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IN MEMORIAM
Tribute to Chris Martens: 1959-2022
I
n 2001, I wrote a tribute to Susie Martens, a
fabulous woman who became great friends
with my beloved grandmother thanks to the
long and abiding friendship between Grandma
and Susie’s gracious and distinguished father
(and Chris’ grandfather) Henry “Hank” Wurzer.
From that friendship, a wonderful generational
bond of friendship between the Martens and
McCarthy families continues.
Chris H. Martens, the oldest of Susie’s
children, passed tragically and unexpectedly
on June 19, 2022. It was a monumental blow to
every single person in Chris’s life, a loss that
reverberates to this moment with no relief
hoped for or expected.
The tremendous sorrow is tempered only
when remembering Chris. All the stories, his
devotion to family, and loyalty to his friends,
defined him in the best ways imaginable.
He was a closet Bettendorf Bulldog who also
managed a lifetime allegiance to Assumption
ILLINOIS POLITICS
Giannoulias Proposes Prohibiting State License
Plate Readers to Track Abortion Seekers in Illinois
B
ack in early July, after the U.S. Supreme
Court overturned Roe v Wade, Governor
JB Pritzker and the two Democratic leg-
islative leaders, House Speaker Chris Welch and
Senate President Don Harmon, issued a joint
statement, which in part said: “We plan to work
closely together for the remainder of the summer
to assess every possibility of what we can do and
convene a special session in the coming months.”
But the fine print of the rest of that statement
has slowed things down: “As we build on Illi-
nois’ nation-leading abortion protections and
access, it is essential to bring lawmakers and
advocates into the room to continue to work
together. In the coming weeks, as the ripples of
the decision to overturn Roe are felt through-
out the nation, we expect to get an acute sense
of our needs and how Illinois can play an even
more vital role in standing up for reproductive
freedom.”
Lawmakers and advocates have been
brought together for talks ever since that
special session statement was issued, but, as
always, the devil is in the details.
Advocates and several legislators appear
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High School, including as past president of the
Assumption Boosters Club for years, and a big
supporter of its wrestling club.
As an avid athlete himself, his proclivities
being wrestling, baseball, football, hockey, and
golf, he even played rugby at Spring Hill College
in Mobile, Alabama – arguably the toughest
sport in America. Sports inspired one of his
life’s great passions: coaching youth sports. Let
me rephrase. He lived to coach his son Henry
and nephew Sammy as soon as they were old
enough to swing, kick, and dust off.
Coaching his own included their other
cousins, friends, and classmates, the neighbor-
hood kids, other schools’ athletes, Southeast
Little League Baseball, Assumption wrestlers,
anyone who was game or had game. He showed
up for years to impart the invaluable attributes
enjoyed by true athletes, win or lose, who play
fair, giving it their best effort. Chris also taught
them critical life skills – sportsmanship, com-
petitive camaraderie, excelling physically, and
team spirit.
Chris is survived by his two sons, Henry and
Will, both of whom are masterfully carrying on
the Martens tradition of precious originality.
Trust me, they come by it honestly; it’s in their
DNA. Chris also had a special bond with his
nephew Sammy, mentoring him and also giving
him parental stability, security, and confidence
that flows from knowing you are loved by some-
one whose affection matters to you.
When Chris’ parents died, and being the
oldest, the patriarchal baton passed to him
and he received it with resolute grace. Even
before this massive responsibility, Chris was
ever-vigilant in looking out for his siblings
Jimmy, Susie, Margaret, and Mary. He was their
protector, their teacher, their worst nightmare
to only want to pass bills with immediate
effective-dates. And that means each cham-
ber would have to come up with three-fifths
super-majorities if anything is passed before the
end of this calendar year. The voting threshold
for immediate effective-dates drops to simple
majorities starting January 1. Until then, per the
state constitution, the earliest a bill passed with
a simple majority can become law is next June 1.
And it almost seems like every few days
brings a new legal twist from another anti-
abortion state legislature. Just the other day, for
instance, a federal judge temporarily blocked
part of Idaho’s near-total abortion ban because
it appears to violate a federal law mandating
the provision of emergency health-care. The
suit was brought by the U.S. Attorney General.
Indiana’s sweeping new anti-abortion law takes
effect in September. Iowa’s Supreme Court
flip-flopped in June and ruled that the state’s
constitution does not protect abortion rights
after all. And new bans took effect last week in
Tennessee, Texas, and North Dakota, according
to NPR.
Also, new ideas are popping up with
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when they screwed up, and their biggest fan and
advocate when they needed him the most. This
family stewardship held true for all his nieces
and nephews, namely Margaret’s sons Matt and
Andrew; Mary’s children Charlie, Caroline, and
Sammy; and Jimmy’s daughter Jordon.
Chris embraced his role as guardian of their
galaxy, forging special relationships with each
of his siblings, providing whatever he could as
each required. He especially watched out for
his youngest sister Mary, advising, dragging,
pushing, tagging along in life with her as only
the closest sisters and brothers can. And his
love for Jimmy, his younger and only brother,
was mirrored right back by Jimmy’s open love,
admiration, and reliance on Chris throughout
their lives.
Chris’ sisters Susie and Margaret remind me
of myself and my own unconditional love for my
brother. There is a hugely familiar shared expe-
rience with our adoring brothers that comes
from equally adoring sisters who have … let’s
call it family influence that we invoked on their
behalves on countless occasions, solidifying
trust, loyalty, respect, and an unspoken reliance
necessarily forged among loving siblings who
ain’t saints.
Chris was like his mother Susie in many
ways. Bigger than life, he certainly bore her
handsome traits, but most especially he best
reflected their take-no-prisoners humor. And I
recognized Chris’ fealty and abiding respect for
their traditions and family values, parents and
grandparents that expected their progeny to
live honorably, while accepting their flaws with
a certain flair for critiquing them. All of which
was infinitely doable thanks to the ever-present
laughter, rapier wits, unbounded hilarity, and
adventurous fun.
When I picture Chris, it’s always with his
pending sort of half-smile, as if waiting for
the punchline that inevitably came from him.
frequency as laws from other states are being
analyzed. An idea from Democratic Secretary
of State candidate Alexi Giannoulias’ campaign
to block anti-abortion states from using Illinois
traffic-camera images to track their residents
who travel here for abortions is just one of them.
Giannoulias’ proposal would prohibit data
gathered by automatic license-plate readers
from being used to assist other states track their
residents while they’re in Illinois for possible
violations of abortion laws in their home states.
“Illinois must enact protections to ensure that
data is not used to target women seeking access
to abortion services, or employing it as any type
of surveillance system to track them,” Giannou-
lias told WBBM Radio.
His Republican opponent, Representative
Dan Brady, has responded by saying he’ll stick
to improving services and cutting wait-times
and not involve himself in policy. Giannoulias
replied that he could “walk and chew gum” at
the same time.
It was a clever move to tie the mostly-minis-
terial Secretary of State office to actual public
policy that’s in the headlines every day and driv-
ing the nation’s political dialogue. And that’s
clearly a sign of a strong campaign.
Along those lines, one of the measures that
the legislative leaders and the governor hoped to
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By Kathleen McCarthy
I remember his enthusiasm, his capacity for
heartfelt compassion when needed, and his
ability to magically lighten things up when they
headed for the heavy zone. But most of all, I
remember his humor and uncannily quick wit.
I remember decades of laughter, real-life stories
that defy the best fiction, parties and more
parties, hangovers and worse hangovers, and
never once having to say we’re sorry. What is
undeniable and forever is that Chris’ family and
friends absolutely knew unconditional love and
acceptance from him.
It wasn’t until after Chris passed that I had
the joy of learning that Chris had reunited with
“the love of his life” Dorinda Hummel. I have
now had the pleasure of meeting her and imme-
diately understanding his attraction to her. She
is lovely and loving and living testimony that
Chris still had the goods to recapture this great
girl’s heart (although rumor has it, he never lost
it). It is an enormous boon and comfort know-
ing that Chris had love and romance going on.
And Dorinda will forever have Chris’ family as
her own.
Finally, I was asked to share one of the most
beautiful events that occurred just prior to
Chris’ passing: the birth of his perfect little
grandniece Collins (Margaret’s grandchild,
born to her son and Chris’ nephew Andrew
and his wife Lexi). Collins was not scheduled to
arrive until later in the summer, but God knew
she was needed sooner, and voil! Collins’ arrival
brought with her a special connection to Chris,
thereby a miraculous pathway, a light in the
storm for this grieving family to celebrate and
cherish her life while navigating the profound,
untenable sorrow over losing Chris too soon.
Collins is a Martens miracle, bridging Chris’s
reunion in Heaven with Collins birth into the
family he cherished.
By Rich Miller
pass in a special session was an advisory referen-
dum on this November’s ballot asking if voters
wanted a constitutional amendment protecting
abortion rights.
These sorts of referenda were a favored tool of
former House Speaker Michael Madigan, who
would use issues like a tax surcharge on mil-
lionaires to drive up Democratic election-day
turn-out and, to a lesser extent, provide a boost
to future legislative initiatives on the topic,
or provide an excuse for not doing anything
further.
A referendum has been rejected by many
advocates and pro-choice legislators alike, who
want to see actual results, not symbolism for
obvious political gain.
The bottom line here is that a special session
on abortion rights is not looking all that likely
any longer.
And the same thing goes for gun-law reforms.
There are a lot of moving parts to this issue,
and some legislators, particularly Downstat-
ers, would rather not poke the gun lobby before
election day.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and
CapitolFax.com.
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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR By Kathleen McCarthy

We Endure the Medical Regulatory Why is the unprecedented erosion of public

trust in health authorities not part of the calculus
specifically designed to illicit or drive predeter-
mined behavior in groups.
Tyranny We Tolerate in setting COVID policies? Why the lack of
transparency as we “alone together” navigate a Americans' Duty to Question

A
purported lethal pandemic? In fact, why has this
s the River Cities’ Reader approaches As does an alarmingly mystifying policy to inject Narratives
COVID narrative not emphasized that COVID-
30 years of publishing, it is safe and babies and toddlers, and children 5 to 12 years of Just as a thought experiment, ask yourself:
19 is not lethal to 99.97 percent of the human
effective to report that one of the most age, all of whom are at statistical zero risk from What if it were really true? What if media could
population, calming fears? Why has there not
corrupting influences of our time is the main- COVID. Why? program minds via coordinated broadcast, cable,
been a single open public debate between oppos-
stream legacy media – arguably America’s radio, social and print media using repetitive
domestic public enemy number one – regard-
Doubling Down in California ing factions relative to COVID to better inform
neurolinguistic messaging, simultaneously
No longer able to hold its line on vaccine safety and ultimately resolve ongoing public concerns?
less of political party affiliation. targeting the limbic system for heightened
and efficacy, instead of coming clean and humbly emotional responses, over a long enough period,
Democrats, Republicans, Independents,
Libertarians, Constitutionalists, Marxists
falling on their sword, lawmakers in California Media Manufactured Divisions eventually generating and sustaining a specific
and elsewhere are doubling down with legisla- The continued mismanagement of the COVID desired behavior? By coupling message redun-
(Communism and Socialism), Fascists, and
tion such as AB 2098 that would allow its state fallout by all measures, including medical, social, dancy with emotional reinforcement via our
Anarchists all pay dearly when freedom of
medical board to revoke medical licenses and and political outcomes, is still a continuum of more primitive limbic system, specific thoughts
speech is derailed by the mass distribution
board certifications of physicians and healthcare misery for many. Extreme mitigations crushed and ideas are hardwired into our subconscious
of manipulated information, deployment of
providers who engage in misinformation with economies worldwide, ushering in inestimable mind, easily recalled while bypassing rational
brain-bending behavior-modification tech-
their patients, defined as information delivered harm to millions of human beings, many of cognitive processing.
niques, and organized widespread suppression
with “malicious intent,” including information whom will never recover, including 1.5 million Because emotionally driven perceptions are
and censorship, centrally controlled by global
“that is contradicted by contemporary scientific children who starved to death, half of those deeply embedded, they are nearly impossible to
predators with a global agenda that doesn’t give a
consensus contrary to the standard of care.” This innocents with their mothers. And these same dislodge compared to perceptions born of ratio-
fig for any of the above ideologies. As for media,
language is crticized by Physicians for Informed mitigations are being ramped up again in various nal processing. The psychology and communica-
it participates for the money, and in some cases,
Consent group as “... hopelessly vague and anti- places, this time having no discernible medical tion experts know this, including our political
the fame.
scientific, warning it could mean whatever the justification. leadership. In 2015, President Obama issued an
For more than two years beginning in mid-
government says it means.” And how do we explain the continued inane Executive Order titled Using Behavioral Science
2020 through today, media bombarded the
Exactly how does this legislature square such division between people (families, friends, Insights to Better Serve the American People,
public with relentless COVID-19 propaganda,
extreme retaliation with the CDC’s and FDA’s neighbors, associates, coworkers), depending implementing behavioral science departments
rife with confusing, incomplete, often contra-
known missteps for the last two years, and those almost exclusively on whether they are or are not in every agency for just this purpose – to nudge
dictory misinformation, including 24/7 visuals
of the federal government’s COVID Task Force as vaxxed, or do or don’t wear masks? This manu- the public toward support for his programs. This
that cleverly misdirected fear-prone minds to
revealed in Dr. Deborah Birx’s recent book Silent factured division is a media-driven psychological initiative has only grown since.
interpret computer-modeled “case counts” as
Invasion? operation disguised as conversations based on https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/
impending “deaths.”
This legislation would unjustly punish ideological differences signaling virtuous versus the-press-office/2015/09/15/executive-order-
Simultaneously, Big Tech social media con-
physicians and surgeons for opposing vaccine unvirtuous, selfless versus selfish, measured using-behavioral-science-insights-better-serve-
spired with government, Big Pharma, and health
mandates and/or promoting the use of off- versus reckless, compassionate versus heartless. american
authorities to suppress and censor all informa-
label treatments of COVID-19. Physicians for The comparative component for this construct is This is not to say that opposition to or support
tion contrary to the official COVID narrative,
Informed Consent in opposition to legislators endless. for politics and political figures such as former
including digital bullying and de-platforming
for suppressing speech and education regarding But also revealing, because the compara- president Donald Trump aren’t justified. It is
of anyone who suggested, promoted, advocated,
COVID and endangering the public, promptly tives are extreme opposites and force largely the extreme polarization expressed by highly
or even mentioned safe, effective, and affordable
filed a lawsuit “seeking an injunction against the irrational “either/or” judgments of one another. charged emotional negativity versus highly
alternative treatments to sanctioned mRNA
Medical Board of California on First Amend- Even more revealing is that this stark division charged emotional positivity that simply does not
“vaccines.”
ment grounds.” The group argues the board has is obviously more emotional in nature versus compute when removing these exaggerated emo-
Fear, confusion, and high anxiety contin-
“weaponized” the phrase “misinformation” to rational, evidenced by the public’s stunning lack tions and analyzing things from a purely rational
ues to stifle our usual cognitive assessment
target “scientific dissent.” of knowledge about masking and/or the mRNA perspective, something we mostly do alone in
capacities, while media indulges in concentrated
It is a revealing to also note that in support “vaccines.” a vacuum because divisions too often trigger
suppression and censorship of critical informa-
AB2098, the American Medical Association It begs the question: If the current divisions conflict with one another. This self suppression
tion. It also actively participates in discrediting
cited NPR’s May 5, 2022 article “How Vaccine aren’t based on medical differences, what are they just isn’t natural, something is definitely wrong,
and oppressing the most highly respected and
Misinformation Made the COVID-19 Death Toll based upon? And while an argument could be and its time to confront it together.
credentialed doctors and scientists alive today,
Worse.” The curious aspect of citing this particu- made for the differences being social in nature, It is the duty of Americans to challenge our
because these noble individuals have the cour-
lar article is that it did not once mention the mil- that, too, would require rational engagement by leadership, question it, support the policies
age to express alternative medical viewpoints
lions of adverse reactions, including thousands of way of explanation, and to make our cases with that positively impact society, but also to hold
unsanctioned by a cartel of centralized medical
deaths, as reported in the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse one another. At least that’s the way it supposed to it 100-percent accountable for policies that fail,
monitors.
Events Reporting System (VAERS), as a potential work. More precisely said, that’s the way it used cause harm, and negatively impact society.
Institutions of medical provision and
cause of vaccine hesitancy. Nor did it mention to work before media hijacked our noggins. Fur- We certainly do not allow political leader-
research, public health authorities, and Big
the CDC’s scientific evidence supporting the thermore, said social differences don’t appear to ship to punish those that actually do this on our
Pharma all enjoy media’s protective cover rela-
waning efficacy of the injections and boosters, exist concerning other vaccinations or masking behalves, most especially our beloved doctors,
tive to COVID. This lucrative, largely govern-
or the FDA’s waiving any further clinical trials for other contagions. nurses, and healthcare providers. If we are ever
ment-financed broadcast and cable COVID
for approving future reformulations of current So perhaps our divisions are political? Do going to step up, it must be now to protect them
extravaganza is credited for its highly effective,
mRNA vaccines. These are egregious omissions mask-wearers truly tend to vote for Democrats against the growing authoritarianism surround-
anxiety-inducing campaigns to secure public
in the face of punishing doctors by potentially and emphatically oppose Donald Trump, while ing healthcare in this country. We must demand
compliance with extreme mitigations (lock-
ruining their careers for their honest assess- the unvaxxed tend to vote for Republicans and that our physicians and surgeons retain the final
downs, shuttering non-essential businesses and
ments and disclosures to their patients of these emphatically support him? Could such a political authority for our well-being, and not some cartel
schools, and isolation) and “vaccine” uptake.
legitimate concerns. divide really manifest itself through our support of regulatory bureaucrats who often don’t prac-
Even though the mRNA experimental injec-
Setting media’s irresponsible propaganda for or against nonpolitical things as serious as tice medicine, let alone grasp the magnitude of
tions are now conclusively reported by the CDC
aside, in the face of a growing body of medical vaccination or mask-wearing? knowledge, experience, and wisdom that caring
to be ineffective in stopping infection or disease;
and scientific contradictions and inconsistencies What if our visceral hatred for Donald Trump for people’s health requires.
have a short duration for reducing COVID
relative to the official COVID narrative, why do is just as media-manufactured as our irratio-
symptoms; cause Myocarditis, especially in
the majority of health and medical science pro- nal adoration of him? Believe it or not, both Visit RCReader.com/tags/covid19 for links
younger men, women and children; and admit
fessionals continue to resist credible, actionable these political extremes have all the markings supporting this information and prior related
long-term safety is unknown. Yet the suppres-
research to better treat COVID and stabilize the of programmed responses based on highly coverage.
sion and oppression of doctors and nurses, of
public with legitimate hope? sophisticated covert communication techniques
employees and military personnel, marches on.
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9/11 GUEST COMMENTARY
Top Five Domestic Tyranny Steps
Enacted by the U.S. Government
After September 11, 2001
1. The Patriot Act
2. The Department of Homeland Security
3. The Creation of Fusion Centers
4. The Expansion of the Five Eyes Alliance
5. The Signature Reduction Program
Following the deadly events of September
11, 2001, our country was in a state of shock,
fear, and utter confusion. How could such
an event take place? How was our National
Security apparatus and Military caught
off guard? What can we do as a nation to
ensure nothing like this ever happens again?
Seizing on the atmosphere of tragedy
and uncertainty, our government moved
swiftly to take advantage of the deaths of
thousands of American citizens on Ameri-
can soil. After all, according to Winston
Churchill, one should “never let a good
crisis go to waste.” Unfortunately those in
power immediately moved to use this par-
ticular crisis to restrict our freedoms and
empower authoritarianism under the guise
of security.
Step one, passing the Patriot Act. The
USAPA is formally known as “Uniting
and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.”
While this legislation was swiftly enacted in
October following the events of 9/11, it was
planned well before the 2001 terror attacks
in NY and DC. Even the 1996 Antiterror-
ism Act that had passed in the wake of the
Oklahoma City bombing did not contain
elements that were proposed as far back
as the Reagan administration due to their
direct opposition to the constitution. After
9/11, this was no longer an issue.
The Patriot Act directly assaulted the
civil liberties of everyday Americans, while
empowering and legitimizing an already
monstrously sized domestic surveillance
system that had been in place prior to 9/11.
This program was utilizing Narus data col-
lection devices in conjunction with telecom
companies to collect massive amounts of
information on American citizens on behalf
of the NSA. Exposed by the case of Hepting
vs. ATT, most are still unaware of it to this
day.
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Step two, creating the Department of
Homeland Security. In the wake of the
attacks, the mainstream media continually
ran with the mantra that agencies such as
the FBI, NSA, and CIA were not communi-
cating with each other properly and that a
new agency needed to be created or another
terror attack was on the horizon. Enter DHS,
founded in November of 2002, in which
historians and government watchdogs alike
pointed to the fact that similar agencies had
been created in the past and things didn’t go
well for its citizenry.
We need only look to the recent revela-
tions that the Department of Homeland
Security has directly targeted Americans
under the guise they are a “Domestic Terror”
threat. For example, in 2020, DHS stated that
domestic violent extremism was “presenting
the most persistent and lethal threat,” a far
cry from protecting our “Homeland” from
the likes of Al-Qaeda or ISIS.
Step three, opening up Fusion Centers
throughout the country. Many people are
unaware that after the release of the 9/11
Commission Report in 2004, “Fusion Cen-
ters” began to open up around the country
as a “collaborative effort of two or more
agencies that provide resources, expertise
and information to the center, with the
goal of maximizing their ability to detect,
prevent, investigate, and respond to criminal
and terrorist activity.” Notice that these
centers are responding to not just terrorist
activity, but also criminal activity, massively
increasing their jurisdiction and overall
power.
The DHS fact sheet reads in part, “Fusion
centers are owned and operated by state
and local entities with support from federal
partners in the form of: Deployed personnel,
Training, Technical assistance, Exercise sup-
port, Security clearances, Connectivity to
federal systems Technology, Grant funding.”
Concerned citizens and independent
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media began to ring the alarm bells all the
way back in 2009 when a report from the
Missouri Information Analysis Center was
leaked to the public. In it symbols such as
The Gadsden Flag, Molon Labe, and even
variations of the American flag were specifi-
cally targeted, as well as the documentary
films Zeitgeist and America: Freedom to Fas-
cism. Months prior to that, they had released
a report specifically warning about various
anarchist organizations and the anti police
brutality group Copwatch. What would
these fusion centers turn up if they focused
their collaborative resources on detecting,
preventing, investigating, and responding to
criminal activity within our own govern-
ment agencies and elected offices?
Step four, expand the Five Eyes program
or FVEY. The origins of this program date
all the way back to World War II but it wasn’t
until the infamous Snowden leaks that the
world began to see its vast reach. The United
States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
and the United Kingdom had been illegally
gathering information on their populaces
and sharing that intel with each other in an
effort to fight global terrorism.
In stark contradiction to what the public
had been told previously, they were indeed
being spied on with every tool imaginable
and without due process. Snowden would
later state on the Joe Rogan podcast that he
“gathered evidence of what I believed to be
criminal or unconstitutional activity on the
part of the government, and I gave this to
journalists.” Unfortunately, to this day, the
public still does not have all the documents
collected by Snowden.
7
By Jason Bermas
Step five, make security an “art form”
with the very loose title of “Signature
Reduction”. In a bombshell article titled
“Inside the Military’s Secret Undercover
Army,” published by Newsweek in May of
2021, we learned of a program in which
“Some 60,000 people now belong to this
secret army, many working under masked
identities and in low profile, all part of a
broad program called ‘signature reduction.’
The force, more than 10 times the size of the
clandestine elements of the CIA, carries out
domestic and foreign assignments, both in
military uniforms and under civilian cover,
in real life and online, sometimes hiding in
private businesses and consultancies, some
of them household name companies.”
If that were not alarming enough, the
program has been around for more than
a decade with little to no oversight. “This
gigantic clandestine force challenges U.S.
laws, the Geneva Conventions, the code of
military conduct and basic accountability.”
While doing so, it utilizes unparalleled
secrecy and top tier military technology to
carry out its operations, which are currently
unknown to the public.
These are but a few examples of the over-
reach within our government. On the 21st
anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, it is high
time we took a closer look at these programs
and actions and held them to a much higher
level of scrutiny. If these programs cannot
comply with our Constitution and Bill of
Rights, then they need be abolished, and
defunded altogether. After all, could there be
anything more patriotic than this?
Links to the source material cited in the
above article are available at the online ver-
sion of this article at RCReader.com/tags/911.
Jason Bermas is an independent journalist,
filmmaker, and nearly daily content pro-
ducer at Rokfin.com/JasonBermas. Bermas
co-produced and edited the Internet-docu-
mentary sensation questioning the official
9/11 narrative titled Loose Change: The Final
Cut back in 2007. He also wrote, directed, and
narrated the followup documentary about the
9/11 cover-ups titled Fabled Enemies in 2008.
Watch these and all of Jason’s documentaries
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LOCAL NEWS
Railroad Merger Prompts Review of
Local Noise Ordinances
T
he proposed merger between the Cana-
dian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City
Southern (KCS) railways, if approved
by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) of
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
in the coming weeks, will mean increased
levels of downtown train activity, especially in
Davenport.
Present levels of traffic are already notice-
able – some would say inescapable. A River-
palooza performance the evening of 4 August,
for example, was interrupted by three trains,
each taking approximately five minutes for
them to travel past. Imagine being present for
the two hours of the show, and having to put
up with 15 minutes of train. Not a lot of fun
there.
Even in so-called “quiet zones,” people still
have to contend with noise, in the form of
screeching brakes and whistle-signals. Should
you own, say, a restaurant near one, imag-
ine the nails-across-the-chalkboard feeling
through which you and your patrons would
have to suffer.
We are offering a look into the existing
noise ordinances of the Quad Cities to see
what insights they may offer about the wider
disruptions for which the populace should
brace themselves. There are so many variables
about the merger one may consider – the
effects of increased traffic stops, and blocking
riverfront activities from emergency response
vehicles more frequently being two such. We
have limited ourselves to noise ordinances
because they deal with matters that, when
they occur, cannot be ignored. In the most
extreme cases, even the confines of one’s home
provide inadequate insulation. So what do the
civic oracles say for us?
Bettendorf
The Bettendorf City Code addresses noise
ordinances in 5-5A-9: Noise Limits from Cer-
tain Sound Sources in Chapter 5 (Offenses)
under Title 5 (Police and Public Safety). The
Code defines “Noise Disturbance” as “any
transmission of sound across a real property
boundary which exceeds the sound level
limits set forth in Table 1, ‘Maximum Permis-
sible Sound Levels from Sources by Receiving
Land Use’” (below).
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Not surprisingly, businesses get their “Get
Out of Jail Free” card from both 11-2-7: Com-
mercial Use Types and 11-2-9: Industrial Use
Types in Chapter 2: Use Types. What’s missing
is an amendment that protects CP/KCS from
liability based on the levels of noise distur-
bance their trains bring with them.
No such noise-mitigation language has been
put forward by the Bettendorf board, even after
they approved the merger on August 2, having
agreed to accept $3 million from Canadian
Pacific toward assuaging noise and safety
concerns, including intersection upgrades.
Are they waiting to see what is done with the
proposal in Davenport? If so, then things are
about to get very confusing.
Davenport
Chapter 8.19, “Noise Abatement,” the Daven-
port Code defines “noise disturbance” as “any
sound which Endangers or injures the safety
or health of humans or animals; or annoys or
disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensi-
tivities; or endangers or injures personal or real
property.” It provides an Exemption in 8.19.060
under Section C (“Rail, air transportation, and
public mass transportation vehicles”) for a
company such as Canadian Pacific.
Canadian Pacific began negotiating with
Davenport in November 2021 in anticipation
of its merger with Kansas City Southern, “to
make a community investment in Davenport
to help with any issues that may arise from an
increase in rail traffic” (according to the August
10 “Motion approving Community Investment
and Settlement Agreement with Canadian
Pacific Railway Company and authorizing
the City Administrator to sign the same. [All
Wards].”) Canadian Pacific promised a $10
million payment, with $8 million “to be used
as the City determines best,” and a $2 million
“project-specific payment.” Per the motion,
“The discretionary $8,000,000 will likely fund
infrastructure related to rail/pedestrian/vehicle
noise concerns, such as establishing a quiet zone
from approximately Mound Street to Marquette
Street among a range of other projects.”
Beyond the quiet zone, City Manager Tif-
fany Thorndike has said that there weren’t any
motions in the works concerning the amend-
ing of noise-variance levels. This absence was
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reflected in the Subject to Settlement Privilege
(Rule 408) form, which requires city council
approval. Although the topic was brought up
and discussed by Lori McCollum at the Council
meeting, this occurred during the public-dis-
cussion period, and wasn’t advanced by any city
council person. (McCollum is a private citizen.)
After having heard 10 members of the public air
their reservations, Mayor Mike Matson said, “I
believe the City Council’s role and obligation
does not find itself in the position where the
merger moves forward [without Davenport’s
participation], and we have zero dollars invested
by Canadian Pacific in our city. That outcome
would be completely irresponsible, in my
opinion.” “At the end of the day,” Mayor Matson
concluded, “the risk is, do we take the $10 mil-
lion, [and] invest in the money on the Riverfront
for [environmental-impact] mitigation, or risk
the possible zero?” (Davenport.granicus.com/
MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=1228)
Having been persuaded by the findings of the
Office of Environmental Analysis that, “apart
from train noise, which could result in adverse
impacts in some locations, the potential impacts
of the proposed acquisition would be negli-
gible, minor, and temporary,” Mayor Matson
ceded the mic to Alderman Kyle Gripp. Gripp
summed up Matson’s position: That Daven-
port’s support or rejection of the merger was
one very small piece of the puzzle, given that it is
the STB, and not the city council, to approve or
reject the merger; that the STB was likely to vote
to approve it; that if Davenport rejected it and
sought arbitration, their reward would likely
be quiet zones only, and zero dollars; and that
Davenport’s settlement with Canadian Pacific
was “a good insurance policy,” rather than get-
ting zilch from Canadian Pacific and funding
its own quiet zones, pedestrian crossways, and
grade separations out of its Capital Develop-
ment coffers. “Is it ideal?” Gripp asked. “No. Is
it the best deal for the city given the circum-
stances? I certainly think so.”
Although the majority of the public present
pleaded that the city council table the vote until
September 13, Mayor Matson motioned for a
vote, and every city council member voted to
approve it.
In a letter Joshua Wayland of the STB, dated
14 December 2021 (OurQuadCities.com/
wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2021/12/DAVEN-
PORT-TRAINS-LETTERpdf.pdf), Matson and
the councilors initially raised their own strong
reservations about the merger. Three days after
the 10 August meeting, after the councilors had
been persuaded by Canadian Pacific and voted
to affirm the merger, the Scott County Board
of Supervisors indicated it was drafting a letter
of complete opposition to the merger to STB.
Muscatine and Clinton Counties have signaled
their own suspicions, with Camanche outright
rejecting the merger.
An anecdote concerning a local musician has
us wondering how the whole matter will shake
out legally. This person specializes in pop-up
guerrilla style DJ noise-art performances in
front of businesses in downtown Davenport.
More than a few businesses have called the
cops on him. Since the noise-variance level
was declared temporarily void during the
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By Michael Helke
Alternating Currents festival, he had a brief
window during which no one could touch his
industrial squatting. Going forward in time,
when the amount of train traffic has trebled,
and the noise-levels reflect it, will the DJ even
be heard?
Moline/East Moline
In Section 4 of Moline’s Code of Ordinances,
the city is categorical across the board when it
comes to noise. “If the amplified sound exceeds
the noise measurements of Sec 35-5409(d)
from any point at or within the property line
of the residentially zoned parcel,” it states,
“it will be considered a nuisance violation of
Sec 22-1100(7) and the sound amplification
must cease immediately.” Under Exemptions,
“Transportation vehicles in lawful use or transit
on designated streets, routes, or ways” aren’t
bound under “noise performance standards.”
How well that exemption will withstand com-
plaints concerning Sec 21-2103 Remedies [(7)
The recurrence of loud and obnoxious noises]
remains to be seen, given the Code was drafted
when the environment was considerably quieter
than it is now (and, with the pending merger,
promises to be).
Interestingly, Chapter 3, “Transportation
Management and Analysis,” addresses noise
levels at Quad-Cities International Airport, but
elsewhere, be it ”Roadways” or “Transit,” the
issue of business-generated noise doesn’t enter
into the language at all. Per City Administrator
Bob Vitas, Moline is working on a grant pro-
posal for a quiet zone to run along East Moline
into Rock Island (date of confirmation TBD).
Since Moline isn’t involved in the Canadian
Pacific merger, as their lines do not affect the
city’s downtown traffic as directly, it is a passive
party to developments across the Mississippi
River, and must deal with them however they
can.
In East Moline, they take their definition of
“noise” as read, and the language, particularly
in Section 6-1-20 (“Unreasonable Noise”),
proceeds accordingly. The city having once been
a part of Moline must have saved it some time
when it came to drafting legal language. Like
Moline, they have to put up and shut up.
Rock Island
Section 10.21, “Disturbing the Peace,”
under Chapter 10, “Offenses – Miscellaneous,”
appeals to the dictionary for its definition of
noise: “A loud or raucous noise, or loud or rau-
cous talking, or loud or raucous singing on the
public streets at any time or place so as likely
to disturb the public peace or quiet, comfort or
repose of persons in any office, or in any dwell-
ing, hotel, or other type of residence, or of any
persons in the vicinity.” Ostensibly, the city
code has been invoked to curtail loud music
blaring from moving and/or parked vehicles.
Judging from his clerk’s explanation, City
Manager Todd Thompson isn’t in any hurry to
mess with their noise ordinance, but he may
respond to it as events change. Given Rock
Island’s status regarding the railroad merger is
much like Moline’s, the city doesn’t really have
to respond.
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curators, scholars, and community partners to… Figge Art
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Spoken Word Night: Out of Darkness, the Figge is partnering
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Sep 8
2022 Fall Beaux Arts Fair, held in the Figge outdoor plaza;…
Figge Art Museum, 10am Sat Sep 10 and Sun Sep 11
Living Proof Opening Reception, celebrate the opening of
“Living Proof: A Visualization of Hope”… Figge Art Museum, 5pm
Thu Sep 15
Teacher Appreciation Open House, the Figge welcomes all
educators to the museum for its… Figge Art Museum, 3:30pm
Thu Sep 15
Great River Quilt Show, featuring more than 400 quilts,
vendors,… Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 9am Fri Sep 16 and
Sat Sep 17
Riverssance Festival of Fine Art 2022, the fine-arts event is
celebrating its 34th anniversary… Lindsay Park, 10am Sat Sep 17
and Sun Sep 18
Off the Wall: Art, Antiques, & Collectibles, this unique cocktail
party features both a silent and live… Figge Art Museum, 5pm
Fri Sep 23
Portfolio Day, visit one-on-one with professors from area
colleges and receive feedback… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Thu
Sep 29
Exhibits & Shows
Anne Lindberg: think like the river with poet Ginny
Threefoot, the artist will create an ephemeral tonal… Figge Art
Museum, thru Sun Sep 4
The Sanctuary of the Sun: Seasons & Time, painter William
Havlicek’s poetic eulogy to Iowa’s seasonal… Muscatine Art
Center, thru Sun Sep 11
Urban Exposure: The American City Scene, drawn entirely from
the Figge’s collection, Urban Exposure, showcases a compelling
array… Figge Art Museum, thru Sun Sep 18
Pat Halverson, nature’s beauty in abundance in this solo… Adler
Theatre Display Cases, thru Fri Sep 30
Decolonial Intervention, Mexican/Latinx multidisciplinary artist
Tlisza Jaurique will… Figge Art Museum, thru Thu Oct 6
Jennifer Lynn Bates - John Nelson, exhibits of mixed-media
paintings by Bates and… Quad City Arts Center, thru Thu Oct 6
The Warner Foundation Collection: History in the Painting,
the exhibit gives insight into our country’s… Figge Art Museum,
thru Thu Oct 6
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When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears, exhibition of
drawings by Bruce Walters; free;… Black Hawk College ArtSpace
Gallery, thru Thu Oct 6
Captivated by Japan: Laura Musser McColm & Her Era, the
exhibit considers some of the factors… Muscatine Art Center, Sat
Sep 3 thru Thu Oct 6
Sean Fitzgibbon, the artist’s graphic illustrations of Sean
Fitzgibbon… Muscatine Art Center, Sat Sep 3 thru Thu Oct 6
Erwin Eisch, Maricio Lasansky, & Zoya Cherkassky: Artists
Remember, the exhibit explores the unique imagery artists…
Figge Art Museum, Sat Sep 10 thru Thu Oct 6
Living Proof Exhibit: A Visualization of Hope, the artists
showcased in this exhibition are… Figge Art Museum, Sat Sep 10
thru Thu Oct 6
Peace, Power, & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa, the exhibit
explores the roles of metal… Figge Art Museum, Sat Sep 17 thru
Thu Oct 6
Caroline Kent: An Improvisation of Form, the Chicago-based
artist’s installation will transform the… Figge Art Museum, Sat
Oct 1 thru Thu Oct 6
Message from our Planet: Digital Art from the Thoma
Collection, the exhibit brings together 20 unique software,…
Figge Art Museum, Sat Oct 1 thru Thu Oct 6
Classes
String Art, this program is for beginners to experts; the pattern
will be… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
6:30pm Thu Sep 1
Watercolor Painting, Thursdays thru Sept. 22, with instructor Pat
Bereskin; join our… Figge Art Museum, 8:30am Thu Sep 1
Wine & Art: Layered Collage, with instructor Lori Miller; inspired
by Caroline Kent’s October exhibition, participants… Figge Art
Museum, 6pm Thu Sep 1
Classic Fringe Earrings through Kirkwood Community
College, with instructor Karen Kubby; make a triangle, then learn
tips… Beadology Iowa, 1pm Thu Sep 1
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Artist with Special Needs, Fridays thru Nov. 18, with instructor
Laura Warner; 12 weeks… Figge Art Museum, 3:30pm Fri Sep 2
Figure Drawing, with instructors Peter Xiao and Paul Lange;
learn figure drawing… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Fri Sep 2 thru
Fri Sep 30
Intro to Animation, Saturdays thru Nov. 26, with instructor
Terrance Gray; students will… Figge Art Museum, 3pm Sat Sep 3
Intro to Animation: Grades 7-12, Saturdays thru Nov. 26, with
instructor Terrance Gray; students will… Figge Art Museum, 1pm
Sat Sep 3
Paint Like an Artist Series, Saturdays thru Sept. 24, with
instructor Laura Warner; looking at… Figge Art Museum, 9am
Sat Sep 3
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson; learn to
see, draw, and understand… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Sat Sep
3 thru Sat Oct 1
CRAW Fan Pendant, with instructor Karen Kubby; use your
cubed right angle weave… Beadology Iowa, 10am Sat Sep 3
Beginning Classical Drawing and Charles Bargue, Tuesdays
thru Sept. 27, with instructor Gabrielle Schadt; we will learn…
Figge Art Museum, 6:30pm Tue Sep 6
Cultures & Containers, Tuesdays thru Sept. 27, with instructor
Laura Warner; get to know… Figge Art Museum, 4pm Tue Sep 6
Impressionist Painting, Tuesdays thru Sept. 27, with instructor
Brad Bisbey; study the… Figge Art Museum, 6pm Tue Sep 6
Wheel Throwing, Tuesdays thru Sept. 27; with instructor Laura
Warner; for beginner… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Tue Sep 6
Stitching & More, on all Wednesdays but the 2nd Wednesdays
of the month;… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Sep 7 thru
Wed Sep 28
Clay Quilts, Thursdays thru Oct. 6, with instructor Linda Hardin; a
slab of… Figge Art Museum, 10am Thu Sep 8
Clay: It Starts with a Cylinder, Thursdays thru Sept. 22, with
instructor Linda Hardin; the possibilities… Figge Art Museum,
5:30pm Thu Sep 8
9
Painting the Autum Landscape, Thursdays thru Sept. 29, with
instructor Brad Bisbey; xplore the… Figge Art Museum, 11am
Thu Sep 8
Quilting by the River, on the 2nd & 4th Thu. of the month; join…
River Valley District Library, 1pm Thu Sep 8 thru Thu Sep 22
Felting with Victor: Bead Making, with instructor Victor
Schmidt; take wool, a needle, and a… Beadology Iowa, 2:30pm
Sat Sep 10
Superduo Leaf Earrings, with instructor Karen Kubby; use a
two-needle beading technique and… Beadology Iowa, 10am
Sat Sep 10
RBG Collar Earrings, with instructor Cheryl Weatherford; this
project is in honor of… Beadology Iowa, noon Sun Sep 11
Illustration 1 (Prerequisite for Concept Art), Mondays thru
Oct. 3, with instructor Emma Hubner; students will… Figge Art
Museum, 5pm Mon Sep 12
Monet’s Garden: Pastel Landscape, Sept. 12 & 13 with instructor
Cecile Houel; this landscape… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Mon
Sep 12
Yarn Crafting, bring your knitting and crochet projects and join
other fiber… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
6:30pm Mon Sep 12
Lazy Crafternoons: Autumn Leaf Lanterns, we’re shifting
into the fall vibe, making a decorative Leaf… East Moline Public
Library, 5pm Tue Sep 13
DIY Busy Bag: Play Dough Activity Mats, learn how to make a
handy tool that can be… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
10am Sat Sep 17
Textured Two-drop Peyote Bracelet, with instructor Karen
Kubby; two-drop peyote stitch is an off-loom… Beadology Iowa,
10am Sat Sep 17
Dragonscale Bracelet, with instructor Marilyn Moore; stitch
these diamond shaped beads in… Beadology Iowa, 11am Sun
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Make 3 Pairs of Earrings: Intro to Wirework through
Kirkwood Community College, with instructor Karen Kubby;
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Craft-Tea, crafters aged 16 and up are invited to bring your…
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National Hobbit Day: Hobbit Door Wreaths, create your very
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Happy Little Trees, with instructor Allen Halloway; paint
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Double St. Petersburg Chain Bracelet, with instructor Victor
Schmidt; this class will get you familiar… Beadology Iowa, 2pm
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Glass Headpins: 3 Strategies, with instructor Karen Kubby;
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Houel; the focus… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Mon Sep 26
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VISUAL ART
When the Stars Threw Down
Their Spears
Exhibit: Through Friday, October 14
Closing Reception and Artist Talk: Thursday, October 13, 4 p.m.
Black Hawk College’s ArtSpace Gallery, 6600 34th Avenue, Moline IL
Bruce Walters' Sentinels.
A
collection of evocative drawings
by a gifted area artist, musician,
and frequent contributor to the
River Cities’ Reader, the exhibition When
the Stars Threw Down Their Spears are on
display in Black Hawk College’s ArtSpace
Gallery through October 14, the works
showcasing the talents and vision of
former Augustana College instructor and
University of Iowa alumnus Bruce Walters.
Retired from Western Illinois Univer-
sity in 2021 and conferred with the title
of professor emeritus, Walters previously
taught at Augustana College and Teikyo
Marycrest University, where he helped
develop the first undergraduate degree
in computer graphics. Combined, he was
an art professor for 37 years. Walters
earned a master of fine arts degree from
the University of Wisconsin-Madison in
1984 and an undergraduate degree from
the University of Iowa in 1977.
His artwork has been included in more
than 100 solo, competitive, or invita-
tional exhibitions, including ones at the
Des Moines Art Center; Wisconsin’s
Madison Art Center (now the Madison
Museum of Contemporary Art); Chi-
cago’s Millennium Park; Davenport’s
Figge Art Museum; the Russian Cultural
Center in Memphis, Tennessee; and the
Eve Drewelowe Gallery at the Univer-
sity of Iowa. Internationally, Walters’
work has been selected for inclusion as a
contributing artist in the Ulster Festi-
val of Art & Design at Belfast’s Ulster
University; the Geddes Institute for
Urban Research at Scotland’s Univer-
sity of Dundee; and the Tate Modern in
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London. In the Quad Cities, his works
are included in permanent collections at
the Augustana Museum of Art; the Bix
Beiderbecke Museum & World Archives;
the Figge Art Museum; the German
American Heritage Center and Museum;
the John Hauberg Museum of Native
American Life; and the Rock Island Arse-
nal Museum.
Music has been an important aspect
of the artist’s work. In addition to using
his own compositions and performances,
Walters coordinated exhibitions and
short films with a symphony orchestra,
string quartet, rap, metal, and punk
bands, as well as electronic, clarinet,
violin, and drum solos. His large-scale
artworks include a 90-foot projection
across the exterior of the Figge Art
Museum shown in conjunction with the
Smithsonian’s NASA|ART exhibition;
multiple large projections in the State
Historical Museum of Iowa; and 30-foot
paintings displayed on the exterior of
Davenport’s German American Heritage
Center and Museum. He also created and
directed two short films that were broad-
cast on Midwestern PBS stations.
When the Stars Threw Down Their
Spears will be on display in Black Hawk
College’s ArtSpace Gallery, located on
the first f loor of Building 4, through
October 14. A closing reception and artist
talk will be held at 4 p.m. on October 13,
with free admission to the event and the
exhibition itself. For more information,
contact Terrance Gray at (309)796-5470
and grayt@bhc.edu, and by visiting
BHU.edu.
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Visual Arts: Classes
Hands-On Art History: Tin Foil Sculptures, learn about an artist
or art style while also making… East Moline Public Library, 4pm
Tue Sep 27
Adult DIY: Fall Leaves Wreath, adults are invited to make a fall
leaves wreath; for… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Wed Sep 28
Clay for Kids, Oct. 1 & 8; this two-day exploratory class is
designed… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Sat Oct 1
Colors of Autumn: Ages 5-9, Saturdays thru Oct. 22, with
instructor Pat Bereskin; this exploratory… Figge Art Museum,
10:30am Sat Oct 1
Colors of Autumn: Ages 9-12, Saturdays thru Oct. 22, with
instructor Pat Bereskin; this exploratory… Figge Art Museum,
1pm Sat Oct 1
DIY: Quiet Book, learn how to create this DIY project that
engages your… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 10am Sat Oct 1
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson; learn to
see, draw, and understand… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Sat Oct 1
Paint Like an Artist Series, Saturdays thru Oct. 29, with
instructor Laura Warner; looking at… Figge Art Museum, 1pm
Sat Oct 1
Salt Painting for Ages 7+, create designs with salt painting;
this program is best suited… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 4pm Mon Oct 3
Cultures and Containers Series, Tuesdays thru Oct. 25; with
instructor Laura Warner; get to… Figge Art Museum, 4pm Tue
Oct 4
Making Your Mark, Tuesdays thru Oct. 25, with instructor Gloria
Burlingame; from scribbles… Figge Art Museum, 6pm Tue Oct 4
Wheel Throwing, Tuesdays thru Oct. 25; with instructor Laura
Warner; this class… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Tue Oct 4
Stitching & More, on all Wednesdays but the 2nd Wednesdays of
the month;… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Oct 5
Intro to Acrylic Painting, Thursdays thru Oct. 27, with instructor
Brad Bisbey; xplore value,… Figge Art Museum, 11am Thu Oct 6
Watercolor Painting, Thursdays thru Oct. 27, with instructor Pat
Bereskin; join our… Figge Art Museum, 8:30am Thu Oct 6
Wine and Art: Dia de los Muertos, with instructor Gloria
Burlingame; $20-35; for information, call 563-326-7804… Figge
Art Museum, 6pm Thu Oct 6
Calls for Entry
11th Annual Bead Challenge Kits Available, take a package
with various bead projects… Beadology Iowa, Tue Sep 6 thru
Thu Oct 6
Call for Entries: Moline Public Library Exhibits, seeking artists
for temporary displays of 2 to… Moline Public Library, thru Thu
Oct 6
Call for Entries: Second Avenue Window Gallery, Quad City
Arts features the work of emerging… Quad City Arts Center, thru
Thu Oct 6
MUSIC
Concerts
John Resch & Doggin’ Out, the Mississippi Valley Blues Society
co-hosts a Summer Concert Series… Quinlan Court, 7pm Thu
Sep 1
Courtney Marie Andrews - Angela Meyer, concert with the
indie-pop and folk singer/songwriter; featuring an opening…
Raccoon Motel, 8pm Fri Sep 2
Johnny Russler & the Beach Bum Band, a concert in the venue’s
Summer 2022 Music Lineup; for information,… The Tangled
Wood, 7pm Fri Sep 2
Live @ Five: Crooked Cactus, all -ages outdoor concert in the
annual summer series; free;… RME Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 2
Funktastic 5, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat Sep 3
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The Six One Five Collective, $25-30; for tickets and information,
call 815-244-2035… Timber Lake Playhouse, 7pm Sat Sep 3
Hand in Hand Music Fest, family-friendly fundraising event
featuring six hours of music, food trucks,… Isle of Capri, 4pm Sun
Sep 4
Laura Jane Grace, concert with the solo musician best known as
the founder,… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Sun Sep 4
Threat Level Midnight, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022
Music Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sun
Sep 4
Watchhouse - The Onlies, concert with the married folk duo of
Andrew Marlin and… Codfish Hollow Barn, 7pm Mon Sep 5
REO Speedwagon - Styx - Loverboy, concert with the rock
legends on their “Live and UnZoomed”… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 7:30pm Tue Sep 6
3 Shocking Years of Hard Rock: 3 Years Hollow - Alborn - The
Frosty Twos - The Hong Kong Sleepover, a free concert to
celebrate I-Rock 93.5’s three-year anniversary… The Rust Belt,
7pm Fri Sep 9
Crooked Cactus, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri Sep 9
Live @ Five: Blues Rock-it, all -ages outdoor concert in the
annual summer series; free;… RME Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 9
WAKE Brewing 5th Anniversary Event: Indian - Wake -
Immortal Bird - Malevich, rockers play for the fifth-anniversary
party; gates 3pm, music 6pm;… WAKE Brewing Company, 6pm
Fri Sep 9
311, concert with the chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling
rockers; $40-65; for tickets and information, call 563-328-8000;
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sat Sep 10
Captain Fantastic: A Tribute to Elton John - 52nd Street: A
Tribute to Billy Joel, an evening with the touring pop/rock
tribute artists; $10 &… Bally’s Quad Cities, 7pm Sat Sep 10
Duane Betts, concert with the guitarist/singer/songwriter for the
Allman Betts Band; $20… Raccoon Motel, 6pm Sat Sep 10
Heads In Motion, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat Sep 10
Texas Hippie Coalition, concert with the Texas-based heavy-
metal musicians; $25-35… The Rust Belt, 8pm Sat Sep 10
WAKE Brewing 5th Anniversary Event: Mars Red Sky - FACS -
Big’N - Oryx - Esculea Grind - Greenbeard - Ready For Death,
rockers play for the fifth-anniversary party; gates 1pm, music
2pm;… WAKE Brewing Company, 2pm Sat Sep 10
Up Close with Mak Grgic, enjoy an afternoon with guitarist Grgić
before he joins the… The Redstone Room, 2pm Sun Sep 11
William Fitzsimmons - Stuart Smith, concert with the Nashville-
based singer/songwriter, featuring a set by Stuart… Raccoon
Motel, 7pm Sun Sep 11
Brooks Nielsen, concert with the co-founder and lead singer of
Southern California… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Mon Sep 12
Alan Knapper’s Five Bridges Jazz Band, Second Tuesday Jazz
night hosted by the Biz Jazz Society;… Carriage Haus, 6:30pm
Tue Sep 13
Opera Quad Cities, a casual performance with the area
ensemble; for information, call… Moline Public Library, 7pm Tue
Sep 13
El Perro, concert with the new band led by guitarist/vocalist/
songwriter/producer Parker Griggs of… Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 9pm Wed Sep 14
The Levin Brothers - Troy Rangel & Friends, an intimate
evening of jazz featuring Pete Levin, keyboards (Paul Simon,…
Rascals Live, 7:30pm Thu Sep 15
Fair Warning, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri Sep 16
Live @ Five: Flash in a Pan, all -ages outdoor concert in the
annual summer series; free;… RME Courtyard, 5pm Fri Sep 16
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest Main Stage: Kevin Burt & Big
Medicine (5pm) - Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues (6:45pm)
- Joe Louis Walker (8:30pm) - Sue Foley (10:15pm), the
Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s annual celebration of blues
music… LeClaire Park, 5pm Fri Sep 16
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest Tent Stage: Avey Grouws Band
(4 & 6:15pm) - Molly Nova & the Hawk (8 & 9:45pm), the
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music… LeClaire Park, 4pm Fri Sep 16
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest Main Stage: Ivan Singh
(2pm) - Altered 5 Blues Band (3:30pm) - Rick Estrin & the
Nightcats (5:15pm) - Vanessa Collier (7:15pm) - Bernard
Allison (9:15pm), the Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s annual
celebration of blues music… LeClaire Park, 2pm Sat Sep 17
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest Tent Stage: Kent Burnside (1pm)
- The Soul Searchers (3 & 4:45pm) - The Matt Woods Band
(6:45 & 8:45pm), the Mississippi Valley Blues Society’s annual
celebration of blues music… LeClaire Park, 1pm Sat Sep 17
The Dawn, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music Lineup;
for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat Sep 17
Orphan Jon, the Mississippi Valley Blues Society co-hosts a
Summer Concert Series… The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 3:30pm
Sun Sep 18
The Gambler Returns: Ultimate Kenny Rogers Tribute, a
musical experience that spans over six decades of hit after hit
song; $20; for tickets and information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 6pm Sun Sep 18
Third Sunday Jazz: The Manny Lopez Big Band, the Quad Cities
musician and his ensemble perform in Polyrhythms’… Rivermont
Collegiate, 5pm Sun Sep 18
Dale Watson, concert with the Texas country singer, guitarist,
songwriter, and self-published… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Mon Sep
19
Son Monarcas, concert with the Chicago-based Latin folk fusion
ensemble led by… Butterworth Center, 3pm Tue Sep 20
Fit for an Autopsy - Orbit Culture - This Is Me Breathing -
Empty Graves, River+City Collective and Metro Concerts bring
this intense night of metal… RIBCO, 5:30pm Wed Sep 21
Young Mister - Abby Holiday, concert with the alternative-folk
musicians, featuring a set by Abby… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed
Sep 21
Them Coulee Boys - The Barlow - Duke Oursler, concert with
the Wisconsin-based bluegrass musicians, featuring sets by The…
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu Sep 22
Danika & the Jeb, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri Sep 23
Lewis Knudsen, musical performance in the Brown Bag Lunch
Series; for information,… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri
Sep 23
Live @ Five: Jordan Danielsen Band, all -ages outdoor concert
in the annual summer series; free;… RME Courtyard, 5pm Fri
Sep 23
Son Monarcas, abbreviated performance in the Quad City Arts
Visiting Artist series;… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Sep 23
Class of ’82: 80s New Wave Tribute, a concert in the venue’s
Summer 2022 Music Lineup; for information,… The Tangled
Wood, 7pm Sat Sep 24
Soultru EP Release Show - Jim Swim - Kumate, concert with the
soul acoustic artist based in Davenport, featuring… The Redstone
Room, 7pm Sat Sep 24
Midnight Rider: An Allman Brothers Tribute, $25-30; for tickets
and information, call 815-244-2035… Timber Lake Playhouse,
7pm Sat Sep 24
Harbour - America Part Two - Kesley Bou, concert with the
alternative indie rockers, featuring sets by America… Raccoon
Motel, 7pm Sun Sep 25
The Deslondes, folk, rock ‘n’ roll, bluegrass, R&B, American roots
music, blues,… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Tue Sep 27
Full of Hell - Blood Incantation - Vermin Womb - Mortuous -
God Is War, rock and metal musicians in a concert co-sponsored
by WAKE… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed Sep 28
7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Tribute, an evening with the
Eagles tribute band; sandwich baskets and other… Circa ’21
Dinner Playhouse, 7:15pm Thu Sep 29
Whitney, concert with the Chicago-based indie rockers; $35…
Raccoon Motel, 8pm Thu Sep 29
Everyday Anarchy, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri Sep 30
Live @ Five: Orangadang!, all -ages outdoor concert in the
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The Modern Gentlemen, concert with the pop, rock, jazz, and
doo-wop singers who… Bally’s Quad Cities, 7pm Fri Sep 30
Have Your Cake, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music
Lineup; for information,… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat Oct 1
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I: Ode to
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Joy, the symphony’s 108th Season opens with Jonathan Bailey
Holland’s Ode, a minimalist… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Oct 1
Illiterate Light - Wildermiss - Neighbor Lady, concert with
indie-rock outfit featuring singer/guitarist Jeff Gorman and
drummer… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Oct 2
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I: Ode to
Joy, the symphony’s 108th Season opens with Jonathan Bailey
Holland’s Ode, a minimalist… Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
2pm Sun Oct 2
Hinder - Skarlett Roxx, concert with the touring grunge rockers,
featuring a set by Skarlett… The Rust Belt, 7:30pm Mon Oct 3
Yoyo y Yo featuring Greg Aguilar, concert with the acoustic
band that play cover songs from… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm
Mon Oct 3
Opera Quad Cities, a casual performance with the area
ensemble; for information, call… Moline Public Library, 7pm Tue
Oct 4
Quaker City Night Hawks, concert with the Southern rock
ensemble; $12… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Tue Oct 4
Believe: The Cher Show, at 1 & 7:15pm, tribute performer
Kara Chandler embodies the living legend … Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, Thu Oct 6
Josh Turner, concert with the chart-topping, Grammy-
nominated country-music star; $40-60; for tickets and
information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event
Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com,
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Susto, concert with the indie rock band from Charleston, South
Carolina; $30… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Thu Oct 6
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book or movie… Blue Suede Cocktails & Coffee, 3:30pm Tue Sep
6 thru Tue Oct 4
Call to Be Creative, with Mary Potter Kenyon; meet the author Schedule a free no-contact, in-home or
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Places for the People, a discussion of Eric Klinenberg’s book with
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MUSIC
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
Friday, September 16, and Saturday, September 17
LeClaire Park, 400 Beiderbecke Drive, Davenport IA
Bernard Allison
W
ith award-winning, Billboard-chart-
ing, Grammy-nominated artists
performing on the banks of a mighty
river, the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest returns to
Davenport for its 36th incarnation on Septem-
ber 16 and 17, the LeClaire Park event – hosted
by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society – featur-
ing nine thrilling Main Stage concert sets, nine
additionally incendiary sets on the neighboring
Tent State, and the return of the MBVS’ popu-
lar blues-education and -appreciation initiative
Blueskool.
Four red-hot acts are scheduled to per-
form the Blues Fest Main Stage on Friday,
September 16: Kevin Burt & Big Medicine (5
p.m.), its frontman’s recent album Stone Crazy
lauded by Blues Matters! as “vocally exquisite,
musically phenomenal,” and “a blues album
to cherish”; Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues
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Main Stage on Saturday, September 17: Ivan
Singh (2 p.m.), the 28-year-old Argentinian
praised by Chicago’s WGN radio as “one of the
most-known blues guitar players in his country
who has a unique can-box guitar and a par-
ticular way of playing it”; the Milwaukee-based
quintet Altered 5 Blues Band (3:30 p.m.), with
frontman Jeff Taylor lauded by Blues Blast for
his “smooth, warm-toned voice as monumen-
tal and undeniable as Howlin’ Wolf with the
finish and flourish of B.B. King”; Rick Estrin &
the Nightcats (5:15 p.m.), the touring electric
blues band whose frontman was described
by the Philadelphia Inquirer as “one of the
great characters in blues – a sharp-dressing,
smooth-talking, harmonica-playing hep-cat”;
saxophone player Vanessa Collier (7:15 p.m.),
who has thus far won two Blues Music Awards
for “Horn Player of the Year” and the 2022
Blues Music Award for “Contemporary Blues
Female Artist of the Year”; and Paris-based
guitarist Bernard Allison (9:15 p.m.), who was
invited to join Koko Taylor’s touring band one
week after his graduation, and who furthered
his skills under the tutelage of artists such as
Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan. The
most recent of Allison’s 16 recordings to date,
(6:45 p.m.), the ensemble led by the harmonica
Highs & Lows, debuted at the top of Billboard’s
player who is also a Grammy Award nominee,
U.S. Blues Albums chart earlier this year.
Emmy Award winner, and recipient of multiple
In addition to the Blues Fest’s headlining
Blues Music Awards; Joe Louis Walker (8:30
p.m.), the electric-blues guitarist and singer/
songwriter whom NPR Music described as
“powerful, soul-stirring, fierce, and gritty ... a
legendary boundary-pushing icon of modern
blues”; and singer/guitarist Sue Foley (10:15
p.m.), a native Canadian who won the Juno
Award for her album Love Coming Down,
has earned 17 Maple Blues Awards and three
Trophees de Blues de France. She has also gar-
nered several nominations at the Blues Music
Awards, and earned a 2020 Blues Music Award
in the “Koko Taylor Award (Traditional Blues
Female)” category.
Another five scorching sets will grace the
Vanessa Collier
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musicians on the Main Stage, LeClaire Park’s
Tent Stage will feature performances by a
number of local and national talents: the Avey
Grows Band (Friday, 4 & 6:15 p.m.); Molly
Nova & the Hawk (Friday, 8 & 9:45 p.m.); Kent
Burnside (Saturday, 1 p.m.); the Soul Searchers
(Saturday, 3 & 4:45 p.m.); and the Matt Woods
Band (Saturday, 6:45 & 8:45 p.m.).
Blues Fest 2022 will also bring with it the
return of Blueskool, the popular interactive
and informal educational workshop geared
toward music fans of all ages, and designed
for them to learn the history of blues music,
listen to the blues, and learn to play the blues.
This year’s Blueskool workshops will be hosted
on Saturday by award-winning, nationally
touring blues artist and educator Kevin Burt
(3 p.m.); musician and founder of the Healing
with the Blues Web site Tanya English (4 p.m.);
and Blues Fest favorite Billy Branch (5 p.m.),
with free harmonicas given to all children par-
ticipating thanks to the generosity of longtime
Blues Society supporter David Berntson.
Admission to the 2022 Mississippi Valley
Blues Fest is $20 for Friday’s one-day pass, $30
for Saturday’s one-day pass, and $45 for the
weekend’s two-day pass. More more informa-
tion and tickets, contact the Mississippi Valley
Blues Society at (563)322-5837 and MVBS.org/
blues-fest.
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CONTINUED

Literary Arts with the Mystery Book… Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am Sat with the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm with the Brown Bag… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Sep 17 Wed Sep 21 Branch, 1pm Wed Sep 28

Overbooked, a new book will be provided to you at each…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu
Sep 15
When the Stars Go Dark, a discussion of Paula McLain’s
book with the Overbooked club;… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Sep 15
The Coming of the Cosmic Christ, meet the author Rev. Dr.
Matthew Fox; mysticism is an… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat,
6pm Thu Sep 15
Spirituality and Justice, with Daniel P. Horan, OFM, PhD meet
the author of… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 9am Sat Sep 17
Sophie Scholl & the White Rose, discussion of Annette
Dumbach’s and Jud Newborn’s book with the… German
American Heritage Center, 10:30am Sat Sep 17
Book ’Em Mystery Book Group, we will be meeting in the Gold
Room; joining us virtually… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Sep
20
The Madonnas of Leningrad, a virtual discussion of Debra
Dean’s book with the Midtown… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6:30pm Tue Sep 20
Cross Creek, a discussion of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’s book
with the Contemporary… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed
Sep 21
No Pressure Book Club, this club has no required reading, no
minimum participation requirement,… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Sep 21
QC Banned Books Reading, local authors, librarians, and guests
will read passages from their… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Sep 21
What Strange Paradise, a discussion of Omar El Akkad’s book The Time Is Now!, a beginning writers’ workshop with Jodie
with the Novel… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Wed Sep 21 Toohey; $20; for information, e-mail olpretreat@chmiowa.org…
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6pm Wed Sep 28
Last Monday Book Club, light refreshments will be paired with
good conversation; copies of… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon The Sentence, a discussion of Louise Erdrich’s book with the
Sep 26 Alpha Book… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm
Mon Oct 3
Little Fires Everywhere, a discussion of Celeste Ng’s book with
the Adult Book… East Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Sep 26 Pageturners, books are provided on a first-come, first-served
basis; free; for… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Oct 4
Chat with Brittany K. Barnett, a discussion with the author of
“A Knock at Midnight:… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, Meet Bestselling Author Nickolas Butler, enjoy an evening
6:30pm Tue Sep 27 with bestselling and award-winning author Butler as… Moline
Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 6
Maid, a discussion of Stephanie Land’s book in the Rooting Out…
Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Sep 27
The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend by Bivald, a
discussion of Katarina Bivald’s book with the Southwest Book…
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 3:30pm Tue Sep 27

Wildland Sentinel: Field Notes from an Iowa Conservation

Officer, a discussion of Erika Billerbeck’s book with the
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The Corn Matrix: CornCon

Cybersecurity Conference
Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1
Davenport RiverCenter, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA

F
ounded in 2015 by the Quad Cities Cyberse-
curity Alliance and presented by the Docent
Institute, the eighth-annual CornCon – an
event designed to raise community awareness
and provide business solutions for dealing with
cybersecurity threats – will boast breakout ses-
sions, expert speakers, panels, tutorials, vendors,
a tech expo, children’s activities and more on
September 30 and October 1, this year’s Daven-
port RiverCenter event titled The Corn Matrix.
The Docent Institute is 501(c)(3) registered
charitable non-profit educational institu-
tion based in Iowa, and is designed to provide
technology outreach, inclusion, and STEM
education for the betterment of society. Docent
organizes STEM camps for K-12 students,
cybersecurity challenges for college students,
and the Midwest’s premiere annual cyberse-
curity conference, CornCon. Docent provides
college scholarships, mentoring, and performs
other public outreach related to cybersecurity,
technology, and the ethical use of technol-
ogy, its founder Dr. John D. Johnson having
taught and developed numerous cybersecurity
graduate courses for St. Ambrose University,
Excelsior College, and Eastern Iowa Commu-
nity Colleges from 2003 to 2019.
Among those tentatively scheduled to speak
at this year’s CornCon are: Charles Paker of Ste-
phenson Technologies Corporation; Ken Rowe
of Infragard Springfield Members Alliance;
Stulkumar Gaikwad of Salesforce; James Niven
of Recorded Future; Aaron Turner of Vectra
AI; Winn Schwartau of SchwartauHaus; Rich
Greenberg of Security Advisors LLC; Cherie
Burgett of Mining and Metals ISAC; Harshit
Agrawai of Boston University; Bobby Kuzma
of ProCircular; Richard Rushing of Motorola
Mobility; Aaron Lint of Archorage Digital;
Tellis Williams of Dream Exchange; Kevin
Novak of Breakwater Solutions; Parker Schmitt
of NetThunder; Ira Winkler of Walmart;
Richard Marshall of Cinturion Group; Rich
Lindberg of JAMS; Bruce Norquist of Large
Financial Organization; Chris Roberts of Boom
Supersonic; Paul Groisman of FuboTV; Fred
Kwong of DeVry University; Brook Schoenfield
of True Positives; Raf Los of ExtraHop; Shawn
Anderson of Bostn Meridian Partners; Shaun
Cavanaugh of the National Park Service; and
Kathryn Brett Goldman of Cybermaniacs.
In addition to two days of workshops,
lectures, and breakout sessions for adults,
The Corn Matrix will host CornCon’s annual
“Children of the CornCon” on October 1 – a
kids’ hacker camp and STEM festival for grades
kindergarten through 12. With activities run-
ning from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., students can
work with electronic kits, soldering, computer
builds; play games of Electronic Graveyard,
Capture the Flag, and PVC Marshmallow Guns;
enjoy games and puzzles; and take part in the
Hacker Jeopardy 4 Kidz competition. All ages,
meanwhile, are invited to “the Bill Murray After
Party” from 7 to 10 p.m. that evening, which
features live music and (for the adults) an open
bar.
For more information on, and to register
for, The Corn Matrix: CornCon Cybersecurity
Conference and its correlating events, visit
CornCon.net.
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THEATRE
Performances
Random Access Morons, world-premiere Haus of Ruckus
comedy by the team of Calvin Vo… The Mockingbird on Main,
7:34pm Thu Sep 1 thru Sat Sep 3
Disaster!, musical spoof of ’70s disaster movies featuring classic
’70s songs;… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri Sep 2 thru Sat Sep
10
My Brother’s Gift, based on the experiences of Heinz Geiringer,
neighbor and friend… The Black Box Theatre, Fri Sep 2 thru Sun
Sep 11
Hank Williams: Lost Highway, musical biography about the
country-music legend, directed by Ted Lange;… Timber Lake
Playhouse, Thu Sep 8 thru Sun Sep 18
Clue: The Musical, interactive, song-filled adaptation of the
popular board game; Fri., Sat.,… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Wed
Sep 14 thru Wed Oct 5
Auditorium, 2705 Cedar St., Muscatine IA, MACFriends.booktix.
com, 7pm Sat Sep 17
Their Town, Alexander Richardson’s drama in which a small town
in a… The Mockingbird on Main, 8pm Fri Sep 23 thru Sat Oct 1
Defending the Caveman, Rob Beck’s off-Broadway smash that
offers an outrageously funny and… Timber Lake Playhouse, Thu
Sep 29 thru Thu Oct 6
Vintage Hitchcock, Joe Landry’s radio-play triple feature
complete with era-appropriate commercials, directed…
Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Sep 29 thru Thu Oct 6
Sylvia, A.R. Gurney’s urban comedy of a dog and her owners;…
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Fri Sep 30 thru Sun Oct 2
The Producers, Mel Brooks’ Tony-winning musical slapstick abd
the creation of the… The Spotlight Theatre, Fri Sep 30 thru Sun
Oct 2
Anastasia, stage version of the animated romantic adventure; for
tickets, call… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Mon Oct 3
12 Angry Jurors, seeking 13 actors for the gender-blended
version of Sherman Sergel’s drama… Playcrafters Barn Theatre,
Sat Sep 10 thru Sun Sep 11
Elf the Musical, auditions for the holiday musical comedy based
on the Will… Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium,
Fri Sep 16 thru Sun Sep 18
Classes
Acting: Ages 11-12, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 9am Sat Sep 10
Acting: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 10:30am Sat Sep 10
Acting: Ages 9-10, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 11:45am Sat Sep 10
Intermediate Acting: Ages 11+, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; building on
skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior Theatre, 10:45am Sat Sep
10
Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre, 11am
Sat Sep 10
Musical Theatre: Ages 9-10, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre,
9:30am Sat Sep 10
Props Design: Ages 10+, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; come get your hands
dirty and… Davenport Junior Theatre, 11:30am Sat Sep 10
Storytelling Spectacular: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Nov. 12; explore
storytelling and creative expression in… Davenport Junior Theatre,
9:15am Sat Sep 10
Acting: Ages 9-10, Mondays thru Nov. 14; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, Mon Sep 12
Advanced Acting: Ages 10+, Mondays thru Nov. 14; building on skills
learned in previous… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Mon Sep 12
Musical Theatre: Ages 11+, Mondays thru Nov. 14; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4:30pm Mon Sep 12

Encore for Murder: The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Auditions

Mike Hammer, murder mystery presented in radio-show format,
created by Max Allan Collins, starring Gary Sandy, and presented
by Friends of the Muscatine Art Center; a special tribute for the
ComedySportz Quad Cities, Sept. 6, 7, & 11 auditions for the
long-running improv-comedy troupe that performs… The
COMEDY

Charlie Berens
75th anniversary of the publication of the first Mickey Spillane Spotlight Theatre, Tue Sep 6 thru Sun Sep 11
novel “I, the Jury”; $15 general admission, $50 premium seating
and after-party at the Merrill, includes dessert, prosecco, and
appearances by Collins and Sandy; Muscatine High School
Saturday, September 10, 8 p.m.
Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA

A
Midwestern comedian, New York In 2017, Berens began hosting his
Times bestselling author, Emmy- weekly comedic online news show The
winning journalist, and musician Manitowoc Minute, and since then, he
whose content for his various social plat- has been creating Midwest-focused
forms has amassed more than five million sketch-comedy videos on his social
followers, Charlie Berens takes the stage media platforms and has traveled the
at Davenport’s Adler Theatre on Septem- country with three sold-out stand-up
ber 10, the Wisconsin native famed for his comedy tours. Berens also paired up
appearances on Comedy Central, Funny with Horseshoes & Hand Grenades alum
or Die, and MTV News. Adam Greul to release 2020’s music/
Based in Milwaukee and a Univer- comedy album Unthawed. A mixture of
sity of Wisconsin–Madison graduate bluegrass, country, and Berens’ comedy,
whose observational humor routinely the album hit number one on the Bill-
focuses on the Midwest, began his career board Bluegrass chart and number six
working for MTV News’ Choose or on the Bluegrass Comedy chart. Berens’
Lose. He subsequently worked in front first book, The Midwest Survival Guide,
of and behind the camera for emerging was released in November of 2021 and
YouTube news channels, and in 2012, immediately became a New York Times
Tribune Media tapped Berens to host bestseller, and while currently on his
the comedic news show Nightcap. In third stand-up tour in support of the
2013, he won an Emmy for “The Cost book’s release, Berens hosts the Cripes-
of Water” while reporting for KDAF, cast podcast where he interviews musi-
and the following year, CBS Sports cians, artists, comedians, and creators to
Network hired Berens to host the sports talk about their stories and connections
game show You’re So Money. Also in to the Midwest.
2014, PMC made him the host of their Charlie Berens performs his Dav-
comedy/entertainment news brand @ enport engagement on September 10,
Hollywood, for which Berens has inter- admission to the 8 p.m. show is $25-
viewed hundreds of celebrities, politi- 45, and tickets are available by calling
cians, actors, and musicians. (800)745-3000 and visiting
AdlerTheatre.com.
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Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Nov. 14; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm
Mon Sep 12
Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Mondays thru Nov. 14; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm
Mon Sep 12
Theatre Fun!: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Nov. 14; this high energy class is
full… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Mon Sep 12
Acting: Ages 11-12, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Tue Sep 13
Acting: Ages 7-8, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Tue Sep 13
Broadway Beats!: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; designed for our
youngest performers, explore… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Tue
Sep 13
Intermediate Acting: Ages 8-10, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; building on
skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:45pm Tue Sep 13
MUSIC
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Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5:15pm Tue Sep 13
Musical Theatre: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4:45pm Tue Sep 13
Teen Acting, Tuesdays thru Nov. 15; a great way to get theatrical…
Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Tue Sep 13
Acting: Ages 9-10, Wednesdays thru Nov. 16; this imaginative, high
energy environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Wed
Sep 14
Advanced Improv: Ages 10+, Wednesdays thru Nov. 16; through games
and exercises, students develop… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:45pm
Wed Sep 14
Improv: Ages 11+, Wednesdays thru Nov. 16; through games and
exercises, students develop… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Wed
Sep 14
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Ages 9+, Wednesdays thru Nov. 16;
building on skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5:30pm Wed Sep 14
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Magic: Ages 8+, Wednesdays thru Oct. 12; award winning local magician
David Casas… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Wed Sep 14
Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Nov. 16; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5:45pm Wed Sep 14
Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Wednesdays thru Nov. 16; class develops
storytelling and communication skills… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm
Wed Sep 14
Acting: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Thu Sep 15
Acting: Ages 7-8, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Thu Sep 15
Acting: Ages 9-10, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative, high energy
environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:45pm Thu Sep 15
Advanced Musical Theatre: Ages 11+, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; students
are recommended into this course… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm
Thu Sep 15
Broadway Beats!: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; designed for our
youngest performers, explore… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Thu
Sep 15
15
Homeschool Acting: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre,
10:45am Thu Sep 15
Homeschool Acting: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 9:30am
Thu Sep 15
Homeschool Acting: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre,
10:30am Thu Sep 15
Homeschool Acting: Ages 7-9, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior Theatre, 9:20am
Thu Sep 15
Improv: Ages 7-8, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; through games and exercises,
students develop… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5pm Thu Sep 15
Improv: Ages 9-10, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; through games and
exercises, students develop… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Thu
Sep 15
Vocal Performance: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Nov. 17; articipants will
work on breathing exercises,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:45pm Thu
Sep 15
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El Perro
Wednesday, September 14, 9 p.m.
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 East Second Street, Davenport IA

D
elivering what Glide magazine calls a
“heady combination of psych rock, funk,
Latin rock, and soul,” the musicians of
El Perro play a September 14 concert at Daven-
port’s Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, this recently
formed outfit the latest project fronted by Radio
Moscow guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and pro-
ducer Parker Griggs.
As a fledgling musician, Griggs – a native
of Story City, Iowa – was a fan of Cream, Blue
Cheer, and Led Zeppelin. He was known
under the stage name Garbage Composal and
completed an album’s worth of material before
befriending bassist Serana Andersen and
forming the psychedelic-rock ensemble Radio
Moscow in 2003. When recording, Griggs
would play both guitar and drums, yet the
band was known as a trio due to various drum-
mers routinely joining as tour members. After
the duo relocated to Colorado, Griggs man-
aged to hand a demo to The Black Keys front-
man Dan Auerbach, who was instrumental in
getting Radio Moscow signed to Alive Natural-
sound Records. The band then returned to
Iowa with new bassist Luke McDuff brought
aboard, and he and Griggs recorded the band’s
self-titled debut album, which was released in
2007.
Reviewing Radio Moscow for AllMusic.
com, Greg Prato described Griggs’ voice as
“powerful, but stylish,” and the group’s sound
as “a throwback to the classic rock of the ‘70s,”
comparing the group to artists such as Ram
Jam, the Allman Brothers Band, and The Jeff
Beck Group. In 2009, the band self-produced
their second studio album Brain Cycles, and
two years later, Griggs self-produced The
Great Escape of Leslie Magnafuzz. Additional
albums 3 & 3 Quarters, Magical Dirt, and
New Beginnings followed, and alongside Radio
Moscow’s Paul Marrone and Mario Rubalcaba
of Earthless, Griggs founded Alpine Fuzz Soci-
ety, a side project designed to showcase a more
garage-rock-oriented sound.
With El Perro, Griggs leans into rock, funk,
and psychedelia, his new five-piece ensemble
boasting the talents of Jaron Yancey on second
guitar, Shawn Davis on bass guitar, Tawny
Harrington on percussion, and former Radio
Moscow member Lonnie Blanton on drums (ex
Radio Moscow). The group is currently touring
in support of their debut album Hair Of that
was released this past June, and that has earned
Griggs and his bandmates significant criti-
cal support. Rolling Stone recently named El
Perro’s first recording “Album of the Month,”
and Glide raved of Griggs, “This may be a new
direction for the Radio Moscow musician, but
it is still 100-percent cranked guitar rock at the
core.”
El Perro plays its Davenport engagement on
September 14, admission to the 9 p.m. concert
is $10, and more information and tickets are
available by calling (563)345-4400 and visiting
BootlegHill.com.
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DANCE
Dive deeper with
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes, offering classes
in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Conditioning, Creative
Movement, and Adult Ballet, for ages 3 to adult; all classes taught
by the company’s professional dancers; for information and to
register, call 309-786-2677; Ballet Quad Cities Studio, 617 17th St.,
local media.
Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.ocm, thru Thu Oct 6
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Dec. 10; dancers
continue learning ballet fundamentals and… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 10am Sat Sep 10
Listen to Movie Critic Listen to Publisher Todd
Beginning Tap: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Dec. 10; dancers are
sure to have fun… Davenport Junior Theatre, 11am Sat Sep 10
Mike Schulz on the Dave McGreevy discuss the Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Saturdays thru Dec. 10; floor
and Darren morning newest monthly print edition gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior
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show every with Aaron Dali on 107.7 Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru Dec. 10; our tiniest
Thursday FM, or with dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Theatre,
morning at Jason Bermas
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Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru Dec. 10; preschool
floor gymnastic classes teach coordination… Davenport Junior
93.9 FM, JasonBermas OR listen on- Theatre, 10:45am Sat Sep 10
OR listen demand by subscribing to Ballet: Ages 7+, Mondays thru Dec. 5; dancers learn ballet
fundamentals at the… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Mon Sep
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subscribing to the podcast. Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Dec. 5; dancers
continue learning ballet fundamentals and… Davenport Junior
Reader podcast. Theatre, 5pm Mon Sep 12
Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Dec. 5; our tiniest
rcreader.com/podcast
dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4pm Mon Sep 12
Tap: Ages 7+, Mondays thru Dec. 5; using special shoes, tap lets
you… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Mon Sep 12
Search for, and subscribe to “River Cities Reader” on your podcast app. Teen Tap, Mondays thru Dec. 5; designed for students with
previous tap… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Mon Sep 12
Youth Auditions – Ages 11 & Older: Ballet Quad Cities’ The
Nutcracker, Ballet Quad Cities invites area youths to be a part
of this special Quad Cities holiday tradition; dance alongside
professional ballet dancers for six grand, full-scale performances
with live music by Orchestra Iowa; 6pm registration, 6:15 - 7 p.m.
auditions, and females should be be prepared for pointe work;
BQCSD levels 5, 6, and 7 dancers should attend this audition;
possible callbacks TBA; for information, call 309-786-3779; Ballet
Quad Cities Studio, 617 17th St., Rock Island IL, BalletQuadCities.
ocm, 6pm Mon Sep 12
Ballet/Jazz: Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; jazz technique is
developed from ballet… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Tue
Sep 13
Beginning Hip Hop: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; students
will explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4:15pm Tue Sep 13
Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; floor
gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5pm Tue Sep 13
Hip Hop: Ages 10+, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; students will explore
popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Tue Sep 13
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet/Jazz, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; jazz
technique is developed from ballet… Davenport Junior Theatre,
6pm Tue Sep 13
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; preschool floor
gymnastic classes teach coordination… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4pm Tue Sep 13
Tumble: Ages 8+, Tuesdays thru Dec. 6; floor gymnastics for the
beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm Tue
Sep 13
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Dec. 7; dancers
continue learning ballet fundamentals and… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4pm Wed Sep 14
Beginning Hip Hop: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Dec. 7; students
will explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5:30pm Wed Sep 14
Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Wednesdays thru Dec. 7; floor
gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4:30pm Wed Sep 14
Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru Dec. 7; our tiniest
dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5pm Wed Sep 14
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Hip Hop: Ages 7-9, Wednesdays thru Dec. 7; students will explore
popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Wed Sep
14
Novice Tumble: Ages 5-7, Wednesdays thru Dec. 7; tumblers
will continue to improve tumbling… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5:30pm Wed Sep 14
Advanced Tumble: Teacher Recommended, Thursdays thru
Dec. 8; tumblers will continue to improve basic… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Thu Sep 15
Ballet: Ages 7+, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; our Daytime Ballet classes
teach dance… Davenport Junior Theatre, 11am Thu Sep 15
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; our Daytime
Ballet classes teach dance… Davenport Junior Theatre, 9am Thu
Sep 15
Beginning Pom Dance: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; this
fun and high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm
Thu Sep 15
Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; our Daytime
Ballet classes teach dance… Davenport Junior Theatre, 10am
Thu Sep 15
Intermediate Tumble: Teacher Recommended, Thursdays thru
Dec. 8; tumblers will continue to improve tumbling… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 5pm Thu Sep 15
Intermediate/Advanced Lyrical Dance, Thursdays thru Dec. 8;
dancers with previous lyrical experience will… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:15pm Thu Sep 15
Intermediate/Advanced Pom Dance, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; this
fun and high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:45pm
Thu Sep 15
Lyrical Dance: Ages 9+, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; this free and fluid
style will… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Thu Sep 15
Pom Dance: Ages 7+, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; this fun and high
energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Thu Sep 15
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Dec. 8; preschool floor
gymnastic classes teach coordination… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4pm Thu Sep 15
Youth Auditions – Ages 7 - 10: Ballet Quad Cities’ The
Nutcracker, Ballet Quad Cities invites area youths to be a part
of this special Quad Cities holiday tradition; dance alongside
professional ballet dancers for six grand, full-scale performances
with live music by Orchestra Iowa; 6pm registration, 6:15 - 7
p.m. auditions; possible callbacks TBA; for information, call 309-
786-3779; Ballet Quad Cities Studio, 617 17th St., Rock Island IL,
BalletQuadCities.ocm, 6pm Thu Sep 15
COMEDY
Big Room Comedy Open Mic, if you have something funny to
say, come and tell it… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun Sep 4
Auditions: ComedySportz Quad Cities, auditions for the long-
running improv-comedy troupe that performs Friday and… The
Spotlight Theatre, Tue Sep 6 thru Sun Sep 11
A Comedy Night with T-Mo, comedian Tony Morrell comes
home for the first time in… The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 8pm
Wed Sep 7
Charlie Berens, the Emmy-winning journalist, comedian, host,
and creator of the Manitowoc Minute performs… Adler Theatre,
8pm Sat Sep 10
Matt Ruby, standup comedian performs in the Tomfoolery on
Tremont series; $12… Renwick Mansion, 7pm Sun Sep 18
Big Room Comedy Open Mic, if you have something funny to
say, come and tell it… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun Sep 18
Joke Off Session: Scene Team Supreme Edition, three teams,
covering two states, come together to prove which… Village
Theatre, 7pm Fri Sep 23
Ms. Pat, at 6:30 & 9pm; standup performances with comedian,
author, podcaster, and actress Patricia Williams; $30; for
tickets and information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, Sat Oct 1
Big Room Comedy Open Mic, if you have something funny to
say, come and tell it… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun Oct 2
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MUSEUMS
Opening Reception for Anne Frank: A History for Today,
the loaned collection provides an in-depth look into the life…
Putnam Museum & Science Center, 6pm Thu Sep 1
Anne Frank: A History for Today, the loaned collection provides
an in-depth look… Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru Thu
Oct 6
Mother Nature: Modern Muse, life on Earth has been evolving
for billions of years;… Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru
Sun Sep 4
Pollination Investigation, exhibition that explores the who,
what, when, where, why, and… Putnam Museum & Science
Center, thru Sun Sep 4
Call for Entry: Poetry Slam, for ages 13-20; share your original
poetry;… German American Heritage Center, thru Sat Sep 10
Our Neighbors, Our Friends, exhibit including firsthand
accounts of migration, story/text panels,… German American
Heritage Center, thru Sun Sep 18
Kaiserslautern: Items from the GAHC’s Collection, explore the
connections between Davenport and our German sister city,…
German American Heritage Center, thru Thu Oct 6
German American Heritage Center Fall Frolic, 5pm cocktails
and silent auction, 6pm dinner, 7pm entertainment; all…
Davenport Outing Club, 5pm Fri Sep 9
LULAC Fiesta Night, co-hosted by the Putnam and the League
of United Latin… Putnam Museum & Science Center, 6pm Sat
Sep 10
Monarchs and Mariachi, co-hosted by the Putnam and the
League of United Latin… Putnam Museum & Science Center,
11am Sat Sep 10
1948ers Lecture Series: Part V, join us virtually as Yogi
Reppmann takes us through the… German American Heritage
Center, 3pm Sun Sep 11
Davenport Northwest Turner Society Annual Picnic, co-
presented by the German American Heritage Center; all past,
present… Nahant Marsh Education Center, 11am Sun Sep 11
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Opening Reception for Preserving a Dyeing Art: German
Blueprint, with refreshments and a short introductory video on
the traditional… German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun
Sep 18
Preserving a Dyeing Art: German Blueprint, thru Feb. 19;
discover the history of Blaudruck, a traditional folk-art that…
German American Heritage Center, Sun Sep 18 thru Thu Oct 6
Heavenly Bodies: A Virtual Talk With Photographer Paul
Koudounaris, a virtual talk with author and photographer Paul
Koudounaris as… German American Heritage Center, 6pm Thu
Sep 22
Darker Side of Davenport Walking Tours, once called “The
Wickedest City in America,” Davenport, Iowa has… German
American Heritage Center, 6:30pm Fri Sep 23 and Fri Sep 30
Indigo Tie Dye Workshop, learn the basics of tie-dyeing with
indigo; participants will receive… German American Heritage
Center, 1pm Sat Sep 24
Pysanky Egg Workshop: Blaudruck-inspired Design,
Ukrainian-style eggs, or pysanky, are eggshells that are decorated
with… German American Heritage Center, noon Sun Sep 25
Jonathan Turner Book Signing, local author Turner is releasing
his new book “100 Things… German American Heritage Center,
11am Wed Sep 28
Mobile Museum of Tolerance from the Simon Wiesenthal
Museum, as part of Moline Public Library’s contribution to the
community… Moline Public Library, Wed Sep 28 thru Fri Sep 30
Poetry Slam: Resistance, readings of 10 poems by local contest
winners that relate… German American Heritage Center, 4pm
Sun Oct 2
MOVIES
Scattering CJ, WQPT, Quad Cities PBS will be holding a virtual
screening… Western Illinois University - Quad Cities, Riverfront,
7pm Thu Sep 1
Cinema at Southwest, he movies are mainly chosen for adult
audiences, but anyone… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 6pm Tue Sep 6
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THEATRE
My Brother's Gift
Friday September 2, through Sunday, September 11
The Black Box Theatre, 1623 Fifth Avenue, Moline IL
Mischa Hooker and Charles Thomas Bodan in My Brother's Gift.
A
moving play being produced in con-
junction with the community-wide
Holocaust-remembrance project
“Out of Darkness: Holocaust Messages for
Today” (OutOfDarknessQC.com), Claudia
Haas’ award-winning memory drama My
Brother’s Gift enjoys a September 2 through
11 run at Moline’s Black Box Theatre, the
work a moving testament to the power of art
under unconscionable circumstances.
Based on the remarkable true story of
Heinz Geiringer – neighbor and friend to
Anne Frank – My Brother’s Gift follows the
story of a young artist and loving brother
living in unconscionable circumstances. A
trained musician at only 15 now forced to
live in hiding and silence, Heintz turns to
painting and poetry to express his everyday
terror but hope of the future, and through
his inspired paintings, nostalgic love of life,
and sister Eva’s remembrances, the audience
is shown the power of art to offer hope and
healing.
Anne Frank’s family and Heinz Geiringer’s
family were neighbors in Amsterdam, and
Anne famously left a diary showing the
difficulties of growing up in hiding. Heinz,
meanwhile, left more than 20 paintings and
a book of poetry. A trained musician who
turned to painting and writing to utilize his
time, Heinz painted on tea towels, pillow-
cases, and any surface that he could find.
During the play, we witness his artistic
growth through his paintings, which vary
from a nostalgic love of the life he once led
to the fears that were now part of his every-
day existence. From the tender ages of 15 to
17, Heinz created a body of work that exists
to this day, and My Brother’s Gift reveals
how art is part of our collective humanity to
cope, heal, and hope.
Playwright Haas wrote her stage
drama after numerous conversations and
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collaborations with survivor Eva Schloss,
who began speaking of her Holocaust
experiences late in her life. Her father and
brother died only weeks before liberation,
while Eva and her mother survived, eventu-
ally returning to Amsterdam. Schloss, and
her mother renewed their friendship with
Anne’s father Otto Frank, and in November
of 1953, Schloss’ mother Elfrieda married
him.
Serving as director for her theatre’s
production of My Brother’s Gift is Black
Box co-founder and artistic director Lora
Adams, who performed in the Clinton Area
Showboat Theatre’s summer production of
Calendar Girls, and whose recent directorial
offerings for the Black Box have included
Veronica’s Room, The Guys, Hate Mail, and
Love, Loss, & What I Wore. Adams’ latest
production features Patti Flaherty as Adult
Eva; Wrigley Mancha as young Eva; Charles
Thomas Budan as Heinz; Jennifer Cook
Gregory as Mutti; Mischa Hooker as Pappy;
Ben Bergthold as Herman; Paige Jackson as
Sanna; and Lily Critchfield as Mrs. Jansen.
In addition to its run in Moline, My
Brother’s Gift will also will be taped and
air on public-television station WQPT
this November. “One of the challenges in
directing this play for stage knowing that it
will be taped for television is the addition
of visual elements in the studio that would
not be possible on stage,” said Adams. She
added, however, that the “key to both ver-
sions is the artwork of Heinz.”
My Brother’s Gift runs September 2
through 11, with performances Fridays and
Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Admission is $13-16, and more informa-
tion and tickets are available by calling
(563)284-2350 and visiting
TheBlackBoxTheatre.com.
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She Dreams
of Genie
THREE THOUSAND
YEARS OF LONGING
N
o one wants to get mugged, but
I was delighted to have Three
Thousand Years of Longing sneak
up on me and knock me out. At first, I
thought writer/director George Miller’s
genre-hopping fantasy seemed a little
tacky, and then a little constrictive, and
then a little logy. Yet like an epic novel
that needs a few hundred pages to really
find its rhythm, this riff on the folk
tales and fables of One Thousand & One
Nights – an ideal movie to review in our
one-thousand-and-first print edition! –
had me utterly transfixed by its midway
point, and so moved by its finale that I
needed a few minutes to regain my com-
posure. Inventive and weird, incisive and
romantic, and the rare film in which you
truly can’t predict where events will lead,
Miller’s first feature since 2015 is a loving
testament to the power of storytelling.
Fittingly, it’s a superb piece of storytell-
ing itself.
If you’re a Miller fan, you probably
don’t need to be reminded that his last
release those seven long years ago was
Mad Max: Fury Road, which scored
sensational box office (especially for an
R-rated third sequel whose immedi-
ate predecessor landed three decades
prior), nabbed six Academy Awards,
and is quite possibly the greatest action
film ever made. If you’re Miller, what on
earth do you do for an encore? Appar-
ently, you devise an entertainment
that’s largely about Idris Elba and Tilda
Swinton chatting and snacking in hotel
bathrobes. Given that Miller’s résumé
also boasts The Witches of Eastwick, the
Susan Sarandon medical drama Loren-
zo’s Oil, Babe: Pig in the City, and the
Happy Feet flicks – the original being
the only movie he’s won an Oscar for (!)
– I suppose that makes sense.
Although Three Thousand Years of
Longing involves a number of wildly
complicated narrative turns, its basic
premise is as simple as a fairytale. In
Miller’s and co-screenwriter Augusta
Gore’s adaptation of an A.S. Byatt
short story, Swinton plays British
scholar Alithea Binnie, a self-described
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narratologist dedicated to the study of
humans’ need for, well, stories. We know
Alithea’s personal saga is a complex one
from the moment she arrives in Istanbul
for a conference, considering the eerie,
vaguely supernatural creatures (unseen
by others) who accost her at the airport
and the lecture hall. But she insists that
her solitary life of the mind is a fulfill-
ing one. She continues to say so even
after visiting a marketplace, purchas-
ing an antique glass bottle, giving it a
good scrub, and unleashing a genie – or
rather, a djinn – who promises to grant
Alithea three wishes in exchange for
his release. Per the title, Elba’s djinn has
been waiting a lo-o-o-ong time for this
opportunity. He couldn’t have imagined
that the person who released him would
be uninterested in the offer.
That’s a terrific, very funny setup,
yet interestingly, it’s barely played for
comedy. (Even when the djinn first
appears in Alithea’s hotel room and is so
large that his foot gets stuck in the bath-
room doorway, the moment isn’t about
laughs so much as awe.) It wouldn’t be
correct to classify the mood as dramatic,
either; Alithea isn’t unduly ruffled by
this mystical creature’s arrival, and
while the djinn is perplexed by the
woman’s wish-receiving obstinacy, he’s
hardly angry about it. If anything, the
film’s tone is wistful, even a tad senti-
mental, as the djinn tries to make his
case for freedom by detailing centuries’
worth of thwarted attempts: at the hands
of King Solomon and Queen Sheba;
during the Ottoman reigns of Murad IV
and Ibrahim the Mad; under the spell
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of the young wife of an elderly Turkish
merchant.
That “Longing” in the title is the
perfect word for what Miller gives us.
As the djinn recounts his experiences
that continually end in abandonment
and isolation, he’s forced to admit his
own culpability – primarily his need to
follow his heart over his brain – in his
3,000-year-old mess. And Alithea, mes-
merized by his reminiscences, begins to
feel an ache, too, longing for the adven-
tures and loves and stories of the type
this djinn shares. But she’s still not sure
about accepting his trade. By nature and
profession, she knows how these “three
wishes” things end. They’re always cau-
tionary tales.
During its opening half-hour, I wor-
ried that Three Thousand Years might
turn into a cautionary tale of its own:
“Be very careful with how you follow
Fury Road.” The visual effects, par-
ticularly the intangible heat waves (or
something) that wafted off of Alithea’s
ghostly visitors, felt cheesy and oddly
unfinished, and once the movie’s
principal conceit was established, I
couldn’t fathom how it would sustain
our interest. Was this really going to be
nearly two hours of the djinn initiating
flashbacks and the professor listening
to and commenting on them? What I
hadn’t anticipated, though, was just how
engrossing the film’s interweaving nar-
ratives would be. We know, of course,
that all of the djinn’s recollections will
end with him becoming re-trapped
in a small vessel. We don’t, however,
know the means by which that’ll keep
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happening, and while supplying lush,
extravagantly gaudy period design by
the truckload, Miller spins his yarns
with fabulous thrust and momentum. As
with the most gripping stories, the thrill
lies in the journey, not necessarily the
destination. (With the flashback actors
given minimal dialogue, the djinn basi-
cally narrates all of his tales, and no film
has ever taken fuller advantage of Elba’s
spectacular, mellifluous baritone.)
Yet the other narrative – the one that
could be titled The Scholar & the Djinn –
winds up even more fascinating and pro-
foundly affecting. Even very late in the
game, I still had no earthly idea whether
Alithea would accept the wishes and
grant her genie his freedom, and natu-
rally, you won’t be getting the answer
here. But Swinton’s intensely thoughtful,
delicately rendered intellectual voyage
from “no way” to “well, maybe” is a sight
to behold, and in the film’s climactic
20 minutes, Miller’s ingenious fantasy
essentially turns into devastatingly emo-
tional, flesh-and-blood reality – amus-
ingly enough, not unlike the animated
penguins entering the real world toward
the finale to Happy Feet. What wonder-
ful, lovely, bewitching joy this movie is. I
may not have known how Three Thou-
sand Years of Longing would end, but as
its closing credits threatened to land, I
definitely knew that I didn’t want it to
end.
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Kill, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Easter
Sunday, Fall, Mack & Rita, and other
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Movies
Afternoon Classics, we will be watching movies from the
1930s-1960s featuring your… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm Thu Sep 8
Sing 2, a screening of the animated hit in the Movies on…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 8pm Sat Sep
10
Cinema at Southwest, he movies are mainly chosen for adult
audiences, but anyone… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 6pm Tue Oct 4
SPORTS
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Peoria Chiefs, professional
minor-league baseball; for tickets, call 563-324-3000; Modern
Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St., Davenport IA, MILB.com/quad-
cities, Tue Sep 6 thru Sun Sep 11
OTHER EVENTS
51st Davenport Fall International Blackhawk Motorcycle
Swap Meet, swap parts, check bikes in for display,… Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, Thu Sep 1 thru Sat Sep 3
Tune up for Taming, on Thursdays; prepare for the annual
Adventure Triathlon on… Sylvan Slough Natural Area, 5:30pm
Thu Sep 1 thru Thu Sep 15
Viva La Divas, the area’s hottest drag show delivers
unforgettable production numbers as… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy,
8pm Fri Sep 2
Revive Quad Cities: Worship Festival, featuring live music,
food trucks, and bounce houses; bring chairs,… LeClaire Park
Bandshell, 5:30pm Sat Sep 3
2022 Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, held at 1724 Fourth Ave.;
the… Downtown Rock Island, Sat Sep 3 and Sun Sep 4
Book Sale at Southwest, fill a bag for a donation, shopping bags
available; for… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch,
10am Tue Sep 6
Buzzfeed Unsolved Fest, stop by the library and watch select
episodes of the… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
5pm Tue Sep 6
Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new spice,…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue
Sep 6
Mass on the Prairie, with Fr. Denny Martin; for information,
e-mail olpretreat@chmiowa.org and call 563-374-1092… Our
Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Sep 7
Friendship Manor Job Fair, make the staff, take part in
interviews, and enjoy free… Friendship Manor, 3pm Thu Sep 8
Adult Tabletop Adventures Guild (TAG): Dungeons &
Dragons, adults to get together and roleplay, role dice, and
have… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Thu Sep 8 and Thu
Sep 22
Quad-Cities Open House for Small Businesses &
Entrepreneurs, held in Building 4, second floor, Hawk’s Nest; at
10am,… Black Hawk College - Quad City Campus, 10am Fri Sep 9
Patriot Hunts Riverfest, a special, family-friendly day to benefit
Patriot Hunts that starts… LeClaire Levee, 8am Sat Sep 10
Taco and Margarita Festival, spend a day eating tacos and
drinking margaritas with your… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, noon
Sat Sep 10
Bettendorf Public Library Chess Club, join us for some friendly
games of chess; no experience… Bettendorf Public Library,
1:30pm Sat Sep 10 thru Sat Sep 24
Davenport Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Inc. Trivia Event, a fun-filled afternoon with teams competing
to test their knowledge in… League of United Latin American
Citizens Club, 2:30pm Sun Sep 11
Bunco with Friends of River Valley District Library, have some
fun playing Bunco; for information, call 309-523-3440… River
Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Sep 14
NAMIWalks Your Way Greater Mississippi Valley,, the annual
fundraising and awareness event presented by the National…
Veterans Memorial Park, 8am Sat Sep 17
FREE ASSANGE.
Night Sky Viewing with the Popular Astronomy Club, held in
the parking lot; Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, and… Niabi Zoo,
7pm Sat Sep 17
2022 Taming of the Slough, the annual Adventure Triathlon
combines paddling, mountain biking, and running for… Sylvan
Slough Natural Area, 8am Sun Sep 18
Porch Party, at Butterworth and the Deere-Wiman House; a full
afternoon of… Butterworth Center, noon Sun Sep 18
SeptemberFest, there will be pulled pork sandwiches, hot dogs,
coleslaw, music,… Messiah Luthern Church, 4pm Sun Sep 18
MasterChef Junior Live!, this high-energy, interactive stage
production brings the culinary hit TV… Adler Theatre, 7pm Wed
Sep 21
Banned Books Trivia, see how much you know about banned
books by playing… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 6:30pm Thu Sep 22
Forest Bathing and the Fall Equinox: An Immersive
Experience, led by Emelia Sautter; learn to take a sensory, body-
focused… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, noon Thu Sep 22
Group Spiritual Direction, led online by Sr. Linda Greenwood;
utilize Spiritual Direction in… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat,
6:30pm Thu Sep 22
Lobby Book Sale, fill a bag for a donation; Friends volunteers will
conduct… Moline Public Library, 10am Fri Sep 23
Pints for Preservation, sip local brews as you explore Niabi Zoo
and see… Niabi Zoo, 6pm Fri Sep 23
2022 Quad Cities Marathon, the annual weekend involving five
races,… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, Sat Sep 24 and Sun Sep 25
PrairieFest, a day of music and family fun; bring chairs and… Our
Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 11am Sat Sep 24
Contender Fest, River+City Collective & SCWPro are teaming up
to bring you… Bier Stube Moline, 2:30pm Sun Sep 25
Kiwanis Club Flea Market, proceeds benefit: Children’s Therapy
Center, QC food pantries, scholarships, UTHS… Rock Island
County Fairgrounds, 8am Sun Sep 25
Memory Circle, join us for crafts, games, activities, conversation,
and more at… Bettendorf Public Library, 10:30am Tue Sep 27
Star Wars Trivia, join us in celebrating the latest Star Wars series
with… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 5pm Tue
Sep 27
Family Bingo, we will play as many games as we can fit… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 4:30pm Thu Sep 29
Quad Cities Deaf Resource Fair, the event will include a wide
variety of information available… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Thu Sep 29
Davenport Main Library Open House, celebrate the Main
Renovation and the Grand Opening of our… Davenport Public
Library - Main Branch, 6pm Fri Sep 30
The Corn Matrix: CornCon Cybersecurity Conference,
featuring multiple tracks with breakout sessions,… Davenport
RiverCenter, Fri Sep 30 and Sat Oct 1
Shred Day, bring personal documents in for secure destruction
by Shred-it, using… Moline Public Library, 9am Sat Oct 1
Lowland Block Party V, featuring live music from Hayes Noble
and Mo Carter; Ragged… Rozz-Tox, Sun Oct 2
Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new spice,…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue
Oct 4
Adult Tabletop Adventures Guild (TAG): Dungeons &
Dragons, adults to get together and roleplay, role dice, and
have… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Thu Oct 6
LECTURES
Constellation Fish Hatchery and Other Hot Topics of the
Mississippi River, a presentation in River Action’s Channel Cat
Talks series; Jeremiah… Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am Thu
Sep 1
Opening the Box: Alice French and Jane Allen Crawford
Collection, learn about the curious world of archives and
manuscripts at… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 2:30pm
Fri Sep 2
The Heart of Downtown Davenport: Architectural Styles and
Stories, join architectural historian and guide Ellen Shapley for
Know More. Do More.
this informative… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 10am
Sat Sep 3
Job Skills: How to Create a Résumé, Angela Striegel, the Career
Planning and Placement Coordinator at Black… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 4pm Thu Sep 8
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: Now Its Out!: Using
the 1950 Census with Anne Thomas and Karen O’Connor, join
the members and guests of the Scott County Iowa… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 1pm Sat Sep 10
Baking from Books: Be Prepared!, on Mondays; in honor of
National Preparedness month, we talk… Davenport Public
Library - Main Branch, 9am Sat Sep 10 thru Sat Sep 17
A Conversation with Marlee Matlin: From Oscar to West Wing
and Beyond, in celebration of Deaf Awareness Month, Matlin
appears via the Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline libraries...
7pm Wed Sep 14
History of the Rock Island Arsenal: Production - RI Arsenal by
the Numbers, in celebration of its 160th anniversary, come learn
about the… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 2pm
Wed Sep 14
Rock Island Arsenal 160th Anniversary Series: Production –
Rock Island Arsenal by the numbers, join Kevin Braafladt, the
Army Sustainment Command Historian at the Rock… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Wed Sep 14
3rd Thursday at Hoover’s Presidential Library & Museum
Presents: How the Hard Winter of 1880-81 Became The Long
Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder, this illustrated talk begins
with an overview of the Hard… Davenport Public Library - Main
Branch, 6pm Thu Sep 15
Tractor Wars, John Deere archivist and best-selling author Neil
Dahlstrom presents an Evenings… Butterworth Center, 7pm Thu
Sep 15
Into the Blue: The USAF at 75, 75 years ago, a new chapter in
aviation was started… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
2:30pm Sat Sep 17
QCMade: PCT EBeam and Integration, at 8700 Hillandale
Rd, Davenport, hosted by the Davenport Public Library; PCT…
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Mon Sep 19
Retirement Planning, in Meeting Room B; for information,
call 563-326-7832… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Mon Sep 19
Blockchain & IP: NFTs in the Metaverse and the Evolution of
Trademarks, join the United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) and… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 3pm Tue
Sep 20
Tea with Kate Holt, First Moline Public Library Librarian, in
celebration of our library’s Sesquicentennial, enjoy learning about
our… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Sep 20
Retirement Planning, for information, call 563-326-7832…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue
Sep 27
Walking with Two Feet of God’s Love in Action Alongside
Immigrants and Refugees, with Emily Sinnwell and Kim Novak;
consider how you may… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 9:30am
Wed Sep 28
Community Connections: Oktoberfest by the Numbers, we
host Kelly Lao, executive director of the German American…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Thu Sep 29
Funding Historical Property Projects: Tax Credits & More,
we have invited Marion Meginnis, Davenport’s 3rd Ward
Alderwoman, to… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
6:30pm Thu Sep 29
College Funding: Getting There From Here, a 30-minute
presentation that covers questions to consider as you…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 11am Sat
Oct 1
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: What’s New in
Special Collections?, join the members and guests of the Scott
County Iowa… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 1pm Sat
Oct 1
Armchair Traveler: Wales, join a traveling veteran as they show
you how to experience… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
6pm Mon Oct 3
Google Tools, learn to use Google tools including Gmail, Google
Meet, Google… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Wed Oct 5
Get Started in Stamp Collecting, representatives from the
Quad City Stamp Club will bring some of their… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Thu Oct 6
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Job Skills: How to Search for Jobs, Angela Striegel, the Career
Planning and Placement Coordinator at Black… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 4pm Thu Oct 6
COURSES
Self-Paced Citizenship Exam Preparation Resource,
individuals preparing for the U.S. Citizenship exam are invited
to… Moline Public Library, 9am Mon Sep 5
Sourdough 101, led by Angel Lyle; learn the art of baking
sourdough… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 9am Thu Sep 8
Self-Paced Citizenship Exam Preparation Resource,
individuals preparing for the U.S. Citizenship exam are invited
to… Moline Public Library, 9am Mon Oct 3
MEETINGS
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting, activities
may include voting on actions and conducting public hearings;…
Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm thru Thu Sep 29
Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information, e-mail
e-fellowship@hotmail.com; help protest unfair treatment of the
elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails, 12:30pm Fri Sep 2
Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting,
recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s
Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Sep 5 and Mon Sep 19
East Moline City Council Regular Meeting / Committee of
the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every
month;… East Moline Council Chambers at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon
Sep 5 thru Mon Oct 3
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can be
seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 7pm
Tue Sep 6 and Tue Oct 3
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of
each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Coal Valley City Hall Meeting, held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm Wed
Sep 7
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting, the
Davenport City Council meets on the first and third… Davenport
City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Sep 7 and Wed Sep 21
Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information, call
563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Sep 8
Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, agendas are
available prior to the meetings; minutes are available… Moline
Public Library, noon Thu Sep 8
Quad Cities Mississippi Valley Ski and Social Club (QCMVSC)
Meeting, held on the 2nd Mon. of the monthl most meetings…
D’Lua Bar & Restaurant, 7pm Mon Sep 12
Rock Island City Council Meeting, Public Comment is held at
the beginning of City Council… Rock Island City Hall, 6:45pm Mon
Sep 12 and Mon Sep 26
Moline City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting /
Regular Meeting, meets in Council Chambers; the formal City
Council meeting is… Moline City Hall, 6pm Tue Sep 13 and Tue
Sep 27
Riverdale City Council Meeting, held on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday of the month;… Riverdale City Hall, 7pm Tue Sep 13 and
Tue Sep 27
Scott County Board of Supervisors Committee of the Whole
Meeting, the board will review legislative actions, administrative
items, and contracts; for… Scott County Administrative Center,
8pm Tue Sep 13 and Tue Sep 27
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on the 2nd
Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island County Office
Building, 5:30pm Wed Sep 14
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City Council
meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed
Sep 14 and Wed Sep 28
Rock Island County Board Regular Meeting, all meetings
are open to the public, but may be… Rock Island County Office
Building, 5:30pm Tue Sep 20
Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
agendas and minutes are posted on our website in accordance…
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 5pm Tue Sep 20
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Coal Valley City Council Meeting, held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm Wed
Sep 21 and Wed Oct 5
Rock Island Library 150 Anniversary Committee, meeting of
the planning commitee for the library’s 150th Anniversary… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 10am Wed Sep 28
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting, the
Davenport City Council meets on the first and third… Davenport
City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Oct 5
HEALTH
Medicare 101, learn answers to the following questions: What
does Medicare cover?;… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 2pm Thu Sep 1
Yoga at the Figge, join us for yoga asana; bring your own mat
for… Figge Art Museum, 10:30am Sat Sep 3 and Sat Oct 1
Yoga, a slow flow class with Bobbi Kelley; $15; for information,…
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 1pm Thu Sep 15
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for all levels of experience; the instructor
has… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue
Oct 4
Active Endeavors Health & Fitness Expo, held in conjunction
with the Quad Cities Marathon; featuring 40+ booths… Vibrant
Arena at the MARK, 9am Sat Sep 24
Cultivating Mindfulness, cultivate mindfulness through art,
qigong, meditation, and sound healing in… Figge Art Museum,
5:30pm Sun Sep 25
SENIORS
500, on Thursdays; $1; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 2:30pm thru Thu Oct 6
Bags, Cornhole, & Boards, on Thursdays; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm thru Thu
Oct 6
Bags, Cornhole, Boards, on Thursdays; we have bags and boards
for you to… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm thru Thu Oct 6
Beginning Line Dancing, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; $2/person;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10am thru Thu Oct 6
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $1/day; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am thru Thu Oct 6
Bob Gaston New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; $2-5;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm thru Thu Oct 6
CASI Chess Club, on Thursdays in the library; equipment and
assistance will be… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm thru
Thu Oct 6
Card Embroidery, on Thursdays; learn how to create fun
embroidery greeting cards… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9am thru Thu Oct 6
Caregivers Support Group, on the 1st & 3rd Thu. of the month;
$1/person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4:30pm thru Thu
Oct 6
Chess for Experienced Players, on Thursdays; $1/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
2pm thru Thu Oct 6
Chess for Experienced Players, on Thursdays; $2; for
information, call 563-386-747… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9am thru Thu Oct 6
Free Senior Day at the Figge Art Museum, for seniors age 60
& up on the first Thursday… Figge Art Museum, 10am thru Thu
Oct 6
Home Helpers, Mon.-Fri. by appointment; for information, call
563-386-7477 ext. 253… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), thru
Thu Oct 6
Low Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-10am, Tue. 11am-2pm,
Thu. 11am-noon; $2/person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
11am thru Thu Oct 6
Milestones AAA Meal Site, Mon.-Fri; meals must be reserved 24
to 48 hours in… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11:30am thru
Thu Oct 6
RCReader.com/Support. FREE ASSANGE.
NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness), Mon.-Fri. by
appointment; for information, call 563-386-7477 ext. 266… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), thru Thu Oct 6
Reflexology, Mon.-Fri. by appointment; $20/session; for
information, call 563-349-5832… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
thru Thu Oct 6
SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program), Mon.-
Fri. by appointment; free; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), thru Thu Oct 6
Zumba Toning, Mon. & Fri. 10:15am, Thu. 8:45am; $3/person;
for information, call… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), thru Thu
Oct 6
CASI Book Club, $2/meeting; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Sep 2
Adult Coloring, on Fridays; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Sep 2 thru Fri
Sep 30
Friday Afternoon Bingo, on Fridays; no admission fee, card costs
are $0.25 &… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Fri Sep 2 thru
Fri Sep 30
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; sing along to some
classical memories; $2 practice… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9am Fri Sep 2 thru Fri Sep 30
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays; bring your
theatrical side to CASI’s senior theater… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 11am Fri Sep 2 thru Fri Sep 30
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11:30am Fri Sep 2 thru
Mon Oct 3
CASI Walking Club, on Mon., Wed., and Fri.; free; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Fri Sep
2 thru Wed Oct 5
Courtside Styling Salon, Fri. & Mon.-Wed. by appointment; for
information, call 563-265-2150… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
Fri Sep 2 thru Wed Oct 5
Euchre, on Wed. & Fri.; $4/session; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm Fri Sep 2 thru
Wed Oct 5
Low Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-10am, Tue. 11am-2pm,
Thu. 11am-noon; $3/person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), Fri
Sep 2 thru Wed Oct 5
CASI Silver Linings Bell Choir, on Mondays; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Mon Sep
5 thru Mon Oct 3
Chess, on Mondays; $1/person; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Mon Sep 5 thru
Mon Oct 3
Chess for Beginners, on Mondays; $1/person; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Mon
Sep 5 thru Mon Oct 3
Drums Alive, on the 1st & 3rd Mon. of the month; $2/class;… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), noon Mon Sep 5 thru Mon Oct 3
ProMedica Blood Pressure Clinic, Susan Herman, RN, BSN, will
be available for drop in… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Mon Sep 5 thru Mon Oct 3
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Mon Sep 5
thru Mon Oct 3
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; volunteer group; no sewing experience
necessary; free; for… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Mon
Sep 5 thru Mon Oct 3
Zumba Toning, on Mondays; $3/person; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am Mon
Sep 5 thru Mon Oct 3
Beginning Line Dancing, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; $3/person;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10am Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2/session; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue
Oct 4
Chair Based Exercise, on Tuesdays; $3; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue Sep 6
thru Tue Oct 4
Chair Yoga, on Tuesdays; with Logan Anderson, owner of All
Strong Fitness;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue Sep 6
thru Tue Oct 4
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Cribbage, on Tuesdays in the library; bring your board and
enjoy… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue
Oct 4
Knitting & Crocheting, on Tuesdays; volunteer group; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
12:30pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Red Hat Ladies Club, meeting locations vary; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11am Tue
Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; with expert Mike
Shinbori; bring your laptops, tablets,… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), noon Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Step into Balance: Balance & Strength, on Tuesdays; half-hour
exercise class with Logan Anderson, owner of… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Uno. Spades, & Scrabble, on Tuesdays; $2; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue Sep 6
thru Tue Oct 4
Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2/person; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Wed Sep 7 thru
Wed Oct 5
CASI Advisory Council, free; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
Evening Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5pm doors, $10 card pack
minimum purchase; cash prizes… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
6pm Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly Weight-Loss Support
Group), on Wednesdays; $1/meeting plus national dues; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
10:30am Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24/six-week class; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
10:15am Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
Chip in Fore Seniors Golf Outing, inaugural golf outing
presented by CASI (Center for Active Seniors);… Glynn’s Creek
Golf Course, 9am Fri Sep 9
Rock Valley Physical Therapy Injury Screenings, Michelle
Sarb, PT, DPT, OCS will be at CASI doing… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1:15pm Fri Sep 9 thru Fri Sep 23
Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of the month;
food… Family Restaurant, 9:30am Wed Sep 14 thru Wed Sep 28
CASI Country Music Dance, $7 at the door; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 7pm Thu Sep 15
Caregivers Support Group, n the 1st & 3rd Thu. of the month; $1/
person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4:30pm Thu Sep 15
Free Oral Screenings, for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 11am Fri Sep 16
Scott County Health Department’s I-Smile Silver Oral
Screenings, Carole Ferch, RDH will be at CASI to provide free…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11am Fri Sep 16
Low Vision & Blindness Support Group, free; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Tue
Sep 20
CASI Movie Matinee, watch a hit film with others; $2; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
1pm Thu Sep 22
KIDS’ STUFF
Big/Little Book Club, book club for Littles (kids in 3rd through
5th grade)… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6:30pm Thu Sep 1
Reading Assistance Dogs, children have the opportunity to read
aloud to dogs from… Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Sep 1
Baby Storytime, on Thursdays; for babies birth to 12 months and
their grown-ups;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 10am thru Thu Sep 29
Milk & Cookies Storytime, on Thursdays; perfect for unwinding
from school and enjoying a… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 4pm thru Thu Oct 6
Children’s Book Talk/Unboxing, on Fridays; join Miss Ranell
for either a book talk… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Fri Sep 2 thru Fri Sep 30
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Dungeons & Dragons, join RVDL every other Friday for the
beloved fantasy tabletop… River Valley District Library, 4pm Fri
Sep 2 thru Fri Sep 30
Family Storytime with Miss Ashe, on Fridays; stories, songs, and
fun; every week is a… LeClaire Community Library, 10:30am Fri
Sep 2 thru Fri Sep 30
Stories @ Main, on Fridays; enjoy stories, dancing and more;
perfect for children… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
10am Fri Sep 2 thru Fri Sep 30
Facebook Live Saturday Storytime, recommended for grades
3 & under; Join Mrs. Swanson on… Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat
Sep 3 and Sat Oct 1
Lego Club: Things on Wheels, come play with over hundreds
of Legos; display your masterpieces… East Moline Public Library,
4pm Tue Sep 6
Girls Love Code, on Tuesdays; an after-school club for girls in
grades 3-5 who… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 4pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Toddler Storytime, on Tuesdays; we’ll sing songs, dance, and
read fun stories followed… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 10am Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Weekly Teen Book Talk, on Tuesdays; check out this week’s book
talk from Emily,… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
3:45pm Tue Sep 6 thru Tue Oct 4
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri.; ages 3-5 are invited to attend
these 30-minute sessions… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Tue
Sep 6 thru Thu Oct 6
After School Kids Lab: Fluffy Cloud Dough, we will be making
fluffy cloud dough using three simple… Bettendorf Public
Library, 3pm Wed Sep 7
Family Storytime – Pirates!, join Ashe for stories, songs, and fun;
every week has… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Wed Sep 7
Sew Fun! Dragon Cup Cozy, for ages 8-12; expand your cozy
horizons with your own… Moline Public Library, 6pm Wed Sep 7
Playgroup & Perks, on Wednesdays; play and socialization for
toddlers and preschoolers and… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 10:30am Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
Slimy Crafternoons, on Wednesdays; kids can come explore
new ways of making… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 3:30pm Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Sep 28
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; pop in for gaming on the Switch,
playing… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
3pm Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
Teen Role-playing Club: 5E Edition, on Wednesdays; learn a
system, create a character, roll some… Bettendorf Public Library,
1pm Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Sep 28
Toddler Storytime, on Wednesdays; dance your wiggles out;
we’ll sing songs, dance,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Wed Sep 7 thru Wed Oct 5
Creativity Lab: Stamping and Sponging, for grades K-5; we
will be stamping with stampers we… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Thu Sep 8
Dungeons & Dragons, every other Thursday, we continue our
journey into Dungeons and… East Moline Public Library, 6pm
Thu Sep 8 thru Thu Sep 22
Facebook Live Storytime, recommended for grades 3 & under;
Join Mrs. Swanson on… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Sep 8 thru
Thu Sep 22
Tales for Tots, on Thursdays; an enriching activity time for
children ages birth… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Thu Sep
8 thru Thu Oct 6
Tales & Trails, on Fridays; attendees will meet for a storytime near
the… Sunderbruch Park, 10am Fri Sep 9 thru Fri Sep 23
Facebook Live: Krafty Kids, join Mrs. Swanson for a live take-
away craft tutorial; free;… Silvis Public Library, 2pm Sat Sep 10
Child’s Play | Create : Explore : Experience, on Saturdays;
a 15-minute storytime complete with books rhymes and…
Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Sep 10 thru Sat Oct 1
OWLT and About: Freight House Farmer’s Market, cool off
in the shade of our awning, check out… Freight House Farmer’s
Market, 8am Sat Sep 10 thru Sat Sep 24
Young Adult Reading Club, ages 10-14 will meet -in person or
via Zoom to… German American Heritage Center, 4pm Sun Sep
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Kids Anime Club, grades 5-8 watch anime, do a fun craft, and talk…
Kids' Stuff Moline Public Library, 5pm Wed Sep 21

Petite Picassos, on Wednesdays; toddlers can use all of their senses

Story Time, on Mondays; featuring bubbles, music, crafts, games,
snacks, and tons… River Valley District Library, 10am Mon Sep 12
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Kaleidoscopes, on Wednesdays; kids can come make their own
kaleidoscope to… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
4pm Mon Sep 12
Little Movers Storytime!, on Mondays at 9:30 & 10:45am; kids ages 0
to… Moline Public Library, Mon Sep 12 thru Mon Oct 3
Tales for Tots, on Mondays; an enriching activity time for children
ages birth… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Mon Sep 12 thru Mon
Oct 3
Bridging Literacy Event at Stephens Park, full of fun activities,
stories, games, crafts, snacks, so much… Stephens Park, 4:30pm Tue
Sep 13
with… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 11am Wed
Sep 21
Tween/Teen Drop-In, grades 6-12 can drop by the library for a
variety… Moline Public Library, noon Wed Sep 21
CreaTEEN Crafts: Minecraft Keychains, make a minecraft keychain
made from perler beads; you can… East Moline Public Library, 5pm
Thu Sep 22
Facebook Live: Lego Charades, recommended for ages 5-12; join
Mrs. Swanson to build an… Silvis Public Library, 2pm Sat Sep 24
Fairies and Gnomes Party, wear your favorite fairy or gnome
costume (or make one at… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 2pm Sat Sep 24
Full STEAM Ahead!: Balloon Globes, join us as we explore the world
of STEAM (Science… East Moline Public Library, 10:30am Sat Sep 24

Teen Advisory Board Meeting, ages 11-19 are invited to join;
TAB Members volunteer, organize,… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Sep 13
Teen Tuesday: Teen Advisory Board, earn volunteer hours and
decide on books and programs for… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Tue
Sep 13
Downtown Library Toddler Tales, on Tuesdays; build early
learning skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Tue Sep 13 thru Tue Sep 27
After School Kids Lab: Oversized Games, play oversized versions
of some of your favorite board and… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Sep 14
Storytime with the Author: Allen McCaulley, local author
McCaulley shares his books “Max Makes Pancakes” and… East Moline
Public Library, 4pm Wed Sep 14
Southwest Library Toddler Tales, on Wednesdays; build early
learning skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 11am Wed Sep 14 thru Wed Sep 28
Lego Club, create your LEGO masterpieces; whether you want to
take-on the… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat Sep 24
Lego Club, create your Lego masterpieces; whether you want to take-
on the… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat Sep 24
Sock Puppet Workshop, glue, paint, and sew your way to a fantastic
sock… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 10am
Sat Sep 24
PJ Party Storytime - Out West!, put on your PJ’s and join us live in
the… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Sep 26
Home-school Musical Jamboree, our program is open to home-
school families of all ages;… Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Tue
Sep 27
Teen DIY: Clay Agate Ornaments, join Miss Amber for some more
FIMO Clay fun as… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Tue
Sep 27
After School Explorers, we will create, learn, and explore something
new each session;… Moline Public Library, 3pm Wed Sep 28

Doki Doki Anime Club: Taiyaki Treats, we’ll be sharing a treat After School Kids Lab: Origami Rockets, we will be learning various
together as we make Taiyaki,… East Moline Public Library, 5pm Thu spy skills, including writing invisible… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Sep 15 Wed Sep 28

Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are specially Family Storytime – Princes/Princesses, join Ashe for stories, songs,
trained, along with… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue and fun; every week has… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Wed Sep
Branch, 5:30pm Thu Sep 15 28
ACROSS 77. "_ _ a Hot Tin Roof" 7. French river 62. Exclamations
1. Gifts from the faithful 78. Originate 8. Means of ascent, 63. Greenback: Abbr. Teen Library Council, grades 6-12 are needed to give advice and Teen Book Worms, we want your opinion on the YA books here at…
5. Sherlock's sister 79. The best collectively 67. Willow tree feedback about… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm Thu Sep 15 East Moline Public Library, 5pm Thu Sep 29
10. Attack 81. _ Sack 9. _ Baba 68. Long loose overcoat
16. Calendar abbr. 82. Abbr. on a road map 10. Make abashed 69. News bits Movers and Shakers Storytime!, on Thursdays; kids ages 0 to 5 and Bubble Tea Social, we will serve bubble tea, play games, and get to…
19. Biblical patriarch 83. Rolls out the 11. "The King and I" 71. Doctor: Prefix their grownup… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Thu Sep 15 thru Thu Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Sat Oct 1
20. Wild welcome wagon setting 74. Blackjack Oct 6
21. "Burnt" pigment 85. Big winner 12. Letter stroke 75. Mallow Lego Club, a morning of free building; for information, call 563-344-
22. Fermented vegetable 86. Synagogue 13. Plus 76. Ran out of gear Facebook Live: Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead, join Mrs. Swanson for her 4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Sat Oct 1
paste 87. Periods 14. Affect reciprocally 77. Flight or cabin live experiment; free; for information,… Silvis Public Library, 2pm
23. Start of a quip by 89. Concerning: 2 wds. 15. Taoism founder: 78. Silent film actress _ Sat Sep 17 Downtown Library Toddler Tales, on Tuesdays; build early
Groucho Marx: 6 wds. 90. "Dead _ Society" Hyph. Adoree learning skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Island Public Library -
26. Porter 91. Meat creature 16. Moonfish 79. The malar Fejervary Family Fun Days, we will be hosting family activities, local Downtown Library, 10:30am Tue Oct 4
27. Like a mortarboard 92. Part 4 of quip: 2 wds. 17. _ Albert Porter 80. "Darn it!" vendors, nature crafts,… Fejervary Learning Center, noon Sat Sep 17
28. Actor _ Malek 94. Trusts 18. Bound 84. Sunday dinner Dungeons & Dragons, every other Thursday, we continue our
29. Engraved 96. Grew watery, 24. Exploiting item: 2 wds. Lego Club, a morning of free building; for information, call 563-344- journey into Dungeons and… East Moline Public Library, 6pm Tue
31. Chart-toppers said of eyes 25. Vestige 85. Money 4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Sat Sep 17 Oct 4
32. Semi-hard cheese 97. Buenos _ 30. Goal in ice hockey 86. Gulls and gannets
34. "La _ del destino" 99. Spindly 33. "Chipmunks" 88. Louver Mischief Managed! Harry Potter Party, explore the world of Harry Teen DIY: Creepy Doll Decoupage, join Miss Amber as we cut up
36. Scarface, the 100. Snap up manager 90. Suburb of Dallas Potter with games, crafts, and… Moline Public Library, 2pm Sat Sep recycled doll magazines,… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
gangster 101. "_ _ proudly we 35. Fatty substance 91. Random-number 17 Branch, 6pm Tue Oct 4
39. Adorned hailed ..." 36. Officer-to-be game
41. Part 2 of quip: 2 wds. 104. Israel's Abba 37. _ acid 93. Gives (with "out") Teen DIY: Beeswax Sushi Candle, ages 11-19 are invited to learn how Creepy Crafternoons, on Wednesdays; make all kinds of creepy
45. With Solomon Meir _ 38. Traveling bag 95. Click beetle to make simple… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, crafts at the library… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
46. Propel 106. Whiz kid 39. Show pleasure 96. Small beer 1pm Sat Sep 17 Branch, 3:30pm Wed Oct 5
47. Energy type: Abbr. 110. Your and my 40. Frustrate 98. Calyx part
49. Every 111. End of the 42. Seller of hats and ties 100. Boarding areas Family Storytime at the Esperanza Center, join us at the Esperanza Southwest Library Toddler Tales, on Wednesdays; build early
50. Nearly hopeless quip: 6 wds. 43. With landed property 101. Yarn across the warp Center for a monthly evening… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon learning skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Island Public Library -
51. It borders Quebec 115. Kitchen scrap 44. Norse god 102. Pitch Sep 19 Southwest Branch, 11am Wed Oct 5
52. Peculiarities 116. Heirs' concern 46. _ Mae Scragg 103. Pretentious,
54. Buddy 117. Show backer 48. _ _ diminishing aesthetically Kaleidoscopes, kids can come make their own kaleidoscope to take Teen Role-Playing Club: Dread, on Wednesdays; learn a system;
55. Doc's specialty 118. Go quickly returns 105. Eight bits, IT-wise home;… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 4pm Mon Sep 19 create a character, roll some… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed
56. Acting 119. Soar 51. Mamma 107. Port city in Latvia Oct 5
57. Actress Goldie 120. Less palatable 52. A prime number 108. Nursemaid Overbooked, teens talk about the new books they’re reading;
Jeanne _ 121. Landlord's offering 53. Pelvis bone 109. Heart refreshments provided;… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Tue Sep 20 Baby Storytime, on Thursdays; for babies birth to 12 months and
58. Arab VIP: Var. 122. Lost NYC stadium 56. Like overly fond ones 112. Sch. org. their grown-ups;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
60. Drums: Hyph. 59. Leading 113. _ segno Read-along Stories with Mr. Haack, join Mr. Haack, PV’s favorite Branch, 10am Thu Oct 6
62. Strange thing DOWN 61. Novice: Var. 114. Genus of lizards retired elementary school librarian, for… East Moline Public Library,
64. Wag 1. Tropical bird 6:30pm Tue Sep 20 Facebook Live Storytime, recommended for grades 3 & under; Join
65. Islet 2. Send a golf ball
66. Part 3 of quip: 2 wds. up high New Crossword Puzzles After School Kids Lab: Spy School, we will be learning various spy
Mrs. Swanson on… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 6

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71. Cross initialism Plisetskaya posted EVERY week at skills, including writing invisible… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Sep 21
Reading Assistance Dogs, children have the opportunity to read
aloud to dogs from… Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 6
72. Swimming pool 4. Western Indian
feature 5. Feeble RCReader.com/lifestyle Family Storytime – The Pigeon, join Ashe for stories, songs, and fun;
73. Coastal area disaster 6. Sedaka and Simon every week has… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Wed Sep 21
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his
poem “Autobiographia Literaria,” Aries-
born Frank O’Hara wrote, “When I was
a child, I played in a corner of the school-
yard all alone. If anyone was looking for me, I hid
behind a tree and cried out, ‘I am an orphan.’”
Over the years, though, O’Hara underwent a mar-
velous transformation. This is how his poem ends:
“And here I am, the center of all beauty! Writing
these poems! Imagine!” In the coming months,
Aries, I suspect that you, too, will have the potency
to outgrow and transcend a sadness or awkward-
ness from your own past. The shadow of an old
source of suffering may not disappear completely,
but I bet it will lose much of its power to diminish
you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In his
poem “Auguries of Innocence,” William
Blake (1757-1827) championed the abil-
ity “to see a World in a Grain of Sand.
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower. Hold Infinity in
the palm of your hand.” According to my reading
of the astrological omens, Taurus, you are primed
to do just that in the coming days. You have the
power to discern the sacred in the midst of mun-
dane events. The magic and mystery of life will
shine from every little thing you encounter. So I
will love it if you deliver the following message to
a person you care for: “Now I see that the beauty I
had not been able to find in the world is in you.”
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The time
you enjoy wasting is not wasted time,”
said philosopher Bertrand Russell. I will
add that the time you enjoy wasting is
often essential to your well-being. For the sake of
your sanity and health, you periodically need to
temporarily shed your ambitions and avoid as
many of your responsibilities as you safely can.
During these interludes of refreshing emptiness,
you recharge your precious life energy. You
become like a fallow field allowing fertile nutri-
ents to regenerate. In my astrological opinion,
now is one of these revitalizing phases for you.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “My own
curiosity and interest are insatiable,”
wrote Cancerian author Emma Lazarus
(1849-1887). Inspired by the wealth of
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influences she absorbed, she created an array of
poetry, plays, novels, essays, and translations –
including the famous poem that graces the pedes-
tal of America’s Statue of Liberty. I recommend
her as a role model for you in the coming weeks,
Cancerian. I think you’re ripe for an expansion
and deepening of your curiosity. You will benefit
from cultivating an enthusiastic quest for new
information and fresh influences. Here’s a mantra
for you: “I am wildly innocent as I vivify my soul’s
education.”
LEO (July 23-August 22): Blogger Scott
Williams writes, “There are two kinds of
magic. One comes from the heroic leap,
the upward surge of energy, the explosive
arc that burns bright across the sky. The other
kind is the slow accretion of effort: the water-on-
stone method, the soft root of the plant that splits
the sidewalk, the constant wind that scours the
mountain clean.” Can you guess which type of
magic will be your specialty in the coming weeks,
Leo? It will be the laborious, slow accretion of
effort. And that is precisely what will work best for
the tasks that are most important for you to
accomplish.
. “I remain grateful for the day I picked up
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
“Now that I’m free to be myself, who am
I?” Virgo-born Mary Oliver asks that
question to start one of her poems. She
spends the rest of the poem speculating on possi-
ble answers. At the end, she concludes she mostly
longs to be an “empty, waiting, pure, speechless
receptacle.” Such a state of being might work well
for a poet with lots of time on her hands, but I
don’t recommend it for you in the coming weeks.
Instead, I hope you’ll be profuse, active, busy,
experimental, and expressive. That’s the best way
to celebrate the fact that you are now freer to be
yourself than you have been in a while.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
In her book Tales From Earthsea, Libra-
born Ursula K. Le Guin wrote, “What
goes too long unchanged destroys itself.
The forest is forever because it dies and dies and so
lives.” I trust you’re embodying those truths right
now. You’re in a phase of your cycle when you can’t
afford to remain unchanged. You need to
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enthusiastically and purposefully engage in dis-
solutions that will prepare the way for your rebirth
in the weeks after your birthday. The process
might sometimes feel strenuous, but it should ulti-
mately be great fun.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21):
As a Scorpio, novelist Fyodor Dos-
toyevsky was rarely guilty of oversimpli-
fication. Like any intelligent person, he
could hold contradictory ideas in his mind with-
out feeling compelled to seek more superficial
truths. He wrote, “The causes of human actions
are usually immeasurably more complex and
varied than our subsequent explanations of
them.” I hope you will draw inspiration from his
example in the coming weeks, dear Scorpio. I
trust you will resist the temptation to reduce col-
orful mysteries to straightforward explanations.
There will always be at least three sides to every
story. I invite you to relish glorious paradoxes and
fertile enigmas.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-Decem-
ber 21): Author Zadie Smith praised
Sagittarian writer Joan Didion. She says,
Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem and
realized that a woman could speak without hedg-
ing her bets, without hemming and hawing, with-
out making nice, without sounding pleasant or
sweet, without deference, and even without
doubt.” I encourage Sagittarians of every gender
to be inspired by Didion in the coming weeks. It’s
a favorable time to claim more of the authority
you have earned. Speak your kaleidoscopic
wisdom without apology or dilution. More fiercely
than ever before, embody your high ideals and
show how well they work in the rhythms of daily
life.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): Capricorn novelist Marcia Douglas
writes books about the history of her
people in Jamaica. In one passage, she
writes, “My grandmother used to tell stories about
women that change into birds and lizards. One
day, a church-going man dared to laugh at her; he
said it was too much for him to swallow. My
grandmother looked at him and said, ‘I bet you
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By Rob Brezsny
believe Jesus turned water into wine.’” My pur-
pose in telling you this, Capricorn, is to encourage
you to nurture and celebrate your own fantastic
tales. Life isn’t all about reasonableness and prag-
matism. You need myth and magic to thrive. You
require the gifts of imagination and art and lyrical
flights of fancy. This is especially true now. To
paraphrase David Byrne, now is a perfect time to
refrain from making too much sense.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18):
To be the best Aquarius you can be in
the coming weeks, I suggest the follow-
ing: (1) Zig when others zag. Zag when others zig.
(2) Play with the fantasy that you’re an extrater-
restrial who’s engaged in an experiment on planet
Earth. (3) Be a hopeful cynic and a cheerful skep-
tic. (4) Do things that inspire people to tell you,
“Just when I thought I had you figured out, you do
something unexpected to confound me.” (5) Just
for fun, walk backward every now and then. (6)
Fall in love with everything and everyone: a
D-List celebrity; an oak tree; a neon sign; a feral
cat.
PISCES (February 19-March 20):
A blogger who calls herself HellFresh
writes, “Open and raw communication
with your partners and allies may be uncomfort-
able and feel awkward and vulnerable, but it solves
so many problems that can’t be solved any other
way.” Having spent years studying the demanding
arts of intimate relationship, I agree with her. She
adds, “The idea that was sold to us is ‘love is effort-
less and you should communicate telepathically
with your partner.’ That’s false.” I propose, Pisces,
that you fortify yourself with these truths as you
enter the Reinvent Your Relationships Phase of
your astrological cycle.
Homework: What bold dream may not be
beyond your power to achieve? Testify at
FreeWillAstrology.com.
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s
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MUSIC
The Riffs Will Flow and Beer Will Spill at Wake
Brewing’s Five-Year Anniversary Party
Friday, September 9, 6 p.m.,
and Saturday, September 10, 3 p.m.
Wake Brewing, 2529 Fifth Avenue, Rock Island IL
W
Immortal Bird
ake Brewing began five years ago
as a means for two brothers to
combine their shared love for
beer and heavy metal. For many people,
this would imply crushing cans and blast-
ing Dokken or Slayer tapes; for the Brothers
Parris (Jason and Justen), something more
ambitious was in order. The two set out to
brew their own beers to their own exacting
standards, taking influences from a variety
of brewing styles and methods and adding
one key, untried ingredient: the riff. Each
and every batch of Wake beer is sonically
infused with glorious heavy metal riffs,
blaring heavy music during the brewing
process the way one might play music for
plants. The riffs are in the beers, not just in
the names and the packaging.
Their devotion goes beyond apprecia-
tion for the music. Brother Jason has kept
busy enough bringing top-tier “under-
ground” bands to the Quad Cities for
a decade-plus, with such bands as the
Melvins, Weedeater, and Blood Incanta-
tion consistently bringing in enthusiastic
crowds at venues including RIBCO and
the new Raccoon Motel in Davenport.
But as the Wake Brewing Cvlt has grown,
the Brothers Parris decided to bring live
metal closer to home, specifically to the
parking lot outside their headquarters
in downtown Rock Island. The past two
Fourth of July weekends have played host
to the runaway success of Red, White, &
Doom, with local, regional, and national
bands coming together for two straight
days of metal under the sun. Last fall’s
anniversary celebration featured venerable
Midwestern stoners Bongzilla, and as their
fifth anniversary approaches, Wake has
another solid weekend of metal lined up
for September 9 and 10.
FREE ASSANGE.
The chief influence on the Wake
aesthetic seems to be doom metal, the low-
and-slow boogie rumble derived from the
true masters mystikal of all things heavy:
Black Sabbath. The name and logo are a
reference to Sleep, perhaps the single most
popular of all the latter-day doom and
stoner-metal bands, and the exultation
“Drop out of life with bong in hand, follow
the smoke to the riff-filled land” from
Sleep’s Dopesmoker is rendered appro-
priately as “Drop Out of Life with Beer in
Hand” on official Wake merch.
The doom influence is reflected in the
names of the beers, the music on the house
stereo, and the framed photos of Sleep
and Electric Wizard (perhaps the second-
most popular band in the world of lo-n-slo
riffs) that adorn the walls in Rock Island.
However, the very thing that makes
doom/stoner metal so compelling – its
emphasis on repetition, leading to a near-
hypnotic state – can easily become very,
very boring, even to hardcore fans. Wake
understands this, and has made room for a
diverse mix of styles on each of the shows
at the brewery, including the upcoming
weekend’s two bills.
Friday night opens at 6 p.m. with three
blistering grindcore bands. The anti-
fascist death/grind of Atlanta’s Malevich
opens, followed by Chicago’s Immortal
Bird, whose extremely technical take on
the blisteringly fast style is akin to being
swarmed by angry metallic bees while
attempting to drive a truck through a
wind-tunnel-sized blender, all while
being taunted by intense, intimidating
vocalist Rae Amitay. They were one of
the biggest highlights of last year’s Red
White. & Doom shows, and are a must-see
on September 10. DC’s No/Más com-
plete the triad with their own blistering
death-grind hybrid. Canada’s Wake (no
Know More. Do More.
relation) provide a breather while keep-
ing the thread; while carrying a heavy
death/grind influence, their recent sound
is slower, more pensive and expansive,
bringing in a doom influence and slowing
the pace while losing no heaviness. Chi-
cago’s Indian end the night on a slower,
punishing note, augmenting brutal sludge
with harsh noise. Perhaps the highest-pro-
file band on Friday, the Relapse Records
artists are playing this lone U.S. date
before traveling to Europe in the fall.
Chicago’s Ready for Death kicks off
Saturday’s show at 3 p.m. with a set of
blistering thrash, countered by the stoned
desert rock of Texans Greenbeard and the
death-doom of Maryland’s Yatra, who are
making their second appearance at Wake
this year after headlining night one of Red,
White, & Doom in July. Rhode Island’s
Escuela Grind follow with a set of violent
grindcore, with Denver’s Oryx slowing
things down with some blackened sludge.
Saturday night is capped with two major
sets. The first is a rare appearance from
Chicago noise rock band (and Steve Albini
associates) BIG’N, sporting an enhanced
reissue of their 1995 classic Discipline
Through Sound, followed by perhaps the
first appearance at Wake from a non-
North American band: a headlining set by
French psychedelic doom band Mars Red
Sky, stopping by on a U.S. tour.
The Brothers Parris book and take
inspiration from a number of more
obscure and contemporary metal bands,
largely unknown to many customers. But
instead of gatekeeping, they are bringing
bands to the attention of people who may
never have had a chance to hear them. The
establishment beckons to all comer, from
‘80s hairbangers to younger fans of death
and black metal. They are helping to foster
a community of music lovers outside the
norm, while simultaneously expanding
their horizons.
The Brothers Parris confirmed this
Mars Red Sky
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notion of community in a statement: “The
whole crew at Wake Brewing are beyond
floored at the continued support of Wake
Brewing. We are honored people come to
our left of center brewery to not only enjoy
our brews but to talk and hang out with
like minded people. I am always excited
to do these shows outside of Wake to not
only offer fans of the bands a fun vessel to
enjoy their live music experience but also
challenge and open people perception of
what music and art is.”
There is no sure way of quantifying
just how much Wake has broadened the
horizons of the local metal-loving public,
but judging by the robust turnouts at past
shows and the busy merch areas at same,
bringing the mountain to the metalheads
seems to be working.
Taking in a full day and night of beer
and heavy music on an empty stomach
would be a fool’s errand. Darkside and
Floyd’s Burgers are providing victuals on
Friday, and Darkside and Lopiez are sell-
ing food on Saturday. Davenport’s Gnar
City will be screen-printing Wake Brew-
ing shirts to order both days.
For further updates, information, and
schedule changes, keep an eye on the
Wake Brewing Facebook page (@Wake-
brewingcvlt) as well as their Instagram
account (also @Wakebrewingcvlt). Tickets
can be purchased online at Tickets.
midwestix.com/event/Wake-brewing-5th-
anniversary-event-weekend-. Physical
tickets can be found at Wake’s downtown
Rock Island (metal)headquarters at 2529
Fifth Avenue in Rock Island, as well as at
the Ragged Records’ locations in Daven-
port and Rock Island. All advance tickets
to the ages-21+ weekend are available for
the bargain price of $10 (that’s a two-day
pass for only five bones a day), and tickets
will be available at the gate for the indeci-
sive, the spontaneous, or curious passers-
by.
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LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY
2020/09/04 (Fri) (1)
Alex Axup (6:30pm) – The
Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits,
117 N Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Ariel McReynolds (6pm) –
Twin Span Brewing, 6776
Championship Dr., Bettendorf
IA
B2wins – John & Alice Butler
Hall - University of Dubuque
H erit age Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA
Hap Hazard – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Jason and John Experience
(6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
John Resch & Doggin’ Out –
Quinlan Court, 101 East River
Dr., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night (6pm) –
Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone
Bur ton – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Phyllis & One Shark –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island
IL
FRIDAY (Sat)
2020/09/05 (2)
Adam Beck Band – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm
Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Blues Rock-it – Kavanaugh’s
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Brooke Byam & the
Daymakers – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Courtney Marie Andrews –
Angela Meyer – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Crowbar – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Dave Killinger (6pm) – Crane
& Pelican Cafe, 127 S. 2nd St.,
LeClaire IA
Douglas & Tucker Duo – The
Grape Life Wine Store &
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Johnny Russler & the Beach
Bum Band – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Karaoke w/ Michelle from
Party Times DJ Service –
Manning’s Whistle Stop, 416
N. 2nd St., Clinton IA
Kickin Back – The Palace, 701
15th Ave, East Moline IL
Live @ Five: Crooked Cactus
(5pm) – RME Courtyard, 131
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Matt Barber (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody
Rd., LeClaire IA
The Student Body – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
SATURDAY (3)
Angela Meyer (noon) –
Crawford Brew Works, 3659
Devils Glen Rd., Bettendorf IA
Avey Grouws Band (6pm) – Go
Fish Marina Bar & Grill, 411
River Dr., Princeton IA
The Big Courtyard Bash:
Benjamin – David Otten
– Memory werks Musik
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– Retinal Tear – Samuel P.
(2pm) – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Rd., LeClaire IA
Watchhouse – The Onlies –
IL
Open Mic with Donovan
– Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Fulton IL
& Pelican Cafe, 127 S. 2nd St.,
LeClaire IA
Ave., Rock Island IL Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 Gustofsan – Whiskey Stop, Open Mic Night w/ Antone Crooked Cactus – The Tangled
Big John Hammer & the Rusty 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA 1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL Bur ton – Bootleg Hill Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Nails – The Gypsy Highway Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Bettendorf IA
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., TUESDAY (6) THURSDAY (8) Davenport IA Ed James (5pm) – Milan Hy-
Davenport IA Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, Village Songwriter Series: Vee Market Grille, 201 W. 10th
Black Velvet – Galena Brewing Chuck Murphy (6:30pm) – The Angela Meyer (6:30pm) – Ave., Milan IL
Company / Moline Ale House, 1601 River Drive #106, Moline Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Flatland Ridge – Riverside
1534 River Dr., Moline IL IL 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport Davenport IA Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
David Paige Band – Riverside REO Speedwagon – Styx – IA Highway 22, Riverside IA
Loverboy – Vibrant Arena
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA at the MARK, 1201 River Dr,
David Bromberg Quintet –
Englert Theatre, 221 East FRIDAY (9) Jordan Danielsen – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge,
Funktastic 5 – The Tangled Moline IL Washington St., Iowa City IA 3 Shocking Years of Hard 3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, Rock: 3 Years Hollow – IA
Bettendorf IA WEDNESDAY (7) 1708 State St., Bettendorf IA Alborn – The Frosty Twos – Karaoke w/ Michelle from
The Hotrods – Rhythm City Ed James (6:30pm) – The Ky & Ty Acoustic Duo (6pm) The Hong Kong Sleepover Party Times DJ Service –
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits, – Twin Span Brewing, 6776 – The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., Manning’s Whistle Stop, 416
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport 117 N Cody Rd, LeClaire IA Championship Dr., Bettendorf East Moline IL N. 2nd St., Clinton IA
IA Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 IA An Evening of Irving Berlin Live @ Five: Blues Rock–it
K.Y. & the Jellies – Green Tree Second Ave., Rock Island IL Open Jam Night – My Place – Coralville Center for the (5pm) – RME Courtyard, 131
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., Open Blues Jam (6pm) – the Pub, 4405 State St., Performing Arts, 1301 5th St., W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
LeClaire IA Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Bettendorf IA Coralville IA
Karaoke Night – Galena Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island Open Jam Night (6pm) Chuck Murphy (6pm) – Crane Continued On Page 26
Brewing Company, 227 N.
Main St., Galena IL
Ky & Ty Acoustic Duo (6:30pm)
– Tuggers Burger Bar & Ale
House, 201 N. Main St., Port
Byron IL
Mamiltons – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Michael Moncada & Whiskey
High – Route 30 Slots &
Cocktails, 2000 E Rock Falls
Rd., Rock Falls IL
The Six One Five Collective –
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215
Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Victor Dean – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY(Thu)
2020/09/10 (4)
Angela Meyer (4pm) – The
Lucky Frog Bar & Grill, 313 N.
Salina St, McCausland IA
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W.,
Taylor Ridge IL
Dirt Road Rockers (5pm) – The
Captain’s Table, 4801 River
Dr., Moline IL
Hand in Hand Music Fest
(4pm) – Isle of Capri, 1777 Isle
Parkway, Bettendorf IA
Jason and John Experience
(5pm) – Isle Casino Hotel
Bettendorf, 1777 Isle Parkway,
Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
Labor Day Sunday Funday
“Party on the Patio”:
Pappa–Razzi (6pm) – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Laura Jane Grace – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Robin Banks Band – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Skyla Burrell (2:30pm) – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Threat Level Midnight –
The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf
IA
MONDAY (5)
The Hotrods – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Royal Pop (2pm) – Kavanaugh’s
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Shaun Easton (2pm) –
Mississippi River Distilling
Company & Cody Road
Cocktail House, 303 N. Cody
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LIVE MUSIC
No Excuse – Hawkeye Tap
Sports Bar N Grill, 4646
Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
Rebecca Casad and Alan
Morrison (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody
Rd., LeClaire IA
Rick K’s Road Trip – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm
Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
The Textures – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Vinyl Deejay Night: Elliott Bay
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
WAK E Brewing 5th
Anniversary Event: Indian
– Wake – Immortal Bird
– Malevich (6pm) – WAKE
Brewing Company, 2529 Fifth
Ave., Rock Island IL
SATURDAY (10)
311 – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Captain Fantastic: A Tribute
to Elton John – 52nd Street:
A Tribute to Billy Joel –
Bally’s Quad Cities, 777 Bally
Blvd., Rock Island IL
Chuck Murphy – Galena
Brewing Company / Moline
Ale House, 1534 River Dr.,
Moline IL
Crystal Lady Band – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Duane Betts – Raccoon Motel,
315 E. Second St., Davenport
IA
Heads In Motion – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Jim and Leigh – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
LULAC Fiesta Night: Glenview
Mariachi – Ballet Folklorico
– Groupo Innstinto (6pm) –
Putnam Museum & Science
Center, 1717 W 12th St,
Davenport IA
Monica Austin Duo (6:30pm)
– Tuggers Burger Bar & Ale
House, 201 N. Main St., Port
Byron IL
Nuclear Plowboys – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Rick K’s Road Trip – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm
Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Sean Kistler – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Texas Hippie Coalition – The
Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East
Moline IL
Tony Hoeppner & Friends –
The Grape Life Wine Store &
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Tony Walker – Galena Brewing
Company, 227 N. Main St.,
Galena IL
Vinyl Deejay Night: Bob
Herington & Ryan Simpson
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
WAK E Brewing 5th
Anniversary Event: Mars
Red Sky – FACS – Big’N
– Oryx – Esculea Grind –
Greenbeard – Ready For
Death (2pm) – WAKE Brewing
Company, 2529 Fifth Ave.,
Rock Island IL
SUNDAY (11)
Alex & Alan Duo (3pm) – Wide
River Winery - Clinton, 1776
East Deer Creek Rd., Clinton IA
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W.,
Taylor Ridge IL
Frankie Joe & Kinfolk (2pm) –
Contrary Brewing Co., 411 W
Mississippi Dr., Muscatine IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
Ken Waldman (2pm) – Carl
Sandburg State Historic Site,
313 E 3rd St, Galesburg IL
Kerry Tucker & Rich Fricke
(2pm) – Len Brown’s North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr.,
Moline IL
Up Close with Mak Grgic
(2pm) – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
William Fitzsimmons – Stuart
Smith – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
MONDAY (12)
Brooks Nielsen – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
TUESDAY (13)
Alan Knapper’s Five Bridges
Jazz Band (6:30pm) –
Carriage Haus, 312 W 3rd St,
Davenport IA
Haley Reinhart – Orpheum
Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St.,
Galesburg IL
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
Opera Quad Cities – Moline
Public Library, 3210 41st St.,
Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (14)
El Perro – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Blues Jam (6pm) –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island
IL
Open Mic with Donovan
Gustofsan – Whiskey Stop,
1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
THURSDAY (15)
CASI Country Music Dance
– CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1035 W. Kimberly
Road, Davenport IA
Haley Reinhart – Charlotte Blu
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Ky & Ty & the Other Guy Open
Mic Night (6pm) – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
The Levin Brothers – Troy
Rangel & Friends – Rascals
Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) –
Twin Span Brewing, 6776
Championship Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Not Petty: Tom Petty Tribute
(6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Open Jam Night – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night (6pm) –
Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Fulton IL
FREE ASSANGE.
Open Mic Night w/ Antone
Bur ton – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
FRIDAY (16)
B e t hann H e idge rke n –
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Bittersweet Nation (8:30pm)
– 24k Magic (10:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
California Jeff (5pm) – Wide
River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Duke Tumatoe – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA
Fair Warning – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
For Those About to Yacht
– The Gypsy Highway Bar
& Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Freddy Allen 2&4 Swing Trio
– The Grape Life Wine Store
& Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Grayson – Monica Austin
(6pm) – Kavanaugh’s Hilltop
Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Karaoke w/ Michelle from
Party Times DJ Service –
Manning’s Whistle Stop, 416
N. 2nd St., Clinton IA
Live @ Five: Flash in a Pan
(5pm) – RME Courtyard, 131
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Mike Younger (6:30pm) – Miss
Diagnosed & the Symptoms
(9pm) – The V’ue, 137 5th Ave.
S., Clinton IA
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
Main Stage: Kevin Burt
& Big Medicine (5pm) –
Billy Branch & Sons of the
Blues (6:45pm) – Joe Louis
Walker (8:30pm) – Sue
Foley (10:15pm) – LeClaire
Park, 400 Beiderbecke Dr.,
Davenport IA
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
Tent Stage: Avey Grouws
Band (4 & 6:15pm) – Molly
Nova & the Hawk (8 &
9:45pm) – LeClaire Park, 400
Beiderbecke Dr., Davenport IA
Munime nt s – E sse nge r
– Sammy Boller (6pm) –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
North of 40 – Hawkeye Tap
Sports Bar N Grill, 4646
Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
Ron Tegler Trio (5:30pm) –
Crane & Pelican Cafe, 127 S.
2nd St., LeClaire IA
Tito Puente Jr.& His Latin
Jazz Ensemble – John &
Alice Butler Hall - University
of Dubuque Heritage Center,
2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA
SATURDAY (17)
Abstract Forms – Drowning
Life – The Emblem Faction
– Vestige – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Algiers – Mountain Swallower
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
BanD Acoustic – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Brian Skow & Friends
(6:30pm) – Tuggers Burger
Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main
St., Port Byron IL
Through October 6, 2022
October Print Edition Deadline:
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CJ Ryder & Past Masters –
Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
The Danny Parker Project –
Galena Brewing Company,
227 N. Main St., Galena IL
The Dawn – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Debit – The James Theater, 213
N. Gilbert St., Iowa City IA
Funktastic 5 – Hawkeye Tap
Sports Bar N Grill, 4646
Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
JD Aguilera – Galena Brewing
Company / Moline Ale House,
1534 River Dr., Moline IL
The Jersey Girls – Ohnward
Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt
St., Maquoketa IA
Jordan Danielsen – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Mary Gauthier – CSPS/Legion
Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar
Rapids IA
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
Main Stage: Ivan Singh
(2pm) – Altered 5 Blues
Band (3:30pm) – Rick
Estrin & the Nightcats
(5:15pm) – Vanessa Collier
(7:15pm) – Bernard Allison
(9:15pm) – LeClaire Park, 400
Beiderbecke Dr., Davenport IA
Mississippi Valley Blues Fest
Tent Stage: Kent Burnside
(1pm) – The Soul Searchers
(3 & 4:45pm) – The Matt
Woods Band (6:45 &
8:45pm) – LeClaire Park, 400
Beiderbecke Dr., Davenport IA
Monica Austin Band – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Rabbit Hole – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
There Goes the
Neighborhood – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
SUNDAY (18)
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W.,
Taylor Ridge IL
T h e G a m b l e r R e t u r n s:
Ultimate Kenny Rogers
Tribute (6pm) – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA
JD Aguilera (3pm) – The
Quarry, 2202 W. 3rd St.,
Davenport IA
Jake Shimabukuro – Justin
Kawika Young – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
Lojo Russo (2pm) – Contrary
Brewing Co., 411 W Mississippi
Dr., Muscatine IA
Orphan Jon (3:30pm) – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Third Sunday Jazz: The Manny
Lopez Big Band (5pm) –
Rivermont Collegiate, 1821
Sunset Dr., Bettendorf IA
Trombone Shorty & Orleans
Avenue – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Tyler Richton & the High
Bank Boys (2pm) – Hawkeye
Tap Sports Bar N Grill, 4646
Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
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MONDAY (19)
Dale Watson – Raccoon Motel,
315 E. Second St., Davenport
IA
Dawes & Bahamas – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington
St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY (20)
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
Son Monarcas (3pm) –
Butterworth Center, 1105 8th
Street, Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (21)
Fit for an Autopsy – Orbit
Culture – This Is Me
Breathing – Empty Graves
(5:30pm) – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Blues Jam (6pm) –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island
IL
Open Mic with Donovan
Gustofsan – Whiskey Stop,
1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
Young Mister – Abby Holiday
– Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
THURSDAY (22)
Black Opry Revue: Julie
Williams – Tae Lewis – Tylar
Bryant – Christine Melody
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Chuck Murphy (6pm) –
Twin Span Brewing, 6776
Championship Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night (6pm) –
Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone
Bur ton – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Them Coulee Boys – The
Barlow – Duke Oursler –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second
St., Davenport IA
Three Door Coupe w/ Tommy
Pickett Jr.(6:30pm) – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Tony Brown: End Racism,
Build Peace – Wesley United
Methodist Church, 400 Iowa
Ave., Muscatine IA
FRIDAY (23)
2022 Soul and Blues Festival:
The FunkDaddies (6:30pm)
– Downtown Iowa City, , Iowa
City IA
Amy Grant – Riverside Casino
Event Center, 3184 Highway
22, Riverside IA
Angela Meyer (6pm) –
Steventon’s, 1399 Eagle Ridge
Rd, LeClaire IA
Bethann Heidgerken (6pm)
– Crane & Pelican Cafe, 127 S.
2nd St., LeClaire IA
Brian Skow (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody
Rd., LeClaire IA
Danika & the Jeb – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Funtastic 5 – The Gypsy
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Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke w/ Michelle from
Party Times DJ Service –
Manning’s Whistle Stop, 416
N. 2nd St., Clinton IA
Lewis Knudsen (noon) –
Bettendorf Public Library,
2950 Learning Campus Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
Live @ Five: Jordan Danielsen
Band (5pm) – RME Courtyard,
131 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Robin Banks Band – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm
Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Ron Tegeler Jazz Trio – The
V’ue, 137 5th Ave. S., Clinton IA
Son Monarcas (noon) – Moline
Public Library, 3210 41st St.,
Moline IL
Tyler Richton & the High Bank
Boys – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SATURDAY (24)
2022 Soul and Blues Festival:
T h e Pe r k i n s S i n g e r s
(12:30pm) – Ship of Fools
(2pm) – Kevin Burt (3pm)
– Piso’s Cure (5pm) – The
Willie White Band (7pm)
– The Mike Wheeler Band
(9pm) – Downtown Iowa City,
, Iowa City IA
Alex & Kris – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Bear’s Den – Izzy Heltai –
Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Class of ’82: 80s New Wave
Tribute – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Critical Mass – Ill Omen –
Dolliver – Fishbait – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Doug Brundies’ Big Acoustic
Show – Galena Brewing
Company / Moline Ale House,
1534 River Dr., Moline IL
First Dance Band – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
The Incredible 45’s – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Rhythm
Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Jim Perron – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Kickin Back (6:30pm) –
Tuggers Burger Bar & Ale
House, 201 N. Main St., Port
Byron IL
Midnight Rider: An Allman
Brothers Tribute – Timber
Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black
Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Moonshine Run – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
PrairieFest: Dwayne Hodges
– Wes Wells – Angela Meyer
– The Troy Troftgruben
Band – Charlotte Blu – Levi
Craft – Quarter Moon Tin
Snips – Our Lady of the Prairie
Retreat, 2664 145th Ave,
Wheatland IA
Shekinah King – Galena
Brewing Company, 227 N.
Main St., Galena IL
Soultru EP Release Show –
Jim Swim – Kumate – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
The Wolf & Gypsy Band – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
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SUNDAY (25)
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W.,
Taylor Ridge IL
Contender Fest: Forever
Came Calling – Homesafe
– Eugene Levy – Nominee
– Pollyanna – Archers –
Bouquet – The Pivots (3pm)
– Bier Stube Moline, 415 15th
St, Moline IL
Crocodile Rockstar (1pm) –
Wide River Winery Tasting
Room - Village of East
Davenport, 1128 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Harbour – America Part Two –
Kesley Bou – Raccoon Motel,
315 E. Second St., Davenport
IA
Joe Purdy – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Joel Sires (3pm) – Wide River
Winery - Clinton, 1776 East
Deer Creek Rd., Clinton IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
Southern Jack (3pm) – Route
30 Slots & Cocktails, 2000 E
Rock Falls Rd., Rock Falls IL
TUESDAY (27)
The Deslondes – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Lucinda Williams & Her Band
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline
IL
WEDNESDAY (28)
Barefoot Becky (5:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Fu ll o f H e ll – B l o o d
Incantation – Vermin Womb
– Mortuous – God Is War –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second
St., Davenport IA
Jason and John Experience
(6pm) – Gilanellas, 2024 2nd
Ave., Port Byron IL
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Blues Jam (6pm) –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island
IL
Open Mic with Donovan
Gustofsan – Whiskey Stop,
1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
THURSDAY (29)
7 Bridges: The Ultimate
Eagles Tribute – Circa ’21
Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Alex & Alan (6pm) – Twin Span
Brewing, 6776 Championship
Dr., Bettendorf IA
Ariel McReynolds (6:30pm)
– The Gypsy Highway Bar
& Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night (6pm) –
Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone
Bur ton – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
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Church, 400 Iowa Ave.,
Muscatine IA
– Neighbor Lady – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East
Moline IL
Open Blues Jam (6pm) –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
Casino Resort Event Center,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
Whitney – Raccoon Motel, 315 Davenport IA Yoyo y Yo featuring Greg Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island IA
E. Second St., Davenport IA Karaoke Night – Pub 1848, Aguilar (6:30pm) – Moline IL Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s,
1601 River Drive #106, Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St., Open Mic with Donovan 1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
FRIDAY (30) IL
Nakatani Gong Orchestra
Moline IL Gustofsan – Whiskey Stop,
1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
Open Jam Night – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St.,
The 80’s Mix Party w/DJ SILK
– Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
– Englert Theatre, 221 East TUESDAY (4) Bettendorf IA
Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Q u a d C i t y Sy m p h o n y Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, THURSDAY (6) Open Jam Night (6pm) –
Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
IL Orchestra Masterworks 1601 River Drive #106, Moline Ariel McReynolds (6pm) – Fulton IL
Alex & Coop (5pm) – Wide River I: Ode to Joy (2pm) – IL Twin Span Brewing, 6776 Open Mic Night w/ Antone
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Centennial Hall, Augustana Opera Quad Cities – Moline Championship Dr., Bettendorf Bur ton – Bootleg Hill
Rd., LeClaire IA College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Public Library, 3210 41st St., IA Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Angela Meyer (6pm) – Island IL Moline IL Believe: The Cher Show (1 & Davenport IA
Contrary Brewing Co., 411 W Reggie King Sears (2:30pm) Quaker City Night Hawks – 7:15pm) – Circa ’21 Dinner Susto – Codfish Hollow Barn,
Mississippi Dr., Muscatine IA – The Gypsy Highway Bar Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa
Everyday Anarchy – The & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., St., Davenport IA Rock Island IL IA
Ta n g l e d Wo o d , 3 6 3 6 Davenport IA Doug Brundies (6:30pm) – The William Basinski – Faten
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf WEDNESDAY (5) Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, Kanaan – Senate Chamber of
IA
Harbour w/ America Part Two MONDAY (3) Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
the Old Capitol, 201 S Clinton
St, Iowa City IA
– Kesley Bou – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke w/ Michelle from
Party Times DJ Service –
Manning’s Whistle Stop, 416
N. 2nd St., Clinton IA
Karli Bunn (5:30pm) – Crane
& Pelican Cafe, 127 S. 2nd St.,
LeClaire IA
Live @ Five: Orangadang!
(5pm) – RME Courtyard, 131
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
The Modern Gentlemen –
Bally’s Quad Cities, 777 Bally
Blvd., Rock Island IL
Skitzo Fonik – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA
The Velies – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Wild Oatz – Hawkeye Tap
Sports Bar N Grill, 4646
Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
SATURDAY (1)
Hap Hazard – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Have Your Cake – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Jason Carl & the Whole Damn
Band – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Jen Craft Acoustic – Galena
Brewing Company / Moline
Ale House, 1534 River Dr.,
Moline IL
Kickin Back (5pm) – Rock Island
Hy-Vee Market Grille, 2930
18th Ave., Rock Island IL
Ky&Ty – Green Tree Brewery,
309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Little Feat – Miko Marks –
Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Q u a d C i t y Sy m p h o n y
Orchestra Masterworks I:
Ode to Joy – Adler Theatre,
136 E. Third St., Davenport IA
Santana Tribute Band – The
Grape Life Wine Store &
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Vinyl Deejay Night: Apri Orion
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
SUNDAY (2)
Ed James & Rich Fricke (2pm) –
The Main Event, 3819 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Hayes Noble – Mo Carter –
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
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