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Strengthening Appeal,
Building Links
Augustana Colleges New Brunner Theatre Center to Be a Boon to

Majors, Non-Majors, and the Quad Cities Community Page 5
Photo by Paul Colletti, collettiphoto.com
Whole Different Animals: The Quebe

Sisters at the Redstone Room Page 13
Remembering Dave E.
Halvy Halverson: A
Force of Nature Page 2
With Rock Island and Walmart,

Blame the Farmer, Not the
Snake Page 3
Legends of the Fall (of

56): Circas Million
Dollar Quartet Page 7
Whats Happenin: Jackie

Greene, Feet Dont Fail
Me Now! Page 10
#917
September 15 - 28, 2016
River Cities Reader Vol. 23 No. 917 September 15 - 28, 2016
WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
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By Kathleen McCarthy
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Dave E. Halvy Halverson

(1950-2016): A Force of Nature
any of us have arrived at that

place in the cycle of life where
we are forced to deal with the
passings of those most dear to us. So it is
with David E. Halvy Halverson, who
departed September 1.
Halvy, put simply, was a force of
nature.
And another total Bettendorf original.
Many of us bear this loss by imagining the joyful reunion of Halvy with his
lifelong best friend, Chuck Big C High,
who passed two years ago. Friendships
like theirs transcend life, death, and
everything in between.
In fact, our imaginings go beyond to
include Halvys reunion with his mother
Marilyn and Big Cs parents, Big C Sr.
and Kay, all of whom personified the
boundless good that comes from family.
Which explains the devotion that
characterized Halvy and his.
The memories and stories are full of
laughter, hilarity, and singularly Halvy
antics. He was a unique blend of creativity, unfiltered energy, fierce loyalty, and
uncommon compassion, especially relative to family and friends.
John Siegel, another close lifelong
friend, explained the three things that
set Halvy apart for him: his deep love
and devotion for his wife Amy and the
life they built together; Halvys robust
work ethic and success as a team player;
and the bond that was forged between
Halvy and Johns son Johnny. Knowing
that Johnny and Halvy found in each
other those things that John holds dear
about them both brings great happiness
and satisfaction to John. For the rest
of us, Halvys efforts with Johnny are
a testimony to his love of John, and by
extension all his close friends.
The same love and kinship existed
with Big Cs little sister Susie High,
whose own devotion to her brother
extended to Halvy and vice versa. Looking at the big picture, Halvys family
has a lot of different members that go
beyond blood, including a long line of
labradors that were Halvys pride and joy.
It remains one of Halvys most endearing
qualities.
Halvy made worldwide friendships
later in life through online golf gaming.
But mostly he had steadfast lifelong
friendships from hunting, living on the
Mississippi River, working at Tri-City
Blacktop, and owning the Wing Dam
David E. Halvy Halverson

a community bar and restaurant in
downtown Bettendorf with Big C for
many years, to name a few endeavors.
Halvy leaves behind a huge imprint of a
life fully and unapologetically lived, with
honor, loyalty, and humor at its core.
For us lifers who grew up and grew
older with Halvy, the lessons learned and
take-aways from a force of nature such as
Dave Halverson are enduring, characterbuilding, and heartwarming, and proof
positive that his love and friendship were
the truest.
A celebration of Halvys life will kick
off at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 17,
at Sunrise Golf, located at 3947 Moencks
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COMMENTARY
By Jeff Ignatius
jeff@rcreader.com
With Rock Island and Walmart, Blame the Farmer, Not the Snake
omebody should familiarize Rock Island

Mayor Dennis Pauley with Aesops
Fable The Farmer & the Viper, which
famously ends with a snake biting a man who
showed it kindness: Did you not know that
a serpent in the bosom, a mouse in a bag, and
fire in a barn give their hosts an ill reward?
In other words, you knew I was a snake.
Choose your viper in this case. It could
be Walmart, which last week backed out of
a deal first struck in 2012 to build a store on
11th Streets Watch Tower Plaza. Or it could
be the $4.5-million sales contract signed at
long last in 2015, which gave Walmart an
easy out without substantial penalty.
But to focus on the reptile is to miss the
moral of the story. The problem of the fable
is the farmer, who to put it bluntly was
stupid. And our farmer was the City of
Rock Island.
Yes, Rock Island was bitten in this aborted
deal. But it knew or should have known
that this outcome was possible if not likely.
Pauleys shock and disappointment were
either disingenuous or facilitated by nave
optimism and trust. Im not happy, Pauley
was quoted as saying last week. We put a
lot of work, a lot of time into this. We never
heard a negative comment from Walmart
from Day One.
Walmart didnt need to voice a negative comment. The sales contract gave the
companys agent Price Properties, LLC all
the power: At any time prior to the end of
the feasibility period, the buyer may, for any
reason in its sole and absolute discretion,
cancel this agreement ... .
And the Walmart project never passed the
sniff test. Just look where Walmarts existing
Quad Cities stores are. Look where major
retail development is happening in the Quad
Cities on the outskirts of town, such as
the Menards and Sams Club development
in Moline. Note that Zimmerman Honda
moved in 2012 from downtown Rock Island
to that same area in Moline.

Furthermore, it probably should have been
a warning sign that, according to the QuadCity Times in 2012, the mayor said the city
has aggressively pursued Walmart for about
the last year, and he emphasized that it was
the city that sought out the giant retailer, not
the other way around. That sort of courtship
the moon-eyed pining for the seemingly
unattainable usually ends badly, and at the
very least it gives the pursued a huge advantage in negotiation.
Then there was the fact that this project
languished for so long. Pauley announced it
in November 2012, saying the store would
be open by Christmas 2013. But the sales
contract for the property wasnt finalized
until October 2015. After that, Rock Island
granted Walmart two feasibility-period
extensions the last of which was set to
expire last week.
In the meantime, Rock Island spent $15
million acquiring the property, relocating existing businesses, and clearing the
site. Demolition was complete, it must be
stressed, before the city had a purchase
agreement in place.
And Rock Island did all that at a premium
price. A July article in the Argus/Dispatch
noted: In most cases, the city paid substantially more than what the property was
worth. ... [T]he city paid $610,000 to buy a
vacant lot at the former Town & Country
bowling alley that burned down in 2010.
The vacant propertys market value was
about $359,000. ... Other properties, such
as the Watch Tower Shopping Center, were
purchased from R Own Properties LLC for
$1.75 million. South Rock Island Township
records show those properties combined
market value was approximately $414,000.
The city paid $500,000 for four homes with a
combined market value of $191,085.
All of this speaks to a certain desperation
which arguably led the city to invite a serpent
to its bosom.
Pauley said last week that the realities
are we, as a city, cannot live on property tax.
We have to have sales tax, and were trying to
bring economic development to the city.
And thats as it should be. Rock Island is
at a substantial disadvantage compared to its
Quad Cities peers in terms of retail. The closing of Rock Islands Kmart over the summer
created an additional urgency in the city.
And 11th Street is a natural target. It has
traffic and population and available financial
incentives from tax increment financing.
But it also has a lot working against
it. I drive on 11th Street nearly every day
because my house is two blocks from it, and
my daughters school is one block west of
Watch Tower Plaza. Its a mix of residential
and commercial, with a lot of automotive
businesses, a Walgreens, a McDonalds,
Milan Surplus, Alfanos Pizza ... . But its
dominated by businesses that serve lowincome people: three title-loan places, two
dollar stores, a pawn shop, a Rent-A-Center,
a plasma-donation facility. (Near 11th Street
are two public-housing high-rises and a
Rock Island Housing Authority townhome
development.)
A Walmart if it had been built, if it could
have been sustained would have helped,
and it certainly would have spurred additional new development.
But Rock Island went about it all wrong.
The city should have prioritized development
of the site, bought the properties, done the
relocation and prep work, and then sought
potential buyers with an emphasis on
finding the most suitable development and
the best long-term return on investment. It
should have kept its options open until a sale
was completed.
Instead, it had eyes only for Walmart, it
spent millions of taxpayer dollars without
any formal agreement in place, it overpaid
for property in its eagerness, and based
on Pauleys comments it apparently never

entertained the idea that the project might
not come to fruition. It had no back-up plan.
Perhaps worst of all, the citys desperation
is now amplified. Having put all its eggs in
the Walmart basket, Rock Island at this point
is begging for a retailer any retailer to
show interest in the city and that specific site.
Some of that is the genuine and proper
need for a bigger property- and sales-tax
base, and for jobs, and for revitalization of
that long-struggling 11th Street corridor.
But now theres a political need, too.
Pauley and city council need to justify the $15
million of taxpayer money they spent with
no written promise of a return, and they need
to do it quickly. The seats of the mayor and
some city-council wards are up for election
next year, and two key votes were unanimous
in 2012 to authorize the $15 million in
borrowing to clear Watch Tower Plaza and in
2015 to approve the sales contract.
Of course, some good has come of the
citys backward process. As many have noted,
Watch Tower Plaza is now developmentready. The Blackhawk Commons business
park off 11th Street and Blackhawk Road
was facilitated by the relocation of Black
Hawk Colleges Adult Learning Center from
the plaza.
Mostly, however, this has been a mess of
the citys own making.
My hope is that, moving forward, city
officials keep some lessons in mind. There
is no silver bullet for 11th Street. Its more
important to find the right businesses for
the corridor as part of a larger economicdevelopment and revitalization strategy than
it is to find the first retailer willing to take
whatever handouts the city offers. Voters will
blame the mayor and council rightly for
their Walmart mistakes, and they should
take their lumps.
And for goodness sake, Rock Island
leaders dont be that idiot farmer again.
MUSIC
Burying the Albatross

By Hannah Bates
bateshannaha@gmail.com
Foxing, September 24 at Daytrotter
uring the process of writing and recording their 2015 album Dealer, two members of Foxing shared experiences that
would shape the direction of the music.
I lost my grandfather, and he [Conor
Murphy] lost his grandfather, Foxing bassist
and lyricist Josh Coll said in a recent phone
interview. It was the first family member that
Ive ever lost, and that whole experience just
made me ... look at things in a way I wasnt.
Foxing is a St. Louis-based band that will
play Daytrotter on September 24. Murphy and
Coll, who work collaboratively on Foxings
lyrics, let the loss they each experienced drive
Dealer.
This represented a lyrical and thematic
departure from their 2013 album The Albatross.
I swear Im a good man, Murphy sings on
that albums Rory. So why dont you love me
back? As he sings about having his heart ripped
out, the hoarseness in Murphys voice grows.
While Dealer drips with just as much
emotion as The Albatross, its expressed in a
completely different way. The raw anguish that
marked The Albatross is nowhere to be found.
Murphy opted for a calm contemplation in the
expression of lyrics on many Dealer tracks.
For example, in the Coll-penned Indica
about his military experience he writes
of being haunted by how he acted when he
served. Troubles stay when lids lay over eyes,
Murphy sings. The frames and faces Ive mistaken for kids whose lives I may have taken.
Rolling military drums and Murphys
trumpet back the track. Murphy sings softly,
reflecting on the deaths of children for which
the narrator was responsible.
Coll talked about how he followed a specific
theme in a lot of the songwriting he did for
this album, straying from the relationship
problems of The Albatross.
A lot of what I wrote about was a fear of
death or a fear of what it means to lose people,
things that are a little bit more important to
me than problems with girls, something like
that ... , he said. A lot of it to me is a theme of
ownership. Owning what youve done instead
of deferring it or placing blame on outside
things. ... I think guilt also runs through my
stuff as well.
The whole band, which collectively writes
the music, also took a different approach to
Dealer. Everyone stayed in Vermont for a
month to work on the album, rather than
writing at home in St. Louis whenever they
had the time.
Dealer, to me, required a little bit more
foresight, Coll said. Instead of just jamming
songs out and seeing where they took us, it was
a lot more about trying to challenge ourselves
with song structures. The band takes a more

linear approach to songwriting, avoiding the
verse/chorus pattern of songwriting.
On The Magdalene, Dealers lead single,
the vocal melody streaming between octaves
builds on a background of guitar scaling up
and down a mountain of single notes. After a
string of sounds and thoughts, the song concludes after its said what it needs to say.
The lead track from the album, Weave,
follows this same songwriting style, and the
same kind of guitar line. But the song also
addresses the expectations the band felt following its first album.
Drained out a tunnel in an albatross,
Murphy sings in the chorus. Now Im
haunted by the bird. Her hounds left tracks on
my breath, until I had no more air left.
Coll mentioned that the response to the
bands first album created the pressure of
expectations. Critics praised the The Albatross,
with Stereogum saying that Foxing is notable
more for the way theyre blowing open the
possibilities of soul-searing Midwest basement
music than for reverently going through the
motions. Its a wildly original album from a
wildly talented band, and you should absolutely listen to it.
But had the band not laid The Albatross to
rest in the first breaths of the album, Dealer
still lives up to soul-searing Midwest basement music. While Foxing traded the fiery
questioning of failed relationships for a quieter,
contemplative exploration of more serious
issues, the music doesnt lose a bit of its emotional impact.
Foxing will perform on Saturday, September
24, at Daytrotter (324 Brady Street, Davenport;
Daytrotter.com). The 8 p.m. all-ages show also
includes Mountain Swallower and Archeress.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door.
For more information on Foxing, visit
FoxingTheBand.bandcamp.com.
Hannah Bates is a recent St. Ambrose University graduate who likes music more than she
likes most other things.
COVER STORY
Strengthening Appeal, Building Links
By Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
Augustana Colleges New Brunner Theatre Center to Be a Boon to Majors, Non-Majors, and the Quad Cities Community
hen I attended Augustana Colleges

second-to-last performance of the
musical Sweeney Todd in May, I
found the evening a bittersweet affair and
not just because of the meat pies.
Without question, Augies rendition of
Stephen Sondheims demon-barber musical
was terrifically performed and produced.
Hence, the sweet. But the bitter came in
knowing that the show would be the final
one staged in the Bergendoff Hall of Fine
Arts Potter Hall the utterly charming,
144-seat venue that I, as an Augustana
theatre major, had so energetically toiled
and played in from 1986 to 1990, as had any
number of students active there between the
buildings 1955 opening and this past spring.
Yet there was a silver lining, and you
could find it right across the street at the
former Augustana College Center. This
was the venue that was to be newly named
the Kim & Donna Brunner Theatre Center
a $4.2-million facility that would be the
home to Augies theatre department, with
its approximate 7,500 square feet boasting
a 263-seat mainstage area, individual light
and sound booths, an 80-seat studio theatre,
a scenic-construction shop, a costume shop,
a theatre library and conference room,
faculty and administrative offices, spacious
dressing rooms, and even showers. (Full
tours of the center, which officially opened
at the end of August, will be available during
the theatres celebration gala on October 13.)
For those of us whod heard rumblings
about a potential new theatre for Augustana since at least the 1980s, this news was
greeted with an elated sense of Finally!
For this former student who remembers a
full four others also graduating with 1990
theatre degrees, the centers price tag was
also greeted with a bit of Um ... really?
Despite the schools long reputation for
quality productions, with recent national
recognition via the four acting awards
earned for A Green River at the 2015 Kennedy Center American College Theatre
Festival, Augustana hadnt exactly been
considered a go-to destination for those
hoping to pursue theatrical careers. And
as the departments professor and Chair of
Theatre Arts Jeff Coussens recently told me,
the 2015-16 school year ended with roughly
25 students pursuing theatre as either a
major or minor a far cry from my graduating class five, but still a drop in the bucket
compared to the numbers at other institutions. So wasnt $4.2 million somewhat,
shall we say, extravagant?
Not, it turns out, if you choose to see the
new Brunner Theatre Center as more of an

investment than an augmentation.
From Kent Barnds, Augustanas executive
vice president who has been closely involved
in construction plans since day one: I think
its not only going to be attractive to prospective students who are both majors and
non-majors, but to all members of the Quad
Cities community.
From Green River director Philip Wm.
McKinley, the 1973 Augustana theatre
major who helmed Broadways Tony-winning The Boy from Oz and helped shepherd
the new facilitys fundraising campaign: It
will involve not only theatre students, but
students in all disciplines in the school, as
well as professionals in the community who
have made their livings here.
And from Coussens, himself a 1980
Augustana theatre graduate who joined the
faculty in the fall of 1987: We kind of knew
this would put us on the map regionally, if
not nationally if we had a showplace theatre. And I think thats what we now have.
Facelifts
A Moline native, Coussens says his decision to attend Augustana in 1976 stemmed
from it seeming like a really good college
close to home. As for Potter Hall itself, he
says, I liked the intimacy of it, which I also
enjoyed when I was on faculty and directing
in the space. It keeps you honest as an actor,
and we had faculty who would select the
right kinds of productions to mount given
the limitations of the space. But as a student,
I dont think you necessarily notice the limitations of the space. The inflexibility.
Most of the drawbacks have been
technical, Coussens continues. The
architecture of the space does not lend itself
well to lighting design or the operation of
lighting. But you add the lack of wing space,
the lack of backstage space, not enough
dressing rooms, the scene shop being part
of the same space that you rehearse in and
perform in ... . The physical architecture, I
think, dictated many of those limitations.
Yet Coussens was hardly the first person
at Augustana to recognize the need for new
facilities. When I came on as faculty, he
says, I inherited files that pre-dated my
time as a student. There were consultants
reports on a new theatre space that dated
all the way back to the 1960s. I think almost
as soon as Bergendoff Hall was built in the
1950s, they realized that it wasnt going to
be a great space for theatre. But it was all we
had.
Coussens says that in making the best of
2016 construction of Augustanas Kim & Donna Brunner Theatre Center. Photo by Kent Barnds.
less-than-ideal circumstances, there have
been many facelifts and changes over the
years to make it seem more like a theatre
space, including the addition of a lowerlevel studio-theatre facility and the permanent covering of Potter Halls windows
which had made full blackouts during
matines impossible. But even though
weve gone through several campaigns for a
new space, and theatre has always seemed to
be on the list of priorities, it seemed that we
just werent high enough on that list.
In recent years, however, several factors
aligned to finally make plans for a new
theatre facility a reality.
The roots of it, I think, have been in the
current administration of the college, says
Coussens. President [Steven] Bahls has
always been very supportive, and has always
attended all of our productions, and is also
a very active audience member in community theatre. Hes very supportive of the arts
in general, and from the first time we met,
hes talked to me about the need for a new
theatre space. But the impetus really came
when the college looked at Bergendoff and
realized that we were overcrowded.
It wasnt long ago that Bergendoff not
only housed the art-history, theatre, and
music departments, which it did until the
end of last springs trimester, but also had
studio art, speech communications, and
communication sciences and disorders
all packed in the same space. Wed gotten
some relief from that with various building
projects and movement of faculty and

departments into different spaces, but it was
still very crowded.
Meanwhile, with Bergendoff all but
bursting at the proverbial seams, other
facilities on campus were standing empty
after the 2013 completion of the centralized,
700-seat Gerber Center Dining Room.
Now, all of a sudden, we had a couple
locations that werent being used for anything else, says Coussens. And thats when
Kent Barnds brought up the idea of the
College Center.
Says Barnds, When we opened the
Gerber Center, we left two visible places on
campus vacant the Westerlin Dining Hall
and the College Center Dining Hall. As you
can imagine, on a college campus, there
were lots of people who coveted that space.
But we wanted to be focused on ensuring
that we had the highest and best use for this
sort of premium space, and Steve Bahls suggested to me, Why dont you go down and
look at the College Center, and see what you
think about having theatre there?
Over the past few years, continues
Barnds, one of the things Ive been most
proud about is that we havent just renovated
buildings; were transformed the use of
buildings. If you think of Carlsson Evald
Hall, which was a dormitory that was
converted into one of our primary academic
buildings, or what we did with the library
Continued On Page 6
COVER STORY
Continued From Page 5
By Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com

that became the Gerber Center, co-locating
essential things a residential college needs
for students with places to study, play, and
eat ... .
To completely re-imagine what was a
late-1970s refectory cafeteria into a fantastic
facility for theatre represents some imagination that I think is not always present on
college campuses.
When Barnds first raised the College
Center idea with Coussens, the theatre chair
says there was some miscommunication
about whether his department would take
over the vacated, second-floor cafeteria
area as a whole or merely the loft space and
meeting rooms in the floor above. (Initially
presuming the latter, Coussens says with a
laugh, I was like, Great. They want to put
me in a space thats even smaller than the
one I have now.)
But once it was clear that Barnds meant
the entirety of the College Centers top
two floors with the ground floor still
housing destinations such as Augustanas
bookstore Coussens says his response was
Now youre talkin, and plans were made
to discuss exactly what this new theatrical
configuration might look like.
In addition to professionals from Decatur,
Illinois BLDD Architects and theatreconstruction consultants from Oak Park,
Illinois Bill Conner Associates, Augustana
sought the input of McKinley, a noted alumnus who received an honorary doctorate in
2012, served as the colleges commencement
speaker in 2012 and 2016, and directed the
theatre departments PTSD drama A Green
River in 2013 and again for its entry in the
2015 Kennedy Center Festival.
I didnt see the benefit of having a big
proscenium stage, says McKinley. Its
different if youre going to Northwestern or
Harvard or Yale, where they have these huge
design departments and that kind of thing.
But the focus here should really be on getting the basics. Thats what happened with
me at Augustana; I came in and I learned
a little bit about everything. And so many
regional theatres now are smaller spaces
with more intimate, thrust-stage theatres,
and it seemed like that kind of facility would
suit the size of the college.
Consequently, the idea was adopted
to model Augustanas new facility after
relatively intimate venues such as Broadways Circle in the Square and, in particular, Off-Broadways New World Stages,
complete with a fixed-thrust, mainstage
theatre that, says Coussens, we wanted to
have rather than a proscenium space that
would seem a little less warm and fuzzy to
our audiences who are used to Potter. Plus,
Katie Kleve, Debo Balogun, and Keenan Odenkirk star in Augustanas Othello, October 14-23 at the
Brunner Theatre Center. Photo by Paul Colletti, collettiphoto.com.
he continues, the new site also boasts entire
floors with support facilities and dressing
rooms and office space, and a studio-theatre
on the third floor, and an outdoor stage on
the south side of the building, the initial
construction for which is planned for later
this fall.
All involved parties agreed that such a
facility would be a great benefit to students
already enrolled. But what was even more
promising was the new theatres allure to
prospective students.
We knew right away that this would
help us with recruitment, says Coussens.
So many students especially students in
the design and technology areas would
visit campus and wed show them Potter
and theyd say, So wheres your mainstage?
And wed say, Well ... this is it. And they
were accustomed to better, more heavily
equipped facilities and maybe even more
ambitious seasons than we were able to
produce in terms of size of production and
size of cast.
So even though the department is
small, he continues, there wasnt a lot of
resistance to the plans for the new theatre,
because people understood that this could
be a good recruitment tool for the college. I
think they also understood that theatre had
so long been on the list as a department
needing better facilities that this time they
were ready to make that commitment.
And once the college made the commitment, then the donors started to appear. I
think there were a lot of people kind of waiting in the wings to give to the cause if they
knew that it was really going to happen.
Soft Skills
Chief among those donors are Kim and

Donna Brunner classes of 1971 and 1975,
respectively who contributed a naming
gift of $1.5 million. Kim served as executive vice president and chief legal officer for
State Farm Insurance until his retirement
in 2010, and from 2009 to 2013 was chair of
Augustanas Board of Trustees. As Barnds
says, He and Donna are very loyal and
supportive of the college and saw this as an
opportunity to give back.
Barnds adds that Kim and Donna both
see the value of the arts in educating students broadly, and, according to McKinley,
this concept was instrumental in securing
not only the Brunners donation but the gifts
of numerous others.
We kept talking about a theatre department that would be developed for all the
disciplines in the school, says McKinley.
For instance, taking athletes and doing
programs for them where theyd learn to
talk on camera when being interviewed.
Taking med students and having actors roleplay their patients so they could learn about
bedside manner. Giving pre-law students a
chance to role-play.
In this era where so much communication is done with the thumbs, continues
McKinley, and so many more college grads
being hired than in previous years, many
corporate officers have been saying that they
cant find qualified candidates because they
dont have soft skills. They dont know how
to interview. They dont know how to speak

in front of a board. They dont know how to
present a project. So showing that theatre is
something that can be used for all disciplines was something that really started to
spur on the fundraising.
Another example of what Coussens calls
the departments plan to do more interdisciplinary work will be launched this
fall with the Penguin Project, a collaboration between Augustana and Rock Islands
student-focused Center for Living Arts.
Its a project that was started in Peoria
by Dr. Andy Morgan, says Coussens, who
is a retired pediatrician who specialized in
working with students with developmental
and learning disabilities. What he does is he
works with young artists with disabilities,
puts them in junior-level Broadway musicals, and puts peer mentors on-stage to work
with them through the rehearsal process.
Augustana and the Center for Living Arts
Dino and Tina Hayz will consequently put
Morgans project into practice beginning
this autumn, with a production of Annie Jr.
scheduled for March performances in the
Brunner Theatre Center.
Our students in communication science
and disorders, whove had clinical work,
will be acting as super-mentors to the peer
mentors, Coussens says, helping them
understand how to communicate with the
young artists with disabilities. Were excited
to get more and more into applied theatre
in this way, and the department is launching other initiatives to help strengthen our
appeal to a broader number of students, and
our links to the Quad Cities community.
One of those links will be in place next
summer as Augustana presents its first
summertime productions since the 1970s
heyday of Augies Pitchfork Players a
summer-stock season with participation
open to both students and area residents.
Phil McKinley was involved with
Pitchfork Players when he was a student at
Augustana, says Coussens, and I was, as
well, and we both agree on the value of that
kind of experience. So Phil is going to be the
artistic director for the summer to help us
launch the program probably three main
productions that will allow students and the
community the chance to work together.
At least one of those productions is also
scheduled to be a musical, and Coussens
says, Were developing a concentration
in musical theatre within the theatrearts major. Weve got a couple classes
on the books for this year, and well be
hiring a tenure-track position wholl be a
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By Victoria Navarro
Legends of the Fall (of 56)
Million Dollar Quartet, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through November 5
s the saying goes: A picture is worth

a thousand words. But could a creative team spin a tale based on that
picture and create a nostalgic narrative
worth more than words? In the case of
Million Dollar Quartet: You betcha!
There was a photo taken on December 4, 1956, that shows four rock n roll
legends Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins,
Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis
posed around a spinet piano during a
Sun Records jam session. Co-authors
Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux consequently fleshed out the tale behind that
photo and that session, and turned it
into the Tony-winning Million Dollar
Quartet, currently playing at the Circa
21 Dinner Playhouse. Yet while the rockers look cool and relaxed in that picture,
Circa 21s August 31 preview performance was anything but relaxed, as that
place was jumpin. Under the direction of
Curt Wollan, the musical had a vibrant
energy that began with its Blue Suede
Shoes opener and rarely let up through
the rousing finale Whole Lotta Shakin
Goin on.
Four talented performers take on the
personae of Million Dollar Quartets
famous musicians: Brandon Fillette as
Lewis, Stephen Horst as Cash, Morgan
McDowell as Presley, and Christopher
Wren as Perkins. Playing such iconic
figures cant be easy, as the actors are no
doubt expected to look and sound like
the figures theyre portraying, and while
Circa 21s quartet boasted strong voices
and was fun to listen to, only Wren and
Fillette consistently sounded like their
characters. Although Horst and McDowell did channel the legends in their acting
and looks, Horst didnt have that coalmine-deep Cash sound, and although
I thought Elvis was still in the building
when McDowell started his rendition of
Thats All Right, he lost some of that
smoky Elvis drawl on other numbers.
But Horsts and McDowells extraordinary vitality and musicality still made
their performances entertaining, and I
was lucky to be seated so I could clearly
watch the nimble fingers of Fillette,
who pounded on those ivories with
impressive virtuosity. Fillette was so engaging as

the young, brash Jerry Lee
that it was frankly hard
to keep my eyes off him.
Looking like he was off
the pages of some 1950s
comic strip with brightred high-water pants,
suspenders, and a mop
of blond hair, Fillettes
enthusiasm never waned
whether jamming, wisecracking with Perkins, or
Brandon Fillette, Stephen Horst, Christopher Wren, Tristan Tapscott,
making moon eyes at PrePaige Salter, Tom Walljasper, and Morgan McDowell
sleys girlfriend Dyanne.
(Paige Salter, who plays
the role and sings solo on Fever and
instruments seem era-authentic, and
I Hear You Knocking, has a sultry,
with its tiled walls and ceiling and its
million-dollar voice herself.)
only wall dcor being three gold records
As for Wren, who also serves as the
although a Sun Records logo hangs
productions music director, he appeared
above the stage the space feels apprototally comfortable as Perkins. Blastpriately intimate. I enjoyed the feeling of
ing out rockabilly guitar riffs and
eavesdropping on that historical musical
exchanging insults with Jerry Lee, Wren
moment of 60 years ago, a feeling aided
effectively presented his musician as
by the action being continual, with no
vulnerable and aching to get a second hit, blackouts or scene changes.
and really demonstrated his competitive
As the scores 22 songs include Hound
side when angry at Elvis for having stolen Dog, I Walk the Line, and Great
Blue Suede Shoes, a tune first written
Balls of Fire, its hard to pick a favorite
and recorded by Perkins.
from the shows great blend of rockabilly,
This was just one piece of history I
R&B, and country. But for me, the best
learned between songs, as Million Dollar
ones found the performers (among them
Quartet is narrated by Sun Records
Perry Orfanellas and Tristan Tapscotts
founder Sam Phillips. Tom Walljasper
studio musicians) slowing down a bit
portrays this down-home, optimistic
on Down by the Riverside and Peace
music pioneer with great verve, espein the Valley, numbers in which the
cially when making countrified asides,
singing voices were truly showcased
and at times addresses the audience
and the harmonies were impeccable.
directly, entreating them, like a proud
Yet whatever your own favorites prove
papa, to clap for his protgs. Through
to be, Million Dollar Quartet is a must
Phillips, we learn how the musicians
for anyone who enjoys the music that
were discovered, and that their back
helped shape rock n roll. Its nostalgic,
stories share a common thread: Each was its informative, and its a whole lotta fun
a poor Southern boy who loved playing
goin on.
music, and Phillips was the only person
Million Dollar Quartet runs at the Circa
who would listen.
21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue,
With the musical set in Sun Records
Rock Island) through November 5, and
ragtag, 1956 recording studio in Memmore information and tickets are availphis, scenic designer Erica Zaffarano
able by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2
appears to have perfectly reconstructed
or visiting Circa21.com.
every vintage detail. The amps, microphones, recording equipment, and
THEATRE

By Brent Tubbs
A Thriller to Die for
Deathtrap, at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre through September 18
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poiler alert: Deathtrap, now running at

the the Playcrafters Barn Theatre, is awesome. In fact, since I started reviewing a
little less than a year ago, this was certainly the
most enjoyable night of theatre Ive yet had.
I sat on the edge of my seat from beginning to end at September 10s performance, as
director Patti Flaherty has assembled a stellar
cast for this thriller by Ira Levin, who was
responsible for such other heart-stoppers as
Rosemarys Baby and The Stepford Wives. He
does not disappoint here, either. Aside from
hearing its title many times in the past, I knew
nothing about Levins play when I entered the
theatre on Saturday, and am very grateful for
that. Deathtrap takes you on so many twists
and turns, you cant possibly know whats
coming next unless youve seen it before.
Playcrafters latest opens with well-known
playwright Sidney Bruhl (the impressive Jason
Platt) searching for new script ideas and reading an outline from a former seminar student.
The outline, one for the type of stage thriller
Bruhl is known for, is very good, and while
discussing it with wife Myra (Pamela Briggs),
Sidney makes a remark about murdering this
student and stealing his idea and thus, Deathtraps first rung of suspense is set. Platt does a
masterful job of teetering on the edge of sanity
to make the audience question, much like Myra
does, if he is indeed capable of murder. Sidneys
mannerisms, his charming yet diabolical
laugh, and even his contemplative, far-off stares
are so well played that Platt gives the distinct
impression that much more is going on than
meets the eye. Turns out there is.
Adam Cerny plays the wide-eyed student
Clifford Anderson, and upon his arrival, the
tension mounts even more. Cernys range is
beautifully displayed in this show. Without
giving too much away, Clifford proves to
be just as crazy as Sidney is about the idea
of writing theatres next great thriller, and
Cernys acting abilities shine through in his
performance, most noticeably in his eyes. In
the latter part of Deathtrap, you can truly see
Cliffords intensity through the believability of
Cernys performance and especially his focus,
which really drew me into the production. As
for Briggs, she plays the quiet moments shared
between Myra and Clifford quite commendably, her facial expressions communicating
hurt and worry for Clifford, considering that
he may (or may not) be murdered.
Despite being an intense thriller, Deathtrap
also features some really funny moments. The
comic relief of the play is the Bruhls neighbor
Helga ten Dorp, a very accurate psychic, whom
the audience is treated to in the hilarious persona of Nancy Teerlinck. Arriving on-stage with
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a thick Russian accent and nylons that rise to
just below her knees, Teerlinck displays a wonderful comfort with breaking the pre-existing
tension. From her first entrance, going around
the house touching numerous items saying
the word pain over and over again, Teerlinck
had Saturdays crowd in the palm of her hand,
and Jason Dlouhy nicely completes the cast as
Bruhls jittery lawyer, bringing some important
information to light later in the second act.
The design and construction team of Bob
Hanske, Crista Ashcraft, Sara Nicole Wegener,
Jacque Cohoon, and Craig Cohoon have put
up an incredibly ominous set complete with
deadly weapons lining the walls (many of which
are used during the production), making you
wonder if youre in a home office or a torture
chamber. Fight choreographer Aaron Sullivan,
meanwhile, did a great job of making the eventual physical confrontations look realistic.
This production offers so many twists
that if youre a fan of thrillers, stage shocks,
surprises, scares, laughs, talented actors, and
entertainment, then Deathtrap is certainly for
you; this was definitely one of the best productions Ive seen at Playcrafters. Flaherty and her
cast do such magnificent work in building the
suspense and tension that at the performance
my wife and I were at, during a particularly
quiet moment, an audience member sitting
behind us suddenly sneezed, and my wife
instantly jumped and grabbed my arm. If that
doesnt tell you that Deathtrap is doing something right, I dont know what will.
Deathtrap runs at the Playcrafters Barn
Theatre (4950 35th Avenue, Moline) through
September 18, and more information and
tickets are available by calling (309)762-0330 or
visiting Playcrafters.com.
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epic is lightened by clever quips,
visual gags, and random
pop-culture references, and delivers
moments of explosive, child-like
joy, especially whenever Tom
Hollands new teen Spider-Man
shows up. (Same day as DVD.)
FREE STATE OF JONES
A delicate yet forceful exploration

of worth, and self-worth,
punctuated by instances of
shocking violence, this Civil War
drama is gorgeously photographed
and acted, with lead Matthew
McConaughey offering particularly
thoughtful, nuanced work. (Same
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Hudson Hawkeye
SULLY
Sully is a well-crafted, touching, feelgood movie whose existence, for the life
of me, I cant comprehend.
In detailing the January 2009 events
of the near-disaster that found Chesley Sully Sullenberger (Tom Hanks,
inevitably) landing US Airways Flight
1549 in New Yorks Hudson River, director Clint Eastwood and screenwriter
Todd Komarnicki, in adapting Sullenbergers memoir, show the pilot and his
crew to be models of professionalism,
the damage to the plane not at all their
fault, and the passengers courteous to
the point of saintliness. A few investigators (principally those played by
Anna Gunn, Jamey Sheridan, and Mike
OMalley) show up to muddy matters,
and Sully and his co-pilot Jeffrey Skiles
(Aaron Eckhart) have nightmares and
lingering guilt about their landing in the
Hudson instead of attempting a return to
LaGuardia. But otherwise, its just what
a 2009 news cycle eager for happy news
told us: 155 passengers lived, none died,
and Sully was a hero. Where, may I ask,
is the drama? Wheres the point?
I myself never found one, but I did find
a pretty good time. Admittedly, I rolled
my eyes at the ber-chipper passenger
manifest and Sullys inability to watch
TV without seeing news reports about
his heroism, and really wished that Laura
Linney wasnt forced to literally phone in
her portrayal of the pilots wife. But the
airborne scenes, including Sullys imagined ones, are harrowing, and the film
does a fine job of demonstrating professional careerists performing their duties
Tom Hanks in Sully

with exceeding capability. And I hugely
admired Eastwoods decision to let a
quartet of climactic flight simulations
play out in real time potential dullness
magically transformed into nail-biting
verisimilitude. (Clint must also be commended for not allowing his bio-pic to
last a single second longer than it needs
to.) Sully may be a meaningless movie,
but its an honorable one, and Hanks
gives yet another of his smashingly
thoughtful, nuanced, lived-in mid-career
performances that, again, likely wont net
him an Oscar nod. At least he was spared
the indignity of his latest being titled
Splash, Too.
WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS

I saw the psycho-houseguest thriller
When the Bough Breaks at a nearly empty
matine screening, so I have no idea how
the moment plays in a packed house.
But when our sociopathic hottie was
kicking the crap out of our female lead
and then, without warning, the nutjobs water broke, I pray the crowd went
absolutely bat-shit insane with happy
hoots and cheers. What other possible
response could there be to a moment so
profoundly, ludicrously over-the-top?
By Mike Schulz mike@rcreader.com

This tale of a sexy, fabulously wealthy
New Orleans couple (Morris Chestnut
and Regina Hall) who pick the worlds
worst surrogate (Jaz Sinclair) to carry
their child is preposterous and insulting
in all the expected ways, and quite a few
unexpected ones. (I wish no ill of expectant mothers, but if any see the movie, Im
hoping they get at least slightly queasy
hearing Sinclairs obviously unhinged
mental state casually dismissed as hormonal.) Yet terrible though director
Jon Cassars genre offering is, the actors
keep things lively, even if the routine
staging and predictable shocks dont.
Stuck in a ridiculous role, the debuting
Sinclair plays doe-eyed-ingnue well and
is even better as her inevitable GlennClose-in-Fatal-Attraction whack-job
(and is coiffed with a similar hairdo),
while Theo Rossi, as Sinclairs equally
lunatic beau, delivers some malignant
creepiness. And Chestnut and Hall are
terrific together, humane and believable
no matter the nonsense piling up around
them, and sensationally sweet in their
lighter moments, as when Hall teases her
spouse, who wants a son, with I hope
our daughter becomes the first female
president. Not to bring politics into
things, but God, I hope not.
THE WILD LIFE
There are limits to how much credit

an animated movie deserves simply for
looking good, and the visually impressive The Wild Life stretches those limits
about as far as (in)humanly possible. A
family adventure for those who wouldve
enjoyed Robinson Crusoe more had
Dafoe populated it with lovable talking
animals, Crusoes tale is narrated here
by a squawking parrot named Mak who
just wants to see the world, and who is

instead introduced to humans via the
castaways arrival. You may be tempted
to mutter, If you want to see the world,
Mak, freakin fly there, but that would
require more direct engagement with
the movie than it deserves. A product
of the Belgian animation studio nWave,
directors Vincent Kesteloots and Ben
Stassens outing is being nationally
released in a version with an Englishspeaking, no-star cast, and the language
shift might help explain why there isnt
(or is no longer) even one funny or mildly
interesting line of dialogue in the entire
film. But that wouldnt account for why
events are so ceaselessly manic and why
Crusoe is such an accident-prone, panicstricken whiner, and certainly wouldnt
explain the narration not making a lick
of sense. (Maks saga starts with him
telling his story to a pair of pirate-ship
mice, but within minutes, hes speaking
to us directly and referencing on-screen
events the mice cant see.) The Wild Life
is kind of fun to look at, and the action
sequences especially the one involving an impossibly Byzantine, makeshift
water slide are cleverly choreographed.
But despite the title, its just well-animated stagnancy, and you wont believe
who the chief villain is: a pregnant feral
cat. Just like the pregnant feral floozy
in When the Bough Breaks. I still cant
decide which mother-to-be is the more
cartoonish one.
For reviews of The Light Between Oceans,
Hands of Stone, Morgan, and other current releases, visit RiverCitiesReader.com.
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Whats Happenin
Music and Dance

Feet Dont Fail Me Now!
St. Ambrose University

Saturday, September 17, 7:30 p.m.
Music
Jackie Greene
The Redstone Room

Wednesday, September 28, 7:30 p.m.
mericana and roots-rock musician

Jackie Greene will perform with
his ensemble at Davenports Redstone
Room on September 28, and in a review
of his most recent album Back to Birth,
GratefulMusic.com praised the artists
ability to move from one instrument to
another as he has done during shows since
he was too young to vote or enlist in our
military. Thats right: The 35-year-old
headliner was a multi-instrumentalist
back in high school, and even self-released
his debut Rusty Nails before he earned his
diploma. Talk about Greene initiative.
An accomplished, self-taught pianist
and guitarist who would eventually prove
equally gifted as an organist and drummer, the California-based Greene moved
to Sacramento after high-school graduation, and his growing popularity as an
area singer/songwriter led to the indie
label DIG producing his second album
Gone Wanderin in 2002. That release
earned Greene the California Music
Award for Best Blues/Roots Album and
stayed on Billboards Americana charts
for more than a year, and in 2004, the
musicians Sweet Somewhere Bound began
receiving considerable airplay. It also
led to Greene opening national tours for
numerous artists whose names you likely
know, among them B.B. King, Buddy Guy,
Huey Lewis, Taj Mahal, Los Lobos, Govt
Mule, and Susan Tedeschi.
Festival crowds were also becoming
witness to Greenes singular skills, with
the man earning prime spots playing for
thousands at Bonnaroo, the Newport
Jazz Festival, Wakarusa, and South by
Southwest. Yet by the end of the Aughts,
even those who didnt typically frequent
concerts and festivals were beginning
to hear his output. A recurring guest on
Late Night with Conan OBrien, Greene
found his song I Will Never Let You Go

included in 2005s Brokeback Mountain,
while TVs Private Practice and Life both
featured a number from the artists 2008
album Giving Up the Ghost, one titled I
Dont Live in a Dream.
For music fans, though, it may seem
like Greene is indeed living in one. Since
2007, hes been a lead guitarist and vocalist for Grateful Dead bassist Phil Leshs
touring ensemble Phil Lesh & Friends. In
2013, he became a member of what turned
out to be the final lineup of Black Crowes
musicians. Hes toured with the Grateful
Deads Bob Weir and the Black Crowes
frontman Chris Robinson in their trio
WRG. Hes a member of the super-group
Trigger Hippie that also boasts Joan
Osborne and Steve Gorman.
And alongside his touring ensemble
composed of Nathan Dale, Fitz Harris,
and Jon Cornell, Greene has been enjoying raves for his live sets in support of
Back to Birth, an album that found the
singer/songwriter wowing reviewers as
much as fans. Glide magazine wrote,
Greenes boyish voice lends itself to
seemingly effortless, smooth harmonies
that do more than just prettify the songs
the singing also reinforces their emotional quotient. AmericanSongwriter.
com praised the pop/rock informed
by muted soul, blues, and Americana
as boasting flowing melodies and
introspective, never-obtuse lyrics. And
GratefulMusic.com stated that Greenes
amazing vocals sound flawless and said
that the musician was like a bottle of
great champagne ready to pop.
Plan on saying Cheers! to Jackie Greene
during his local concert with openers The
Cordovas, and get more information on the
night and tickets by calling (563)326-1333 or
visiting RiverMusicExperience.org.
or the first presentation in the 2016-7 season of St. Ambrose Universitys

Performing Arts Series, a dozen Minneapolis-based talents will, on September
17, fill the Galvin Fine Arts Center with the high-energy tunes and exhilarating
choreography of Feet Dont Fail Me Now! Its such an extraordinarily spirited touring sensation that my bosses were kind enough to give me 3,300 words in which to
detail this music-and-dance event, so lets get cracking.
The music comes courtesy of the seven-piece band Root City, who lay down
pulsating funk, blues, Latin, and salsa grooves while beatboxer Aaron the Heatbox Heaton provides personalized sound effects that he describes as suggesting a
funky a cappella group from outer space.
The dance is delivered by the award-winning Rhythmic Circus quartet, whose
four members perform an ber-enthusiastic blend of modern Irish step dance and
American tap, and whose collective talents led MDTheatreGuide.com to call them
Blue Man Group, Stomp, and Riverdance combined.
Feet Dont Fail Me Now! has toured through more than 250 cities worldwide,
enjoyed an extended off-Broadway run at New Yorks New Victory Theatre, and
won the Spirit of the Fringe award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Snippets of the full-length production have been performed on Americas Got
Talent, and a Minneapolis TV special on the experience was awarded two UpperMidwest Emmy Awards.
The show has been called a family-friendly tap extravaganza by the New York
Post, and praised by the New York Times for its fast, furious footwork.
And because dance performances are better seen than read about, and a picture
is worth a thousand words, here are the other 3,000 you were promised.
For more information on, and tickets to, Feet Dont Fail Me Now!, call (563)3336251 or visit SAU.edu/galvin.
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By Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
Events
Annual September
Happenings
Friday, September 16, through

Sunday, September 25
ey there, Jeff.
Hi, Mike. You look
perplexed.
Barrule @ the Celtic Festival & Highland Games - September 17
I am. For the life of me, I
cant figure out what to write
my third Whats Happenin article on,
home site for this years Quad Cities Fall
because were approaching that annual
Pride Festival, the September 23 and
period in September in which six major
24 celebration of GLBT culture thatll
area events all fall over two consecutive
feature drag shows, pageants, and perweekends. I dont know which one to
formances by the talents of Bottoms Up
focus on!
Quad City Burlesque, QC Sol Fire, the
Okay.
Gina Venier Band, and many others. And
Take the first weekend the papers
if you thought we could rest from all this
out. To start with, weve got the annual
September activity on Sunday, Septemcultural celebration the Celtic Festival
ber 25, forget about it! Thats the day of
& Highland Games at Davenports
the annual Quad Cities Marathon, with
Centennial Park September 17 and 18.
Molines iWireless Center the starting
Therell be all manner of Celtic food and
point for the annual 26.2-mile event
crafts available for purchase, concert
composed of five races, four bridges,
sets by ensembles including Barrule and
three cities, two states, and one island
Wylde Nept, dancing troupes, roaming
concluding with an awards ceremony
musicians, childrens activities ... . Plus,
and after-party!
there are all those great competitions
You werent kidding. That is an awful
the caber toss, and the sheaf toss, and the lot of annual area happenins to choose
hammer throw ... !
from.
Right ... .
Right?! So which one gets coverage in
But beyond the Celtic Festival,
the Whats Happenin section, Jeff? Im
that weekend is just jam-packed with
stumped!
traditional end-of-summer treats! Over
Well, Id suggest doing a combined
in Davenports Lindsay Park, theres
piece a sort of six eagerly awaited
the 29th-annual Riverssance Festival
events that happen every year type of
of Fine Art taking place on September
thing. But given only 500 words, I cant
17 and 18, with gourmet food, a wine
imagine youd have room for all of them
tasting, and more than 100 arts and
... .
crafts vendors displaying their talents
Unless ... ! Unless I feature them all in
in a sprawling outdoor locale. Down
one of those Jeff-and-Mike conversations
the street in LeClaire Park, the Davyou hate so much!
enport Jaycees annual Brew Ha Ha is
You promised you were done with
open for business on September 17, with
those.
more than 100 craft brews available for
Yeah. But that promise is something
sampling, plus live music performed
that happens every year, too.
by local bands Corporate Rock and the
Stone Flowers. And over in East Molines
For more on the aforementioned
Empire Park on Sunday 18th, its time
latest-summer, earliest-fall events
again for the River Action triathlon
in the Quad Cities area, visit
Taming of the Slough, which allows you
CelticHighlandGames.org, Midcoast.org
to paddle, mountain-bike, and run your
(for Riverssance information), JayceesQC.
way to the top before a post-race party of
org/brewhaha, RiverAction.org/taming,
pizza and beer!
QuadCitiesFallPride.com, and
Its a busy weekend, thats for sure ... . QCMarathon.org.
And there are even more of them the
following weekend! A mere six days after
Brew Ha Ha, LeClaire Park serves as
What Else Is Happenin

MUSIC
Thursday, September 15 Dixie

Chicks. Concert with chart-topping,
Grammy-winning country musicians,
performing with guest Elle King. iWireless
Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7:30
p.m. $45-115. For tickets, call (800)7453000 or visit iWirelessCenter.com.
Friday, September 16 Sena
Ehrhardt. Blues singer/songwriter in
concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main
Street, Davenport). 7 p.m. $16.75-20. For
tickets and information, call (563)326-1333
or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Friday, September 16 Bucktown
Revue. An old-fashioned variety
show in the tradition of A Prairie Home
Companion, with emcee Scott Tunnicliff,
area comedians and musicians including
the Barley House Band and Milltown,
and special guests. Nighswander
Theatre (2822 Eastern Avenue,
Davenport). 7 p.m. $13 at the door. For
information, call (563)940-0508 or visit
BucktownRevue.com.
Saturday, September 17 Kenny &
Dolly Together Again. Tribute concert to
the country-music legends. Quad-Cities
Waterfront Convention Center (2021 State
Street, Bettendorf). 7:30 p.m. $20-25. For
Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Saturday, September 17 The
Commodores. Concert with the Grammywinning, chart-topping soul and funk
musicians. Rhythm City Casino (7077
Elmore Avenue, Davenport). 8 p.m. $3040. For information, call (563)328-6000 or
visit RhythmCityCasino.com.
Schwag. Grateful Dead tribute musicians
in concert. Rock Island Brewing Company
(1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m.
For information, call (309)793-1999 or visit
RIBCO.com.
Richard Lynch Band. Concert with the
country-music singer/songwriter and
his ensemble, featuring an opening
set by Brooke Byam. Ohnward Fine
Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street,
Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $13-25. For tickets and
OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.
Thursday, September 22 Hot
Buttered Rum. Bluegrass concert
with the West Coast quintet, featuring
an opening set by The Lil Smokies.
The Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Davenport). 8 p.m. $13.75-17. For tickets
and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit
RiverMusicExperience.org.
Friday, September 23 The Quebe
Sisters. Concert with the Dallas-based
siblings, fiddlers, and Western-swing
musicians, featuring an opening set
by Kendra Swanson. The Redstone
Room (129 Main Street, Davenport).
8 p.m. $16.75-22. For tickets and
The Commodores @ Rhythm City Resort September 17

Saturday, September 24 An
Evening with Paradise Waits. Grateful
Dead tribute band in concert. The
Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Saturday, September 24 Foxing.
Missouri-based indie rockers in concert,
featuring opening sets by Mountain
Swallower and Archeress. Daytrotter
(324 Brady Street, Davenport). 8 p.m.
$10-15. For tickets and information, visit
Daytrotter.com.
Sunday, September 25 G. Love
& Special Sauce. Philadelphia-based
alternative hip-hop musicians in concert.
The Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
COMEDY
Thursday, September 22 Jerry

Seinfeld. An evening with the legendary
stand-up comedian and TV star. Adler
Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport).
7 p.m. $50-150. For tickets, call (800)7453000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.
LITERATURE
Thursday, September 15 Booked

for the Night: A Novel Event. A
celebration of the librarys 10th
anniversary at its current location, and a
fundraiser for technology updates and
upgrades, with food, live entertainment,
a silent auction, and more. Moline Public
Library (3210 41st Street, Moline). 6 p.m.
$40. For information and to reserve, call
(309)524-2470 or visit MolineLibrary.com.
Thursday, September 15 SPECTRA
Poetry Reading. Season-opening
celebration of five years of live poetry,
literature, and music co-presented by the
Midwest Writing Center, with readings by
Feliz Lucia Molina, Nicholas Gulig, Aubrey
Barnes, and Ryan Murphy, and music by
Daniel Amedee & Gold Light. Rozz-Tox
(2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m.
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What Else Is Happenin

Donations encouraged. For information,
call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzTox.com or
MWCQC.org.
Tuesday, September 27 Banned
Books Reading. Local writers, artists,
educators, and librarians read passages
from their favorite banned or challenged
books. Rock Island Public Library Main (401
19th Street, Rock Island). 5:30 p.m. Free.
RockIslandLibrary.org.
Saturday 11 a.m.-11 p.m. $2, ages 12 and

under free. For information, call (309)7868163 or visit StGeorgeRI.Il.goarch.org.
Friday, September 16, and Saturday,
September 17 Bottoms Up Quad City
Burlesque. Traditional burlesque and
vaudeville entertainment with the area
artists and emcee Joshua Kahn. Circa 21
Speakeasy (1818 Third Avenue, Rock Island).
8 p.m. $18-20. For tickets and information,
call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit
TheCirca21Speakeasy.com.
Thursday, September 22 Denim &
Diamonds Fundraiser. Fundraiser for
the Healthy Happy Families Foundation
featuring food, cocktails, and performances
by American Idol finalist Cameron Bedell,
The Voice finalist Brittany Kennell, and
Preston Leatherman. Crow Valley Golf
Club (4315 East 60th Street, Davenport).
7 p.m. $75. For tickets and information,
call (563)940-7875 or visit Facebook.com/
HealthyHappyFamiliesFoundation.
Friday, September 23 WWE Live.
Touring wrestling event with superstars
including Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, The

New Day, Natalya, Becky Lunch, and more.
iWireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline).
7:30 p.m. $18.50-108.50. For tickets, call
(800)745-3000 or visit iWirelessCenter.com.
Saturday, September 24 Manscape:
Suited for Love. Male burlesque revue
hosted by Mac Deville and featuring
Minneapolis Tod Alan as headliner. Circa
21 Speakeasy (1818 Third Avenue, Rock
Island). 8 p.m. $10-12. For tickets and
information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2
or visit TheCirca21Speakeasy.com.
LECTURE
Tuesday, September 27 Living as a

Muslim in America. A panel discussion
with Dr. Lisa Killinger, Dr. Farah Khan, Dr.
Matlub Ahmad, Dr. Moutaz Kotob, and
Samia Ahmad on what brought them to
the U.S. and to the Quad Cities, and the
benefits and challenges of being Muslim in
America. Western Illinois University Quad
Cities Riverfront Hall Rooms 103 and 104
(3300 River Drive, Moline). 7 p.m. Free. For
information, e-mail wacquadcities@gmail.
com and visit WACQuadCities.org.
VISUAL ART
Thursday, September 15, through

Saturday, September 17 We the
People. Bruce Walters presents mapped
projections of the faces of multigenerational Americans, displayed on all
four sides of the Sol LeWitt sculpture in
the museums plaza. Figge Art Museum
(225 West Second Street, Davenport).
Sundown to midnight. Free. For
FiggeArtMuseum.org.
Saturday, September 17, through
Saturday, December 31 Giving the
Devil His Due: The Art of Gary Kelley.
Drawings and monotypes of 19th Century
violinist and guitarist Nicol Paganini
and 20th Century blues guitarist Robert
Johnson. Figge Art Museum (225 West
Second Street, Davenport). Tuesday
through Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday
10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday noon-5 p.m.
Free with $4-7 museum admission. For
FiggeArtMuseum.org.
September 24 2016 Great River Quilt
Show. Judged show presented by the
Mississippi Valley Quilters Guild, featuring
a display of more than 400 traditional
and art quilts made by guild members,
raffles, an auction, quilting appraisals, and
more. Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Fair
Center Building (2815 West Locust Street,
Davenport). Friday 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday
9 a.m.-4 p.m. $6, ages 10 and under free.
MVQG.org/quiltshow.
EVENTS

September 17 Our Big Fat Greek
Festival. Cultural event featuring Greek
cuisine, dancing, presentations, a wine
tasting, childrens activities, and more.
St. George Greek Orthodox Church (2930
31st Avenue, Rock Island). Friday 3-11 p.m.,
Enter the 2016
Short-Fiction
ConteSt!
The rules
A) Entries, including titles, must be 300 words or fewer not
counting the passage required in Rule H. We recommend
being careful or leaving some breathing room.
B) Entries must be typed.
C) Entries must include the authors name, city and state of
residence, and daytime phone number.
D) Entries must be previously unpublished.
E) Entries must be received by 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on
Monday, October 10, 2016. We will accept submissions only
by e-mail (jeff@rcreader.com with Fiction Contest as the
subject line). Please do not request confirmation of receipt.
Our 2016 short-fiction contest presented in partnership

with the Bettendorf Public Library features 10 prompts from
first and last lines of novels and stories by Iowa author Ethan
Canin (pictured).
F) Entries may be pasted into the body of the e-mail, or they

may be attached in a common text-document format (.doc,
.docx, .rtf, .odt).
The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time

on Monday, October 10. Well publish winners in the
November 10 issue of the River Cities Reader.
H) All stories must include one of the 10 prompts below.

Outside of using a given passage within the story, no
fidelity or relationship to the source is required.
G) People may submit as many as five entries, but no more

than one for any given prompt.
In addition, Canin will select his favorite stories from among the finalists,
and the authors of those stories will be invited to read them at Canins
presentation at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9, at the
Bettendorf Public Library. The event is presented by the Bettendorf
Public Library Foundation.
Canin, a former physician, is the author of the collections Emperor
of the Air (1985) and The Palace Thief (1994) and the novels Blue River
(1992), For Kings & Planets (1999), Carry Me Across the Water (2001),
America America (2009), and A Doubters Almanac (2016). He is the
F. Wendell Miller Professor of English at the Iowa Writers Workshop.
Presented by
Prompts
My hand finds her
fingers and grips
them, bone and
tendon, fragile things.
We Are Nighttime
Travelers
The plane roared and

tilted, in his chest the
lightness of escape,
then lift. Carry Me
Across the Water
I am an accountant,
that calling of
exactitude and scruple,
and my crime was
small. Accountant
We were silent, standing

in his darkening
apartment, and I tried
to imagine what the
world was like for him.
American Beauty
The summer I turned

eighteen I disappointed
both my parents for
the first time. Star
Food
The day after

Thanksgiving my
mother was arrested
outside the doors of
J.C. Penneys, Los
Angeles, and when
I went to get her I
considered leaving her
at the security desk.
Pitch Memory
I tell this story not

for my own honor,
for there is little of
that here, and not
as a warning, for a
man of my calling
learns quickly that all
warnings are in vain.
The Palace Thief
A few hours later, in

a high midmorning of
light, she gave birth to
their son, a slippery,
angelic creature who
came out into the
world crying. For
Kings & Planets
When youve been

involved in something
like this, no matter how
long ago it happened,
no matter how long
its been absent from
the news, youre fated,
nonetheless, to search it
out. America, America
What my father said

was, You pays your
dime, you takes you
choice, which, if you
dont understand it,
boils down to him
saying one thing to
me: Get out. Lies
MUSIC
Whole Different Animals
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By Jeff Ignatius
jeff@rcreader.com
The Quebe Sisters, September 23 at the Redstone Room
he three Quebe sisters Hulda,

Sophia, and Grace had played the
violin before they attended their
first fiddle competition back in 1998. But
something clicked with the Texas-style
music they heard at the event, and within
a year they were themselves competing.
The environment of the contest was
cool, said Hulda the youngest sister
in a recent phone interview promoting
the Quebe Sisters September 23 concert
at the Redstone Room. There were kids
there that were our own age playing.
They were really good, actually.
Hulda was seven at that first exposure,
and her sisters were 10 and 12. In addition to seeing peers playing, she said, the
music is naturally fun and exciting.
And there was a social aspect to the
competitions. Fiddling has its own kind
of culture, she said. You get to see all
your friends and hang out and have a
great time at the contests.
Since then, though, the three sisters
have gone from being competitors to
being a band, and they continue to
develop their artistic arsenal.
Their first album, 2003s Texas
Fiddlers, was an all-instrumental affair.
Three years after its release, they began
singing together at shows.
Now, after a pair of additional records,
theyre beginning to write their own
songs instead of just arranging tunes.
Hulda said that when their fourth album
comes out next year, it will likely include
at least a few Quebe Sisters originals.
The progression feels logical. The
sisters 2014 album, Every Which-aWay, has an easy charm, displaying the
siblings mastery of the fiddle and their
instrumental and vocal chemistry. Its
often difficult to discern how many
fiddles or voices are on any given part.
The Quebes singing if often forcefully
cheery and bright certainly appropriate
to the Western-swing music they play
but they also take opportunities to add
shading to the mix.
From the lovely yearning of Andy
Statmans instrumental Flatbush Waltz
to the hope infused into Hank Williams
Cold, Cold Heart to the devilish speed
of Jesse Polka to the full-throated vocal
treatment of Wayfaring Stranger, the
Quebes demonstrate an ability to sound
comfortable in many fiddle styles while
also transforming material into extensions of their group personality.
There are very few bands ... that have
three fiddles in them, so being able to

take songs and have them sound stylistically appropriate and to add something
to it has been a creative challenge, Hulda
said of the arrangement process.
So it seems natural that the next step
would be to bring their own lyrical and
compositional voices to the mix through
songwriting. To put it bluntly, the Quebe
Sisters have little more to prove as expert
interpreters and performers.
Its been a new process, she said.
Were real excited about it. A whole different animal. ...
Its kind of a vulnerable experience, especially when youre writing
about things that you lived ... . Its really
rewarding. Its a little bit more rewarding
than I expected.
Still, she added, Im not sure how
many will make it on the album. You
write stuff and then you think about it for
a while. Oh, thats dumb, and you start
over. ... I have a whole new appreciation
for my favorite writers. ... We definitely
hold up our music and go, Is this worth
playing for people? ... You have to be
your own worst critic.
The Quebe Sisters will perform on
Friday, September 23, at the Redstone
Room (129 Main Street, Davenport;
RiverMusicExperience.org). The 8 p.m.
show also features Kendra Swanson.
Tickets are $16.75 in advance and $22 the
day of the show.
For more information on the Quebe
Sisters, visit QuebeSisters.com.
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Ask
the
Casualties of War Paint
Advice
Goddess
I dragged my boyfriend into the makeup

store Sephora, and he said, Save your
money! You dont need any of this stuff. I
like you better without makeup. Huh? Why
is there a huge makeup industry when so
many men say they dont even like makeup?
Pretty Confused
A friend of mine, bio-ethicist Alice Dreger,
tweeted, True story: I was on Oprah for a
show about how appearance doesnt matter
and there was a whole guy tasked with doing
just her eyelashes.
A whole lot of us are in some denial about
makeup. And sure, there are men who really
do like women better without a drop of the
stuff. And then there are those who just
think they do such as the men on Reddit
who post all of these supposed No makeup!
photos of female celebs. I particularly loved
one of Jenna Jameson that a guy captioned
before all the surgeries and without
makeup. Meanwhile, tiny type below the
photo lists the makeup and hair goo she
actually has on. My other favorite was one of
Rihanna, who also very clearly was not sans
maquillage. Sorry, guys, but cat-eye liquid
eyeliner does not appear naturally on the
female eye in the wild.
Biological anthropologist Douglas Jones
finds that men are attracted to women with
somewhat neotenous features meaning
somewhat baby-like ones such as big eyes,
full lips, a small jaw and chin, and clear skin
which correlate with health and fertility.
So basically, what we call beauty is evolutions version of a street-corner sign spinner:
Genes passed on here! Best babies in town!
In other words, makeup is fake-up a
womans way of making herself out to have
more neotenous features and thus a higher
mate value than she actually does. (The male
version of this is leasing a top-of-the-line Tesla
while living in a tent in Grandmas backyard.)
So a man will think he has an aversion
to makeup, but its really an aversion to
being deceived by it. This doesnt mean you
have to stop wearing it. Just keep in mind
that except for special occasions and those
special dudes who are into your looking like
your office is a pole men generally prefer
the natural look. Of course, the reality is,
this sort of natural is about an hour and a
dozen products away from being au naturel.
What ultimately matters is that you dont
BY AMY ALKON
look so dramatically different in makeup that

when your boyfriend bumps into the barefaced you at the fridge in the wee hours, he
puts his hands up and yells, Take whatever
you want! Just let me live!
Buddy Surfing
This guy and I have been friends with

benefits for six months. We were casual
friends for two years prior to hooking up,
but we have gotten much closer since. So
can FWB things ever turn into real relationships, or did we blow our chance?
Hoping
Friends-with-benefits arrangements are, to
some degree, replacing dating. Unfortunately,
trying to turn an FWB thing into a relationship can be like trying to return a shirt. One
youve worn. For a while. You march straight
up to the counter and lay the thing out. The
guy at the register frowns: Maam, Macys
closed six years ago. This is Chipotle now.
Its helpful to understand what anthropologist Helen Fisher and her colleagues have discovered that lust, love, and attachment arent
just emotions; they are motivational systems
(ultimately for the purpose of reproduction and
child rearing). Lust eventually wanes (which
makes sense, because Oh-h-h, baby needs to
give way to feeding the baby). The neurochemistry behind lust can trigger expressions of
attachment, Fisher explains. However, in men,
high testosterone in general or from having
sex can reduce attachment. This is probably
more likely if a man has a high baseline level
of testosterone, which is typically reflected in
a strong jaw and chin, a muscular body, and
dominant behavior.
Because you two were friends first and
seem to care about each other, maybe you
can be more than sex friends. Tell him you
really enjoy hanging with him, and ask
whether hed be up for more than FWB. But
take the low-pressure approach: You dont
want an answer on the spot; youd just like
him to think about it. This should make you
seem less desperate and possibly let him feel
like having more was his idea. If he wants
less, you should probably stop seeing him
at least naked for a while. He may end
up missing you, which could energize his
interest in you in a way FWB tends not to do.
(They call it the thrill of the chase, not the
thrill of you can text any day at 2 a.m. and
shell let you come over.)
Got A Problem? Ask Amy Alkon.
171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com (AdviceGoddess.com)
2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved.
COVER STORY
By Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com

musical-theatre specialist to help us further
develop that curriculum.
In the meantime, Augustanas current
season has already opened with the (really
excellent, I must say) studio-theatre production of Rabbit Hole that ran September 1
through 4. And with the indoor facilitys
total construction, which began in the fall
of 2015, finally completed this month, the
Brunner Theatre itself will be showcased in
a trio of events scheduled over the next four
weeks: the environmentally themed family
presentation Just a Dream: The Green Play
(October 1 and 2); Coussens modernized
take on Shakespeares Othello set in Iraqs
Green Zone (October 14 through 23); and
October 13s gala celebration for the Brunner Theatre Centers opening, complete with
live performances, refreshments, and tours
of the entire facility. (When you take one, be
sure to marvel at what has to be the sturdiest, least terrifying above-stage catwalk ever
constructed.)
The thing I love about the space, says
McKinley, is you walk in now, and you
think, Well, obviously this was developed
as a theatre. It was never a cafeteria. With
a laugh, he adds, And youre not walking

into a theatre thats really part of another
building a room thats kind of set off
from everything around it. Potter Hall
was great when I was there, but it was time
we needed to have a real facility for the
program.
Potter did have this nice, cozy feeling
that I know alums are going to miss, says
Coussens. And you know, ever since I
was a student here, I have the same kind
of nostalgia that warm nostalgia that all
alums who worked in Potter backstage and
on-stage seem to have. But the benefit of
having this new space as a teaching tool and
as a community showplace so far outweighs
that nostalgia that its easy to bring closure to
that part of Augustana history.
The opening celebration for Augustana Colleges Kim & Donna Theatre Center (3520
Seventh Avenue, Rock Island) will be on
Thursday, October 13, at 7 p.m., and tickets
for the event and all of Augustanas forthcoming theatrical productions are available by
calling (309)794-7306 or visiting Augustana.
edu/theatre.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): What
should you do if your allies get bogged
down by excess caution or lazy
procrastination? Heres what I advise: Dont
confront them or berate them. Instead,
cheerfully do what must be done without their
help. And what action should you take if
mediocrity begins to creep into collaborative
projects? Try this: Figure out how to restore
excellence, and cheerfully make it happen. And
how should you proceed if the world around you
seems to have fallen prey to fear-induced apathy
or courage-shrinking numbness? My suggestion:
Cheerfully kick the worlds butt with gentle but
firm good humor.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): For the
foreseeable future, your main duty is to
be in love. Rowdily and innocently in
love. Meticulously and shrewdly in love. In love
with whom or what? Everyone and everything
or at least with as much of everyone and
everything as you can manage. I realize this is a
breathtaking assignment that will require you to
push beyond some of your limitations and conjure
up almost superhuman levels of generosity. But
thats exactly what the cosmic omens suggest is
necessary if you want to break through to the next
major chapter of your life story.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): What do
you hope to be when you are all grown
up, Gemini? An irresistible charmer
who is beloved by many and owned by none? A
master multi-tasker whos paid well for the art of
never being bored? A versatile virtuoso who is
skilled at brokering truces and making matches
and tinkering with unique blends? The coming
weeks will be a favorable time to entertain fantasies
such as these to dream about your future success
and happiness. You are likely to generate good
fortune for yourself as you brainstorm and play
with the pleasurable possibilities. I invite you to be
as creative as you dare.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Dear
Soul Doctor: I have been trying my
best to body-surf the flood of feelings
that swept me away a few weeks ago. So far I
havent drowned! Thats good news, right? But I
dont know how much longer I can stay afloat. Its
hard to maintain so much concentration. The
power and volume of the surge doesnt seem to be
abating. Are there any signs that I wont have to
do this forever? Will I eventually reach dry land?
Careening Crab. Dear Careening: Five or six
more days, at the most: You wont have to hold
out longer than that. During this last stretch, see
if you can enjoy the ride more. Re-imagine your
journey as a rambunctious adventure rather than
a harrowing ordeal. And remember to feel
grateful: Not many people have your capacity to
feel so deeply.
LEO (July 23-August 22): If there can
be such a thing as a triumphant loss,
you will achieve it sometime soon. If
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By Rob Brezsny
anyone can slink in through the back door but

make it look like a grand entrance, its you. I am
in awe of your potential to achieve auspicious
reversals and medicinal re-definitions. Plain old
simple justice may not be available, but I bet
youll be able to conjure up some unruly justice
thats just as valuable. To assist you in your cagey
maneuvers, I offer this advice: Dont let your
prowess make you overconfident, and always
look for ways to use your so-called liabilities to
your advantage.
Award-winning singer/songwriter Jason Mraz

declared, Rob Brezsny writes everybodys
favorite astrology column. I dig him for his
powerful yet playful insights, his poetry, and his
humor. Are you fed up with my boasts yet,
Sagittarius? I will spare you from further displays
of egomania under one condition: You have to
brag about yourself a lot in the coming days
and not just with understated little chirps and
peeps. Your expressions of self-appreciation must
be lush, flamboyant, exultant, witty, and sincere.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):

Caution: You may soon be exposed to
outbreaks of peace, intelligence, and
mutual admiration. Sweet satisfactions might
erupt unexpectedly. Rousing connections could
become almost routine, and useful revelations
may proliferate. Are you prepared to fully accept
this surge of grace? Or will you be suspicious of
the chance to feel soulfully successful? I hope you
can find a way to at least temporarily adopt an
almost comically expansive optimism. That
might be a good way to ensure youre not
blindsided by delight.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January

19): By normal standards, your
progress should be vigorous in the
coming weeks. You may score a new privilege,
increase your influence, or forge a connection
that boosts your ability to attract desirable
resources. But accomplishments such as those
will be secondary to an even more crucial
benchmark: Will you understand yourself better?
Will you cultivate a more robust awareness of
your strengths and weaknesses, your needs and
your duties? Will you get clear about what you
have to learn and what you have to jettison?
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):

Brainwashing is a word with
negative connotations. It refers to an
intensive indoctrination that scours away a
persons convictions and replaces them with a
new set of rigid beliefs. But Id like to propose an
alternative definition for your use in the coming
days. According to my astrological analysis, you
now have an extraordinary power to thoroughly
wash your own brain thereby flushing away
toxic thoughts and trashy attitudes that might
have collected there. I invite you to have
maximum fun as you make your inner
landscape clean and sparkly.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February

18): Im confident that you would
never try to sneak through customs
with cocaine-laced goat meat or a hundred live
tarantulas or some equally prohibited contraband. Please use similar caution as you gear up
for your rite of passage or metaphorical border
crossing. Your intentions should be pure and
your conscience clear. Any baggage you take
with you should be free of nonsense and
delusions. To ensure the best possible outcome,
arm yourself with the highest version of brave
love that you can imagine.
SCORPIO (October 23-November

21): My astrological divinations suggest
that a lightning storm is headed your
way, metaphorically speaking. But it shouldnt
inconvenience you much unless you do the
equivalent of getting drunk, stumbling out into
the wasteland, and screaming curses toward
heaven. (I dont recommend that.) For best
results, consider this advice: Take shelter from the
storm, preferably in your favorite sanctuary. Treat
yourself to more silence and serenity than you
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PISCES (February 19-March 20):

Should you be worried if you have
fantasies of seducing a deity, angel, or
superhero? Will it be weird if some night soon
you dream of an erotic rendezvous with a
mermaid, satyr, or centaur? I say no. In fact, Id
regard events such as these as healthy signs. They
would suggest that youre ready to tap into
mythic and majestic yearnings that have been
buried deep in your psyche. They might mean
your imagination wants to steer you toward
experiences that will energize the smart animal
within you. And this would be in accordance
with the most exalted cosmic tendencies. Try
saying this affirmation: I am brilliantly primal. I
am wildly wise. I am divinely surprising.
Homework: Read my response to the periodic Internet
rumors that astrology is based on wrong assumptions
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and visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
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ACROSS
1. What Kind of Fool _ _?
4. Part of OAS: Abbr.
8. Piggeries
13. Snappy
17. Jargon
19. Genus of palms
20. Belief
21. She, in Chartres
22. Dental procedure
24. Not essential
26. Gear for a hit man
27. Island near Rhodes
29. Warning
30. First king of the Israelites
31. Fleck
32. Backslide
35. Summits
38. Store events, with 52-Down
40. Private place
44. Rich
45. Like some perceptions
48. (L - XLIV) + X
49. Scraps
50. Story
51. Confound
52. Place along a route
53. Miscellany: Abbr.
54. Ray Barones mother
56. Nest-egg letters
57. Texas town
58. Beetle
60. Dessert portion
63. Disorder
64. Shows of hands
65. Swiftly
66. Minty drink
67. Traces anagram
69. Intoxicating
70. _ Dove
73. Pilots OK
74. Half score
75. Concluding part
76. Chaney or Chaney Jr.
77. Minced oath
78. Broadcast
80. Work hard and long
81. Lessen in force
82. Cal. abbr.
83. Event in baseball: 2 wds.

86. Corpuscle
87. Newcomer
89. Den members
90. Greasy spoon
92. Secretes
94. Things worn
95. Dray
96. Cornerstone
99. Cousin to the onager
101. Sermons
105. Event in football: 2 wds.
108. Unauthorized
110. Spadefoot
111. _ nous
112. _ -pure
113. Prescribed amount
114. Some colonists
115. Sat
116. Knights combat
117. Blushing
DOWN
1. Pros
2. Long skirt
3. Part of IMF: Abbr.
4. Old Russian cooperative
5. Golda _
6. Start for tourism
7. Livestock farmer
8. Towers
9. Message of a kind
10. Chip maker
11. Always, poetically
12. Depot: Abbr.
13. Palpus
14. _ vera
15. Aspersion
16. Screen or scratch
18. Locks
19. Charge
23. Med. sch. subj.
25. Repellent
28. Rends
31. Spy novelist John le _
33. Bouquet
34. Wrongdoer, for short
35. Garlic bulb
36. Rustic
37. Profligate
38. Steady and sober
39. Lure
41. Predict, in a way
42. Eschew
43. Like a wine-bibber
46. Marsh plant
47. Of course!
52. See 38-Across
54. Measure of length
55. An Olympian
57. Blanches
59. Schlepped
60. Hydro
61. Sonny boy
62. Gelid
63. Investment option, for short
65. Warrior in Greek myth
66. Mah- _
67. Salad plant
68. Loose cannon
69. Mister, in Munich
70. Michigan players
71. Drive
72. Ibsens An _ of the People
74. Concentration, in chemistry
75. Darts
78. Chopped
79. Decreed
80. Most close-fitting
81. Fought
83. Sister of Bonaparte
84. Midday
85. Mariner
88. Fractional parts
91. Seed appendage
93. Playlets
95. French painter
96. Phi _ Kappa
97. Nerve fiber
98. On the double!
100. Concerning: 2 wds.
101. Web-page file type
102. Operatic prince
103. Facilitate
104. Jumper
106. Vim
107. Lennons partner
109. Clock numerals
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Thursday
15
Coral Creek Flash in a Pan Iowa

City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
Daniel Amedee & Gold Light RozzTox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Dixie Chicks Elle King iWireless
Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Phat Katz Jaz z Connec t
Coffeehouse Coffee Shop and
Internet Cafe, NorthPark Mall, 320
W Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
friday
16
Bucktown Revue Nighswander

Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
Bugeye Sprite Harley Corins, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Celtic Festival & Highland Games:
Exorna (3pm) Turas (5pm)
Barrule (7pm) Centennial Park,
315 S. Marquette St., Davenport IA
Dirt Road Rockers Purgatorys Pub,
2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
Funktastic Five 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Googolplexia Dash Hounds
Keeps Bonesetters Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (5pm)
Missipi Brewing Company, 107
Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA
Hood Internet Showyousuck
Peer Pressure Nxbel Price
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
Jennifer Hall Elizabeth Moen
Dagmar The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Joel Bickford (5pm) 1 Hundred
West Bar & Dance Club, 100 76th

St., Davenport IA
Live@5: The Dawn (5pm) RME
Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Noah Gabriel Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd
St., Davenport IA
Phat Katz Jazz Blu Room at
Breezers Pub, 600 Central Ave.,
Dubuque IA
QC Slim My Place the Pub, 4405
Sena Ehrhardt Bryce Janey The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Sista Ruth & the Swamp Band (7pm)
Pastmasters (9pm) Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
The Toasters The Soul Radics
Fairhaven Rude Punch
(6:30pm) Bier Stube Moline
Blackhawk Room, 417 15th St.,
Moline IL
Trombone Shorty & Orleans
Avenue and Preservation Hall
Jazz Band Hancher Auditorium,
101 East Park Rd., Iowa City IA
Wednesday 13 One Eyed Doll
The Things They Carried
High Five Sinners Stillchyld
Brotherhood of the Mudkat
(6pm) Paa Kow Band (10pm)
Gabes, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
saturday
17
Back 40 My Place the Pub, 4405

Blues Rock It Cabanas Bar & Grille,
2120 4th Ave., Rock Island IL
Brew Ha Ha: Corporate Rock
Stone Flowers Band (1pm)
LeClaire Park, 400 Beiderbecke

Dr., Davenport IA
Celtic Festival & Highland Games:
Lilywren (9am) The Beggarmen
(11am) The Gothard Sisters
(1pm) Barrule (3pm) Exorna
(5pm) Wylde Nept (7pm)
Centennial Park, 315 S. Marquette
St., Davenport IA
Circle of Heat Soul Sherpa Iowa
City IA
The Commodores Rhythm City
Casino Resort, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Funktastic Five River House, 1510
River Dr., Moline IL
The Gaither Vocal Band (6pm) U.S.
Cellular Center, 370 1st Ave NE,
Cedar Rapids IA
Grateful Dead Experience: The
Schwag RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo
Harringtons Pub - Port Byron, 102
S. Main St., Port Byron IL
Joe & Vicki Price The Mill, 120 E.
Justin Morrissey Governors Pub &
Grill, 3470 Middle Rd., Bettendorf
IA
Kenny & Dolly Together Again
Q u a d - Ci ti e s Wate r f ro nt
Convention Center, 2021 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
The Knockoffs Sergeant Majors,
213 6th Ave. W., Andalusia IL
Mariachi Real Guadalajara (3pm)
Parranderos Latin Combo (7pm)
Ron-de-Voo Park, downtown 3rd
Street, West Liberty IA
Noah Gabriel Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd
St., Davenport IA
The Richard Lynch Band Brooke
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Quad City Kix Band RME
Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Shapiro Bros. Community Center
Gabes, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
wednesday 21
Dear Rabbit Animals of Grace

Twin Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
The ManyColored Death Madora
Caught in the Crypt Gabes,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Dear Rabbit @ Rozz-Tox - September 21

Byam Ohnward Fine Arts Center,
1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Sean Rowe Princeton Coffeehouse,
25 E. Marion St., Princeton IL
Sena Ehrhardt (7pm) Pastmasters
(9pm) Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Soul Storm 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Waking Robots Chrash Knubby
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
sunday
18
Bryan Adams U.S. Cellular Center,

370 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids IA
Buddy Olson (3pm) Duckys
Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave W., Taylor
Ridge IL
friday
23
20
Adia Victoria Younger The Mill,

120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Chris & Wes My Place the Pub, 4405
Corporate Rock 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
DeWitt Fall Fest: Wild Oatz (6pm)
Lincoln Park - DeWitt, , DeWitt IA
Anna & Elizabeth CSPS/Legion

Arts, 1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids IA
Mississippi Valley Country &
Western Music Association
Dance East Moline American
Legion, 829 16th Ave., East Moline
IL
Moeller Nights Village Theatre,
2113 E 11th St, Davenport IA
tuesday
22
19
Metal Church Brotherhood of the

Mudkat Remember My Name
Stillchyld (5:30pm) Gabes, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Ray Wylie Hubbard The Mill, 120 E.
monday
thursday
Black Hawk College Jazz Connect

Hot Buttered Rum The Lil
Smokies The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
The Retar Crew Blookah Iowa
City IA
Blitzen Trapper Songbook: A

Night of Stories & Songs w/
Kace & Clayton The Mill, 120 E.
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Ego Death Paradise Ghoul
Nonnie Parry Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Oculus Sports Bar - Jumers Casino
& Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr., Rock Island
IL
Gus G Angel Vivaldi Dueling at
Dawn Revenant Little White
Lie Misgivings Fall Gabes, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Kellen Myers Band K & Ts Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Kickin Back (6pm) Hy-Vee Market
Grille - Silvis, 2001 5th St., Silvis IL
Lewis Knudsen & Kristopher
Keuning (5pm) 1 Hundred West
Bar & Dance Club, 100 76th St.,
Davenport IA
Live@5: The Blackstones (5pm)
RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Lyle Beaver Dance Walcott
Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St, Walcott IA
Mild High Club Sires Clear Bomb
Iowa City IA
Passion Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Quad Cities Fall Pride Festival:
Jordan Danielsen & Jef Spradley
(4:30pm) LeClaire Park, 400
Beiderbecke Dr., Davenport IA
The Quebe Sisters Kendra
Swanson The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
The Stone Flowers Grumpys
Saloon, 2120 E 11th St, Davenport IA
Tony Hoeppner & Friends
Riverside Grille, 1733 State St.,
Year Halfloves Gabes, 330 E.

Washington St., Iowa City IA
Wild Oatz Len Browns North Shore
Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
sunday
Sena Ehrhardt @ Redstone Room - September 16

Bettendorf IA
Vocaldente Central Performing Arts
Center, 519 E. 11th St., DeWitt IA
saturday
24
An Evening with Paradise Waits

The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Cornmeal In the Attic Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Ernie Hawk ins Princeton
Coffeehouse, 25 E. Marion St.,
Princeton IL
Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos
Show Timber Lake Playhouse,
8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL

Flannel Season! Hunter Dumped
Us Here Wylde Nept (5:30pm)
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Foxing Mountain Swallower
Archeress Daytrotter, 324 Brady
St., Davenport IA
Frankie Fontagne My Place the
Pub, 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo
Governors Pub & Grill, 3470 Middle
Rd., Bettendorf IA
Hap Hazard 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Knockoffs Generations Bar &
Grill, 4100 4th Ave., Moline IL

Music @ the Wine Terrace: Travis
Hosette Sings Sinatra (2pm)
Creekside Vineyards Winery & Inn,
7505 120th Ave., Coal Valley IL
One Night in Memphis Orpheum
Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg St.,
Galesburg IL
Passion Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Sons of SAMM RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Tokyo Police Club John June
25
Buddy Olson (3pm) Duckys Lagoon,

13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
Code 415 (4pm) Parkside Grill &
Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
G. Love & Special Sauce The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Len Browns North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Harvest Moon Song & Dance Fest
(noon) Dan Nagle Walnut Grove
Pioneer Village, 18817 290th St.,
Long Grove IA
River Bend Bronze (3pm) Wesley
United Methodist Church, 1201
13th St., Moline IL
St. Mar y s Catholic Church
Oktoberfest: John & Kay Retzl
(11:30am) St. Marys Catholic
Church - Rock Island, 2208 4th Ave,
Rock Island IL
Titus Andronicus A Giant Dog
City IA
monday
26
tuesday
27
Moeller Nights Village Theatre,

2113 E 11th St, Davenport IA
The Mountain Goats Oh Pep!
Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Dark Star Orchestra Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,

Iowa City IA
KORN & Breaking Benjamin
Motionless in White Silver
Snakes(6pm) U.S. Cellular Center,
370 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids IA
Winterland Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St, Iowa City IA
wednesday 28
Blackalicious Lushlife Gabes,

330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band
City IA
The Glass Eyes Mountain
Swallower Amateur Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Jackie Greene The Cordovas
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Maarja Nuut CSPS/Legion Arts,
1103 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids IA
thursday
29
An Evening w/ Kim Simmonds and

Savoy Brown The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Cycles Steady Flow The Dawn
Iowa City IA
David Sanborn Electric Band
Hancher Auditorium, 101 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
Frank Turner & the Sleeping Souls
Will Varley The Arkells Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
Phat Katz Jaz z Connec t
Comedy
DJs/Karaoke/
Jams/Open Mics
Thursdays
Cross Creek Karaoke Hey Bryans, 1140

15th Ave., Moline IL
DJ Night w/ 90s Music Thirstys on Third,
2202 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Gemini Karaoke Blue Moose Tap House,
211 Iowa Ave., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night Bier Stube Moline, 415
15th St., Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz Purgatorys Pub,
2104 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night My Place the Pub, 4405
Open Mic Night Uptown Bills Coffee
House, 730 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City IA
Open Mic w/ H.C. Wallace (Sept. 15)
Geneseo Brewing Company, 102 S. State
St., Geneseo IL
Rock the House Karaoke Bottoms Up on
7th, 1814 Seventh St., Moline IL
Thumpin Thursdays DJ Night Rascals
Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
fridays
Cross Creek Karaoke Firehouse Bar &

Grill, 2006 Hickory Grove Rd., Davenport
IA
DJ Dolla The Smoking Dog Pub, 1800
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
DJ K Yung Barrel House Moline, 1321 Fifth
Ave., Moline IL
Karaoke Night Circle Tap, 1345 West
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night The Grove Tap, 108 S. First
St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night Miller Time Bowling, 2902
E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Roadrunners Roadhouse,
3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Thirstys on Third, 2202 W.
Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews
Hollars Bar & Grill, 4050 27th St.,

Moline IL
Open Mic Night Bowlmor Lounge, 2952
Brady St., Davenport IA
saturdays
The Art of Percussion (Sept. 24,

10:30am) RME Community Stage,
129 N. Main St., Davenport IA
Cross Creek Karaoke Jims Knoxville Tap,
8716 Knoxville Rd., Milan IL
DJ Dolla The Smoking Dog Pub, 1800
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night The Grove Tap, 108 S. First
St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night Miller Time Bowling, 2902
E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Roadrunners Roadhouse,
3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker Hollars
Bar & Grill, 4050 27th St., Moline IL
Open Mic Night Downtown Central Perk,
Twisted Mics Music & Entertainment
Barrel House Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave.,
Moline IL
sundays
Karaoke Night 11th Street Precinct, 1107

Mound St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (5pm) Lynns BBQ &
Saloon, 1151 E. Iowa St., Eldridge IA
mondays
Musicians Jam w/ C.J. Lomas (Sept. 19)

Theos Java Club, 213 17th St., Rock
Island IL
Open Mic w/ J. Knight The Mill, 120 E.
19
tuesdays
Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) River

Music Experience, 129 N. Main St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night My Place the Pub, 4405
Open Mic Night Broken Saddle, 1417
Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 330th St., Rock
Island IL
Tuesday Blues Jam w/ Mark Avey &
Detroit Larry Davison Cabanas,
2120 Fourth Ave., Rock Island IL
Underground Open Mic w/ Kate Kane
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa
City IA
wednesdays
Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate

McManus Pub, 1401 Seventh Ave.,
Moline IL
Celtic Jam (Sept. 21, 6:30pm) Moline
Public Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
Jam Session & Mug Night Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night Circle Tap, 1345 West
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Open Jam w/ The Channel Cats
(featuring Members of The Low
Down & Earth Ascending) Bent River
Brewing Company, 512 24th St. Rock
Island IL
Open Mic Night Boozies Bar & Grille, 114
1/2 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Thursday
15
friday
16
The Only Comedy Show in Town

(8:30pm) Boozies Bar & Grille,
Brett Walkow (7:30pm) Penguins

Comedy Club, 208 Second Ave. SE,
Cedar Rapids IA
ComedySportz (7pm) The
Establishment, 220 19th St., Rock
Island IL
Studio Series: Its Your Fault
(9:30pm) The Establishment, 220
19th St., Rock Island IL
saturday
17
Brett Walkow (7:30pm) Penguins

Cedar Rapids IA
Chics with Bics Wine & Pajama
Night (8pm) Bier Stube Moline
Blackhawk Room, 417 15th St.,
Moline IL
Island IL
Studio Series: Chili Three Ways
sunday
18
Brett Erickson (7:30pm) Penguins

Cedar Rapids IA
The Circumstantial Comedy Show
(10pm) Brew, 1104 Jersey Ridge
Rd., Davenport IA
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monday
19
Steve Martin & Martin Short: An

Evening Youll Forget for the
Rest of Your Life (7:30pm)
Hancher Auditorium, 101 East Park
Rd., Iowa City, IA
Studio Series: Standup Showcase
Honeycombs of Comedy (9pm)

Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.,
Iowa City IA
wednesday 21
Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm)

Penguins Comedy Club, 208
Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids IA
thursday
22
Jerry Seinfeld (7pm) Adler Theatre,

136 E. Third St., Davenport IA
The Only Comedy Show in Town
(8:30pm) Boozies Bar & Grille,
friday
25
monday
26
Honeycombs of Comedy (9pm)

Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.,
Iowa City IA
23
wednesday 28

Island IL
James Johann (7:30pm) Penguins
Cedar Rapids IA
Studio Series: Dont Try This
at Home (9:30pm) The
Island IL
saturday
sunday
The Circumstantial Comedy Show

(10pm) Brew, 1104 Jersey Ridge
Rd., Davenport IA
Comedy Open Mic (7:30pm)

Penguins Comedy Club, 208
Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids IA
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Island IL
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Cedar Rapids IA
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Legends of the Fall (of 56)

Million Dollar Quartet, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through November 5

s the saying goes: A picture is worth

impressive virtuosity. Fillette was so engaging as

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A Thriller to Die for

Deathtrap, at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre through September 18

poiler alert: Deathtrap, now running at

Jason Platt and Adam Cerny

Marvels beautifully cast superhero

FREE STATE OF JONES

A delicate yet forceful exploration

POPSTAR: NEVER STOP

Catch your favorite movies

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Tom Hanks in Sully

WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS