive traveled to work on a small organic farm. There, this woman and I had this amazing romance, including lovemaking during summer thunderstorms and dancing naked in the fields! It was all very romantic, and this spring, I moved across the country to live with her. I soon discovered that she was infatuated with a man living several hours away. She even pointed out ways she wanted me to be more like him. After a heartbreaking month feeling worthless, foolish, and ignored, I left. In retrospect, she showed signs of her self-centeredness on the farm (such as compulsively talking about herself) and a habit of dropping friends instead of working out conflicts. Somehow, I still long for her, and I cant bring myself to unpack my things because they remind me of the love we shared. Stuck The opportunity to dance naked in the fields with some hot hippie-chick does explain some of the allure of your hay-cation. Still, my ancestors clawed their way out of some peasant existence in Eastern Europe not that long ago, so if Im going to pick lettuce, itll be from a menu handed to me by a guy who also asks whether Madame would like more wine. How could you not see that you were just another crop to be rotated? Well, because you allowed yourself to fall prey to confirmation bias, our tendency to seek out information that confirms what we want to believe and to shut out information that says, Come on ... really? When we make up our minds about something especially something that shines up our self-image we tend to make them up like beds with the sheets glued to the mattress. Understanding this tendency is the best way to root out the ugly truth, the one suggesting that the summer romance is just a summer romance, since trying to squeeze love (or a scrap of empathy) out of a narcissistic person is about as productive as trying to squeeze orange juice out of a desk lamp. Sure, in the moment, its more fun to believe She loves me, she really loves me! but forcing yourself to take a few skeptical walks through the less than ideal bits about a woman can help you avoid spending a long winter weepily harvesting everything in sight at another farm Pepperidge Farm. To begin giving yourself a much-needed
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(221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $35. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. For a 2011 interview with Blues Travelers Chan Kinchla, visit. RCReader com/y/traveler. Friday, August 30 William Elliott Whitmore. Outdoor concert with the singer/songwriter, featuring opening sets by American Dust and Chris Coleslaw. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). $12-15. For information, call (309)793-4060 or RIBCO.com. Friday, August 30 The Nighthawks. Blues and roots-rock musicians in concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $12-15. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. Friday, August 30, and Saturday, August 31 The Travoltas. Outdoor concerts with the touring pop and disco musicians, with guests Funktastic Five on Saturday and Terry & the Loan Sharks on Sunday. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). $10-15. For information, call (309)793-4060 or RIBCO.com. Saturday, August 31 A Damn Good Time: Volume 5. Variety show of rock, reggae, hip hop, comedy, DJs, dancers, juggling, and more, hosted by Masterpeace Productions. River Music Experience (131 West Second Street). 8 p.m. $10. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org. Sunday, September 1 Joe Diffie. Grammy-winning, chart-topping country star in concert. Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22, Riverside). 8 p.m. $17-33. For tickets and information, call (877)6773456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResort.com. Wednesday, September 4 John Scofield berjam Band. Concert with the modern-jazz guitarist and his ensemble. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $22-35. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). Thursdays, Fridays, and September 7 8 p.m. $15. For tickets and information, call (319)2489370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org. Friday, August 23, through Sunday, August 25 Tribute to Our Fallen. Weekend salute to military veterans, featuring the Illinois and Iowa Traveling Memorial Walls, guest speakers, concerts, flag-raising ceremonies, a Sunday worship service, and more. Davenport Memorial Park (1022 East 39th Street). Friday 7 p.m. gates, Saturday 9 a.m. gates, Sunday 10 a.m. gates. For information, visit TTOFQC.weebly.com. Friday, August 23 Pints for Preservation. Sample beer, wine, and spirits from 10 outdoor stations in a roving-cocktail-party fundraiser. Niabi Zoo (13010 Niabi Zoo Road, Coal Valley). 6 p.m. $30-35. For tickets and information, visit NiabiZoo.com. Saturday, August 24, and Sunday, August 25 Antique Tractor Show. Annual outdoor event featuring featuring a petting zoo, rope-making, a gator raffle, pedal tractors, a tractor ride-around, wagon rides, and more. Village of East Davenport. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission. For information, visit VillageOfEastDavenport.com. Sunday, August 25 QC Ride for the Cure. Sixth-annual fun run benefiting Gildas Club of the Quad Cities, with a silent auction, 50/50, raffle, and more. Milan Community Center (2701 First Street East, Milan). 9 a.m. $15/vehicle, $10/passenger. For information and to register, visit GildasClubQC.org. Friday, August 30, through Monday, September 2 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Dragons. Arena staging of the allnew circus spectacular. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). Friday 7 p.m., Saturday 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m., Sunday 1 and 5 p.m., Monday 1 p.m. $13-66. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com. Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1 Rock Island Grand Prix. Annual kart-racing event through the District streets, with vendors, activities, and more. The District of Rock Island. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)7886311 or visit RIDistrict.com. Sunday, September 1, and Monday, September 2 Village Fall Festival. Periodattired Friends of the Village demonstrate crafts and sell their wares in an event featuring childrens games, make-it-andtake-it crafts, and music by John & Kay Retzl on Sunday and Johnny Outlaw on Monday. Walnut Grove Pioneer Village (18817 290th Street, Long Grove). 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $1-2. For information, call (563)328-3283 or visit ScottCountyIowa.com.
hippie-chick-ectomy, unpack your things. As long as theyre together in your suitcase, theyre about her, but a lone shirt back on your shelf is just a shirt. And because research shows that trying to suppress thoughts makes the little buggers come back with a vengeance, use a surprisingly simple trick discovered by psychologists Jens Forster and Nira Liberman: In trying to stop revisiting a thought, admit that doing this is hard, which actually makes the unwanted thought far less likely to bubble up. You should also change the story youre telling yourself. You werent loved by her; you were fooled by her. She might have run naked through the kale, shouting, Shall I compare thee to a locally sourced summers day?, but a woman who loves you doesnt let you move across the country so she can spend a month comparing you unfavorably with Chad from the food co-op, with his wind-powered toilets and biodegradable sports car.
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My girlfriend and I broke up, and I want to move on, but she keeps trying to talk to me. I finally told her that we cannot talk anymore. She said that if Im unwilling to talk to her, it means that we never had a relationship at all. I feel bad that shes hurting, so I pick up the phone sometimes, but I have nothing to say, and Im weary of the drama. Finished There comes a time in a mans life when hes so desperate to be abducted by aliens that he goes to Roswell and tries hitchhiking. (Yer galaxy or bust!) But dont stick your ex with all the blame. After all, nothing says I never want to speak to you again like picking up the phone to have yet another conversation about it. Talking probably seems kind, but giving her what she wants in the short term is cruel in the long term because it gives her hope and reason to call back. Answer one last call. Tell her only that you will no longer be answering her calls and that you need to move on. If, somehow, she sneakily gets through, gently reiterate that message and immediately hang up. Sure, its a stock plot of chick flicks: a girl annoying a guy into loving her. Unfortunately, if this were a movie, it would be the sort shot by your doctor using a tiny snaking camera, with your girlfriend typecast as the polyp.
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Friday, August 23, and Saturday, August 24 Anything Goes. Cole Porters musicalcomedy classic performed by a 16-piece orchestra, with dance numbers by Nolte Academy students. Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m. $12-22. For tickets and information, call (319)248-9370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org. Thursday, August 29, through Saturday, September 7 Stop Kiss. Diana Sons GLAAD Award-winning drama, presented by Fourth Room Theatre. Coralville Center for the
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): An Indian student named Sankalp Sinha has invented the Good Morning Sing N Shock. Its an alarm clock that plays you a song and gives you a small electrical jolt when you hit the snooze button. The voltage applied is far less intense than, say, a Taser, and is designed to energize you rather than disable you. I encourage you to seek out wake-up calls like the kind this device administers, Aries: fairly gentle, yet sufficiently dramatic to get your attention. The alternative would be to wait around for blind fate to provide the wake-up calls. They might be a bit more strenuous. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): If you Google the statement I can change overnight, most of the results that come up are negative, like Its not something I can change overnight or I dont think I can change overnight. But theres one Google link to I can change overnight. Its a declaration made by Taurus painter Willem de Kooning. He was referring to how unattached he was to defining his work and how easy it was for him to mutate his artistic style. I wouldnt normally advise you Tauruses to use I can change overnight as your battle cry. But for the foreseeable future you do have the power to make some rather rapid and thorough transformations. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The artist is by necessity a collector, said graphic designer Paul Rand. He accumulates things with the same ardor and curiosity with which a boy stuffs his pockets. He borrows from the sea and from the scrap heap; he takes snapshots, makes mental notes, and records impressions on tablecloths and newspapers. He has a taste for childrens wall scrawling as appreciative as that for prehistoric cave painting. Whether or not youre an artist, Gemini, this would be an excellent approach for you in the coming days. Youre in a phase when you can thrive by being a gatherer of everything that attracts and fascinates you. You dont need to know yet why youre assembling all these clues. That will be revealed in good time. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Can you remember the last time you bumped up against a limitation caused by your lack of knowledge? What did it feel like? I expect that sometime soon you will have that experience again. You may shiver with worry as you contemplate the potential consequences of your continued ignorance. But you may also feel the thrill of hungry curiosity rising up in you. If all goes well, the fear and curiosity will motivate you to get further educated. You will set to work on a practical plan to make it happen. LEO (July 23-August 22): My story isnt sweet and harmonious like invented stories, wrote novelist Herman Hesse. It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all people who no longer want to lie to themselves. As interesting as Hesses declaration is, lets not take it as gospel. Lets instead envision the possibility that when people reduce the number of lies they tell themselves, their lives may become sweeter and more harmonious as a result. I propose that exact scenario for you right now, Leo. There might be a rough adjustment period as you cut back on your self-deceptions, but eventually your folly and bewilderment will diminish as the sweet harmony grows. VIRGO (August 23-September 22): Novelist James Joyce once articulated an extreme wish that other writers have probably felt but never actually said. The demand that I make of my reader, said Joyce, is that he should devote his whole life to reading my works. Was he being mischievous? Maybe. But he never apologized or issued a retraction. Your assignment, Virgo, is to conjure up your own version of that wild desire: a clear statement of exactly what you really, really want in all of its extravagant glory. I think itll be healthy for you to identify this pure and naked longing. (P.S. Im not implying that you should immediately try to get it fulfilled, though. For now, the important thing is knowing what it is.) LIBRA (September 23-October 22): Now and then a British Libra named Lloyd Scott dresses up in funny costumes while competing in long-distance races. He does it to raise money for charity. In the 2011 London Marathon, he wore a nine-foot snail outfit for the duration of the course. It took him 27 days to finish. I suggest you draw inspiration from his heroic effort. From a cosmic perspective, it would make sense for you to take your time as you engage in amusing activities that benefit your fellow humans. SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): What will you do now that you have acquired more clout and visibility? Will you mostly just pump up your self-love and bask in the increased attention? Theres nothing wrong with that, of course. But if those are the only ways you cash in on your added power, the power wont last. I suggest you take advantage of your enhanced influence by engaging in radical acts of magnanimity. Perform good deeds and spread big ideas. The more blessings you bestow on your fellow humans, the more enduring your new perks will be. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): Youve been pretty wild and uncontained lately, and thats okay. Ive loved seeing how much permission youve given yourself to ramble free, experiment with the improbable, and risk being a fool. I suspect that history will judge a majority of your recent explorations as tonic. But now, Sagittarius, the tenor of the time is shifting. To continue being in alignment with your highest good, I believe
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you will have to rein in your wanderlust and start attending to the care and cultivation of your power spot. Can you find a way to enjoy taking on more responsibility? CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19): The person who cant visualize a horse galloping on a tomato is an idiot, said the founder of Surrealism, writer Andr Breton. I wouldnt go so far as to call such an imagination-deprived soul an idiot, but I do agree with the gist of his declaration. One of the essential facets of intelligence is the ability to conjure up vivid and creative images in ones mind. When daily life has grown a bit staid or stuck or overly serious, this skill becomes even more crucial. Now is one of those times for you, Capricorn. If you have any trouble visualizing a horse galloping on a tomato, take measures to boost the fertility of your imagination. AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18): I want to be with those who know the secret things, or else alone, wrote the eccentric ecstatic poet Rainer Maria Rilke. That wouldnt be a good rule for you Aquarians to live by all the time. To thrive, you need a variety of cohorts and allies, including those who know and care little about secret things. But I suspect that for the next few weeks, an affinity for those who know secret things might suit you well. More than that, they may be exactly the accomplices who will help you attend to your number one assignment: exploratory holy work in the depths. PISCES (February 19-March 20): To launch your horoscope, Ill steal a line from a Thomas Pynchon novel: A revelation trembles just beyond the threshold of your understanding. To continue your oracle, Ill borrow a message I heard in my dream last night: A breakthrough shivers just beyond the edge of your courage. Next, Ill use words I think I heard while eavesdropping on a conversation at Whole Foods: If you want to cook up the ultimate love feast, youre still missing one ingredient. And to finish this oracle, Pisces, Ill say that if you want to precipitate the trembling revelation, activate the shivering breakthrough, and acquire the missing ingredient, imitate what Ive done in creating this horoscope. Assume the whole world is offering you useful clues, and listen closely. Homework: Do you have a liability that could be turned into an asset with a little (or a lot of) work? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.
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37. Dance enthusiast 38. Panatela 39. Leary or Diderot 40. Unfair demands 41. Wrap 42. Seasons goddesses 44. Chopped 45. Sitz and sponge 48. Nervure 49. _ pie 50. Girl in West Side Story 52. Primp 53. Horn 54. Bush and Capshaw 56. City in northern France 57. Jewish spiritual leader: Var. 60. Shortwave 61. Ring 62. Dilettantish 63. Overwhelm 64. Characterize 65. Direction in music 66. Doughnut shape 67. Lyric poem 68. Rootless one 70. Prince of _ 71. Instant 72. Gable anagram 76. Statue at Rhodes 77. Sill underfoot 79. Wine grape 80. Memory alone 81. Cast 83. Lombardias capital 84. Compunction 85. Copied, in a way 87. Icelands currency 88. Plug 89. Muscat and _ 90. Barn topper 91. Reputation 93. Frizzy hair style 94. Groom, in India 95. Louisvilles river 96. Steak order 97. Check 99. Hosts, for short 101. Pismire
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Jam Sessions with John OMeara & Friends - The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
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Karaoke Night -Crabbys Bar & Grill, 826 W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL Karaoke Night - Pepperjacks, 1225 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd St. Davenport, IA Lewis Knudsen (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Mixology - Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night - Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Randy Pobanz - Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Steel Magnolia - Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 2013/08/23 (Fri)
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BellaDiva - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Big Joes DJ & Karaoke Show - V.F.W. Post 9128, 2814 State Street Bettendorf, IA Bob Burns - Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Chuck Murphy - Champs Sport Bar & Grill, 216 Locust St. Sterling, IL Crazy Blue (6:30pm) -TGI Fridays, 1425 River Dr. Moline, IL Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Dan Peart (5pm) -Wide River Winery LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA EmJay Tour Completion Show -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA Friday Live @5: The Low Down (5pm) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Jake McVey -Weather Dance Fountain Stage, outside the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Jerra Williams (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Karaoke King -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Live Lunch w/ Mo Carter (noon) - Keith Soko w/ Roger Carlson & Friends (7pm) - RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Mary Gauthier & Ray Wylie Hubbard - The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Mighty Shady - Home-Grown - Sound Thoughts -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA North of 40 -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
The Whigs @ Rozz-Tox August 25

Roo & the Howl - Stephanie Dorman -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Shel -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL The Candymakers - Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA The Dave Churchill Band (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL The Harris Collection -Blueport Junction, 6605 W River Dr Davenport, IA
Truckfighters - Deepspacepilots - The Post Mortems -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Two Peace -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL
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Chuck Murphy (9pm) -Docs Inn Bar & Grill, 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis, IL Creedence Clearwater Revisited -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Crossroads - City Limits, 1303 10th Ave. Viola, IL Desert Noises - Spin Spin Coupling -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Double D & the Sensations -Col Ballroom, 1012 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA Erin Ebnet -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Joe Pena Memorial Jam -Geezers Draft House, 1654 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke King -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Keep Off the Grass -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL Kelly Klees -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Koobys Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL Meet the Press - The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
The Karry Outz -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL
The Old 57s (5:30pm) - Night People (8pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Tony Hanilton Orchestra -CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly Road Davenport, IA Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Back 4 More (noon) - Rock Island Conservation Club, 2421 Big Island Pkwy Milan, IL BellaDiva - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Brian Johannesen - The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Bumsy & the Moochers - Fairhaven - The Suites - Highfives & Handshakes - Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Chuck Murphy (4pm) - Moonlight Parade & Festival, 1st Ave. & 11th St. Silvis, IL
My God, the Heat - Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) - Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Sarah Allner (2pm) - Creekside Vineyards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Ave. Coal Valley, IL Shelter Our Community: Stephen Swanson - Jared Rogers - Mutiny in the Parlor - Kristen Behrendt Degrazia - Krista Neumann -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA Smooth Groove -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Terry & the Loan Sharks - Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th St Moline, IL The Acoustic Project -Dunn Bros. Coffee, 787 Middle Rd. Bettendorf, IA The Candymakers -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL Tribute to Our Fallen: Cody Rhodes (12:30pm) - The Terrill Sisters (1pm) - Trent Avery & Buckshot (3pm) - Davenport Memorial Park, 1022 E. 39th St. Davenport, IA Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA 2013/08/25 (Sun)
Night People (6:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA North of 40 -Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, 4919 B Walleye Dr Iowa City, IA
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Parranderos Latin Combo - Weather Dance Fountain Stage, outside the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA
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Anthony Catalfano Quartet (10:30am) - Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel, 111 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Buddy Olson (3pm) -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Carnival of Madness: Shinedown - Papa Roach - Skillet - In this Moment - We as Human (5pm) - U.S. Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE Cedar Rapids, IA
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ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) - Desert Noises (7pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Brian Johannesen - Sam Knudsen -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Buttonhoof - Conetrauma - Other Band -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) - OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -The Torchlight Lounge, 1800 18th Ave East Moline, IL Manran -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA Open Jam w/ the Harris Collection - Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night - Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL The Lonely Wild - Roadkill Ghost Choir - The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2013/08/28 (Wed) Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd St. Davenport, IA Lewis Knudsen (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Mixology - Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA The Parish Festival - Multiple Cat -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Touch People -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2013/08/30 (Fri)
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Crazy Blue (noon) -TGI Fridays, 1425 River Dr. Moline, IL Cross Creek Karaoke - Bootleggers Sports Bar, 2228 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA Doc Andersons Back in the (Sun) Day Par ty (6pm) - The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -The Torchlight Lounge, 1800 18th Ave East Moline, IL River City Six (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Soul Karaoke -Top Shelf Lounge, 1327 13th Ave East Moline, IL Sunday Funday Karaoke (3pm) -Fricks Tap, 1402 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Sunday Jazz Brunch (10:30am & 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA The Whigs - Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL 2013/08/26 (Mon)
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Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Daddy Mack -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Dharma Dogs - Rusty Buckets - The Blendours -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Jason Carl & Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA 2013/08/29 (Thu)
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MONDAY
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ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed Awakenings, 221 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C & Slack Man -Paddlewheel Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2013/08/27 (Tue)
Karaoke Night - RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Karaoke Night w/ Fat Dawgs Productions -QC Family Entertainment Center, 4401 44th Ave. Moline, IL Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night - Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Paul Franklin (6pm) - Karaoke King (9:30pm) - The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd St. Davenport, IA The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA
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ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA
Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Birds of Chicago -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Blues Traveler - Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA Bob Burns (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL
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Chuck Murphy -Its on the River, 201 N. Main St. Port Byron, IL El Ten Eleven - Eliot Lipp - Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Funktastic Five -Schwiebert Riverfront Park, between 17th & 20th Streets Rock Island, IL Howie Day - Justin James - The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Jam Sessions with John OMeara & Friends - The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Jayke Orvis & the Broken Band - Soda Gardocki - CJ the DJ -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -Crabbys Bar & Grill, 826 W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL Karaoke Night - Pepperjacks, 1225 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Band Du Jour (5:30pm) - Funktastic Five (8pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Big Joes DJ & Karaoke Show -V.F.W. Post 9128, 2814 State Street Bettendorf, IA Bleeding Rainbow - Heavy Times - Huge Lewis -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Chuck Murphy -Cochrans Pub, 13464 Galt Rd. Sterling, IL Corporate Rock -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Crazy Blue (6:30pm) -TGI Fridays, 1425 River Dr. Moline, IL Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA Dylan Sires & Neighbors - Gallery C, 900 Jackson St. Dubuque, IA
Friday Live @5: Natty Scratch (5pm) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Item 9 & the Mad Hatters - Das Thunderfoot - The Savage Hacks - Whitleblower - HouseCoat -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Jerra Williams (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Karaoke King -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Little Vito - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Live Lunch w/ Rose n Thorns (noon) - Jacob Green (7:30pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Night People (6:30pm) -Headquarters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL North of 40 - The Office, 305 3rd St Sherrard, IL Ryan Burchett & the Moonshiners (5pm) -Wide River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA Serious Business -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Smooth Groove - River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL The Hitman -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA
The Nighthawks -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
The Phat Cats -Blueport Junction, 6605 W River Dr Davenport, IA Tim Stop -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Uniphonics - Chazman Band -Weather Dance Fountain Stage, outside the Sheraton Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

Kelly Klees - Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Koobys Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL Little Vito -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Nugget - El Scorcho -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Open Mic Afternoon (2pm) - Creekside Vineyards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Ave. Coal Valley, IL Red Rage After Party -Big Shots, 419 15th St. Moline, IL Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) - Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA Smooth Groove - River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL
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Uniphonics - Limbs - Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA William Elliott Whitmore - American Dust - Chris Coleslaw - RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL 2013/08/31 (Sat)
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A Damn Good Time Volume 5 Variety Show -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Calliko: Hip-Hop Showcase -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Caught in the Act -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Chris Avey Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Chuck Murphy - Bleyarts Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA Community Drum Circle (10:30am) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA E11eventh Hour - Clinton Riverview Bandshell, Clinton, IA Flash Point -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Jennifer Danielson - Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Joe Tingle -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL Just Chords -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke King -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6th St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA KC & the Sunshine Band - Smooth Groove (6:30pm) - Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf, IA
Karaoke Night -The Torchlight Lounge, 1800 18th Ave East Moline, IL Open Jam w/ the Harris Collection - Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night - Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Open Mic w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Those Howlings - Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL 2013/09/04 (Wed)
The John Scofield berjam Band -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA 2013/09/05 (Thu)
THURSDAY
The Travoltas - Funktastic Five -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
2013/09/01 (Sun)
SUNDAY
Buddy Olson (3pm) -Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Chuck Murphy (4:30pm) - Firesale (7pm) - Bleyarts Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA Corporate Rock - Heineejos, 340 Mill St Toronto, IA Cross Creek Karaoke - Bootleggers Sports Bar, 2228 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA Crossroads -Dickson Park, Milan, IL Freddie Steenbock Duo (8am) -Davenport American Legion, 702 W. 35th St. Davenport, IA Joe Diffie -Riverside Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -The Torchlight Lounge, 1800 18th Ave East Moline, IL North of 40 - The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Red Rage After Party -Bent River Brewing Company - Rock Island, 512 24th St. Rock Island, IL Smooth Groove - Martin Luther King Center, 7th Ave.& 9th St. Rock Island, IL Soul Karaoke -Top Shelf Lounge, 1327 13th Ave East Moline, IL Sunday Funday Karaoke (3pm) -Fricks Tap, 1402 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Sunday Jazz Brunch (10:30am & 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA The Travoltas - Terry & the Loan Sharks -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Them SomBitches - Le Roy - Comfort - Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th St Moline, IL Tim Stop (2pm) -Wide River Winery LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA
Desert Noises @ RME Community Stage August 27

2013/09/02 (Mon) ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed Awakenings, 221 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C & Slack Man -Paddlewheel Sports Bar & Grill, 221 15th St Bettendorf, IA Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2013/09/03 (Tue)
MONDAY
Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL Bob Burns (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Jam Session w/ Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Jason Carl & Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
WEDNESDAY
Karaoke Night - RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
TUESDAY
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) - OMelias Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night w/ Fat Dawgs Productions -QC Family Entertainment Center, 4401 44th Ave. Moline, IL Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd St. Davenport, IA The Chris & Wes Show -Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA
Battle of the Bands VI -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Chuck Murphy - Miss Kitty s Grape Escape, 242 N. Main Street Galena, IL Corporate Rock (6pm) - Duckys Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL Dessa - Ion -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Jam Sessions with John OMeara & Friends - The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Jazz Jam w/ the North Scott Jazz Combo -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Crabbys Bar & Grill, 826 W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL Karaoke Night - Pepperjacks, 1225 E. Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty, 811 East 2nd St. Davenport, IA Lewis Knudsen (11am) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Mixology - Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Night w/ Karl -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Painkiller Hotel -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL
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