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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Need to Knowtes: Transparency Makes for
the Best Governance
F
or decades, the American people have
permitted the secretive nature of govern-
ment to not just prevail, but exponen-
tially grow, causing the public sector to adopt
a sense of entitlement for operating beyond
the reach of the public. It really isn’t about left
versus right anymore, because the obstruc-
tionists to transparency exist on both sides of
the aisle and ideologies.
The real division is the American people
versus the District of Columbia, including
DC’s long reach into state and local govern-
ments via administrative law. The corporate
news media (broadcast and cable, radio, and
most of newsprint) has a unilateral mandate
to obscure the real culprits dividing-and-
conquering the political hearts and minds
of Americans by framing all socioeconomic
issues through the political prism of liberals
versus conservatives. It is a long-range ruse.
So: Time for all of us to snap out of it. Think,
listen, share, question, read, consider other
viewpoints, find commonalities, inform your
understanding, clarify confusion, open your
mind, and finally connect meaningful dots
that lead to real solutions and peace.
And, of course, participate and vote.
Election day is fast approaching (Tuesday
November 6), and arguably among the most
important races afoot are for three seats on
the next Scott County Board of Supervisors
(SCBS). There are six candidates running:
incumbent Brinson Kinzer-D, Ken Croken-
D, Scott Webster-R, Carla Williams-R, Kirk
Rogers-D, and John Maxwell-R.
One of the controversies that has plagued
the SCBS (past and present) is whether to
audio-record the Board’s meetings. When
the County’s board room was remodeled,
professional audio recording equipment was
installed to ensure SCBS’ compliance with
Iowa Code that requires it to keep an audio
recording of all closed sessions.
This essentially means that the equipment
is available for recording all the meetings. It
just needs a green light from the Board to turn
the recorder on during regular and Com-
mittee of the Whole meetings. Because the
equipment produces a digital recording, it can
easily be uploaded to the county’s Web site as
an MP3 file for the public’s listening pleasure.
So why no green light? More importantly, why
the years of ongoing resistance to recording
meetings?
Upon realizing that it was perhaps one of
the few hold-outs left in the public sector not
recording meetings, the current Board of
Supervisors approved a budget item of $50,000
to include video-recording equipment and
more sophisticated options such as index-
ing, for recording its meetings in the future.
While a generous gesture, it is no excuse for
not turning on the audio recording equipment
currently in place.
While the audio equipment may not have
voice recognition to automatically identify
who is speaking during meetings, the Chair-
man can up his game and run meetings more
professionally by identifying each speaker as
he/she participates.
Because transparency in government is so
important for effective representation and
public engagement, the candidates were asked
the following question, along with the answers
from those who responded: Do you support
audio recording, and making available to the
public, the Scott County Board of Supervi-
sors’ board meetings using the ample profes-
sional equipment already in place?
Brinson Kinzer: Yes. Diane Holst and I
have been fighting for this policy in a bipar-
tisan effort for nearly four years. It is very
important. But we’ve been repeatedly told no
by the current majority – the other three board
members have consistently voted against
recording the meetings. It was the same with
the previous Board, too. Apparently, the
recording equipment we have is good enough
for the court, but not good enough for the
public? This makes no sense to me, espe-
cially because it partially addresses another
problem of public access to meetings. Many
people can’t make the Tuesday 8 a.m. COWs
or Thursday 5 p.m. regular meetings, so access
to recordings of our meetings would go a long
way. It’s the right thing to do.
Ken Croken: I advocate for complete
transparency for county operations and board
deliberations. I believe that the Board failure
to make this information available is unac-
ceptable. Other counties have found a way to
provide information without months of delay
and deliberation on the best way to accomplish
this. Without specific knowledge of the record-
ing system already in place, I must believe that
it is adequate to address the public’s right to
know. However, I feel transparency demands
more than minimal compliance with state law,
and I would like to explore Web-casting all
county meetings so that people could observe
county meetings irrespective of time, travel,
and transportation.
Scott Webster: I completely support record-
ing meetings with the current equipment
in place. Then if we decide to upgrade and
incorporate video, all the better. But the public
has a right to know what county business is
on the table as we go, and how Supervisors are
dealing with it. I can think of no rationale to
restrict recording and posting the meetings
online other than business that requires we go
to closed sessions. Having an audio record of
proceedings is common sense, and ultimately
protects the Board, the staff, and the public.
It is also an invaluable tool for referring back
should clarification be needed on a matter.
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There just isn’t a downside.
Carla Williams: I do support audio record-
ing and making available to the public the
Scott County Board of Supervisors board
meetings using ample professional equip-
ment already in place. Audio recordings of
meetings could be made available to the Web
site for easy access. Using existing equipment/
resources shows responsibility and account-
ability to taxpayers. If it is determined that
video taping the meetings is important to
the public, we would do well to think outside
the box. The city has video equipment and
televises its meetings. Perhaps we could rent
or share equipment. We could use the $50,000
set aside for video equipment to help fund the
deficit in mental health. I believe we need to
use our resources wisely.
Responses from Kirk Rogers and John Max-
well had not been received by the time this
edition went to press. Should they respond,
we will include it online in the digital edition.
Thanks to the candidates who did respond,
and to all the candidates for their willingness
to serve.
The Good Censor is a
Quintessential Oxymoron
In a recent leaked briefing produced by
Google, “The Good Censor” (a title that tells
you everything you need to know about
Google’s mindset), a fundamental question
was posed: “Is it possible to have an open
and inclusive Internet while simultaneously
limiting political oppression, despotism,
hate, violence, and harassment? Who should
be responsible for censoring ‘unwanted’
conversation, anyway? Governments? Users?
Google?” (rcreader.com/y/ntk9)
The Good Censor acknowledges its shift
away from free speech, simultaneously admit-
ting that a handful of tech giants “control the
majority of online conversations.” And this
should fundamentally alarm Americans.
The briefing further acknowledges that
Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube are
mired in the promise of providing “unme-
diated marketplace of ideas” (free speech
and free markets) vs. “well-ordered spaces
for safety and civility” (censorship), also
referred to as “the American tradition, which
prioritizes free speech for democracy, not
civility … and the European tradition, which
“favors dignity over liberty, and civility over
freedom.” Google finally acknowledges that
all tech platforms are now moving toward the
European tradition, and its new role shall be
the guarantor of civility within the categories
of “editor” and “publisher.”
This begs the question whether Google
and gang are willing to give up their special
immunities under Section 230 of the Commu-
nications Decency Act, which exempts them
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By Kathleen McCarthy
from consumer lawsuits because, as providers,
they claim they are neutral platforms and not
publishers.
Revisiting the definition of a monopoly
would be useful at this juncture lest we forget
the grave pitfalls that always ensue when an
entire industry is controlled by only a handful
of private corporations.
Monopoly is defined as “a company or group
having exclusive control over a commodity or
service.”
Anti-trust laws were enacted to prevent
inevitable abuse with such concentrated
market share in the hands of so few. While
anti-trust laws were designed to curtail
economic abuse by strictly regulating private
sector behemoths (theoretically, since actual
enforcement is required), what is often ignored
is the substantial role government plays in
the revenue side of these same monopolistic
enterprises.
In nearly all cases, government contracts
account for the largest percentage of revenues
for industry monopolies, which results in
excessive public sector influence, appoint-
ments, special dispensation in the form
of exemptions from laws and regulations.
Monopolies disguised as capitalism gener-
ate favorable rulings and unfair competitive
advantages, while simultaneously putting up
obstacles that prevent potential competitors
from easily, or at least organically, entering
the marketplace. The quid-pro-quo between
industry monopolies and government is vast,
belying a free market economy based on true
capitalism, which requires fair competition to
thrive.
Meanwhile, American consumers continue
to ignore the increasing dangers accruing
to themselves and society from big-tech’s
monopolistic profit-over-privacy business
models that control most of the world’s con-
versations. Bedazzled by modern convenience,
perceived efficiencies, and social connectivity,
we forfeit that which is uniquely ours – the
right to be secure in our belongings without
intrusion by government and/or monopoly
corporations, both of which profit from our
personal information, habits, purchases, and
those with whom we associate.
It is vital to remember that the U.S.
Constitution prohibits the government from
collecting private data, secretly or otherwise,
on its citizens. The continuous violation of this
core protection of our inalienable rights ren-
ders politicians and bureaucrats vulnerable if
Americans ever decide to hold them account-
able for their breaches via daily warrantless
mass collection of Americans’ metadata,
including e-mails, digital photos, Internet-
browser history, phone calls (land and cell),
texts, television viewing, smart meters, and
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ILLINOIS POLITICS
The Art of the Midterm Campaign Ad
“I
’ll be a check on the Pritzker/Madi-
gan agenda,” Republican attorney-
general candidate Erika Harold says
in her latest TV ad about Democratic guber-
natorial frontrunner JB Pritzker and Illinois
House Speaker Michael Madigan.
Coincidentally, I had written on my blog a
few days earlier that if “voters are looking for
a check on JB Pritzker and Speaker Madigan
and they can’t bring themselves to vote for
Governor Rauner, she might be a realistic
option,” adding, “It’s probably too bad she
can’t just come right out and say that in an ad,”
because Rauner is helping fund her campaign.
The Harold campaign was way ahead of me,
however. They produced that ad months ago
and waited for just the right time to release it.
And now, a similar line of attack is crop-
ping up elsewhere. In southern Illinois, for
instance, state Representative Jerry Costello’s
Republican opponent David Freiss says
he’ll “always put southern Illinois first,” and
then an announcer claims of Representative
Costello (D-Smithton), “He’d rubber stamp
the Madigan/Pritzker agenda.”
I’m told that line or something very similar
is being used as a closing statement to voters by
House Republican candidates and incumbents
“everywhere.”
They’re simply dealing with reality.
Lots of folks have certainly heard about the
polling that has Governor Bruce Rauner trail-
ing Pritzker by double digits, so even if they
are voting for Rauner, many figure he probably
can’t win. And if the polls are right, lots more
folks have decided that they cannot vote for
Rauner no way no how, but some of them are
still uneasy about the future. Republican poll-
ing reportedly shows that independents and
even a significant minority of Democrats want
a “check” on whatever Pritzker and Madigan
may do together.
Pritzker has never really pushed back hard
against Rauner’s constant claims that Madigan
will subjugate him if he becomes governor.
And Rauner has birthed and nurtured those
assumptions with millions of dollars in TV
ads. Pritzker has only once countered that
charge in in a TV ad, mocking the governor’s
claims: “Mike Madigan hates puppies. Mike
Madigan hates sunshine. JB Pritzker and
Mike Madigan are Democrats. So JB Pritzker
must hate puppies, and sunshine.” He hasn’t
addressed it since.
Personally, I don’t think Pritzker will be
Madigan’s underling. Madigan can’t just
call a bunch of labor-union leaders to steer
them away from Pritzker’s next fundraiser (a
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favorite tactic) because the billionaire doesn’t
need anybody else’s money. Madigan’s pro-
gressive caucus is steadily growing, and may
grow further with this election, so stymying
or slow-walking or under-cutting the wealthy
Pritzker and/or his agenda could cause him
real grief with his own membership.
And Pritzker’s strategy has never been
to win by being likable. It’s clear that the
Democrat’s plan from the very beginning
was to bury Rauner under an overwhelming
avalanche of brutal ads that call him a “failure”
and a “liar.” Just keep the governor’s negatives
sky high, never take that foot off his throat,
and call it a day.
Property-tax “fraud” allegation? Write
another check and run a new anti-Rauner ad.
Racial discrimination lawsuit by campaign
staff? Write another check and run a new
anti-Rauner ad. A buzzy TV ad showing
an “unholy” marriage to Madigan with an
“F-bomb” thrown in for good measure? Write
another check and run a new anti-Rauner ad.
Blam blam blam. Never let him gather enough
strength to even stand up, let alone make a real
fight of it.
These new Republican ads, therefore, might
help down-ballot Republicans take advan-
tage of a gaping hole that Pritzker has never
GET A
By Rich Miller
CapitolFax.com
bothered to close. At least, that’s the theory.
We’ll know if it works come election day. And
even if it doesn’t, the underlying theory ain’t
bad at all and is probably all that at least some
of them have left.
That new Freiss ad, by the way, also attaches
the Republican as closely as possible to Presi-
dent Donald Trump. Freiss says in the ad that
he’ll “drain the Springfield swamp,” and the
announcer claims Representative Costello, by
backing the Madigan/Pritzker agenda, would
block Trump’s policies in Illinois. The ad also
claims that Costello is funded by “anti-Trump”
lobbyists. “Drain Springfield’s swamp and
liberal Jerry Costello” is the conclusion.
As I write this, Trump is preparing to visit
southern Illinois and area Democrats are brac-
ing themselves for a possible regional Trump
bounce. So the ad is timely. This is not to say I
think Representative Costello will lose, mind
you. He’s a smart campaigner and has been
very popular.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
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Literary Heroines: Their Times, Their

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Fashions, through January 4
NOVEMBER 2018 At the Putnam Museum & Science Center, 1717 West 12th Street, Davenport

H
eroic women, both fictional and
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532 W. 3rd St. in the Putnam Museum & Science
Davenport IA 52801 Center’s Literary Heroines: Their Times,
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(563)324-0049 (phone)
(563)323-3101 (fax)
through January 4) notable not only for
info@rcreader.com its breadth of clothing and period items
from the museum’s permanent collection,
Publishing Since 1993 but for being the rare area exhibit that
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website, dedicated to providing readers and members the “keys to the isn’t making a local appearance as part of
Quad Cities’culture.” a larger national or international tour. As
PRINTED MONTHLY Putnam President and CEO Kim Findlay
Newly printed complimentary editions are available monthly says, “We didn’t find it – we created it.”
at select locations in the region. For a complete list, visit Describing Literary Heroines’ origin,
www.rcreader.com/distribution.
Findlay says, “Trustees at the Putnam are
VALUE FOR VALUE responsible for all aspects of what we do,
Support the Reader print edition with an online membership for
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and one of those aspects, of course, is pre-
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from Rich Miller, Amy Alkon, movie and theatre reviews, guest community has. And at various trustee Putnam Museum & Science Center ‘s Literary Heroines Exhibit
commentaries, crosswords, cartoons and horoscopes; weekly
e-newsletters; continually updated event and live music calendars; meetings, we’ve been bringing items up
all event descriptions, venue and ticket info, maps and notification out of the collection to refresh our minds: including Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, things. So you aren’t going to just see a
services from the Reader Calendar; and the satisfaction from ‘This is what you’re helping to make sure Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Edith dress hanging on a mannequin.”
supporting a key to the Quad Cities’ culture!
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monthly edition themes, sponsorship opportunities, who attends board meetings said to me, can create those shared memories. Take former Iowa State Senator Maggie Tins-
sizes and pricing.
‘That was so moving.’ I said, ‘Really?’, Little Women, for example. My mom read man, and women’s-empowerment activist
PUBLISHER and she said, ‘Yes, because I’ve just been it as a girl, then she got it for me and I read Zenaida Landeros. A continual book
Todd McGreevy • todd@admospheres.com re-reading Jane Eyre, and that dress was it as a girl, and now I have granddaughters swap will take place during exhibition
right out of that period. So it brought the who have read it. That story resonates. So hours, allowing Putnam guests to trade
EDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER at the Putnam, we can bring this story, old favorites for future favorites. A Little
Kathleen McCarthy • km@rcreader.com whole literary experience kind of into the
human realm – being able to see cloth- and this connection, to life, because we Women Tea is being scheduled, featuring
ARTS & CALENDAR EDITOR ing that the people of that era would have have clothing and items that the little screenings of the novel’s 1949 and 1994
Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com women and their mom would have used film adaptations.
had.’ And that just kind of set off a little
GRAPHICS & AD COORDINATING idea in my head. in their day-to-day life. “And on certain weekends,” says Find-
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“only 5 percent of the museum’s collection American history dating back hundreds sort of serving as docents and guides, and
DISTRIBUTION & OFFICE MANAGER of years, we also have items from around they’ll perform snippets from the books.”
Peggy Barnard • peggy@rcreader.com is out for people to see. We’ve got 200,000
items, but you can’t peddle that out all the world. We have vignettes on Snow So beyond seeing examples of beloved
IT-SYSMIN the time – where the heck would you Flower & the Secret Fan by Lisa See, literature, museum patrons hear them in
William Reveal Like Water for Chocolate, Memoirs of a readings from such works as The Help,
put everything? So we thought [Literary
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to see that – objects that they haven’t seen We have kimonos. We have robes from “The Harry Potter dress did not come
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS the Imperial City in China. So this exhibit out of our collection, I have to admit,”
Amy Alkon, Rochelle Arnold, Jeff Ashcraft, Leslie Bell, maybe ever. The idea sort of reminded me
Rob Brezsny, Max Cannon, Madeline Dudziak, Michael Helke,
of the Princess Diana exhibit from a few is an opportunity to get many of these says Findlay. “That we purchased. But we
Rich Miller, Mark Ruebling stunning pieces of wardrobe out into the just couldn’t leave Hermione out.”
years back. What people thought about
PRINT COPY DISTRIBUTORS that exhibit initially was, ‘Oooo, I get viewers’ eyes, and bring to life these books Literary Heroines: Their Times, Their
Ingalls Family, Cheri DeLay, Greg FitzPatrick,
to see lots of her dresses!’ But then after that we’ve loved for generations, or that Fashions will be on display at the Putnam
N. A. Rice, Jay Strickland
they went through the exhibit, people we’ve fallen in love with more recently. Museum through January 4, with regular
museum hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mon-
KNOW MORE. found it was actually a pretty emotional “And we found mannequins with
experience.” articulated fingers,” Findlay adds. “So days through Saturdays and noon to 5

DO MORE. Findlay is hoping to inspire that same

sort of emotionalism with Literary Hero-
ines, which features displays and vignettes
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on 20 longtime and modern classics
all of the mannequins are in action. Like
with Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker or Little
p.m. on Sundays. Entrance to the exhibit
is free with $8-9 museum admission, and
House on the Prairie, the mannequins are more information is available by calling
in dance poses, or getting on a bicycle, (563)324-1933 or visiting Putnam.org.
or at a sewing machine – they’re doing
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VISUAL ARTS
Openings & Gallery Events
Catich Gallery Q&A: 42,000 Years on the Same Block,
held in conjunction with the exhibit of pictures by Marty
Harris... Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, 4pm Thu
Nov 1
Catich Gallery Reception: 42,000 Years on the Same
Block, held in conjunction with the exhibit of pictures
by Marty Harris... Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University,
5pm Thu Nov 1
Free Senior Day, with a 1:30pm Gallery Tour and a
2:30pm film; seniors also get 10% off in the Museum
Store and Figge Cafe; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Thu Nov 1
Thursdays at the Figge, art-themed activities,
discussions, tours, refreshments, and more; guests
are invited to experience the current exhibitions
and permanent collection gallery as well as shop the
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Nov 1 thru Thu Nov 29
All Gallery Show: Opening Reception, with works
by 23 Midwest artists featuring jewelry, sculpture,
raku,… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Nov 2
Antique Spectacular Vintage Market @ QCCA Expo Center – November 2 through 4
Artist Reception: Regional Art Show, held in
conjunction with the exhibit of original work by…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Nov 2
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, enjoy
a docent-led tour through the galleries; free with
$4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Sat Nov 3
An Evening with Ross King, bestselling author
Ross king will give a talk titled: “The Heroism of
Modern life: Edouard Manet and the Impressionists”;
$15; for information and tickets, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm Sun Nov 4
Henri Matisse: Many Styles, Much Color, Influential
Artists of the Twentieth Century, a presentation that
coincides with the Figge Art Museum’s impressive…
Butterworth Center, 3pm Sun Nov 4
Lunch and Lecture with Ross King, bestselling
author Ross king will give a talk about his book “Mad
Enchantment: Claude Monet and the Painting of the
Water Lilies”; $35; for information and tickets, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 11am Mon Nov 5
Artist Reception: Recent Works by Jason
Frank and David Zahn: Drawings & Ceramics,
held in conjunction with the new exhibit; free; for
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information,… Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery,
4pm Tue Nov 6
SEW Much Fun: Business Card Holder, a do-it-
yourself sewing craft; limited registration due to sewing
machine… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 5:30pm Thu Nov 8
Normandy to the Eagles Nest, a slideshow tour
of four European countries and locations familiar…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 4:30pm Fri Nov 9
Fall Craft Sale, among the many vendors are items
such as popcorn, caramels,… St. Alphonsus Catholic
Church, 9am Sat Nov 10
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, enjoy
a docent-led tour through the galleries; free with
$4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Sat Nov 10 and Sun Nov 11
Craft Café, adults are invited to join us at the library
for… Fairmount Street Library, 2pm Sat Nov 17
Free Family Day, free admission all day, with
scheduled activities from 10am-1pm; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Nov 17
French Friday at the Figge, enjoy Figge exhibitions
and activities until 9pm; free with $4-7 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am
Fri Nov 23
French Modern Dinner, enjoy a special evening at the
Figge with an elegant French dinner with friends and
family; after dinner, join a docent-led tour in the galleries;
tours begin at 7pm; for information and reservations,
call 563-345-6647, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Fri Nov 23
Small Business Saturday at Bereskin, book-signing
with the “Geeky F@b 5” authors, 12 year-old Lucy…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Sat Nov 24
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, enjoy
a docent-led tour through the galleries; free with
$4-7 admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm Sun Nov 25
Morrissey Gallery Q&A: Chicago Paintings, held
in conjunction with the exhibit of sharing works by…
Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose
University, 4pm Wed Nov 28
Morrissey Gallery Reception: Chicago Paintings,
held in conjunction with the exhibit of sharing works
by… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St.
Ambrose University, 5pm Wed Nov 28
Final Friday Wine Walk, free; for information, call
563-424-1210 or e-mail info@midcoast.org… Bucktown
Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Nov 30
Final Friday at Bucktown, monthly gallery events,
demonstrations, and more; for information, call 563-424-
1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Nov 30
Exhibits & Shows
Dr. Portmantheau’s Galorium Emporium, exhibit
of collaborative mixed media works by… Black Hawk
College ArtSpace Gallery, thru Fri Nov 2
Paul Lange, Drawing for Inspiration, Mon.-Fri. 9am-
5pm, Sat. noon-4pm; free; for information,… Morrissey
Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose University,
thru Sat Nov 3
Kristin Quinn: Beautiful Swimmers, alliances
between the common and uncommon, natural… Scott
Community College Library, thru Thu Nov 15
42,000 Years on the Same Block, exhibit of pictures
by Marty Harris; Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 10am-4pm...
Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, thru Fri Nov 30
Alison Filley: A Guide to Domestic Measurement
and Matthew Terry: Reconstructing the Rise of
Asymmetrical Skylines, exhibition of screen prints by
Filley of… Quad City Arts Center, thru Fri Nov 30
David Hast - Lori Miller, exhibit of ink and mixed
media; Wed.-Sat. 11:30am-5:30pm... MidCoast Gallery
West, thru Fri Nov 30
Emma Farber Cunningham and Barbara Toner:
Paintings & Glass, exhibit of paintings and fused
glass; Wed.-Sat. 11am-6pm; free... Midcoast at Bucktown
Gallery, thru Fri Nov 30
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The Last Revel @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel – November 11
French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950, an
exhibit featuring 59 works drawn from the collection of
the Brooklyn Museum that chronicles one of the most
dynamic and beloved eras in the history of art; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with
$4-7 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Fri Nov 30
Glen Lowry, exhibit of serigraphs; Mon -Fri, 6am-
7:30pm, Sat, 8am-5:30pm, Sun. 9am-5pm... MidCoast
Centre Station Gallery, thru Fri Nov 30
I-74 Mississippi River Bridge Virtual Reality
Experience, through a creative collaboration, the Iowa
DOT… Bettendorf Public Library, thru Fri Nov 30
John Bloom: Close to Home, exhibition on the
renowned area artist; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-
9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Fri Nov 30
Living Proof Exhibit: A Visualization of Hope,
exhibit features more than 50 pieces of art created by
cancer survivors in the tri-State area; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm,
Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum
admission; for information, call 563-326-7804 or e-mail
livingproofexhibit@gmail.com, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, LivingProofExhibit.org, thru
Fri Nov 30
Pam Ohnemus - Sri Rao - Quad City Woodturners
- Hot Glass Artisans, exhibit of paintings by Ohnemus
and Rao, along with sculptural works by the Quad City
Woodturners and blown glass created by Hot Glass
artists; $1 for parking; for information, contact Dawn
Wohlford-Metallo at 309-793-1213 X108 or dwmetallo@
quadcityarts.com, Quad City International Airport
Gallery, 2200 69th Ave., Moline IL, QuadCityArts.com,
thru Fri Nov 30
Rufino Tamayo, this grouping of seven prints is an
outstanding representation of Tamayo’s large graphic
works, gifted to the Figge as a bequest from Dennis
L. and Patricia A. Miller, well-known supporters of
Quad City Arts, Ballet Quad Cities, and many other
organizations; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm,
Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-7 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Fri
Nov 30
William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography,
exhibit includes 52 of Hawkins’ most important paintings
and cover all of Hawkins’s favorite subject matter,
including cityscapes, landscapes, exotic places, animals,
current events, historic scenes and religious scenes; Tue.-
Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free
with $4-7 museum admission; for information, call 563-
326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Fri Nov 30
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Regional Art Show, exhibit of original work by 23
Midwest… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, Fri Nov 2
thru Fri Nov 30
Recent Works by Jason Frank and David Zahn:
Drawings & Ceramics, free; for information, contact
Zaiga Thorson at 309-796-5469… Black Hawk College
ArtSpace Gallery, Mon Nov 5 thru Fri Nov 30
Chicago Paintings, sharing works by Carla Markwart;
Mon.-Fri. 9am-5pm,… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts
Center - St. Ambrose University, Fri Nov 9 thru Fri Nov 30
Classes
Figurative Impressions in Landscape: Part 2,
Thursdays thru Nov. 29 (no class on Thanksgiving); with
instructor… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 11am Thu
Nov 1
Wine & Art: From France with Love, artist Amy
Nielsen will take the class into “French Moderns from
1850-1950” and discuss different techniques used in
creating some of these timeless pieces; then head to the
studio to create postcard designs using paint, pen and
ink, fabric, and more; a studio class paired with a glass
of wine, light hors d’oeuvres and socializing; $20; for
information and to register, contact Heather Aaronson at
563-326-7804 x2045, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu Nov 1
Card Making with Donna Banta, Banta will show
CHRISTMAS AT AUGUSTANA
us how to craft cards with a… Silvis Public Library, 1pm Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. | Centennial Hall, 3703 7th Ave.
Sat Nov 3 Best seats available at 7 p.m. performance
Crafting with Jenn: File Folder Mini-Flip Album, Tickets: $21 for adults, $16 for senior citizens, $11 for students and children
Jenn Voss will teach us how to make mini folding…
LeClaire Community Library, 11am Sat Nov 3
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor Dave Saturday, Dec. 1, 3:45-8 p.m. | Gerber Center Dining Hall, 3435 9 1/2 Ave.
Anderson; learn to see, draw, and understand… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 9:30am Sat Nov 3 thru Sat Nov 24 Tickets: $11.45 for adults, $6 for children
Basic Cartooning, Mondays thru Nov. 26; with
instructor Paul Lange; learn how… Bereskin Gallery & Art
LIGHTING OF THE CHRISTMAS TREE
Academy, 6pm Mon Nov 5 Saturday, Dec. 1, 6 p.m. | Quad behind Old Main, 3600 7th Ave.
Watercolor: Basic Approaches to Paint Free and open to the public
Applications, thru Nov. 8; with instructor Bob Zeidler;
Bob breaks down… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy,
3pm Mon Nov 5
TICKET PURCHASES
Online: augustana.edu/tickets
What I’m Thankful For Leaf Hanging, a Southwest
Craft Night event; free; for information, call 309-732-
By phone: 309-794-7306 or 800-798-8100 x7306
7338… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, In person: Augustana Ticket Office in Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts (3701 7th Ave.)
6pm Tue Nov 13
Watercolor Basics, with instructor Bob Zeidler; after
years of study, exposure to… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 2pm Wed Nov 14
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ART
A Guide to Domestic Measurement and Reconstructing
the Rise of Asymmetrical Skylines
Thursday, November 1, through Friday, November 30 @ Quad City Arts Center,
1715 Second Avenue, Rock Island IL

N ew exhibitions of screen prints and photo-

graphs are on display (through November 30)
as Rock Island’s Quad City Arts Center presents
A Guide to Domestic Measurement, a collection of
works by Iowa City artist Alison Filley, and Recon-
structing the Rise of Asymmetrical Skylines, a
creative assemblage by Davenport-based photog-
rapher Matthew Terry.
Filley creates screen-printed patterns that speak
to the trappings associated with domestic expec- Alison Filley’s Guide to Domestic Measurement
tations and contemporary popular culture using
elaborate ornamental patterning and photographic imagery. As she says in her Artist Statement: “We often
feel pressure to conform to collective norms promoted by advertising, popular culture, and socioeconomic
status. These idealized norms … the dream house, perfect children, manicured yards, and home-cooked
organic meals … can be beautiful and seductive, but often artificial. This installation combines these sym-
bolic objects to form new elaborate patterns that are equally contrived and alluring.”
With her body of work including two-dimensional prints, sculptural objects, and installations that com- Reighnbeau @ Rozz-Tox – November 21
bine glitter, flocking, screen printing, and digital print media, Filley is currently the Coordinator of Studios
and Outreach Programs at Davenport’s St. Ambrose University. She received her MFA from the University
of Iowa and her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis, and since July of 2016, she has created
monthly mixed-media installations as the window-display designer at Hands Jewelers in Iowa City.
Calls For Entry Moeller Nights: Dave Tamkin, singer/songwriter
performs in support of his new EP “Dave Tamkin… Triple
Terry, meanwhile, finds inspiration in structures that are suspended in an incomplete state – buildings Rock the Arts, MidCoast Fine Arts’ December Rock the Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed Nov 7
that are either partially built or in the process of falling, appearing unfinished, broken, or asymmetrical when Arts is seeking artisans… thru Sat Nov 24
he photographs them. He then transforms these scenes into symmetrical images that add a continuity, Moeller Nights: Carson McHone, concert with the
harmony, and flow to the facets of life that many view as eyesores. Winter Ornament Contest at Bucktown,sponsored Austin, Texas-based country-music singer/songwriter;
With the artist having received a 2014 BFA from the Academy of Art University’s School of Photography, by MidCoast Fine Arts; ornaments will be… thru Fri Nov $10… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm
30 Thu Nov 8
Terry’s Web-site biography states: “Utilizing contrasting tones, and a distinctly deliberate perspective influ-
enced by combining the conscious and subconscious as a means to question reality, Matthew showcases Musical Theatre Coffee Shop Cabaret, for
conceptual photos which evoke a level of detachment subtle enough for most people to connect with. It
is through this connection that Matthew proves on a perceptual level just how related we actually are.”
The Quad City Arts Center’s gallery hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
MUSIC information, call 563-333-6251… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
7:30pm Thu Nov 8

Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., admission is free, and more information is available by calling (309)793- Concerts From Monet to Matisse: A Vocal Canvas Concert
1213 or visiting QuadCityArts.com. by Claudia Hommel, free; for information, call 309-
Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring Mothers, an 524-2440… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Nov 9
all-ages concert on the rockers’ 2018 Midwest Takeover

MUSIC
Tour;… RIBCO, 8pm Fri Nov 2
Moeller Nights: Low Cut Connie, concert with the
Philadelphia-based rockers, featuring an opening set
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks II: by… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm
Fri Nov 2
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto
SAU Music Department Fall Instrumental
Sat, Nov. 3, 8 p.m. @ Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA; Sun, Nov. 4, Concert, for information, call 563-333-6251… Galvin
2 p.m. @ Augustana College’s Centennial Hall, 3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island IL Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm Fri Nov 2
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Nov 9
Moeller Nights: The Cerny Brothers Album
Release Party, concert with the Los Angeles-based
indie rockers and Midwest natives;… Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Nov 9 thru Sat
Nov 10
An Evening with Gershwin, let the music of

C ontinuing its 2018-19 season of Masterworks pre- ‘90s Alternative Night: Brett Newski & the celebrated composer George Gershwin sweep you…
sentations, and held in celebration of the ensem- No Tomorrow - Pleezer, concert with the touring Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 6pm Sat Nov 10
ble’s 104th season of classical performance, the Quad alternative rockers and the Weezer tribute… The
Redstone Room, 7:30pm Fri Nov 2 Bill Gaither & Gaither Vocal Band, an evening of
City Symphony Orchestra will deliver of trio of sublime
gospel music, laughter, and encouragement with the
compositions in the November 3 and 4 concert event
Moeller Nights: Ron Gallo - Low Cut Connie, 7 multiple Grammy winner and his ensemble; $26.50-
Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, named after the & 9:30pm concerts with the garage-punk rocker and 72.50; for tickets, call 800-745-3000; Adler Theatre, 136
climactic, intensely challenging piece to be played by the Philadelphia-based… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & E. Third St., Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 6pm Sat
piano virtuoso Wei Luo. Raccoon Motel, Sat Nov 3 Nov 10
Born in Shenzhen, a southern part of China, and the
receipent of 2018’s Gilmore Young Artist citation, Wei Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks The Way Down Wanderers, concert with the touring
Luo showed an interest in music and began piano les- II: Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto, concert bluegrass musicians, featuring an opening set… The
sons around age five, giving her debut recital in Hong featuring Haydn’s “London Symphony,” No. 104; Britten’s Redstone Room, 8pm Sat Nov 10
Kong at age six. Winner of numerous competitions in China, Wei claimed first prize in the 11th Chopin International “Four Sea Interludes” from his opera “Peter Grimes,”
Competition for Young Pianists in Poland and the Second Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition for Young and pianist Wei Luo performing Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Moeller Nights: The Last Revel, concert with the
Pianists in Frankfurt, both in 2010. She made her orchestra debut at age 10 with the Shanghai Philharmonic, and Concerto No. 3”; $10-64; for tickets and information, call touring folk trio; $10… Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
along with the ensemble’s artistic director Muhai Tang, they opened the 2011 season by performing Prokofiev’s 563-322-7276 Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Nov 11
“Concerto No. 3” in ShangHai Oriental Art Center. Over the years, her piano recitals have been broadcast world- IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 8pm Sat Nov 3
wide on classical radio channels such as WWFM (New Jersey) and WQXR (NYC), and two years ago, Wei was the Quad City Music Guild Youth Chorus Concert,
2016 receiptent of the esteemed “Salon de Virtuosi” Carrer Grant in New York. Moeller Nights: Shana Falana, concert with the New concert with the student singers in grades 3-8; for
York-based alternative rockers, featuring an opening… information,… Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park
Last year, Wei made her recital debuts in Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall and Herbst Hall in San Francisco,
Triple Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Auditorium, 2pm Sun Nov 11
and annually performs at Festival Napa Valley, the Mostly Mozart Festival, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music
Nov 4
Festival in August and other festivals. She has also performed with world-class musicians such as violinist Daniel Bad Bad Hats, concert with the indie rock band from
Hope and cellist Gary Hoffman, and has been the recipient of thunderous critical praise. Revue magazine extolled Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Minneapolis, Minnesota, featuring… Village Theatre,
Wei’s “deep sonories, fiery intensity, and unfiltered rawness,” while the Philadelphia Inquirer, in a recent concert II: Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto, concert 7pm Thu Nov 15
review, lauded “those moments when she took you so far inside the music that your ears left behind previous featuring Haydn’s “London Symphony,” No. 104; Britten’s
points of reference, partly because she immerses herself in the music with an intensity that borders on madness.” “Four Sea Interludes” from his opera “Peter Grimes,” Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble Concert, free;
This latest Masterworks presentation will open with composer Joseph Haydn’s exuberant and surprising and pianist Wei Luo performing Rachmaninoff’s “Piano for information, contact Dr. Edgar Crockett at crockette@
“London Symphony No. 104,” with the area musicians then traveling to the Coast of Suffolk for Benjamin Brit- Concerto No. 3”; ; $10-41; for tickets and information, call bhc.edu or… Black Hawk College Theatre - Building 1,
ten’s surging and unrelenting Four Sea Interludes from his opera Peter Grimes. The concerts will conclude with 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703 Room 306, 7:30pm Thu Nov 15
Lei taking on Sergei Rachmaninoff’s “Piano Concerto No. 3,” a veritable Mount Evereset of classical music, with 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 2pm Sun Nov 4
famed pianist Gary Graffman famously lamenting that he never learned the piece as a student, when he was “still The Peterson Brothers Band, Mississippi Valley Blues
too young to know fear.” Chrash the Midterms, the local rockers will perform Society presents a concert with the blues-musician…
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra’s latest Masterworks concerts will be held at the Adler Theatre at 8 p.m. on their politically tinged “2017 The Album”… Rozz-Tox, Moline Viking Club, 6pm Thu Nov 15
November 3 and at Augustana College’s Centennial Hall at 2 p.m. on November 4, admission is $8-62 on Saturday 9pm Tue Nov 6
and $8-39 on Sunday, and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)322-7276 or visiting QCSO.org.
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Gas Feed & Seed Music Festival: No. 4, Moeller
Nights sponsors performances with dozens of… Village
of East Davenport, Thu Nov 15 thru Sat Nov 17
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble Concert, free;
for information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public
Library, noon Fri Nov 16
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm
Fri Nov 23
Moeller Nights: The Artisanals, concert with the
Charleston-based Americana quintet; $12… Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sat Nov 24
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cash bar available; free; for information, call 563-322- 4175, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
7276; Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Third St., Davenport IA, BettendorfLibrary.com, 10:30am Sat Nov 3
QCSO.org 4:45pm Thu Nov 29
News of the World, a discussion of Paulette Jiles’
book with the Alpha Book… Rock Island Public Library -
LITERARY ARTS Downtown Library, 3pm Mon Nov 5

Bucktown Revue, a quintessentially Quad Cities show
featuring premier Midwestern singer/songwriters and…
Nighswander Theatre, 7pm Fri Nov 16
Davina & the Vagabonds, concert with the touring
jazz and soul artists; $12 adv /… The Redstone Room,
8pm Fri Nov 16
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ‘21
Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 16
Chris Janson, concert with the breakout country-music
star; $30-60; for tickets and information, call 844-852-
4FUN, Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm
Sat Nov 17
Family Groove Company - Still Shine, concert with
the funk, jam, and soul musicians, featuring an… The
Redstone Room, 9pm Sat Nov 17
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in
Concert, at 2 & 7:30pm; these Quad City Symphony
Orchestra concerts feature “Harry Potter & the Chamber
of Secrets” in high-definition while a live orchestra
performs John Williams’ otherworldly score; for tickets
and information, call 563-322-7276; Adler Theatre, 136 E.
Third St., Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, Sat Nov 17
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series, featuring a 3pm Jazz Demystifying
Workshop ($5 for adults, free for… The Redstone Room,
3pm Sun Nov 18
Moeller Nights: Izaak Opatz, concert with the
touring country artist, featuring an opening set… Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 7pm Mon Nov 19
thru Tue Nov 20
All Sweat Productions Presents: The Last Waltz,
local musicians pay tribute to, and play the music from,…
The Redstone Room, 8pm Wed Nov 21
Back in Black Friday w/ Electric Shock: The AC/DC
Show, the tribute musicians play all the classic hits and
deeper… The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Nov 23
No Duh, an evening with the No Doubt and Gwen
Stefani tribute band; $15; for information, call 844-852-
4FUN, Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Black Hawk College Student Vocal Recital, Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; for
voice students will present a variety of songs from the Readings & Discussions information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library,
Renaissance... Deere-Wiman Carriage House, 7:30pm 6:30pm Tue Nov 6
Mon Nov 26 Nanowrimo Kickoff Party, held in conjunction with
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo); the goal… RIPL Connected, on Tuesdays; log in to talk with Jason
Blue Christmas: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Holiday Fairmount Street Library, 6pm Thu Nov 1 from the… 6pm Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27
Extravagana, Elvis Presley hits and holiday favorites
performed at 1 & 7:15pm… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, Stranger Than Fiction Book Club, the club takes The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu & Their Race
Thu Nov 29 a look at the world we’re living in… Fairmount Street to Save the World’s Most Precious Manuscripts, a
Library, 6:30pm Thu Nov 1 discussion of Joshua Hammer’s book with the Art Lover’s
The Smoking Popes, concert with the touring Book Club; each program includes a short introduction,
pop-punk musicians, featuring an opening set… The Life Studies: Stories, the Bettendorf Public Library discussion led by a Figge docent, and group discussion;
Redstone Room, 7:30pm Thu Nov 29 and the Figge co-host a discussion of Susan Vreeland’s bring a brown bag lunch if desired; for information,
book in conjunction with the current “French Moderns” contact Heather at 563-345-6630 or haaronson@
exhibit; participants will have an opportunity to figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Special Events participate in a docent-led tour of the exhibition prior to Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1pm Wed Nov 7
the book discussion; free; for information, call 563-344-
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks II, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration of
the weekend’s Masterworks programs; 4:45pm doors,
cash bar available; free; for information, call 563-322-
7276; Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Third St., Davenport IA,
QCSO.org 4:45pm Thu Nov 1
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks II, held immediately
after the night’s concert at the Adler Theatre; mingle
with conductor Mark Russell Smith and musicians from
the Quad City Symphony Orchestra; cash bar available;
free; for information, call 563-322-7276; Hotel Blackhawk,
200 E. Third St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org 9:30pm Sat
Nov 3
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks II,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to hear about the works being
presented; hosted by Kai Swanson; free; for information,
call 563-322-7276; Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 7pm Sat Nov 3
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks II,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to hear about the works being
presented; hosted by Kai Swanson; free; for information,
call 563-322-7276, Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL, QCSO.org, 1pm Sun Nov 4
Trax from the Stax, a music-listening program
designed to provide the opportunity to share…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Nov 15
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks III, join QCSO
Music Director Mark Russell Smith in an exploration of
the weekend’s Masterworks programs; 4:45pm doors,

No Duh @ Rhythm City Casino Resort – November 23

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LITERARY ARTS / two while talking about Wiley Cash’s… Icons Martini,
Readings & Discussions 7pm Tue Nov 20

True Crime Club, whether you obsessively watch

Spider Woman’s Daughter, a discussion of Anne
Hillerman’s novel with the Mystery Book… Bettendorf
Public Library, 9:30am Sat Nov 10
Comics Underground, join us for in-depth discussions
of ground-breaking graphic novels; copies… Davenport
Public Library - Main, 6pm Mon Nov 12
Short & Sweets, discuss short stories while eating
yummy sweets; all registrants receive… Fairmount Street
Library, 10am Mon Nov 12
Underground Book Club, the club explores fiction
of the weird, the under-the-radar, the subversive,…
Davenport Public Library - Main, 6:30pm Mon Nov 12
Get Lit: The Master Butchers Singing Club, a
discussion of Louise Erdrich’s novel; free; for information,
call… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Nov 13
Investigation Discovery, are a devout Ann… Fairmount
Street Library, 6:30pm Tue Nov 20
West End Book Club, adult fiction book club that
meets the third Tuesday of… Fairmount Street Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 20
A Man Called Ove, a discussion of Fredrik Backman’s
book with the 30/31 Book… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 6:30pm Wed Nov 21
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Nov 26
How to Read Water: Clues and Patterns from
Puddles to the Sea, a discussion of Tristan Gooley’s
book with the Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm
Tue Nov 27

See YA, a book club for adults; find out why so many… Lilac Girls, a discussion of Martha Hall Kelly’s book with
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, the Southwest… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
6:30pm Wed Nov 14 Branch, 6pm Tue Nov 27
Gaither Vocal Band @ Adler Theatre – November 10

Local History Book Club Discussion, the club is
sponsored by the Colonel Davenport Foundation, and…
7pm Tue Nov 27
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders
and the Birth of the FBI, a discussion of David Grann’s
novel with the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Wed Nov 28
Topdog/Underdog, Suzan-Lori Parks’s Pulitzer
Prize-winning drama about African-American brothers,
directed… QC Theatre Workshop, Thu Nov 8 thru Sun
Nov 18
Escanaba in ‘da Moonlight, Michigan-set hunting
comedy by Jeff Daniels, directed by Mike Skiles;…
Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Nov 8 thru Sun Nov 18

The Marriage of Opposites, a discussion of Alice
Hoffman’s novel with the Contemporary Books
Discussion… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Nov 28
The Union Quilters, a discussion of Jennifer
Chiaverini’s book with the Adult Book… LeClaire
Community Library, 6:30pm Wed Nov 28
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Nov 29
A Wrinkle in Time, James Sie’s adaptation of
Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved sci-fi novel, directed by
Jacque Cohoon; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm; $13; for
tickets and information, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters
Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline IL, Playcrafters.com,
Fri Nov 9 thru Sun Nov 18
Lives of the Saints: Five One-Acts, short comedic
works by Tony-nominated playwright David Ives,
directed by… Scott Community College’s Black Box
Theatre, Fri Nov 9 thru Sun Nov 18

Workshops & Classes

USA VETS Writers’ Studio, workshop and feedback
group for all past and present military… Midwest Writing
Center, 1pm Thu Nov 1

Writer’s Studio, on the 1st & 3rd Saturday of the

month; listen… Midwest Writing Center, 11am Sat Nov 3
and Sat Nov 17

Quad Cities Writers Group, on the 1st & 3rd Mondays

of the month; dedicated… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Mon Nov 5 and Mon
Nov 19

Zine Workshops, free; for information, contact Leslie

Ross at rosslesliem@sau.edu… St. Ambrose University
Library, 7pm Tue Nov 27

THEATRE
Performances
Mama Won’t Fly, Southern-themed road-trip comedy
by Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, and Nicholas… Circa ‘21
Dinner Playhouse, 7:45pm Fri Nov 2 thru Sat Nov 3

Letters Home, Quad City Arts’ Visiting Artists series

presents the Griffin Theatre… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
3pm Sun Nov 4

Letters Home: BHC Veterans Group Performance,

an informal, 45-minute performance for students in the
Black Hawk… Black Hawk College Theatre - Building 1,
Room 306, 2:30pm Tue Nov 6

Annie, Tony-winning family musical based on the “Little

Orphan Annie” comic… Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse, Wed
Nov 7 thru Fri Nov 30

Hairspray, the Tony-winning musical set in 1962

Baltimore, boasting a cast and… Alleman High School
Performing Arts Center, 7pm Thu Nov 8 thru Sun Nov 11
The Smoking Popes @ The Redstone Room –
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Marjorie Prime, New Ground Theatre presents Jordan Guys in Ties, improv comedy with the nationally
Harrison’s science-fiction drama, directed by… Village touring comedians who combine wit,… The Black Box
Theatre, Fri Nov 9 thru Sun Nov 18 Theatre, 7:30pm Fri Nov 16

Pinocchio, family-musical adaptation of the fairytale The Late Nite Shows: Forge, sketch comedy and
classic; with show-only and brunch… Circa ‘21 Dinner improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Playhouse, Fri Nov 23 Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Nov 16

It Had to Be You, holiday-themed romantic comedy by The Late Nite Shows: Bandwagon, sketch comedy
Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna; Thu.-Sat.… The Black and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Box Theatre, Fri Nov 23 thru Fri Nov 30 Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Nov 17

Miracle in Bedford Falls, new stage-musical version The Cranjis McBasketball World Tour, an
of Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life”… Quad City Music evening with the New York-based comedy troupe The
Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, 7:30pm Thu Nov 29 Tenderloins,… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm Mon Nov 19
thru Fri Nov 30
The Late Nite Shows: CaRICKatures, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The

DANCE Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Nov 23

Pimprov, an evening of improv with the Chicago

Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes, touring comedians; $12-15;… The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, 8pm Sat Nov 24
Conditioning, Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of
Dance, Thu Nov 1 thru Fri Nov 30 The Late Nite Shows: Movie the Musical, sketch
comedy and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or…
Polka Club of Iowa, Eastern Chapter Dance: Barefoot The Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Nov 24
Becky & the Ivanhoe Dutchmen, $10/person, ages 21 &
under free; for information, call 563-284-6340… Walcott The Late Nite Shows: It’s Your Fault, sketch comedy
Coliseum, 1:30pm Sun Nov 18 and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Nov 30

COMEDY Family Groove Company @ The Redstone Room – November 17

ComedySportz, Fri. & Sat. 7pm; interactive comedy
with the area’s long-running… The Establishment, 7pm
Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
The Late Nite Shows: Dodgeball, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Nov 2
Open Source Improv, improvisational comedy for
adults with veterans of ComedySportz, Livewire, the…
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Nov 3
The Late Nite Shows: Wisenheimer, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Nov 3
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Nov 4
thru Sun Nov 25
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, on Mondays, hosted by
Douglas Hernandez; for information, call 309-517-1944…
Broken Saddle, 8pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Butchers Hook Comedy w/ Ryan Proctor, on
Tuesdays; a stand-up-comedy open mic night; for
information, call… Meat Market, 9pm Tue Nov 6 thru
Tue Nov 27
The Late Nite Shows: Shakespeared!, sketch
comedy and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or…
The Establishment, 9:30pm Fri Nov 9
The Late Nite Shows: Survivor, sketch comedy
and improvisational games for ages 17+; $5 or… The
Establishment, 9:30pm Sat Nov 10
MUSEUMS
Literary Heroines: Their Times, Their Fashions,
the exhibit allows you to take a critical look at the
wardrobe… Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru Fri
Nov 30
The Civil War: Seen Through the Eyes of German-
American Caricaturists, Tue.-Sat. 10am-4pm,
Sun. noon-4pm; free with $3-5 admission;… German
American Heritage Center, thru Fri Nov 30
German American Heritage Center Annual
Holiday Social, annual fundraiser benefiting

THEATRE ART
Escanaba in ‘da Moonlight William L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography
Thursday, November 8, through Sunday, November 18 @ Richmond Hill Thursday, November 1, through Sunday, December 30 @ Figge Art Museum,
Barn Theatre, 600 Robinson Drive, Geneseo IL 225 West Second Street, Davenport IA

W ith actor/playwright Jeff Daniels’ comedy

described by Variety magazine as “laugh-
out-loud stuff” that “proceeds at a fast clip,” Gen-
O ne of the 20th Century’s most accomplished
artists is presently enjoying a career ret-
rospective at the Figge Art Museum (through
eseo’s Richmond Barn Theatre closes its 2018 December 30), with the Davenport venue hous-
season of returning audience favorites with ing the touring William L. Hawkins: An Imagina-
Escanaba in ‘da Moonlight, a riotous and heart- tive Geography, the first major exhibition in more
warming tale of Midwestern male bonding that, than a decade to showcase Hawkins’ varied work
according to the Chicago Tribune, “manages and important examples from his favorite artistic
subjects.
to be both politically incorrect and comedically
Although born in 1895, the Kentucky native
accurate.”
began his professional painting career in the
In Tony Award nominee Daniels’ 1995 play,
1970s, first with found paint on found supports,
family patriarch Albert Soady reunites with his and later with sign painter’s enamel on standard-
two adult sons, Reuben and Remnar, at their sized Masonite boards. Hawkins explored the William L. Hawkins’ Red Dog Running No. 3
Michigan Upper Peninsula family deer camp. world through mass media and then re-presented
Joined by their zany friend Jimmer – a man who it to the public with a uniquely expressive bravado, appropriating most of his subjects from drawings
has never been quite the same since being abducted by a UFO – the men settle in for a spell of and photographic reproductions collected from newspapers, books, calendars, magazines, and other
bagging bucks, playing cards, and drinking sweet sap whiskey. Thirty-five-year-old Reuben, though, popular print media. Simplifying the forms and heightening the colors, he elaborated passages with
holds the infamous reputation as the oldest Soady in history never to kill a deer, which has earned vigorous, swirling brushwork and also taught himself sophisticated techniques such as scumbling,
him the unfortunate nickname “Da Buckless Yooper.” Consequently, Escanaba in ‘da Moonlight’s which he used to great effect. As he became more successful, Hawkins began to collage magazine
hunting-story-to-beat-all-hunting-stories spins a tale of humor, heart, and comic horror as Reuben clippings and found objects into his paintings and developed a technique he called “puffing up” a shape:
goes to any and all lengths to remove himself from the wrong end of the family record book. building it up from the painting surface by mixing cornmeal into the enamel paint.
Last staged at Richmond Hill in 2011 – a production that led Reader reviewer Thom White to state, Drawn from important public and private collections across the United States and Europe, William
“I found myself giggling so hard that I couldn’t breathe” – the theatre’s new Escanaba in ‘da Moonlight L. Hawkins: An Imaginative Geography includes 52 of Hawkins’ most important paintings, some well-
is directed by venue veteran Mike Skiles, whose recent on-stage credits include roles in California known pieces, and others rarely seen by the public. The exhibit covers all of Hawkins’ favorite subject
Suite, Dearly Beloved, and Doublewide, Texas. Two actors featured in the 2011 production, Jonathan matter including cityscapes, landscapes, exotic places, animals, current events, historic scenes and
Graff t and Justin Raver, make return appearances here, Graff recreating his original role of Jimmer, religious scenes, and also includes one of his rare freestanding sculptural assemblages. Also featured
are many of Hawkins’ most powerful paintings including Prudential NYC and two versions each of Ohio
and Raver – who previously played Remnar – now portraying Reuben. Rounding out the comedy’s
Stadium, Red Dog Running, Tasmanian Tiger, along with eight of the nine known versions of Hawkins’
ensemble are Nathan Johnson, Mike Kelly, Gary Talsky, and Amy Moskowitz, the latter playing a
Last Supper, one of his best-known subjects.
character credited as “Wolf Moon Dance.”
Regular museum hours are Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (open until 9
Escanaba in ‘da Moonlight runs November 8 through 18 at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, with p.m. on Thursdays) and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m., admission is $4-7, and more information on
performances Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Admission is $12, this and other Figge exhibits, programs, and events is available by calling (563)326-7804 or visiting
and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)944-2244 or visiting RHPlayers.com. FiggeArtMuseum.org.
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MUSEUMS
Christkindlmarkt Quad Cities; for information, call 563-
322-8844… German American Heritage Center, 6pm
Fri Nov 2
Explorers/Explorers Jr: Astronaut Training Camp,
the events will teach your young, curious explorer about
what it… Putnam Museum & Science Center, 9am Sat
Nov 3
Museum Rush Speedway, set your sights on the
medal and design your own… Family Museum, 10am
Sat Nov 3
Putnam Japanese Tea Ceremony, awaken your
senses during this one-time, abbreviated traditional tea
ceremony,… Putnam Museum & Science Center, 1:30pm
Sat Nov 3
Felted Ornament Workshop with Gisela, with
Gisela McDonald; get hands-on instruction on wet-
felting wool around Styrofoam… German American
Heritage Center, 1pm Sun Nov 4
Autumn Scherenschnitte Class: 2D Class, Keith
Bonnstetter is back with some new designs and will…
German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat Nov 10
Autumn Scherenschnitte Class: 3D Class, Keith
Bonnstetter is back with some new designs and will…
German American Heritage Center, 11:30am Sat Nov 10
Neighborhood Toy Store Day, all Day in The Fox &
Bee; 15% off for… Family Museum, 10am Sat Nov 10
Second Saturdays at the German American
Heritage Center, children and students with a valid ID
are welcome to… German American Heritage Center,
10am Sat Nov 10
Veteran’s Day Project, support those who serve and
protect by helping put together… Family Museum,
10:30am Sat Nov 10
Bob’s Burgers Party @ Davenport Public Library Eastern Avenue Branch – November 10
“Saturn the Ring World” Discovery Dome
Showing, see the second largest planet up-close and
learn about the… Putnam Museum & Science Center,
11:15am Sat Nov 10
The Demise of German-Iowan Newspapers
During WWI, Professor Ehrstine’s talk will document
the decline of the German-Iowan… German American
Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Nov 11
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“Titans of the Ice Age” Sensory-Friendly
Showing, changes to the environment and film
experience include: dimmed but… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, 2pm Sun Nov 11
Putnam Museum Guild Monthly Tea, this month’s
program will feature Leo Schubert speaking on
“Remembering the… Putnam Museum & Science Center,
1:30pm Thu Nov 15
The Great Gobble-Along!, join us as pro-gobblers
help us all gobble together and… Family Museum,
11:30am Sat Nov 17
The Great Gobble-Along!: Make Your Turkey
Gobbler, get your gobble on by crafting your very own
turkey… Family Museum, 9:30am Sat Nov 17
Art and the Nazi Party, Katherine Kunau, Associate
Curator of Collections and Exhibitions of the… German
American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Nov 18
MOVIES
Book Club, a screening of the springtime hit in the
“Afternoon Movies… River Valley District Library, 1pm
Thu Nov 1
Dragon Ball Z Saiyan Double Feature, featuring
“Dragon Ball Z: Bardock – The Father of Goku”… Rave
Cinemas Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Sat Nov 3 thru Mon
Nov 5
Recent Releases, see a film recently released on DVD;
free; for information,… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Fri Nov 9
Coffee and a Movie Morning, join us for a cup
of coffee and a free… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 9:30am Mon Nov 12
Solo: A Star Wars Story, a screening of the
summertime hit in the “Coffee And… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 9:30am Mon Nov 12
Afternoon Classic Films, watch your favorites return
to the screen and enjoy a… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Wed Nov 21
Friday Feature, free; for information, call 563-344-4175
or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf
Public Library, 10:30am Fri Nov 23
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Mirai, at 7 & 8pm; GKIDS and Fathom Events presents
dubbed and subtitled versions… Rave Cinemas
Davenport 53rd 18 + IMAX, Thu Nov 29
SPORTS
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, minor-league
hockey game; the first 1000 fans receive a MetroLINK…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Sat Nov 3
Quad City Storm vs. Birmingham Bulls, minor-
league hockey game; for tickets, call 309-277-1364…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Fri Nov 9 and Sat Nov 10
Quad City Storm vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers, minor-
league hockey game; for tickets, call 309-277-1364…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:10pm Fri Nov 23 and Sat Nov 24
OTHER EVENTS
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Nov 2
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for tickets…
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 2
Fall Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, featuring
70 exhibitors with antiques & vintage items galore; find
great furniture, art pottery, country, stoneware, books,
prints, primitives, jewelry, silver, antique glassware,
American Indian items, china, and more; Fri. 4-9pm,
Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm; $8 weekend pass; for
information, call 712-324-9964, QCCA Expo Center, 2621
4th Ave., Rock Island IL, AntiqueSpectacular.com, Fri Nov
2 thru Sun Nov 4
Historic Tours of the 1911 Hauberg Mansion,
on Fridays at 1 & 2:30pm; 45-minute docent-led tours,
with… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, Fri Nov 2 thru Fri
Nov 30
30th Annual Governor’s Infamous European
Cross Country Run, co-sponsored by Running Wild
and the Cornbelt Running Club; the… Scott County Park,
1pm Sat Nov 3
Astronomy Night, learn about space and observe stars
and planets with the… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 7:30pm Sat Nov 3
Halloween Bash 2, with live music by Truffle Shuffle;
for information, call 563-225-FROG… The Lucky Frog Bar
& Grill, 9pm Sat Nov 3
Current Joys @ Rozz-Tox – November 15
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Miss Blackhawk Valley Scholarship Pageant, the
pageant will be celebrating 70 years as an official…
Rockridge High School Auditorium, 7pm Sat Nov 3
Bags Tournament and Chili Cook-Off, in the
Meyer Activity Center (Gym); 2:30pm check-in, 3pm
tournament;… St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church,
2:30pm Sun Nov 4
Knit/Crochet Circle, on Wednesdays; free; for
information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library,
5:30pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 14
“Hey Bear” Trivia, on Wednesdays; for information,
call 309-797-3049… Bier Stube Moline, 8pm Wed Nov 7
thru Wed Nov 28
Bingo! Credit Island, on Wednesdays; doors & Kitchen
open at 4pm, games start… Credit Island, 6pm Wed Nov
7 thru Wed Nov 28
Euchre, on Wednesdays; for information, call 563-289-
3908… Go Fish Marina Bar & Grill, 2pm Wed Nov 7 thru
Wed Nov 28
Quad Cities Interfaith 10th Annual Fundraising
Breakfast, the event will showcase our work as people
of faith to… Rogalski Center - St. Ambrose University,
7:15am Thu Nov 8
TableTop Game Day, drop in and play something from
our collection of games,… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 1pm Fri Nov 9
Black Hawk College 5K Hustle, run or walk the rolling
hills and scenic roads of… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 8am Sat Nov 10
Bob’s Burgers Party, a party in the theme of “Bob’s
Burgers”; costumes welcome;… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Sat Nov 10
Mayors Hunger Luncheon, the 26th annual event
raising awareness and funds for the… Golden Leaf
Banquet & Convention Center, noon Wed Nov 14
10th Anniversary Holiday Hat Bash, annual evening
of fun, delicious food, a hat contest, raffle,… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 5:30pm Thu Nov 15
Gourmet Shopping for the Holidays, discover the
sights and smells of some of the unique… Black Hawk
College Outreach Center, 7am Thu Nov 15
Kwik Star Festival of Trees: Cheers! Beer & Wine
Tasting Party, with live entertainment and food
and spirits from local distributors;… RME (River Music
Experience), 5:30pm Thu Nov 15
Speakeasy Trivia Night w/ Mr. Trivia, for
information, call 309-786-7733, ext. 2… The Circa ‘21
Speakeasy, Thu Nov 15
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OTHER EVENTS

Festival of Trees: Grand Premiere Party,

celebrate the opening of Festival of Trees; $60-70; for
information,… Davenport RiverCenter, 6:30pm Fri Nov
16

Kwik Star Festival of Trees: Silver Bell Social,

party dedicated to our senior friends age 55 and over;…
Davenport RiverCenter, 9am Fri Nov 16

Bottom’s Up Quad City Burlesque, local burlesque

with the Quad Cities’ premiere troupe and area… The
Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Nov 17

Chess Club, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or

e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Nov 17

Festival of Trees: Holiday Parade, the event will

be broadcast live by KWQC-TV6; for information,…
Downtown Davenport, 10am Sat Nov 17

Night Sky Viewing With the Popular Astronomy

Club, Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Eta
Cassiopiae (yellow & orange… Niabi Zoo, 4:30pm Sat
Nov 17

Puzzle Exchange, bring in your gently used puzzles

(with no missing pieces,… Silvis Public Library, 2pm Sat
Nov 17
Trivia Night in LeClaire, tables of 8; $10 per person;
Mulligans and refreshments available… LeClaire Civic
Center, 6:30pm Sat Nov 17
Kwik Star Festival of Trees, thru Nov. 25; annual
Quad City Arts fundraiser featuring more… Davenport
RiverCenter, Sat Nov 17 thru Sun Nov 25
Kwik Star Festival of Trees: Military Day, thru Nov.
25; annual Quad City Arts fundraiser featuring more…
Davenport RiverCenter, 10am Sun Nov 18
The Artisinals @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel – November 24
Festival of Trees: Sizzlin’ Soiree, 10th Anniversary
event featuring shopping, dinner, a fashion show, an…
Golden Leaf Banquet & Convention Center, 5pm Mon
Nov 19
Festival of Trees: Sugar Plum Ball, an evening of
dinner, dancing, entertainment, and magical moments
for… Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 6pm
Tue Nov 20
Festival of Trees: Celebrity Lunch, a fundraiser for
the arts, local celebrities will serve... Radisson Quad City
Plaza Hotel, 11am Wed Nov 21
Cookie Exchange, bakers old and young are
encouraged to bring two dozen… Silvis Public Library,
1pm Sat Nov 24
Kwik Star Festival of Trees: Family Day, thru Nov.
25; annual Quad City Arts fundraiser featuring more…
Davenport RiverCenter, 9am Sat Nov 24
Trivia Night Fundraiser to Benefit Brittany’s
Gifts, held in remembrance of Brittany Manders; snacks
may be brought… Golden Leaf Banquet & Convention
Center, 7pm Sat Nov 24
Manscape Male Burlesque Revue, trip-teasing with
the touring male performers; $12-15; for tickets and…
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 30

ART MUSIC
Emma Farber Cunningham and Barbara Toner: The Way Down Wanderers
Paintings & Glass
Saturday, November 10, 8 p.m. @ The Redstone Room, 129 Main Street,
Thursday, November 1, through Saturday, December 1 Davenport IA
MidCoast at Bucktown Gallery, 225 East Second Street, Davenport IA

T wo disparate forms of artistic media com-

bine in one fascinating exhibit at Davenport’s
Bucktown Center for the Arts (through December
1) as area artists Emma Farber Cunningham and
Barbara Toner showcase their immense talents –
and their specific mediums of interest – in the new
MidCoast at Bucktown Gallery exhibition Paintings
& Glass.
Cunningham’s main body of work is composed of
imagined landscapes that mix representational and Artwork by Emma Farber Cunningham
abstract elements, and her goal is to create art that,
as she says, “strikes a poetic balance between extremes and that calls upon the viewer’s imagination to
effectively ‘complete’ each scene.” The artist utilizes a vibrant palette while playing with a myriad of paint-
ing strategies – what Cunningham calls “hard edges against soft ones, large brushy passages adjacent
to smaller, more detailed ones, and smoothly blended wet-on-wet areas vs. choppy, layered sections.”
A graduate of Black Hawk College and St. Ambrose University, Cunningham received her MFA from
Illinois State University and returned to the Quad Cities as an adjunct art instructor for both Black Hawk
College and Scott Community College. Her Paintings & Glass works, meanwhile, were inspired by the
cosmos – nebulas, galaxies, and colorful interstellar bodies. “Because I use my imagination to generate
content,” says Cunningham, “it seemed appropriate that I finally ‘look to the stars’ for inspiration.”
Born in Philadelphia, artist Toner has lived in Bettendorf for more than 30 years. She discovered the
lure of fused-glass creation shortly after her retirement, first dabbling in jewelry, then mastering mosaics
and plates, and finally applying her talents to coral and floriform bowls, clocks, and plates. As she notes, “I
like to call my body of works for this exhibition Fragile: Flowers and Nature in Glass.” And as glass is both
a natural substance (in the form of silica) and fragile in finished form like the environment, Toner sees the
medium as an appropriate and exciting metaphor for thinking about the protection of our world.
“I’ve been excited at times with how glass can mimic the forms and fluid lines of trees, flowers, and
animals as it changes during the firing process,” says the artist. “Straight lines become curvy, hard edges
become rounded.”
Cunningham’s and Toner’s Paintings & Glass will be on view at the MidCoast Bucktown Gallery through
December 1, with Bucktown Center for the Arts open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sat-
urdays. Admission to the galleries is free, and more information on the exhibits is available by calling
(563)424-1210 or visiting MidCoast.org.
D elivering what PopWrapped.com described
as “a polished sound filled with strong vocals
and fantastic harmonizing made all the better
with vivid lyrics and powerful instrumentation,”
the folk and Americana musicians of The Way
Down Wanderers return to Davenport’s Redstone
Room on November 10, demonstrating why Best-
NewBands.com wrote, “Their live show is full of
energy and just a damn good time.”
The group had its beginnings in 2012 when
frontmen and founders Collin Krause (mandolin
and fiddle) and Austin Thompson (guitar) met in
their hometown of Peoria, Illinois, after joining the same band, embarking on their first tour at the
respective ages of 14 and 18. That group soon disbanded, but Krause and Thompson continued to
write and perform together, and by the end of 2013, they had enlisted a trio of additional talents to
fill the Way Down Wanderers lineup: Travis Kowalsky (banjo and fiddle), John Merikoski (drums and
percussion), and John Williams (upright bass). Quickly initiating a busy tour schedule, with the group’s
“Wandering West Tour” bringing them to 25 Midwestern cities in 27 days, the artists established a fol-
lowing for their exhilarating instrumentals, foot-stomping sing-alongs, and self-titled “restSTOMPS” –
free acoustic sets performed at rest and truck stops along their tour routes. The Way Down Wanderers
were also named 2014’s “Chicago’s Best Emerging Artist” in the music magazine The Deli, with their
single “Dead Birds” a 2015 finalist in the International Songwriting Competition.
To date, The Way Down Wanderers have released the EPs Path to Follow and Wellspring, a live-per-
formance LP, and the musicians’ eponymous debut album, and with each recording, they’ve been the
beneficiaries of stellar reviews. Regarding 2016’s The Way Down Wanderers, Americana and folk Web
site MotherChurchPew.com wrote, “Their brand-new, self-titled LP features rip-roaring banjo, carefree
mandolin, soaring harmonies, and lush, low-end string … with some snarling guitar rock thrown in for
good measure.” Relix magazine, meanwhile, raved that the band “emerged fully formed, possessing
a certain savvy that assures their ability to stand apart in a crowded field of nu-grass contenders.”
The Way Down Wanderers play the Redstone Room on November 10 with an opening set by
Driftless Sisters, admission to the 8 p.m. show is $12-15, and more information and reservations are
available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperience.org.
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LECTURES
Hanukkah, Ramadan and Christmas, a Black Hawk
College Lifelong Learner Lunch; lunch at 11:30am with…
Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, 11:30am Mon
Nov 5
21st Annual Frieze Lecture Series: Modern Lives,
Dr. Taddy R. Kalas, professor of French, speaking on the…
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 2pm Tue
Nov 6
Legends of Scott County, presented by the “Kitchen
Table” historian John Brassard, who will… LeClaire
Community Library, 6:30pm Wed Nov 7
Power Animals, a Quad Cities Institute of Noetic
Sciences meeting with Kathleen… Bettendorf Public
Library, 6:30pm Thu Nov 8
The History of Rock Island High School, learn about
the school’s history through pictures and interesting
tidbits… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 7pm Thu Nov 8
Renewable Energy: Greener Earth Means
Green in Your Pocket, geared toward business,
municipalities, school districts, and the general public;…
Quad City Botanical Center, 8:30am Fri Nov 9
Saving the Endangered Black-Footed Ferret, with
Travis Livieri, Prairie Wildlife Research; learn about the
rich history… Niabi Zoo, 3pm Sun Nov 11
21st Annual Frieze Lecture Series: Modern Lives,
Dr. Claire Kovacs, director of the Augustana Teaching
Museum of… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Tue Nov 13
Armistice, The Russian Expedition, and Occupation of
Germany, a presentation in the library’s chronological
examination of World War… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 2pm Wed Nov 14
Mostly True Tales with Spinsby and Wales, Dick is
going to take us once again down Cody/Great… LeClaire
Community Library, 6:30pm Wed Nov 14
Community Connections: Rock Island Arsenal
During World War I, free; for information, call 563-
344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Thu Nov 15
Tax Code Changes, learn about tax planning from Ray
Kozicki and Ryan Biniak… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Mon Nov 19
Chris Janson @ Rhythm City Casino Resort – November 17
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Creative Collective, participants are asked to Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Nov 3 Port Byron Historical Society Meeting, the
volunteer to teach the rest of… Davenport Public Library thru Sat Nov 17 evening’s program will feature Captain Kevin Stier of
- Main, 6:30pm Tue Nov 27 the… River Valley District Library, 6:30pm Wed Nov 14
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Pot Luck Bible
World Affairs Council: Hollywood & the CIA, Study, on Sundays in Parsonage; for information and AD/HD Support Group, learn how other adults cope
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ directions, call 563-676-8656… 6pm Sun Nov 4 thru Sun with their AD/HD, share... Deere-Wiman Carriage House,
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Nov 25 3:30pm Sat Nov 17
Tue Nov 27
Quad Cities Computer Society Meeting, featuring a QCMUG (Quad Cities Macintosh Users Group)
featured presentation; guests can attend the Beginners Meeting, with a special program/presentation on
COURSES SIG… Butterworth Center, 7pm Mon Nov 5 Macintosh Applications or hardware, and… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Nov 20
Emotions Anonymous, on Mondays; a self-help group
Technology Open Lab, if you have a tech question, based on 12-step traditions… St. John’s Lutheran Church
get individualized assistance with questions… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 9am Fri Nov 2
- Rock Island, 6pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
HEALTH
Stitching Group, on Wednesdays (except the 2nd Wed.
Explore BHC Day, join Black Hawk College for a tour of the month); bring… River Valley District Library, 1pm Chair Aerobics, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; work out at
of the Quad-Cities… Black Hawk College - Quad City Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28 your own pace;… First Presbyterian Church - LeClaire,
Campus, 11am Fri Nov 9 10am thru Thu Nov 29
Cookbook Club, register and check out the pre-
Immigration and Citizenship Drop-In Workshop, selected cookbook available at the… East Moline Public Yoga, on Thursdays; for information, call 563-729-
free; for information, call 309-524-2440… Moline Public Library, 5:30pm Mon Nov 12 1296… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 7pm thru Thu
Library, 10am Sat Nov 10 Nov 29
LeClaire Chamber Networking Event, … Crane &
Technology Open Lab, if you have a tech question, Pelican Cafe, noon Tue Nov 13 Yoga: All Levels, on Thursdays, with Johanna
get individualized assistance with questions… Rock Welzenbach-Hilliard; $14 drop-in, $120 10-class pass;
Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 9am Fri Nov 16 AD/HD Support Group Lunch Brunch, learn how you… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 6:30pm thru
other adults cope with their AD/HD, share… Pizza Ranch, Thu Nov 29
Drop-In Tech Help, bring in any device and we will noon Wed Nov 14
give it a… LeClaire Community Library, 2pm Fri Nov 30
Technology Open Lab, if you have a tech question,
get individualized assistance with… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 9am Fri Nov 30
MEETINGS
Citizens to Reform DHS (Illinois Child and Family
Services), lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Nov 3
thru Sat Nov 17
Ecumenical Fellowship Church, lunchtime
discussions on the first and third Saturdays of the…
Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Nov 3 thru Sat Nov 17
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Bi-Monthly
Luncheon, lunchtime discussions on the first and third
Saturdays of the… Rock’s Anchor Cafe, noon Sat Nov 3
thru Sat Nov 17
Quad City Dog & Cat Breeders Association
Meeting, lunchtime discussions on the first and third
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HEALTH
Yoga in the Village: For Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Pain, on Fridays, with Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50
once a week; $90 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 10am Fri
Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Yoga, on Saturdays; for information, call 563-729-1296…
Above the Barre Dance Academy, 9am Sat Nov 3 thru
Sat Nov 24
CURRENT EXHIBITION Yoga: All Levels, on Saturdays, with Johanna
Welzenbach-Hilliard; $14 drop-in, $120 10-class pass;
you… Above the Barre Dance Academy, 9am Sat Nov 3
thru Sat Nov 24
Yoga in the Village: All Levels, on Mondays, with
Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50 once a week; $90
twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 5pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon
Nov 26
Grief Support Group, held in the library; for
information, call 309-314-5605… First Presbyterian
Church of East Moline, 10am Tue Nov 6
Yoga in the Village: For Fibromyalgia and Chronic
Pain, on Tuesdays, with Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard;
$50 once a week; $90 twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 9:30am
Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27
Medicare Q&A with SHIIP, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Wed Nov 7
Mindfulness Activities: Evidence and Application
in Everyday Living, presented by Erin Phillips, OTD;
free; for information, call 563-326-7832… Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Nov 7
JOHN BLOOM:
Yoga in the Village: All Levels, on Wednesdays, with
Johanna Welzenbach-Hilliard; $50 once a week; $90
twice… 1401 Belle Avenue, 5:30pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed
CLOSE TO HOME
Nov 28
NAMI Family & Friends Seminar, a free four-hour
seminar that informs people who have loved… Heritage
THROUGH JANUARY 13, 2019 Church - Bettendorf, 10am Sat Nov 10
EXHIBITION
Sue Quail The Reeg Group NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon. of
SPONSORS: at R W Baird the month; the… Butterworth Center, 6:30pm Mon Nov
12 thru Mon Nov 26
Additional support for this exhibition has been provided by the William D. and Shirley J. Homrighausen Endowment
Summer Evening, 1936, oil on Masonite, Private Collection Café Therapy, a judgement-free zone where people
can openly discuss their personal… The Center, 6:30pm
Wed Nov 14 thru Wed Nov 28
Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804
www.figgeartmuseum.org Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries,
practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind and
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body, and to bring awareness to the present moment;
meditations will be led by experienced meditation
practitioners from the Prairie River Sangha; free; for
information and to register, contact Brooke Wessel:
bwessel@figgeartmuseum.org, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm
Sun Nov 18
Grief Support Group, held in the library; for
information, call 309-314-5605… First Presbyterian
Church of East Moline, 10am Tue Nov 20
NAMI Family Support Group, NAMI Family Support
Group offers the benefit of learning from… Butterworth
Center, 7pm Tue Nov 27
NAMI Family & Friends Seminar, a free four-hour
seminar that informs people who have loved… People’s
Missionary Baptist Church, 5pm Thu Nov 29
SENIORS
Genesis Foot Clinic, from 9-11:30am and 1-3pm;
$22, reservations required; for information, call… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), Thu Nov 1
Senior Bingo, for information, call 309-755-9614… East
Moline Public Library, 3pm Thu Nov 1
Line Dancing II, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
2:30pm thru Thu Nov 29
New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm thru Thu Nov 29
Zumba Gold, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9:30am
thru Thu Nov 29
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am thru Fri
Nov 30
Euchre, on Thursdays & Fridays; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
12:45pm thru Fri Nov 30
CASI Book Club, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Nov 2
Bingo, on Fridays; no admission fee, card costs are 25
&… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm Fri Nov 2
thru Fri Nov 30
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm
Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
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Ceramics I, on Mondays & Fridays; $7-11; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9:30am Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Ceramics I & II, on Fridays; $7-11; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Fri
Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Low-Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri.; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Zumba, on Fridays; $3-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Fri Nov 2
thru Fri Nov 30
iPad/iPhone Clinic, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Mon Nov 5
thru Mon Nov 19
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2:15pm
Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; no sewing experience
necessary; free; for information, call… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 8am Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Zumba Gold Toning, on Mondays; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:15am Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Genesis Foot Clinic, Mon. & Tue. from 9-11:30am and
1-3pm; $22, reservations required;… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), Mon Nov 5 thru Tue Nov 27
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2-5; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Nov
6 thru Tue Nov 27
Ceramics II, on Tuesdays from 9:30am-noon or
1-2:30pm; $7-11/session, $9-12/all day; for… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27
Knitting & Crocheting, on Tuesdays; make hats,
scarfs, and mittens for children and… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 12:30pm Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27
Line Dancing I, on Tuesdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue
Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27
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Line Dancing Lesson, on Tuesdays; free; for Walgreens Medication Review & Blood Pressure Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays thru Fridays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Check, free; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail… Bettendorf
Seniors), 8:30am Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27 (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Thu Nov 15 Public Library, 10am thru Wed Nov 28
Riverview Manor Blood Pressure Checks, on Classic Movie, $2-5; for information, call 563-386- Pre-School Story Time, on Mondays & Thursdays;
Tuesdays; free; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI 7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Nov 27 enjoy stories, songs, and fun activities… River Valley
(Center for Active Seniors), 8:30am Tue Nov 6 thru Tue District Library, 10am thru Thu Nov 29
Nov 27
KIDS’ STUFF
Preschool Storytime, on Thursdays; stories and more
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; $5-7; for for ages 3-5; free; for… Moline Public Library, 10am thru
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27 Weekly & Bi-Weekly Thu Nov 29
Tales for Tots!, on Thursdays; ages birth to age three
Spiritual Devotions, on Tuesdays; free; for Family Storytime, on Thursdays; join us as the library and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active and local organization… Davenport Public Library - thru Thu Nov 29
Seniors), 8am Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27 Main, 10am thru Thu Nov 15
Teen Advisory Board, on Thursdays; hang out, eat
Trinity Foot Clinic, $25, reservations required; for Together Time Tales, on Thursdays; for families with snacks, and share your ideas… Fairmount Street Library,
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active children in 3rd grade and younger; we… Silvis Public 6:30pm thru Thu Nov 29
Seniors), 1pm Wed Nov 7 Library, 6pm thru Thu Nov 15
Textile Arts, on Thursdays (not Thanksgiving); easy
Cribbage, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call Young Adult Tabletop Roleplaying, on Tuesdays & sewing and other fiber arts… Davenport Public Library -
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Thursdays; free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or… Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm thru Thu Nov 29
Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28 Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm thru Tue Nov 27
Energizing Yoga, on Wednesdays; $7-10; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 2pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
Evening Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5:30pm doors, 6pm
early-bird bingo, with regular bingo… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 6pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
Pinochle, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
St. Anthony’s Blood Pressure Checks, on
Wednesdays; free; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8:30am Wed Nov 7 thru
Wed Nov 28
TOPS Meeting, on Wednesdays; the Taking Off Pounds
Sensibly Group; 11:30am weigh-in,… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 11:30am Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24-36/6 weeks; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:25am Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
Zumba Gold, on Wednesdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
Movie Matinee, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Nov 13
Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of the
month; donations… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9:30am Wed Nov 14 thru Wed Nov 28
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Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; try out new games and

gaming systems; we… Fairmount Street Library, 3pm
Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28

Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Wednesdays; stories,

songs, and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Nov 7 thru
Wed Nov 28

Yoga and Stories, on Wednesdays; free; for

information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28

Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Tuesdays; stories, songs,

and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public Library -
30/31 Branch, 10:30am Tue Nov 20 thru Tue Nov 27

November
Reading Assistance Dogs, children have the
opportunity to read aloud to dogs from… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6pm Thu Nov 1

Teen Advisory Group, an opportunity for teens to

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert @ Adler Theatre – November 17 have input on library offerings… Moline Public Library,
3:30pm Thu Nov 1

Baby Storytime, on Fridays; kids enjoy stories, music, Preschool Storytime, on Mondays; free; for Book Explorers: Mock Newbery, free; for
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KIDS’ STUFF / Weekly & Bi-Weekly
Textile Arts for Kids, on Thursdays (not Thanksgiving);
learn easy sewing projects and other fiber… Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm thru Thu
Nov 29
Toddler Storytime, on Thursdays; music, movement
and stories; all ages welcome, but… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am thru Thu Nov 29
Toddler Tale Storytimes, on Fridays; stories, songs,
and a craft around a new… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 16
and movement; free; for information,… Fairmount Street
Library, 10am Fri Nov 2 thru Fri Nov 30
Child’s Play: Create, Explore, Experience, on
Saturdays; designed for preschoolers, but all welcome;
rotating programs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat
Nov 3 thru Sat Nov 17
Homeschool Arts, on Mondays; explore a variety of
arts and crafts utilizing… Davenport Public Library -
Main, 1pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; get help solving
your homework conundrums; be a… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Storytime for Littles, on Mondays, for ages 0-36
months; nurture your baby and… Moline Public Library,
Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Tales for Tots!, on Mondays; ages birth to age three
and a caregiver are… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am
Mon Nov 5 thru Mon Nov 26
Teen Advisory Board, on Mondays; hang out, eat
snacks, and share your ideas… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Mon Nov 5 thru Mon
Nov 26
Girls Who Code, on Tuesdays; a club for girls in grades
6-12 who… Fairmount Street Library, 3:30pm Tue Nov 6
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Sat Nov 3
Lego Club, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 2pm Sat Nov 3
Teen Afternoon in Paris, teens are invited to spend
an afternoon with the library… Fairmount Street Library,
2pm Sat Nov 3
Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9; children can
experience the adaptations of many… Niabi Zoo,
10:15am Sat Nov 3
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13; an opportunity
for participants to meet animals… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am
Sat Nov 3

THEATRE
thru Tue Nov 27
Homeschool Bookclub, on Tuesdays; for grades 3-5;
books will be provided and… Fairmount Street Library,
Annie 1pm Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27
Library Playgroup, on Tuesdays, open play and
Wednesday, November 7, through Sunday, December 30 @ Circa ‘21 socialization for children 0-5 and… Davenport Public
Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island IL Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Tue Nov 6 thru
Tue Nov 27
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5; features a live animal
character from a… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Nov 3
Creation Studio Drop-In: Kool-Aid Lip Gloss,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Nov 5
Play & Grow, for ages three & under and a caregiver;

W inner of seven 1977 Tony Awards and

one of the 25 longest-running musicals in
Broadway history, the iconic comic-strip adapta-
Circle Time Storytime, on Tuesdays, for ages 2-5, this
storytime will be all… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
sing, read,… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch,
10:30am Tue Nov 6

Avenue Branch, 9:30am Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27 Teen Volunteer Night, fulfill needed service hours
tion Annie will be brought to life by the Circa ‘21 or use on job applications; we… Silvis Public Library,
Dinner Playhouse November 7 through Decem- STEAM Homeschool Workshop, on Tuesdays; 5:30pm Tue Nov 6
ber 30, demonstrating why the New York Times free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
called the show “an unstoppable sunshine steam- bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, Family Storytime, stories, rhymes, & crafts; activities
roller,” and the Wall Street Journal opined, “Even 11:30am Tue Nov 6 thru Tue Nov 27 are best for ages 3-6,… LeClaire Community Library,
if you’re a child-hating curmudgeon, you’ll come 6:30pm Tue Nov 6
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; free;
home grinning in spite of yourself.”
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ Crafternoon: Mandala Painting!, try out this
Based on the Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie that debuted in 1924, Annie follows its bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm most beautiful and ancient form of creative… LeClaire
titular, red-headed orphan and her loyal dog Sandy on a quest to find Annie’s birth parents, one com- Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28 Community Library, 3pm Wed Nov 7
plicated by the makeshift family she forms with billionaire Oliver Warbucks and his assistant Grace,
and the scheming trio obsessed with Warbucks’ fortune. Debuting at Connecticut’s Goodspeed Opera Big/Little Bookclub, on Wednesdays; book club for Storytime for Littles: Evening Edition, for ages 0-36
House on August 10, 1976, the show transferred to Broadway on April 21, 1977, where it ran for 2,377 kids in 3rd-5th grade and… Davenport Public Library months; nurture your baby and toddler’s love… Moline
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Public Library, 6pm Wed Nov 7
performances and nearly six years. Among its Tony wins were awards for Best Musical, Best Book
Nov 28
of a Musical, and Best Original Score, and Annie went on to inspire two Broadway revivals, three film Toddle Time, focuses on finger plays, songs, & stories;
versions, and an estimated 700-900 productions annually throughout the United States alone. Exploratorium, on Wednesdays, for grades K-5; activities are best… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm
Serving as Annie’s director is New York City professional Trey Compton, who makes his Circa ‘21 explore a new STEAM topic… Moline Public Library, 2pm Wed Nov 7
debut with this production, with Annie herself portrayed by Quad Cities resident Chloe Knobloch, and Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
a Quad Cities pooch named Copper portraying her lovable canine Sandy. Appearing as the show’s Bluestem Buddies Book Club, join us to read and
Little Makers, on Wednesdays; we’ll have plenty of discuss the Bluestem Illinois Children’s… Rock Island
adult ensemble are 14 musical-comedy talents boasting both Circa ‘21 veterans and newcomers: Erin
craft supplies and a… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Sat Nov 10
Churchill, Jake Daley, Michael Groth, Sarah Hayes, Deb Kennedy, Ian Laudano, Brooke Myers, John Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
Payonk, Michael Penick, Sarah Philabaum, Travis Smith, Stone Snowden, and married performers Saturday STEAM-Azing: Make Cinnamon
Shelley and Tom Walljasper. And 13 area students will alternate performances to compose Annie’s Magic: The Gathering Club, on Wednesdays; free; Ornaments, kids in grades K-8 are invited to participate
cast of “Hard-Knock Life” orphans: Kaitlyn Baker, Hannah Britt, Deedee Fattore, Evyn Hassel, Kailee for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ in this… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
McCaw, Clara Messerly, Katelyn O’Brien, Hailee Shemek, Destiny Stevens, Taylor Tubbs, Krianna bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Sat Nov 10
2:45pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
Walljasper, Allison Wille, and Emily Winn.
Saturday Storytime, free; for information, call 563-
In addition to its 7:45 p.m. public previews on November 7 and 8, Annie runs November 9 through Night Owl Storytime, on Wednesdays; stories and 326-7832… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
December 30 with performances on Fridays, Saturdays, and Wednesdays at 7:45 p.m.; Sundays at activities to settle in for the… Davenport Public Library - Branch, 10am Sat Nov 10
5:45 p.m.; and Wednesday afternoons at 1:30 p.m. All shows will be preceded by meals and pre-show Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Nov 7 thru Wed Nov 28
entertainment by the theatre’s performing wait staff of Circa ‘21 Bootleggers, and more information and
tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21.com.
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Festival of Trees: Teddy Bear Tea, tea party for Together Time Tales: Native American Folklore,
children and their favorite stuffed animal; $25-30... experience elements of the Great Plains Native American
Radisson Quad City Plaza Hotel, 2pm Sun Nov 18 culture with… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Nov 29

Spy School, if you’ve ever wondered what it would take
to be… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Mon Nov 19
Homeschool STEM, program of fun activities
including using zSpace computers, Strawbees and…
Davenport Public Library - Main, 1pm Tue Nov 20
Junior Explorers: Magnets, ages 3-7 explore a new
science theme each month; free;… LeClaire Community
Library, 6:30pm Tue Nov 20
Disney on Ice: Frozen, be a part of Anna’s adventure
to find her sister,… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Thu Nov 29
and Fri Nov 30
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 10:30am Fri Nov 30

Teen Advisory Board Meeting, join us for your

chance to vote on new YA… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm
Tue Nov 20

Teen Volunteer Council, hang out, eat snacks, and

share your ideas on how… Fairmount Street Library, 4pm
Tue Nov 20

Mini Makers: Feed the Turkeys, for ages 10 months

to three years; sensory play encourages… LeClaire
Community Library, 10:30am Wed Nov 21 October 9 Crossword Answers
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Disney on Ice: Frozen @ TaxSlayer Center – November 29 through December 2 Branch, 10:30am Wed Nov 21

Saturday Storytime, free; for information, call 563-

Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Mon Nov 12
Tinker Lab: Paper Airplanes!, learn to fold many
different types of paper airplanes then… LeClaire
Community Library, 4pm Mon Nov 12
Creation Studio Drop-In, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Mon Nov 12 thru Mon
Nov 19
4-H Ag Ambassadors Meeting, open to any youth
age 12+ with an interest in… Rock Island County
Extension, 6pm Tue Nov 13
Family Storytime, stories, rhymes, & crafts; activities
are best for ages 3-6,… LeClaire Community Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 13
KinderNature, fun and hands-on learning with your
3-5 year old;each child… Quad City Botanical Center,
10:30am Tue Nov 13
Petite Picassos, art and story program for ages five
and under; use… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31
Branch, 10:30am Tue Nov 13
Wild Kratts Live: To the Creature Rescue!, PBS Kids’
animated brothers Martin and Chris come to life in an
all-new stage adventure; $32.75-102.75; for tickets, call
800-745-3000; Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 6:30pm Tue Nov 13
Toddle Time, focuses on finger plays, songs, & stories;
activities are best… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm
Wed Nov 14
Anime-Manga Club: D.I.Y. Tile Coasters, bring
a friend to create your own set of Tile… Silvis Public
Library, 5:30pm Wed Nov 14
Teen/Tween Gaming, visit the library for STEM games
and traditional electronic &… Moline Public Library,
2:30pm Wed Nov 14 thru Wed Nov 28
Magical Escape Room, magical riddles inspired by
the Harry Potter series determine if… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu Nov 15
Agility Course, practice gross motor skills, and jump
and zigzag your way… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm
Fri Nov 16
Story Travelers, free; for information, call 563-344-
4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf
Public Library, 2pm Sat Nov 17
Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9; children can
experience the adaptations of many… Niabi Zoo,
10:15am Sat Nov 17
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13; an opportunity
for participants to meet animals… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am
Sat Nov 17
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5; features a live animal
character from a… Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Nov 17
326-7832… Fairmount Street Library, 10am Sat Nov 24
Homeschool Arts, explores a variety of arts and crafts
utilizing interesting materials… Davenport Public
Library - Main, 1pm Mon Nov 26
Anime Night, ages 12 to 18 watch anime online,
enjoy Japanese snacks,… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 5:30pm Tue Nov 27
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, ages 5-11 design and
build their own masterpieces to display;… Silvis Public
Library, 4pm Tue Nov 27
Family Storytime, stories, rhymes, & crafts; activities
are best for ages 3-6,… LeClaire Community Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 27
Teen Gingerbread Challenge, we will have five
teams of four people, and each… Silvis Public Library,
5:30pm Tue Nov 27
Lego Club, all of the library’s Legos will be out for
anyone… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Wed Nov 28
Toddle Time, focuses on finger plays, songs, & stories;
activities are best… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm
Wed Nov 28
Circa ‘21 Pinocchio Visit, for grades preK-6; Pinocchio
will be visiting from the Circa ‘21… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Thu Nov 29

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OPPORTUNITY LOST · NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Crossword Oct. 9 Answers: Page 19

ACROSS 82. Circumvented 38. Wouk’s warship

1. Role in grand opera 84. Ending for market or mountain 39. Scintilla
5. Candy 85. Sound 40. Introduces
10. Better-protected 86. Got it wrong 41. At a distance
15. Like a screen door, perhaps 88. Follows 43. Flow regulator
19. Batty and Campanella 89. Part of NB 45. Pressed
20. Goods 90. Short expression of thanks 46. “Revenge of the _”
21. Intense 92. Seemingly: 2 wds. 47. Arrow poison: Var.
22. Points of convergence 94. Is in the cards for 50. Paradise
23. Start of a quip by Groucho Marx: 97. Occurred 54. Norman of “Psycho”
6 wds. 98. Consumes 55. Working-group dog
27. Sweetheart 102. End of the quip: 5 wds. 56. Stunts
28. A fire sign 105. Lifeless 58. Native of Kathmandu
29. Wee 106. Like a trellis, perhaps 59. Experts
30. Mellow 107. Wise lawgiver 60. Wavelet
31. Body part 108. Ski lift: Hyph. 62. Avant-garde composer
32. “Gee it’s cold!” 109. New York players 63. Dalai _
33. Begin: 2 wds. 110. Plagues 64. Hidden store
36. Column order 111. Correct 65. Islamic ruler: Var.
38. Parting word 112. Surfeit 66. Smooth
39. Place in Belgium 67. Musical Count
42. Handles DOWN 68. Rutabaga
44. Part 2 of quip: 4 wds. 1. Seed cover 69. Kind of order
48. Certain equine 2. Hawkeye’s home 70. Pips
49. _ dreadful 3. Two of a kind 71. Very little bit
51. Hold sway 4. Of an old kingdom of the Levant 72. _ saltpeter
52. _ Minor 5. Kitchen item 73. Metric measure, in Britain
53. _ Enterprise 6. Forfeited 76. Group of related families
54. Awaited 7. Irish river 77. Cessation
55. Supported 8. Fellow 78. Chin-wags
56. More open-handed 9. Sum 80. Clark Gable role
57. Youth 10. Material for a gown 81. Critter
59. Beau _ 11. Hurt 83. And there you are!
60. Makes a study of 12. Items in cold storage 87. Creature in myth
61. School jacket 13. Timetable abbr. 89. Pickles
62. Instruments 14. Check 90. Meet and _
63. Unreliable one 15. In the style of 91. Side and service
64. Dynasty of French kings 16. Holmes’ Dr. Watson 93. Use up
66. Amassed 17. Wizards 94. Name in a palindrome
67. Church events 18. Frosted 95. Telegram
71. Family members 24. Sparkle 96. Mine entrance
72. More attractive 25. Plant of the goosefoot family 97. Rara _
73. Lights 26. Great blue _ 98. Remove, in printing
74. Misfortune 31. Routine work 99. Helicon
75. Where Keflavik is: Abbr. 32. Jag 100. Part of QED
76. Sequence 33. Brace 101. Withered
77. Fiber-yielding plant 34. Like some leaf edges 103. _ Maria
78. Man in general 35. Pester 104. Small pooch
79. Part 3 of quip: 4 wds. 37. Proprietress
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Movie Reviews
Sub Par
HUNTER KILLER
In the action thriller Hunter Killer,
Gerard Butler plays Sam Glass, a stern,
reckless, my-way-or-the-highway sub-
marine captain who’s initially seen, on
dry land, in the process of picking off
a deer with a long-range rifle. Noth-
ing about the image surprised me – the
grim-faced, half-bearded Butler looks
the way he always does in his movies,
and of course the guy is packing heat.
(Bambi fans, though, can rest easy: After
Glass spies the deer’s mate and baby trot-
ting behind him, the ol’ softie refuses to
pull the trigger.) Yet I’ll admit I was more
than a little jazzed by the introduction’s
Scottish locale. Would director Dono-
van Marsh’s outing have the nerve to
cast Scotland native Butler as an actual
Scot, and spare us the pain of listening to
one of the star’s continually unbearable
attempts at an American accent?
Sadly, no: While Butler’s brashly
bland readings most definitely aren’t,
Glass himself is a red-blooded ‘Muri-
can through and through, making the
prelude both meaningless and infuriat-
ing. But his first scene with dialogue
does bring with it a considerable shock
in that Butler, for the first time in living
memory, appears on-screen completely
clean-shaven. (Who taught the man how
to use a razor and where can thank-you
notes be sent?) And the whole of Hunter
Killer is another kind of shock, because
as stupid action thrillers starring Gerard
Butler go, it’s actually pretty decent.
The decency doesn’t necessarily extend
to the wildly convoluted plot, which finds
the Russian defense minister (Michael
Gor) orchestrating attacks on American
and Russian submarines while staging
a coup to overthrow his nation’s presi-
dent (Alexander Diachenko, a Russian
actor whose character, oddly, sounds
more American than Butler’s). Glass is
recruited for rescue detail that quickly
turns into a humanitarian effort; a team
of Marines parachute onto foreign soil
in order to save the kidnapped Russian
prez; Gary Oldman, as the dyspeptic
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
screams a lot at Linda Cardellini and
Common. And beyond the excessive
busyness of the narrative – the interna-
tional escapades not helped by being rife
with barely comprehensible bureaucratic
and military jargon – Hunter Killer is
fi lled with unlikely or downright dopey
touches, from the newbie Marine emerg-
ing as a superhumanly gifted sniper to
the Russians who all speak to each other
in English unless it’s time for someone
to say, “Da.” (A Russian meanie may be
the chief villain, but the movie’s true
enemies appear to be subtitles.)
Still, for a preposterous mid-autumn
time-waster, it isn’t bad. Marsh pulls off
one spectacularly clever, accurate-seem-
ing image that I can’t believe I haven’t
seen in a submarine thriller before, when
Glass and his crew are submerging to
the lower depths and reflexively tilt their
bodies backward by a good 15 degrees in
order to remain standing. There are cool
shots of torpedoes closing in on their tar-
gets and a sub hidden within the bulk of
an iceberg, plus smartly executed scenes
of tension as Glass navigates his craft
through explosive-laden hostile waters;
although too much may be happening in
the fi lm, at least it happens speedily, and
with few overt howlers in the conversa-
tion. Butler, meanwhile, may be doing
his cranky, entitled Gerard Butler thing
for the umpteenth time, but given that
he’s basically just around to provide
blandly “inspiring” pep talks and stare at
a bunch of control panels, even he can’t
do too much overall damage. All told,
I didn’t dislike Hunter Killer nearly as
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By Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com
Gerard Butler in Hunter Killer
much as I expected, and found some-
thing rather charming in its optimistic
view of American/Russian relations –
even if we’re also invited to cheer (and
cheer my crowd did) every time a Rus-
sian got a bullet to the brain or a torpedo
to the face. So much for détente.
MID90S
For as long as it’s still on local screens,
I urge you to check out Mid90s, Jonah
Hill’s funny, moving, tough-minded
account of a few months in the life of
Stevie (Sunny Suljic) – a Los Angeles-
based youth (he looks about 13) who
becomes the unofficial mascot to a group
of older kids and begins experimenting
with skateboarding, cigarettes, alcohol,
drugs, and sex in roughly that order.
Boasting strong, naturalistic perfor-
mances by Suljic, Katherine Waterston,
the increasingly versatile Lucas Hedges,
and some awfully winning non-profes-
sionals, the movie plays – and I mean
this as a compliment – like an emotion-
ally, verbally, and sometimes physically
violent after-school special. It’s also
one with just enough hearty laughs and
moments of exquisite tenderness to make
the experience satisfying and rewarding
as opposed to merely wrenching.
Yet while Hill’s fi lm, with its price-
less period touches (“It’s Saturday …
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Blockbuster Video night!”) definitely
deserves a cineplex visit, it’ll also, even-
tually, make a perfect double-feature
pairing with Bo Burnham’s recent Eighth
Grade, which is similarly incisive about
the painful process of growing up and
just as open-hearted toward its teen pro-
tagonist. I don’t know what it means that
two comedians – with Hill really more
of a comic actor – chose to so thoroughly
deconstruct early-teen existence for
their writing/directing debuts this year.
But we can only be thankful that they
did, because like Burnam’s clear-eyed
Gen Z tale, Mid90s is a real beauty – a
kind of gender-flipped Eighth Grade
with more Nirvana (and Trent Reznor
and Atticus Ross!) on the soundtrack
and pleasures as diverse as Christopher
Blauvelt’s graceful super-16-millimeter
camerawork, Jerrod Carmichael’s riotous
cameo, and Suljic’s irresistible smile.
“You’re sweet,” says Stevie’s much-older
crush (Alexa Demie) minutes before his
sexual initiation. “You’re at the age before
guys become dicks.” Those were a fun
couple of years, weren’t they, guys?
For reviews of A Star Is Born, Hal-
loween, Venom, First Man, The Hate U
Give, The Old Man & the Gun, Free Solo,
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween,
Night School, Smallfoot, and other recent
releases, visit RCReader.com/movies.
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Business Meating
A man asked me for my number at an
event, saying he wanted to take me to
dinner. I told him I’d just ended a relation-
ship and wasn’t ready to date. Of course,
he then said it’d be a business dinner, and
I consented and wrote my number down. I
feel that I had bad boundaries and wish (a)
he hadn’t been so forward and (b) I hadn’t
given my number. How could I handle this
better in the future? I’m a pretty assertive
woman, so my collapsing under pressure
was disturbing.
– Jell-O
This is like you telling somebody who
wants you to dog-sit “Sorry, I’m allergic to
dogs” and having them come back with
“Actually, he identifies as a parrot.”
To understand why you – “a pretty asser-
tive woman” – basically defaulted to smiley-
face-emoji mode when the poo emoji better
fit the bill, it helps to know a few things
about the psychology of personality. There
are five major domains of personality that
drive how a person acts – and they tend to be
fairly stable across time and situations. These
include conscientiousness, which reflects
a person’s level of self-control and sense of
responsibility to others. Another is extrover-
sion – reflecting where a person falls on a
spectrum from outgoingness to seeing social
events as a form of torture that should have
been banned by the Geneva Conventions.
Researchers find that women across cul-
tures – whether rating their own personali-
ties or being rated by others – consistently
come out higher than men in one of these
personality domains: “agreeableness.” This
is a “nice girl/nice guy” personality trait that
plays out in kindness, generosity, warmth,
and a strong motivation to have positive
interactions with others.
It makes sense that women – on average,
smaller and weaker than men – would be
higher in agreeableness. Psychologist Joyce
Benenson, who researches sex differences
from infancy on, believes that women’s ten-
dency to default to polite acquiescence in the
face of conflict is an evolved tactic to reduce
their chances of being physically harmed.
As a woman, it’s likely you’re a high scorer
in the agreeableness department. However,
as anthropologist Jerome Barkow points
out, “biology is destiny only if we ignore it.”
Recognizing your propensity to be “nice”
allows you to preplan to act in your best
interest – have prepared answers for creative
pursuers like this guy. For example: (1)
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FIGGE ART MUSEUM MAJOR EXHIBITION
French Moderns
Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950
THROUGH JANUARY 6, 2019
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum
You’re not ready to date. (2) You’re happy to
take a phone call to see whether there might
be a business opportunity. This should help
you separate potentially lucrative busi-
ness propositions from tarted-up versions
of “There’s a very important meeting you
simply must attend … in my pants.”
Droop-Dead Gorgeous
I lost a bunch of weight after a horrible
breakup. I’m eating healthful food now
– yay. But I’m very aware that I’m one of
those flabby skinny people. I used to go to
The presentation of this exhibition at the Figge is made possible by
the gym regularly, but I stopped, and now the donors to the Major Exhibitions Endowment, and the following:
it’s been two years. How can I motivate
myself? The Hunt and Diane Harris Family Foundation
– Stick Figure Genesis Health System
Arconic Foundation
There is an unorthodox but excuse-proof
way to get yourself back to the gym: Hire a John Deere Foundation • Twin Shores
psychopath to chase you there with an ax. BITCO Insurance Companies
If, however, the psychopaths in your area
are busy servicing their regular clients,
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you might try rethinking the power you
give your feelings over your behavior. The
fact that you have a feeling – “Wa-a-ah! I Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804
don’t wanna go to the gym!” – is not reason www.figgeartmuseum.org
to listen to it and obey it as if you were its
feudal serf.
Consider that unless there’s a national
disaster or a wizard turns you into a decora-
tive porch owl, you are physically capable of
getting to the gym. Make a pledge to your-
self that no matter how unmotivated you
are to go there, you will just go. This “just do
it” method, giving yourself no choice in the
matter, is important, because according to
studies by psychologist Phillippa Lally and
others, repetition leads to habit acquisition.
To unpack what this means, behaviors you
repeat become automatic – meaning you
eventually just do them mindlessly; decid-
ing whether to do them is no longer part of
the process.
To kick off the campaign for the new
gym-going you, do this robo-gymgoing
thing every day for two weeks, and then you
can pull back to whatever your normal gym
schedule would be. Give yourself a sense
of accomplishment by monitoring your
behavior. Check off days you go work out
on a goal-attainment app, or just color them
in on a calendar. Giving yourself visual evi-
dence of your progress should help you stay
motivated during that time period before
the physical results start to show. Kind of a
bummer when you tell people you’ve been
going to the gym and their response is, “And
doing 20 sets of ‘I’m not getting out of this
car!’?”
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have
officially arrived at the heart of the most
therapeutic phase of your cycle.
Congratulations! It’s an excellent time
to fix what’s wrong, hurt, or distorted. You will
attract more help than you can imagine if you
summon an aggressive approach toward finding
antidotes and cures. A good way to set the tone for
your aggressive determination to feel better is to
heed this advice from poet Maya Angelou: “Take
a day to heal from the lies you’ve told yourself and
the ones that have been told to you.”
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): U2’s
singer Bono, born under the sign of
Taurus, says that all of us suffer from
the sense that something’s missing
from our lives. We imagine that we lack an
essential quality or experience, and its absence
makes us feel sad and insufficient. French
philosopher Blaise Pascal referred to this
emptiness as “a God-shaped hole.” Bono adds that
“you can never completely fill that hole,” but you
may find partial fixes through love and sex,
creative expression, family, meaningful work,
parenting, activism, and spiritual devotion. I
bring this to your attention, Taurus, because I
have a strong suspicion that in the coming weeks
you will have more power to fill your God-shaped
hole than you’ve had in a long time.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “Most of
our desires are clichés, right? Ready to
wear, one size fits all. I doubt if it’s even
possible to have an original desire
anymore.” So says a character in Gemini author
Tobias Wolff’s short story “Sanity.” Your
assignment in the coming weeks, Gemini, is to
refute and rebel against this notion. The cosmic
rhythms will work in your favor to the degree that
you cultivate innovative yearnings and unique
urges. I hope you’ll make it your goal to have the
experiences necessary to stir up an outbreak of
original desires.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you’re a
typical member of the Cancerian tribe,
you’re skilled at responding construc-
tively when things go wrong. Your
intelligence rises up hot and strong when you get
sick or rejected or burned. But if you’re a classic
Crab, you have less savvy in dealing with
triumphs. You may sputter when faced with
splashy joy, smart praise, or lucky breaks. But
everything I just said is meant to be a challenge,
not a curse. One of the best reasons to study
astrology is to be aware of the potential
shortcomings of your sign so you can outwit and
overcome them. That’s why I think that eventually
you’ll evolve to the point where you won’t be a bit
flustered when blessings arrive. And the
immediate future will bring you excellent
opportunities to upgrade your response to good
fortune.
LEO (July 23-August 22): “Each of us
needs something of an island in her
life,” said poet John Keats. “If not an
actual island, at least some place, or
space in time, in which to be herself, free to
cultivate her differences from others.” According
to my reading of the astrological omens, Leo,
you’ll be wise to spend extra time on your own
island in the next two weeks. Solitude is unlikely
to breed unpleasant loneliness, but will instead
inspire creative power and evoke inner strength.
If you don’t have an island yet, go in search! (P.S.: I
translated Keats’ pronouns into the feminine
gender.)
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
I’m rooting for you to engage in
experimental intimacy, Virgo. I hope
you’ll have an affinity for sweet blends
and incandescent mixtures and arousing
juxtapositions. To get in the right mood for this
playful work, you could read love poetry and
listen to uplifting songs that potentize your urge
to merge. Here are a few lyrical passages to get you
warmed up. (1) “Your flesh quivers against mine
like moonlight on the sea.” – Julio Cortázar (2)
“When she smiles like that she is as beautiful as
all my secrets. – Anne Carson (3) “My soul is
alight with your infinitude of stars … The flowers
of your garden blossom in my body.” – Rabindra-
nath Tagore (4) “I can only find you by looking
deeper, that’s how love leads us into the world.”
– Anne Michaels
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
Of course I want you to have more
money. I’d love for you to buy
experiences that expand your mind,
deepen your emotional intelligence, and foster
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your ability to create inspiring forms of
togetherness. My soul would celebrate if you got
access to new wealth that enabled you to go in
quest of spiritual fun and educational adventures.
On the other hand, I wouldn’t be thrilled about
you spending extra cash on trivial desires or fancy
junk you don’t really need. Here’s why I feel this
way: to the extent that you seek more money to
pursue your most righteous cravings, you’re likely
to get more money.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21):
“Penetralia” is a word that means the
innermost or most private parts, the
most secret and mysterious places. It’s
derived from the same Latin term that evolved
into the word “penetrate.” You Scorpios are of
course the zodiac’s masters of penetralia. More
than any other sign, you’re likely to know where
the penetralia are, as well as how to get to them
and what to do when you get to them. I suspect
that this tricky skill will come in extra handy
during the coming weeks. I bet your intimate
adeptness with penetralia will bring you power,
fun, and knowledge.
SAGITTARIUS (November
22-December 21): Sagittarian poet
Rainer Maria Rilke suggested that we
cultivate an alertness for the ever-pres-
ent possibility of germination and gestation. On a
regular basis, he advised, we should send probes
down into the darkness, into our unconscious
minds, to explore for early signs of awakening.
And when we discover the forces of renewal
stirring there in the depths, we should be humble
and reverent toward them, understanding that
they are as-yet beyond the reach of our ability to
understand. We shouldn’t seek to explain and
define them at first, but simply devote ourselves to
nurturing them. Everything I just said is your top
assignment in the coming weeks.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): You’re in a phase of your cycle
when your influence is at a peak. People
are more receptive than usual to your
ideas and more likely to want the same things you
do. Given these conditions, I think the best
information I can offer you is the following
meditation by Capricorn activist Martin Luther
King Jr. “Power without love is reckless and
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abusive, and love without power is sentimental
and anemic. Power at its best is love implement-
ing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is
power correcting everything that stands against
love.”
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): Aquarian environmentalist
Edward Abbey spent much of his life
rambling around in the great outdoors.
He was an emancipated spirit who regarded the
natural world as the only church he needed. In an
eruption of ecstatic appreciation, he once testified
that “Life is a joyous dance through daffodils
beneath cerulean blue skies and then, then what?
I forget what happens next.” And yet the truth is,
Abbey was more than a wild-hearted Dionysian
explorer in the wilderness. He found the
discipline and diligence to write 23 books! I
mention this, Aquarius, because now is a perfect
time for you to be like the disciplined and diligent
and productive version of Abbey.
PISCES (February 19-March 20): For
renowned Piscean visual artist Anne
Truitt (1921–2004), creating her work
was high adventure. She testified that
artists like her had “to catapult themselves wholly,
without holding back one bit, into a course of
action without having any idea where they will
end up. They are like riders who gallop into the
night, eagerly leaning on their horse’s neck,
peering into a blinding rain.” Whether or not
you’re an artist, Pisces, I suspect your life in the
coming weeks may feel like the process she
described. And that’s a good thing! A fun thing!
Enjoy your ride.
Homework: What gifts and blessings do you want?
Express your outrageous demands and humble
requests. Visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
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Live Music Live Music Live Music
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THURSDAY
2018/11/01 (Thu)
1 SATURDAY
Black Hawk College Jazz Band
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
Blue Water Highway Band – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (4pm) –
Rock Island Arsenal Lock & Dam
Lounge, NW Corner of Bldg 60,
Rodman Ave. & Gillespie St., Rock
Island IL
Moeller Nights: Akkilles – The
Lowest Pair – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Nikki Lunden – Caleb Ryder – Becca
Sutlive – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
The Ten Tenors – Gallagher Bluedorn
Performing Arts Center, 8201
Dakota St., Cedar Falls IA
FRIDAY 2
2018/11/02 (Fri)
‘90s Alternative Night: Brett
Newski & the No Tomorrow –
Pleezer – Indiana Solo – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Adrian Legg – Bishop Hill Creative
Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill St.,
Bishop Hill IL
Bill Chrastil – River City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
The Fuss – Rubbur – The Hex Girls –
Lowray – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Jazz After Five: Ritmocano (5pm)
– Good Morning Midnight –
Young Charles – Honeygold
(9pm) – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
Laura Jane Grace & the Devouring
Mothers – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Lorrie Morgan – Orpheum Theatre,
57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg IL
Moeller Nights: Low Cut Connie
– Ruby Boots – Triple Crown
Whiskey Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304
E Third St., Davenport IA
Pappa-Razzi Light: Two-Man
Acoustic (6pm) – Rock Island Hy-
Vee Market Grille, 2930 18th Ave.,
Rock Island IL
SAU Music Department Fall
Instrumental Concert – Galvin
Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose
University, 2101 N. Gaines St.,
Davenport IA
Seckond Chance (6pm) – DJ A to
the K – Jenny Hoyston (10pm) –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Two White Crew – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Violet – Higgy – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SATURDAY 3
2018/11/03 (Sat)
Acid Dad – Road Soda – In the
Attic – Doc Miller – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Amazing Mercy: Stories & Songs Of
Hope – Shalom Spirituality Center,
1001 Davis St., Dubuque IA
Colt 45 – River City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Frankie Zoloft & the Electrolytes
– The Poor Poor Rich – Ryan
Bernemann – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Gregory Alan Isakov – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Hoobastank – Q Casino, 1855
Greyhound Park Rd., Dubuque IA
Kinan Azmeh’s CityBand (6:30 &
9pm) – Hancher Auditorium, 141
Brett Newski and the No Tomorrow @ The Redstone Room – November 2
East Park Rd., Iowa City IA
Mandy Harvey – Central DeWitt
Performing Arts Center, 519 E. 11th
St., DeWitt IA
Moeller Nights: Ron Gallo – Ian
Ferguson – Twen (7pm) – Low Cut
Connie – Ruby Boots (9:30pm)
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks II: Rachmaninoff ’s
3rd Piano Concerto – Adler
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
Richie Lee & the Fabulous 50s –
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
Scott Arlan & Friends (6pm) – Cool
Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.,
Rock Island IL
Skyla Burrell Band – Flatted Fifth
Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
Truffle Shuffle – The Lucky Frog Bar
& Grill, 313 N. Salina St, McCausland
IA
Weirdtown Fest V: Signal Decay
– Lackluster – Blue Movies –
Heavy Gratitude – Bob Bucko
Jr. – Mondkinder – KOBA – Void
Dweller – Opium Rex – Garmr –
Systems – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SUNDAY 4
2018/11/04 (Sun)
Chuck Murphy: Last Bike Night
(2pm) – Service Station Bar & Grill,
432 1st Ave. W., West Milan IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (3pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Moeller Nights: Shana Falana –
Subatlantic – Triple Crown Whiskey
Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third
St., Davenport IA
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya – Sen
Morimoto – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks II: Rachmaninoff ’s
3rd Piano Concerto (2pm)
– Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island
IL
A Silent Truth – Hellshock – Section
Hate – The Rumors – Gabe’s, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
MONDAY 5
2018/11/05 (Mon)
Shana Falana – Hot Tang – Liv
Carrow – Volk – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY 6
2018/11/06 (Tue)
Chrash the Midterms – Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Ellisa Sun – Seth Cocquit – Ca D’Zan,
411 South Rd., Cambridge IL
Moeller Nights: James Gardin
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 7
2018/11/07 (Wed)
Marc Cohn – Englert Theatre, 221
East Washington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Dave Tamkin
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
RiverChor Fall Concert (2pm) – Zion
Lutheran Church - Clinton, 439 3rd
Ave. S., Clinton IA
Starving the South – Snakebound
– Sam English – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
University of Dubuque Gospel
Choir Fall Concert: Any Day
Now! – Blades Chapel - University
of Dubuque, 2000 University Ave.,
Dubuque IA
THURSDAY 8
2018/11/08 (Thu)
An Evening with Ricky Nye – Rob
Lumbard – Nick Lloyd – The Mill,
120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Black Hawk College Jazz Band
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
– Grassfed – Liberty High’s
String Theory – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Carson McHone
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Musical Theatre Coffee Shop
Cabaret – Galvin Fine Arts Center,
St. Ambrose University, 2101 N.
Gaines St., Davenport IA
Peaer – Good Morning Midnight –
Ahzia – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
The Ron Tegeler Jazz FOURtet – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
The Steven Bernstein Quartet –
Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg
St., Galesburg IL
FRIDAY 9
2018/11/09 (Fri)
10 of Soul – River City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Caroline Rose – And the Kids – The
Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
From Monet to Matisse: A Vocal
Canvas Concert by Claudia
Hommel (noon) – Moline Public
Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
Gaelynn Lea – Bishop Hill Creative
Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill St.,
Bishop Hill IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm)
– Rock Island Market Grille, 2930
18th Ave., Rock Island IL
The Knockoffs – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Larry Boyd (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) –
The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Miles Over Mountains – Low Tracks
– Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: The Cerny Brothers
Album Release Party – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia
Big Brass – Universit y of
Dubuque’s Heritage Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA
The Stone Flowers – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Wavves – Shy Boys – Halfloves
(6pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
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10
10 of Soul – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
The Adventures of the Curtis
Hawkins Band – Flatted Fifth
Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
An Evening with Gershwin (6pm)
– Hauberg Civic Center Mansion,
1300 24th St., Rock Island IL
Bill Gaither & Gaither Vocal Band
(6pm) – Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third
St., Davenport IA
Blues Rock It – Generations Bar &
Grill, 4100 4th Ave., Moline IL
Code 415 – Crabby’s Bar & Grill, 826 W.
1st Ave., Coal Valley IL
The Greenbrier Band – River City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Circle
Tap, 1345 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Jake Simmons & the Little Ghosts –
The Last Glimpse – Tambourine
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Jeremy Pinnell & Ags Connolly –
Bishop Hill Creative Commons, 309
N Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
The Knockoffs – Fargo Lounge, 4204
Avenue of the Cities, Moline IL
Lauren Sanderson – Sizzy Rocket –
Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St,
Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: The Cerny Brothers
Album Release Party – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
The Music of Cream: 50th
Anniversary World Tour –
Paramount Theatre, 123 3rd St. SE,
Cedar Rapids IA
The Ron Tegeler Jazz Organ Trio –
Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
That 1 Guy – Wolf Mixer – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
The Way Down Wanderers –
Driftless Sisters – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
SUNDAY 11
2018/11/11 (Sun)
Moeller Nights: The Last Revel
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc – Bishop
Hill Creative Commons, 309 N
Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Quad City Music Guild Youth
Chorus Concert (2pm) – Quad
City Music Guild - Prospect Park
Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline
IL
Soweto Gospel Choir (4pm) –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2018/11/13 (Tue)
13
Axis Sova – Gallows – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY 14
2018/11/14 (Wed)
Burlington Street Bluegrass Band –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Mickey Factz – Blu – Vice Soulectric
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Moeller Nights: Kyle Emerson
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2018/11/15 (Thu)
15
Bad Bad Hats – Party Nails – Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport
IA
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble
Concert – Black Hawk College
Theatre - Building 1, Room 306,
6600 34th Ave., Moline IL
Current Joys – Pollinators – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Dickie – Dave Tamkin – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Gas Feed & Seed Music Festival:
No. 4 – Village of East Davenport,
Davenport IA
The Peterson Brothers Band (6pm)
– Moline Viking Club, 1450 41st St.,
Moline IL
FRIDAY
2018/11/16 (Fri)
16
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble
Concert (noon) – Moline Public
Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
Bucktown Revue – Nighswander
Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
Coolzey – MC Animosity – DJ
Johnny Sixx – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Dave Tamkin – Lincoln Wine Bar, 125
1st St W., Mt. Vernon IA
Davina & the Vagabonds – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Gas Feed & Seed Music Festival:
No. 4 – Village of East Davenport,
Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Geneseo
Brewing Company, 102 S. State St.,
Geneseo IL
Jeff Austin – The Humdinger Trio –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
John Heasley & Jerry Schroeder –
Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Jon McLaughlin & Matt Wertz – The
Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City
IA
The Knockoffs – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Orchestra Iowa: Russian Festival
– Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Rick K & the Allnighters – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Spoken Four – River City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Windy City Dueling Pianos – The
Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SATURDAY 17
2018/11/17 (Sat)
Alsarah & the Nubatones – Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
City IA
Chris Janson – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Code 415 – Quarter-Til Tap, 4101 14th
Ave., Rock Island IL
Concreteslim (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Dark Side of the Yule – Ohnward
Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St.,
Maquoketa IA
Dave Tamkin – Octopus, 2205
College St., Cedar Falls IA
Dead Larry – Cycles – Space
Monkey Mafia – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Dennis Albee (6:30pm) – Rick K
& the Allnighters (8:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Family Groove Company – Still
Shine – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Gas Feed & Seed Music Festival:
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No. 4 – Village of East Davenport,
Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Edje
Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino and
Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92, Rock Island
IL
Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets in Concert (2 & 7:30pm)
– Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Joyann Parker Band – Flatted
Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
Kurt Travis – Brent Walsh – Makari
– The Zealots – Sleepwell
(5:30pm) – Acid Leather –
Dryad – Morphine Dream – True
Commando (10:30pm) – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Liam O’Brien’s Faithless Followers
– Bishop Hill Creative Commons,
309 N Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Metro Mix Chorus: Why Haven’t
I Heard From You? (4pm)
– Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
The Stone Flowers – River City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
SUNDAY
2018/11/18 (Sun)
18
Andy Cook – Jour – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Polka Club of Iowa, Eastern
Chapter Dance: Barefoot Becky
& the Ivanhoe Dutchmen
(1:30pm) – Walcott Coliseum, 116
E Bryant St, Walcott IA
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz
Workshop & Matinee Series:
The Mike Conrad Trio (6pm) –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
MONDAY 19
2018/11/19 (Mon)
Moeller Nights: Izaak Opatz – Peter
Oren – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
TUESDAY 20
2018/11/20 (Tue)
Moeller Nights: Izaak Opatz – Peter
Oren – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY 21
2018/11/21 (Wed)
All Sweat Productions Presents:
The Last Waltz – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Bugeye Sprite – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Len
Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N.
Shore Dr., Moline IL
Matthew Kane & Greenbrier –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Moeller Nights: The Oliver Twists –
Chrash – Triple Crown Whiskey Bar
& Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
Reighnbeau – White Batzzz – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY
2018/11/22 (Thu)
22
Bill Chrastil – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
FRIDAY 23
2018/11/23 (Fri)
Back in Black Friday w/ Electric
Shock: The AC/DC Show – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Crooked Cactus Band – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Jim’s
Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd.,
Milan IL
Moeller Nights: Kiings – Triple
Crown Whiskey Bar & Raccoon
Motel, 304 E Third St., Davenport IA
No Duh – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Past Curfew – River City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Steve Hauschildt – Idpyramid –
Pulsing – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SATURDAY 24
2018/11/24 (Sat)
Bugeye Sprite – Riscky’s II, 108 Main
St., Reynolds IL
David Huck felt – Kelly
Pardekooper – Field Report –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa
City IA
Eat Candy – River City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
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Christmas Show – Ohnward
Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St.,
Maquoketa IA
The Jimmys – Flatted Fifth Blues &
BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Moeller Nights: The Artisanals
– Triple Crown Whiskey Bar &
Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third St.,
Davenport IA
No Duh (8pm) – The Hotrods
(9:45pm) – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
The Ron Tegeler Jazz FOURtet
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY
2018/11/25 (Sun)
25
The Artisanals – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Avey/Grouws Duo (11am) –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Jim McDonough and His Orchestra
& Singers: Holiday Grande 2018
(2:30pm) – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
The Summit: The Manhattan Carson McHone @ Triple Crown Whiskey Bar and Raccoon Motel – November 8
Transfer Meets Take 6 ––
WEDNESDAY 28
Celebrating the Holidays (5pm)
– Hancher Auditorium, 141 East 2018/11/28 (Wed) Hill St., Bishop Hill IL Old Shoe – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
Park Rd., Iowa City IA Moeller Nights: Joe Gorgeous – St., Iowa City IA
Angel Vivaldi – Nita Strauss – Jacky War Party – Triple Crown Whiskey Playlist Unplugged (6pm) –
MONDAY 26
2018/11/26 (Mon) Vincent – Shattered Crown – Bar & Raccoon Motel, 304 E Third Steeplegate Inn, 100 W 76th St.,
Doppleganger – Little White St., Davenport IA Davenport IA
The Black Dahlia Murder – Gost – Lie (5:30pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E. Rock Island High School Orchestra Roger Carlson (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Skeletal Remains – Manhattan Washington St., Iowa City IA – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Blockade – Left to Burn (5:30pm) Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm) 30th St., Rock Island IL Island IL
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., – Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400 Sing-Along Messiah – Coralville The Canadian Brass: Christmas
Iowa City IA W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA Center for the Performing Arts, Time Is Here – Hancher
1301 5th St., Coralville IA Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
THURSDAY 29
Black Hawk College Student Vocal
Recital – Deere-Wiman Carriage 2018/11/29 (Thu) The Smoking Popes – Johnnie City IA
Cluney – The Redstone Room, 129 The Ron Tegeler Jazz FOURtet
House, 817 11th Ave., Moline IL
Jason Vieaux – Wesley United Blue Christmas: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Main St, Davenport IA (6pm) – Rock Island Hy-Vee Market
Holiday Extravagana (1 & Grille, 2930 18th Ave., Rock Island IL
FRIDAY 30
Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Ave.,
Muscatine IA 7:15pm) – Circa ‘21 Dinner 2018/11/30 (Fri) Topper – River City Casino Resort
Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
TUESDAY 27
Island IL Christmas at Heritage Center: An Davenport IA
2018/11/27 (Tue)
Bob Dorr & the Blue Band – Evening of Lessons & Carols –
University of Iowa Jazz: Johnson Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, University of Dubuque’s Heritage
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque
County Landmark (6:30pm) –
The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa Fraze – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., IA
Iowa City IA Colt 45 Band – Riverside Casino and
City IA
House of Hamill – Bishop Hill Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop Riverside IA
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DJs/Karaoke/Jams/Open Mics
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THURSDAYS
THURSDAYS
Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz – Purgatory’s
Pub, 2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
Open Mic & More – Uptown Bill’s
Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St.,
Iowa City IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Energized
Cafe, 226 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Open Mic w/ H.C. Wallace – Boots,
2228 E 11th St., Davenport IA
Rock the House Karaoke – Bottoms
Up on 7th, 1814 Seventh St., Moline
IL
Thumpin’ Thursdays DJ Night –
Rascals Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
FRIDAYS
FRIDAYS
DJ K Yung – Barrel House Moline,
1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
DJ Lacey – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Jean – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W.
Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night – V.F.W. Post 9128,
2814 State St., Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St,
Moline IL
Peaer @ Rozz-Tox – November 8
Open Mic Coffeehouse (Nov. 9)
– First Lutheran Church of Rock
Island Parish House, 1600 20th St.,
Rock Island IL
Soulshake – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SATURDAYS
SATURDAYS
Karaoke Jean – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W.
Sixth St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Jean Breakfast (Nov. 24,
8am) – Chuck’s Tap, 1731 W. Sixth
St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Boozie’s Bar & Grill,
114 1/2 W. Third St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – K & T’s Bike Rack
Sports Bar & Grill, 3303 Brady St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Big River Bowling,
2902 E. Kimberly Rd., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Roadrunners
Roadhouse, 3803 Rockingham Rd.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – The Grove Tap, 108
S. First St., Long Grove IA
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
Tw i s t e d M i c ’s M u s i c a n d
Entertainment – Barrel House
Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
SUNDAYS
SUNDAYS
Hal Reed & Mississippi Journey
Sunday Jam (Nov. 25, 6pm) –
Rock Island Elks Club, 427 Seventh
Ave., Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
MONDAYS
MONDAYS
Open Mic w/ J. Knight – The Mill, 120
E. Burlington St., Iowa City IA
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TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS
Front Bar Karaoke – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night w/ Okeedokee It’s
Karaoke – Lynn’s BBQ & Saloon,
1151 E. Iowa St., Eldridge IA
Open Mic Night – Broken Saddle,
1417 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
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WEDNESDAYS
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All Iowa Blues Players Jam Night
ES
– Riverside Casino & Golf Resort,
T
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Cross Creek Karaoke w/ Jean Reyes
– Meat Market, 1629 Washington
St., Davenport IA
Hump Day Wing & Sing w/
Marybeth – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Jam w/ The Channel Cats –
Bent River Brewing Company, 512
24th St., Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night – Boozie’s Bar
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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Need to Knowtes: Transparency Makes for the Best Governance
Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and
SnapChat posts, all collected and repurposed
for profit.
Add to all this the blanket surveillance
occurring without Americans’ express
consent or even knowledge, including covert
government-sanctioned programs such as
ECHELON (1971) surveillance and data col-
lection sharing among ‘Five Eyes’ – U.S., U.K.,
Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Stellar Wind (2001) – NSA’s mass data
mining of communications and banking/
IRS databases, including e-mails, phone
calls, financial transactions, and internet
activities; Trailblazer/Thinthread (2002) –
Trailblazer-Thinthread without the built-in
protections – was NSA’s covert and excessively
expensive electronic surveillance program
that was discontinued once exposed to the
American people thanks to whistleblowers
Thomas Drake, Bill Binney, Ed Loomis, and
Kirk Wiebe. Turbulence (2005) is best know
for NSA’s cyber warfare tactics and remotely
injecting malware into targeted computers.
But this program was also allegedly discon-
tinued for it’s ineffectiveness. PRISM (2007)
allows the NSA to search internet providers’
user accounts (using Section 702 authority of
the Foreign Intelligence Amendments Act or
FISA Court) for FISA approved search terms.
Continued From Page 3
DCSNet, the FBI’s point-and-click surveil-
lance system, can perform instant wiretaps on
almost any telecommunications device in the
U.S. It allows access and real-time intercep-
tion, recording, and playback of all cell-phone,
landline, and SMS communications via a
fiber-optic network that’s separate from the
Internet – in other words, a virtual private
network parallel to the public network.
Now comes the latest form of mass surveil-
lance – license-plate tracking via Automatic
License Plate Readers (APLRs). License
plates now come with electronic chips that
can be read by ALPRs – computer-controlled
cameras installed on street poles, street lights,
bridges, and highway overpasses, and often
police vehicles.
The benefit of such technology (for which
three companies – Vigilant Solutions, ELSAG,
and Neology, Inc. – have the majority market
share) was demonstrated this past week
with the authorities quickly apprehend-
ing the individual suspected of sending 12
packages containing improvised devices to
vocal Democrats. According to Electronic
Freedom Frontier, “Law enforcement claims
that ALPR data has been used to, for example,
recover stolen cars or find abducted children.”
(rcreader.com/y/ntk10)
However, these successful applications
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do not negate the considerable concern that
“ALPRs are used to track and record the move-
ments of millions of ordinary people, even
though the overwhelming majority are not
connected to a crime … . The ACLU estimates
that less than 0.2 percent of plate scans are
linked to criminal activity or vehicle-registra-
tion issues. Many law enforcement agencies
store ALPR data for years, and share it with
other law enforcement agencies and federal
agencies.”
These agencies also collect and retain scans
of millions of Americans’ license plates and
associated information for sale to third par-
ties as a revenue stream to back-fill strained
budgets. (rcreader.com/y/ntk11)
Additionally, “Police have also used ALPR
data for mass enforcement of less serious
offenses, such as searching for uninsured
drivers or tracking down individuals with
overdue court fees.” Law enforcement is rou-
tinely contracted to enforce civil fines, such as
judgements for debt delinquencies, subpoena
service, and wage-garnishment notifications,
generating hundreds of thousands of dollars in
revenue that back-stop local law enforcement
budgets. ALPR technology could exponen-
tially increase revenues like thousands of
electronic blood hounds.
Most of these surveillance programs
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operate without public awareness of their
existence, let alone how the collection of
our most personal data, in the hands of
law enforcement and private technology
monopolies, can impact our lives. Free speech
and due process are threatened in ways never
imagined, especially considering that proper
laws and constitutional protections have fallen
far behind in appropriately adjudicating viola-
tions of our rights.
It is time for Americans to get ahead of the
curve for once, and contemplate the ramifica-
tions and possible unintended consequences
that accrue to society with game-changing
technological advances. The benefits are
clear, but whom do they mostly advantage?
More capacity for secretive over-reach by
government and/or vast profits for corporate
monopolies, all dependent on ever-increasing
intrusions to our privacy, is not a balanced
win-win for consumers. We greatly benefit in
terms of convenience, personal efficiencies,
and connectivity, but at what cost? Such cost,
now and in the future, has to be part of the
equation, especially if it erodes systemic qual-
ity of life by corrupting our constitutionally
protected rights.
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