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GUEST COMMENTARY By Kevin Gosztola
The World Comes to D.C. to the tribunal, has focused on uniting various
progressive movements, leaders, and media
the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, and Mexico.
Demand Biden Drop the Case

outlets from around the world. The Belmarsh Tribunal will convene again
in March in Sydney, Australia.
Against Julian Assange

Last year, Anthony Albanese, the newly-
"From Ankara to Manila to elected Prime Minister of Australia, urged
Budapest to right here in the the Biden administration to bring the pursuit
A
United States, state actors of Assange to a “close.”
group of legal experts, press freedom The charges announced while Donald
are cracking down on jour- Despite the international pressure, the
activists, journalists, and public fig- Trump was president marked the first time
nalists, their sources, their Biden administration has given no indication
ures filled a ballroom at the National the United States government had pursued an
publishers in a globally coor- that it intends to drop the charges. All but a
Press Club in Washington, D.C., to organize Espionage Act case against a publisher. Presi-
dinated campaign to disrupt few elected officials in the U.S. have remained
international opposition to the United States dent Joe Biden’s administration has largely
the public’s access to infor- silent about the case, with relatively little
government’s extradition of WikiLeaks ignored calls to drop the charges.
founder Julian Assange.
mation. A landmark case in interest from members of Congress.
As noted, there is no shortage of individu-
For the Belmarsh Tribunal, United King-
this campaign is that of Julian From the National Press Club, just a few
als and organizations warning that putting
dom parliamentarian Jeremy Corbyn flew
Assange." - Amy Goodman, blocks away from the White House, Corbyn
Assange on trial will have a chilling effect on
more than 3,670 miles to speak in person on
host of Democracy Now! and directly called on elected officials in the
the First Amendment. The threat has been
January 20, 2023. Other speakers flew in from
Belmarsh Tribunal co-chair United States to pay attention and break their
recognized by the editorial board of the New
silence.
Italy and Croatia. York Times, the United Nations Working
“Some politicians in a number of countries
In fact, very few of the delegates on the tri- Group on Arbitrary Detention, the United
The group has assembled prominent have spoken up, but I appeal to elected politi-
bunal organized by Progressive International Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, and
international voices, including Corbyn and cians in the United States, speak up to defend
were from the D.C. area. Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ells-
Maurizi, through Belmarsh Tribunal events: democracy,” Corbyn said. “Speak up against
This was the fourth iteration of the Bel- berg, who was a delegate on the tribunal.
President of Ecuador Rafael Correa, Greek the powers of the Espionage Act. And speak
marsh Tribunal. Previous editions were held The case has international implications.
economist and politician Yanis Varoufakis, up for Julian Assange, because our human
online in London and New York. The gather- Assange is an Australian citizen, but the
former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moham- rights are under threat all over the world.”
ings of journalists, legal scholars, whistle- United States has deemed it appropriate to try
edou Ould Slahi, Afghan feminist Selay “Our actions around the world, in support
blowers, and public figures represent growing him under U.S. laws.
Ghaffar, Indian Marxist historian Vijay Pra- of Julian, in support of the right to know can,
international opposition to the United States’ At best, this gives any undemocratic
shad, and Croatian philosopher and regular and I believe will change the course of what’s
attempt to extradite Australian publisher regime an easy opportunity to detract from
co-chair of the Belmarsh Tribunal Srecko going on.”
Julian Assange to the U.S. under Espionage their own attacks on the press by pointing
Horvat.
Act charges. the finger at the United States. At worst, it
Horvat said during his opening remarks, This article was funded by paid subscribers
Echoing leading civil liberties organiza- emboldens the U.S. to go after any reporter
“United States, it’s really sad that someone of The Dissenter Newsletter.
tions and international newspapers, tribunal from any country of origin who publishes
like me has to come from Croatia to talk Dissenter.org editor Kevin Gosztola, author
delegates made the case for why the prosecu- true and unflattering information about U.S.
about the First Amendment.” of the forthcoming book Guilty of Journalism:
tion against Assange poses an unprecedented foreign policy. Plus, this case creates a play-
In his testimony, WikiLeaks editor- The Political Case Against Assange, was one
threat to global press freedom. book for other governments to copy in order
in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke about of the delegates who spoke on the January Bel-
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! to silence adversarial journalism.
meeting with various leaders of governments marsh Tribunal. Watch Gosztola's six minute
and tribunal co-chair, emphasized, “From Italian investigative journalist Stefania
in Latin America over the past months, who address at the National Press Club at
Ankara to Manila to Budapest to right here Maurizi testified at the Belmarsh Tribunal
denounced the case. These leaders included RCReader.com/y/assange.
in the United States, state actors are cracking about her attempts to uncover the lengths
down on journalists, their sources, their pub- the U.S. and other governments have gone to
lishers in a globally coordinated campaign to silence WikiLeaks and its sources. She closed
disrupt the public’s access to information.” her remarks with an appeal to the American
“A landmark case in this campaign is that public and media.
of Julian Assange,” Goodman added “I am aware that you are dealing with so
. much right now, but this case marks a point
of no return for the United States and our
The International democratic societies,” Maurizi contended. “In
Implications of the an authoritarian society, you cannot reveal
war crimes, torture, and state criminality at
Assange Case the highest level, as Julian Assange did, and
remain free and safe. They’ll kill you. In a
Nearly 13 years ago, Julian Assange democracy, it must be possible.”
appeared at the National Press Club to show
the world the “Collateral Murder” video.
At a time when the U.S. public still held some An Appeal to Elected
faith in the so-called “War on Terror” as a
worthwhile endeavor, the leaked U.S. mili- Politicians
tary footage revealed to the world the chaotic,
often brutal nature of these U.S. interven- Given the severity of the case, the Biden
tions. It showed U.S. troops killing Iraqi civil- administration is facing growing condemn-
ians, as well as two Reuters journalists. tation from organizations in the U.S. and
For exposing war crimes such as those in around the world. The Belmarsh Tribunal
the “Collateral Murder” video, Assange faces and the organizations behind it have played
extradition to the U.S. where he would be an important role in amplifying the world’s
tried under 17 counts of violating the Espio- calls for the United States to drop the charges
nage Act. If convicted, he could be sentenced against Assange.
to 175 years in prison. Progressive International, which organized
ILLINOIS POLITICS By Rich Miller WORDS FROM THE PUBLISHER By Todd McGreevy
Auto Manufacturers Suspect State Who Knew About These Firsts?

O
Assembly Members of Cronyism ne year ago, we published the article that a more efficient calculator should use binary
T
“Journalism Not a Crime, Quite Yet arithmetic using 1s and 0s rather than decimal
he Rockford Register-Star The manufacturers say the law is cost- – Julian Assange Wins Right to Have arithmetic and use regenerative memory to
reported last week that the state of Extradition Ruling Appealed in U.K. Supreme store information (what we now call RAM).
ing the industry $240 million a year. Yes,
Court” by Kevin Gosztola, editor at Dissenter.
Illinois “has submitted what could you read that right: $240 million. Per The debate of where Atanasoff actually was the
org. And, one year, later Assange still rots in jail.
be its best offer to keep the Belvidere year. They claim Illinois has the highest This is unacceptable and horrific. We’ve published
fateful winter night in the Tri-Cities in 1937 will
Assembly Plant operating and save what warranty-repair costs in the nation. By many, many pieces about how Assange has been happen at Augustana College later this month.
could be thousands of jobs.” far. double-crossed by the mainstream media that Read all the details on page 24. Regardless, the
Stellantis announced in December it The manufacturers were furious and lauded itself with awards using the information Quad Cities’ should leverage this legacy further,
would idle its Jeep Cherokee assembly remain so. And since the cost of doing Assange published at Wikileaks.org, only to aban- as we all know this is a great creative place where
plant in February. So there appears to business in a state is a main factor in don him going on 13 years now. Read them at innovation and problem solving thrive.
be a glimmer of hope that the state can deciding where to locate a new plant or RCReader.com/tags/assange. How the press-titute And this is the first time we have published
finally notch a victory with a carmaker editors and publishers at publications such as the James Corbett’s Annual Fake News Awards – The
keep a plant open, the law is not helping
New York Times and the Washington Post can live
after years of trying. Illinois overcome automaker objections. DINOs. DINO stands for dinosaur news media.
with themselves is beyond me. Please read Kevin’s
And Jalopnik recently reported that The subsidies the state can offer simply latest reporting on the Assange case on page five, It’s tough to keep up with all the gaslighting and
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin told don’t compare with the gigantic annual recounting the Belmarsh Tribunal presented at propaganda that we are bombarded with every
the Ford Motor Company that he didn’t cost of that 2021 law. Couple that with the National Press Club on January 20, 2023. Bel- day. Corbett keeps track like no other.
want their $3.5 billion electric vehicle- our high local property taxes (these marsh is the name of the prison where Assange
battery plant which would employ 2,500 electric-vehicle plants take up huge is in England. Organizations will rent out the Lastly, my apologies for mistakenly not pub-
workers because the company had part- amounts of space) and other costs and prestigious National Press Club in Washington lishing FM 107.7 WQUD Vintage Radio’s Mama
nered with China. hurdles (Ohio, like Illinois, is not a “right D.C., so that the press will ostensibly cover their C’s Top 10 Local Licks in our last edition of Best
events and presentations. Did you hear anything
Ford already has a big assembly plant in to work” state, but has a new concierge of 2022. It’s a rarity for local musical artists to
in the local, national, or international news about
Chicago. Maybe the state could capitalize system to quickly clear red tape), and you the January 20 Belmarsh Tribunal for Assange?
get precious air time on any radio station and
on this Virginia thing? can see why the state hasn’t yet convinced Now you have. WQUD consistently promotes local talent. Below
But something else happened in a national or international corporation This issue has several firsts highlighted in are the Top 10 Requested Local Licks for 2022
December that highlighted why Illinois to construct an electric vehicle-related it. Who knew Rock Island had the first public (Band – Song)!
has had so much trouble closing deals facility here. library in Illinois? And who knew the first librar-
with the automotive industry, even with It’s no secret that Illinois has reputa- ian in Illinois, Ellen Gale, was hired in 1868 in 1) Angela Meyer - “Row 24”
a couple of lucrative subsidy laws passed tional issues. People love to run Illi- Rock Island? Read about it on page 21. 2) Avey Grouws Band - “The Devil May Care”
within the last year or so. nois down. It seems to be a major sport And did you know that the first modern com- 3) Been There Done That - “Pretty Lies”
Volkswagen filed a federal lawsuit in everywhere. When Governor JB Pritzker puting concepts were documented on the back 4) 3 on the Tree - “Dig that Gasoline”
December that described a bill which recently appeared on CNBC while he was of a bar napkin at what is now the shut-down 5) Avey Grouws Band - “Two Days Off”
overwhelmingly passed both Illinois at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Hunter’s Club in downtown Rock Island? Well, 6) The Dawn - “1984”
legislative chambers and was signed into Switzerland, the first question he faced that’s what some of us would like to believe. I 7) The Mamiltons - “Highway Unknown”
law in 2021 as “crony capitalism at work: was how he would attract businesses wrote about this in 2009 when a crew filmed a 8) Subatlantic - “Villians”
Redistributive legislation that takes hun- when so many existing businesses want to documentary at Hunter’s Club to explore John 9) Unidynes - “All Along”
dreds of millions of dollars from some leave Illinois. Vincent Atanasoff’s story of how he conceived 10) Ian Bebon - “Water and Whiskey”
(but not all) motor vehicle manufactur- That 2021 law merely added to the
ers and, for no public purpose, deposits state’s reputational problems. Manufac-
that money directly into the pockets of turers say that the bipartisan eagerness
WORDS FROM THE EDITOR By Kathleen McCarthy
politically-favored Illinois [car] dealers.”

The automaker claims the law is costing it
to quickly throw them under the bus is
something they hadn’t ever witnessed Correction for Issue #1005’s Article “No-
an extra $10 million a year.
The bill in question (HB3940) was
before here. The substance was bad
enough, but the process was outrageous,
ble Lies Are No Excuse for Ignoble Acts”
M
hotly opposed by automotive manufac- they say. One industry lobbyist called the y sincere apologies! In our last of injuries during 8,700 riots that erupted
turers. The law forces manufacturers to process a “radical departure” from the edition, I carelessly, erroneously in 68 cities nationwide (including Canada)
reimburse car dealers at a much higher past. The whole thing is understandably reported, “In nearly 100 percent of from May 25 to July 31, compared to the 138
rate (the auto industry says it’s a 50-per- giving them quite a bit of pause. the cases to date, the punishment is far worse injuries reported by Capitol and D.C. Metro
cent higher rate) for warranty repairs. Even so, a key labor leader says unions than the crime and severely disproportionate Police during January 6, 2021. The property
The bill came about after a labor dispute haven’t yet been approached to repeal or to rulings for far worse bad acts by BLM and damage in 2020 has been estimated in bil-
between dealerships and a mechanics modify the law (manufacturers disagree) Antifa rioters during their rampages just a lions of dollars, compared to the estimated
union. They apparently decided to let the and an official with the governor’s office year prior, where hundreds of police officers millions for Capitol damage. The significant
car makers pay to resolve their monetary says they are unaware that this remains a died with billions in damages.” majority of the 8,700 protests were peaceful,
dispute, although the mechanics ended big issue with car makers. Hundreds of police officers did not die with only 574 including acts of violence (7
up on strike anyway because the dealers I suppose we’ll see what happens with during the 2020 summer riots. Most report- percent).
allegedly kept the new windfall initially the Stellantis Belvidere plant in the ing during that period cited one death, while
instead of passing it through. coming days. If Governor Pritzker does several others cited as many as three officer RealClearInvestigations.com/arti-
Just about every state legislator has cut a deal and convinces the company to deaths. Either way, these unacceptable cles/2021/09/09/realclearinvestigations_
multiple auto-dealers in their districts stay and even expand, he’ll have over- deaths are one to three more officer deaths jan_6-blm_comparison_database_791370.
and Democrats have been eagerly allying come some gargantuan hurdles. than occurred on January 6, 2021. html
themselves ever closer with organized What I should have included is the Web.archive.org/web/20221224004403/
labor in past years, so the bill hit a sweet Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax, substantial difference in the number of https://majorcitieschiefs.com/wp-content/
spot with both parties and cleared the a daily political newsletter, and injuries sustained by police officers during uploads/2021/01/MCCA-Report-on-the-
House 85-24 and then passed the Senate CapitolFax.com. the summer of 2020 versus January 6, 2021. 2020-Protest-and-Civil-Unrest.pdf
without a single dissenting vote a few Over 2,000 officers reported varying degrees
weeks later.
GUEST COMMENTARY By James Corbett
The 6th Annual Fake News Awards UKRAINE & RUSSIA WAR
Underdog Ukrainian pilots fight high-tech
Code of Ethics.
Morano: Paid press releases now officially
Russian adversaries with skill. the news: AP announces “largest single
The “Ghost of Kyiv” was never alive, Ukrai- expansion” of climate reporting “paid for
nian air force says. through philanthropic grants” of $8 million.
A senior U.S. intelligence official says Rus- How a London, Ont., cricket plant found
sian missiles crossed into NATO member itself at the heart of an international con-
Poland, killing two people. spiracy theory.
Reuters retraction of fake AP missile Fact Check-Posts about the world’s popula-
report. tion fitting into a 50.8-mile x 50.8-mile square
Russia is giving soldiers Viagra to rape are missing context.
Ukrainians. Off-Guardian debunks population “fact
U.N. envoy admits fabricating claim of check.”
Viagra-fueled rape as “Russian military Fact Check: Does Photo Show Ariana
strategy.” Grande Kissing Osama bin Laden?
The offensive of Russia and the new world. Fact Check: Widely-viewed picture is a
Mainstream Press Runs Fake Headline that computer-generated illustration of Antarctica
Could’ve Kicked Off WWIII – Again – and as it appears from space.
A
No One Cares. Off-Guardian debunks Antarctic photo
nd now, from an undisclosed location arrest charade. AP Editor Said She “Can’t Imagine” a U.S. “fact check.”
deep beneath the Earth’s surface, it’s FAKE FALSE FLAG OF THE YEAR: The Intelligence Official Being Wrong. Court: Facebook “fact-check” label does
the 6th Annual Fake News Awards! Controlled Corporate Media Struggling to AP Fires Reporter Responsible for Fake not mean that the assessment is “objective
Shining the spotlight of ridicule on the dumb- Find a Way to Convince Their Dwindling Story Alleging Russian Missiles Hit Poland. fact.”
est disinformation, the silliest smears, and the Audience That Russia Blew Up Its Own Pipe- Fired AP Reporter Who “Risked Trigger- Archived original version of CBC’s cricket
most ludicrous lies of the mainstream-media line for Absolutely No Discernible Reason. ing WWIII” Was a Scapegoat. plant “fact check.”
dinosaurs of the past year! Which press- FAKE NEWS STORY OF THE YEAR: In a break with the past, U.S. is using intel
titutes will walk away with a DINO of shame? Justin Trudeau for “The small fringe minor- to fight an info war with Russia, even when COVID SCIENCE & CANADIAN
What mendacious government mouthpiece ity of people who are on their way to Ottawa the intel isn’t rock solid. CONVOY
will commit seppuku after being exposed as who are holding unacceptable views that Rise in heart disease may be explained by
a deceiving sack of excrement? And who will they are expressing do not represent the CLIMATE & CRICKETS extreme weather conditions.
walk away with the greatest dishonor of them views of Canadians who have been there Parts of Great Barrier Reef record highest Happy heart syndrome: Even positive
all: the Fake News Story of the Year? Find out for each other, who know of that following amount of coral in 36 years. stress can affect the heart.
in this year’s exciting Award Show Extrava- the science and stepping up to protect each Sorry, CNN, Great Barrier Reef Is Setting Is there a reason why cardiac arrests often
ganza … . other is the best way to continue to ensure Records, Fearmongering Won’t Work. happen in the bathroom?
Watch the full awards presentation at our freedoms, our rights, our values, as a Climate grant illustrates growth in Marijuana linked to heart disease; supple-
RCReader.com/y/2022fakenews. country.” philanthropy-funded news. ment may mitigate risk, study reports.
U.K. Met: How we make our 2050 “fore- Increased risk for heart attack during holi-
FAKEST WAR STORY OF THE YEAR: DOCUMENTATION casts,” and why we do them. days, doctors say.
The Associated Press for “A senior U.S. intel- [Publisher’s Note: Each one of these Forecast For 22nd June 2050 (will not come Urgent warning to gardeners as soil
ligence official says Russian missiles crossed headlines below is referenced and cited true!). ‘increases risk of killer heart disease.
into NATO member Poland, killing two in James Corbett’s video presentation the BBC climate editor whose sister is an Over 10 Percent of Heart Disease Cases
people.” Corbett Report’s annual Fake News DINO Insulate Britain fanatic made false claims on Could Be Prevented by Watching Less TV,
TRUEST WAR STORY OF THE YEAR: awards. You can watch James Corbett’s global warming including worldwide deaths Experts Say.
NBC News for “In a break with the past, U.S. highly entertaining and deeply disturbing are rising and Madagascar is on the verge of New Study Reveals Shocking Benefit of
is using intel to fight an info war with Russia, mainstream-media analysis, as well as live famine, inquiry finds. “Heart Attack.”
even when the intel isn’t rock solid.” links to the headlines listed above and below, WMO: Weather-related disasters increase Off-Guardian covers the heart-attack
FAKEST CLIMATE CHANGE STORY at RCReader.com/y/2022fakenews.] over past 50 years, causing more damage but stories.
OF THE YEAR: The Associated Press fewer deaths. Trudeau decries “fringe” views of some
for “Climate grant illustrates growth in The Society of Professional Journalists’ in trucker convoy, as police prepare for its
philanthropy-funded news.” arrival in Ottawa.
FAKEST FACT CHECK OF THE YEAR: CBC says Freedom Convoy protesters
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for manipulated by Russian agents.
“How a London, Ont., cricket plant found No Evidence Freedom Convoy Donations
itself at the heart of an international con- Were From Criminal Origins: GoFundMe
spiracy theory.” Exec.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE STORY: The Media’s CBC Interview Alluding to Russian
Sudden Discovery of All the Many, Many, Involvement in Trucker Protests Breached
Many non-vaccine-related Causes of Heart Journalistic Standards: Ombudsman.
Attacks That Were Never Worth Reporting CBC Retracts “Foreign Funding” Claim.
on Before but Which You Absolutely Have to CBC “Corrections and Clarifications” page.
Know About Now for No Particular Reason! What the Toronto Star got very, very wrong
FAKE JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: about the Freedom Convoy.
Julien Fomenta Rosat – Journalist com- Ottawa Police chief admits no firearms
missioned by agency to ghostwrite articles discovered at Freedom Convoy.
defending glyphosate and attacking IARC. Global News falsely links Ottawa arson to
FAKE ARREST OF THE YEAR: Con- convoy.
gresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and CTV: We will not be intimidated – A New
Ilhan Omar for their ridiculous air-handcuff Year’s message from our newsroom.
COVID COVERAGE FROM 2020 By Whitney Webb
Operation Warp Speed Is Using a weeks before Operation Warp Speed was
announced, so that vaccine and therapeutic
Warp Speed, with a former ATI executive
describing that key fact as “invisible” to the
CIA-Linked Contractor to Keep manufacturers “cannot be sued for money
damages in court” over injuries caused by
company.
COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts Secret medical countermeasures for COVID-19.

Notably, the architect of that controversial Spooks and Skunkworks
April update to the PREP Act – HHS ASPR Advanced Technology International, or
[Publisher’s note: This article was origi- Warp Speed to “bypass the regulatory over- Robert Kadlec – is intimately involved in (ATI), is a non-profit company that orga-
nally published at the Web site The Last sight and transparency of traditional federal deciding who is awarded Operation Warp nizes consortia of public, private and aca-
American Vagabond on October 6, 2020, and contracting mechanisms.” This means that, Speed contracts. STAT News reported demic organizations that perform Research
is more relevant than ever today.] among other things, the vaccine contracts last week, citing senior HHS officials, that and Development (R&D) on behalf of the
L
awarded under Operation Warp Speed are Kadlec “personally signs off” on every busi- U.S. government. ATI mostly manages R&D
ast Tuesday, while most Americans were unlikely to be publicly released in the near ness agreement made on behalf of HHS for consortia for the Department of Defense for
distracted by the first U.S. presidential future, if ever. Operation Warp Speed. In addition to his things like weapons manufacturing, metal
debate, NPR quietly reported that the The report from NPR also noted that past in lobbying for intelligence and defense casting and forging, ship production and
U.S. government’s “Operation Warp Speed,” the Congressional Research Service had contractors, Kadlec had previously worked technology aimed at “countering Weapons
a public-private partnership launched by the reported just last year that using such as a lobbyist for the scandal-ridden bio- of Mass Destruction (WMDs).” They also
Trump administration to rapidly develop and intermediaries to award contracts can result defense company Emergent Biosolutions, manage the Border Security Technology
distribute a COVID-19 vaccine, had taken the in “significant risks, including potentially which is also a major player in Operation Consortium (BSTC) for the Department of
unusual step of awarding contracts to vaccine diminished oversight and exemption from Warp Speed as well as the manufacturer of Homeland Security (DHS), which is largely
companies, not directly, but through a secre- laws and regulations designed to protect the controversial anthrax vaccine BioThrax. comprised of surveillance technology com-
tive defense contractor. government and taxpayer interests.” Pro- Despite top HHS officials allegedly panies, among other DHS research projects.
Though NPR named the defense contrac- ponents of this unorthodox way of issuing overseeing every single one of these busi- ATI only currently manages two consortia
tor – South Carolina-based Advanced Tech- contracts, known as Other Transaction ness agreements, NPR was told by HHS that with any sort of relationship to healthcare,
nology International (ATI) – they declined Agreements (OTAs), often argue that utiliz- the Department has “no records” of the $1.6 the Medical Technology Enterprise Con-
to explore the company’s deep ties to the ing this alternative method for awarding billion Operation Warp Speed contract with sortium (MTEC) and the Medical CBRN
CIA, DHS, and the Department of Defense contracts significantly hastens the process. Novavax, which was awarded through ATI. Defense Consortium (MCDC). The MTEC,
and how ATI is helping to lead those agen- However, the Congressional Research This is a strange response given that HHS operating on behalf of the U.S. Army Medi-
cies’ efforts to militarize healthcare and Service also noted that the Department of is supposedly the lead agency overseeing cal Research and Development Command,
create an all-encompassing surveillance Defense, which has been increasingly relying Operation Warp Speed, yet they somehow aims to “accelerate the development of
Panopticon that not only monitors the world on OTAs in recent years, has never tracked lack a copy of a massive vaccine contract at revolutionary medical solutions,” which
around us, but our physiology, as well. the information necessary to determine if the heart of the operation. NPR also asked include gene-editing, nanotechnology, “tele-
The “secret” vaccine contracts awarded OTAs are actually faster than traditional the DoD for a copy of the Novavax contract health solutions,” artificial limbs and brain
through ATI as part of Warp Speed total contracting methods. This suggests that and have yet to receive a response. implants. They are also currently developing
approximately $6 billion, accounting for the claims regarding the alleged “speed advan- a wearable device that would diagnose indi-
majority of Operation Warp Speed’s $10 bil- tage” of OTAs are based on assumptions viduals with COVID-19 before symptoms
lion budget. Both Paul Mango, HHS’ Deputy rather than data-based evidence. $6 billion in COVID-19 appear.
Chief of Staff for Policy, and Robert Kadlec, Johnson & Johnson, Novavax, Pfizer and vaccine contracts The other ATI-managed “healthcare” con-
HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Sanofi are among the companies that have awarded by Operation sortia, the MCDC, is focused on “advanced
and Response (ASPR), personally signed off received these “secret” vaccine contracts
on the contracts. through the OTA authorized by Operation
Warp Speed have been development efforts to support the Depart-
ment of Defense’s (DoD) medical pharma-
Operation Warp Speed, which officially Warp Speed and managed by ATI. Many of doled out by a secretive ceutical and diagnostic requirements to
involves the combined efforts of HHS and these companies, particularly Johnson & government contractor counter Chemical, Biological, Radiological
the military to deliver over 300 million of Johnson, have been involved in several scan- with deep ties to the and Nuclear (CBRN) threat agents.”
COVID-19 vaccines to Americans by next dals for selling and marketing products they They are specifically involved in “enabling
January, is a highly secretive program domi- knew to be unsafe to the public. This makes CIA and DHS, escaping
prototype technologies for therapeutic med-
nated by military personnel, most of whom the lack of oversight and their exemption regulatory scrutiny and ical countermeasures targeting viral, bacte-
have no experience in healthcare or vaccine from federal regulations (including safety beyond the reach rial and biological toxin targets of interest to
production. The Trump administration has regulations) an issue of concern regarding of FOIA requests. the DoD,” including the development of vac-
often compared Warp Speed to the Man- these companies’ participation in Warp cines. ATI told NPR that they were contacted
hattan Project, which produced the atomic Speed. by the DoD sometime between March and
bomb. This concern is further compounded by At a press conference in mid-September, April, before Warp Speed was announced
Several very unsettling revelations about the fact that, on September 21, HHS Secre- Lt. Gen. Paul Ostrowski, a key figure in in May, and asked to issue requests for
the true nature and scope of Warp Speed, tary Alex Azar told FOX Business that all Operation Warp Speed, told reporters: proposals related to COVID-19 from MCDC
including the out-sized role of ATI, began Operation Warp Speed vaccine manufactur- “With respect to the contracts, the con- members.
to emerge starting last Monday. Yet most of ers would be exempt from liability for any tracts are between ourselves, the United MCDC members include Emergent
this new information went largely uncov- damages their vaccines may cause and that States government and private entities, and Biosolutions as well as DoD/CIA contrac-
ered by most U.S. news outlets due to the those who administer those vaccines would they are releasable to an extent. Obviously tor Battelle Memorial Institute, with both
media frenzy surrounding the first presi- also not be liable for damages. “Under the everything cannot be released, but they are of those companies having unsettling ties
dential debate and the subsequent news that PREP Act, which is a provision in Congress, releasable to an extent and they will be made to the 2001 anthrax attacks. Also part of
President Trump and several other politi- any treatment or vaccine for purposes of a available at some point in time.” Ostrowski the MCDC is CIA/NSA contractor Booz
cians and White House officials had tested national emergency pandemic like this actu- declined to elaborate on when that “point in Allen Hamilton and weapons manufacturer
positive for COVID-19. ally comes with liability protection. Both time” would be. General Dynamics. MCDC’s membership
NPR noted that the decision to use a the product as well as those who administer Also odd is the fact that ATI itself told has expanded significantly following ATI’s
non-government intermediary like ATI to it or provide it,” Azar stated during the NPR that, at the time they were awarding acquisition by Analytic Services Inc. or
issue the coronavirus vaccine contracts, as televised interview. The PREP Act that Azar these “secret” vaccine contracts, it was never ANSER, the principal sponsor of the Dark
opposed to the government itself directly referenced was originally signed into law in explicitly told by the Department of Defense Winter bio-terror simulation, with 18 new
awarding those contracts, allows Operation 2005 but was updated this past April, a few that these contracts were part of Operation members added just three months after the
acquisition had concluded. reports and employees regarding the need technology.” DHS later announced in 2004 and also no reason for the excessive role of
In addition, there is considerable over- for a greatly expanded “homeland security” that it had “selected [ANSER] to operate the the military and secretive contractors like
lap between the MCDC and the vaccine apparatus. Homeland Security Institute … [f]ollowing ATI and ANSER in the execution of this
companies that have been awarded “secret” In October 1999, at David’s behest, a full and open competition procurement “public health” effort.
contracts through ATI as part of Operation ANSER created the Institute for Home- process conducted by [DHS] Science and While the officially stated purpose of
Warp Speed, as Sanofi, Novavax, Pfizer, and land Security (ANSER-IHS). Though fully Technology.” This is despite the fact that Warp Speed makes the extreme secrecy
Johnson & Johnson are all MCDC members funded and established at that time, but for this very institute had already been funded involved seem not just unnecessary but
as well as recipients of Warp Speed vaccine reasons still unclear, the ANSER-IHS was and established by ANSER in 1999 and then absurd, it is worth noting that several
contracts. In addition, Emergent Biosolu- not formally launched until April 2001. launched in 2001. recent revelations regarding Warp Speed’s
tions, another MCDC member, was also The Institute’s first director was Randall From 2009 to 2013, the head of DHS’ Sci- structure, strategy and execution strongly
awarded a major Warp Speed contract to Larsen, who – at the time and still today – ence and Technology Directorate was Dark suggest that the reason for the opera-
manufacture COVID-19 vaccines, but that is a close associate of current HHS ASPR Winter co-author and bio-terror alarm- tion’s secrecy is because its scope goes well
contract was awarded through HHS’ Bio- Robert Kadlec. Though ANSER has never ist Tara O’Toole, who had long-standing, beyond its publicly stated purpose.
medical Advanced Research and Develop- explained the reason behind the lengthy close ties to ANSER-IHS as previously For instance, Stat News noted last week
ment Authority (BARDA), not ATI. delay in officially launching ANSER-IHS, mentioned. With O’Toole at the helm, DHS that Operation Warp Speed “looks a lot
it is possible that the timing was related to focused on “more robust public-private more like a military operation than a
the introduction of bill H.R.1158 in March sector partnerships” and “increasing the science project,” adding that “roughly
ANSER’s Rise, Its Fall, and 2001. That bill called for the creation of budget for innovative, longer-term technol- 60 military officials – including at least
four generals – are involved in the leader-
Its Saving Grace the National Homeland Security Agency ogy projects,” such as those overseen by
(NHSA), which would later form the ANSER on DHS’ behalf. She also made it ship of Operation Warp Speed, many of
In February 2017, ATI was acquired by
foundation of the Department of Homeland her mission to model the DHS S&T more whom have never worked in health care
Analytic Services Inc., better known as
Security. closely after DARPA. or vaccine development.” That report also
ANSER. ANSER, not unlike ATI, manages
One month after ANSER-IHS was cre- During her tenure, DHS also claimed pointed out that “just 29 of the roughly 90
R&D projects for the federal government,
ated, Insight Magazine published an article to be “unaware” of how the Department’s leaders on the chart aren’t employed by the
historically for DHS as ANSER was the
in May 2001 titled “Preparing for the Next multi-billion research expenditures were Department of Defense.”
long-time manager of one of the two DHS
Pearl Harbor,” which heavily cited ANSER being used, suggesting a lack of oversight Though the military’s initial justifica-
Federally Funded Research and Develop-
and its Institute for Homeland Security as in the millions of dollars DHS’ S&T was tion for playing such a major role in Warp
ment Centers (FFRDCs). However, ANSER
being among “the nation’s top experts” in funneling to the ANSER-run research Speed was related to its “expertise” in
also provides services to the DoD, NASA,
warning that a terrorist attack on the U.S. center and the other DHS research center, logistics and supply chains, the recent
the State Department, and the U.S. intelli-
mainland was imminent. It also stated that which is run by the equally shady MITRE release of the operation’s vaccine distribu-
gence community.
“the first responders on tomorrow’s battle- Corporation. tion strategy makes no direct mention of
ANSER was originally founded as a
field won’t be soldiers, but city ambulance Unexpectedly for ANSER, DHS declined the military’s role in those aspects of Warp
spin-off from the RAND Corporation in the
workers and small-town firefighters.” to renew ANSER’s FFRDC contract in Speed. So noticeable was the disconnect
late 1950s, but became a much larger part
The following month, in June 2001, October 2016. They instead awarded that that, soon after the release of the official
of government operations, particularly in
ANSER-IHS co-hosted the Dark Winter contract to the RAND Corporation, which distribution strategy, the Department
the realm of Homeland Security, after Dr.
exercise and two top ANSER-IHS officials, created a new research and development of Defense “clarified” the military’s role
Ruth David became its President and CEO
Mark DeMier and Randall Larsen, co-wrote center with “a different set of focus areas, in the operation by publishing an inter-
in 1998. Prior to becoming ANSER’s CEO,
the exercise alongside Tara O’Toole and aligned more closely with current DHS view on its Web site with Lt. Gen. Paul
David had been the Deputy Director for
Thomas Inglesby of the Johns Hopkins priorities.” ANSER’s apparent plans for Ostrowski, who is leading Warp Speed’s
Science and Technology at the CIA, where,
Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies, now restructuring following the loss of this criti- efforts on supplying, producing, and
among other things, she laid the ground-
the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Secu- cal contract included its decision to acquire distributing vaccines. Per Ostrowski, the
work for what would become In-Q-Tel, the
rity. O’Toole, at the time, was on ANSER- ATI, which took place just a few months reason the military is playing such an
CIA’s venture capital arm responsible for
IHS’ board of advisers. later in February 2017. out-sized role in Warp Speed is because of
the rise of several Silicon Valley behemoths
As previously detailed in the Engineering The acquisition of ATI gave ANSER the military’s “program management and
such as Google and Palantir. David led
Contagion series, several of those involved access to the key OTA research consortia contracting expertise.”
ANSER until 2015.
in Dark Winter had foreknowledge of the that ATI manages, ensuring that ANSER’s Yet as this article has shown, Warp
After David took charge, ANSER became
2001 anthrax attacks and Dark Winter itself board of former intelligence officials, Speed contracts are being funneled
an early leader in promoting the use of
originally established what would become military officers, and defense industry through secretive contractors to avoid
biometric and facial recognition software by
the initial, yet false narrative for those executives continued to wield consider- scrutiny and are apparently not being
U.S. law enforcement agencies and was also
attacks – that Iraq and Al Qaeda were work- able influence over the direction of gov- made available to HHS, the civilian agency
a key driver of the U.S. government pivot
ing together to conduct acts of bio-terror- ernment-funded research projects. Per the supposedly “co-leading” Warp Speed
towards “homeland defense” and “home-
ism on U.S. soil. However, the anthrax used press release, the acquisition was aimed at alongside the military.
land security” in the years leading up to the
in the attacks was quickly determined to combining ANSER’s “government prob- Such examples of extreme secrecy and
events of September 11, 2001.
have either originated from a U.S. military lem-solving heritage with ATI’s technical conflicting statements appear to be just
As journalist Margie Burns noted in a
lab or a U.S. defense contractor. expertise,” allowing ANSER to continue to scratching the surface of what Operation
2002 article, the rise of “homeland defense”
ANSER’s convenient “gamble” that the execute “thought leadership independent of Warp Speed truly aims to accomplish. An
as a centerpiece of U.S. government policy,
U.S. government would imminently pivot commercial influences” over the “important upcoming series of investigative reports
including the push to create a new “home-
towards homeland security soon after April defense technology developments” being produced by this author in collaboration
land security” agency, began with former
2001 paid off tremendously. Thanks largely overseen by ATI. Thus, whatever decisions with Ryan Cristián and Derrick Broze of
CIA official Richard Armitage’s alleged
to the fear stoked by 9/11 and the 2001 are being made by ATI with respect to these The Last American Vagabond will explore
coining of the term in 1997 in a National
anthrax attacks, the Department of Home- “secret” Operation Warp Speed vaccine this operation and the individuals leading
Defense Policy document. In the years
land Security was created and ANSER-IHS contracts, it is ultimately ANSER signing off it in-depth, in order to expose Operation
that followed, this pivot towards seeing the
quickly became the Department’s first “gov- on them. Warp Speed as the most secretive, and
American homeland as the battlefield of
ernment think tank” or Federally Funded arguably most dangerous, U.S. military
the future was heavily promoted by a web
Research and Development Center. operation in decades. Unlike such well-
of media outlets owned by South Korean
Not long after its formal creation as an Mess Hall funded and secretive military operations of
cult leader and CIA asset Sun Myong Moon, Given that Operation Warp Speed’s
agency, DHS established its Science and years past, this one is aimed directly at the
including the Washington Times, Insight official purpose is to use taxpayer funds to
Technology (S&T) Directorate in 2003 with American people.
Magazine, and UPI, all of which published produce, accelerate and distribute a medi-
numerous articles either penned by ANSER the mission “to protect the homeland by
providing […] officials with state-of-the-art cal treatment (i.e. vaccine) to Americans,
analysts or that heavily cited ANSER there is no reason for such extreme secrecy
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will talk about her latest exhibition at the… Figge Art Feb 25 thru Thu Mar 9 4pm Tue Feb 7
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Willems’s hand-drawn illustrations from all… Muscatine Art Valentine’s Card Making Class, free; for information, call
Thursdays at the Figge, weekly programs featuring Center, thru Sun Feb 5 Classes 309-524-2470… Moline Public Library, 6pm Tue Feb 7
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window; Karadsheh… Quad City Arts Center, 4pm thru Sat Feb. 23; with instructor Laura Warner; join our ongoing Laura Warner; this class is… Figge Art Museum, Tue Feb 7
Opening Reception: Artists of African Descent, Quad Feb 11 drawing… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Thu Feb 2
City Arts and Azubuike African American Council for the… Calligraphy with Amy Nielsen, by the end of this class
Quad City Arts Center, 6pm Fri Feb 3 Bowden, Moyer, & Smith, exhibit of acrylic paintings by Painting: Still Life, Thursdays thru Feb. 23; led by students will have learned… Moline Public Library, 5:30pm
James Bowden of… Quad City Arts Art @ the Airport, thru instructor: Brad Bisbey; working directly… Figge Art Wed Feb 8
Young Artists at the Figge Recognition Day: Geneseo Tue Feb 28 Museum, 11am Thu Feb 2
School District, held in conjunction with the exhibit of Color Our Collections, join us for a relaxing evening
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Girls 1800-1960, Feb. 11 & 12; Figge members are invited to Wheel Throwing 2, Wednesdays thru Mar. 1; with
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exhibit by the late St. Ambrose University… Figge Art enjoy a variety of studio classes… Figge Art Museum, 6pm Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Wed Feb 8
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Sporting Fashion “Ice Skating” Night & Tour, join us artist Zaiga Thorson will create a site-specific… Figge Art Saturdays thru Mar. 4; with instructor Pat Bereskin; learn to…
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Artists of African Descent, Quad City Arts and Azubuike Drawing and Illustrating Animals: Ages 9-12, Museum, 6pm Thu Feb 9
In Conversation: Zaiga Minka Thorson, Dana Keeton, African American… Quad City Arts Center, Fri Feb 3 thru Saturdays thru Mar. 4; with instructor Pat Bereskin; learn to…
and Ryan Vizzions, held in conjunction with Thorson’s Thu Mar 9 Figge Art Museum, 11:30am Sat Feb 4 The Creation Studio Workshop: String Art, led by Maria
“Storms & Silver Linings” exhibit… Figge Art Museum, Mathews of High Strung by 3M; open… Bettendorf Public
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Young Artists at the Figge Recognition Day: Pleasant Color Our Collections, relax and color our 6th annual
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Mar 1
February Southwest Craft: A Valentine Heart Tree,
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Mar 2 Tue Feb 14
Free Senior Day at the Figge Art Museum, all seniors Clay Quilts, Thursdays thru Mar. 9; with instructor Linda
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Make Your Own Buttons, adults are invited to make
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are invited to mingle with artist Heidi Draley… Figge Art Branch, 4pm Tue Feb 21
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instructor Emma Hubner; we… Figge Art Museum, 5pm Mon The Judds: The Final Tour, Wynonna Judd celebrates the Collective; $12-15… Skylark Concert Studio, 5:30pm Sun Kavitha & Mustafa, discussion of Slobha Rao’s shot story
Feb 27 life and legacy of Naomi Judd… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, Feb 26 with the Shorts &… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
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Illustrating Fashion: Ages 9-18, Feb. 28 & Mar. 7; with Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, Alla Boara, concert with the modern Italian folk musicians
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Feb 28 with the West End… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount
Up Close with ATLYS, rock out with this talented, Alla Boara, concert with the modern Italian folk musicians Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Feb 14
Drawing 1: Starting Points, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; crossover string quartet comprised of… Raccoon Motel, and Quad City… Moline Public Library, noon Tue Feb 28
with instructor Gloria Burlingame; from creating… Figge Art 7:30pm Sat Feb 11 Flying Solo, a discussion of Linda Holmes’ book with the
Museum, 6pm Wed Mar 1 Blue October, concert with the chart-topping alternative Novel Naptime… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Wed Feb 15
Up Close with ATLYS, rock out with this talented, rockers; $35.75… The Rust Belt, 8pm Thu Mar 2
Watercolor Painting Animals, Tuesdays & Thursdays thru crossover string quartet comprised of… Pleasant Valley High How High We Go in the Dark, a discussion of Sequoia
Mar. 30; with instructor Pat Bereskin;… Figge Art Museum, School Auditorium, 4:45pm Sun Feb 12 Head for the Hills - Miles Over Mountains, bluegrass Nagamatsu’s book with the Contemporary Books
8:30am Thu Mar 2 musicians perform in support of their new EP release… The Discussion… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Feb 15
Opera Quad Cities, join Opera Quad Cities and the Moline Redstone Room, 8pm Thu Mar 2
Wine and Art: Printing on Fabric, with instructor Rowan Public Library for… Moline Public Library, 7pm Tue Feb 14 The Daughters of Yalta, a discussion of Catherine Grace
Schussheim-Anderson; explore printing techniques on Reggae Night, experience the warm reggae vibes with Katz’s book with the Contemporary… Bettendorf Public
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$15… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Wed Feb 15 Mar 2
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson; Monday’s Not Coming, a discussion of Tiffany Jackson’s
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Winter Jam Free… The Rust Belt, 7pm Sat Mar 4 - Eastern Avenue Branch, 1:30pm Wed Feb 22
This Is Me Breathing - For Fear Itself - Empty Graves
Reggae Night, experience the warm reggae vibes with - Phantom Threat, rockers perform in a concert co- Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks V: Rooting Out Poverty Book Club, Project NOW Executive
your favorite Island food and… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu presented by River+City Collective; $10-15… RIBCO, 5:30pm Fierce Females, our celebration of women in music Director, Dwight Ford, will give a presentation… Moline
Feb 2 Sat Feb 18 commences with Joan Tower’s… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Public Library, 6:30pm Wed Feb 22
Mar 4
Birds of a Feather: Phish Tribute, concert with the Pippi & Daniel Music, Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Dragonsong, a discussion of Anne McCaffery’s book with
central Illinois Phish tribute with veteran musicians deep… Matinee & Workshop Series in Becherer Hall presents… Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks V: the Blue Suede… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat Feb
RIBCO, 9pm Fri Feb 3 Rivermont Collegiate, 5pm Sun Feb 19 Fierce Females, our celebration of women in music 25
commences with Joan Tower’s… Centennial Hall, Augustana
Nivrana: Tribute to Nirvana, an evening with the grunge Skillet - Theory of a Deadman - Saint Asonia, Skillet College, 2pm Sun Mar 5 Mason and Milo: A Journey Through the Stars Author
and rock tribute musicians; $12-15;… The Redstone Room, and Theory of a Deadman perform on their Rock… The Rust Event & Book Launch Celebration, this celebration
8pm Fri Feb 3 Belt, 7pm Sun Feb 19 Wishbone Ash, the British rockers perform in their “Live will include an author presentation by Nyilah Sulaimana,…
Dates Live 50th”… The Redstone Room, 7:30pm Tue Mar 7 Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Sat Feb 25
Daniel Villarreal, concert with the drummer and solo artist Songwriters Roundtable, bring your instrument of
from Chicago; $15… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Sat Feb 4 choice, a copy/copies of your lyrics,… The Redstone Room, Opera Quad Cities 101: Opera by the Numbers - Make the Connection: A DEI Book Club, book club
6pm Mon Feb 20 Duets, Trios, Etc., Opera Quad Cities will present a free, 30- boasting literature that will spark engaging, insightful and…
Dirt Road Rockers, an event in Yabba Dabbas’ House of to 40-minute… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Thu Mar 9 Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6:30pm Tue Feb 28
Glass Winter Jam Free… The Rust Belt, 7pm Sat Feb 4 Ben Rosenblum, the award-winning New York City jazz
pianist and accordionist in… The Redstone Room, 7:30pm Water Always Wins: Thriving in an Age of Drought
LITERARY ARTS
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks IV: Fri Feb 24 and Deluge, a discussion of Erica Gies’ book with the 2023
Bella & Brahms, Richard Wagner’s militaristic Rienzi Environmental Book… River Action, 7pm Tue Feb 28
Overture provides a spirited opener to this program… Adler Marie Osmond, Osmond has spent more than six decades
Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Feb 4 in the entertainment business performing as a successful Restart, a discussion of Gordon Korman’s book with the The Weird & Wonderful World with Mary Roach,
singer, television performer and talk show host, dancer, Big/Little Book Club;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern experience an entertaining and hilarious evening with New
Surf’s Up Saturday, live music every Saturday; free; for actor, author, entrepreneur and public speaker; $50-90; for Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Thu Feb 2 York Times… Moline Public Library and Rock Island Public
information, call 563-326-1333… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 11:30am tickets and information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City Library - Downtown Library, 7pm Wed Mar 1
Sat Feb 4 thru Sat Mar 4 Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, Adult Book Club, a discussion of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s book
RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Fri Feb 24 with the Adult… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm Mon Big/Little Bookclub, a book club for Littles (kids in 3rd
Byron “BK” Davis & the Invisible Secret Band, concert Feb 6 through 5th… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
with the all-embracing, global Latin-jazz & soul artist and… Alborn EP Release Party - Discrepancies - Widow7 - Branch, 6:30pm Thu Mar 2
The Redstone Room, 3pm Sun Feb 5 The Forty Twos, alternative-metal musicians perform in The Nickel Boys, a discussion of Colson Whitehead’s book
support of their new EP “Push,”… The Redstone Room, 7pm with the Alpha Book Club;… Rock Island Public Library - The Butterfly Effect, a discussion of Rachel Mans
Intocable, concert with the band from Zapata, Texas that Sat Feb 25 Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Feb 6 McKenny’s book with the Adult… LeClaire Community
plays regional… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7pm Sun Feb 5 Library, 6:30pm Mon Mar 6
Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival, featuring Infinite Country, a discussion of Patricia Engel’s book with
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks IV: guest artist Jorge Hoyo from Mexico City and the premiere the Pageturners discussion… Moline Public Library, 1pm The Personal Librarian, a discussion of Marie Benedict
Bella & Brahms, Richard Wagner’s militaristic Rienzi of… Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College, 10am Sat Feb 25 Tue Feb 7 and Victoria Christopher Murphy’s book… Rock Island Public
Overture provides a spirited opener to this program… Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Mar 6
Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 2pm Sun Feb 5 Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival Concert Saying Yes to Your Story: A Conversation with Kwame
One: Augustana Saxophone Studio, featuring guest Alexander, an evening of inspiration and conversation with The Tobacco Wives, a discussion of Adele Myers’ book
Tuneful Tuesday: Sound Conservatory, this artist Jorge Hoyo from Mexico City and the premiere of… the best-selling and… Moline Public Library and Rock Island with the Pageturners discussion… Moline Public Library,
performance will feature Kian Hyatt on bassoon, Paul Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College, 10am Sat Feb 25 Public Library – Downtown Branch, 7pm Wed Feb 8 1pm Tue Mar 7
Mizzi… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, noon
Tue Feb 7 Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival Concert Miracle Creek, a discussion of Angie Kim’s book with the Tiny Beautiful Things, a discussion of Cheryl Strayed’s
Three: Jorge Hoyo, featuring guest artist Jorge Hoyo Between the Lines… Davenport Public Library - Eastern book with the Between the… Davenport Public Library -
Summer Camp: On The Road, support your scene as from Mexico City and the premiere of… Wallenberg Hall, Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Feb 8 Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Mar 8
they compete for a spot on… The Redstone Room, 7pm Thu Augustana College, 7:30pm Sat Feb 25
Feb 9 Evolutionary Dancer, led by Carol Kilby; for those
Shockingly Modern Saxophone Festival Concert Two: searching to make peace… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat,
Randall Hall, featuring guest artist Jorge Hoyo from Mexico 9am Wed Feb 8
Continued On Page 13
VISUAL ARTS By Todd McGreevy
Nine Questions for Three Artists several drawings combined, often one over
another. I approach the work intuitively.
dictates the schedule. Working with steel,
I can work for five minutes or five weeks
Exhibiting at the Quad Cities’ Airport Layers of rich colors, patterns and textures on something, it doesn’t know the differ-
Through February 28 are created with acrylic paint, mono
prints, carved stamps, paint markers, and
ence and I am to balance the work/family
relationship much better. I can weld in my
a variety of handmade papers and paper- garage, or I can weld in my driveway.
making processes. JB: A certain amount of chance is
MM: All of the work is welded steel, involved in any artwork … the true reward
assembled, painted, and finally aged with is the pleasure of discovering allusive
patina. Unexpectedly, I found that the pro- layers of vision in the same painting.
cess and forms quickly harkened back to
my ceramic sculpture days – they started 5) What are your primary inspira-
looking a lot like my old pottery and clay tional or referential sources that inform
sculpture – with the benefit of being far and help define concepts, shapes, pat-
more durable which allowed me to take terns and colors for these pieces?
some new risks with designs and details. CS: The preceding piece provides me with
JB: The paintings represent themselves, information for the next. Often just a
rather than being representational. The small part of one work will be the compo-
forms don’t symbolize or describe any- sition for the next.
thing outside of the painting. Materials MM: My parents unexpectedly sold
Paintings by Corrine Smith and James Bowden; sculptures by Matt Moyer. include PVC, cellotex, auto painting mask- their house in Moline this fall and it was
T
ing tape, house painting rollers and sign the house I grew up in, full of memories
he current art exhibit at the Quad 2) During what time period were the painting equipment. based on fragments and experiences. As a result of the sale, I
Cities airport is one of the most pieces in the Airport exhibit generated? of things I see and scrap together … differ- ended up with tools, equipment, furniture
enjoyable I have seen in the nearly 20 CS: Most within the last year and a half. ent kinds of masking tape used in painting and of all things, a sump pump. This little,
years Quad City Arts has curated such dis- MM: Almost all of these sculptures automobiles, house painting roller, sign ancient (several times rebuilt by my dad),
plays. If you’ve never paused to browse the were made in October, November, and painting equipment. rusty sump pump single-handedly served
gallery in your travels while flying, or paid December 2022, thanks to a small selec- as the inspiration for almost the entire
the $1 for 30 minutes of short-term parking tion of large square tubing end cuts from 4) What about the materials and show.
to take in what is a world-class, museum- designing and building custom staircases processes do you find most satisfying or JB: It starts with fragments of shapes,
level art-display space, you should do so on in new home construction that found me enjoyable when it goes as planned? patterns, shadows, and structures I run
the next opportunity. through the generosity of a fellow fabrica- CS: I love using the papers and paint for into that I bring back to the studio like a
Visual Arts Director Dawn Wohlford- tor named Emmett Russell (Russellbilt) the immediate color, pattern and texture. photographer without the film. Portions of
Matello has assembled a trio of well- here in Columbia. Acrylic paint dries fast so if the color prior paintings will inform new paintings.
collected and prolific artists whose recent JB: Some are older and some are created doesn’t work, I can quickly paint over it or Patterns found in a book about Celtic art
works gel so effectively, you’d think it was in the last year. add a transparent paper of another color and symbolism have influenced recent
all planned by the artists themselves. or texture and allow the previous color to paintings.
The Reader provided each artist a series 3) What are the mediums and pro- show through which can create depth and
of nine questions to help inform this cesses you used for generating these show the journey of the piece. 6) How many pieces do you have in
exhibit and their responses are printed pieces? MM: One of the reasons I don’t do process at the same time, or do you work
below. These artists are Corrine Smith CS: I begin my compositions with ceramics now is due to how the material on “one at a time”?
(mixed-media painter), still creating CS: I’m strictly a one-at-a-time gal.
in Rock Island, Illinois; Matt Moyer, MM: Sometimes I feel lucky to have
originally from Moline, Illinois, and now one piece going at a time. For this show,
making sculptures from Columbia, Mis- once things “clicked,” I worked on all but
souri (just outside of the 250-mile radius two of the ten pieces at the same time. I
curating criteria and given a pass because often loaded all the “parts” in the bed of
he played football at Moline High School); my truck and worked on them (exploring
and mixed media-painter James Bowden compositions, interchanging parts and
from Peotone, Illinois. Their works are on making new parts) in parking lots while
display at the airport through February waiting for my kids to finish orchestra
28. practice or swim practice. It was both
funny and disturbing to realize how little
1) How long have you been producing people notice about their surroundings.
art professionally? JB: Usually work on four at a time and
Corrine Smith: Over 40 years. have eight or nine smaller scale miniatures
Matt Moyer: I had my first sculpture going at once.
exhibited at Quad City Arts when I was
about eight years old. My aunt worked 7) What new ground did you break
with Lloyd Schoeneman in the Rock Island with the pieces in this exhibit? Are there
gallery in the ‘80s and they were both so any “firsts,” processes or materials, or
kind to display my first small, welded steel outcomes worth noting?
sculpture named After-Burner. CS: Maybe not new but I’m always look-
James Bowden: First exhibit was the ing for ways to create a strong composition
Chicago Art Institute in 1961, and amidst with ambiguous spatial relationships, flip-
raising a family and running businesses, ping the positive and negative space.
have over 30 years of active painting. MM: Utilizing the dimensional mate-
Paintings by Corrine Smith and sculptures by Matt Moyer.
rial so heavily was a first. Working in
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contemporary physical… The J Bar, 6pm Thu Feb 9 Feb 12
Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon’s Tony-winning comedy Alex Velluto, standup comedian performs in the
about newlyweds in New York City,… Playcrafters Barn Tomfoolery on Tremont series; $12… Renwick Mansion, 7pm
Theatre, Fri Feb 10 thru Sun Feb 19 Fri Feb 17
The Wind in the Willows, student-performed stage Fifty First Jokes, catch some great laughs from Headliner
adaptation of the beloved children’s book by Kenneth… Cori Stewart, host Jake… Village Theatre, 8pm Fri Feb 17
Davenport Junior Theatre, Sat Feb 11 thru Sun Feb 19
GIT Improv, the improv team began in Rock Island in 1997
Driving Miss Daisy, Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning and… The Black Box Theatre, 7:30pm Sat Feb 18
comedy about about a Southern matron… The Mockingbird
on Main, 8pm Fri Feb 17 thru Sat Feb 25 Andy Woodhull, standup comedian performs in the
Tomfoolery on Tremont series; $12… Renwick Mansion, 7pm
All Shook Up, Broadway’s musical comedy that blends Sun Feb 26
Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” with Elvis… The Spotlight
Theatre, Fri Feb 17 thru Sun Feb 26 Big Room Open Mic, enjoy watching your favorite local
comics trying out new material… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun
Are We There “Yeti”?, Haus of Ruckus’ new Johnny- Feb 26
and-Fungus comedy featuring conspiracies, avalanches,
puppets,… St. Ambrose University Studio Theatre, 7:34pm Fri David Koechner, an evening of standup with the touring
Feb 24 thru Sun Mar 5 comedian, Second City alum, and actor from comedies
including “The Office” and “Anchorman”; for ages 21+; $35;
New Athens Players’ Spotlight on Susan Glaspell, for tickets and information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City
a program of material related to Susan Glaspell, including Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA,
“Trifles,… Village Theatre, Fri Feb 24 thru Sun Mar 5 RhythmCityCasino.com, 7:30pm Sun Mar 5
My Fair Lady, Lincoln Center’s touring production of the David Koechner’s “The Office” Trivia Show, trivia show
classic Lerner & Loewe… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Wed Mar 8 hosted by the comedian’s TV alter ego Todd Packer; for ages
21+; $35; for tickets and information, call 563-328-8000;
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Auditions & Calls for Entry Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 5pm Sun Mar 5
Paintings by James Bowden and sculptures by Matt Moyer.
The Wizard of Oz Youth Auditions, seeking youths ages
the parking lots really gave me a sense of know about, but enjoy thinking about.
nine and older for the stage version… Quad City Music Guild -
Prospect Park Auditorium, 5:30pm Fri Feb 17 MUSEUMS
“winning the time-management lottery” JB: In 1975, I designed and painted a Pippin, seeking performers for Bob Fosse’s Tony-winning The White Rose: The Student Resistance Against
in terms of getting in 30 minutes of metal 120’-long by 18’-tall outdoor mural on the stage musical, running August… Quad City Music Guild - Hitler, Munich 1942-1943, exhibit on one of the most widely
Prospect Park Auditorium, Sat Feb 18 thru Sat Feb 25 known… German American Heritage Center, thru Sun Feb
stacking and bending off the back of the side of Color Separations’ business located 26
truck done while then getting to go in near the Chicago airport and adjacent to Singin’ in the Rain, seeking ages 16+ for the stage version
of the classic… Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park Build! Create! Innovate! Winter Edition, the exhibit
and support my kids while they swam or the commuter train rail. Because south- Auditorium, Sat Feb 18 thru Sat Feb 25 introduces visitors of all ages to problem solving and…
played music. I just explored the materials, bound auto drivers only had a long shot Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru Tue Feb 28
The Wizard of Oz, seeking performers for the stage version
free from having to “get it right” because I to the mural, while the train riders only of Frank L. Baum’s… Quad City Music Guild - Prospect Park Preserving a Dyeing Art: German Blueprint, discover
was already considering it bonus making saw it up close, I laid the mural out like a Auditorium, Sat Feb 18 thru Sat Feb 25 the history of Blaudruck, a traditional folk-art that… German
American Heritage Center, thru Thu Mar 9
time outside in the beautiful fall weather. comic book without the storyboard bor- Drinking Habits 2: Caught in the Act - Misery - Penny
JB: Figured out how to paint on PVC ders. This was in celebration of the United for Your Thoughts, seeking performers for Tom Smith’s Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: Jumping The
with the proper primer some time ago. States Bicentennial. When we started the comedy “Drinking Habits 2: Caught… Richmond Hill Barn Pond To Deutschland, Scott County Iowa Genealogical
Theatre, Sat Feb 18 thru Sun Feb 19 Society and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections…
With many paintings in this show, I mural the after the mural was completed German American Heritage Center, 1pm Sat Feb 4
learned how to prep 1/4”-thick PVC for they went from one to three shifts. Timber Lake Playhouse Summer Season, seeking local
performers for the following performance opportunities: Love, Murder, & Algorithms: Exploring the Conundrums
strength with a corrugated product glued TLP Summer Mainstage… Timber Lake Playhouse, 9am Sat of Dating, Past, & Present, this talk will explore the links
to the back along with what adhesives 9) What visual (or otherwise) artists Feb 25 between dating past and… German American Heritage
Center, 2pm Sat Feb 11
worked the best. In the past I used to have do you admire whose works we should all
to glue blocks on the back of the painting know more about?
DANCE Hamburg on Mississippi: Part 2, the Tri-City Symphony,
to take the hanging screws and wire. Now CS: I’ve learned to appreciate “outsider founded in 1916, is one of the… German American Heritage
Center, 2pm Sun Feb 12
with the corrugated backing, I easily run art” more. It’s direct and honest. I suppose Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes, offering
wire through the backing channels for some past influences are Matisse, Stella, classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Conditioning,
hanging. Diebenkorn, and Hundertwasser.
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8) Where are your art works collected where with seed money for welders, mate- Ballet Quad Cities performance adapted from the beloved Festival, the Apr. 14 & 15 festival was designed to… Collins
or exhibited that most people don’t know rials, or safety equipment. children’s… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue Feb 7 Road Theatres, Thu Feb 2 thru Mon Feb 13
about? JB: Painters Henri Matisse, Stuart Ballet Quad Cities’ Love Stories, Fri. 7:30pm, Sat. 1 & Youth Unstoppable, a screening in the 2023 QC
CS: Hospitals. University of Iowa Hos- Davis, Roy Lichtenstein, and sculptors 7:30pm; annual performance of dance vignettes with the Environmental Film Series, hosted by… North Scott High
pitals probably have five dozen or more Alexander Calder, Martin Puryear, Louise professional ballet company;… Davenport Outing Club, 7Fri School Fine Arts Auditorium, 2pm Sun Feb 5
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works. Nevelson. Afternoon Classics, we will be watching movies from the
MM: I am thankful to have work scat- 1930s-1960s featuring your… Davenport Public Library -
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DANCE By Mike Schulz
Ballet Quad Cities’

member Claire Cordano, who performs a Keeping the piece a product of Rubio’s
solo in choreographer Emily Kate Long’s vision after the choreographer returned to
In a Sentimental Mood, a work boasting Mexico City, however, was Lyon’s responsi-
Love Stories music by the Modern Jazz Quartet featuring

Sammy Rollins on saxophone. “Claire is just
amazing in everything she does, and that
bility. “That’s my job,” she says with a laugh.
“As Love Stories’ director, I keep everything
performance-ready. So I sat in rehears-
piece is so jazzy, and it’s sentimental … . It’s
Friday, February 10, and Saturday, February 11 als with Domingo when he was creating
just beautiful. People will love her.” the piece, so I could be part of the creation
The Outing Club, 2109 North Brady Street, Davenport IA Elsewhere in Act I, says Lyon, “We’re process, as well. And I made a video of it and
doing a classical piece called Napoli. It’s an watched as he coached the dancers so that
old ballet [originated in 1842] that’s really when he left, it would be set. But with this
good for audiences, and for our dancers. one, the dancers really take ownership of it
Classical ballet is not for the faint of heart. – it’s beautiful partnering where they really
It’s hard stuff. It’s very technical. So we really have to trust each other. So once Domingo
put the dancers through their paces with created the piece, honestly, there wasn’t a lot
the classical pieces. And the audiences love I had to do or say. The dancers just knew it.”
it because it’s the purest classical ballet – it’s With Love Stories, as always, timed to
tutus and everything, and it’s so awesome. coincide with Valentine’s Day, Lyon says
Then we have a fun piece, Best of My Love, that the performance makes for an excellent
which is choreographed by Caroline Cady, holiday gift for a loved one even if they’ve
and that one is a little more jazzy and upbeat never before seen a ballet.
– it’s a really fun piece that closes Act I and “I think this performance is actually
gets everyone ready for the Carmen Suite in perfect for someone who’s maybe a little
Act II.” hesitant,” Lyon says. “In Act I, there’s a lot
Rounding out the program is a newly of shorter pieces, so if something’s not your
choreographed work by Ballet Quad Cities particular preference, just wait a few min-
favorite Domingo Rubio, a Mexico City utes – there’ll be another piece that you’ll
Photo by Joseph Masiejko
resident most familiar to area audiences for probably find a little more to your liking.
W
his frequent performances in the company’s And then Act II is the Carmen Suite, which
ith the professional company’s ballet version which is under an hour, and balletic productions of Dracula. is very theatrical and has a narrative – and
annual, yet all-new, presentation it’s a complete story based on the novella. Regarding Rubio’s choreography of some people feel comforted by a narrative,
of Love Stories – being staged at Madeline Kreszenz is Carmen, and Chris- Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two because they know there’ll at least be a story
Davenport’s Outing Club on February 10 tian Knopp is Don José, and it’ll be a fun Violins in D Minor, Lyon says, “Domingo that they can follow. They don’t have to
and 11 – audiences for the 2023 edition will piece for the space, which is like a dinner- choreographed this piece in December when know anything about dance to enjoy Love
be treated to a little bit of everything: classi- theatre set-up. When we’re at the Outing he was here as a dancer for The Nutcracker. Stories. We’ll guide them through it and
cal dance, modern dance, lyrical dance; Bach, Club, we have tables and beverages and a We had several performances of The Nut- they’ll love it.”
Debussy, Sonny Rollins with the Modern Jazz meal, et cetera, and then audiences get a the- cracker over the course of several weekends Ballet Quad Cities will present per-
Quartet. But while the performances come atrical production right at their fingertips.” – we went to Cedar Rapids and then to the formances of Love Stories at Davenport’s
with either a served dinner or desserts avail- She laughs. “Or on their laps. The dancers Adler (Theatre) in Davenport – and once Outing Club on February 10 and 11. While
able for purchase, Artistic Director Courtney are very close.” it was up and running, we didn’t have to Friday's presentation is sold out, and Satur-
Lyon has has another food reference for what Preceding the Carmen Suite will be rehearse that anymore. And because he was day's 7:30 p.m. evening show (with a Taste
patrons can expect: “It’s kind of like a buffet,” a number of shorter vignettes, among here and has so much knowledge and experi- of Italy dinner served at 6:30 p.m.) is nearly
she says. “You get to try to a lot of different them French composer Claude Debussy’s ence, and he’s such a lovely human, we gave sold out, tickets are also still available for
things.” admired, 10-minute Prelude to the Afternoon Domingo rehearsal time with a handful of Saturday's 1 p.m. matinée (with desserts
Love Stories’ main course this year will be of a Faun. “There is an original version that dancers in the studio to create this gorgeous available for purchase). Tickets are $50-
the Act II presentation of the Carmen Suite, was made over a hundred years ago,” Lyon pas de quatre – which is two pas de deux. 200, a cash-only bar is available, and more
which differs from the classical work made says. “But this one features my original Sierra DeYoung and Jillian Van Cura are our information and reservations are available
famous by Georges Bizet. “There is, like, a choreography for Nicholas Bartolotti and female dancers and Nicholas and Christian by calling (309)786-3779 and visiting
four-hour opera version of Carmen,” says Madeline Rhode, and and oh, those two are are the men, and it took Domingo about two BalletQuadCities.com.
Lyon, “but this is not that. This is the one-act lovely.” Lyon has similar praise for company or three days to do that one.”
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and… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 2pm Tue Feb

Movies 21
God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary

People, led by Mary Potter Kenyon; hear the amazing stories
The Ground Between Us, a screening in the 2023 QC of people… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6:30pm Tue Feb
Environmental Film Series, hosted by… Augustana College’s 21
F.W. Olin Center for Educational Technology, 2pm Sun Feb 12
Retain the Rain, the “Retain the Rain” kiosk, an interactive,
Recent Releases, a chance to see those movies you just touchscreen exhibit about… LeClaire Community Library,
missed at… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue 6pm Wed Feb 22
Branch, 2pm Wed Feb 15
A Mini Medical School Program: Combatting
Black Ice, a screening in the 2023 QC Environmental Film Cancer with Vitamin C, hosted by the University of Iowa
Series, hosted by… Figge Art Museum, 2pm Sun Feb 26 Carver College of Medicine; this… Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 6:30pm Thu Feb 23
Dead Sea Guardians, a screening in the 2023 QC
Environmental Film Series, hosted by… Figge Art Museum, Birth of the Computer: The John Atanasoff Story, a
2pm Sun Mar 5 discussion of John Atanasoff’s invention of the electronic
digital… Wallenberg Hall, Augustana College, 6pm Thu Feb
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1930s-1960s featuring your… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm Thu Mar 9 Resume Building, join us for a Job Searching Skills
presentation led by… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Thu
Saying Yes to Your Story: A Conversation with Kwame Alexander -- February 9 Feb 23
SPORTS LECTURES
Valentines Dinner, for information, call 309-373-5080… “What Was in the Water in Davenport?”: The Story of
Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, Sat Feb 11 Three Davenport Writers, Marcia Noe’s presentation deals
Quad City Storm vs. Evansville, professional minor- with the fertile cultural environment in… Davenport Public
league hockey match; for information and tickets, call 309- Bettendorf Public Library Chess Club, play in the Black History: The Fight for Civil Rights in Davenport, Library - Main Branch, 1:30pm Sat Feb 25
277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7:10pm Sat Feb 11 all-ages and all-skill-levels chess club; free; for… Bettendorf learn more about local, historical black people from
Public Library, 1:30pm Sat Feb 11 thru Sat Feb 25 Davenport and… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Every Day Is Earth Day!, led by area experts; we do not
Quad City Storm vs. Roanoke, professional minor-league Branch, 6:30pm Thu Feb 2 inherit Earth from… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 8am Sat
hockey match; for information and tickets, call 309-277- Galentine’s Day, leave your kids, significant others, and Feb 25
1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7:10pm Fri Feb 17 and other family members at… Davenport Public Library - Ghost Kisses: The Fascinating Paranomal History of
Sat Feb 18 Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Mon Feb 13 the QCs, ioin us for a special Community Connections where Stories from Around the World, presented by the World
Amazon bestselling… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Fri Affairs Council of the Quad Cities;… Bettendorf Public Library,
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, professional 10 Things I Hate About You Trivia, a night of trivia Feb 3 7pm Tue Feb 28
minor-league hockey match; for information and tickets, devoted to the Julia Stiles/Heath Ledger… The Tangled
call 309-277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 6:10pm Thu Wood, 7pm Tue Feb 14 Why, Black History?: Community Conversations, on Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: Bring and
Feb 23 Saturdays; participants can expect to learn and discuss in… Share with Mike Thomas, we’ll spend a brief time looking
Life-Size Game Night: Among Us, join us for an all-new Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Sat at some of the… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 1pm
Quad City Storm vs. Pensacola, professional minor- kind of game night as… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Feb 4 thru Sat Mar 4 Sat Mar 4
league hockey match; for information and tickets, call 309- Thu Feb 16
277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7:10pm Thu Mar 2 Feeding Backyard Wildlife, join Becky Baugh, a naturalist Evangelization: Living Faith with Joy and
Chili Cook Off, chill out with Friends of the River Valley from the Wapsi River Education… Davenport Public Library - Intentionality the Other 167 Hours Per Week, led by
Quad City Storm vs. Pensacola, professional minor- District Library;… River Valley District Library, 4pm Fri Feb 17 Eastern Avenue Branch, 1pm Mon Feb 6 Patrick Schmadeke; this retreat will leave you better… Our
league hockey match; for information and tickets, call Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 10am Sat Mar 4
309-277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, Sat Mar 4 and Knights of Columbus Trivia Night, this event will help SCORE- Starting Your Journey!, join SCORE volunteer
and Mar 5 raise money for Honor Flight Quad… St. John Vianney mentors for an interactive workshop on starting… Bettendorf Walking with Holy Women on the Lenten Journey, led
Church, 7pm Sat Feb 18 Public Library, 5:30pm Tue Feb 7 by Mary Pedersen, D. Min; the Lenten Journey, the… Our Lady
of the Prairie Retreat, 11am Sun Mar 5
OTHER EVENTS Adult Knitting Circle, whether you are in the middle of a A Down to Earth Spirituality, led by Rev. Dr. Charles
project or… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, Knicker; enhance your spirituality through… Our Lady of the How To Fix It: Household Wiring, Learn some home
2pm Mon Feb 20 Prairie Retreat, 6pm Tue Feb 7 electrical repairs with staff from K&K Hardware;… Bettendorf
Rock Island Public Library Historical Room, on Public Library, 7pm Wed Mar 8
Thursdays; the Historical Room will be open for those… Rock Conquest Drum & Bugle Corps Trivia Night, this event History… In Person! with Brian “Fox” Ellis: Walt
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Thu Feb 2 will help raise funds to purchase instruments and… Moline Whitman’s Lincoln, Fox recreates a program Whitman WOWs & Riveters: Women Workers at Rock Island
thru Thu Mar 9 Viking Club, 7pm Fri Feb 24 delivered on the life and… Rock Island Public Library - Arsenal., join the Army Sustainment Command Historians
Downtown Library, 6pm Wed Feb 8 as they explore the… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Magnificent Mansion Tour, on Fridays; a small-group Trivia for Water, join the Iowa Environmental Council and Library, 2pm Wed Mar 8
guided tour of the mansion; learn… Hauberg Civic Center Miss Scott County, Brittany… Crawford Brew Works, 7pm Fri Balancing the Account: Shifting Public Perception
Mansion, 1pm Fri Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3 Feb 24 of Native Americans from Deficits to Values with WOW’s & Riveters: Women Workers at Rock Island
Dr. Jane Simonson, presented by Simonsen, Professor Arsenal, join Kevin Braafladt, the Army Sustainment
Mechanical Tour, on Fridays; learn about the mechanicals 37th Annual Red and White Banquet & Ball, hosted of History at Augustana College; this… Rock Island Public Command Historian at the Rock… Davenport Public Library -
of the Hauberg Estate,… Hauberg Civic Center Mansion, 6pm by the Davenport Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta… Library - Downtown Library, 5pm Thu Feb 9 Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Mar 8
Fri Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3 Double Tree by Hilton, 6pm Sat Feb 25
Unbreakable: Celebrating Atoot and Youth Community Connections - Gladys Black: The Legacy
In the Zone: Relax, Enjoy, Play, an afternoon of fun, CINCH World’s Toughest Rodeo, features the fan favorite Empowerment, hear from Sarah Van Vooren, co-founder of Iowa’s Bird Lady, learn some home electrical repairs
relaxing activities including QCCAN reading dogs,… Moline events: Bull Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding,… Vibrant Arena at and executive director of… Figge Art Museum, 5pm Thu with staff from K&K Hardware;… Bettendorf Public Library,
Public Library, 1pm Sat Feb 4 the MARK, Sat Feb 25 thru Sun Feb 26 Feb 9 1:30pm Thu Mar 9
Winter Carnival, free; for information, call 563-344-4175… Flea Market, $3 admission; for information and rental space, Sol Butler: The Greatest Athlete You’ve Never Heard
Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Feb 4 call 563-340-2550… Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 8am Sun
Feb 26
of, a riveting presentation from local author David Sebben
on his… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 11am COURSES
Lantern Festival, end the Lunar New Year with a bang; join Sat Feb 11
us… Moline Public Library, 3pm Mon Feb 6 Memory Circle, join us for crafts, games, activities, Awaken to Your Cell Wisdom: A Program for Healing
conversation, and more at… Bettendorf Public Library, A Room Full of Angels, led by Rev. Dr. Carol Vaccariello; Mind, Body, & Spirit, Thursdays thru Mar. 2; led by Sondra
AARP Tax-Aide/VITA Tax Preparation, on Mondays 10:30am Tue Feb 28 angels are with us… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6pm Mon Barrett; gain a… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6pm Thu
and Wednesdays; the Moline Public Library is one of nine… Feb 13 Feb 2
Moline Public Library, 8am Mon Feb 6 thru Wed Mar 8 2023 Antique Spectacular Vintage Market, available
items during the three-day event include:… QCCA Expo Evolutionary Dancer Presentation, led by Carol Kilby; Highway Construction Careers Training Program
Southwest Book Sale, Children’s items and paperbacks are Center, Fri Mar 3 thru Sun Mar 5 explore with Carol what she believes… Our Lady of the Prairie (HCCTP) Orientation Session, the HCCTP aims to prepare
25¢ each, hardbacks are 50¢;… Rock Island Public Library - Retreat, 6pm Wed Feb 15 people to work in the… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Southwest Branch, noon Tue Feb 7 Leprechauns, Luck, & Libations: St. Patrick’s Trivia Night, Campus, 2pm Fri Feb 3
for information, call 309-373-5080… Hauberg Civic Center Lincoln & Hoover: Comparisons & Contrasts, Herbert
Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new Mansion, Sat Mar 4 Hoover Presidential Library and Museum Director Dr. Thomas Self-Paced Citizenship Exam Preparation Resource,
spice,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, Schwartz… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch and lessons feature videos that allow participants to practice and
6:30pm Tue Feb 7 Southwest Book Sale, Children’s items and paperbacks are LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Thu Feb 16 experience… Moline Public Library, Mon Feb 6
25¢ each, hardbacks are 50¢;… Rock Island Public Library -
Bunco with Friends of River Valley District Library, Southwest Branch, noon Tue Mar 7 The A.W.E. Project: Reinventing Education - Nursery School: Lessons in Gardening, organized
have some fun playing Bunco; for information, call 309-523- Reinventing the Human, Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox lays out by Illinois Extension Master Gardeners, this premiere
3440… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Feb 8 Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new his basic educational philosophy… Our Lady of the Prairie educational event… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 8am Sat
spice,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, Retreat, 6pm Thu Feb 16 Feb 11
Shades of Hunks, an evening of interactive, 6:30pm Tue Mar 7
choreographed routines to thumping beats and… The Rust Pathways to the Divine: Roman Catholic, led by Bishop Self-Paced Citizenship Exam Preparation Resource,
Belt, 8pm Fri Feb 10 Bunco with Friends of River Valley District Library, Thomas Zinkula; explore the core and depth… Sacred Heart lessons feature videos that allow participants to practice and
have some fun playing Bunco; for information, call 309-523- Cathedral, 6pm Mon Feb 20 experience… Moline Public Library, Mon Mar 6
Have a Heart for the Homeless, 10th-annual fundraiser 3440… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Mar 8
hosted by Christian Care; guest speaker Illinois State… Bally’s Preservation Workshop: Tips for Displaying Historical
Quad Cities, 11:15am Sat Feb 11 Materials, join us in learning how to practically care for
MEETINGS THEATRE By Madeline Dudziak
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
activities may include voting on actions and conducting
public hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm
Thu Mar 2
Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information,

Barefoot in the Park
Thu Feb 2 and Thu Feb 16 e-mail [email protected]; help protest unfair Friday, February 10, through Sunday, February 19
Board Finance Committee Meeting, open meeting of the
treatment of the elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails,
12:30pm Fri Mar 3 Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Avenue, Moline IL
Finance Committee of the Rock Island… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 11am Fri Feb 3 Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole
Meeting, recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org
Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information, or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Mar 6
e-mail [email protected]; help protest unfair
treatment of the elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails, East Moline City Council Regular Meeting /
12:30pm Fri Feb 3 Committee of the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and
3rd Monday of every month;… East Moline Council Chambers
Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon Mar 6
Meeting, recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org
or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Feb 6 and Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can
Mon Feb 20 be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City
Hall, 7pm Tue Mar 7
East Moline City Council Regular Meeting /
Committee of the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and Midwest Corvettes Club Monthly Meeting, join us
3rd Monday of every month;… East Moline Council Chambers to discuss Corvettes, friends, and community … Eriksen
at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon Feb 6 and Mon Feb 20 Chevrolet - Milan, 6:30pm Tue Mar 7
Midwest Corvettes Club Monthly Meeting, join us Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday
to discuss Corvettes, friends, and community … Eriksen of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Mar 7
Chevrolet - Milan, 6:30pm Tue Feb 7
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City
Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can Council meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall,
be seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City 5:30pm Wed Mar 8
Hall, 7pm Tue Feb 7 and Tue Feb 21
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on
Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday the 2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island Will Crouch and Sarah Walton in Barefoot in the Park at the Playcrafters Barn Theatre
O
of each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Feb 7 and Tue County Office Building, 5:30pm Wed Mar 8
Feb 21
Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information, pening its eagerly anticipated Western Illinois University, longtime
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Mar 2023 season with one of the most ComedySportz performer, and area
the 2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island 9
County Office Building, 5:30pm Wed Feb 8 hilarious and beloved roman- stage actor in productions including the
Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City agendas are available prior to the meetings; minutes are
tic comedies in theatrical history, Neil Richmond Hill Barn Theatre’s Outside
Council meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall, available… Moline Public Library, noon Thu Mar 9 Simon’s timeless Barefoot in the Park Mullingar, the Prenzie Players’ The
5:30pm Wed Feb 8 and Wed Feb 22
enjoys a February 10 through 19 run at Comedy of Errors, and Playcrafters’ The
HEALTH Moline’s Playcrafters Barn Theatre, this Mousetrap. Paul and Corie are respec-
Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information,
call 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Feb 9
Tony-winning stage sensation – and tively portrayed, in their Playcrafters
Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, Yoga at the Figge, with instructor Daina Marie Lewis; bring inspiration for the Robert Redford/Jane debuts, by Augustana students Will
agendas are available prior to the meetings; minutes are your own mat for… Figge Art Museum, 10:30am Sat Feb 4
available… Moline Public Library, noon Thu Feb 9 Fonda movie – lauded by Life magazine Crouch and Sarah Walton, who were
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for all levels of experience; the instructor as nothing less than “one of the funniest recent romantic-comedy partners in the
Quad Cities Mississippi Valley Ski and Social Club has… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Tue Feb 7 thru
(QCMVSC) Meeting, held on the 2nd Mon. of the monthl Tue Mar 7 comedies ever.” college’s The 39 Steps; Crouch has also
most meetings… D’Lua Bar & Restaurant, 7pm Mon Feb 13
QC Fit Fest Expo, a community event designed for all… As Barefoot in the Park opens, new- appeared in Augustana’s Tartuffe and
Rock Island City Council Meeting, Public Comment is Bend XPO, 11am Sat Feb 18 thru Sun Feb 19 lyweds Paul and Corie Bratter are over The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-
held at the beginning of City Council… Rock Island City Hall,
6:45pm Mon Feb 13 and Mon Feb 27 Healthy Eating with Pantry Staples, free; tune in to the moon to begin their life together in time, and Walton in Island Song and She
another presentation to the Buy. Eat.… Davenport Public their new apartment in Manhattan. It Kills Monsters.
Moline City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Feb 21
/ Regular Meeting, meets in Council Chambers; the formal may be small and a six-flight climb, the With Jake Ladd also making his
City Council meeting is… Moline City Hall, 6pm Tue Feb 14 Parkinson’s Support Group, Augustana College’s heating may be busted and snow may be Playcrafters debut in the role of Victor
and Tue Feb 28 Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
invites the… Betsey Brodahl Building, Augustana College, falling through the skylight, but noth- Velasco, Lewis’ ensemble is completed
Riverdale City Council Meeting, held on the 2nd and 4th 2:30pm Tue Feb 21
Tuesday of the month;… Riverdale City Hall, 7pm Tue Feb 14
ing can quash their newlywed bliss. by three venue veterans: Alexa Florence
and Tue Feb 28 Paul is a straight-laced lawyer and Corie as Corie’s mother, Jim Strauss as the
Scott County Board of Supervisors Committee of the SENIORS a romantic free-spirit; nevertheless, delivery man, and Thayne Lamb as the
Whole Meeting, the board will review legislative actions, opposites attract and the two are wild telephone repair man. And with Yvonne
administrative items, and contracts; for… Scott County Caregivers Support Group, on the 1st & 3rd Thu. of the
Administrative Center, 8pm Tue Feb 14 and Tue Feb 28 month; $1/person;… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 4:30pm about each other. However, after Corie Siddique serving as the show’s producer,
Thu Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 2 decides to set her conservative, widowed additional members of the Barefoot
Coal Valley City Council Meeting, held on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, Free Senior Day at the Figge Art Museum, for seniors mother up with the Bratters’ eccentric, in the Park creative team include
6pm Wed Feb 15 age 60 & up on the first Thursday… Figge Art Museum, 10am
thru Thu Mar 2
bohemian neighbor Victor Velasco, a stage manager Jacqueline Cohoon, set
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole wild night ensues -- one that highlights builder Craig Cohoon, sound designer
Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and Billiards, Mon.-Fri.; $1/day; for information, call 563-386-
third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Feb 15 7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 8am Thu Feb 2 thru just how different Corie and Paul are. Laulak Siddique, props designer Marcia
Thu Mar 9 The young couple must consequently Templeman, and poster designer Katie
Rock Island County Board Regular Meeting, all
meetings are open to the public, but may be… Rock Island Bob Gaston New Horizons Band Practice, on Thursdays; learn how to accept and embrace their Newport.
County Office Building, 5:30pm Tue Feb 21 $2-5; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for differences as they learn that marriage is Barefoot in the Park runs at Moline’s
Active Seniors), 12:30pm Thu Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 9
Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, no easy walk in the park, their journey Barn Theatre from February 10 through
agendas and minutes are posted on our website in Card Embroidery, on Thursdays; learn how to create fun resulting in a Neil Simon classic that 19, with performances on Fridays and
accordance… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, embroidery greeting cards… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
5pm Tue Feb 21 9am Thu Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 9 was nominated for four Tony Awards Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at
Coal Valley City Hall Meeting, held on the first and third Hand and Foot, on Thursdays; $2/person; for information,
and won for its direction by Broadway’s 3 p.m. Admission is $13-15, and more
Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Thu then-newcomer Mike Nichols. information and tickets are available
Wed Mar 1 Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 9
Making his Playcrafters directorial by calling (309)762-0330 and visiting
Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole debut with Barefoot in the Park is Adam Playcrafters.com.
Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and
third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Mar 1 Michael Lewis, a theatre instructor at
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And the Oscar former lottery winner as she attempts, and

frequently fails, to rebuild her life. It’s a tale
Might Go to …
that’s been told numerous times before, and
screenwriter Ryan Binaco doesn’t appear to
have much to add to the discussion. While
his dialogue is solid, the situations are
WOMEN TALKING,
moldy, and there are eyebrow-raising con-
trivances and unexplained plot turns galore.
LIVING, and Why is Marc Maron’s motel manager giving
the drunken wreck Leslie an all-access pass
TO LESLIE to his workplace? How does he afford the
overhaul of an entire diner when his motel
T
he January 24 reveal of this year’s appears conspicuously free of guests?
Oscar nominees brought with it the Still, Morris delivers loads of beautiful
usual amount of pleasures, disap- long takes and hypnotically slow tracking
pointments, and surprises, as well as our shots (unlike in Living, the silences here
annual reminder that not every movie voters actually say something), with supporting
get to see is one Quad Citians have been performers Maron, Allison Janney, Stephen
able to see. Two of the stragglers, however, Root, and Owen Teague all in expert form.
Ben Whishaw, Rooney Mara, and Jessie Buckley in Women Talking
managed to secure local releases this past And whether or not the method of getting
weekend. Another contender has been avail- Women Talking, because, really: Who should diagnosis and decides to live the rest of her there was justifiable, no one who sees To
able for rental and purchase for weeks, but want to endure this? Astoundingly, though, his life to the fullest, despite being unsure Leslie could conceivably deny Riseborough’s
found itself as perhaps the title that Academy this emotionally devastating drama isn’t of what, precisely, that might entail. And deserved inclusion on any Best Actress
Awards completists wanted/needed to catch the least bit difficult to sit through. In truth, Hermanus’ film isn’t without charm. I lineup. This heartbreakingly ravaged,
up with above all others. I didn’t want it to end. With her dialogue particularly appreciated the presences of thunderously present portrayal is the hands-
Of the pair that hit the cineplex, writer/ blending wistful, poetic voice-over and Tom Burke and Aimee Lou Wood (whose down finest among a bunch of sensational
director Sarah Polley’s Women Talking, in blunt, impassioned prose – plus, unexpect- overbite makes her distractingly, though not turns on the British talent’s screen résumé
the Oscars mix for Best Picture and Adapted edly, a number of first-rate jokes – Polley unappealingly, reminiscent of a bunny), and (even her Texan accent is flawless), and she
Screenplay, is easily the stronger offer- and her sublime performers keep your it was certainly a pleasure to see Nighy in a manages to make her title figure fascinat-
ing. In my view, it’s stronger than at least ears and brain buzzing; you feel less like major role that he plays with subtle precision ing, appalling, tragic, empathetic, deeply
95 percent of everything released this past a viewer than an active participant in the yet no lack of interior emotion. moving, and even funny – sometimes
year. Adapted from Miriam Toews’ 2018 women’s life-altering struggle. And while But wow is this thing slow. While its mid- all within the confines of a single scene.
novel that was, in turn, inspired by real-life the material could easily inspire, or succeed 1950s milieu is presented with obvious care, Every Oscars season needs its scandal, and
events in Bolivia, the film is set entirely in a as, a topnotch radio play, this stands as a most of the characters spend Living’s two Riseborough is 2023’s. Yet through what-
Mennonite colony in an unnamed United thoroughly cinematic experience, boasting hours acting mildly anesthetized, and you ever investigation ensues, I hope Academy
States locale, and as the title makes clear, it’s hauntingly expressive cinematography by could drive trucking convoys through the officials look at the bigger question at hand:
all about women talking. Rarely, though, Luc Montpellier, an achingly tender score by dead air as they considered saying some- not “How did she get nominated for a movie
has screen conversation pulsated with this Hildur Guðnadóttir, and images and sounds thing of import or feeling and then decided no one had heard of?”, but rather “Why
much electricity and force, given that what’s I won’t soon forget: two bored, giggly pre- no, maybe not now. (During one fractured hadn’t we heard about this movie, and this
being argued about are the Mennonite men teens tying their braids into one combined conversation between Wood and Barney performance, in the first place?”
who have been systematically drugging and knot; a desperate mother handling her son Fishwick, the pauses were so pregnant that
raping the community’s women for years – via the only means she has left; an out-of- I found myself muttering “Just get on with For reviews of Avatar: The Way of Water,
and by women, I mean all females between left-field blast of the Monkees’ “Daydream it!” – and because I had the auditorium to M3GAN, A Man Called Otto, Infinity Pool,
the ages of 70 and four. After the accused Believer.” Its subject matter is wrenching, myself, not at all quietly.) Between the film’s Plane, Missing, and other recent releases,
are arrested and the remaining men head as are the mercifully brief flashes of the trenchant themes and the professionalism visit RCReader.com/movies.
into town to provide bail, the women gather victims’ morning-after recognition of their of its execution, there’s quite a bit to admire
to vote on their collective response to the abuse. Yet Women Talking is an exquisitely here. I just wish admiring it didn’t also mean January 10 Crossword Answers
horrific crimes, their options coming down produced, consistently gripping achieve- being bored silly.
to three: do nothing; stay and fight; or leave. ment, and while I won’t go so far as to call Both Women Talking and Living were
Doing nothing is quickly deemed nonviable, the movie “fun,” it’s been months since I’ve widely predicted Oscar nominees. This
which means either risking the men’s daily spent two hours in the dark quite so thrilled year’s wholly unpredicted one was director
wrath or venturing into the world without to hear other people speak. Michael Morris’ To Leslie, an indie drama
even the abilities to read and write. Another Our area’s other debuting, Oscar-cited from last fall that found its star Andrea
vote is necessary, to be conducted by a group drama was director Olivier Hermanus’ Riseborough among Best Actress contenders
of nine in a hayloft. The situation is dire. The Living, which received a Best Actor nod following a concerted, staggeringly success-
discussion is riveting. for 73-year-old British legend Bill Nighy, ful grassroots campaign that took off during
Despite my decades-long Polley fandom plus Adapted Screenplay mention for Nobel the voting period. I won’t lie: The saga
and a cast including Rooney Mara, Frances Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro’s behind how the nomination happened, and
McDormand, Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, Ben re-imagining of Akira Kurusawa’s Japa- the Academy’s current investigation into
Whishaw (the lone male with a speaking nese classic Ikiru. Eh, it’s okay. The story is whether any rules of conduct were violated
role), and the great, under-seen Judith Ivey, I simple, telling of a stuffy, repressed English in the process, is more interesting than the
can’t exactly say I was “looking forward” to bureaucrat who receives a terminal-cancer film, which follows an alcoholic Texan and
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue
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MUSIC Seniors Mar 7
Rick Springfield
Bunco, on Wednesdays; $2/person; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 2pm Wed Feb 8
Line Dancing, on Tuesdays & Thursdays; $2/person; for thru Wed Mar 8
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
Sunday, February 26, 7 p.m. Seniors), 10am Thu Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 9 Silver Sneakers Enerchi, on Wednesdays; $3/person; for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
The Rust Belt, 533 12th Avenue, East Moline IL Milestones AAA Meal Site, Mon.-Fri; meals must be
reserved 24 to 48 hours in… CASI (Center for Active Seniors),
Seniors), 1pm Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Mar 8
11:30am Thu Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 9 TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly Weight-Loss
Support Group), on Wednesdays; $1/meeting plus national
Zumba Gold, on Tuesdays and Thursdays; $3/person; for dues; for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Active Seniors), 11:30am Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Mar 8
Seniors), 9am Thu Feb 2 thru Thu Mar 9
T’ai Chi Ch’un, on Wednesdays; $24/six-week class; for
Adult Coloring, on Fridays; $2; for information, call 563-386- information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Feb 3 thru Seniors), 10:15am Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Mar 8
Fri Mar 3
Wednesday Bingo, on Wednesdays; 5pm doors, $10 card
CASI Book Club, $2/meeting; for information, call 563-386- pack minimum purchase; cash prizes… CASI (Center for
7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Fri Feb 3 thru Active Seniors), 6pm Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Mar 8
Fri Mar 3
Coffee & Conversations, senior citizens of retirement ages
Friday Bingo, on Fridays; free except for cost of cards; for are invited to stop in… Bettendorf Public Library, 9am Thu
information,… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Fri Feb Mar 9
3 thru Fri Mar 3
KIDS’ STUFF
Golden Tones Chorus Practice, on Fridays; sing along
to some classical memories; $2 practice… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 9am Fri Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3
Advisory Board (TAB), teens can share ideas and give input
Second Avenue Players Senior Theatre, on Fridays; bring in decisions on… LeClaire Community Library, 5pm Thu Feb 2
C
your theatrical side to CASI’s senior theater… CASI (Center for
Active Seniors), 10:30am Fri Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3 Narnia Party for Kids, find your way across our frozen river
urrently touring in support of his Vocal Performance, he platinum-sell- activity course, make… River Valley District Library, 4:30pm
latest album The Red Locusts, a ing Working Class Dog. Zumba Gold, on Fridays; $3/person; for information, call Thu Feb 2
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am Fri
tribute to the Beatles and power- Released in 1982, its followup Suc- Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3 PNG Photography, learn how to take the best possible
pop bands of the 1980s and 1990s, music cess Hasn’t Spoiled Me Yet spawned the photos using a… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Feb 2
Bridge, on Mondays & Fridays; $2-5; for information, call
and daytime-drama icon Rick Spring- top-10 smash “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 11:30am Fri Mermaid Story Writing Contest, thru Feb. 11; grades 3-6
field takes the stage at East Moline while 1983’s Living in Oz included its Feb 3 thru Mon Mar 6 are invited to write a story featuring… Moline Public Library,
thru Sat Feb 11
venue The Rust Belt on February 26, the own top-10 hit in “Affair of the Heart.” CASI Walking Club, on Mon., Wed., and Fri.; free; for
chart-topping rock singer/songwriter a Springfield made the leap to the big information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Winter Reading Program: Read Beyond the Sea!, thru
Seniors), 8am Fri Feb 3 thru Wed Mar 8 Feb. 11; say “Aloha!” to reading this winter; kids… Moline Public
longtime fan favorite for hits including screen in 1984 with Hard to Hold, Library, thru Sat Feb 11
“Affair of the Heart,” “Love Somebody,” which featured the iconic ‘80s smash Euchre, on Wed. & Fri.; $2/session; for information, call 563-
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:45pm Fri Feb Baby Storytime, on Thursdays; a special storytime for
and the Grammy Award-winning “Jes- “Love Somebody,” and to date, the art- 3 thru Wed Mar 8 babies birth to 12… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
sie’s Girl.” ist’s discography discography consists Branch, 10am thru Thu Feb 23
Low Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-10am, Tue. 11am-
Springfield was born Richard Spring- of 22 studio albums, 12 compilation 2pm, Thu. 11am-noon; $2/person;… CASI (Center for Active Downtown Pop-up Story, on Thursdays; our Children
thorpe in Sydney, Australia in 1949, albums, five live albums, 34 singles, Seniors), Fri Feb 3 thru Wed Mar 8 and Youth Services staff will be… Rock Island Public Library -
Downtown Library, 10am thru Thu Mar 9
and with his father a military man who and 11 music videos. In 1995, Spring- Bell Choir, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call
frequently shuffled the family between field also formed the side-project 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Mon Movers & Shakers Storytime!, on Thursdays; for kids ages 0
Feb 6 thru Mon Mar 6 to 5 and their… Moline Public Library, 9:30am thru Thu Mar 9
their home continent and England, the Sahara Snow with Tim Pierce on guitar
artist has said that he sought escape and Bob Marlette on keyboards and Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call Pretend Play Thursdays, on Thursdays; work at a grocery
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Mon store, a coffee shop,… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
from the difficulty of making friends percussion, which released a self-titled Feb 6 thru Mon Mar 6 Avenue Branch, 4pm thru Thu Feb 23
in music. He formed a band in high studio album in 1997. Beyond his
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; volunteer group; no sewing Tales for Tots: 0-3 Storytime, on Thursdays; an enriching
school and eventually joined the ’50s musical accomplishments, though, experience necessary; free; for… CASI (Center for Active activity time for children ages birth… Bettendorf Public
revival group Rock House, moving on Springfield has also been a prolific field Seniors), 9am Mon Feb 6 thru Mon Mar 6 Library, 6:30pm thru Thu Mar 9
to the teeny-bopper ensemble Zoot and television actor. He appeared on Zumba Toning, on Mondays; $3/person; for information, Story Times at RVDL, on Mondays and Thursdays; a fun and
in 1968, which was one of the most the series High Tide from 1994 to 1997, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10:15am educational Story Time with… River Valley District Library,
Mon Feb 6 thru Mon Mar 6 10:45am thru Thu Mar 9
popular groups in Australia until took on a two-fer of 2015 supporting
the musicians’ disbandment in 1971. roles in Ricki & the Flash (opposite Canasta, on Tuesdays; $2/session; for information, call 563- 2023 Winter Reading: Winter in the Shire, thru Feb. 28;
386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Feb 7 conquer the cold of winter with adventurous… River Valley
Springfield went solo after the breakup Meryl Streep) and True Detective, and thru Tue Mar 7 District Library, thru Tue Feb 28
and garnered his first United States has been seen on TV’s Californication,
Chair-Based Exercise, on Tuesdays; $3; for information, call Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri.; ages 3-5 are invited to attend
success the following year with a re- Supernatural, and American Horror 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 9am Tue Feb these 30-minute sessions… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am
recording of his Australian hit “Speak Story. In 2010, Springfield also pub- 7 thru Tue Mar 7 thru Thu Mar 9
to the Sky,” which went on to reach lished his autobiography Late, Late at Knitting & Crocheting, on Tuesdays; volunteer group; free; Teen Library Council, join us for a meeting to plan
number 14 on the Billboard charts. Night: A Memoir, a New York Times for information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active upcoming teen events,… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri
Seniors), 12:30pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7 Feb 3
Years later, after securing a recording Bestseller that Rolling Stone cited as
contract with RCA on the strength of one of “The 25 Great Rock Memoirs of Red Hat Ladies Club, meeting locations vary; for Children’s Book Talk/Unboxing, join Miss Ranell online
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active for either a book talk or an… Rock Island Public Library -
his demos, Springfield was also signed All Time.” Seniors), 11am Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7 Downtown Library, 2pm Fri Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3
to play the young, eligible Dr. Noah Rick Springfield headlines his East
Senior Technology Clinic, on Tuesdays; with expert Mike Stories at Main, on Fridays; enjoy stories, dancing and more
Drake on General Hospital in 1981. Moline engagement on February 26, Shinbori; bring your Apple and… CASI (Center for Active at the newly remodeled… Davenport Public Library - Main
Springfield’s popularity consequently admission to the 7 p.m. concert event Seniors), noon Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7 Branch, 10am Fri Feb 3 thru Fri Mar 3
skyrocketed, setting the stage for the starts at $39.75, and more information Step into Balance: Balance & Strength, on Tuesdays; Child’s Play – Create: Explore : Experience, on Saturdays;
release of his album Working Class Dog and tickets are available by visiting half-hour exercise class with Logan Anderson, owner of… a 15-minute storytime complete with books rhymes and…
CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Feb 4 thru Sat Mar 4
later that year. Powered by the classic TheRustBeltQC.com. Mar 7
single “Jessie’s Girl,” which eventually Kids Grab-and-Go: Friendship Bracelets, use simple
Therapeutic Movement with Logan Anderson, on knots to make a bracelet out of embroidery… Bettendorf
hit the top of the charts and scored its Tuesdays; $3/person; for information, call 563-386-7477… Public Library, 9am Mon Feb 6
singer a Grammy for Best Male Rock
Out of the Blocks, register to pick up a random assortment
of LEGOs in… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, Mon
QUAD CITIES' HISTORY By Bruce Walters
Buried Stories: Miss Ellen Gale (1853-1948)

Feb 6
and through the worst of the
Pop-Up Cards, make a unique Valentine’s Day card; this
Great Depression years, Miss
program is best… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Branch, 3:30pm Mon Feb 6 and the Rock Island Public Library Gale and her assistants worked
PNG Lego Robotics, on Mondays; ages 10-18 learn how to of library science as such in 1868. quietly but firmly to make the
program and control… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Feb 6
thru Mon Feb 13
But she loved books, and believed best books available to all the
in their power not only to enter- citizens of Rock Island.
Little Movers Storytime!, on Mondays at 9:30 & 10:45am;
ages 0 to 3… Moline Public Library, Mon Feb 6 thru Mon Mar
tain but to shape minds and “There was soon a separate
6 hearts.” children’s room and experiments
Make Believe Monday, on Mondays; work at a grocery store, Over the next decade, the with branch libraries in several
a coffee shop,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street library’s collection would triple, local elementary schools. Com-
Branch, 4pm Mon Feb 6 thru Mon Feb 27
then grow to 14,866 books by the munity groups began to use the
Tales for Tots: 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays; an enriching end of the century when plans for meeting and assembly rooms on
activity time for children ages birth… Bettendorf Public
Library, 10am Mon Feb 6 thru Mon Mar 6 the library’s own building were the second f loor. The book col-
LEGO Club: Pokémon, play with thousands of Lego pieces;
coming to fruition. Land at the lection grew.”
display your masterpieces on… LeClaire Community Library, corner of Fourth Avenue and 19th Miss Gale resigned on May 3,
4pm Tue Feb 7
Street was purchased in 1900. 1937. In her resignation letter, she
Toddler Tales @ Downtown Library, build early learning The new building’s design was wrote, “many regrets in giving up
skills in your preschooler ages five and… Rock Island Public
Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Tue Feb 7 selected on January 10, 1901. a work which for so many years
When the library opened its has been the chief interest of my
Girls Who Code, on Tuesdays; for girls in 3rd-5th grade who
are interested… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue doors on December 15, 1903, life.” She died 11 years later at
Branch, 4pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7 the public was greeted by the the Happy Haven Rest Home in
Take and Make Tuesday, on Tuesdays; pick-up a fun craft library president and board Silvis, Illinois. She was 95.
that you can do… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 3pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7
members, and given tours by Ellen Gale is buried in Chip-
Ellen Gale and a second librar- piannock Cemetery with a small
Take and Make Tuesday, on Tuesdays; pick-up a fun craft
that you can do at… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, ian, Miss Harriette Carter. The gravestone that simply states her
3pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Feb 28 Bleuer Orchestra played inside name, as well as the years of her
Toddler Storytime, on Tuesdays; we’ll sing songs, dance, the library. Rock Island Argus birth and death. And the words,
O
and read fun stories;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern headlines proclaimed the library “Librarian, R I Public Library, 67
Avenue Branch, 10am Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7
n November 25, 1872 , as “Rock Island ‘s New Temple of years.”
Weekly Teen Book Talk, on Tuesdays; check out this week’s Rock Island became t he Literature.”
book talk from Emily,… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 3:45pm Tue Feb 7 thru Tue Mar 7 f irst cit y in Il linois to The building’s architect Leon- Bruce Walters is a Professor
After School Kids Lab: Pop-Up Greeting Cards, construct
open a public library. The library ard Drack also designed the orig- Emeritus in Art conferred by
and decorate your own 3D greeting card using different… was housed in Room 17 of the Post inal Modern Woodman Building Western Illinois University.
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Wed Feb 8
Of f ice Building, located nor t h- (1898) that currently houses the
Storytime w/ a Police Officer, join us for a special Storytime west of Second Avenue and 17th Rock Island County administra- This is part of an occasional
with a guest Police… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Wed
Feb 8 Street. The room was rented for tion; the London Building (1889) series on famous (or infamous)
$25 a month. which now houses Quad City people buried in cemeteries in the
Snackin’ Crafternoons, on Wednesdays; make a different
snack each week; this program is… Davenport Public Library - In the first month that it was Arts; and Immanuel Lutheran Quad Cities, and their history
Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Feb 22 open, 3,411 people visited the Church (1896) on Fifth Avenue. that is not so well-known today.
Southwest Library Toddler Tales, on Wednesdays; build library. An inventory taken at The library opened the day If there’s a piece of history buried
early learning skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Island
Public Library - Southwest Branch, 11am Wed Feb 8 thru Wed
this time lists 2,174 volumes, after the Wright Brothers here that you’ d like to learn more
Mar 8 periodicals, and documents. attempted their first f light at about, e-mail the location and a
Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; pop in for gaming on the This collection of books had Kitty Hawk. And as Roald Tweet brief description to
Switch, playing… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street come from a private library in also wrote, “Through World War [email protected].
Branch, 3pm Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Feb 22
Rock Island: the Young Men’s I, through the Roaring Twenties,
Teen Role-playing Club: Flames of Freedom, on Literary Association. And so did
Wednesdays; each month we will explore a different rule…
Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Feb 8 thru Wed Feb 22 the public library’s only librar-
Wiggles and Giggles Toddler Storytime, on Wednesdays;
ian: Miss Ellen Gale. She had
join Miss Amber for a morning of stories… Davenport Public been hired by the Association
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Wed Feb 8 thru Wed
Feb 22
four years earlier when she was
just 15 years old.
CreaTEEN Crafts: Among Us Keychains, we will be making
Among Us Keychains, and you get… LeClaire Community Miss Gale was born in Oswego
Library, 5pm Thu Feb 9 County, New York, in 1853.
Creativity Lab: Seascape Collage, grades K-5 will explore a She moved with her parents to
different artistic medium and project… Moline Public Library,
6pm Thu Feb 9
Rock Island in 1857. The family
moved to St. Joseph, Missouri,
Teen Lit, read, discuss, and recommend; read anything you
want and discuss… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Thu Feb 9
and then back to Rock Island in
1868, when she was hired as a
Teen Paint Night, join us for a follow-along painting night;
watch a video… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri Feb 10 librarian.
As Roald Tweet wrote in Miss
Toddler Time, be a part of Miss Ashe’s Storytime program for
Ages… LeClaire Community Library, 10:30am Fri Feb 10 Gale’s Books, “Miss Ellen Gale
had no special training to be a
Continued On Page 22 librarian; there were no schools
Crossword
Lazy Crafternoons: Melted Crayon Heart Portraits,
CONTINUED
Kids' Stuff kick back and join us for a relaxing afternoon of… LeClaire
Community Library, 5pm Tue Feb 21
PNG Pigeon Dissection, ages 10-18 learn about animal

Cuentos y Cantos / Stories and Songs, designed for ages biology, behavior, and habitat through… Moline Public
2-7, but all our welcome; bilingual English/Spanish storytime… Library, 6:30pm Tue Feb 21 thru Thu Feb 23
Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Sat
Feb 11 After School Explorers, grades K-5 will create, learn, and
DRACULA 2.0 • FEBRUARY 7, 2023 January 10 Answers: Page 19
explore something new each… Moline Public Library, 3pm
’Toons @ Noons With Bowls and Spoons, for ages 8 & up; Wed Feb 22
grab a spoon and some… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Avenue Branch, noon Sat Feb 11 After School Kids Lab: Board Games, play popular board
games such as Clue, Sorry, Candy Land,… Bettendorf Public
3D Printing Afternoon, teens can try our new 3D printing Library, 3pm Wed Feb 22
pens; we’ll provide… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown
Library, 3pm Mon Feb 13 Family Storytime: Trucks, join Miss Ashe or a guest for
stories, songs, and… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Wed
Pop-Up Cards, make a unique Valentine’s Day card; this Feb 22
program is best… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
3:30pm Mon Feb 13 Doki Doki Anime Club: Pokémon Bingo, every month we
watch a variety of anime while learning… LeClaire Community
Read-along Stories with Mr. Haack, celebrate Valentine’s Library, 5pm Thu Feb 23
Day with the retired elementary school librarian we… LeClaire
Community Library, 6:30pm Tue Feb 14 Twilight Marathon, for teens in grades 6-12; join us for part
one… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri Feb 24
Teen Advisory Board Meeting, ages 11-19 are invited to
join; TAB Members volunteer, organize,… Davenport Public DIY Fleece No-Sew Pillows, ages 8+ can turn a pile of
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Feb 14 stuffing and a… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Branch, 1pm Sat Feb 25
After School Kids Lab: Packing Peanut Construction,
use biodegradable packing peanuts, water, and your Lego Club, create your Lego masterpieces; whether you want
imagination to construct… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm to take on… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat Feb 25
Wed Feb 15
Twilight Marathon, for teens in grades 6-12; join us for part
Kids Anime Club, grades 5-8 can enjoy a fun drop-in two… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Sat Feb 25
program where you don’t… Moline Public Library, 5pm Wed
Feb 15 PJ Party Storytime: Pandas, put on your PJ’s and join us in
the Children’s… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Feb 27
Movie Matinees at the Library, at 3 & 5pm; an afternoon of
fun and popcorn,… LeClaire Community Library, Wed Feb 15 PNG 3D Modeling & Printing Program, ages 10-18 learn
how to use the free, web-based software,… Moline Public
PNG 3D Modeling & Printing Program, ages 10-18 learn Library, 6pm Mon Feb 27
about the library’s 3D printer service, different… Moline Public
Library, 6pm Wed Feb 15 Teen Books & Cocoa, join Miss Amber for a chat about all
the new… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch,
Petite Picassos, ages five and under can use all of their 6:30pm Mon Feb 27
senses… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 11am
Wed Feb 15 Moline High School Presents: The Wizard of Oz, follow
the yellow brick road right into the library for… Moline Public
Catapult Painting for Kids, build your own catapult and Library, 10am Tue Feb 28
test out how different material… River Valley District Library,
4:30pm Thu Feb 16 Pleasant Valley Battle of the Books, Bettendorf School
District Battle of the Books for 4th through… Bettendorf Public
Knot My Problem, for teens in grades 6-12; learn how to Library, 4:30pm Wed Mar 1
crochet while… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Thu Feb 16 ACROSS 77. Disreputable 14. Twin brother of 68. Rumored Area
Teen Manga & Comic Reading Club, hang out, read some 1. Smidgen 78. Bunch of scouts Artemis 51 possession
PNG Drones, for ages 10-18; learn essential drone knowledge, graphic fiction, and discuss what you… Davenport Public 5. '60s sitcom "Green _" 80. New Deal org. 15. Firmness 71. _ Plaines
flight safety, basic… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Feb 16 Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Mar 1 10. Blowgun poison 81. OSS successor 16. Pintail genus 74. Unclose, to a poet
14. Bedouins 82. Generates 17. Cook 75. American poet _
Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are Colorful Crafternoons, on Wednesdays; make a new 19. Went by horse 84. Noted rapper Dr. _ 18. Louver Teasdale
specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library - colorful project each week; this… Davenport Public Library - 20. Depilate 85. Daybook 24. "What nonsense!" 76. Official deeds
Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Thu Feb 16 Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Mar 1 thru Wed Mar 8 21. Stout's Wolfe 87. Spelling or Amos 25. Card game 77. Rigid shoe
22. Kind of colony 89. O.T. name 29. Halley's discovery 78. Wheels for a kid
Teen Library Council, grades 6-12 are needed to give advice Teen Role-playing Club: Predation, on Wednesdays; each 23. Start of a quip by 90. Wife of Odin 32. Affirms 79. Rules
and feedback about… Moline Public Library, 3:30pm Thu month we will explore a different rule… Bettendorf Public Johnny Depp: 4 wds. 92. D.C. org. 33. Type of pottery 83. Neruda or Escobar
Feb 16 Library, 1pm Wed Mar 1 thru Wed Mar 8 26. Japanese city 93. Part 4 of quip: 34. President pro _ 84. Somewhat amusing
27. Cafe 4 wds. 35. Israel's Abba _ 86. Payable
Full STEAM Ahead!: Love Potions, Join us as we explore Bettendorf School District Battle of the Books, 28. _ banco 98. Knights' combat 36. Belong by nature 88. 1 or 2, for example
the world of STEAM (Science… LeClaire Community Library, Bettendorf School District Battle of the Books for 4th 29. Cupboard 99. Eye 37. Theater district 90. Get misty: 2 wds.
10:30am Sat Feb 18 through… Bettendorf Public Library, 5:30pm Thu Mar 2 30. Old English 100. _ pro nobis 38. Fantasies 91. Spherical
measure 101. Old French coin 39. Nursing a grudge 94. Replenishment
Lego Club, enjoy a morning of free building; free; for Figge Art Class for Kids, an art class where you will learn and 31. _ Lanka 104. Citrus maxima 40. Indian attendant tankers
information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Sat create; free;… River Valley District Library, 4:30pm Thu Mar 2 32. _ mater 107. Run _ of the law 41. Check 95. Appeared
Feb 18 33. Puppet cousin 109. Early 42. Hint 96. Cara and
PNG Photography, ages 10-18 learn how to take the best 34. Part 2 of quip: 111. Maxim 43. Card or cover stock Joliot-Curie
Puppy Love, teens will make no-sew blankets and rope chew possible photos… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Mar 2 3 wds. 112. End of the quip: 48. Manning or Wallach 97. Perry or Jurado
toys to… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Sat Feb 18 41. Ready, in a way 3 wds. 49. River in Hades 101. Overact
Lego Club, enjoy a morning of free building; free; for 44. Blackish wood 115. Commercial ship 51. Sends junk email 102. A dwarf planet
Teen DIY: Zines + Swap with Local Artist Joseph Lappie, information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Sat 45. Luxor's river 116. Dry 52. Drain 103. Consumers
join Miss Amber and artist/professor Lappie and we will Mar 4 46. Oscar's cousin 117. Horny plate 56. _ _ rule 104. Lose strength
spend… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 47. Paint 118. Cerebral aqueduct 57. Hard 105. "Garfield" dog
2pm Sat Feb 18 Winter Reading Prince and Princess Story Time, hear 50. Fear 119. Wanton looks 59. Onetime student 106. Hair mass
a story read by a real princess; create beautiful… River Valley 51. Vertical openings 120. Jab 61. Charles's _ (Big 107. Assert
3D Printing Night, teens can try our new 3D printing pens!; District Library, 11am Sat Mar 4 53. The rudiments 121. Rabbits Dipper) 108. Gambling game
we’ll provide… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 54. "_ only a paper 122. Hardy heroine 62. Tons 110. False: Abbr.
6pm Mon Feb 20 Kids Grab-and-Go: Lucky Rainbow Necklaces, pick up a moon..." 63. Taboret 112. A reptile
bag of supplies full of materials to… Bettendorf Public Library, 55. Lists DOWN 66. Observed 113. Electronics giant
Harry Potter Escape Room for Teens, you have just 9am Mon Mar 6 57. Wheat variety 1. Composed 67. In a balanced way 114. Money in Fr.
received your acceptance letter to Hogwarts; the… River 58. Playing marble 2. Simple dwelling or Ger.
Valley District Library, 4pm Mon Feb 20 Mondays at Main, kids can come make a new project; this… 60. Knuckleheads 3. Perfect
Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 3:30pm Mon Mar 6 62. Commencement 4. Realm: Abbr.
Homeschool Ceramics: Let’s Make Pottery, 63. Diagonal spar 5. On to dry land
homeschooled children and teens are invited to register for After School Kids Lab: Paint Stick Paintings, create 64. _ maxima culpa 6. Loose-fitting dress New Crossword Puzzles
a… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Tue Feb 21 works of art using paint sticks, a fun and… Bettendorf Public 65. Part 3 of quip: 7. Manta
Library, 3pm Wed Mar 8 3 wds. 8. Girl in Beverly Hills posted EVERY week at
If You Give a Penguin a Pretzel: Craft & Story, the library 69. Pismire 9. Flying boat
welcomes ages 4-10 and their families to a… Davenport Public Creativity Lab, grades K-5 will explore a different artistic 70. Dwell 10. Open, in a way RCReader.com/lifestyle
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6pm Tue Feb 21 medium and project… Moline Public Library, 7pm Thu Mar 9 72. Lendl and Turgenev 11. Bog material
73. Gourmands 12. Woody's son
76. In harmony: 2 wds. 13. Costa del _
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY New Columns Weekly at RCReader.com By Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Theoreti- your nighttime thinking to daytime activities, and solicitous gestures coming your way from sexy surface. Everyone can be confident that what they
cally, you could offer to help a person who vice versa. Wiggle free of responsibilities unless angels and cute maestros. What I can promise you see in you is what they will get from you. This is an
doesn’t like you. You could bring a gour- they teach you noble truths. And finally, summon for sure, however, are fresh eruptions of savvy in amazing accomplishment! Congrats!
met vegan meal to a meat-eater or pay a the intuitive powers that will sustain you and your brain and sagacity in your heart. Here’s your
compliment to a bigot. I suppose you could even guide you through the brilliant shadow initiations. keynote, as expressed by the Queen of Sheba 700 AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18):
sing beautiful love songs to annoyed passersby or (P.S.: Take the wildest rides you dare as long as they years ago: “Wisdom is sweeter than honey, brings “I want to raise up the magic world all
recite passages from great literature to an eight- are safe.) more joy than wine, illumines more than the sun, round me and live strongly and quietly
year-old immersed in his video game. But there are is more precious than jewels.” there,” wrote Aquarian author Virginia Woolf in
better ways to express your talents and dispense LEO (July 23-August 22): Fate has her diary. What do you think she meant by “raise
your gifts – especially now, when it’s crucial for decreed, “Leos must be wanderers for a SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): up the magic world all round me”? More impor-
your long-term mental health that you offer your while.” You are under no obligation to Your assignment, Scorpio, is to cultivate tantly, how would you raise up the magic world
blessings to recipients who will use them best and obey this mandate, of course. Theoreti- a closer relationship with the cells that around you? Meditate fiercely and generously on
appreciate them most. cally, you could resist it. But if you do indeed rebel, comprise your body. They are alive! that tantalizing project. The coming weeks will be
be sure your willpower is very strong. You will get Speak to them as you would to a beloved child or an ideal time to attend to such a wondrous possi-
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In esoteric away with outsmarting or revising fate only if your animal. In your meditations and fantasies, bless bility. You now have extra power to conjure up
astrology, Taurus rules the third eye. discipline is fierce and your determination is them with tender wishes. Let them know how healing, protection, inspiration, and mojo for
Poetically speaking, this is a subtle organ intense. Okay? So let’s imagine that you will indeed grateful you are for the grand collaboration you yourself.
of perception, a sixth sense that sees bend fate’s decree to suit your needs. What would have going, and affectionately urge them to do
through mere appearances and discerns the secret that look like? Here’s one possibility: The “wander- what’s best for all concerned. For you Scorpios, PISCES (February 19-March 20):
or hidden nature of things. Some people are sur- ing” you undertake can be done in the name of February is Love and Care for Your Inner Crea- Before going to sleep, I asked my subcon-
prised to learn about this theory. Doesn’t tradi- focused exploration rather than aimless tures Month. scious mind to bring a dream that would
tional astrology say that you Bulls are sober and meandering. be helpful for you. Here’s what it gave me: In my
well-grounded? Here’s the bigger view: The pene- SAGITTARIUS (November 22-Decem- dream, I was reading a comic book titled Zoe Star-
trating vision of an evolved Taurus is potent VIRGO (August 23-September 22): I ber 21): Revamped and refurbished dust Quells Her Demon. On the first page, Zoe was
because it peels away superficial truths and uncov- wish I could help you understand and things are coming back for another look. facing a purple monster whose body was beastly
ers deeper truths. Would you like to tap into more manage a situation that has confused Retreads and redemption-seekers are but whose face looked a bit like hers. On page two,
of this potential superpower? The coming weeks you. I’d love to bolster your strength to headed in your direction. I think you should con- the monster chased Zoe down the street, but Zoe
will be a good time to do so. deal with substitutes that have been dissipating sider giving them an audience. They are likely to be escaped. In the third scene, the monster was alone,
your commitment to the Real Things. In a perfect more fun or interesting or useful during their licking its fur. In the fourth scene, Zoe sneaked up
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The ingre- world, I could emancipate you from yearnings that second time around. Dear Sagittarius, I suspect behind the monster and shot it with a blow dart
dient you would need to fulfill the next are out of sync with your highest good. And maybe that the imminent future may also invite you to that delivered a sedative, knocking it unconscious.
stage of a fun dream is behind door I’d be able to teach you to dissolve a habit that has consider the possibility of accepting stand-ins and In the final panel, Zoe had arranged for the mon-
number one. Behind door number two is weakened your willpower. And why can’t I be of substitutes and imitators. They may turn out to be ster to be transported to a lush uninhabited island
a vision of a creative twist you could do but haven’t full service to you in these ways? Because, accord- better than the so-called real things they replace. where it could enjoy its life without bothering her.
managed yet. Behind door number three is a clue ing to my assessment, you have not completely In conclusion, be receptive to Plan Bs, second Now here’s my dream interpretation, Pisces: Don’t
that might help you achieve more disciplined free- acknowledged your need for this help. So neither I choices, and alternate routes. They could lead you directly confront your inner foe or nagging demon.
dom than you’ve known before. Do you think I’m nor anyone else can provide it. But now that you’ve to the exact opportunities you didn’t know you Approach stealthily and render it inert. Then
exaggerating? I’m not. Here’s the catch: You may be read this horoscope, I’m hoping you will make needed. banish it from your sphere, preferably forever.
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LECTURES
Birth of the Computer: The John

Atanasoff Story
Thursday, February 23, 6 p.m.
Augustana College’s Wallenberg Hall,
3520 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island IL
W
ith the focus of its celebration a State College in mathematics and physics,
1990 recipient of the United States and partly due to the drudgery of using the
National Medal of Technology – the mechanical Monroe calculator – the best tool
highest national honor conferred for achieve- available while he was writing his doctoral
ments related to technological progress – the thesis – he began to search for faster methods
February 23 program Birth of the Computer: The
of computation. In 1936, Atanasoff invented
John Atanasoff Story will be held in Augustana
an analog calculator for analyzing surface
College’s Wallenberg Hall, offering attendees
geometry, and with the assistance of his gradu- inventor’s time spent in the Quad Cities and the helped bring the full-size replica of Atanasoff’s
insight into the inventor of the electronic digi-
tal computer and his reported ties to the Quad ate student Clifford Berry and a grant of $650 ABC principals reportedly scribbled on a bar computer to Augustana in 1998. “He spent an
Cities area. received in September of 1939, the Atanasoff– napkin from a local tavern. Panel presenters evening in Rock Island in the winter of 1937-38.
Born in 1903 in Hamilton, New York, Berry Computer (ABC) was prototyped that include Dr. Ashfaq Khokar, chair of electrical While here, he came up with four concepts for
Atanasoff received his Bachelor of Science November. According to Atanasoff, several and computer engineering at Iowa State Uni- his first computer that are still in use in today’s
degree in electrical engineering from the operative principles of the ABC were conceived versity; Mark Ridolfi, managing editor of the computers.”
University of Florida, and continued his educa- by him during the winter of 1938 following a North Scott Press who interviewed Atanasoff in Birth of the Computer: The John Atanasoff
tion at Ames’ Iowa State College (now Iowa two-hour drive to Rock Island, Illinois. 1985; and Shawn Beattie, manager of educa- Story will take place on February 23 in the
State University), where he earned a master’s In the February 23 Birth of the Computer tional technology at Augustana College. Wallenberg Hall of Rock Island’s Augustana
degree in mathematics in 1926. After Atanasoff event, Atanasoff’s accomplishments will be “This particular event looks at the link College, participation in the 6 p.m. event is free,
went on to receive a PhD in theoretical physics celebrated through both a viewing of the between Rock Island and the invention of the and a reception will follow at Rock Island’s Bent
from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, 45-minute documentary Atanasoff: Father of first electronic digital computer by Iowa State River Brewing Company (512 24th Street). For
he accepted an assistant professorship at Iowa the Computer and a panel discussion on the physicist John Atanasoff,” said Beattie, who more information, visit Augustana.edu.
By Mike Schulz
MOVIES
Gig o’ Bytes: A Review of

Atanasoff. It’s on a patent lawyer named Charles met and spoke with Atanasoff years before the
Call – interviews with whom make up the major- ENIAC debuted, with the latter sharing ideas and
Atanasoff: Father of
ity of the doc’s length – as he guides us through a processes that Mauchly later, in court, effec-
terrifically involving tale. For decades, there was tively deemed stupid. (There’s a rare moment of
the Computer
a patent held on a computer named the ENIAC, Aung-Thwin and Cross editorializing during this
which the New York Times cited as “the great- re-enacted reveal, with Mauchly, on the stand,
D
est secret of World War II.” Known as the first shot from the back in a thick haze of cigarette
ocumentaries are always at the mercy of standing.) general-purpose electronic digital computer, smoke that makes him look ultra-menacing.)
their subjects. All the flash and technique Yet in its small-scale, no-frills way, Atanasoff: the ENIAC (Electronic Numeral Integrators We know, because we live in the world, that the
in the world won’t matter a damn if the Father of the Computer (which is currently Computor … and yes, “Computor” with an ENIAC patent was eventually broken. Yet what it
subject being documented isn’t inherently arrest- viewable on YouTube) still works awfully well, “o”) was designed by physicist John Mauchly took to make that happen is expertly, enjoyably
ing, or at least relatively engaging. But the opposite primarily because Aung-Thwin and Cross don’t alongside J. Presper Eckert, and led to the conveyed by Father of the Computer’s directors.
is also true. A doc can get away with an unexcit- spend much time fashioning their short as a stan- creation of the world’s first computer company While Julia Roberts never appears, you get some
ing, even bland presentation so long as the story it dard-issue bio-doc. Through both narration and the Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation. Yet of the same David-versus-Goliath tingle from
tells captures and holds your interest, and direc-
on-camera reminiscences from our title “charac- its patent meant that no one else could fashion this short film’s real-life case that we got from
tors Mila Aung-Thwin’s and Daniel Cross’ 2014
ter” – a man who comes off as a jovial open book even another form of computer, given that the Erin Brockovich.
documentary Atanasoff: Father of the Computer
with a charming regional accent that, as David concept’s original idea was completely Mauchly’s Toward the film’s end, it’s explained that
kept me interested, and quite invested, through
the whole of its too-short 45 minutes. Foster Wallace once defined, “isn’t Southern so and Eckert’s. Or was it? because the patent case’s verdict came out during
In telling of Iowa physicist and Ames-based much as rural” – we’re certainly given insight What Atanasoff: Father of the Computer the height of the Watergate scandal, the historic
professor John Vincent Atanasoff (1903-1995) into Atanasoff’s history. We learn about his fas- subsequently becomes, then, isn’t a documentary import of what Call and his team accomplished
and his long wait to be recognized as the innova- cination, even as a child, with solving problems so much as a juicy detective story, with the young was mostly lost on the public and effectively
tive inventor referenced in their film’s title, Aung- through binary logic; his professorial tenure at lawyer Call, for a number of years beginning in buried by the press. Atanasoff: Father of the Com-
Thwin and Cross don’t do anything remotely Iowa State College (now Iowa State University); the mid-1960s, enlisted to determine whether puter makes a first-rate argument for this saga
revolutionary with their material – nor do they his irritation at ISC not filing a patent application there was a possibility of breaking the ENIAC being more well-known. After all, as Wikipedia’s
need to. Father of the Computer is a traditional, on the man’s initial computer design – an over- patent. And it proves to be a helluva fun ride – at Wales states on-screen, without the concept
talking-head doc to its teeth, complete with sight that led to an estimated four billion dollars least for the documentary’s viewers. developed by a largely unknown physics profes-
experts’ commentary, occasional biographical in lost revenue. We also learn, amusingly, that With Call, in his later years, sharing his inves- sor from Iowa, “The Internet never would have
re-creations, and the requisite appearances of Big Asanasoff had his “A-ha!” moment leading to the tigative journey, we hear about the boxes and happened.” I guess we can both thank and blame
Names to underscore and celebrate Atanasoff’s first computer’s creation after a two-hour drive boxes of records Call was forced to sift through, Atanasoff for that.
greatness. (I was rather surprised, through, that at top speeds from Ames to Illinois – reportedly, all of which were stored under stadium seats of
the computer-world celebs recruited here – Apple although not stated in the doc, a bar in Rock the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field. Atanasoff: Father of the Computer will be
co-developer Steve Wozniak and Wikipedia Island – just because the guy was desperate for a We’re told of Call’s discovery of an intrigu- screened during the “Birth of the Computer: The
co-founder Jimmy Wales – were merely featured drink. Forget those contrived eureka moments of ing mention on page three of R.K. Richards’ John Atanasoff Story” presentation taking place in
in the final minutes, and that their participation the A Beautiful Mind variety; this, apparently, is book Electronic Digital Systems, in which the Augustana College’s Wallenberg Hall on February
wasn’t also teased at the start to give an immedi- how genius finds its true inspiration. author gives John Atanasoff credit for comput- 23 beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, visit
ate sense of the scope of Atanasoff’s historical Yet the crux of the film isn’t actually on ers’ ancestry. We learn that Mauchly actually Augustana.edu.
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El Perro – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E.
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Multiple Cat – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
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Birds of a Feather: Phish Tribute – RIBCO, Claire Rousay – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave.,
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Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 Byron IL Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Ave., East Moline IL
Code 415 – Parkside Grill & Lounge, 2307 5th Eleri Ward – Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second
State St., Bettendorf IA
Ave, Moline IL
The Dani Lynn Howe Band – Rhythm
10th Ave, Fulton IL
City Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Daniel Stratman – Bootleg Hill Honey
Davenport IA
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway –
Donovan Gustofson – Hollar’s Bar and Grill,
Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
4050 27th St, Moline IL
Davenport IA
Good Clean Fun – Riverside Casino and Golf
Summer Camp: On The Road – The
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Davenport
Nivrana: Tribute to Nirvana – The
IA
Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Davenport
IA
Slow Rollin’ – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, FRIDAY (10)
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA Angela Meyer: Judds Pre–Party (4:30pm)
Songbird Bethann – The Grape Life Wine – Pour Bros.Craft Taproom Moline, 1209
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., 4th Ave. Suite 2, Moline IL
Davenport IA Jarrod Hogan & South 55 – Harley Corin’s,
1708 State St., Bettendorf IA
SATURDAY (4) The Judds: The Final Tour – Vibrant Arena
at the MARK, 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Amateur Selectors: Rudie in Court w/ Zeb
Levi Craft – The Grape Life Wine Store &
Brooks – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock
Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Island IL
Molly Lovette – Riverside Casino and Golf
Angela Meyer (6pm) – Tuggers Burger Bar
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
& Ale House, 201 N. Main St., Port Byron IL
Primer – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill,
Bittersweet Nation – Riverside Casino and
2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
Rob & Rita (6:30pm) – Bootleg Hill Honey
Crooked Cactus – The Gypsy Highway Bar
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
& Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Rookie of the Year – Cedars – City Under
Daniel Villarreal – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Siege – House of Animals – The
Second St., Davenport IA
Goodbye Race (6pm) – RIBCO, 1815
Dave Killinger – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads,
Second Ave., Rock Island IL
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Twice the Action – Rhythm City Casino
Dirt Road Rockers – The Rust Belt, 533 12th
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
Ave., East Moline IL
Davenport IA
Doug Brundies Big Acoustic Show – Green
Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Good Clean Fun – Rhythm City Casino SATURDAY (11)
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Angela Meyer: Taylor Swift Night – Pour
Davenport IA Bros.Craft Taproom Moline, 1209 4th Ave.
The Jason & John Experience – The Palace Suite 2, Moline IL
Tavern, 701 15th Ave., East Moline IL Arch Allies – Riverside Casino Event Center,
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RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., Rock Island IL Big Hair Mafia – Harley Corin’s, 1708 State
Mirabilia Record Release Show – Murnau St., Bettendorf IA
– Devil’s Heat – The Goodbye Race – Code 415 – Route 30 Slots & Cocktails, 2000 E
Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St, Davenport Rock Falls Rd., Rock Falls IL
IA Donovan Gustofson (5pm) – Hollar’s Bar &
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Masterworks IV: Bella & Brahms – Adler Grand Funk Railroad – Rhythm City Casino
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Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St., Jacob Hemenway – Green Tree Brewery,
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Jordan Danielsen – The Grape Life Wine
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Byron “BK” Davis & the Invisible Secret
Mark Hestness (6pm) – Nerdspeak Brewery,
Band (3pm) – The Redstone Room, 129
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Main St, Davenport IA
Molly Lovette – Rhythm City Casino
Intocable – Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 1201
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave.,
River Dr, Moline IL
Davenport IA
JD Aguilera (2pm) – Contrary Brewing Co.,
Monica Austin Band – RIBCO, 1815 Second
411 W Mississippi Dr., Muscatine IA
Ave., Rock Island IL
Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Surf’s Up Saturday (11:30am) – Zeke’s
Masterworks IV: Bella & Brahms (2pm)
Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
– Centennial Hall, Augustana College,
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3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL
Three Door Coupe – Tommy Pickett Jr. –
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Bandits on the Run – Patty PerShayla – Twice the Action – Riverside Casino and
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Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock SUNDAY Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Island IL Angela Meyer & Ariel McReynolds (3pm) Davenport IA
THURSDAY (23) SUNDAY (5)

– The Combine Bar & Grill, 117 N. Prospect
St., Cambridge IL
Doreen Ketchens’ Jazz New Orleans Anna p.s. (2pm) – Contrary Brewing Co., 411 Quad City Symphony Orchestra
(10am) – Ohnward Fine Arts Center, 1215 W Mississippi Dr., Muscatine IA Masterworks V: Fierce Females (2pm) –
E Platt St., Maquoketa IA Blame Not the Bard – Bishop Hill Creative Centennial Hall, Augustana College, 3703
Jef Spradley (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill St., Bishop 7th Ave., Rock Island IL
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Hill IL Surf Zombies – Bishop Hill Creative
Davenport IA Earth Groans – Hardship – Guilty of Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill St., Bishop
Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub, 4405 Treason – God War (5:30pm) – Skylark Hill IL
State St., Bettendorf IA Concert Studio, 4401 7th Ave., Rock
10th Ave, Fulton IL
Island IL
John Resch and Doggin Out (1pm) – Harley TUESDAY (7)
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton – Corin’s, 1708 State St., Bettendorf IA Wishbone Ash – The Redstone Room, 129
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Rick Springfield – The Rust Belt, 533 12th Main St, Davenport IA
WEDNESDAY (8)
Davenport IA Ave., East Moline IL
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway –
Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Davenport IA
MONDAY (27) Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave.,
Alla Boara (3pm) – Butterworth Center, Rock Island IL
(24)
Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s
FRIDAY 1105 8th Street, Moline IL
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock
Angela Meyer (6pm) – Missipi Brewing TUESDAY (28) Island IL
Company, 107 Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA
Ben Rosenblum – The Redstone Room, 129
Alla Boara (noon) – Moline Public Library,
3210 41st St., Moline IL
THURSDAY (9)
Main St, Davenport IA Bethann Heidgerken (6:30pm) – The
Ember – Riverside Casino and Golf Resort,
3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA WEDNESDAY (1) Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
Locust St., Davenport IA
Fair Warning – The Gypsy Highway Bar & Jordan Danielsen (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Open Jam Night – My Place the Pub, 4405
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., State St., Bettendorf IA
Lewis Knudsen – Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, Davenport IA Open Jam Night (6pm) – Denny O’s, 307
321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Ave., 10th Ave, Fulton IL
Marie Osmond – Rhythm City Casino Rock Island IL Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Davenport IA Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Davenport IA
Monica Austin Band – Rhythm City Casino Island IL Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway –
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St.,
Davenport IA
Ron Tegeler Organ Trio – The Grape Life
THURSDAY (2) Davenport IA
Opera Quad Cities 101: Opera by
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Blue October – The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., the Numbers – Duets, Trios, Etc. –
Davenport IA East Moline IL Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning
Eli Winter – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Ave., Rock Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA
SATURDAY (25) Island IL
Head for the Hills – Miles Over Mountains

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