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ILLINOIS POLITICS By Rich Miller

been received, I asked him if he was sure warned.

House Speaker Welch and Ballot about that. I’d been meeting with people “What we have asked everyone to do is to

Democrats Brace for All

and making a lot of calls and some folks be committed to themselves, to be com-
have been complaining that Representative mitted to their districts and to show us that

Heck to Break Loose

Sonya Harper (D-Chicago) is still not on the they’re working,” Welch said.
program. “We’re keeping track, we’re going to be

I
’ve mentioned before that House
Speaker Chris Welch has said since the
day he was elected to his chamber’s top
job last year that he is fully committed to
protecting all of his incumbents, whether
in the primary or in the general election.
That wasn’t always the case with his prede-
cessor, House Speaker Michael Madigan.
None of Speaker Welch’s candidates have
yet faced a voter since he made that pledge
in January of 2021, but Welch has so far
tried to clear the paths for some members
facing primary challengers (with varying
degrees of success) and has put together
nominating petition-drives for incumbents
who didn’t do enough (or any) work for
themselves.
But I’ve been hearing two very different
things lately: 1) Speaker Welch will make
sure members win their primaries and
generals no matter what effort they put
into their own campaigns; and 2) Welch
will not help those who don’t or won’t help
themselves.
Which is it? I checked in with the House
Speaker last week to find out.
Speaker Welch pointed to a March 19
political caucus meeting when he said he
told his members: “We need to get back to
the basics and focus on how to win elec-
tions. That’s door-knocking and direct
communication.”
Welch said he also told his caucus, “If you
don’t hit it hard back home after the session
is over, then I’m not sure that there’s any
amount of money or paid communication
that can overcome what we’re about to face.”
The House Speaker was, of course, referring
to the enormous political headwinds facing
Democrats this year.
He continued: “And then I said to them,
‘And so far, I’m not impressed with quite a
few of you, and what you’ve shown us.’ And
then I said to them, ‘Do not be surprised
if we don’t continue to invest in you if
you’re not investing in yourself.’ Now, that
message was received very well from our
caucus.”
Up to that point in the interview, I hadn’t
mentioned any names. But when Welch
claimed that his “Get to work” message had
Representative Harper just barely sur-
vived a strong challenge to her petitions,
mainly because she relied on others to pass
petitions for her, and Welch had to come
in at the end. And then some legal heroics
by her attorney Mike Kasper kept her from
being tossed off the ballot.
Harper faces Chicago police officer
Carolynn Crump in the primary. Crump
is expected to receive top billing from the
Chicago Fraternal Order of Police and
will likely attack Harper, who chairs the
joint House/Senate Black Caucus, over the
SAFE-T Act criminal-justice reform law. If
Black Caucus Chair Harper should lose a
Democratic primary in a Black district to
a Black police officer and criminal-justice
reform is an issue used against her… well,
all heck might break loose.
Welch wouldn’t address Harper’s specific
situation because, he said, “I’m treating
Representative Harper like I’m treating
every other incumbent. All of them are
being treated equally.”
Speaker Welch then reiterated that he
and his team are committed to protecting
incumbents. “But it’s not a blank check,” he
paying attention throughout the course of
these primary campaigns. We’re going to
invest in campaigns and candidates that are
investing in themselves. We’re not going
to just have a spigot that keeps on running,
especially for persons that haven’t invested
in themselves. And that applies to any of
our incumbents.”
Welch said he and his caucus have a
“mantra” that he’s used since he was elected
House Speaker: “Winners do the work.” He
also claimed he’s been hearing his members
use the phrase more and more. “They’re
starting to believe in that. Winners do the
work. This is a simple formula. Winners do
the work. If you work, you win. And we’re
going to invest in those who are working.”
We’ll see..
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political newsletter, and CapitolFax.com.
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Illinois and Iowa
Primaries Are June 7,
Offering a Chance to
Break Free
I O
llinois’ and Iowa’s Primary Elections
for the November Midterms are fast
approaching: June 7, 2022. Primaries
determine who our choices will be in
November, and the importance of this
cannot be overstated. To date, Primaries
have been defining our governance, yet
we are oblivious. Only 3 percent of eligible
voters participate in Primary Elections,
which means only 3 percent of voters who
turn out during Primaries decide who will
govern the U.S., from President to dog
catcher. That should be intensely unaccept-
able to any self-respecting voter.
Both political parties work hard on behalf
of their incumbents, and to recruit candi-
dates for open seats, most of whom can be
categorized as establishment fits. The candi-
dates who independently decide to run out-
side the political party apparatus are often
entirely marginalized, with resources going
to the favored fits. This candidacy model has
to end for real change to occur. And it must
begin locally.
Whether Democrat or Republican, both
political parties have morphed over time into
a uni-party of Progressive representatives for
a political class that serves a global agenda.
Think of Progressivism as a politicized
combination of elite bureaucratic globalism
mixed with megacorporatism, because that
far better characterizes it. Progressivism
isn’t liberalism or conservatism. The Neo-
Cons and Neo-Libs inside the Democrat and
Republican parties are the Progressives. Pro-
gressivism is certainly not compatible with
America’s Republic governed by constitu-
tional rule of law.
We all know this on some level, but we
are trapped in this fictional arena of liberal
left versus conservative right. What we are
really doing is distracting one another from
the Progressive agenda that is continually
advancing. We must stretch past this familiar
left/right paradigm to hold every candidate
we vote for accountable before the election,
as well as after. But first, we must know what
we want them accountable for. Unless voters
reengage meaningfully by vetting candi-
dates thoroughly, with a keen eye on where
each candidate’s allegiances truly lie, we will
continue to cede our substantial individual
authorities to Progressives who are happy to
usurp them.
Check out the responses from five of the
nine Scott County Board of Supervisor pri-
mary candidates to the Reader’s question-
naire starting on page five. Watch RCReader.
com/tags/election2022 for responses received
past the print deadline.
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California Prison Guards Win
Exemption From Mandated
Vaccination in U.S. 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals
n April 25, 2022, a little known US 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals ruling favored
a cohort of prison guards against a
lawsuit filed by prison inmates that demanded
guards be mandatorily vaccinated as a health
measure against COVID-19.
The inmates prevailed when previously, in
2021, a lower court ruled that prison administra-
tions were failing to provide adequate medical
care and potentially endangering inmates by not
mandating staff to be vaccinated against COVID.
According to the Orange County Register, “The
appellate judges’ ruling found that the prison
system was not acting with ‘deliberate indiffer-
ence’ and had ‘taken significant action to address
the health risks posed by COVID-19.’  Those
measures include the use of personal protective
equipment, regular testing for unvaccinated staff
and making doses readily available for those who
do want to get inoculated.”
A panel of three appellate judges agreed with
the state’s prison system, the union represent-
ing the guards, and Governor Gavin Newsom in
striking down the vaccine mandate for guards on
April 25, 2022.
The exemption for CA prison guards was a spe-
cific carve-out from Newsom’s executive order
to mandate vaccinations for all state employees,
including the 66,000 correctional labor force, due
to the prison guard union’s generous $1.75 mil-
lion contribution to Newsom’s anti-recall defense
campaign.
Meanwhile, this particular CA judicial ruling
is also exempt from publication, therefore con-
sidered an unpublished opinion and cannot be
used as precedent in any other cases dealing with
mandatory vaccinations. How many other cases
striking down unconstitutional medical inter-
ventions have prevailed that are unknown to the
public and unavailable to attorneys as resources?
As an unpublished opinion, the merits of this
case cannot be used as precedent in future cases
against mandatory vaccinations.
The decline of published opinions for use as
precedence is a fascinating twist to how law has
advanced through time in America’s Republic,
leaving more and more court decisions out of
reach and off the table for use in serving justice.
Who makes the decisions to publish or not pub-
lish opinions? There are pros and cons to pub-
lished opinions versus unpublished opinions
(often referred to as memorandum opinions)
and at a minimum, Americans should under-
stand what they are, and what it means to juris-
prudence for we the people. Especially as it relates
to evidence of harmful health policies relative
to COVID become more widely known and
remedies pursued. (Sources: RCReader.com/y/
newsom, /y/newsom1, /y/newsom2, /y/newsom3,
/y/newsom4)
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Bizarre Chain of
Destructive Accidents
at Food-Processing
Facilities
O
n the right is a list of reported
U.S. and Canadian food-pro-
cessing facilities that have expe-
rienced major destruction, interrupting
operations via unrelated accidents over
the past two years. Of the 25 events
listed below, 19 occurred in the first five
months of 2022, six in 2021, and one in
2019. The exponential rise in food-pro-
cessing facility destruction in 2022 is
beyond coincidence – two of the facili-
ties were the result of airplane crashes
(Georgia and Idaho) within a week of
one another.
Authorities claim there is no apparent
link between these 25 events. Yet Inves-
tigation 101 would demand a deeper dive
into this statistically improbable series of
damaging accidents that are specific to
U.S. food-processing operations, occur-
ring without some connection. Especially
as a worldwide food shortage looms due
to the Ukraine-Russia conf lict and supply
chain interruptions, according to media
scripts.
LOCAL ELECTIONS
Questions for Scott County
Board of Supervisors
Primary Candidates
T
uesday, June 7 is Primary Election day
in Scott and Rock Island Counties. In
the Primary, there are five Democratic
candidates for Scott County Board of Supervi-
sors vying for three positions on the Novem-
ber 8 General Election ballot: Karl Drapeaux,
Brinson Kinzer (incumbent), Joseph C.
Miller, Jazmin Newton, and Dawson Shea
VanWinkle. There are four Republican can-
didates for Scott County Board of Supervisor
vying for three spots on the General Election
ballot: Jean Dickson, Jennifer McAndrew
Lane, John Maxwell (incumbent), and Ross
Paustian. All candidates were provided the
following questionnaire. The responses from
the four Democrats, followed by the only
Republican primary candidates are printed
below. Watch RCReader.com/tags/elec-
tion2022 for responses submitted after the
print deadline.
Public Meeting Broadcasts
& Recordings
A silver lining of the Quad Cities’ COVID-
1984 Era has been the Scott County Board of
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By Kathleen McCarthy
05/02/22: Saladino’s Food Processing Plant, Fresno
CA – Fire
05/01/22: Perdue Farms Soybean Processing Plant,
Norfolk VA – Fire
04/21/22: General Mills Plant, Covington GA –
Airplane Crash
04/18/22: Azure Standard Headquarters, Dufur
OR – Fire
04/13/22: Taylor Farms, Salinas CA – Fire
04/13/22: Gem State Processing, Heyburn ID –
Airplane Crash
04/11/22: East Conway Beef & Pork, Conway NH
– Fire
03/31/22: Rio Fresh, San Juan TX – Fire
03/28/22: Marco-be Food Pantry, Maricopa AZ
– Fire
03/16/22: Walmart Fulfillment Center, Plainfield
IN – Fire
03/13/22: Hot Pocket Plant, Jonesboro AR – Fire
02/28/22: Shearer’s Foods, Hermiston OR – Boiler
Explosion
02/15/22: Bonanza Company, El Paso TX – Fire
02/03/22: Wisconsin River Meats, Mauston WI
– Fire
02/01/22: Harper’s Market Poultry Plant, Hamil-
ton Mountain ON Canada – Fire
01/21/22: Potato Plant, Warden WA – Fire
01/14/22: Cargill Nutrena Feed Mill, Lacompte
LA – Explosion
01/01/22: Van Dunan Farms, Momence IL – Fire
12/12/21: West Side Food Processing Plant, San
Antonio TX – Fire
11/20/21: Maid Rite Steak Company, Kansas City
KS – Fire
09/13/21: JBS USA, Grand Island NE – Fire
08/24/21: Patak Meat Processing Facility, Austell
GA – Fire
07/25/21: Kellogg Company, Memphis TN – Fire
01/12/21: Deli Star Meat Plant, Fayetteville IL –
Fire
09/09/19: Tyson Foods Inc, Holcomb KS – Fire
By Todd McGreevy
Supervisors finally figured out how to easily
and cost-effectively video/audio record and
publish their public meetings. Scott County
government implemented live Internet
video-broadcast meetings to accommodate
the COVID requirements of distancing,
closing public facilities, etc., to secure federal
funding grants. After years of the public
demanding such easily accessible technol-
ogy be deployed for more transparency and
public access, now there was no excuse.
Today, COVID is no longer an emergency
and requires no extreme mitigations, regard-
less of grant strings. Despite this fact, county
staff and sometimes elected officials opt for
the “stay at home in your jammies” mode
and “Zoom” in their participation.
Residents will no longer tolerate having
their tax dollars spent outside their purview,
having every right to participate, observe,
measure, and hold accountable both elected
and administrative personnel conducting
the business of our county.
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Questions for Scott
County Board of
Supervisors Primary
Candidates
Continued from page 5
1) Will you support the continued video
recording and publishing of all county
public meetings?
Drapeaux: Yes, I am very supportive of
live Internet video broadcasting, it gives
access to all Scott County to be able to attend
and speak.
Kinzer: Yes.
Miller: Very much so. I support the use of
any technology that allows people to become
more involved in the governance of the
county.
Newton: I strongly support continued
video recording and the broadcast of all
county meetings. It is unfortunate it took
a worldwide pandemic for Scott County
to utilize the technology that is widely
available, but I am glad to see it was finally
implemented. I fully support such measures
continuing permanently. Scott County
should broadcast meetings online to make
sure that it is accessible and accountable to
the members of our community.
Lane: Absolutely! It is important in this
political environment that public meetings
are made public. I would also support flex-
ibility in meetings. I, myself, am restricted
from attending many meetings and have
to research after the fact; due to my work
schedule. Recorded meetings keep Residents
of Scott County abreast of information and
it also allows Employees of Scott County to
view any information that would interest
and affect them. The Board of Supervisors
are Servants of the Public.
2) By what criteria will you allow staff to
attend public meetings virtually?
Drapeaux: If access allows form their
device and it is not interfering with their
workload, I do not believe that would be an
issue.
Kinzer: If they are on a scheduled vacation
and need to weigh in, if there is another, or
continuation of the current pandemic, and
by proclamation of the Governor declaring a
public safety issue, or if the employee is just
sick but has vital information to present to
the board.
Miller: First of all, I do not believe that
attending a meeting online necessarily con-
stitutes a latent desire for an individual to
“stay at home in your jammies” and perhaps
it is time for us to stop thinking about the
nature of work within the constraints that
we have before (myself included). I think
that the true state of nature of our post-
pandemic era is that now that our general
populace has experienced the benefit of
attending meetings online, they are right
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to question the added value of attending in
person. Matters of child care, public health,
and mental health have to be taken into
account here. Ultimately, the use of online-
meeting technology makes it such that the
meetings are more accessible to everyone.
Newtwon: Staff should attend in person
as frequently as possible. While having the
capability to attend remotely on occasion, I
do believe there is a benefit to being physi-
cally present when at all possible. The main
use of video recording should be to provide
the pubic with transparency and accessibil-
ity. During the pandemic, there was need to
socially distance and therefore virtual meet-
ings were a prudent way to handle the situa-
tion. However, now that we are able to safely
return to in-person activities, in-person
attendance should be strongly encouraged.
Lane: There are departments in Scott
County that are never 0800-1600. Recorded
Meetings and an Advanced Agenda would
allow County Employees to take part.
County Staff would be allowed to attend if
they have business to discuss. County Staff
who have essential functions should be
allowed to attend virtually.
3) By what criteria will you invoke
privilege of virtually attending a public
meeting?
Drapeaux: I believe that you should be
able to participate as if you were attend-
ing the meeting in person. The is dictated
by Roberts Rules of Order as any meeting
should be ran.
Kinzer: By the same criteria in question
two. However, if there is no need to hold
virtual, then the meetings need to be held in
person and in the evening when the public
can attend.
Miller: If elected, I have every intention to
attend all meetings in person. For me, I do
see the value of meeting face to face – just
ask my students at St. Ambrose. Showing up
and being in the room when decisions get
made has been a hallmark of my career …
and my character.
Newton: I will attend the meetings in
person as much as possible. I enjoy social
interaction before, during, and after meet-
ings. I do think that circumstances come
up that merit attending virtually from
time to time, such as illness or a schedule
conflict that may arise on limited occasions.
However, I believe such should be kept to
a minimum. I do believe the times that the
hearings are currently held are not the most
conducive for working families and that the
board should set better times for the super-
visor meetings.
Lane: The public needs more than one
opportunity to make comments. I was shut
down and not allowed to speak during the
hearing of Supervisor John Maxwell. All
efforts should be made to allow the public to
be heard.
4) Will you support actions by the Board
to expand these newfound transparency
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resources to include video/audio broad-
casting and publishing recordings of addi-
tional county government meetings such
as the Emergency Management Agency
(EMA), Scott Emergency Communications
Center (SECC) and Scott County Health
Department board meetings? If yes, why?
If no, why not? Please be specific.
Drapeaux: Yes and No. I believe every
meeting needs to be as transparent as pos-
sible, there are items that my need discussed
that could impact these departments safety,
and that in its self is very important to keep
the county employees safe as best as possible.
Kinzer: Yes. No reason not to. All entities
work for and are part of Scott County.
Miller: Yes, indeed I would, insofar as
there would be no added risk or exposure
to security breaches in doing so. I am in
full support of granting our citizenry more
agency in county governance.
Newton: Absolutely. Transparency
resources such as video/audio broadcasting
existed long before the pandemic and such
measures were being utilized by other coun-
ties in Iowa. I think that government should
always be transparent. Making all meetings
available to the public promotes transpar-
ency in our government and reinforces
confidence in our democratic system.
Lane: Yes, the pandemic taught me how
important these departments are in my life
and to the Residents of Scott County. All
public meetings should be recorded and
made accessible to anyone who wants to
view them.
Sausage Making: County
Administrator Meetings Prior to
Board Meetings
Prior County Administrators have
conducted and the current Administra-
tor conducts regular unpublished private
meetings with Supervisors regarding county
business and the pending Committee of the
Whole agenda items. These meetings are
held with few enough elected Supervisors so
that a quorum cannot be called, and open
meetings law is not violated.
Details about and key discussions on the
pending agenda items are therefore managed
and often generally agreed upon before the
public Committee of the Whole (COW) and
regular public Board meetings. While this
may expedite the public proceedings, this
practice is in part what has led to a long and
historic appearance of “rubber stamping”
of what staff proposes to our elected officials
behind closed doors.
The civically engaged public’s expectation
is that the business of the county, including
the nuances and issues informing the agenda
items, resolutions and voting, be addressed
openly and at arm’s length during prescribed
meetings, so that we the people can fully
understand the rationale influencing county
representatives’ decisions, both elected and
administrative.
The City of Davenport staff, Mayor and
Council were once quietly famous for their
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behind closed door meetings just shy of a
quorum of elected officials held prior to
public meetings. When enough citizens and
the local media called it out, the City staff
implemented bi-weekly public meetings
called “Management Update and Mayor/
Council Discussion,” with a published
agenda and published minutes. Thus, the
public is encouraged and empowered to see
the “sausage being made.”
5) Do you support the practice of select
Supervisor private pre-meetings regard-
ing Board agenda items with the County
Administrator that are not publicly
announced and not publicly accessible? If
yes, why? If no, why not? Please be specific.
Drapeaux: I do not believe that it is proper
or fair practice to have performed, if it is
meant for the public, it should stay as public
discussion.
Kinzer: Yes. I currently do not attend
these meetings and have not for a long time.
When I was first elected, I did attend. How-
ever, my opinion was, and is, what is dis-
cussed at “Agenda Review” can be discussed
at the Committee of the Whole.
Meeting publicly. This issue would sup-
port my stance to move the meetings to the
evening when the public can attend.
Miller: In much the same way that I
believe that any organization benefits from
the discussion of strategy before critical
decisions are ultimately made, I do believe
that it is in the best interest of the county
that supervisors meet to explore the relevant
factors of the cases they decide upon. These
meetings, I found during my time in Dav-
enport City Council, are critical in terms of
uniform facts being presented to all relevant
parties, and to allow such parties to ask
questions for clarification.
Newton: No. Unfortunately, such
practices give the appearance of proverbial
“rubber stamping” and such is not condu-
cive to transparent and accessible govern-
ment. I can certainly appreciate the need for
efficiency and organization, but not at the
cost of losing the public’s trust. The people
of Scott County have every right (with
few exceptions such as employee matters)
to know and understand the underlying
reasons that form the agenda and county
business.
Lane: I firmly am against rubber stamp-
ing! This behavior is a reason why I am now
involved in politics. Administrators do not
need to be in a position of Czar. Czars have
been lobbying the Board for years. Others
should not be doing the work of the Board.
We are elected by the people to do this. It is
a problem when “Sausage Making” occurs
with a select few; rather than the public. My
answer would be the same as above. I do
think this would be an excellent example to
set office hours for the public. I do think the
Board Members should do their homework
and be out in the environments of each
department of the County to learn about
what they are voting on. My job allows me to
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frequently be involved on the ground floor
of the Scott County Jail, the Scott County
Deputies, the Scott County Community
Services, and many other services offered in
the Administrative Building.
6) If such meetings are proven or deter-
mined to be critical to the county govern-
ment and its staff’s efficient and timely
functioning, do you support making such
Supervisor meetings with management
staff public along with agenda items and
minutes, similar to the City of Davenport’s
practice? If yes, why? If no, why not? Please
be specific.
Drapeaux: I believe that is a view that
could be looked at, as I have said in another
question it depends on the situation of if it
will affect the safety or privacy of the county
employees. Their rights are valued just as any
private employee would want.
Kinzer: Yes. Again, have the discussion at
the Committee of the Whole Meeting and
move the meetings to the evening when the
public can attend.
Miller: I do. Again, as a representative
of the people of Scott County, I think the
people should be given an opportunity to see
and hear what represents them.
Newton: I believe such organizational
meetings are likely vital to the continued
efficiency of the county’s business. Open
meeting laws should be followed and
practices to circumvent the law should not
be utilized. I am supportive of finding a
mechanism which would help maintain
efficiency while adhering to the law. I do
think utilizing a method similar to the City
of Davenport would prove a viable solution.
Lane: Yes, transparency is important.
7) Would you support/oppose publish-
ing a running status report on county
expenditures, updated with newly legis-
lated and/or approved expenditures for
each department every cycle, posted on the
County’s Web site? If yes, why? If no, why
not? Please be specific.
Drapeaux: I don’t not support or oppose
this, but everyone has the right to contact
the county and request this information, it is
already publicly available.
Kinzer: Yes. All bills and expenditures are
public knowledge.
Miller: In principle, absolutely. However, I
am familiar with the reality that provision of
such expenditures as a running report may
require outsized funding and resources that
may prove to be untenable and antithetical
to responsive county provision of services.
Newton: Yes. The people of Scott County
have the right to know where their tax
dollars are being spent. Publishing reports
on county expenditures and keeping such
reports updated promotes the utmost
transparency.
Lane: Yes, it would be important to be
transparent; however, there are revolving
or last minute expenditures that would not
make it the most current. These would be
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reported in the next cycle.
8) Would you support/oppose publish-
ing on the County’s Web site all federal,
state, and private grants applied for by
each county department, including all
grant applications and all approved grant
contracts so the public is privy to grant
award amounts and all conditions and
liabilities of each grant that obligate Scott
Countians (including penalties for non-
compliance)? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Please be specific.
Drapeaux: I do believe this is something
that should be published, but again every-
one has the right to contact the county
and request this information, it is already
publicly available.
Kinzer: Yes. These grants come before
the Board of Supervisors prior to filing and
for approval. They are listed in the minutes,
from discussion, which posted on the Web
site. The specifics of the grants can be listed
as well.
Miller: No. Only for approved grants. I do
support that information on grant applica-
tions be made available to the public via
FOIA (upon request).
Newton: Yes. I would support publish-
ing information on all federal, state, and
private grants on Scott County’s Web site so
that such information is accessible. I believe
transparency is paramount to an effective
government. The people of Scott Count
have a right to know what grants are being
utilized by our government and the condi-
tions and liabilities that may be attached to
each grant.
Lane: I would support this! CTCL Money
was a perfect example of this. Scott County
Residents need to be made aware of any
outside sources that are impacting how our
county is run.
Election Integrity and County
General Policy 30
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerburg’s non-profit
foundation injected $450 million into tar-
geted public-election offices in swing states
to successfully influence the outcome of
the 2020 election. No self-respecting voter,
whether Democrat or Republican, should
tolerate this unprecedented manipulation
to undermine local or national elections.
Americans need to return to fiercely protect-
ing how votes are cast and counted regard-
less of political party affiliation. Politicians
good, bad, and ugly, come and go. Voting is
our means to ensure it. It is one of only three
political superpowers that belong exclusively
to the people: the power of the purse, the
power of the jury, and the power of the vote.
We need to protect “one man, one vote” with
the ferocity it deserves, or it is just a matter
of time before we the people are truly a
voiceless, faceless, powerless herd.
Just prior to the 2020 election, then-
Auditor Roxanna Moritz requested Board
approval to accept a $286,000 private grant
from the Chicago-based NGO Center for
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Tech and Civic Life, funded by Facebook’s
Mark Zuckerburg. Moritz’s department is in
charge of among other things operating all
elections in Scott County. And she applied
for and received additional Zucker-bucks of
$140,000 for a total of $426,000 in private
funding for Scott County elections.
Scott County Attorney Robert Cusack
wrote a letter to the Scott County Admin-
istrator Mahesh Sharma stating that
due to County General Policy 30, Audi-
tor Moritz’s request for Board approval
to accept a private grant did not require
Supervisor approval. Here is Cusack’s
letter: RCReader.com/y/cusack and here
is Policy 30: RCReader.com/y/policy30.
Two Scott County concerned citizens filed
a lawsuit to protest such private funding
of public elections, and lost in the Iowa
courts. The ruling stated in part, “In short,
even if the counties violated the law, or the
social contract, by accepting private elec-
tion grants that included some conditions,
plaintiffs have failed to show a concrete and
particularized injury beyond the general-
ized grievance arising from a violation of
the law.” https://www.Leagle.com/decision/
infdco20210129b15
There is no dispute to date that the Board
of Supervisors can elect to modify the
General Policy 30 to disallow private grants
for any county department or division
operated and governed by an elected official
such as the Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder, or
Sheriff, without Board approval. This policy
modification would make the court’s ruling
moot, and make future private funding of
county run elections (or any other county
department operations) subject to the Board
of Supervisors’ approval.
9) Do you support or oppose modifying
General Policy 30 to prohibit private fund-
ing of public functions without the Board
of Supervisors’ approval? If yes, why? If no,
why. Please be specific.
Drapeaux: I do not believe this General
Policy needs to be changed, as the ruling
says “In short, even if the counties violated
the law, or the social contract, by accepting
private election grants that included some
conditions, plaintiffs have failed to show a
concrete and particularized injury beyond
the generalized grievance arising from a
violation of the law.” The law has not and
was not in this case found to be broken, the
system is working as it was intended to do.
I am a big believer in management but not a
big believer in micro-management there are
elected department heads for this reason.
Kinzer: YES. However, the grant that
is being referenced was promoted on the
Secretary of States website and by their staff
at said time. I know this as I personally went
on the site and followed up with a call.
Miller: In short, I agree with the conclu-
sions of Attorney Cusack. There was no
articulable harm in Auditor Moritz seeking
that external funding, nor was there any
need for the board to approve such. That
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funding was meant to make our vote more
accessible – we cannot be apprehensive to
allow it to be so.
Newton: I oppose modifying the Gen-
eral Policy 30 to prohibit private funding
of public functions without the Board of
Supervisor’s approval. The Auditor, Trea-
surer, Recorder and Sheriff are all elected
officials. The people elected them to serve
Scott County. Each one of these officials is in
the best position to make decisions concern-
ing their office. The board is there to oversee
the budget and how taxpayer dollars are
spent, not to dictate how each elected official
executes her or his office. If the people of
Scott County do not agree with a certain
grant that an elected official has applied for/
received, then the people of Scott County
have the opportunity to voice their opinion
at the next election.
Lane: ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT!! Scott
County Elections belong to Scott County
Residents; no matter what party the Audi-
tor is or the Secretary of State. One cannot
have transparency and faith in the election
process when private funding is allowed to
interfere. Scott County Board of Supervisors
would not need to approve or disapprove;
because it should not be allowed, period.
Emergency Measures &
Medical Interventions
Court rulings are finally emerging relative
to medical safety and/or medical efficacy of
masks, vaccines, and extreme mitigations
relative to COVID-19, all of which are caus-
ing more harm to humanity than COVID. It
is highly probable that more such challenges
will eventually prevail, resulting in court
decisions that trigger crushing liability for
those who recklessly complied/enforced
medical interventions, especially for mon-
etary gain via federal grant monies.
10) Under what circumstances, if at all,
will you support Scott County enforcing
medical intervention (masking, vaccines,
boosters, etc.) mandates as a condition for
employment within the County govern-
ment? Please be specific.
Drapeaux: I am not a believer in people
being told they must get a vaccine or booster,
but I am a huge believer that everyone has
the right to a safe work place and not have
to worry about taking a sickness home to
someone that my have an underlying ill-
ness in their family that my cause them to
become sick and possibly die. No family
should have to have that linger in the back
of their mind, and if you choose not to get
the vaccine, that is your choice. But as far
as wearing face coverings and required to
be tested once a week, those requirements
should be implanted no differently if you
had a flu or cold.
Kinzer: No. Unless the Governor of the
State of Iowa, by proclamation, declares
masks, then it shall be. Vaccinations and
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Supervisors Primary
Candidates
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boosters are personal choice and should not be
mandated in county of city government. How-
ever, I made my personal choice to get both.
Miller: I do not believe we should set policy
based upon what we wish were true. I support
that Scott County closely follow the guidelines
put out by the CDC, the health department, and
epidemiologists. I support listening to experts.
Newton: The government has a duty to
always consider the benefits to the public and its
employees. Public health and personal choice
considerations must be carefully weighed before
making any decisions to employ any regula-
tions that may infringe upon people’s liberties. I
would strongly consider all empirical evidence
and research before making any decision.
Lane: I took time off work to be a part of the
meeting regarding masks. The Public of Scott
County is in charge of their own health. It is not
the business of Personnel Administrators to
ask anything about the health of Scott County
Employees, period. Masks are a means to con-
trol factions of society. If employees choose to
wear masks that is their concern. Scott County
Residents and Iowans need to be trusted to
make their own decisions.
11) Do you support or oppose Scott County
employing a Medical Director that is also
compensated by pharmaceutical industry
companies? If yes, why? If no, why not?
Drapeaux: I am not a huge supporter of
employing a Medical Director the is being
compensated by the pharmaceutical industry,
but I also do not know this person well enough
to answer the question with a yes or no, for all
I know this person may have grown up with a
family member or their self that had a life-
threatening disease and is working on a ground-
breaking medicine with a team to cure it.
Kinzer: The Board of Health is made up
of a very passionate and certainly very intel-
ligent individuals. Seeking such individuals is
not taken lightly. When the Board of Health’s
recommendation is to hire the best candidate,
whomever that is, then their wishes should be
supported.
Miller: I believe our current arrange-
ment with a Scott County Health Director is
sufficient. Moreover, I have perceived some
brave leadership by Amy Thoreson in this role
throughout the pandemic. As for the source of
compensation for this role, I pledge to remain
vigilant of conflicts of interest.
Newton: I think it is important to avoid any
conflicts of interest, or even the appearance of a
conflict. All sources of compensation should be
carefully reviewed.
Lane: Doctors are often visited by pharma-
ceutical reps. This is a shame, but often the
bread and butter of big pharma. I do believe this
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needs to be investigated. I do oppose it, however,
we would need to investigate if that is occurring.
Local Governance Issues
For decades, the United Nations Agenda 30
(renamed from United Nations Agenda 21), has
supported the consolidation of smaller public
sectors such as counties, and in some cases
municipalities, to combine into larger regional
entities for more centralized operational
efficiencies. In some cases, it would be prudent
to share resources (a small county or township
does not necessarily need its own water sanita-
tion facility or landfill so consolidation appears
to make sense). Duplicative services can be inef-
ficient and costly, and combining them could
result in real savings. The question becomes: For
whom?
Disquiet can occur when larger entities, such
as Scott County, consolidate with smaller coun-
ties for services, and subsequently are forced to
absorb a disproportionate financial burden for
those counties’ services, and for the potential
dilution of services due to an already strained
pool of mental health providers. Such concern
has been expressed over the consolidation of
mental health services from individual counties
here in Eastern Iowa into a larger region.
12) Do you agree/disagree that Scott County
should pursue consolidating governmental
units and duplicative services with cities like
Davenport and Bettendorf and towns such as
Donahue and Eldridge? If yes, why? If no, why
not? Please be specific.
Drapeaux: I do not agree to ever consolidat-
ing local and state law enforcement and there
should be an elected position from the people,
for the people to elect the Sheriff, the state-
ment says it “one of the advantages of local law
enforcement is the connection that bonds police
officers to their community. It is an intangible
that underpins one of the most important civic
relationships in our constitutional republic.”
Unless there we very compelling reasons to
absorb the smaller towns for public safety, but I
would never agree to a centralized federal police
force.
Kinzer: No. This idea has been talked about
in the past. I believe the services would not be
equal and taxes for said services would not be
equitable.
Miller: I do agree that the pursuit of con-
solidation is worthwhile. We have an oppor-
tunity to provide much more cohesive services
throughout the county with regard to public
health, emergency services, and public trans-
portation. Truth to tell, there are some concerns
we will share with regard to services due to a
lack of provisioning and equitability for all of
our communities, but that is a separate, albeit
tractable problem with which we must contend.
Newton: It depends. The joint exercising of
governmental powers which would allow Scott
County and local governments to enter into
shared service agreements is governed by Iowa
Code 28E. When governing, there should be
a case by case analysis of each situation and or
scenario that is being entertained. There is no
easy answer or one size fits all approach to this
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very complex issues that is presented. I support
shared service agreements where they make
sense. I understand that such agreements allow
for more efficient and effective use of taxpayer
resources. After all, the Scott County Board is
responsible to the taxpayers in ensuring each
dollar is spent wisely. The Scott County Emer-
gency Communication Center is an example
of where it could be beneficial to have shared
service agreements. As a county, we should
work closely with all municipalities and ensure
we are collaborating and partnering where it is
prudent. However, the board has a responsibil-
ity to ensure that such does not come at the
expense of the residents of Scott County. Every
service must be examined case by case and
thoroughly discussed with all those involved.
It is vital we make sure no part of Scott County
becomes underserved. Collaboration is about
maximizing benefit and services for all of Scott
County.
Another UN Agenda 30 goal is to eventu-
ally consolidate all local and state law enforce-
ment into a centralized federal police force,
first eliminating the elected position of Sheriff
altogether. One of the advantages of local law
enforcement is the connection that bonds police
officers to their community. It is an intangible
that underpins one of the most important civic
relationships in our constitutional republic. The
UN’s first step, however, might be to encour-
age the consolidation of county and cities law
enforcement, including the smaller municipali-
ties such as Eldridge, Donahue, etc.
13) Would you support/oppose any version
of consolidation of local law enforcement,
including the elimination of sheriff as the only
elected position for law enforcement/peace
officer? If yes, why? If no, why not? Please be
specific.
Drapeaux: I would never support the elimi-
nation of sheriff, this is a very important role
and could never be eliminated.
Kinzer: Absolutely not. My entire time serv-
ing the public on the Scott County Board of
Supervisors, I have supported the freely elected
Scott County Sheriff and the department as a
whole. I am the only current member on the
board who has been an outspoken supporter
for funding the Sheriff (not defunding), which
equates to more deputies on the street, more
correction officers, more bailiffs, more training,
updated equipment, continue policy of take-
home vehicles which provides rapid response,
etc. All the while not requiring a taxpayer paid
study (asked for by my colleagues) to support
what the Sheriff and Command Staff know to
provide public safety.
Miller: Look. I’m already on record for being
in support of exploring equitable consolida-
tion of public services throughout our region.
But the question of local policing contains a lot
more variables to consider. Yes, the ideal of local
policing is that it results in a more adaptable
force. But it doesn’t take a lot of imagination to
see the downside of a culture that develops as
a result of the particular people it serves most
often. Ultimately, this is a question that is going
to require our entire region to take a deep dive
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into the data and make earnest decisions on
policy based on what we find.
Newton: The Scott County Sheriff’s office
and municipal police departments already
have strong relationships in place which allow
for both formal and informal collaboration
to address law enforcement related issues. I
am very supportive of that collaboration and
applaud our public safety for their continued
efforts to work together to serve and protect our
communities. I am supportive of a continued
effort to explore additional opportunities for
collaboration and partnering to enhance ser-
vices and improve efficiency.
Lane: Agenda 30 will be a huge push to
consolidate everything and to eliminate the
Sheriff’s Position. Unfortunately, our County
Board’s prior actions supported Agenda 30.
The Sheriff’s position is our last line of defense
with those who want to create a world agenda
and infringe on Constitutional Rights. I would
oppose any version of consolidation of local
entities. I opposed the consolidation of Dis-
patch, SECC. I do, however, support the Sheriff’s
Office helping (County Townships, Davenport,
and Bettendorf) with backup.
Quad Cities International Airport
The Quad Cities International Airport is an
asset to the entire Quad Cities region, yet only
the Illinois Quad Cities’ residents contribute
taxes for its operation. It has been proposed that
Scott County be included in the QCIA’s taxing
authority and subsequent representational
governance.
14) Would you support/oppose including
Scott County in the QCIA’s taxation author-
ity? If yes, why? If no, why not? Please be
specific.
Drapeaux: Yes, as long as we had fair repre-
sentation on the board of directors for Iowa side
as well. The QCIA is very important for both
sides of the river.
Kinzer: No, I do not support the idea of
including Scott County in the taxing authority.
Many years ago, a location was sought for the
airport and the belief was the best choice Illinois
not Iowa and specifically not Scott County.
Upgrades and additions are completed with
state and federal dollars.
Miller: While I am unprepared to posit a
position here, I think that among the relevant
variables that we must consider is the degree to
which QCIA contributes to Iowa QC tourism,
the degree of control that the airport should
cede to the Scott County, and what the relative
proposed tax burden of the Iowa QC would be
under such an arrangement.
Newton: The Quad City Airport is an impor-
tant part of our regional economy. We should
look for ways to collaborate and support it on a
regional level. We need to have a broader discus-
sion with both the private and public sector
about addressing future funding of regional
amenities and services. It’s important for Scott
County to be a part of that discussion and
take an active role in ensuring we are working
together as a region so that together we win.
Lane: I would oppose this.
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join… River Valley District Library, 1pm Thu Jun 9
MUSIC
High Pulp - Jared Mattson, concert with the indie rockers;
$12… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu May 5
Auditions: Nova Singers, Nova Singers, the region’s
premier professional vocal ensemble, is currently… Knox
College, Thu May 5 thru Fri May 27
81355 - Different Planes of Existence (Aubs. &
K1ngSupr3m3) - Ahzia, concert with pillars of the
Indianapolis music scene Sirius Blvck,… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Fri
May 6
Crooked Cactus (2pm) - QC Santana Tribute Band
(6pm), concerts in the venue’s Summer 2022 Music Lineup;
for information, call 563-949-1000; The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA, TheTangledWood.com, 2pm
Sat May 7
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MUSIC
QCSO at the Movies:
Disney’s Frozen in Concert
Saturday, May 14, 2 p.m.
Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA
O
ne of the most popular and beloved
animated musicals of all time will find
its timeless tunes played live on May
14 when the Quad City Symphony Orches-
tra and Davenport’s Adler Theatre present
the latest in the QCSO at the Movies Series:
a concert version of Disney’s Frozen, with the
movie itself shown in high-definition on a
huge screen, and its magical score and songs
performed by the symphony’s musicians as
conducted by Ernesto Estigarribia.
The 53rd animated feature film released
by Disney, 2013’s Frozen was inspired by
Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale “The
Snow Queen,” and concerns the 18-year-old
Princess Anna, who sets off on a journey
alongside the iceman Kristoff, his reindeer
Sven, and a snowman named Olaf to find
her estranged sister Elsa. The 21-year-old’s
icy powers have inadvertently trapped their
kingdom in eternal winter, and as Anna and
company try to save the young woman from
herself, the film delivers comedy, poignancy,
and enchantment with a score that includes
such memorable tunes as “Do You Want to
Build a Snowman?”, “First Time in Forever,”
“Fixer Upper,” and “Let It Go,” the latter of
which became an iconic hit and earned an
Academy Award for Best Original Song.
The movie itself also won the Oscar for
Best Animated Feature, and during its
theatrical run, Frozen earned $1.28 billion
in worldwide box office revenue, overtaking
Toy Story 3 to become the highest-grossing
animated film of all time, and holding
that position until it was overtaken by the
remake of The Lion King in 2019. Frozen
also became the fifth highest-grossing film
of all time and the highest-grossing film of
2013, and by January of 2015, it became the
best-selling Blu-ray in the United States,
leading to an animated short in 2015, an
animated featurette in 2017, and the feature-
length sequel Frozen II in 2019.
Hailed for his “expert direction” by
Fanfare magazine, Paraguayan conduc-
tor Ernesto Estigarribia is the Assistant
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Conductor and Youth Ensembles Music
Director of the Quad City Symphony. He
has previously served as Music Direc-
tor of Buffalo Community Orchestra and
Southeastern Minnesota Youth Orchestras,
and having a passion for working with
young musicians, he is also member of
the conducting staff of the Greater Twin
Cities Youth Symphonies. Estigarribia has
conducted the Mankato Symphony, Roch-
ester Symphony, Oskaloosa Music Festival
Orchestra, Argentina’s Orquesta del Centro
del Conocimiento, and his home country’s
Orquesta Sinfónica del Congreso Nacional,
where he was the first Paraguayan guest
conductor to appear in the International
series.
In 2016, Estigarribia conducted the
premiere recording of the “Concertino
for Viola” by Brazilian composer João
Ripper with violist Korey Konkol and the
University of Minnesota Camerata, and
beyond his symphonic performances, the
conductor has led numerous opera produc-
tions including Gianni Schicchi, Idomeneo,
and Albert Herring. Estigarribia’s festival
appearances, meanwhile, include Brazil’s
Festival de Música de Santa Catarina, Italy’s
Pienza Music Festival, Russia’s International
Festival Week of St. Petersburg Conserva-
tory, and Chile’s Academia Internacional
Teatro del Lago, and the musical artist holds
degrees from Pittsburg State University
and the University of Minnesota, where he
studied conducting with the QCSO’s full-
time conductor Mark Russell Smith. Most
recently in the QCSO at the Movies series,
Estigarribia conducted this past fall’s Adler
Theatre presentation of Harry Potter & the
Goblet of Fire.
QCSO at the Movies: Disney’s Frozen
in Concert will be presented at the Adler
Theatre at 2 p.m. on May 14, admission is
$20-61, and tickets are available by calling
(800)745-3000 and visiting
AdlerTheatre.com and QCSO.org.
Know More. Do More.
MUSIC
Dylan Scott - Dirt Road Rockers, concert with the chart-
topping country singer/songwriter, featuring a set by… The
Rust Belt, 8pm Sat May 7
Orangadang: The ’Dang Reunion 2022, $10 cover; for
information, call 309-793-1999… RIBCO, 9pm Sat May 7
Soulful Sounds of Motown, presented by Myers
Productions and KDA Productions; a fun-filled night…
TaxSlayer Center, 7:30pm Sat May 7
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts - Jeremy Pinnell - J.
Jeffrey Messerole, concert with the touring rock and soul
musicians, featuring sets by… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Sat
May 7
The Ghost of Paul Revere - Early James - Logan
Springer & the Wonderfully Wild, concert with the
Americana trio in support of their most… The Redstone
Room, 7:30pm Sun May 8
Circuit des Yeux - Subatlantic, concert with the vocalist,
composer and singer/songwriter Haley Fohr, featuring…
Rozz-Tox, 8pm Mon May 9
The Lettermen, annual concerts with the pop musicians in
their fifth decade… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 1 & 7:15pm
Mon May 9
The Spirit of the Beehive, concert with the indie rockers
from Philadelphia; $15… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Mon May 9
Alan Knapper’s Five Bridges Jazz Band, Second Tuesday
Jazz night hosted by the Biz Jazz Society;… Carriage Haus,
6:30pm Tue May 10
Black Hawk College Community Band Spring Concert,
featuring Elizabeth Weimer, director, and Dr. Edgar Crockett,
featured trumpet… Black Hawk College - Quad City Campus,
7pm Tue May 10
Clutch - The Sword - Nate Bergman, rockers perform in
support of their 12th studio album “Book… The Rust Belt,
8pm Tue May 10
Opera Quad Cities, a live musical performance from Opera
Quad Cities; free; for… Moline Public Library, 7pm Tue May 10
Air Supply, concert with the chart-topping pop legends;
$40-70; for information and tickets, call 563-328-8000;
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino,com, 8pm Fri May 13
Chicken Wire Empire - Miles Over Mountains -
Bethann Heidgerken, concert with the contemporary
bluegrass musicians from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring…
The Redstone Room, 8pm Fri May 13
Dirt Road Rockers, a concert in the venue’s Summer
2022 Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000;
The Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Fri May 13
Stories: A Black Hawk College Spring Choral Concert,
presented by the BHC Concert Choir and Community Chorale;
featuring… First Congregational Church - Moline, 7pm Fri
May 13
Michael Mikrut Band, a concert in the venue’s Summer
2022 Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000;
The Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Sat May 14
QCSO: Disney’s Frozen in Concert, experience the
blockbuster movie in its entirety as the Quad City Symphony
Orchestra and choir bring the incredible score to life,
including favorite songs “First Time in Forever,” “Do You Want
to Build a Snowman?,” “Fixer Upper,” and “Let It Go”; $20-61;
for tickets, call 800-745-3000; Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Davenport IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 2pm Sat May 14
Auditions: Quad City Music Guild Youth Chorus,
auditions by appointment, Sat.-Mon. 3:30-5:30pm; seeking
3rd-8th-grade singers with unchanged voices;… Quad City
Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, 3:30pm Sat May 14
thru Mon May 16
3 Dawgs & a Bone, concert in the Polyrhythms Third
Sunday Jazz Series featuring Jim… The Redstone Room, 5pm
Sun May 15
J.E. Sunde - Brian Dunne, concert with the Minneapolis-
based singer/songwriter; $15… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun
May 15
Have Your Cake, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022
Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000; The
RCReader.com/Calendar.
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Fri May 20
Jazz Night w/ Tubbs & Moss, vocalist Sara Tubbs and
pianist Mason Moss are ready to entertain… The Spotlight
Theatre, 7pm Fri May 20
Weedeater - High Tone Son of a Bitch - Jeff Pinkus,
concert with the stoner-metal band formed in Wilmington,
North Carolina,… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Sat May 21
Built to Spill, concert with the indie-rock band based in
Boise, Idaho; $35-40… Codfish Hollow Barn, 7pm Wed May
25
Damien Jurado, concert with the indie-rock singer/
songwriter; $35… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Fri May 27
38 Special, concert with the Southern-rock legends in
their fifth decade of performance; $35-55; for information
and tickets, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino,com, 8pm Thu May 26
The Linda Ronstadt Experience, tribute musicians
perform such chart-topping hits as “You’re No Good,”…
Raccoon Motel, 8pm Thu May 26
10 of Soul - Night School, a concert in the venue’s Summer
2022 Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000;
The Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 6pm Fri May 27
The Cerny Brothers, concerts with Americana and power-
pop musicians Robert and Scott Cerny; $20… Raccoon Motel,
8pm Fri May 27 thru Sat May 28
Shallow Side - Elisium - Nongrata - High Five Sinners,
concert with the touring rockers featuring sets by Elisium,
Nongrata, and… Rascals Live, 7pm Sat May 28
Soul Storm, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022
Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000; The
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Sat May 28
David Huckfelt - Pieta Brown - Erik Koskinen, barn
concert with the Midwest-based folk musicians; $25-30…
Codfish Hollow Barn, 7pm Sat May 28
Jelly Smack, a concert in the venue’s Summer 2022
Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000; The
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Sun May 29
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, concert with the
legendary pop musicians; $41.75-136.25; for tickets, call…
TaxSlayer Center, 8pm Fri Jun 3
Matt Fuller Band, a concert in the venue’s Summer
2022 Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000;
The Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Fri Jun 3
Avey Grouws Band, a concert in the venue’s Summer
2022 Music Lineup; for information, call 563-949-1000;
The Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA,
TheTangledWood.com, 7pm Sat Jun 4
Slipknot - Cypress Hill - Ho99o9, multi-platinum-selling
rockers in their “Knotfest Roadshow,” with special guests
Cypress… TaxSlayer Center, 6:30pm Sun Jun 5
Mike & the Moonpies, concert with the neotraditional
country and Americana band based in Austin,… Raccoon
Motel, Sun Jun 5 thru Mon Jun 6
Gray Wolf Band, event in the annual Summer Concert in the
Park Series; brats,… Moline Township Activity Center, 6:30pm
Mon Jun 6
Cut Worms, concert with the music project of Ohio-born,
Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Max… Raccoon Motel,
8pm Tue Jun 7
David Ramirez, concert with the Austin-based singer/
songwriter; $20… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed Jun 8
LITERARY ARTS
Call for Entry: Teen Poetry Contest, students in grades
6-12 can submit one… Moline Public Library, Thu May 5 thru
Sat May 7
Call for Submissions: Great River Writer’s Retreat, call
for submissions for the writing retreat and… Midwest Writing
Center, Thu May 5 thru Tue May 31
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The Hands of Dirty Children, a discussion of Alejandro
Puyana’s short story in the SaSS… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Sat May 7

My Oedipus Complex, a discussion of Frank O’Connor’s

short story with the Short… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Mon May 9

Oreo, a discussion of Fran Ross’ book with the Get Lit

discussion… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue May 10

The Last Policeman, a discussion of Ben H. Winters’ book

with the West End… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue May 10

It’s Your Choice Club, we will meet and talk about

whatever book or movie… Blue Suede Cocktails & Coffee,
3:30pm Tue May 10 thru Tue May 31

The Face on the Milk Carton, a discussion of Caroline B

Cooney’s book with the Between… Davenport Public Library
- Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed May 11

Midwest Writing Center Poetry Reading, hear

selections from winners of Midwest Writing Center’s National
Poetry… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu May 12

Meet the Author: Jessica and James Ege, meet local

author and local illustrator of “Cassidy’s Agility Adventure”;…
Moline Public Library, 11:30am Sat May 14

The Dry, a discussion of Jane Harper’s novel with the Mystery

Book… Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am Sat May 14

Book ’Em Mystery Book Group, we will be meeting in the

Gold Room; joining us virtually… Moline Public Library, 1pm
Tue May 17

Virgil Wander, a discussion of Leif Engers’ book with the

Book Babes… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
6:30pm Tue May 17

An Evening with Author Michelle Zauner, an evening

with musician and author Zauner as she discusses… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 7pm Wed May 18

An Evening with Michelle Zauner, musician and author

Michelle Zauner discusses her music career and… Moline
Public Library, 7pm Wed May 18

Dispatches from Pluto, a discussion of Richard Grant’s

novel with the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public
Library, 1pm Wed May 18

Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix, a discussion

of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy novel with the Harry… Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed May 18

Interior Chinatown, a discussion of Charles Yu’s novel with

the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm
Wed May 18

Whisper Network, a discussion of Chandler Baker’s book

with the Novel Naptime… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Wed
May 18

Overbooked, a new book will be provided to you at each…

Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm
Thu May 19

The Fire & the Darkness, a discussion of Sinclair McKay’s

novel with the GAHC Book Club,… German American
Heritage Center, 10:30am Sat May 21

Audubon’s Elephant, a discussion of Duff Hart-Davis’ book

with the Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm Tue May
24
Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding and Ending
U.S. Poverty, a discussion of Joanne Samuel Goldblum’ and
Colleen Shaddox’s book… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Tue
May 24
The Island of Sea Women, a discussion of Lisa See’s book
with the Southwest Book… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 4:30pm Tue May 24
Illinois Libraries Present: Jessamine Chan & Emily
Maloney, join Chan and Maloney for a discussion about the
systems… Moline Public Library, 7pm Wed May 25
Illinois Libraries Present: Jessamine Chan & Emily
Maloney, join Chan and Maloney for a discussion about the
systems… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
7pm Wed May 25
Writing and Mental Health with the Midwest Writing
Center, join MPL & MWC in a program to celebrate Mental…
Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu May 26
Last Monday Book Club, light refreshments will be paired
with good conversation; copies of… Silvis Public Library,
6:30pm Mon May 30
The Special World, a discussion of Tiphanie Yanique’s short
story with the SaSS… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Sat Jun 4
Alpha Book Club: 2022-2023 Selections, Alpha Book
Club will meet to pick the 2022-2023 reading… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Jun 6
Local Author: David Dorris, join author Dorris for a book
talk and signing; Dorris will… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Mon Jun 6
It’s Your Choice Club, we will meet and talk about
whatever book or movie… Blue Suede Cocktails & Coffee,
3:30pm Tue Jun 7
Pageturners, books are provided on a first-come, first-
served basis; free; for… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Jun 7
American Street, a discussion of Ibi Zoboi’s book with the
Between the… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jun 8
THEATRE
Performances
The Threepenny Opera, London-underworld classic by
Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, directed by… Brunner Theatre
Center, Augustana College, Thu May 5 thru Sun May 8
Grace for President, family-musical adaptation of Kelly
DiPucchio’s children’s book, directed by Ashley Mills… Circa
’21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri May 6 thru Sat May 14
Just Desserts, debuting musical comedy set at the
Jefferson County Bake-Off; Fri.,… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse,
Fri May 6 thru Sat May 14
A Murder Is Announced, Leslie Darbon’s adaptation of
Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, directed by… Playcrafters
Barn Theatre, Fri May 6 thru Sun May 15
101 Dalmatians KIDS, stage version of the Disney classic
performed by students in… The Spotlight Theatre, Fri May
13 thru Sat May 14
Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Tony-winning fairytale
musical based on the Oscar-winning animated classic,
directed… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Wed May 18 thru
Wed Jun 8
Pants Labyrinth, world-premiere Haus of Ruckus comedy
by the team of Calvin Vo… The Mockingbird on Main, Fri May
27 thru Sun Jun 5
Waitress, Tony-nominated Broadway musical based on
the screen romantic-comedy, with a score by Bareilles, in a
Broadway at the Adler presentation; $37.50-73; for tickets, call
800-745-3000; Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport IA,
AdlerTheatre.com, 8pm Wed Jun 1
Escape to Margaritaville, musical comedy featuring both
original songs and your most-loved Jimmy… Timber Lake
Playhouse, Thu Jun 2 thru Thu Jun 9
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Here Lies Jeremy Troy, Jack Sharkey’s farcical comedy,
directed by Dana Skiles; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm,… Richmond Hill
Barn Theatre, Thu Jun 2 thru Thu Jun 9
Sister Act, Tony-nominated musical comedy based on
the Whoopi Goldberg movie hit;… Clinton Area Showboat
Theatre, Thu Jun 2 thru Thu Jun 9
Dog Sees God, Bert Royal’s modern updating of the Peanuts
characters, directed by Jay… Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Fri
Jun 3 thru Sun Jun 5
Tuck Everlasting, Broadway musical based on the
children’s novel by Natalie Babbitt,… The Spotlight Theatre,
Fri Jun 3 thru Sun Jun 5
Madagascar: A Musical Adventure, family-musical
adaptation of Dreamworks’ animated-comedy hits;
scheduled 10am and 1pm… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 10am
Thu Jun 9
Auditions & Calls for Entry
Seeking Submissions: Clue the Musical, seeking online
submissions to fill roles for… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, thru
Sat May 7
Seeking Submissions: Disaster!, seeking performers for
the musical spoof of… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, thru Sat
May 14
Seeking Submissions: Production Staff for Elf the
Musical, seeking staffers for the holiday musical running…
Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, thru Thu
Jun 9
Auditions: Madagascar – A Musical Adventure, seeking
performers for the stage musical based on Dreamworks’
animated… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 9am Sat May 7
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open-call auditions for all area high school students for the…
Timber Lake Playhouse, noon Sat May 7
Young Footliters Audition Workshop, for grades K-8;
sessions at 9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, and 12:45pm;… Coralville
Public Library, 9am Sat May 14
Auditions: Ride the Cyclone, seeking seven performers
ages 18-50 for the musical about a… The Black Box Theatre,
11am Sat May 14
Auditions: All Is Calm, seeking nine male performers for
the musical set on the… The Black Box Theatre, 11am Sat
May 21
DANCE
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes, offering
classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Conditioning,
Creative… Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance, thru Thu Jun 9
COMEDY
Myq Kaplan, standup comedian performs in the Tomfoolery
on Tremont series; for… Renwick Mansion, 8pm Fri May 6
Rachel Mac, standup comedian performs in the Tomfoolery
on Tremont series; for… Renwick Mansion, 8pm Sun May 8
Matt’s Birthday Comedy Roast, Matt Mood, our General
Manager is turning a year older,… Village Theatre, 7pm Fri
May 13
Comedy Night w/ Donnie Townsend, for information, call
563-345-4400… Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 9pm Fri May 13
thru Fri May 27
Big Room Open Mic, pre-registration is encouraged; come
get your laugh-on… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun May 15 thru
Sun May 29
Carrot Top, comedy’s King of Props delivers his takes on pop
culture, music, and headlines of the day; $29-52; for tickets,
Ad Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St., Davenport
call 800-745-3000;
IA, AdlerTheatre.com, 7:30pm Thu May 19
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Michael Palascak, an evening with the comedian from The
Late Late Show with James Corden and The Late Show with
Stephen Colbert ; $15; for information, call 563-328-8000;
Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 7pm Thu May 26
Tom Papa, at 7 & 9:30pm; an evening with is one of the top
comedic voices in the country who has found success as an
author, in film, TV, radio, and podcasts, as well as on the live
stage; $35; for tickets and information, call 563-328-8000;
Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, Sat Jun 4
MUSEUMS
Faces of the Past, an original Putnam exhibit that explores
portraiture around the world… Putnam Museum & Science
Center, thru Thu Jun 9
Hidden Habsburg Immigrants in Iowa: 1846-1868, this
exhibit is dedicated to those “Hidden… German American
Heritage Center, thru Thu Jun 9
Our Neighbors, Our Friends, exhibit including firsthand
accounts of migration, story/text panels,… German American
Heritage Center, thru Thu Jun 9
The Colors of Culture, an original Putnam exhibit in the
Putnam’s new World Culture… Putnam Museum & Science
Center, thru Thu Jun 9
Mother Nature: Modern Muse, life on Earth has been
evolving for billions of years;… Putnam Museum & Science
Center, thru Tue May 31
Pieces of the Past: Grandma Julia Koenig Blocker’s
Vintage Christmas Cards, Julia Koenig Blocker was
one Davenport local who could trace… German American
Heritage Center, thru Tue May 31
Pollination Investigation, exhibition that explores the
who, what, when, where, why, and… Putnam Museum &
Science Center, thru Tue May 31
Spring Fling: A Fundraiser Benefiting Tapestry
Farms, eat, mingle, and learn about what Tapestry Farms
has accomplished… German American Heritage Center, 7pm
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Volkswagen Car Show, held in the parking lot; shine only
event; free; for… German American Heritage Center, 10am
Sat May 7
Scott County Master Gardeners Pollinators’ Palooza,
presented by the Iowa State University Scott County
Extension Outreach… Putnam Museum & Science Center,
9am Sat May 14
1948ers Lecture Series: Part I, join us virtually as Yogi
Reppmann takes us through the… German American
Heritage Center, 3pm Sun May 15
German American Heritage Center at Mercado on
Fifth, stop by the GAHC booth at Mercado on Fifth, where…
German American Heritage Center, 5pm Fri May 20
The Oberammergau Passion Play: Tradition and
Renewal Since 1633, join Dr. Glenn Ehrstine of the
University of Iowa as… German American Heritage Center,
2pm Sun May 29
MOVIES
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, documentary on the legendary
Chinese artist; a screening in the… Figge Art Museum,
6:30pm Thu May 12
Field of Dreams, an “on the road” screening in Summer of
the Arts’ 2022… Napoleon Park, 8pm Sat May 21
Free Guy, an “on the road” screening in Summer of the Arts’
2022… Iowa City Municipal Airport, 8pm Sat May 28
Stonewall Uprising: The Year that Changed
Everything, join us for a community viewing of this episode
of PBS’… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 2pm
Fri Jun 3
SPORTS
Live Professional Boxing: Seis de Mayo, with Main Event
Perez vs Mangune and Co-Main Event Ponce vs Hernandez;
$35-70; for information and tickets, call 563-328-8000;
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
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second year as champion as he defends his crown against
former interim titlist Justin Gaethje in the main event; free;
for information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 9pm Sat May 7
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Wisconsin Timber
Rattlers, professional minor-league baseball; for tickets,
call 563-324-3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St.,
Davenport IA, MILB.com/quad-cities, Tue May 10 thru Sun
May 15
Quad City Steamwheelers vs. Bismarck Bucks,
professional arena football game; $12.50-40; for tickets, call
800-745-3000… TaxSlayer Center, 7:05pm Fri May 20
Quad City Steamwheelers vs. Sioux Falls Storm,
professional arena football game; $12.50-40; for tickets, call
800-745-3000… TaxSlayer Center, 7:05pm Sat May 28
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Beloit Sky Carp,
professional minor-league baseball; for tickets, call 563-324-
3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St., Davenport
IA, MILB.com/quad-cities, 6:30pm Tue May 31
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Beloit Sky Carp,
professional minor-league baseball; for tickets, call 563-324-
3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St., Davenport
IA, MILB.com/quad-cities, Wed Jun 1 thru Sun Jun 5
Golf Fore! Gilda’s, shotgun start at 8am; registration and
light breakfast from 7-8am;… Glynn’s Creek Golf Course, 7am
Fri Jun 3
2022 Quad Cities Chamber Golf Outing, presented
by Winsor Consulting Group; golf teams will be assigned…
Pinnacle Country Club, 7:30am Wed Jun 8
OTHER EVENTS
“Empty the Shelters” Spring National Event, thru May
8; sponsored by the BISSELL Pet Foundation; an effort that…
Humane Society of Scott County, thru Sun May 8
Adult Tabletop Adventures Guild (TAG): Dungeons &
Dragons, adults to get together and roleplay, role dice, and
have… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm thru Thu May 19
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Viva La Divas, the area’s hottest drag show delivers
unforgettable production numbers as… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 8pm Fri May 6
Cinco de Mayo Fiesta, enjoy Mexican Food including
stacked and carved El Pastor Tacos;… Whiskey Stop, Fri May
6 thru Sun May 8
44th Robert Burns Celebration & Dinner, hosted by
the Scottish American Society of the Quad Cities; Scottish
heritage,… Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf, 5:30pm Sat May 7
Free Comic Book Day, come in costume, pick up a free
comic or two,… Moline Public Library, 9am Sat May 7
Free Comic Book Day, get a grab and go bag of assorted
Free Comic… Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Sat May 7
Swenson Center Open House, explore an exhibit
of library/archives collection highlights from the last…
Your dream starts here!
Denkmann Memorial Hall - Augustana College, 4:30pm Sat
May 7
Swenson Center 40th Anniversary Dinner, join us for a
celebratory dinner following the symposium and… Gerber
Center, Augustana College, 6pm Sat May 7
Bunco with Friends of River Valley District Library, Buy a new house or refinance your home with a
DuTrac mortgage, built from the ground up.
have some fun playing Bunco; for information, call 309-523-
3440… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed May 11
Spice Club 2.0: Amchur, introducing new spices, this
group meets once a month on… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 5:30pm Thu May 12 • Local underwriting and loan servicing
Conservative Coffee Club of Whiteside County • Variety of mortgage terms and types
Presents: Neil Anderson, meet the Illinois State Senator,
36th District… Harvest Bakery & More, 9am Thu May 12 • Flexible financing
Jurassic Quest, touring event including life-like dinosaurs,
dinosaur themed rides,… Xtream Arena & GreenState Family
Fieldhouse, Fri May 13 thru Sun May 15 Apply at DuTrac.org!
Crawford Brew Works 4th-Anniversary Celebration,
eaturing beer tappings, food trucks, live music,… Crawford
Brew Works, Fri May 13 thru Sun May 15
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Safe, Effective,
& Trust the
Science

The River Cities’ Reader 2022 Spring Photo Contest

received submissions in three categories. Here are our
winners and favorites. Thanks to all who submitted!

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2022 Photo Contest Winner Information :
Safe – First Place (Monkeys) – Mark Siedlecki [1]

Safe – Second Place “Going Up” - Margaret Sherwin [2]

Pictured on the Cover:

Effective – First Place - “War on TV” - Harry W. Walker III

- “The Heidelberg Project is an outdoor art project in the
McDougall-Hunt neighborhood on Detroit's east side, just
north of the city's historically African-American Black Bot-
tom area. It was created in 1986 by the artist Tyree Guyton,
who was assisted by his wife, Karen, and grandfather Sam
Mackey.” (120mm Film)

Effective – Second Place "Effective Medicine" - Renee Apple-

bey - “It's plant medicine. And yes, cannabis is medicine.” [3]

Effective – Third Place - “Neon Death Bed” - Harry W. Walker

III - “Orr's Mortuary in Rock Island, provides us with a tra-
ditional form of advertisement in an unconventional way.”
(Digital) [4]

Effective – Publisher's Choice - “Bullet Proof” - Thomas Paine

- “Downtown Davenport along the bike path, what looks like
a railroad owned utility shed near the Sky Bridge has effec-
tively sustained numerous gunfire assaults. Photo taken in
September 2021.” [5]

Trust the Science – First Place - (Old & New I-74 Bridges) -
Sebastiana Freiburg - “This was taken after they had the pub-
lic walk on the finished Illinois bound lanes. I took this after
walking with many others that day, showcasing the old and
the new at sunset.” [6]

Trust the Science – Second Place - (New I-74 Bridge

Construction) - Mark Siedlecki [7]

Trust the Science – Third Place “Health Worker Vaccine Man-

date Protestors at Genesis West” - Thomas Paine - “WHBF
reporter filming an interview with a Genesis nurse employee
with her two children protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates
as a condition for employment on August 29, 2021.” [8]

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MUSIC
38 Special
Thursday, May 26, 8 p.m. @ Rhythm City Casino Resort
Event Center, 7077 Elmore Avenue, Davenport IA
A
rmed with iconic hits such as
“Hold On Loosely,” “Rockin’ into
the Night,” “Caught Up in You,”
“Fantasy Girl,” and “Back Where You
Belong,” the touring musicians of 38 Spe-
cial bring their singular brand of exhil-
arating Southern rock to Davenport’s
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center
on May 26, continuing the legacy of the
band’s long history in the company of 38
Special vocalist/guitarist Don Barnes,
who began with the group in 1975.
Vocalist Donnie Van Zant formed the
Jacksonville, Florida-based 38 Special
alongside Barnes, guitarist Jeff Carlisi,
bass player Ken Lyons, and percussion-
ists Jack Grondin and Steve Brookins.
In 1977, the band signed with A&M
Records and released its self-titled debut,
eventually building up a significant fol-
lowing through its consistent tour dates.
With Lyons replaced by Larry Junstrom
for the release of 1979’s Rockin’ into the
Night, the album became a moderate
hit, with a major one landing in 1981’s
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys, a platinum-
seller whose “Hold On Loosely” made it
to number three on Billboard’s main-
stream rock chart. Released in 1982,
Special Forces was an even bigger
smash with its “Caught Up in You” serv-
ing as 38 Special’s first official chart-
topper, and another came the following
year with “If I’d Been the One,” from the
band’s critically acclaimed album Tour
de Force.
Since then, 38 Special has released
another 14 albums including the
triple-platinum-selling live album Wild
Eyed & Live! and the platinum-selling
compilation album Flashback: The Best
of 38 Special. Eight additional singles
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have landed in the Top 10 of Billboard’s
charts, among them 1986’s “Somebody
Like You,” 1991’s “The Sound of Your
Voice,” and 1989’s “Second Chance”
from the album Rock & Roll Strategy,
a rock ballad that was Billboard maga-
zine’s “Adult Contemporary Song of
the Year” for 1989. With the exception
of his brief hiatus from the group from
1987 to 1992, Don Barnes has been with
the band for all 47 years of its touring
and recording history, and as he states
on 38 Special’s Web-site biography:
“We’re a band that’s tried to stay honest
with what has driven us over the years.
We started out with nothing but bold
determination to make our own history
and to endure. Looking back now, it has
been our greatest pride to have perse-
vered and attained that level of success
and longevity. For us, it’s the ultimate
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Joining Barnes on 38 Special’s latest
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tour are bassist Barry Dunaway, drum-
mer Gary Moffatt, and keyboardist/
vocalist Bobby Capps, with the most
recent addition to the band virtuoso FREE ASSANGE.
guitarist and vocalist Jerry Riggs. “We
never wanted to be one of those bands
that had maybe gotten a little soft or
complacent over the years,” says Barnes.
“We’re a team, and it’s always been kind
of an unspoken rule that we don’t slack
up, we stack up. We go out there every
night to win.”
38 Special plays the Rhythm City
Casino Resort Event Center on May 26,
admission to the 8 p.m. show is $35-55,
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MUSIC
Clutch
Tuesday, May 10, 8 p.m.
The Rust Belt, 533 12th Avenue, East Moline IL
W D
ith Louder Sound raving that their most
recent album Book of Bad Decisions is
“punchy and wise, freaky and funny,
and it throbs and hums like an electric fence,” the
funk-metal musicians of Clutch headline a May 10
concert at East Moline venue The Rust Belt, their
2018 recording also described by Cryptic Rock as “a
fine return for this seasoned combination of hard-
ened rockers.”
Formed in Germantown, Maryland, in 1991
by Dan Maines (bass), Jean-Paul Gaster (drums),
Tim Sult (guitar), and Roger Smalls (vocals),
with Smalls soon replaced by Neil Fallon, Clutch
released its debut LP Transnational Speedway
League in 1993, and followed it two years later
with a self-titled album that gained the group
mainstream exposure. Having started on the
Earache label with their 12-inch single “Passive
Restraints,” the band moved to the larger Colum-
bia label for the 1998 album The Elephant Riders,
following it in 1999 with the self-released groove-
based recording Jam Room and the Atlanta
Records release Pure Rock Fury in 2001. The title
track was initially released as the first single, and
after the program director for North Carolina
rock station WXQR, Brian Rickman, suggested
that the label switch to the album’s track “Care-
ful with That Mic,” Atlantic did so, and Clutch
achieved a surprise hit single. The follow-up tracks
“Immortal” and “Open Up the Border” were also
well-received by American rock stations, and in
Youth Rally QC, this is an initiative by teenagers in District
72 to… Martin Luther King Jr. Park, noon Sun May 15
Conservative Coffee Club of Whiteside County
Presents: David Shestokas, meet the candidate for Illinois
Attorney General… Harvest Bakery & More, 9am Thu May 19
Augustana College Alumni and Friends Coffee Series,
catch up with alumni throughout the Quad-Cities area at
local… Milltown Coffee, 7:30am Fri May 20
Magic Mike Night Experience!, America’s best male-
stripper entertainers in a Las Vegas style choreographed…
11th Street Precinct, 10pm Fri May 20
Augustana College Senior Send-Off 2022, the class
of 2022 and their families are invited to… Gerber Center,
Augustana College, 6pm Sat May 21
Bettendorf Public Library Chess Club, an all-ages chess
club; free; for information, call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf
Public Library, 1:30pm Sat May 21
Rock Island Arsenal 160th Anniversary and Armed
Forces Day Celebration, Rock Island Arsenal welcomes
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2003, Clutch issued Live at the Googolplex and the
rarities record Slow Hole to China.
Clutch’s sixth album Blast Tyrant debuted in
2004 and was the group’s first release through
DRT Entertainment, followed by Robot Hive/
Exodus in 2005, which featured the first lineup
change since the early 1990s in the addition of
organist Mick Schauer, who passed away in 2019
(with Neil Fallon eventually joining the band in
his place). Two years later, 2007 saw the release of
From Beale Street to Oblivion, and two years after
that, Clutch released Strange Cousins from the
West on their own label Weathermaker Music. In
2013, they released their tenth studio album Earth
Rocker again through Weathermaker, and the
recording became the group’s highest-charting
record in the U.S. at the time, peaking at number
15 on the Billboard 200 chart. Prior to the eventual
release of 2018’s Book of Bad Decisions, in 2015,
Clutch released Psychic Warfare, which peaked
at number 11 on the Billboard 200. And later that
same year, Clutch also released a compilation
album La Curandera exclusively on pink vinyl as
part of the “Ten Bands, One Cause” campaign for
breast-cancer awareness.
The musicians of Clutch headline their East
Moline engagement on May 10 with additional
sets by The Sword and Nate Bergman, admission
to the 8 p.m. concert is $35-45, and more informa-
tion and tickets are available by visiting
TheRustBeltQC.com.
the Quad Cities to come together… Rock Island Arsenal, 9am
Sat May 21
St. Ambrose University Wine Festival, underneath the
towering oak trees, sip your way through a… St. Ambrose
University, 3pm Sat May 21
Lobby Book Sale, fill a bag for a donation; Friends
volunteers will conduct… Moline Public Library, 10am Fri
May 27
55th Kwik Star Criterium, after a two-year break,
bicycle racing through the streets returns… Village of East
Davenport, 8am Mon May 30
Memory Circle, join us for crafts, games, activities,
conversation, and more; free;… Bettendorf Public Library,
10:30am Tue May 31
Adult Tabletop Adventures Guild (TAG): Dungeons &
Dragons, adults to get together and roleplay, role dice, and
have… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Thu Jun 2
Viva La Divas, the area’s hottest drag show delivers
unforgettable production numbers as… The Circa ’21
Speakeasy, 8pm Fri Jun 3
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MUSIC
The Cerny Brothers
Friday, May 27, and Saturday, May 28, 8 p.m.
Raccoon Motel, 315 East Second Street, Davenport IA
escribed by Rolling Stone as per-
forming “heartland rock in the vein
of working-class heroes John Mel-
lencamp and Tom Petty, but distinguished
by a power-pop sheen,” the Cerny Brothers
– Sherrard, Illinois natives Robert and Scott
– play Davenport’s Raccoon Motel on May
27 and 28 in support of their most recent
album Looking for the Good Land, a work
NoDepression.com called “an artifact in
realism and artistic translation of all the
feelings that there are no words for.”
Currently residing in Nashville, the
sibling musicians began performing as the
electronic-rock duo Planning the Rebel-
lion when they were students at Northern
Illinois University, and after teaming up
with friends from the Giving Tree Band,
the duo released their debut album Dream
under the moniker the Cerny Brothers.
Following a move to Los Angeles, Robert
and Scott released their self-titled The
Cerny Brothers in May of 2013, with their
third album Sleeping Giant unveiled less
than two years later. In its review of the
12-song work, Planet Stereo Live wrote,
“With stunning instrumentalists, clever
lyrics, and pure heart, the band manages
to give words and swelling sounds to the
little moments that leave us often strug-
gling to formulate words.” And Live for
Gigi’s Playhouse Superhero 5K, 1-Mile Walk, and Kids’
Dash: A GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge Event, fundraiser
designed to help change the way the world views… Veterans
Memorial Park, Sat Jun 4
Guided Hike at Blackhawk State Park, join the Rock
Island Public Library for a guided hike… Black Hawk State
Historic Site, 10am Sat Jun 4
If It Suits You, on Mondays; meet to play your favorite card
games; for… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 1pm Mon Jun 6
Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new
spice,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
6:30pm Tue Jun 7
Bunco with Friends of River Valley District Library,
have some fun playing Bunco; for information, call 309-523-
3440… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Jun 8
Food for Thought: Rock Island Library Foundation
Fundraiser, a night of hors d’oeuvres accompanied by
complimentary beer and… Icons Martini, 6pm Thu Jun 9
17
Live Music described the Cerny Brothers’
third offering as “their latest and greatest
album to date – refined, fresh, and ripe for
the picking.”
Currently being promoted on TheCer-
nyBrothers.com as a work “anchored in
the anthemic spirit of Bruce Springsteen,
John Mellencamp, and other blue-collar
bandleaders,” the brothers’ fourth album
Looking for the Good Land has been earn-
ing some of the strongest reviews of its
creators’ careers. Vents magazine called
it “a true all-American rock record with
a great Midwestern swing in the vein of
the late, great Tom Penny.” Music Exis-
tence raved, “Whether you’re new to their
sound or have been following them since
day one, it truly is a record that sits a cut
above the rest.” And California Rocker
said of the Cerny Brothers’ latest, “This is
a strong collection of 12 Americana songs
that raise issues and hope that when you’re
armed with memories and good thoughts
from loved ones, you won’t get lost.”
The Cerny Brothers play their Dav-
enport engagements on May 27 and 28,
admission to the 8 p.m. concerts is $20,
and more information and tickets are
available by visiting
TheRaccoonMotel.com.
Riverside Cemetery Walk, join the Moline Public Library
for a tour of our… Riverside Cemetery, 10am Thu Jun 9
LECTURES
Virtual Opening the Box: Local Black History Research
Connections, explore and learn about the curious world
of archives and… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
2:30pm Fri May 6
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society:
Genealogical Presentation with Josh Taylor, May’s
presentation is “No Vital Records, No Problem! Strategies
for… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 1pm Sat May 7
The Migration and Beyond: New Perspectives on
Swedish-American Relations, this symposium highlights
the new developments in our field; we… Franklin W. Olin
Center for Educational Technology Auditorium - Augustana
College, 1pm Sat May 7
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Totaled Recall
MEMORY
H
ave you seen the poster for
director Martin Campbell ’s
Memory? It’s Liam Neeson
with a gun. You could say the same,
of course, about the poster for nearly
every movie since 2009 to showcase
this particular star and this particu-
lar weapon. But the advertising gurus
for Neeson’s new revenge thriller have
really outdone themselves, because the
promotional image is literally just a
profile of the actor – looking typically
grim in a button-down shirt, tie, and
leather glove – holding a revolver with
a silencer attached. Finally: Liam Nee-
son’s entire post-Taken oeuvre distilled
to its purest essence.
To be fair, the poster’s design is
actually pretty sleek: The icy blues
and various shades of gray and black
imply stylish menace; there’s a bullet
hole where the title’s “O” should
be; Neeson’s blurry, barely visible
ref lection suggests potential internal
struggle for the guy’s armed vigi-
lante. (That ref lection is certainly
more subtle than the accompanying
tag line: “His mind is fading. His
conscience is clear.”) Yet as aestheti-
cally pleasing as the image is – and
knowing full well that its simple
come-on is all that the star’s super-
fans need to plan their next trip to the
cineplex – it’s too bad that the print
marketing isn’t more … distinctive.
Because while, in many ways, Memory
is prototypical Neeson-with-a-gun
schlock to its teeth, the film proves to
be quite a bit more interesting than
most efforts of its type, and Neeson
himself is even allowed to act in this
one, as opposed to merely demon-
strating the Five Stages of Grief(-
Fueled Vengeance) for the gazillionth
time. Campbell’s latest isn’t neces-
sarily a good movie, but compared
to four-fifths of its Irish headliner’s
big-screen blood baths, it’s definitely
an improvement.
As will likely surprise no one
familiar with his credits, Memory
casts Neeson as a hired assas-
sin. (Similarly unsurprising is that
Neeson plays a Texan without a hint
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Liam Neeson in Memory
of a Texas accent.) We know that
his character Alex Lewis a bad-ass
when, five minutes into the film, he
murders a cretinous lout directly in
front of the guy’s mother. We know
that we should feel sympathy for this
bad-ass when, immediately after-
ward, Alex enters his getaway car
and can’t remember where he hid the
keys. Alex, you see, is suffering from
Alzheimer’s – just like the institu-
tionalized older brother he routinely
visits – and the car-key incident
proves to be the tipping point in his
decision to retire. Naturally, how-
ever, Alex agrees to accept One Last
Job before bidding adieu to his life
of contract killing – and balks at the
assignment after discovering that his
target is a 13-year-old (Mia Sanchez)
who might blow the whistle on the
state’s largest, most suspiciously
well-funded child-trafficking ring.
Consequently, rather than execute the
kid, Alex chooses to instead execute
the monsters who’ve endangered her
life, and there are plenty of them to go
around.
Or so I thought. Yet following an
opening half-hour that dutifully
introduced Alex’s loathsome employer
(Lee Boardman) and a number of the
villain’s scummiest henchman, I was
astonished to realize that our anti-
hero Alex had gone and murdered
every last one of them. What on earth,
I thought, would fill the remainder
of the film’s 114-minute running
length? Scenes of Alex contentedly
playing gin rummy in his retirement
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home? Credit screenwriter Dario
Scardapane, then (and Memory’s 2003
inspiration – the Belgian thriller The
Memory of a Killer), for focusing the
rest of the movie not on Alex so much
as the team hunting him, Fugitive-
style, before he potentially kills again:
stalwart FBI agent Vincent Serra (Guy
Pearce), his assistant Linda Amistead
(Taj Atwal), and Mexican detective
Hugo Marquez (Harold Torres).
This unexpected development alone
would separate Memory from the
depressing de rigueur-ity of Neeson’s
recent filmography, with bonus points
for cleverness tossed in via the pres-
ence of Peace, whose own memory-
loss thriller Memento hit area screens
almost exactly 21 years ago. (At one
point here, in order to recall newly
learned information, Neeson’s Alex
writes the details on his arm – just
like Pearce’s Leonard Shelby did!) But
there are other perks, as well, even
if they’re blended with bummers.
While the majority of executions and
cat-and-mouse games are ludicrously
conceived, Campbell, ably assisted by
David Tattersail’s sharp cinematogra-
phy, stages them with f lair. Although
significant patches of their dialogue
sound unconvincingly looped in
post-production, Atwal and Torres
make vivid impressions, and Pearce is
awfully fine, providing the film with
a solid moral center and beautifully
underplaying Serra’s big character-
revealing monologue. The action
is repetitive yet briskly paced; the
violence is standard yet occasionally
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shocking (it’s not only bad guys that
Alex offs); the alluring Monica Bel-
lucci is clearly uncomfortable with
English yet is still Monica Bellucci.
And unlike the Neeson-with-a-gun
thriller Blacklight from three months
ago (three months ago!) that gave its
protagonist OCD for no narrative or
emotional purpose whatsoever, this
sub-genre entry at least has the good
sense and taste to not turn Alex’s
Alzheimer’s into an afterthought.
It should go without saying that the
man’s malady is employed for plot-
centric purposes. Campbell and
Neeson, though, refuse to treat the
condition blithely, and if Neeson is
wrenchingly believable when Alex is
forced to cauterize his bullet wound
with booze and a Bic lighter, he’s
even more affecting when the assas-
sin’s mind begins its ultimate dete-
rioration. It’s unlikely that any of its
viewers will find themselves choked
up by Memory. But watching Liam
Neeson give a legitimate performance
– and a terrific performance – in the
kind of paycheck project he long ago
appeared to stop caring about is, in
itself, pretty darned moving. Scratch
that. It’s closer to miraculous.
For reviews of The Bad Guys, Fan-
tastic Beasts: The Secrets of
Dumbledore, Everything Everywhere
All at Once, The Northman, The
Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,
Father Stu, Ambulance, and other
recent releases, visit
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LECTURES
Rock Island Arsenal 160th Anniversary Series: The
Bridges of Rock Island Arsenal, join Kevin Braafladt,
the Army Sustainment Command Deputy Historian at…
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Wed May 11
QC Made: Linwood Mining, Linwood Mining has been in
the QC since 1944 and… Linwood Mining, 6pm Mon May 16
Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S.
Grant, Grant comes to life in this informative, humorous,
and touching… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Tue May 17
How to Research Your Home, join the Richardson-
Sloane Special Collections Center in celebrating National
Preservation… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
6:30pm Wed May 18
A Woman of Adventure: The Life and Times of First
Lady Lou Henry Hoover, scholar and journalist Annette B.
Dunlap delivers a presentation in… Davenport Public Library
- Main Branch, 6pm Thu May 19
Save Your Memories: Preservation 101 with
Augustana College, a speaker from Augustana College
Library’s Special Collections will talk… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Fri May 20
QC PastPort: A Project to Preserve Quad Cities
History, join us in learning from Natalie Linville-Mass about
the QC… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6:30pm
Tue May 24
WyomIndian Cooking, learn from firsthand experience
how you, too, can conjure authentic… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Sat May 28
Commercial Fishing, a presentation in River Action’s
Channel Cat Talks series; experience… Riverbend Commons
Dock, 9am Tue May 31
Record of Contagious Diseases 1880-1908: A
Historical Room Treasure, from late 1880 until June of
the year 1908, the… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Wed Jun 1
Race Between the Iron Horse and the Last Bison: 1833-
1870, Wed. 6:30pm and Sat. 9am; a presentation in River
Action’s… River Action, Wed Jun 1 and Sat Jun 4
Commercial Fishing, a presentation in River Action’s
Channel Cat Talks series; experience… Riverbend Commons
Dock, 9am Thu Jun 2
QC Paths: Fun at any Speed, even 20-minute milers enjoy
personal reflection, new scenery, and fresh… Davenport
Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jun 2
Virtual Opening the Box, explore and learn about the
curious world of archives and… Davenport Public Library -
Main Branch, 2:30pm Fri Jun 3
Wishcycling, Scott County’s bins are full of good intentions,
but not… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 2pm Fri Jun 3
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: What’s New
at the Family History Center!, hosted by the Scott County
Iowa Genealogical Society and the Richardson-Sloane…
Family History Center, 1pm Sat Jun 4
Quad Cities’ Role in the Corn Belt Ports, a presentation
in River Action’s Channel Cat Talks series; Colonel…
Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am Tue Jun 7 and Thu Jun 9
Learning Libby Class: Introduction to the Library’s
Digital Titles, learn how to use the Libby app to access
the… Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Tue Jun 7
Hauberg Estate: A Jens Jensen Landscape
Restoration, Wed. 6:30pm and Sat. 9am; a presentation in
River Action’s… River Action, 6:30pm Wed Jun 8
Rock Island Arsenal 160th Anniversary Series: Rock
Island & the Civil War, join Kevin Braafladt, the Army
Sustainment Command Deputy Historian at… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm Wed Jun 8
What Happened to Black Hawk’s Remains?, learn
the disgraceful story of Black Hawk’s remains from his…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm
Wed Jun 8
FREE ASSANGE.
MEETINGS
Quad Cities Chamber Coffee MeetUp, this event’s casual
atmosphere creates the perfect opportunity to meet,…
Hilton Garden Inn & Suites, 7:30am Fri May 6
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 May 6
Rock Island City Council Meeting, Public Comment is
held at the beginning of City Council… Rock Island City Hall,
6:45pm Mon May 9 and Mon May 23
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 May 10
and Tue May 24
Riverdale City Council Meeting, held on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday of the month;… Riverdale City Hall, 7pm Tue May 10
and Tue May 24
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 May 10 and Tue May 24
Rock Island-Milan Board of Education Meeting, held in
the school library on the 2nd & 4th… Rock Island High School,
6pm Tue May 10 and Tue May 24
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 May 11
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City
Council meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall,
5:30pm Wed May 11 and Wed May 25
Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information,
call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu May
12
Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
agendas are available prior to the meetings; minutes are
available… Moline Public Library, noon Thu May 12
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Thu May 12 and Thu May 26
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 May 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 May 16
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can
be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City
Hall, 7pm Tue May 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 May 17
Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
agendas and minutes are posted on our website in
accordance… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
5pm Tue May 17
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue May 17
Coal Valley City Council Meeting, held on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall,
6pm Wed May 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 May 18
Erie School District Board Meeting, held on the 4th
Monday of the month in the… Erie Community Unit School
District No. 1, 6:30pm Mon May 23
U.S. Citizenship Informational Meeting with
Immigration Legal Specialist (DOJ Accredited)
Carolyn O’Connor, O’Connor, Immigration Legal Specialist
(DOJ Accredited) with the Esperanza Legal Center,… Moline
Public Library, 6pm Wed May 25
Coal Valley City Hall Meeting, held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm
Wed Jun 1
Know More. Do More.
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and
third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Jun 1
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 Jun 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 Jun 6
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 Jun 6
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can
be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City
Hall, 7pm Tue Jun 7
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 Jun 7
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Jun 7
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City
Council meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall,
5:30pm Wed Jun 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 Jun 8
Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information,
call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Jun 9
Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
agendas are available prior to the meetings; minutes are
available… Moline Public Library, noon Thu Jun 9
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Thu Jun 9
HEALTH
Self Care Saturday Zine, thru May 21; activate your senses
and learn about the… Moline Public Library, Sat May 7 thru
Sat May 21
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for all levels of experience; the instructor
has… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Tue May 10 thru
Tue Jun 7
Journaling for Mental Wellness, Counselor Christina
Wassenhove will cover the mental health benefits of…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm
Thu May 12
Understanding Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Alzheimer’s
disease is not a normal part of aging; join… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 4pm Wed Jun 8
SENIORS
Cinco de Mayo Lunch, for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11am Thu May 5
CASI After Hours, live music with open Mic (4-7pm),
billiards tournament and cocktails… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 3:30pm Thu May 5 thru Thu May 12
CASI Cash Bar & Billiards, part of the CASI After Hours
series, with a cash… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 3:30pm
Thu May 5 thru Thu May 12
CASI Open Mic, part of the CASI After Hours series, with a
cash… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4pm Thu May 5 thru
Thu May 12
Caregivers Support Group, on the 1st & 3rd Thu. of the
month; $1/person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4:30pm
Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 2
Free Senior Day at the Figge Art Museum, for seniors
age 60 & up on the first Thursday… Figge Art Museum, 10am
Thu May 5 and Thu Jun 2
Beginning Line Dancing, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; $2/
person; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 10am Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
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Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $1/day; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Thu May 5 thru
Thu Jun 9
Bob Gaston New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 12:30pm Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
CASI Chess Club, on Thursdays in the library; equipment
and assistance will be… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm
Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
CASI Golf League, on Thursdays; the league will use a
scramble format; teams… Red Hawk Golf Course, 8:30am Thu
May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Card Embroidery, on Thursdays; learn how to create fun
embroidery greeting cards… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9am Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Chess for Experienced Players, on Thursdays; $1/person;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 2pm Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Home Helpers, Mon.-Fri. by appointment; for information,
call 563-386-7477 ext. 253… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Low Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-10am, Tue. 11am-
2pm, Thu. 11am-noon; $2/person;… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Milestones AAA Meal Site, Mon.-Fri; meals must be
reserved 24 to 48 hours in… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
11:30am Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness), Mon.-Fri. by
appointment; for information, call 563-386-7477 ext. 266…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Reflexology, Mon.-Fri. by appointment; $20/session; for
information, call 563-349-5832… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program),
Mon.-Fri. by appointment; free; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), Thu May 5 thru Thu
Jun 9
Zumba Gold, Thu. 9am, Fri. 10:15am; $3/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Thu May 5 thru Thu Jun 9
Play the Ponies, choose your winner for Kentucky Derby
2022; prizes will be… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am
Fri May 6
CASI Book Club, $2/meeting; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri May 6 thru
Fri Jun 3
Friday Afternoon Bingo, on Fridays; no admission fee, card
costs are $0.25 &… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Fri
May 6 thru Fri Jun 3
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; sing along
to some classical memories; $2 practice… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 9am Fri May 6 thru Fri Jun 3
Senior Theatre: Second Avenue Players, on Fridays;
bring your theatrical side to CASI’s senior theater… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri May 6 thru Fri Jun 3
Zumba Gold, Tue. & Thu. 9am, Fri. 10:15am; $3/person; for
information, call… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am
Fri May 6 thru Fri Jun 3
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11:30am Fri
May 6 thru Mon Jun 6
CASI Walking Club, on Mon., Wed., and Fri.; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8am Fri May 6 thru Wed Jun 8
Courtside Styling Salon, Fri. & Mon.-Wed. by appointment;
for information, call 563-265-2150… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), Fri May 6 thru Wed Jun 8
Euchre, on Wed. & Fri.; $2/session; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:45pm Fri May
6 thru Wed Jun 8
Drums Alive, on the 2nd & 4th Mon. of the month; $2/
class;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), noon Mon May 9
thru Mon May 23
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Mon
May 9 thru Mon Jun 6
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Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; volunteer group; no sewing
experience necessary; free; for… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Mon May 9 thru Mon Jun 6
Zumba Toning, on Mondays; $3/person; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am
Mon May 9 thru Mon Jun 6Beginning Line Dancing, on
Tuesdays; $2/person; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am Tue May 10 thru
Tue Jun 7
CASI Cribbage, on Tuesdays in the library; bring your board
and enjoy… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue May 10
thru Tue Jun 7
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2/session; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue May 10
thru Tue Jun 7
Chair Yoga, on Tuesdays; with Logan Anderson, owner of All
Strong Fitness;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue
May 10 thru Tue Jun 7
Chess for Beginners, on Tuesdays; $1/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10am Tue May 10 thru Tue Jun 7
Crocheting & Knitting, on Tuesdays; volunteer group; free;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm Tue May 10 thru Tue Jun 7
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; with expert Mike
Shinbori; bring your laptops, tablets,… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), noon Tue May 10 thru Tue Jun 7
Step into Balance: Balance & Strength, on Tuesdays;
half-hour exercise class with Logan Anderson, owner of…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue May 10 thru Tue
Jun 7
Classic Movie Matinee: Dances with Wolves, a
screening of Kevin Costner’s Oscar-winning Western… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), noon Tue May 10
Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2/person; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Wed May 11
thru Wed Jun 8
Evening Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5pm doors, $10 card pack
minimum purchase; cash prizes… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 5pm Wed May 11 thru Wed Jun 8
Grief Support Group, on the 2nd & 4th Wed. of the month;
food… Family Restaurant, 9:30am Wed May 11 thru Wed
Jun 8
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly Weight-Loss
Support Group), on Wednesdays; $1/meeting plus national
dues; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 10:30am Wed May 11 thru Wed Jun 8
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24/six-week class; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10:15am Wed May 11 thru Wed Jun 8
Swinging Fore Seniors, CASI’s inaugural golfing event;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), Fri May 13
CASI Country Music Dance, $7 at the door; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 7pm Sun May 15
CASI Town Hall Meeting with CEO Laura Kopp, for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Mon May 16
Free Oral Screenings, for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11am Fri May 20
CASI Community Cleanup Day, hundreds of Modern
Woodmen volunteers will be visiting the homes… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), Sat May 21
CASI Movie Matinee: West Side Story, watch the hit film
with others; $2; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Sun May 22
CASI Board of Directors Meeting, for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4:30pm Wed
May 25
CASI Advisory Council, free; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Wed Jun 1
Sell It Saturday, for those who have flea market items,
homemade craft items,… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9am Sat Jun 4
Free Blood Pressure Clinics, for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Mon Jun 6
RCReader.com/Support. FREE ASSANGE.
Red Hat Ladies Club, meeting locations vary; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 11am Tue Jun 7
KIDS' STUFF
PNG Flying Butterfly Cards, for grades 4-12; make a card
for someone special with… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu
May 5
Reading Assistance Dogs, children have the opportunity
to read aloud to dogs from… Bettendorf Public Library, 6pm
Thu May 5
Facebook Live Storytime, recommended for grades 3 &
under; Join Mrs. Swanson on… Silvis Public Library, 6pm thru
Thu May 19
After-school Video Games, on Thursdays; play Super
Smash Bros., Mario Kart, and more;… Bettendorf Public
Library, 3:30pm thru Thu May 26
Teen Library Council, help the teen librarians plan
upcoming programs and enjoy fun… East Moline Public
Library, 4pm Fri May 6
Children’s Book Talk/Unboxing, on Fridays; join Miss
Ranell for either a book talk… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 2pm Fri May 6 thru Fri May 20
Facebook Live Saturday Storytime, recommended for
grades 3 & under; Join Mrs. Swanson on… Silvis Public Library,
10am Sat May 7
Young Adult Reading Club, ages 10-14 will meet -in
person or via Zoom to… German American Heritage Center,
4pm Sun May 8
Movers and Shakers Storytime!, on Mondays; for kids
ages 0 to 5 and their… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Mon
May 9 thru Mon May 23
Story Time, on Mondays; featuring bubbles, music, crafts,
games, snacks, and tons… River Valley District Library, 10am
Mon May 9 thru Mon May 30
8th Grade Book Talks @ Edison, three Book Talks for 8th
Grade at Edison Junior High;… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 9:15am Tue May 10
CreaTEEN Crafts: Galaxy Bottle Charm Necklace, take
part in these fun, teen-centered crafts that are not… LeClaire
Community Library, 5pm Tue May 10
PNG Squishy Circuits, for grades 4-12; get creative with
electricity; learn about circuits… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Tue May 10
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, TAB Members volunteer,
organize & participate in teen programming, and give their…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm
Tue May 10
Teen Tuesday: Teen Advisory Board, earn volunteer
hours and decide on books and programs for… Silvis Public
Library, 5pm Tue May 10
Weekly Teen Book Talk, on Tuesdays; check out this
week’s book talk from Emily,… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 3:45pm Tue May 10 thru Tue May 17
Virtual Storytime, on Tuesdays; watch storytime on the
Rock Island Library Facebook… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10:30am Tue May 10 thru Tue May 31
Lego Club: Star Wars Spaceships, do your own thing or
try the builder’s challenge; display… LeClaire Community
Library, 4pm Wed May 11
Southwest Toddler Tales, on Wednesdays; stories, songs
and a craft for ages 5… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest
Branch, 11am Wed May 11 thru Wed May 25
Young Adult Tabletop Role-playing, on Wednesdays;
create a character, roll some dice, adventure, and…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Wed May 11 thru Wed
May 25
Big/Little Bookclub, Littles (kids in 3rd through 5th grade)
and their Bigs… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 6:30pm Thu May 12
Creativity Lab: Clay Flower Bouquets, for grades K-5;
make mixed-media flower bouquets using clay and… Moline
Public Library, 6pm Thu May 12
Teen T.A.G. (Tabletop Adventures Guild): Classic
Board Games, join the fun as we play “classic” games with
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a… LeClaire Community Library, 5pm Thu May 12 thru Thu
May 26
Family Storytime with Ashe: Space!, on Fridays; stories,
songs, and fun; every week is a… LeClaire Community Library,
10:30am Fri May 13
Midnight Society, enjoy ghost hunting, pizza, and fun
games after-hours in the… East Moline Public Library, 4pm
Fri May 13
Dungeons & Dragons, join RVDL every other Friday for the
beloved fantasy tabletop… River Valley District Library, 4pm
Fri May 13 thru Fri May 27
Facebook Live: Krafty Kids, join Mrs. Swanson for a live
take-away craft tutorial; free;… Silvis Public Library, 2pm Sat
May 14
Family May Fun, there will be crafts and activities for the
whole family;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 10am Sat May 14
Family Storytime at the Esperanza Center, join us at
the Esperanza Center for a monthly evening… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Mon May 16
7th and 8th Grade Book Talks @ Edison, three Book Talks
for 7th and 8th Grade at Edison… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10am Tue May 17
Lego Lab, join us for great stories and building fun; all
bricks… Moline Public Library, 6pm Tue May 17
Overbooked, teens talk about the new books they’re
reading; refreshments provided;… Silvis Public Library, 5pm
Tue May 17
PNG 3D Modeling/Printing Workshop, this workshop
will introduce kids to the basics of 3D… Moline Public Library,
6pm Wed May 18
THEATRE
A Murder Is Announced
Friday, May 6, through Sunday, May 15
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Avenue, Moline IL
Kathy Graham, Steven Trainor, and ensemble members in A Murder Is Announced
L
auded by Broadway World as a production
that “will delight fans of Christie’s myster-
ies” and “keeps the audiences guessing as to
who the murderer is right up until the very end,”
author Leslie Darbon’s Agatha Christie A Murder
Is Announced enjoys a May 6 through 15 run at
Moline’s Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this tale of
twists and turns, mistaken identities, and pur-
poseful deceptions featuring one of Christie’s most
beloved characters in the figure of amateur sleuth
Miss Jane Marple.
In A Murder Is Announced, the residents of
the large English village of Chipping Cleghorn
are astonished to read an advertisement in the
local newspaper that a murder will take place this
coming Friday at Little Paddocks: the Victorian
home of Letitia Blacklock. Some assume the
announcement is a hoax; others imagine that it’s
an invitation to a fun party game. Unable to resist,
a group gathers at the house at the appointed time,
but when the lights go out, a gun is fired, and
suddenly, someone is dead. Among the assorted
suspects are several boarders at the house, neigh-
bors, and relatives, with a detective inspector soon
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Send in the Clowns, clown around at the library with the
Quad City Clown… Moline Public Library, 4pm Wed May 18
Spring Crafternoon, pop-in for a surprise spring-themed
crafternoon; open to all ages… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 4pm Wed May 18
Spring Crafternoon, pop-in for a surprise spring-themed
crafternoon; open to all ages… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 4pm Wed May 18
Wapsi Nature Center: Leave No Trace, get ready for this
summer’s reading program theme “Read Beyond… LeClaire
Community Library, 4:30pm Wed May 18
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Thu May 19
Teen Library Council, students in grades 6-12 are needed
to give advice and… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm Thu May
19
Teen Poetry Cafe, teens who entered the 2022 Teen Poetry
Contest are invited… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
May 19
Family Storytime with Ashe: Unicorns!, on Fridays;
stories, songs, and fun; every week is a… LeClaire Community
Library, 10:30am Fri May 20
Facebook Live: Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead, join Mrs. Swanson
for her live experiment; free; for information,… Silvis Public
Library, 2pm Sat May 21
Full STEAM Ahead!: Planet Plates, join us as we explore
the world of STEAM (Science… LeClaire Community Library,
10:30am Sat May 21
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arriving to follow the situation’s many twists and
turns. Assisting him on the case is the intrepid
Miss Marple, who must unravel a complex series
of relationships and events to solve the mystery of
the killer’s identity, resulting in a classic Agatha
Christie puzzle involving mixed motives, con-
cealed identities ... and a second death.
Making her Quad Cities directing debut with
A Murder Is Announced is Madelyn Dorta, with
her 11-person cast composed of both Playcrafters
veterans and newcomers led by Kathy Graham
as Miss Marple: Shyan DeVoss; Madison Duling;
Bailey Hager; Valerie Hansel; Ventsislav Ivanov;
Pam Kobre; Noah Sivers; Steven Trainor; Elle
Winchester; and Zach Zelnio. Jesse Mohr, mean-
while, is the show’s producer and sound designer,
and the presentation’s poster design is by Katie
Newport.
A Murder Is Announced runs at the Playcrafters
Barn Theatre May 6 through 15, with perfor-
mances on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and
Sundays at 3 p.m. Admission is $15-15, and more
information and tickets are available by calling
(309)762-0330 and visiting Playcrafters.com.
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Branch, 2pm Mon Jun 6

Tales for Tots, on Mondays; an enriching activity time for

Crafts Around the World (Grab N’ Go Kits): Koinobori
Kites, join the celebration of Kids Day in Japan with a…
OH BOY! • MAY 10, 2022 April 12 Answers: Page 19 LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Mon May 23
PJ Party Storytime: Unicorns and Dragons!, put on your
PJ’s and join us live for a… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon
May 23
Family Storytime with Ashe: Dinosaurs!, on Fridays;
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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Poet Jen-
nifer Willoughby writes, “I am so busy. I
am practicing my new hobby of watch-
ing me become someone else. There is so
much violence in reconstruction. Every minute is
grisly, but I have to participate. I am building what
I cannot break.” I wouldn’t describe your own
reconstruction process during recent months as
“violent” or “grisly,” Aries, but it has been strenu-
ous and demanding. The good news is that you
have mostly completed the most demanding
work. Soon the process will become more fun.
Congratulations on creating an unbreakable new
version of yourself!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Rapper
and entrepreneur Jay-Z tells us, “Don’t
ever go with the flow. Instead, be the
flow.” Here’s what I think he means: If we
go with the flow, we adjust and accommodate our-
selves to a force that is not necessarily aligned
with our personal inclinations and needs. To go
with the flow implies we are surrendering our
autonomy. To claim our full sovereignty, on the
other hand, we are wise to be the flow. We should
create our own flow, which is just right for our
unique inclinations and needs. I think this is the
right approach for you right now, Taurus. Be the
flow.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Italian
language used to be a dialect spoken in
Tuscany. That area comprises less than 8
percent of the country’s territory. How
did such a dramatic evolution happen? Why did a
local dialect supersede other dialects like Pied-
montese, Neapolitan, Sicilian, and others? In part,
it was because three potent 14th-century writers
wrote in the Tuscan dialect: Dante Alighieri,
Francesco Petrarch, and Giovanni Boccaccio.
Another reason: Because Tuscany is centrally
located in Italy, its dialect was less influenced by
languages in France and other nearby countries.
I offer this as a metaphor for you in the coming
months. One of your personal talents, affiliations,
or inclinations could become more influential and
widespread – and have more authority in your life.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): “Always
strive to be more interested than
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interesting,” said actor and activist Jane Fonda.
That may not be easy for you to accomplish in the
near future, dear Cancerian. Your curiosity will
be at peak levels, but you may also be extra com-
pelling and captivating. So I’ll amend Fonda’s
advice: Give yourself permission to be both as
interested and as interesting as you can imagine.
Entertain the world with your lively personality
as you go in quest of new information, fresh per-
ceptions, and unprecedented experiences.
LEO (July 23-August 22): “When in
doubt, act like God,” proclaimed Leo
singer-songwriter Madonna. I wouldn’t
usually endorse that advice. But I’ll
make an exception for you Leos during the next
three weeks. Due to a divine configuration of
astrological omens, you are authorized to ascend
to new heights of sovereignty and self-possession
– even to the point of doing a vivid God imperson-
ation. For best results, don’t choose an angry, jeal-
ous, tyrannical deity to be your role model.
Pattern yourself after a sweeter, funnier, more
intimate type of celestial being.
. prise calms down, you will celebrate a dramatic
VIRGO (August 23-September 22): My
Virgo friend Amanda told me she felt
tight and overwrought. She was over-
thinking and on the verge of a melt-
down. With a rueful sigh, she added, “I adore
anything that helps me decompress, unwind,
simmer down, stop worrying, lighten up, com-
pose myself, and mellow out.” So I invited her to
take deep breaths, close her eyes, and visualize
herself immersed in blue-green light. Then I asked
her to name influences she loved: people, animals,
natural places, music, books, films, art, and physi-
cal movements that made her feel happy to be
alive. She came up with eight different sources of
bliss, and together we meditated on them. Half an
hour later, she was as relaxed as she had been in
months. I recommend you try a comparable exer-
cise every day for the next 14 days. Be proactive
about cultivating tranquil delight.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
Author Anne Lamott is renowned for
her tender approach to expressing her
struggles with addiction, depression,
and other tribulations. One of her supreme tests
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was being a single mother who raised her son
Sam. In this effort, she was her usual plucky self.
Anytime she hosted play-dates with Sam’s young
friends at her home, she called on the help of cray-
ons and paint and pens and clay and scissors.
“When we did art with the kids, the demons
would lie down,” she testified. I recommend a
comparable strategy for you in the coming days,
Libra. You will have extra power as you tame,
calm, or transform your demons. Making art
could be effective, as well as any task that spurs
your creativity and imagination.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21):
“My heart has developed a kind of amne-
sia, where it remembers everything but
itself,” writes Scorpio poet Sabrina
Benaim. If you suffer a condition that resembles
hers, it’s about to change. According to my astro-
logical analysis, your heart will soon not only
remember everything; it will also remember itself.
What a blissful homecoming that will be –
although it may also be unruly and confounding,
at least in the beginning. But after the initial sur-
enhancement of emotionally rich self-knowledge.
You will feel united with the source of your long-
ing to love and be loved.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-Decem-
ber 21): “Just because things hadn’t gone
the way I had planned didn’t necessarily
mean they had gone wrong,” writes Sag-
ittarian author Ann Patchett. Her thought may be
helpful for you to meditate on. My guess is that
you will ultimately be glad that things didn’t go
the way you planned. God or your Higher Self or
the Mysterious Forces of Destiny will conspire to
lead you away from limited expectations or not-
big-enough visions so as to offer you bigger and
better blessings.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): Novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817)
confessed she was a “wild beast.” Really?
The author who wrote masterfully about
the complex social lives of wealthy British people?
Here’s my theory: The wild beast in her made her
original, unsentimental, humorous, and brilliant
in creating her stories. How is your own inner
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wild beast, Capricorn? According to my reading
of the astrological omens, now is an excellent time
to give it fun, rich assignments. What parts of
your life would benefit from tapping into raw,
primal energy?
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18):
Aquarian poet Jack Gilbert wrote, “I lie
in the dark wondering if this quiet in me
now is a beginning or an end.” I don’t know how
Gilbert solved his dilemma. But I suspect you will
soon be inclined to pose a similar question. In
your case, the answer will be that the quiet in you
is a beginning. Ah! But in the early going, it may
not resemble a beginning. You might be puzzled
by its fuzzy, meandering quality. But sooner or
later, the quiet in you will become fertile and
inspirational. You will ride it to the next chapter
of your life story.
PISCES (February 19-March 20):
The genre of poetry known as haiku
often relies on unexpected juxtaposi-
tions. Critic R. H. Blyth observed, “In haiku, the
two entirely different things that are joined in
sameness are poetry and sensation, spirit and
matter.” I suspect your life in the coming weeks
will have metaphorical resemblances to haiku.
You will be skilled at blending elements that aren’t
often combined, or that should be blended but
haven’t been. For inspiration, read these haiku by
Raymond Roseliep. (1) in the stream / stones
making half / the music. (2) horizon / wild swan
drifting through / the woman’s body. (3) birthcry!
/ the stars / are all in place. (4) bathwater / down
the drain / some of me. (5) grass / holding the
shape / of our night. (6) campfire extinguished, /
the woman washing dishes / in a pan of stars.
Homework: You can now make a change that has
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MUSIC By Max Allison

Aubs., ducking around snare cracks or launching into

a new barrage that spills far over the bar line.
The EP-closing track, “Don’t Act Like
Politik'n. Gangsta Rap Ain’t Raise You (Misfit Version),”
stands as the most ambitiously constructed
and structurally diverse piece here. Aubs. kicks
it off with a snippet of recorded conversation
with a friend where he lays out the main thesis
here: Everyone in modern society has been
exposed to and influenced by hip-hop music,
which has become a dominant social and cul-
tural force that is essentially inescapable, even
to those who would decry it. As the woozy beat
kicks in, all reverbed kick-snare and disem-
bodied, smeared samples, Aubs. unpacks the
influence that hip hop has had on his own life
and on society as a whole. “Shakespeare was
sharp,” he says, “But Scarface pierced deep,”
referring to the iconic Houston rapper and
member of the Geto Boys (zero argument
https://poeticaubs.bandcamp.com/ there; indisputable). Layers of effected speech,
album/politikn jittering between octaves and processed
The trio recorded these sessions in Balti-
more, Iowa City, and Philadelphia, whether at
live gigs or in deliberate studio dates, and the
distinction between those contexts of record-
ing doesn’t really apply in this case. Wombat
needs the complete blank canvas of free
improv, always live by definition, to paint over
with texture and noise. They need to listen to
each other to figure out on the fly what to play
and how to fit into the developing atmosphere.
A sense of constant surprise and diversity of
tone animates each session, to the point that
no one really wants to use the same tricks
twice within the context of one four-minute
blast. Solares might tear into a rapid-fire atonal
guitar lead for a little while, but he doesn’t
let that impulse entirely consume him and
the sounds of his band mates. Yager actively
switches it up between heavy pizzicato plucks
on the double bass and manic, scraping bow
work that can sound like anything from a wail-
ing elephant to a piece of metal slicing across
sheets of sound-type runs.
Tapas de Wombat, especially in its second
half, leans more heavily into electronic tex-
tures as backdrops for sessions than anything
I’ve heard from the trio before. “Croquetas”
(mmmm … once again, I’m starving) has a
standing layer of humming, rattling synthesis
over which Comer pours visceral sax leads. Of
course, the line between what’s coming from
an effects-drenched guitar and what’s coming
from whatever electronics are in play is pretty
impossible to define – and that adds to the
sublime tonal disfiguration on display at any
moment in a Wombat improvisation. If all
of this sounds overbearing or too serious for
its own good, the reality of the trio’s perfor-
mances couldn’t be farther from that vibe.
They’re clearly goofballs having a great time
together. Even when their sounds veer into
the maximum levels of abrasion or confusion,
you can tell they’re excited about what they’re
doing, and they’re on this journey because they

R
ock Island-based poet/rapper/producer through phasers and delays, serve as ad libs, a blackboard. Comer gets a great chance on love playing together – or, you know, they love
Aubs. (period intentional) has been a coloring in the edges of the beat around Aubs.’s EP highlight “Pincho de tortilla” to really rip serving us up some aural tapas to share with
stalwart of the Quad Cities hip-hop and central text. The composite effect is as sonically on the sax, as his playing flits between pierc- our buds on a warm spring afternoon.
DIY scenes for a number of years now, and has transfixing as it is verbally instructive. ing upper-register volleys and purely chaotic
built a catalog of strong albums and EPs stretch-
ing back to around 2019. His newest drop,
Politik’n., is a slim four-track affair that clocks
Wombat,
in at fewer than 15 minutes, but the artist packs
plenty of deep thought and compelling work Tapas de Wombat
into that short running time. As usual, Aubs.’
delivery is closer to full-on spoken word than to
any conventional rap cadence or flow, though
his lines tend to fall together into loose rhythms
that follow their own internal sense of drama
and timing. His unpredictable rhyme structures
(or lack thereof) and the quick, extended runs
that pop into view keep us guessing – the man is
impossible to read, but always exciting to listen
to and learn from.
Speaking on subjects such as the Black
experience in America, racial inequality, police
brutality, the hypocrisy of Christianity, and
so much more, Aubs.’ voice swells with pas-
sion and intensity, while he dips into a more
ruminative clip when his pen veers towards https://wombatnoise.bandcamp.com/
more broadly existential, even galactic themes. album/tapas-de-wombat

Two of the beats here, on “State and Church”
and “Circles.”, seemingly self-produced by
Aubs., serve more as arrhythmic backdrops
that match his rubato anti-flow, congeal-
ing together with his words into something
like poetry-infused free jazz animated by a
chaotic drum performance in the case of the
former beat and a luminous, spiraling organ
performance for the latter. The only somewhat
more legible beat here, on “Power, Privilege,
Pontious, Pilat,” lands the closest to early-’90s
hip-hop production, built around a steady
boom-bap kick-snare pattern and a dissonant
vibraphone loop that would fit in neatly with
Q-Tip’s production on Low End Theory or DJ
Premier’s work with Gang Starr. Aubs. uses
this rhythmic foundation to skew his flow
closer to rap than spoken word here, and it’s a
thrill to hear his dense, evocative poetry come
spitting out both with and against the beat,
I
love the band Wombat. Iowa City’s most
ferocious young free-improvisational trio
brings the noise once again with Tapas de
Wombat, an EP-length selection of shorter,
more diverse tracks when compared to 2021’s
great full-length Befriend the Giant. What
kind of small plate tapas do Justin Comer (sax,
objects), Carlos Cotallo Solares (guitar, elec-
tronics), and Will Yager (double bass, objects)
serve up for us on the patio as a lovely breeze
floats across the square? Opener “Albóndigas”
(Side note: This album makes me hungry)
reminds us of the trio’s M.O. right out the
gate: All three conjure pure textures from
their instruments that crash into each other
in discordant whirlpools of quasi-rhythm,
with plenty of open space left between each
peal of sax or each whirr from the electronics
for the sounds to melt away into.
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VISUAL ARTS
Leslie Bell: Little Theaters
Through Sunday, May 29
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island
W P
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ith the venue presenting its first
exhibition of visual art since 2020,
Rock Island’s Rozz-Tox houses a
collection of colorful and evocative new and
small paintings in Leslie Bell: Little Theaters, an
exhibit – on display through May 29 – boasting
the talents of the beloved, retired professor of
art at Davenport’s St. Ambrose University.
Bell was born in 1947 in Duke Ellington’s
hometown of Washington D.C. and grew up
in the galleries and museums there. He stud-
ied with Christian Brothers in high school,
ran track and cross country, and watched
the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. Bell came to the
Midwest in 1965 to study art with Father
Edward Catich, the world-renowned cal-
ligrapher, epigrapher, and graphic designer,
at St. Ambrose University. He earned his BA
there in 1972 and went on to receive an MFA
in painting in 1974 from Northern Illinois
University, where he studied with Walter Ball
and Richard Beard. His artwork has been dis-
played in one-person shows at many universi-
ties and galleries from coast to coast, and Bell
has been represented in galleries in Chicago,
Atlanta, Tampa, and the Quad Cities.
A founding member and chair of the Artist
Advisory Council to Davenport’s Figge Art
Museum, Bell is also a founding member of
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League, and the Riverssance Festival of Fine
Arts. He has also been a professional musician
and plays guitar and harmonica. A Professor
Emeritus at St. Ambrose, Bell retired from the
university in 2013 after 37 years of teaching,
and his works inspired Jerry Cullum, editor
of Art Paper and critic for Art in America, to
state, “His recent paintings are a rare combi-
nation of vision, skill and wit. The stories are
enacted in brilliantly composed landscapes
amid stunning effects of light. Bell ‘s imagina-
tion has created not just magical realism, but
real magic.” Over the course of his distin-
guished career, Bell’s awards have included
a fellowship in painting from Arts Midwest/
NEA, the Special Recognition Award – best in
painting – from the Des Moines Art Center in
Iowa Artists, and two first-prize and purchase
awards from the Davenport Museum of Art.
Leslie Bell: Little Theaters will be on display
in Rock Island through May 29, with the
venue open Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 10
p.m., Thursdays and Fridays from 5 p.m. to
midnight, Saturdays from 10 a.m. to mid-
night, and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission is free, and more information on
the exhibit is available by calling (309)200-
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THEATER
Waitress
Wednesday, June 1, 8 p.m.
Adler Theatre, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA
raised by Variety magazine for its “charm-
ing score that suits the quirky material”
and Time Out NY for its “expertly con-
structed and emotionally satisfying tale of
self-liberation in the face of limited options,”
the Broadway sensation Waitress brings its
national tour to Davenport’s Adler Theatre on
June 1, serving up an evening of comedy, drama,
romance, and Sara Bareilles compositions that
made NBC New York rave, “It’s easy as pie to fall
for Waitress.”
Based on the 2007 film starring Keri Russell,
the four-time Tony Award nominee Wait-
ress finds Jenna – a woman who is pregnant
without any desire to be – trapped in an abusive
relationship in a small town with no hope for
a future outside of fear and false positivity. She
escapes from her trauma, however, through the
baking of pies, creations of her own that she
names after their uniquely combined themed
ingredients and the events that inspired them,
and recipes of her mother’s that once instructed
her own baking. Jenna sells her goods at Joe’s
Pie Diner, where she’s also a waitress, and the
job and her friends there exist as her only world
outside her husband. When Jenna meets her
new male gynecologist, however, and sparks of
attraction start to fly, she’s forced to face up to
all the things inside her that are hurting, and
take action to change them. Waitress conse-
quently follows Jenna’s quest for happiness by
accepting the kinds of love she truly deserves,
25
and rejecting those who compromise her poten-
tial to feel powerful in her own life.
With the spellbindingly intricate harmonies
of Bareilles’ compositions reminiscent of retro
radio songstresses and rural American music
stylings, Waitress premiered at the American
Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachu-
setts, in 2015, and was immediately lauded for
being atmospherically complex while reflect-
ing a refreshingly honest vision of the typical
small southern American town. The show
consequently made its Broadway debut in April
of 2016, and a month later it received Tony
nominations for Best Musical, Bareilles’ score,
and performers Jessie Mueller and Christopher
Fitzgerald. Waitress finally closed its New York
run after 33 previews and 1,544 regular perfor-
mances, and made history for being the first
Broadway show that had the four top creative
spots filled by four different women: composer
Bareilles, book writer Jessie Nelson, choreogra-
pher Lorin Latarro, and director Diane Paulus.
Bareilles’ What’s Inside: Songs from Waitress,
meanwhile, debuted in the top 10 of the Bill-
board 200 chart, with Time Out NY calling “She
Used to Be Mine” a “ballad of loss and regret
which will rip your heart out.”
Waitress brings its national tour stop to
Davenport on June 1 at 8 p.m., admission is
$37.50-73, and tickets are available by calling
(800)745-3000 and visiting AdlerTheatre.com.
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LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY
2020/09/04 (Fri) (5)
CASI Open Mic (4pm) – CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA
Caleb Talbott (6:30pm) – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Cinco de Mayo Quarry-oke Party
– The Quarry, 2202 W. 3rd St.,
Davenport IA
Dirty Water Music (6:30pm) – The
Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N
Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Ed James (6pm) – Twin Span
Brewing, 6776 Championship Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
High Pulp – Jared Mattson –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Phyllis & One Shark (6pm) –
Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill,
1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
Spanish Love Songs – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
FRIDAY
2020/09/05 (Sat) (6)
10 of Soul – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
3 On The Tree – Denny O’s, 307 10th
Ave, Fulton IL
7000apart and Crystal City –
Bishop Hill Creative Commons,
309 N Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
81355 – D i f f e r e nt Pl a n e s
of Existence (Aubs. &
K1ngSupr3m3) – Ahzia – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Andrew Jacob and Lisa Lyn
FREE ASSANGE.
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Brooke Byam & the Daymakers
(2pm) – The V’ue, 137 5th Ave. S.,
Clinton IA
Circuit des Yeux – Hadiza – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Crooked Cactus Cinco de Mayo
Party – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Douglas & Tucker Duo – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Funktastic Five – Whiskey Stop,
1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
Jake Gill – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Jef Spradley – The Faithful Pilot Cafe
& Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Jordan Danielsen (5pm) – Wide
River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N.
Through June 9, 2022
June Print Edition Deadline:
June 5: calendar@rcreader.com
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Karaoke w/ Michelle from Party
Times DJ Service – Manning’s
Whistle Stop, 416 N. 2nd St.,
Clinton IA
Ky and Ty + Other Guy – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Mollie B & Squeezebox w/ Ted
Lange – Ohnward Fine Arts
Center, 1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa
IA
Pollinators – Tambourine – Liv
Carrow – Village Theatre, 2113 E
11th St, Davenport IA
Rob Dahms (noon) – Coffee House,
1315 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport
IA
The Taylor Party: Taylor Swift
Night – MC Chris – Crunk Witch
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
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Get Your Local Licks On
SATURDAY (7)
Amateur Selectors – Arsonist –
Jamie Warren – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Andrew Jacob & Lisa Lyn (4:30pm)
– Coffee House, 1315 Jersey Ridge
Rd., Davenport IA
Code 415 – Crabby’s Bar & Grill, 826
W. 1st Ave., Coal Valley IL
Craig Heidgerken Ensemble – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Crooked Cactus (8:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Crooked Cactus (2pm) – QC
Santana Tribute Band (6pm)
– The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Donovan Gustofson – Bootleg
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Dylan Scott – Dirt Road Rockers –
The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East
Moline IL
Far Out 283 – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Fernando Ufret (2pm) – Contrary
Brewing Co., 411 W Mississippi Dr.,
Muscatine IA
Good Morning Bedlam – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Grupo Realidad – Whiskey Stop,
1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
Hap Hazard – Denny O’s, 307 10th
Ave, Fulton IL
Jordan Danielsen – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Las Cafeteras – Hancher
Auditorium, 141 East Park Rd.,
Iowa City IA
Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts
– Jeremy Pinnell – J. Jeffrey
Messerole – Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Orangadang: The ‘Dang Reunion
2022 – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Rock River Jazz Band – Timber Lake
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll IL
Rootabaga Jazz Festival: Matt
Wilson – The Cherry Street
Combo – Knox Jazz Ensemble
(5pm) – Orpheum Theatre, 57 S.
Kellogg St., Galesburg IL
Sneezy Dollars Band – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Soulful Sounds of Motown –
TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr,
Moline IL
Tony Hoeppner & Friends (6pm) –
Tuggers Burger Bar & Ale House,
201 N. Main St., Port Byron IL
USAF Shades of Blue Jazz
Ensemble – Fairfield Arts &
Convention Center, 200 N. Main
St., Fairfield IA
Wangzoom – Dropbear – Maul
of America – David Hurlin –
Angelia – Alternate Project
Name – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
SUNDAY
2020/09/10 (Thu)
(8)
Chris and Wes Show (3pm) – Denny
O’s, 307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Crooked Cactus (2pm) – Whiskey
Stop, 1726 15th Ave., East Moline IL
The Ghost of Paul Revere – Early
James – Logan Springer & the
Wonderfully Wild – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Jeffrey Messerole (3pm) – Wide
River Winery - Clinton, 1776 East
Deer Creek Rd., Clinton IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
Levi Craft (2pm) – Contrar y
Brewing Co., 411 W Mississippi Dr.,
RCReader.com/Calendar.
Muscatine IA
Red Cedar Chamber Music: Brinton
Surprise (3pm) – Muscatine
Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave.,
Muscatine IA
Roger Carlson & Chris Mann
(12:30pm) – Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St,
Davenport IA
MONDAY (9)
Circuit des Yeux – Subatlantic –
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
The Lettermen (1 & 7:15pm) – Circa
’21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
The Spirit of the Beehive –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
TUESDAY (10)
Alan Knapper’s Five Bridges Jazz
Band (6:30pm) – Carriage Haus,
312 W 3rd St, Davenport IA
Black Hawk College Community
Band Spring Concert – Black
Hawk College - Quad City Campus,
6600 34th Ave., Moline IL
Clutch – The Sword – Nate
Bergman – The Rust Belt, 533 12th
Ave., East Moline IL
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
Opera Quad Cities – Moline Public
Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (11)
BitterSweet Nation (5:30pm) –
Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Jim Ryan (6:30pm) – The Faithful
Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd,
LeClaire IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (12)
CASI Open Mic (4pm) – CASI (Center
for Active Seniors), 1035 W.
Kimberly Road, Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Kyle Cord (6:30pm) – The Faithful
Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd,
LeClaire IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – Twin Span
Brewing, 6776 Championship Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
Mettal Mafia – Pigweed – Empty
Graves – Based Nexus – Grimm
– Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St,
Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Roger Carlson (noon) – Coffee
House, 1315 Jersey Ridge Rd.,
Davenport IA
Three Door Coupe – Tommy
Pickett Jr.(6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
FRIDAY (13)
Air Supply – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Avey Grouws Band – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Barn Ratz – Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Fulton IL
Big John Hammer & the Rusty
Nails – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Chicken Wire Empire – Miles
Over Mountains – Bethann
Heidgerken – The Redstone
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Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
Dirt Road Rockers – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Ethan Keller – Contrary Brewing Co.,
411 W Mississippi Dr., Muscatine IA
The Hotrods – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Jack Wats Jazz – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Joie Booth (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Kara Gordon – Kavanaugh’s Hilltop
Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock
Island IL
Karaoke w/ Michelle from Party
Times DJ Service – Manning’s
Whistle Stop, 416 N. 2nd St.,
Clinton IA
Salty – Felony – NJN – Illy Wonka
– Tacenda – Tripendicular –
Rascals Live, 1414 15th St., Moline
IL
Steve Clark (5pm) – Coffee House,
1315 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport
IA
Stories: A Black Hawk College
Spring Choral Concert – First
Congregational Church - Moline,
2201 7th Avenue, Moline ILShade
of
SATURDAY (14)
Avey Grouws Band – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Brian Skow (5pm) – Coffee House,
1315 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport
IA
Crooked Cactus – 11th Street
Precinc t, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
Danger Zone – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
David Killinger (6pm) – Tuggers
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N.
Main St., Port Byron IL
Felix and Fingers – Timber Lake
Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak Road,
Mt. Carroll IL
Frankie Joe & Kinfolk – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Freddy Allen 2&4 Swing – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Michael Mikrut Band – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Project X – Harley Corin’s, 1708 State
St., Bettendorf IA
QCSO: Disney’s Frozen in Concert
(2pm) – Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third
St., Davenport IA
Ragged Records w/ Jon Burns –
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Tangled Reality – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
The Velies – Crawford Brew Works,
3659 Devils Glen Rd., Bettendorf IA
The Voices – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SUNDAY (15)
3 Dawgs & a Bone (5pm) – The
Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
CASI Country Music Dance – CASI
(Center for Active Seniors), 1035
W. Kimberly Road, Davenport IA
Dizzy Wright – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
J.E. Sunde – Brian Dunne –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
RCReader.com/Support.
Lojo Russo (2pm) – Contrary
Brewing Co., 411 W Mississippi Dr.,
Muscatine IA
MONDAY (16)
Iowa City West High School Jazz
Bands – Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
TUESDAY (17)
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (18)
Ember (5:30pm) – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Kickin Back (6:30pm) – Tuggers
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N.
Main St., Port Byron IL
Levi Craft (6:30pm) – The Faithful
Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N Cody Rd,
LeClaire IA
A Showcase of Friends – Coralville
Center for the Performing Arts,
1301 5th St., Coralville IA
THURSDAY (19)
Bethann Heidgerken (6:30pm) –
The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Maurice Louca – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night w/ Ky and Ty +
Other Guy (6pm) – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Radio Flyer Pilots (6pm) – Twin Span
Brewing, 6776 Championship Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
A Rock n’ Roll Tribute from Elvis
to the Beatles featuring The
Neverly Brothers (2pm) – Timber
Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black Oak
Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Roger Carlson & Chris Mann
(5:30pm) – Coffee House, 1315
Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport IA
Tall Tall Trees (6:30pm) – Crawford
Brew Works, 3659 Devils Glen Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
FRIDAY (20)
Adrianne Hall Tribute to Carole
King (8:30pm) – The Tailfins
(9:45) – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Brother Galen – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Drama Major – Denny O’s, 307 10th
Ave, Fulton IL
Fueled by Emo – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Have Your Cake – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Jazz Night w/ Tubbs & Moss – The
Spotlight Theatre, 1800 7th Ave.,
Moline IL
Karaoke w/ Michelle from Party
Times DJ Service – Manning’s
Whistle Stop, 416 N. 2nd St.,
Clinton IA
The Mercury Brothers – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Pat Jones (5pm) – Wide River Winery
- LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Ron Tegeler Jazz Trio – The V’ue,
FREE ASSANGE.
137 5th Ave. S., Clinton IA
Sound of Thunder w/ Zeb Brooks
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
SATURDAY (21)
Blues In the Woods: Kevin Burt
(3pm) – Birdog Blues Band (5pm)
– The Russ Green Band (7pm) –
Timber Lake Playhouse, 8215 Black
Oak Road, Mt. Carroll IL
Code 415 – Len Brown’s North Shore
Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Donovan Gustofson (5pm) – Coffee
House, 1315 Jersey Ridge Rd.,
Davenport IA
Erica Martin Band – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
H o n g Ko n g S l e e p o v e r –
Heavyweight – ZED – Rascals
Live, 1414 15th St., Moline IL
Jim Perron (6pm) – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Jim Ryan (6pm) – Tuggers Burger
Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main St.,
Port Byron IL
K.Y. & the Jellies – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Kontra–Band – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
North of 40 – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Pocket Change – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Sara Evans – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Spoiler Alert – Route 30 Slots &
Cocktails, 2000 E Rock Falls Rd.,
Rock Falls IL
Tony Hoeppner & Friends – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Unoccupied Space w/ Ford/Barr
of the Garrote – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Valerie June – Chastity Brown
– Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Weedeater – High Tone Son of a
Bitch – Jeff Pinkus – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY (22)
Avey Grouws Band – Bishop Hill
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop
Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Ivy Ford (3pm) – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Janis Ian – Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
Kris Karr (3pm) – Wide River Winery
- Clinton, 1776 East Deer Creek Rd.,
Clinton IA
Orchestra Iowa Masterworks
VI: Musical Pranks (2:30pm)
– Coralville Center for the
Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
TUESDAY (24)
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (25)
Beatles vs Stones: A Musical
Showdown – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
Buffalo Creek (5:30pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Built to Spill – Codfish Hollow Barn,
Through June 9, 2022
June Print Edition Deadline:
June 5: calendar@rcreader.com
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Lewis Knudsen (6:30pm) – The
Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N
Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Mopcut – Bob Bucko Jr. – Rozz-Tox,
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (26)
38 Special – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Ariel McReynolds (6:30pm) – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Don Gustafson (6:30pm) – The
Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits, 117 N
Cody Rd, LeClaire IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Kellen Myers & Friends (5:30pm)
– Coffee House, 1315 Jersey Ridge
Rd., Davenport IA
Ky & Ty (6pm) – Twin Span
Brewing, 6776 Championship Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
The Linda Ronstadt Experience –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Rob Dahms (noon) – Coffee House,
1315 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport
IA
FRIDAY (27)
10 of Soul – Night School (6pm)
– The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
The Cerny Brothers – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Chihei Hatakeyama – Jordan
Reyes – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Code 415 – Parkside Grill & Lounge,
2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Damien Jurado – Codfish Hollow
Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa
IA
Karaoke w/ Michelle from Party
Times DJ Service – Manning’s
Whistle Stop, 416 N. 2nd St.,
Clinton IA
Karl Beatty Acoustic (5pm) – Wide
River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Keith Soko (5:30pm) – Coffee
House, 1315 Jersey Ridge Rd.,
Davenport IA
No Excuse – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Remo Drive – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Richie Lee Band – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Rosie & the Rivets – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
SATURDAY (28)
Avey Grouws Band – Jason Wells
Band (4pm) – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Bethann Heidgerken – Bootleg
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
The Cerny Brothers – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
David Huckfelt – Pieta Brown –
Erik Koskinen – Codfish Hollow
Barn, 5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa
IA
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Duke Tumatoe – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Fauvely – Sean Tyler – Lexo Leto –
Sarahann Kolder – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
General Principles & Musical
Forms – David Otten – Lucas
Berns – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Jason Carl & the Whole Damn Band
– 11th Street Precinct, 1107 Mound
St., Davenport IA
Jordan Danielsen – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Karl Beatty (11:30am) – Acoustic
Knights (5:30pm) – Coffee House,
1315 Jersey Ridge Rd., Davenport
IA
Kickin Back – The Palace, 701 15th
Ave, East Moline IL
Shallow Side – Elisium – Nongrata
– High Five Sinners – Rascals Live,
1414 15th St., Moline IL
Soul Storm – The Tangled Wood,
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf
IA
Tammi Savoy (7pm) – Richie Lee &
Adriane Hall (8:45pm) – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
SUNDAY (29)
Dawson Hollow – Josh Gilbert
Band (6pm) – Wiley Park, SE 6th
St., Galva IL
James Popenhagen – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
Jelly Smack – The Tangled Wood,
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf
IA
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
Kyle Cord (6pm) – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
Lynn Allen (4pm) – Parkside Grill &
Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
TUESDAY (31)
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (1)
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (2)
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Sean Kistler (6pm) – Go Fish Marina
Bar & Grill, 411 River Dr., Princeton
IA
FRIDAY (3)
Alex Fischbach (5pm) – Wide River
Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd.,
LeClaire IA
Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
– TaxSlayer Center, 1201 River Dr,
Moline IL
Freddy Allen 2&4 Swing – The
Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge,
3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Funktastic 5 – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Hart’s Fest 2022: Scorched Earth
Policy – instant deTh – Louisiana
Drifter – The Gentle – Gabe’s, 330
E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
K.Y. & the Jellies – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
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Karaoke w/ Michelle from Party
Times DJ Service – Manning’s
Whistle Stop, 416 N. 2nd St.,
Clinton IA
Matt Fuller Band – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
SATURDAY (4)
Acoustic Friends – Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Avey Grouws Band – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Chandler Family Fire Relief Jam
Fest (2pm) – Rascals Live, 1414
15th St., Moline IL
Code 415 – Harley Corin’s, 1708 State
St., Bettendorf IA
Food Truck Fight: Cody Road
(noon) – Fair Warning (2:30pm)
– Ten Gallon Hat (5pm) – Depot
Park, 91 Bouthillier St., Galena IL
Ky and Ty + Other Guy – Green Tree
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire
IA
NonGrata – The Forty Twos – FTA
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Past Curfew – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Sneezy Dollars Band – 11th
Street Precinct, 1107 Mound St.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY (5)
The Burney Sisters – Emily Blue
(6pm) – Wiley Park, SE 6th St.,
Galva IL
Karaoke Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
Lewis Knudsen (3pm) – Wide River
Winery - Clinton, 1776 East Deer
Creek Rd., Clinton IA
Mike & the Moonpies – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Mississippi Valley Blues Band
(3pm) – Moline Viking Club, 1450
41st St., Moline IL
Slipknot – Cypress Hill – Ho99o9
(6:30pm) – TaxSlayer Center, 1201
River Dr, Moline IL
MONDAY (6)
Gray Wolf Band (6:30pm) – Moline
Township Activity Center, 620 18th
St., Moline IL
Mike & the Moonpies – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
TUESDAY (7)
Cut Worms – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night – Pub 1848, 1601
River Drive #106, Moline IL
WEDNESDAY (8)
David Ramirez – Raccoon Motel, 315
E. Second St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (9)
Alan Sweet (6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Angela Meyer (6pm) – Go Fish
Marina Bar & Grill, 411 River Dr.,
Princeton IA
Karaoke Night – Harley Corin’s, 1708
State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Mic Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
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