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QUAD CITIES' HISTORY By Bruce Walters

Buried Stories: Father Edward M. Catich
(1906-1979)
Vol. 30 · No. 1010 Institute while he a jazz
musician and union sign
JUNE 2023 painter. It was there that he
first became aware of the
importance of the Trajan
Inscription in Rome, words
RIVER CITIES’ READER incised in stone nearly two
532 W. 3rd St. thousand years before.
Davenport IA 52801
Through the next decades of
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(563)324-0049 (phone) his life, Catich would return
(563)323-3101 (fax) to these inscriptions that led
info@rcreader.com to two major publications:
1961’s Letters Redrawn from
PUBLISHING SINCE 1993 the Trajan Inscription and
The River Cities’ Reader is an independently owned
publication and website, dedicated to providing readers 1968’s Origin of the Serif,
and members the “keys to the Quad Cities’ culture.” both published through the
Catfish Press that he had
PRINTED MONTHLY founded.
Newly printed complimentary editions are available These publications would
monthly at select locations in the region. For a complete
list, visit www.rcreader.com/distribution. bring Catich international
recognition leading to
PRINT & DIGITAL ADVERTISING significant awards, exhi-
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publishing calendar, sponsorship bitions, and lectures at
opportunities, ad sizes, and pricing. national galleries and muse-
ums. His stone inscriptions
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Todd McGreevy • todd@admospheres.com at sites such as Encyclopdia Britannica’s
His work continues to have far-reach-
ing influence: Apple developed one of its
core digital fonts, Trajan, based in part
on his study of the inscription on Tra-
jan’s Column. In Steve Jobs’ commence-
ment speech at Stanford in 2005, Jobs
spoke of the impact of calligraphy taught
in a class he took, “I learned about serif
and sans-serif typefaces, about varying
the amount of space between different
letter combinations, about what makes
great typography great. It was beautiful,
historical, artistically subtle in a way that
science can’t capture, and I found it fas-
cinating. Ten years later, when we were
designing the first Macintosh computer,
it all came back to me. And we designed
it all into the Mac.” The course was
taught by a student that Catich person-
ally tutored.
In Davenport, the Catich Gallery
was established on the St. Ambrose
campus where his studio and press had
been located. The university’s library
holds some 4,000 of his artworks in its
archives. As stated at its Web site, the
Art Legacy League (ArtLegacyLeague.
org) “is dedicated to preserving and
promoting the tradition of art education
principles developed by Father Edward
M. Catich” by offering classes and events
led by those who knew him and know

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EDITOR & BUSINESS MANAGER edde Catich was a young jazz musi-
County Museum of Art, and Harvard assistants. This summer, from July 19 to
Kathleen McCarthy • km@rcreader.com cian when he came to St. Ambrose 23, the league will host a slate inscription
University.
College (now St. Ambrose Uni- Catich would teach at St. Ambrose for cutting workshop. Truly, a living legacy.
ARTS & CALENDAR EDITOR versity) during the Great Depression. At
Mike Schulz • mike@rcreader.com 40 years until his death in 1979. Though
the time, he was playing trumpet in a jazz internationally known as a calligrapher Bruce Walters is a Professor Emeri-
IT-SYSMIN band at the Purple Grackle, a roadhouse and stone incisor, he always professed tus in Art conferred by Western Illinois
William Reveal just over the Cook County line. A respite that he was a priest first and an artist University.
for Chicago gangsters. second. This is part of an occasional series on
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He came to St. Ambrose to study to Father Edward M. Catich is buried in famous (or infamous) people buried in
become a priest, but amazingly became Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery in cemeteries in the Quad Cities, and their
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS the college’s marching band leader and Davenport. His gravestone is modest and history that is not so well-known today. If
Rob Brezsny, Max Cannon, Rich Miller, Ed Newmann, instructor to help pay tuition. As a musi- without calligraphic writing, and simply there’s a piece of history buried here that
Scott Stafne, Loren Thacher, Bruce Walters, cian, Catich played trumpet, trombone, states: “Rev. Edward M. Catich, Born Jan. you’d like to learn more about, e-mail the
John and Nisha Whitehead and even cello for the college. Then he 4, 1906, Died Apr. 13, 1979. Ordained location and a brief description to BD-
started a jazz band. And then an orches- Dec. 8, 1938.

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a Reader pick up spot. the University of Iowa, where he would
study with Grant Wood. He then stud-
ied at the Pontifical Gregorian Univer-
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ILLINOIS POLITICS
Home Rule E-Transactions Tax
Off the Table
F
rom Illinois law: “No unit of local gov-
ernment shall levy any tax on stock,
commodity, or options transactions.”
That statute has long been targeted for
elimination by the Chicago Teachers Union
and its allies. The CTU reliably shuns any
proposal to increase property taxes across the
board, instead pushing often-times “magi-
cal” solutions as alternatives. It’s one way the
union has maintained its popularity among
Chicago voters.
And new Chicago Mayor Brandon John-
son, who spent much of his career working
for the CTU, made it clear during his inaugu-
ral address that he will eschew property-tax
increases, lumping them in with onerous
fines and fees. “We have a structural deficit,”
Johnson told his audience. “And we have
to invest in people. And we have to do that
without breaking the backs of working
people with fines, fees, and property taxes.”
During the campaign, Johnson proposed
a 1 to 2 percent “Big Banks Securities and
Speculation Tax” that would raise $100 mil-
lion. So  naturally, there’s worry that Mayor
Johnson will try to use his considerable
contacts in the General Assembly and CTU’s
clout to persuade Governor JB Pritzker to
reverse his position on allowing Chicago to
impose a transaction tax and ease the city’s
structural deficit. When he was asked last
month about the transaction tax, Governor
Pritzker said, “Obviously, what we all want
is a thriving financial services economy in
the state and the city. I have not stood for a
transaction tax, because I think it would be
easy for those companies’ servers to move out
of the state.”
The financial services industry employs
thousands of Illinoisans. And one of the
leaders of that industry left Chicago in a huff
last year. Citadel CEO Ken Griffin abruptly
announced his move to Florida after shutting
down funding for his preferred Republican
gubernatorial candidate Richard Irvin. Grif-
fin and Pritzker have exchanged verbal jabs
ever since then and Pritzker has repeatedly
full-on attacked Griffin’s Florida Governor
Ron DeSantis.
It’s not a stretch to believe that Griffin
would love to see more Illinois-based com-
panies relocate to Miami. Crain’s Chicago
Business, citing “multiple industry sources,”
recently reported that investment firm Gug-
genheim Partners, which has strong Chicago
ties, “is on the verge of deciding to move its
headquarters to Miami, the Florida city to
which Citadel recently decamped.”
And lots of heads turned last week when
Bloomberg reported that CME Group CEO
Terry Duffy indicated that the company
could leave Chicago. CME has already sold
all of its real estate in the city and the state,
Duffy said. “In our leases, we have a language
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in there that says if there’s something that’s
ill-conceived from the city or the state, that
our leases are null and void,” Duffy said on a
Bloomberg podcast. “We’re in a very strong
position. If we had to leave, we could leave.”
Duffy did make it clear that “We like
Chicago,” saying he wants to be “part of the
solution, not a part of the problem.” Also, if
you listen to the podcast, Duffy made a point
to say he realized that campaign rhetoric
often changes when people assume office and
have to govern.
The Chicago Teacher's
Union reliably shuns
any proposal to increase
property taxes across the
board, instead pushing
often-times “magical”
solutions as alternatives.
It’s one way the union has
maintained its popularity
among Chicago voters.
And Johnson’s own campaign website
claims: “We should raise revenues from
activities that won’t leave and cost us jobs.”
While Duffy has strong, lifelong ties to
Chicago, he is clearly not happy with how the
city has been run. Earlier this month, Bloom-
berg reported that Duffy said: “Three o’clock
in the afternoon, my wife got carjacked right
in the city of Chicago, and it’s absolutely
insane what’s going on here.”
Duffy said he was also upset with the
response he received from then-Mayor Lori
Lightfoot about how the homicide rate was
falling. “I said, ‘don’t go there. Please don’t go
there.’ One is too many.”
I would assume that Duffy has been
inundated with offers to move his company
elsewhere since the progressive Brandon
Johnson’s election. Company headquarter
locations are very often subject to the whims
of the CEO. Duffy said during his most
recent interview that he hadn’t yet talked
with the new mayor: “I’m hopeful that he
reaches out, I don’t care if it’s me or whoever,
and talks about these things.”
So I reached out to the two legislative
leaders to see where they stood on allowing
home-rule units like Chicago to impose a tax
on electronic transactions.
Spokespersons for both Senate President
Don Harmon and House Speaker Chris
Welch said their bosses opposed the idea.
This thing is off the table.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, a
daily political newsletter, and
CapitolFax.com.
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U.S. Supreme Court Hijacked Jury Trial
Rights in 2007
Part 2: Crisis in U.S. - Lack of Justice System for 99%
T
here is circumstantial evidence the
Supreme Court sought to facilitate the
impact the 2008 financial collapse. This
collapse was utilized to transfer middle class
wealth from this nation’s people to its Wall
Street sociopaths – a plan which the facts
suggest has resulted in one of the most mas-
sive genocides ever known. Cf. Miller, Pam,
Church of the Gardens Press, El Abandonado
(2017); The Guardian, “Morality rate for home-
less youth in San Francisco is 10 times higher
than peers” (April 14, 2016); “Homeless die
30 years younger than average”(December 11,
2011). See also infra and bibliography, part IV.
The circumstantial evidence against the
Supreme Court includes, among other things,
an unusual (perhaps unlawful) change in
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that
occurred in 2007.
28 USC §2072(a) provides the Supreme
Court shall have the power to promulgate
general rules of practice and procedure of
the United States District Courts. But going
through the judicial rule-making process
would have taken more time than was needed
to help the bankers.
So in 2007 (just before the 2008 financial
collapse), the Supreme Court judicially inter-
preted Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8 and
12(b) in such a way as to give judges almost
absolute power to prevent homeowners’ cases
from being decided pursuant to a trial by
jury. See Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550
U.S. 544 (2007), and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556
U.S.554 (2009).
The Supreme Court determined in Iqbal
and Twombly that to obtain a trial, including
a trial by jury, a party must prepare a com-
plaint which would be plausible to a federal
judge. Prior to this time it was only necessary
to establish a possible claim, not one a federal
judge found plausible.
The concern over the Supreme Courts
unusual change in the rules was palpable.
Indeed, it was immediately criticized by
many of this nations most well known and
respected legal scholars. See Arthur R.
Miller, “From Conley to Twombley to Iqbal:
A Double Play on the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure,” 60 Duke L.J. 1 (October 2010);
Stephen N. Subrin, Thoma O. Main, “The
Furth Era of American Civil Procedure,” 162
U. Pa. L. Rev. 1839 (June 2014) See also Bib-
liography below, section I. And many state
court’s refused to fall in line because of the
Supreme Court’s underhanded use of judicial
decision making as a basis for changing the
rules of procedure for district courts. See
Hawkeye Foodservice Distrib. v. Iowa Educa-
tors Corp., 812 N.W.2d 600, 607-608 (2012).
See also Bibliography below, section I.
The 2007 rule change had an extremely nega-
tive impact on the American people who owed
debt, homeowners particularly.
Many of us believe the new rule was perpe-
trated by those who knew the result would likely
be the genocide which is still ongoing today.
By 2011, criticism of the Supreme Court’s
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usurpation of power reinterpreting Rules 8
and 12 had grown to the point where the Fed-
eral Advisory Committee on the Rules appar-
ently felt it was necessary to ask the Federal
Judicial Conference to provide “cover” for
the Supreme Court’s unilateral change in the
Federal Rules. The Federal Judicial Center
attempted to do so by suggesting that the rule
change had not made much of a difference
in having cases dismissed, except in the area
of financial instruments (cases involving
American homeowners). See e.g. Joe S. Cecil,
Et. Al., Fed. Judicial Ctr., Motion to Dismiss
for Failure to State a Claim After IQBAL:
Report to the Judicial Conference Advisory
Committee on Civil Rules (2011).
This is significant because even the Federal
Judicial Center had to admit the effect of the
instantaneous rule change on homeowners
and others litigating financial instruments
was devastating. See Id., page 14, Table 4
which substantiates that over 91% of claims
filed by lawyers in these type of cases got dis-
missed under Iqbal/Twombly’s judge-centric
plausibility standards.
America’s 21st-century court system
doesn’t even resemble the judicial depart-
ment which our forefathers intended we
should have.
The Constitution clearly intended the
people would be entitled to trials by jury
pursuant to a traditional common law adver-
sarial judicial system. See e.g. Todd Peterson:
“Restoring Structural Checks on Judicial
Power in the Era of Managerial Judging,” 29
U.C. Davis L. Rev. 41 (Fall, 1995)(( “[Judges]
are limited by prior case law and by congres-
sional statutes. In defending the independent
judiciary, Hamilton expressly relied on the
power of precedent as a check on judicial
power: ‘To avoid an arbitrary discretion
in the courts, it is indispensable that they
should be bound down by strict rules and
precedents which serve to define and point
out their duty in every particular case that
comes before them … .’ The framers did
not grant judges the right to exercise their
own unlimited discretion or will instead of
judgment.”)
But we certainly don’t have these rights
any longer thanks to the Supreme Court,
which has systematically usurped these
rights to benefit the rich at the expense of the
people.
Links to all the sources cited in this
article are available in the online version at
RCReader.com/tags/stafne. The full text of
Stafne’s essay America in Crisis is available at
RCReader.com/y/stafne3.
Author Scott Stafne is originally from
Bettendorf, Iowa. He is an attorney
living and working in Seattle, Washington,
advocating for and counseling clients on
constitutional law, intellectual property,
international commerce, and more..
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Rein in the FBI: Put an End to the
FBI’s Gestapo Tactics
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Much like the Gestapo’s ability to pro-
file based on race and religion, and its
assumption of guilt by association, the FBI’s
approach to pre-crime allows it to profile
Americans based on a broad range of charac-
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government’s abuses:
“Too many people have been spied upon
by too many Government agencies and
too much information has been collected.
The Government has often undertaken the
secret surveillance of citizens on the basis

“
One of the creeping hands of totali-
tarianism running through the
democracy is the Federal Bureau of
Investigation … . Because why does the
FBI do all this? To scare the hell out of
people … . They work for the establishment
and the corporations and the politicos to
keep things as they are. And they want
to frighten and chill the people who are
trying to change things.” – Howard Zinn,
historian
Power corrupts. We know this.
In fact, we know this from experience
learned the hard way at the hands of our
own government.
So why is anyone surprised to learn that
the FBI, one of the most power-hungry and
corrupt agencies within the police state’s
vast complex of power-hungry and corrupt
agencies, misused a massive government
surveillance database more than 300,000
times in order to target American citizens?
This is how the government operates,
after all.
First, they seek out extraordinary powers
acquired in the wake of some national
crisis – in this case, warrantless surveillance
powers intended to help the government spy
on foreign targets suspected of engaging in
terrorism – and then they use those powers
against the American people.
According to the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court, the FBI repeatedly
misused Section 702 of the Foreign Intel-
ligance Surveillance Act in order to spy on
the communications of two vastly disparate
groups of Americans: those involved in the
George Floyd protests and those who may
have taken part in the Jan. 6, 2021, protests
at the Capitol.
This is par for the course for the FBI,
whose modus operandi has historically been
to “expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit, or
otherwise neutralize” perceived threats to
the government’s power.
Indeed, the FBI has a long history of
persecuting, prosecuting and generally
harassing activists, politicians, and cultural
figures.
Back in the 1950s and ‘60s, the FBI’s
targets were civil rights activists, those
suspected of having Communist ties, and
anti-war activists. In more recent decades,
the FBI has expanded its reach to target so-
called domestic extremists, environmental
activists, and those who oppose the police
state.
In 2019, President Trump promised to
give the FBI “whatever they need” to inves-
tigate and disrupt hate crimes and domestic
terrorism, without any apparent thought
for the Constitution’s prohibitions on such
teristics including race and religion. of their political beliefs, even when those
overreach.
Much like the Gestapo’s power to render beliefs posed no threat of violence or illegal
That misguided pledge sheds a curious
anyone an enemy of the state, the FBI has the acts on behalf of a hostile foreign power.”
light on the FBI’s ongoing spree of SWAT
power to label anyone a domestic terrorist. The report continued:
team raids, surveillance, disinformation
Much like the Gestapo infiltrated com- “Groups and individuals have been
campaigns, fear-mongering, paranoia, and
munities in order to spy on the German citi- harassed and disrupted because of their
strong-arm tactics meted out to dissidents
zenry, the FBI routinely infiltrates political political views and their lifestyles. Inves-
on both the right and the left.
and religious groups, as well as businesses. tigations have been based upon vague
Yet while these overreaching, heavy-
Just as the Gestapo united and militarized standards whose breadth made excessive
handed lessons in how to rule by force have
Germany’s police forces into a national police collection inevitable. Unsavory and vicious
become standard operating procedure for
force, America’s police forces have largely tactics have been employed – including
a government that communicates with its
been federalized and turned into a national anonymous attempts to break up marriages,
citizenry primarily through the language of
police force. disrupt meetings, ostracize persons from
brutality, intimidation and fear, none of this
Just as the Gestapo carried out entrapment their professions, and provoke target groups
is new.
operations, the FBI has become a master in into rivalries that might result in deaths.
Indeed, the FBI’s love affair with totali-
the art of entrapment. Intelligence agencies have served the politi-
tarianism can be traced back to the Nazi
Just as the Gestapo’s secret files on political cal and personal objectives of presidents
police state.
leaders were used to intimidate and coerce, and other high officials.”
As historian Robert Gellately recounts,
the FBI’s attempts to target and spy on Whether 50 years ago or in the present
the Nazi police state was so admired for its
anyone suspected of “anti-government” sen- day, the treatment being doled out by the
efficiency and order by the world powers of
timent have been similarly abused. government’s lethal enforcers has remained
the day that in the decades after World War
The Gestapo became the terror of the consistent, no matter the threat.
II, the FBI, along with other government
Third Reich by creating a sophisticated The FBI’s laundry list of crimes against
agencies, aggressively recruited at least a
surveillance and law enforcement system the American people includes surveillance,
thousand Nazis, including some of Hitler’s
that relied for its success on the cooperation disinformation, blackmail, entrapment,
highest henchmen.
of the military, the police, the intelligence intimidation tactics, harassment and indoc-
Since then, U.S. government agencies
community, neighborhood watchdogs, gov- trination, governmental overreach, abuse,
– the FBI, CIA, and military – have fully
ernment workers for the post office and rail- misconduct, trespassing, enabling criminal
embraced many of the Nazis’ well-honed
roads, ordinary civil servants, and a nation activity, and damaging private property,
policing tactics, and used them repeatedly
of snitches inclined to report “rumors, devi- and that’s just based on what we know.
against American citizens.
ant behavior, or even just loose talk.” Whether the FBI is planting under-
With every passing day, the United States
Likewise, as countless documents make cover agents in churches, synagogues and
government borrows yet another leaf from
clear, the FBI has had no qualms about mosques; issuing fake emergency letters to
Nazi Germany’s playbook: Secret police.
using its extensive powers in order to gain access to Americans’ phone records;
Secret courts. Secret government agencies.
blackmail politicians, spy on celebrities using intimidation tactics to silence Ameri-
Surveillance. Censorship. Intimidation.
and high-ranking government officials, and cans who are critical of the government;
Harassment. Torture. Brutality. Widespread
intimidate and attempt to discredit dis- recruiting high-school student to spy on
corruption. Entrapment. Indoctrination.
sidents of all stripes. and report fellow students who show signs
Indefinite detention.
In fact, borrowing heavily from the of being future terrorists; or persuading
These are not tactics used by constitu-
Gestapo, between 1956 and 1971, the FBI impressionable individuals to plot acts of
tional republics, where the rule of law and
conducted an intensive domestic intel- terror and then entrapping them, the overall
the rights of the citizenry reign supreme.
ligence program, termed COINTELPRO, impression of the nation’s secret police
Rather, they are the hallmarks of authori-
intended to neutralize domestic political force is that of a well-dressed thug, flexing
tarian regimes, where secret police control
dissidents. As Congressman Steve Cohen its muscles and doing the boss’ dirty work
the populace through intimidation, fear and
explains, “COINTELPRO was set up to sur- of ensuring compliance, keeping tabs on
official lawlessness on the part of govern-
veil and disrupt groups and movements that potential dissidents, and punishing those
ment agents.
the FBI found threatening … many groups, who dare to challenge the status quo.
Consider the extent to which the FBI’s
including anti-war, student, and environ- As I make clear in my book Battlefield
far-reaching powers to surveil, detain, inter-
mental activists, and the New Left were America: The War on the American People
rogate, investigate, prosecute, punish, police
harassed, infiltrated, and falsely accused of and in its fictional counterpart The Erik
and generally act as a law unto themselves
criminal activity.” Blair Diaries, it’s time to rein in the Federal
resemble those of their Nazi cousins, the
Sound familiar? The more things change, Bureau of Intimidation’s war on political
Gestapo.
the more they stay the same. freedom.
Just like the Gestapo, the FBI has vast
Those targeted by the FBI under COIN-
resources, vast investigatory powers, and vast
TELPRO for its intimidation, surveillance Links to all the sources cited in this
discretion to determine who is an enemy of
and smear campaigns included: Martin piece are available at the online version at
the state.
Luther King Jr., Malcom X, the Black RCReader.com/y/fbi.
Much like the Gestapo spied on mail and
Panther Party, Billie Holiday, Emma Gold- Constitutional attorney and author John
phone calls, FBI agents have carte blanche
man, Aretha Franklin, Charlie Chaplin, W. Whitehead is founder and president of
access to the citizenry’s most personal
Ernest Hemingway, Felix Frankfurter, John The Rutherford Institute. Nisha Whitehead
information.
Lennon, and hundreds more. is the executive director of The Rutherford
Much like the Gestapo’s sophisticated
The Church Committee, the Senate task Institute. More information is available at
surveillance programs, the FBI’s spying
force charged with investigating COIN- Rutherford.org.
capabilities can delve into Americans’ most
TELPRO abuses in 1975, denounced the
intimate details (and allow local police to do
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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
Rule of Law & Its Breaches
Reflect a Nation's People  and it continues to this day around the world.
I
’m weary of the vast constitutional viola-
tions by government personnel, both crim-
inal and civil, that are going unaddressed
primarily due to the public’s toleration based
upon political considerations that are shallow,
mostly manufactured, and grossly derelict in
Americans’ stewardship of the Republic.
I don’t care if you love or loathe Biden or
Trump, or any of the other deficient two-
party choices for president over the past three
decades. No single individual can be blamed
for the erosion of our constitutional republic.
This erosion points to a methodical, orga-
nized long game to rid the world of America’s
constitution and usher in a centralized global
governance. Leadership’s open abuse of con-
stitutionally protected rights using adminis-
trative law and lawfare, corrupt courts, and
a captured mainstream and social media
deliberately triggers the cultural chaos we are
currently experiencing.
This social, economic, and political chaos
is the result of textbook tactics (Alinsky’s
Rules for Radicals, Hitler’s Mein Kampf,
Marx’s Communist Manifesto, Hegel’s
Dialectic, pick one), specifically designed
to destabilize societies and replace govern-
ments, making the real seditious conspirators
those operatives within our government that
despise bottom-up governance, preferring
the authoritarian top-down version in which
an elite few control all resources and means
of production, eliminating competition
worldwide for profit and power.
In the 21st century, it is the “Progres-
sive” or “Postmodernism” movement that
has infiltrated both political parties, liberal
Democrats and conservative Republicans
alike, effectively reducing everything to poli-
tics via its capture of mainstream and social
media. This fascistic socialism is the worst
kind of imperialism, where these neocolo-
nizers do all the taking, using indoctrinated
useful idiots (until they are no longer useful)
to achieve socioeconomic chaos, eventually
conquering entire countries by military force
and/or asymmetric warfare.
History is rife with examples of megalo-
maniac devastation and, regardless of the
advances in technologies, always works the
same: infiltration, indoctrination, elevation
of group supremacy for purposes of divi-
sion, loss of transparency in governance,
media capture for suppression, censorship,
and dissemination of state-sanctioned
propaganda (in America’s case, thanks to
the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of
2013 that repealed the Smith-Mundt Act of
1948 that otherwise strictly prohibited the
propagandizing of Americans by media and
government); election interference, control of
currencies, arbitrary justice via lawfare and
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administrative law, economic corruption run
amok with private/public partnerships; and
social values such as religious beliefs, family
orientation, self-preservation, and perhaps
the most critical component in any free soci-
ety: choice, systematically diminished.
America’s Republic under a constitutional
rule of law is a blueprint for the protection
of individual rights by limiting government
leaders and personnel from intruding on
express rights granted not by any govern-
ment, but by God. The U.S. Constitution
recognizes the relationship between a higher
power and the alienable rights that accrue
to humanity. If followed as written, the
American Republic that respects individual
supremacy and equal justice using the
presumption of innocence and due process,
would flourish as inclusive, compassionate,
sustainable, environment-cherishing, where
humans can improve by actually evolv-
ing versus replacing our species with trans
humanism.
Nothing can take away these constitutional
protections except amendments ratified by a
majority of states. However, these protections
can be ignored and our rights violated by bad
actors, including predatory Progressives (not
liberals or conservatives) as often as we allow
them to get away with such betrayals of their
oaths (required by law as public servants). It
all falls to We the People because if we won’t
protect our God-given rights by holding gov-
ernment leaders and bureaucrats accountable
for violations of their oaths and our rights,
then such protections are not truly enforce-
able and we are lost anyway.
The Progressive insurgency that is
afoot must abolish the two core American
sovereign principles mentioned above that
underpin the U.S. Constitution: (1) Individ-
ual Supremacy is the foundational principle
from which all equal protections of rights
flows, therefore must be replaced with Group
Supremacy so that protections of individual
rights are no longer the imperative; and (2)
Presumption of Innocence, the second foun-
dational principle from which all equal jus-
tice flows, must be replaced with the Burden
of Proof being incumbent on the accused,
fracturing access to anything resembling
equal justice. Without these two nonnego-
tiable principles of Individual Supremacy and
Presumption of Innocence as bedrock law
of the land, there is no protection of rights,
nor true justice, thereby allowing Progressive
globalism to proceed.
This constitutional republic has been in
process since its founding, getting it right in
principle, but often failing in practice. Yet
eventually people do get things sorted and
move the dial in a righteous direction. This
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is evidenced with the United States’ abolition
of slavery more expeditiously than any other
country in history. Countless civilizations
have engaged in the oppression of fellow
humans with slavery and human trafficking,
Many of the same countries engaged in the
slave trade during the 1800s and 1900s, still
actively pursue slavery and human trafficking
today.
Regardless, Progressives continue to hang
the manacle of slavery around America’s neck
to divide and conquer in pursuit of its agenda
of globalization. What kind of governance
model is it that prefers to re-elevate the dark
past when there is much more light and hope
to celebrate, especially the abhorrence of
slavery by a super majority of Americans,
whose children are color-blind and embrace
all races, genders, and creeds, at least we did
when we entered the 21st century.
Progressive always becomes regressive,
then inevitably oppressive. It is its nature. It
must constantly stir the dirt to keep people
opposing one another. That negative energy
is what powers its core. Examples include the
multitude of recent events where individu-
als have been scheduled to speak on polar-
izing issues such as transgender, mandated
vaccination, school district curricula, but are
instead shouted down, megaphones amped
up piercingly loud, mobs relentlessly bom-
barding speakers with repetitive accusations
and foul language, hoards of blowing whistles
to distract and/or drown out recording of
speeches (any tactic to suppress speech is
always well supplied). These are all cow-
ardly disruptions, encouraged by organiz-
ers because none can make their case in a
fair debate of ideas, evidence-based science,
ethics, or logic.
One of the rules of the universe is that if
you can’t articulate your great and passion-
ate support or opposition rationally, instead
bleating emotional incoherence, you need
to get a different schtick because no one
is convinced. I can’t think of an authentic
activist who doesn’t jump at the opportunity
to express their rationale for positions in an
effort to persuade others to their viewpoints.
Screeching like berserk banshees to oppress
speech is a neon red flag that such protes-
tors have no coherent message whatsoever,
and don’t deserve our serious consideration
other than perhaps to hold them to noise
ordinances.
Missouri and Louisianan vs. U.S.
Government Lawsuit on
Widespread Collusion Between
Government and Big Tech to
Suppress and Censor Speech
Missouri and Louisiana Attorney Generals
filed lawsuits against the Biden Administra-
tion for colluding with Big Tech (Twitter,
Facebook, Google, You Tube, et al) to censor
speech of millions of Americans. Emails,
documents, and testimonies obtained by
Plaintiffs during discovery reveal that the
White House, including government agencies
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such as DHS, CISA, HHS, NIH, CDC, FDA,
DOJ, and FBI, all secretly and unlawfully
targeted millions of Americans’ social media
accounts for suppression, censorship, and
often cancellation, labeling posts as mis- dis-
or malinformation if it differed from official
narratives relative to COVID-19, masking,
lockdowns and school closings, treatments
(Hydroxychloroquine, Ivermectin, Budeso-
nine, and antibiotics) versus in-hospital
protocols (Remdezivir and Intubation) and/
or mRNA injections (Pfizer, Moderna, and
Johnson & Johnson); Wuhan lab-leak theory;
election interference; January 6 prosecutions;
Hunter Biden laptop investigation or lack
thereof; climate change; and the Ukraine-
Russia war.
Evidence also revealed that Anthony Fauci
had lied during his deposition (under oath)
no less than 127 times, remedy for which
remains to be seen. What is no longer secret
is the government’s extreme manipulation of
information, secret suppression and censor-
ship of everyday Americans that threatened
narratives that could not stand scrutiny
without exposing their duplicity – activity
expressly forbidden in the U.S. Constitution.
Government agency personnel cannot engage
in unconstitutional activities via collabora-
tions with private enterprises that it cannot
engage in on its own. Period. Doing so poten-
tially turns the private enterprises into public
actors, exposing them to liability, as well.
What the government tagged as mis-
dis- or malinformation, especially relative
to COVID-19, was largely factual, provable
information with corroborating data. But its
more than just suppression afoot. In order
to justify blanket intrusions/violations of
First Amendment protections, agencies took
extreme steps, such as absurdities like the
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security
Agency (CISA, formed under President
Trump), designating people’s thoughts posted
on social media as critical cognitive infrastruc-
ture to be regulated for purposes of national
security! This designation is so over the top,
it triggered a maelstrom of criticism, amply
demonstrating the lengths the government
will go to to spy, surveil, suppress and control
thought and speech.
https://www.msspalert.com/cybersecurity-
news/cisa-plans-more-forceful-response-to-
disinformation-campaigns/
https://www.uncoverdc.com/2022/12/15/
jen-easterly-shaping-cognitive-infrastructure/
https://theintercept.com/2022/10/31/
social-media-disinformation-dhs/
Meanwhile the deception surrounding
COVID-19, facilitated by mainstream and
social media cooperating with government,
also demonstrated agency personnel’s alarm-
ing callousness toward human suffering in
order to advance political agendas, evidenced
by suppressing and canceling the social
media accounts of the vaccine injured who
were finding support via digital meeting
places on Facebook and Twitter to share
info and provide friendship and comfort.
I encourage readers to review all the court
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filings for Missouri v. Biden and Big Tech at
UndercoverDC, where Tracy Beanz does a
professional and poignant job of deconstruct-
ing the legalese. Information is power, never
forget this universe rule.
https://www.uncoverdc.com/2023/01/14/
the-6-most-shocking-recent-revelations-of-
government-censorship/
World Health Organization
(WHO) Advances Global Control
of World’s Health Crises
Management
When I step back for a wider-angled view
of things, it does fit that Progressives within
our government are influencing policies and
programs to advance progressive globaliza-
tion. Most are only vaguely aware of darker
purposes credited to a more exclusive cartel
of globally affiliated bad actors operating
via public/private partnerships, such as
those currently working in seditious concert
toward eventual global management of world
health emergencies.
The United Nations (U.N.) and the World
Economic Forum (WEF) have identified
world health management as an essential
component for globalization and worldwide
domination of resources and their uses. As
I reported in previous issues, using many of
the invaluable resources provided by James
Roguski, The World Health Organization
(WHO) is currently renegotiating the 2005
International Health Regulations (IHR) to
bind members to these new rules versus as
guidance only, ceding sovereign authority
of member nations for health emergencies
over to the WHO without nations’ legislative
approval or consent by the governed. Con-
currently, the next amended IHR will be tied
to the 2024 Pandemic Prevention, Prepared-
ness, & Response Treaty, also being negotiated
for a May 2024 vote by the 196 member states.
https://jamesroguski.substack.com/archive
America will have a window of opportu-
nity to decline participation in the amended
IHR by rejecting those new amendments
within 12 months after adoption by a small
cherry-picked delegation (in which there
is no participation or input by Congress,
therefore no representation of the American
people), using authority assigned to this
delegation in a previously amended IHR that
went unchallenged.
This cannot be allowed to happen again,
especially with this much at stake. Notify
your legislators (city, county, state and fed-
eral) and continue to notify them that you do
not consent to this conveyance of sovereign
authority to the WHO, demanding proof be
provided that the amended IHR has been
unequivocally rejected.
Centralized global health management is
the key to implementing tracking and tracing
of every human being, essential for digital
control of all human economic transacting.
Fear of consequences from declared health
emergencies will trigger mass compliance
much more easily as was demonstrated
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during COVID, especially if mandated by
enforceable international law that cannot be
appealed.
And health emergencies will broaden
to include climate change events. These
concepts no longer exist in the shadows as
conspiracy theory, instead they are out in the
open via studies, simulations, white papers,
and strategies for all to embrace as part of the
New World Order, the Fourth Industrial Rev-
olution, or the Great Reset, pick one. https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLl3ZObwesk
The funding for this ambitious socialistic
fascism is being laundered via developed
countries’ massive investments in dubious
green solutions to the climate crisis; outra-
geous skimming from financing of strategic
territorial wars in the name of democracy,
as in Ukraine with Russia, where billions
of dollars have already disappeared; and
from the National Institute of Health and
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
foundation grants, such as those from
Bill Gates and the Wellness Trust. Recall
that Gates is in the top three largest con-
tributors to the WHO. https://www.who.
int/news-room/events/detail/2023/05/22/
default-calendar/strategic-roundtables-
seventy-sixth-world-health-assembly?utm_
source=substack&utm_medium=email
Finally, the World Economic Forum
(WEF) in league with the world’s central
banks, including the IMF, the World Bank,
and the Bank of International Settlements,
will herald in salvation from looming
worldwide economic collapse. During some
preplanned emergency scenario, digital
transacting will “appear” for implementa-
tion disguised as digital currencies, to restore
purchasing power when the dollar and world
currencies fail by design – albeit restoration
of purchasing power will be limited accord-
ing to arbitrary rules populaces have no say
in.
Durham Report Summarizes the
FBI’s Gross Negligence and Willful
Obstruction of the Law in
Operation Crossfire Hurricane
The recently released Durham Report
emphasized unlawful conduct in Operation
Crossfire Hurricane, with an abundance
of evidence that the FBI and DOJ grossly
violated the rule of law in collusion with
the DNC and Clinton’s 2016 presidential
campaign to illegally spy on Donald Trump’s
campaign and, once elected, derail the office
of the presidency during Trump’s four-year
administration, abetting in two impeach-
ments that failed to remove him from office.
It didn’t stop there. Unethically, and in
several cases unlawfully, the FBI continued to
interfere with the 2020 election by suppress-
ing evidence relevant to Biden’s potential
corruption while vice president, colluding
with social media platforms to suppress and
censor subjectively politicized mis- dis- and
malinformation that disagreed or outright
opposed its patently false narratives.
Again, loathe or love Biden and Trump,
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this is abhorrent conduct on the part of the
FBI, irredeemably compromising Ameri-
cans’ trust and faith regardless of political
allegiances. All sides lose in this politically
repugnant game when the beating heart of
our republic, fair and free elections, is delib-
erately and apologetically compromised.
I used to hold FBI leadership accountable
for these violative acts until unreasonable
and dangerous SWAT raids were deployed
against citizens with no criminal history,
whether elderly or with small children pres-
ent. No discernment was used by the myriad
of fully armed agents descending upon
family homes, bullying these unsuspecting
citizens for protesting abortion, or attending
Trump’s speech at the Eclipse on January 6.
After extensive review of the details of these
events, including the shameful optics of gear-
heads intimidating particularly vulnerable,
defenseless “enemies” in diapers and nighties,
all sympathy evaporated for any FBI rank and
file who would participate in such egregious
and dangerous operations that seismically
violate civil rights.
This past week, three FBI agents-turned-
whistleblowers testified before Congress
about the retaliation each was experienc-
ing after reporting violative acts by their
superiors [eg: issuing grand jury proceed-
ings against citizens with no predicate(s),
ordering SWAT raids even though suspects
have agreed to cooperate, etc]. I recommend
every American listen or read the transcripts
to each of these three FBI agents’ stories:
Garret O’Boyle’s, Stephen Friend’s, and
Marcus Allen’s. A fourth whistleblower, Kyle
Seraphin, is equally vested in his convictions,
including his oath of office and refusing to
compromise his personal integrity or sense
of duty.
These gentlemen are measured, com-
posed, articulate, and above all, patriotic
in the most honorable sense of the word.
The most disheartening question came
from Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT),
who asked each whistleblower how many
FBI agents have expressed support for their
actions and for them as fellow cowork-
ers and friends? All three answered none,
concluding most were too scared/intimi-
dated to associate themselves with their
disavowed comrades-in-arms. Sigh …
bullies and chicken littles with the spinal
integrity of yarn just doesn’t inspire.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?528159-1/
house-hearing-whistleblower-complaints-fbi
After following the chain of command, as
dictated by the rules of the road for whistle-
blowers, these agents have been financially
and professionally abused by a systemically
corrupt agency no longer worthy of its pur-
pose to protect Americans. They cannot or
will not even protect their own.
Now these whistleblowers need our sup-
port. Whistleblowers sacrifice everything
to do the right thing by all of us out of an
uncommon strength of commitment to
the U.S. Constitution and rule of law, their
own oaths, and our protection. FBI protocol
9
allows vindictive superiors to prevent these
whistleblowers from obtaining alternative
employment thru the use of security clear-
ance revocation, in a uniquely cruel effort to
crush them financially, and of course their
families, too. If we civilians can’t assist these
noble individuals in solidarity, gratitude, and
a cheerful ‘go kung-foo yourself’ for their
bosses, then we have lost all civic honor as a
people. Gifts can be made to an established
GiveSendGo account at GiveSendGo.com/
KyleSeraphin.
Department of Justice Capricious
Political Persecution
Meanwhile equally seditious and repulsive
weaponization of the DOJ by U.S. Attorney
General Merrick Garland and team is very
real, abusing parents who challenge school
district policies, and thousands of innocent
January 6 rally attendees and protestors.
Most are bullied into guilty pleas to lesser
charges to avoid being further victimized
with harsher charges and sentences, and
additional financial hardships. Where is the
justice in an institution that abuses its power
using political persecution of innocents,
resulting in meaningless, undeserved suf-
fering? All to advance a singular vindictive
agenda accusing Donald Trump of seditious
conspiracy to derail his presidential bid in the
upcoming 2024 election. Durham uncovered
most of this twisted corruption, yet made no
recommendations in his report for charging
any of his former colleagues with a spectrum
of violations of their oaths and our rights,
effectively joining them under an umbrella of
disgrace.
https://amgreatness.com/2023/05/15/time-
for-republicans-to-confront-january-6-lead-
prosecutor/
https://www.revolver.news/2022/01/the-
essential-revolver-news-january-6-reading-
list/
https://dev.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/04/
shocking-update-fbi-now-admits-40-under-
cover-agents-infiltrated-the-crowds-on-jan-
6-fedsurrection/
https://www.thegatewaypundit.
com/2022/06/exclusive-truth-january-6th-
documentary-premieres-today-gateway-
pundit-narrated-political-prisoner-jake-lang-
inside-solitary-confinement-must-watch/
Narratives comprised of provably manu-
factured evidence continue to prevail despite
enormous support by half the country’s
voters – support that is arguably hyper-
amplified in direct response to the relent-
less victimization of Trump. Shameless
mainstream and social media deception,
most often originating with agencies’ direct
participation, whether spin using pretzel
logic, blatant false reporting, or endless sins
of omission, there is a definite South Park
kind of irony in this unintended blowback …
if it truly is unintended.
Trump was impeached the first time for
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Rule of Law and Its Breaches
Continued from page 9
purportedly colluding with Russians to steal
the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton. The
provably false dossier that was used as the
only tangible evidence of collusion (a mystery
in and of itself that such flimsy evidence was
allowed to be submitted) was commissioned
and paid for by the Clinton campaign, then
knowingly attested to by a cadre of decep-
ticons (Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff, Jamie
Raskin, John Brennan, James Clapper, Jim
Comey ... the list is too long to include all
the co-conspirators here), some of whom
repeatedly perjured themselves, deceiving
the public without remorse for impeaching
an innocent sitting president using manufac-
tured evidence, clearly stated as early as page
13 in the Durham Report.
https://www.justice.gov/storage/durhamre-
port.pdf
The DOJ relied on manufactured evidence
financed by the Clinton campaign, lied to
the FISA Court to secure warrants to surveil
and spy on Trump’s campaign, then later his
Cabinet, finally colluding with 51 intelligence
officers, including ex-CIA Directors John
Brennan, Mike Hayden, and Leon Panetta,
and former NI Director James Clapper, all
of whom falsely attested to manufactured
evidence that had neither credibility nor
confirmation, mere weeks before the 2020
Presidential debate to assist Biden.
https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-intel-
officials-suspect-russian-involvement-in-
hunter-biden-stories-2020-10?op=1
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/
news/justice/intel-officials-who-didnt-sign-
hunter-biden-laptop-letter-speak-out
It is still hard to believe House Democrats
(with the exception of four Democrats) voted
to impeach knowing Trump was innocent
of colluding with Russians to steal the 2016
election from Hillary. Who are the true
deplorables here? I can attest that you do not
have to love Trump, nor support him politi-
cally, to loathe the dirty tactics, the relentless
onslaughts and constant conspiring against
him, or the unhinged vitriol and systemic
unfairness that is permeating and polarizing
society, causing an irrational politicization of
everything.
https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/
politics/house-impeachment-vote/
Those who loathe Trump will not read the
entire Durham Report because they want to
maintain their devotion to Trump’s guilt,
requiring plausible deniability about the guilt
of Clinton and company, the DNC, FBI, and
the rest of the politio-paths that participated
in specific criminal conduct uncovered in
the report. Conversely those that love Trump
won’t read it because they don’t need any
more convincing that he is innocent, there-
fore they will never know the true gravitas of
what prevailed in this scandal. Both ratio-
nales are derelictions of civic duty.
Meanwhile, there is no greater betrayal of
Americans, regardless of political affiliation,
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when law enforcement and public servants Pfizer to produce 55,000 per month until the (FOIA). It allows the public access to agency
pick political sides and persecute their documents were all released, satisfying the records upon request. Plaintiffs have shown
perceived foes. Presidents come and go, but court order within two years. an urgent need to inform the public about
our election system must remain inviolate, Upon discovery by ICAN attorney Aaron the health and safety of the COVID-19 vac-
our media neutral, and law enforcement Siri that the actual number of Pfizer’s cines based on the massive push to vaccinate,
loyal to the people first and foremost. We documentation was closer to 1.2 million persistent effort to eradicate COVID-19, and
suck it up when our preferred candidates documents relative to its mRNA clinical continued government and private efforts to
win or lose fairly. But make no mistake: The trials, ICAN petitioned the court for a new enforce these vaccines.”
worm always turns. Cheating, unfairness, monthly distribution rate that would include https://icandecide.org/wp-content/
and irrational biases, especially those based the additional 700,000 documents to be uploads/2023/05/031-ORDER-FDA-to-Pro-
on manufactured evidence, are fast becom- released in a timely manner. Simultaneously, duce-Vaccine-Documents-by-June-31-2025.
ing acceptable in our political and social Pfizer asked to reduce its monthly docu- pdf
ethos, dooming us to future leadership that ments production from 55,000 per month Judge Pittman ordered Pfizer and
will make this current lot seem like bunny to 1,000-1,600, demonstrating a remark- Moderna to increase their monthly docu-
rabbids. able disingenuousness in its willingness to ment production to approximately 180,000
comply. documents per month, completing the entire
In response, Judge Mark Pittman wrote release by June 30, 2025.
Pfizer Schooled in the Rules of
in his ORDER the following: “Democracy https://icandecide.org/press-release/
FOIA Disclosure dies behind close doors.” Detroit Free Press breaking-icans-attorneys-score-another-
In an effort to jump-start his Cancer
v Ashcroft 303 F. .3d 681 (6th Cir. 2022). “To major-win-against-fda-with-pfizer-and-mod-
Moonshot Initiative, Biden has nominated
help prevent that from happening, Congress erna-covid-19-vaccine-documents/
National Cancer Institute Director Dr.
enacted the Freedom of Information Act
Monica Bertagnolli. Dr.
Bertagnolli and her team(s),
according to OpenPay-
mentsData.CMS.gov, is a
Pfizer recipient of $290.8
million in funding for 116
grants between 2015-2022,
accounting for 89 percent of
her research grants, was also
awarded $17.4 million from
Janssen R&D, a subsidiary of
Johnson & Johnson, among
others. Dr. Bertagnolli is the
enthusiastic recommenda-
tion of Anthony Fauci (evil
Dobby) for the new Director
of the National Institute of
Health (NIH), responsible for
allocation of the single largest
public health biomedical
research fund in the world
at $40 billion annually to
pet projects (pun absolutely
intended). Just what we need,
a Big Pharma pre-captured
director.
https://openpaymentsdata.
cms.gov/physician/114497
FOIA requests by
Informed Consent Action
Network (ICAN) recently
revealed that Pfizer had been
dishonest about the actual
amount of documentation it
has detailing clinical trials
for its mRNA vaccines. Pfizer
originally told the court it
had approximately 450,000
such documents. Joined by
the FDA, Pfizer plead for a
stay of 75 years to produce
that quantity of data due to
an unreasonable stress on
personnel (and after which
the significant number of
recipients of their injections
would have conveniently
passed on). The court refused
the request and ordered
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Museum, thru Sun Jun 18
Raabe, Rial, & Xiao, exhibit of paintings by Peter Xiao,
paintings and sculptures… Quad City Arts Center, thru Fri
Jun 23
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience,
while journeying through the interactive exhibit, guests…
Davenport RiverCenter, thru Fri Jun 30
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EVENTS CALENDAR
Explore the full listings for all these and more events at www.rcreader.com/calendar
Boros, Hatchet, Schneider, & Stratton, exhibit of
stitched textiles by Barbara Schneider, by woodblock prints
Gabriella… Quad City International Airport Gallery, thru Fri
Jun 30
Cactus Exhibit, the cactus exhibit is on display in… Quad
City Botanical Center, thru Fri Jun 30
Decolonial Intervention, Mexican/Latinx multidisciplinary
artist Tlisza Jaurique will… Figge Art Museum, thru Fri Jun 30
The Life & Art of Charles M. Schulz, the exhibit explores
Schulz’s personal history and… Figge Art Museum, Sat Jun 3
thru Fri Jun 30
Edouard Duval Carrie: Endless Flight, Duval-Carrié’s
impressive multi-part altarpiece, Endless Flight, contains…
Figge Art Museum, Sat Jun 10 thru Fri Jun 30
Ansel Adams, the Sierra Club, & the Making of a
Landscape Icon, a suite of images by the renowned… Figge
Art Museum, Sat Jun 17 thru Fri Jun 30
Iowa Night Skies: Photographs by Johnny Brian,
the exhibit features a dozen stunning pigment… Figge Art
Museum, Sat Jun 17 thru Fri Jun 30
Classes
Creation Studio Tools Training: Silhouette Cameo,
learn how to use the library’s Silhouette Cameo with an…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Thu May 25
Byzantine Chain Maille Bracelet through Kirkwood
Community College, with instructor Karen Kubby; learn
the basics of byzantine chain… Beadology Iowa, 1pm Fri
May 26
Lygia Celebration Pendant, with instructor Karen Kubby;
use 8/0 Toho seed beads, peyote… Beadology Iowa, 10am
Sat May 27
Matchbox Twenty @ Vibrant Arena at the Mark -- June 17
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Creation Studio Tools Training: Sewing Machines,
participants aged 16 and up will learn how to load…
Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat May 27
Happy Little Trees, with instructor Allen Halloway; paint
picturesque landscapes like the ones… Figge Art Museum,
1pm Sat May 27
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson;
learn to see, draw, and understand… Figge Art Museum,
9:30am Sat May 27
Patterned Relief Printmaking Workshop, with
instructor Joseph Lappie; participants will design, carve, ink,
and… Figge Art Museum, 10am Sat May 27
Soldering Sampler, with instructor Maggie Joynt; this
workshop involves the fundamentals of… Beadology Iowa,
noon Sun May 28
Cute Cartoon Workshop, with instructor Emma Hubner;
grades 5-6 will learn to draw cute… Figge Art Museum, 5pm
Tue May 30
Independent Study, thru June 1; with instructor Pat
Bereskin; grades 4-12 will… Figge Art Museum, 3:30pm Tue
May 30
Wheel Camp, Grades 4-12, with instructor Laura Warner;
students will focus on the fundamentals… Figge Art
Museum, 3:45pm Tue May 30
Wine and Art: Portrait Drawing Famous Faces, with
instructor Gloria Burlingame; have fun discovering how to
draw a… Figge Art Museum, 6pm Thu Jun 1
Basic Quilting 101, June 2 & 16; if you’ve ever wondered
if you… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
10:30am Fri Jun 2
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson;
learn to see, draw, and understand… Figge Art Museum,
9:30am Sat Jun 3 thru Sat Jun 24
Clay Independent Study, thru June 8; with instructor
Laura Warner; grades 5-12 expand… Figge Art Museum, 3pm
Mon Jun 5
11
DIY Quiet Book: Family, join us in Makerspace 321 to start
creating a Quiet… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
6pm Mon Jun 5
Drawing from History: Pencil and Charcoal, thru June
8; with instructor Pat Bereskin; for grades 5-12;… Figge Art
Museum, 9am Mon Jun 5
It’s an Adventure with Charlie Brown, thru June 8; with
instructor Laura Warner; grades 1-4 experience… Figge Art
Museum, 9:30am Mon Jun 5
Animal Camp: Feathers, Fins, and Fur, thru June 8; with
instructor Pat Bereskin; grades 5-12 will… Figge Art Museum,
1pm Tue Jun 6
Painting the Impressionist Landscape, Tuesdays thru
June 27; with instructor Brad Bisbey; study the… Figge Art
Museum, 11am Tue Jun 6
Creativity Lab: My Hero Dioramas, create a diorama
showing off your favorite hero; craft supplies… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Thu Jun 8
Painting from the Live Model, Thursdays thru June
29; with instructor Brad Bisbey; working from… Figge Art
Museum, 6pm Thu Jun 8
Potted Edible Gardens, Michele Cotton will be joining us
to teach us the… River Valley District Library, 6pm Thu Jun 8
Quilling, quilling is the art of rolling paper to make
intricate… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jun 8
Quilting by the River, free; for information, call 309-523-
3440… River Valley District Library, Thu Jun 8 thru Thu Jun
22
Joy March Workshop with Public Space One, we
are partnering with Public Space One for a workshop…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 1pm Sat
Jun 10
Joy March Workshop, in preparation for our Joy March, we
invite you to… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 5:30pm Mon Jun 12
Flamingo String Art, join 3M String Art n making a
flamingo string art… Moline Public Library, 6pm Tue Jun 13
Camp Figge, Grades 3-5: AM Session, thru June 23; with
instructor Tony Vermeer; aspiring young artists… Figge Art
Museum, 8:30am Mon Jun 19
Camp Figge, Grades 3-5: PM Session, thru June 23; with
instructor Tony Vermeer; aspiring young artists… Figge Art
Museum, 1pm Mon Jun 19
Find Your Voice, Make Your Mark: Sewing Machine
Demonstration, stop in to see how our sewing machines
work; get… Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Mon Jun 19
Find Your Voice, Make Your Mark: Cricut, Silhouette and
Heat Press Demonstration, stop in to see how our Cricut,
Silhouette and heat… Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Tue
Jun 20
Find Your Voice, Make Your Mark: 3D Pen
Demonstration, stop in to see how our 3D pens work; get…
Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Wed Jun 21
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MUSIC
Brett Young
Friday, June 30, 8 p.m.
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Avenue, Davenport IA
W
ith his most recent Billboard smash
Weekends Look a Little Different
These Days praised by The Nash News
as “his most sonically versatile collection to
date” and by County Music News International
as “a piece of classic country music that will
embrace you,” chart-topping singer/songwriter
and guitarist Brett Young headlines a June 30
concert at Davenport’s Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, treating fans to such plat-
inum-selling singles as “”In Case You Didn’t
Know,” “Mercy,” and “Like I Loved You.”
Born in Anaheim, California, the 42-yearold
Young started singing in the late 1990s when
he stepped in to replace an absent leader of the
band during a Christian worship meeting at
high school. Though his planned pursuit of
a professional baseball career was cut short
by an elbow injury in 2003, he was inspired
by singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw after he
heard his album Chariot, and chose to focus
on music. Young independently released a
self-titled four-song EP in 2007, which was
followed by Make Believe in 2011 and the
albums Brett Young, On Fire, and Broken Down
between 2012 and 2013. After eight years based
in Los Angeles, Young moved to Nashville,
was signed by the Big Machine Label Group in
2015, and released a six-song, self-titled EP in
2016, with “Sleep Without You” released as its
first single that April. The song went double-
platinum, and after his second single “In Case
You Didn’t Know” debuted it became Young’s
first to reach number one on the Country
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Visual Arts: Classes
Find Your Voice, Make Your Mark: Button Maker
Demonstration, stop in to see how our button makers work;
get… Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Thu Jun 22
Find Your Voice, Make Your Mark: Die Cut
Demonstration, stop in to see how our die cut machine
works;… Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Fri Jun 23
Find Your Voice, Make Your Mark: Laser Engraver
Demonstration, stop in to see how our laser engraver works;
get… Bettendorf Public Library, 11am Sat Jun 24
Creative Fun in Drawing, Mondays thru July 24; with
instructor Emma Hubner; class focuses… Figge Art Museum,
3pm Mon Jun 26
Dino Camp, thru June 29; with instructor Pat Bereskin;
grades K-3 learn… Figge Art Museum, 9am Mon Jun 26
Drawing for the Portfolio, thru June 29; with instructor
Annie Peters; hone your drawing… Figge Art Museum, 1pm
Mon Jun 26
FREE ASSANGE.
Airplay chart, going on to become 9x-platinum
certified.
Currently boasting a string of seven chart-
topping hits that include “Mercy,” “Like I
Loved You,” “Here Tonight,” “Catch,” and
“Lady,” Young has cemented his status as one
of country music’s true masters of matters of
the heart. Following the smash that was 2018’s
Ticket to L.A., the singer/songwriter broadened
his emotional scope on Weekends Look A Little
Different These Days, the project whose lyrics
also inspired Young’s debut children’s book
Love You, Little Lady, published by HarperCol-
lins imprint Tommy Nelson. Beginning with
his self-titled studio-album debut dominating
the Top 20 on the Country Albums chart for
37 weeks, Young’s music has scored in excess
of 5.5 billion global streams, and the country
superstar was named ASCAP’s 2018 Country
Songwriter-Artist of the Year for what Bill-
board called his “melodic craftsmanship.” He
has also garnered a “New Male Vocalist of the
Year” citation from the Academy of Country
Music Awards in addition to nominations
for Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT, and CMA
Awards, and Young continues to rack up hits as
what Rolling Stones describes as “one of Coun-
try’s most consistent radio stars.”
Brett Young brings his national tour to Dav-
enport on June 30, admission to the 8 p.m. con-
cert event is $55-100, and more information
and tickets are available by calling (800)745-
3000 and visiting RhythmCityCasino.com.
Focus on Digital Photography, thru June 29; with
instructor Laura Warner; grades 5-12 will… Figge Art
Museum, 1pm Mon Jun 26
Nature Sketching, thru June 29; with instructor Laura
Warner; grades 1-4 will… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Mon
Jun 26
Portfolio Prep, thru June 29; with instructor Emma Hubner;
students will draw… Figge Art Museum, 1pm Mon Jun 26
Procreate, Mondays thru July 24; with instructor Emma
Hubner; learn the… Figge Art Museum, 5pm Mon Jun 26
Sketching from Life, thru June 29; with instructor Pat
Bereskin; grades 4-12 will… Figge Art Museum, 1pm Mon
Jun 26
Watercolor Magic, thru June 29; with instructor Annie
Peters; explore the magic… Figge Art Museum, 9am Mon
Jun 26
Coffee and Canvases Group 1, this step by step tutorial
makes painting feel easy; this… River Valley District Library,
12:30pm Thu Jun 29
Know More. Do More.
Coffee and Canvases Group 2, this step by step tutorial
makes painting feel easy; this… River Valley District Library,
4:30pm Thu Jun 29
Figge Big Picture Outreach, join Figge educator Kelsey
Vandercoy for a fun, hands-on presentation… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 3pm Thu Jun 29
Polymer Clay Workshop, a guided program and all
supplies will be provided; attendees… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 4pm Thu Jun 29
Watercolor: Water, Fridays thru July 28; with instructor
Pat Bereskin; students will… Figge Art Museum, 8:30am Fri
Jun 30
Calls for Entry
Seeking Submissions: 7th Annual Quad Cities Chalk
Art Fest, annual event designed to celebrate artists
coming… Quad City Arts Center, thru Sat May 27
Seeking Submissions – Power & Impact: A Survey of
21st Century Black Visual Arts in Iowa, this juried show
is designed to explore… Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, thru
Fri Jun 30
Seeking Submissions: “My Hero!” Diorama Art
Contest, create a diorama following the theme of… Moline
Public Library, Thu Jun 1 thru Thu Jun 29
Seeking Submissions: Self-Expression Is Your
Superpower Teen Art Contest, photography, digital art,
painting, fabric arts, collage,… Moline Public Library, Thu Jun
1 thru Thu Jun 29
MUSIC
Fair Warning, an event in the Summer Concert Series; bring
lawn chairs,… Bass Street Landing Plaza, 7pm Thu May 25
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway, on the 2nd & 4th
Thursdays of the month; play… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu
May 25
Proxima Parada - Judy Blank, concert with the touring R&B
and soul musicians, featuring a… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu
May 25
Funktastic 5, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri
May 26
Josh Duffee Trio, enjoy a 45-minute performance in the
Brown Bag Lunch series;… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri
May 26
Ondara - Kiely Connell, concert with the Grammy-
nominated Kenyan singer/songwriter J.S. Ondara, featuring a…
Raccoon Motel, 8pm Fri May 26
Sonora Santanera, outdoor concert with food trucks,
vendors, Latin music, and kids’ activities… Mercado on Fifth,
5pm Fri May 26
10 of Soul - Night School, an event in the Summer Concert
series; for information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood,
7pm Sat May 27
Dan Haughey – Americana Melodies: 1860’s, a special
patriotic music program; Haughey, actor/singer from the Quad
Cities,… Dead Poet’s Espresso, 10am Sat May 27
Nothing More, concert with the progressive-rock and metal
musicians; $39.75 & up… The Rust Belt, 7pm Sat May 27
Surf’s Up Saturday, live music every Saturday; free; for
information, call 563-326-1333… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 11:30am Sat
May 27 thru Sat Jun 24
Telescope Club, concert with John Shakespear featuring
members of Moon Kissed; $15… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Sat May
27
The Curls - Tobacco City - Tambourine, $12-15; for
information, call 309-200-0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Sat May 27
What’s Our Age Again?, concert in the Rail Side Music Series;
ages 21+ with… Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Moline, 7:30pm Sat
May 27
Desert Liminal - Nonnie Parry - Elliott Bay Towers - Blue
Movies, concert with the Chicago-based experimental-pop
duo Deseret Liminal, featuring sets by Nonnie… Bootleg Hill
Honey Meads, Sun May 28
Pulgita Grupo Innstinto, an event in the Summer Concert
Series; no outside coolers,… Runners Park, 5pm Sun May 28
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Soul Storm, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sun
May 28
The Laurence Hobgood Trio, Polyrhythms presents a
concert with acclaimed jazz pianist Hobgood, bass… Sound
Conservatory Music Academy & Shoppe, 5pm Sun May 28
Sweetmelk, concert with singer/song-writer Kenna Mae and
musician/producer James Treichler from Urbana-Champaign,…
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Tue May 30
Chris Stapleton - Marcus King - The War & Treaty, concert
with the chart-topping, Grammy-winning, country-music
superstar, featuring sets by Marcus… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 7pm Thu Jun 1
Class of ’82, an event in the Summer Concert Series; for
information, call 563-355-4116… The Ridge Social Drinkery,
Thu Jun 1
Grady Spencer & the Work, concert with the country alt-
funk band from Fort Worth, Texas; $12… Raccoon Motel, 7pm
Thu Jun 1
Jason Carl Band, an event in the Summer Concert Series;
bring lawn chairs,… Bass Street Landing Plaza, 7pm Thu Jun 1
Reggae Night, experience the warm reggae vibes with your
favorite Island food and… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 7pm Thu Jun 1
Grupo Innstinto, outdoor concert with food trucks, vendors,
Latin music, and kids’ activities… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm Fri
Jun 2
Live at 5: Block Party Kickoff w/ QC Rock Academy,
Jason Carl & the Whole Damn Band, and CJ Parker, an event
in the Free Summer Concert Series; with an… Common Chord
Courtyard, 5pm Fri Jun 2
Trivium - Beartooth, a near-magical balance between
towering melodic metal infectiousness, extreme metal… The
Rust Belt, 6:30pm Fri Jun 2
btdt (formerly Been There Done That), an event in the
Summer Concert series; for information, call 563-949-1000…
The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri Jun 2
David Huckfelt & the Unarmed Forces - Elizabeth Moen
- Chris Porterfield, concert with the Midwest-based folk
musician and his ensemble, featuring… Codfish Hollow Barn,
8pm Sat Jun 3
Chamber Music Quad Cities: Passing the Torch, this
program explores music by two teacher-student pairs: the
Bohemians… Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 7:30pm Sat Jun 3
Colt Ford - Josh Mirenda, concert with the rapper,
songwriter, entrepreneur, and former professional golfer on…
The Rust Belt, 8pm Sat Jun 3
Far Out 283, concert in the Rail Side Music Series; ages 21+
with… Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Moline, 7:30pm Sat Jun 3
Life is Beautiful Concert: Rezinator - Ted Ed Fred -
Centaur Noir - Aubs. - Plunkett - Mo Carter, a day of music
to help raise money for NAMI (National… Raccoon Motel,
3:30pm Sat Jun 3
Night Ranger, having sold more than 17 million albums
worldwide, performed across more than 4,000 stages, and
captivated a radio audience that exceeds one billion, Night
Ranger has both epitomized and transcended the arena rock
sound and style well beyond that era; $30-225; for information
and tickets, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event
Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.
com, 8pm Sat Jun 3
Your Mom, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat
Jun 3
Isla, concert presented by Wake Brewing and Ragged Records;
$15… Raccoon Motel, 6:30pm Sun Jun 4
Music Explorers Summer Break, we’ll be playing songs
celebrating summer vacation from the 1950s… The Redstone
Room, 4pm Sun Jun 4
The Textures, an event in the Summer Concert Series; no
outside coolers,… Runners Park, 5pm Sun Jun 4
The Tailfins, an event in the 2023 Summer Concerts in the
Park… Moline Township Activity Center, 6:30pm Mon Jun 5
Jess Williamson, concert with the singer/songwriter based in
Los Angeles; $20… Raccoon Motel, 6pm Tue Jun 6
River City 6, event in the 67th Annual Starlight Revue Concert
Series; with 5pm… Lincoln Park, 7pm Tue Jun 6
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10 of Soul, outdoor event in the library’s Summer Concert
Series; attendees are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Jun 8
Corporate Rock, an event in the Summer Concert Series; for
information, call 563-355-4116… The Ridge Social Drinkery,
Thu Jun 8
Juan Wauters - Mountain Swallower, $15-20; for
information, call 309-200-0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Thu Jun 8
The Stephen Hull Experience, the Mississippi Valley Blues
Society partners with the City of Moline… Bass Street Landing
Plaza, 7pm Thu Jun 8
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway, on the 2nd & 4th
Thursdays of the month; play… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu Jun
8 and Thu Jun 22
Live at 5: Funktastic 5, an event in the Free Summer Concert
Series; with an… Common Chord Courtyard, 5pm Fri Jun 9
Los Dragones de la Cumbia, outdoor concert with food
trucks, vendors, Latin music, and kids’ activities… Mercado on
Fifth, 5pm Fri Jun 9
Radio Flyer Pilots, an event in the Summer Concert series;
for information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm
Fri Jun 9
Radkey - The Scratch-offs - Lunar Moth, concert with the
punk rock band from St. Joseph, Missouri formed… Raccoon
Motel, 8pm Fri Jun 9
Brandon & Natalie’s Concert of Love: Bind the Sacrifice
- Portals - Empty Graves, co-presented by River + City
Collective; help us celebrate Brandon and… Skylark Concert
Studio, 5:30pm Sat Jun 10
CJ Parker & XII, concert in the Rail Side Music Series; ages 21+
with… Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Moline, 7:30pm Sat Jun 10
Derek Monypeny - Ak’ Chamel - Floating Cave, $15-20; for
information, call 309-200-0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Sat Jun 10
Heads In Motion, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat
Jun 10
Them Coulee Boys - Humbird - Long Mama, concert with
the folk rock band from Eau Claire, Wisconsin,… Codfish Hollow
Barn, 8pm Sat Jun 10
10 of Soul, an event in the Summer Concert Series; no outside
coolers,… Runners Park, 5pm Sun Jun 11
Oryx - Everlasting Light - Toxic Messiah, concert
presented by Wake Brewing and Ragged Records; $10…
Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Jun 11
Jodie Holland, concert with the singer who combines
elements of folk, traditional, country,… Raccoon Motel, 8pm
Mon Jun 12
The Hotrods, an event in the 2023 Summer Concerts in the
Park… Moline Township Activity Center, 6:30pm Mon Jun 12
Gray Wolf Band, event in the 67th Annual Starlight Revue
Concert Series; with 5pm… Lincoln Park, 7pm Tue Jun 13
The High Divers - Blue Cactus, concert with the folk-rock
band led by the husband and wife… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Tue
Jun 13
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200 Stab Wounds - Pitlord - Xenospawn - Empty Graves
- Toxic Messiah - The Hunting Grounds - Death Cult,
co-presented by River + City Collective; an evening with the
Metal… Skylark Concert Studio, 5:30pm Thu Jun 15
Cody Johnson - Randy Houser, concert with the country-
music superstar, performing with special guest Randy
Houser;… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7:30pm Thu Jun 15
Crooked Cactus, an event in the Summer Concert Series; for
information, call 563-355-4116… The Ridge Social Drinkery,
Thu Jun 15
Douglas & Tucker, outdoor event in the library’s Summer
Concert Series; attendees are… Bettendorf Public Library,
6:30pm Thu Jun 15
Feature Artist Nite, free; for information, call 563-326-1333…
Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu Jun 15
Music on the Marquee, bring a lawn chair and enjoy an
incredible array of… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, 7pm Thu Jun
15
Tony Hoeppnes & Friends, an event in the Summer Concert
Series; bring lawn chairs,… Bass Street Landing Plaza, 7pm Thu
Jun 15
Class of ’82: ’80s New Wave Tribute, an event in the
Summer Concert series; for information, call 563-949-1000…
The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri Jun 16
Dylan Scott - Dylan Marlowe - Dirt Road Rockers, concert
with the chart-topping, multi-platinum-selling country-music
superstar, featuring sets by Dylan… The Rust Belt, 8pm Fri Jun
16
Live at 5: Blues Rock-it, an event in the Free Summer Concert
Series; with an… Common Chord Courtyard, 5pm Fri Jun 16
Crooked Cactus, outdoor concert with food trucks, vendors,
Latin music, and kids’ activities… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm Fri
Jun 16
Alex Fischbach, concert in the Rail Side Music Series; ages 21+
with… Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Moline, 4:30pm Sat Jun 17
Amateur Selectors w/ Pop Girl Summer, DJ Mayhem, &
DJ Josie, a Vinyl DJ Night; free; for information, call 309-200-
0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Sat Jun 17
The Gambler Returns: The Ultimate Kenny Rogers
Tribute Show, award-winning country artist Alan Turner and
his full band will… Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 2pm Sat Jun 17
Black Hawk Pipes & Drums of the Quad Cities, a
performance in the Find Your Voice cultural series; please…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 3pm Sat
Jun 17
Coolidge, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat
Jun 17
Matchbox 20, concert with the multi-platinum-selling rock
outfit; $35-85; for tickets, call… Vibrant Arena at the MARK,
7:30pm Sat Jun 17
Wonkzilla’s Zombie Experience, concert with the touring
tribute rockers; $15… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Sat Jun 17
Brent Cobb - George Shingleton, concert with the
country-music singer/songwriter, featuring a set by George
Shingleton;… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Jun 18
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Funktastic 5, an event in the Summer Concert Series; no
outside coolers,… Runners Park, 5pm Sun Jun 18
Rhythm on the River: Jerry Johnson Choir - CJ Parker -
10 Of Soul, event designed to celebrate the contributions of
Black musicians and… Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 5pm Sun
Jun 18
Wilderado, concert with the indie folk band from Tulsa,
Oklahoma,; $25-30… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Mon Jun 19
John R. Miller - Todd Day Wait, concert the the touring
singer/songwriter and guitarist, featuring a set by… Raccoon
Motel, 7pm Tue Jun 20
Troy Rangel & Friends, event in the 67th Annual Starlight
Revue Concert Series; with 5pm… Lincoln Park, 7pm Tue Jun 20
Fareed Haque - Goran Ivanovic, concert with the classical-
jazz and world-fusion musician, featuring a set… The Redstone
Room, 8pm Thu Jun 22
Joshua Ray Walker, concert with the country and honkytonk
singer/songwriter; $20… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu Jun 22
North of 40, an event in the Summer Concert Series; bring
lawn chairs,… Bass Street Landing Plaza, 7pm Thu Jun 22
Rabbit Hole, an event in the Summer Concert Series; for
information, call 563-355-4116… The Ridge Social Drinkery,
Thu Jun 22
Troy Rangel & Friends, outdoor event in the library’s
Summer Concert Series; attendees are… Bettendorf Public
Library, 6:30pm Thu Jun 22
Charlie Parr, concert with the country blues musician born
in Austin, Minnesota; $25-30… Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Thu
Jun 22
Birdchild, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri
Jun 23
Live at 5: The Blackstones, an event in the Free Summer
Concert Series; with an… Common Chord Courtyard, 5pm Fri
Jun 23
Crooked Cactus, outdoor concert with food trucks, vendors,
Latin music, and kids’ activities… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm Fri
Jun 23
Deer Tick - Country Westerns, concert with the alternative
rock-folk band from Providence, Rhode Island, featuring…
Codfish Hollow Barn, 8pm Sat Jun 24
Amateur Selectors w/ DJ Desmond Drekka, a Vinyl DJ
Night; free; for information, call 309-200-0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm
Sat Jun 24
Dan Hubbard Duo, concert in the Rail Side Music Series; ages
21+ with… Pour Bros. Craft Taproom Moline, 7:30pm Sat Jun 24
Gypsy Highway Outdoor Summer Blues Festival:
The Matt Fuller Band (noon) - The Jason Wells Band
(4:30pm) - The Avey Grouws Band (8pm), outdoor tables
and seating first come, first serve, but feel… The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, noon Sat Jun 24
Larry Fleet, concert with the Billboard-charting country
singer/songwriter; $25-45; for tickets, call… Adler Theatre, 8pm
Sat Jun 24
Midsommar: A Free Solstice Dance Party w/
Smokahauntas - DJ Buddha - OTTO - Dr. Lee Psifi,
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the lineup is stacked with your favorite locals and all… The
Redstone Room, 8pm Sat Jun 24
Orangadang, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Sat
Jun 24
Port Byron Baby BluesFest: Tony Hoeppner & Friends
(noon) - Travis Reid Band (2:30pm) - The Smokers (5pm)
- Anthony Gomes (8pm), eighth-annual event; bring your
lawn chairs, bring a friend, and… Downtown Port Byron, noon
Sat Jun 24
Pulgita Grupo Realidad, an event in the Summer Concert
Series; no outside coolers,… Runners Park, 5pm Sun Jun 25
Mike & the Moonpies - Brit Taylor - Willie Tea Taylor - The
Turkey Buzzards, concert with the neotraditional country
and Americana band based in Austin,… Codfish Hollow Barn,
8pm Sun Jun 25
Facs - Blist Her - Sinner Friends, concert presented by Void
Church; $16… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Mon Jun 26
Justice Yeldham, countless shows in more than 45 countries
during decades of… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Mon Jun 26
Justice Yeldham - Nick Y-5, $15-20; for information, call 309-
200-0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Mon Jun 26
The Moonlighters, an event in the 2023 Summer Concerts
in the Park… Moline Township Activity Center, 6:30pm Mon
Jun 26
The Hot Rods, event in the 67th Annual Starlight Revue
Concert Series; with 5pm… Lincoln Park, 7pm Tue Jun 27
Eli Wallace, $10 at the door; for information, call 309-200-
0978… Rozz-Tox, 8pm Wed Jun 28
Class of ’82, an event in the Summer Concert Series; bring
lawn chairs,… Bass Street Landing Plaza, 7pm Thu Jun 29
Funktastic 5, an event in the Summer Concert Series; for
information, call 563-355-4116… The Ridge Social Drinkery,
Thu Jun 29
The Tailfins, outdoor event in the library’s Summer Concert
Series; attendees are… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Thu
Jun 29
28 Days, an event in the Summer Concert series; for
information, call 563-949-1000… The Tangled Wood, 7pm Fri
Jun 30
Brett Young, concert with the chart-topping country-music
superstar; $55-100; for tickets and information, call 563-328-
8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Jun 30
Kenny Feidler & the Cowboy Killers, concert that mixes
Feidler’s dark and stormy cowboy lyrics with a… Raccoon Motel,
8pm Fri Jun 30
Live at 5: John Resch & Doggin’ Out, an event in the Free
Summer Concert Series; with an… Common Chord Courtyard,
5pm Fri Jun 30
Los Orejones, outdoor concert with food trucks, vendors,
Latin music, and kids’ activities… Mercado on Fifth, 5pm Fri
Jun 30
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14 River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 30 No. 1010 • June 2023
EVENTS
Quad Cities Chalk Art Fest
Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June 25
Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 101 17th Street, Rock Island IL
W
ith the eagerly anticipated weekend
event hosted by Rock Island’s Quad
City Arts and taking place for the
seventh time, glorious colors and imaginative
designs will be gracing the pavement of Rock
Island’s Schwiebert Riverfront Park in the
Quad Cities Chalk Art Fest, a June 24 and 25
summertime fixture boasting beautiful artistic
creations, live music, children’s activities, food
and drink vendors, and more than $1,800 in
cash prizes.
Inspiring and engaging for art fans of all
ages, this free, two-day street-painting festival
brings together hundreds of local and regional
artists – professionals and amateurs alike
– who spend hours transforming the blank
cement pavement into magnificent works of
art, using only the medium of chalk. Visitors
strolling by can see the wonderful works of art
as they come to life and vote for their favorites,
with adults and youths eligible for the People’s
Choice prize of $250. Additional cash awards
include $500 for first place, $300 for second
place, $250 for third place, and $100 each
for two honorable mentions. For the Youth
Awards, first place earns $150 for the artist
plus $200 in art supplies for their school, with
second place receiving $100 and third place
receiving $50 – the latter the same amount
given to recipients of three specific Category
Awards: “Best Use of Color,” “Best 3D,” and
“Best Reproduction.”
LITERARY ARTS
Readings & Discussions
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness, a discussion of
Susannah Calahan’s autobiography with the April Blue… Blue
Suede Cocktails & Coffee, 1pm Sat May 27
Discover Your Super Power Through Reading!, thru
July 29; a summer reading program for children, teens,…
Moline Public Library, Sat Jun 3 thru Fri Jun 30
Summer Reading 2023: Find Your Voice, book club for
adultds and kids; free; for… River Valley District Library, Sat
Jun 3 thru Fri Jun 30
Adult Book Club, join us for books, snacks, and
conversation on the first… LeClaire Community Library,
6:30pm Mon Jun 5
The Nest Book Club: Infant, at each meeting, we’ll not
only take part in a… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Mon Jun 5
FREE ASSANGE.
The chalk-art competition will take place
from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on June 24 and 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. on June 25, with judging for the con-
test taking place at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday and
the awards themselves distributed that day at 4
p.m. For a $5 donation, interested participants
are also welcome to take part in this year’s
community collaboration piece, and given a
set of chalk pastels to fill in a 2’ x 2’ portion of
a larger image. When finished, the larger piece
will come to life as a complete work of art,
while participants get to keep their chalk, take
it home, and create a masterpiece on their own
sidewalks.
Throughout the weekend, the this year’s
Quad Cities Chalk Art Fest will also feature
six sets with popular area musicians (acts
TBA), while the festival’s children’s activities
include face painting, a bounce house, the
Kaleidoscope Bus, and a kid’s chalk zone. Food
vendors for the event, meanwhile, include
Kona Ice, Bent River Brewery, Arley’s Food
Truck, and Westmoreland Concessions. and as
Quad City Arts reminds the weekend’s guests,
“the ‘paintings” are temporary, lasting only
until the next rainfall, so you’ll want to catch a
glimpse before they’re gone.”
For more information on the 2023 Quad
Cities Chalk Art Fest taking place on June 24
and 25, call (309)793-1213 and visit  1pm Sat Jun 24
QuadCityArts.com/chalk-art-fest.
Black Cake, a discussion of Charmaine Wilkerson’s book
with the Pageturners discussion… Moline Public Library, 1pm
Tue Jun 6
Illinois Libraries Present: Navigate Your Stars with
Jesmyn Ward, an evening with two-time National Book
Award winner Ward, who… Rock Island Public Library, Moline
Public Library, River Valley District Library, 7pm Tue Jun 6
Last Night at the Telegraph Club, a discussion of Malinda
Lo’s book with the See YA… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jun 7
Enlightenment, discussion of William Pei Shih’s short story
with the Shorts… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 10am Mon Jun 12
The Nest Book Club: Toddler, at each meeting, we’ll not
only take part in a… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Mon Jun 12
The Fountains of Silence, a discussion of Ruta Sepetys’
book with the Get Lit… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue
Jun 13
Know More. Do More.
The Overnight Guest, a discussion of Heather Gudenkauf’s
book with the West End… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jun 13
All Iowa Reads: Golden Hour, join Miss Amber for a
celebration of the All Iowa… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 1:30pm Wed Jun 14
Minor Feelings, a discussion of Cathy Park Hong’s book
with the Between… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jun 14
Pride Month Storytelling Night, in honor of LGBTQ+
Pride Month, this year the Davenport… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Jun 14
All Iowa Reads: Firekeeper’s Daughter, join Miss Amber
for a celebration of the All Iowa… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 3:30pm Thu Jun 15
The Art Forger, a discussion of B.A. Shapiro’s book with the
Overbooked Book… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jun 15
The Guide, a discussion of Peter Heller’s book with the Book
’Em Mystery… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Jun 20
Braiding Sweetgrass: A Conversation with Robin Wall
Kimmerer, an evening with the award-winning author of
“Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,… Rock Island
Public Library, Moline Public Library, River Valley District
Library 7pm Wed Jun 21
Novel Naptime Club, a popular materials book group for
parents where kids preschool… Moline Public Library, 9:30am
Wed Jun 21
The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown, a discussion of Damon
Runyon’s book with the Contemporary Books Discussion…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Jun 21
2023 David R. Collins Writers’ Conference Keynote
Event: Community Conversation featuring Writers’
Conference Faculty, for this year’s keynote event, the
Conference faculty will start… Figge Art Museum, 6pm Thu
Jun 22
Overbooked Book Club, a new book will be provided to
you at each… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jun 22
2023 David R. Collins Writers’ Conference Faculty
Reading and Participant Open Mic, hear Conference
faculty reading their work, followed by an open… Rozz-Tox,
6pm Fri Jun 23
2023 David R. Collins Writers’ Conference Community
Book Fair, book fair for local/regional authors, publishers,
booksellers, and more; registration… Gerber Center,
Augustana College, 10am Sat Jun 24
2023 David R. Collins Writers’ Conference Concluding
Luncheon, conference sponsors will be recognized, and the
faculty will reflect… Gerber Center, Augustana College, noon
Sat Jun 24
Blue Suede Book Club, title TBA; with stimulating coffee
and an even more stimulating… River Valley District Library,
The Nest Book Club: Preschool, at each meeting, we’ll
not only take part in a… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 10am Mon Jun 26
Make the Connection: A DEI Book Club, a book club
that will select literature that will spark… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jun 27
Make the Connection: A DEI Book Club, book club
boasting literature that will spark engaging, insightful and…
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jun 27
The Land Remains: A Midwest Perspective on Our Past
and Future, a discussion of Neil D. Hamilton’s book with the
2023 Environmental… River Action, 7pm Tue Jun 27
The Guest Book, a discussion of Sarah Blake’s book with
the Brown Bag… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 1pm Wed Jun 28
Workshops & Classes
The Time is Now to Tell the Story Inside You!, led
by Jodie Toohey; a beginning or re-beginning writing
workshop… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Tue May 30
Become a Published Author: Workshop Series, during
this eight-week workshop series, we will be writing and…
River Valley District Library, 4pm Tue Jun 6
RCReader.com/Calendar.
Young Lions Roar:Poetry Workshop, join River Valley
District Library and Aubrey Barnes, a local… River Valley
District Library, 11am Sat Jun 17
2023 David R. Collins Writers’ Conference, thru June 24;
the Quad Cities’ longest-running writing event; featuring…
Augustana College’s F.W. Olin Center for Educational
Technology, Thu Jun 22 thru Sat Jun 24
Where Is the Language Coming From? Point of View in
Novels, thru June 24; a course in the 2023 David R. Collins…
Augustana College’s F.W. Olin Center for Educational
Technology, 8:45am Thu Jun 22
Half-Court Offense, Full-Court Press: A Generative Short
Fiction Workshop, thru June 24; a course in the 2023 David R.
Collins… Augustana College’s F.W. Olin Center for Educational
Technology, 10:30am Thu Jun 22
Making New Poems: Poetry Workshop with Rebecca
Wee, thru June 24; a course in the 2023 David R. Collins…
Augustana College’s F.W. Olin Center for Educational
Technology, 3:30pm Thu Jun 22
Mapping Our Memories for Storytelling: Memoir
Workshop, thru June 24; a course in the 2023 David R.
Collins… Augustana College’s F.W. Olin Center for Educational
Technology, 1:45pm Thu Jun 22
THEATRE
Performances
Mamma Mia!, Tony-nominated musical smash based on the
ABBA song catalog; Fri.,… Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse, Fri May
26 thru Fri Jun 30
Hello, Dolly!, Jerry Herman’s Tony-winning musical-comedy
classic, directed by Lora Adams; Thu.-Sat.… The Black Box
Theatre, Thu Jun 1 thru Sat Jun 10
Grease, classic high-school musical that enjoyed an eight-
year run on Broadway… Timber Lake Playhouse, Thu Jun 1
thru Sun Jun 11
Leading Ladies, all-women cabaret musical incorporating
separate historical vignettes; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm, Sun.… Clinton
Area Showboat Theatre, Thu Jun 1 thru Sun Jun 11
Misery, William Goldman’s stage adaptation of Stephen
King’s novel, directed by… Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, Thu
Jun 1 thru Sun Jun 11
Funkyology, the latest Johnny-and-Fungus comedy by
Haus of Ruckus co-founders T… The Mockingbird on Main,
7:34pm Fri Jun 2 thru Sun Jun 11
The SpongeBob Musical, Tony-winning musical comedy
adapted from TV’s “SpongeBob SquarePants,” directed by…
The Spotlight Theatre, Fri Jun 2 thru Sun Jun 11
Garfield the Musical, family-musical adaptation of the
beloved comic strip about everyone’s favorite… Circa ’21
Dinner Playhouse, Tue Jun 6 thru Sat Jun 24
Singin’ in the Rain, stage version of the classic Hollywood
film musical, directed by Jeremy Littlejohn; Thu.-Sat. 7:30pm,
Sun. 2pm; $15-20; for tickets and information, call 309-762-
660; Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584
34th Ave., Moline IL, QCMusicGuild.com, Fri Jun 9 thru Sun
Jun 18
Stop Kiss, Diana Son’s dramatic lesbian romance, directed
by Erika Seabloom,; Fri.… Playcrafters Barn Theatre, Fri Jun 9
thru Sun Jun 18
Two Gentlemen of Verona, Genesius Guild’s outdoor
production of Shakespeare’s comedy classic; Sat. &… Lincoln
Park, 7pm Sat Jun 10 thru Sun Jun 18
Bluey’s Big Play, a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the
Emmy Award-winning children’s television… Adler Theatre,
6pm Wed Jun 14 thru Thu Jun 15
The 39 Steps, Patrick Barlow’s Tony-winning comedy
adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense thriller;… Timber
Lake Playhouse, Thu Jun 15 thru Sun Jun 25
Young Frankenstein, Tony-nominated stage musical
based on Mel Brooks’ comedy classic; Thu.-Sat.… Clinton Area
Showboat Theatre, Thu Jun 15 thru Sun Jun 25
Twelfth Night, Riverside Theatre presents outdoor
productions of Shakespeare’s classic comedy, directed…
Lower City Park, 7:30pm Fri Jun 16 thru Fri Jun 30
Iphigenia in Aulis, Genesius Guild’s outdoor production of
Euripides’ masked Greek-tragedy classic, directed… Lincoln
Park, 7pm Sat Jun 24 thru Sun Jun 25
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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Tony-winning
stage musical based on the classic fairytale; Thu.-Sat.
7:30pm,… Clinton Area Showboat Theatre, 7:30pm Thu Jun
29 thru Fri Jun 30
The Sound of Music, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s legendary
musical based on the memoir of… Timber Lake Playhouse,
7:30pm Thu Jun 29 thru Fri Jun 30
Footloose, Countryside Community Theatre presents the
stage-musical adaptation of the Kevin… North Scott High
School Fine Arts Auditorium, 7pm Fri Jun 30
Auditions & Classes
Auditions: Circle Mirror Transformation, auditions for
the community-center drama by Annie Baker, directed by…
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4pm Sat Jun 3 thru Sun Jun 4
Acting: Ages 11-12, Mondays thru Aug. 14; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4:45pm Mon Jun 12
Improv: Ages 11+, Mondays thru Aug. 14; create a story with
others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Mon Jun 12
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Ages 9+, Mondays thru
Aug. 14; building on skills learned in previous… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Mon Jun 12
Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Aug. 14; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Mon Jun 12
Musical Theatre: Ages 9-10, Mondays thru Aug. 14; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Mon Jun 12
Scenic Design: Ages 10+, Mondays thru Aug. 14; get your
inner artist ready and… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm Mon
Jun 12
Theatre Fun!: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Aug. 14; this high
energy class is full… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Mon Jun
12
Summer Camp: Lion King Jr., M-F thru June 24; for grades
4-8; students will learn… The Spotlight Theatre, 9:30am Mon
Jun 12
Advanced Acting: Ages 10+, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; this class
deepens the imagination and… Davenport Junior Theatre,
6:45pm Tue Jun 13
Broadway Beats!: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; designed
for our youngest performers, explore… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:30pm Tue Jun 13
Improv: Ages 7-8, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; create a story with
others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Tue Jun 13
Improv: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; create a story with
others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Tue Jun 13
Intermediate Acting: Ages 11+, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15;
building on skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4:45pm Tue Jun 13
Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Tue Jun 13
Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 4pm Tue Jun 13
Musical Theatre: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Tue Jun 13
Teen Acting, Tuesdays thru Aug. 15; a great way to get
theatrical… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Tue Jun 13
Acting: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Aug. 16; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:15pm Wed Jun 14
Acting: Ages 7-8, Wednesdays thru Aug. 16; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 6:15pm Wed Jun 14
Acting: Ages 9-10, Wednesdays thru Aug. 16; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5pm Wed Jun 14
Advanced Improv: Ages 10+, Wednesdays thru Aug. 16;
create a story with others from… Davenport Junior Theatre,
6:30pm Wed Jun 14
RCReader.com/Support. FREE ASSANGE.
Broadway Beats!: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru Aug. 16;
designed for our youngest performers, explore… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 4pm Wed Jun 14
Musical Theatre: Ages 11+, Wednesdays thru Aug. 16; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Wed Jun 14
Acting: Ages 11-12, Thursdays thru Aug. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 6:30pm Thu Jun 15
Acting: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Aug. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4pm Thu Jun 15
Acting: Ages 7-8, Thursdays thru Aug. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4:15pm Thu Jun 15
Acting: Ages 9-10, Thursdays thru Aug. 17; this imaginative,
high energy environment provides… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 6pm Thu Jun 15
Intermediate Acting: Ages 8-10, Thursdays thru Aug. 17;
building on skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:45pm Thu Jun 15
Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Thursdays thru Aug. 17; class
develops storytelling and communication skills… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 5pm Thu Jun 15
Storytelling Spectacular-Improv: Ages 5-6, Thursdays
thru Aug. 17; class focuses on games and exercises… Davenport
Junior Theatre, 4:45pm Thu Jun 15
ComedySportz Laugh C.A.M.P. for Grades 7-12, thru June
23; campers will learn and apply improv skills… The Spotlight
Theatre, 9:30am Mon Jun 19
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 Fri Jun 30
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Aug. 7; dancers
continue learning ballet fundamentals and… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5pm Mon Jun 12
Beginning Tap: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Aug. 7; class
develops rhythm and fine motor… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4:30pm Mon Jun 12
Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Aug. 7; our tiniest
dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4pm Mon Jun 12
Novice Tumble: Ages 5-8, Mondays thru Aug. 7; for students
who have mastered the… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Mon
Jun 12
Tap: Ages 7+, Mondays thru Aug. 7; class develops rhythm and
fine motor… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Mon Jun 12
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Aug. 7; our preschool
floor gymnastic classes teach… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4:45pm Mon Jun 12
Ballet/Jazz: Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru Aug. 8; jazz technique is
developed from ballet… Davenport Junior Theatre, Tue Jun 13
Beginning Hip Hop: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Aug. 8;
students will explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:15pm Tue Jun 13
Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Tuesdays thru Aug. 8; floor
gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5pm Tue Jun 13
Hip Hop: Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru Aug. 8; students will explore
popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Tue
Jun 13
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Aug. 8; our preschool
floor gymnastic classes teach… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm
Tue Jun 13
Tumble: Ages 8+, Tuesdays thru Aug. 8; floor gymnastics for
the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm
Tue Jun 13
Ballet: Ages 7+, Wednesdays thru Aug. 9; dancers learn ballet
fundamentals at the… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Wed
Jun 14
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Aug.
9; dancers continue learning ballet fundamentals and…
Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Wed Jun 14
River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 30 No. 1010 • June 2023
VISUAL ARTS
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Through Thursday, July 20
Davenport RiverCenter, 136 East Third Street, Davenport IA
B
etween now and July 20, Davenport Riv-
erCenter visitors are invited to journey
through art history, and more than 300
iconic masterpieces, in the touring sensation
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience, a
three-dimensional experience that exhilarates
every sense and brings to life one of the most
influential artists the world has ever known.
Produced by Paquin Entertainment Group,
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience delivers
art liberated from its two-dimensional limita-
tions and transformed into a three-dimen-
sional experience that has thus far has sold
more than five million tickets globally, making
it one of the most popular current traveling
exhibitions. While journeying through this
delightful sensory event, guests will witness
more than 300 iconic masterpieces, includ-
ing such instantly recognizable classics as The
Starry Night, Sunflowers, and Café Terrace at
Night, as well as many revealing self-portraits.
The Education Room leads into the Immer-
sive Experience Room, where, freed from
their frames, Van Gogh’s spectacular paint-
ings appear on projection-swathed walls. This
extraordinary technical achievement allows
guests to fully immerse themselves into the
incredible detail of the artist’s work and be
enveloped in his ever-shifting, swirling, and
colorful flowers, cafes, and stunning land-
scapes. The audience is also invited to hear
Van Gogh’s own dreams, thoughts, and words
Beginning Pom Dance: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Aug.
9; this fun and high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre,
5:45pm Wed Jun 14
Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Wednesdays thru Aug. 9; floor
gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4:15pm Wed Jun 14
Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru Aug. 9; our
tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5pm Wed Jun 14
Pom Dance: Ages 7+, Wednesdays thru Aug. 9; this fun and
high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Wed
Jun 14
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru Aug. 9; our
preschool floor gymnastic classes teach… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:30pm Wed Jun 14
Beginning Hip Hop: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Aug. 10;
students will explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4pm Thu Jun 15
15
set to a symphonic score that produces an
unmatched narrative experience. Cinematic
Van Gogh exhibitions have crossed the ocean
from European cities to North America in
recent years and have been met with great criti-
cal acclaim, boasting sold-out attendance in
every market.
“This distinctive and unique multimedia
artistic adventure is deeply resonating with
audiences,” says Justin Paquin, producer with
the Paquin Entertainment Group. “Encom-
passing a refreshing new twist unlike art
lovers have seen before, Beyond Van Gogh: The
Immersive Experience gives a new apprecia-
tion of this tortured artist’s stunning work.
Unsurprisingly, millions of people all over the
world credit Van Gogh with enhancing their
relationship with art. Beyond Van Gogh: The
Immersive Experience will only strengthen that
connection.”
Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experi-
ence can be exjoyed at the Davenport River-
Center through July 20, with the 3D exhibit
on displays Mondays through Thursdays from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sundays from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m. Visits will take around one hour (final
entry one hour before close), admission stars at
$19.99-29.99, and more information and tickets
are available by visiting
VanGoghQuadCities.com.
Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Thursdays thru Aug. 10; floor
gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 4:15pm Thu Jun 15
Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Aug. 10; our tiniest
dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Theatre,
4:30pm Thu Jun 15
Hip Hop: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Aug. 10; students will
explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5pm
Thu Jun 15
Intermediate/Advanced Tumble, Thursdays thru Aug.
10; for students who have mastered the… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 5:30pm Thu Jun 15
Lyrical Dance: Ages 9+, Thursdays thru Aug. 10; this free and
fluid style will… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:45pm Thu Jun 15
DJT Dance Camp 2023, thru June 30; dancers from beginner
to advanced will have… Davenport Junior Theatre, 8:45am
Mon Jun 26
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COMEDY
Comedy Open Mic Night, hosted by Danny Franks; $5
admission; to sign up to perform, e-mail Johnathan Condit
at Johnathan.condit@rhythmcitycasino.com; Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 7:30pm Thu May 25
Brian Simpson, an evening with the Los Angeles-based
standup comedian; $20; for information and tickets, call 563-
328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 7pm Fri
May 26
ComedySportz Quad Cities, on Fridays and Saturdays; the
return of the Quad Cities’… The Spotlight Theatre, 7pm Fri
May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Holy Cannoli!! A Felliniesque Comedy Show!, an
unhinged talent show featuring our best original improv
games,… Village Theatre, 8pm Sat May 27
GIT Improv, the improv team began in Rock Island in 1997
and… The Black Box Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Jun 3
The Laughs and Liberty Tour featuring Jimmy Failla
and Kennedy, an evening with the standup comedian, TV
pundit, author, and… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Jun 3
Big Room Open Mic, enjoy watching your favorite local
comics trying out new material… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun
Jun 4 thru Sun Jun 18
Josh Blue, at 6:30 & 9pm; after his groundbreaking win on
“Last Comic Standing” in 2006, Blue has risen through the
ranks to become a well-established headliner at venues
throughout the world; $25; for tickets and information, call
563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Room,
7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, Thu
Jun 22
Comedy Night, fine honey meads and cutting edge local
comedy under one… Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 9pm Fri
Jun 23
Eddie Peppitone, standup comedian performs in the
Tomfoolery on Tremont series; $20… Renwick Mansion, 7pm
Fri Jun 23
Quad Cities Comedy Fest Starring DC Young Fly, ip-
and-coming standup comedians in an evening hosted by the
Internet… Adler Theatre, 8:30pm Fri Jun 23
Comedy Open Mic Night, hosted by Danny Franks; $5
admission; to sign up to perform, e-mail Johnathan Condit
at Johnathan.condit@rhythmcitycasino.com; Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
RhythmCityCasino.com, 7:30pm Thu Jun 29
MUSEUMS
Common Ground: Our Voice, Our Stories, the
permanent, regional-history exhibit highlights the past,…
Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru Fri Jun 30
JUNKraft: The Global Crisis of Plastic Pollution,
the exhibit examines the issue of global plastic… Putnam
Museum & Science Center, thru Fri Jun 30
Neighbors to the North: German Influence in New
Ulm, MN, just like Davenport, Iowa, New Ulm Minnesota…
German American Heritage Center, thru Fri Jun 30
Los Desconocidos: The Migrant Quilt Project, the
exhibit memorializes the stories of migrants… German
American Heritage Center, Tue May 30thru Fri Jun 30
Historic Summer Walking Tours, on Saturdays; learn
about where German immigrants worked, lived, and…
German American Heritage Center, 10am Sat Jun 3 thru Sat
Jun 24
Activist Quilting, quilting has a long and rich history as a
form… German American Heritage Center, 2pm Sun Jun 4
The War Within: World War I and the Assault on
German Identity in Iowa, the presentation details a largely
forgotten chapter in the history… German American Heritage
Center, 2pm Sun Jun 11
Namibia Informational Presentation, a travel
representative will offer a presentation about Namibia,
traveling… German American Heritage Center, 6pm Thu
Jun 15
The Best of the Wurst, annual celebration of German food;
sample local brats, purchase a… German American Heritage
Center, 11am Sat Jun 17
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MOVIES
Selma, directed by Ava DuVernay, this Oscar-winning film is a
chronicle of… Figge Art Museum, 6:30pm Thu May 25
Holding the Man, a screening of the 2015 romantic drama
held in recognition… Figge Art Museum, 6:30pm Thu Jun 1
Encanto, a screening in the Monday Movie Matinee series;
free; for information,… River Valley District Library, 12:30pm
Mon Jun 5
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a screening of the family
movie in the Thursday Theater… Bettendorf Public Library,
2pm Thu Jun 8
The Farewell, a screening in the Find Your Voice - Summer
Reading… Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Fri Jun 9
Four Moons, a screening of the 2014 romantic drama held in
recognition… Figge Art Museum, 4pm Sun Jun 11
The Lego Movie, a screening in the Monday Movie Matinee
series; free; for information,… River Valley District Library,
12:30pm Mon Jun 12
Lyle, Lyle Crocodile, a screening of the family movie in the
Thursday Theater… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Thu Jun
15
Gather, a screening in the Find Your Voice - Summer
Reading… Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Fri Jun 16
Tomboy, a screening of the 2011 trans drama held in
recognition… Figge Art Museum, 4pm Sun Jun 18
Matilda the Musical, a screening in the Monday Movie
Matinee series; free; for information,… River Valley District
Library, 12:30pm Mon Jun 19
Vivo, a screening of the family movie in the Thursday
Theater… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Thu Jun 22
Anita, a screening in the Find Your Voice - Summer
Reading… Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Fri Jun 23
Joyland, a screening of the 2022 romantic drama held in
recognition… Figge Art Museum, 4pm Sun Jun 25
Babe, a screening in the Monday Movie Matinee series; free;
for information,… River Valley District Library, 12:30pm Mon
Jun 26
The Little Mermaid: Sing Along, a screening of the family
movie in the Thursday Theater… Bettendorf Public Library,
2pm Thu Jun 29
Real Boy, a screening in the Find Your Voice - Summer
Reading… Bettendorf Public Library, 1:30pm Fri Jun 30
SPORTS
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, thru Sun May 28
Quad City Steamwheelers vs. Green Bay Blizzard,
professional arena football game; $15-45; for tickets, call 800-
745-3000… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7pm Fri May 26
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Fort Wayne TinCaps,
professional minor-league baseball; for tickets, call 563-324-
3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St., Davenport
IA, MILB.com/quad-cities, Tue Jun 6 thru Sun Jun 11
Quad City Rollers vs. Sioux Falls Roller Derby, an
evening with the roller-derby league and members of the…
Eldridge Community Center & Skatepark, 6pm Sat Jun 10
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. the Peoria Chiefs,
professional minor-league baseball; for tickets, call 563-324-
3000; Modern Woodmen Park, 209 S. Gaines St., Davenport
IA, MILB.com/quad-cities, Tue Jun 20 thru Sun Jun 25
Quad City Steamwheelers vs. Iowa Barnstormers,
professional arena football game; $15-45; for tickets, call 800-
745-3000… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7pm Sat Jun 24
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, 6:30pm Wed Jun 28
thru Fri Jun 30
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4th Friday Book Sale, monthly sale of books and other
donated items, now held… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10am Fri May 26
Magnificent Mansion Tour, on Fridays; a small-group
guided tour of the mansion; learn… Hauberg Civic Center
Mansion, 1pm Fri May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Mechanical Tour, on Fridays; learn about the mechanicals
of the Hauberg Estate,… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 6pm
Fri May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Augustana College 2023 Commencement Ceremony,
for information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 2pm Sat May 27
East Moline Main Street’s 4th Annual Putt Pub Crawl,
winners will be drawn for 1st , 2nd, and 3rd… Downtown East
Moline, 1pm Sat May 27
North Scott High School Graduation Ceremony, for
information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the MARK,
noon Sun May 28
Pleasant Valley High School Graduation Ceremony,
for information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 3:30pm Sun May 28
Quad Cities Kwik Star Criterium, the 56th Memorial Day
competition featuring cyclists from across the… Village of
East Davenport, 9am Mon May 29
Memory Circle, join us for crafts, games, activities,
conversation, and more at… Bettendorf Public Library,
10:30am Tue May 30
Free NOH8 Photoshoot, the NOH8 Campaign began as a
protest against Proposition 8,… Metropolitan Community
Church of the Quad Cities, 6pm Thu Jun 1
Explore & Seek, an environmental scavenger hunt for all
ages taking… River Action, Thu Jun 1 thru Fri Jun 30
Moline High School Graduation Ceremony, for
information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the MARK,
7:30pm Sat Jun 3
Rock Island High School Graduation Ceremony, for
information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the MARK,
10am Sat Jun 3
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Friends of the RVDL Book Sale, for information, call
309-523-3440… River Valley District Library, Fri Jun 16 and
Sat Jun 17
OWLT & About: Fejervary Family Fun, Davenport
Public Library staff will bring items to check out,… Fejervary
Learning Center, noon Sat Jun 17
Quad City Juneteenth Festival, Juneteenth is the oldest
known celebration commemorating the ending of… Lincoln
Center - TMBC, 11am Sat Jun 17
Bettendorf Public Library Chess Club, take part in an all-
ages, all-skill-levels chess club; free; for… Bettendorf Public
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Adult Knitting Circle, whether you are in the middle of a
project or… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library,
2pm Mon Jun 19
Death Cafe, people, often strangers, gather to eat treats,
drink coffee, and… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Wed Jun 21
OWLT & About: Party in the Park, attendees can enjoy
free food, entertainment, and a variety of… Marquette Park,
5:30pm Thu Jun 22
4th Friday Book Sale, monthly sale of books and other
donated items, now held… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10am Fri Jun 23
Joy March in Downtown Davenport, taking inspiration
from Iowa City’s Public Space One, our silly… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 11am Sat Jun 24
Port Byron Baby BluesFest, eighth-annual event with sets
by Tony Hoeppner & Friends (noon),… Downtown Port Byron,
noon Sat Jun 24
Bentonsport Heritage Day, experience Bentonsport
as it was in the 1850s; meet historic… Riverside Park -
Bentonsport, 9am Sat Jun 24
Rods on the River Car Show, with registration from
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Jun 3
Q-C History Hop: Center for Belgian Culture, join the
Davenport Public Library in visiting local cultural and…
Center for Belgian Culture, 9:30am Sat Jun 3
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: Inspiration
for Discovering and Writing Your Family’s History,
Jeri Fuller Surad will share her work in discovering her…
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 1pm Sat Jun 3
National Cancer Survivor Day Group Presentation,
this retreat is for anyone who has been diagnosed with… Our
Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Sun Jun 4
History Beneath Our Feet: Discovering the World
of Rock Island’s Past, let Jim, our Local History librarian,
guide you through our… Rock Island Public Library - Watts-
Midtown Branch, 6pm Mon Jun 5
Self-Paced Citizenship Exam Preparation Resource,
lessons feature videos that allow participants to practice and
experience… Moline Public Library, Mon Jun 5
Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi, a presentation
in River Action’s Channel Cat Talks series; historian…
Riverbend Commons Dock, 9am Tue Jun 6 and Thu Jun 8
Hampton’s Historic Riverfront Walking Tour, Wed.
6:30pm and Sat. 9am; a presentation in River Action’s… River
Action, Wed Jun 7 and Sat Jun 10
America’s Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie, led by
David O’Shields; the prairie is an almost extinct… Our Lady of
the Prairie Retreat, 5pm Wed Jun 7
Getting Started with Ancestry.com Workshop, a
hands-on workshop that will teach you how to log… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 11am Thu Jun 8
Parenting Class: Peaceful Parenting, join EveryChild
staff for a monthly parenting topic, for answers… Rock Island
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Wapsi Birds of Prey, join Wapsi River EE Center Director
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Finding Trust in a Changing World, it is possible when
we turn to a reliable source;… Moline Public Library, 11am
Sat Jun 10
QCMade: Midland Davis, see how this recycling giant has
changed with the times… Midland Davis Corporation, 2pm
Mon Jun 12
The Heart of Downtown Davenport: Architectural
Styles and Stories, join architectural historian and guide
Ellen Shapley for this informative… Davenport Public Library
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Raptors Along the River, a presentation in River Action’s
Channel Cat Talks series; Scott… Riverbend Commons Dock,
9am Tue Jun 13 and Thu Jun 15
Learning Libby, learn how to use the Libby app to access
the… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Jun 14
Rock Island Arsenal History: Korea: Invasion to
Incheon, join the Army Sustainment Command Historians
as they explore the… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Wed Jun 14
Patriots of the Prairie, Wed. 6:30pm and Sat. 9am; a
presentation in River Action’s… River Action, Wed Jun 14
and Sat Jun 17
3rd Thursday at Hoover’s Presidential Library &
Museum Presents: Lou Henry Hoover’s White House
Years, presented by Annette Dunlap; hen Lou Henry Hoover
moved into… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6pm
Thu Jun 15
Juneteenth: A Day of Independence, join us for a
discussion about this holiday that was… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jun 15
Connecting with the Angelic Kingdom, led by Marcia
Flory, who believes that through meditation and… Our Lady
of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Thu Jun 15
The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education,
Reinventing the Human, online presentation; Rev. Dr.
Matthew Fox lays out his basic educational… Our Lady of the
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for information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 2:30pm Sat Jun 3
Bettendorf Public Library Chess Club, take part in an all-
ages, all-skill-levels chess club; free; for… Bettendorf Public
Library, 10:30am Sat Jun 3
Davenport Central High School Graduation
Ceremony, for information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant
Arena at the MARK, 1:30pm Sun Jun 4
Davenport North High School Graduation Ceremony,
for information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 5pm Sun Jun 4
Davenport West High School Graduation Ceremony,
for information, call 309-764-2001… Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 10am Sun Jun 4
Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new
spice,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch,
6:30pm Tue Jun 6
2023 Miss Iowa Scholarship Competition:
Preliminaries, an official state preliminary in the Miss
America Program; meet… Adler Theatre, 7pm Fri Jun 9
2023 Miss Iowa Scholarship Competition: Finals,
an official state preliminary in the Miss America Program;
meet… Adler Theatre, 7pm Sat Jun 10
OWLT & About: Freight House Farmer’s Market, cool
off in the shade of our awning, check out… Freight House
Farmer’s Market, 7:30am Sat Jun 10
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 14
Mass on the Prairie, free; for information and to register,
e-mail olpretreat@chmiowa.org and call 563-374-1092… Our
Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Jun 14
A Taste on the River, the American Red Cross invites you to
join us for… Bend XPO, 6pm Thu Jun 15
conversation, and more at… Bettendorf Public Library,
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O’Shea has collected stories from across the… Moline Public
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people… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6pm Thu May 25 comfortable and affordable place to call home. That's
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presentation in River Action’s… River Action, 6:30pm Wed see why our residents love calling us home. Schedule
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sponsored by the ISBA Elder Law Section in honor of… Newly Renovated
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Wed
May 31
Income-Based Rent(30% of Income)
Social Activities
Google Essentials Crash Course, learn the basic features On-Site Laundry
of Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google… River Valley
District Library, 5pm Thu Jun 1 And More!
Lock & Dam for Kids, a presentation in River Action’s
Channel Cat Talks series; Anthony… Riverbend Commons
Dock, 9am Thu Jun 1
Culinary Herbs: How to Grow Them and Use Them!, led
by Deb Monroe; get excited and inspired about your own…
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Thu Jun 1
The Courage to Be Kind, No Exceptions!, led by Lucia
Auman, MS, LCPC; for those who wish to… Our Lady of the
Prairie Retreat, 10am Fri Jun 2
Farming for the Future, Wed. 6:30pm and Sat. 9am; a
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Dante's
Inferno
FAST X
A
fter you’ve launched your car into
outer space, I suppose there’s
nothing to do but wait for it to
crash back down to Earth, and that’s basi-
cally what happens in Fast X.
In terms of deliriously over-the-top
spectacle, it was definitely going to be
tough to beat Tyrese Gibson and Chris
“Ludacris” Bridges using their souped-
up auto to reach the International
Space Station. But following the giddy
ridiculousness of 2021’s F9: The Fast
Saga (and the even-juicier pleasures of
2017’s eighth installment The Fate of the
Furious), director Louis Leterrier’s new
adventure for Dom Toretto and family is
a considerable drag. There are, as always,
terrific stunts, and you could hardly
call franchise addition Jason Momoa
unmemorable. Too much of this outing,
though, reeks of creative stagnation and
dull fan-service repetition, and a few plot
points are even nuttier – though not in a
good way – than the sight of Tyrese and
Ludacris in orbit. Because this film is
designed as the first in a purported Fast
& the Furious trilogy that will ultimately
wrap up the series (yeah, sure, whatever),
you won’t be shocked to learn that Fast
X doesn’t end so much as “end.” That
discovery wasn’t as disappointing as the
135 minutes that preceded it.
You’ll likely realize that something
is amiss within the first 15 minutes,
because after an extended flashback to
the glory days of 2011 and a scene of Vin
Diesel’s Dom teaching his eight-year-old
son “Little B” (Leo Abelo Perry) how to
drive and drift a hot rod, we immedi-
ately segue to a Toretto-clan cookout. As
usual, friendly insults are tossed, Corona
is consumed, familia is celebrated (and
personified in Rita Moreno’s cameo as
Dom’s grandma), and those of us who’ve
dutifully followed along since 2001
and know these things always conclude
with cookouts are left thinking Wait
… did I miss the movie’s first two hours?
We didn’t. But it’s important to get the
relaxation in, given that once the outdoor
party is over, we’re left with nothing but
plot. Ten F&tFs in – or 11, if you count
2019’s abysmal Hobbs & Shaw spin-off
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Jason Momoa in Fast X
for Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham
– there’s now so much plot to keep track
of that lengthy sections here are devoted
simply to characters keeping us (and each
other) in the loop. Thankfully, though,
despite boasting approximately a zillion
recognizable performers, the Fast X nar-
rative can be easily summed up in three
parts: (1) Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes
wants revenge for the Fast Five murder
of his father; (2) Dante effectively frames
Dom and company for a terrorist attack
in Rome; (3) Dom and company have to
clear their names and end Dante’s reign
of terror. So, ya know, you can see why
the film needs to be almost two-and-a-
half hours long.
Within the gaseous bloat of Leterrier’s
endless action flick, I’m sure there’s a
decent 90-minute entertainment lurking
around somewhere, considering that so
much of what made previous installments
enjoyable is duly accounted for. That ter-
rorist attack is the film’s unquestionable
high point. While you may wince at the
citywide demolition and pray that the
Book Club ladies aren’t among the inno-
cent bystanders, the protracted mayhem
resulting from an enormous rolling
explosive that’s also, naturally, on fire is
a hoot, even if the film’s CGI and green-
screen effects are, overall, distractingly
weak. (This is especially true during the
climax that finds Dom, in Portugal, high-
speeding his vehicle down the surface of a
dam – a cool idea poorly executed.)
Also, even if you marvel at how
thoroughly Diesel can overact even
when merely driving, his co-stars are
consistently watchable. Gibson, Bridges,
Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jon Cena,
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Nathalie Emmanuel, Sung Kang, Scott
Eastwood, Jordana Brewster, Oscar
winners Moreno and Charlize Theron
and Helen Mirren and Brie Larson … .
Despite my inability to fathom why the
latter was recruited beyond a need to even
out the Marvel/DC playing field, these
are pros who know precisely where they
fit in the scheme of things and deliver
precisely what’s expected. Momoa, mean-
while, goes beyond the expected and into
some loopy stratosphere of androgynous
camp, and Fast X is all the finer for it.
Dante isn’t terribly threatening, yet he’s
an arresting psychotic nonetheless, and
Momoa provides just enough instability
in his fey-baritone readings and swishy-
bruiser physicality to make you tense
up, with a giggle, whenever he’s around.
If there was even a hint of meanness or
condescension in Momoa’s portrayal,
he may have been insufferably offensive.
Instead, his work feels joyous and as close
as this series gets to spontaneous; Momoa
is the single best reason to look forward
to a Fast XI.
It’s the rest of Leterrier’s film that
makes that prospect less than enticing,
because despite the many corpses, noth-
ing here is killed quite like our time. On
at least three occasions, characters kick
the crap out of each other before calling
a truce, making all the body blows and
prop destruction irrelevant. Because the
camera apparently needs an excuse to
crawl up female extras’ backsides, there’s
an unnecessary mid-movie street fiesta,
plus a drag race between Dante and
Dom – and a confounding one, given that
Dom, at this point, shouldn’t be compet-
ing with the guy so much as bashing in
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his skull. In a tangential swerve from the
main action, Gibson, Bridges, Emmanuel,
and Kang get trapped in a light-comedy
detour featuring a former castmate from
SNL. When they’re not causing one
another seemingly irreparable physical
harm, Rodriguez and Theron are stuck
in a combo spy/escape thriller. Cena
and young Perry are effectively doing a
remake of Vin Diesel’s The Pacifier..
And where is Paul Walker’s Brian
O’Conner during all of this? As the actor
died nearly 10 years ago, you’d be right to
answer “Heaven, hopefully.” But in what
was a touching decision at the time, the
character of Brian didn’t perish, but was
rather “retired,” and theoretically living
out his days in peace with his family.
Now, however, that Momoa’s nutjob is
actively seeking to execute Don’s loved
ones, among them Brian’s wife Mia, it
makes no earthly sense that Brian would
just be contentedly chillin’ on the beach,
and Fast X consequently finds itself in
a serious pickle. The series’ producers
can’t kill off Brian now – that would be
too manipulative for even a bottom-
feeding franchise … right …? – and they
certainly can’t recast the role. So are we
meant to simply forget about Brian? Will
the filmmakers employ computer-gener-
ated trickery of the sort used on Walker’s
unfilmed Furious 7 scenes? I guess the
answers to those questions are reason
enough to catch yet another sequel …
though they’re hardly the upbeat impetus
that Momoa is.
For reviews of Guardians of the Galaxy
Vol. 3, Book Club: The Next Chapter, Are
You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, Master
Gardener, BlackBerry, Hypnotic, Love
Again, and other recent releases, visit
RCReader.com/movies.
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Nurture and Restore Your Soul with Jenny Chadima,
deepen your faith and intimacy with Christ; increase your
peace,… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 4pm Fri Jun 16
Heartland Rooted Quad Cities, for those curious about a
Whole Food Plant Based (WFPB)… Grace Technologies, 11am
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Pathways to the Divine: Hindu, led by Archarya Balaji
-Temple Priest, Raja Krishnamurthy and Rohit Kunte; Zoom…
Quad Cities Hindu Temple, 6pm Mon Jun 19
Ferrying on the Mississippi River, a presentation in
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Commons Dock, 9am Tue Jun 20 and Thu Jun 22
Infrastructure Along Pool 15, Wed. 6:30pm and Sat. 9am;
a presentation in River Action’s… River Action, Wed Jun 21
and Sat Jun 24
Baking Buddies: Bread Baking for Beginners, led by Fr.
Dominic Garramone; for those who have always… Our Lady
of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Wed Jun 21
Getting Started with HeritageQuest Workshop, a
hands-on workshop that will teach you how to log… Rock
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 11am Thu Jun 22
Beyond Bix: Researching Local Musicians in the Quad
Cities, Special Collections intern Harrison Phillis will give a
presentation featuring… Davenport Public Library - Main
Branch, 6:30pm Mon Jun 26
Living with Brain Injury: Empower House, Empower
House is Iowa’s only brain injury Clubhouse and is…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Mon
Jun 26
Quad City’s First Residents, a presentation in River
Action’s Channel Cat Talks series; Beth… Riverbend
Commons Dock, 9am Tue Jun 27 and Thu Jun 29
Civil Air Patrol Lecture Series: A Spiritual Connection
I: Jack Northrop & The B-2 Bomber, the B-2 Bomber is
perhaps one of the most iconic… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Jun 28
Learn How to Use LinkedIn, LinkedIn is a networking site
which you can use to… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jun 28
River Bandits Stadium Tour, Wed. 6:30pm and Sat. 9am;
a presentation in River Action’s Riverine Walks series... River
Action, 6:30pm Wed Jun 28
God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary
People, led by Dori Marten; hear the amazing stories of
people… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6pm Thu Jun 29
Opening the Box: Educating Students with
Disabilities in 20th-Century Davenport, IA, join us as
we present our collections of archival materials… Davenport
Public Library - Main Branch, 2:30pm Fri Jun 30
MEETINGS
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Thu May 25
River Valley District Library Rotary Meeting, on
Tuesdays in the Community Room; for information, call 309-
523-3440… River Valley District Library, 7:15am Tue May 30
Friends of the River Valley District Library Meeting,
breakfast at 9:45am and meeting at 10am; free; for
information,… River Valley District Library, 9:45am Thu 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 2
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 5 and
Mon Jun 19
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 5 and Mon Jun 19
FREE ASSANGE.
Midwest Corvettes Club Monthly Meeting, join us
to discuss Corvettes, friends, and community … Eriksen
Chevrolet - Milan, 6:30pm Tue Jun 6
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can
be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City
Hall, 7pm Tue Jun 6 and Tue Jun 20
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 6 and Tue Jun 20
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Jun 6 and Tue
Jun 20
River Valley District Library Rotary Meeting, on
Tuesdays in the Community Room; for information, call 309-
523-3440… River Valley District Library, 7:15am Tue Jun 6 and
Tue Jun 27
Coal Valley City Hall Meeting, held on the first and third
Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm
Wed Jun 7
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 7 and Wed
Jun 21
Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information,
call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Jun 8
Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
agendas are available prior to the meetings; minutes are
available… Moline Public Library, noon Thu Jun 8
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Thu Jun 8 and Thu Jun 22
Rock Island City Council Meeting, Public Comment is
held at the beginning of City Council… Rock Island City Hall,
6:45pm Mon Jun 12 and Mon Jun 26
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 Jun 13
and Tue Jun 27
Riverdale City Council Meeting, held on the 2nd and 4th
Tuesday of the month;… Riverdale City Hall, 7pm Tue Jun 13
thru Tue Jun 27
Historical Society Meeting, meeting upstairs, all
welcome; free; for information, call 309-523-3440… River
Valley District Library, 7pm Wed Jun 14
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 14
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City
Council meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall,
5:30pm Wed Jun 14 and Wed Jun 28
Rock Island County Board Regular Meeting, all
meetings are open to the public, but may be… Rock Island
County Office Building, 5:30pm Tue Jun 20
Dylan Scott @ The Rust Belt -- June 16
Know More. Do More.
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 Jun 20
Coal Valley City Council Meeting, held on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall,
6pm Wed Jun 21
River Valley District Library Board Meeting of the
Library Trustees Meeting, free; for information, call 309-
523-3440… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Mon Jun 26
HEALTH
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for all levels of experience; the instructor
has… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Tue May 30 thru
Tue Jun 27
Quad Cities Eating Disorders Support Group, on
Wednesdays; for people with eating disorders and their
family… Trinity Enrichment Center, 6pm Wed May 31 thru
Wed Jun 28
Broken Like Me, a mental-health talk presented by NAMI
Greater Mississippi Valley; Joseph Reid, the… St. Paul
Lutheran Church - Davenport, 6pm Mon Jun 12
Yoga, led by Bobbi Kelley; join this gentle, slow flow class;…
Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 1pm Tue Jun 13
Journaling for Mental Health, presented by NAMI Greater
Mississippi Valley and Legacy Book Press; journaling…
Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Jun 20
Parkinson’s Support Group, Augustana College’s
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
invites the… Betsey Brodahl Building, Augustana College,
2:30pm Tue Jun 20
Family Fitness with Tavion Brooks, Tavion Brooks, a
personal trainer from Simplicity Fitness Training, will… River
Valley District Library, 6pm Wed Jun 21
Living with Brain Injury: Empower House, Empower
House is Iowa’s only brain injury Clubhouse and is…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Mon
Jun 26
SENIORS
Bob Gaston New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays;
$2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 12:30pm thru Thu Jun 29
Card Embroidery, on Thursdays; learn how to create fun
embroidery greeting cards… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
9am thru Thu Jun 29
Hand and Foot, on Thursdays; $2/person; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm thru
Thu Jun 29
Line Dancing, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; $2/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 10am thru Thu Jun 29
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Zumba Gold, on Tuesdays and Thursdays; $3/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am thru Thu Jun 29
Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $1/day; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am thru Fri Jun 30
Milestones AAA Meal Site, Mon.-Fri; meals must be
reserved 24 to 48 hours in… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
11:30am thru Fri Jun 30
Adult Coloring, on Fridays; $2; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri May 26 thru
Fri Jun 30
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11:30am Fri
May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
CASI Walking Club, on Mon., Wed., and Fri.; free; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 8am Fri May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Euchre, on Wed. & Fri.; $2/session; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:45pm Fri May
26 thru Fri Jun 30
Friday Bingo, on Fridays; free except for cost of cards; for
information,… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Fri May
26 thru Fri Jun 30
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; sing along
to some classical memories; $2 practice… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 9am Fri May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Low Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-10am, Tue. 11am-
2pm, Thu. 11am-noon; $2/person;… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), Fri May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Second Avenue Players Senior Theatre, on Fridays; bring
your theatrical side to CASI’s senior theater… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Zumba Gold, on Fridays; $3/person; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am Fri
May 26 thru Fri Jun 30
Bell Choir, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Mon May
29 thru Mon Jun 26
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Mon
May 29 thru Mon Jun 26
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; volunteer group; no sewing
experience necessary; free; for… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 9am Mon May 29 thru Mon Jun 26
Zumba Toning, on Mondays; $3/person; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am
Mon May 29 thru Mon Jun 26
Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2/session; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue May 30
thru Tue Jun 27
Chair-Based Exercise, on Tuesdays; $3; for information,
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue
May 30 thru Tue Jun 27
Knitting & Crocheting, on Tuesdays; volunteer group; free;
for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 12:30pm Tue May 30 thru Tue Jun 27
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; with expert Mike
Shinbori; bring your Apple and… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), noon Tue May 30 thru Tue Jun 27
Step into Balance: Balance & Strength, on Tuesdays;
half-hour exercise class with Logan Anderson, owner of…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue May 30 thru Tue
Jun 27
Therapeutic Movement with Logan Anderson, on
Tuesdays; $3/person; for information, call 563-386-7477…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue May 30 thru Tue
Jun 27
Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2/person; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Wed May 31
thru Wed Jun 28
Silver Sneakers Enerchi, on Wednesdays; $3/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 1pm Wed May 31 thru Wed Jun 28
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), 11:30am Wed May 31 thru Wed Jun 28
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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 31 thru Wed Jun 28
Wednesday Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5pm doors, $10 card
pack minimum purchase; cash prizes… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 6pm Wed May 31 thru Wed Jun 28
Free Senior Day at the Figge Art Museum, for seniors
age 60 & up on the first Thursday… Figge Art Museum, 10am
Thu Jun 1
Caregivers Support Group, on the 1st & 3rd Thu. of the
month; $1/person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4:30pm
Thu Jun 1 thru Thu Jun 15
CASI Book Club, $2/meeting; for information, call 563-386-
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Jun 2
Red Hat Ladies Club, meeting locations vary; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 11am Tue Jun 6
Coffee & Conversations, senior citizens of retirement ages
are invited to stop in… Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Wed
Jun 7
CASI Thirsty Thursday, featuring bags, billiards, burgers,
and beer with a DJ in Celebration… CASI (Center for Active
Seniors), 5pm Thu Jun 15
Rules of the Road Class, Nancy Johnson, associated with
AARP and the Office of the… Moline Public Library, 1:30pm
Thu Jun 22
KIDS’ STUFF
Downtown Pop-up Story, on Thursdays; our Children
and Youth Services staff will be… Rock Island Public Library
- Downtown Library, 10am Thu May 25
Movers & Shakers Storytime!, for kids ages 0 to 5 and
their… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Thu May 25
Story Times at RVDL, a fun and educational Story Time
with… River Valley District Library, 10:45am thru Mon May
29
Killin It’: Teens Talk True Crime, come discuss multiple
true crime cases that may or may not… East Moline Public
Library, 4pm Fri May 26
Please Help Us Tik Tok Teen Cosplay, dress as your
favorite character, and join us for Teen… River Valley
District Library, 5:30pm Fri May 26
Storytime with QC CAN Therapy Dogs, we’ll learn
about the important job these dogs have, and… LeClaire
Community Library, 4pm Fri May 26
Teen Cosplay, dress up as your favorite character and
hang with music,… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Fri
May 26
Haunted House Crew Informational Meeting,
the East Moline Library’s annual Haunted House is their
biggest… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Sat May 27
Lego Club, create your Lego masterpieces; whether you
want to take on… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat
May 27
Teen Movie Night, celebrate the release of the new
film this Friday with… Rock Island Public Library - Watts-
Midtown Branch, 5:30pm Tue May 30
Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch, ages 0-5 and
their caregivers are invited to enjoy… Rock Island Public
Library - Watts-Midtown Branch, 10:30am Tue May 30
Weekly Teen Book Talk, check out this week’s book
talk from Emily,… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 3:45pm Tue May 30
After School Explorers, grades K-5 will create, learn, and
explore something new each… Moline Public Library, 3pm
Wed May 31
Homeschool Science Fair, check out the awesome
projects created by young scientists; free;… River Valley
District Library, 2pm Wed May 31
Southwest Library Toddler Tales, build early learning
skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 11am Wed May 31
Teen Gaming, pop in anytime between 3 and 5pm for…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3pm
Wed May 31
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Teen Role-Playing Club, host your own campaign, create
a character. ,… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed May 31
Reading Assistance Dogs, children have the
opportunity to read aloud to dogs from… Bettendorf
Public Library, 6pm Thu Jun 1
Story Times at RVDL, on Mondays and Thursdays; a fun
and educational Story Time with… River Valley District
Library, 10:45am Thu Jun 1 thru Mon Jun 26
2023 Summer Reading Program Kick-Off!, join us at
Huckleberry Park for performances by Quad City… LeClaire
Community Library, 5pm Fri Jun 2
Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch, ages 0-5
and their caregivers are invited to enjoy this… Rock Island
Public Library - Watts-Midtown Branch, 10:30am Fri Jun 2
Children’s Book Talk/Unboxing, on Fridays; join Miss
Ranell on Facebook for either a… Rock Island Public Library
- Downtown Library, 2pm Fri Jun 2 thru Fri Jun 30
Dungeons & Dragons, play the beloved fantasy tabletop
roleplaying game; free; for information,… River Valley
District Library, 4pm Fri Jun 2 thru Fri Jun 30
Stories @ Main, on Fridays; plan on grooving down
to Main for dancing,… Davenport Public Library - Main
Branch, 10am Fri Jun 2 thru Fri Jun 30
Yoga and Stories in the Park, on Fridays; bring your
yoga mat or a towel and… Vander Veer Botanical Park,
10am Fri Jun 2 thru Fri Jun 30
Mini Makers: Color, for ages 3-7; pick-up a fun craft you
can do… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
9am Sat Jun 3
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 3pm Sat Jun 3
Summer Reading Kick Off: Touch-a-Truck, see some
of your favorite vehicles from the Davenport Fire, Police,…
Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 10am
Sat Jun 3
Summer Reading Kickoff, we will have an Improv troupe
turning your ideas into… River Valley District Library, 10am
Sat Jun 3
Kids Grab-and-Go: Popsicle Stick Flag, pick up a bag
of supplies full of materials to… Bettendorf Public Library,
9am Mon Jun 5
Our Local Heroes!, meet our Moline Fire and Police
Departments; explore their vehicles,… Moline Public
Library, 10am Mon Jun 5
Summer Story Time Series: Firefighters, join River
Valley District Library and the Port Byron Fire… River Valley
District Library, 10:45am Mon Jun 5
Teen Activity Kit: Bedazzling Popsicle Wreath, pick
up a bag full of supplies to make a… Bettendorf Public
Library, 9am Mon Jun 5
Teen Heartstopper Party, hang out with Miss Amber as
we celebrate Alice Oseman’s… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Mon Jun 5
Bluey's Big Play @ Adler Theatre -- June 14 and 15
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Children’s Weekly Craft/Activity, thru June 10; visit
the Children’s Department at the Downtown… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 10am Mon Jun 5 thru
Sat Jun 10
Messy Mondays, for ages 6-11; we’ll have a messy craft in
our… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
1pm Mon Jun 5 thru Mon Jun 26
Tales for Tots, on Mondays; an enriching activity time for
children ages birth… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Mon
Jun 5 thru Mon Jun 26
Teen First Aid/CPR Training, join the library and
American Heart Association for a free… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 9:30am Tue Jun 6
WQPT Summer of Possibilities, WQPT will share a short
clip from a PBS Kids… Rock Island Public Library - Watts-
Midtown Branch, 10:30am Tue Jun 6
River Valley Robotics Club, free; for information, call
309-523-3440… River Valley District Library, 10am Tue Jun
6 thru Tue Jun 20
Coding Club, on Tuesdays; kids are invited to explore
coding with hands-on… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 2pm Tue Jun 6 thru Tue Jun 27
Math Series, on Tuesdays; a summer math series with
Ms. Elizabeth for… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 3:15pm Tue Jun 6 thru Tue Jun 27
Storytime, on Tuesdays; we’ll sing songs, dance, and read
fun stories;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 10am Tue Jun 6 thru Tue Jun 27
Weekly Teen Book Talk, on Tuesdays; check out this
week’s book talk from Emily,… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 3:45pm Tue Jun 6 thru Tue Jun 27
Preschool Storytime, Tuesdays thru Fridays; ages 3-5 are
invited to attend these… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am
Tue Jun 6 thru Fri Jun 30
Ballet Quad Cities Presents Dance Me a Story:
“Danny O’Dare”, Ballet Quad Cities will share heir Dance
Me A Story… LeClaire Community Library, 11am Wed Jun 7
Magic with The Amazer, all Ages come on down to River
Valley District Library… River Valley District Library, 6pm
Wed Jun 7
WQPT Summer of Possibilities, WQPT will share a
short clip from a PBS Kids… Rock Island Public Library -
Southwest Branch, 11am Wed Jun 7
Shonen Anime Club, join us as we celebrate Shonen
Anime and watch the… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jun 7 thru Wed Jun 21
Teen Role Playing: Heart Warming Tales, role play a
different way, because who needs to fight… Bettendorf
Public Library, 2pm Wed Jun 7 thru Wed Jun 21
Kids in the Kitchen, on Wednesdays; school-age kids
can learn how to mix, pour,… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 1pm Wed Jun 7 thru Wed Jun 28
Sunshine and Stories, on Wednesdays; we’ll sing songs,
dance, and read fun stories;… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Wed Jun 7 thru Wed Jun 28
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Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; pop in for gaming on the
Switch, playing… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Street Branch, 3pm Wed Jun 7 thru Wed Jun 28
Big/Little Book Club: Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac,
a book club for Littles (kids in 3rd through 5th grade)…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm
Thu Jun 8
Creativity Lab, grades K-5 will explore a different artistic
medium and project… Moline Public Library, 7pm Thu
Jun 8
Wiggle Time Story Hour: A-Camping We Will Go!, we
will sing songs, move our bodies, read stories, play… River
Valley District Library, 10:45am Thu Jun 8
Tales of Tots, on Thursdays; an enriching activity time for
children ages birth… Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm
Thu Jun 8 thru Thu Jun 29
Young Adult Role-Playing Club, on Thursdays; if you
need a place to play, just… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm
Thu Jun 8 thru Thu Jun 29
Figge Art Class for Kids, join River Valley District Library
and the Figge Art Museum… River Valley District Library,
1:30pm Fri Jun 9
Teen Library Lock-in, spend seven hours camping
out in the dim, locked, and… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 4pm Fri Jun 9
Teen Pride Party, celebrate Pride Month with us with
crafts, activities, and fun;… Moline Public Library, 11:30am
Fri Jun 9
Draw on Yourself, teens use stencils and special markers
to express yourself in… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Sat
Jun 10
Teen First Aid/CPR Training, join the library and
American Heart Association for a free… Davenport Public
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 9:30am Sat Jun 10
Child’s Play | Create : Explore : Experience, on
Saturdays; a 15-minute storytime complete with books
rhymes and songs… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat
Jun 10 thru Sat Jun 24
Lego Club, enjoy a morning of free building; free; for
information, call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library,
11:30am Sat Jun 10 thru Sat Jun 24
Family Interactive Movie, take your movie experience
to a new level by interacting… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 3pm Mon Jun 12
Kids Karaoke, participants can choose a song from our
list, and sing… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Mon Jun 12
Stories in the Park, on Mondays; join us every week in a
different park… Riverside Park - Moline, 10am Mon Jun 12
WQPT PBS Story Time, join River Valley District Library
and WQPT PBS for a… River Valley District Library, 9am Mon
Jun 12
Children’s Weekly Craft/Activity, thru June 17; visit
the Children’s Department at the Downtown… Rock Island
Public Library - Downtown Library, 10am Mon Jun 12 thru
Sat Jun 17
Kids Craft, for ages 5-12; a craft will be offered in the…
Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue
Jun 13
Martika: One Woman Circus Act, prepare to be amazed
at this one-woman circus variety show;… Moline Public
Library, 1pm Tue Jun 13
Mechanical Geometric Art: Spiral Upon Spirals, let’s
make art and explore the possibilities while exploring the…
Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Tue Jun 13
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, ages 11-19 are invited to
join; TAB Members volunteer, organize,… Davenport Public
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jun 13
Toddler Tales @ Watts-Midtown Branch, on Tuesdays;
ages 0-5 and their caregivers are invited to enjoy… Rock
Island Public Library - Watts-Midtown Branch, 10:30am Tue
Jun 13 thru Tue Jun 27
Voices in Art Series, on Tuesdays; free; for information,
call 309-732-7323… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 2pm Tue Jun 13 thru Tue Jun 27
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Kids' Stuff professional magician who loves to… LeClaire Community

Library, 5pm Wed Jun 21

The Jonathan May Show, comedy magician Jonathan

Cartoonist Tim Read, be entertained by Tim Read as he
showcases his drawing… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am
Wed Jun 14
Drawing with Tim Read: Find Your Voice Through
Drawing, Read will show us tips, tricks, and provide advice
on… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Wed Jun 14
May will entertain and amaze you with… Bettendorf Public
Library, 2pm Wed Jun 21
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Toddler Tales @ Southwest Branch, on Wednesdays;
young children and their caregivers are invited to… Rock Family Museum Presents: Sound Science, check out
Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 11am Wed Jun 21 the vibrations all around us and explore seeing,… River
thru Wed Jun 28 Valley District Library, 1:30pm Fri Jun 30

Petite Picassos @ Southwest Branch, ages five and Celebrate your Faves Day!, stop in for a day of music
under can use all of their senses… Rock Island Public fandom celebration; we will… Moline Public Library, noon
Library - Southwest Branch, 10:30am Wed Jun 14 Thu Jun 22

Teen Anime Club, watch Japanese animation, eat snacks, Teen DIY: Bookbinding + Zines, join Miss Amber and
and socialize with others interested… Davenport Public artist/professor Joseph Lappie for simple bookbinding…
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6pm Wed Jun 14 thru Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm
Wed Jun 28 Thu Jun 22

Teen Role Playing: Advance Your Game, push the
boundaries of role-playing; we will explore games that…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Jun 14 thru Wed Jun
28
Baby Storytime, on Thursdays; a special storytime for
babies birth to 12… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 10am Thu Jun 15
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are
specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library -
Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Thu Jun 15
Smash Journals, teens create a unique journal to contain
all the things they… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Thu
Jun 15
Tween D&D, on Thursdays; a six-week summer D&D
campaign led by a… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, 2pm Thu Jun 15
Wiggle Time Story Hour: Cats and Dogs, sing songs,
move our bodies, read stories, play games, and… River
Valley District Library, 10:45am Thu Jun 15
Wiggle Time Story Hour: Under the Sea, sing songs,
move our bodies, read stories, play games, and… River
Valley District Library, 10:45am Thu Jun 22
Art with the Figge, young art fans join us for a
presentation by Kelsey… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 5pm Fri Jun 23
Nature Scavenger Hunt at Dorrance Park, kids of all
ages can join River Valley District Library… River Valley
District Library, 1:30pm Fri Jun 23
Teen DIY: Lazy Egg Dish, join Miss Amber in making
air clay trinket trays in… Davenport Public Library - Main
Branch, 2pm Fri Jun 23
Lego Club, create your Lego masterpieces; whether you
want to take on… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat
Jun 24
6th Annual Teen Silent Reading Party, join us
in competing in random challenges, reading a lot,…
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm
Mon Jun 26

Does It Bubble?, join us for this fun STEAM program Find Your Artistic Voice with the Figge, at 11am
where we will… River Valley District Library, 1:30pm Fri & 1:30pm; join Figge educator Kelsey Vandercoy for…
Jun 16 Bettendorf Public Library, Mon Jun 26

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): My read-
ing of the astrological omens inspires
me to make a series of paradoxical pre-
dictions for you. Here are five scenarios
I foresee as being quite possible in the coming
weeks. (1) An epic journey to a sanctuary close to
home. (2) A boundary that doesn’t keep people
apart but brings them closer. (3) A rambunctious
intervention that calms you down and helps you
feel more at peace. (4) A complex process that
leads to simple clarity. (5) A visit to the past that
empowers you to redesign the future.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do you
want a seed to fulfill its destiny? You
must bury it in the ground. There, if it’s
able to draw on water and the proper
nutrients, it will break open and sprout. Its life as
a seed will be over. The plant it eventually grows
into will look nothing like its source. We take this
process for granted, but it’s always a miracle. Now
let’s invoke this story as a metaphor for what you
are hopefully on the verge of, Taurus. I invite you
to do all that’s helpful and necessary to ensure
your seed germinates!
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your mean-
dering trek through the Unpromised
Land wasn’t as demoralizing as you
feared. The skirmish with the metaphor-
ical dragon was a bit disruptive, but hey, you are
still breathing and walking around – and even
seem to have been energized by the weird thrill of
the adventure. The only other possible downside
was the new dent in your sweet dream. But I sus-
pect that in the long run, that imperfection will
inspire you to work even harder on behalf of your
sweet dream – and this will be a blessing. Here’s
another perk: The ordeal you endured effectively
cleaned out stale old karma, freeing up space for
a slew of fresh help and resources.
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Testing
time is ahead, but don’t get your nerves
in an uproar with fantasy-spawned
stress. For the most part, your chal-
lenges and trials will be interesting, not unset-
tling. There will be few if any trick questions.
There will be straightforward prods to stretch
your capacities and expand your understanding.
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Bonus! I bet you’ll get the brilliant impulse to
shed the ball and chain you’ve been absentmind-
edly carrying around with you.
LEO (July 23-August 22): Biologist
Edward O. Wilson said that the most
social animals are ants, termites, and
honeybees. He used the following crite-
ria to define that description: “altruism, instincts
devoted to social life, and the tightness of the
bonds that turn colonies into virtual super-
organisms.” I’m going to advocate that you regard
ants, termites, and honeybees as teachers and role
models for you. The coming weeks will be a great
time to boost your skill at socializing and net-
working. You will be wise to ruminate about how
you could improve your life by enhancing your
ability to cooperate with others. And remember
to boost your altruism!
VIRGO (August 23-September 22):
Jack Sarfatti is an authentic but maver-
ick physicist born under the sign of
Virgo. He suggests that if we make our-
selves receptive and alert, we may get help from
our future selves. They are trying to communicate
good ideas to us back through time. Alas, most of
us don’t believe such a thing is feasible, so we
aren’t attuned to the potential help. I will encour-
age you to transcend any natural skepticism you
might have about Sarfatti’s theory. As a fun
experiment, imagine that the Future You has an
important transmission for you – maybe several
transmissions. For best results, formulate three
specific questions to pose to the Future You.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22):
I have five points for your consideration.
(1) You are alive in your mysterious,
endlessly interesting life, and you are
imbued with the fantastically potent power of
awareness. How could you not feel thrilled? (2)
You’re on a planet that’s always surprising, and
you’re in an era when so many things are chang-
ing that you can’t help being fascinated. How
could you not feel thrilled? (3) You have some
intriguing project to look forward to, or some
challenging but engaging work you’re doing, or
some mind-bending riddle you’re trying to solve.
How could you not feel thrilled? (4) You’re
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playing the most enigmatic game in the universe,
also known as your destiny on Earth, and you
love ruminating on questions about what it all
means. How could you not feel thrilled? (5) You
never know what’s going to happen next. You’re
like a hero in an epic movie that is endlessly
entertaining. How could you not feel thrilled?
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21):
“Trust those that you have helped to help
you in their turn,” advises Scorpio
author Neil Gaiman. Let’s make that one
of your mantras for the coming weeks. In my
astrological understanding, you are due to cash
in on favors you have bestowed on others. The
generosity you have expressed should be stream-
ing back your way in abundance. Be bold about
welcoming the bounty. In fact, I hope you will
nudge and prompt people, if necessary, to reward
you for your past support and blessings.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-Decem-
ber 21): So many of us are starved to be
listened to with full attention. So many
of us yearn to be seen and heard and felt
by people who are skilled at receptive empathy.
How many of us? I’d say the figure is about 99.9
percent. That’s the bad news, Sagittarius. The
good news is that in the coming weeks, you will
have an exceptional ability to win the attention of
good listeners. To boost the potential healing
effects of this opportunity, here’s what I recom-
mend: Refine and deepen your own listening
skills. Express them with panache.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January
19): Because you’re a Capricorn, earthi-
ness is probably one of your strengths.
It’s your birthright to be practical and
sensible and well-grounded. Now and then, how-
ever, your earthiness devolves into muddiness.
You get too sober and earnest. You’re bogged
down in excess pragmatism. I suspect you may be
susceptible to such a state these days. What to do?
It may help if you add elements of air and fire to
your constitution, just to balance things out. Give
yourself a secret nickname with a fiery feel, like
Blaze, or a crispy briskness, like Breezy. What else
could you do to rouse fresh, glowing vigor, Breezy
Blaze – even a touch of wildness?
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By Rob Brezsny
AQUARIUS (January 20-February
18): I love to use metaphors in my writ-
ing, but I hate to mix unrelated meta-
phors. I thrive on referring to poetry, sometimes
even surrealistic poetry, but I try to avoid sound-
ing like a lunatic. However, at this juncture in
your hero’s journey, Aquarius, I frankly feel that
the most effective way to communicate with you
is to offer you mixed metaphors and surrealist
poetry that border on sounding lunatic. Why?
Because you seem primed to wander around on
the edges of reality. I’m guessing you’ll respond
best to a message that’s aligned with your unruly
mood. So here goes: Get ready to surf the spiritual
undertow all the way to the teeming wilderness
on the other side of the cracked mirror. Ignore the
provocative wasteland on your left and the
intriguing chaos on your right. Stay focused on
the stars in your eyes and devote yourself to wild
joy.
PISCES (February 19-March 20):
“The gift of patience opens when our
body, heart, and mind slow enough to
move in unison.” So says Piscean poet Mark
Nepo. I feel confident you are about to glide into
such a grand harmony, dear Pisces. Through a
blend of grace and your relaxed efforts to be true
to your deepest desires, your body, heart, and
mind will synchronize and synergize. Patience
will be just one of the gifts you will receive. Others
include: a clear vision of your most beautiful
future; a lucid understanding of what will be most
meaningful to you in the next three years; and a
profound sense of feeling at home in the world
wherever you go.
Homework: What is the most spiritually nourish-
ing pleasure you should seek out but don’t? Visit
FreeWillAstrology.com.
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MUSIC By Loren Thacher

Demystifying Beer and Pedals: and corporate guitar effects, and the
little men (and women) at Stompbox are
Stompbox Brewing Celebrates Its Third Anniversary on here to share their passions, not guard
them possessively.
June 17 with Local Music, Brews, and Effects Their yearly anniversary parties reflect
this same grassroots passion, featuring
predominantly local musicians generally
connected in some way with the local
“scene.” Zed are a consistent party draw
in the QC, with a high-energy psycho-
billy sound as Midwestern as anything
but with a gritty punk edge redolent of
crushed cans and cigarette butts strewn
around the remains of a burned-out-
factory turned party spot.
Every area needs one good punk band:
the Quad Cities has Road Soda. Drunk,
disorderly, and reckless, but also catchy
and even vulnerable, they bring a fine
punk blend to the table and pair well
with Zed as an ass-kicking opener.
When last we heard from Giallows, the
shadowy Davenport entity was still per-
forming as a three-piece “sonic femdom”
Rezinator cult, its effect-laden, riff goth-rock
and distorted Rickenbacker bass, and
Justin Kelley (mastermind of one-man
prog-metal spectacle Dead Ginger) on
steady, grooving drums. Like the best
stoner metal, they combine slow, rum-
bling metal riffs with head-nodding
groove, just as Black Sabbath (the
godhead of the genre) did in their prime.
Sticky as hash, black as Peavey tolex,
steady as a bake-ride in a Camaro on a
warm summer night down the backroads
with Schlitz in the cooler and Foghat
Live in the 8-track; they take a sound
that’s been done nearly to death and do it
really, really well.
Midway through the show is a spe-
cial appearance by a semi-secret band.
A proper announcement is due in the
week before the show; it’s a rare appear-
ance from a much-beloved QC band,
revamped and fresh off a hiatus.
Stompbox will be open from 11 AM
top midnight on June 17; music will
begin at 5 p.m. and end around 11:15
p.m. The day’s featured beer will be

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tompbox Brewing combines a pas-
sion for beer, heavy music, and the
effects pedals that contribute to the
distinctive distorted sounds of modern
metal. Beer and metal go together like,
well … beer and metal, and a small renais-
sance of heavy brewers has emerged in
hip and not-so-hip enclaves nationwide,
providing satisfaction to defenders of the
faith and casual citizens who may care
little for the power of the riff but enjoy the
small-batch brews they inspire.
In its three years of existence, Stomp-
box has combined niche obsessions with
effect-laden heavy rock and metal with
professional-quality, highly drink-
able beers, bringing a mixed crowd
into its airy, naturally lit space at 210
River Drive in Davenport. The venue is
celebrating its impending third anniver-
sary with an outdoor show on Saturday,
June 17, with music from Zed, Road
Soda, Giallows, Rezinator, and a to-be-
announced band.
The minds behind the “amplified
ales” at Stompbox are capable of more
than just liquid alchemy. Manager and
brewer Joe Ronnebeck has been building
and servicing guitar effects pedals for
years under the Clone Tweaker Pedals
moniker. The two worlds dovetail in
unexpected but logical ways. Brew-
ing and electronic effects have both
become demystified in the past decade
or two. The Internet has provided greater
dissemination of previously obscure
information, and affordable and reli-
able technology has gradually become
easily available for both brewing and
home electronics. Neither occupation
is something that any everyman with a
garage and an eBay account can tackle
with immediate success. But for those augmented and mastered by a shadowy, Rezin Blast, a “danky hazy IPA” brewed
with technical aptitude and time on masked and malevolent female leader in collaboration with Rezinator. Kitchen
their hands, these interests have shifted who not only controls their rhythms thru Brigade (the adjoining food wizards in
from hobbies to occasionally viable cot- a fiendish drum machine, but through the Stompbox building) will be open and
tage industries, and even businesses (in some diabolical electronic craft has the serving from noon to 9 p.m.
Stompbox’s case). Previous generations option to control the position of either of Some of Stompbox’s boutique pedals
the other two members in the sonic space will be available for purchase on site;
may have gone into the woodshop for
recreation; today we brew beer and try at a given time. They are as ominous they’re not just for tap-handle decora-
as ever, if not more so, and are nearing tion. More information can be found on
our hand at mimicking the mysterious
little gadgets that add that indefinable completion of a new recording; songs are the Stompbox Brewing Facebook page, at
expected to be debuted at the forthcom- StompboxBrewing.com, and by calling
sonic quality to our favorite electric
ing show. “Goth-gaze” lives. (563)424-1237. While the show will be
music.
Rezinator are headlining. The bare- outdoors, earplugs are recommended,
Flash forward to 2023: The colorful
bones sludge-doom power trio feature given the love of band members and
and esoteric metal boxes glowing at the
brewmaster and effects whiz Ronnebeck brewers alike for loud, distorted electric
feet of axe-slingers worldwide have been
on lead guitar; rounded out by Pit Lord guitar. This is a free show.
revealed to be fairly simple aggregations
grillmaster Dan Freitag on choked vocals
of small electronic parts housed in a
tough metal shell. The savvy realize that
just as a good beer is the right collection
of water, hops, etc., an instrument effects
pedal is a collection of properly wired
circuits and diodes, tuned to specifica-
tion. Stompbox’s name comes from the
colloquial term for instrument pedals,
as most are triggered by the feet so as
not to disrupt the music. Today’s devices
can be as fancy as the builder desires; as
a symbol of the increasing democratiza-
tion of pedal-building, many will opt for
a compact metal box, which coinciden-
tally function well as tap handles for beer
pulls, as at Stompbox.
It’s a fantastic picture of the two
crafts, brought to the level of the every-
man: locally brewed beer poured from
taps decorated by the metal housing for
pedals built and designed by Ronne-
beck himself. It could easily be snooty,
a symbol of hipsterdom, but in the
unassuming environs of Stompbox, it’s
anything but. Instead it’s a heartening
symbol of technology allowing the little
Giallows (photo by Ashley McLain)
man to break away from corporate beer
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THURSDAY
2020/09/04 (Fri)
(27)
Donovan Gustafson (6pm) – Jennie’s
Boxcar LLC, 545 12th Ave., East
Moline IL
Fair Warning – Bass Street Landing
Plaza, 17th St., Moline IL
Imperial Triumphant – Gost – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Jef Spradley (6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
Jim Ryan (6pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub,
4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Open Mic & Karaoke – The Rusty Fox
Wine & Alehouse, 1 E 3rd St., Sterling
IL
Open Mic Night – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (5:30pm) – Tuggers
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main
St., Port Byron IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway
– Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison
St., Davenport IA
Pat Foley (6pm) – Twin Span Brewing,
6776 Championship Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Proxima Parada – Judy Blank –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Woodzen (5pm) – Crawford Brew
Work s, 3659 Devils Glen Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
FRIDAY (28)
Annie Savage & Hear My Voice
(6:30pm) – Iowa City Ped Mall, 14 S.
Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Awed Man Out – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Dani Lynn Howe – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Daniel Stratman – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
David Killinger – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Fair Warning – Yardarm Riverfront Bar
& Grill, 1201 Shiras Ave Ext., Dubuque
IA
Frank Trujillo Jr. – The Grape Life Wine
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Funktastic 5 – The Tangled Wood,
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Gary Pearson & Robert Dahms –
Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St,
Moline IL
The Grand Band – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Gray Wolf Band – The Palace, 701 15th
Ave, East Moline IL
The Jason & John Experience (6pm)
– Firehouse Bar & Grill, 2006 Hickory
Grove Rd., Davenport IA
Josh Duffee Trio (noon) – Bettendorf
Public Librar y, 2950 Learning
Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
Kent Burnside – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – Steventon’s,
1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Lines Of Loyalty – Normundy – Vapid
Soul – Nagazi – Rascals Live, 1414
15th St., Moline IL
Naturally 7 – Fair f ield Ar ts &
Convention Center, 200 N. Main St.,
Fairfield IA
Ondara – Kiely Connell – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St., Davenport
IA
Reverend Raven & the Chain Smokin’
Altar Boys – Flatted Fifth Blues &
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BBQ, 300 Potter Dr., Bellevue IA
Sonora Santanera (5pm) – Mercado
Iowa City IA
The Jason & John Whole Dam
214 Locust St., Sterling IL
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– Lunar Moth – Moscow Puzzles –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
on Fifth, 1122 4th Ave., Moline IL Experience – Sarena & Steve Runners Park, 742 15th Ave., East Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second City IA
Travis Reid – Parkside Grill & Lounge, (3:30pm) – The Gypsy Highway Bar Moline IL Ave., Rock Island IL Grady Spencer & the Work – Raccoon
2307 5th Ave, Moline IL & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport Soul Storm – The Tangled Wood, 3636 Pat Foley (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Motel, 315 E. Second St., Davenport
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– Sarah Cram Driscoll (8:45pm) Kerry & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) – Victor Dean (2pm) – Dirty Water Music, St., Davenport IA Jacob Hemenway (6pm) – Dirty Water
– Natural Habits (9:30pm) – The Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Trollies (10:15pm) – Flash in a Shore Dr., Moline IL
(29) THURSDAY (1) Jason Carl Band – Bass Street Landing
Pan (11:30pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E.
Washington St., Iowa City IA
The Laurence Hobgood Trio (5pm) –
Sound Conservatory Music Academy
MONDAY Alan Morrison & Brianna Bosco
Plaza, 17th St., Moline IL
John Resch and Doggin Out (6pm)
The Unidynes – The V’ue, 137 5th Ave. & Shoppe, 1600 2nd. Ave., Rock Frontal Assault – Ill Omen – Ekos – (6pm) – Twin Span Brewing, 6776 – Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
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Lynn Allen Sunday Funday – Parkside City IA Chris Stapleton – Marcus King – The Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub,
SATURDAY (27) Grill & Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline War & Treaty – Vibrant Arena at the 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
10 of Soul – Night School – The
IL
Monica Austin – Riverside Casino
TUESDAY (30) MARK, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL Open Jam Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Class of ’82 – The Ridge Social
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Sweetmelk – Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Drinkery, 4750 Utica Ridge Rd #100, Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Rd., Bettendorf IA Riverside IA Second St., Davenport IA Davenport IA Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
1st Impression – The Gypsy Highway Pink Floyd Tribute (5:30pm) – Brink’s, Good Morning Midnight – Shoobie St., Davenport IA
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA Continued On Page 26
Code 415 – Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar &
Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
Crooked Cactus – 11th Street Precinct, Continued On Page 30
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
The Curls – Tobacco Cit y –
Tambourine – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Ave., Rock Island IL
Dan Haughey – – Americana
Melodies: 1860’s – Dead Poet’s
Espresso, 1525 3rd Ave, Moline IL
Donovan Gustofson – Geneseo
Brewing Company, 102 S. State St.,
Geneseo IL
Got Your Six – Downtown Savanna, ,
Savanna IL
Jen Craft (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Johnny Rogers – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Kaydenn in Concert – Monmouth
Co l l e g e , 70 0 E B r o a d w ay,
Monmouth IL
Ky & Brad – Green Tree Brewery, 309 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Nothing More – The Rust Belt, 533
12th Ave., East Moline IL
Pocket Change – Racers Edge, 936
15th Ave, East Moline IL
Rob & Gary of the Night People –
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Southern Rail – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Surf’s Up Saturday (11:30am) –
Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison
St., Davenport IA
Symphony Saturday: Let It Go
(10:30am) – Discovery Depot
Chil dre n’s Mus e um , 128 S .
Chambers, Galesburg IL
Telescope Club – Raccoon Motel, 315
E. Second St., Davenport IA
TrevorFest: The Deputies (9:30pm)
– Green Buddha (11pm) – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
Uniphonics (6:30pm) – Iowa City Ped
Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Waldemar – Fox Den Motel, 920 Main
St., Dubuque IA
What’s Our Age Again? – Pour Bros.
Craft Taproom Moline, 1209 4th Ave.
Suite 2, Moline IL
Whiskey Business – The Lovedogs
(3pm) – Cedar St.Inn, 810 Cedar St.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY (28)
7000apart – The Empty Pockets
(6pm) – Wiley Park, SE 6th St., Galva
IL
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s Lagoon,
13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL www.RiverBandits.com
Desert Liminal – Nonnie Parry –
Elliott Bay Towers – Blue Movies 563-324-3000
– Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
2nd St., Davenport IA
Helen Feest – Anthony Utehs (5pm) – QCRiverBandits
Flatted Fifth Blues & BBQ, 300 Potter
Dr., Bellevue IA
The Home Team – Action/Adventure
– Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St.,
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LIVE MUSIC
Reggae Night – Zeke’s Island Cafe,
1509 N Harrison St., Davenport IA
FRIDAY (2)
Brian Skow (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
DWB – Dirty Water Music, 102 N. Cody
Rd., LeClaire IA
Ed James – Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050
27th St, Moline IL
Fair Warning – Parkside Grill & Lounge,
2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Grupo Innstinto (5pm) – Mercado on
Fifth, 1122 4th Ave., Moline IL
Iowa Arts Festival: Funktastic 5
(6pm) – Diplomats of Solid Sound
(10pm) – Downtown Iowa City, ,
Iowa City IA
J Edwards – The V’ue, 137 5th Ave. S.,
Clinton IA
John Gay – Green Tree Brewery, 309 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Karli Bunn Trio – The Grape Life Wine
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Laurie Morvan – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Live at 5: Block Party Kickoff w/ QC
Rock Academy, Jason Carl & the
Whole Damn Band, and CJ Parker
(5pm) – Common Chord Courtyard,
129 Main St., Davenport IA
Liverpool Legends: Beatles
Experience – Englert Theatre, 221
East Washington St., Iowa City IA
Molly Lovette – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Semi Charmed – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Trivium – Beartooth (6:30pm) – The
Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East Moline
IL
btdt (formerly Been There Done
That) – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
SATURDAY (3)
Awake At Last – Discrepancies –
Reddstar – Beast Eagle – NonGrata
(6pm) – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Chamber Music Quad Cities: Passing
the Torch – Trinity Episcopal
Cathedral, 121 W. 12th St., Davenport
IA
Code 415 – Whiskey Stop, 1726 15th
Ave., East Moline IL
Colt Ford – Josh Mirenda – The Rust
Belt, 533 12th Ave., East Moline IL
Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute
(1pm) – Village Park, Downtown,
Sherrard IL
David Huckfelt & the Unarmed
Forces – Elizabeth Moen – Chris
Porterfield – Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
The Donovan Band – 11th Street
Precinct, 1107 Mound St., Davenport
IA
Eli Traum (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Far Out 283 – Pour Bros.Craft Taproom
Moline, 1209 4th Ave. Suite 2, Moline
IL
Gray Wolf Band – Edje Nightclub at
Bally’s Casino, 777 Bally Blvd., Rock
Island IL
Iowa Arts Festival: Iowa City
Communit y Band (11am) –
Bernemann Brothers (12:30pm)
– Casual Disasters (2pm) – Heads
in Motion (4pm) – Natty Nation
(6pm) – Alejandro Escovedo (8pm)
– Downtown Iowa City, , Iowa City IA
Jack Watson Quartet – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Life is Beautiful Concert: Rezinator –
Ted Ed Fred – Centaur Noir – Aubs.
– Plunkett – Mo Carter (3:30pm)
– Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Molly Lovette – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Night Ranger – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Nuclear Plowboys – Len Brown’s
North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr.,
Moline IL
Rob & Rita (6:30pm) – Bootleg
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Soul Storm – The Gypsy Highway Bar
& Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Surf’s Up Saturday (11:30am) – Zeke’s
Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Davenport IA
Toxic Blonde – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Your Mom – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
SUNDAY (4)
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s Lagoon,
13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
Donovan Gustofson (2pm) – Olathea
Creek Vineyard and Winery, 23456
Great River Rd., LeClaire IA
Gizzae – Parranderos Latin Combo
(6pm) – Wiley Park, SE 6th St., Galva
IL
Iowa Ar ts Festival: Charlot te
Blu (11am) – Brazilian Nights
(12:30pm) – Swampland Jewels
(2:30pm) – Downtown Iowa City, ,
Iowa City IA
Isla (6:30pm) – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
Jim Ryan (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Kerry & Rich Acoustic Duo (2pm) –
Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N.
Shore Dr., Moline IL
Michael Constantino (5:30pm) –
Brink’s, 214 Locust St., Sterling IL
Music Explorers Summer Break
(4pm) – The Redstone Room, 129
Main St, Davenport IA
The Textures (5pm) – Runners Park,
742 15th Ave., East Moline IL
MONDAY (5)
The Tailfins (6:30pm) – Moline
Township Activity Center, 620 18th
St., Moline IL
TUESDAY (6)
Jess Williamson (6pm) – Raccoon
Motel, 315 E. Second St., Davenport
IA
On the Tree (6pm) – Lincoln Park -
DeWitt, , DeWitt IA
River CIty 6 – Lincoln Park, 1120 40th
St., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY (7)
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (8)
10 of Soul (6:30pm) – Bettendorf
Public Librar y, 2950 Learning
Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
Barefoot & Sunshine (6:30pm) – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Corporate Rock – The Ridge Social
Drinkery, 4750 Utica Ridge Rd #100,
Davenport IA
Juan Waters – Mountain Swallower
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Kyle Cord & Brad Love (6pm) – Twin
Span Brewing, 6776 Championship
Dr., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub,
4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam Night (6pm) – Denny O’s,
307 10th Ave, Fulton IL
FREE ASSANGE.
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway
– Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison
St., Davenport IA
Scott Stowe (6pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
The Stephen Hull Experience – Bass
Street Landing Plaza, 17th St., Moline
IL
The World Famous Glenn Miller
Orchestra – Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts, 1301 5th St.,
Coralville IA
FRIDAY (9)
BYO Brass (6:30pm) – Iowa City Ped
Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Downtime – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Gray Wolf Band (6pm) – Ardon Creek
Winery, 2391 Independence Ave.,
outside Muscatine, Letts IA
Hap Hazard – The Gypsy Highway Bar
& Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Jim & Leigh Acoustic – Dirty Water
Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Jim Cook – Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050
27th St, Moline IL
John Cole Born – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Jordan Danielsen (6pm) – Dirty Water
Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Kayla Brown (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Live at 5: Funktastic 5 (5pm) –
Common Chord Courtyard, 129 Main
St., Davenport IA
Los Dragones de la Cumbia (5pm)
– Mercado on Fifth, 1122 4th Ave.,
Moline IL
Mark Hestness (6:30pm) – The J Bar,
4215 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Radio Flyer Pilots – The Tangled
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Radkey – The Scratch–offs – Lunar
Moth – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
Steve Grismore Jazz Trio – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Summoning the Lich – Phantom
Threat – The Dark Brotherhood –
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa
City IA
SATURDAY (10)
BanD Acoustic – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Bellson Music Fest: Walfredo Reyes
Jr.Trio – BAJA Band – Josh Duffee
& His Orchestra – Mike Conrad Trio
– Starlight Theater Blues Band
(noon) – RB&W Park, 201 E. 2nd St.,
Rock Falls IL
Brandon & Natalie’s Concert of
Love: Bind the Sacrifice – Portals
– Empty Graves (5:30pm) – Skylark
Concert Studio, 4401 7th Ave., Rock
Island IL
CJ Parker & XII – Pour Bros.Craft
Taproom Moline, 1209 4th Ave. Suite
2, Moline IL
Derek Monypeny – Ak’ Chamel –
Floating Cave – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Gray Wolf Band – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Heads In Motion – The Tangled Wood,
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
The Incredible 45’s – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Jim Buennig Jazz – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Jim Cook (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Moonshine Run – Len Brown’s North
Through June 30, 2023
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Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Sharana Calister – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Smooth Groove – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Surf’s Up Saturday (11:30am) – Zeke’s
Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Davenport IA
Them Coulee Boys – Humbird – Long
Mama – Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013
288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
SUNDAY (14)
Alexandra Axup (2pm) – Dirty Water
Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Avatar – Veil of Maya – Orbit Culture
– The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East
Moline IL
Ernie Peniston: “My Story” (3:30pm)
– The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Nathan Cowan (2pm) – Carl Sandburg
State Historic Site, 313 E 3rd St,
Galesburg IL
SUNDAY (11)
10 of Soul (5pm) – Runners Park, 742
15th Ave., East Moline IL
Brenner Bushman (5:30pm) – Brink’s,
214 Locust St., Sterling IL
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s Lagoon,
13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
Code 415 (4pm) – Parkside Grill &
Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
Doug Brundies (4pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
Dylan Doyle – Bywater Call (6pm) –
Wiley Park, SE 6th St., Galva IL
Lee Blackmon (2pm) – Dirty Water
Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Levi Craft (3pm) – Len Brown’s North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Oryx – Everlasting Light – Toxic
Messiah – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
Pat Jones (3pm) – Wide River Winery
- Clinton, 1776 East Deer Creek Rd.,
Clinton IA
Rig Time – Mutilatred –
Exsanguinated – Ill Omen – Gabe’s,
330 E. Washington St., Iowa City IA
MONDAY
City IA
(12)
Jodie Holland – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Second St., Davenport IA
(13)
TUESDAY
Gray Wolf Band – Lincoln Park, 1120
40th St., Rock Island IL
The High Divers – Blue Cactus –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Jordan Danielsen (6pm) – Lincoln
Park - DeWitt, , DeWitt IA
WEDNESDAY (14)
3 Door Coupe (6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
James McMurtry – Betty Soo –
Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon -
Iowa City, 4919 B Walleye Dr.SE, Iowa
City IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (15)
200 Stab Wounds – Pitlord –
Xenospawn – Empty Graves
– Toxic Messiah – The Hunting
Grounds – Death Cult (5:30pm)
– Skylark Concert Studio, 4401 7th
Ave., Rock Island IL
Cody Johnson – Randy Houser –
Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 1201
River Dr, Moline IL
Crooked Cactus – The Ridge Social
Drinkery, 4750 Utica Ridge Rd #100,
Know More. Do More.
Get Your Local Licks On
Davenport IA
Douglas & Tucker (6:30pm) –
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
Feature Artist Nite – Zeke’s Island
Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport
IA
Kickin Back (6pm) – Twin Span
Brewing, 6776 Championship Dr.,
Bettendorf IA
Mo Carter (6pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Music on the Marquee – Circa ’21
Dinner Playhouse, 1828 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub,
4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam 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 & B. Love (6pm)
– Green Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody
Rd., LeClaire IA
Randy Leasman (6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
Tony Hoeppnes & Friends – Bass
Street Landing Plaza, 17th St., Moline
IL
FRIDAY (16)
3 Day Rain – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport
IA
Barefoot and Sunshine – Dirty Water
Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
CJ Parker (6pm) – Steventon’s, 1399
Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Class of ’82: ’80s New Wave
Tribute – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Conjunto La Razon (5pm) – Mercado
on Fifth, 1122 4th Ave., Moline IL
Crooked Cactus (5pm) – Mercado on
Fifth, 1122 4th Ave., Moline IL
Donovan Gustofson – Hollar’s Bar and
Grill, 4050 27th St, Moline IL
Dylan Scott – Dylan Marlowe – Dirt
Road Rockers – The Rust Belt, 533
12th Ave., East Moline IL
Gray Wolf Band – Winning Wheels, 701
E. 3rd St,., Prophetstown IL
Juneteenth Celebration (6:30pm) –
Iowa City Ped Mall, 14 S. Clinton St,
Iowa City IA
Live at 5: Blues Rock–it (5pm) –
Common Chord Courtyard, 129 Main
St., Davenport IA
Mark Hestness (6pm) – Front Street
Brewery Tap Room, Freight House,
421 W. River Dr., Davenport IA
Party Foul – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Random Tanner (8:30pm) – Boy
Band Review (10pm) – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Rob and Gary of the Night People –
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
St., Davenport IA
SATURDAY (17)
Alex Fischbach (4:30pm) – Pour Bros.
Craft Taproom Moline, 1209 4th Ave.
Suite 2, Moline IL
Amateur Selectors w/ Pop Girl
Summer, DJ Mayhem, & DJ Josie
– Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Island IL
Black Hawk Pipes & Drums of the
Quad Cities (3pm) – Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Br an ch, 6 0 0 0 E as te r n Ave. ,
Davenport IA
Chuck Murphy – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Coolidge – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
The Gambler Returns: The Ultimate
Kenny Rogers Tribute Show (2pm)
– Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 E
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Platt St., Maquoketa IA
Jim Ryan – Jim’s Knoxville Tap, 8716
Knoxville Rd., Milan IL
Joel Hoekstra & Brandon Gibbs – The
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Matchbox 20 – Vibrant Arena at the
MARK, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Monica Austin – Len Brown’s North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Party Foul – Rhythm City Casino Resort
Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Davenport IA
Pat Foley (10am) – Freight House
Farmer’s Market, 421 W River Dr,
Davenport IA
Rabbit Hole – 11th Street Precinct, 1107
Mound St., Davenport IA
Surf’s Up Saturday (11:30am) – Zeke’s
Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Davenport IA
Tony Hoeppner & Friends – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Toxic Blonde (8pm) – Boy Band
Review (10pm) – Riverside Casino
and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Victor Dean (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Wonkzilla’s Zombie Experience –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
SUNDAY (18)
Brent Cobb – George Shingleton –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s Lagoon,
13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
Charlie & the Wolf: Dave Ragland Jr.&
Mary McCallum (1pm) – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
Edgar Crockett w/ Cory Kendrick
(2pm) – Dirty Water Music, 102 N.
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Funktastic 5 (5pm) – Runners Park, 742
15th Ave., East Moline IL
Iowa City Community Band (6:30pm)
– Lower City Park, , Iowa City IA
Jim Ryan (2pm) – Len Brown’s North
Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr., Moline IL
Laney Jones – Caleb Caudle (6pm) –
Wiley Park, SE 6th St., Galva IL
Radio Silence (5:30pm) – Brink’s, 214
Locust St., Sterling IL
Rhythm on the River: Jerry Johnson
Choir – CJ Parker – 10 Of Soul
(5pm) – Schwiebert Riverfront Park,
101 17th St., Rock Island IL
MONDAY (19)
Wilderado – Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013
288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
TUESDAY (20)
John R. Miller – Todd Day Wait –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Ron Lubbers (6pm) – Lincoln Park -
DeWitt, , DeWitt IA
Troy Rangel & Friends – Lincoln Park,
1120 40th St., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY (21)
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Todd Striley & the Noize – Riverside
Casino and Golf Resort, 3184
Highway 22, Riverside IA
(22)
THURSDAY
Charlie Parr – Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
Don Gustofson (6pm) – Dirty Water
Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Fareed Haque – Goran Ivanovic –
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA
Joshua Ray Walker – Raccoon Motel,
315 E. Second St., Davenport IA
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LIVE MUSIC
North of 40 – Bass Street Landing
Plaza, 17th St., Moline IL
Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub,
4405 State St., Bettendorf IA
Open Jam 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 Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway
– Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison
St., Davenport IA
Rabbit Hole – The Ridge Social
Drinkery, 4750 Utica Ridge Rd #100,
Davenport IA
Rob & Rita (6pm) – Twin Span Brewing,
6776 Championship Dr., Bettendorf
IA
Troy Rangel & Friends (6:30pm) –
Bettendorf Public Library, 2950
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
True Day (6:30pm) – The Gypsy
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
St., Davenport IA
FRIDAY (23)
Birdchild – The Tangled Wood, 3636
Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Caleb Talbott – Dirty Water Music, 102
N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Crooked Cactus (5pm) – Mercado on
Fifth, 1122 4th Ave., Moline IL
For Those About to Yacht (8:30pm) –
The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606
W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Goran Ivanovic – Fareed Haque
– Engler t Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
J.C. Monroe – Dave “Bingo” Layton –
The V’ue, 137 5th Ave. S., Clinton IA
Jim Ryan – Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050
27th St, Moline IL
Kid Logic (6:30pm) – Iowa City Ped
Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa City IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – Steventon’s,
1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA
Live at 5: The Blackstones (5pm) –
Common Chord Courtyard, 129 Main
St., Davenport IA
R.A.P. Ferreira – FKA MIlo – King
Supr3m3 – Aubs. – Village Theatre,
2113 E 11th St, Davenport IA
Richie Lee Band featuring Adriane
Hall – Riverside Casino and Golf
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside
IA
Robin Banks Band – Rhythm City
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Ron Tegeler Organ Trio – The Grape
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
SATURDAY (24)
Amateur Selectors w/ DJ Desmond
Drekka – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Casi Joy (8pm) – The Hotrods
(10:30pm) – Riverside Casino and
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Riverside IA
Dan Hubbard Duo – Pour Bros.Craft
Taproom Moline, 1209 4th Ave. Suite
2, Moline IL
Deer Tick – Country Westerns –
Codfish Hollow Barn, 5013 288th
Ave., Maquoketa IA
Donovan Gustofson – Geneseo
Brewing Company, 102 S. State St.,
Geneseo IL
Got Your Six – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Bar N Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
Gypsy Highway Outdoor Summer
Blues Festival: The Matt Fuller
Band (noon) – The Jason Wells
Band (4:30pm) – The Avey Grouws
Band (8pm) – The Gypsy Highway
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Davenport IA
Jim & Leigh Acoustic Duo – Bootleg
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA
Jim Ryan – Geneseo Brewing
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Company, 102 S. State St., Geneseo IL Nik West – Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Bettendorf IA N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA City IA
John Resch and Doggin Out (6:30pm) Kellogg St., Galesburg IL Jonas Magram Jazz – Fairfield Arts & BYOBrass – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Jim Ryan – The Pub - Milan, 426 1st Ave.
– Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Bar & Grill, Convention Center, 200 N. Main St., Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport West, Milan IL
1228 30th St., Rock Island IL
Larry Fleet – Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third
WEDNESDAY (28) Fairfield IA
Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub,
IA
Brett Young – Rhythm City Casino
Kenny Feidler & the Cowboy Killers
– Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
St., Davenport IA Eli Wallace – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., 4405 State St., Bettendorf IA Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Davenport IA
Marc Janssen & the Locals (6:30pm) Rock Island IL Open Jam Night (6pm) – Denny O’s, Ave., Davenport IA Live @ 5: John Resch and Doggin Out
– Iowa City Ped Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second 307 10th Ave, Fulton IL CJ Ryder & the Past Masters – (5pm) – Common Chord, 129 N. Main
Iowa City IA Ave., Rock Island IL Open Mic & Karaoke – The Rusty Fox Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, St., Davenport IA
Midsommar: A Free Solstice Dance Wine & Alehouse, 1 E 3rd St., Sterling 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA Live at 5: John Resch & Doggin’ Out
Party w/ Smokahauntas – DJ THURSDAY (29) IL Dave Killinger (6pm) – Steventon’s, (5pm) – Common Chord Courtyard,
Buddha – OTTO – Dr.Lee Psifi – Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton – 1399 Eagle Ridge Rd, LeClaire IA 129 Main St., Davenport IA
The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Chuck Murphy (6pm) – Dirty Water Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd Fair Warning – Riverside Grille, 1733 Los Orejones (5pm) – Mercado on
Davenport IA Music, 102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA St., Davenport IA State St., Bettendorf IA Fifth, 1122 4th Ave., Moline IL
Mizzipi Mud (4pm) – Burnzees Bar & Class of ’82 – Bass Street Landing Plaza, The Tailfins (6:30pm) – Bettendorf Freddy Allen 2&4 Swing – The Grape Monica Austin – Rhythm City Casino
Grill, 413 E Knoxville St., Brimfield IA 17th St., Moline IL Public Librar y, 2950 Learning Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Orangadang – The Tangled Wood, Funktastic 5 – The Ridge Social Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Ave., Davenport IA
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA Drinkery, 4750 Utica Ridge Rd #100, Gray Wolf Band – The Pub - Milan, 426 The Jason & John Experience –
FRIDAY (30)
Port Byron Baby BluesFest: Tony Davenport IA 1st Ave. West, Milan IL Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St,
Hoeppner & Friends (noon) – Got Your Six (6pm) – The Gypsy Iowa City Jazz Festival Main Stage: Moline IL
Travis Reid Band (2:30pm) – The Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust 28 Days – The Tangled Wood, 3636 Jon Ailabuoni (6pm) – Benny
Smokers (5pm) – Anthony Gomes St., Davenport IA Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA Benack III Quartet (8pm) – Iowa
(8pm) – Downtown Port Byron, , Port Jacob Hemenway (6pm) – Twin Span 3 on the Tree – Dirty Water Music, 102 City Ped Mall, 14 S. Clinton St, Iowa
Byron IL Brewing, 6776 Championship Dr.,
The Resistors – Rhythm City Casino
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Rob Dahms (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Slow Rollin’ Duo – 11th Street Precinct,
1107 Mound St., Davenport IA
Surf’s Up Saturday (11:30am) – Zeke’s
Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Davenport IA
Troy Rangel & Friends – The Grape Life
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Whiskey Business (6pm) – BeerTini’s,
3803 Rockingham Rd., Davenport IA
SUNDAY (25)
Alisabeth Von Presley – Mucca Pazza
(6pm) – Wiley Park, SE 6th St., Galva
IL
Austin Hopkins (5:30pm) – Brink’s,
214 Locust St., Sterling IL
Buddy Olson (3pm) – Ducky’s Lagoon,
13515 78th Ave W., Taylor Ridge IL
Kyle Cord (2pm) – Dirty Water Music,
102 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Lewis Knudsen (3pm) – Wide River
Winery - Clinton, 1776 East Deer
Creek Rd., Clinton IA
MC Davo – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Mike & the Moonpies – Brit Taylor
– Willie Tea Taylor – The Turkey
Buzzards – Codfish Hollow Barn,
5013 288th Ave., Maquoketa IA
The Moonlighters QC (2pm) – Olathea
Creek Vineyard and Winery, 23456
Great River Rd., LeClaire IA
Phyllis & One Shark – Len Brown’s
North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr.,
Moline IL
Pulgita Grupo Realidad (5pm) –
Runners Park, 742 15th Ave., East
Moline IL
MONDAY (26)
Facs – Blist Her – Sinner Friends –
Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St.,
Davenport IA
Justice Yeldham – Rozz-Tox, 2108
Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Justice Yeldham – Nick Y–5 – Rozz-
Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
The Moonlighters QC (6:30pm) –
Moline Township Activity Center,
620 18th St., Moline IL
TUESDAY (27)
Crooked Cactus (6pm) – Lincoln Park -
DeWitt, , DeWitt IA
The Hot Rods – Lincoln Park, 1120 40th
St., Rock Island IL
Houston & the Dirty Rats – More
Cheese – Dolliver – The Slow
Retreat – Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington
St., Iowa City IA
Mat Kearney – Marc Scibilia – Englert
Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA
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