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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Gregg Johnson for Illinois State Senate 36th District
A
s I have shared in the past, every
now and then I have the privilege
(and, yes, personal indulgence)
to write about people near and dear to
my heart. Such is the case with Gregg
Johnson and his candidacy for the Illinois
State Senate’s 36th District. And in the
spirit of full disclosure, he is my favorite
boy cousin on my mother’s side.
Gregg’s dad Gary was my mother’s
little brother who lived next door to my
grandparents for a lot of our growing
up. Our families were together for every
holiday and special events, usually gob-
bling our Grandma’s Swedish Hash and
pushing the envelope relative to noise and
mayhem.
We were a typical Midwestern clan,
with parents, grandparents, aunts, and
uncles who indelibly influenced us in pro-
foundly positive ways, most especially by
their examples of hard word, respect for
others, kindness as the first response, grit,
fight rather than flight, and insistence on
using our heads. Somewhere in there we
also developed a reverence for our coun-
try – a deeply patriotic connection with
self-determination, civics, and a passion
for problem solving to make things better.
That’s why it came as no surprise when
Gregg announced his candidacy to run
for the Illinois State Senate’s 36th District
(covering 70 percent of Rock Island
County and Whiteside County). One of
his best qualities is that what you see is
what you get. He is every bit the smart,
loving guy he has always been, fiercely
loyal, and protective of his family and
friends – and now his constituency.
It is apparent that, after 32 years in
management with the East Moline Cor-
rections Center (EMCC), Gregg has mas-
tered a specific set of skills uniquely suited
to leadership in the political arena, such
as his ability to negotiate solutions by
stepping into the other party’s shoes and
finding common ground to work from.
Or navigating different agendas that are
sometimes inherently adversarial in a
corrections environment while maintain-
ing safety and stability without sacrificing
human dignity and respect. And Gregg
has an uncanny knack for prioritizing
that gets results.
“I honestly believe we all basically want
the same things,” Gregg has said. “We
just differ on how to get there. Focusing
on our common goals allows us to see the
field more clearly and find solutions that
get results that satisfy all interests.”
Those of us who know Gregg see lead-
ership qualities in him that include being
Gregg Johnson
open to reasonable compromise, having
wisdom enough to know what hills to die
on, and checking ego at the door for the
sake of real solutions that work.
He has sensible ideas for government
reform, such as term limits for congres-
sional leadership, redistricting reform,
and innovative economic development
policies that include retraining of an
already talented workforce.
Gregg’s work experience and volunteer
service has provided him with a rock
solid grasp of how government bureau-
cracy works from the jump, making
his learning curve significantly less.
He understands public-sector budgets
and the bureaucratic pecking order that
must be followed. And arguably most
important of all, Gregg comes to the
party well-versed in the serious financial
problems that plague Illinois, specifically
the $1.2 billion in unfunded liabilities;
$8.1 billion backlog of unpaid bills; $142
billion in long-term debt; and $130 billion
in unfunded public pension obligations
(www.tinyurl.com/IL-budget-2019; www.
tinyurl.com/bills-outstanding).
Gregg acknowledges that increased
taxation that has characterized decades
of leadership by the Illinois legislature’s
career politicians can’t solve its mas-
sive budget problems. “Spending,” he
explains, “has to more adequately be
addressed, and creative economic devel-
opment solutions need to be explored, as
well. We also have to deal with duplicity
of services, and contract revision to find
savings.”
To this end, Gregg brings another
valuable attribute to the table: an entre-
preneurial spirit, strongly advocating
economic revitalization by exploring
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new industries that compliment Illinois
resources. Most politicians talk about
such things, but rarely have substantive
ideas. And bureaucrats rarely have such
know-how.
Gregg is breaking that mold with
out-of-the box thinking that has legs
if developed properly, such as public
private collaborations with entrepreneurs
who know their crafts best. He wants to
crush the age-old adversarial relation-
ship between government and business,
and fuel a collective effort that results in
Illinois thriving as a whole.
Attracting sound private investment
not only for high-paying jobs, but also
that contributes fairly, substantially, and
consistently to our Illinois’ tax base, can
reduce the financial strain on Illinois
quickly, simultaneously putting the
brakes on increasing debt while providing
stable, long-term economic benefits for
both private and public sectors.
No one knows better than Gregg that
most of the old ways don’t work anymore,
that new energy is required. As he says, “I
am fighting to keep our community and
our way of life alive with innovative eco-
nomic proposals to create good-paying
jobs in growing industries like advanced
manufacturing, renewable energy, and
medical care.
“The economic opportunities that
our community needs aren’t just about
money; they’re about a way of life. And
that middle-class way of life – hard work,
family, and a responsibility to look out for
each other – is worth fighting for.
“There’s tremendous potential in
Western Illinois. We have one of the best-
trained, most experienced manufacturing
workforces in the world. But to realize
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that potential, Illinois needs to invest in
its people and put everyday families first”
(www.greggfor36.com/why-im-running).
Gregg promises to bring together
coalitions of public and private expertise
to build on the economic strengths of
Illinois, which, when including a highly
trained manufacturing workforce, are
considerable. Rock Island County alone
boasts a Port of Authority at the Quad
City Municipal Airport, a primary cross-
country transportation artery with US
Interstate 80, river transportation via
the great Mississippi, and perhaps most
valuable of all, the finest grade soil in the
world. And that’s just the west side – our
side – of the state. Add to that established
vocational and higher education facilities
for training and retraining and we are
favorably positioned to execute new syn-
ergetic ideas for future economic growth.
Gregg further emphasized, “My addi-
tional personal priorities are restoring
programs for autism and mental health
care – we shamefully closed multiple
mental-health-care facilities throughout
Illinois over the last decade but did noth-
ing to replace this much-needed care after
those closures.”
His resolve to care for seniors was
cemented after Gregg sat on the citizen
volunteer advisory board of the Hope
Creek Nursing home. He was concerned
that seniors there weren’t getting the
quality of care they deserve. The facility
had been plagued with poor manage-
ment and oversight, which led to some
patients receiving a lower quality of care,
including exposure to harm from others.
As a board member, Gregg spent years
working to mend this system. He led the
charge to oust Hope Creek’s management
because it failed its residents. That experi-
ence contributed mightily to Gregg’s
commitment to reform public systems to
provide better care for our seniors.
Education propels Gregg, too, specifi-
cally the inequities of resource allocation
in districts across the state. “To give you
some idea, there are schools in my district
who still don’t have access to the Internet.
How are these kids supposed to compete
where such critical deficiencies exist? This
has to be resolved now,” he emphatically
states.
For my part, being in media for 25
years and counting, I’ve known dozens
of politicians, most of whom are all hat
and no cattle. They go along to get along,
have a derelict grasp of the issues for
which they are stewards, and forget who
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ILLINOIS POLITICS By Rich Miller

CapitolFax.com

Plenty of Conflict, but Little Substance, in First

Gubernatorial Debate
T
he first gubernatorial debate of the
2018 general election was almost all
heat and no light. Instead of talking
about where they want to take the state, the
candidates focused mainly on delivering
rehearsed zingers at other people in the race.
Governor Bruce Rauner and Senator Sam
McCann, the Conservative Party candidate,
crafted some of the better put-downs, so they
dominated the news coverage. News cover-
age always follows conflict, and that debate
was definitely chock full of conflict.
Rauner is convinced that JB Pritzker is a
tool of the machine and that the machine
is out to get him. The machine is most
definitely out to get him, but he came off as
undignified and angry. Maybe I’m just way
out of touch, but I’d like to see a grown-up as
governor. Instead, it was one nasty wisecrack
after another from Rauner. Every word
seemed to be drenched in bile.
Senator McCann, who Rauner rightly
noted was, um, helped into the race by allies
of House Speaker Michael Madigan to draw
conservative and Downstate votes away from
the incumbent, interrupted both Rauner and
Democratic nominee Pritzker time and again
to deliver put-downs and what was supposed
to pass for homespun wisdom.
McCann talked about how he’d watched
TV news in his Chicago hotel room the night
before and was shocked at the coverage of
all the crime – as if this was his first visit to
the state’s largest city. I frankly can’t tell if
the man is even running a campaign. If he’s
making speeches out on the hustings, there’s
been practically no coverage. He appears to
have one job and only one job and he did that
job at the debate.
Pritzker also stuck closely to his script and
dodged and weaved around legitimate ques-
tions about his disconnected toilets in his
unused mansion that got him a property-tax
break, and what he wants to do about gradu-
ated income tax rates.
Pritzker faithfully stayed on his cam-
paign’s game plan of making sure everyone
in Illinois knows that Rauner is a liar and a
failure. Calling Rauner a liar is a clever way
of deflecting Rauner’s claims about Pritzker:
You can’t believe Rauner’s attacks because
he’s a liar. And hey, it’s not like Pritzker’s
all wrong.  Rauner even lied about his own
grandfather, claiming he was born in Sweden
when he was actually born in Wisconsin.
And the governor kept telling that lie after
he was publicly called out on it. Every single
thing he says has to be fact-checked, starting
with whether or not he spoke on the phone
with House Speaker Michael Madigan on
election night four years ago. (He said he did,
but he didn’t.)
Libertarian Kash Jackson was the least
offensive, but to say he has no chance would
be insulting the concept of chance.
Anyway, while the debate should’ve been
about Illinois, it was all about the candidates.
I don’t care if they think their opponents
are the worst people in the world. I get the
politics of it, but I still don’t care. Rauner is so
unpopular that he has to bring Pritzker down
to his level. Pritzker isn’t beloved, so he has
to keep his boot on Rauner’s political throat.
McCann’s job is to attack Rauner from his
right flank.
They all say this campaign is about the
“character” of their opponents. Fine. It’s
their money (literally, in the case of Rauner
and Pritzker). But the moderator of the next
debate needs to make sure we don’t again
get the equivalent of a professional wrestling
match. Also, how about talking about your
own characters, gentlemen?
As to who “won,” I would say nobody lost.
You could say that nobody losing means the
governor actually lost because he’s so far
behind in the polls. But this isn’t like a presi-
dential debate, where half the country tunes
in. It was on one TV channel in one part of
the state, not all of them everywhere. Most
people will either get their information from
post-debate news coverage or social media or
they won’t get any information at all.
The big impact will be advertising. We’ll
have to see if the campaigns can pull any
particularly damaging clips from the debate
to use in TV ads, as the Rauner campaign did
with Jeanne Ives in the primary. Most people
thought she won the Tribune-editorial-board
debate, but she ended up being the big loser
because her soft words about Speaker Madi-
gan were used by Rauner to great effect.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
New Column Published
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THEATRE By Mark Ruebling

Because They’re Goin’ to the Chapel

Vol. 26 · No. 954
and She’s Gonna Get Married
OCTOBER 2018 Mama Won’t Fly, at the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse through November 3

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VISUAL ARTS
Openings & Gallery Events
Catich Gallery Q&A: Destroyed Cities and Sinking
Ships, held in conjunction with the exhibit of works by
Anita Jung and Yannick Meurice; free; for information,
contact Christopher Reno at 563-333-6444 or Catich@
sau.edu, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 2101
Gaines St., Davenport IA, SAU.edu/art/catich-gallery,
4pm Thu Sep 27
Catich Gallery Reception: Destroyed Cities and
Sinking Ships, held in conjunction with the exhibit
of works by Anita Jung and Yannick Meurice; free; for
information, contact Christopher Reno at 563-333-
6444 or Catich@sau.edu, Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose
University, 2101 Gaines St., Davenport IA, SAU.edu/art/
catich-gallery, 5pm Thu Sep 27
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; tonight --The Roedelius Cells and Cinema
at the Figge; free; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Sep 27
Final Friday: Storytellers & Poets, planned by Gary
Burlingame; free; for information, call 563-424-1210 or…
Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Sep 28
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, enjoy
a docent-led tour through the galleries; free with
$4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Sun Sep 30
Artist Roundtable for Five Alumni: Continuing to
Create, held in conjunction with the exhibit of works by
Augustana… Augustana College Teaching Museum of
Art, 7pm Mon Oct 1
Artist Reception: Dr. Portmantheau’s Galorium
Emporium, held in conjunction with the exhibit
of collaborative mixed media… Black Hawk College
ArtSpace Gallery, 4pm Tue Oct 2
Free Senior Day, with a 1:30pm Gallery Tour and a
2:30pm film; seniors also get 10% off in the Museum
Store and Figge Cafe; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Thu Oct 4
William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography
Curator Talk, with Andrew Wallace; held in conjunction
with the exhibit featuring 52 of Hawkins’ most important
paintings and covering all of Hawkins’s favorite subject
matter, including cityscapes, landscapes, exotic
places, animals, current events, historic scenes, and
religious scenes; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 4
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Oct 4 thru Thu Oct 25
Plein Air Exhibition: Opening Reception, with
works by 33 artists residing between Minneapolis and
Chicago;… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri
Oct 5
Figge Member Brunch with Ballet Quad
Cities, enjoy delicious French-inspired cuisine and
a performance by the Ballet Quad Cities of its own
creation, “Paris en Pointe: Bolero,” featuring the classic
music of Ravel; $20-40; for information call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sun Oct 7
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, enjoy
a docent-led tour through the galleries; free with
$4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Sun Oct 7 thru Sun Oct
21
Curator Talk: Lisa Small, join Small, senior curator of
European art at the Brooklyn Museum and co-curator
of “French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950,”
for an introduction to the exhibition followed by time
to explore the gallery; free with $4-7 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm
Thu Oct 11
SEW Much Fun: Tablet Case, a do-it-yourself sewing
craft; limited registration due to sewing machine… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu
Oct 11
Crepe Breakfast with Brooklyn Museum Curator
Lisa Small, Lisa Small, senior curator of European
art, Brooklyn Museum, and co-curator of the “French
Moderns” exhibition, will discuss the selection of works,
and how they tell the story of the changes in French
art, and in society; $30; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 8am Fri Oct 12
Rock Island Artists’ Market, the parking lot will be
filled with local art, hand-crafted… Skeleton Key Art and
Antiques, noon Sat Oct 13
Rock Island Artists’ Market, held in the parking lot;
free; for information, call 563-424-1210… Skeleton Key
Art and Antiques, noon Sat Oct 13
Brunch Program with Dr. Marni Kessler, learn how
and why 19th Century Paris was a center of innovation
in science, medicine, art, music, and literature; $35; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am
Sun Oct 14
DIY Pet Toy Craft, attendees will use up-cycled
materials to create fun and unique… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 2pm Thu Oct 18
Opening Reception: Filley & Terry, gallery show
opening featuring paintings and photography; free; for
information,… Quad City Arts Center, 7pm Fri Oct 19
Craft Café, adults are invited to join us at the library
for… Fairmount Street Library, 2pm Sat Oct 20
From Patronage to Nazi Plunder: French Modern
Art and the Jews: A Complicated History, join Dr.
Jonathan Petropoulos for cocktails and dinner, followed
by his presentation; $35; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Sun Oct 21
Rock Island to Concareneau: Midwest Women
Moderns in Brittany, in conjunction with the Figge Art
Museum exhibit “French Moderns:… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Oct 24
Artist Talk: Mary Miss, artist Miss is interested in how
artists can play a more central role in addressing the
complex issues of our times; free with $4-7 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Oct 25
Meditation and Creative Painting with Dana
Keaton, held in conjunction with the “Living Proof”
exhibit that features more than 50 pieces of art
created by cancer survivors in the tri-state area; for
information, e-mail livingproofexhibit@gmail.com,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
LivingProofExhibit.org, 6pm Thu Oct 25
Portfolio Day: High School Students, visit one-
on-one with professors from area colleges and receive
feedback and tips on your portfolio; representatives
from several colleges and universities will be available;
free, but registration required; for information, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 9:30am Thu Oct 25

Artoberfest Final Friday, with a eer and root beer

tasting and chili cook-off;… Bucktown Center for the
Arts, 6pm Fri Oct 26

Final Friday at Bucktown, monthly gallery events,

demonstrations, and more; for information, call 563-424-
1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Oct 26

French Friday at the Figge, enjoy Figge exhibitions

and activities until 9pm; free with $4-7 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am
Fri Oct 26

Day of the Dead Free Family Fiesta, annual

celebration of Dia de los Muertos; experience
displays, performances, films, hands-on activities and
authentic foods throughout the museum, including
our collection of Catrinas and a traditional altar; free
with $4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Sun Oct 28

John Bloom: Close to Home @ Figge Art Museum -- through January 13

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Exhibits & Shows
Earth Wind & Fire, exhibit of works by Dean Kugler,
Bill… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, thru Fri Sep 28
River Monsters, exhibit of nature photography by
Trent Foltz;… Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery, thru
Fri Sep 28
Jessica Teckemeyer, exhibit of sculpture and mixed
media; Wed.-Sat. 11am-6pm; free; for information, call
563-424-1210 or e-mail info@midcoast.org, Midcoast at
Bucktown Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA, MidCoast.org, thru Sat Sep 29
Chris Clark - Joel Erickson, works by fiber artist Clark
and sculptor/potter Erickson; Wed.-Sat. 11:30am-5:30pm;
free; for information, call 563-424-1210 or e-mail info@
midcoast.org, MidCoast Gallery West, 1629 2nd Ave.,
Rock Island IL, MidCoast.org, thru Sun Sep 30
George J. Schlenker Photography, the exhibition
samples 25 years of George Schlenker’s photography,
especially of birds; Mon.-Fri. 6am-7:30pm, Sat. 8am-
5:30pm, Sun. 9am-5pm; free; for information, call 563-
424-1210, MidCoast Centre Station Gallery, 1200 River Dr,
Moline IL, MidCoast.org, thru Sun Sep 30
The Crazy Heads Story Art Show & Sale, the show/
sale will feature original works by… Rozz-Tox, thru Sun
Sep 30
Carol Hamilton: Breathe & Matt Pulford: The
Grayed Air, featuring encaustic pieces by Hamilton of
Harvard,… Quad City Arts Center, thru Fri Oct 12
Colonel Davenport House Exhibits, the new hands-
on interactive touchscreen allows visitors… Colonel
George Davenport House, noon thru Sat Oct 27
Destroyed Cities and Sinking Ships, exhibit of
works by Anita Jung and Yannick Meurice; Mon.-Fri.
9am-5pm, Sat. 10am-4pm; free; for information, contact
Christopher Reno at 563-333-6444 or Catich@sau.edu,
Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 2101 Gaines St.,
Davenport IA, SAU.edu/art/catich-gallery, thru Sat Oct
27
Five Alumni: Continuing to Create, exhibit of works
by Augustana alumni Audrey… Augustana College
Teaching Museum of Art, thru Sat Oct 27
I-74 Mississippi River Bridge Virtual Reality
Experience, through a creative collaboration, the Iowa
DOT… Bettendorf Public Library, thru Wed Oct 31
John Bloom: Close to Home, exhibition on the
renowned area artist; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-
9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Wed Oct 31
Living Proof Exhibit: A Visualization of Hope,
exhibit features more than 50 pieces of art created
by cancer survivors in the tri-State area; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free
with $4-7 museum admission; for information, call
563-326-7804 or e-mail livingproofexhibit@gmail.
com, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
LivingProofExhibit.org, thru Wed Oct 31
Lori Miller - Janis Wunderlich - Paul Scott Page,
exhibit of mosaic compositions by Miller, figurative
sculptures, drawings, and etchings by Wunderlich,
and color photographs by Page; $1 for parking; for
information, contact Dawn Wohlford-Metallo at 309-
793-1213 X108 or dwmetallo@quadcityarts.com, Quad
City International Airport Gallery, 2200 69th Ave., Moline
IL, QuadCityArts.com, thru Wed Oct 31
Rufino Tamayo, this grouping of seven prints is an
outstanding representation of Tamayo’s large graphic
works, gifted to the Figge as a bequest from Dennis L.
and Patricia A. Miller; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-
9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Wed Oct 31
William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography,
the exhibit will include 52 of Hawkins’s most important
paintings and cover all of Hawkins’s favorite subject
matter, and will also include one of his rare freestanding
sculptural assemblages; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-
9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
CW Stoneking @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel -- October 19
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Wed Oct 31
Paul Lange, Drawing for Inspiration, Mon.-Fri. 9am-
5pm, Sat. noon-4pm; free; for information,… Morrissey
Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose University,
Fri Sep 28 thru Wed Oct 31
David Hast - Lori Miller, exhibit of ink and mixed
media; Wed.-Sat. 11:30am-5:30pm; free; for information,
call 563-424-1210 or e-mail info@midcoast.org, MidCoast
Gallery West, 1629 2nd Ave., Rock Island IL, MidCoast.org,
Mon Oct 1 thru Wed Oct 31
Dr. Portmantheau’s Galorium Emporium, exhibit
of collaborative mixed media works by… Black Hawk
College ArtSpace Gallery, Mon Oct 1 thru Wed Oct 31
Emma Farber Cunningham - Barbara Toner,
exhibit of paintings and fused glass; Wed.-Sat. 11am-
6pm; free; for information, call 563-424-1210 or e-mail
info@midcoast.org, Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery,
Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, MidCoast.org, Mon Oct 1 thru Wed Oct 31
Glen Lowry, exhibit of serigraphs; Mon -Fri,
6am-7:30pm, Sat, 8am-5:30pm, Sun. 9am-5pm; for
information, call 563-424-1210 or e-mail info@midcoast.
org, MidCoast Centre Station Gallery, 1200 River Dr,
Moline IL, MidCoast.org, Mon Oct 1 thru Wed Oct 31
Plein Air Exhibition, exhibit of works by 33 artists
residing… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, Tue Oct 2
thru Fri Oct 26
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950, an
exhibit featuring 59 works drawn from the collection of
the Brooklyn Museum that chronicles one of the most
dynamic and beloved eras in the history of art; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, Tue Oct 9 thru Wed Oct 31
Classes
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw, and understand… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 9:30am Sat Sep 29 thru Sat
Oct 27
Oil Pastels – Tuesday s with Renoir, Tuesdays thru
Oct. 23; artist Gloria Burlingame will share oil pastel
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techniques with students as they create artwork
in the “soft-focus” Impressionist style; $80-95; for
information and to register, contact Heather Aaronson
at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@figgeartmuseum.
org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Oct 2
Watercolor Painting: Reflections, Shadows,
Puddles, and Other Techniques, Thursdays thru Oct.
23; $39; for information and to register,… Black Hawk
College - Quad City Campus, noon Tue Oct 2
Figurative Impressions in Landscape: Part 1,
Thursdays thru Oct. 25; with instructor Brad Bisbey;
working from… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 11am
Thu Oct 4
Wine & Art: Primitive Art – Expressions in Color,
with instructor Lori Miller; students will enjoy a tour
of the Hawkins exhibition then use a wide variety of
materials to create visually rich, exciting artworks;
a studio class paired with wine, light hors d’oeuvres
and socializing; $20; for information and to register,
contact Heather Aaronson at 563-326-7804 x2045 or
haaronson@figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm
Thu Oct 4
Painting – Watercolor Basics and Beyond, Fridays
thru Oct. 26; artist David Zahn will share ways that basic
watercolor techniques can be applied when painting
objects in a still life, landscapes, or in other situations;
basic drawing skills helpful but not required; $80-95; for
information and to register, contact Heather Aaronson
at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@figgeartmuseum.
org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Fri Oct 5
Baroque Drawing Course, Saturdays thru Nov. 24;
with instructor Evanny Henningsen; students will be…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 9:30am Sat Oct 6
Card Making with Donna Banta, join us in making
homemade greeting cards; each participant will…
LeClaire Community Library, 11am Sat Oct 6
Sight-Size Cast Drawing in Charcoal, Saturdays
thru Nov. 24; with instructor Evanny Henningsen; cast
drawing is… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 1pm Sat
Oct 6
Watercolor: Basic Approaches to Paint
Applications, Saturdays thru Oct. 27; with instructor
7
Bob Zeidler; Bob breaks… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9am Sat Oct 6
Oil Painting – French Modern Style, Tuesdays thru
Oct. 30; with instructor Emily Majeski; the focus ill be on
the styles of artists Degas, Monet, Matisse, and Vuillard;
students will create pieces inspired by the works of these
masters; $80-95; for information and to register, contact
Heather Aaronson at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@
figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Oct 9
Small Halloween Treat Box, a Southwest Craft Night
event; free; for information, call 309-732-7338… Rock
Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Oct 9
Day Starting Methods for Portrait in Oil: Painting
Beginners in Iowa, thru Oct. 14 with Tina Garrett;
students will learn to… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy,
9am Fri Oct 12
Watercolor Basics, with instructor Bob Zeidler; after
years of study, exposure to… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 5pm Tue Oct 16
Drawing – Sketch Book Workshop, Cara Burns
shares a series of drawing prompts and activities that
will help you put pencil to paper in the privacy of
your own sketchbook; discuss tips for feeling more
confident in your artistic skills in this beginner-friendly
class; $20-35; for information and to register, contact
Heather Aaronson at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@
figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Oct 20
Figure Drawing for High School Students – Build
Your Portfolio, Saturdays thru Nov. 3; Kristin Quinn will
teach students how to deal with proportion, form, shape,
value and line as they learn to draw that most difficult of
subjects, the human body; $15; for information and to
register, contact Heather Aaronson at 563-345-6630 or
haaronson@figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
10am Sat Oct 20
Life Drawing, with facilitator Evanny Henningsence;
bring your own materials; $15 per… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, 1pm Sun Oct 21
Acrylic Painting – French Landscapes, Wednesdays
thru Nov. 14; artist Allen Holloway will take students on
a journey into French landscape painting in the style of
modernists such as Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Henri
Matisse, Berthe Morisot and Edgar Degas; $85-90; for
information and to register, contact Heather Aaronson
at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@figgeartmuseum.
org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Wed Oct 24
Pinterest, join us for our monthly Pinterest crafts
ranging from wreaths,… East Moline Public Library, 6pm
Wed Oct 24
Creative Sessions: Beautiful Writing with
Calligraphy, Living Proof Exhibit and the Figge
Art Museum invite all who have been touched by
cancer, including cancer survivors, families, friends
and caregivers, to learn the art of calligraphy with
artist and calligrapher Dana Keeton; for information
and to register, contact Heather Aaronson at 563-
326-7804 x2045 or haaronson@figgeartmuseum.
org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu Oct 25
Art-to-Go with the Figge, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Oct 27
Illustration: Let’s Do Dinosaurs, Wednesdays thru
Nov. 28 (no class Nov. 21); with instructor… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 6pm Wed Oct 31
Call For Entry
Call for Artists: Exhibitions at MidCoast Galleries,
artists will be considered for exhibitions at the
Bucktown MidCoast Gallery in Davenport, Gallery West
in Rock Island and Moline Centre Station; exhibiting
opportunities for original art are open to artists residing
within a 90-mile radius of the Quad Citie; group shows
are eligible; artists are responsible for transit and
insurance; for information, call 563-424-1210, MidCoast.
org thru Wed Oct 3
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THEATRE MUSIC
Rumors Concerts
Friday, October 5, through Sunday, October 7 @ St. Ambrose University’s Moeller Nights: Graveyard Proving Grounds,
concert with the independent rockers; $8… Triple Crown
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 North Gaines Street, Davenport, IA Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu Sep 27
Moeller Nights: Jade Bird, concert with the British
singer/songwriter, featuring an opening set by… Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Oct 5
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I:
French Moderns, our tribute to the French Modern
aesthetic opens with Debussy’s… Adler Theatre, 8pm
Sat Oct 6

O n August 26, theatre, film, and television

scribe Neil Simon, at age 91, passed
away after a legendary career that found him
Facs, the All Senses Festival presents a concert with the
Chicago-based… RIBCO, 7:30pm Fri Sep 28
Moeller Nights: Rezinator, concert with the
the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, four Tony independent rockers, featuring opening sets by At…
Awards, the Mark Twain Prize for American Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri
Humor, and more combined Tony and Oscar Sep 28
nominations than any other writer in history. Robert Randolph & the Family Band, rock, funk,
And from October 5 through 7, St. Ambrose soul, and jazz with the family musicians; $35 adv… The
University will celebrate the man’s extraor- Redstone Room, 9pm Fri Sep 28
dinary career with its staging of Rumors,
Garp 2018: Nathaniel Rateliff - Matthew Logan
Simon’s Tony-winning slapstick farce that the New York Post deemed “light, frothy, and fun.” Vasquez - Cactus Blossoms - Miles Nielsen & the
In Rumors, Charlie and Myra Brock are celebrating their 10th anniversary and have invited Rusted Hearts - Small Houses - Emma Blue Book
their best friends to the party. Chris and Ken Gorman are the first to arrive, showing up only to - Bad Licks - Vera Sola - Kyle Emerson, weekend
find that Myra is missing and Charlie, the Deputy Mayor of New York, has “accidentally” shot him- celebration of touring indie musicians; $25-60… Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5:45pm Fri Sep 28
self in the ear. Hoping to avoid a scandal, Ken and Chris begin to cover up what they assume to
be the truth of the situation. But as the rest of the guests arrive – Claire and Len Ganz, Ernie and Still, by James Romig, PhD, Composer; a Casual Classics
Cookie Cusack, and Cassie and Glenn Cooper – the story of Charlie and Myra’s anniversary- concert; free;… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 5pm Fri Sep 28
evening-gone-awry grows and develops. Eventually, all the party guests become complicit in
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
a cover-up that no one even really understands, leading to the sorts of verbal jousts, physical played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ‘21
slapstick, and memorable characters that led the New York Times’ Walter Kerr to call Simon Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Sep 28
“one of the finest writers of comedy in American literary history.”
Directing Rumors is St. Ambrose theatre professor Corinne Johnson, who is no stranger to Bongripper, the All Senses Festival presents a concert
with the Chicago-based… RIBCO, 7:30pm Sat Sep 29
Simon, having directed his Tony-winning Brighton Beach Memoirs both at St. Ambrose and, last
year, for the Mississippi Bend Players. Johnson’s other recent directorial credits have included Cruise into Fall Concert: Coup de Ville, with car
productions of Cabaret and Picasso at the Lapin Agile for SAU and The Glass Menagerie for the displays, a 50/50 raffle, $5 lunch baskets, snacks…
MBP, and 10 current St. Ambrose students composer her Rumors cast: Abbie Carpenter, Sarah Stephens Square, 11am Sat Sep 29
Goodall, TJ Green, Jeffrey Harper, Tyler Hughes, Allison Hutson, Anna Ladehoff, Ellie Larson, The Candymakers, concert with the 2011 Iowa Blues
Joe Lasher, and Luke Peterson. Challenge winners; $10-12; for… The Spotlight Theatre,
Rumors will be presented October 5 through 7 at St. Ambrose’s Galvin Fine Arts Center, with 7pm Sat Sep 29
performances on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. Admission is $9-13, and
Garp 2018: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats
more information and tickets are available by calling (563)333-6251 or visiting SAU.edu/theatre. - Texas Gentlemen - Okey Dokey - Campdogzz -
Kirby Brown - Sam Evian - Katie Von Schleicher
Turtle Island Quartet, the touring string quartet and
Quad City Arts Visiting Artists… Rock Island High School,
7pm Sat Oct 6
Amy Helm, concert with the Americana, country, blues,
and gospel singer/songwriter; $22 adv /… The Redstone
Room, 7pm Sun Oct 7
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I:
French Moderns, our tribute to the French Modern
aesthetic opens with Debussy’s… Centennial Hall,
Augustana College, 2pm Sun Oct 7
Moeller Nights: Laura Steveson, concert with the
singer/songwriter based on Long Island, New York;…
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Mon
Oct 8
Moeller Nights: Sarah Shook & the Disarmers,
concert with the country-music quartet, featuring an
opening set by… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 7pm Tue Oct 9
Eric Gales, concert with the touring blues-rock
guitarist, featuring an opening set… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Thu Oct 11
Moeller Nights: The Heligoats, concert with the
indie rockers, featuring opening sets by Micah… Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu Oct 11
Brown Bag Lunch Concert, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri Oct 12
Moeller Nights: Valley Queen, concert with the folk
and country musicians led by Natalie… Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Oct 12
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece

ART
- Jess Parsons - Joe Sampson - The Dawn, weekend
celebration of touring indie musicians; $25-60… Codfish
Hollow Barn, 1:45pm Sat Sep 29
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950 Heartache Tonight, concert with the Eagles tribute
band; $20; for tickets and… Timber Lake Playhouse, 7pm
Tuesday, October 9, through Sunday, January 6 @ Figge Art Museum, Sat Sep 29
225 West Second Street, Davenport, IA Moeller Nights: Alex Schaaf, concert with the singer/
songwriter in support of his new release… Triple Crown
big band will be playing… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Oct 12
Whiskey’s Gone: A Zac Brown Tribute Band,
concert with the Peoria-based country musicians; $10
adv / $12 day… The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Oct 12
Out of Darkness, Into Light, the professional vocal
ensemble Nova Singers presents an inspirational
program… Knox College’s Kresge Recital Hall, 7:30pm

O ne of the most eagerly anticipated exhibitions

in the Figge Art Museum’s history will be on
display from October 9 through January 6, as the
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Sep 30

Turtle Island Quartet, an informal performance and

Sat Oct 13

Alabama, concert with the chart-topping country

Q&A with the touring string quartet… Butterworth musicians; $35-125; for tickets, call… TaxSlayer Center,
Davenport venue hosts the touring French Mod-
Center, 3pm Mon Oct 1 8pm Sat Oct 13
erns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – 1950, an exhibit
featuring 59 works drawn from the collection of the Turtle Island Quartet Concert, a concert with the Chamber Music Quad Cities: First Works, this
Brooklyn Museum that chronicles one of the most chamber musicians and Quad City Arts… Moline Public concert features two ‘first works’: Beethoven’s first
dynamic and beloved eras in the history of art. Library, 6:30pm Mon Oct 1 sonata for… Unitarian Church of Davenport, 7:30pm Sat
Divided by subject into four themes – Land- Oct 13
scape, Still Life, Portraits and Figures, and the Cocordion, concert with the Denver-based indie-rock
Nude – French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 – trio; donation based, all ages;… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Tue Oct 2 Demun Jones, concert with the country-rap artist,
Claude Monet’s Rising Tide at Pourville featuring opening sets by Charlie… RIBCO, 9pm Sat
1950 shows how the basic conception of art-making
justin carl hurty, held in conjunction with the “Five Oct 13
changed over the course of a century. It begins with the academic painters, such as Jean-Léon Gérôme and Alumni: Continuing to Create”… Augustana College
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, whose meticulous realism and traditional subjects conformed to the artistic Teaching Museum of Art, 7pm Tue Oct 2 Moeller Nights: Eric Dodd - The Host Country
canons of the 19th Century. It includes the generation of painters, such as Jean-François Millet and Eugène - The Fuss - Sister Wife, concerts with the country-
Boudin, who used looser brushwork to depict less conventional subjects, among them the beaches of Nor- Moeller Nights: Jakubi, concert with the alternative music singer/songwriter and the independent rockers
mandy and peasants and their flocks in the environs of Paris. Meanwhile, the Impressionists, led by Claude indie rockers; $12… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon $12… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 6pm
Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, and Ėdouard Manet, exploded the conventions of both Motel, 7pm Wed Oct 3 Sat Oct 13
subject matter and style, depicting everyday scenes with bright color and expressive brushstrokes. While
their work was initially met with hostility and scorn, they are now among the best-known artists of all time. Primus, concert with the Grammy-nominated Koffin Kats - The Goddamn Gallows - Gutter
experimental rockers, featuring an opening set… Adler Demons, an evening with three hard-rock ensembles;
The generation that followed the Impressionists pushed the boundaries of art even further, allowing Theatre, 8pm Wed Oct 3 $15; for information, call… RIBCO, 7:30pm Sun Oct 14
color, form, and brushstroke to take precedence over subject matter as the focus of their art. With works by
Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, Marc Chagall, and many others who were drawn to Paris in the early 20th Turtle Island Quartet, public performance with the Moeller Nights: The Smokey Brights, concert with
Century, the Figge’s French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 - 1950 exhibition shows how expressionist touring string quartet and Quad City Arts... Rogalski the indie musicians led by usband and wife duo… Triple
and non-objective art evolved from the experiments of the 19th Century. In addition, works by Auguste Center - St. Ambrose University, 6:30pm Wed Oct 3 Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Oct 14
Rodin, Edgar Degas, and other artists show how the freeing of form in painting extended into sculpture
as well. Kiss the Sky: The Definitive Jimi Hendrix Tribute Out of Darkness, Into Light, the professional vocal
Programming related to French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850 - 1950 will include a Curator Talk with Experience, concert tribute with virtuoso guitarist ensemble Nova Singers presents an inspirational
and former Columbia recording artist… Circa ‘21 Dinner program… St. Paul Lutheran Church - Davenport, 4pm
Lisa Small of the Brooklyn Museum (October 11, 7 p.m.), a brunch program on 19th Century Paris with Dr. Playhouse, 7:15pm Thu Oct 4 Sun Oct 14
Marni Kessler (October 14, 10 a.m.), and a Tour de Cuisine (October 17, 5:30 p.m.) in which the Figge and
Rhythm City Casino invite guests to celebrate the joys of French cooking. Lauren Anderson, concert with the blues/soul Kali Yuga Improvisation Ensemble, Dr. Randall
Regular museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (open until 9 p.m. on musician and the Midwest Music Awards’… The B. Hall, Augustana College associate professor
Thursdays) and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., admission is $4-7, and more information on this and other Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Oct 5 and musician, along with Augustana’s Kali Yuga
Figge exhibits, programs, and events is available by calling (563)326-7804 or visiting FiggeArtMuseum.org. Improvisation Ensemble, will explore the acoustic
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possibilities of the Figge; free with $4-7 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Oct 18
Moeller Nights: Babe Club, concert with the
Charleston-based indie rockers, featuring an opening
set… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm
Thu Oct 18
Bucktown Revue, a quintessentially Quad Cities show
featuring premier Midwestern singer/songwriters and…
Nighswander Theatre, 7pm Fri Oct 19
Moeller Nights: C.W. Stoneking, concert with the
Australian blues singer/songwriter, guitarist, and banjo
player.,… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel,
7pm Fri Oct 19
Riley Richard, Great Sounds Promotions presents an
evening with the acclaimed jazz… The Redstone Room,
8pm Fri Oct 19
Moeller Nights: Bud Bronson & the Good Timers
- Titus Andronicus - Ted Leo - Horse Feathers,
concert with the touring independent musicians; $25…
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sat
Oct 20
The Drifters - Cornell Gunter’s Coasters - The
Platters, three Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legends, with
more… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Oct 20
Moeller Nights: Mannequin Pussy, concert with the
Philadelphia-based rockers; $10… Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Oct 21
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room,
3pm Sun Oct 21
The Golden Tones, the men’s and women’s choir will
share a number of… Grace Lutheran Church, 3pm Sun
Oct 21
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Yonder Mountain String Band @ The Redstone Room -- October 24
Moeller Nights: Desert Noises, concert with the
indie rock band from the Provo, Utah… Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Mon Oct 22
Moeller Nights: Oxymorons, concert with the
Washington-based dance band, featuring an opening
set… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm
Wed Oct 24
Ray LaMontagne, concert with the Grammy-
nominated folk singer/songwriter on his “Just Passing
Through”… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Oct 24
Yonder Mountain String Band, concert with the
progressive-bluegrass musicians, featuring an opening
set by… The Redstone Room, 8pm Wed Oct 24
Fri, Oct. 26 • 8 PM
Tickets: $27 - $47
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Gaudete Brass Quintet, 3 & 7pm informal
performances & Q&As with the brass quintet and…
Butterworth Center, Thu Oct 25
SAU Music Department Fall Vocal Choirs Concert,
for information, call 563-333-6251… Galvin Fine Arts
Center, 7:30pm Fri Oct 26
The Ballroom Thieves, concert with the neo-folk trio,
featuring an opening set by… The Redstone Room, 8pm
Fri Oct 26
Condor & Jaybird - The Golden Fleece - Gramps
the Vamp - The Fantastic Plastics, concert with four
ensembles of psych-rock musicians; $12 adv / $15… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Sat Oct 27
Hits include “Buy Me a Boat” and
“Fix a Drink”
Sat, Nov. 17 • 8 PM
Tickets: $30 - $60
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Gaudete Brass Quintet, performance with the brass
quintet and Quad City Arts Visiting… First Presbyterian
Church of Davenport, 7:30pm Sat Oct 27
Moeller Nights: Blue Water Highway, concerts with
the alternative-country musicians; $12… Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sat Oct 27
SAU Music Department STAMVOJA/Jazz
Ensemble Fall Concert, for information, call 563-333-
6251, Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University, W. High
St., Davenport IA, SAU.edu, 7:30pm Sat Oct 27
Signature Soirée: Fantaisie Française, an elegant
evening among the “French Moderns” exhibit with
5:15pm cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, a 6pm dinner, a
performance, and a live auction to benefit the QCSO’s
programs with Maestro Mark Russell Smith as your
auctioneer; featuring Naha Greenholtz on violin, Hannah
Holman on cello, and Lillian Lau on harp; $102; for tickets
and information, call 563-322-7276, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org, 7:30pm Sat
Oct 27
Colter Wall, concert with the country/Western singer/
songwriter from Swift Current, Saskatchewan; food…
Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Sat Oct 27
Straight No Chaser, performance with the touring
a cappella group presented in the… Adler Theatre,
7:30pm Sat Oct 27
Moeller Nights: Anna Tivel, concert with the
Portland-based folk-Americana singer/songwriter,
featuring an opening set… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Oct 28
Moeller Nights: The Body, concert with
experimental-metal duo Chip King and Lee Buford,
featuring… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel,
7pm Sun Oct 28
QC Flutes Unlimited 2018 Fall Concert: Flutes In
the Forest, fall concert under the direction of under the
direction of… Benedictine Sisters of St. Mary Monastery,
3pm Sun Oct 28
NO DOUBT TRIBUTE BAND
Fri, Nov. 23 • 8 PM
Tickets: $15
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MUSIC / Concerts
The Head Banga Tour: Tank & the Bangas - The
Naughty Professor, concert with funk & soul
musicians Tank & the Bangas… Codfish Hollow Barn,
7pm Tue Oct 30
Halloween Show: The Dawn as The Who -
Winterland as The Grateful Dead - The Tripp
Brothers as Daft Punk, area musicians impersonate
musical heroes in the annual Halloween show… The
Redstone Room, 7pm Wed Oct 31
Workshops & Special Events
Artability Art Series, on Thursdays; a four-part visual-
creation series for adult patrons with… Moline Public
Library, 10:30am Thu Sep 27
Bible Institute Class Music Workshop, with Rev.
Joseph D. Williamson III; for information, call 309-788-
5028… Second Baptist Church, 5:30pm Mon Oct 1
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks I, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration...
Hotel Blackhawk, 4:45pm Thu Oct 4
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks I, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre... Hotel
Blackhawk, 9:30pm Sat Oct 6
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks I,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat Oct 6
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks I,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 1pm Sun Oct 7
Trax from the Stax, a music-listening program
designed to provide the opportunity to share…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Oct 18
LITERARY ARTS
Readings & Discussions
Anne Prinz, an evening with the author of “Living Your
Exclamation Point… German American Heritage Center,
6pm Thu Sep 27
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Sep 27
GUEST DANCE REVIEW
Dear Members of Ballet Quad Cities
Y
esterday, I had the great pleasure
of hearing my colleague at St.
Ambrose University, Marian Lee
and her musical cohort pound out some
fantastic French music—sophisticated,
complex and still relevant. Interpreting
that music, your dancers were absolutely
impressive—detailed, crisp, up-beat,
easily avoiding any camp in the rompier
moments and conveying some pro-
foundly human material with their silent
bodies. I’m in love with them!
The program was engrossing for
me—art historical references right and
left (lots of Madame X in the Boldini
number); other avant-garde musics
fi ltered through a Parisian, fin de siècle
Banned Books Week, thru Sept. 29; adults will choose
a book based only… Silvis Public Library, thru Sat Sep
29
Banned Books Week, thru Sept. 29; look for fun
activities, displays, and guess… East Moline Public
Library, thru Sat Sep 29
SPECTRA @ All Senses Festival, featuring readings
by Matt Mauch, Kyle McCord, and Jennifer Colville…
Rozz-Tox, 7pm Fri Sep 28
SPECTRA @ All Senses Festival, featuring readings
by Sara Wainscott, Becca Klaver, and Chad Simpson…
Rozz-Tox, 7:30pm Sat Sep 29
SPECTRA @ All Senses Festival, join Matt Hart at the
Lowland Block Party for Poetry… Rozz-Tox, 11am Sun
Sep 30
The Roundhouse, a discussion of Louise Erdrich’s
book with the Alpha Book… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 3pm Mon Oct 1
Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; for
information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Oct 2
IL Reads 2018: History of the Circus with Joe
Colossa, the bestselling author of “Church of Marvels”
visits the library;… Moline Public Library, 6pm Wed
Oct 3
Mystery Book Club Discussion, for ages 18 & up; join
us in reading popular… East Moline Public Library, 6pm
Wed Oct 3
The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals,
& Breakthroughs in Modern Art, a discussion of
Sebastian Smee’s book with the Art Lover’s Book
Club; each program includes a short introduction,
discussion led by a Figge docent, and group discussion;
bring a brown bag lunch if desired; for information,
contact Heather at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@
figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1pm Wed Oct 3
Stranger Than Fiction Book Club, the club takes
a look at the world we’re living in… Fairmount Street
Library, 6:30pm Thu Oct 4
Comics Underground, join us for in-depth discussions
of ground-breaking graphic novels; copies… Davenport
Public Library - Main, 6pm Mon Oct 8
Short & Sweets, discuss short stories while eating
yummy sweets; all registrants receive… Fairmount
Street Library, 10am Mon Oct 8
Underground Book Club, the club explores fiction
of the weird, the under-the-radar, the subversive,…
Davenport Public Library - Main, 6:30pm Mon Oct 8
sensibility; handsome costumes (I
particularly liked the women’s stocking-
shorts that reminded me of “swimming
costumes of the 19 th century”), appro-
priate and informative lighting etc. One
second I was thinking of Stravinsky and
Diagalev in a Russian context; the next I
was remembering that they were there in
Paris influencing and being influenced!
Sometimes it’s hard for me to sepa-
rate choreographer from dancer since
without the physical actuality of a body,
choreography remains an invisible idea.
But especially in the second half of the
program, the choreography was some of
the most subtle and inventive I’ve ever
seen. There was a fluidity, continuity
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Quad City Arts Visiting Artists Gaudete Brass @ First Presbyterian Church -- October 27
Get Lit: The Best We Could Do, an Illustrated
Memoir, a discussion of Thi Bui’s book; free; for
information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue
Oct 9
Blackout: A Pete Fernandez Mystery, a discussion
of Alex Segura’s novel with the Mystery Book…
Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am Sat Oct 13
Sidewalks, a discussion of Valeria Luiselli’s book; free;
for information, call… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm
Mon Oct 15
True Crime Club, whether you obsessively watch
Investigation Discovery, are a devout Ann… Fairmount
Street Library, 6:30pm Tue Oct 16
We Are All Shipwrecks, enjoy a cocktail or two while
talking about Kelly Grey… Icons Martini, 7pm Tue Oct 16
West End Book Club, adult fiction book club that
meets the third Tuesday of… Fairmount Street Library,
6:30pm Tue Oct 16
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders
and the Birth of the FBI, a discussion of David Grann’s
novel with the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public
Library, 1pm Wed Oct 17
My Name is Lucy Barton, a discussion of Elizabeth
Strout’s book with the 30/31 Book… Rock Island Public
Library - 30/31 Branch, 6:30pm Wed Oct 17
and near-narrative build-up to hap-
pily unpredictable movements that was
impressive. The complexity of the music
called out for an equal complexity in
the dance and it was there throughout
the concert and any time you see the
human body do something you’ve never
witnessed before, you’re a very lucky
witness.
My hat is off to Courtney Lyon and
Emily Kate Long. I’m beyond impressed.
I was genuinely stirred emotionally
time and time again as the dances (and
dancers) unfolded and told their abstract
stories. A beautifully trained body is one
thing. But that body moving searchingly
through four dimensions is a rare and
The Coffee Trader, a discussion of David Liss’ novel
with the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Wed Oct 17
Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S.
Heartland, with author Cynthia Clampitt; free; for
information, call 563-289-4242 or… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Thu Oct 18
Jason Tanamor Book Signing, author signs his book
“Moo Moo the Serial Killer Cat” in… Rock Island County
Animal Care & Control, noon Sat Oct 20
Windfall: The Booming Business of Global
Warming, a discussion of McKenzie Funk’s book with
the Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm Tue Oct 23
And Then There Were None, a discussion of
Agatha Christie’s book with the Adult Book… LeClaire
Community Library, 6:30pm Wed Oct 24
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Oct 25
Fundraiser Gala: Celebration of the Literary
Arts, this fundraiser for the Midwest Writing Center will
include a… CityView Celebrations, 5:30pm Thu Oct 25
Time to Ship Another Steer, with author Bill Mueller;
free; for information, call 563-289-4242 or… LeClaire
Community Library, 6:30pm Thu Oct 25
By Leslie Bell
transcendent experience and that’s the
gift you—Courtney and Emily—gave
to your audience via your beautiful
company.
All the best to Joedy Cook, Marga-
ret King and everyone else that made
this concert possible. I look forward to
more transformative experiences in the
presence of your creativity. Thank you
for making this difficult, complex and
highly successful experience available to
me and to the rest of the Quad Cities. I’m
still hypnotized!
Leslie Bell, Art Professor Emeritus,
St. Ambrose University.
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Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Oct 29
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Polka Club of Iowa, Eastern Chapter Dance: Barry
Boyce Band (1:30pm), with the musicians from Omaha,
Nebraska; $10/person, ages 21 &… Walcott Coliseum,
1:30pm Sun Oct 14

Workshops & Classes
Quad Cities Writers Group, on the 1st & 3rd Mondays
of the month; dedicated… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Mon Oct 1 and Mon
Oct 15
USA VETS Writers’ Studio, workshop and feedback
group for all past and present military… Midwest Writing
Center, 1pm Thu Oct 4
Writer’s Studio, on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the
month; listen… Midwest Writing Center, 11am Sat Oct 6
and Sat Oct 20
Zine Workshops, free; for information, contact Leslie
Ross at rosslesliem@sau.edu… St. Ambrose University
Library, 7pm Tue Oct 23
Dracula, Ballet Quad Cities performs a stage adaptation
of Bram Stoker’s… The Spotlight Theatre, 8pm Fri Oct 19
thru Sat Oct 20
Dinner with Dracula, the Ballet Quad Cities fundraiser
will include hors d’oeuvres, cocktails,… The Spotlight
Theatre, 5pm Sat Oct 20
COMEDY
Inspire Laughter, Inspire Comedy, join Volunteers
for Symphony for an evening of improv comedy… The
Establishment, 6pm Thu Sep 27
ComedySportz: Harry Potter, Fri. & Sat. 7pm;
Potter-themed interactive comedy with the area’s long-
running… The Establishment, 7pm Fri Sep 28 and Sat
Sep 29

THEATRE The Late Nite Shows: Critical Hit – Harry Potter,

Performances
Speech & Debate, Stephen Karam’s teen drama
presented in the Barn Owl series,… Playcrafters Barn
Theatre, 7:30pm Thu Sept 27 thru Sat Sep 29
Elegies for Angels, Punks, & Raging Queens, a
dramatic musical composed of free-verse poems and
songs reflecting... Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre,
Thu Sep 27 thru Sun Sep 30
Mama Won’t Fly, Southern-themed road-trip comedy
by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, and Nicholas… Circa ‘21
Dinner Playhouse, Fri Sep 28 thru Wed Oct 31
Scapin, Bill Irwin and Mark O’Donnell’s comedy adapted
from Moliere, directed… Richmond Hill Barn Theatre,
Thu Oct 4 thru Sun Oct 14
Rumors, Neil Simon’s Tony-winning, door-slamming
farce, directed by Corinne Johnson; Fri.… Galvin Fine
Arts Center, Fri Oct 5 thru Sun Oct 7
Henry VIII: All is True, the Prenzie Players present
Shakespeare’s historical drama, directed by Alaina… QC
Theatre Workshop, Fri Oct 5 thru Sat Oct 13
Potter-themed sketch comedy and improvisational
games for ages 17+; $5 or… The Establishment, 9:30pm
Fri Sep 28
Speakeasy Laugh Hard Comedy Challenge:
Finals, some of the best comedians from across the
Midwest and… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Sep 29
The Late Nite Shows: Slumber Party – Harry
Potter, Potter-themed sketch comedy and
improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Sep 29
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Sep
30
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, on Mondays, hosted by
Douglas Hernandez; for information, call 309-517-1944…
Broken Saddle, 8pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Butchers Hook Comedy w/ Ryan Proctor, on
Tuesdays; a stand-up-comedy open mic night; for
information, call… Meat Market, 9pm Tue Oct 2 thru FIGGE ART MUSEUM MAJOR EXHIBITION
Tue Oct 30

The Hunchback of Notre Dame, new stage musical,

with songs from Disney’s animated film, based… The
Spotlight Theatre, Fri Oct 5 thru Sun Oct 14
Sudden Theatre, New Ground Theatre presents
original shorts plays in with the… Village Theatre,
7:00pm Sat Oct 6
A Grand Night for Singing, a fundraising
performance of the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
revue… Prospect Park Auditorium, Sat Oct 6 thru Sun
Oct 7
War of the Worlds: A Radio Play, radio-drama
staging of the classic H.G. Welles novel... The Black Box
Theatre, Thu Oct 11 thru Sun Oct 21
The Laramie Project, ensemble drama about
the Matthew Shepard killing by Moises Kaufman…
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Fri Oct 12 thru Sun Oct 14
The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s drama about the Salem
witch trials, directed by… Brunner Theatre Center,
Augustana College, Fri Oct 12 thru Sun Oct 21
Charlotte’s Web, student-performed adaptation of
the E.B. White classic by playwright Joseph Robinette;…
Davenport Junior Theatre, Sat Oct 13 thru Sun Oct 21
The Rocky Horror Show, 7 & 11pm performances of
the interactive cult musical… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy,
8pm Fri Oct 19 thru Sat Oct 27
ComedySportz Fri. & Sat. 7pm; interactive
comedy with the area’s long-running… The
Establishment, 7pm Fri Oct 5 thru Sat Oct 27
French Moderns
The Late Nite Shows: It’s Your Fault, sketch comedy Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Oct 5 OCTOBER 9, 2018–JANUARY 6, 2019
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum
Open Source Improv, improvisational comedy for
adults with veterans of ComedySportz, Livewire, the…
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Oct 6
The Late Nite Shows: Wisenheimer, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Oct 6
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Oct 7
thru Sun Oct 28
Rodney Carrington, an evening with the comedian,
actor, and writer who has… Adler Theatre, 7pm Fri Oct
12
The Late Nite Shows: Shakespeared!, sketch
comedy and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The presentation of this exhibition at the Figge is made possible by
The Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Oct 12 the donors to the Major Exhibitions Endowment, and the following:
The Late Nite Shows: Saturday, sketch comedy The Hunt and Diane Harris Family Foundation
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Oct 13 Genesis Health System
Arconic Foundation
Guys in Ties, improv comedy with the nationally
touring comedians who combine wit,… The Black Box John Deere Foundation • Twin Shores
Theatre, 7:30pm Fri Oct 19 BITCO Insurance Companies

DANCE The Late Nite Shows: Survivor, sketch comedy

Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of
Dance, Mon Oct 1 thru Wed Oct 31
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Oct 19
The Late Nite Shows: 309, sketch comedy and
improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Oct 20
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Still Life with Blue Cup, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, 6 x 13 1/8 in. (15.2 x
33.3 cm), Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Laura L. Barnes, 67.24.19 (Photo: Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum)
Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804
www.figgeartmuseum.org
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COMEDY
Craig Ferguson, an evening with the Grammy-
nominated, Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning
comedian, Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm
Fri Oct 26
The Late Nite Shows: Friday, sketch comedy and
improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Oct 26
The Late Nite Shows: Saturday, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Oct 27
MUSEUMS
Steam Circus: The Colorful World of Carousels,
the exhibit will feature beautiful pieces of… German
American Heritage Center, thru Sun Oct 21
The Cow War: Farmer Rebellions in America’s
Heartland, presented by Michael Luick Thrams; explore
related yet differing agrarian rebellions… German
American Heritage Center, 1pm Sat Sep 29
Toy Story Dance Party, join the Family Museum Dance
Company for a dance party… Family Museum, 11am Sat
Sep 29
Woody’s Horse Corral Lasso, see if you can lasso a
horse in the “Toy… Family Museum, 10am Sat Sep 29
Researching Your German Ancestors: Genealogy
Workshop, led by Scharlott Goettsh Blevins; this
presentation on researching your… German American
Heritage Center, 1pm Sun Sep 30
Darker Side of Davenport Ghost Tours, on Fridays;
learn about local ghost stories, murders, legends, and
the criminal… German American Heritage Center, Fri
Oct 5 thru Fri Oct 26
Caine’s Cardboard Challenge, invent, design, and
construct all using cardboard; included with $5-9…
Family Museum, 10:30am Sat Oct 6
Special Needs Night, the museum will open its doors
after hours for an… Family Museum, 5:30pm Fri Oct 12
Outdoor Art: French Modern Style!, use natural
elements to inspire your paintings and drawings; like…
Family Museum, Sat Oct 13
Second Saturdays at the German American
Heritage Center, children and students with a valid ID
are welcome to… German American Heritage Center,
10am Sat Oct 13
“National Parks Adventure” Sensory-Friendly
Screening, changes to the environment and film
experience include: dimmed but… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 2pm Sun Oct 14
St. Ambrose Chemistry Department, see some cool
and colorful chemistry experiments presented by the…
Family Museum, 10:30am Sat Oct 20
Scarecrow Shenanigans, come in costume and
celebrate the season! Enjoy a variety… Family Museum,
noon Sun Oct 21
MOVIES
Cinema at the Figge: Milford Graves Full Mantis,
screening of the 2018 documentary about the renowned
percussionist presented by Ford Photography; with a
5pm “Reodelius Cells” Gallery Talk, 6pm cocktail hour,
7pm Drumming and Feature Film, and 8:45pm Live-
Scored Short-Film Presentation with guitar solos by
Emma Ruth Rundle, Brian Barr, and Jason Horras; free;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm
Thu Sep 27
Coffee & a Movie, for ages 18 & up; join us for coffee,
rolls… East Moline Public Library, 11am Mon Oct 8
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Coffee and a Movie Morning, join us for a cup
of coffee and a free… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 9:30am Mon Oct 8
Valkyrie, a screening of the 2008 hit in the “Coffee
And… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9:30am Mon Oct 8
Recent Releases, see a film recently released on DVD;
free; for information,… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Fri Oct 12
Afternoon Classic Films, watch your favorites return
to the screen and enjoy a… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Wed Oct 17
SPORTS
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, minor-league
hockey game; for tickets, call 309-277-1364… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:10pm Sat Oct 20
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, minor-league
hockey game; for tickets, call 309-277-1364… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:10pm Fri Oct 26
The Genesis Collegiate Challenge, featuring the
men’s and women’s basketball teams of Augustana and
St. Ambrose... TaxSlayer Center, 2:15pm Sun Oct 28
OTHER EVENTS
All Senses Festival 2018, music, spoken-word events,
art, and more at the Figge Art Museum, RIBCO, and Rozz-
Tox… thru Sun Sep 30
Black Hawk College Outreach Center Open
House, the community is invited to join Black Hawk
College in… Black Hawk College Outreach Center, 3pm
Thu Sep 27
Diamonds & Divas, annual fundraising event featuring
a cocktail reception, hors d’oeuvres, a… Jumer’s Casino
& Hotel, 5:30pm Thu Sep 27
Harvest Moon Banquet, annual fundraiser featuring
a local and organic farm to fork… Quad City Botanical
Center, 6pm Thu Sep 27
Second Baptist Church Cottage Prayer Service,
with Pastor Joseph D. Williamson III; for information, call
309-788-0677… Second Baptist Church, 6pm Thu Sep 27
Meditation Garden, open for prayer sunrise to sunset;
walk… Meditation Garden, thru Wed Oct 31
Historic Tours of the 1911 Hauberg Mansion, at 1
& 2:30pm; 45-minute docent-led tours, with… Hauberg
Civic Center Mansion, Fri Sep 28
Mercado on Fifth, with DJ Menos; an outdoor night
market featuring live music,… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm
Fri Sep 28
Quad City Hot Air Balloon Festival, there will be
tethered rides for… Quad Cities Balloon Festival, 4pm Fri
Sep 28 and Sat Sep 29
Autumnal Day of Mindfulness, the day will include
instructions and commentary by Kaira Jewel… Unitarian
Universalist Congregation of the Quad Cities, 9am Sat
Sep 29
Big Wheels Keep on Turnin’: Adult Big Wheel
Races, teams of four will compete in a relay style
course… Downtown LeClaire, 2pm Sat Sep 29
Local Author Book Sale, there will be books for every
reader, including fiction, romance,… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Sat Sep 29
QC CROP Hunger Walk Fundraiser, for every slice
sold, Antonella’s II will donate $1 to… Antonella’s II
Sicilian Pizzeria, 11am Sat Sep 29
QuadCity FoodForest Garden Day, Saturdays thru
September; help us work in the gardens; for… QuadCity
FoodForest, 10am Sat Sep 29
Second Baptist Church Park & Pray, this annual
event gives anyone an opportunity to stop by… Second
Baptist Church, noon Sat Sep 29
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Greater Quad Cities Renaissance Faire, two days
of family fun and… Credit Island Park, 11am Sat Sep 29
and Sun Sep 30
21st Annual Thresher’s Meal, chicken ‘n’ noodles &
roast pork loin, all the fixins,… Our Savior Presbyterian
Church, 4pm Sun Sep 30
Bags & Brews, annual fundraising event features beer
from local breweries and a… The Stardust, Sun Sep 30
Kiwanis Club of East Moline-Silvis Fall Flea
Market, proceeds benefit Children’s Therapy Center,
Kiwanis ELIMINATE Project, QC Food… Rock Island
County Fairgrounds, 8am Sun Sep 30
Vintage Rods’ 47th Annual Car Show, the show
highlights more than 400 antique cars, hot rods,… Black
Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 9am Sun Sep 30
3rd Annual Lowland Block Party, featuring live
music, art, swap and flea markets, tarot readings,… Rozz-
Tox, 10am Sun Sep 30
Second Baptist Church Revival Service, with Rev.
Stanley Moore, Progressive Baptist Church, Davenport;
adult class… Second Baptist Church, 7pm Tue Oct 2
Second Baptist Church Revival Service, with
Rev. Mason Parks, Pastor New Journey Baptist Church;
adult… Second Baptist Church, 7pm Wed Oct 3
“Hey Bear” Trivia, on Wednesdays; for information,
call 309-797-3049… Bier Stube Moline, 8pm Wed Oct 3
thru Wed Oct 31
Bingo! Credit Island, on Wednesdays; doors & Kitchen
open at 4pm, games start… Credit Island, 6pm Wed Oct
3 thru Wed Oct 31
Rock Island National Cemetery Open House,
the second-annual open house will include historical
walking tours of the… Rock Island National Cemetery,
3pm Thu Oct 4
Second Baptist Church Revival Service, with Rev.
Rogers Kirk, Third Missionary Baptist Church, Davenport;
adult… Second Baptist Church, 7pm Thu Oct 4
8th Annual Pink Pajama Party, in the Gold Room;
fundraiser for Genesis Breast Cancer and the... Hotel
Blackhawk, 5pm Fri Oct 5
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Oct 5
Mercado on Fifth, with Crooked Cactus Band, Frankie
Joe & Kinfolk, and pumpkin… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm
Fri Oct 5
Ulmie’s Nest Ribbon Cutting, Ulmie’s Nest strives
to provide safe, nurturing and eco-friendly products…
Ulmie’s Nest, 5:30pm Fri Oct 5
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for
tickets… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Oct 5
Historic Tours of the 1911 Hauberg Mansion,
on Fridays at 1 & 2:30pm; 45-minute docent-led tours,
with… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, Fri Oct 5 thru
Fri Oct 26
6th Annual St. Anthony Church Gala: Bountiful
Harvest, proceeds from this event will go to support
the St.… St. Anthony’s Church, Sat Oct 6
Astronomy Night, learn about space and observe
stars and planets with the… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 7:30pm Sat Oct 6
Mr. and Mrs. Habitat Fundraiser, annual fundraiser
for Habitat for Humanity emceed by comedians from
Guys in Ties... Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University,
5:30pm Sat Oct 6
Nate Staniforth, an evening with the magician,
performer, writer, traveler, and former… The Stardust,
7pm Sat Oct 6
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Timber Lake Terror, on Saturdays; $8-10; includes two Speakeasy Trivia Night w/ Mr. Trivia, for
haunted trails and two indoor… Timber Lake Playhouse, information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2… The Circa ‘21
6:30pm Sat Oct 6 thru Sat Oct 27 Speakeasy, Thu Oct 11
Quad Cities Archives Crawl, join Quad Cities cultural Mercado on Fifth, with DJ Chuy; an outdoor night
and historical organizations to learn more… Davenport market featuring live music,… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm
Public Library - Main, 10am Sat Oct 6 Fri Oct 12
47th Annual Quad Cities CROP Hunger Walk, Hauberg Halloween Mystery Scavenger Hunt,
registration begins at 1pm; help raise money to fight bring your friends and work together,… Hauberg Civic
hunger… Freight House Farmer’s Market, 2pm Sun Oct 7 Center Mansion, 6pm Fri Oct 12 and Sat Oct 13
La Pulga on Fifth, a bi-weekly flea market; for Bottom’s Up Quad City Burlesque, local burlesque
information, call 309-314-5778… La Pulga on Fifth, 9am with the Quad Cities’ premiere troupe and area… The
Sun Oct 7 thru Sun Oct 21 Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Oct 13
MUSIC
Primus
Wednesday, October 3, 8 p.m. @ Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street,
Davenport, IA
P erforming in support of its 2017 release The
Desaturating Seven, an album that The A.V.
Club called “a vibrant, knotted work of screwball
fun” that “gets it message across in surprisingly
approachable prog-funk hooks,” the experimen-
tal rockers of Primus play an October 3 concert
at Davenport’s Adler Theatre, sharing the talents
that led MetalStorm.net to deem them “a shining
example for bands who want to succeed on their
own terms.”
Based in San Francisco, Primus is currently
composed of bassist/vocalist Les Claypool,
guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde, and drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander – commonly referred to as “the
definitive Primus lineup,” with The Desaturating Seven the trio’s first album of original music since
1995. Formed in 1984, Primus founders Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth were eventually joined by
drummer Jay Lane, though the latter two departed the band at the end of 1988. LaLonde and Alex-
ander subsequently teamed with Claypool, and Primus recorded its self-produced debut Suck on
This in 1989, following it with a quartet of studio albums: 1990’s Frizzle Fry, 1991’s Sailing the Seas of
Cheese, 1993’s Pork Soda, and 1995’s Tales from the Punchbowl (the latter two made it to the top 10
on the Billboard 200 chart.) Primus went on to record the original theme song for the TV show South
Park and two more albums – 1997’s Brown Album and 1999’s Antipop – before declaring a hiatus in
2000, reuniting in 2003 for the EP Animals Should Not Try to Act Like People and sporadic touring
through 2009.
Characterized by its irreverent, quirky approach to music, Primus consequently brought its experi-
mental stylings to works including 2011’s Green Naughahyde and 2014’s Primus & the Chocolate
Factory with the Fungi Ensemble, leading music journalist Robert Christgau to state, “[Primus is]
quite possibly the strangest top-10 band ever, and good for them.” The trio’s alt/punk/avant-garde/
psychedelic/country attack, along with Claypool’s surreal, fever-dream lyrics, resulted in some of
rock’s unlikeliest hits, including “Tommy the Cat,” “Jerry Was a Race Car Driver,” and “Wynona’s Big
Brown Beaver,” with The Desaturating Seven based on a dark children’s book by Italian author/artist
Ui de Rico. As The A.V. Club stated: “Claypool has framed The Desaturating Seven as an album about
persistence, stamina, and life – and if ever there were an unlikely candidate for timely protest music,
it’s Primus singing about rainbow-obsessed goblins.”
Primus performs its October 3 concert with an opening set by Crown Lands, admission to the 8 p.m.
show is $25-59.50, and tickets are available by calling (800)745-3000 or visiting AdlerTheatre.com.
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OTHER EVENTS
Apple Fest on the River, family event that features
apples, apple cider and a variety… Downtown LeClaire,
11am Sun Oct 14
Solstice Taize’ Vigil Service, Taize is an ecumenical
prayer movement initiated in France; through…
Humility of Mary Center, 6:30pm Sun Oct 14
Golden Girls Party, for ages 18 & up; catch the pilot
episode, play… East Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon
Oct 15
Knit/Crochet Circle, on Wednesdays; free; for
information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library,
5:30pm Wed Oct 17 thru Wed Oct 31
Margarita Mix-Up, a charity fundraiser for Pete
the Purple Bull’s anti-bullying school… Davenport
RiverCenter, 6pm Thu Oct 18
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Mercado on Fifth, with DJ Guerrero; an outdoor night
market featuring live music,… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm
Fri Oct 19
Saturday Night Live Trivia, an entire fundraising
event dedicated to SNL trivia; $80/table of… Knights of
Columbus - Davenport, 7pm Fri Oct 19
Black Light Trivia, a fundraiser for the Milan Fireworks
Display hosted by the Milan… The Camden Centre, 6pm
Sat Oct 20
Cars and Coffee on the Levee, bring your favorite
ride to the beautiful riverfront Levee in… LeClaire Levee,
8am Sat Oct 20
Chess Club, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Oct 20
Clue: A Life-Size Board Game, he classic mystery
game with life size pieces and you… McGehee Center in
Schadt Park, 6pm Sat Oct 20
Cocordion @ Rozz-Tox -- October 2
Night Sky Viewing With the Popular Astronomy
Club, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,
Gamma Andromedae (yellow & blue… Niabi Zoo, 6pm
Sat Oct 20
Riverboat Twilight Sightseeing Cruises, at 11am &
1pm… Celebration Belle Landing, 11am Sat Oct 20
Trivia Night in LeClaire, tables of 8; $10 per person;
Mulligans and refreshments available… LeClaire Civic
Center, 6:30pm Sat Oct 20
Books for Kids Trivia Night, presented by the Lorene
Evans Watts Memorial for Children’s Materials… Quad
City Botanical Center, 6:30pm Thu Oct 25
Mercado on Fifth, with a Dia de los Muertos trunk or
treat and… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm Fri Oct 26
Fall Fun Day, after the parade, stop by the Main library;
we’ll play… Davenport Public Library - Main, 2:30pm
Sat Oct 27
Friends of the Moline Public Library Foundation
OverFlow Booksale, all items 25 cents; free; for
information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library,
10am Sat Oct 27
Theresa Caputo Live! The Experience, TV’s “Long
Island Medium” will share personal stories about her
life… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm Sat Oct 27
Witches’ Walk & Costume Parade, enter to have your
costume judged or just join the… Downtown LeClaire,
11:30am Sat Oct 27
LECTURES
Professional Development Integrative Lifestyle
Forum, with emcee Rumaisa Khawaja, Life Coach and
Director of Outreach… Davenport RiverCenter, 5pm
Thu Sep 27
Investments 101, financial advisor Ryan Biniak from
F3E will help you learn… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Mon Oct 1
I Am Historical!; LGBTQ History and Queer World
Making 1880-1920, Caroline Radesky will talk about
her research for her dissertation… Davenport Public
Library - Main, 6pm Tue Oct 2
Climate Change: An Ecological Perspective,
presentation with Ray Wolf, the Science and Operations
Officer for NOAA… Niabi Zoo, 6:30pm Thu Oct 4
TEDxSalon: Civility in an Era of Incivility, held
in Suites 103/104 of Riverfront Hall; the program will
include a series of national speakers... Western Illinois
University - Quad Cities, Riverfront, 5:30pm Thu Oct 4
The Government Bridge: A History, an informative
narrative of one of the Quad Cities’ bridges;… Moline
Public Library, noon Fri Oct 5
Community Connections: Fourth Wall Films’
Axman, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 12:30pm Tue Oct 9
Ambrose Women for Social Justice Conference:
Gender, Narrative, and Justice -- Sharing Stories,
Seeking Solutions, featuring 10am, 11am, & 1pm
workshops, a noon lunch roundtable... Rogalski Center -
St. Ambrose University, 9:30am Wed Oct 10
Country School: One Room - One Nation, a Black
Hawk College Lifelong Learner Lunch; lunch at 11:30am
with… Quad City Botanical Center, 11:30am Thu Oct 11
Country School: One Room - One Nation,
documentarian Kelly Rundle will look at the impact of
America’s… Quad City Botanical Center, 11:30am Thu
Oct 11
Remote Viewing, a Quad Cities Institute of Noetic
Sciences meeting with Joe… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Thu Oct 11
Tapping into the Quad-Cities Brewing History,
Mike Wenth, a local brewing historian, will walk us
through… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 7pm Thu
Oct 11
Mysterious Creatures of Illinois: From Bigfoot to
Vampires, free; for information, call 309-524-2440…
Moline Public Library, noon Fri Oct 12
Ghost Crier Talk, a talk by Aaron Thompson and
other team members of… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 5pm Tue Oct 16
Healing, Hope and the Human Spirit, presentation
with the writer, playwright, retreat leader, and
conference and seminar… Sacred Heart Cathedral, 7pm
Fri Oct 19
Hunting for Elusive Creatures with Paranormal
Investigator Chad Lewis, this presentation focuses
on Chad’s travels in search of the… LeClaire Community
Library, noon Sat Oct 20
Pop Culture U: Comics, Gaming, Entertainment,
free and family friendly… St. Ambrose University Library,
10am Sat Oct 20
21st Annual Frieze Lecture Series: Modern
Lives, Dr. Emily Cranford, visiting assistant professor of
French, discussing Ourika,… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 2pm Tue Oct 23
Creative Collective, participants are asked to
volunteer to teach the rest of… Davenport Public Library
- Main, 6:30pm Tue Oct 23
World Affairs Council: Mass Shootings in America
-- Causes & Solutions, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Oct 23
11th Annual Upper Mississippi River Conference,
Oct. 24 & 25, hosted by River Action; themed “Our…
Stoney Creek Inn Convention Center, Wed Oct 24 thru
Thu Oct 25
21st Annual Frieze Lecture Series: Modern Lives,
Dr. Kiki Kosnick, assistant professor of French, speaking
on Guy… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
2pm Tue Oct 30
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COURSES
Black Hawk College’s 47th Annual College Night,
in the gym in Building 3; students can visit with… Black
Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 5pm Thu Sep 27
Interview Like a Pro, free; for information and to
register, call 309-796-8223… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 2pm Thu Sep 27
Making Your Compost Cook: Fixing the Right
Recipe, Extension Educator Duane Friend will discuss
how to get the… University of Illinois Extension - Milan,
6:30pm Thu Sep 27
Drop-In Tech Help, free; for information, call 563-
289-4242 or e-mail library@leclaireiowa.gov… LeClaire
Community Library, 2pm Fri Sep 28
FAFSA Workshop with Illinois Student Assistance
Commission, learn all you need to know and set up a…
Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Sep 29
Focus on Fall Master Gardeners Conference,
featuring more than 20 breakout sessions on topics
important to… Scott Community College, 8am Sat Sep
29
Bible Institute Class, thru Oct. 4; with Rev. Joseph D.
Williamson III; for… Second Baptist Church, 5:45pm Tue
Oct 2
Facebook Workshop, Oct. 2 & 9; $55; for information
and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 2pm Tue Oct 2
Tarot for Beginners, Tuesdays thru Nov. 6; $55; for
information and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 5:30pm Tue Oct 2
Resource Connection for Persons with Criminal
Records and Their Families, booths with
representatives from Illinois and Iowa will be available…
Beyond the Baseline, 11am Wed Oct 3
Device Advice, if you want to learn how to download
ebooks, eaudiobooks, music… Fairmount Street Library,
2pm Sat Oct 6
Device Advice, if you want to learn how to download
ebooks, eaudiobooks, music… Davenport Public Library
- Main, 2pm Tue Oct 9
Plant Pathogenic Viruses, join Diane Plewa, Plant
Diagnostic Outreach Specialist, to learn about…
University of Illinois Extension - Milan, Tue Oct 9 thru
Thu Oct 11
Acoustics for Residential, Thursdays thru Nov. 15;
for homeowners who are interested in… Black Hawk
College Outreach Center, 6pm Thu Oct 11
Explore BHC Day, join Black Hawk College for a tour
of the Quad-Cities… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, 1pm Fri Oct 12
Technology Open Lab, if you have a tech question,
get individualized assistance with questions… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 9am Fri Oct 12
thru Sun Oct 28
Survive the 9 to 5, free; for information, call 563-344-
4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf
Public Library, 3pm Sat Oct 20
Resume Creation Lab, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 4pm Mon Oct 22
Flood Resiliency Alliance Workshop, Mike Sutfin of
the Illinois Valley Flood Resiliency Alliance and… Stoney
Creek Inn Convention Center, 2:30pm Thu Oct 25
MEETINGS
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Outdoor Worship,
on Sundays, with a potluck or cookout following;
locations TBD;… 11am Sun Sep 30
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Pot Luck Bible
Study, on Sundays in Parsonage; for information and
directions, call 563-676-8656… 6pm Sun Sep 30 thru
Sun Oct 28
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Quad Cities Computer Society Meeting, featuring a
featured presentation; guests can attend the Beginners
SIG… Butterworth Center, 7pm Mon Oct 1
Emotions Anonymous, on Mondays; a self-help group
based on 12-step traditions… St. John’s Lutheran Church
- Rock Island, 6pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Stitching Group, on Wednesdays; bring whatever craft
you are working on, from… River Valley District Library,
5pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Citizens to Reform DHS (Illinois Child and Family
Services), lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Oct 6
thru Sat Oct 20
Ecumenical Fellowship Church, lunchtime
discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Oct 6 thru Sat Oct 20
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Bi-Monthly
Luncheon, lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Oct 6
thru Sat Oct 20
Quad City Dog & Cat Breeders Association
Meeting, lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Oct 6
thru Sat Oct 20
Cookbook Club, register and check out the pre-
selected cookbook available at the… East Moline Public
Library, 5:30pm Mon Oct 8
AD/HD Support Group Lunch Brunch, on the 2nd.
Wed of the month; learn how other… Pizza Ranch, noon
Wed Oct 10
QCMUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group)
Meeting, with a special program/presentation on
Macintosh Applications or hardware, and… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Oct 16
AD/HD Support Group, learn how other adults cope
with their AD/HD, share your experiences... Deere-
Wiman Carriage House, 3:30pm Sat Oct 20
HEALTH
Allied Health Job Fair, find out what health-care jobs
are available in the area; BHC… Black Hawk College
Health Sciences Center, 9:30am Thu Sep 27
Chair Aerobics, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; work out at
your own pace;… First Presbyterian Church - LeClaire,
10am Thu Oct 30
Yoga, on Thursdays; for information, call 563-729-
1296… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 7pm Thu Sep
27 thru Thu Oct 25
Yoga: All Levels, on Thursdays, with Johanna
Welzenbach-Hilliard; $14 drop-in, $120 10-class pass;
you… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 6:30pm Thu Sep
27 thru Thu Oct 25
Yoga in the Village: For Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Pain, on Fridays, with Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50
once a week; $90 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 10am Fri
Sep 28 thru Fri Oct 26
Yoga, on Saturdays; for information, call 563-729-1296…
Above the Barre Dance Academy, 9am Sat Sep 29 thru
Sat Oct 27
Yoga: All Levels, on Saturdays, with Johanna
Welzenbach-Hilliard; $14 drop-in, $120 10-class pass;
you… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 9am Sat Sep 29
thru Sat Oct 27
Yoga in the Village: All Levels, on Mondays, with
Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50 once a week; $90
twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 5pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon
Oct 29
Yoga in the Village: For Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Pain, on Tuesdays, with Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard;
$50 once a week; $90 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 9:30am
Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Medicare Q&A with SHIIP, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Wed Oct 3
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HEALTH
Mindful Eating, Wednesdays thru Oct. 24; $35; for
information and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 1pm Wed Oct 3
Motion is Lotion, a program on staying active to stay
mentally and physically… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Oct 3
Café Therapy, a judgement-free zone where people
can openly discuss their personal… The Center, 6:30pm
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Yoga in the Village: All Levels, on Wednesdays, with
Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50 once a week; $90
twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 5:30pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed
Oct 31
Cardio Kickboxing, Thursdays thru Nov. 8; $45; for
information and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 7pm Thu Oct 4
Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries,
practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind and
body, and to bring awareness to the present moment;
meditations will be led by experienced meditation
practitioners from the Prairie River Sangha; free; for
information and to register, contact Brooke Wessel:
bwessel@figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm
Sun Oct 7
Lifestyle Medicine, an event in the “How Not to Die”
discussion series; with… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6pm Mon Oct 8
Grief Support Group, held in the library; for
information, call 309-314-5605… First Presbyterian
Church of East Moline, 10am Tue Oct 9
Quad Cities Eating Disorders Conference, with
keynote speaker Jenni Schaefer, author of “Life Without
Ed”… Stoney Creek Inn Convention Center, 8am Sat
Oct 13
How Not to Diet, the Relationship Between Food
& Chronic Disease, an event in the “How Not to
Die” discussion series;… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6pm Mon Oct 15
How to Be a Whole Food Plat Based Athlete, and
Eating Healthy on the Road, an event in the “How Not
to Die” discussion series;… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6pm Mon Oct 22
Grief Support Group, held in the library; for
information, call 309-314-5605… First Presbyterian
Church of East Moline, 10am Tue Oct 23
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Whole Foods Plant Based Cooking 101 with
Demo, an event in the “How Not to Die” discussion
series;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
6pm Mon Oct 29
SENIORS
Line Dancing II, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
2:30pm thru Thu Oct 25
New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm thru Thu Oct 25
Zumba Gold, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9:30am
thru Thu Oct 25
Euchre, on Thursdays & Fridays; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
12:45pm thru Fri Oct 26
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am thru Wed
Oct 31
Bingo, on Fridays; no admission fee, card costs are 25
&… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm Fri Sep 28
thru Fri Oct 26
Ceramics I & II, on Fridays; $7-11; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Fri
Sep 28 thru Fri Oct 26
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Fri Sep 28 thru Fri Oct 26
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri Sep 28 thru Fri Oct 26
Zumba, on Fridays; $3-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Fri Sep 28
thru Fri Oct 26
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm
Fri Sep 28 thru Mon Oct 29
Ceramics I, on Mondays & Fridays; $7-11; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9:30am Fri Sep 28 thru Mon Oct 29
Low-Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri.; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Fri Sep 28 thru Wed Oct 31
iPad/iPhone Clinic, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Mon Oct 1
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2:15pm
Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; no sewing experience
necessary; free; for information, call… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 8am Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Zumba Gold Toning, on Mondays; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:15am Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Genesis Foot Clinic, Mon. & Tue. from 9-11:30am and
1-3pm; $22, reservations required;… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), Mon Oct 1 thru Tue Oct 30
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2-5; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct
2 thru Tue Oct 30
Ceramics II, on Tuesdays from 9:30am-noon or
1-2:30pm; $7-11/session, $9-12/all day; for… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Knitting & Crocheting, on Tuesdays; make hats,
scarfs, and mittens for children and… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 12:30pm Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Line Dancing I, on Tuesdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue
Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Line Dancing Lesson, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8:30am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Riverview Manor Blood Pressure Checks, on
Tuesdays; free; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 8:30am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue
Oct 30
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; $5-7; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Spiritual Devotions, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Trinity Foot Clinic, $25, reservations required; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Wed Oct 3
Cribbage, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Energizing Yoga, on Wednesdays; $7-10; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 2pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Evening Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5:30pm doors, 6pm
early-bird bingo, with regular bingo… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 6pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Pinochle, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
St. Anthony’s Blood Pressure Checks, on
Wednesdays; free; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8:30am Wed Oct 3 thru
Wed Oct 31
TOPS Meeting, on Wednesdays; the Taking Off Pounds
Sensibly Group; 11:30am weigh-in,… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 11:30am Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24-36/6 weeks; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:25am Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Zumba Gold, on Wednesdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Genesis Foot Clinic, from 9-11:30am and 1-3pm;
$22, reservations required; for information, call… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), Thu Oct 4
Senior Bingo, for information, call 309-755-9614… East
Moline Public Library, 3pm Thu Oct 4
CASI Book Club, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Oct 5
Movie Matinee, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 9
Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of the
month; donations… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9:30am Wed Oct 10 and Wed Oct 24
iPad/iPhone Clinic, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Mon Oct 15
Walgreens Medication Review & Blood Pressure
Check, free; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 10am Thu Oct 18
Classic Movie, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 23
KIDS’ STUFF
Weekly & Bi-Weekly
2018 QC Libraries’ Teen Reading Challenge, teens
in grade 6-12 can pick up… Mon Oct 1 thru Sat Oct 20
Homeschool Arts, on Mondays; explore a variety of
arts and crafts utilizing… Davenport Public Library -
Main, 1pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; get help solving
your homework conundrums; be a… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
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Pre-School Story Time, on Mondays & Thursdays;
enjoy stories, songs, and fun activities… River Valley
District Library, 10am Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Preschool Storytime, on Mondays; free; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Storytime for Littles, on Mondays, for ages 0-36
months; nurture your baby and… Moline Public Library,
Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Tales for Tots!, on Mondays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am
Mon Oct 1 thru Mon Oct 29
Teen Advisory Board, on Mondays; hang out, eat
snacks, and share your ideas… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Mon Oct 1 thru Mon
Oct 29
Circle Time Storytime, on Tuesdays, for ages 2-5, this
storytime will be all… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 9:30am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Girls Who Code, on Tuesdays; a club for girls in grades
6-12 who… Fairmount Street Library, 3:30pm Tue Oct 2
thru Tue Oct 30
Homeschool Bookclub, on Tuesdays; for grades 3-5;
books will be provided and… Fairmount Street Library,
1pm Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Library Playgroup, on Tuesdays, open play and
socialization for children 0-5 and… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Tue Oct 2 thru
Tue Oct 30
Melody Makers, on Tuesdays, for ages 2-4 and their
caregivers; we’ll explore… St. Paul’s Lutheran Church -
Moline, 9am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
STEAM Homeschool Workshop, on Tuesdays;
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
CURRENT EXHIBITION
JOHN BLOOM:
CLOSE TO HOME
AUGUST 25, 2018-JANUARY 13, 2019
EXHIBITION
SPONSORS:
Additional support for this exhibition has been provided by the William D. and Shirley J. Homrighausen Endowment
Summer Evening, 1936, oil on Masonite, Private Collection
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Ray LaMontagne @ Adler Theatre -- October 24
Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Tuesdays; stories, songs,
and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Oct 2 thru Tue Oct 30
Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tuesdays
& Thursdays; free; for information, call 563-344-4175
or… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Tue Oct 2 thru Tue
Oct 30
Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays thru Fridays; free; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail… Bettendorf
Public Library, 10am Tue Oct 2 thru Wed Oct 31
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After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Big/Little Bookclub, on Wednesdays; book club for
kids in 3rd-5th grade and… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed
Oct 31
Exploratorium, on Wednesdays, for grades K-5;
explore a new STEAM topic… Moline Public Library, 2pm
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
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Little Makers, on Wednesdays; we’ll have plenty of
craft supplies and a… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Magic: The Gathering Club, on Wednesdays; free;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
2:45pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Night Owl Storytime, on Wednesdays; stories and
activities to settle in for the… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed
Oct 31
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; try out new games and
gaming systems; we… Fairmount Street Library, 3pm
Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Wednesdays; stories,
songs, and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Oct 3 thru
Wed Oct 31
Yoga and Stories, on Wednesdays; free; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Wed Oct 3 thru Wed Oct 31
Family Storytime, on Thursdays; join us as the library
and local organization… Davenport Public Library -
Main, 10am Thu Oct 4 thru Thu Oct 25
Tales for Tots!, on Thursdays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm
Thu Oct 4 thru Thu Oct 25
Teen Advisory Board, on Thursdays; hang out, eat
snacks, and share your ideas… Fairmount Street Library,
6:30pm Thu Oct 4 thru Thu Oct 25
Toddler Storytime, on Thursdays; music, movement
and stories; all ages welcome, but… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Thu Oct 4 thru
Thu Oct 25
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MUSIC Zoo Camp Fall Frenzy: Session 2, thru Oct. 5, for ages

CONTINUED
KIDS’ STUFF / Weekly & Bi-Weekly 10-13; each of the five… Niabi Zoo, 1:30pm Mon Oct 1

Turtle Island Quartet Creation Studio Drop-In, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Public Concert: Sat, Oct. 6, 7 p.m. @ Rock Island High School, 1400 25th Ave, Baby Storytime, on Fridays; kids enjoy stories, music, Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Oct 1
and movement; free; for information,… Fairmount Street
Rock Island IL; Area Appearances: Mon, Oct. 1, & Wed, Oct. 3; Various Area Locations Library, 10am Fri Oct 5 thru Fri Oct 26 Teen Volunteer Night, fulfill needed service hours
or use on job applications; we… Silvis Public Library,

W ith the Washington Post praising their “ability

to create the best rock, jazz, bluegrass, and
the rest in sonorities that are rich, transparent, bal-
Child’s Play: Create, Explore, Experience, on
Saturdays; designed for preschoolers, but all welcome;
rotating programs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat
5:30pm Tue Oct 2

Crafternoon: DIY Squishies!, these little toys cost on

anced, and, blessedly, lightly aplified,” the Grammy- Oct 6 thru Sat Oct 27 average $10 so why not… LeClaire Community Library,
3pm Wed Oct 3
winning, genre-hopping chamber musicians of the
Turtle Island Quartet serve as the latest guests in September & October STEAM: Biology Basics and Beyond, for grades K-2;
Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artists series, their October Wednesdays thru Nov. 14; with instructor Rebecca…
6 concert at Rock Island High School sure to dem- Family Storytime, on Thursdays; join us as the library Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Wed Oct 3
onstrate why the San Francisco Examiner hailed and local organization… Davenport Public Library -
their “zest, imagination, and brilliant technique.” Main, 10am Thu Sep 27 Storytime for Littles: Evening Edition, for ages 0-36
Composed of violinists David Balakrishan and months; nurture your baby and toddler’s love… Moline
Alex Hargreaves, cellist Malcolm Parson, and viola player Benjamin von Gutzeit, the Turtle Island Quartet Lego Night, play with the library’s thousands of Legos Public Library, 6pm Wed Oct 3
for an hour… Fairmount Street Library, 6pm Thu Sep 27
originated in 1985, and has consequently emerged as a singular force in the creation of bold new trends
Hug-A-Book, Superheroes at Play, superhero
in chamber music for strings. Winner of the 2006 and 2008 Grammy Awards for Best Classical Crossover PJ Movie Premiere, free; for information, call 563- learning activities, offered in partnership with the AOK
Album, the ensemble fuses the classical-quartet aesthetic with contemporary American musical styles, 289-4242 or e-mail library@leclaireiowa.gov… LeClaire Network,… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
with legendary cellist Yo-Yo proclaiming the group to be “a unified voice that truly breaks new ground – Community Library, 6pm Thu Sep 27 Library, 5:30pm Thu Oct 4
authentic and passionate – and a reflection of some of the most creative music-making today.”
The Turtle Island Quartet’s three-decade journey has taken the musicians through forays into folk, Pre-School Story Time, on Mondays & Thursdays; Reading Assistance Dogs, children have the
bluegrass, swing, be-bop, funk, R&B, new age, rock, and hip-hop, as well as the music of Latin America enjoy stories, songs, and fun activities… River Valley opportunity to read aloud to dogs from… Bettendorf
and India – a repertoire consisting of hundreds of ingenious arrangements and originals. The musicians District Library, 10am Thu Sep 27 Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 4
boast dozens of recordings and TV and radio credits including the Today Show, All Things Considered,
Preschool Storytime, on Thursdays; stories and more Sesame Street Live! Let’s Party, lmo, Abby Cadabby,
Prairie Home Companion, and Morning Edition, and have served as feature subjects in magazines such as for ages 3-5; free; for… Moline Public Library, 10am Thu Big Bird and more in a brand-new… TaxSlayer Center,
People and Newsweek. They’ve also collaborated with famed artists such as clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, Sep 27 Thu Oct 4
vibraphonist Stefon Harris, guitar legend Leo Kottke, and the Manhattan Transfer, plus pianists Billy Taylor,
Kenny Barron, Cyrus Chestnut and Ramsey Lewis. Rocket into Reading: Sports, for grades K-3; this Teen Advisory Group, an opportunity for teens to
In addition to its October 6 public concert at Rock Island High School, the Turtle Island Quartet will session features fun, sports-themed reading activities… have input on library offerings… Moline Public Library,
deliver a quartet of abbreviated performances at additional area venues earlier in the week. On October Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Thu 3:30pm Thu Oct 4
1, the musicians will visit Moline’s Butterworth Center (1105 Eighth Street) at 3 p.m. and the Moline Public Sep 27
Together Time Tales, for families with children in 3rd
Library (3210 41st Street) at 6:30 p.m.; and on October 3, the ensemble will stop by Muscatine’s Wesley
Tales for Tots!, on Thursdays; ages birth to age three grade and younger; we… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu
United Methodist Church (400 Iowa Avenue) at 2 p.m. and, in Davenport, St. Ambrose University’s Rogalski and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Oct 4
Center on High Street at 6:30 p.m. Thu Sep 27
Admission to the abbreviated concerts is free, with tickets to the 7 p.m. public concert on October 6 Lego Club: Animals, for grades 6 & under; use your
$10-15 at the door. For more information on the Turtle Island Quartet’s area engagements, call (309)793- Teen Advisory Board, on Thursdays; hang out, eat imagination to create… East Moline Public Library,
1213 or visit QuadCityArts.com. snacks, and share your ideas… Fairmount Street Library, 3:30pm Fri Oct 5
6:30pm Thu Sep 27
Play & Grow, for ages three & under and a caregiver;

THEATRE
Toddler Storytime, on Thursdays; music, movement
and stories; all ages welcome, but… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Thu Sep 27
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Together Time Tales, for families with children in 3rd
grade and younger; we… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu
Sep 27
Friday, October 5, through Sunday, October 14 @ The Spotlight Theatre,
1800 Seventh Avenue, Moline, IL Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tuesdays &
Thursdays; free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or…
sing, read,… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 10:30am Fri Oct 5
Teen Library Council Meeting, join us for the
meeting to receive your member card… East Moline
Public Library, 4pm Fri Oct 5
Book Explorers: Mock Newbery, free; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm

F or its first musical presentation in the venue’s first

year of operation, the operators of Moline’s Spot-
light Theatre will take advantage of their venue’s locale
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Thu Sep 27

Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays thru Fridays; free; for

Sat Oct 6

Degas Impressionism, for grades 4-8; Saturdays

– the former site of the Scottish Rite Cathedral – with information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail… Bettendorf thru Oct. 27 with instructor Pat… Bereskin Gallery & Art
an ideal production for the architecturally grand space: Public Library, 10am thru Fri Sep 28 Academy, 8:30am Sat Oct 6
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the lauded stage
adaptation of Disney’s Oscar-nominated hit running Baby Storytime, on Fridays; kids enjoy stories, music, Lego Club, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
and movement; free; for information,… Fairmount Street e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
October 5 through 14.
Library, 10am Fri Sep 28 Library, 11:30am Sat Oct 6
Based on Victor Hugo’s 1831 Gothic novel that told
of the unrequited love between the bell-ringing pariah Banned Movie, teens celebrate Banned Books Week Teen Writers: Beta Reading Group, bring a piece
Quasimodo and the Gypsy street dancer Esmerelda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame has enjoyed numerous with a movie adaption of… East Moline Public Library, of your writing of 1500-2000 words and… Davenport
film, television, and theatrical adaptations over the decades, with Disney’s 1996 animated feature boasting an 5pm Fri Sep 28 Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Sat Oct 6
Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score for composers Alan Menken (Beauty & the Beast, The Lion
King) and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Godspell). With the composers adding new songs to their film score and Lego Club: Towers, for grades 6 & under; use your Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9; children can
Tony winner James Lapine providing the book for the tale, the musical version of Hunchback premiered in 1999 imagination to create… East Moline Public Library, experience the adaptations of many… Niabi Zoo,
in Berlin, Germany as Der Glöckner von Notre Dame (The Bellringer of Notre Dame). Produced by Walt Disney 3:30pm Fri Sep 28 10:15am Sat Oct 6
Theatrical, it was the company’s first musical to premiere outside the United States and ran for three years,
becoming one of Berlin’s longest-running musicals of all time. Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13; an opportunity
The subsequent American version of the musical, which found Broadway playwright Peter Parnell composing and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown for participants to meet animals… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am
a new book featuring verbatim passages from Hugo’s novel, opened at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse in the fall Library, 10:30am Fri Sep 28 Sat Oct 6
of 2014, after which it moved to New Jersey’s esteemed Paper Mill Playhouse in the spring of 2015. With touring
productions in recent years landing in cities such as Tokyo, Budapest, and Stuttgart, The Hunchback of Notre Child’s Play: Create, Explore, Experience, on Animal Tales, for ages 3-5; features a live animal
Dame has wowed international audiences and critics alike, with the Hollywood Reporter praising its “uncom- Saturdays; designed for preschoolers, but all welcome; character from a… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Oct 6 thru Sat
rotating programs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Oct 20
monly complex, classically influenced score” and AM New York calling it “an unusually dark and chilling piece of
Sat Sep 29
musical theatre.” The Paper Mill cast recording of the show, meanwhile, debuted at number-one on Billboard’s
Creation Studio Drop-In: Leaf Punch Art, free;
Cast Albums chart in 2016, ending the 17-week run of former chart-topper Hamilton. DIY T-Shirt Bag, for grades 6 & under; bring a t-shirt for for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
The Spotlight Theatre’s co-operators Brent and Sara Tubbs will co-direct their venue’s first musical presenta- the… East Moline Public Library, 10am Sat Sep 29 bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
tion, with Brent also serving as lighting and set designer and Sara as costume designer. Megan Warren serves as Mon Oct 8
music director while the New York-based Tommy Wallace choreographs, and two Quad City Music Guild veter- Teen Fortnite Party, follow the loot llamas to the
ans portray Quasimodo and Esmerelda: Adam Sanders (Catch Me If You Can, A Christmas Carol) and Heather Library for food, trivia,… Fairmount Street Library, 2pm Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
Herkelman (Mary Poppins, West Side Story). They’re joined by more than three dozen fellow castmates, among Sat Sep 29 specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library
them familiar area-theatre veterans, including Andy Curtiss, Abbey Donohoe, Becca Johnson, Gage McCalester, - Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Mon Oct 8
Joanna Mills, Brant Peitersen, Ian Sodawasser, Nancy Teerlinck, Christopher Tracy, and Joe Urbaitis. Zoo Camp Fall Frenzy: Session 1, thru Oct. 5, for ages
The Hunchback of Notre Dame’s October 5 through 14 run will feature 7:30 p.m. performances on Fridays 6-9; each of the five… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Mon Oct 1 Tinker Lab: Rubber Band Racer!, make your own
and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, admission is $20, and a cash bar will be available an hour before all show race car out of mostly recycled materials;… LeClaire
times. For more information and tickets, call (309)912-7647 or visit TheSpotlightTheatreQC.com. Community Library, 4pm Mon Oct 8
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Zoo Camp Fall Frenzy: Session 3, thru Oct. 12, for
ages 6-9; each of the five… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Mon Oct 8
Zoo Camp Fall Frenzy: Session 4, thru Oct. 12, for
ages 10-13; each of the five… Niabi Zoo, 1:30pm Mon
Oct 8
Intersession Lego Build, join us for fun creating
Lego art for display; for… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 9am Mon Oct 8
Dinosaurs Unleashed! Interactive Movie Night,
it’s the 25th anniversary of the original movie based
on… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
5:30pm Tue Oct 9
KinderNature, fun and hands-on learning with your
3-5 year old;each child… Quad City Botanical Center,
10:30am Tue Oct 9
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 10:30am Tue Oct 9
The Hate U Give Book Discussion, to celebrate
2018’s Teen Read Week, Love Girls and the… Davenport
Public Library - Main, 6pm Tue Oct 9
Family Storytime, stories, rhymes, & crafts; activities
are best for ages 3-6,… LeClaire Community Library,
6:30pm Tue Oct 9
Intersession: Firefighter Storytime, for ages 5 &
under; join us for firefighter stories,… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Oct 10
Intersession Movie Morning, join us for a funny,
family-friendly Halloween movie during Rock… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Thu
Oct 11
Together Time Tales, for families with children in 3rd
grade and younger; we… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu
Oct 11
Intersession: Firefighter Storytime, for ages 5 &
under; join us for firefighter stories,… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Oct 12
Teen Haunted House Committee Meeting, share
your ideas, create Haunted House props, and eat
snacks;… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri Oct 12
Bluestem Buddies Book Club, join us to read and
discuss the Bluestem Illinois Children’s… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Sat Oct 13
Children’s Book Discussion, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Sat Oct 13
Saturday STEAM-Azing: Dissect Owl Pellets, fun,
hands-on projects for grades K-6 in science, technology,
engineering, art,… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 2pm Sat Oct 13
Saturday Storytime, free; for information, call 563-
326-7832… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 10am Sat Oct 13
Teen Anime Day @ the Figge, in addition to prizes
given for drawing, gaming and cosplay, there will also
be a Japanese Calligraphy contest this year; take a lesson
from the artist Anna Ito or bring an already created piece
of calligraphy from home; What’s That Funk will present
a session about comics & publishing; Ramen, candy
sushi, & tea will be served; free; for information, call 563-
326-7832, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Sat Oct 13
Walking Dead Day, ages 12 & up celebrate 15 years
of “The Walking… East Moline Public Library, 2pm Sat
Oct 13
Creation Studio Drop-In: Frankenstein Crafts!,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Oct 15
Intersession Lego Build, join us for fun creating
Lego art for display; for… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 9am Mon Oct 15
Homeschool STEM, program of fun activities
including using zSpace computers, Strawbees and…
Davenport Public Library - Main, 1pm Tue Oct 16
Sesame Street Live: Let’s Party! @ TaxSlayer Center -- October 4
Jolly Rancher Readers: Open Book Share, share
any opinions you have about books you’ve read; all…
Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm Tue Oct 16
Junior Explorers: Leaves, ages 3-7 explore a new
science theme each month; free;… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Tue Oct 16
Teen Volunteer Council, hang out, eat snacks, and
share your ideas on how… Fairmount Street Library, 4pm
Tue Oct 16
Mini Makers: Pumpkin Guts, for ages 10 months
to three years; sensory play encourages… LeClaire
Community Library, 10:30am Wed Oct 17
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 10:30am Wed Oct 17
Teen and Tween Gaming Night, video and board
gaming, on the library’s Wii U, XBox… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Oct 18
Together Time Tales, for families with children in 3rd
grade and younger; we… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu
Oct 18
Pumpkin Painting, if carving pumpkins is too messy
and dangerous for your… LeClaire Community Library,
4pm Fri Oct 19
Teen Haunted House Committee Meeting, share
your ideas, create Haunted House props, and eat
snacks;… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri Oct 19
20th Annual Noogiefest, a free Halloween/Fall
Festival party for children and their families with…
Gilda’s Club Quad Cities, 4pm Sat Oct 20
Figge Art Lessons to Go for Kids: French Moderns,
a special guest from the Figge Art Museum will bring…
Fairmount Street Library, 2pm Sat Oct 20
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Rainbow Paper, after this
five-minute science activity everyone will walk away
with… Silvis Public Library, 11am Sat Oct 20
Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9; children can
experience the adaptations of many… Niabi Zoo,
10:15am Sat Oct 20
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13; an opportunity
for participants to meet animals… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am
Sat Oct 20
Minecraft, join us as we play Minecraft in creative
mode; build… Fairmount Street Library, 10am Sat Oct 20
Story Travelers, free; for information, call 563-344-
4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf
Public Library, 2pm Sat Oct 20
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Haunted House!, with kid’s activities (2-4 p.m.); a Kid’s Movie Matinee, grades 6 & under enjoy family
family-friendly, lights-on walk-through of the… East fun with a spooky… East Moline Public Library, 1pm Sat
Moline Public Library, 2pm Sun Oct 21 Oct 27
Pumpkin Decorating, we will have a few different Saturday Storytime, free; for information, call 563-
ways to design your… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm 326-7832… Fairmount Street Library, 10am Sat Oct 27
Mon Oct 22
Trunk or Treat, businesses and organizations in and
Creation Studio Drop-In, free; for information, call surrounding the Silvis area will… Silvis Public Library,
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com … 5:30pm Sat Oct 27
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Oct 22
Homeschool Arts, explores a variety of arts and crafts
School’s Out Movie Matinee, school’s out, so come utilizing interesting materials… Davenport Public Library
to the library and watch a… Fairmount Street Library, - Main, 1pm Mon Oct 29
1pm Mon Oct 22
Creation Studio Drop-In, free; for information, call
Anime Night, ages 12 to 18 watch anime online, 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
enjoy Japanese snacks,… Rock Island Public Library - Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Oct 29
Downtown Library, 5:30pm Tue Oct 23
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, the meeting will
Family Storytime, stories, rhymes, & crafts; activities consist of Truck or Treat review and… Silvis Public
are best for ages 3-6,… LeClaire Community Library, Library, 5:30pm Tue Oct 30
6:30pm Tue Oct 23
Teen Halloween Horror, enjoy snacks and a scary
Ghostly Night, free; for information, call 309-524- movie, just in time for… Rock Island Public Library -
2440… Moline Public Library, 6pm Tue Oct 23 Downtown Library, 5pm Tue Oct 30
Teen/Tween Gaming, visit the library for STEM games Family Storytime, stories, rhymes, & crafts; activities
and traditional electronic &… Moline Public Library, are best for ages 3-6,… LeClaire Community Library,
2:30pm Wed Oct 24 6:30pm Tue Oct 30
Preschool Halloween Party, free; Wed. 6pm, Thu. Lego Club, all of the library’s Legos will be out for
10am; for information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public anyone… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Wed Oct 31
Library, Wed Oct 24 and Thu Oct 25
Toddle Time, focuses on finger plays, songs, & stories;
Toddle Time, focuses on finger plays, songs, & stories; activities are best… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm
activities are best… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm Wed Oct 31
Wed Oct 24
Spooky Stem, ages 6+ join us for STEM with a
Halloween twist;… Fairmount Street Library, 6pm Thu
Oct 25
Together Time Tales: Halloween Party, we will
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be reading spooky tales, listening and dancing to…
McGehee Center in Schadt Park, 6pm Thu Oct 25
Lego Club: Forests, for grades 6 & under; use your
imagination to create… East Moline Public Library,
3:30pm Fri Oct 26
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 10:30am Fri Oct 26
Teen Reading Challenge Party, for those who
participated in the area-wide Teen Reading Challenge;…
Moline Public Library, 6pm Fri Oct 26
Throwback Fright Night, grades 6-12 enjoy the scary
movie season with a classic… East Moline Public Library,
5pm Fri Oct 26
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Crossword
CHILD’S PLAY · OCTOBER 9, 2018 Sep. 4 Answers: Page 19

ACROSS 80. The elderly 38. Capp character

1. _ blocker 82. Youthful-looking: Hyph. 39. Reveals
5. Impede, in law 85. Sidestep 40. River in Austria
10. Coin of medieval France 87. Posies 41. Perambulator: 2 wds.
15. Diner’s preference 89. Where Jaffa is 42. German art songs
19. Pavlov or Turgenev 91. Spiced wine beverage 43. Tubb or Borgnine
20. Baedeker 92. Kind of pre-LCD monitor 46. Stormed
21. Untamed 93. Audibly 49. Engender
22. Port in the Keystone State 94. Points in orbits 50. Part of AAA: Abbr.
23. Caretaker of a kind, British-style: 96. Swaggers 54. Sends
Hyph. 99. Duds 55. Let slip
25. Pediatrician: 2 wds. 100. Stopped snoozing 56. Adams the actress
27. Antiquated 101. Child of the ‘50s: 2 wds. 57. Short-billed rail
28. Digits 103. 23 Across, American-style: 2 wds. 58. Spike
30. Part of USSR 108. Nipa palm 60. Cote d’_
31. Ship’s galley 109. Peace goddess 61. Coil of yarn
34. Old length measure 110. Swords 62. Artistic category
35. Soak 111. River in England 63. “The Prophet” author Khalil _
36. “_ _ Day’s Night” 112. Wrongful act 64. Cheese variety
37. Colony of rabbits 113. French income 65. Primed
39. Tolerable 114. Raison _ 66. Cat’s-paw
44. Bumpkins 115. Pins 68. _ and drabs
45. Music maker: 2 wds. 69. Reproach
47. Den DOWN 71. Laugh out loud
48. Uninteresting 1. _ and tucker 72. Place
49. Bumps 2. Girl in Sevastopol 74. Provide
51. Florence’s river 3. Keyboard key 75. Windblown loam
52. Big _ 4. At present 77. Slaughterhouse
53. Day of rest: Abbr. 5. “_ Saga” 78. Prepared for surgery
54. Online phenomena 6. Bog plant 81. Break a code
55. Laws 7. Trim 83. Pin grass
57. Bonnie and _ 8. Work in verse 84. Biblical instrument
59. South African camp 9. Makes uneasy 85. Kind of mushroom
61. The underworld 10. “The Unbearable Lightness _ _” 86. Composed of plants
62. Greek goddesses 11. Animal 88. Eats
63. More diaphanous 12. Sphere 90. Advocate
65. Fleet 13. Puts down 93. _ provocateur
66. Table on wheels 14. Mythical city of gold: 2 wds. 95. _ comitatus
67. Lover of Tristan 15. Narration 96. PM of Japan
68. Thick 16. Commedia dell’_ 97. Ski lift: Hyph.
69. Horse chestnut 17. Funny guy 98. Lesion
70. Coffin stands 18. Always, to poets 100. Further
71. Thicket 24. Feelings 101. Cricket item
72. Prop 26. Completed 102. Board game pieces
73. Family mem. 29. Submit 104. Chimp
76. Flat fish 31. Playing and calling 105. Stalemate
77. Saharan 32. Marvel Comics Inhuman _ Boltagon 106. Work unit
78. Set of steps over a fence 33. Ornamental plant: 3 wds. 107. In medias _
79. Mythical queen 34. Cliffs
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Movie Reviews
Trump Card
FAHRENHEIT 11/9
“Was it all just a dream?” Those were the
first words uttered by an off-screen Michael
Moore in his 2004 documentary Fahren-
heit 9/11, Moore’s incensed indictment
of George W. Bush’s first years in office
(and, because it’s Moore, a bunch of other
things, too). Those same words, not at all
coincidentally, open Moore’s new Fahren-
heit 11/9, the numerically swapped title a
reference to the day in 2016 that Donald T.
Trump was officially named our nation’s
president. The difference between those
identically worded openers, though, lies in
the timbre of Moore’s voice. In 9/11, he was
recognizably sardonic and faux ingenuous,
following the question with snarky refer-
ences to Ben Affleck and Robert De Niro.
In 11/9, however, “Was it all just a dream?”
sounds like the lament of a truly sad,
incredulous man – one who can’t believe
that, 14 years later, he’s forced to ask the
same damned question again, and likely to
ever-less-receptive ears.
As Moore will go on to demonstrate in
Fahrenheit 11/9, he hasn’t completely lost
his fire, and the lengthy screen time the
documentarian and devoted muckraker
devotes to the horrific water pollution in
his home city of Flint, Michigan, features
some of his most outraged, angriest work
to date. Yet if you’ve followed Moore’s
career, in all manner of media, over the
nearly three decades since 1989’s Roger
& Me, it’s hard not to sense a decreased
vehemence, a profound sense of loss, in
its creator’s tone, which might account for
the movie’s frequently hit-or-miss qual-
ity. Without question, Moore wants his
Fahrenheit 11/9 audiences to exit his latest
fi lm wanting to take action, specifically
at the ballot box. But while I frequently
found his fi lm worthy and essential – and,
not for nothing, quite entertaining – I left
feeling that Moore was so pissed about so
many different aspects of American life
that, for the first time, he wasn’t making
a movie out of righteousness so much as
exhaustion. It’s like the cinematic equiva-
lent of the waning minutes in one of those
heedless, hours-long fights you have with a
loved one: You keep fighting, but you really
just want to sleep.
Surprisingly, in Moore’s scattershot
offering, its least effective material con-
cerns Trump. Maybe this shouldn’t be all
that surprising, considering that late-night
hosts including Stephen Colbert, Seth
Meyers, Samantha Bee, and others have
easily beat Fahrenheit 11/9 to the punch,
having pretty much made criticism of
Trump their full-time jobs. Moore gives us
a replay of Election Night 2016 (complete
with the inevitable wails of I Pagliacci’s
“Vesti Le Giubba” on the soundtrack),
along with familiar footage of the Trump
family’s doleful post-election faces, the
president’s hounding of news media at his
rallies, and a visual and aural montage of
Trump’s unseemly obsession with daughter
Ivanka. None of this is new. After more
than two years, how could it be?
We also get the obligatory comparison
to Hitler, which Moore undermines with
a truly unwise comedic gambit that finds
Trump-rally declarations delivered over
footage of Hitler shouting at one of his
Nuremberg rallies. Moore’s points about
Hitler’s nationalism eerily foreshadow-
ing America’s present nationalism – along
with the incipient threat of despotism – are
lucidly made and, I think, valid. But it
may be currently impossible to analyze
Trump and his rise to power in any way,
especially comedically, that would make
a lick of difference to either his detractors
or his supporters. So despite Trump being
the purported focus, and the fi lm’s very
title being Trump-centric, Moore does the
smartest thing he conceivably could do
under the circumstances, even if it means
his latest release will be seen as something
of a mess: He moves on.
Principally, and most memorably, he
moves on to Flint, going into wrenching
detail about how the city’s source of drink-
ing water was swapped from Lake Huron
and the Detroit River to the polluted Flint
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Michael Moore in Fahrenheit 11/9
River – a decision that Moore convincingly
demonstrates was politically motivated.
Moore doesn’t exactly shy away from his
critique of Trump here, with Governor
Rick Snyder’s cronyism deemed a politi-
cal precursor to the actions of our current
president. But what makes the material on
Flint freshly devastating is its focus. Moore
conducts heartbreaking interviews with
those affected by the lead-fi lled water and
endures endless runaround from politi-
cal appointees and spokespeople, and it’s
inconceivable that anyone watching this
segment of the fi lm could fail to be emo-
tionally affected. It’s also hard to imagine
viewers not wishing that Moore had made
an entire movie solely about Flint and its
people rather than the liberal-talking-point
grab bag we’re instead given. Plenty of
fascinating subjects are addressed in the
fi lm: the modern-day lunacy of the Elec-
toral College; the political machinations
that led to Bernie Sanders’ primary defeat;
the specious argument that America is a
predominantly left ist country. Yet despite
boasting a couple of Moore’s now-tired
comic provocations – namely, his attempt
to make a citizen’s arrest of Snyder and his
hosing of the governor’s lawn with polluted
water – the Flint material is the only part
of the movie that actively boils the blood
… at least before we get to the reminders
of then-President Obama performing Flint
River-related publicity stunts that he insists
aren’t publicity stunts. (Watch the footage.
They so are.)
Blessedly, though, Fahrenheit 11/9 also
suggests that there may be a way out of
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the darkness for Moore (and for us), and it
comes in the form of – who woulda thunk
it? – optimism. The Flint sequences are
harrowing, but they find their exact oppo-
sites in the footage of, and Moore’s con-
versations with, those actively fighting for
change, some of whose names will appear
on mid-term ballots in November: New
York congressional candidate Alexandria
Ocasio-Coretz; West Virginia state senator
Richard Ojeda; David Hogg and fellow
student activists from Marjory Stoneman
Douglas High School; the millions who
participated in the Women’s March on
Washington and March for Our Lives.
Cinematically speaking, it isn’t like Moore
to see the positive in, well, anything. But
in addition to making you feel expectedly
lousy, Fahrenheit 11/9 – at least whenever
Moore extended humble thanks and grati-
tude to those demanding change – also
made me feel unexpectedly great. Refusing
to give either Trump or himself the last
word, Moore ends his fi lm with a March for
Our Lives recitation of murdered students’
names by Parkland activist Emma Gonza-
lez, followed by more than a half-minute of
respectfully crushing silence. Sometimes
even a famously lauded/reviled motor-
mouth such as Michael Moore knows when
the most appropriate words are no words
at all.
For reviews of The House with a Clock
in Its Walls, Predator, The Nun, A Simple
Favor, Life Itself, Searching, Operation
Finale, Peppermint, The Wife, and other
recent releases, visit RCReader.com/movies.
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Pouter Keg
My girlfriend, who’d been traveling, lost
track of what day it was and was surprised
when I showed up on the usual night I
come cook her dinner. She was happy to see
me but said she needed to finish this one
“urgent work e-mail.” How nice. Dinner
would get cold while she took forever.
Instead of getting started in the kitchen,
I sat down angrily on the couch. “What’s
wrong?” she asked. I said, “I’ll just sit here
‘til you’re ready!” She got angry, saying
that I should have just asked her how long
she’d be or told her I felt bad. She then went
on about how I have a “toxic” habit of this
sort of “passive-aggressive” behavior, and I
need to stop “acting out” before it ruins our
relationship. I love her and don’t want to
lose her. Help!
– Doghouse
There will sometimes be reasons you are
unable to communicate using the spoken
word. Your jaw is wired shut. You are gagged
with duct tape. A wizard has turned you into
a cocker spaniel.
Otherwise, when you’d like another person
to do something, it’s best not to express this to
them in code: “I want you to meet my needs –
right after you guess what they are!”
Passive-aggressiveness is a kind of coded
communication – a form of “indirect
speech,” which is a way of saying some-
thing without flat-out saying it. The term
“passive-aggressive” was coined by a military
psychologist, Colonel William Menninger,
during World War II. He used it to describe
soldiers who, instead of saying no to a direct
order (hello, ugly consequences!), wiggled
out through “passive measures” including
“procrastination, inefficiency, and passive
obstructionism.”
Menninger’s term was useful in military
memos because, as historian Christopher
Lane puts it, the army couldn’t exactly issue
a directive against “pouting.” However, there
was no research to support it as anything
more than a tactic in a certain situation,
as opposed to a “personality disorder” – a
chronic, genetically driven pattern of mal-
adaptive thinking and behavior.
Yet in the 1950s, a group of psychiatrists
writing the mental disorders bible, the DSM
(edition I), took a big, unscientific leap. They
willy-nilly added passive-aggressiveness to
the list of personality disorders in the book –
perhaps because without an official “disor-
der” label (and diagnostic codes that go with),
health insurance companies wouldn’t pay
therapists to treat it.
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But consider the weaselly, “passive-
aggressive” tack those soldiers took. Though
their indirect approach to getting their way
was militarily unhelpful, it was anything but
“maladaptive” for them personally. It allowed
them to avoid both court-martial and getting
shot at – or to stay in bed “sick” instead of
going all “10-4!” on scrubbing the grout in the
latrines with their toothbrush.
In other words, indirect communication
like theirs is often adaptive, meaning highly
useful – a form of diplomacy. As I pointed out
in a recent column, per psychologist Steven
Pinker, it’s a crafty way to communicate a
potentially inflammatory message without
causing offense the way baldly stating one’s
feelings would. For example, there’s the social
relationship-preserving hint about table man-
ners, “Wow, Jason, you’re really enjoying that
risotto!” instead of the more honest “Gross!
You eat like a feral hog on roadkill!”
The thing is, avoiding causing offense
can go too far, such as when it’s driven by a
long-held and unexamined belief that you’re
offensive simply by existing and having
needs. Understanding that, explore the root
of your own passive-aggressive behavior. My
guess? It’s fear of conflict, or rather, of the
results of conflict. Granted, at some point,
it was probably protective for you to avoid
conflict – and the direct engagement that
could lead to it – such as if you had a volatile
and abusive parent. However, as an adult,
indirect communication should be a tool you
use when it suits the situation, not a behavior
you robotically default to.
Consider that conflict, when expressed
in healthy, noninflammatory ways, can be
a positive thing – a source for personal and
collective growth and deeper relationships.
But to take advantage of this after years of
auto-burying your feelings, you’ll need to
start by articulating to yourself what you
want in a particular situation. Next, while
ignoring the protests of your fears, express
your needs and/or feelings to the other
person with healthy directness: “Hey, can you
guesstimate how many minutes ‘til you’re
done with your work?” and maybe add “I have
a special dinner planned, and I don’t want it
to get cold.”
Admittedly, some conflicts end up in grid-
lock, which means you won’t always get what
you want. However, you’re far more likely
to get your needs met if you don’t just fester
with resentment or turn every relationship
interaction into an intricate game of charades:
“Sorry, honey. Still don’t get it. Are you angry
or doing a rain dance?”
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do you
have any skills at living on the edge
between the light and the dark? Are
you curious about what the world
might look like and how people would treat you
if you refused to divide everything up into that
which helps you and that which doesn’t help
you? Can you imagine how it would feel if you
loved your life just the way it is and not wish it
were different from what it is? Please note:
People less courageous than you might prefer
you to be less courageous. But I hope you’ll stay
true to the experiment of living on the edge
between the light and the dark.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):
According to PopBitch.com, most
top-charting pop songs are in a minor
key. In light of this fact, I encourage
you to avoid listening to pop songs for the next
three weeks. In my astrological opinion, it’s
essential that you surround yourself with
stimuli that don’t tend to make you sad and
blue, that don’t influence you to interpret your
experience through a melancholic, mournful
filter. To accomplish the assignments that life
will be sending you, you need to at least
temporarily cultivate a mood of crafty
optimism.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Gemini
regent Queen Victoria (1819–1901)
wore crotchless underwear made of
linen. A few years ago, Great Britain’s
Museums, Libraries, and Archives Council
accorded them “national designated status,” an
official notice that means they are a national
treasure. If I had the power, I would give your
undergarments an equivalent acknowledgment.
The only evidence I would need to make this
bold move would be the intelligence and
expressiveness with which you are going to
wield your erotic sensibilities in the coming
weeks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I’ve
taken a break from socializing, my
fellow Cancerian. In fact, I’m on
sabbatical from my regular rhythm.
My goal for the coming days is to commune
with my past and review the story of my life.
Rather than fill my brain up with the latest news
and celebrity gossip, I am meditating on my
own deep dark mysteries. I’m mining for secrets
that I might be concealing from myself. In
accordance with the astrological omens, I
suggest that you follow my lead. You might want
to delve into boxes of old mementoes or reread
emails from years ago. You could get in touch
with people who are no longer part of your life
even though they were once important to you.
How else could you get into intimate contact
with your eternal self?
LEO (July 23-August 22): Here’s a
quote from A Map of Misreading, a
book by renowned literary critic,
Harold Bloom: “Where the synecdo-
che of tessera made a totality, however illusive,
the metonymy of kenosis breaks this up into
discontinuous fragments.” What the cluck did
Harold Bloom just say?! I’m not being
anti-intellectual when I declare this passage to
be pretentious drivel. In the coming days, I urge
you Leos to draw inspiration from my response
to Bloom. Tell the truth about nonsense. Don’t
pretend to appreciate jumbled or over-compli-
cated ideas. Expose bunk and bombast. Be kind,
if you can, but be firm. You’re primed to be a
champion of down-to-earth communication.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
A data research company, Priceonom-
ics, suggests that Monday is the most
productive day of the week and that
October is the most productive month of the
year. My research suggests that while Capri-
corns tend to be the most consistently
productive of all the signs in the zodiac, Virgos
often outstrip them for a six-week period during
the end of each September and throughout
October. Furthermore, my intuition tells me
that you Virgos now have an extraordinary
capacity to turn good ideas into practical action.
I conclude, therefore, that you are about to
embark on a surge of industrious and high-
quality work. (P.S.: This October has five
Mondays.)
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
Biologists are constantly unearthing
new species, although not new in the
sense of having just appeared on our
planet. In fact, they’re animals and plants that
have existed for millennia. But they’ve never
before been noticed and identified by science.
Among recent additions to our ever-growing
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knowledge are an orchid in Madagascar that
smells like champagne, an electric blue
tarantula in the Guyana rain forest, and a
Western Australian grass that has a flavor
resembling salt-and-vinegar potato chips. I
suspect you’ll be making metaphorically
comparable discoveries in the coming weeks,
Libra: evocative beauty that you’ve been blind to
and interesting phenomena that have been
hiding in plain sight.
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): There is no such thing as a plant
that blooms continuously. Phases of
withering and dormancy are just as
natural as phases of growth. I bring this fact to
your attention to help you remain poised as you
go through your own period of withering
followed by dormancy. You should accept life’s
demand that you slow down and explore the
mysteries of fallowness. You should surrender
sweetly to stasis and enjoy your time of rest and
recharging. That’s the best way to prepare for
the new cycle of growth that will begin in a few
weeks.
SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): If you were ever
going to win a contest that awarded
you a free vacation to an exotic
sanctuary, it would probably happen during the
next three weeks. If a toy company would ever
approach you about developing a line of action
figures and kids’ books based on your life, it
might also be sometime soon. And if you have
ever had hopes of converting your adversaries
into allies, or getting support and backing for
your good original ideas, or finding unexpected
inspiration to fix one of your not-so-good
habits, those opportunities are now more likely
than they have been for some time.
CAPRICORN (December 22-Janu-
ary 19): An 81-year-old Capricorn
man named James Harrison has
donated his unique blood on 1,173
occasions. Scientists have used it to make
medicine that prevents Rhesus disease in
unborn babies, thereby healing more than 2.4
million kids and literally saving thousands of
lives. I don’t expect you to do anything nearly as
remarkable. But I do want to let you know that
the coming weeks will be a favorable time to lift
your generosity and compassion to the next
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By Rob Brezsny
level. Harrison would serve well as your patron
saint.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): On a spring morning some years
ago, a smoky aroma woke me from a
deep sleep. Peering out my bedroom
window into the backyard, I saw that my
trickster girlfriend Anastasia had built a
bonfire. When I stumbled to my closet to get
dressed, I found my clothes missing. There were
no garments in my dresser, either. In my groggy
haze, I realized that my entire wardrobe had
become fuel for Anastasia’s conflagration. It was
too late to intervene, and I was still quite
drowsy, so I crawled back in bed to resume
snoozing. A while later, I woke to find her
standing next to the bed bearing a luxurious
breakfast she said she’d cooked over the flames
of my burning clothes. After our meal, we
stayed in bed all day, indulging in a variety of
riotous fun. I’m not predicting that similar
events will unfold in your life, Aquarius. But
you may experience adventures that are almost
equally boisterous, hilarious, and mysterious.
PISCES (February 19-March 20): I’ve
got three teachings for you. (1) Was
there a time in your past when bad
romance wounded your talent for
love? Yes, but you now have more power to heal
that wound than you’ve ever had before. (2) Is it
possible you’re ready to shed a semi-delicious
addiction to a chaotic magic? Yes. Clarity is
poised to trump melodrama. Joyous decisive-
ness is primed to vanquish ingrained sadness.
(3) Has there ever been a better time than now
to resolve and graduate from past events that
have bothered and drained you for a long time?
No. This is the best time ever.
Homework: Make two fresh promises to yourself: one
that’s easy to keep and one that’s at the edge of your
capacity to live up to. Visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
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Live Music Live Music Live Music
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Sarah Shook and the Disarmers @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel - October 9
THURSDAY
2018/09/27 (Thu)
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Black Hawk College Jazz Band
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
Cloudmouth – The Slow Retreat –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Moeller Nights: Graveyard Proving
Grounds – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
Molly Durnin – The J Bar, 4215 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
FRIDAY
2018/09/28 (Fri)
28
All Senses Fest: Jack Lion (8pm)
– McCombs, MacKay, Rumback
(9:15pm) – Crown Larks (10:30pm)
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
BB Secrist – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Douglas & Tucker (6pm) –
Steventon’s, 1399 Eagle Ridge Rd,
LeClaire IA
The Dweebs – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Facs – Emma Ruth Rundle – Sinner
Frenz – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Garp 2018: Nathaniel Rateliff –
Matthew Logan Vasquez – Cactus
Blossoms – Miles Nielsen & the
Rusted Hearts – Small Houses –
Emma Blue Book – Bad Licks – Vera
Sola – Kyle Emerson (5:45pm) –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
Jake Shimabukuro – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
The LK Trio (6pm) – Steeplegate Inn,
100 W 76th St., Davenport IA
Live @ Five: The Velies (5pm) –
RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
The Marcus King Band – Bishop
Gunn – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Milltown (5pm) – Wide River Winery
- LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Moeller Nights: Rezinator – At
the Mouth of the River – Post
A.D. – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Rick Springfield – Gallagher
Bluedorn Performing Arts Center,
8201 Dakota St., Cedar Falls IA
Robert Randolph & the Family
Band – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Still (5pm) – Galvin Fine Arts Center,
St. Ambrose University, 2101 N.
Gaines St., Davenport IA
Windy City Dueling Pianos – The
Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SATURDAY 29
2018/09/29 (Sat)
All Senses Fest: Brendan Wells
Plant Music (8:30pm) – Metavari
(9:30pm) – Dos Santos (10:45pm) –
Condor & Jaybird and The Golden
Fleece Present Snooty & the Snout
Pouch (midnight) – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
BB Secrist – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Bongripper – Nest Egg – Telekinetic
Yeti – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
The Candymakers – Spotlight
Theatre & Event Center, 1800 7th
Ave., Moline IL
The Depaysement – In the Attic –
Doc Miller – New Tribe – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
The Dweebs – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Garp 2018: Nathaniel Rateliff & the
Night Sweats – Texas Gentlemen
– Okey Dokey – Campdogzz –
Kirby Brown – Sam Evian – Katie
Von Schleicher – Jess Parsons – Joe
Sampson – The Dawn (1:45pm) –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill,
1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
Heartache Tonight – Timber Lake
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll IL
Randy Bachman – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City
IA
The RiverCity 6 (noon) – Kalona, ,
Davenport IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
The Sixties Sound – Riverside Casino
Event Center, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SUNDAY
2018/09/30 (Sun)
30
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport
IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (3pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Moeller Nights: Alex Schaaf – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Patient Zeroes – Burden the
Bear – The Copper Smoke Trials –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Studebaker John (11am) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
MONDAY 1
2018/10/01 (Mon)
Turtle Island Quartet (3pm) –
Butterworth Center, 1105 8th
Street, Moline IL
Turtle Island Quartet (6:30pm) –
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St.,
Moline IL
TUESDAY 2
2018/10/02 (Tue)
Cocordion – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Maestros & Melodies: A Tribute
to Le ge ndar y Bolly woo d
Composers – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
justin carl hurty – Augustana
College Teaching Museum of Art,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY 3
2018/10/03 (Wed)
Moeller Nights: Jakubi – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
Primus – Crown Lands – Adler
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
Turtle Island Quartet (2pm) –
Wesley United Methodist Church,
400 Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA
Turtle Island Quartet (6:30pm)
– Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose
University, W. High St., Davenport
IA
THURSDAY 4
2018/10/04 (Thu)
Kiss the Sky: The Definitive Jimi
Hendrix Tribute Experience –
Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
The Mallett Brothers Band –
4onthefloor – Dave Helmer –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
The Rad Trads – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
The World Famous Glenn Miller
Orchestra – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
FRIDAY
2018/10/05 (Fri)
5 – Service Station Bar & Grill, 432 1st
2nd Annual Nashville Music Fest –
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black
Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Cherry Gun – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Chicago Farmer – Brian Johanessen
– The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St.,
Iowa City IA
Crooked Cactus – Frankie Joe &
Kinfolk (5pm) – Mercado on Fifth,
1122 4th Ave., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm) –
Rock Island Hy-Vee Market Grille,
2930 18th Ave., Rock Island IL
Lauren Anderson – Avey/Grouws
Band – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Manhu from China – University of
Dubuque’s Heritage Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA
Moeller Nights: Jade Bird – Chris
Porterfield – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Sammy Miller & the Congregation
– Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
TJ – RHYS – Novet – Jordan Burgett
– King Dough – Torrian Ball – ADE
– ASthmattic – A. Barb (6pm) –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
SATURDAY 6
2018/10/06 (Sat)
2nd Annual Nashville Music Fest –
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black
Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Blues Rock It – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Chanticleer – Universit y of
Dubuque’s Heritage Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA
Cherry Gun – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Circle
Tap, 1345 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
KCCK’s “Homecoming” featuring
Dick Oatts – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Mari Black & Her World Fiddle
E n s e m b l e – M t . Ve r n o n
Communit y School Distric t
Auditorium, 525 Palisades Road
SW, Mt. Vernon IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks I: French Moderns
– Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Raw Talent Night: Halloween
Edition – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Turtle Island Quartet – Rock Island
High School, 2101 6th Ave., Rock
Island IL
Unleash the Archers – Striker
– Helion Prime – Unity – Dark
Agenda (6pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
William Elliott Whitmore – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
SUNDAY
2018/10/07 (Sun)
7 Brewing Company, 102 S. State St.,
2nd Annual Nashville Music Fest
(2pm) – Timber Lake Playhouse,
8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Amy Helm – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Blues Rock-It: Final Bike Day (3pm)
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Buddy Olson (3pm) – Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport
IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm)
– The Main Event, 3819 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks I: French Moderns
(2pm) – Centennial Hall,
Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Wild Adriatic – CBDB – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
MONDAY
2018/10/08 (Mon)
8 Ave., Davenport IA
Jesse Elliott & Rachel Ries: The
Green Room – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City
IA
Rest in Codeine Tour: A.W.R. –
Unkeyfonz – Stogiie Santana –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
TUESDAY
2018/10/09 (Tue)
9 for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th
Moeller Nights: Sarah Shook &
the Disarmers – The Trongone
Band – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 10
2018/10/10 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Crystal Bowersox – Becca Sutlive –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY 11
2018/10/11 (Thu)
Black Hawk College Jazz Band
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
Emerson String Quartet – Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
City IA
Eric Gales – Kevin B.F. Burt – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: The Heligoats –
Micah Schnabel – Angela Perley &
the Howlin’ Moons – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Stacked Like Pancakes – Whosah
– Scamper – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Trio con Brio Copenhagen –
Gallagher Bluedorn Performing
Arts Center, 8201 Dakota St., Cedar
Falls IA
Wild Rivers – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY 12
2018/10/12 (Fri)
Blues Rock-It – Parkside Grill &
Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Brown Bag Lunch Concert (noon)
– Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Byobrass – Copper Smoke Trials –
Public Safety – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Granger Smith – Riverside Casino
Event Center, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Geneseo
Geneseo IL
Hello Weekend – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Here Lies Man – Younger –
Commanders – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Jonathan Biss Plays Beethoven
– Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) –
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Moeller Nights: Valley Queen
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Roger Carlson (6pm) – The ARTery,
1629 2nd Ave in the District, Rock
Island IL
The Tailfins – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Whiskey’s Gone: A Zac Brown
Tribute Band – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
SATURDAY
2018/10/13 (Sat)
13
Alabama – TaxSlayer Center, 1201
River Dr, Moline IL
An Evening of Rodgers &
Hammerstein – Coralville Center
St., Coralville IA
Billy F Gibbons featuring Matt
Sorum & Austin Hanks – Riverside
Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway
22, Riverside IA
Chamber Music Quad Cities:
First Works – Unitarian Church
of Davenport, 3707 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
Country Boy (6:30pm) – Hello
Weekend (8:30pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Crooked Cactus – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Demun Jones – Charlie Farley –
Random Tanner – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Jaimie Branch – Jack Lion – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Jordan Danielsen (noon) –
Creekside Vineyards Winery & Inn,
7505 120th Ave., Coal Valley IL
Moeller Nights: Eric Dodd (6pm)
– The Host Country – The Fuss –
Sister Wife (9:30pm) – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Out of Darkness, Into Light – Knox
College’s Kresge Recital Hall, 2 East
South St., Knox College, Galesburg
IL
Overtime – AKDB – Gringo (6pm) –
Smokey Brights – Tiny Chair – Jake
Kemble (10pm) – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Rufus Reid: Quiet Pride – A
Celebration of Elizabeth Catlett –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY 14
2018/10/14 (Sun)
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport
IA
Emmylou Harris – Gallagher
Bluedorn Performing Arts Center,
8201 Dakota St., Cedar Falls IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (3pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Koffin Kats – The Goddamn Gallows
– Gutter Demons – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Moeller Nights: The Smokey
Brights – Sleepwalkers – Camp
Howard – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
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(4pm) – St. Paul Lutheran Church
- Davenport, 2136 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Polka Club of Iowa, Eastern
Chapter Dance: Barry Boyce
Band (1:30pm) – Walcot t
Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St, Walcott
IA
Roger Carlson (noon) – The Artist’s
Market, 520 18th St., Rock Island IL
TUESDAY
2018/10/16 (Tue)
16
University of Iowa Jazz Combos
(6:30pm) – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 17
2018/10/17 (Wed)
Courtesy – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
THURSDAY
2018/10/18 (Thu)
18
Crooked Cactus (6pm) – Davenport
RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St,
Davenport IA
Gold Route – Letdown – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo
– Harrington’s Pub, 2321
C u m b e r l a n d S q u a r e D r. ,
Bettendorf IA
Hope Large (6:30 & 9pm) – Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
City IA
Kali Yuga Improvisation Ensemble
– Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: Babe Club – Airpark
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Twiztid – Underground Avengers
– AXE – MMFD – Skattabrain –
Wandering Ninja Clan – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
U.S. Marine Band 2018 – Gallagher
Bluedorn Performing Arts Center,
8201 Dakota St., Cedar Falls IA
FRIDAY
2018/10/19 (Fri)
19
Aaron Kamm & the One Drops –
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
Base Oasis: Kill Og – Nxbel Price –
Rafrika – Tommy Gunnz – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Bucktown Revue – Nighswander
Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
The Choir of Man – Gallagher
Bluedorn Performing Arts Center,
8201 Dakota St., Cedar Falls IA
Jazz After Five: Thrio
(5pm) – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: C.W. Stoneking
– Sierra Ferrell – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Riley Richard – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
Rock Steady – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SATURDAY
2018/10/20 (Sat)
20
Bugeye Sprite – Sergeant Major’s,
213 6th Ave. W., Andalusia IL
Chicago Dueling Pianos – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
The Drifters – Cornell Gunter’s
Coasters – The Platters – Adler
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
Emily Kinney (6pm) – The Dawn
(10:30pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Fall Wind & Jazz Ensembles
Concert – John & Alice Butler Hall,
University of Iowa Heritage Center,
2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Jim’s
Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd.,
Milan IL
Moeller Nights: Bud Bronson & the
Good Timers – Titus Andronicus –
Ted Leo – Horse Feathers – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Zeta June – Clean Livin – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
SUNDAY
2018/10/21 (Sun)
21
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport
IA
The Golden Tones (3pm) – Grace
Lutheran Church, 1140 E. High St.,
Davenport IA
Kosha Dillz – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Mannequin Pussy
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz
Workshop & Matinee Series:
The Semenya McCord Quartet
featuring Frank Wilkins & Manny
Lopez (6pm) – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
MONDAY 22
2018/10/22 (Mon)
Moeller Nights: Desert Noises –
Morning Teleportation – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
TUESDAY 23
2018/10/23 (Tue)
Bells Atlas – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Eric Hutchinson & The Believers
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 24
2018/10/24 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Moeller Nights: Oxymorons –
Bonelang – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
Ray LaMontagne – Adler Theatre,
136 E. Third St., Davenport IA
Spoken Nerd – Nicholas Naioti –
Mustard–In–Law – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
Yonder Mountain String Band – The
Lonesome Boys – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
THURSDAY 25
2018/10/25 (Thu)
An Evening with Bruce Cockburn
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Black Hawk College Jazz Band
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
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Gaudete Brass Quintet (3 & 7pm)
– Butterworth Center, 1105 8th
Street, Moline IL
Melodime – The Brevet – The Mill, 120
E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Miss Christine – Soft Stereo
– Babydoll – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY 26
2018/10/26 (Fri)
An Evening with Lonestar –
University of Dubuque’s Heritage
Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque
IA
The Ballroom Thieves – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Chris Webby – QonfliQ – Freestyle
Diamonte – Tay Yung – Coty J
(6pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Full Circle Band – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Jef Spradley (6pm) – Steeplegate
Inn, 100 W 76th St., Davenport IA
Rick K & the Allnighters – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
SAU Music Department Fall Vocal
Choirs Concert – Galvin Fine Arts
Center, St. Ambrose University,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
SATURDAY 27
2018/10/27 (Sat)
50 Shades of Rock – Bier Stube
Moline, 415 15th St, Moline IL
Anna Tivel & Jeffrey Martin –
Princeton Coffeehouse, 25 E.
Marion St., Princeton IL
Code 415 – Harley Corin’s,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
The Ballroom Thieves @ The Redstone Room - October 26
Colter Wall – Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Condor & Jaybird – The Golden
Fleece – Gramps the Vamp – The
Fantastic Plastics – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Gaudete Brass Quintet – First
Presbyterian Church of Davenport,
1702 Iowa St., Davenport IA
Goosetown Halloween III – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Halloween Special w/ 6 Odd Rats –
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
Hollywood Swingin’ (8:30pm) –
Shining Star (10:30pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Moeller Nights: Blue Water
Highway – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
Rick K & the Allnighters – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
SAU Music Department
STAMVOJA/Jazz Ensemble Fall
Concert – Rogalski Center - St.
Ambrose University, W. High St.,
Davenport IA
Signature Soirée: Fantaisie
Française – Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Straight No Chaser – Adler Theatre,
136 E. Third St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY 28
2018/10/28 (Sun)
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Village Theatre,
2113 E 11th St, Davenport IA
25
Lexi Parr (11am) – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Moeller Nights: Anna Tivel – Jeffrey
Martin – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Moeller Nights: The Body –
Everlasting Light – Meth – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
QC Flutes Unlimited 2018 Fall
Concert: Flutes In the Forest
(3pm) – Benedictine Sisters of St.
Mary Monastery, 2200 88th Ave.
W., Rock Island IL
TUESDAY 30
2018/10/30 (Tue)
Escape–ism – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
The Head Banga Tour: Tank & the
Bangas – The Naughty Professor
– Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
University of Iowa Latin Jazz
Ensemble & Jazz Repertory
Ensemble (6:30pm) – The Mill, 120
E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 31
2018/10/31 (Wed)
Halloween Show: The Dawn as The
Who – Winterland as The Grateful
Dead – The Tripp Brothers as Daft
Punk – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Kamasi Washington – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Mandy Harvey (4pm) – Frances
Banta Waggoner Community
Library, 505 10th St., DeWitt IA
Zolopht – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
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THURSDAYS
THURSDAYS
Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz – Purgatory’s
Pub, 2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
Open Mic & More – Uptown Bill’s
Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St.,
Iowa City IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Energized
Cafe, 226 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Open Mic w/ H.C. Wallace – Boots,
2228 E 11th St., Davenport IA
Rock the House Karaoke – Bottoms
Up on 7th, 1814 Seventh St., Moline
IL
Thumpin’ Thursdays DJ Night –
Rascals Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
FRIDAYS
FRIDAYS
DJ Chuy (Oct. 12, 5pm) – Mercado on
Fifth, 1122 Fourth Ave., Moline IL
DJ Guerrero (Oct. 19, 5pm) –
Mercado on Fifth, 1122 Fourth Ave.,
Moline IL
DJ K Yung – Barrel House Moline,
1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
DJ Lacey – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
DJ Menos (Sept. 28, 5pm) – Mercado
on Fifth, 1122 Fourth Ave., Moline IL
Karaoke Jean – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W.
Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night – V.F.W. Post 9128,
2814 State St., Bettendorf IA
Escape-sim @ Rozz-Tox - October 30
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St,
Moline IL
Open Mic Coffeehouse (Oct. 12)
– First Lutheran Church of Rock
Island Parish House, 1600 20th St.,
Rock Island IL
Soulshake (Sept. 28) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAYS
SATURDAYS
Irish Music Session (Oct. 6, 3pm) –
Uptown Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S.
Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Jean – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W.
Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Jean Breakfast (Sept. 29
and Oct. 27, 8am) – Chuck’s Tap,
1731 W. Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Boozie’s Bar & Grill,
114 1/2 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
Songwriters’ Round Table (Oct.
13, 11am) – RME (River Music
Experience), 129 N. Main St.,
Davenport IA
Tw i s t e d M i c ’s M u s i c a n d
Entertainment – Barrel House
Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
SUNDAYS
SUNDAYS
Hal Reed & Mississippi Journey
Sunday Jam (Oct. 25, 6pm) – Rock
Island Elks Club, 427 Seventh Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
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MONDAYS
MONDAYS
Karaoke Monday w/ Pierced
Productions Karaoke – Grumpy’s
Saloon, 2120 E. 11th St, Davenport
IA
Open Mic w/ J. Knight – The Mill, 120
E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS
Front Bar Karaoke – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night w/ Okeedokee It’s
Karaoke – Lynn’s BBQ & Saloon,
1151 E. Iowa St., Eldridge IA
Open Mic Night – Broken Saddle,
1417 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
WEDNESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
All Iowa Blues Players Jam Night
– Riverside Casino & Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Bluegrass Jam at the Mill (Oct. 17 –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Cross Creek Karaoke w/ Jean Reyes
– Meat Market, 1629 Washington
St., Davenport IA
Hump Day Wing & Sing w/
Marybeth – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Jam w/ The Channel Cats –
Bent River Brewing Company, 512
24th St., Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night – Boozie’s Bar
& Grille, 114 1/2 W. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (5:30pm) – Milltown
Coffee, 3800 River Dr. #2, Moline IL
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Gregg Johnson for Illinois State Senate 36th District

the customer (that would be the voter,
taxpayer, resident) is almost immediately.
Gregg could not be more different.
He internalizes the difference between
“served by the public and serving the
public.” The budget deficiencies, the
inequities in resources across the state,
and the gridlock that prevents common-
sense solutions all contribute to limited
opportunities for Illinoisans, and that is
heartbreaking to Gregg, especially as he
raises his own daughter here. He believes
he can help and wants to try.
And the thing is that Gregg is genuinely
happy in life. He is devoted to his wife
and children, adores his little sister Tracy,
and has a great sense of humor. I know
because he laughs at most of my jokes.
While some might say that just proves
he’s family, I say it also proves he’s funny.
And without humor in life, let alone in
politics…well, then, you serve at your
own risk.
“The thing I am most comfortable
with is knocking on doors,” says Gregg,
“meeting and talking to people. I am
inspired by people in my district. They
are really good people, and spending time
in neighborhoods, talking to individu-
als from every walk of life, constantly
refreshes my faith in humanity and my
strong belief that together we can solve
many of Illinois’ problems.”
Then there is the issue of account-
ability. It’s our tax dollars, after all.
More importantly it’s our children’s and
grandchildren’s future. “We need a more
transparent government that is account-
able to the voters of our state. That’s why
Gregg supports an end to gerrymander-
ing – voters should choose their elected
officials, not the other way around. Gregg
also supports term limits for legislative
leadership positions in Springfield. As he
says, “It shouldn’t be possible for a few
individuals to effectively control an entire
state” (http://greggfor36.com/issues).
Many of us bang on about term limits
for our legislators. But the truth is, with
the power of the vote, the people can
impose term limits at the ballot box.
Gregg refines this issue by proposing we
apply term limits to the leadership posi-
tions within the legislatures. When you
think about it, this is a far more mean-
ingful and realistic solution. Decades of
gridlock and stagnation prevail in states
due to entrenched house speakers and
majority leaders, who have near absolute
control over the business of federal and
state legislatures. It is a brilliant distinc-
tion to solve a toxic problem, and typical
of Gregg’s forthright common sense
approach to governance.
Gregg also openly touches the third-
rail topic of gerrymandering, recogniz-
ing its unfairness in redistricting. It has
evolved into a thoroughly unreasonable
tactic to protect incumbents stranglehold
on voting districts. These days, gerry-
mandered districts look like toddlers’
scribbling. Most voters are completely
unaware of this political manipulation
and would otherwise be outraged at its
abuse. I cannot say this strongly enough:
The fact that Gregg addresses this while
campaigning demonstrates rare political
courage and independence.
It’s hard to convey the essence of some-
one’s sincerity and goodness, especially
relative to politics. Gregg’s waters have
always run a little deeper, making him
much more empathetic in his desire to
serve. Because Gregg cares about people
first, and is principled by nature, he
will remain authentic, accessible, and
accountable to his constituency, not
because of rhetorical campaign prom-
ises (regardless of how well-meaning),
but because he is incapable of doing
otherwise.
When Gregg called me to express his
sorrow over my dad’s passing last year,
he conveyed all the thoughtful words of
comfort. Then, with gentle compassion,
he advised me to take care of my sisters
and brother; that grief manifests in many
ways that can be misunderstood and dif-
ficult. He cautioned me to hang on tight to
family. I knew exactly what he meant, and
treasured his words then and now. Like
I said, his waters run a little deeper, so I
find enormous assurance knowing that
Gregg will represent us with this innate
wisdom and integrity that defines him in
everything he tackles. I wholeheartedly
encourage Illinois voters, on November
6, to give Gregg Johnson the opportunity
to serve. See for yourselves what a positive
difference he will make.

ART THEATRE
Lori Miller, Janis Wunderlich, and Paul Scott Page Exhibits The Crucible
Thursday, September 27 through Wednesday, October 31 @ Quad City Friday, October 12, through Sunday, October 21 @ Augustana College’s
International Airport Gallery, 2200 69th Avenue, Moline, IL Brunner Theatre Center, 3750 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island, IL

B eautiful and thoughtful works by artists from both

Iowa and Illinois will enjoy a showcase at the Quad
City Arts International Airport Gallery through October
31, with a variety of artistic mediums employed in new
pieces of Lori Miller of Eldridge, Iowa, and Janis Wun-
derlich and Paul Scott Page, both of Monmouth, Illinois.
Miller uses carefully cut pieces of fabric and found
bits of metal to create mosaic compositions reflecting
the effects of natural phenomena found in nature, spe-
Paul Scott Page’s Rosco Discount OHCincinnati
cifically rock and ground formations. Extolling her fiber-
art passion at LoriMiller.com, the artist wrote: “I have always been intrigued with doing things a little bit differently.
In my work with fiber, I take an unexpected approach in creating mosaic works. I work from my original drawings
and then complete each in a mosaic style. Each piece is hand-cut and placed in the design, creating one-of-a-kind
works. By using the mosaic technique, I feel it expresses how I see our world. Even with all of the chaos and imper-
fections of the world, I seek out a beauty and a grace in the everyday. I believe there will always be an amazing
balance between confusion and hope and I work to express that connection to the viewer.”
Wunderlich, who creates abstract figurative sculptures, drawings, and etchings, completed her BFA degree at
Brigham Young University with dual emphases in ceramics and printmaking. Her MFA degree was consequently
completed at Ohio State University, and Wunderlich’s ceramic sculptures have been showcased in numerous
national and international exhibitions. She has held workshops and lectures at many museums and universities
throughout the U.S. and Canada, received multiple fellowships from the Ohio Arts Council and the Greater Colum-
bus Arts Council, and is currently an assistant professor of art history, ceramics, and art foundations at Monmouth
College. Describing her creative outfput, Wunderlich says that her work is “inspired by the joys and struggles in
everyday life and symbolizes the daily journey by the use of water and river imagery.”
Page, meanwhile, will present his exhibition Maps to Non-Existent Places, a series of color photographs that
will look somehow familiar to the viewer regardless of whether they’ve been in the captured locales; Page’s images
are of places that could be anywhere and subtly remind viewers to take a closer look at their environments and
meanings. He received his 2012 BFA in Photography from Utah State University and 2015 MFA in Photography
from Oghio State University, and, like Wunderlich, is currently on the art faculty of Monmouth College. His works,
meanwhile, have been on display in galleries and festivals from coast to coast, and Page is a member of both the
College Art Association and the Society for Photographic Education.
The Quad City International Airport Gallery is located opposite the airport’s gift shop and restaurant, there
is a $1 fee for parking, and more information on the Miller, Wunderlich, and Page exhibits is available by calling
(309)793-1213 extension 108 or visiting QuadCityArts.com.
O ne of America’s most powerful and iconic
works by one of the world’s preeminent play-
wrights, Arthur Miller’s Tony-winning drama The
Crucible opens the 2018-19 mainstage season at
Augustana College – a wrenchingly timeless tale
that, according to the New York Times, “insists
that we identify with not only the victims of perse-
cution but also with those who would judge them.”
Since its premiere in 1953, The Crucible – a
masterful and chilling portrayal of the historic
Salem Witch Trials and an allegory for the rise
of McCarthyism in the late 1940s – has rightfully
become an American classic serving as both a cautionary tale and provocation that compels each
generation to reflect upon the harrowing world it portrays. In Miller’s 1953 Tony Award winner for Best
Play, the people of Salem are whipped into a bloodthirsty frenzy by a series of escalating misinterpreta-
tions after a group of teenage girls are accused of dancing devilishly in the woods. Fearing retribution,
the girls begin a chain of finger-pointing until neighbor turns against neighbor, whispers become testi-
mony, fabrications become facts, and a once powerless teenage girl suddenly has the ability to decide
the fate of all those around her. As the hearts of the townsfolk become poisoned, even John Proctor,
a principled farmer and family man, must wrestle with a corrupt court and his own transgressions to
protect his innocent wife Abigail and his family’s good name.
Serving as The Crucible’s director is Augustana’s Assistant Professor of Theatre Arts Jennifer
Popple, whose previous productions for the college have included In the Next Room (or, The Vibrator
Play), Crimes of the Heart, and Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Portraying the blighted married couple
John and Abigail Proctor are Jaryd Whitore and MJ Mason, two Augustana seniors who enjoyed
leading roles last season in The Drowsy Chaperone and The Madwoman of Chaillot, respectively.
And joining them in Popple’s presentation are more than 20 fellow student actors: Peter Alfano, Jeana
Brown, Natalie Brown, Sophiarose Brown, Shyan DeVoss, Keenan Ellis, Erich Fang, Katie Griswold,
Bradley Heinrichs, Emma Hydorn, Cassandra Karn, Maddie McCobb, Jonathan Meir, Emily Minarik,
Amy Nicholson, Lauren Palmer, Emily Palmieri, Jacob Pecaut, Jonathan Quigley, Johann Roman, AJ
Weber, and James Wheeler.
The Crucible will be staged in Augustana’s Brunner Theatre Center October 12 through 21 with
performances on Fridays at Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $10-15, and
more information and tickets are available by calling (309)794-7306 or visiting Augustana.edu/tickets.
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