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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Widen the Lens When
Considering COVID,
Bigotry, and What You
Actually Know
A
fter nearly 30 years of providing
alternative news and views in sharp
contrast to that of mainstream cor-
porate media’s highly scripted homogenous
coverage (or lack thereof ), it is the under-
reported content that differentiates our jour-
nalistic missions.
Alternative coverage of issues has never
been more important, more necessary
to a free society, especially considering
that broadcast, cable, and print media is
now entirely controlled by just five media
conglomerates. This is made exponentially
more alarming by those owners being
largely comprised of two (2) of the globe’s
largest investment funds: Vanguard and
Blackrock. Propaganda has graduated to
propagenda.
I have four (maybe five) favorite rules
for life. Among them are (1) Never accept
nonsense as a replacement for sense; and (2)
Evidence matters. After 19 months of due
diligence on all matters COVID without
compromising these simple rules, I am con-
fident Americans have been largely played.
I do not minimize the harshness of
COVID-19. It is a dangerous virus if left
to f lourish, especially in patients with
advanced age and/or serious underlying
conditions, including the immune com-
promised. That said, it is a mystery that
our national policy for treating COVID
is to inject experimental gene therapies
when available, or else do nothing until
the patient becomes so medically debili-
tated that he/she requires hospitalization,
where, by that time, few therapeutics work,
so ventilation is highly likely, resulting in
80-percent probability of death.
Meanwhile, if a symptomatic COVID-
positive person begins therapeutics early on,
such as Ivermectin, Hydroxychloroquine,
and several other provably successful FDA
approved drugs (for illnesses other than
COVID), augmented with vitamins D,
K12, C, and Zinc, the notable efficacy and
resulting recovery rate is well-documented
worldwide. Yet the FDA refuses to give
Emergency Use Authorization to these
drugs as repurposed drugs for treatment of
COVID. Why???
In some states, if doctors prescribe
these very drugs to treat COVID, they are
intimidated with threats, including the
loss of their licenses, termination of their
employment, and censorship if they dare
share their findings. Meanwhile the only
sanctioned treatment for COVID are three
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experimental gene therapies that are experi-
encing their own problems with efficacy. In
what world is this not medical malfeasance
on the part of the health establishment?
If you are diagnosed with COVID, vac-
cinated or not, would you not want your
physician to prescribe medicines that have
proven efficacy so you could minimize your
suffering and enhance your chances for
a swifter recovery? Of course you would.
Yet this option is outside many Americans’
reach. Why???
Widening the lens, the human experi-
ence with COVID-19 is that it is fatal to
0.03 percent of people. This is an exception-
ally small cohort of at-risk human beings,
almost all with serious co-morbid illnesses
and/or advanced age. By every measure of a
pandemic before COVID, SARS-CoV-2 viral
infection and/or COVID-19 disease would
not qualify as a lethal pandemic-level event.
Recapping COVID
Controversies
Let’s recap why COVID is arguably not a
pandemic-level event and strains the ratio-
nale for all the extreme mitigations imposed
under emergency declarations nationwide:
Media “f looding” using synchronized mes-
saging (propagenda); mass masking as a
visible trigger of fear; predictive computer
modeling of people with COVID versus
actual numbers of people with COVID
dictating policy that include extreme miti-
gations such as shutting down entire econo-
mies worldwide; repetitively showcasing
wildly exaggerated case numbers to disguise
the glaring lack of corresponding deaths;
using only PCR testing (recently discredited
due to excessively high cycle thresholds) to
diagnose COVID cases without additional
confirmation via culturing or clinical obser-
vation of symptoms; assigning as many as
80 percent of the millions of COVID cases
as “asymptomatic” based solely on a posi-
tive PCR test, resulting in 50- to 75-percent
false positives and grossly miscalculating
the real transmissibility of the SARS-CoV2
virus; regulation capture that (a) permits
unsubstantiated death records (no autopsy,
culturing) “from” COVID” versus comor-
bidities “with” COVID, and (b) coding for
hospitalization and healthcare for increased
dollar reimbursements; FDA Emergency
Use Authorizations (EUA) for experimental
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“gene therapies” masquerading as “vac-
cines;” prohibiting repurposing of FDA
approved drugs as provably successful
therapeutics to treat COVID in early stages
because if effective therapeutics existed,
EUAs could not be obtained by the phar-
maceutical companies; redefining “herd
immunity” as the result of some percentage
of mass inoculation, eliminating innate or
natural immunity as a factor and thereby
ignoring long-settled science on basic bio-
logical functionality of innate immunity in
fighting viral infectious disease (traditional
vaccines have all been accelerated attempts
to mimic natural immunity to minimize
deaths, severe illness/disability, and over-
stress on hospitals from lethal viruses); and
finally, coercion and bullying 50 percent
of Americans who are reasonably vaccine-
hesitant to accept injections of experimental
gene therapies responsible for hundreds
of thousands of adverse reactions as
reported in the U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event
Reporting System (VAERS) and in Europe
(EudraVigilance).
There’s a Big World of
Honorable Professionals
Out There Sharing
There is a world of evidence submitted
by eminently credentialed, highly esteemed
medical and research professionals who are
risking their own careers and reputations
in an effort to save our sorry, assimilated,
branch-covidian tushies. Herculean efforts
by renowned professionals such as Dr. Peter
McCullough, Dr Robert Malone (inven-
tor of mRNA technology), Dr. Michael
Yeadon, Dr. Robert Hodkingson, Dr. Peter
Bragen, Dr. Simone Gold, Dr. Harvey Risch,
Dr. Knut Wittowski, Dr. Scott Atlas, and
Dr Richard Flemming (and that’s barely a
smattering) overwhelmingly support every
element of the above summary of contra-
dictory evidence, and so much more. Yet
while the evidence persuasively negates
the increasingly incoherent narratives and
propagenda from most media, government,
and health officials, most Americans blindly
comply, putting themselves and their fami-
lies at unnecessary risk.
More importantly, the bulk of contra-
vening evidence is aggressively censored
from American consumption. And that
provides the biggest tell of all that we are
being played. What possible harm can come
from open discussion and debate of various
contradictory aspects of COVID, most espe-
cially the controversy surrounding effective
treatments?
Health professionals should be able to
make their cases to the public. Why is this
rational process not allowed for COVID
(and a growing number of other topics) by
the likes of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube,
Google, and now Patreon and Paypal? Add
to the mix the berserk incentives, bullying
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By Kathleen McCarthy
tactics, unconstitutional and unenforceable
mandates to mask up and/or vaccinate, and
this whole COVID thing is getting glaringly
weird and desperate, and potentially illegal
under federal common rule. Why???
Time to wise up, America. The stakes are
too high to not at least consider there might
be something to these COVID controver-
sies. At the top of the list: Why are COVID
health officials lobbying so hard to inject
our still-developing children with experi-
mental gene therapies?
It’s Still So About the
Children
Be crystal clear: Even the health officials
cannot disclaim that children are at statisti-
cal zero risk of getting or giving COVID.
They cannot articulate the medical benefit
kids would receive from the jabs. Further-
more they will not articulate the dispropor-
tionate risk kids face from potential harm
deriving from the jabs, now or in the future.
What parent, what health-care provider,
what teacher, what conscious adult would
ever consent to such an unjustified medi-
cal intervention – better characterized as
medical malpractice – without sufficient
long-term safety trials traditionally required
by all other FDA approved pharmaceuticals
and biologicals?
No child should ever be forced to absorb
a scintilla of risk on behalf of adults when
the risk is so negligible as to be nonexistent.
Teachers, whose average age range falls
within the second least at-risk cohort to
perish from COVID, have no justification
under the sun to expect such an unreason-
able sacrifice from children.
Teachers who have health issues putting
them at greater risk, such as obesity, diabe-
tes, or autoimmune conditions, shouldn’t
teach if their lives are at stake. They are the
adults; it is their risk to assess and absorb,
not their students’. That’s what makes them
the adults and the kids not the adults. The
same is true for anyone in the 0.03 percent
who are at high risk from COVID. That
cohort must also assess their risk and take
responsibility to protect themselves. The
rest of the 99.97 percent can cooperate in
many other ways besides giving up their
livelihoods, social interactions, all other
health care, for starters.
Time for the Great Rethink
It is finally time for all adults to take our
heads out of our masks and start think-
ing again. Why are policy makers shutting
down entire economies worldwide for a
disease that is only lethal to 0.03 percent
– or, put another way, that 99.97 percent
of human beings survive? More people die
in accidents every year, or from cancer, or
fill-in-the-blank. Why are we not focusing
on best protecting those at high-risk and
modulating risk for the rest of humanity as
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WORDS FROM THE PUBLISHER By Todd McGreevy

Constitutional Training Class Constitutional Training

world’s foremost experts on US history,
the Bill of Rights and the US Constitution.
There will be a catered Lopiez Pizza lunch
With Michael Badnarik break and the $225 class fee also includes
a hard back copy of Michael’s course text
Saturday, August 14 book Good to be King (he’ll even sign it for
@ River Cities' Reader Conference Room you). Good to be King was published in
2004, and Congressman Ron Paul wrote the
Downtown Davenport, Iowa foreword, which is reprinted below and is a
useful overview of what one can expect in
this class.
To get a feel for Michael’s style, delivery
and content you can watch the video of his
address to the over 100 county sheriffs from
thirty states at rcreader.com/y/mb3. Or, you
can listen to Michael as a guest on a podcast
I co-hosted with Corey Eib, called Agenda31
at rcreader.com/y/mb4. Further below is
the course outline, and lastly the link to the
payment portal to register for the class and
reserve you seat. Seating is limited to 25
students, so please sign up before August 12
to reserve your spot.
Good to be King Foreword
by Texas Congressman
Ron Paul
Michael Badnarik has created a constitu-
tional primer that will edify and entertain
schoolchildren and seasoned libertarians
alike. Good to be King: The Foundation
Course Outline
• Class begins with a sobering reality
check demonstrating that much of
what one thinks one knows about the
Constitution is wrong.
• The core of this class is a discussion
about the difference between rights
and privileges. Using information
the students know to be true, Michael
helps them draw the conclusion that
“property” is the one-word answer to
every question about the Constitu-
tion. Students soon realize that rights
and responsibilities are as inseparable
as heads and tails on a coin.
• An examination of different forms of
government helps students under-
stand that communism isn’t just
another option, it is the antithesis of
our cherished Constitution.
• A 20-minute review of the American
Revolution helps students rediscover
their passion for freedom, making it
clear that losing our Liberty is not an
acceptable option.
• Eventually, an examination of the
Constitution, Article by Article,
and Section by Section, leads any
thinking individual to the startling
conclusion that most of what our
government does is unconstitutional!
This is unconscionable and totally
unacceptable!
• Finally, each of the Bill of Rights is

O
n Saturday, August 14, 2021 the
River Cities’ Reader is host-
ing a US Constitution training
class taught by my good friend Michael
Badnarik.
In these current times, more and more
people are paying attention to local, state
and federal government behavior. And, more
and more people are realizing that it is the
we the people’s responsibility to hold govern-
ment accountable. Our elected government
officials and sworn peace officers have all
taken an oath to uphold the US Constitution.
How can the people hold its government
accountable if they don’t know and under-
stand the Constitution? Michael Badnarik’s
Constitution classes are entertaining and
enlightening while one learns the Liberty
philosophy and how property rights are to be
protected via the Constitution.
Michael is a lifelong teacher having
instructed county sheriffs on the Bill of
Rights and taught students to code, scuba
dive, sail and skydive. He’s also a philoso-
pher, published author and polymath which
means his “knowledge spans a substantial
number of subjects, known to draw on com-
plex bodies of knowledge to solve specific
problems.” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Polymath). In 2004, Michael was nominated
by the Libertarian Party to run for President
and was on the ballot in 48 states.
I first worked with Michael in coordi-
nating and operating the We the People
Foundation’s Continental Congress 2009 in
St. Charles, Illinois. This effort led by Bob
Schulz resulted in the Articles of Freedom
which are remedial instructions for fed-
eral and state legislators on how to remedy
the ongoing violations of the Constitu-
tion. (rcreader.com/y/mb1) Then in 2012, I
worked again with Michael to help market
and facilitate the Constitutional Sheriffs
and Peace Officers Association sponsored
County Sheriff convention and Bill of Rights
training. Led by former Graham County
Arizona sheriff Richard Mack, this event
held in Las Vegas, showcased how county
sheriffs, police chiefs and county commis-
sioners were effectively upholding their
oaths of office to stop federal government
overreach and constitutional violations such
as maintaining citizens’ rights to property,
water rights and raw milk. (rcreader.com/y/
mb1)
In 2018, I edited Michael’s third book,
Philosophical Lighthouse, and was honored
to write in his foreword, “Michael’s a power-
ful and entertaining teacher. His success is
due in part to his immense patience. And
it’s also because of his innate ability to paint
mental pictures that guide us students to
further understand what previously evaded
us. He’s part technician and part bard.”
Join us on August 14, 2021 from 9am to
4pm at the River Cities’ Reader office in
downtown Davenport, Iowa for a day of
fun and valuable learning from one of the
of Our Constitutional Freedom presents a
thoroughly readable explanation of how our examined and explained to students
constitutional republic should work, and now eager to protect these valuable
ideals as the birthright that they are.
how the system became broken in the first
• Class concludes with a brief quiz
place.
that helps students measure just how
Mr. Badnarik starts with fundamentals,
much they’ve absorbed in a very short
identifying the difference between rights
time.
and privileges. He discusses the critical and
needed distinction between republican and
democratic systems of government, arguing
To reserve and pay for your seat,
that freedom can survive in America only if
find the payment link and more at
we return to our republican roots. He also
rcreader.com/y/aug14
illustrates the forgotten tenets of federalism
and states’ rights, arguing that federal usur-
pation of state power has accelerated the loss
of our freedoms.
The author then provides a detailed
explication of the true meaning of major
constitutional provisions and amendments.
He does an excellent job of demystifying our
founding document, demonstrating that
ordinary Americans can and should under-
stand the Constitution and how it applies to
their lives.
Anyone who believes in limited govern-
ment—that is to say anyone who believes in
liberty—will benefit from reading this book.
If we wish to remain free, we must con-
stantly question and challenge conventional
views about the proper role of government
in our society. Good to Be King will serve
as needed ammunition for libertarians and
constitutionalists committed to resisting
tyranny in America. I commend Michael
Badnarik for authoring a compelling text on
the foundations of liberty in America.
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WORDS FROM THE PUBLISHER
Thank You, Sheriff Tim Lane
S
ince 2012, I’ve advocated the most
critical and important locally
elected office is the county sher-
iff. A sheriff who protects the county’s
citizens’ property rights is the number-
one indicator for a free and open society
where value-for-value principles flourish.
Business owners are constantly look-
ing over their shoulder worrying about
the next ministry of truth-guidance
edict that could cancel their business if
they don’t comply.
What if I refuse to comply with
another lockdown? What if I find people
like me who choose to trade and operate
regardless of an unfounded top-down
emergency order? What if I choose to
ignore the constant finger-wagging from
county health officials who can only read
fear mongering propaganda provided
from afar? What if I understand that I
am the best arbiter of what is good and
healthy for me and my family?
Last October, prior to the 2020 elec-
tion, I wrote: “It’s important to under-
stand that when a government entity
has gone wild – be it a state legislature,
a governor, a federal congress, a state or
federal agency, a court system and its
judges, or even a president – the people’s
ultimate firewall against unconstitu-
tional and tyrannical acts is the county
sheriff.”
In that election issue, we published the
answers from two county sheriff can-
didates for 12 detailed questions. You
can read all of them at RCReader.com/y/
sheriff2020. Here we re-publish critical
questions and Scott County Sheriff Tim
Lane’s answers related to the COVID
fear-mongering that dominates social
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media and mainstream so-called news.
Question 1: If local, state, or federal
health officials decree that Americans
must comply with mandatory vaccina-
tions, would you support or oppose such
a mandate?
Sheriff Lane: I would oppose a man-
date on a COVID-19 vaccination.
Question 2: If you do support a man-
datory vaccination for all or any specific
segment of the American populace, for
which Scott County citizens qualify, for
any reason or under a specified health
crisis, please share the source for such
constitutional and/or administrative
authority (e.g. county, state, federal)
to enforce such a mandate, and please
include under what type of order or
directive (e.g. county board policy, state
health department declaration, federal
agency guideline) would you require
in order to enforce any restrictions of
citizens’ lawful activities, commerce,
education or travel in Scott County,
Iowa, who do not comply with being
vaccinated?
Sheriff Lane: I would not direct
the Sheriff’s Office to enforce such a
mandate.
Question 3: Please apply the same
specifications from question 2 to a
requirement that Scott County citizens
must participate in a specific biologi-
cal test in order to continue their same
lawful activities.
Sheriff Lane: I would oppose manda-
tory biological testing and would not
direct the Sheriff’s Office to enforce
biological testing.
Question 6: Under what circum-
stances, if any, would you consider
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By Todd McGreevy
ceding the County Sheriff’s authority
to a state or federal agency appropriate
establishments. Although
the COVID-19 pandemic
and/or justified?
Sheriff Lane: I would not consider has had a serious effect
ceding the authority of the Office of on the lives of millions of
Sheriff to any state or federal agency.
Question 9: Do you consider an people, as Americans we
individual’s body his/her own private are entitled to choose how
property?
we mitigate our own risks.
Sheriff Lane: I consider an individu-
al’s body to be legally the same as their The fear and anxiety cre-
life or person which is constitutionally ated by those who demand
protected.
Fast forward to 2021, and Sheriff Lane
compliance is inexcusable.
has been contacted by local concerned We will enforce all rules
citizens who want to know where within the courtoom as
he stands on mask mandates. These
inquires were before the Iowa state directed by the judge. This
legislature passed and Governor Reyn- includes mask rules. At this
olds signed into law prohibitions on time there is no masking
mask mandates. Sheriff Lane’s response
requirement in the Scott
to those who have asked him is worth
printing here below. County courthouse court-
rooms.” – Sheriff Tim Lane
“As the Sheriff of Scott
If you value freedom in the county
County, I have directed my where you live, you must get to know
agency NOT to enforce your county sheriff. If you don’t even
know who your county sheriff is, then
mask mandates or to serve
it’s time to engage. Contact their office
any business with an en- and find out where they stand and let
forcement action for not your family and neighbors know if you
support your county sheriff and why.
following mask mandates
within their
Thank You for Your Support
A big “Thank You!” to all the readers who have reached out to
us telling us how much they value our questioning the official
COVID narrative to publish under reported research
and provide exposure to censored voices.
Your words of encouragement and financial support
are greatly appreciated and continue to motivate us.
We read all letters mailed to us at
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thru Fri Aug 13
Drawn to Spectacle, a playful exhibition that focuses on
spectacle and points a spotlight at our culture’s fascination
with fairs and circuses; enjoy some rarely seen works of art
and then drop in at our Midway where we invite you to share
your memories and participate in hands-on creative activities;
Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; $4-10;
for information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225
W. Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Sun
Aug 15
Tom Uttech: Origin, the exhibit features “Kisibakwad,”
the beloved painting from the Figge collection, alongside a
selection of large-scale photographs by the artist from the
collection of the Museum of Wisconsin Art; Tue.-Sat. 10am-
5pm, Thu. 10am-8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; $4-10; for information,
call 563-326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Sun Aug 15
Lesley Dill – Wilderness: Light Sizzles Around Me, a
uniquely inspired group of sculptures and two-dimensional
works more than a decade in the making; Tue.-Sat. 10am-
5pm, Thu. 10am-8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; $4-10; for information,
call 563-326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St.,
Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Sun Aug 22
Golden Light: Summer of New Beginnings, expressions of
hope and light by gallery artists Larry… Bereskin Gallery & Art
Academy, thru Thu Aug 26
Justin Wolfe Smith and Emily Stys in Saturday Night Fever @
Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri Aug 6 thru Wed Sep 8
Anne Kauf - Kara Fedje - Will Van Dyke, exhibits of
paintings by Kauf, textiles by… Quad City Arts Art @ the
Airport, thru Mon Aug 30
Deasia Hickman, art exhibit in the 4th Wednesdays Art…
Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities, thru
Tue Aug 31
Franklin Evans: Franklinsfootpaths, Evans uses the
Figge’s collection and architecture to create a site-specific
installation made up of painting, collage, sculpture, video,
personal ephemera, and layers of artists’ tape and other raw
materials in the Gildehaus Gallery; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu.
10am-8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; $4-10; for information, call 563-
326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Thu Sep 9
POP Power from Warhol to Koons: Masterworks from
the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family
Foundation, the exhibit provides audiences with a new look
at the work of Pop Art pioneers such as powerhouses Andy
Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and Roy Lichtenstein by presenting
their iconic works alongside those of their present-day
Neo-Pop counterparts; Tue.-Sat. 10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-
8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; $4-10; for information, call 563-326-
7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, thru Thu Sep 9
Youth Hope Cre8Studios Art Show, Youth Hope Middle
and High School Cre8Studios student… Moline Public
Library, Mon Aug 16 thru Thu Sep 9
Jim Dine and Lee Friedlander: Work from the Same
House, works by artists who have established long
distinguished careers in photography and painting; Tue.-Sat.
10am-5pm, Thu. 10am-8pm, Sun. noon-5pm; $4-10; for
information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W.
Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, Sat Aug 21
thru Thu Sep 9
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Classes
Take Home Workshop: Handmade Shower Pouf, scrub
yourself clean and save some money with this handmade…
Bettendorf Public Library, Thu Aug 5
Wine & Art: My Art Journal Speaks for Me, join artist
Latoya D Lewis for an amazing Art Journaling evening with
complimentary wine; experience turning blank pages
into artistic conversations, as she shares her passion for
creating beautiful pages to house beautiful words; $20’; for
information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W.
Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu
Aug 5
Figure Drawing, on Fridays, with facilitator Lee White;
participants learn by practicing their skills and adapting to
change. These are not instructed classes. Bring your own
supplies. All non-toxic and non-photographic media are
welcome; $15; for information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art
Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.
org, 5:30pm Fri Aug 6 thru Fri Aug 27
Happy Little Trees, with instructor Allen Halloway; join
us for an in-person adventure where we paint picturesque
landscapes reminiscent of Bob Ross; learn to make a painting
in one sitting using water-based oil paint; all supplies are
included; $25; for information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art
Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.
org, 10am Sat Aug 7
Virtual Event: Dollar Bill Origami, learn how to make
a variety of origami using just… Davenport Public Library -
Main Branch, 4pm Mon Aug 9
Southwest Craft Take ‘n’ Make, create cute woodland
animal treat bags, with treats included; for… Rock Island
Public Library - Southwest Branch, Tue Aug 10
Take and Make Adult Crafts: Donuts, we will have new
take and make adult crafts available… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, Tue Aug 10
Virtual Event: Living Proof Exhibit Creative Session,
learn to create a spoon rest using air dry clay with… Gilda’s
Club Quad Cities, 6pm Tue Aug 10
Landscape Photography on Location, with instructor
Randy Richmond; travel to the Mines of Spain near Dubuque
to photograph the landscape as part of this three-day
workshop; $80-95; for information, call 563-326-7804;
Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Wed Aug 11
Not Your Ordinary Batik Class, with instructor Mary
Stringer; create a wall hanging. Learn to play with fabric dyes,
wax resist, stencils, stamps, and embellishments; $40-55; for
information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W.
Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat
Aug 14
Life Drawing 3rd Sunday, with instructor Gary
Burlingame; artists from all over the QC… Bereskin Gallery &
Art Academy, 1pm Sun Aug 15
Take and Make Adult Crafts: Socks, we will have new
take and make adult crafts available… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, Tue Aug 17
Color Your Stress Away, relax, listen to music, and color
your night away; we… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Aug 18
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Take Home Workshop: Botanical Embroidery, using
basic embroidery stitches, make a beautiful small botanical
sampler;… Bettendorf Public Library, Thu Aug 19
Virtual Preservation Workshop: Photographic
Images, join us in learning how to practically care for and…
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 2pm Thu Aug 19
Tipsy Art, enjoy painting and wine with friends; for
information, call 309-373-5080… Hauberg Civic Center
Mansion, 7pm Fri Aug 20
The Calligraphy Experience, with instructors Amy
Nielsen and Paul Herrera; explore the history and origins of
western letterforms and their evolution into various written
languages; then learn the Uncial alphabet and write a quote
of your choosing; $20-35; for information, call 563-326-
7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 10am Sat Aug 21
Art Along the River: Videography, with Jeremy Wernli;
learn camera and YouTube basics to feel… LeClaire Park
Bandshell, 2pm Sun Aug 22
Virtual Felt Cardinal Keychain, join Rachel on the Silvis
Public Library Facebook page for… Silvis Public Library, 1pm
Mon Aug 23
Take and Make Adult Crafts: Dresses, we will have new
take and make adult crafts available… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, Tue Aug 24
Take and Make Adult Crafts: Lady Bugs, we will have
new take and make adult crafts available… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, Tue Aug 31
Take Home Workshop: Marbled Vase, nail polish turns
a plain vase into something spectacular; for… Bettendorf
Public Library, Thu Sep 2
Wine & Art: Diamonds are a Skull’s Best Friend, with
instructor: Gloria Burlingame; join us for an evening of art and
wine; Damien Hirst’s platinum cast skull is covered with 8,601
flawless diamonds; create your skull mask version with faux
jewels and metallic paint; $20; for information, call 563-326-
7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA,
FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6pm Thu Sep 2
Figure Drawing, on Fridays, with facilitator Lee White;
participants learn by practicing their skills and adapting to
change. These are not instructed classes. Bring your own
supplies. All non-toxic and non-photographic media are
welcome; $15; for information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art
Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.
org, 5:30pm Fri Sep 3
Happy Little Trees, with instructor Allen Halloway; join
us for an in-person adventure where we paint picturesque
landscapes reminiscent of Bob Ross; learn to make a painting
in one sitting using water-based oil paint; all supplies are
included; $25; for information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art
Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.
org, 10am Sat Sep 4
Take and Make Adult Crafts: Flower Clip, we will have
new take and make adult crafts available… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, Tue Sep 7
Call for Entry
Call for Entry: Quarantine Art Exhibition, for all artists
residing within a 250-mile radius of the QCs… Quad City Arts
Center, thru Fri Aug 6
MUSIC
NOLA Jazz Band, prelude concert to the Bix Beiderbecke
Memorial Jazz Festival… Putnam Museum & Science Center,
3pm Thu Aug 5
Shinedown, multi-platinum-selling rockers perform a
grandstand concert in the Mississippi Valley… Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, 8pm Thu Aug 5
2021 Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, concert
sets held in celebration of late jazz musician; Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, Thu Aug 5 thru Sat Aug 7
Charley Crockett, concert with the blues, country, and
Americana singer, guitarist, and… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri
Aug 6
Live @ Five: Heads in Motion, a concert in the annual
summer series sponsored by Downtown… RME Courtyard,
5pm Fri Aug 6
FREE ASSANGE.
Old Dominion, Nashville-based country musicians perform
a grandstand concert in the Mississippi… Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 8pm Fri Aug 6
Wave Makers: Orlando Coolridge & Vagabond
Maurice (as Slumpgang777) - EverEvolved - Blaise
B - Aubs. - Sons Of Mars - DK, a night of outdoor music and
art featuring vendors IAMARTGOD, Roan… Rozz-Tox, 5pm
Fri Aug 6
All Sweat Productions Performs Abbey Road, River
Music Experience and Rock Island Parks and Recreation
present local musicians performing… Schwiebert Riverfront
Park, 7pm Sat Aug 7
Cakewalkin’ Jass Band, grave-site concert in the Bix
Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival… Oakdale Memorial
Gardens, 10am Sat Aug 7
Fresh Wax: All the Waves w/ Bob Herington, free
outdoor concert in which the owner of Ragged Records
is stopping by to spin some of his favorites from the 70s &
80s; masks are required to enter the building and use the
restrooms… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Sat Aug 7
Pitbull, raper/singer/songwriter Armando Christian Pérez
performs a grandstand concert in the… Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 8pm Sat Aug 7
Craig Morgan, chart-topping country star performs a
grandstand concert in the Mississippi… Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 8pm Sun Aug 8
Vincent Neil Emerson, concert with the Texas-based
singer/songwriter; $10… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Tue Aug 10
Figge and RME Present Jazz on the Plaza, guests will be
able to listen to jazz music from the Edgar Crockett Quartet,
partake in jazz-inspired art activities related to jazz music,
utilize drawing horses to sketch the band, and partake in food
and beverages for purchase from the Figge Cafe’s Chef Stu;
bring chairs; for information, call 563-326-7804; Figge Art
Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport IA, FiggeArtMuseum.
org, 5pm Thu Aug 12
Justin Wells, concert with the country-music and roots-rock
singer/songwriter and special guests;… Raccoon Motel, 7pm
Thu Aug 12
Tab Benoit, concert with the acclaimed blues guitarist
and B.B. King Entertainer of the Year award; $25-35; for
tickets and information, call 844-852-4FUN; Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8:30pm Thu Aug 12
Thick Paint - Salsa Chest, concert with the indie musicians;
$10; you will need to show… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Thu Aug 12
Live @ Five: The Dawn, a concert in the annual summer
series sponsored by Quad… RME Courtyard, 5pm Fri Aug 13
Ya Maka My Weekend: Jumbies - Baby J & Golden
Street Band - Drea & Zion - Iyahbinghi - Universal
Expression - Indika, Downtown Rock Island and the
Daiquiri Factory host the return… Downtown Rock Island,
4pm Sat Aug 14
Big River Brass Band, donations appreciated; for
information, call 309-792-3131… LeClaire Park Bandshell, 7pm
Sun Aug 15
Elizabeth Moen - Wyatt Waddell, concert with the
Iowa-based singer/songwriter, featuring an opening set by
Wyatt… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Aug 15
The Beach Boys, concert with the legendary surf-rock
performers, Rock And Roll Hall of Famers, and recipients
of the Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award; $45-85; for
tickets and information, call 844-852-4FUN; Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com,7:30pm Sun Aug 15
Ani DiFranco, the iconic singer/songwriter performs the
Barn’s grand re-opening show; $45… Codfish Hollow Barn,
7pm Thu Aug 19
Allie Colleen, concert with the rising Nashville country
singer; $12… The Rust Belt, 8pm Fri Aug 20
The Music of Boston and Journey w/ Tommy DeCarlo,
concert with the singer of the legendary rock band Boston
since 2007; $29-39; for tickets and information, call 563-328-
8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Aug 20
Tiffany & the Boy Band Night, the legendary pop star and
the Band Boy Night live… Jumer’s Casino & Hotel, 7:30pm Fri
Aug 20
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Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops: The Music
of The Rolling Stones – Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
1969, Quad City Symphony Orchestra musicians perform hits
from the iconic… LeClaire Park Bandshell, 7:30pm Sat Aug 21
Susto - She Returns From War - Mel Washington
- Haiva ru - Little Bird, concert with the South Carolina-
based rockers, featuring sets by… Codfish Hollow Barn, 7pm
Sat Aug 21
Shakey Graves - Tre Burt, concert with the Texas-based
blues, folk, country, and rock singer/songwriter,… Codfish
Hollow Barn, 7pm Sun Aug 22
Angela Meyer - Logan Springer, concert with the pop and
country singers and instrumentalists; $12… Raccoon Motel,
7pm Thu Aug 26
Bee Gees Gold Tribute, concert with the touring disco
performers tribute musicians; 6pm buffet,… Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, 7:15pm Thu Aug 26
Live @ Five: Class of ’82, a concert in the annual summer
series sponsored by NerdFest & Massetone… RME Courtyard,
5pm Fri Aug 27
Mike & the Moonpies - Buffalo Gospel, concert with
the neotraditional country and Americana band based in
Austin,… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Fri Aug 27
Tunes At the Tulip: Freddy Allen & Nervous Neal
Smith, $5 at the door; for information, call 309-373-5080…
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 6pm Fri Aug 27
Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour, four-time
Grammy Award winners and Rock & Roll Hall of… TaxSlayer
Center, 7:30pm Sat Aug 28
Northern Parallels 050: All Day/All Night Open
Air, celebration of the 50th Northern Parallels with DJs
Kinny::Kindig, Mike Derer,… Rozz-Tox, 4pm Sat Aug 28
Lolo - Desert Noises - Hembree, concert with singer/
songwriter Lauren Pritchard, featuring opening sets by
Desert… Codfish Hollow Barn, 7pm Sat Aug 28
KT Tunstall, alternative rocker in concert; $30 adv / $35 day
of… The Redstone Room, 7pm Sun Aug 29
Pinegrove - Miloe - Grumpy, concert with the rock band
formed in Montclair, New Jersey… Codfish Hollow Barn,
7:30pm Tue Aug 31
Dwight Yoakam, concert with the multi-platinum-selling,
Grammy Award-winning country musician $49-128; for
tickets, call 800-745-3000; Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 7:30pm Fri Sep 3
Live @ Five: Bobby Ray Bunch, a concert in the annual
summer series sponsored by MidAmerican… RME Courtyard,
5pm Fri Sep 3
Marshall Charloff Purple Xperience: A Tribute to
Prince, the tribute act performs live at Jumer’s Lakeside
Patio; 6:30pm… Jumer’s Casino & Hotel, 7:30pm Fri Sep 3
Susan Perrin-Sallak and Kevin Babbitt in Outside Mullingar @
Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Aug 5 thru Sun Aug 15
9
Little River Band, concert with the multi-platinum-
selling band behind “Reminiscing,” “The Night Owls,” and
“Lonesome Loser”; $30-60; for tickets and information, call
563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sat
Sep 4
George Thorogood & the Destroyers, concert with the
band that has sold over 15 million albums and played more
than 8,000 ferocious live shows; for tickets and information,
call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com,
8pm Sun Sep 5
Son Little, concert with the rhythm & blues musician from
Philadelphia; $18… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Sep 5
Baby Blues Beach-Style Festival: The Main Street
Rambles (11am) - The Tim Stop Band (2pm) - The
Bamboozlers (4pm), held on Main Street; featuring local
musicians the Main Street… Downtown Port Byron, 11am
Mon Sep 6
Waxahatchee, barn concert with the indie music project
formed in 2010 by… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Thu Sep 9
LITERARY ARTS
Virtual Presentation – Opening the Box: Collections
about the Historic Mississippi Valley Fair and
Fairgrounds, explore and learn about the curious world
of archives and… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
2:30pm Fri Aug 6
Bright & Morning Star, a discussion of Richard Wright’s
short story with the Shorts… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Mon Aug 9
Virtual Book Club – Shorts & Sweets, discuss a new short
story every month with a variety… Davenport Public Library -
Main Branch, 10am Mon Aug 9
The Snow Child, a discussion of Eowyn Ivey’s book with the
Get Lit… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Aug 10
The Water Dancer, a discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book
with the West End… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Aug 10
The Starless Sea, a discussion of Erin Morganstern’s novel
with the Between the… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Aug 11
The Tipping Point, a discussion of Malcolm Gladwell’s
book with the Non-Fiction Book… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 6pm Thu Aug 12
Virtual Event: The Atlas 16 Release Party, a virtual open
house where interns from the Young Emerging… Midwest
Writing Center, Thu Aug 12
Sleep No More, a discussion of PD James’ book with the
Book Babes Plus… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 6:30pm Tue Aug 17
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THEATRE
Quad City Music Guild's
Matilda: The Musical
Friday, August 6, through Sunday, August 15 @
Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Avenue, Moline, IL
Sara Wegener, Lauren VanSpeybroeck, Wrigley Mancha,
Ellerie Hurley, and Micah Roldan in Matilda: The Musical
W DANCE
inner of five 2013 Tony Awards and
London’s record-holder for the most
Olivier Awards ever won by a musical,
the Broadway smash Matilda: The Musical con-
tinues Quad City Music Guild’s summer of live
performances at Moline’s Prospect Park Audito-
rium, its August 6 through 15 run treating family
audiences to a delightful entertainment that the
New York Times called “an exhilarating tale of
empowerment” told with “astonishing slyness
and grace.”
In the show, Matilda is a little girl with
astonishing wit, intelligence, and psycho-
kinetic powers who is unloved by her cruel
parents but cherished by her endearing yet shy
teacher Miss Honey. Over the course of her
first term at school, Matilda and Miss Honey
have a profound effect on each other’s lives, as
Miss Honey begins not only to recognize but
also appreciate Matilda’s extraordinary per-
sonality. Matilda’s school life isn’t completely
smooth sailing, however – the school’s mean
headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, hates children
and just loves thinking up new punishments
for those who don’t abide by her rules. But
Matilda has courage and cleverness in equal
amounts, and could prove to be her fellow
pupils’ saving grace.
Inspired by the iconic children’s book
by Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie & the
Chocolate Factory and James & the Giant
Peach, the Tony-winning Matilda: The Musi-
cal is a captivating modern masterpiece that
revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power
of imagination, and the inspiring story of a
girl who dreams of a better life. As stated in
the Hollywood Reporter, “This funhouse fairy
tale is by turns riotous and poignant, grotesque
and menacing, its campy comic exaggeration
equaled only by its transporting emotional
power.”
Directing Matilda: The Musical for Quad
City Music Guild is Heather Beck, whose
previous productions for the company have
included 2017’s The Little Mermaid and 2015’s
Urinetown. Her creative team includes music
FREE ASSANGE.
director Adam Beck, assistant music director
Randin Letendre, choreographer Hillary Erb,
costume designer Peggy Freeman, lighting
designer Steve Parmley, sound designer Ryan
Mandle, prop designer Katy Henderson, pro-
ducer Anthony Greer, and Kevin Pieper, who
serves as assistant director, stage manager, and
set designer.
The show’s title character is played by area
stage veteran Wrigley Mancha, whose other
recent performances include the Black Box
Theatre’s I Never Saw Another Butterfly and the
Spotlight Theatre musicals Big, Billy Elliot, and
even the 2019 production of Matilda. Lauren
VanSpeybroeck, who has enjoyed leading roles
in Music Guild’s Legally Blonde: The Musi-
cal and the Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse’s The
Sound of Music, portrays Miss Honey, while
the evil Miss Trunchbull is played by Sara
Wegener, a recent veteran of the Spotlight
Theatre’s The Wedding Singer, the Black Box
Theatre’s Assassins, and Music Guild’s Dirty
Rotten Scoundrels.
Thirty-one local talents,meanwhile,
complete the Matilda: The Musical ensemble:
Melissa Anderson-Clark, Traveyon Bland,
Miguel Cornelius, Madison Crumbleholme,
Grace Engstrom, Ava Ethridge, Colin
Hepner, Elise Hiatt, Tony Hiatt, Samantha
Hofstetter, Ellerie Hurley, Braeson Jackson,
Helena Jackson, Alex King, Ali Knollenberg,
Michelle Lefler, Harper Moran, Kate Moran,
Alex Pappas, Christian Raya, Kallie Reische,
Antoine Richmond, Micah Roldan, Michael
Schmidt, Audrey Seneli, Hailie Shemek, Celine
Suarez, Dorothy Turner, Keegan Walker, Sam
Whan, and Amber Whitaker.
Quad City Music Guild’s Matilda: The
Musical runs at the Prospect Park Auditorium
August 6 through 15, with performances
Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and
Sundays at 2 p.m.. Admission is $11-16, and
more information and tickets are available by
calling (309)762-6610 and visiting
QCMusicGuild.com.
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LITERARY ARTS
Virtual Book ’Em Mystery Book Club, we will be meeting
on Zoom; books are provided on… Moline Public Library,
1pm Tue Aug 17
A Wilderness Station and Dimensions, a discussion of
two short stories by Alice Munro with… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Wed Aug 18
Pride, Prejudice, & Other Flavors, a discussion of Sonali
Dev’s book with the Novel Naptime… Moline Public Library,
10:30am Wed Aug 18
There There, a discussion of Tommy Orange’s novel with
the Brown Bag… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 1pm Wed Aug 25
Virtual Brown Bag Book Club, sign out a copy at the
Eastern Avenue Branch; copies… Davenport Public Library -
Main Branch, 1pm Wed Aug 25
Virtual Iowa Statehood Book Club – The Sacred Cause
of Union: Iowa and the Civil War, a discussion of Thomas
Baker’s book; we will be offering… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Wed Sep 1
Virtual Presentation – Opening the Box: Presented
by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center,
explore and learn about the curious world of archives and…
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 2:30pm Fri Sep 3
Virtual Baking From Books: Beartown, in this series, one
of our reference librarians will attempt… Davenport Public
Library - Main Branch, 8:30am Sat Sep 4
Virtual Alpha Book Club, title TBA; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 1:30pm Mon Sep 6
Virtual Event: The Art of Reading Book Club, an all-
online graphic novel book club, with no set meeting… Moline
Public Library, Mon Sep 6
Virtual Pageturners, we will be meeting on Zoom; books
are provided on… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Sep 7
Under the Banner Of Heaven, a discussion of John
Krakauer’s novel with the Between the… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Sep 8
THEATRE
Performances
Newsies: The Musical, Countryside Community Theatre
presents the Tony-winning musical adapted from the…
North Scott High School Fine Arts Auditorium, Thu Aug 5
thru Sun Aug 8
The Mountaintop, Katori Hall’s fictional depiction of Martin
Luther King Jr.’s last night… The Mockingbird on Main, 8pm
Thu Aug 5 thru Sat Aug 7
Virtual Performance – Mary & Ethel: How I Learned
to Sing, thru Aug. 8; virtual encore performances of the
Mississippi Bend… Brunner Theatre Center, Augustana
College, Thu Aug 5 thru Sun Aug 8
Constellations, Nick Payne’s time-looping love story,
directed by James Beaudry; Thu.-Sat.… Clinton Area
Showboat Theatre, Thu Aug 5 thru Sun Aug 15
Outside Mullingar, John Patrick Shanley’s Tony-nominated
romantic comedy, directed by Jennifer Kingry;… Richmond
Hill Barn Theatre, Thu Aug 5 thru Sun Aug 15
The Robber Bridegroom, Alfred Uhry’s Tony-winning
bluegrass musical, directed by Dan Danielowski; Tue.-Sat.…
Timber Lake Playhouse, Thu Aug 5 thru Sun Aug 15
Matilda: The Musical, Tony-winning musical based on
Roald Dahl’s children’s-book classic, directed by Heather
Beck; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun. 2pm; $11-16; for tickets and
information, call 309-762-6610; Quad City Music Guild
- Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline IL,
QCMusicGuild.com, Fri Aug 6 thru Sun Aug 15
Saturday Night Fever, musical adaptation of the Oscar-
nominated disco sensation starring John Travolta;… Circa ’21
Dinner Playhouse, Fri Aug 6 thru Wed Sep 8
Dear Edwina, a Magic Owl Children’s Theatre production of
the family musical by… Timber Lake Playhouse, 2pm Tue Aug
10 thru Sat Aug 14
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The Comedy of Errors, outdoor production of William
Shakespeare’s comedy classic; Thu.-Sun. 7:30pm; free…
Riverside Theatre Festival Stage, 7:30pm Fri Aug 13 thru Sun
Aug 22
Frozen Jr., one-act version of Disney’s Oscar-winning
animated smash, directed by Richard… Ohnward Fine Arts
Center, Sat Aug 14 thru Sun Aug 15
Murder in Green Meadows, Douglas Post’s thriller about
two married suburban couples, directed by… The Black Box
Theatre, Thu Aug 19 thru Sun Aug 29
Ain’t Misbehavin’, Tony-winning tribute to the music of
Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller, directed… Timber Lake Playhouse, Thu
Aug 19 thru Mon Aug 30
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, jukebox-musical
celebration of the 1950s rock-and-roll icon; for tickets and…
Timber Lake Playhouse, 7:30pm Thu Sep 9
Auditions & Calls for Entry
Rising Stars’ Private Lessons/Small Group Lessons/
Coaching, we are now offering private lessons, small group
lessons, and… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Thu Aug 5 thru
Thu Sep 9
Auditions: You Can’t Take It with You, auditions for the
Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman comedy… Playcrafters
Barn Theatre, Sat Aug 7 and Sun Aug 8
Summer Camp: Popcorn Players – Dr. Seuss Mayhem,
thru Aug. 13, for students entering grades K-1; these
sessions… Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 9am
Mon Aug 9
Summer Camp: Character Factory, thru Aug. 20, for
students entering grades 5-6; through a… Coralville Center
for the Performing Arts, 9am Mon Aug 16
Change of Seasons Celebration, join City Circle Theatre
Company and Young Footliters Youth Theatre… Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts, 1:30pm Sun Aug 22
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes, offering
classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Conditioning,
Creative Movement, and Adult Ballet, for ages 3 to adult;
all classes taught by the company’s professional dancers;
for information and to register, call 309-786-2677… Ballet
Quad Cities School of Dance, 617 17th St., Rock Island IL
BalletQuadCities.com, Thu Aug 5 thru Thu Sep 9
Ballet on the Lawn, dance vignettes with Ballet Quad Cities
at 1, 3, & 6pm; fun-filled performance featuring old and new
favorites, and premiering a new piece with live music; find
your picnic spot with friends and family and connect through
the arts; $15-25, charcuterie picnic box available to order for
$20; for information, call 309-786-3779; Davenport Outing
Club, 2109 N. Brady St., Davenport IA, BalletQuadCities.com,
Sun Aug 22
The Sampson Bros.: Indigenous Music/Dance Duo,
performing Native hoop dance to hip-hop, two Minneapolis
brothers have… John & Alice Butler Hall - University of
Dubuque Heritage Center, 7:30pm Wed Sep 1
COMEDY
Comedy Open Mic Night, if you’ve got something funny to
say, say it here;… Village Theatre, 8pm Thu Aug 5
SUYP Comedy Presents: Truth or Dare!, performers
must admit to humiliating truths, perform outrageous dares,
and… Village Theatre, 8pm Sat Aug 7
Zach Martina, standup comedian performs in the
Tomfoolery on Tremont series; for… Renwick Mansion, 8pm
Sun Aug 22
Austin Black, standup comedian performs in the
Tomfoolery on Tremont series; for… Renwick Mansion, 8pm
Sun Aug 29
MUSEUMS
Who? What? Wear? German Costume and Culture,
this exhibition will address the history, culture,… German
American Heritage Center, thru Sun Aug 22
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Faces of the Past, an original Putnam exhibit that explores
portraiture around… Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru
Tue Aug 31
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Historic Mansion & Carriage House Tours, on Fridays;
explore the history of the Hauberg Estate; $10… Hauberg VISUAL ARTS
Civic Center Mansion, 1pm Fri Aug 6 thru Fri Aug 27

Play: The Story of Toys, in this exhibit for all ages, you’ll…
Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru Tue Aug 31
The Colors of Culture, an original Putnam exhibit in the
Putnam’s new World Culture… Putnam Museum & Science
Food Truck Weekends, on Fridays and Saturdays; enjoy
additional food options provided by your… Jumer’s Casino &
Golden Light: Summer of New
Beginnings
Hotel, 4pm Fri Aug 6 thru Sat Aug 28
Davenport Freight House Farmers’ Market, discover

Exhibit: Through Thursday, August 26

Center, thru Tue Aug 31
Jugendstil: Art for All, at the turn of the 20th century,…
German American Heritage Center, thru Thu Sep 9
OMg! Elements of Surprise, in this fascinating, interactive
exhibit, you’ll explore how these elements shape… Putnam
Museum & Science Center, thru Thu Sep 9
Historic Summer Walking Tours, on Saturdays; learn
about where German immigrants worked, lived, and…
German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat Aug 7 thru Sat
Aug 21
A Virtual Conversation with Russell Curry of Curious
Music, Curry is the founder of Coralville based music label
Curious… German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Aug
15
a treasure trove of hand-crafted goods; Sun. 10am-2pm,
Wed.4-8pm,… Freight House Farmer’s Market, Sat Aug 7
thru Sun Aug 29
Opening Reception: Friday, August 6, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Butterworth Center/Deere-Wiman House Sunday Beréskin Gallery & Art Academy,
Tours, on Sundays; for information, call 309-743-2700…
Butterworth Center, Sun Aug 8 thru Sun Aug 29 2967 State Street, Bettendorf, IA
Library 2GO: Weekly Curbside, on Mondays; we are fully
open for entry and browsing,… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, Mon Aug 9 thru Mon Aug 23
Butterworth Center/Deere-Wiman House Guided
Outdoor Tours, on Mondays; for information, call 309-743-
2700… Butterworth Center, 2:30pm Mon Aug 9 thru Mon
Aug 30
ESL Conversation Circles, practice conversations in
English; free; for information, call 309-524-2470… Moline
Public Library, 1pm Tue Aug 10 thru Tue Aug 24

MOVIES 2021 Tug Fest, annual carnival event featuring a tug-of-war

Into America’s Wild, the film follows three self-proclaimed
“adventurers” on… Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru
Thu Sep 9
Transit, an outdoor screening of the Christian Petzold film;
presented as part of… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Fri Aug 13
over… LeClaire and Port Byron Levees, Thu Aug 12 thru Sat
Aug 14
Hauberg Estate Garden Crew, on Thursdays; seeking
enthusiastic volunteers who are willing to get their hands
dirty;… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, Thu Aug 12 thru Thu
Aug 26

At the Movies!, hosted by the Rock Island Library, meet QC Hot Air Balloon Festival, attendees can expect to view
us before the movie for… Alan Campbell Sports Complex, the… Rhythm City Casino Resort, 4pm Fri Aug 13 and Sat
7:30pm Sat Aug 14 Aug 14

Raya & the Last Dragon, a screening of the animated hit in Black Hawk Hiking Club Hike, to End of Summer
the Movies in… Longview Park, 8pm Sat Aug 14 Overnight, Pinicon Ridge Park, Central City, IA;… 2:30pm Fri
Aug 13 Larry Jon Davis, Lilies and Lotus at Lock 13
Divide Light, the film by award-winning Filmmaker Ed

Robbins portrays the original opera created by Artist Lesley
Dill and composer Richard Marriott and contemporizes the
works of poet Emily Dickinson; free; for information, call 563-
326-7804; Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport
IA, FiggeArtMuseum.org, 6:30pm Thu Aug 19
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, an outdoor screening of the Rainer
Werner Fassbinder film; presented as part… Rozz-Tox, 8pm
Fri Sep 3
SPORTS
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Beloit Snappers,
minor-league baseball game; for information and tickets,
call 563-324-3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St.,
Davenport IA. MILB.com/quad-cities Tue Aug 10 thru Sun
Aug 15
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Wisconsin Timber
Rattlers, minor-league baseball game; for information and
tickets, call 563-324-3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S.
Gaines St., Davenport IA. MILB.com/quad-cities Tue Aug 24
thru Sun Aug 29
2nd Annual Ridgecrest Foundation Golf Outing, $200/
team for a 4-person preferred ball tournament; cost includes:
9… Sunrise Golf Course, 9am Sat Aug 28
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Peoria Chiefs,
minor-league baseball game; for information and tickets,
call 563-324-3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St.,
Davenport IA. MILB.com/quad-cities 6:30pm Tue Sep 7 thru
Thu Sep 9
OTHER EVENTS
2021 Mississippi Valley Fair, the return of the annual
outdoor fair… Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, Thu Aug 5 thru
Sun Aug 8
Grill & Chill at Whiskey Stop, on Thursdays; we provide
the grill and sides (Salad, Baked… Whiskey Stop, 5pm Thu
Aug 5 thru Thu Aug 26
Virtual Event: Book Lovers Bingo, see how many spots
you can fill… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, Thu
Aug 5 thru Tue Aug 31
OWL Event: Freight House Farmer’s Market, with
freebies, swag, and information about all the great
happenings… Freight House Farmer’s Market, 7:30am Sat
Aug 14 thru Sat Aug 28
#Iowa175 Celebration, it’s the 175th Anniversary of Iowa
Statehood and the Main… Davenport Public Library - Main
Branch, 4:30pm Thu Aug 19
2021 Alternating Currents Festival, the festival will
showcase 100+ performances, film screenings… Downtown
Davenport, Thu Aug 19 thru Sun Aug 22
Davenport Public Library’s OWLT & About: Fejervary
Fun Day, enjoy a take-and-make craft, get a library card,
check out… Fejervary Learning Center, noon Sat Aug 21
Floatzilla 2021, take part in the largest paddle on the
Mississippi; experience… Sunset Park, 7am Sat Aug 21
Night Sky Viewing, in the zoo parking lot; Venus and
Mercury will be low… Niabi Zoo, 8pm Sat Aug 21
Wrestling with God Retreat, a day of retreat with Fr. Bob
Miller and Dr.… St. Alphonsus Parish, 8am Tue Aug 24
Dog Park Day, join your library in the Eleanor Wallace Dog
Park for National… Hasselroth Park, 8:30am Thu Aug 26
Tune Up for Taming, training session open to September
12 Taming of the Slough… Bass Street YMCA & Sylvan
Boathouse, 5:30pm Thu Aug 26
Virtual Event – Final Friday Trivia, you can participate
by yourself, with your family at home,… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Fri Aug 27
CASI’s 39th St. Patrick’s Day Race and 5K, sign up for
the Tot Trot, 1-Mile Family Fun Run,… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Sat Aug 28
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill 9th Annual
Shamrockin’ Paddy O’Pardy, an August St. Patrick’s Day
bash featuring performances by Dave &… Kavanaugh’s
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 10am Sat Aug 28
Vettes on the River, an all-Corvette car show; proceeds
from this annual event are… LeClaire Levee, Sat Aug 28
Black Hawk Hiking Club Hike, to Valley of Eden Bird
Sanctuary, Stockton, IL, and Apple River… 10:30am Sat Aug
28
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T
he longer summer days and the color
of light in the evening has not gone
unnoticed by the artists at the Beréskin
Gallery & Art Academy, and through August
26, works by some of the Bettendorf venue’s
45 artisans will be on display in the exhibi-
tion Golden Light: Summer of New Begin-
nings, personal expressions of hope and light
inspired by the summer rays and the hope
of better days for our community and world.
Discussing one of the works by one of
Golden Light’s artists, Larry Jon Davis’ Lilies
& Lotus at Lock 13, said gallery owner Pat
Beréskin, “changed the course of my day. I
had a day where I was trying to do too much
– a bit stressed you could say. I opened my
e-mail to a note from Larry telling me what
he was working on. The image stopped me
dead in my tracks and gave me such a sense
of peace and calm. I took a deep breath and
let the image wash over me. It was a total
restart to my day. Art does that. It has the
ability to take us away to a different place – a
different mood.”
Debora Stewart recently exhibited at
Zhou B gallery Chicago in the International
Association of Pastel Society Master Circle
exhibition. Typically, Stewart works in
abstraction and pastel, and her latest work
Red Blooms received high acclaim in its
recent debut. Stewart is a seasoned artist,
teacher, and has presented workshops all
over the world, with one of her seminars
being presented at the Beréskin Gallery this
coming spring.
Hans Olson is from Fairfield, Iowa, and
lives up to his reputation of capturing the
true nature of the Midwest in oil. His latest
work in the gallery typifies the rolling hills
and ever changing texture and light within
a landscape. Rose Moore, a local favorite,
finds a full range of color and light in her
most recent work The Maples, a piece that
provides a stunning breadth of range within
the four edges of the canvas.
Brad Bisbey, meanwhile, has 20 new works
based on his New Orleans figure-painting
group. During the pandemic, several art
groups took to meeting online as a way
to continue working in safety. This also
provided a new opportunity to paint models
who streamed video from their own homes.
“For me,” said Bisbey, “this created deeper
connections with the models. These paint-
ings are the result of our separation due to
the pandemic that ironically allowed an
intimate look at people in a genuine setting.
These are telling snapshots into other’s
lives.”
For years, Bisbey has painted in acrylic
because of an allergy to traditional oil paint
and thinners. Switching to water-based oil
after a 25-year hiatus, however, has allowed
him to add another element to these master-
ful works. As Beréskin said, “This series
shows a breakthrough in his paintings.
There is a different emotion and range of
color that Brad’s brush expresses. This is a
new depth that I have not seen from his work
before.”
Additional artisans whose works are
featured in Golden Light: Summer of New
Beginnings include venue favorites Pat
Halverson, Dean Kuegler, Steve Sinner, Troy
Swangstu, and Pat Beréskin herself, and an
opening reception for the exhibit will take
place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on August 6. The
exhibition itself will be on display through
August 26, with regular gallery hours
Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. The venue is also open by appointment,
and more information is available by calling
(563)508-4630 and visiting
BereskinArtGallery.com.
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OTHER EVENTS
Flea Market, with antiques, jewelry, collectibles, and
more; $3 admission; for information,… Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 8am Sun Aug 29
Davenport Freight House Farmers’ Market, discover
a treasure trove of hand-crafted goods; Sun. 10am-2pm,
Wed.4-8pm,… Freight House Farmer’s Market, Wed Sep 1
thru Wed Sep 8
Virtual Event: Outside Activity Bingo, either pick up a
Bingo card in… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, Wed
Sep 1 thru Thu Sep 9
22nd Annual Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tours, guided
golf-cart tours of riverfront trails… River Action, Thu Sep 2
and Fri Sep 3
Grill & Chill at Whiskey Stop, on Thursdays; we provide
the grill and sides (Salad, Baked… Whiskey Stop, 5pm Thu
Sep 2 thru Thu Sep 9
NES @ Night, on Thursdays; party like it’s 1989; pop in and
post… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
6pm Thu Sep 2 thru Thu Sep 9
Tune Up for Taming, training session open to September
12 Taming of the Slough… Bass Street YMCA & Sylvan
Boathouse, 5:30pm Thu Sep 2 thru Thu Sep 9
Historic Mansion & Carriage House Tours, on Fridays;
explore the history of the Hauberg Estate; $10,… Hauberg
Civic Center Mansion, 1pm Fri Sep 3
2021 Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the return of the
largest go-karting… Downtown Rock Island, Sat Sep 4 and
Sun Sep 5
Hauberg Estate Garden Crew, seeking enthusiastic
volunteers who are willing to get their hands dirty;…
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, Thu Sep 9
NOW THRU
SEPTEMBER 19
Escape the summer heat and pop into
the Figge for our newest, “coolest”
major exhibition featuring over 100
artworks from Pop Art’s greatest artists,
including Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Roy
Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and more.
It’s sure to pack a punch!
BUY ADVANCED TICKETS ONLINE
figgeartmuseum.org / 563.326.7804
FREE ASSANGE.
Will Van Dykes, Ode to a Chicago Water Tower
@ Quad City Arts International Airport Gallery through August 30.
LECTURES
Beiderbecke and Bellson, a Channel Cat Talk with Josh
Duffee of the Bix… Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am Thu
Aug 5
Patriots of the Prairie: John Brown Strides Down
Brady Street, a Riverine Walk; historian Karen Anderson
explains how abolitionists of… River Action, 9am Sat Aug 7
River Landscape Mosaic, a Channel Cat Talk with Dr.
Reuben Heine and Dr.… Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am Tue
Aug 10 and Thu Aug 12
Genesis Health System | Sears Seating | Xenotronics Company
Media Sponsor: Quad-City Times
Virtual Presentation – Exploring Intersections:
Eliminating Gun Violence, a live-streamed conversation
series in the “Catholic Sisters on Racism,… Humility of Mary
Center, 3pm Wed Aug 11
Virtual Remembering World War I History Series:
Pershing’s Army, take another look at World War I military
history, and learn… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 6pm Wed Aug 11
Virtual WWI Lecture Series: Pershing’s First Army, join
Kevin Braafladt, the Army Sustainment Command Deputy
Historian at… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm
Wed Aug 11
Renewing Moline: Redeveloping the Riverfront, a
Riverine Walk; Alex Elias of Renew Moline offers an… River
Action, Wed Aug 11 and Sat Aug 14
Virtual Presentation – Haunted History? The Darker
Side of Davenport: Mayhem, Mysteries and Ghost Tales,
German American Heritage Center Director, Kelly Lao will
guide us… Moline Public Library, noon Fri Aug 13
Virtual Presentation: Improve Your Resume with
Practical Strategies, in this workshop, you’ll get four
strategies to improve your… Davenport Public Library - Main
Branch, 6:30pm Mon Aug 16
How to Pay for College: Understanding the Financial
Aid Process presented by ICAN, presented by Lupe
Hernandez, a Student Success Advisor with the Iowa
College… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
6pm Tue Aug 17
Quad City’s “First Residents”, a Channel Cat Talk with
Christina Kastell, Curator at the… Riverbend Commons Dock,
9am Tue Aug 17 and Thu Aug 19
Confluence, a Riverine Walk; Augustana College’s Dr. Norm
Moline discusses how… River Action, Wed Aug 18 thru Sat
Aug 21
Virtual Presentation: The Lafayette Escadrille,
a program in the 3rd Thursday at Hoover’s Presidential
Library… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Thu
Aug 19
Anticipating the Flood, a Channel Cat Talk; Jessica Brooks
of the National Oceanic… Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am
Tue Aug 24 and Thu Aug 26
Stubb’s Eddy and Village of East Davenport, a Riverine
Walk; historian Karen Anderson explains why Stubb’s Eddy…
River Action, Wed Aug 25 and Sat Aug 28
Legacy of Campbell’s Island, a Riverine Walk; Susan
McPeters, D.A.R., provides early stories about… River Action,
Wed Sep 1 and Sat Sep 4
Virtual Presentation – Exploring Intersections:
Economic Justice, a live-streamed conversation series in
the “Catholic Sisters on Racism,… Humility of Mary Center,
3pm Wed Sep 8
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COURSES
Webinar: Our Chemical Environment: Racial
Disparities in Phthalate Exposure, this webinar
describes how higher exposure early in life may… University
of Illinois Extension - Milan, noon Wed Aug 11
Webinar: End of Summer Planted Fall Vegetables,
with horticulture educator Bruce J. Black; foster the love of…
University of Illinois Extension - Milan, 1:30pm Tue Aug 17
Webinar – Storing your Summer Harvest, after a
bountiful summer harvest, you will want to ensure…
University of Illinois Extension - Milan, noon Wed Aug 18
Webinar: Science of Stem Cells: Fact versus Fictions,
we’ll uncover popular myths surrounding stem cell research
and its… University of Illinois Extension - Milan, noon Wed
Aug 18
Rules of the Road Class, Nancy Johnson, associated with
AARP and the Office of the… Moline Public Library, 1:30pm
Thu Aug 19
Webinar – Understanding the Impact of Adverse
Childhood Experiences (ACEs), recent research has
revealed that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can…
University of Illinois Extension - Milan, 2pm Thu Aug 19
Webinar: How Bias and Racism Impact Health Systems
and the Patient Experience, patient care is shaped by
adverse influences that may result… University of Illinois
Extension - Milan, noon Wed Aug 25
Webinar – Keys for Embracing Aging: Safety, practicing
home, transportation, health, recreation, and emergency
safety is important… University of Illinois Extension - Milan,
10am Thu Sep 2
Main Menu: Genealogy, a Beginner’s Workshop, on
Thursdays; classes will be led by experienced genealogist
Anne… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 1pm Thu
Sep 2 thru Thu Sep 9
Citizenship Test Preparation Course, this free eight-
week course series meets every Thursday until October…
Moline Public Library, 10am Thu Sep 9
Webinar – Healthy Behaviors for a Healthy Immune
System, we want to do all we can to protect ourselves…
University of Illinois Extension - Milan, 10am Thu Sep 9
Webinar – Keys for Embracing Aging: Know Your
Numbers, certain health numbers can save and extend your
life; these… University of Illinois Extension - Milan, 10am Thu
Sep 9
MEETINGS
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
on Tuesdays; activities may include voting on actions and
conducting public hearings;… Scott County Administrative
Center, 5pm Thu Aug 5 thru Thu Aug 19
Goose Hollow Prayer Garden Open for Outdoor
Prayer, at 1006 Western Ave., Davenport; for information,
e-mail e-fellowship@hotmail.com or… Goose Hollow, Thu
Aug 5 thru Thu Sep 9
Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information,
e-mail e-fellowship@hotmail.com; help protest unfair
treatment of the elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails,
12:30pm Fri Aug 6
Rock Island City Council Meeting, Public Comment is
held at the beginning of City Council… Rock Island City Hall,
6:45pm Mon Aug 9 thru Mon Aug 23
North Scott School District Board Meeting, held on the
2nd & 4th Monday of the month;… North Scott Community
School District, 6:30pm Mon Aug 9 thru Sun Aug 22
Davenport School District Regular Meeting, held on
the second and fourth Monday of the month;… Davenport
Community School District, 6pm Mon Aug 9 thru Mon Aug
23
Riverdale City Council Meeting, held on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday of the month;… Riverdale City Hall, 7pm Tue Aug 10
thru Tue Aug 24
Rock Island-Milan Board of Education Meeting, held in
the school library on the 2nd & 4th… Rock Island High School,
6pm Tue Aug 10 thru Tue Aug 24
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Moline City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting /
Regular Meeting, meets in Council Chambers; the formal City
Council meeting is… Moline City Hall, 6pm Tue Aug 10 thru Tue
Aug 31
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on the
2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island County
Office Building, 5:30pm Wed Aug 11
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City Council
meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed
Aug 11 thru Wed Aug 25
Bettendorf Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free;
for information, call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library,
5pm Thu Aug 12
Moline Public Library Board Meeting, agendas are available
prior to the meetings; minutes are available… Moline Public
Library, noon Thu Aug 12
Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting, recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org or
City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Aug 16
East Moline City Council Regular Meeting / Committee of
the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every
month;… East Moline Council Chambers at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon
Aug 16
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Board of Trustees
Regular Meeting, held on the third Monday of the month (May’s
meeting… Scott Community Urban Center, 7pm Mon Aug 16
FREE ASSANGE.
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can
be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City
Hall, 7pm Tue Aug 17
Rock Island County Board Regular Meeting, all
meetings are open to the public, but may be… Rock Island
County Office Building, 5:30pm Tue Aug 17
Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
with time for public comment provided at the beginning
of… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 5pm Tue
Aug 17
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Aug 17
Scott County Board of Supervisors Committee of the
Whole Meeting, the board will review legislative actions,
administrative items, and contracts; for… Scott County
Administrative Center, 8pm Tue Aug 17 thru Tue Aug 31
Coal Valley City Council Meeting, held on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall,
6pm Wed Aug 18
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and
third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Aug 18
Silvis School District Board Meeting, held on the 3rd
Thursday of the month in the Office… Northeast Junior High
School, 6pm Wed Aug 18
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Coal Valley City Hall Meeting, held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm
Wed Sep 1
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and
third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Sep 1
Goose Hollow Prayer Garden Open for Outdoor
Prayer, at 1006 Western Ave., Davenport; for information,
e-mail e-fellowship@hotmail.com or… Goose Hollow, Wed
Sep 1 thru Thu Sep 9
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Thu Sep 2
Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information,
e-mail e-fellowship@hotmail.com; help protest unfair
treatment of the elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails,
12:30pm Fri Sep 3
Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting, recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org
or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Sep 6
13
East Moline City Council Regular Meeting /
Committee of the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and
3rd Monday of every month;… East Moline Council Chambers
at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon Sep 6
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can
be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City
Hall, 7pm Tue Sep 7
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Sep 7
Davenport School District Committee of the Whole
Meeting, meets on the first Monday of the month (excepting
national… Davenport Community School District, 5:30pm
Tue Sep 7
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City
Council meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall,
5:30pm Wed Sep 8
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on
the 2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island
County Office Building, 5:30pm Wed Sep 8
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VISUAL ARTS

POP Power from Warhol to Koons: Franklin Evans: Franklinsfootpaths

Masterworks from the Collections of Jordan D. Through Sunday, September 26 @ Figge Art Museum
Schnitzer & His Family Foundation

T
he talents of a gifted painter
Through Sunday, September 19 @ Figge Art Museum with two masters degrees from
the University of Iowa are being
showcased in a current exhibition at the
Figge Art Museum, with the Davenport
venue, through September 26, housing
Franklin Evans: Franklinsfootpaths, an
installation that explores elements of
Evans’ personal history in Iowa while
also encouraging new ways of experi-
encing the Quad Cities museum.
Evans creates immersive environ-
ments that ref lect his experience of
blurred boundaries. His work mixes the
personal and the historical, the chrono-
logical and the non-linear, the intuitive
and the analytic, and the hand-made
and the reproduction. For Franklins-
footpaths, Evans uses both the Figge’s
collection and the building’s architec-
ture to create a site-specific installation
made up of painting, collage, sculpture,
video, personal ephemera, and layers of
artists’ tape and other raw materials in
the Gildehaus Gallery.
As the artist has stated, Franklin
Evans wants viewers to walk all over his
Takashi Murakami, Homage to Francis Bacon (Isabel Rawsthorne), 2004, f loor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall instal-
Lithograph, edition 26-300, Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer. lations. These immersive works are
practice to “de-heroize” the artistic
process and the artistic genius. Evans,
who was trained as a painter even
though he considers himself a material-
ist above all, uses paint to create hyper-
realistic, illusionistic effects of layering
and wear in these works. He thinks of
his work as “the not-quite-finished, the
in-transition, the nearly-emerging, the
slowly-evolving, the near-end, and the
move-towards-erasure.”
Born in Reno, Nevada, Evans has
lived and worked in New York City since
1993, and has a BA degree from Stanford
University, an MA and an MFA in Paint-
ing from the University of Iowa, and an
MBA from Columbia University. He is
also represented by New York’s Miles
McEnery Gallery, Boston’s Steven Zevi-
tas Gallery, and the FL Gallery in Milan,
Italy, and Evans’ work has been featured
and reviewed in the New York Times, the
Boston Globe, Art in America, New York
Magazine, Artforum, The New Yorker,
and many other publications.
The exhibit is on display through
September 26, and regular museum
hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays
through Saturdays (10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on

O
ne of the most expansive exhibitions
in the Davenport venue’s recent his-
tory, with the works on display num-
bering well over 100, POP Power from Warhol
to Koons: Masterworks from the Collections of
Jordan D. Schnitzer & His Family Foundation
enjoys an engagement at the Figge Art Museum
through September 19, treating patrons to
explosions of color, unforgettable imagery, and
specific artistic visions that have continued to
capture the public imagination for more than
50 years.
POP Power from Warhol to Koons pro-
vides audiences with a new look at the work
of Pop Art pioneers such as powerhouses
Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and Roy
Lichtenstein by presenting their iconic works
alongside those of their present-day Neo-Pop
counterparts. The exhibition features over 114
engaging and powerful works created since
the birth of Pop over a half-century ago, and
includes works by noted celebrity Neo-Pop
artists such as Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, and
Takashi Murakami. Demonstrating its broad
contemporary appeal in this latest crop of Pop
practitioners, the Pop aesthetic is as popular
today as it was in the 1960s, and taken overall,
Pop Power underscores the draw Pop has on
the contemporary imagination.
This cross-historical survey of Pop and
Neo-Pop art presented in POP Power from
Warhol to Koons was made possible through
a collaboration with Jordan D. Schnitzer and
the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
obliquely autobiographical, constructed Thursdays) and noon to 5 p.m. on Sun-
Together, the two collections represent the days. Museum admission is $4-10, and
from amassed art supplies and materi-
nation’s largest private collection of Pop and
als found in his studio space, including more information on Franklin Evans:
Neo-Pop prints and multiples. The exhibition
features many recent and important acquisi- artists’ tape, bubble wrap, old newsprint, Franklinsfootpaths is available by call-
tions by collector Jordan D. Schnitzer includ- unstretched canvas, and press releases ing (563)326-7804 and visiting
ing significant works by Koons, Murakami, from gallery exhibitions. According to FiggeArtMuseum.org.
and others, and was curated by the late the artist, the purpose of his conceptual
Patrick Shaw Cable, PhD, Deputy Director of
Exhibitions and Education of the Taubman
Museum of Art in Roanoke, Virginia.
“The Pop artists whose works are on display
are iconic – women and men whose art has
been revered and admired across the globe,”
said Michelle Hargrave, executive director
and CEO of the Figge. “We are so thrilled to
offer the Quad Cities an opportunity to see
art that will provoke conversations, no matter
one’s age. This is an exhibition we are sure will
be adored by art enthusiasts and those visiting
the Figge for the first time. It is, frankly, a cool
and wildly exciting exhibition to welcome
our community indoors at the Figge this
summer.”
The exhibit will be on display through
September 19, with regular museum hours 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays
(10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays) and noon to 5
p.m. on Sundays. Museum admission is $4-10,
and more information on POP Power from
Warhol to Koons: Masterworks from the Col-
lections of Jordan D. Schnitzer & His Family
Foundation is available by calling (563)326-
7804 and visiting FiggeArtMuseum.org.
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VISUAL ARTS
Lesley Dill – Wilderness:
Light Sizzles Around Me
Through Sunday, August 22 @ Figge Art Museum
W
orks by one of the most gifted
and prolific artists of the 21st
century are currently on display
at the Figge Art Museum, with the Dav-
enport venue, through August 22, hous-
ing Lesley Dill – Wilderness: Light Sizzles
Around Me, a showcase for the talent whose
wide variety of media including sculpture,
print, performance art, and music explores
the power of language and the mystical
nature of the psyche.
Dill received a Bachelor of Arts in Eng-
lish in 1972 from Trinity College and went
on to receive a Master of Arts in Teach-
ing from Smith College in 1974. After a
period of teaching in public and private
schools, Dill received a Master of Fine Arts
from the Maryland Institute College of
Art in 1980, although it wasn’t until her
late twenties that Dill began to consider
a career as an artist. Before pursuing a
career in art, Dill’s exposure to art was
mostly limited to the crafts practiced
by various family members, including
ceramics, linocut printing, rug making,
and weaving, and as a result, some craft
practices can be found in her art.
Over the course of her career, Dill has
been the recipient of awards and grants
from such institutions as the Joan Mitchell
Foundation, New York Foundation for the
Arts, National Endowment for the Arts,
and the Rockefeller Foundation. She was
also the recipient of the Anonymous Was a
Woman Award in 2008, a Center for Book
Arts Honoree in 2010, a SGC International
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self. I am compelled to explore this period are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays through
in America’s history when limited access Saturdays (10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursdays)
to a diversity of written word ignited the and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Museum
bravery of these figures in response to admission is $4-10, with more informa-
their times.” tion available by calling (563)326-7804 and
Lesley Dill – Wilderness: Light Sizzles visiting FiggeArtMuseum.org.
Around Me will be on display through
August 22, and regular museum hours
Lifetime Achievement in Print-
making Award in 2013, and the
Falk Visiting Artist Residency
at the University of North Caro-
lina at Greensboro in 2014–15.
Dill was named a Fellow of
the John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation in 2017,
and two years later, she received
both the Smith College Museum
of Art Centennial award and
the Emily Dickinson Museum’s
Tell It Slant Award.
Wilderness, Light Sizzles
Around Me features a uniquely
inspired group of sculptures
and two-dimensional works
more than a decade in the
making, with the installa-
tion including many works
made expressly for the Figge’s
presentation. The exhibi-
tion represents Dill’s ongoing
investigation into the sig-
nificant voices and personas
of America’s past. For Dill, the
“American” voice grew from early Ameri- View of Lesley Dill's installation on Anne Hutchinson (1581-1643) @ Figge through August 22
ca’s obsessions with divinity and deviltry,
on fears of the wilderness “out there” and A puritan wife and mother of 15 children, Anne Hutchinson was charismatic and
outspoken about her personal religious experience. Her spoken words were
wilderness inside us. The extremes of both transcribed from her trial and are among the earliest recorded in America. Early on,
shaped history and gave pulse and heat to Anne Hutchinson had a Vision and experienced Grace. From there, she began teaching
the words of activists such as John Brown, in her home. Her personal belief in grace and faith was a repudiation of the established
Sojourner Truth, Mother Ann Lee, and ministers' teachings. For this effrontery, she was taken to trial and scorned and
Dred Scott. Dill has written: “These per- banished. One of her opponents stated during the trial: "She had rather bine a
Husbande than a Wife, and a Preacher than a Hearer." She was famously branded as
sonas and their times stir something deep "this American Jezebel." I honor her for having the courage to be such
in my own family history and sense of an outlier and for continually affirming her view of faith.
- Lesley Dill
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chemistry, and Disney’s Jungle Cruise is
still mostly a hoot – a ride turned into a
movie turned back into a ride. Director
Jaume Collet-Serra’s family adventure
may be as self-referential and avaricious
as any of the Mouse House’s live-action
blockbusters, but the film’s cheerful
spirit and charm prove utterly infec-
tious, and I wound up having more and
more fun as the film progressed. While
this thing may not hit the manic highs
of the better Pirates of the Caribbeans,
it’s hard not to kind of adore a release
that has the wit, at one point, to turn The
Rock into stone.
Like most viewers, I presume, I
probably would’ve had a fine time had
Jungle Cruise been content to be the
African Queen meets Raiders of the Lost
Ark hybrid its trailers suggested. Emily
Blunt, doing a Katharine Hepburn by
way of Karen Allen, plays 1916 botanist
Dr. Lily Houghton, who, along with her
milquetoast brother MacGregor (Jack
Whitehall), recruits Dwayne Johnson’s
steamboat captain Frank Wolff for an
up-river trek through the Amazon in
search of a mythical f lower with super-
natural powers of healing. There are,
naturally, impediments on the journey:
rapids, waterfalls, cannibals, a German
submarine commander with his eyes
on the prize. (This obsessive nutjob is
perhaps inevitably played by Jesse Ple-
mons, who might be having more fun
with a comically exaggerated German
dialect than any actor since Cloris
Leachman.) Yet because Disney’s latest
apparently required five screenwriters
and/or “story by” contributors and they
all apparently needed something to do,
there’s also a time-consuming, weirdly
extraneous side narrative involving the
resurrection of a slain 16th-century
conquistador (a largely CGI-ed Édgar
Ramirez) and his compatriots, one of
whom is composed of snakes and the
other of bees. Don’t remember that in
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the Disneyland tour.
Then again, I do recall that ride
being pleasantly slow moving, which is
not a speed Collet-Serra appears at all
interested in. Barring the infrequent
sentimental detour – and MacGregor’s
coded confession of his homosexu-
ality is a modestly touching one, if
wildly unexpected – Jungle Cruise
moves like the dickens, with Blunt and
Johnson hastily tossing off wisecracks
in between, and usually amidst, the
director’s admirably kinetic action
sequences. He may not possess Gore
Verbinski’s talent for mousetrap-style
slapstick mayhem, but Collet-Serra’s
three pictures for Liam Neeson (one of
which was 2014’s rather elegant Non-
Stop) obviously had preparatory ben-
efits. The film’s pacing is relentless yet
never chaotic, and the jokes – especially
the skipper’s so-bad-they’re-awful
puns that sound taken directly from
the Disney ride – zip by so quickly you
barely have time to groan.
It should go without saying that the
ever-genial Blunt and Johnson are
enjoyable, too, if never quite as amusing
as Plemons and Whitehall, the latter of
whom is far funnier than the stereotype
threatened by MacGregor’s bearing and
swishy-dandy wardrobe. (Although I
smiled a lot at the movie, the only time
I genuinely laughed was when White-
hall kept forcing Plemons to repeat
his marble-mouthed pronunciation of
“jungle.”) I do wish the stars’ banter
had more Bogie/Hepburn edge and
tension; Blunt is always on fire, but has
Johnson ever had successful romantic
byplay with anyone on-screen? Still,
they make an endearing pair, and
Jungle Cruise is an endearing spectacle,
silly enough to cast Paul Giamatti as
a dyspeptic harbormaster and sweet
enough to earn its several happy end-
ings. It’s a satisfying ride. Glad I was
tall enough for it.
THE GREEN KNIGHT
One of the first scenes in writer/
director David Lowery’s medieval
anti-adventure The Green Knight – the
scene that sets the film’s narrative
quest in motion – finds Dev Patel’s Sir
Gawain at a Round Table feast hosted
by his uncle King Arthur (Sean Harris).
Before long, we’re treated to the arrival
of the titular knight, a hulking, ambu-
latory tree who makes a most unusual
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Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt in Jungle Cruise
challenge, and meets a most unusual norms, you might, as I did, find the
fate. It’s an odd, evocative, haunting writer/director’s latest absolutely
sequence. Yet while it’s transpiring, the astounding – as enchanting as his 2016
film-savvy among you may recognize Pete’s Dragon, as thematically rich and
that the knight is played (or perhaps presentationally unsettling as his 2017
merely voiced) by the basso profundo A Ghost Story, and as bizarrely, surrep-
Ralph Ineson, the tortured patriarch of titiously moving as anything I’ve seen
that black-magic freakout The Witch. in years. The Green Knight bends rules,
You may also register that Arthur’s bends expectations, bends time, and
wife, Queen Guinevere, is portrayed by never stopped taking my breath away,
Kate Dickie, who was Ineson’s equally be it through a horrific battleground
tortured spouse in The Witch. Low- of fallen soldiers, a lakeside dive to
ery’s film is barely 10 minutes old, and retrieve a lopped-off head, or a hushed
already we have a pretty strong hint as Vikander soliloquy on what the color
to what the overall experience is going green actually means. Though based
to be like – and it sure as hell ain’t on a 14th-century poem and set in
Camelot. period, The Green Knight is unmistak-
I haven’t yet checked in on the gen- ably modern, and so thrillingly moody
eral audience reaction to The Green and enigmatic that it’s bound to piss off
Knight, mostly because I’m not quite as many viewers as it entrances. Either
ready to have my heart broken. But way, I hope you’re among them.
if nationwide response is anything
like my alternately hushed and antsy
crowd’s collective reaction, I’m bet-
ting most people ha-a-ated Lowery’s
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movie, and it’s not hard to presume
why. Deeply meditative, oppressively
dark, snail-paced, strange bordering on
wacky (A double-cast Alicia Vikander!
A talking fox! An unexplained horde
of naked giants!), Lowery’s Arthurian
re-imagining gives you loads to chew
on but almost nothing in the way of tra-
ditional entertainment, and certainly
nothing that summertime audiences
accustomed to, say, Jungle Cruise might
understandably anticipate. Even its
hero, incandescently played by Patel,
is a weakling, a drunkard, a coward, a
dupe … . The all-around anti-Rock.
Yet if you can get on board with
Lowery’s deliberate destruction of
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COVID - Continued from page 5
appropriate?
It’s time to stop playing defense. No more
defending nonsense, no more accepting
f limsy or no evidence for policies that do
far more harm than COVID. Lockdowns
worldwide have caused far greater poverty
and starvation in less-developed countries,
killing millions more who have languished
without basic resources.
No more blind trust in organizations that
have a long history of deceiving the Ameri-
can people. Recall in 2018 when the court
ordered Health & Human Services (HHS)
to release all the documentation sought
by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Del Bigtree’s
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit
that included all of HHS’ results from vac-
cine safety studies for the past 30 years,
studies legally mandated by Congress.
“The 1986 National Childhood Vaccina-
tion Injury Act granted economic immunity
to pharmaceutical companies for vaccine
injuries and hence eviscerated their eco-
nomic incentive for them to take respon-
sibility for vaccine safety,” says Bigtree.
“Market forces driving vaccine safety were
simply eliminated.”
Instead of providing the court-ordered
vaccine safety studies and their findings,
the HHS submitted a letter admitting that
it could find no such studies as required by
law over the entire 30 years. That dereliction
was not covered in the mainstream media.
Yet media recklessly continues as paid pro-
pagandists to deliver fact-blocked official
narratives from the same offenders, includ-
ing the National Institute of Health (NIH)
and CCD. (RCReader.com/y/rf kjr)
Masking efficacy is absurdly defended by
the health-care industry, considering the
numerous peer-reviewed studies, physics,
and even OSHA regulations that summar-
ily contradict such policies. For every one
squishy study proffered in favor of mask-
ing, there are a dozen more that refute it,
establishing there is no statistical difference
between mask wearing or not mask wear-
ing relative to transmissibility. Instead of
having that debate in the public domain,
every instance of these counter arguments
are censored from social and broadcast
media. Why???
Naturally, that control tactic is having the
opposite effect. Telling most people not to
look behind the curtain is a neon invitation
to look behind the curtain … eventually.
And also eventually, it will start sinking
in that COVID vaccines are not preventing
infections for very long. Instead it could
be exacerbating infections by reinvigorat-
ing the virus and its variants. Variants are
mostly other countries’ initial record of the
original SARS2 virus, renamed (e.g. the
Delta variant is the original India SARS2
virus). According to former Pfizer Executive
VP Dr. Michael Yeadon, none of the current
variants’ genomes differ more than three
(3) percent from the original SARS-CoV2
genome that was recorded in January 2020.
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The Looming Pernicious
Danger of Medical Bigotry
Which brings me to the pinnacle crisis
of the moment: escalating propagenda by
broadcast and social media to create hyped
division between vaccinated and unvacci-
nated people. The science and logic under-
pinning this dangerous dogma takes five
minutes to discern.
To date, a significant number of unvac-
cinated people are COVID-recovered,
enjoying robust, durable natural immunity
to reinfection of COVID. This is in contrast
to vaccinated people whose inoculated
immunity fades within six months, leaving
them increasingly vulnerable to reinfection
without a booster shot, potentially again
and again.
Natural immunity provides a wondrous,
complex network of antigenic protection.
The antibodies generated from natural
recovery of wild virus are vast in protec-
tive purpose, multitasking on myriad levels
to shield against viral invaders, including
creating memory. The experimental mRNA
gene therapies consist of messenger RNA
that replicates specific viral Spike Protein,
producing a highly specific super antibody
that is singular in its mission in identify-
ing specific offending spike proteins and
destroying them, too often at the expense
of other necessary good antibodies that
resemble those produced by the toxic spikes.
This is an oversimplification but hopefully
adequate for understanding why natural
immunity is far preferable.
To emphasize this preference, before
the COVID experimental injections were
emergency-use authorized, hospitals were
using plasma from unvaccinated COVID-
recovered donors to make Convalescence
Plasma to successfully treat patients
hospitalized with COVID-19. Once people
became vaccinated with one of the three
experimental jabs, the Red Cross no longer
accepted plasma from those vaccinated
donors precisely because the super-antibody
produced in their blood from the mRNA jab
destroyed important beneficial antibodies
in patients.
Natural immunity is a biological impera-
tive. Yet the CDC dismisses it outright in
its calculus for achieving 70-percent herd
immunity. What possible justification could
the CDC have for such a bizarre, unscien-
tific policy? Whatever it is, it isn’t about
health. What purpose is served by ignoring
natural immunity and proceeding with vac-
cinating people who are COVID-recovered?
What meaningful difference does it make
if we arrest COVID via natural and inocu-
lated immunity? This question deserves an
answer, especially when emerging stud-
ies show COVID-recovered people with
natural immunity, who also get vaccinated,
experience serious adverse reactions due to
Antibody Dependent Enhancement (ADE),
where the recipient is more vulnerable to
wild SARS2 virus if encountered. This phe-
nomena has been largely captured within
“breakthrough cases” (reinfection after
vaccination).
It is an anomaly that U.S. media is
largely reporting the majority of new cases,
especially hospitalizations and deaths, is
among the unvaccinated. This claim defies
the trends being reported in all the other
developed countries where vaccination
rates are high and the super-majority of new
cases, hospitalizations, and deaths are from
reinfections among the vaccinated, such as
Israel and Britain. When the media’s inter-
pretation of this CDC data was challenged
in Massachusetts, it was found to be exag-
gerated misreporting as it was vaccinated
people that made up the largest cohort of
reinfections.
So exactly what science are Fauci and
company using to inform a policy of mass-
vaccination in the middle of a pandemic?
This, too, is medically curious due to the
pressure vaccines put on viruses to adapt.
Vaccines are traditionally prophylactic,
not therapeutic, as they are currently being
administered relative to COVID.
The stated benefit attributed to these
experimental injections won’t prevent
transmission, hospitalization, or death, but
should reduce mild to moderate symptom-
atic COVID-19. It’s hard to understand
exactly why people would vaccinate if
prolonged protection from infection isn’t
provided, especially when the significant
majority who do become infected are all but
guaranteed to survive.
Add to that really good news that even
though fully vaccinated, masks are still
recommended and/or mandated, social
distancing is still in place, and in some
countries lockdowns have resumed, all for
a respiratory disease with a 99.97-percent
survival rate. Why???
Last Year, Concern for
Implementing Vaccine
Passports Was Consid-
ered Conspiracy Theory.
Today, Rejecting Vaccine
Passports Is Considered
Conspiracy Theory.
Fear is a terrible terrible thing. It blinds
us, robs our sensibilities, heightens anxiety
and panic levels, triggers all kinds of nega-
tive emotions – anger, frustration, guilt,
shame. Fear triggers our f light ref lex, and so
many other knee-jerk reactions. So much so,
especially over time with relentless media
messaging designed to disarm our cognitive
abilities, that we leave our most useful tool
in the box – reason.
We need reason to climb out of the
morass of emotional confusion to initiate
calm focus critical to accessing cognitive
processing. Without it, we can’t begin to
properly sort things out enough to assess
the risk-benefit scenario(s) for ourselves
and our loved ones. Once we restore rational
control of emotions, we can plot and plan
viable courses of action. Frankly, we’ve all
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indulged the crazy long enough.
Start by asking yourself what you actually
know about the experimental gene therapy
injections. What are the ingredients? How
do they actually work? What is mRNA and
how does it differ from traditional vaccines?
What are the potential risks associated
with mRNA injections? This is particularly
important because specifics are often not
explained in a lot the paperwork distributed
at the time of vaccination that is required
by law as part of informed, comprehended
consent.
Blaming unvaccinated people for any
COVID risk or hardship suggests a fear-
dulled mind, ripe for manipulation via
coordinated, directed, and emotionally
triggering messaging that deliberately tar-
gets the brain’s Limbic System. The Limbic
System is primal, emotional, and lacks the
balancing self-governance that comes from
rational cognitive processing. Its childish
and irrational. And propagandists love it.
Stif ling rational thought in favor of stim-
ulating more emotional responses is the core
mission of propagandists because it results
in the granddaddy of desirable outcomes:
chaos. Chaos, in turn, provides the fertile
ground for the ultimate goal of advancing
more centralized control. Edward Bernays
made a career of exploiting this behavior
modification, while Norm Chomsky made a
career of explaining it.
Don’t think pitting vaccinated people
against unvaccinated people doesn’t foster
serious chaos. All manner of psycho-social
engineering is strategically designed to
systematically heighten fear. And people
will predictably find release in blaming one
party for the woes of the other. This model
is chaos production at its finest. Be warned,
this highly contrived divisiveness is born
of animus, fueled by relentless fear, and
can devolve into discrimination and hate
speech. This is a manufactured construct
that has no basis in medical science. Instead,
is rooted in age-old toxicity of political sci-
ence. Do not be fooled and extract yourself.
It is also classic propaganda in the style of
Joesph Goebbels – Hitler’s infamous propa-
ganda czar and master of chaos who turned
an entire continent against Jewish people.
Goebbels’ first round of psycho-social mes-
saging targeted them as a contagion and
dangerous health risk to the rest of the pop-
ulation. He used news broadcasts, movies,
filmed speaking events, poster campaigns,
books, newspapers, and public relations that
set the devious standard in use today. Goeb-
bels’ most insidious campaign was force-
tagging Jews with yellow stars on their arms
to visually set them apart and trigger fear of
their presence. Sound familiar?
Nothing on Earth is so negative as bigotry
against cohorts of people that differ from
some perceived norm. Abandon it while you
can, because it will rot your soul. My other
two favorite rules are “Be brave, kind, and
see the humor” and “It’s never too late for
presents.” Peace.
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SPECIAL OPS • AUGUST 10, 2021 July 13 Answers: Page 19

Brawl Straps Quarantine Wolf

I’m a woman in my early 20s. The guy I’m dating
I’m a guy in my 30s. Before COVID, I used
brought me to meet his friends. His male friends
Tinder to hook up with different women a few
were warm and friendly. The women were awful.
times a week. I don’t recognize myself anymore.
One deliberately kept saying my name wrong
Yesterday, I was on a date, and the girl was
(it’s not exactly exotic), and two others glared at
really hot and wanted to go back to my place to
my miniskirt. Another said something about
have sex. I was weirdly turned off by the idea
how low-cut my top was. She made it sound like
and called her an Uber home. This isn’t like me,
a compliment, but it was a mean dig. How can
but it keeps happening. Why am I suddenly like
these women be so nasty when they don’t even
this?
know me? How do I diffuse situations like these?
– Worried
– Upset

N
If we hadn’t gotten vaccines, we might’ve seen
othing like women celebrating other women: a whole new category of lingerie, la Victoria’s
“Way to go, girl! Showing everything but your Crotchless Hazmat Suit.
areolas.” Our body’s immune system protects us by
When a man has a beef with another man, he’ll mobilizing warrior cells to fight off such invad-
be direct about it: hurl insults at the guy’s face ers as bacteria, parasites, and viruses that cause
and maybe try to renovate his jaw with a barstool. infectious diseases. However, war is costly –
Women fight sneaky-dirty with other women, using whether between nations or inside us. Psycholo-
covert tactics, explains psychologist Anne Camp- gist Mark Schaller notes that our body’s effort to
bell. These include mobilizing a group of women to surround and kill “pathogenic intruders” sucks
ostracize a woman, talking trash to men about her up calories needed for important bodily func-
looks and how “loose” she is, and offering “compli- tions. It can also be “temporarily debilitating”
ments” that are actually nasty digs. Give a woman’s due to “fever, fatigue, and other physiological
confidence a beatdown and she might dim her shine consequences of an aggressive immunological
(cover her miniskirt with a shawl and wipe that sexy response.” (You sometimes have to boil the vil-
ACROSS organism 105. Old gold coin 48. Not so risky red lipstick off on her sleeve). lage alive to save the village.)
1. Proceedings 61. B'nai _ 106. Reveal 50. Highlanders Psychologist Tracy Vaillancourt separated To avoid these costs, we need to avoid being
5. Jag 62. Flutist 52. Pepper plant female research participants into random groups. exposed to disease in the first place. Helping us
10. Moles 63. Garfield's DOWN 53. Quiz-show group She compared one group’s reactions to a 20-some-
15. Be completely full predecessor 1. _ Vincit Omnia 54. English county do that is the job of our “behavioral immune
19. Early synthesizer 64. Flows 2. Priest's vestment 56. _ lazuli thing woman walking into a classroom dressed system.” This is Schaller’s term for a suite of
developer 66. Toaster oven 3. Preschoolers 57. "Casino _" “conservatively” (in a loosely fitting shirt and khaki psychological mechanisms that function as our
20. Combines setting 4. Churns 58. Do a garden job slacks) with the other group’s reactions to the same
21. Core group 67. Foot lever 5. Towers 60. Palindromic title early warning system, helping us identify signs
22. Ocean route 68. Stretch 6. Put forth 61. Vaunt woman dressed “provocatively” (in a very short of pathogens in our social environment and moti-
23. Panglossian 69. Give _ _ shot 7. Decomposes 62. Nice Nelly skirt and a tight, low-cut shirt). Dressed conserva- vating us to feel, think, and behave in ways that
25. Musical drama 71. Operates 8. Whitney or Wallach 63. Sandwiches tively, she was “barely noticed by the participants.” keep us from getting invaded by the buggers.
"lite": 2 wds. 72. Relating to 9. Helix pomatia 64. Ankh When she entered in skin-baring sexywear, almost
27. Brings back hearing 10. Make a groove in 65. Cookout fare For example, social psychology grad student
28. City in France 73. Ordinary language 11. _ nuncio 66. Pitt or Paisley all the women “aggressed against her.” They rolled James B. Moran and his adviser, social psy-
30. "_ Hears a Who!" 74. Agents: Hyph. 12. Fateful day 67. Hits a ball their eyes at her, gave her “once-overs,” and shot her chologist Damian Murray, find that reminding
31. Mellowed 75. Girl in Guadalajara 13. Misspeak 68. Brittle “death stares.” After she left, many laughed at her, research participants of the looming threat of
32. Angler's basket 76. Oculist 14. Marine creature 70. Wall pier
ridiculed her appearance, and/or suggested she was infectious disease puts a damper on the appeal of
for fish 78. Goody 15. Says impulsively 72. Writer of a kind
33. Dessert wine 79. Pleases 16. Balsa 73. _ path a man-hopping sleaze. casual sex and their inclination to have it down
34. D.C. acronym 81. Sibilant sound 17. Data 74. Slope You’re a target for the she-hyenas whenever you the road.
37. Narrative 82. Indian spinning 18. Have in mind 76. Fiendish ones wear sexy clothing and makeup (such as an intense
38. County in Florida wheel 24. Bump in a ski run 77. Bangkok denizen Chances are this response explains your own
42. Place for a mic 83. _ point 26. Noted Kazakhstani 78. Spine smoky eye with winged eyeliner). Decide whether psychological and behavioral shift: stud-turned-
43. Self-seeker (needlepoint) reporter 80. Cold-shoulder you have the emotional strength and social capital monk of COVID-19. There’s no clock on exactly
46. _ Beta Kappa 84. Imprint 29. Raise 82. Gum ingredient to bear the glares and backbiting, or whether you when you’ll be back to your sexual-Wild West
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19):Filmmaker
Federico Fellini had an unexpected
definition of happiness. He said it was
“being able to speak the truth without
hurting anyone.” I suspect you will have abun-
dant access to that kind of happiness in the
coming weeks, Aries. I’ll go even further: You
will have extra power to speak the truth in ways
that heal and uplift people. My advice to you,
therefore, is to celebrate and indulge your ability.
Be bold in expressing the fullness of what’s inter-
esting to you.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20):“Look for a
long time at what pleases you, and
longer still at what pains you,” wrote the
novelist Colette. What?! Was she
making a perverse joke? That’s wicked advice,
and I hope you adopt it only on rare occasions. In
fact, the exact opposite is the healthy way to live
–especially for you in the coming weeks. Look at
what pains you, yes. Don’t lose sight of what your
problems and wounds are. But please, for the
sake of your dreams, for the benefit of your spiri-
tual and psychological health, look longer at
what pleases you, energizes you, and inspires
you.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If you
deepen your affection for butterflies and
hummingbirds, I will love it. If you
decide you want the dragonfly or bum-
blebee or lark to be your spirit creature, I will
approve. You almost always benefit from culti-
vating relationships with swift, nimble, and
lively influences – and that’s especially true these
days. So give yourself full permission to experi-
ment with the superpower of playful curiosity.
You’re most likely to thrive when you’re zipping
around in quest of zesty ripples and sprightly
rhythms.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Life is
showing you truths about what you are
not, what you don’t need, and what you
shouldn’t strive for. That’s auspicious,
although it may initially feel unsettling. I urge
you to welcome these revelations with gratitude.
They will help you tune in to the nuances of what
it means to be radically authentic. They will
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boost your confidence in the rightness of the
path you’ve chosen for yourself. I’m hoping they
may even show you which of your fears are irrel-
evant. Be hungry for these extraordinary
teachings.
LEO (July 23-August 22): The next two
months will be a propitious time for you
and your intimate allies to grow closer
by harnessing the power of your imagi-
nations. I urge you to be inventive in dreaming
up ways to educate and entertain each other. Seek
frisky adventures together that will delight you.
Here’s a poem by Vyacheslav Ivanov that I hope
will stimulate you: “We are two flames in a mid-
night forest. We are two meteors that fly at night,
a two-pointed arrow of one fate. We are two
steeds whose bridle is held by one hand. We are
two eyes of a single gaze, two quivering wings of
one dream, two-voiced lips of single mysteries.
We are two arms of a single cross.”
. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-Decem-
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
Virgo spiritual author Don Miguel Ruiz
urges us not to take anything person-
ally. He says that if someone treats us
disrespectfully, it’s almost certainly because they
are suffering from psychological wounds that
make them act in vulgar, insensitive ways. Their
attacks have little to do with what’s true about us.
I agree with him, and will add this important
caveat. Even if you refrain from taking such
abuses personally, it doesn’t mean you should
tolerate them. It doesn’t mean you should keep
that person in your life or allow them to bully you
in the future. I suspect these are important
themes for you to contemplate right now.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
“People who feel deeply, live deeply, and
love deeply are destined to suffer
deeply,” writes poet Juansen Dizon. To
that romanticized, juvenile nonsense, I say: No!
Wrong! People who feel and live and love deeply
are more emotionally intelligent than folks who
live on the surface – and are therefore less fragile.
The deep ones are likely to be psychologically
adept; they have skills at liberating themselves
from the smothering crush of their problems.
The deep ones also have access to rich spiritual
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resources that ensure their suffering is a source
of transformative teaching – and rarely a cause
of defeat. Have you guessed that I’m describing
you as you will be in the coming weeks?
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21):
Professor of psychology Ethan Kross
tells us there can be healthy, creative
forms of envy. “Just as hunger tells us we
need to eat,” he writes, “the feeling of envy could
show us what is missing from our lives that really
matters to us.” The trick is to not interpret envy
as a negative emotion, but to see it as useful
information that shows us what we want. In my
astrological opinion, that’s a valuable practice for
you to deploy in the coming days. So pay close
attention to the twinges of envy that pop into
your awareness. Harness that volatile stuff to
motivate yourself as you make plans to get the
very experience or reward you envy.
ber 21): Poet Walt Whitman bragged
that he was “large.” He said, “I contain
multitudes.” One critic compared him
to “a whole continent with its waters, with its
trees, with its animals.” Responding to Whit-
man, Sagittarian poet Gertrud Kolmar uttered
an equally grandiose boast. “I too am a conti-
nent,” she wrote. “I contain mountains never-
reached, scrubland unpenetrated, pond bay,
river-delta, salt-licking coast-tongue.” That’s how
I’m imagining you these days, dear Sagittarius:
as unexplored territory: as frontier land teeming
with undiscovered mysteries. I love how expan-
sive you are as you open your mind and heart to
new self-definitions. I love how you’re willing to
risk being unknowable for a while as you wander
out in the direction of the future.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): Poet Ezra Pound wrote a letter to
novelist James Joyce that included the
following passage: “You are f---ing with
my head, and so far I’ve been enjoying it. Where
is the crime?” I bring this up, Capricorn, because
I believe the coming weeks will be prime time for
you to engage with interesting souls who f---
with your head in enjoyable ways. You need a
friendly jolt or two: a series of galvanizing prods;
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By Rob Brezsny
dialogs that catalyze you to try new ways of
thinking and seeing; lively exchanges that
inspire you to experiment.
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18):
Blogger Mandukhai Munkhbaatar
offers advice on the arts of intimate
communion. “Do not fall in love only with a body
or with a face,” she tells us. “Do not fall in love
with the idea of being in love.” She also wants you
to know that it’s best for your long-term health
and happiness if you don’t seek cozy involvement
with a person who is afraid of your madness, or
with someone who, after you fight, disappears
and refuses to talk. I approve of all these sugges-
tions. Any others you would add? It’s a favorable
phase to get clearer about the qualities of people
you want and don’t want as your allies.
PISCES (February 19-March 20):
I gave my readers homework, asking
them to answer the question, “What is
your favorite rule to break?” In response, Laura
Grolla sent these thoughts: “My favorite rule to
break is an unwritten one: that we must all stress
and strive for excellence. I have come up with a
stress-busting mantra, ‘It is okay to be okay.’ In
my okay-ness, I have discovered the subtle fron-
tier of contentment, which is vast and largely
unexplored. Okay-ness allows me not to compete
for attention, but rather to pay attention to
others. I love okay-ness for the humor and deep,
renewing sleep it has generated. Best of all, okay-
ness allows me to be happily aging rather than
anxiously hot.” I bring this to your attention,
Pisces, because I think the coming weeks will be
a favorable time for you to investigate and
embody the relaxing mysteries of OKness.
Homework: Tell me what subtle or not-so-subtle
victories you plan to accomplish by January 1,
2022. E-mail Newsletter@freewillastrology.com
and visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s
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MUSIC
Sammerson Bridge, Happy Day
https://sammersonbridge69.
bandcamp.com/album/happy-day
W
hile Davenport-based experimen-
tal folk artist and singer/songwriter
Sammerson Bridge foregrounds his
new album Happy Day with an air of self-dep-
recation and presents the project as a tossed-
off lark, from the crude photo collage on its
album cover to the tongue-in-cheek verbal
greeting he plants at the beginning of the first
track (“this is my new album”), these appear
to be little more than defense mechanisms to
downplay the fact that the dude makes great
music.
Bridge’s practice couples a knack for mem-
orable melodies and guitar arrangements
with a sophisticated, layered production style
that carefully balances contrasting fidelities
and finds room for all sorts of little details
in the mix aside from the central guitar and
vocal elements. In short, he really earns that
“experimental” tag that appears on his Band-
camp page – moving far beyond the realm
of the rock band that happens to have a
synth part in one track and then decides that
they’re experimental now. On Happy Day,
Bridge tinkers with bizarro instrumentation
decisions, specifically spatializes and pans
sounds across the stereo spread, and incor-
porates washes of found sound and field
recording into traditional sound structures.
He also plays a mean bass guitar. The man is,
as they say, on one. I love it.
The opening track “Good Morning Baby
Bo” kicks things off with a perfect vibe that
serves as a thesis for the album. Overtop of
the central chord progression introduced
via chiming, texturally crackly (in a great
way) guitar and a chubby bassline filtered so
it takes up just the right amount of space in
the mix while still bumping, Bridge layers
in field recordings of birds chirping, hard-
panned hand percussion, and a muffled
but still propulsive drum track. The guitar
tone here channels that half-remembered
‘60s psych tonal palette that Bibio explored
on “Lovers Carvings” from his 2009 album
Ambivalence Avenue, before that sort of
jangly, homespun guitar tone started pop-
ping up again along the pop <-> psych rock
spectrum, perhaps best exemplified by Tame
Impala.
But I digress. Sammerson Bridge pulls off
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this guitar tone with aplomb, in a way that
feels more indebted to “freak folk” staples
such as Akron/Family or Devendra Ban-
hart than any of the “whoa trippy mannnn”
psych music that has ascended over the last
10 years. “Good Morning Baby Bo” doesn’t
really have a song structure as much as that
central progression that Bridge loops while
he adds and subtracts more elements from
the mix. The song’s loose, almost dreamlike
quality is even more effective than if he just
had offered up a standard verse-chorus-verse
type affair. I love the flutes on this track. Or
maybe they’re recorders? Or maybe they’re
synth VST voices? Whatever they are, they
hit at the right moments to swell the energy
up from the guitar and vocal passages into
slightly more proggy territory, like King
Crimson’s “I Talk To The Wind” if it were
performed in an Iowa backyard and there
was no fire witch there trying to capture you
and eat your soul.
Album highlight “Noon + Rain” captures
many sides of Bridge’s craft in one five-
minute package. The intro presents us with a
faint field recording of rain pattering on the
ground before a hot (gain-wise) fiddle bursts
in, spiraling through a plaintive yet energetic
country stomp type melody – a flash of the
mighty Henry Flynt, perhaps? But the fiddle
is only the focus for one shake of a lamb’s tail
before the track crumbles and reforms into
a moody, even jazzy little number animated
by languid electric keyboard chords and
another bumping, active bassline. Listen
with headphones on, not just pumping out of
your phone or laptop speakers or whatever,
Murnau,
"Repent"
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=ozPNpk0waCc
T
he Quad Cities’ doom-meta l/
p o s t- g r u n ge du o Mu r n au
seems to be getting back on the
horse once again. Not that they ever
necessarily fell off the horse, but, you
k now, societ y as a whole prett y much
to really get not only the instrumental details
that Bridge has worked into this piece, but
just as importantly to catch his attention to
spatialization and layered production. The
mix feels cavernous and takes advantage
of every little nook in the stereo field, from
the short missives of electric guitar and
melodica that float in and out of the cor-
ners, to the shifting location of the rain field
recording, all of which orbit that rock-solid
bassline planted at the center, which Bridge
moves from its main couple-bar looped
phrase into a nice walking line that would fit
nicely in the performance of a jazz standard.
An instrumental track, “Noon + Rain”
still conveys Bridge’s personality and the
low-key expertise with which he approaches
composition and production. I say “low-key”
because he doesn’t seem like the type of dude
who takes himself too seriously. I bet when
his friends try to tell him, “Dude, this album
is so great! How did you do this?”, he brushes
it off like, “Oh that old thing? I don’t know,
I just kind of whipped it together.” I don’t
know Sammerson Bridge but that’s the vibe
that his music gives off. And I am here to say,
“Dude, this album is so great!”
Perhaps more than any other touchstone,
Happy Day hits on a strain of whimsical yet
sophisticated and surprisingly deep folk/
pop experimentalism that recalls the work
of Shugo Tokumaru. Both Tokumaru and
Bridge love their woodwinds, their melodi-
cas, and their textured and effected guitar
lines, and both know how to elevate what
could be seen as a dinky little folk ditty into
something that emotionally resonates –
revealing their deliberation when it comes
to how they piece their music together.
fell off our collective horse – and that
fa l l was much more pronounced for
musicians who were used to jamming
at top volu me in t heir pu mmeling
guitar + drums sludge meta l project.
For now, it doesn’t seem like Murnau
have a nnou nced a ny major a lbu m
projec t , but t hey have i nd iv idua l
tracks trick ling out of the faucet here
and there to keep us satiated.
The f irst one, “Repent,” feels like
a concise and fully rea lized example
of the sound that the band has
explored on previous releases such
as 2020’s Lungs and 2021’s Sala-
mander. Those a lbums occasiona lly
gave in to excess with tracks that
stretched into the seven-to-10-min-
ute mark – a fact that the band can’t
be faulted for, as excessive, epic
tracks are tota lly par for the course
for doom meta l. (See Electric Wiz-
ard ’s “Dopethrone,” Sleep’s “Dopes-
moker” … you k now, a ll the classics
about smok ing dope.) “Repent” sits
at a more manageable f ive min-
utes, but Murnau f ills that time
with plent y of structura l twists and
crunchy riffs. The jitter y, cleaner-
toned f irst riff that ser ves as the
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Tokumaru albums such as Exit and Port
Entropy feel like precursors to Happy Day for
all these reasons, though Tokumaru skirts
closer to the territories of dextrous math
rock and widescreen twee-pop, while Bridge
remains more firmly engrained in country
and folk.
That’s not to say that everything that
Bridge presents here falls along those lines.
Album closer “A Small Gift for the Flower
Giant,” which Bridge seems to have released
as a standalone mini-EP a couple weeks
before Happy Day hit Bandcamp, stands as
the album’s most combinatory and fast-
moving track. Bridge finds room for wisps
of dreamy e-piano, atonal bursts of string
cacophony, a spoken word passage extolling
the virtues of gratitude that may or may not
be his own voice, a syncopated 808 drum
beat, and washes of lovely acoustic guitar
strumming. Once the song hits its stride
with the introduction of the guitar, Bridge
once again lets the song structure melt away
in favor of repetition that subtly gains layers
as time moves on. We hear inklings of synth
creeping somewhere in the mix, but they
never take over. We get more layers of guitar
but they all fuse together into a central wall
that keeps building momentum. By the
time Bridge pops back in with a little outro
message – “I must go now. Thanks again. I
guess it’s time to go make that movie.” – not
only am I sad to see the album end, but I look
forward to checking out the dude’s movie
whenever he finishes it. Given how much of a
cinematic sense of structure, detail, and tex-
ture appear in his tunes, I’m sure that movie
will be something to behold.
home base for the boys to return to
throughout the track sounds great,
production-wise: subt ly crunchy,
double-tracked and hard-panned,
bright while still a litt le menacing.
When the f loodgates open up on the
track ’s chorus, and voca list/guitar-
ist A. R iggen’s voice rises up into
the fa lsetto range, the guitars soar
into full distortion mode and we get
back to headbanging. My favorite
detail in here is the slow-building
guitar drone that hangs in the back-
ground around the three minute
mark, rising behind that centra l
cleaner-toned riff until it brea ks
into a full on scuzzy guitar solo.
Instead of blasting us straight in the
face with a loud-ass solo though,
Murnau buries it somewhere toward
the back of the mi x – a great move,
as it adds more to the atmosphere
of the song to hear the solo sizzle
and fr y back there in contrast with
the surrounding elements. I wonder
if these dudes have ever heard the
a lbum Rainbow by Boris & Michio
Kurihara, because that solo trig-
gered some connections in my head
to that underrated record.
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LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY
2020/09/04 (Fri)
(5)
Angela Meyer (1pm) – Brad Morgan
(6 & 10pm) – Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds Shed, 2815 Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Big River Brass Band – Aledo Central
Park Bandshell, Hwy 17, Aledo IL
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz
Festival: Bix Youth Jazz Band (6pm)
– Chicago Cellar Boys (7pm) – NOLA
Jazz Band (8pm) – Mortonia Sextet
All-Stars (9pm) – Miss Jubilee &
the Yas Yas Boys (10pm) – Rhythm
City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Dave Ellis (6pm) – Go Fish Marina Bar &
Grill, 411 River Dr., Princeton IA
Doc & Delilah (6:30pm) – The Faithful
Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd,
LeClaire IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke w/ Party Times DJ Service –
Perxactley’s Bar & Grill, 110 S. Olive
Street, Maquoketa IA
Moonshine Run (4pm) – Megalord
(7:30pm) – Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds Pavilion, 2815 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
NOLA Jazz Band (3pm) – Putnam
Museum & Science Center, 1717 W 12th
St, Davenport IA
Open Jam featuring Far Out 283 –
My Place the Pub, 4405 State St.,
Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Shinedown – Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St,
Davenport IA
Tommy Picket (noon) – 50 Shades
of Rock (3pm) – The Hot Rods (6 &
10pm) – The Diamonds (7 & 9pm) –
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Oldies
Tent, 2815 Locust St., Davenport IA
Trapt – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Farmer’s Tent, 2815 W. Locust St,
Davenport IA
FRIDAY
2020/09/05 (Sat)
(6)
The 42s – Riverview Roadhouse, 701 N.
Cody Road, LeClaire IA
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz
Festival: Bix Youth Jazz Band
(11:30am) – NOLA Jazz Band
(12:30pm) – Southside Aces
(1:30pm) – Cakewalkin’ Jass Band
(2:30pm) – Chicago Cellar Boys
(3:30pm) – Joe Smith & the Spicy
Pickles (6pm) – Mortonia Sextet
(7pm) – Graystone Monarches All-
Stars (8pm) – Miss Jubilee & the
Yas Yas Boys (9pm) – Southside
Aces (10pm) – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Charley Crockett – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
Country Traditions – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Crooked Cactus – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Dave Ellis & Rich Fricke Acoustic Duo
– Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228
30th St., Rock Island IL
Dave Zollo & the Body Electric
(6:30pm) – Iowa City Ped Mall, 14 S.
Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Dirty Water Boys – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Doug Brundies (1pm) – Bad Hair (6 &
10pm) – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Shed, 2815 Locust St., Davenport IA
Freddy Allen 2&4 Swing Trio – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Hinterland Music Festival: Hex Girls
(3pm) – Cut Worms (4pm) – Yola
(5:15pm) – Caamp (6:30pm) – Old
Crow Medicine Show (8pm) – The
Avett Brothers (9:30pm) – Avenue
of the Saints Amphitheater, 3357
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Jordan Danielsen – The Tangled Wood,
– Tyler Childers (9:30pm) – Avenue
of the Saints Amphitheater, 3357
Rob & Gary from the Night People
(2pm) – Wide River Winery Tasting
Hinterland Music Festival: Vincent
Neil Emerson (11:45am) – Bendigo
Park, SE 6th St., Galva IL
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA St.Charles Rd., St.Charles IA Room - Village of East Davenport, 1128 Fletcher (12:45pm) – Charley MONDAY (9)
Josh Sinclair (6:30pm) – Mississippi Joseph Hall: Elvis Rock N Remember Mound St., Davenport IA Crockett (1:45pm) – Hamilton
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
River Distilling Company & Cody – Coralville Center for the Performing Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar – The Leithauser (2:45pm) – Orville Peck
S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Road Cocktail House, 303 N. Cody Rd., Arts, 1301 5th St., Coralville IA Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, 111 (4pm) – Elle King (5:15pm) – Mt.
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405
LeClaire IA Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 West 2nd St., Davenport IA Joy (6:30pm) – Khruangbin (8pm)
State St., Bettendorf IA
Just Cuz (4pm) – North of 40 (7:30pm) S Linn St, Iowa City IA Threat Level Midnight (5pm) – Go Fish – Leon Bridges (9:30pm) – Avenue
Vincent Neil Emerson – Raccoon Motel,
– Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds The Knockoffs (5pm) – Chesty P’s Pub, Marina & Bar, 411 River Dr., Princeton IA of the Saints Amphitheater, 3357
315 E. Second St., Davenport IA
Pavilion, 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport 104 East Mason St., Polo IL Tommy Picket (noon) – Sara Simmons St.Charles Rd., St.Charles IA
IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
Meadstock 2021 (2pm) – Bootleg
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
(4pm) – The Hot Rods (6 & 10pm)
– The Diamonds (7 & 9pm) –
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405
State St., Bettendorf IA TUESDAY (10)
S Linn St, Iowa City IA Davenport IA Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Oldies Lojo Russo (3pm) – Go Fish Marina & Bar, Brass Pear Band (5:30pm) – Riverside
Ky & Ty – The Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits, Michael Moncada & Whiskey High Tent, 2815 Locust St., Davenport IA 411 River Dr., Princeton IA Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway
117 N Cody Rd, LeClaire IA (4:30pm) – 1st Impression (8:30pm) Lucas Sanor (2pm) – Terraza Modern 22, Riverside IA
Last Call Band (8:30pm) – Toxic Blonde – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 SUNDAY
2020/09/10 (Thu)
(8) Mexican, 4808 Forest Grove Dr., Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13
(10:30pm) – Riverside Casino and Golf W. Locust St., Davenport IA Bettendorf IA S Linn St, Iowa City IA
Angela Meyer (1pm) – Doug Brundies
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA The Moonlighters QC (6pm) – Ruby’s Sara Simmons (1pm) – Mississippi Valley Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
(6pm) – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – Steventon’s, Davenport, 429 E. 3rd St., Davenport IA Fairgrounds Oldies Tent, 2815 Locust Ave., Rock Island IL
Shed, 2815 Locust St., Davenport IA
1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA Pitbull – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, St., Davenport IA Nicholas Naioti – Fairfield Arts &
Craig Morgan – Mississippi Valley
Live @ Five: Heads in Motion (5pm) 2815 W. Locust St, Davenport IA The Stone Flowers (4pm) – The Dirt Convention Center, 200 N. Main St.,
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St,
– RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St., Roadside Circus (9pm) – Electric Road Rockers (7:30pm) – Mississippi Fairfield IA
Davenport IA
Davenport IA Shock (11pm) – Mississippi Valley Valley Fairgrounds Pavilion, 2815 W. Virtual Concert: Hannah Frey – Englert
Dave & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Old Dominion – Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Farmer’s Tent, 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport IA Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Tycoga Vineyard & Winery, 2585 195th
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St, Locust St, Davenport IA Wayne Hancock – Craig Gerdes – Wiley Iowa City IA
St., DeWitt IA
Davenport IA
Project X (9pm) – Tomb (11pm) –
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds
Farmer’s Tent, 2815 W. Locust St,
Davenport IA
Quad City Prospects – Hawkeye Tap
Sports Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Scott Stowe (5pm) – Wide River Winery
- LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
The Slow Draws (6:30pm) – Ron-de-Voo
Park, East Third St., West Liberty IA
Tommy Picket (noon) – 50 Shades
of Rock (3pm) – The Hot Rods (6 &
10pm) – The Diamonds (7 & 9pm) –
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds Oldies
Tent, 2815 Locust St., Davenport IA
Wave Makers: Orlando Coolridge
& Vag a b o n d M au ri ce (as
Slumpgang777) – EverEvolved –
Blaise B – Aubs. – Sons Of Mars – DK
(5pm) – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
SATURDAY (7)
50 Shades of Rock – Hawkeye Tap
Sports Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
All Sweat Productions Performs
Abbey Road – Schwiebert Riverfront
Park, 101 17th St., Rock Island IL
Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz
Festival: Bix Youth Jazz Band THE MUSIC OF
BOSTON & JOURNEY
(11:30am) – Southside Aces
(12:30pm) – Cakewalkin’ Jass Band
(1:30pm) – Graystone Monarchs
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Monarchs All-Stars (7pm) – Chicago
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Cellar Boys (8pm) – Mortonia Sextet
(9pm) – Joe Smith & the Spicy
Pickles (10pm) –Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 • 8:00 PM
Brooke Byam & the PeOple – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway
22, Riverside IA
Cakewalkin’ Jass Band (10am) –
Oakdale Memorial Gardens, 2501 GEORGE THOROGOOD
Eastern Ave., Davenport IA
Coolidge – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
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LIVE MUSIC
WEDNESDAY (11)
2020/09/04 (Fri)
Brass Pear Band (5:30pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (12)
2020/09/05 (Sat)
Anthony Worden & the Illiterati – Chuy
Renteria (6:30pm) – Willow Creek Park, ,
Iowa City IA
Figge and RME Present Jazz on the Plaza
(5pm) – Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Jef Spradley (6pm) – Go Fish Marina & Bar,
411 River Dr., Princeton IA
Justin Wells – Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second
St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke w/ Party Times DJ Service –
Perxactley’s Bar & Grill, 110 S. Olive Street,
Maquoketa IA
Mission Creek Summer Sessions (6:30pm)
– Willow Creek Park, , Iowa City IA
Open Jam featuring Far Out 283 – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Tab Benoit – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA
Thick Paint – Salsa Chest – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Tug Fest: Ky & Ty & the Other Guy – LeClaire
Levee, 117 S. Front St., LeClaire IA
FRIDAY (13)
Aaron Kamm & the One Drops – Reggae
Rapids – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
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BanD – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
Class of ’82: ’80s New Wave Tribute – The
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
The Dandelion Stompers (6:30pm) – Ron-
de-Voo Park, East Third St., West Liberty IA
Daniel Stratman (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Dave & Rich Acoustic Duo – Ray’s Time Out,
1815 Manufacturing Dr., Clinton IA
Eli Mosley Band – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
The Hotrods – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Iowa Arts Festival: Pandelirium Steel
Drum Band (6pm) – Aaron Kamm & the
One Drops (7pm) – The Jayhawks (9pm)
– Downtown Iowa City, , Iowa City IA
Jim Buennig – The Grape Life Wine Store &
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Lewis Knudsen – Hawkeye Tap Sports Bar N
Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
Live @ Five: The Dawn (5pm) – RME
Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Tug Fest: North of 40 – LeClaire Levee, 117 S.
Front St., LeClaire IA
Tug Fest: Project X (7:30pm) – Blacktop
Mojo (10pm) – Port Byron Levee,
Downtown Port Byron, Port Byron IL
The Wolf & Gypsy Band – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
SATURDAY (14)
54th Annual Willow Folk Music Festival –
Willow United Methodist Church, 6522 S.
Willow Road, Stockton IL
Casi Joy (8:30pm) – The Hotrods (10pm)
– Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
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Damon Johnson & the Get Ready – Chuck
Garric (6:30pm) – Rascals Live, 1414 15th
St., Moline IL
Danger Zone – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Dave Killinger – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Dick Danger Band (5pm) – Go Fish Marina &
Bar, 411 River Dr., Princeton IA
Hap Hazard – 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
Heads in Motion – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Iowa Arts Festival: Dodge Street Duo
(11:30pm) – Jordan Sellergren (1pm) –
The Recliners (3pm) – Wyatt Waddell
(5pm) – Chastity Brown (7pm) –
Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (9pm) –
Downtown Iowa City, , Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – The Circa ’21 Speakeasy,
1818 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Miles Over Mountains – Savage Hearts –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar – The
Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, 111 West
2nd St., Davenport IA
The Tailfins – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Tug Fest: Down 24 (3pm) – The Brat Pack
(8pm) – LeClaire Levee, 117 S. Front St.,
LeClaire IA
Tug Fest: Sam, Wyatt, & Aleck Acoustic
Band (8:15am) – Dirt Road Rockers
(7pm) – TOMB (10:30pm) – Port Byron
Levee, Downtown Port Byron, Port Byron
IL
Ya Maka My Weekend: Jumbies – Baby
J & Golden Street Band – Drea & Zion
– Iyahbinghi – Universal Expression –
Indika – Downtown Rock Island, 615 31st
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SUNDAY (15)
54th Annual Willow Folk Music Festival –
Willow United Methodist Church, 6522 S.
Willow Road, Stockton IL
The Beach Boys – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport
IA
Big River Brass Band – LeClaire Park
Bandshell, , Davenport IA
Elizabeth Moen – Wyatt Waddell – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St., Davenport IA
Iowa Arts Festival: One Foot on the Ground
(11:30am) – Flash in a Pan (1pm) – Miles
Over Mountains (2:45pm) – Downtown
Iowa City, , Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 State
St., Bettendorf IA
Monica Austin (3pm) – Go Fish Marina & Bar,
411 River Dr., Princeton IA
TUESDAY (17)
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 State
St., Bettendorf IA
WEDNESDAY (18)
Ember (5:30pm) – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Virtual Concert: Aseethe – Englert Theatre,
221 East Washington St., Iowa City IA
THURSDAY
2020/09/05 (Sat)
(19)
Ani DiFranco – Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013
288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Jordan Danielsen (6pm) – Go Fish Marina &
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Bar, 411 River Dr., Princeton IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke w/ Party Times DJ Service –
Perxactley’s Bar & Grill, 110 S. Olive Street,
Maquoketa IA
Open Jam featuring Far Out 283 – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Summer Organ Sampler Concert
featuring Greg Hand (11:30am) – John
& Alice Butler Hall - University of Dubuque
Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett St.,
Dubuque IA
Yam Yam – Vintage Pistol – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY (20)
Allie Colleen – The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave.,
East Moline IL
BYOBrass (6:30pm) – Ron-de-Voo Park, East
Third St., West Liberty IA
Crystal City – Brass Tower – Anthony
Worden Band (6:30pm) – Iowa City Ped
Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Dave Ellis – The Grape Life Wine Store &
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Doug Brundies – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Douglas & Tucker (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Good Clean Fun – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
The Hooten Hallers – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
The Music of Boston and Journey w/
Tommy DeCarlo – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Orphan Jon & the Abandoned – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
The Riverside Band – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Tiffany & the Band Boy Night – Jumer’s
Casino & Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr., Rock Island
IL
Toxic Blonde – Hawkeye Tap Sports Bar N
Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
SATURDAY (21)
Buddy Olson (2pm) – Wide River Winery
Tasting Room - Village of East Davenport,
1128 Mound St., Davenport IA
Crooked Cactus – 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
Good Clean Fun – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Johnny Kilowatt Band (6:30pm) –
Downtown Iowa City, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Minus Six – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
North of 40 – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Quad City Bank & Trust Riverfront Pops:
The Music of The Rolling Stones, Mick
Jagger & Keith Richards 1969 – LeClaire
Park Bandshell, , Davenport IA
The Riverside Band – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar – The
Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, 111 West
2nd St., Davenport IA
Susto – She Returns From War – Mel
Washington – Haiva ru – Little Bird –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave.,
Maquoketa IA
Tangled Reality – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport I
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SUNDAY
2020/09/04 (Fri)
(22)
Alan & Alex Duo (4pm) – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 State
St., Bettendorf IA
Karl Beatty (2pm) – Terraza Modern
Mexican, 4808 Forest Grove Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
North of 40 (4pm) – Parkside Grill & Lounge,
2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Shakey Graves – Tre Burt – Codfish Hollow
Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
TUESDAY
2020/09/05 (Sat)
(24)
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 State
St., Bettendorf IA
WEDNESDAY (25)
Frank Martin Busch (4pm) – Hitchville
(7:15pm) – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Virtual Concert: Sinner Frenz – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
City IA
THURSDAY (26)
Angela Meyer – Logan Springer – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St., Davenport IA
Bee Gees Gold Tribute – Circa ’21 Dinner
Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke w/ Party Times DJ Service –
Perxactley’s Bar & Grill, 110 S. Olive Street,
Maquoketa IA
Open Jam featuring Far Out 283 – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
A Rock ‘n’ Roll Tribute from Elvis to the
Beatles featuring the Neverly Brothers
– Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak
Road, Mt. Carroll IL
FRIDAY (27)
Angela Meyer (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Black Velvet (5pm) – Wide River Winery -
LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
The Bryce Janey Band (6:30pm) – Iowa City
Ped Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Funktastic 5 – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Live @ Five: Class of ’82 (5pm) – RME
Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Lonesome Road – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Mike & the Moonpies – Buffalo Gospel
– Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Ron Tegeler Jazz Trio – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Taylor Kay – Hawkeye Tap Sports Bar N Grill,
4646 Cheyenne Ave., Davenport IA
Top of the World – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Tres Colores (6:30pm) – Ron-de-Voo Park,
East Third St., West Liberty IA
Tunes At the Tulip: Freddy Allen & Nervous
Neal Smith (6pm) – Hauberg Civic Center
Mansion, 1300 24th St., Rock Island IL
SATURDAY (28)
Blues Rock-It – 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
The Dawn – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour –
TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Halfloves – treesreach – Penny Peach –
WWWW – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
JD Young Band – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
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Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Lojo Russo – The Tangled Wood, 3636
e Ave., Davenport IA
Jordan Danielsen (2pm) – Wide River
George Thorogood & the Destroyers –
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, WEDNESDAY (8)
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill 9th Annual Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA Winery Tasting Room - Village of East 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
“Shamrockin’ Paddy O’Pardy”: Dave & Marshall Charloff Purple Xperience: A Davenport, 1128 Mound St., Davenport Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 Linn St, Iowa City IA
Rich (noon) – Phyllis & the Sharks (2pm) Tribute to Prince – Jumer’s Casino & IA State St., Bettendorf IA Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
– Lynn Allen (5pm) – Danger Zone (8pm) Hotel, 777 Jumer Dr., Rock Island IL Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Karl Beatty (2pm) – Terraza Modern Rock Island IL
– Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th Stephanie JNote & Johnny J – Kavanaugh’s Linn St, Iowa City IA Mexican, 4808 Forest Grove Dr., Virtual Concert: Sean Tyler – Englert
St., Rock Island IL Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island Little River Band – Rhythm City Casino Bettendorf IA Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
Lolo – Desert Noises – Hembree – Codfish IL Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Son Little – Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second City IA
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa Tony Hoeppner & Friends (6:30pm) – Davenport IA St., Davenport IA
IA Mississippi River Distilling Company & The Moonlighters QC – Riverside Casino
THURSDAY (9)
Northern Parallels 050: All Day/All Night
Open Air (4pm) – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Cody Road Cocktail House, 303 N. Cody
Rd., LeClaire IA
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA MONDAY
2020/09/05 (Sat)
(6) Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Ave., Rock Island IL Wild Oatz – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar – The Baby Blues Beach–Style Festival: The Linn St, Iowa City IA
Reverend Raven & the Chain’ Smokin’
Altar Boys – Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, 111
West 2nd St., Davenport IA
Main Street Rambles (11am) – The Tim
Stop Band (2pm) – The Bamboozlers
Mission Creek Summer Sessions
(6:30pm) – Downtown Iowa City, , Iowa
Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Rob and Gary of the Night People – SATURDAY (4) Soul Storm – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
(4pm) – Downtown Port Byron, , Port
Byron IL
City IA
Open Jam featuring Far Out 283 – My
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., The Blooze Brothers Revue – Timber Lake Tangled Reality – Green Tree Brewery, 309 Place the Pub, 4405 State St., Bettendorf
Davenport IA
Rubix Kube – Riverside Casino Event Center,
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road, Mt.
Carroll IL
N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
TUESDAY (7) IA
Open Mic Night – Bootleg Hill Honey
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar – The
The Brat Pack – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA SUNDAY (5) Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Waxahatchee – Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013
Phoenix Restaurant & Martini Bar, 111 West The Carefree Highwaymen – The Grape Douglas & Tucker – The Tangled Wood, Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
2nd St., Davenport IA Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmor 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA State St., Bettendorf IA
Top of the World – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Toy Factory – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
The Wallens – The Grape Life Wine Store &
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
SUNDAY (29)
Angela Meyer (3pm) – Go Fish Marina & Bar,
411 River Dr., Princeton IA
Code 415 (4pm) – Parkside Grill & Lounge,
2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Dave Ellis & Rich Fricke Acoustic Duo
(2pm) – Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700
N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
KT Tunstall – The Redstone Room, 129 Main
St, Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 State
St., Bettendorf IA
Lewis Knudsen (2pm) – Terraza Modern
Mexican, 4808 Forest Grove Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
Travis Ried Band (3pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
TUESDAY
2020/09/05 (Sat)
(31)
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 State
St., Bettendorf IA
Pinegrove – Miloe – Grumpy – Codfish
Hollow Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa
IA
WEDNESDAY (1)
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Virtual Concert: Ligament – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St., Iowa
City IA
THURSDAY (2)
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Open Jam featuring Far Out 283 – My Place
the Pub, 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Telekinetic Yeti – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY (3)
The 42s – Riverview Roadhouse, 701 N. Cody
Road, LeClaire IA
The Beaker Brothers (6:30pm) – Iowa City
Ped Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Dirty Water Boys – Dirty Water Music, 102 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Donovan Gustofson – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Dwight Yoakam – Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third
St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St, Iowa City IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Live @ Five: Bobby Ray Bunch (5pm) – RME
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