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ILLINOIS POLITICS
The Marty Sandoval Raids Are Serious Stuff
A
t about the same time last week, Chi-
cago-based investigators with the FBI
and the IRS swooped into Democratic
Senator Marty Sandoval’s district office, State-
house office, and home residence, removing
boxes of documents and seizing computers.
Last November, the feds launched a simul-
taneous raid of super-powerful Chicago Alder-
man Ed Burke’s city and ward offices, but they
didn’t raid the man’s house.
So yeah, this is definitely serious stuff.
Imagine the evidence the feds had to provide
to the Justice Department headquarters and
to a federal judge in order to pursue and then
obtain a sweeping warrant like that one. You
don’t get permission to do all that for a simple
fishing expedition, or because the target’s kid
got a job, or merely to convince the dude to flip
on somebody else.
The Tribune reported that Sandoval may
have steered business to “at least one company
in exchange for kickbacks.” The coordinated
federal raids didn’t exactly surprise many
Statehouse types. One lobbyist said he was
with seven colleagues the day of the raid and
they all claimed to have an unsavory Marty
Sandoval story. Another was with 17 col-
leagues and all but two had a story about San-
doval, um, “asking” them for various things in
exchange for helping them with their legisla-
tive agendas.
Officials with the Senate Democrats and the
Illinois Secretary of State said that they did not
have copies of federal warrants, which would
be helpful to figure out what the feds were
after. That’s somewhat surprising because the
Secretary of State controls the Statehouse and
the Senate Democrats control their own office
suites. Senators themselves do not technically
control their offices. The federal agents report-
edly showed their warrant to the SoS police
when they arrived at the north entrance and
then presented it to an employee near or in San-
doval’s unlocked, open office, but no copy was
apparently kept.
Nobody knows whether the raids were an
outgrowth of current investigations or whether
somebody flipped on him or if an irate civil-
ian lodged a complaint. Alderman Burke, for
example, got in trouble partly because he alleg-
edly tried to shake down a regular guy who
took umbrage.
Sandoval is not only the Senate Transpor-
tation Committee Chairman, but he is also a
member of leadership as the Majority Caucus
Whip.
Senate President John Cullerton has
refused to remove Sandoval from either of the
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two positions. He’s even said nobody is sure
whether the feds are really after Sandoval –
which is kind of preposterous, because, while
the feds can definitely display a mean streak,
they’re not gonna raid an elected official’s
offices and home because they’re going after
another person.
Sandoval hasn’t been charged with anything
yet and we don’t even know what the feds were
really after here. They’ve since raided or vis-
ited three small towns in Sandoval’s district.
But Cullerton’s stance is not going over well
with several members of his caucus. Cullerton
has elected as many suburban PTA types as he
could over the years, and those folks tend to
be squeaky-clean people who ran for office to
do squeaky-clean things. They most definitely
did not come to Springfield to defend this kind
of stuff.
Sandoval has been on the outs with House
Speaker Michael Madigan and his team for
years. The feud reached a fever pitch last year
when Madigan sided with Congressman Chuy
Garcia’s organization and successfully backed
Alma Anaya against Sandoval’s daughter
Angie for Garcia’s Cook County Board seat.
Madigan’s “general,” 13th Ward Alder-
man Marty Quinn, reportedly wanted to take
Sandoval himself out, but that plan was nixed.
By Rich Miller
CapitolFax.com
Even so, after last year’s conflict and the result-
ing extreme bad blood, people close to Madi-
gan’s organization figured Senator Sandoval
would eventually be placed on the Garcia/
Madigan hit list.
Sandoval prepared for that impending battle
partly by raising lots of money and launching a
massive play for publicity.
Among other things, Sandoval placed him-
self at the center of this spring’s effort to pass
an infrastructure bill, holding high-profile
hearings around the state and making impos-
sible-to-ignore comments to locals about how
they needed to get behind specific tax hikes if
they wanted their project money. He’s reported
raising $263K in campaign contributions since
July 1. But a recent fundraiser got him more
publicity than he bargained for when a photo
was posted online of an attendee “shooting” a
tequila “gun” at a person dressed as President
Trump.
And now he’s the one under the gun.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a daily
political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
New Column Published
Weekly at RCReader.com
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THEATRE By Madeline Dudziak

Everybody Hurts
Gruesome Playground Injuries, at the QC Theatre Workshop through October 6

M
Vol. 27 · No. 966 ove over Romeo and Juliet –
OCTOBER 2019 there are new star-crossed lovers
in town. The QC Theatre Work-
shop’s latest production, Gruesome Play-
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(Joanna Mills) has tummy troubles. The
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And so the story goes as the pair ages and
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puzzle of who these characters are. In this believable. foot as the actor playfully entered the
EDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER delicate dance directed by Max Moline, Unfortunately, because of the non-lin- stage. Live theatre, folks: During each
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IT-SYSMIN leen. Odenkirk’s take on the character is breaks seemed long, I don’t personally ments of their youthful scenes, and seeing
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Rob Brezsny, Pamela Briggs, Max Cannon,
appears borderline-obsessive. care of Kelci Eaton, Doug is decked out, presents an intimate look into enduring
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KNOW MORE. leen depends on Doug just as much as he

depends on her. Mills brings a quiet dis-
wiches some exquisitely horrific moments
with more lighthearted connections; life, Gruesome Playground Injuries runs at

DO MORE. comfort to Kayleen; there’s always a sense

that she’s internalizing something bigger
than she lets on with words. Kayleen’s
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exasperation is understandable, and Mills
finds a solid balance between anger and
after all, isn’t all drama all the time, and
Kayleen’s and Doug’s friendship is based
on more than wounds. The comedic
highlight of Moline’s production came
when its characters found themselves
the QC Theatre Workshop (1730 Wilkes
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and more information and tickets are
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ing QCTheatreWorkshop.org.
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VISUAL ARTS
Openings & Gallery Events
Figge Travel Program to Pittsburgh: Information
Session, meet in the Figge Cafe; the May 7-12 trip will
feature tours of the Andy Warhol Museum and Frick
Pittsburgh as well as a visit with artist Vanessa German;
light refreshments provided; registration required, but
information session is free to attend; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm Thu Oct 3
Open House and Maker Session, stop in to celebrate
the opening of the exhibition Day of the Dead; see a
short film about the holiday and learn how to make the
iconic sugar skulls that will be used for the Family Fiesta
on October 27 at the Figge; free with $4-10 admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5:30pm
Thu Oct 3
Scholar Talk: Dr. Grant Deane, Deane is an ocean
acoustician and research oceanographer in the marine
Physical Laboratory at the Scripps institution of
Oceanography; he will speak about his process as part
of the larger work he does, as it relates to Feuer’s body
of work; free with $4-10 admission; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 3
Senior Day at the Figge, meet in the lobby for a
tour at 1:30pm, with a 2:30pm film in the auditorium;
seniors get 10% off in the Museum Store and Cafe; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm
Thu Oct 3
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
Lisa Mahar’s Wandering Home @ Quad City Arts Center Gallery through October 11
Museum Store; free; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 5pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Opening Reception for Eden: Laura Heath
Photography, held in conjunction with the exhibit of
works by the… Rozz-Tox, 5pm Fri Oct 4
Opening Reception for Les Petites: Big Creativity,
Small Package, held in conjunction with the exhibit
featuring artwork in 2D,… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 5:30pm Fri Oct 4
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, a
guided tour with one of our knowledgeable docents,
this is a wonderful way to gain further insight into
museum exhibitions; meet in the Quad City Bank & Trust
Grand Lobby at the museum; free with $4-10 admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
1:30pm Sun Oct 6
Open House and Maker Session, top in to
celebrate the opening of the Day of the Dead: The Art
of Remembrance; see a short film about the holiday
and learn how to make the iconic sugar skulls that will
be used for the Family Fiesta on October 27; sponsored
by River Cities’ Reader; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 4pm Thu Oct 10
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, a
guided tour with one of our knowledgeable docents,
this is a wonderful way to gain further insight into
museum exhibitions; meet in the Quad City Bank & Trust
Grand Lobby at the museum; free with $4-10 admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
1:30pm Sat Oct 12
Portfolio Day, visit one-on-one with professors from
area colleges and receive feedback and tips on your
portfolio; representatives from several colleges and
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universities will be available; 9:30am opening remarks,
10am portfolio counseling; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 9:30am Thu Oct 17
Untitled Trash Collection & Cat Power,
performances of “Untitled Trash Collection” (written and
directed by Kate Kremer, photo and video by Jonathan
Crimmins, performed by Claire Fort and Kate Kremer)
and “Cat Power” (written and performed by Clair Fort;
directed by Kate Kremer); for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 17
Opening Reception: Emily Newman - Randy
Richmond, free; for information, contact Dawn
Wohlford-Metallo at 309-793-1213 x 108… Quad City
Arts Center, 7pm Fri Oct 18
Teen Anime Day, the afternoon will include cos-play
and People’s Choice award for best costume, a student
manga art display (bring art you’ve made or draw
something at the event), craft activities, a Japanese
language lesson and calligraphy contest, video gaming
sessions, books and items available for purchase
from Books-A-Million, refreshments, and more; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon
Sat Oct 19
The cArt!, find our art cart in selected galleries for
in-depth conversations about art; books, objects, gallery
games and information, along with a trained docent, will
be available for guests to explore art topics in new ways;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1pm
Sat Oct 19
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, a
guided tour with one of our knowledgeable docents,
this is a wonderful way to gain further insight into
museum exhibitions; meet in the Quad City Bank & Trust
Grand Lobby at the museum; free with $4-10 admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
1:30pm Sun Oct 20
Artist Talk, artists Chuck Morris and Rose Frantzen
will discuss Morris’s process and development of “The
Storytelling Tree,” on display alongside Frantzen’s
“Portrait of Maquoketa”; free with $4-10 museum
admission; for information, call 563-326-7804,
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Oct 24
Final Friday at Bucktown, for information, call 563-
424-1210… Bucktown Center for the Arts, 6pm Fri Oct 25
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, a
guided tour with one of our knowledgeable docents,
this is a wonderful way to gain further insight into
museum exhibitions; meet in the Quad City Bank & Trust
Grand Lobby at the museum; free with $4-10 admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
1:30pm Sat Oct 26
Dia De Los Muertos Family Fiesta, artists Chuck
Morris and Rose Frantzen will discuss Morris’s process
and development of “The Storytelling Tree,” on display
alongside Frantzen’s “Portrait of Maquoketa”; free with
$4-10 museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, noon Sun Oct 27
Closing Reception: A Tenuous Space, held in
conjunction with the exhibit of mixed-media artwork by
Sarah… Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery, 3:30pm
Thu Oct 31
Collection and Exhibition Highlights Tour, a
guided tour with one of our knowledgeable docents,
this is a wonderful way to gain further insight into
museum exhibitions; meet in the Quad City Bank & Trust
Grand Lobby at the museum; free with $4-10 admission;
for information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum,
225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org,
1:30pm Sun Nov 3
Exhibits & Shows
Lisa Mahar - Jessica Bingham, exhibit of mixed-
media works by Mahar of… Quad City Arts Center, thru
Fri Oct 11
Small Tapestry International 6: Beyond the Edge,
the exhibition includes unique and varied expressions…
Augustana College Teaching Museum of Art, thru Sat
Oct 12
Amber Williams - Carla Markwart, exhibit o collages
by Williams and paintings… Quad City Arts Art @ the
Airport, thru Thu Oct 31
Barbara Noble, exhibit of drawings and paintings;
Mon.-Fri. 6am-7:30pm,… MidCoast Centre Station
Gallery, thru Thu Oct 31
A Tenuous Space, exhibit of mixed-media artwork by
Sarah Rehmer; 8am-8pm… Black Hawk College ArtSpace
Gallery, thru Fri Nov 1
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Explosions in the Sky @ Codfish Hollow Barn – October 20
Carolyn Krueger - Susan Sharp, exhibit of ceramics
and mixed media; Wed.-Sat.… The ARTery, thru Wed
Nov 6
Corrine Smith - Shari Telman, exhibit of mixed media
and jewelry; Wed.-Sat.… Midcoast at Bucktown Gallery,
thru Wed Nov 6
Day of the Dead: The Art of Remembrance, this
installation will explore how we celebrate and remember
the lives of our lost loved ones through the collective
traditions, art-making and storytelling that are integral
parts of Dia de los Muertos; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat.
11am-5pm; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Wed Nov 6
John Dilg: Arterial Resources, the exhibition
includes approximately 30 works as well as a collection
of source materials, including a collection of thrift store
artworks, which combined with memory have inspired
Dilg in the development of his work; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm,
Sat. 11am-5pm; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru
Wed Nov 6
Mia Feuer: Totems of the Anthropocene, the
exhibit envisions what our environment might become
after prolonged exposure to petroleum products;
featuring several unique installations and a one-
person indoor synthetic ice rink; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm,
Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun. noon-5pm; free with $4-10
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Nov 6
Randy Richmond: Verisimilitude, an exhibit of
10 large-format photographs inspired by Western art
historical tradition from the collections of St. Ambrose
University and the Nature Center at Nahant Marsh;
Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free with $4-10
museum admission; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Nov 6
Steve Erickson: Painter, through the series of 11
recent works that comprise the exhibit, one can witness
firsthand the artists’s desire to create paintings that
suggest vast possibilities well beyond the edge of a
rectangular plane; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm;
free with $4-10 museum admission; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Wed Nov 6
Eden: Laura Heath Photography, exhibit of works by
the Quad Cities… Rozz-Tox, Fri Oct 4 thru Sun Nov 3
Les Petites: Big Creativity, Small Package, exhibit
featuring artwork in 2D, 3D, and… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, Fri Oct 4 thru Wed Nov 6
Earthly Beauty, exhibit of works from Susan Coleman,
an artist… Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center - St.
Ambrose University, Mon Oct 14 thru Wed Nov 6
Truth & Beauty, exhibit of works by Sandra Louis
Dyas,… Catich Gallery - St. Ambrose University, Mon Oct
14 thru Wed Nov 6
Emily Newman - Randy Richmond, visual-arts
exhibition; Tue.-Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat. 11am-5pm; free;…
Quad City Arts Center, Fri Oct 18 thru Wed Nov 6
Rose Frantzen: Portrait of Maquoketa and the
Storytelling Tree, Frantzen’s multi-panel “Portrait of
Maquoketa” artwork includes 180 12x12” oil portraits
of people from Maquoketa, as well as a 315-square-foot
landscape view of Maquoketa painted on 34 vertical
panels suspended from the ceiling; “The Storytelling
Tree” tells the story of a young girl’s special bond with
her father; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-9pm, Sun.
noon-5pm; free with $4-10 museum admission; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Oct
19 thru Wed Nov 6
Denise Bellazo - David Bower, exhibit of mixed-
media artworks; for information, contact Zaiga
Thorson… Black Hawk College ArtSpace Gallery, Mon
Nov 4 thru Wed Nov 6
Classes
Blissful Watercolor Painting, Thursdays thru Oct.
24, with instructor Jo Myer-Walker; Jo begins… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Thu Oct 3
Figurative Impressions in Landscape: Part One,
Thursdays thru Oct. 24, with instructor Brad Bisbey;
working from… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 11am
Thu Oct 3
Wine & Art: Catrina Returns, enjoy a glass of wine,
light hors d’oeuvres, and socializing; participants will use
Day of the Dead designs to paint a skull mask and create
a wall-hanging of a 3-D Catrina face; for information,
call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu Oct 3
Needlecraft: Basic Hand Embroidery, on Thursdays;
learn the basics of hand embroidery, including how…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
3:30pm thru Thu Oct 31
Intro to Clay Studio, on Fridays, with instructors Claire
Waterman and Karen Brinson; learn… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Oct 4 thru Fri Oct 25
Clay Play: Grades 1-8, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, with
instructor Claire Waterman; students will… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 9am Sat Oct 5
Painting with Abandoment: Reconstructing the
Narrative, Oct. 5 & 6, with instructor Troy Swangstu;
using a… Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 9am Sat Oct 5
Wheel and Stoneware, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, with
instructor Claire Waterman; this class… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 11am Sat Oct 5
Oil Painting, on Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw,… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9:30am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat Oct 26
Scarecrow Row and Harvest Goddess Haven, bring
a bag of old clothes, hats, and accessories to… Quad City
Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Oct 6
Approaches to Watercolor Application, thru Oct.
10, with instructor Bob Zeidler; this class focuses…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 6pm Mon Oct 7
Creation Studio Drop-In: Fiesta Flower Bouquets,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Oct 7
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Paper Lanterns, an activity in the Southwest Craft Painting for a Purpose, free; for information, call
Night series; materials supplied;… Rock Island Public 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Oct 8 Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Sat Oct 26
Rock Painting, we’ll provide the paint and rocks, you Creation Studio Drop-In: Paper Garland Sewing,
bring your imagination;… Davenport Public Library - free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
Fairmount Street Branch, 6pm Tue Oct 8 bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Oct 28
Adult Coloring, coloring pages, gel pens, colored
pencils, and crayons will be… River Valley District Clay Basics, Tuesdays thru Dec. 3; we’ll cover hand-
Library, 2pm Fri Oct 11 building basics and do two weeks of wheel-throwing;
each student will end this session with several finished
Creation Studio Drop-In: Pipe Cleaner Ninjas, projects and have the chance to learn about low-fire
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@ clay and colorful glazes; for information, call 563-326-
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm 7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
Mon Oct 14 FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Oct 29
How Pin-teresting! with Jenn Voss, if you’re stuck Pen & Ink, Thursdays thru Nov. 21, with instructor
with the kids, bring them to the… LeClaire Community Brad Bisbey; course projects… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Library, 6:30pm Thu Oct 17 Academy, 11am Thu Oct 31
Creation Studio Workshop: Paper Mache Calacas Intro to Clay Studio, on Fridays, with instructors Claire
with Lee White, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 Waterman and Karen Brinson; learn… Bereskin Gallery &
or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Art Academy, 5:30pm Fri Nov 1
Public Library, 1pm Sat Oct 19
Basket Weaving Workshop: Wine Basket,
Pastel Portrait Seminar, with instructor Rose Moore; participants will learn how to weave a beautiful double
learn basic portrait techniques using soft… Bereskin wine basket; great for fall gatherings and gift giving
Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Sat Oct 19 (wine not included); for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
Life Drawing, with instructor/facilitator Brad Bisbey; FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Nov 2
bring your own materials; $15-25; for… Bereskin Gallery
& Art Academy, 1pm Sun Oct 20 Card Making with Donna Banta, create your own
holiday cards; Banta will show us how… Silvis Public
Adult DIY: Pour Painting, call to reserve a spo; limit Library, 1pm Sat Nov 2
of 16 people, registration… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm
Mon Oct 21 Clay Play 2: Grades 1-8, Saturdays thru Nov. 23, with
instructor Claire Waterman; students will… Bereskin
Creation Studio Drop-In: Model Magic Skulls, Gallery & Art Academy, 9am Sat Nov 2
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Drawing for Children 2: Ages 5-7, Saturdays thru
Mon Oct 21 Nov. 23, with instructor Patricia Beréskin; moving into…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 8:30am Sat Nov 2
Adult Coloring, discover the therapeutic benefits of
coloring; color pencils and coloring… Davenport Public Drawing for Children 2: Ages 8-12, Saturdays thru
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm Tue Oct 22 Nov. 23, with instructor Patricia Beréskin; beyond the…
Bereskin Gallery & Art Academy, 10am Sat Nov 2
CURRENT EXHIBITION
MIA FEUER
TOTEMS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE
THROUGH DECEMBER 29, 2019
This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Center for
Polar Studies at Augustana College and Davenport Parks and Recreation.
Mia Feuer, An Unkindness, 2013, and Rink, 2018, installation view,
Esker Foundation, Calgary, Canada, © image courtesy of the artist
Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804
www.figgeartmuseum.org
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MUSIC
Michigander
Wednesday, October 9, 7 p.m. @ The Rust Belt,
533 12th Avenue, East Moline, IL
Michigander @ The Rust Belt – October 9
I
ndie folk-rock band Michigander from
lovely Michigan (where else?) plays East
Moline venue the Rust Belt on October 9.
The word “Michigander,” despite looking
truly bizarre on paper, signifies a resident
of the great state of Michigan. The fact that
local/geographical identity is built so heav-
ily into the nomenclature of this project of
singer/songwriter Jason Singer is no coinci-
dence. His music hones in on one version of
what could be described as “acute suburban
identity,” as his songs regularly deal with
such subjects as ennui, existential confu-
sion, and the concept of “home.” In prac-
tice, the songs that he writes come off like
genial and melodic portraits of time and
space, populated with uneasy narrators and
questions about one’s place in the physical
landscape as much as the artistic landscape.
“Misery,” one of the signature tracks that
Singer penned for the project, conflicts with
its weighty title by offering up a breezy,
major key pop-rock jam that actually skews
closer toward optimism than despair. The
track staggers over steadily strummed
verses that seem like appetizers for the
bright chorus, which allows his able voice to
climb up through the scale into a pleasant
hook abetted by glowing guitar leads and
wordless vocal coos. From a lyrical stand-
point, Singer focuses on an unnamed foil,
claiming that “she’s got my knees shaking
/ she’s got my heart breaking in two.” Once
again, the song benefits from a disconnect
between what could seem like depressive
lyrics and an iridescent delivery, as Singer’s
harmonies make it clear that this brand of
heartbreak doesn’t necessarily demand the
titular “Misery” as much as a clear-eyed
assessment of his feelings from a more
objective standpoint. The trick of couching
moody themes in happy packaging is as
old as songwriting itself, but Singer seems
to take to this juxtaposition with aplomb,
letting us know that no degree of interper-
sonal distress can throw a wet blanket over
the joy contained within his composition.
Michigander’s full session on Audiotree,
released in mid-2017, captures its chemistry
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as a live band. Although Singer remains
rooted at the center of his project as the
lead singer and co-lead guitarist, his band
has no trouble ushering his tracks into
sweetly layered arrangements that swell
with the addition of live trumpet perfor-
mance, occasional synth flourishes, and
a rock-solid rhythm section. It’s a treat
to see Singer belt out these songs in a live
setting in the context of the live unit. His
band veers between bursts of what could be
called “post-punk” – all angular riffs and
chugging bass/drum breakdowns, not far
from the output of bands such as Television
and their more modern descendants like
Interpol or Bloc Party – and a more conven-
tional approach to the rock song that sticks
to standard progressions and easy, loping
rhythms. To hear relatively adventurous
rock arrangements behind songs that could
stand alone as guitar/vocal numbers dem-
onstrates the extent to which the Michigan-
der project rises above solitary balladry to
enter the realm of hard-tack live shredding.
Almost as a matter of course, any articles
or interviews with Michigander hone in on
geographical origins, as journalists often
seek to pinpoint the exact origins of the
band’s members in the mitten of Michigan.
(Hold up your right hand, not your left.)
The truth is that its music carries a kind
of universality that extends beyond the
Midwest region to encompass any spot in
which someone might feel fundamentally
out of place, heartbroken, or – alternately
– exactly in the place he or she belongs.
The sense of belonging (or not belonging)
permeates the band’s tracks to the point
that they evoke a kind of optimistic uncer-
tainty about our roles as sacks of human
flesh walking through whatever location
we choose to call home.
Michigander plays The Rust Belt on Octo-
ber 9 with an opening set by Noel Wells,
admission to the 7 p.m. concert is $12-17,
and more information on the evening is
available by visiting TheRustBeltQC.com.
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VISUAL ARTS / Classes
Oil Painting, on Saturdays, with instructor Dave
Anderson; learn to see, draw,… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, 9:30am Sat Nov 2
Wheel and Stoneware 2, Saturdays thru Nov. 23,
with instructor Claire Waterman; this class is… Bereskin
Gallery & Art Academy, 11am Sat Nov 2
Creation Studio Drop-In: Crafty Drink Coasters,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Mon Nov 4
Creation Studio Drop-In: Rock On! with Perler
Beads, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
3pm Mon Nov 4
From Line to Wash, Tuesdays thru Nov. 26; work from
still life setups to explore the possibilities of crayons for
grownups: water-soluble wax crayons; discover their
versatility as you draw with them, then use a brush to
create a painterly effect; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Tue Nov 5
Call for Entry
Call for Entries: 41st Fine Arts Exhibition, any artist
living within 150 miles of the Quad Cities is eligible to
submit works thru Nov. 23 for consideration; Candace
Moeller, independent curator and associate director of
Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York, NY, will be the juror;
this year, for the first time, the Rock Island Art Guild
will accept submissions of video art and sound works;
artists will be notified the first week of January 2020; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, RockIslandArtGuild.org, thru
Wed Nov 6
MUSIC
Concerts
How Great Thou Art: The Gospel Music of Elvis
Presley, at 1 & 7:15pm; concert tribute to the King
featuring Robert Shaw… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse,
7:15pm Thu Oct 3
Jon Wayne & the Pain, concert with the reggae-dub
musicians, featuring an opening set by Chase Makai…
The Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Oct 3
Michael Moncada & Whiskey High, concert with the
touring country-rock musicians; $6-8; for information,
call… RIBCO, 9pm Fri Oct 4
Old Shoe - Ernie Hendrickson & the Citizens
of Love, co-headliner concert with the Americana
musicians; $12 adv / $15 day… The Redstone Room, 8pm
Fri Oct 4
Pollinators Album-Release Show, concert with the
Moline-based musicians, featuring sets by Dark Family…
Rozz-Tox, 8pm Fri Oct 4
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks I:
Statement, featuring Alberto Ginastera’s Malambo
from the ballet “Estancia”; QCSO principal cellist Hannah
Holman performing Jennifer Higdon’s “Soliloquy” and
Korngold’s “Cello Concerto”; the world premiere of David
Dzubay’s “Autumn Rivulets” featuring soprano Katherine
Jolly; Brahms’ climactic “Symphony No. 1”; $10-65; for
information and tickets, call 563-322-7276, Adler Theatre,
136 E. Third St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org, 8pm Sat Oct 5
Under the Purple Rain: Prince Lip-Sync Show,
Gemini will be lip syncing and dancing to all your… The
Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Oct 5
International Blues Challenge Fundraising
Concert: Avey/Grouws Band - Generations of
Blues (3pm), fundraising concert to support our QC
bands representing Iowa at… The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 3pm Sun Oct 6
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks
I: Statement, the season’s exploration of the human
experience begins with the… Centennial Hall,
Augustana College, 2pm Sun Oct 6
Ghost, Swedish rockers perform in their “The Ultimate
Tour named Death,”… TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm Tue
Oct 8
Guest List Series featuring Shawn James, concert
with the blues, funk, and soul musician, featuring an…
The Redstone Room, 7:30pm Wed Oct 9
The Way Down Wanderers, touring bluegrass
musicians in concert, featuring an opening set by… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Oct 10
Murnau - Giallows - Chew Toy, independent rockers
in concert; $5-10 sliding scale; 8pm doors, 8pm… Rozz-
Tox, 9pm Fri Oct 11
The Manny Lopez Big Band, Lopez and his 13 piece
big band will be playing… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 6pm
Fri Oct 11
Two Step: Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds Tribute
Acoustic Set w/ Zack Davis & Tanner Brown, Dave
Matthews Band tribute concert, with an opening set
by… The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri Oct 11
“Fast Forward: An Album by Random Tanner”
Release Party, featuring Jon Young, Five AM, Jamie
Triller, Ro Pesci, Pzy… RIBCO, 9pm Sat Oct 12
Ringworm, RCC and Wake Brewing present a concert
with the hardcore,… RIBCO, 7pm Sun Oct 13
The Spirit Sings, concert with professional vocal group
the Nova Singers, featuring classical saxophonist… St.
Paul Lutheran Church - Davenport, 4pm Sun Oct 13
Elephant Wrecking Ball, jazz concert with the
instrumental, electronic, trombone-led power trio; $10
adv /… The Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Oct 17
Greta Ruth, concert with the tone-poem singer/
songwriter, featuring a set by Liv Carrow… Rozz-Tox,
8pm Thu Oct 17
Bucktown Revue, a live music-and-humor variety
show featuring various styles of folk… Nighswander
Theatre, 7pm Fri Oct 18
Casual Classics: Concert II, with Kadisha Onalbayeva,
piano; $10 general admission; $5 SAU faculty/staff, and…
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 5pm Fri Oct 18
Juan Dies, a concert in the Brown Bag Lunch Series;
free; for… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri Oct 18
Northern Parallels 037: Angel Alanis & Maria
Goetz - Franktronic - Mike Derer - Higgy, monthly
dance night of quality house and techno music
featuring… Rozz-Tox, 10pm Fri Oct 18
Been There Done That CD Release Party, held in
celebration of the band’s first recording, featuring sets…
Village Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Oct 19
Pat Travers Band - The Claudettes, blues and rock
musicians in concert, featuring an opening set… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Sat Oct 19
Jerry Seinfeld @ Adler Theatre – October 22
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Toronzo Cannon @ The Redstone Room – October 24
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz Workshop &
Matinee Series: The Kind of Blue Tribute Band, the
band celebrates the 60th Anniversary of “Kind of Blue,”…
The Redstone Room, 3pm Sun Oct 20
SAU Fall STAMVOJA/Jazz Concert, free; for
information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001 or
buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
3pm Sun Oct 27
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Goo Goo Dolls, multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-
nominated rock musicians perform in the band’s “The
Miracle Pill Tour”; $39.50-79.50; for tickets, call 800-
745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport IA,
AdlerTheatre.com, 8pm Wed Nov 6
Special Events
Inside the Music: QCSO Masterworks I, 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. 3rd St., Davenport IA,
QCSO.org, 4:45pm Thu Oct 3
Afterglow: QCSO Masterworks I, 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. 3rd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org, 10pm Sat Oct 5
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks I,
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, QCSO.org, 7pm Sat Oct 5
7
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks I,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 1pm Sun Oct 6
Singers Invited: Verdi Requiem Performances,
join the Augustana Oratorio Society in performances of
Giuseppe Verdi’s… Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
7pm Mon Oct 7
RME Community Youth Band Rehearsal, on
Wednesdays; a concert band for students that may not
have… RME (River Music Experience), 5:15pm Wed Oct 9
thru Wed Oct 23
Trax from the Stax: Juan Dies, a music-listening
program designed to provide the opportunity to share…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7:30pm Thu Oct 17
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. 3rd St., Davenport IA,
QCSO.org, 4:45pm Thu Oct 31
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;

Harlem Quartet, 3 & 7pm concerts with the genre- Cool Beanz-Ween w/ Roger Carlson, featuring a
defying string quartet and… Butterworth Center, Tue costume contest, trivia, and candy, with hosts Carlson,…
Oct 22 Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 6:30pm Thu Oct 31

Moon Hooch, nu-jazz/cave music with the touring Allison Au Quartet, concert with the Quad City Arts
band; $15 adv / $17 day… The Redstone Room, 8pm Wed Visiting Artists in Building… Black Hawk College - Quad
Oct 23 City Campus, 11am Fri Nov 1

All Your Sisters, concert with the post-punk musicians,
featuring sets by Echo Beds… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Thu Oct 24
Midnight Rider: Tribute to the Allman Brothers,
concert tribute to the rock, R&B, and country legends;
sandwich… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 7:15pm Thu
Oct 24
Allison Au Quartet, PASS-event concert with the
Canadian jazz musicians and Quad City… EICC Urban
Campus, 6:30pm Fri Nov 1
Duke Tumatoe, concert with the blues guitarist,
vocalist, and songwriter; $12 adv / $15… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Fri Nov 1

Miranda Lambert, concert with the Grammy-winning
country-music singer/songwriter, featuring special
guests Elle… TaxSlayer Center, 7pm Thu Oct 24
Toronzo Cannon, contemporary Chicago-blues
musicians in concert; $12 adv / $15 day… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Thu Oct 24
Blue October, concert with the alternative rock band
originally from Houston, Texas; $29-35; for tickets and
information, call 844-852-4FUN, Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Oct 25
Harlem Quartet, concert with the genre-defying
string quartet and Quad City Arts… Trinity Anglican
Church, 7:30pm Fri Oct 25
Hot Garbage, concert with the psych-rock musicians,
featuring an opening set by… Rozz-Tox, 9pm Fri Oct 25
SAU Fall Instrumental Concert, free; for information,
contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001 or buesing-
flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine Arts Center, 7:30pm
Fri Nov 1
V. Vecker, concert with the electronica musician; $5-10;
for information, call 309-200-0978… Rozz-Tox, 9pm Fri
Nov 1
Allison Au Quartet, concert with the Canadian jazz
musicians and Quad City Arts… Quad City Arts Center,
7pm Sat Nov 2
Experience Deaf QC w/ Aarron Loggins, concert
with the award-winning ASL performer; $12 adv / $15…
The Redstone Room, 7pm Sat Nov 2
Moonshine Misfits: Nerdvember, a vaudeville style
troupe of dazzling performers specializing in a… Rascals
Live, 9pm Sat Nov 2

SAU Fall Choir Concert: War & Peace, free; for
information, contact Terri Flynn at 563-333-6001 or
buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu… Galvin Fine Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25
Tunes at the Tulip, enjoy listener-friendly music from a
variety of artists in the… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion,
7pm Fri Oct 25
Augustana Symphony Orchestra Home Concert,
under the direction of Dr. Daniel Chetel, the season
kicks… Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 7pm Sat
Oct 26
GirlParts 3 Fest: Caly Bevier - Douglas & Tucker -
Owl Creek Collective - Yoyo y Yo, a fundraiser for the
NormaLeah Ovarian Cancer Initiative, with live… RME
(River Music Experience), 4pm Sat Oct 26
QC Massacre, presented by the Quad City Battle
League, with five classic… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Sat Oct 26
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks II:
Conflict, featuring Barber’s “Adagio for Strings”; Paul
Max Tipton performing John Adam’s “The Wound-
Dresser”; Shostakovich’s climactic Symphony No. 7
“Leningrad”; $10-65; for information and tickets, call
563-322-7276, Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA, QCSO.org, 8pm Sat Nov 2
St. Ambrose University Middle School Honor
Band Festival, free; for information, contact Terri Flynn
at 563-333-6001 or buesing-flynnterrik@sau.edu…
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 4pm Sat Nov 2
Windy City Dueling Pianos, high-energy live music
played on two pianos by highly skilled… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 8pm Sat Nov 2
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks II:
Conflict, in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Veteran’s
Day, we… Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 2pm Sun
Nov 3

WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: War Reflections, Quad City Flutes Unlimited Fall Concert: A
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Veteran’s day Multicultural Journey, a fall-concert celebration of
with two works… Rock Island Arsenal Heritage Hall, many styles of music from many… Butterworth Center,
7:30pm Sat Oct 26 7pm Tue Nov 5
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MUSIC / Special Events
free; for information, call 563-322-7276, Hotel Blackhawk,
200 E. 3rd St., Davenport IA, QCSO.org, 10pm Sat Nov 2
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, QCSO.org, 7pm Sat Nov 2
Concert Conversations: QCSO Masterworks II,
QCSO concert-goers are invited to attend informal pre-
concert conversations to… Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 1pm Sun Nov 3
RME Community Youth Band Rehearsal, on
Wednesdays; a concert band for students that may not
have… RME (River Music Experience), 5:15pm Wed Nov 6
LITERARY ARTS
Readings & Discussions
A Fictional Memoir: An Afternoon with Author
Gail Kittleson, Kittleson, a local Iowa author of
historical fiction works and… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 3pm Thu Oct 3
“Guts: The Lane Evans Story” Book-Release Open
House, with author Devin Hansen; with food, music, and
books available;… Tim’s Corner Tap, 2pm Sat Oct 5
The 2F Project for Community Education, the 2F
Project is an Illinois-QC startup nonprofit with a… Rozz-
Tox, Sat Oct 5
Forty Autumns, a discussion of Nina Willner’s book
with the Alpha Book… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Oct 7
Get Lit: Sudden Death, a discussion of Ãlvaro
Enrigue’s book; free; for information, call… Bettendorf
Public Library, 7pm Tue Oct 8
Local Author Series: Jodie Toohey, Toohey, local
author and President of the Midwest Writing Center…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6:30pm Wed Oct 9
Read Local: Crystal Joy, free; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Wed Oct 9
“Guts: The Lane Evans Story” Book Signing, with
author Devin Hansen; for information, call 563-355-
2310… The Book Rack - Davenport, 11am Sat Oct 12
Local Author Series: Midwest Writing Center,
Salvatore Marici will guide us through an exploration
of how… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 10am Sat Oct 12
Mystery Book Discussion Group: Silver Bullets,
a discussion of Elmer Mendoza’s book; free; for
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information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am
Sat Oct 12
Ola Larsmo, Swedish author Larsmo will deliver the
Swenson Center’s annual O.… Hanson Hall of Science,
Augustana College, 7pm Sat Oct 12
Frequency: The Power of Personal Vibration, a
discussion of Penney Peirce’s book with the Quad Cities
Institute… Ross’ Restaurant, 6pm Mon Oct 14
Rear Window, a discussion of Cornell Woolrich’s book
in the Shorts &… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Mon Oct 14
Shatter Me, a discussion of Tahereh Mafi’s book in the
See Ya… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Mon Oct 14
Book ‘em Mystery Book Club, free; for information,
call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Oct 17
Demian: The Story of Emil Sinclair’s Youth, a
discussion of Hermann Hesse’s book with the Bangtan
Book… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 5:30pm
Thu Oct 17
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, a discussion of Michelle
McNamara’s book with the True Crime… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu
Oct 17
The Seashell on the Mountaintop: how Nicolaus
Steno Solved & Ancient Mystery & Created a
Science of the Earth, a discussion of Alan Cutler’s
book with the Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm
Tue Oct 22
The Golden Compass, a discussion of Philip Pullman’s
book in the Book to… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Oct 23
The Silkworm, a discussion of Robert Galbraith’s (J.
K. Rowling’s) book with… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 1pm Wed Oct 23
Last Monday Book Club Discussion, light
refreshments will be paired with good conversation;
books for… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm Mon Oct 28
University of Iowa International Writing Program
Author Readings, authors participating in the
University of Iowa’s International Writing Program
will present readings of their recent works; free; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm
Thu Oct 31
Prince Charming, a discussion of Rachel Hawkins’
book in the See Ya series;… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Mon Nov 4
The Schoolmaster’s Progress, a discussion of
Caroline M.S. Kirkland’s book in the Shorts… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Mon
Nov 4
The Tattooist of Auchwitz, a discussion of Heather
Morris’ book with the Alpha Book… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Nov 4
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Pageturners Book Discussion Group, free; for
information, call 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 5
Rick Beyer, historian and Quad City Arts Visiting Artist
speaks about his… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue
Nov 5
Daring To Drive, a discussion of Manal Al-Sharif’s
book with the Between the… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Nov 6
Workshops & Classes
Write Now! Writers Group, a chance for seasoned and
inspired writers to meet to… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Mon Oct 7
Write Now! Writers Group, a chance for seasoned and
inspired writers to meet to… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Oct 21
Write Now! Writers Group, a chance for seasoned and
inspired writers to meet to… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Mon Nov 4
THEATRE
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Dale Wasserman’s
stage adaptation of Ken Kesey’s counterculture classic,
directed… Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Oct 3 thru
Sun Oct 13
Gruesome Playground Injuries, Rajiv Joseph’s
dark, two-person romantic comedy, directed by Max
Moline;… QC Theatre Workshop, Fri Oct 4 thru Sun
Oct 6
Big Fish, musical adventure based on Tim Burton’s
movie, directed by Jay Edelnant… Galvin Fine Arts
Center, Fri Oct 4 thru Sun Oct 6
Singin’ in the Rain, stage adaptation of the Gene Kelly
film classic; Fri., Sat.,… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri
Oct 4 thru Sat Nov 2
Aaron Power!, staged reading/recital of a new musical,
about love, relationships, ancestry,… The Black Box
Theatre, 2pm Sun Oct 6
35mm: A Musical Exhibition, author/composer Ryan
Scott Oliver’s vignettes based on photographs, directed
by… Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre, Augustana
College, 7:30pm Thu Oct 10 thru Sun Oct 13
4000 Miles, Amy Herzog’s comedy-drama about
grandmother/grandson roommates, directed by
Jennifer Kingry; Fri. & Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 3pm; $5-8; for
tickets and information, call 309-762-0330, Playcrafters
Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline IL, Playcrafters.com,
Fri Oct 11 thru Sun Oct 13
The Man with Bogart’s Face, Andrew J. Fenady’s
mystery comedy presented in radio-play format,
directed… The Black Box Theatre, Fri Oct 11 thru Sat
Oct 19
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, playwright Roger
Pavey’s family-friendly adaptation of the classic monster
novel;… Davenport Junior Theatre, Sat Oct 12 thru Sun
Oct 20
Noises Off, Michael Frayn’s Tony-winning slapstick
farce, directed by Jennifer Popple; Thu.-Sat.… Brunner
Theatre Center, Augustana College, Thu Oct 17 thru
Sun Oct 20
The Rocky Horror Show, annual presentation of the
musical-comedy cult classic; $20-25; for information…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, Fri Oct 18 thru Sat Oct 26
Billy Elliot: The Musical, Tony-winning dance musical
based on the Oscar-nominated movie, directed by… The
Spotlight Theatre, Fri Oct 18 thru Sun Oct 27
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?, Edward Albee’s Tony-
winning tragicomedy, directed by Cait Bodenbender…
QC Theatre Workshop, Fri Oct 25 thru Sun Nov 3
Flemming: An American Thriller, Sam Bobrick’s
spoof of film-noir thrillers from the 1940s and…
Honkamp Myhre Black Box Theatre, Augustana College,
7:30pm Thu Oct 31 thru Sun Nov 3
Elf: The Musical, holiday musical based on the 2003
Will Ferrell film comedy;… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse,
7:45pm Wed Nov 6
DANCE
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes,
offering classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap,
Conditioning, Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of
Dance, Thu Oct 3 thru Wed Nov 6
Global Gathering Mexico: Quad Cities Ballet
Folklorico, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 2pm Sat Oct 12
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc., Eastern Chapter Dance:
Ryan Herman, Karl, & Denny, $10, 21 & under free; for
information, call 563-284-6340… Walcott Coliseum,
1:30pm Sun Oct 20
Dracula Unleashed!, Ballet Quad Cities presents a
tale of terror in which… Bartlett Performing Arts Center,
7:30pm Fri Oct 25 thru Sat Oct 26
COMEDY
Circumstantial Comedy Show, on Sundays; for
information, call 563-424-5506… Brew, 10pm Sun Oct 6
thru Sun Nov 3
Stand Up Comedy Open Mic, on Mondays, hosted by
Douglas Hernandez; for information, call 309-517-1944…
Broken Saddle, 8pm Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
Broken Saddle Comedy Open Mic, on Tuesdays;
if you’ve ever been called “the funny guy”… Broken
Saddle, 8:30pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 5
Butchers Hook Comedy w/ Ryan Proctor, on
Tuesdays; a stand-up-comedy open mic night; for
information, call… Meat Market, 9pm Tue Oct 8 thru
Tue Nov 5
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COMEDY
Whose Live Anyway?
Wednesday, October 9, 7:30 p.m. @ Adler Theatre,
136 East Third Street, Davenport, IA
Q
uick-witted improvisation, audi-
ence participation, and loads
of laughs will be on hand when
Davenport’s Adler Theatre, on October 9,
hosts an evening with the nationally tour-
ing comedians of Whose Live Anyway? –
the hilarious stage show inspired by TV’s
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and boasting
famed stand-up and improv comedians
Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Joel Murray, and
Jeff B. Davis.
With its rotating roster of games
including such audience favorites as
“Scenes from a Hat,” “Irish Drinking
Song,” “Sound Effects,” and “Hollywood
Whose Live Anyway? @ Adler Theatre – October 9
Director,” Whose Live Anyway? finds its
four comics working together, and some- Out of Nothing received the Audience
times pitted against one another, to create Choice Awards as the Knoxville Film and
the funniest scenes based on randomly Music Festival and All Sports Los Ange-
selected themes, lines, and props, as well les Film Festival. Greg Proops is a veteran
as suggestions from off-stage (and occa- standup comic who has recorded eight
sionally on-stage) audience members. An
comedy albums and voiced the title char-
adaptation of the British show of the same acter on the animated children’s show Bob
name, the United States’ Whose Line Is It the Builder from 2005 to 2009. Comedian
Anyway? Aired on ABC and ABC Family Joel Murray has enjoyed prominent roles
from August of 1998 to December of in TV series including the Emmy-win-
2007, while a revival of the comedy pro- ning Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory, and
gram began airing on The CW in July of Shameless, with his fi lm credits including
2013. In 2003, the show won a Primetime One Crazy Summer, Scrooged, and the
Emmy Award for co-star Wayne Brady in
Oscar-winning Best Picture The Artist.
the “Outstanding Individual Performance
And Jeff B. Davis has been a recurring
in a Variety or Music Program” category, performer on Whose Line Is It Anyway?,
and 339 episodes of the series have aired has appeared on TV’s The Jamie Kennedy
to date. Experiment and The Sarah Silverman Pro-
Ryan Stiles, of the Whose Live Anyway? gram, and made his Broadway debut at age
touring company, was also Emmy-nomi- 11 in a production of The King & I with Yul
nated for the series, and is also known for Brynner.
playing Lewis Kiniski on The Drew Carey
Show and Herb Melnick on Two and a Whose Live Anyway? makes it tour stop
Half Men. Stiles’ credits also include the in Davenport on October 9, admission to
fi lm comedies Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! the 7:30 p.m. show is $34-54, and tickets
Part Deux and the TV sit-coms Dharma & are available by calling (800)745-3000 or
Greg and Reno 911!, and his documentary visiting AdlerTheatre.com.
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MUSEUMS

CONTINUED
will the story… German American Heritage Center, 1pm
COMEDY Sat Oct 19

Rube Goldberg: The World of

8th Annual Cheers & Biers, sample a wide variety of
craft beers, German Glüwein, and… German American
Whose Live Anyway?, the current cast members of the Heritage Center, 6pm Sat Oct 19

Hilarious Invention!
Emmy-nominated TV show “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”
perform 90 minutes of hilarious improvised comedy and St. Ambrose Chemistry Department Show, you
song all based on audience suggestions; with Ryan Stiles, won’t want to miss this jaw-dropping show with tons…
Through Sunday, January 5 @ Putnam Museum Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray; $34-54; for
tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Family Museum, 10:30am Sat Oct 19

& Science Center, 1717 West 12th Street, Davenport, IA Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 7:30pm Wed Oct 9 Marine Mammals: Environmental Science in the

P
US & Abroad, Laura McCreery will be presenting on the
East Village Idiots: Tales from the Village, a research that she… German American Heritage Center,
atrons of Davenport’s Putnam collection of horrifyingly funny vignettes from your 2pm Sun Oct 20
Museum & Science Center are invited favorite idiots; our… Village Theatre, 7:30pm Fri Oct 18
Scarecrow Shenanigans: Monster Takeover,
to view fantastically ridiculous Jerry Seinfeld, Emmy-winning comedy legend in enjoy a variety of spooky, ooky, and kooky activities,
machines, and dream up some of their own, concert; $55-150; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler experiments,… Family Museum, noon Sun Oct 20
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com,
in the venue’s Rube Goldberg: The World 7pm Tue Oct 22 Ghosts of the Quad Cities Book Talk, discussing
of Hilarious Invention!, the new traveling their recent book release, Michael McCarty and Mark
exhibition, running through January 5, that John Crist, an evening with the standup comedian and McLaughlin hunt… German American Heritage Center,
internet personality on his “Immature Thoughts Tour”; 6pm Wed Oct 23
showcases the legendary Rube Goldberg’s $38-153; for tickets, call 800-745-3000, Adler Theatre,
iconic contraptions, imaginative illustra- 136 E. Third St., Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 8pm Nighttime Friends, programs at 11am & 1pm; learn
Fri Oct 25 more about Iowa’s incredible… Family Museum, 11am
tions, and humorous storytelling. Sat Oct 26
An American cartoonist, sculptor, author, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great
Cheesy Movie Circus Tour, live show featuring Make Your Own Turkey Gobbler, get your gobble
engineer, and inventor, Goldberg is best original host Joel Hodgson and the movie-riffing robots on by crafting your very own turkey… Family Museum,
known for his popular cartoons depicting Tom Servo, Crow, and Gypsy; with the feature film “No 9:30am Sat Nov 2
complicated gadgets performing simple Retreat, No Surrender,” in which a self-conscious teen
Rube Goldberg: The World of becomes a martial-arts master under the tutelage of The Great Gobble-Along, pro-gobblers help us all
tasks in indirect, convoluted ways. The car- Hilarious Invention! @ Putnam Museum Bruce Lee’s ghost; $33-68; for tickets, call 800-745- gobble together and learn how real… Family Museum,
toons led to the expression “Rube Goldberg & Science Center – through January 5 3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport IA, 11:30am Sat Nov 2
AdlerTheatre.com, 6pm Sun Nov 3
machines” being used to describe similar
to storytelling, but to the way things work.
gadgets and processes. Goldberg received
The exhibit includes original Ed Steckley MOVIES
many honors in his lifetime, including a
illustrations from Jennifer George’s award- MUSEUMS
Pulitzer Prize for political cartooning in Gremlins, a screening of the 1984 monster comedy in
winning children’s book Rube Goldberg’s Better Than Sliced Bread: German Inventors & the Teen… River Valley District Library, 5pm Fri Oct 11
1948 and the Banshees’ Silver Lady Award in
Simple Normal Humdrum School Day, a col- Discovery, learn more about famous inventions and
1959. He was a founding member and first discoveries… German American Heritage Center, thru Demons at the Door: A “Hunter A” Shoot, a
lection of responsive chain-reaction exhibits, Sun Oct 27 sceene shoot for the forthcoming movie by Mad Creek
president of the National Cartoonists Soci-
and videos featuring the latest chain-reaction Productions,… Village Theatre, noon Sat Oct 12
ety and the namesake of the Reuben Award, Rube Goldberg: The World of Hilarious
machines from all around the world, all of
which awards an annual Cartoonist of the Invention!, the exhibit showcases Pulitzer Prize- Coffee and a Movie Morning, includes a free movie,
which help tell the bigger story of Rube Gold- winning humorist and inventor… Putnam Museum & coffee, light refreshments, and discussion; for… Rock
Year prize. Goldberg is also the inspiration Science Center, thru Wed Nov 6 Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 9:30am Mon
berg’s legacy. Putnam guests can also activate
for international competitions known as Oct 14
and create crazy chain-reaction contraptions The German Immigrant Experience, visitors will
Rube Goldberg Machine Contests, in which Cinema at Southwest, a free movie and light
that use everyday objects to complete simple learn about immigrants’ journey by… German American
participants are challenged to create compli- Heritage Center, thru Wed Nov 6 refreshments; for information, call 309-732-7323… Rock
tasks in the most overcomplicated, inefficient Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 10am Thu Oct
cated machines that perform simple tasks.
and hilarious ways possible. Witness to the Revolution: Accounts from 17
Created by the Children’s Museum of Americans Who Were There, as communism fell in
Pittsburgh in partnership with the Heirs of Europe in the… German American Heritage Center, thru Community Connections: Riding the Rails to Hero
Rube Goldberg: The World of Hilarious Wed Nov 6 Street, screening of the Fourth Wall Films documentary;
Rube Goldberg, Rube Goldberg: The World free; for information,… Bettendorf Public Library,
Invention! can be experienced at the Putnam
of Hilarious Invention! employs authentic 3D Darker Side of Davenport Walking Tours, at 1:30pm Thu Oct 17
Museum & Science Center through January 5, selected times on Fridays and Saturdays; join the
recreations inspired by original Rube Gold- GAHC… German American Heritage Center, Fri Oct 4 Los Olvidados (The Young & the Damned),
with regular museum hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
berg illustrations with newly created inter- thru Sat Oct 26 screening of the Luis Buñuel classic; free; for information,
on Mondays through Saturdays and noon to call… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Oct 23
active components, designed and built to
5 p.m. on Sundays. Entrance to the exhibit is Caine’s Cardboard Challenge, invent, design, and
convey the humorous narratives and inven- construct all using cardboard in our annual… Family
free with $8-9 admission, and more informa-
tive thinking that embody Goldberg’s work.
His contraptions become not only an entry
tion is available by calling (563)324-1933 or
Museum, 10:30am Sat Oct 5
SPORTS
Halloween Scherenschnitte: 2D Session, Keith
visiting Putnam.org.
point for deeper exploration of themes related Bonnstetter joins us with the art of paper-design Quad City Storm vs. Huntsville, season debut for the
cutting;… German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat professional minor-league hockey team; for information
Oct 5 and tickets, call 309-794-2001, TaxSlayer Center, 1201
River Dr., Moline IL, QuadCityStorm.com, 7:10pm Fri
Halloween Scherenschnitte: 3D Session, Keith Oct 25
Bonnstetter joins us with the art of paper-design
cutting;… German American Heritage Center, 11:30am Quad City Storm vs. Huntsville, professional
Sat Oct 5 minor-league hockey; for information and tickets, call
309-794-2001, TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr., Moline IL,
Special Needs Night, the Family Museum will open QuadCityStorm.com, 7:10pm Sat Oct 26
its doors after hours for… Family Museum, 5:30pm Fri
Oct 11

Berlin: Before and After the Wall Fell, presented by
Russell Baldner; the richly illustrated Berlin presentation
features… German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sat
Oct 12
Fall Basket Weaving Workshop, with Tracy Welch;
$40-45; for information and to register, call 563-322-
8844… German American Heritage Center, noon Sun
Oct 13
100 Year Anniversary of Germany’s “Freistaat
Flaschenhals: The Rhine Valley’s Free Republic
of “Bottleneck”, a talk by Wolf and Linnea Koch, who
OTHER EVENTS
Scott Community College BASH 2019, this year’s
fundraiser theme is “Celebrating Diversity”; enjoy
appetizer stations and a dinner prepared and served by
Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management students;
throughout the evening, take part in various fundraising
activities including a raffle and silent auction; for
information, call 563-441-4147 or e-mail sccfoundation@
eicc.edu, Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center,
2021 State St., Bettendorf IA, EICC.edu/bash, 5pm Thu
Oct 3
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Experience Deaf QC, featuring Deaf/HOH/DB artists, Illinois’ Most Haunted Locations, presented by
vendors and kids’ art contest, a kids’… RME (River Music Chad Lewis, a paranormal investigator and author who…
Experience), 8am Sat Nov 2 Silvis Public Library, 1pm Sat Oct 5

Adult Chess Club, staff members well-versed in the
game of chess will be… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Tue Nov 5
Rock Star Bingo, on Wednesdays; just like “regular”
bingo, but we replaced bingo… The Tangled Wood, 8pm
Wed Nov 6
Israel at a Crossroads: Domestic Challenges,
professor and historian Art Pitz will be discussing the
complexities… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Mon Oct 7
The Modern Middle East: Today’s Challenges
: Israel at a Crossroads: Domestic Challenges,
free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,

LECTURES 6:30pm Mon Oct 7

WWII Lecture Series, with Kevin Braflaadt of the Rock

Blue October @ Rhythm City Casino Resort – October 25
Terror at Skellington Manor: Theatre of the
Macabre, a Haunted Experience, a perennial Haunted
Illinois Haunted Attraction; Fri. & Sat. 7pm-midnight, Sun.
7-10pm… Skellington Manor Banquet & Event Center, Fri
Oct 4 thru Sat Nov 2
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Oct 4
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for tickets…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Oct 4
Nahant Marsh Nature Hike, join a naturalist for a
guided hike along the trails… Nahant Marsh, 9am Sat
Oct 5
48th Annual Quad Cities CROP Hunger Walk,
registration begins at 1pm; help raise money to fight
hunger… Modern Woodmen Park, 2pm Sun Oct 6
Quad Cities Comic Book Convention, featuring
dealers from four states specializing in comic books
new… Ramada Inn - Bettendorf, 10am Sun Oct 6
Riverboat Twilight Sightseeing Cruises, cruises
at 11am, 1pm, and 3pm; for information, call 800-331-
1467… Riverboat Twilight, 11am Sat Oct 19
Trivia Night in LeClaire, tables of 8; $10 per person;
Mulligans and refreshments available… LeClaire Civic
Center, 6:30pm Sat Oct 19
Cancer Benefit for Geri Lynn Thiessen, Geri Lynn
was diagnosed on 8/31 with Acute Promyelocytic
Leukemia… Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, noon Sun
Oct 20
Haunted Escape Room, try your hand at creative
problem solving; groups have to… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Tue Oct 22
English Conversation Cafe, practice your English
with no pressure, and make new friends… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, noon Thu Oct
24
Benefit for the Bahamas, fundraiser with proceeds
going to World Central Kitchen and Team Rubicon…
Edwards United Church of Christ, 6pm Fri Oct 25
Financial Fraud and How to Prevent It, join
representatives from TBK Bank for free information
on different… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 1pm Thu Oct 3
Oktoberfest by the Numbers, learn about the history
and oddities of this Bavarian celebration… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Thu Oct 3
The History of Halloween, take a historical look
at where our Halloween traditions and… Quad City
Botanical Center, 11:30am Thu Oct 3
Rising Up Against Sexual Abuse Luncheon,
hosted by Family Resources; 11am doors, noon program;
this year’s speaker is Sherrard native Karli Johnson, a
successful leader in violence prevention for more than
seven years; $35; for information and to register, contact
Nisha Ladlee at 563-468-2140 or nladlee@famres.org,
Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 2021 State
St., Bettendorf IA, FamRes.org/calendar/events/rising-
up, 11am Fri Oct 4
Wet Plate Photography and the American Civil
War Program, free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Oct 4
Coffee with Cops, grab some java and discuss issues
with Davenport’s finest, and… Davenport Public Library
- Fairmount Street Branch, 9:30am Sat Oct 5
Island Arsenal; learn about… River Valley District Library,
2pm Tue Oct 8
World War II History Series: The Philippine
Campaign/Battles of Leyte and Luzon, follow the
path of World War II in talks by… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Oct 9
World War II Lecture Series: The Philippine
Campaign/Battles of Leyte and Luzon, follow
the path of World War II in talks by… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Wed Oct 9
Dark Side of Davenport, a Quad Cities Institute of
Noetic Sciences meeting; Kyle Dixon of… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6:30pm Thu Oct 10
Ghosts of the Quad Cities, learn about famous and
not so famous ghosts in the… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Thu Oct 17
Holistic Long-Term Conservation of Chimpanzees
in Kibale National Park, Uganda, with Dr. Elizabeth
Ross, who co-founded The Kasiisi Project to help
conserve… Niabi Zoo, 6:30pm Thu Oct 17
Global Gathering: World Affairs Council :
Revisiting the Conquest of Mexico on the 500th
Anniversary, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Tue Oct 22

Euchre Night to Benefit the QC MS Open: Friends of the Moline Public Library Overflow
Swinging Fore a Cure, $10 to play, cash prizes, and fun Book Sale, featuring thousands of books, CDs and
with raffles and… Green Tree Brewery, 6pm Tue Oct 8 DVDs… Moline Public Library, Fri Oct 25 and Sat Oct 26

Walking the Trail, the Quad Cities have many trails
and one of them… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, noon Tue Oct 8
Bunco and a Luncheon with the Friends of the
Library, meat and drinks will be provided, you may
bring a… River Valley District Library, 12:30pm Wed
Oct 9
Rock Star Bingo, on Wednesdays; just like “regular”
bingo, but we replaced bingo… The Tangled Wood, 8pm
Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Oct 23
Mr. Trivia, for tickets and information, call 309-786-7733
extension 2… The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Thu Oct 10
English Conversation Cafe, practice your English
with no pressure, and make new friends… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, noon Thu Oct
10
Run with the Bull 5K Run/Walk & Youth Relays, at
4879 State St. in Bettendorf; receive an awesome Pete…
9am Sat Oct 12
Apple Fest on the River, fun, family event that
features apples and a variety of… Downtown LeClaire,
11am Sun Oct 13
Steak Fry, guests have the option to cook their own
steak or… Moline Viking Club, Fri Oct 18
7th Annual Quad Cities Tweed Ride, leisurely
bicycle ride along the waterfront, and an afternoon of…
Village Theatre, 10am Sat Oct 19
Breakfast with the Bats, these amazing animals are
very helpful and not the spooky… Niabi Zoo, 8:30am
Sat Oct 19
Night Sky Viewing with the Popular Astronomy
Club, Jupiter, Saturn, NGC457 (ET Cluster), Cat’s Eye
Nebula and other… Niabi Zoo, 6:30pm Sat Oct 19
Champions of Magic, disappearances, levitation,
teleportation, and more with five of the nation’s premier
touring magicians; $35-74; for tickets, call 800-745-
3000, Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport IA,
AdlerTheatre.com, 7:30pm Sat Oct 26
Witches’ Walk & Costume Parade, in-person
registration and waiver signing for the Witches’ Walk &…
Downtown LeClaire, 11am Sat Oct 26
Terror at Skellington Manor: Theatre of the
Macabre, a Haunted Experience, a perennial Haunted
Illinois Haunted Attraction; $20-25… Skellington Manor
Banquet & Event Center, 7pm Thu Oct 31
50th Honor Flight of the Quad Cities: The
Ridgecrest Village Honor Flight, the flight will
head to Washington D.C.; upon arrival, the… Quad City
International Airport, Thu Oct 31
First Friday in LeClaire, with fun food and cocktail
sampling at the Mississippi River… Downtown LeClaire,
5pm Fri Nov 1
Viva La Divas Drag Show, featuring award-winning
performers from across the Midwest; $10-12; for tickets…
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Nov 1
Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, featuring
70 exhibitors with antiques & vintage items; find great
furniture, art pottery, country, stoneware, books, prints,
primitives, jewelry, silver, antique glassware, American
Indian items, china, postcards, coins, quilts, dolls, toys,
and more; Fri. 4-9pm, Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-4pm;
$8 weekend pass; for information, call 712-324-9964 or
e-mail kim.aspectacular@gmail.com, QCCA Expo Center,
2621 4th Ave., Rock Island IL, AntiqueSpectacular.com,
Fri Nov 1 thru Sun Nov 3
Davenport City Cemetery Tour, Davenport City
Cemetery Partnership strives to preserve and share
the… Davenport City Cemetery, 1:30pm Sat Nov 2
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LECTURES
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today _ Part I,
a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Tue Oct 22
How to Build a Dam: Construction of Lock and
Dam #15 at Rock Island, Lock and Dam #15 at Rock
Island is an engineering… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Oct 23
I-74 Bridge Progress Report, a representative from
the Iowa DOT will present progress photos… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu
Oct 24
Ghosts of the Quad Cities, Michael McCarty and Mark
McLaughlin hunt down the haunted lore… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 6pm Tue Oct 29
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today _ Part II,
a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Tue Oct 29
Over There, the United States in World War I: One-
Man Music Show, free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Nov 1
Blown Away: Trebuchets : Lay Siege to Your
Curiosity!, free; for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Tue Nov 5
The Power of Protest: 1969 & Today _ Part III,
a presentation in the Frieze Lecture Series by an
Augustana… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Tue Nov 5
COURSES
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, learn about the Buy. Eat. Live
Healthy program at 563-359-7577;… Thu Oct 3 thru Thu
Oct 31
Beginning Knitting, Thursdays thru Oct. 24; $39; for
information and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 5:30pm Thu Oct 3
Starting Your Family Search, Thursdays thru Oct.
31; $50; for information and to register,… Black Hawk
College - Quad City Campus, 1:30pm Thu Oct 3
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Moon Hooch @ The Redstone Room – October 23
Lunchtime Meditation Class, Tue.-Thu.; learn how to
create inner peace and contentment through… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, noon thru Thu Oct 31
Thursday Meditation Class, on Thursdays; learn how
to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 6:30pm thru Thu Oct 31
Buddhist Studies Class, on Sundays; take a deep dive
into Buddhist thought and… Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist
Center, 5pm Sun Oct 6 thru Sun Oct 27
Sunday Buddhism Class, on Sundays; this class
includes chanted prayer, meditation, and an… Lamrim
Kadampa Buddhist Center, 11am Sun Oct 6 thru Sun
Oct 27
Four Seasons of Gardening Webinar: Tree
Compartmentalization, University of Illinois
Extension Horticulture Educator Ryan Pankau will
review… University of Illinois Extension - Milan, 1:30pm
Tue Oct 8
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Completion Night, let Black Hawk College’s financial
aid professionals assist you in… Black Hawk College -
Quad City Campus, 4pm Tue Oct 8
Rock Island Meditation Class, on Tuesdays; learn
how to meditate and use mindfulness practices… Quad
City Botanical Center, 6:45pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Oct 29
Adult Swim Class, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; for ages 16
& older and… Black Hawk College - Community Aquatic
Center, 7pm Thu Oct 10
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
9am Fri Oct 11
Fall Genealogy Night, research after hours, meet
other genealogists, get tips and tricks,… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 3pm Sun Oct 13
Cooking with Catalina, we will learn how to make
Chilaquiles, a Mexican brunch;… Silvis Public Library,
noon Mon Oct 14
It Happened in the QCA, Thursdays thru Nov. 7; the
history of the Quad-City area… Black Hawk College
Outreach Center, 9:30am Thu Oct 17
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch, 9am
Fri Oct 18
12th Annual Upper Mississippi River Conference,
hosted by River Action; themed “Advancing Our Shared
Vision,” the… Stoney Creek Inn Convention Center, Wed
Oct 23 and Thu Oct 24
Rules of the Road Class, driver’s-license refresher
course; free; for information, call 309-524-2440… Moline
Public Library, 1:30pm Thu Oct 24
Book-a-Librarian, one-on-one technology and
reference assistance by appointment; reserve a half-
hour… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch,
9am Fri Oct 25
Exploring your Relationship through the
Enneagram, with coach Becky David of Black Pearl
Coaching; $90/couple; for information… CoWorkQC,
1pm Sat Nov 2
MEETINGS
Goose Hollow Meditation Garden, at 1006 Western
Ave., Davenport; for information, call 309-236-7113;
free;… Goose Hollow, Thu Oct 3 thru Wed Nov 6
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Luncheon,
lunchtime discussions on the first Saturday of the month;
for… Bad Boy’z RME, noon Sat Oct 5
Victims of Animal Control, lunchtime discussions on
the first Saturday of the month; show… Bad Boy’z RME,
noon Sat Oct 5
Victims of DHS, lunchtime discussions on the first
Saturday of the month; show… Bad Boy’z RME, noon
Sat Oct 5
Home Bible Study/Vesper Services w/ Pot Luck,
on Sundays in parsonage; for information and directions,
call 309-236-7113… 6pm Sun Oct 6 thru Sun Nov 3
LeClaire Chamber Networking Event, … What BBQ
& Bar, noon Tue Oct 8
Fireside Knitters, on Tuesdays; adult knitting group
from beginner to expert; free;… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 5:30pm Tue Oct 8
thru Tue Nov 5
Quad City Go Club Weekly Meetup, on Wednesdays;
beginners and masters of the board game welcome…
Rozz-Tox, 5:30pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Gettin’ Stitchy With It, for anyone with an itch to
stitch, whether you are… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 2pm Thu Oct 24
Ecumenical Fellowship Church Luncheon,
lunchtime discussions on the first Saturday of the month;
for… Bad Boy’z RME, noon Sat Nov 2
Victims of Animal Control, lunchtime discussions on
the first Saturday of the month; show… Bad Boy’z RME,
noon Sat Nov 2
Victims of DHS, lunchtime discussions on the first
Saturday of the month; show… Bad Boy’z RME, noon
Sat Nov 2
HEALTH
Chair Aerobics, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; $49; for
information and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 5:30pm Thu Oct 3
Yoga Stretch, Thursdays thru Nov. 21; $49; for
information and to register,… Black Hawk College - Quad
City Campus, 6:45pm Thu Oct 3
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Nutrition Classes, learn about the Buy. Eat. Live
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Healthy program at 563-359-7577;… Thu Oct 3 thru Thu
Oct 31
Zumba, on Fridays; $3-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Fri Oct 4 THEATRE
thru Fri Nov 1

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Seeking Life-Coaching Research Study
Participants, three free Life Coaching sessions, contact
Dr. LeBlanc at bleblanc@mymail.bhc.edu;… Thu Oct 3
thru Thu Oct 31
Buddhist Meditation, on Tuesdays; for information,
call 309-794-0991 or email vs@qcgardens.com… Quad
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:30pm
Fri Oct 4 thru Mon Nov 4
Through Sunday, October 13 @ Richmond Hill
Ceramics I, on Mondays & Fridays; $7-11; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Barn Theatre, 600 Robinson Drive, Geneseo, IL

City Botanical Center, 7pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 4
Families Anonymous Group, on Tuesdays; for those
whose lives have been affected by a… The Spotlight
Theatre, 7pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 4
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 5pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue
Nov 4
Guided Mindfulness: Meditation in the Galleries,
experience mindfulness meditation in the galleries;
practitioners will be guided in ways to calm the mind
and body, and to bring awareness to the present
moment; meditations will be led by practitioners from
the Prairie Oak Sangha and Prairie River Sangha; free,
but registration required; for information, call 563-326-
7804, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Sun Oct 13
NAMI Peer Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Mon. of
the month; the… Butterworth Center, 6:30pm Mon Oct
14 and Mon Oct 28
Wisdom and Wellness, learn health and wellness skills
from area experts; a new… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm Wed Nov 6
SENIORS
Senior Bingo, free; for information, call 309-755-9614…
East Moline Public Library, 3pm Thu Oct 3
Knitting & Crocheting, on Thursdays; volunteer club;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 12:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Line Dancing II, on Thursdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
2:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Euchre, on Thursdays & Fridays; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
12:45pm Thu Oct 3 thru Fri Nov 1
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Thu Oct 3
thru Wed Nov 6
Low-Impact Exercise, Mon.-Fri.; $2-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Thu Oct 3 thru Wed Nov 6
Reflexology Clinic, on Wed. & Thu.; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Thu Oct 3 thru Wed Nov 6
Senior Day at the Figge, meet in the lobby for a
tour at 1:30pm, with a 2:30pm film in the auditorium;
seniors get 10% off in the Museum Store and Cafe; for
information, call 563-326-7804, Figge Art Museum, 225
W. 2nd St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 1:30pm
Thu Oct 3
Seniors), 9:30am Fri Oct 4 thru Mon Nov 4
Genesis Blood Pressure Checks, on Mondays; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2:15pm
Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; no sewing experience
necessary; free; for information, call… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 8am Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
Zumba Gold Toning, on Mondays; $3-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:15am Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
Genesis Foot Clinic, on Mon. & Tue.; reservations
required; for information, call 563-320-3978… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 8am Mon Oct 7 thru Tue
Nov 5
Movie Matinee, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 8
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2-5; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct
8 thru Tue Nov 5
Line Dancing I, on Tuesdays; $3-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue
Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 5
Line Dancing Lesson, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8:30am Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 5
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; $5-7; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 5
Spiritual Devotions, on Tuesdays; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8am Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 5
Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of the
month; donations… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9:30am Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Oct 23
Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Wed
Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Cribbage, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Early Bird Bingo, on Wednesdays; no admission fee,
card costs are $0.25 &… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
6pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Energizing Yoga, on Wednesdays; $7-10; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 2pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Pinochle, on Wednesdays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm
Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
B
ased on novelist Ken Kesey’s counter-
culture classic that inspired the leg-
endary, Oscar-winning film starring
Jack Nicholson, the exhilarating drama One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest enjoys an Octo-
ber 3 through 13 run at Geneseo’s Richmond
Hill Barn Theatre, a stage work described by
the New York Daily News as “funny, touch-
ing, and exciting,” and one that WNYC
Radio said “transforms the audience into one
wild cheering section.”
With its 1963 Broadway debut a critically
acclaimed hit for Kirk Douglas and Gene
Wilder, playwright Dale Wasserman’s One
Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest tells of rebel-
lious rogue Randle Patrick McMurphy, who
contrives reassignment from a prison farm to
an airy mental institution to serve out a short
penal sentence. This, he learns, may have
been an error, as McMurphy quickly meets
his match in the passive-aggressive discipli-
narian despot Nurse Ratched, who oversees
the psychiatric ward with a tight rein and
hard line. While McMurphy tries to liberate
the hospital inmates with basketball games,
TV, partying, and even women, the uncom-
promising Ratched squeezes her iron fist,
and their battle of wills influences the ward’s
patients to start thinking for themselves. Jack
Nicholson and co-star Louise Fletcher won
Best Actor and Actress Oscars for the 1975
film version of Cuckoo’s Nest – a box-office
smash that also won Academy Awards for
Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay – and
in 2001, Wasserman’s play was revived on
Broadway in a Tony-winning production
starring Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder
Gary Sinise.
Directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
for Richmond Hill is venue veteran Dana
Skiles, who previously helmed such produc-
tions as California Suite and Rounding Third
for the theatre, and also appeared on-stage
Jessica Moore, Victoria House, Steve Mroz, David
Beeson, Joshua Malone, and Victor Angelo in
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest @ Richmond
Hill Barn Theatre – through October 13
in shows including Missing Link, Scapin, and
Dearly Beloved. McMurphy is portrayed by
Victor Angelo, a castmate in such Richmond
Hill presentations as The Fantasticks and
Vanya & Sonia & Masha & Spike, with Nurse
Ratched played by Lisa Ingram, most recently
seen in the venue’s Doublewide, Texas. With
such unforgettable Cuckoo’s Nest characters
as the stuttering Billy Bibbitt enacted by
Joshua Malone (the Mississippi Bend Players’
A Green River) and the stoic Chief Bromden
by Matthew McConville (RHP’s The Divin-
ers), the show’s cast is completed by a dozen
additional area talents: David Beeson, Bruce
Carmen, Olivia Egert, Eric Friedman, Vic-
toria House, Greg Kerr, Jessica Moore, Steve
Mroz, Jim Skiles, Jordan Smith, Gary Talsky,
and Archie Williams.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest runs
at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre October
3 through 13, with performances Thursdays
through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays
at 3 p.m. Admission is $12, and more infor-
mation and tickets are available by calling
(309)944-2244 or visiting RHPlayers.com.

CASI Book Club, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Oct 4
thru Fri Nov 1
Ceramics I & II, on Fridays; $7-11; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Fri Oct 4
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; $2-5; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Fri Oct 4 thru Fri Nov 1
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri Oct 4 thru Fri Nov 1
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly), on
Wednesdays; 11:30am weigh-in, noon meeting; $1; for
information, call… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
11:30am Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24-36/6 weeks; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:25am Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Zumba Gold, on Wednesdays; $3-5; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Walgreens Medication Review & Blood Pressure
Check, free; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 10am Thu Oct 17
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SENIORS
Classic Movie, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Oct 22
CASI Book Club, $2-5; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Nov 1
Red Hat Club Luncheon, locations vary monthly; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), noon Tue Nov 5
KIDS’ STUFF
Hug-A-Book: Pets at Play, drop-in learning through
play activities about pets for preschoolers and… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu
Oct 3
King Arthur and his Tales of the Round Table,
presented by Histories for Kids; King Arthur will “elevate”
audience… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Thu
Oct 3
Reading Assistance Dogs, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 3
Teen Advisory Group, an opportunity for teens and
tweens to have input in… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm
Thu Oct 3
Davenport Public Library Teen Reading
Challenge, teens can pick up a reading log and… Thu
Oct 3 thru Sat Oct 19
Family Storytime, program includes stories, a song or
rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 3
thru Thu Oct 24
Little Makers Thursday, on Thursdays; we’ll have
plenty of craft supplies and a… Davenport Public Library
- Main Branch, 3:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri. at 10am and Mon.
at 6:30pm; free; for information,… Bettendorf Public
Library, Thu Oct 3 thru Wed Nov 6
Preschool Storytime, on Thursdays; for ages 3-5 with
their adult; stories, rhymes,… Moline Public Library,
10am Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
Story You-niversity, on Thursdays; our librarian will
read a story while modeling… Davenport Public Library
- Fairmount Street Branch, 3:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu
Oct 31
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Thursdays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
The Young and the Restless Storytime, on
Thursdays; a music and movement storytime, this
program is… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 10am Thu Oct 3 thru Thu Oct 31
TAB-Only Halloween Party, the party will begin
immediately following the TAB meeting; we… River
Valley District Library, 6pm Fri Oct 4
Teen Advisory Board (TAB), help plan library events
and activities; free; for information, call… River Valley
District Library, 5pm Fri Oct 4
Baby Storytime, on Fridays; featuring books, songs,
rhymes, lap bounces, and more;… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Fri Oct 4 thru
Fri Nov 1
Family Storytime, on Fridays; songs, stories, and play
to inspire literacy; free;… Davenport Public Library -
Main Branch, 10am Fri Oct 4 thru Fri Nov 1
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Fantastical Friday, on Fridays; dramatic play
encouraging your child to explore different… Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Fri Oct
4 thru Fri Nov 1
Autumn Animal Art, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for ages
7-9; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art Studio
Building, 9:30am Sat Oct 5
Autumn Is Awesome, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for ages
4-6; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art Studio
Building, 11am Sat Oct 5
Día de los Muertos, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for ages
9-12; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art
Studio Building, 9:30am Sat Oct 5
Fabric and Fiber Frenzy, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for
ages 7-9; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art
Studio Building, 9:30am Sat Oct 5
Ghastly Ghouls and Creepy Creatures, Saturdays
thru Oct. 26, for ages 7-9; an Augustana Kaleidoscope…
Augustana Art Studio Building, 11am Sat Oct 5
GiGi’s Playhouse Superhero 5K, 1 Mile Walk
and Kids Dash, a family-friendly morning that raises
community awareness of and acceptance… Veterans
Memorial Park, 7am Sat Oct 5
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or
e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 11:30am Sat Oct 5
Petite Picasso, ages 2-10 start with storytime and end
with messy art;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 10am Sat Oct 5
Rivers and Bridges, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for ages
7-9; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art Studio
Building, 11am Sat Oct 5
Rocket into Reading, special activities and library
resources to encourage your new or… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 11am Sat Oct 5
Sculptural Structures, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for
ages 9-12; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art
Studio Building, 11am Sat Oct 5
Unicorn Party, celebrate all things unicorn with crafts,
snacks, games, and activities;… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Sat Oct 5
Walk through the Woods, Saturdays thru Oct. 26, for
ages 4-6; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art
Studio Building, 9:30am Sat Oct 5
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of…
Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat Nov 2
Animal Adventures, for ages 6-9, on the 1st & 3rd Sat.
of the month… Niabi Zoo, 10:15am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat
Nov 2
Animal Expeditions, for ages 10-13, on the 1st & 3rd
Sat. of the month… Niabi Zoo, 11:15am Sat Oct 5 thru
Sat Nov 2
Youth Chess Club, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of the month;
elementary… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Sat Oct 5
thru Sat Nov 2
Child’s Play | Create : Explore : Experience, on
Saturdays; for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public
Library, 10am Sat Oct 5 thru Sat Nov 2
Sunday Funday, for information, call 309-794-0991…
Quad City Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Oct 6
Geek Out!, geek out about all of your favorite fandoms
and play… Silvis Public Library, 5:30pm Mon Oct 7
Family Storytime, on Mondays; music, dancing,
stories, and fun for all ages;… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Mon Oct 7 thru Mon
Nov 4
Homework Heroes, on Mondays; we’re here to help
you solve your homework… Silvis Public Library, 4pm
Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
Make-Believe Monday, on Mondays; work at a
grocery store, a coffee shop,… Davenport Public Library
- Fairmount Street Branch, 3:30pm Mon Oct 7 thru Mon
Nov 4
Preschool Storytime, on Mondays; songs, stories,
and crafts created to introduce your… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Mon Oct 7 thru
Mon Nov 4
Storytime for Littles, on Mondays at 9:30 & 10:45am,
for ages 3-5 with… Moline Public Library, Mon Oct 7
thru Mon Nov 4
Tales for Tots : 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays;
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
10am Mon Oct 7 thru Mon Nov 4
KinderNature: Spider Plants, for ages 3-5; the spider
plant is among the most… Quad City Botanical Center,
10:30am Tue Oct 8
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun for
ages five… Rock Island Public Library - 30/31 Branch,
10:30am Tue Oct 8
Teen LGBTQ Round Table, Tee from Family Resources
will be here to lead the… Silvis Public Library, 4:30pm
Tue Oct 8
Hoo’s in My Neighborhood, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Tue Oct 8
Young Shoots: Genealogy for Kids, on Tuesdays;
learn the basics of genealogy to trace your… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 10am Tue Oct 8 thru Tue
Oct 22
Circle Time, on Tuesdays; we will talk, sing, play, and
read during… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 9:30am Tue Oct 8 thru Tue Nov 5
Girls Love Code, on Tuesdays; an after-school club
for girls in 3rd-5th grade… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 3:30pm Tue Oct 8 thru Tue
Nov 5
Library Playgroup, on Tuesdays; drop-in and meet
with other parents and caregivers… Davenport Public
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Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Tue Oct 8 thru
Tue Nov 5
Anime-Manga Club: Movie, join us and discuss all
things anime and manga; sponsored… Silvis Public
Library, 5pm Wed Oct 9
After School Kids Lab, on Wednesdays; for
information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm
Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
All the Classics Storytime, on Wednesdays; your
favorite storytime classics, traditional or fractured;
enjoy… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Dungeons, Dragons, & More! : Tabletop Roleplaying
and TCGs!, on Wednesdays; all of the tools of the game
will… Bettendorf Public Library, 2:30pm Wed Oct 9 thru
Wed Nov 6
Little Makers Wednesday, on Wednesdays; we’ll
have plenty of craft supplies and a… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Oct 9 thru
Wed Nov 6
STEAM-A-Rama, on Wednesdays; themed
programming for grades K - 5; free;… Moline Public
Library, 2pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; hang out with friends
and try out new… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Toddler Storytime, on Wednesdays; stories, music,
movement and play; all ages welcome,… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3:30pm Wed
Oct 9 thru Wed Nov 6
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Oct 9 thru Wed
Nov 6
Creativity Lab: Nature Mobiles, elementary
students create art; free; for information, call 309-524-
2440… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Oct 10
Family Storytime: Pumpkins, program includes
stories, a song or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public
Library, 6pm Thu Oct 10
QC CAN Therapy Dog Reading Program,
participants will learn about the different kinds of
therapy dogs… River Valley District Library, 6pm Thu
Oct 10
Gremlins, a screening of the 1984 monster comedy in
the Teen… River Valley District Library, 5pm Fri Oct 11
Spider Party, with creepy-crawly songs, games, snacks,
and more; free; for information,… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 4pm Fri Oct 11
Not So Scary Halloween Walk for Little Ghosts
and Gobblins, dress up your little ghosts and goblins,
bring your flashlights,… Quad City Botanical Center,
6:30pm Fri Oct 11
Book Buddies: Craft Buddies: Pumpkin Painting,
your baby, toddler and/or preschooler can spend some
time with… Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Oct 12
Crafternoon: Pumpkin Painting, for grades preK-12;
paint a pumpkin to be judged by… Silvis Public Library,
2pm Sat Oct 12
Story Travelers: George’s Marvelous Medicine,
for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@
bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm
Sat Oct 12
Paw-some Halloween for Pets and Humans, youur
pet is welcome to spend the afternoon out with… Quad
City Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Oct 13
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Mon Oct 14
Sew Fun!, free; for information, call 309-524-2440…
Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Oct 14
Pajama Storytime and Activities Featuring Good
Night, Little Blue Truck, when Little Blue Truck and his
friend Toad join their… Barnes & Noble, 7pm Fri Oct 18
21st Annual Noogiefest, a free Halloween/fall-festival
party for children and their families; join… Gilda’s Club
Quad Cities, 4pm Sat Oct 19
Animal Tales, for ages 3-5, on the 1st & 3rd Sat. of…
Niabi Zoo, 9:30am Sat Oct 19
Book Buddies: Halloween, your baby, toddler and/
or preschooler can spend some time with… Silvis Public
Library, 10am Sat Oct 19
Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead! Skittles Science, find out if
water and Skittles mix; materials provided; free;… Silvis
Public Library, 2pm Sat Oct 19
Happy Halloween! for Ages 4-6, an Augustana
Kaleidoscope program with Corrine Smith; we’ll make
“spooktacular”… Augustana Art Studio Building, 1pm
Sat Oct 19
Happy Halloween! for Ages 7-8, an Augustana
Kaleidoscope program with Heike Ehlers; we’ll make
“spooktacular”… Augustana Art Studio Building, 1pm
Sat Oct 19
Happy Halloween! for Ages 9-12, an Augustana
Kaleidoscope program with Seth Chappell; we’ll make
“spooktacular”… Augustana Art Studio Building, 1pm
Sat Oct 19
Petite Picasso, ages 2-10 start with storytime and end
with messy art;… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Sat Oct 19
Tape Town, our meeting rooms will transform into a
whole city’s worth… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 1pm Sat Oct 19
Trunk or Treat, dress up in costume as businesses and
organizations in the… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Sat
Oct 19
Painted Pumpkins Make and Take Fun, celebrate
Halloween and the fall harvest at the Botanical Center;…
Quad City Botanical Center, 1pm Sun Oct 20
Ghostly Night Halloween Party, a non-scary mix
of costume, fun, and reading; free; for… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Tue Oct 22
Mixed Media Self Portraits, use cardboard, yarn,
paint, and more to make yourself a… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3pm Tue Oct 22
Hoo’s in My Neighborhood, for information, call
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Tue Oct 22
Teen Movie, pop and popcorn provided; free; for
information, e-mail admin@silvislibrary.org or call…
Silvis Public Library, 4pm Tue Oct 22
Kid Board Game Night, bring in your favorite tabletop
games to share or play… Silvis Public Library, 5pm Wed
Oct 23
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Baby Shark Live! @ TaxSlayer Center – October 28
Complete the Circuit, Thursdays thru Nov. 21, for Rick and Morty Returns, to celebrate the long
grades 4-8. with instructors Niketan Mourya… Bereskin awaited return of Rick and Morty,… Davenport Public
Gallery & Art Academy, 5:30pm Thu Oct 24 Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 3pm Sat Nov 2
Preschool Halloween Party, a non-scary mix of Swamp Thing, Saturdays thru Nov. 23, for ages 4-6;
costume, fun, and reading; free; for… Moline Public an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art Studio
Library, 10am Thu Oct 24 Building, 11am Sat Nov 2
Petite Picassos, create messy art at the library; fun What a Hoot!, Saturdays thru Nov. 23, for ages 7-8;
for ages five… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art Studio
Library, 10:30am Fri Oct 25 Building, 9:30am Sat Nov 2
Super Spooky Haunted Party, join us for spooky Play & Grow, monthly play group for ages three and
snacks, a scream wall, and assorted… Davenport Public under and their… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library - Main Branch, 6pm Fri Oct 25 Library, 10:30am Tue Nov 5
Not So Scary Halloween Walk for Little Ghosts Teen Volunteer Night, teens, fulfill needed service
and Gobblins, dress up your little ghosts and goblins, hours or use on job applications;… Silvis Public Library,
bring your flashlights,… Quad City Botanical Center, 5:30pm Tue Nov 5
6:30pm Fri Oct 25
Family Storytime, program includes stories, a song or
Teen Reading Challenge Party, for teens who rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public Library, 3:30pm Wed
complete at least 250 minutes during the… Davenport Nov 6
Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Fri Oct 25
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Spiders, build kinetic sand spiders in our sensory bin; Wed Nov 6
your baby,… Silvis Public Library, 10am Sat Oct 26
Teen DIY: No-Bake Recipes, we will be making and
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masterpiece to display; free; for… Silvis Public Library, 3:30pm Wed Nov 6
2pm Sat Oct 26
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experience young fans will be dancing in… TaxSlayer Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Nov 6
Center, 6pm Mon Oct 28
Yoga & Stories, on Wednesdays; for information, call
Day of the Dead with the Figge, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com…
563-344-4175 or e-mail info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Nov 6
Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm Mon Oct 28
PJ Party Storytime!, wear your PJs and come for
stories free; for information,… Moline Public Library,
6pm Mon Oct 28
Teen Advisory Board, vote on new YA library books
and plan teen programs;… Silvis Public Library, 6:30pm
Tue Oct 29
September 10 Crossword Answers
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stories, a song or rhyme and a craft;… Silvis Public
Library, 6pm Thu Oct 31
Book Buddies: Craft Buddies, join us for Pre-K
Storytime with books, songs, a craft,… Silvis Public
Library, 10am Sat Nov 2
Lego Club, for information, call 563-344-4175 or e-mail
info@bettendorflibrary.com… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Sat Nov 2
Petite Picasso, ages 2-10 start with storytime and end
with messy art;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 10am Sat Nov 2
Pokemon Adventure, Saturdays thru Nov. 23, for ages
7-9; an Augustana Kaleidoscope… Augustana Art Studio
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Crossword
NATION STATES • OCTOBER 8, 2019 Sep. 10 Answers: Page 15

ACROSS 77. Journey’s end 37. Strike

1. Paroxysms 79. Hag 38. Fine instrument, briefly
5. Skyrockets 80. “_ _ a Dance” 39. Climax
10. Spiritless 82. Declamation 40. Safe space
15. Laugh out loud 83. Orbiting body 41. Baking need
19. Goat hair cord 84. Birds, in taxonomy 43. Like a protester
20. Old Roman senate 85. Coquette 44. Swimming in water
21. “_ and Ivory” 87. Criticize 45. Plant louse
22. Perry’s creator 88. Inspire with love 48. Minor
23. Monarchical ceremony 91. Interrogate 50. Buenos _
25. Blast 92. Cobbler’s nail 52. Salon treatments, for short
27. Experienced, in a way 96. Prophecy 53. Notched
28. Toss result 98. Speech quality 54. In-flight offering
30. Orbital point 100. Wife of Osiris 56. Type style
31. Jug 101. Diacritical mark 57. Englishman
32. Seeing that 102. Headdress 58. Young horse
33. Hubbub 103. _ _ uncertain terms 60. Persian
34. Knocked on the noodle 104. Detergent brand 61. Boca _
37. Throne 105. Witch of _ 62. Old British coin
38. Like an old 78 106. Senior 63. Arete
42. Photographer _ Adams 107. So-so grades 64. St. John’s and St. Peter’s
43. Fancy 65. Fulcrum
46. Persian Gulf abbr. DOWN 66. “Lorna _”
47. Deprivation 1. Actuality 67. White bird
48. Top-notch 2. Prince in opera 69. Trials
49. Pinafore 3. Scarlett’s home 70. Sully
50. Inventor’s name 4. Slavic peoples 73. Think well of
51. Schuss 5. Climbed 74. Blue zircon
52. Like some soil 6. _ Hebrides 75. Sensational
53. Hunt or Allen 7. Like the Sahara 77. County in England
54. Street performers 8. _ Grande 78. Seed appendage
55. Plume on a hat 9. Port city in Chile 79. Bow or Barton
57. Plait 10. Of sacred Hindu texts 81. Tunic
58. Money in Hungary 11. Poplar 83. Of two dimensions
59. Opposite of sur 12. Kitchen items 85. Elijah Wood role
60. Palm leaf 13. Daughter of Cadmus 86. Steamship
61. Torn 14. Electron tube 87. Seedlike body
62. Entertainment award 15. Reply 88. Redact
64. Dieter’s concern 16. First: Abbr. 89. _ prius
65. Defense barrier 17. African plant 90. Keen
68. Ora and Rudner 18. Descartes or Coty 91. Adorn with gold
69. Cake 24. Stair post 92. Dutch town
70. Deed 26. Pertaining to winged insects 93. Twining stem
71. Dress, or clothe 29. Opposing one 94. Sole
72. Ruler of the Aesir 32. Sordid 95. Deputy _ Strate
73. Left-side page 33. Descendant 97. Stannum
74. _ cabbage 34. Wood for floats 99. Zip
75. Fashion name 35. Mushroom variety
76. Past 36. Tryst
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Movie Reviews By Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com

Abbey Road
DOWNTON ABBEY
[Warning: Spoilers ahead – not for the
movie, but for television’s ITV/PBS show
that ended its run in 2015. If you’re plan-
ning a binge-watch in preparation for the
movie, you may want to skip the first full
paragraph.]
characters pointed closeups or signature
lines at the moments of their carefully
teased arrivals, our re-introductions to
the Downton Abbey denizens are handled
with unexpected speed and elegance. We
don’t, for instance, have to sit through a
long tracking shot of the shoes and cane of
the Dowager Countess of Grantham as she
approaches the mansion door, the camera

W
hen last we saw our beloved finally landing on Maggie Smith’s incan-
characters from Downton descently sour expression as she utters
Abbey … . some priceless bon mot guaranteed to send
Well, actually, I have no idea. the audience into a stately tizzy. Instead,
After greatly enjoying the first season – Engler merely cuts to her in the middle of
or rather, the first series, to use the British random conversation, the crowd barely
nomenclature – of creator Julian Fellowes’ having time to take in Smith’s appearance
British period porn and mildly enjoying before the focus moves to other Crawleys
the second, I gave up on the program a in the room. While Downton Abbey’s Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey
couple episodes into series three, finding exterior is treated to as many loving,
almost fetishistic establishing shots as the as many in his sublime, Oscar-winning and some longtime Downton Abbey play-
myself exhausted by the blitheness of its
USS Enterprise received in the first Star script for the 2001 murder mystery Gos- ers aren’t even given this much to chew on.
soap-opera format and witty-to-a-fault
Trek movie, no such reverence is bestowed ford Park, and though I can’t vouch for Bonneville and McGovern serve almost
dialogue. (Shirley MacLaine’s arrival, I’m
on its humans – and that proves a smart certain, he appears to provide the requisite no purpose beyond acting as genially
sorry to say, did nothing to help matters.)
and sane choice, because otherwise we’d amount of backstory and personal bag- regal host and hostess; Coyle and Frog-
So I never made it to the deaths of Lady
be in for at least a four-hour haul. gage – with the actors fi lling in the blanks gatt are criminally underused; and after
Sybil and Matthew Crawley; never saw the
With inspiring economy, they’re – for Elgler’s movie to make reasonable Mary cajoles Carson back into service
arrivals of figures played by Lily James and
quickly returned to us: benevolent aris- sense to latecomers. I just wish everyone – with no mention made of the physical
Matthew Goode; never witnessed, thank
tocrats Robert and Cora Crawley (Hugh had more interesting reasons for being ailments that forced his retirement in the
God, the rape of Anna Bates; never got
Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern); here. The royals’ visit provides some fun as first place – Dockery’s only apparent fi lm
teary at the sight of Mrs. Hughes accept-
perpetually irritated Lady Mary (Michelle the Downton servants enact vengeance on assignment was to act peevish. Consider-
ing Carson’s marriage proposal … .
Dockery); insecure middle sister Lady the king’s holier-than-thou staff, leading ing that’s pretty much all she did on TV,
Yet my knowing about all of these
Edith (Laura Carmichael); Smith’s to a priceless bit in which the Crawleys’ at least in the years I watched, it hardly
events, and without having to resort to
haughty Violet Crawley and her sparring excitable butler Molesley (Kevin Doyle) seems a stretch.
Wikipedia, suggests that TV’s Down-
partner Lady Merton (Penelope Wilton); makes a delirious ass of himself in front Yet I’ll counter my complaints with the
ton Abbey never quite left my mind – or
former chauffeur Tom Branson (Allen of the king and queen. (With Elger’s reac- same response you’d probably hear from
maybe my heart, embarrassing as that
Leech); retired butler Carson (Jim Carter) tion shots and Mark Day’s editing partic- the many, many patrons at my screening
is to contemplate. Incredibly, this might
and his housekeeper wife Elsie (Phyllis ularly sharp in this sequence, the crowd at who applauded at the end and cackled
make me and fellow near-fans ideal view-
Logan); valet John Bates (Brendan Coyle) my screening roared at Molesley’s comic at every single thing Dame Maggie said:
ers for director Michael Engler’s and
and his lady’s-maid wife Anna (Joanne humiliation for almost a full minute.) But Who cares? The period detail is lovely. The
screenwriter Fellowes’ big-screen follow-
Froggatt); surly butler Barrow (Robert the other plotlines aren’t nearly so engag- conversations are literate and clever. The
up. Obsessives who passionately devoured
James-Collier); cook Mrs. Beryl (Lesley ing, and that’s when it’s possible to discern pacing is swift. The characterizations are
every minute with the upstairs Crawleys
Nicol) and kitchen maid Daisy (Sophie plotlines at all. relaxed. The laughs are plentiful. (Smith
and the downstairs help might very well
McShera). Apologies if I’ve missed any The newly pregnant Edith worries deserves all of hers, as do Wilton, Carter,
be annoyed by how little everyone is given
of your favorites, but unless they’re dead, that her husband Bertie (Harry Hadden- Logan, and Nicol.) The tears are earned.
to do, and how little any of it matters.
banished, or played by Lily James, they’re Paton) will be touring Africa during The appeal is enormous. And the audi-
Those who never watched a second of the
probably here, too. So are a few newbies, the birth of their child. Tom makes the ence’s obvious love for their object of
show might be utterly lost and left won-
principally King George V and Queen acquaintance of a mysterious stranger worship is duly rewarded, with happy
dering what the big deal is. For my part,
Mary (Simon Jones and Geraldine James), (Stephen Campbell Moore) and hits it off endings for everyone who deserves them
though, I found this feature-fi lm exercise
whose 1927 arrival inspires most of the with a visiting maid (Tuppence Middle- – which, given this crew, is everyone. You
in unmitigated fan service a touching,
fi lm’s narrative threads, and the queen’s ton). Sophie’s flirtation with a handsome don’t need me, or anyone else, to tell you
entertaining reunion with half-forgotten
lady-in-waiting Maud Bagshaw (Imelda plumber (James Cartwright) angers her whether you might like the Downton
friends, even though it doesn’t resemble a
Staunton), whose arrival gives Maggie footman fiancé Andy (Michael C. Fox). Abbey movie. You already know. And you
movie so much as a highbrow Comic-Con
Smith someone to be bitchy toward when- An off-duty Barrow fi nds his way to a won’t be wrong.
panel in which those on the dais receive
ever Penelope Wilton isn’t around. hidden gay nightclub in Yorkshire. Violet
thunderous ovations merely for showing
It’s tempting to pity the poor soul who and Maud fight over an inheritance. For reviews of Abominable, Rambo:
up.
might enter this Downton Abbey without These narrative arcs, the very definition Last Blood, Ad Astra, It: Chapter Two,
Considering that Engler and Fellowes
prior exposure to all these figures and of “marking time,” are presented with Hustlers, Brittany Runs a Marathon, Offi-
could easily have gone for maximum
their complicated(-ish) relationships. In all the insouciance their easily digestible, cial Secrets, and other recent releases, visit
pandering, giving all of our familiar
truth, though, Fellowes introduced just TV Guide-esque synopses would suggest, RCReader.com/movies.
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Murk in Progress
I’m in a weird place in my life: My work
situation’s up in the air, and there’s a lot of
uncertainty in my romantic life and my living
situation. Friends are telling me to be patient
and live in the moment, but I’m finding all
of this not knowing extremely upsetting. Is
there anything I can do to feel less anxious?
– Distressed
When everything seems uncertain, it’s easy
to go really dark: “Please forward my mail to
the refrigerator box in the underpass where I’ll
soon be living with my fiancé, the cat.”
Decision researchers have consistently found
that we humans have a strong “ambiguity aver-
sion” or “uncertainty aversion.” We get seri-
ously unsettled by the big foggy monster of the
unknown: not knowing what’s going to happen
or not having enough information or expertise
to reasonably predict it.
As for what’s going on under the hood,
brain-imaging research by neuroeconomist
Ming Hsu and his colleagues found that the
amygdala – an area of the brain tasked with
spotting threats and mobilizing our response
to them – was more activated in response to
“ambiguity.” (That is, when research partici-
pants asked to make decisions had information
withheld from them.)
This freakout by our brain’s Department of
Homeland Security would have been a good fit
in the ancestral times in which it evolved. Back
then, an uncertain world was an especially
life-threatening world, because there were no
antibiotics, fire departments, or rubber-soled
shoes. These days, however, we’re living in a
world vastly safer than the one our psychology
is adapted for. This one’s got countless cush-
ions which make disasters go down less, well
… disastrously.
To tamp down the queasiness of uncertainty,
verbalize your fears. Research by neuroscien-
tist Matthew Lieberman suggests this depowers
the amygdala by putting the prefrontal cortex,
the brain’s reasoning center, to work. Tell the
story of your worst fear in each of your uncer-
tain situations: Your boss not only fires you but
chases you out of the building with a broom.
Then, carrying a box of your stuff, you come
home to your roommate in bed with your boy-
friend. Then you go out for a beer, only to return
to a smoking pile of ash where your apartment
used to be.
Obviously, you’d prefer that none of this
happen. However, you aren’t unemployable or
unloveable, and you have friends with couches,
and there’s Airbnb. (Worst-case scenario – and
of course, I’m not actually advising this – you
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go to the hospital and tell them George Wash-
ington is talking to you through your eyeglasses
and get three hots and a cot for 72 hours.)
Everything Old
Is Nude Again
I’m in my late 40s. I’ve noticed many of
my friends reconnecting with and marry-
ing people they knew years ago – sometimes
friends, sometimes exes. Is everybody just des-
perate, or is dating all about timing?
– Wondering
In your early 20s, you know what’s vitally
important in a partner: that he doesn’t have
“weird nostrils” or wear a belt buckle with his
own name on it.
Then you do some living and maybe get
shredded by a relationship or two, and your
preferences change. In short, context matters.
Context is simply your personal circumstances,
and it includes factors like your own mate value,
the man-woman ratio where you are (or the
availability of same-sex partners if you’re gay),
and whether you’re in a hurry to have a baby
before your ovaries retire to a cabin.
It turns out that when looking for partners,
we have a budget. It works like it does at the
supermarket. You can buy the finest steak and
lobster and then starve for the rest of the month,
or you can shop more in the Top Ramen and
lunchmeat arena and keep yourself consistently
fed.
Evolutionary psychologist Norman Li
applied this budgetary approach in researching
partner preferences. Prior research had poor
methodology, simply asking, “Hey, what do
you want in a partner?” Well, if somebody asks
you that – sky’s the limit! – what’s your answer?
“Um, is Chris Hemsworth available? How ‘bout
Liam?” But when you’re constrained, you have
to make tradeoffs. You have to “buy” the impor-
tant qualities first – “necessities” versus “luxu-
ries,” as Li put it. When research participants
were most constrained, intelligence and kind-
ness were major priorities for both sexes. When
budgets expanded, there was more “spending”
in other areas, such as creativity.
This might explain why people in their 40s
suddenly see something in people they tossed
aside years ago or maybe just never thought of
as partner material. Basically, at a certain point,
many people give up on finding the exact right
person and look for a right-enough person. For
some former sticklers, there comes a point when
they’re all “I’m game!” if a guy’s address isn’t
WHX134 (his car’s license plate) and he doesn’t
have multiple wives (two or three of whom he’s
still married to).
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 1956,
the U.S. federal government launched
a program to build 40,000 miles of
high-speed roads to connect all major
American cities. It was completed 36 years later
at a cost of $521 billion. In the coming months,
I’d love to see you draw inspiration from that
visionary scheme. According to my analysis, you
will generate good fortune for yourself as you
initiate a long-term plan to expand your world,
create a more robust network, and enhance your
ability to fulfill your life’s big goals.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus-
born Youtube blogger Hey Fran Hey
has some good advice for her fellow
Bulls, and I think it’ll be especially
fresh and potent in the coming weeks. She says,
“Replacing ‘Why is this happening to me?’ with
‘What is this trying to tell me?’ has been a game
changer for me. The former creates a hamster
wheel, where you’ll replay the story over and over
again. Victimized. Stuck. The latter holds space
for a resolution to appear.”
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “The soul
has illusions as the bird has wings: it is
supported by them.” So declared
French author Victor Hugo. I don’t
share his view. In fact, I regard it as an insulting
misapprehension. The truth is that the soul
achieves flight through vivid fantasies and effer-
vescent intuitions and uninhibited longings and
non-rational hypotheses and wild hopes – and
maybe also by a few illusions. I bring this to your
attention because now is an excellent time to
nurture your soul with vivid fantasies and effer-
vescent intuitions and uninhibited longings and
non-rational hypotheses and wild hopes.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): I know
people of all genders who periodically
unleash macho brags about how little
sleep they need. If you’re normally like
that, I urge you to rebel. The dilemmas and rid-
dles you face right now are very solvable if and
only if you get sufficient amounts of sleep and
dreams. Do you need some nudges to do right by
yourself? Neuroscientist Matthew Walker says
that some of the greatest athletes understand
that “sleep is the greatest legal enhancing perfor-
mance drug.” Top tennis player Roger Federer
sleeps 12 hours a day. During his heyday, world-
class sprinter Usain Bolt slept 10 hours a night
and napped during the day. Champion basket-
ball player LeBron James devotes 12 hours a day
to the rejuvenating sanctuary of sleep.
LEO (July 23-August 22): Actor and
dancer Fred Astaire was a pioneer in
bringing dance into films as a serious
art form. He made 31 musical films
during the 76 years he worked, and was cele-
brated for his charisma, impeccable technique,
and innovative moves. At the height of his career,
from 1933 to 1949, he teamed up with dancer
Ginger Rogers in the creation of 10 popular
movies. In those old-fashioned days, virtually all
partner dancing featured a male doing the lead
part as the female followed. One witty critic
noted that although Astaire was a bigger star
than Rogers, she “did everything that Fred
Astaire did. She just did it backwards and while
wearing high heels.” According to my reading of
the astrological omens, you may soon be called
on to carry out tasks that are metaphorically
comparable to those performed by Rogers.
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
Your number-one therapy in the
coming weeks? Watching animals. It
would be the healthiest thing you
could undertake: relax into a generously recep-
tive mode as you simply observe creatures doing
what they do. The best option would be to sur-
render to the pleasures of communing with both
domesticated and wild critters. If you need a
logical reason to engage in this curative and reju-
venating activity, I’ll give you one: It will soothe
and strengthen your own animal intelligence,
which would be a tonic gift for you to give
yourself.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
Every time my birthday season comes
around, I set aside an entire day to
engage in a life review. It lasts for many
hours. I begin by visualizing the recent events
I’ve experienced, then luxuriously scroll in
reverse through my entire past, as if watching a
movie starring me. It’s not possible to remember
every single scene and feeling, of course, so I
allow my deep self to highlight the moments it
regards as significant. Here’s another fun aspect
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of this ritual: I bestow a blessing on every
memory that comes up, honoring it for what it
taught me and how it helped me to become the
person I am today. Dear Libra, now is an excel-
lent time for you to experiment with a similar
celebration.
SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): “Depression is when you think
there’s nothing to be done,” writes
author Siri Hustvedt. “Fortunately I
always think there’s something to be done.” I
offer this hopeful attitude to you, Scorpio, trust-
ing that it will cheer you up. I suspect that the
riddles and mysteries you’re embedded in right
now are so puzzling and complicated that you’re
tempted to think that there’s nothing you can do
to solve them or escape them. But I’m here to
inform you that if that’s how you feel, it’s only
temporary. Even more importantly, I’m here to
inform you that there is indeed something you
can do, and you are going to find out what that is
sooner rather than later.
SAGIT TA R I US (November
22-December 21): “How inconvenient
to be made of desire,” writes Sagittar-
ian author Larissa Pham. “Even now,
want rises up in me like a hot oil. I want so much
that it scares me.” I understand what she means,
and I’m sure you do, too. There are indeed times
when the inner fire that fuels you feels excessive
and unwieldy and inopportune. But I’m happy to
report that your mood in the coming weeks is
unlikely to fit that description. I’m guessing that
the radiant pulse of your yearning will excite you
and empower you. It’ll be brilliant and warm,
not seething and distracting.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): I envision the next 12 months as a
time in which you could initiate funda-
mental improvements in the way you
live. Your daily rhythm 12 months from now
could be as much as 20 percent more gratifying
and meaningful. It’s conceivable you will dis-
cover or generate innovations that permanently
raise your long-term goals to a higher octave. At
the risk of sounding grandiose, I predict you’ll
welcome a certain novelty that resembles the
invention of the wheel or the compass or the
calendar.
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By Rob Brezsny
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): Modern literary critic William
Boyd declared that Aquarian author
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was “the
best short-story writer ever,” and “the first truly
modern writer of fiction: secular, refusing to pass
judgment, cognizant of the absurdities of our
muddled, bizarre lives and the complex tragi-
comedy that is the human condition.” Another
contemporary critic, Harold Bloom, praised
Chekhov’s plays, saying that he was “one of the
three seminal figures in the birth of early mod-
ernism in the theatre.” We might imagine, then,
that in the course of his career, Chekhov was
showered with accolades. We’d be wrong about
that, though. “If I had listened to the critics,” he
testified, “I’d have died drunk in the gutter.” I
hope that what I just said will serve as a pep talk
for you as you explore and develop your own
original notions in the coming weeks.
PISCES (February 19-March 20):
Pisces-born Dorothy Steel didn’t begin
her career as a film actress until she
was 91 years old. She had appeared in a
couple of TV shows when she was 89, then got a
small role in an obscure movie. At age 92, she
became a celebrity when she played the role of a
tribal elder in Black Panther, one of the highest-
grossing films of all time. I propose that we make
her one of your inspirational role models for
both the coming weeks and the next 12 months.
Why? Because I suspect you will be ripening
fully into a role and a mission you were born to
embody and express.
Homework: “Privilege is when you think some-
thing is not a problem because it’s not a problem
for you.” Comment at FreeWillAstrology.com.
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THURSDAY
2019/10/03 (Thu)
3 Phyllis & the Shark (6pm) – The
Bobby Ray Bunch – The J Bar, 4215
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Corporate Rock (6pm) – Schwiebert
Riverfront Park, 101 17th St., Rock
Island IL
How Great Thou Art: The Gospel
Music of Elvis Presley (1 &
7:15pm) – Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Jon Wayne & the Pain – Chase
Makai – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
Mac Demarco – The Rust Belt, 533
12th Ave., East Moline IL
Sacred Knight Sound System Party
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Tenth Avenue North – Austin
French – Mike Donehey –
Heritage Church - Rock Island, 4801
44th St, Rock Island IL
Titus Andronicus – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Zoofunkyou – Citrus Sunday – Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
FRIDAY
2019/10/04 (Fri)
4 Chicago Farmer – Bishop Hill
18 t h A n n u a l B i e r S t u b e
Oktoberfest – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Blues Rock It – Parkside Grill &
Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Chicago Farmer – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Douglas & Tucker Duo – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm)
– Genesio’s Bar & Grill, 249 N.
Division St., Woodhull IL
Hello Weekend – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Hum Hum & the Crash – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Michael Moncada & Whiskey High
– RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
Island IL
Moeller Nights: DeVotchKa – The
Joy Formidable – Codfish Hollow
Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa
IA
Old Shoe – Ernie Hendrickson & the
Citizens of Love – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
MUSIC
Greta Ruth @ Rozz-Tox – October 17
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood
Rd., Bettendorf IA
Pocket Change – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Pollinators Album–Release Show
– Dark Family – Aqualife – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
The Psuedo Feds – ZUUL – Shock
Treatment – Iowa City Yacht Club,
13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Rob Dahms – Mississippi River
Distilling Company & Cody Road
Cocktail House, 303 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Rock Steady Band – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SATURDAY
2019/10/05 (Sat)
5 Bobby Ray Bunch (6pm) – The
18 t h A n n u a l B i e r S t u b e
Oktoberfest – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Bobby Messano – Flatted Fifth Blues
& BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Bugeye Sprite (6pm) – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Code 415 – Quarter-Til Tap, 4101 14th
Ave., Rock Island IL
Crooked Cactus – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Here Come the Mummies –
Riverside Casino Event Center,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Melanie Devaney (6:30pm) – Hello
Weekend (8:30pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Midwest Idol – Timber Lake
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll IL
Moeller Nights: The 4onthefloor
– General B & the Wiz – Kiss the
Tiger – The Ruralists – Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks I: Statement –
Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport 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
Senses Fail – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Songbird Jazz Quartet – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Toxic Blonde – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Under the Purple Rain: Prince
Lip–Sync Show – The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 1818 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Women of the World – John & Alice
Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St.,
Dubuque IA
SUNDAY
2019/10/06 (Sun)
6 Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd., Iowa
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood
Rd., Bettendorf IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm)
– The Main Event, 3819 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
International Blues Challenge
Fundraising Concert: Avey/
Grouws Band – Generations of
Blues (3pm) – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Midwest Idol – Timber Lake
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll IL
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks I: Statement (2pm)
– Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island
IL
Sarah McQuaid – Bishop Hill Creative
Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill St.,
Bishop Hill IL
MONDAY
2019/10/07 (Mon)
7 Two Step: Dave Matthews & Tim
Com Truise – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2019/10/08 (Tue)
8 SATURDAY
Ghost – Nothing More – TaxSlayer
Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Mystery Skulls (5pm) – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Sinkane – The Mill, 120 E. Burlington
St., Iowa City IA
OCTOBER 3–NOVEMBER 6
WEDNESDAY 9
2019/10/09 (Wed)
Guest List Series featuring Shawn
James – Jon & Ren Band – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Joyce Manor – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Michigander – Noel Wells – The Rust
Belt, 533 12th Ave., East Moline IL
Nasty Boys – A Day Without Love –
Miss Christine – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2019/10/10 (Thu)
10
Angela Meyer – The J Bar, 4215
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Black Hawk College Jazz Ensemble
(6pm) – Cool Beanz Coffeehouse,
1325 30th St., Rock Island IL
The Insomniacs – Smith – Lodurr
& Beardthug – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
North of 40 (6pm) – Schwiebert
Riverfront Park, 101 17th St., Rock
Island IL
Ordinary Elephant – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Porch Fire – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Sacred Knight Sound System Party
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Selw yn Birchwood (6pm) –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill,
1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
The Way Down Wanderers –
Barbaro – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
FRIDAY
2019/10/11 (Fri)
11
18 t h A n n u a l B i e r S t u b e
Oktoberfest – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Chick Corea: Trilogy – Hancher
City IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm) –
Rock Island Hy-Vee Market Grille,
2930 18th Ave., Rock Island IL
The HotRods – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
John Heasley & Jerry Schroeder –
Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Magic City Hippies – Luthi – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) –
The Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Murnau – Giallows – Chew Toy –
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
North of 40 – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Shirts & Skins – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Soul Storm – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Stray Bolts – 6 Odd Rats – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Reynolds Tribute Acoustic Set
w/ Zack Davis & Tanner Brown –
Bobby Ray Bunch – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
2019/10/12 (Sat)
12
18 t h A n n u a l B i e r S t u b e
Oktoberfest – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
ABBArama – The Rust Belt, 533 12th
Ave., East Moline IL
Code 415 – Bullseye Saloon, 817 15th
Ave., East Moline IL
Danika & the Jeb (6pm) – The
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Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood
Rd., Bettendorf IA
“Fast Forward: An Album by
Random Tanner” Release Party
– RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
Island IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Sunset
Lakes RV Resort Plaza, 3333 290th
St. N., Hillsdale IL
Ivy Ford Band – Flatted Fifth Blues &
BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Larry Boyd (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Mersiv – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Midwest Side – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Neil Diamond Tribute Show –
Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E
Platt St., Maquoketa IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Sean Kistler – Green Tree Brewery,
309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Shirts & Skins – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
The Spirit Sings – First Lutheran
Church - Galesburg, 364 E. Water
St., Galesburg IL
Stimulus Package – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
The Stone Flowers – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY
2019/10/13 (Sun)
13
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln
Center: New World Spirit (3pm) –
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park
Rd., Iowa City IA
Christopher’s Very Happy (jazz)
Band (5pm) – Flatted Fifth Blues
& BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Jazzy Jamboree (3pm) – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Jef Spradley – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Ringworm – Knaaves – Crater –
RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock
Island IL
Roger Carlson (noon) – Skeleton Key
Art and Antiques, 520 18th St., Rock
Island IL
The Spirit Sings (4pm) – St. Paul
Lutheran Church - Davenport, 2136
Brady St., Davenport IA
MONDAY
2019/10/14 (Mon)
14
Shaun Boothe: The Unauthorized
Biography Series (3:30 &
7:30pm) – Babka Theatre -
University of Dubuque, 2000
University Ave., Dubuque IA
TUESDAY
2019/10/15 (Tue)
15
Mat Kearney – Englert Theatre, 221
East Washington St., Iowa City IA
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers – The
Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City
IA
WEDNESDAY 16
2019/10/16 (Wed)
An Evening with Branford Marsalis
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Dirt Monkey – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
The Night People (5:30pm) –
Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2019/10/17 (Thu)
17
Anna Lilly – Justin K Comer – Iowa
City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa
City IA
Elephant Wrecking Ball – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Greta Ruth – Liv Carrow – Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
John Hiatt – Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Lauren Anderson – The Washington,
306 Washington St, Burlington IA
Sacred Knight Sound System Party
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
FRIDAY
2019/10/18 (Fri)
18
AbbaMania – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Augustana Symphony Orchestra
Fall Concert – New Life Lutheran
Church, 702 W Lynn Blvd., Sterling
IL
Bucktown Revue – Nighswander
Theatre, 2822 Eastern Ave,
Davenport IA
Casual Classics: Concert II (5pm)
– Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 N.
Gaines St., Davenport IA
The Doo Wop Project – John & Alice
Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St.,
Dubuque IA
Giallows – Village Theatre, 2113 E
11th St, Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Abides
Bar & Grill @ Backyard Bowl, 2020
1st St. W., Milan IL
Juan Dies (noon) – Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
Logan Thomas – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Natural Habits – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Northern Parallels 037: Angel
Alanis & Maria Goetz –
Franktronic – Mike Derer – Higgy
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Orchestra Iowa Masterworks:
Reflections – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Quartermoon Tinsnips (6pm) –
Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th
St., Rock Island IL
Reverend Raven & the Chain
Smokin’ Altar Boys – Flatted
Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Still Shine – Twisted Roots – Rubbur
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
SATURDAY
2019/10/19 (Sat)
19
AbbaMania – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
The Acoustic Project (6pm) – Cool
Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St.,
Rock Island IL
Afroman – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
BYO Brass (5pm) – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Been There Done That CD Release
Party – Cooper Frank – Strictly
Business – Riding Atlas – Village
Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport
IA
Bugeye Sprite – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Code 415 – VIP’s Corner Bar & Grill,
4100 4th Ave., Moline IL
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Edje
Nightclub at Jumer’s Casino &
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Hotel, I-280 & Hwy 92, Rock Island IL
Haphazard – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Hector Anchondo – Flatted Fifth
Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
K n o x- G a l e s b u r g Sy m p h o ny
Masterworks I: Dance, Dance
Revolution – Orpheum Theatre,
57 S. Kellogg St., Galesburg IL
Nuclear Plowboys – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
Pat Travers Band – The Claudettes
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Shovels & Rope – Cedric Burnside
– Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
St. Olaf Orchestra – Coralville Center
for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th
St., Coralville IA
Weird Town 6: Signal Decay – Lungs
– Whitephosphorus – Absolute
Terror Field – Lackluster
– Systems x Blue Movies –
Voiddweller – Distortion Master
– Opivm RVX vs Mondkinder –
Elliot Bay Towers – Magnolias
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Whoozdads? – The Grape Life Wine
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY
2019/10/20 (Sun)
20
Freakshow Showcase Networking
Festival – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St, Iowa City IA
A Homecoming Cabaret (3pm)
– University of Dubuque, 2000
University Ave., Dubuque IA
Moeller Nights: Explosions in the
Sky 20th Anniversary Tour –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Polka Club of Iowa, Inc., Eastern
Chapter Dance: Ryan Herman,
Karl, & Denny (1:30pm) – Walcott
Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St, Walcott
IA
Polyrhythms’ Third Sunday Jazz
Workshop & Matinee Series: The
Kind of Blue Tribute Band (6pm)
– The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Thrio Jazz (5pm) – Flatted Fifth Blues
& BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
MONDAY
2019/10/21 (Mon)
21
Harlem Quartet (2pm) – Wesley
United Methodist Church, 400
Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA
TUESDAY
2019/10/22 (Tue)
22
Harlem Quartet (3 & 7pm) –
Butterworth Center, 1105 8th
Street, Moline IL
Swimmer – Gabe’s, 330 E .
Washington St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAY 23
2019/10/23 (Wed)
Futuristic – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Marc Broussard – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City
IA
Moon Hooch – The Redstone Room,
129 Main St, Davenport IA
NightFreak – Road Soda – Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Tommy Pickett & Friends (5:30pm)
– Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
THURSDAY
2019/10/24 (Thu)
24
All Your Sisters – Echo Beds –
Archeress – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Champagne Drip – Luzcid – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Midnight Rider: Tribute to the
Allman Brothers – Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Miranda Lambert – Elle King –
Pistol Annies – Ashley McBryde
– TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr,
Moline IL
Sacred Knight Sound System Party
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Toronzo Cannon – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
FRIDAY
2019/10/25 (Fri)
25
10 of Soul – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
B2wins from Brazil – John & Alice
Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St.,
Dubuque IA
BYO Brass – WWWW – Jacuzzi King
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Blue October – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
The City – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Funktastic Five – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
Harlem Quartet – Trinity Anglican
Church, 1818 6th Ave., Rock Island
IL
Hot Garbage – The Golden Fleece
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Kurt Allen Band – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Larry Boyd (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
SAU Fall Choir Concert: War &
Peace – Galvin Fine Arts Center,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
Tony Hoeppner & Friends (6pm) –
Abides Bar & Grill @ Backyard Bowl,
2020 1st St. W., Milan IL
Tunes at the Tulip – Hauberg Civic
Center Mansion, 1300 24th St., Rock
Island IL
Vintage 18 – Flatted Fifth Blues &
BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
SATURDAY
2019/10/26 (Sat)
26
10 of Soul Band – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
50 Shades Halloween – Bier Stube
Moline, 415 15th St, Moline IL
Augustana Symphony Orchestra
Home Concert – Centennial Hall,
Augustana College, 3703 7th Ave.,
Rock Island IL
The City Party Band – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
GirlParts 3 Fest: Caly Bevier –
Douglas & Tucker – Owl Creek
Collective – Yoyo y Yo (4pm) –
RME (River Music Experience), 129
N. Main St., Davenport IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (6pm) –
Tuggers Burger Bar & Ale House,
201 N. Main St., Port Byron IL
Homesafe (6pm) – Theo’s Java Club,
213 17th St., Rock Island IL
Lynn Allen – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Madtown Mannish Boys – Flatted
Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
QC Massacre – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar –
The Phoenix Restaurant & Martini
Bar, 111 West 2nd St., Davenport IA
The Stone Flowers – The Mound,
1029 Mound St., Davenport IA
Toxic Blonde – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Undercover Organism – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St, Iowa City IA
WVIK/QCSO Signature Series I: War
Reflections – Rock Island Arsenal
Heritage Hall, Rock Island Arsenal,
Rock Island IL
Zeta June – Trifinity – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
SUNDAY
2019/10/27 (Sun)
27
Alloy Orchestra Presents: Speedy
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Bumpin Uglies – Project 432 –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Jennifer Grouws (11am) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
SAU Fall STAMVOJA/Jazz Concert
(3pm) – Galvin Fine Arts Center,
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
MONDAY
2019/10/28 (Mon)
28
My Dog Junior – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2019/10/29 (Tue)
29
Chris Webby – Jarren Benton –
Locksmith – Ekoh – Chez – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
THURSDAY
2019/10/31 (Thu)
31
Aaron Kamm & the One Drops –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
Allison Au Quartet (2pm) – Wesley
United Methodist Church, 400
Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA
Cool Beanz–Ween w/ Roger
Carlson (6:30pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
The Dawn – The Candymakers –
Still Shine – The Rust Belt, 533 12th
Ave., East Moline IL
The Dweebs – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
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Sacred Knight Sound System Party
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
FRIDAY
2019/11/01 (Fri)
1 Davenport IA
Allison Au Quartet (11am) – Black
Hawk College - Quad City Campus,
6600 34th Ave., Moline IL
Allison Au Quartet (6:30pm) – EICC
Urban Campus, 101 W 3rd St.,
Davenport IA
An Evening with Jerome Kern
– Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Duke Tumatoe – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Mike Morgan & the Crawl – Moline
Viking Club, 1450 41st St., Moline IL
Pop Rock Band – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Rose N Thorns (6pm) – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
SAU Fall Instrumental Concert –
Galvin Fine Arts Center, 2101 N.
Gaines St., Davenport IA
V. Vecker – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Wild Oatz – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
SATURDAY
2019/11/02 (Sat)
2 (4pm) – Galvin Fine Arts Center,
Allison Au Quartet – Quad City Arts
Center, 1715 2nd Ave, Rock Island IL
Shovels & Rope @ Codfish Hollow Barn – October 19
The Cerny Brothers – The Rust Belt,
533 12th Ave., East Moline IL
Cody Road – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo – Jim’s
Knoxville Tap, 8716 Knoxville Rd.,
Milan IL
KCCK “Homecoming”: Chad Eby &
Ariel Pocock – Coralville Center
for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th
St., Coralville IA
Mike Morgan & the Crawl – Flatted
Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
Moonshine Misfits: Nerdvember –
Rascals Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
Moonshine Run – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Pop Rock Band – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks II: Conflict – Adler
Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
IA
Ron Tegeler Jazz Quartet (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
St. Ambrose University Middle
School Honor Band Festival
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA
Tomeka Reid Quartet (6:30 & 9pm)
– Hancher Auditorium, 141 East
21
Park Rd., Iowa City IA
Windy City Dueling Pianos – The
Circa ’21 Speakeasy, 1818 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
SUNDAY
2019/11/03 (Sun)
3
Gaines & Wagoner (5pm) – Flatted
Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter Dr.,
Bellevue IA
Greg & Rich Acoustic Duo (3pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
The Peña Brothers – Geezer’s Draft
House, 1654 W. 3rd St., Davenport
IA
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks II: Conflict (2pm)
– Centennial Hall, Augustana
College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island
IL
That 1 Guy – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
TUESDAY
2019/11/05 (Tue)
5
Quad City Flutes Unlimited Fall
Concert: A Multicultural Journey
– Butterworth Center, 1105 8th
Street, Moline IL
WEDNESDAY 6
2019/11/06 (Wed)
Goo Goo Dolls – Adler Theatre, 136 E.
Third St., Davenport IA
The Night People (5:30pm) –
Davenport Elks Lodge #298, 4400
W. Central Park Ave., Davenport IA
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DJs/Karaoke/Jams/Open Mics
Email all listings to calendar@rcreader.com • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication
THURSDAYS
THURSDAYS
DJ Mixxin Mel – Happy Hollow
Tavern, 1502 W. 14th St., Davenport
IA
Karaoke Night – Bier Stube Moline,
415 15th St, Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Double Dz – Purgatory’s
Pub, 2104 State St, Bettendorf IA
Karaoke Night w/ Mike Matthews –
The Torchlight Lounge, 1800 18th
Ave., East Moline IL
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
Western Saloon, 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 Hi-Tech – The Key at Union Arcade,
229 Brady St., Davenport IA
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 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/ Aftermidnight
Band in a Box – Choppers Bar &
Grill Incorporated, 17228 IL-5, East
Moline IL
Pat Travers Band @ The Redstone Room – October 19
Open Mic Coffeehouse (Oct. 11)
– First Lutheran Church of Rock
Island Parish House, 1600 20th St.,
Rock Island IL
SATURDAYS
SATURDAYS
DJ Hi-Tech – The Key at Union Arcade,
229 Brady St., Davenport IA
DJ Loomer Homecoming After-
Party (Oct. 19, 8pm) – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City
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/ Aftermidnight
Band in a Box – Choppers Bar &
Grill Incorporated, 17228 IL-5, East
Moline IL
Karaoke Night w/ Jim Harker –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St.,
Moline IL
Open Jam/Open Mic (Oct. 12, 6pm)
– Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.,
Iowa City IA
Songwriters’ Round Table (Oct.
12, 11am) – RME (River Music
Experience), 131 W. Second Dt.,
Davenport IA
Tw i s t e d M i c ’s M u s i c a n d
Entertainment – Barrel House
Moline, 1321 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
SUNDAYS
SUNDAYS
BlueGrass Jam (Oct. 6 & 20, 1pm) –
Meat Market, 1629 Washington St.,
Davenport IA
Catfish Jazz Jam Session (Oct. 13,
3pm) – Columbus Club, 1111 W.
35th St., Davenport IA
Hal Reed & Mississippi Journey
Sunday Jam (Oct. 27, 6pm) – Rock
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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
TUESDAYS
TUESDAYS
Front Bar Karaoke – The Mill, 120 E.
Burlington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
Open Mic Night – Broken Saddle,
1417 Fifth Ave., Moline IL
Open Mic Night – Cool Beanz
Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Tuesday Night Dance Party w/ DJ
Jamaican Daddy – Iowa City Yacht
Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City IA
WEDNESDAYS
WEDNESDAYS
DJ Mixxin Mel – Happy Hollow
Tavern, 1502 W. 14th St., Davenport
IA
Hump Day Wing & Sing w/
Marybeth – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Circle Tap, 1345 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Jam w/ The Channel Cats –
Bent River Brewing Company, 512
24th St., Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night – Boozie’s Bar
& Grille, 114 1/2 W. Third St.,
Davenport IA
Open Mic Music Night (5:30pm) –
Milltown Coffee, 3800 River Dr. #2,
Moline IL
Underground Karaoke – Iowa City
Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City
IA
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MUSIC
Angel Alanis and Maria Goetz
Friday, October 18, 10 p.m. @ Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island, IL
C
hicago’s veteran DJ-producer Angel
Alanis (a.k.a. A2) and techno selec-
tor-producer Maria Goetz visit
Rozz-Tox on October 18, backed up by Chi-
cago DJ Franktronic and the Quad Cities’
own Mike Derer and Higgy. The stacked
Northern Parallels 037 bill highlights
techno and house music, with a hint of acid
and electro, in all of their varied forms.
With more than 100 individual releases
credited to his name starting from the
tender age of 14 in the mid-’90s, Alanis has
built something of an empire for himself
in the international scenes of techno and
house. The globetrotting DJ and journey-
man producer specializes in hard techno
and bludgeoning house bangers. Cue up
any of his productions on YouTube and
you’ll immediately sink into a heavy four-
on-the-floor groove that tends to sidestep
the distorted trappings of industrial music
in favor of unrelenting kick-drums and
swirling synth patterns. As a trackmaker,
Alanis aligns himself with such legends as
Chicago’s DJ Hyperactive. Both producers
are unafraid to let one central beat develop
for extended periods, while sliding in inter-
changeable amelodic rhythmic elements
that subtly vary the template behind the
all-consuming throb of the bass.
To survey Alanis’ career is to wade
through a vast sea of mixes dating back to
the late ‘90s, presented as one-off mix-tapes
that capture the energy of his live sets with
all their tight transitions and constantly
brooding energy. Take, for example, a cas-
sette mix labeled “Handle With Care” and
recorded in August of 2000. Even though
it’s 20 years old, the mix gives an idea of
what Alanis’ sets still sound like: com-
mitted to heavy bangers, echoed out vocal
lines, and tremendous onsets of bass that
consume the other elements in the mix in
favor of pure body-moving energy.
Alanis’ own productions including
“Ghetto Blaster” blur the lines between
techno and some mutant form of disco,
offering up classic floor-shaking grooves
while stretching into the realms of atonal
synth chaos. While these sorts of tracks
might seem like “business techno” in the
hands of lesser producers, Alanis keeps
things interesting with his fine-tuned sense
of narrative development. Individual pas-
sages never sit still for too long before being
adorned with harsh textural scratches or
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jittering drum patterns. Over the course of
any given eight-or-so-minute track, Alanis
fi nds room for blaring, brass-like fan-
fares, wispy, alternating synth flourishes,
and the occasional breakdown that strips
everything away in favor of pure kick-drum
ecstasy.
Maria Goetz branches off from Alanis’
relatively more utilitarian styles with the
inclusion of willfully darker, more obscure
techno cuts in her sets. Her mixes regu-
larly highlight asymmetrical bass lines,
moments of acid squelch, and harsher
industrial textures. Like Alanis, Goetz is
a regular of European techno circles, and
frequents legendary clubs such as Tresor
in Berlin. In step with the more clinical,
scientific techno flexed by Tresor and its
various artists, Goetz’s sets include labora-
tory-esque electro excursions, slow-burn-
ing half-time meditations, and pure synth
bleep-bloop workouts.
Check out her 2015 entry in the Dysto-
pian Rhythm Podcast series to get an idea of
what Goetz prefers to highlight in her sets.
Her selections regularly include arhythmic
alarm-like beeping tones, kinetic mazes
of kick-drum patterns, and washes of
EXHIBITION OPENING
Portrait of Maquoketa
and The Storytelling Tree
Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804
www.figgeartmuseum.org
23
By Max Allison
Angel Alanis @ Rozz-Tox – October 18
distorted bass. At times, her mixes can veer
into willfully queasy territories animated
by caterwauling back-and-forth synth
lines, or almost music-box-like lead tones.
At other times, Goetz isn’t afraid to go into
full-tilt banger territories, dropping tracks
that sound like machines competing for
airspace in the vast expanse of a factory.
Angel and Alanis and Maria Goetz
play Rozz-Tox’s Northern Parallels 037
set alongside Franktronic, Mike Derer,
and Higgy, and admission is $5 before 10
p.m. and $8 after. For more information
on the night, call (309)200-0978 or visit
RozzTox.com.
OCTOBER 19-FEBRUARY 2
Sponsored by: Cal and Jill Werner
Rose Frantzen (artist), Charles Morris (engineer-
ing assistance), John Frantzen (audio composition),
Portrait of Maquoketa (detail), 2005-2012,
oil on multiple panels with audio composition,
Museum purchase with funds contributed by
multiple donors and the Figge Art Museum
Friends of Art Acquisitions Fund, 2015.1
Charles Morris, 7-As time passed, 2019, pencil
on paper, © image courtesy of the artist
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