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River Cities Reader Vol. 19 No. 798 February 16-29, 2012 Business Politics Arts Culture Now You Know RiverCitiesReader.com
Has the First Amendment
Become an Exercise in Futility?
by John W. Whitehead
johnw@rutherford.org
GUEST COMMENTARY
L
iving in a representative democracy such
as ours means that each person has the
right to stand outside the halls of govern-
ment and express his or her opinion on matters
of state without fear of arrest. Thats what the
First Amendment is all about.
It gives every American the right to petition
the government for a redress of grievances.
It ensures, as Adam Newton and Ronald K.L.
Collins report for the Five Freedoms Project,
that our leaders hear, even if they dont listen
to, the electorate. Though public officials may
be indifferent, contrary, or silent participants
in democratic discourse, at least the First
Amendment commands their audience.
As Newton and Collins elaborate:
Petitioning has come to signify any
nonviolent, legal means of encouraging or
disapproving government action, whether
directed to the judicial, executive, or legislative
branch. Lobbying, letter-writing, e-mail
campaigns, testifying before tribunals, filing
lawsuits, supporting referenda, collecting
signatures for ballot initiatives, peaceful
protests, and picketing: All public articulation
of issues, complaints, and interests designed
to spur government action qualifies under the
petition clause, even if the activities partake of
other First Amendment freedoms.
Unfortunately, through a series of carefully
crafted legislative steps, our government
officials both elected and appointed have
managed to disembowel this fundamental
freedom, rendering it with little more
meaning than the right to file a lawsuit
against government officials. In the process,
government officials have succeeded in
insulating themselves from their constituents,
making it increasingly difficult for average
Americans to make themselves seen or heard
by those who most need to hear what we the
people have to say.
Indeed, while lobbyists mill in and out of
the homes and offices of members of Congress,
the American people are kept at a distance
through free-speech zones, electronic town-hall
meetings, and security barriers. And those
who dare to breach the gap even through
silent forms of protest are arrested for making
their voices heard. The case of Harold Hodge
is a particularly telling illustration of the way
the political elite in America have sheltered
themselves from all correspondence and
criticism.
On a snowy morning on January 24, 2011,
Hodge walked to the plaza in front of the U.S.
Supreme Court building with a sign around
his neck. The three-by-two-foot placard
read: The U.S. Gov. allows police to illegally
murder and brutalize African Americans and
Hispanic people. Hodge, a 45-year-old African
American, stood silently at attention in front
of the building displaying his message. There
werent many passersby, and he wasnt blocking
anyones way. However, after a few minutes,
Hodge was approached by a police officer
for the Supreme Court. The officer informed
Hodge that he was violating a law prohibiting
expressive activity in and around the Supreme
Court building and asked him to leave.
According to federal law (U.S. Code 40
U.S.C. 6135), It is unlawful to parade, stand,
or move in processions or assemblages in the
Supreme Court Building or grounds, or to
display in the Building and grounds a flag,
banner, or device designed or adapted to bring
into public notice a party, organization, or
movement. The penalty for violating this law
is a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to 60 days
in jail.
Hodge, steadfast in his commitment to
peaceably exercise his right to assemble and
petition his government, politely refused. Over
the course of some 35 minutes, several more
police officers gathered and began to slowly
circle Hodge. After ordering Hodge two more
times to disperse, the officers placed Hodge
under arrest, handcuffing his hands behind his
back and leading him to a holding cell within
the Supreme Court building.
Hodge is not the only person to be arrested
for demonstrating in front of the Supreme
Court building. Recently, 14 anti-death-penalty
demonstrators were arrested for unfurling a
banner on the Supreme Court steps. In October
2011, Cornel West, the Princeton University
philosopher and activist, was arrested on the
steps of the Supreme Court while protesting the
influence of corporate money on the political
process. In January 2008, 34 demonstrators
protesting the indefinite detention of inmates
at Guantanamo Bay were arrested for
demonstrating outside the Supreme Court. D.C.
Superior Court Judge Wendell P. Gardner Jr.
stated that most of those demonstrators would
be sentenced to probation, but that he would
perhaps jail those who had prior convictions for
civil disobedience so that they would stop doing
the same thing over and over.
This desire to insulate government officials
from those exercising their First Amendment
rights stems from an elitist mindset that views
them as different, set apart somehow, from the
people they have been appointed to serve and
represent. It is nothing new.
The law under which Harold Hodge was
prosecuted was enacted by Congress in 1949.
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G
overnor Pat Quinn outlined a plan
last week to reform the states troubled
pension systems. In doing so, Quinn
appeared to outright reject some pension ideas
offered up by House Republican Leader Tom
Cross and Senate President John Cullerton.
The governor said pension-reform
negotiations, which have dragged on for well
over a year, are
in need of a fresh
start. Republican
Leader Cross reform
proposal raises
employee pension
contributions to force
public employees into
either a lower-cost
system or to a 401(k)-
style plan. The states
pension plans have
billions of dollars in
whats called unfunded liability, and the idea
is to lower that liability by reducing retiree
pension payouts.
The governor all but said Leader Cross
plan, which is hotly opposed by labor unions,
needed to be tossed out. I dont think theres
a lot of enthusiasm by members of either
party and either house for that particular bill,
the governor said. Were going to start from
scratch, and everybody will have a voice and
well get to a good place.
Quinn claimed he wants meaningful
reform of the pension system and laid out four
key variables:
(1) Employer contributions. This
idea would force local school boards and
universities to finally pay a significant share
into the pension funds. Quinn said the
contributions could be phased in over time.
The governor also said that the transfer of
responsibility from the state to the schools
and universities wouldnt necessarily result
in higher local property taxes, which are
capped, but could be done via economizing
by employers. Senate President Cullerton said
much the same thing. All three Democratic
leaders have said they favor this concept, so
watch for it to move forward.
(2) Employee contributions. The governor
now favors increasing employee pension
contributions out of their paychecks. Senate
President Cullertons chief legal counsel has
suggested using various incentives to hike
employee contributions by 3 percent, which
could raise hundreds of millions a year if
you include all state workers, public-school
teachers, and state university employees. With
the governor including the item on his list, the
idea appears to be seriously in play.
It also doesnt hurt that the Chicago Tribunes
latest poll showed that 50 percent of Illinoisans
want to see employees contribute more to their
pension funds to help pay for the billions of
dollars of taxpayer underfunding over the past
several decades. No other option presented
by the newspapers pollster came even close to
that number. The next highest was Cut other
state-funded programs, which was backed by
30 percent.
(3) Cost-of-living
adjustments. Some
of the talk at the
Statehouse has been
about possibly basing
annual cost-of-living
raises on the original
retirement income,
rather than basing
the increases on
the previous years
amount. By doing
that, the state would switch to simple interest
and avoid the magic of compound interest,
which really adds up over the years. This
COLA readjustment was done for future hires
during the last round of pension reforms. The
COLAs could also be lowered or even possibly
eliminated.
(4) Retirement age. The retirement age
has already been raised for future hires, but
Quinn now wants to do that for current public
employees.
Despite Quinns claim last week that any
pension reforms would have to be done in
a constitutional manner, AFSCME which
represents thousands of state workers pointed
out that a legal analysis prepared at the
governors own behest in 2010 completely
rejected the idea that pension benefits could be
changed after an employee was hired.
The Illinois Constitution declares that public
pension benefits are an enforceable contractual
relationship, the benefits of which shall not be
diminished or impaired. AFSCME and many
others contend that the language means once a
worker starts paying into the pension fund, the
benefits can never be reduced in any way.
The governor also appeared to reject Senate
President John Cullertons idea to adjust the
pension ramp that ultimately requires a
95-percent pension funding ratio by 2045. The
idea is to have 95 percent of all pension payouts
for the next 30 years. Cullerton has said that
ought to be lowered to 80 percent, which could
save lots of money.
I think we should look at the ones I
mentioned, Quinn said when asked about the
Cullerton idea.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily
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Pension Negotiations
A legal analysis
rejected the idea that
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by Lynn Campbell
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IOWA POLITICS
T
he gap between the promises Iowa
has made for public employees
retirement benefits and the money
set aside to pay for them has grown to $5.7
billion a 1,643-percent increase over
11 years, State Auditor David Vaudt said
February 6.
We had just a $327-million liability at
the end of 2000. That has now grown to
$5.7 billion, and thats equal almost to one
years general-fund budget, Vaudt said.
Were going to need substantial resources
in the future to improve the funded status
of this particular plan.
A report last year by State Budget
Solutions, a national not-for-profit
advocating for fundamental reform of
state budgets, pegs Iowas unfunded
liability as even larger $21.3 billion as of
last March.
The official estimate of the unfunded
liability is based upon the states
promise to get a return on investment
that is literally impossible, said State
Budget Solutions Editor Frank Keegan.
Taxpayers have to make up the
difference, and thats going to cost a lot
of money. ... Im worried that governors
and legislatures dont really realize the
magnitude of it.
Keegan said the average Iowa
household will have to pay more than
$800 in additional taxes every year for
the next 30 years just for the existing
unfunded pension promises. He said
thats in addition to all other taxes and tax
increases, no matter what pension reforms
are enacted.
Assets in the Iowa Public Employees
Retirement System (IPERS) were
$23.2 billion as of June 30, 2011, up
from $19.9 billion the previous year,
IPERS spokesperson Judy Akre said.
The estimated value is a snapshot that
fluctuates, depending on the stock market.
The assets are enough to pay for 80
percent of the pension funds long-term
liabilities, Vaudt said. Thats down from 98
percent in fiscal 2000. Vaudt said Iowa got
into this situation because contributions to
the fund havent kept up with the amount
needed to pay out to participants.
The key thing is, if were going to
promise a certain level of benefits, then
were going to have to actually fund those
at a level thats appropriate to carry those
out, Vaudt said. The good news is were
80-percent funded. The bad news is were
20-percent underfunded, and that means
somebody in the future is going to have to
help make up that difference.
Yet Iowas state pension plan does
well when compared to those across the
country. State pension plans nationwide
were 78-percent funded in fiscal 2009,
down from 84 percent in 2008, according
to a report last year by Pew Center on the
States, a nonpartisan think tank.
The Government Accountability Office,
the investigative arm of Congress, advises
states to have at least an 80-percent
funding level for their pension systems.
Thirty-one states fell below that threshold
in Fiscal Year 2009, including Illinois,
which was funded at 51 percent.
I think over time, IPERS is really
sound more sound than 95 percent of
the other pension systems in the United
States, said Iowa Senate Appropriations
Chair Bob Dvorsky (D-Coralville).
Vaudt said states should aim to be more
like New York and Wisconsin, which
were funded at 101 and 100 percent,
respectively, according to the Pew report.
Shoring up the state pension funds
long-term finances means putting more
money into the fund by increasing
contribution rates by both the state and
its employees, Vaudt said. Maximum
contribution rates were frozen at 3.7
percent of wages for employees and 5.75
percent for employers for nearly three
decades from July 1979 to June 2007
but have had several increases since then.
Contribution rates increased 0.5
percentage points each year from July 1,
2007, to June 30, 2011. The current rate
is 5.38 percent for employees and 8.07
percent for employers. When that rate
took effect in July 2011, an employee with
weekly wages of $1,000 had $6.80 more
deducted each week. This July, the rates
will go up to 5.78 percent for employees
and 8.67 percent for employers.
IPERS benefits were also cut with
House File 2518, approved in 2010. Under
the law, it takes seven years instead of
four years for an employee to become
eligible for benefits. New employees must
reach the age of 65, rather than 55. The
wage used to determine benefits comes
from averaging an employees five highest
annual salaries, instead of highest three.
Benefits for early retirement also were
reduced.
This article was produced by IowaPolitics.
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Winter Photography Contest
PHOTOGRAPHY
O
ur winter photo contest
the first such reader
competition weve
held since 2008 brought
80 submissions over three
categories: attraction, resistance,
and ambivalence. Thanks to all
who entered!
In these pages are the top
five finishers in each category
as judged by the River Cities
Reader staff. We considered
both the technical merits of
the photograph as well as how
well it fit or played off the
category in which it was entered.
Accompanying each photo
is a short statement from the
photographer.
While we restricted
photographers to three entries,
some entrants placed more than
one photo among these top 15.
Ambivalence, First Place, Aric Keil
This was taken along a fence line outside of Lost Nation, Iowa, in 2011. All of the goats (except one) seemed timid yet
curious when I stopped to take the photo. They did not approach me or run away from me; they just stared ambivalently.
Ambivalence, Second Place, Kathleen Lenaghan
I took this on the lake at Loud Thunder on a foggy morning. It was difficult to
tell what was real and what was reflection.
Ambivalence, Third Place, Aubrey Downey
When I think of abstraction, the idea of meditation often comes to mind. I
thought this meditative photo would be good to symbolize ambivalence.
Ambivalence, Honorable Mention, Erica Aloian
This photo depicts the ambivalence of a young mans decision to tie the knot, with
his bride-to-be and daughter getting ready in the background.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Attraction, First Place, Derek Rogers
Red-billed gulls, native to New Zealand, forming a pair bond in the shape of a
heart. I especially like the detail of their shoulders touching.
Ambivalence, Honorable Mention, Derek Rogers
Photographed in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, this man had lost his leg after
being stranded on a mountain for six days. His spirit carries him up tracks that people
with both legs struggle with, as seen in the background. His face, however, shows the
pain of his circumstances. Ask him about the matching artwork on his prosthetic leg,
though, and you get a glimpse of his wry smile.
Attraction, Honorable Mention, Mary L. Anderson
My photo titled Butterflies on a Sunflower was taken in a large sunflower field outside
of Morrison, Illinois, in August 2010. The owner of the property was kind enough to
let me photograph in his sunflower field when full blooms were attracting hundreds of
colorful butterflies. I understand that later birds come in masses to feed on the mature
seed heads. The photo was taken with a Nikon D70 camera.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Resistance, Honorable Mention, Mark Siedlecki
I used my Canon 50D with a 18-270-millimeter Tamron lens. I was walking to the
pond at the zoo in Coal Valley, and I see a blue heron standing on a branch very close
to the sidewalk. I walked down slowly and started snapping before he flew off. Then
to my amazement he jumped in the pond and flew back up on the same branch with a
bluegill in his beak.
Resistance, Second Place, Sean Nagle
Walking through some old farmland in Grand River, Iowa, with some family. In
the distance I saw this chimney standing all on its own. When I got right up to it,
the cinder blocks outlined the foundation of what was once a small cottage that had
burned down. With the chimney still standing strong. It was taken with a Canon Rebel
XT, f/4, at 80 millimeters.
Attraction, Honorable Mention, Terry L. Herbig
This picture was taken in Moline at a backyard birdbath. A male cardinal is feeding a
female cardinal.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Attraction, Second Place, William Taylor
I captured this image during an outing to actually photograph eagles along Concord Street in Davenport.
However, once I saw this image, I could not resist the challenge. The Interstate 280 Bridge has been
dedicated to a Purple Heart recipient from Iowa, Sergeant John F. Baker Jr. Arrangements are currently
being made to forward an enlargement of this image to Sergeant Bakers family.
Resistance, Third Place, Aric Keil
This is one of a series of macro photos Ive taken using food coloring and multiple light sources to show the immiscibility of oil and
water. Although an unusual photo, I thought that two unmixable liquids would fit the category of resistance.
Resistance, Honorable Mention, Gloria Keeslar
Taken at Sunset Marina in Rock Island. It is obvious that these two seagulls are not
at all in agreement with whatever the subject matter is. It was quite a discussion and
indeed included body language.
Attraction, Third Place, Michael Fitzgerald
We all learn that, in nature, the bumblebee is attracted to pollen to feed its young.
The bee collects, transports, and spreads the pollen to other flowers. This symbiotic
relationship, born of a strong attraction, brings us the bounties of nature: food and
seeds. The secret of this attraction is out in this photo.
Dressing Roomies
Scenery, at the District Theatre through February 25
By Thom White
THEATRE
T
he District
Theatres
production of
Scenery boasts the most
range Ive yet seen from
actor Ed Villarreal, who
is obviously growing as
an artist after notable
performances in the
(then-) Harrison Hill-
top Theatres Sweeney
Todd: The Demon
Barber of Fleet Street
and Jesus Christ Super-
star last year, and New
Ground Theatres Bad
Habits last month. Dur-
ing Thursday nights
show, he incorporated
an accent, plus shifts
in vocal inflection and
projection, to punctu-
ate either the humor
or emotion of his lines,
and in so doing, successfully shaped his
Richard as an aging actor resigned to his
status.
Villarreals performance would perhaps
be even more remarkable were he working
with better material. Playwright Ed Dixons
script isnt bad, but it often struck me, while
watching the play, that some of the lines
were meant to be more clever than they
actually are. The audiences laughs were few
and far between, although it should be said
that the laughs that were elicited by Dixons
words and director James Fairchilds cast
were hearty ones. In his story of two
married actors on the opening night of
their latest play, Dixon manages to sneak
in some fairly witty double entendres and
innuendo jokes that take a bit of time
to sink in before theyre understood. In
particular, theres a line about Richard not
being able to go down on a ship that, in the
context of the conversation, could almost
be taken literally, yet the sexual joke is
masked just enough to render it funnier for
not being so blatant.
Its unfortunate that Dixons work is
good rather than great, as the material
hes working with is rife with comedic
potential. In Scenery, were privy to
discussions between Villarreals Richard
and Molly McLaughlins Marion as the
performers prepare themselves for the
curtain, freshen up during intermission,
and ready themselves for the opening-
night party. The entire play takes place in
their shared, backstage dressing room, and
through their conversations, we learn that
Richard is gay, but that he and Marion are
married for business purposes, which has
served them well in their stage careers.
While Richard appears blas about being
an older actor, Marion seems bothered
that shes no longer an ingnue not even
an aging ingnue and the humor of
the piece comes from their talk of acting
superstitions (saying Macbeth aloud
or having peacock feathers backstage),
reviewers (who, were told, tend to hate
two-person plays nearly as much as
one-person plays), and audiences who
routinely cough, unwrap candy, talk on
cell phones, and excuse themselves to
use the bathroom. Consequently, many
of Scenerys jokes, which are maybe best
understood by people whove worked in
theatre, are a bit too inside, and oftentimes
fall a bit flat.
For her part,
perhaps due to
opening-night
nerves (and/or
knowing there
were reviewers
in the audience),
McLaughlin
didnt allow her
performance on
Thursday to breathe.
She nailed every line
right on cue, but
that actually created
the problem; every
sentence followed its
cue too quickly, with
McLaughlin not
pausing, or allowing
for emotional beats,
while her character
thought of what
to say next. With
the show running
an hour and 15 minutes, including the
intermission, the pacing was quick and
steady, but could have used some emotion-
driven variety.
It also could have used some more
interesting movement. Despite the
inherent staging limitations in two-
person plays and that fact that Scenerys
characters dont actually do much beyond
talk Fairchild too often has his actors
sitting in chairs at their dressing tables,
or standing behind those chairs, or sitting
together on a couch; the action does
occasionally pick up, particularly in Act
II, but the piece would benefit greatly
from more physicality. It is worth noting,
however, that Fairchild gives Villarreals
Richard some amusing things to do at
his dressing table, including plucking his
eyebrows and trimming his nose hair.
Perhaps thats the key to improving this
play, or any of those critic-unfriendly two-
person plays: more manscaping.
Scenery plays at the District Theatre (1611
Second Avenue, Rock Island) through
February 25. For tickets and information, call
(309)235-1654 or visit DistrictTheatre.com.
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become increasingly manufactured and distant.
Press conferences and televised speeches
now largely take the place of face-to-face
interaction with constituents. For example, in
2011, 60 percent of members of Congress did
not schedule a town-hall meeting with their
constituents during the summer recess. Other
members of Congress, such as Representative
Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin), held luncheons
instead, charging $10 to $35 per admission
ticket. Meanwhile, politicians in Virginia have
considered changing the meeting rules for their
public officials, making it possible for officials
to meet electronically or by phone, thus
eliminating the two-way dialogues and face-to-
face interactions that are inherent to a physical
meeting.
Additionally, there has been an increased
use of so-called free-speech zones, designated
areas for expressive activity used to corral
and block protesters at political events from
interacting with public officials. George W.
Bush used free-speech zones excessively
during his first term as president and both the
Democratic and Republican parties have used
them at various conventions to mute any and all
criticism of their policies.
Perhaps the most egregious instance of
imposing a free-speech zone upon protesters
came in 2004 at the Democratic National
Convention. It was there that Boston Police
constructed a cage of jersey walls and chain-
link fences out of sight of the convention
center into which protesters were huddled.
After seeing the designated area, Judge
Douglas Woodlock stated, One cannot
conceive of other elements put in place
to make a space more of an affront to the
idea of free expression than the designated
demonstration zone. Such an area is obviously
not designed to respect the American peoples
right to free speech and to peaceably assemble
and petition their government officials.
Clearly, the government has no interest
in hearing what we the people have to say.
Yet if Americans are not able to peacefully
assemble outside of the halls of government
for expressive activity, the First Amendment
has lost all meaning. If we cannot stand silently
outside of the Supreme Court or the Capitol
or the White House, our ability to hold the
government accountable for its actions is
threatened, and so are the rights and liberties
that we cherish as Americans.
Thats where Harold Hodge comes in. With
the help of the Rutherford Institute, Hodge is
now challenging the constitutionality of the
statute barring silent expressive activity in front
of the Supreme Court. It will be an uphill battle,
given that it challenges the domain of the elite,
but its a battle that must be fought.
The Supreme Court has already dismissed
one challenge to the law. In United States V.
Grace (1983), a case challenging the ban on
expressive activity in front of the Supreme
Court, the justices ruled that [t]he Court
grounds are not transformed into public
forum property merely because the public is
permitted to freely enter and leave the grounds
at practically all times and is admitted to the
building during specified hours.
Hopefully, freedom will win out in the
end. As Justice John Paul Stevens noted in his
dissent in Minnesota Board for Community
Colleges V. Knight (1984): We need not
consider whether executives or legislators
have any constitutional obligation to listen
to unsolicited advice to decide this case. It is
inherent in the republican form of government
that high officials may choose in their own
wisdom and at their own peril to listen to
some of their constituents and not to others.
But the First Amendment does guarantee an
open marketplace for ideas where divergent
points of view can freely compete for the
attention of those in power and of those to
whom the powerful must account ... .
There can be no question but that the First
Amendment secures the right of individuals
to communicate with their government. And
the First Amendment was intended to secure
something more than an exercise in futility it
guarantees a meaningful opportunity to express
ones views. For example, [the Supreme] Court
has recognized that the right to forward views
might become a practical nullity if government
prohibited persons from banding together
to make their voices heard. Thus, the First
Amendment protects freedom of association
because it makes the right to express ones views
meaningful.
Constitutional attorney and author John W.
Whitehead is founder and president of The
Rutherford Institute (Rutherford.org). His book
The Freedom Wars is available at Amazon.com.
GUEST COMMENTARY
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Has the First Amendment Become an Exercise in Futility?
by John W. Whitehead
johnw@rutherford.org
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Music
Maggie Brown
River Music Experience
Sunday, February 19, and Monday,
February 20
T
he late, great Duke Ellington
was quoted as saying, By and
large, jazz has always been like
the kind of a man you wouldnt
want your daughter to associate
with. Lets be thankful, then, that
this sentiment wasnt adopted by
legendary composer Oscar Brown
Jr., or the modern jazz scene as
River Music Experience patrons
will soon realize wouldve been
deprived of one awfully gifted
daughter.
Appearing locally on February
19 and 20, the soulful, Chicago-
based jazz singer Maggie Brown
will perform in two special events
at the Davenport venue: as the
featured musician and educator
in Polyrhythms monthly Third
Sunday Jazz series, and on Monday
in Browns touring showcase on
the history of African-American
songs titled Legacy: Our Wealth
of Music. As fans of her frequent
Windy City gigs and her 2010 CD
From My Window will attest, Brown
brings emotional exuberance and
subtle power to her renditions
of classic jazz standards and pop
favorites, and has earned numerous
raves for her efforts. The Chicago
Tribunes Howard Reich lauded the
interpretive depth of her work and
Browns uncommonly expressive
alto, while the Chicago Defenders
Earle Calloway called her a
phenomenal artist who has loads of
individual style.
Yet while Brown has delivered
impassioned takes on tunes by
such disparate talents as Billie
Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, Sade, and
even Prince, critics agree that her
most heartfelt performances are
of compositions written by her
father Oscar, who passed away in
2005, and whose output, as Reich
describes, remains as dramatically
potent and socially relevant as when
he penned them decades ago.
So plan on hearing a number
of her fathers signature works
during Browns RME appearances,
because as the singer says, I find
myself in his music and lyrics ... .
Its really hard to walk away from
Daddys songs. I say the same
thing whenever people catch me
humming the German drinking
song Ein Prosit. Man, I wish Dad
had a more varied repertoire.
On Sunday, Maggie Brown will
lead a 3 p.m. jazz workshop and
perform a 6 p.m. concert, and on
Monday, shell deliver performances
of her one-woman educational
entertainment at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
For more information on Browns
area appearances, call (563)326-1333
or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Whats Happenin
Event
Professor Smarts Fun with Physics
Moline High School
Saturday, February 18, 4 p.m.
A
rriving with an hour of comedy and a healthy
amount of real-life magic, the latest guest
in the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series is
acclaimed professional clown Todd Victor, whose
stage production Professor Smarts Fun with Physics
promises to be so entertaining that your kids wont
even realize how much education theyre amassing.
A graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Clown College, Victor has spent the past
several decades as a
comedian and juggler
with the internationally
acclaimed Jest in Time
Circus of Fools. Yet
through his alias as
Professor Smart, hes found a way to mix the
foolish with the utterly fascinating, teaching
family audiences about gravity, air pressure and
propulsion, gyroscopic properties, and other
physics-related matters through amazing and
hilarious stage experiences that have wowed
crowds in 10 countries worldwide.
In Victors February 18 performance in the
Moline High School auditorium, guests will
marvel as Professor Smart stands volunteers hair
on end, sends toilet paper sailing through the air,
makes objects levitate, and even through an
optical illusion shrinks his own head. But while
I could describe more of the sights that Saturdays
audience will be enjoying, its a lot more fun to
view them, so check out this YouTube video
for some of the enticing wonders on display in
Professor Smarts Fun with Physics.
And if youre reading this piece in print form
rather than checking in out online ... um ... . Cool
photo, huh?
Professor Smarts Fun with Physics will be
performed at 4 p.m. on February 18, admission is
free (though donations are encouraged), and more
information is available by calling (309)793-1213
or visiting QuadCityArts.com.
Dance
Love Stories: Love on the Run!
Augustana College
Friday, February 17,
and Saturday, February 18
F
or the professional dance companys
third-annual presentation of mixed
repertoire under the blanket title Love
Stories, Ballet Quad Cities has added the
subtitle Love on the Run! Dont, however,
presume that this means the dancers will
be performing their group numbers and
pas de deux at warp speed.
Because the Capitol Theatre closed,
says Ballet Quad Cities Artistic Director
Courtney Lyon, which was where we
normally performed Love Stories, we
actually had no idea where we were going
to be performing this one. And we were
thinking that if we didnt have a formal
theatre space, we could just find really cool
places around the Quad Cities and do a
traveling show a ballet on the run kind
of thing. So Love on the Run! was kind of a
tongue-in-cheek joke just for ourselves, but
thats what we ended up calling it.
Happily, though, attendees wont have
to race around the area trying to find the
production, as the company did find a
venue in Augustana Colleges Wallenberg
Hall, where the latest Love Stories will be
staged February 17 and 18. Its a really,
really cool place for us to be performing,
says Lyon. Its being done in the round,
and well be up close to the audience, so its
going to make for a much more intimate
atmosphere.
Included on the
program are seven
short works of
mixed rep, staged
by such talents as Ballet Quad Cities
resident choreographer Deanna Carter,
guest artist Rebekah von Rathonyi, former
Artistic Director Johanne Jakhelln, former
company member Lynn Andrews, and
current member Kelsee Green, a 21-year-
old presenting, says Lyon, the first piece
that shes choreographed on professional
dancers. She has a background not only in
classical ballet but in hip-hop and jazz, and
has set a jazz piece on our entire company.
In addition to jazz, the eclectic Love on
the Run! presentation will feature snippets
from the Romeo & Juliet ballet, the Black
Swan (and Black Swan) pas de deux
from Swan Lake, and Jakhellns Prelude
to Eternity scored to Beethoven. Plus, in
what Lyon describes as like one of those
candy hearts filled with chocolate, Carters
12-minute NEWSFLASH, which finds
recognizable musical motifs from the
50s and 60s (the Lassie theme, the Mr.
Clean jingle, Bert Parks Miss America
song) woven into a love story between
this tabloid couple that everyones reading
about. Like an Angelina Jolie/Brad Pitt
kind of thing.
So while we probably shouldnt cross
our fingers that Jennifer Aniston will be in
attendance, Love Stories: Love on the Run!
will be performed in Wallenberg Hall at 8
p.m. on February 17 and at 2 and 8 p.m. on
February 18, and tickets and information
are available by calling (309)794-7306 or
visiting BalletQuadCities.com.
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Music
Maggie Brown
River Music Experience
Sunday, February 19, and Monday,
February 20
T
he late, great Duke Ellington
was quoted as saying, By and
large, jazz has always been like
the kind of a man you wouldnt
want your daughter to associate
with. Lets be thankful, then, that
this sentiment wasnt adopted by
legendary composer Oscar Brown
Jr., or the modern jazz scene as
River Music Experience patrons
will soon realize wouldve been
deprived of one awfully gifted
daughter.
Appearing locally on February
19 and 20, the soulful, Chicago-
based jazz singer Maggie Brown
will perform in two special events
at the Davenport venue: as the
featured musician and educator
in Polyrhythms monthly Third
Sunday Jazz series, and on Monday
in Browns touring showcase on
the history of African-American
songs titled Legacy: Our Wealth
of Music. As fans of her frequent
Windy City gigs and her 2010 CD
From My Window will attest, Brown
brings emotional exuberance and
subtle power to her renditions
of classic jazz standards and pop
favorites, and has earned numerous
raves for her efforts. The Chicago
Tribunes Howard Reich lauded the
interpretive depth of her work and
Browns uncommonly expressive
alto, while the Chicago Defenders
Earle Calloway called her a
phenomenal artist who has loads of
individual style.
Yet while Brown has delivered
impassioned takes on tunes by
such disparate talents as Billie
Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, Sade, and
even Prince, critics agree that her
most heartfelt performances are
of compositions written by her
father Oscar, who passed away in
2005, and whose output, as Reich
describes, remains as dramatically
potent and socially relevant as when
he penned them decades ago.
So plan on hearing a number
of her fathers signature works
during Browns RME appearances,
because as the singer says, I find
myself in his music and lyrics ... .
Its really hard to walk away from
Daddys songs. I say the same
thing whenever people catch me
humming the German drinking
song Ein Prosit. Man, I wish Dad
had a more varied repertoire.
On Sunday, Maggie Brown will
lead a 3 p.m. jazz workshop and
perform a 6 p.m. concert, and on
Monday, shell deliver performances
of her one-woman educational
entertainment at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
For more information on Browns
area appearances, call (563)326-1333
or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
by Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
What Else
Is Happenin
MUSIC
Thursday, February 16 Rave
on: A Night of Rock n Roll. Period
hits performed by the Circa 21
Bootleggers and cast members from
the theatres production of Grease.
Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828
Third Avenue, Rock Island). 7 p.m.
$12-15. For tickets and information,
call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or
visit Circa21.com.
Thursday, February 16
Gaelic Storm. Standards and
originals with the acclaimed Celtic
musicians. Englert Theatre (221
East Washington Street, Iowa City).
8 p.m. $25-35. For tickets and
information, call (319)688-2653 or
visit Englert.org.
Friday, February 17, and
Saturday, February 18 Great
River Show Choir Invitational.
High-school and middle-school
show choirs compete for Grand
Champion prizes. Adler Theatre (136
East Third Street, Davenport). Friday
5:30 p.m. competition; Saturday
8 a.m. competition, 7:30 p.m.
finals. $4-14, $16 all-weekend pass.
For information, call (563)322-3660
or visit GreatRiverShowChoir.com.
Friday, February 17 The
Toasters. Noted ska, reggae,
and pop musicians in concert,
Event
Professor Smarts Fun with Physics
Moline High School
Saturday, February 18, 4 p.m.
A
rriving with an hour of comedy and a healthy
amount of real-life magic, the latest guest
in the Quad City Arts Visiting Artist Series is
acclaimed professional clown Todd Victor, whose
stage production Professor Smarts Fun with Physics
promises to be so entertaining that your kids wont
even realize how much education theyre amassing.
A graduate of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey Clown College, Victor has spent the past
several decades as a
comedian and juggler
with the internationally
acclaimed Jest in Time
Circus of Fools. Yet
through his alias as
Professor Smart, hes found a way to mix the
foolish with the utterly fascinating, teaching
family audiences about gravity, air pressure and
propulsion, gyroscopic properties, and other
physics-related matters through amazing and
hilarious stage experiences that have wowed
crowds in 10 countries worldwide.
In Victors February 18 performance in the
Moline High School auditorium, guests will
marvel as Professor Smart stands volunteers hair
on end, sends toilet paper sailing through the air,
makes objects levitate, and even through an
optical illusion shrinks his own head. But while
I could describe more of the sights that Saturdays
audience will be enjoying, its a lot more fun to
view them, so check out this YouTube video
for some of the enticing wonders on display in
Professor Smarts Fun with Physics.
And if youre reading this piece in print form
rather than checking in out online ... um ... . Cool
photo, huh?
Professor Smarts Fun with Physics will be
performed at 4 p.m. on February 18, admission is
free (though donations are encouraged), and more
information is available by calling (309)793-1213
or visiting QuadCityArts.com.
Theatre
L.A. Theatre Works The Rivalry
Englert Theatre
Thursday, February 23, 7:30 p.m.
O
n February 23, Iowa Citys Hancher Auditorium
will present the latest offering in the venues
2011-12 series of Visiting Artist events: L.A. Theatre
Works Englert Theatre staging of Norman Corwins The
Rivalry. As this production is a dramatic re-creation of
debates on such matters as race, freedom, equality, states
rights, and Americas future, it should go without saying
that the play in question is set more than 150 years ago.
Whats that? It shouldnt go without saying? Hmm. I
guess you might be right about that ... .
A stage depiction of the legendary 1858 Illinois Senate
race debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen
Douglas, The Rivalry employs oratory taken from
historical transcripts to not only illustrate the urgency
behind the mens ideological clashes but to offer shrewd
commentary on the partisan politics of the present.
And with the Los Angeles Times praising its consistently
superb work and American Theatre magazine calling
the company original, exciting, and highly theatrical,
the visiting members of L.A. Theatre Works are sure to
deliver a memorable evening of impassioned rhetoric
and emotional fire in The Rivalry, making centuries-old
debates feel newly, powerfully relevant.
As a way of boning up on the plays content, try your
hand at this quiz to the right. Which of the following
were spoken by Lincoln during the debates, and which
by Douglas?
Ticket prices range from $18.50 to $42, and seats for
The Rivalry can be reserved by calling (319)335-1160 or
visiting http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu.
A n s w e r s : 1 B , 2 B , 3 B , 4 B , 5 B . J e e z , t h a t L i n c o l n s n a g g e d a l l t h e b e s t l i n e s .
1) Let us discard all these
things, and unite as one people
throughout this land, until
we shall once more stand up
declaring that all men are created
equal.
2) No matter in what shape it
comes, whether from the mouth
of a king who seeks to bestride the
people of his own nation and live
by the fruit of their labor, or from
one race of men as an apology for
enslaving another race, it is the
same tyrannical principle.
3) Public sentiment is
everything. With public
sentiment, nothing can fail;
without it, nothing can succeed.
4) If we cannot give freedom
to every creature, let us do
nothing that will impose slavery
upon any other creature.
5) I leave you hoping that
the lamp of liberty will burn in
your bosoms until there shall no
longer be a doubt that all men are
created free and equal.
A) Stephen Douglas
B) Abraham Lincoln
F
or many gamers, downloadable
content (DLC) inspires, if not con-
demnation, at least suspicion. Many
modern video games seem
overloaded with attempts
to make money off of play-
ers after the initial pur-
chase. Microtransactions
parcel out minor aesthetic
options or mechanical bo-
nuses in exchange for cash.
At its worst, downloadable
content means additional
fees for core features, as
in Assassins Creed II and
Deus Ex: Human Revolu-
tion, in which segments of
the main narrative were omitted and sold
as DLC. At its best, well, its the DLC for
Fallout: New Vegas.
New Vegas DLC includes four major
pieces, each a complete story the length
and breadth of a smaller single-player
game: Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old
World Blues, and Lonesome Road. There
are also two smaller pieces, Couriers Stash
and Gun Runners Arsenal, that are of the
more common, largely inconsequential
variety. All are collected with the original
game in the recently released Fallout: New
Vegas Ultimate Edition.
New Vegas itself seemed on its first
release in late 2010 like a cash grab:
a spin-off of Bethesdas exceedingly
successful Fallout 3, using that games
engine and much of its art, handed off to
another studio Obsidian Entertainment
known for producing sequels to other
developers games. But like Obsidians
Knights of the Old Republic II, which
followed up Biowares hit first game, New
Vegas is better-written, better-designed,
and just generally more interesting than
its predecessor. (Its also worth noting that
most members of the New Vegas team are
former employees of the collapsed Black
Isle Studios, which developed the first
two Fallout games and was developing a
third game similar to New Vegas when the
company went under.)
New Vegas is an open-world role-
playing game in which youre free to roam
the post-apocalyptic but recovering Mojave
Desert. Superficially, its similar to Fallout 3
(as well as Bethesdas Oblivion and Skyrim)
in both its strengths and weaknesses. As
with Bethesdas games, objects and people
often seem disconnected from the world
on a physical level, and combat is never
as interesting as it seems intended to be.
In the DLC, this last problem becomes
by Grant Williams
grant.merlin.williams@gmail.com
Far More Than a Cash Grab: Fallout:
New Vegas Ultimate Edition
GAMING
more significant, as combat is frequent,
repetitive, and often frustrating.
But unlike Bethesdas games, New Vegas
and its DLC truly dedicate
themselves to creating
living worlds in which every
choice the player makes has
consequences.
Some players might even
think there are too many
consequences in New Vegas.
Small decisions reverberate
throughout the game. Often
its not even clear that youre
making a choice, a sharp
distinction from the games of
Bethesda and Bioware, which
go out of their way to clearly telegraph
every consequential option.
Its possible to reach the end of New
Vegas without killing anyone. Conversation
is as common as combat, and success
requires more than just increasing your
characters numerically rated skill at
speech. The interwoven plot threads
create a story about different groups of
people trying to build a new world from
the ashes of the old one, each failing in
their own way.
The plot is surprisingly mundane, often
centering on logistical issues; but its focus
on basic necessities such as food and water
grounds the game and makes it feel real.
The player isnt trying to save the world,
instead working to determine something
smaller but critical to this world and its
inhabitants: who will control Hoover Dam,
the last source of electrical power in the
nuclear wasteland.
If New Vegas has a serious fault, its that
the world can seem too dryly political at
times, so concerned with negotiating the
various factions alliances and rivalries
that other aspects of the game such as
the well-written characters fall into the
background. New Vegas DLC reverses this,
as each major piece is laser-focused on just
a few characters and examining a theme
given shorter shrift in the main game.
For players who miss Fallouts sense
of survival in unforgiving conditions,
the main game offers a hardcore mode
that requires players to eat, drink, and
sleep regularly and makes healing more
difficult. Such players may especially enjoy
the first piece of DLC, Dead Money, with
a constantly dangerous environment in
which the player is stripped of equipment
and forced to scavenge a remnant of the
old world. Ultimately, though, the players

THE VOW
Even though Im frequently
annoyed, if not downright appalled,
by them, I really dont ask a lot from
traditional romantic weepies. If the
actors involved share more-than-
sufficient chemistry, and the film
provides at least a decent amount of
legitimate passion and pathos with
a few good jokes thrown in to keep
the proceedings human Ill generally
feel that Ive gotten my moneys worth.
And happily, I got my moneys worth at
The Vow. Id hardly argue that director
Michael Sucsys love-among-the-
mental-ruins effort is a good movie, but
despite never being as interesting as it
keeps threatening to be, this audience-
friendly drama fulfills its basic
requirements with the utmost sincerity
and even something approaching wit.
If only it were wittier! Though
inspired by a true story and,
blessedly, not a book by Nicholas
Sparks The Vow is as Hollywood
as they come, telling of a Bohemian
sculptor (Rachel McAdams Paige)
who survives a violent car crash
and awakens from her coma with
no memory of her devoted husband
Leo (Channing Tatum) or their
last four years together. What she
does remember is being the dutiful,
sheltered daughter of an affluent
Chicago couple (Jessica Lange and Sam
Neill) and the fiance to a handsome,
smirking d-bag (Scott Speedman), a
situation positively rife with intriguing
thematic possibilities. With Paige
conveniently unable
to recall any events
that took place after
she walked away
from a promising
law career, her
intended, and
her folks Paiges
parents, we learn,
had never heard of
Leo the young
womans amnesia seems almost willful,
a means of rejecting what the struggling
artiste might consider four years worth
of poor choices. How do you return to a
life that you not only dont remember but
arent even sure you want? And how, if
youre Leo, do you convince your beloved
that the things she thinks she wants are
things she actually detests?
Those are fascinating questions, and
unfortunately (and unsurprisingly), the
films four screenwriters dont appear to
know how to address them. Instead, they
hit all the expected narrative beats: the
early, lets-start-over scenes of Paiges and
Leos cohabitation, with her blushing at
hubbys casual nudity; Speedmans jerk
attempting to use Paiges amnesia to his
romantic advantage; Paiges dad ordering
his little girl back to the suburbs, sneering
at Leo with a threatening, We know
whats best for her. (Id say its nice to see
the formerly ubiquitous Neill on-screen
again, but in this hackneyed role, its not.)
In real life, the couple that Paige and Leo
are based on got their Happily Ever After,
but you dont need that information to
know, unquestionably, that a similar fate
awaits The Vows
leads; Sucsy and his
co-writers scrape
away anything
potentially edgy
or discomforting
in the material in
favor of bland, doe-
eyed reassurance,
and theyre hardly
ones for subtlety.
(True story or not, did the eatery where
our heroic pair rekindles their affections
really need to be called the Caf
Mnemonic?)
Its blitheness, though, actually ends
up working in the films favor. The first
line heard comes when Leo, exiting a
movie theater on a wintry night with
Paige on his arm, says, It was barely an
inch when we went in. Alas, hes talking
about the snow, but the couples shared,
frequently spiky humor and easy rapport
are believable from the start; you enjoy
McAdams and Tatum together so much
that Sucsy doesnt have to force-feed
their woes for you to be touched by
their plight. McAdams freshness and
naturalism mesh perfectly with Tatums
emotional openness their responses
to one another feel true even when their
situations are contrived and the stars
earnestness and friendliness and obvious
affection for one another give The Vow
the feeling-good-about-feeling-bad kick
that too many of its genre forebears have
lacked. You could easily ask for a better
movie for its leads, but Im not sure you
could ask for better leads for the movie.
JOURNEY 2: THE
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
At first, I was thrilled to see my
Saturday-matine screening of the
family adventure Journey 2: The
Mysterious Island so packed, as it
meant these patrons were at least
opting for director Brad Peytons
dopey but genial outing over the 3D
re-release of The Phantom Menace.
(No, I didnt see the film this past
weekend, and no, Im not going to;
lifes too short to sit through crap
movies twice.) Yet considering its
spotty visuals and wan slapstick and
horrific mugging by Luis Guzmn,
did the crowd really feel the need to
applaud at the end? Dwayne Johnson
certainly energizes this Jules Verne-
ian lark with his indefatigable comic
spirit (and wickedly funny impression
of co-star Michael Caine), but as
Journey 2 all but defines mediocre
family entertainment, Im a trifle
concerned that the results merited
clapping. Admittedly, one of Caines
final lines in the movie is, Dont just
sit there applaud! But audiences,
even the youngest of audiences, do
know that Caine himself cant hear
them, right?
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MOVIES
Silence Is (Gonna Be) Golden: 2012 Oscar Predictions
A
fter tying my personal best two years
ago, when I guessed correctly in 18
of the 24 individual Academy Award
races, I experienced a rather sizable setback
in 2011, amassing only 13 right. How am I
feeling about my predictions this year?
Well ... Ive certainly felt worse.
Ill likely feel better when I invariably
change several of my selections in the
technical categories, after their respective
guilds name their winners prior to February
26s Academy Awards ceremony. (Last year,
all of the eventual victors in the Oscars
cinematography, editing, art-direction,
costume-design, and sound categories
received guild awards beforehand.) And Ill
probably feel even better than that if as
I promise to every damned year I start
predicting more with my brain than my
heart, the latter organ causing me to wrongly
back Hailee Steinfeld and David Fincher last
year ... and a certain Best Actor candidate
this year.
Nevertheless, heres where we stand at
the moment. For you fellow participants in
annual Oscar pools, feel free to use this as a
cheat sheet when marking Xs on your ballots
... though I beg you: Until youre absolutely
ready to turn in your guesses, mark them in
pencil.
BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Its a comedy. Its a black-and-white film.
Its a (mostly) silent film. Its a foreign film.
Hell, its a French film. And after The Artists
Golden Globe, Producers Guild Award,
Directors Guild Award (DGA), and Screen
Actors Guild Award (SAG) wins, its your
Best Picture for 2012. You realize youre
running out of excuses for not seeing it,
right?
BEST DIRECTOR
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
The winner of the DGA has won the Best
Director Oscar 56 times over the formers
63-year history, and the victors have matched
up every year over the past eight. I see no
reason for the streak to be broken just
because The Artist is a comedy. And black-
and-white. And silent. And French.
BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon
Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn
After seeing The Help, I tweeted, Just
give Viola Davis the Oscar now. Itll have
taken six months, but Id bet money that even
Streep is voting for her.
BEST ACTOR
Demin Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball
If youre looking to make money in your
offices Oscar pool, do not go with Pitt. Go
with Globe and SAG winner Dujardin. (Or
the Globe-winning, slightly-less-likely choice
Clooney.) But as my immediate response
to Pitts performance was the same as it was
to Viola Davis, Im sticking with my guns,
and with my gut feeling that this category is
totally ripe for an upset.
BEST SUPPORTING
ACTRESS
Brnice Bejo, The Artist
Jessica Chastain, The Help
Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
Janet McTeer, Albert Nobbs
Octavia Spencer, The Help
The chances of Spencer losing this
category are about equal to my chances of
winning it.
BEST SUPPORTING
ACTOR
Kenneth Branagh, My Week with Marilyn
Jonah Hill, Moneyball
Nick Nolte, Warrior
Christopher Plummer, Beginners
Max von Sydow, Extremely Loud &
Incredibly Close
A late-breaking studio push for von
Sydow makes this a tighter race than it
was a few weeks ago. After his numerous
precursor wins, however to say nothing
of the standing ovations hes received for
them Plummer not emerging victorious
would look like an intentional dissing, and
considering the breadth of the 82-year-olds
astonishing career, does anyone have the
heart to dis Captain von Trapp?
BEST ORIGINAL
SCREENPLAY
The Artist, Michel Hazanavicius
Bridesmaids, Annie Mumolo, Kristen Wiig
Margin Call, J.C. Chandor
Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen
A Separation, Asghar Farhadi
This could easily go to Hazanavicius,
despite (or perhaps because of) the irony in a
screenplay award going to a movie with fewer
than two dozen spoken words. But its been
a quarter-century since an Oscar presenter
began an acceptance with, Woody Allen
couldnt be here tonight ... , and havent we
all kind of missed that?
BEST ADAPTED
SCREENPLAY
The Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nat
Faxon, Jim Rash
Hugo, John Logan
The Ides of March, Georle Clooney, Grant
Heslov, Beau Willimon
Moneyball, Aaron Sorkin, Steven
Zaillian, Stan Chervin
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bridget
OConnor, Peter Straughan
At the moment, Im thinking degree of
adaptation difficulty will allow the Moneyball
team to edge out the Descendants team.
Yet for Oscar-pool purposes, just go with
whichever screenwriters win this category
at the February 19 Writers Guild Awards ...
though you should keep an eye out for Tinker
Tailor, which maybe boasted the highest
degree-of-difficulty challenge of all, and
whose OConnor passed away not long after
she and husband Straughan completed the
script.
BEST ANIMATED
FEATURE
A Cat in Paris
Chico & Rita
Kung Fu Panda 2
Puss in Boots
Rango
Viewed comparatively, Octavia Spencer is
the longest of longshots.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Man or Muppet?, The Muppets
Real in Rio, Rio
The Muppets and Flight of the
Conchords Bret McKenzie, who wrote the
tunes music and lyrics are taking the one.
And if Im allowed a runner-up guess ...
hmmm ... gosh, I dunno ... maybe the Rio
song ... ?
Uggie and Jean Dujardin in The Artist
a moderately effective rule-of-thumb in
correctly predicting the short-film victors
is to always go with the longest title, so I
mightve just picked the categorys runner-up
instead.
BEST LIVE-ACTION
SHORT
Pentecost
Raju
The Shore
Time Freak
Tuba Atlantic
A choice based solely on the film being
written and directed by previous Oscar
nominee Terry George (Hotel Rwanda, In the
Name of the Father), and its starring the great
Irish actor Ciarn Hinds, wholl hopefully
receive an Oscar of his own one day soon.
BEST ANIMATED SHORT
Dimanche/Sunday
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Norris
Lessmore
La Luna
A Morning Stroll
Wild Life
You can view this ode to the joys
of literature on YouTube, and I highly
recommend that you do; its funny, moving,
inventive, and gorgeously animated. And
check it out! Longest title, too!
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voters will want to reward the Best Picture
also-ran (and total-nomination victor) with
at least a few tech wins, though a War Horse
or even a Transformers two-fer wouldnt
shock me.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hugo
Real Steel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Hail Caesar!
BEST MAKEUP
Albert Nobbs
The Iron Lady
And I pray that, while watching the Meryl
Streep movie, those responsible for the aging
makeup in J. Edgar took notes. Lots and lots
and lots of notes.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
SHORT
The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of
the Civil Rights Movement
God Is the Bigger Elvis
Incident in New Baghdad
Saving Face
The Tsunami & the Cherry Blossom
At last! The categories in which nobody
ever knows what the hell is gonna happen!
Having seen a grand total of zero of the
above offerings, and based solely on their
subject matter, Im going with the film about
the Japanese-tsunami aftermath. However,
BEST FOREIGN-
LANGUAGE FILM
Bullhead (Belgium)
Footnote (Israel)
In Darkness (Poland)
Monsieur Lazhar (Canada)
A Separation (Iran)
Id say the films inclusion among the
screenplay nominees gives A Separation the
edge, but that reasoning sure didnt help recent
contenders (and presumed front-runners)
Amlie and Pans Labyrinth in this category.
With no equally acclaimed competitor in the
foreign-language field, though, Im staying put.
And will no doubt regret it.
BEST DOCUMENTARY
FEATURE
Hell & Back Again
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth
Liberation Front
Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Pina
Undefeated
Ive only seen the moving (though
directorially intrusive) wounded-soldier
doc Hell & Back Again and the fascinating
eco-terrorist study If a Tree Falls, and
either would be a deserving choice here.
But Im really, really hoping for a Paradise
Lost 3 victory, as it would be fitting public
acknowledgment of Joe Berlingers and Bruce
Sinofskys indefinably vital roles in bringing
attention to the notorious West Memphis
Three case. If the filmmakers do win, expect
a lengthy, thunderously loud ovation.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
The Adventures of Tintin
The Artist
Hugo
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
War Horse
A silent movie?! Tell that to composer
Ludovic Bource and his nearly uninterrupted
100 minutes of pitch-perfect music!
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
The Artist
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Hugo
The Tree of Life
War Horse
Aside from Dragon Tattoo, Id say that the
other films all have a decent shot, yet even
the haters have to concede that if Tree of Life
is about anything, its about cinematography.
Its actually about far, far more than that, but
you know, you dont wanna rankle the haters.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Anonymous
The Artist
Hugo
Jane Eyre
W.E.
In contrast, I think every single title here
has a solid chance. But since 2007, all of the
Costume Design winners have been films
featuring European royalty (if you count
Alice in Wonderlands Queen of Hearts, and I
do). So chalk up a win for Anonymous this
categorys third win in the past 15 years
for a movie that finds a Queen Elizabeth
among its characters. Then again, one of the
Elizabeths is also a character in W.E., so ... .
BEST FILM EDITING
The Artist
The Descendants
Hugo
Moneyball
I think its editing is far more clever and
accomplished than many realize, and The
Artists Best Picture front-runner status
makes me want to back it all the more here.
But dont count Hugo out by any means.
Thelma Schoonmaker is a star among editors
the way Scorsese is among directors, and his
films have landed her two more Oscars that
hes received.
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Artist
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
War Horse
An early Artist win here would portend a
major sweep, but if Hugo has any category in
the bag, its this one.
BEST SOUND EDITING
Drive
Hugo
War Horse
BEST SOUND MIXING
Hugo
Moneyball
War Horse
Hugo, however, definitely doesnt have
these awards in the bag. In four instances
over the past six years, one film won both
sound categories, and that seems entirely
possible this year, too. So lets presume that
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in 1911. A recognized authority on
anatomy and a teacher for more than 30
years, she earned the title First Lady of
Chiropractic and her rightful place in the
Heritage Court.
The sculptures and wall are clearly
meant to be viewed from the paved court.
However, a small plaque on the back of
the central and oldest sculpture states,
Herein rest the ashes of Daniel David
Palmer. A similar plaque is on the back of
his sons bust.
When one considers that a growing
health-care field with some 75,000
practitioners was founded here, that this
college is held as the fountainhead of
its profession, and that the ashes of the
founder and developer are interred here,
these four busts convey an appropriate
sense of importance and dignity.
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.
Art in Plain Sight: Palmer Busts
Article and photos by Bruce Walters
I
n the Heritage Court on the Palmer
College of Chiropractic campus (at
1000 Brady Street in Davenport) are
four large bronze busts. Sculptures of
D.D. Palmer, his son B.J. Palmer, and his
grandson David Palmer are placed sym-
metrically on a curved brick and stone wall
with the incised words The Foundation
of Chiropractic. These men collectively
presided over the Palmer College of Chiro-
practic for its first 81 years, beginning with
its founding in 1897.
Slightly to the north is a bust of Mabel
Heath Palmer, who is recognized as the
First Lady of Chiropractic and was B.J.s
wife and Davids mother.
Created by three different artists over a
period of nearly 70 years, the sculptures
are stylistically distinct. They are unified,
however, by their consistency in height.
Each bust is approximately five feet tall.
Positioned on the two walls, they each
reach a total height of about 12 feet.
They also work together because of the
consistent use of materials and conformity
to a sculptural form from antiquity
the bust. During the Roman Empire,
important families celebrated their
achievements and honored their deceased
relatives by displaying these sculpted
portraits prominently and publicly.
The central bust of Dr. Daniel David
(D.D.) Palmer (1845-1913) has a
commanding quality. The founder of
chiropractic care, D.D. Palmer performed
the first spinal adjustment in 1895. Two
years later, he founded the Palmer school.
To put these dates in perspective with
other health-care milestones, viruses were
discovered only three years before the first
adjustment; more than a decade would pass
before the first vitamins were discovered.
Befitting the title of Discoverer and
Founder on the plaque at its base, the
sculptures deep-set eyes seem to gaze to
the horizon. The solemn face is framed by
a classically stylized, magnificent beard.
Though not signed or dated, the bust
is attributed to a chiropractic student,
George Barton. It was unveiled to the
public in 1921.
The bust of Dr. Bartlett Joshua (B.J.)
Palmer (1881-1961) was created by Luis
Antonio Sanguino, an internationally
renowned sculptor whose expressive
and gestural style was well-suited to his
monumental The Immigrants in New York
and to his massive sculptures of bullfighters
in Madrid. Sanguinos use of rugged
textures gives the bust an energetic surface
that reflects the active life of its subject.
B.J. Palmer assumed responsibility
for the Palmer School of Chiropractic in
1904 while still in his early 20s. He would
preside over the college for more than
a half-century. The author of 38 books,
B.J. also amassed a collection of artworks
and artifacts from his world travels. His
Little Bit o Heaven, which included
live alligators, was a Quad Cities tourist
attraction for more than two decades.
Among his many enterprises, he was
president of the Central Broadcasting
Company, Tri-City Broadcasting Company,
Stereocolor (a pioneering Technicolor
and 3D studio in California), and the
International Chiropractors Association;
owner of the Clear View Sanitarium;
director of the B.J. Palmer Chiropractic
Research Clinic; and a supporter of
Sarasota, Floridas Circus Hall of Fame.
Among the first to understand the
potential of radio, B.J. purchased WOC
radio in 1922. The call letters, though
assigned arbitrarily by the government,
became known to stand for Wonders of
Chiropractic. Operating atop the Palmer
school, the station was the first commercial
station west of the Mississippi and one of
the most powerful in the nation. WOC
branched into television in 1949.
Following B.J. Palmers death, his
son Dr. David D. Palmer (1906-1978)
became the third president of the college.
Projecting a sense of confidence and
steadfastness, the bust of David Palmer is
nonetheless more conventional than the
others. It was by his wife Dr. Agnes Mae
High Palmer, who was both a chiropractor
and a sculptor.
The school became the College of
Chiropractic under David Palmers
leadership. In addition to obtaining
not-for-profit status for the college
and forming its first board of trustees,
he laid the foundation for the colleges
accreditation. The faculty tripled in size.
The bust of Dr. Mabel Heath Palmer
(1881-1949) was also created by
Agnes Mae High Palmer. Though it is
approximately the same size as the others,
the angular shoulders and facial details
as well as the strong patterning in the
clothing and turban make it strikingly
different. Set directly on its base, it seems
more massive than the other three, which
rise from slender stands.
Mabel Palmer became a doctor of
chiropractic in 1905 and founded the
Sigma Phi Chi sorority, the oldest
continuous chiropractic organization,
B.J. Palmer
ART
David Palmer D.D. Palmer Mabel Heath Palmer
choice the player doesnt even remember
making. Surrounded by ruins of the
old world, including a fleet of dormant
nuclear missiles emblazoned with the
American flag and waiting to strike again,
Lonesome Roads incredibly tense climatic
conversation asks, at both the smallest
and largest scale possible, whether we will
continue to fight the same war and destroy
the world all over again or, if war never
changes, whether theres a way to avoid it
altogether.
Grant Williams is a developer at Sedona
Technologies who hijacked an English degree
to study video games.
with openers The Dropsteppers. The
Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Davenport). 9 p.m. $12. For information
and tickets, call (563)326-1333 or visit
RiverMusicExperience.org.
Saturday, February 18 Anthony
Gomes. Chart-topping Canadian
blues musician in concert with opener
Nick & the Ovorols. The Redstone
Room (129 Main Street, Davenport).
9 p.m. $10-15. For information and
tickets, call (563)326-1333 or visit
Tuesday, February 21, through
Friday, February 24 James Super
Chikan Johnson. Performances with
the Blues Music Award-winning artist,
appearing locally as a guest in the
Mississippi Valley Blues Societys Blues
in the Schools program. Tuesday
Black Hawk Colleges Hawks Nest
(6600 34th Avenue, Building 4, Moline),
10:30 a.m., free admission. Wednesday
River Music Experience (131 West
Second Street, Davenport), 7 p.m.,
free admission. Friday The Muddy
Waters (1708 State Street, Bettendorf ),
9 p.m., $5 suggested donation. For
information, call (563)322-5837 or visit
MVBS.org. For a 2006 interview with
Johnson, visit RCReader.com/y/chikan.
Friday, February 24 Brad Paisley.
Country-music superstar in concert,
with special guests The Band Perry and
Scott McCreery. i wireless Center (1201
River Drive, Moline). 7:30 p.m. $25-
59.75. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or
visit iwirelessCenter.com.
Friday, February 24 Texas Tenors.
Country-music concert with the vocal
ensemble from Americas Got Talent.
Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention
Center (1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf ).
7:30 p.m. $15-25. For information,
call (800)724-5825 or visit Bettendorf.
IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Saturday, February 25 Thy
Blackened Reign Tour 2012. Concert
with metal musicians The Horde, Bible
of the Devil, and A Hill to Die Upon.
Rock Island Brewing Company (1815
Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9:30 p.m.
$5. For information, call (309)793-4060
or visit RIBCO.com.
Saturday, February 25 The
Candymakers CD Release Show.
Concert with the winners of the 2011
Iowa Blues Challenge. The Redstone
9 p.m. $7. For information and
Saturday, February 25 Joseph
Halls Elvis. Las Vegas tribute
performer in concert. Ohnward Fine
Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street,
Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $13-25. For tickets
and information, call (563)652-9815 or
visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.
Tuesday, February 28 The
Hackensaw Boys. Acclaimed bluegrass
musicians in concert. The Redstone
7:30 p.m. $10. For information and
THEATRE
Saturday, February 18 Sudden
Theatre. New Ground Theatre presents
performances of short plays written
and staged over a 24-hour period,
featuring works by Jason Platt, Michael
Callahan, Jacqueline DeVore Madunic,
Shea Doyle, and Dana Moss-Peterson.
Village Theatre (2113 East 11th Street,
Village of East Davenport). 7 p.m. $5 at
the door. For information, call (563)326-
7529 or e-mail cljansen@hotmail.com.
Saturday, February 18, through
Sunday, February 26 Mia the
Melodramatic. Stage version of Junior
Theatre alumna Eileen Boggess comic
novel, directed by Jessica Sheridan.
Davenport Junior Theatre (2822
Eastern Avenue, Davenport). Saturdays
1 and 4 p.m.; Sundays 2 p.m. $5 at
the door for ages three and older. For
information, call (563)326-7862 or
visit DavenportJuniorTheatre.com.
For an article on the production, visit
RCReader.com/y/melodramatic.
Sunday, February 19 Doubt: A
Parable. John Patrick Shanleys Pulitzer
Prize-winning drama, presented by the
Montana Repertory Theatre. Orpheum
Theatre (57 South Kellogg Street,
Galesburg). 3 p.m. $20-35. For tickets
and information, call (309)342-2299 or
visit TheOrpheum.org.
Thursday, February 23, through
Sunday, February 26 The
Toymakers War. Playwright Jennifer
Fawcetts drama about a journalist
in Bosnia, presented by Working
Group Theatre. Riverside Theatre
(213 North Gilbert Street, Iowa
City). Thursday-Saturday 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday 2 p.m. $12-15. For tickets and
WorkingGroupTheatre.org.
Friday, February 24, through
Sunday, February 26 The
Plagiarists. Aaron Randolph IIIs
debuting comedy on relationships and
art, directed by Corinne Johnson. St.
Ambrose Universitys Galvin Fine Arts
Center (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport).
Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m.,
Sunday 3 p.m. $7-11. For tickets and
SAU.edu/galvin. For a 2011 interview
with Randolph, visit RCReader.com/y/
aaronrandolph.
COMEDY
Friday, February 17 The Capitol
Steps: Election Year. Musical
political satire with the famed touring
performers. Englert Theatre (221 East
Washington Street, Iowa). 8 p.m. $25-
30. For tickets and information, call
(319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.
SPORTS
Saturday, February 25 Iowa
Barnstormers. Arena football with
the Des Moines-based team versus the
Chicago Rush. i wireless Center (1201
River Drive, Moline). 7 p.m. $10-30.
For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit
iwirelessCenter.com.
EVENT
Friday, February 17 DubStar
Presents Minute 2 Win It. Fundraiser
for the Quad Cities Autism Center
based on NBCs Minute to Win It,
featuring games, team challenges,
prizes, and comedian Brian Gale
hosting. The Pub (4320 North Brady
Street, Davenport). For information,
call (563)528-5465 or visit Facebook.
com/DubStarQC.
What Else Is Happenin
survival depends not on looting but
on overcoming greed and suspicion to
cooperate with a cast of distrusting and
unstable companions.
Honest Hearts , meanwhile, goes in the
other direction, contrasting the political
machinations of the Mojave with a vision
of an innocent world untainted by the
apocalypse. It presents a surprisingly
nuanced and respectful portrayal of
religion never a common subject in video
games and asks the player to determine
the worth of faith when the harsh reality of
the world intrudes.
The final two pieces of major DLC
directly confront the specter of the old
by Grant Williams
grant.merlin.williams@gmail.com
Far More Than a Cash Grab: Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition
GAMING
world that has always haunted the Fallout
series. Every Fallout game begins with
Ron Perlmans gravelly incantation that
war never changes, a statement of
powerlessness that the agency offered by
New Vegas especially drives the player
to rebel against. While you can pitch the
battle for Hoover Dam in favor of one side
or another, its a testament to how much
choice the game affords players that its
disappointing when there is no changing
that there will be a battle, and that it will
be over a relic of the old world rather than
how to build a new one.
Old World Blues is a largely comedic
story about a group of old-world scientists
who have survived as literal brains-in-vats,
but it becomes clear over the course of
the narrative that the broad, hit-and-miss
jokes at its start are there to cover darker,
more bitter humor about the dangers of
science untethered from morality the
same capriciousness that produced nuclear
weapons and, in Fallouts world, the
apocalypse.
Finally, Lonesome Road, the most
powerful piece of DLC, boils all of Fallouts
themes to their essence. Amid a truly
apocalyptic environment of storms and
quakes, the player grapples alone with a
hate-filled man named Ulysses, who rages
about the unintended consequences of a
physical performance here, in the way she
sensually slides her hand down her side before
collapsing on the floor, is both stunning and
hilarious. As Harry, Mark Ruebling exudes
remarkable passivity, allowing Sarahs constant
pokes to roll off his back (with a smile), and
delivers his lines in
that unexpected,
quirky way that
tickles me every time
I see him on stage.
When he performs
Sorry-Grateful,
though one of my
all-time-favorite love
songs he tackles
it gently, and with
respectful sentiment.
Sara King, another
local favorite of mine,
delivers beautiful moments of sad contemplation
in Martas number Another Hundred People.
While employing her impressive belt voice, King
also softens her vocals at appropriate times,
driving home the songs more somber themes
as she explains to Bobby the pulse of New York
City. And Jenny Winn brings down the house
with bride-to-be Amys Getting Married Today.
The song, with its rapid-fire lyrics, would leave
anyone breathless. Winn, however, doesnt miss
a beat; she delivers every word clearly (while
making exceptional use of her facial expressions)
to punctuate the songs humor, and her awe-
inspiring performance elicited the loudest and
longest applause.
Theres so much to be applauded in Turleys
production. Erin Lounsberrys ditzy April,
Bobbys stewardess girlfriend, is a delight.
Playing Bobbys friends David and Jenny in
the marijuana scene, John VanDeWoestynes
utterly believable coughing fits are well-matched
with Christina Myatts talkative, almost sing-
song-y state of highness. As Bobbys girlfriend
Kathy, Tracy Pelzer-Timm exudes a welcome
sweetness, one equaled by Paul Workmans
Paul as he puts up with fiance Amys hysterics.
Christopher Tracy and Wendy Czekalski have
strong chemistry as divorcing couple Peter and
Susan. And with Brian Nelson lending graceful,
jovial support as her husband Larry, Angela
Elliott offers a heartfelt, grave delivery of rich
bitch Joannes Ladies Who Lunch, performed
in stark contrast to the condescending, wise-
cracking delivery of the rest of her portrayal.
Even with this Companys not-fully-fleshed-out
Bobby, theres a great deal thats very good about
this evening of entertainment.
Company plays at the District Theatre (1611
Second Avenue in Rock Island) through February
18. For tickets and information, call (309)235-
1654 or visit DistrictTheatre.com.
A
t the start of the intermission to Febru-
ary 3s District Theatre performance of
Company, my partner turned to me and
said, I dont remember this show being that
funny. He was right, because director David
Turley accentuates the funny parts in this musi-
cal by composer
Stephen Sondheim
and writer George
Furth. He does so,
however, with subtle
nudges and winks
that almost cross
over into silliness
but dont, and that
keep the production
from sinking into
sappy sentimental-
ity.
There are plenty
of opportunities for directors to get overly
emotional with this story of Bobby (Bryan
Tank), a man still single in his mid-30s despite
the invasive efforts of his married-couple
friends, all of whom are trying to get him
hitched. Sondheims lyrics and Furths script
explore various kinds of marital relationships
and the ways in which love plays out, and
allow Bobby to consider the characteristics of
the women in his life (among them his three
girlfriends).
In this production, though, Tank is as difficult
to pin down as Bobby is; on February 3, it didnt
seem that the actor had fleshed out the character
quite yet, so we were left with mere hints about
Bobbys motivations and personality. In one
scene in which Bobby got high with friends,
Tank did manage to suggest a contemplative
observer of life who refuses to alter the thoughts
and behaviors keeping him from marital
commitment, and it was evident from this
sequence (and from past productions in which
Ive marveled at Tanks efforts) that the actor
has the talent to deliver a notable performance.
But it seems he needs a director to help him
shape his portrayals, and considering the lack
of movement in his scenes with Tank often
looking somewhat uncertain about where to
go and what to do with his arms Im guessing
that Turley took a hands-off approach with
Tank, when he maybe should have aided Tank in
molding his character.
As it stands, Tanks Bobby disappears into the
rest of Companys crowd of strong personalities.
And in a way, thats okay, because the others
are so entertaining. Linda Ruebling has a
fascinatingly funny moment in which her Sarah
a woman who constantly needles husband
Harry about his drinking habit appears to be
approaching orgasmic climax as she holds a bite
of brownie centimeters from her lips, craving
this treat her diet doesnt allow. Rueblings
Not Getting Married Today
Company, at the District Theatre through February 18
By Thom White
THEATRE
John VanDeWoestyne, Christopher Tracy,
Mark Ruebling, Bryan Tank, Brian Nelson, and
Paul Workman
a guy whose intellectual spirit animal is
probably the amoeba.
Fools rush in, but the real fools find
themselves face-down in a pool of boy,
was I dumb and get busy coming up with
reasons why staying there is a wise idea. In
The Folly of Fools, anthropologist Dr. Robert
Trivers explains self-deceptions such as yours,
noting the difference between intelligence
and consciousness: You can be very bright
but unconscious. When you realize youve
been unconscious, you can choose to wake up
and cut your losses before you start saying
cutting things to your goodhearted sexy
simpleton. To live less sleepwalking-ly in the
future, reflect on what got you into this what
void you tried to fill by telling your rationality
to shut up and go sit in the corner so you
could congratulate yourself on the great love
you found. And goody for you on what you
actually found some really great sex but
lets call a cabana boy a cabana boy, lest you
turn a story that should be My Hunky Winter
Vacation into a move-in special.
Im with Cupid
Whats with all the Valentines Day
haters? Some of my single friends celebrate
V-Day ironically, and I sense that they
look down on my boyfriend and me for
celebrating it for real, as if were just
buying into a giant marketing campaign.
Romantically Uncool
Occupy Wall Street is so 2011.
Trendsetting inequality-haters should be
occupying Hallmark: If we dont get love,
you dont get love, either, and This is what
a woman without a boyfriend looks like!
Valentines Day has been hijacked to sell
everything short of heart-shaped rubber
vomit. I even got a Valentines-linked press
release pitching surveillance services. Right.
Nothing says I love you like installing a
key-logger on your partners laptop. The
louder the hyping of the day, the louder
the message that somebodys a loser if they
have nobody to buy a bunch of red merch
for. So your single friends cooler-than-
thou attitude is understandable, but theres
something better than being cool, and its
being happy. Let them have their black-
frosted cookies with the little dead cupids
and their marches against romance-colored
corporate greed ... well, until next year,
when theyre sneaking into Godiva to buy
chocolates for the girl they fell in love with
after they got pepper-sprayed together.
Dim and Her
Im having a whirlwind romance with
a man I met online on Thanksgiving. I
moved across the country to live with him
on December 20, and were now building
a life together. The problem is I have a
high IQ (137), and hes very unintelligent
and illogical. Its hard to have a good
conversation unless we talk about sex. Its
too late to leave now, so ... any advice on how
to keep our IQ difference from ripping us
apart when things are less new and exciting?
I really love him, as hes pure of heart. And
boy, is he sexy and great in bed! So far, Ive
held back from telling him when hes gullible
or irrational, but I worry that Ill eventually
call him something nasty like idiot. I
dont want to hurt him. I crave his company
and love him for who he is, not what he
knows.
The Smarter One
Is there a chance you cheated on your
IQ test? You seem to pride yourself on your
intelligence, yet you spent a few weeks
chit-chatting on the Internet with some dull
blade, dropped everything, and moved across
the country to live with him. Now you two
lovebirds are building a life together that
is, whenever you arent too busy grumbling
about needing your intellectual equal and not
the coffee tables.
You might love him for who he is, but
you also despise him for who he isnt. Oops.
Marriage researcher Dr. John Gottman found
that expressions of contempt are the greatest
predictor that a couple will go kaput. Of course,
anybody you get involved with will have some
annoying habits or flaws that challenge the
relationship. Relatively benign bad habits are
things like snoring, and for that, you can get
those little strips to put on your partners nose.
Whats the answer here? Strapping a piece of
duct tape across his mouth?
Check out your completely lame excuse for
staying: Its too late to leave now. Now check
your feet. Bolted to the floorboards? If not,
whats keeping you there is probably irrational
thinking that economists call the sunk-
cost fallacy deciding to keep investing in
some endeavor based on what youve already
invested (an unrecoverable cost) rather than
assessing how your investment will pay off
(if at all) in the future. People are especially
prone to overvalue prior investment when
their ego is also invested like when sticking
around helps them continue the fiction that
theyve behaved wisely in going all-in with
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with version number 37. Youre getting closer
to creating a viable method for achieving your
next success. Thats why I urge you to be patient
and determined as you continue to tinker
and experiment. Dont keep trying the same
formula that didnt quite work before. Open
your mind to the possibility that you have
not yet discovered at least one of the integral
components.

CAPRICORN (December 22-
January 19): A person who emits
a huge angry shout produces just
.001 watt of energy. Even if he or she yelled
continuously 24/7, it would still take a year and
nine months to produce enough energy to heat
a cup of coffee. Thats one way to metaphorically
illustrate my bigger point, which is that making
a dramatic show of emotional agitation may
feel powerful but is often a sign of weakness.
Please take this to heart in the coming week,
Capricorn. If you do fall prey to a frothy
eruption of tumultuous feelings, use all of your
considerable willpower to maintain your poise.
Better yet, abort the tumult before it detonates.
This is one time when repressing negative
feelings will be healthy, wealthy, and wise.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): Jeep vehicles always feature
seven slots on their front grills.
Why? For the manufacturer, its a symbolic
statement proclaiming the fact that Jeep was
the first vehicle driven on all seven continents.
Lets take that as your cue, Aquarius. Your
assignment is to pick an accomplishment youre
really proud of and turn it into an emblem,
image, glyph, or talisman that you can wear or
express. If nothing else, draw it on dusty car
windows, write it on bathroom walls, or add it
to a Facebook status update. The key thing is
that you use a public forum to celebrate yourself
for a significant success, even if its in a modest
or mysterious way.

PISCES (February 19-March 20): A
sign outside the Apostolic Bible Church
in Bathurst, New Brunswick invited
worshipers to meditate on a conundrum: Why
didnt Noah swat those two mosquitoes? After
all, if the builder of the Ark had refused to help
the pesky insects survive the flood, wed be free
of their torment today. (Or so the allegorical
argument goes.) Please apply this lesson to a
situation in your own sphere, Pisces. As you
journey to your new world, leave the vexatious
elements behind.

Homework: Exhausted by the ceaseless barrage
of depressing stories you absorb from the news
media? Heres an antidote: ProniaResources.com.
off from some very interesting truths. In the
hope of providing you with the last little push
that will take you the rest of the way, I offer two
related insights from creativity specialist Roger
von Oech: (1) If you get too fixated on solving
a certain problem, you may fail to notice a new
opportunity that arises outside the context of
that problem. (2) If you intensify your focus by
looking twice as hard at a situation thats right in
front of you, you will be less likely to see a good
idea thats right behind you.

VIRGO (August 23-September
22): Thirty-two carrier pigeons
were awarded medals by the United
Kingdom for their meritorious service in the
World Wars. Of course, they probably would
have preferred sunflower seeds and peanuts
as their prize. Let that lesson guide you as you
bestow blessings on the people and animals that
have done so much for you, Virgo. Give them
goodies they would actually love to receive, not
meaningless gold stars or abstract accolades. Its
time to honor and reward your supporters with
practical actions that suit them well.

LIBRA (September 23-October
22): The caterpillar-to-butterfly
transformation is such an iconic symbol of
metamorphosis that it has become a clich. And
yet Id like to point out that when the graceful
winged creature emerges from its chrysalis, it
never grows any further. We human beings, on
the other hand, are asked to be in a lifelong state
of metamorphosis, continually adjusting and
shifting to meet our changing circumstances. Ill
go so far as to say that having a readiness to be
in continual transformation is one of the most
beautiful qualities a person can have. Are you
interested in cultivating more of that capacity,
Libra? Now would be an excellent time to do so.
Remember that line by Bob Dylan: He who is
not busy being born is busy dying.

SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): This would be an excellent time
to round up a slew of new role models.
In my astrological opinion, you need to feel far
more than your usual levels of admiration for
exceptional human beings. Youre in a phase
when you could derive tremendous inspiration
by closely observing masters and virtuosos and
pros who are doing what you would like to do.
For that matter, your mental and spiritual health
would be profoundly enhanced by studying
anyone who has found what he or she was born
to do and is doing it with liberated flair.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-
December 21): WD-40 is a spray
product that prevents corrosion,
loosens stuck hinges, removes hard-to-get-at
dirt, and has several other uses. Its inventor,
Norm Larsen, tried 39 different formulas before
finding the precisely right combination of
ingredients on his fortieth attempt. The way I
understand your life right now, Sagittarius, is
that you are like Larsen when he was working
ARIES (March 21-April 19):
What do you typically do just before
you fall asleep and right after you
wake up? Those rituals are important for your
mental health. Without exaggeration, you could
say they are sacred times when youre poised in
the threshold between the two great dimensions
of your life. Ill ask you to give special care and
attention to those transitions in the coming
week. As much as possible, avoid watching TV
or surfing the Internet right up to the moment
you turn off the light, and dont leap out of
bed the instant an alarm clock detonates. The
astrological omens suggest you are primed
to receive special revelations, even ringing
epiphanies, while in those in-between states.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Have
you ever gazed into the eyes of goats?
If you have, you know that their pupils
are rectangular when dilated. This quirk allows
them to have a field of vision that extends as
far as 340 degrees, as opposed to humans puny
160 to 210 degrees. They can also see better at
night than we can. Goats are your power animal
in the coming week, Taurus. Metaphorically
speaking, you will have an excellent chance
to expand your breadth and depth of vision.
Do you have any blind spots that need to be
illuminated? Nows the time to make that
happen.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the
animated film The Lion King, two of
the central characters are a talking
meerkat named Timon and a talking warthog
named Pumbaa. Their actions are often heroic.
They help the star of the tale, Simba, rise to his
rightful role as king. The human actors who
provided the voices for Timon and Pumbaa,
Nathan Lane and Ernie Sabella, originally
auditioned for the lesser roles of hyenas.
They set their sights too low. Fortunately fate
conspired to give them more than what they
asked for. Dont start out as they did, Gemini.
Aim high right from the beginning not for
the bit part or the minor role but rather for the
catalyst who actually gets things done.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): He
who is outside his door already has
a hard part of his journey behind
him, says a Dutch proverb. Ancient Roman
writer Marcus Terentius Varro articulated a
similar idea: The longest part of the journey
is the passing of the gate. I hope these serve as
words of encouragement for you, Cancerian.
Youve got a quest ahead of you. At its best,
it will involve freewheeling exploration and
unpredictable discoveries. If you can get started
in a timely manner, youll set an excellent tone
for the adventures. Dont procrastinate.

LEO (July 23-August 22): Youre so
close to finding a fresh perspective that
would allow you to outmaneuver an
old torment, Leo. Youre on the verge of breaking
through a wall of illusion that has sealed you
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny
Feb. 2 Answers: Right
ACHROMATISM - February 1, 01
ACROSS
1. _ Raton
5. Approval
10. Money substitute
15. _ -mutuel
19. Analogous
20. Simultaneously: 2 wds.
21. Caesura
22. Pizzazz
23. Golden Girls star: 2 wds.
25. Solvent: 3 wds.
27. Kohl relative
28. Challenge
30. Counts
31. Scrounges (with out)
32. Wisdom tooth
33. London gallery name
34. Possessed at birth
37. Hazard
38. Scrooge-like one
42. Secret agents
43. Yield
44. Yield by treaty
45. Get going!
46. Headless nail
47. Oscar Wilde protagonist: 2 wds.
49. D.C. agcy.
50. Keyboard key
51. Ancient Greek of Attica
52. Indri
54. Diminutive suffix
55. Metric measure
57. Away
58. A metal in blocks: 2 wds.
60. Links
61. Loudly, in music
63. Between Tyler and Taylor
64. Head-on
67. Burrows or Ribicoff
68. Stepped onto tarmac
72. Absorbed
73. Caffe _
75. Rescued (with out)
77. Native of: Suffix
78. Elec. unit
79. Intellect: 2 wds.
81. Ottoman title: Var.
82. Assemble
84. Bargain
85. Having wings
86. Iron ore pigment
87. Fruit stone
89. Browbeat
90. A little
91. Curtain calls
92. Camp boat
93. Secret agent Mr. _
94. On deck
97. Serv. branch
98. The _ _ Show
102. Excludes, in a way
105. Mt. Rainier Park water course: 2 wds.
107. Pear type
108. Dairy cow name
109. _ Semple McPherson
110. Money drawer
111. Outer: Prefix
112. Trapshooting
113. Inert gas
114. Nathan the patriot
DOWN
1. Bunyans ox
2. _ -dokey
3. Quote
4. Like Bullwinkle J. Moose
5. Sought favor
6. Sackcloth and _
7. _ dire
8. Prov. in Can.
9. Harmonium: 2 wds.
10. Staircase shape
11. Wicker worker
12. Furrow
13. Resembling: Suffix
14. Nobles, collectively
15. Hailstones
16. Jai _
17. Tortoise-hare event
18. Readies a press
24. Cry of alarm
26. Hebrew letter
29. Foreign
32. Mass _
33. Neaten: 2 wds.
34. Lodge: Var.
35. Danes, Swedes, etc.
36. Paved
37. Jewish holy day
38. Yoked animals
39. Savior: 2 wds.
40. Trunk artery
41. Medicated
43. _ fide
44. Mount Ida locale
47. Toward the back
48. Oversupply
51. _ _ no kick...
53. Jack the _
54. Great scat singer
56. Grammatical gaffe
57. Cinnabar is one
59. Bullion
61. Death-dealing
62. Mind
64. Trap, in a way
65. Noodles in broth
66. Drinks on tap
68. Jingle
69. Gen. Robt. _ _
70. Mrs. Fred Mertz
71. Darling
74. U-shaped pipe
75. The whole enchilada: 3 wds.
76. _ _ of a Tub
80. _ Kea
81. Stone-and-wood sculpture
83. Kentucky cash crop
84. Swaddle anagram
86. Western
88. Stopper
89. Kind of hound
90. Bootlegged whiskey
92. _ -pie
93. San _
94. French cleric
95. Coalition
96. Kiln for hops
98. Trace the shape of
99. Sneaker brand
100. Discern
101. Perrys creator
103. Sort
104. Letters on a dial
106. Hurry
February Crossword Answers
Live Music Live Music Live Music
Email all listings to calendar@rcreader.com Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication
Rob Dahms & Detroit Larry Davidson
(6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st
Street Milan, IL
Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix,
111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Schitzengigles -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Secret Squirrel -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady
St. Davenport, IA
Tapped Out -The Office, 305 3rd St
Sherrard, IL
The Blackstones -Mound Street Land-
ing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA
The Lustalots -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
The Sundogs -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
The Tailfins -Ri versi de Casi no and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riv-
erside, IA
Zither Ensemble (10am) -German
American Heritage Center, 712 W.
2nd St. Davenport, IA
2012/02/19 (Sun)
ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W
Locust Davenport, IA
Funday Sunday w/ Bl ackout Un-
plugged (6pm) -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Ragbirds - Red Rock Hill -The Mill, 120
E Burlington Iowa City, IA
Richie Lee (2pm) -Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22
Riverside, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm
brunch) -The Lodge Hotel , 900
Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro
(10:30am & 12:30pm) -Hotel Black-
hawk, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
2012/02/16 (Thu)
Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ
-Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL
Gaelic Storm -Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St. Iowa City, IA
Good Gravy -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St Iowa City, IA
Jam Sessions with John OMeara and
Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708
State St. Bettendorf, IA
Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303
Brady St. Davenport, IA
Jordan Danielsen -Barrel House 211,
211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Karaoke by Pieler Productions -The
Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Darrin Bennett (noon)
-RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd
St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Uptown Bi l l s Coffee
House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA
Rave On - A Night of Rock n Roll -Circa
21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Soap -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Is-
land, IL
The Avey Brothers -Rascals Live, 1418
15th St. Moline, IL
Thumping Thursday w/ DJ Hypnotic
and Patrick Rifley -McManus Pub,
1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
University of Iowa Jazz w/ the Pad-
ley/Smith Quintet (7pm) - Stacy
Earle & Mark Stuart - Tim Krien
(8pm) -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
2012/02/17 (Fri)
As You Were - Captains! Vessels!
- TBOPRRIOF -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
Battle of the Bands Wild Card Round
-RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Is-
land, IL
Bucktown Revue -Nighswander The-
atre, 2822 Eastern Ave Davenport,
IA
Charles Hayes Trio (6pm) -Skinny Legs
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Cornmeal -The Blue Moose Tap, 211
Iowa Ave. Iowa City, IA
Corporate Rock -11th Street Precinct,
2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA
David Ramirez & Harris Collection
St. Davenport, IA
DJ Bo-J -Greenbriar Restaurant and
Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL
Dueling Pianos at The Establishment
-The Establishment Theatre, 220
19th St. Rock Island, IL
Great River Show Choir Invitational
(5:30pm) -Adler Theatre, 136 E. 3rd
St. Davenport, IA
Jazz After Five w/ the Ryan Smith
Dan Padley Group (5pm) - Anna
Vogelzang - Douglas Kramer Nye
- Rachael Marie (9pm) -The Mill, 120
Jordan Danielsen -Rhythm City Casino,
101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -Chucks Tap, 1731 W.
6th St. Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -Roadrunners Road-
house, 3803 Rockingham Rd. Dav-
enport, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Wide Open Bar &
Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Mo (noon) -RME Com-
munity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav-
enport, IA
Modern Mythology - EmJay -Martinis
on the Rock, 4619 34th St Rock
Island, IL
Night People (5:30pm) - Jason Carl
& the Whole Damn Band (9pm)
-The Rusty Nai l , 2606 W Locust
Davenport, IA
North of 40 -Dew Drop Inn, 602 5th St
Durant, IA
Richie Lee -Riverside Casino and Golf
Resor t, 3184 Hi ghway 22 Ri ver-
side, IA
Rude Punch -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -Phoenix, 111
West 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Serious Business w/ Ron LaPuma &
the Penas -The Muddy Waters, 1708
Summercamp Battle of the Bands
-Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St
Iowa City, IA
The Dirt Road Rockers -Rascals Live,
1418 15th St. Moline, IL
The Music of Dr. Joe Seng -Joes Club,
1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA
The Tanks - Jabberjosh - Los Voltage
-Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa
City, IA
The Toasters - The Dropsteppers -The Red-
stone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
The Whoozdads (noon) -Bettendorf
Public Library, 2950 Learning Cam-
pus Bettendorf, IA
2012/02/18 (Sat)
Anna Vogelzang - Busted Chande-
liers -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Anthony Gomes - Nick & the Ovorols
-The Redstone Room, 129 Main St
Davenport, IA
Archie Powell & the Exports -Gabes,
330 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA
Camden Kaufmann Fundrai ser w/
Scott Millage & the Devils Candy
(2pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust
Davenport, IA
Caught in the Act -Generations Bar &
Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL
Christopher Bell -Cool Beanz Coffee-
house, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL
Dead Larry - Evergreen Grass Band
- The Premiums -Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
DJ Scott & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res-
taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St
Moline, IL
DrFameus -RME (River Music Experi-
ence), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Funktastic Five -Martinis on the Rock,
4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
Grand Larsony -Crabbys Bar & Grill,
826 W. 1st Ave. Coal Valley, IL
Great River Show Choir Invitational
(8am) - Finals (7:30pm) -Adler The-
atre, 136 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Jason Carl -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd
St. Davenport, IA
Justin Morrissey -Bleyarts Tap, 2210 E.
enport, IA
Keep Off the Grass -Blueport Junction,
6605 W River Dr Davenport, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Headquarters Bar
& Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Val-
ley, IL
Live Lunch w/ Christopher Bell (noon)
St. Davenport, IA
Mutts - The Post Mortems -RME
Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, IA
Ochos Locos Rock Show -Rascals Live,
1418 15th St. Moline, IL
16 THURSDAY
18 SATURDAY
17 FRIDAY
19 SUNDAY
Soap @ RIBCO Februrary 16
Terry Hanson Ensemble (10:30am)
-Brady Street Chop House, Radisson
QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA
Third Sunday Jazz Series featur-
ing Maggie Brown (6pm) -RME
Davenport, IA
Was The Word -Englert Theatre, 221
East Washington St. Iowa City, IA
2012/02/20 (Mon)
Maggie Brown: Black History Month
Programs (11am & 1pm) -RME (River
Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, IA
One Night Stand Open Mic -I owa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa
City, IA
Open Mic w/ J. Night -The Mill, 120 E
Burlington Iowa City, IA
2012/02/21 (Tue)
Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME
Davenport, IA
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias
Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd.
Rock Island, IL
Jam Night w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th
Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Dav-
enport, IA
James Super Chi kan Johnson
(10: 30am) -Bl ack Hawk Col l ege
- Quad City Campus, 6600 34th Ave.
Moline, IL
Jazz Service w/ Secret Squirrel -Faith
Lutheran Church - Moline, 1611 41st
St. Moline, IL
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410
2nd St Davenport, IA
Pretty Good Dance Moves - Reldnips &
Mr. Ting -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
Quad-Cities KIX Band -RME Com-
enport, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc-
Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
2012/02/22 (Wed)
4onthefloor -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Stacks
Bar, 525 14th St. Moline, IL
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The
Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res-
Moline, IL
Drum Circle (6pm) -Teranga House of
Africa, 1706 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Fat Dawgs Producti ons Karaoke
Contest -Parkers, 635 15th St Mo-
line, IL
Hitman - ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail,
2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St Iowa City, IA
James Super Chikan Johnson -RME
Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock,
Live Lunch w/ Esme (noon) -RME
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill,
114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night Contest -RME Com-
enport, IA
Rocktastic 4 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
Roster McCabe -Gabes, 330 E. Washing-
ton St. Iowa City, IA
The Pub Unplugged: Live Acoustic
Acts -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St.
Davenport, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (10pm) -Red Crow
Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
2012/02/23 (Thu)
Adobanga - Thankful Di r t -I owa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa
City, IA
Bright Giant -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Davenport Central High School Bands
St. Davenport, IA
EmJay - Ren Estrand - Fast as a Cat
-Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th
St. Rock Island, IL
Jam Sessions with John OMeara and
Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708
Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport,
IA
Live Lunch w/ Jordan Darosa (noon)
St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee
House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa
City, IA
Rob Dahms and Detroit Larry BBQ &
Blues -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill,
313 N Salina St McCausland, IA
15th St. Moline, IL
University of Iowa Jazz w/ the DiRuzza
Quintet (7pm) - Wet Hair - Cuticle
- Golden Dust (9pm) -The Mill, 120
2012/02/24 (Fri)
Bandwidth.org Fest -Iowa City Yacht
Bandwith.org Fest -Gabes, 330 E.
Washington St. Iowa City, IA
Battle of the Bands Final Round -RIBCO,
1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Brad Paisley - The Band Perry - Scott
McCreery -i wireless Center, 1201
River Dr Moline, IL
DJ Bo-J -Greenbriar Restaurant and
-The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th
St. Rock Island, IL
Emanation Series: Rachel Schuldt &
Randall Hall -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
EmJay - Ken Engelbreight - Pat Wil-
lis -Studio Pub, 1465 19th St. East
Moline, IL
Funktastic Five -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
High Drama -Martinis on the Rock,
James Super Chikan Johnson -The
Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bet-
tendorf, IA
Jim the Mule -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady
St. Davenport, IA
enport, IA
Kids These Days -The Mill, 120 E Burl-
ington Iowa City, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Wide Open Bar &
Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, IL
Live Lunch w/ Ren Estrand (noon)
St. Davenport, IA
Mad Hoss Jackson -Riverside Casino
Riverside, IA
Nitecrawlers (5:30pm) - Corporate Rock
(9pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust
Davenport, IA
North of 40 -Fros, 309 Cedar St. Wil-
ton, IA
Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ,
2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Russ Reyman Trio (5pm) -Phoenix, 111
West 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Secret Squirrel -Fargo Dance & Sports,
4204 Avenue of the Ci ti es Mo-
line, IL
Sudlow Jam Session (4:30pm) - Quar-
ter Moon Tin Snips (7pm) -RME
Davenport, IA
Terry & the Loan Sharks -Mound
Street Landi ng, 1029 Mound St.
Davenport, IA
Texas Tenors -Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 1777 Isle Parkway
Bettendorf, IA
The Music of Dr. Joe Seng -Joes Club,
1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA
Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E
11th St Davenport, IA
24 FRIDAY
Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots Band
@ The Muddy Waters February 25
23 THURSDAY
22 WEDNESDAY
21 TUESDAY
20 MONDAY
Childrens Book Illustrations from
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Through April 22, 2012
Dive into a watercolor world where fish is fish. Join a little
turtle on a big adventure. Head into the woods with John
James Audubon. Or come face-to-face with a beautiful black-
bird. Populated by an array of dazzling animals both real and
imaginary, Fins and Feathers: Childrens Book Illustrations from
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art introduces viewers
of all ages to memorable creatures from childrens literature.

A portion of the proceeds to benefit the
Leo Lionni, Fish is Fish, 1970, colored pencil, oil stick, and graphite on illustration board, owner credit:
Leo Lionni Collection, gift of the Lionni Family, 1970 by Leo Lionni, renewed 1998 by Leo Lionni.
563.326.7804
225 West Second Street Davenport, Iowa
www.fggeartmuseum.org
Childrens Book illusTrATions AT The Figge ArT MuseuM
enport, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Headquarters Bar &
Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL
Li ve Lunch w/ John McLaughl i n
(noon) -RME Community Stage, 131
W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Mike Blumme Trio (6pm) -Skinny Legs
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Milk & Eggs - Jason Carl -Rozz-Tox,
2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Night People -Duckys Lagoon, 13515
78th Ave Andalusia, IL
Old Capitol Chorus 2012 -Engl er t
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.
Iowa City, IA
Paperback Rhi no ( 7pm) - Mutts
Iowa City, IA
Planet 13 -Fargo Dance & Sports, 4204
Avenue of the Cities Moline, IL
Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix,
111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Serious Business w/ Ron LaPuma &
the Penas -The Enchanted Inn, 4815
S Concord St Davenport, IA
The Blackstones -Barrel House 211, 211
E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
The Candymakers CD Release Show
-The Redstone Room, 129 Main St
Davenport, IA
The Funnies -Martinis on the Rock,
The Horde - Bible of the Devil - A Hill
to Die Upon -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
The Voges -Riverside Casino and Golf
Resor t, 3184 Hi ghway 22 Ri ver-
side, IA
Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E
11th St Davenport, IA
Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots
Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
2012/02/25 (Sat)
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Wooden
Nickel Saloon, 2042 W 3rd St Dav-
enport, IA
BMT: Beatles Tribute Band -The Lucky
Frog Bar and Grill, 313 N Salina St
McCausland, IA
Bradley Nowells Birthday: Sublime
Tribute w/ Second Hand Smoke
- Stone City Rhythm Coalition
-Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St
Iowa City, IA
Community Drum Circle (10:30am)
St. Davenport, IA
Corporate Rock -Schneids, 205 Wash-
ington Ave. Lowden, IA
Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029
Mound St. Davenport, IA
Danika Holmes -The Grape Life Wine
Emporium - Davenport, 3402 Elmore
Ave. Davenport, IA
EmJay - Fast as a Cat -RME Community
Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Expo 76 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St.
Moline, IL
Funktastic Five -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W
Hardball -Greenbriar Restaurant and
Jam Session w/ Steve McFate -Corner
Tap, 4018 14th Ave. Rock Island, IL
Joseph Halls Elvis -Ohnward Fi ne
Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St. Ma-
quoketa, IA
25 SATURDAY
Widetrack -The Avenue Tap, 712 1st
Ave Silvis, IL
Zither Ensemble (10am) -German
American Heritage Center, 712 W.
2nd St. Davenport, IA
2012/02/26 (Sun)
Anthony Catalfano Quartet (10:30am)
-Brady Street Chop House, Radisson
QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA
Funday Sunday with Dave Ellis (6pm)
-The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St.
Bettendorf, IA
John Statz - Jason T. Lewis -The Mill,
120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm
brunch) -The Lodge Hotel , 900
Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro
(10:30am & 12:30pm) -Hotel Black-
hawk, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
The Voges (3pm) -Riverside Casino
Riverside, IA
Todd Cl ouser s A Love El ect ri c
(11:30am) -RME Community Stage,
131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
2012/02/27 (Mon)
Open Mic w/ J. Night -The Mill, 120 E
Burlington Iowa City, IA
Hackensaw Boys - Lydia Loveless
(6:45pm) - One Night Stand Open
Mic (9pm) -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St Iowa City, IA
2012/02/28 (Tue)
Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME
Davenport, IA
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias
Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd.
Rock Island, IL
Jam Night w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th
Street Preci nct, 2108 E 11th St
Davenport, IA
Mandolin Junction -RME Community
Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410
2nd St Davenport, IA
Polica - Marijuana Death Squad - Total
F---ing Blood -Gabes, 330 E. Wash-
ington St. Iowa City, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc-
Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
The Hackensaw Boys -The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
V.O Marley - Rahlan Kay - The Lady-
killaz - The Miserables - DJ Pat
- Mr. XKL - Bam & DT - Chop Shop
Musik -The Mill, 120 E Burlington
Iowa City, IA
2012/02/29 (Wed)
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Stacks
Bar, 525 14th St. Moline, IL
DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res-
Moline, IL
Fat Dawgs Producti ons Karaoke
Contest -Parkers, 635 15th St Mo-
line, IL
Great River Brewery Tap Takeover
w/ Jason Carl & Doug Brundies
-The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Dav-
enport, IA
Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St Iowa City, IA
Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock,
Li ve Lunch w/ Jordan Dani el sen
(noon) -RME Community Stage, 131
W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114
1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night Contest -RME Com-
enport, IA
Rocktastic 4 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
The Ol d 57s (6pm) - ABC Karaoke
-The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Dav-
enport, IA
The Pub Unplugged: Live Acoustic
Acts -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St.
Davenport, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (10pm) -Red Crow
Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
2012/03/01 (Thu)
An Evening with Andrew Landers
Project -The Redstone Room, 129
Main St Davenport, IA
Jimkata - Attic Party -Iowa City Yacht
Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport,
IA
Live Lunch w/ Lojo Russo (noon) -RME
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills Coffee
House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa
City, IA
15th St. Moline, IL
University of Iowa Jazz w/ the John-
son County Landmark & Jazz Rep
Ensemble (7pm) - Memoryhouse
Iowa City, IA
Todd Clouser @ RME Community Stage February 26
26 SUNDAY
27 MONDAY
28 TUESDAY
29 WEDNESDAY
1 THURSDAY

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