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Federal Creep Into Local Counties and Municipalities Is Accelerating
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ho do you think is responsible for the performance of elected representatives and the thousands of agencies/bureaucracies throughout local, state, and federal government? Who do you think is responsible for protecting your unalienable rights? Perhaps it is you? I bristle at the endless complaining about politicians, bureaucrats, and corporate leaders under-performance, especially when coupled with unreasonable expectations that those folks make all the changes necessary to relieve our discontent. Why on Earth should they when we choose not to do our own part in Americas governance? The old adage Labor respects what management inspects is no less true for We the People. We are the managers, and in todays political and civic environment, the huge majority of us completely abdicate our personal duties and responsibilities required to live in a free and open society. The systemic corruption that infects Americas political and economic systems has no chance for correction in an environment where its population turns a blind eye. More egregious, however, is
that Americans choose to remain absurdly ignorant about fundamental components that directly impact their daily lives, including basic finance, money, and banking; civics and history; constitutional protections; elections; taxation; basic common law and administrative procedure; foreign policy; and even geography. Without a basic working knowledge of at least some of these essential aspects of living as an American in 2014 and beyond, we cannot expect to continue to live in a free and open society. This ignorance is at the heart of the status quo. The mainstream media, politicians and bureaucrats, the private-sector corporate leaders, academia, and the endless entrenched foundations and associations all exploit collective ignorance to achieve their ends consolidation of ownership/ control over global resources. The United Nations Agenda 21 is clear evidence of this ambitious goal. Unless we engage now, global control over labor and property will be quietly implemented through federal programming flowing to local counties and cities. Already the country is being divided into mega-regions, creating brand-new
jurisdictions of varying combinations of counties and cities, diluting our voices in our own communities. Common Core is another example of federal standards being enforced in local school districts once individual districts accept federal funding through the Department of Education. The same is true for military-grade equipment in local police jurisdictions. How many county/ city taxpayers are aware that those local purchases, using federal grants, have strings attached that cede certain law-enforcement authority to the federal government? What authority did Davenport citizens have to cede for the fire department to get a $611,000 grant from Homeland Security (RCReader.com/y/creep1)? Americans are being systematically coerced into complying with global agendas through education, media consumption (news, television programming, talk radio, movies, and books), a virtually unchallengeable two-party election system, central banking, increasing influence over local government budgets, and a burgeoning dual legal system that deploys administrative protocols outside of the U.S.
Constitution. Also of huge importance, but little known by the public, is the misguided paradigm shift in governing principles and priorities from representation of the people to continuity of government. The replacement of representation of the people with continuity of government occurred without the peoples consent, dramatically reducing the governments adherence to the U.S. Constitution. It cannot be stated emphatically enough: This shift to continuity of government has the thinnest accountability to the U.S. Constitution and, as such, is entirely contrived in its administrative justification. Over time, the public-service sector from each congressional seat to each agency office to each birth certificate issued to Americans before a newborn is allowed to leave the hospital has been systematically incorporated. Through incorporation, we the people and our activities are conveniently put in the jurisdiction of commerce, which is controlled by the
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ILLINOIS POLITICS
Rauners Monopoly on the Airwaves Has Him Sitting Pretty
solid week of horribly negative media coverage of Bruce Rauner was apparently outweighed by lots and lots of television ads, because his numbers are still rising. A new Capitol Fax/We Ask America poll found that Rauners lead increased since late November in the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination. The poll of 1,139 likely Republican-primary voters taken January 14 found Rauner getting 34 percent of the vote, with state Senator Bill Brady at 17 percent, Treasurer Dan Rutherford at 15 percent, and state Senator Kirk Dillard bringing up the rear at 9 percent. A We Ask America poll taken November 26 after Rauner launched his holiday-season TV-ad blitz showed Rauner with 26 percent, Brady with 18 percent, Rutherford with 17 percent, and Dillard with 10 percent. Those numbers echoed a Public Policy Polling survey taken just days before, which had Rauner leading with 24 percent. So, essentially, the rest of the pack hasnt moved at all, while Rauner has added eight points to his lead. Last weeks poll had a margin of error of 2.9 percent. Buoyed by a constant stream of quality TV ads, Mr. Rauner continues to gain ground, said We Ask America pollster Greg Durham. For now, it does not appear the negative press hes recently received has resulted in producing any significant speed bumps. This race is far from settled, but the Rauner camp must feel like their plan is working. Twin scandals have buffeted Rauners campaign since the holiday season ended. Hes been hammered extensively for a December comment in which he suggested that the minimum wage be cut by a dollar an hour. Last week, the media focused on Rauners successful effort to clout his suburban daughter into Chicagos public Walter Payton College Prep High School which was followed by a $250,000 contribution to that school. But earned media attacks dont work like they used to, particularly in GOP primaries, in which a hardcore strand of voters tends to discount the mainstream media. Most important, though, none of Rauners opponents has yet run a single TV ad. Paid media, and in particular television, moves numbers. Period. End of story. And Rauner has had TV all to himself. Rauners massive TV spending is having
Paid media moves numbers. Period. End of story. And Rauner has had TV all to himself.
a profound impact. Just 25 percent of GOP-primary voters say theyre undecided. Rauner leads in almost every geographic region in the state, with his biggest numbers racked up in the vote-rich collar counties. There, Rauner scores a whopping 44 percent. Hes also way ahead in suburban Cook County, with 37 percent. And he has 27 percent Downstate, which puts him eight points ahead of both Brady and Rutherford. Treasurer Rutherford leads in Chicago, according to the poll, but only by three points. Speaking of Rutherford, he reported raising about $400,000 in the fourth quarter last year and had just under $1.4 million in his campaign bank account. When he puts that money on TV, Rutherford could take advantage of any effect that labor unions will have on the primary. If the upcoming multi-milliondollar labor-union-financed TV-advertising blitz manages to disqualify Rauner in GOP voters minds, Rutherfords ads could convince those voters to head his way. Right now, though, Republican-primary voters are divided on whom they would choose if Rauner is taken out of the equation. We asked Rauner supporters: If information emerged that would cause you to withdraw your support for Bruce Rauner, for whom would you vote? According to the poll, 22 percent of Rauner backers would choose Rutherford, 20 percent would pick Brady, and 16 percent would back Dillard. But 42 percent remained undecided. Brady has raised just about no cash in the past six months, and Dillards campaign is barely staying afloat. So the poll and common sense indicate that Rutherford could be the most likely candidate to take advantage when the union money starts pouring in against Rauner. But Rauner could then start attacking Rutherford, and anybody else who starts climbing in the polls. Its gonna get complicated. And thats very important to remember. The poll shows what it shows on the day it was taken. But voters can only express a preference based on the information they currently have, and there will be a whole lot more info mostly bad coming very soon. Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.

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hen telling friends about particularly unusual and impressive stage performances, You have to see it to believe it is a commonly employed clich. In the case of a stage performance by the East Coast talents of Galumpha, the latest guests in Quad City Arts Visiting Artists series, a more appropriate sentiment might be You have to see it to understand it. (And, also, to believe it.) Delivering an unclassifiable blend of modern choreography, acrobatics, physical comedy, martial arts, and even the art of human architecture, Galumpha will, following its week of outreach-program appearances, present its public performance at St. Ambrose Universitys Galvin Fine Arts Center on January 25. And if you attend the show that night, youll no doubt understand why its so difficult to effectively summarize the Galumpha experience, given that it involves a series of frequently jaw-dropping movementand balance-based routines as unique as the companys name. Explaining the origin of that moniker, Galumpha co-founder Andy Horowitz says, Whenever you get a group of people doing something unusual together, a unique vocabulary starts to emerge. And we have names for all of our lifts, and theyre often kind of intuitive, and so we used to say, Lets do that galumpha thing this kind of clumsy, heavy lift in which one person walks around the stage carrying the other two. And so when we were founding Galumpha Inc. and needed a name, we just used it. We thought it was catchy and funny and unique. And especially in the era of the Internet, Horowitz continues, its great to have a name thats unlike anything else. If you Google Galumpha, the first several hundred pages are just gonna be us. My own Google search of Galumpha ended after 31 pages, but Horowitzs point is well made; his company is featured on every single link, several year and maintains a consistent international touring schedule, Galumphas road to success, as Horowitz says, was as unpredictable as Galumpha itself. It began in the mid-1980s, when Horowitz declared a theatre major at New Yorks Binghamton University, and made the acquaintance of fellow majors Paul Gordon and Greg OBrien, the latter of whom was pursuing his degree with a specific focus on dance. We were just three guys, three university students, says Horowitz, and we started to work together because we found we had a shared sense of humor. But we also found that the three of us had very good strength-to-weight ratios. We were light and strong, and each one could easily lift the other two. And when we discovered that, we began to explore this phenomenon choreographically. Although not a dancer in his youth, Horowitz says, I was an acrobat and a martial artist. So I didnt have any dance technique, per se, but I wasnt as disadvantaged as guys who arent limber at all when they first start trying to dance in early adulthood. So I picked it up pretty quickly, and was able to use my acrobatic and martial-arts skills to get over the technique hurdle. Practicing what Horowitz calls this kind of male, testosterone-driven, goofy kind of approach to modern dance, kind of like what Moses Pendleton was doing at Dartmouth with early Pilobolus, the three students felt they were on to something fresh and unusual, and spent the next several years honing their skills throughout New York: Wed sort of get $50 to do a gig one place, and maybe $40 to perform at a park somewhere ... . Seeking greater awareness (and profitability) for their troupe, which was then called the Second Hand Dance Company, Horowitz says that in 1987, I applied for a grant called the Thayer Fellowship. Its a grant thats given to one New York State artist one undergraduate-student artist per year. And its extremely competitive, because it tries to judge all artists against each other regardless of the discipline. So we were competing against videographers, poets, other dancers, filmmakers, actors, studio painters, trombonists ... . Anything you could think of. And we were selected as the finalists representing the general category of dance, and invited to the finals at SUNY Purchase [College]. Yet there was a hitch. The panel of judges watched our audition and loved it, says Horowitz, but they were completely mystified. They said, Okay, we realize you guys have been chosen to represent dance, but were not even sure this crazy kind of acrobatic-dance stuff is dance. So were gonna invite another person to join the panel of judges. And that turned out to be Marc Russell, who was artistic director of a well-known downtown New York City performance space called P.S. 122. Russell watched Second Hands set, and while Horowitzs company didnt end up receiving the grant, it did land an important new fan. Later, after the audition, Marc said, I dont know what to call you, but Im gonna book you to perform at my theatre. And thats what really launched our careers. It was an amazing turn of events. Although maybe not quite as amazing as what happened next. About a month after we met Marc, says Horowitz, he gives me a call and says, Andy, Im having cold feet about bringing your company in to perform at P.S. 122 all on its own. I like you, but youre completely unknown in New York City, and I dont want to risk disappointing my audience. So what Id like to do is bring in this other act and have them do Act I, and then have you guys swoop in for Act II. And that way if you guys suck, maybe the audience will at least like the first group, and Ill have a bit more protection against a disaster. So I said, Fine. Thats great. Of course, we were just three students from Binghamton University, he continues. We didnt know, for example, that youre supposed to ring agents phones off the hook and try to get em
of which boast video of the groups incredible routines. And if you click on even a few of those links, youll likely find a quote from one of the artists rave reviews, be it the Washington Post labeling Galumpha a giddy balancing act, or the San Francisco Chronicle cheering, Their strength, agility, and underlying grace ... is unflagging and amazing, or the Boston Globe calling the experience preposterous, wonderful stuff. Citing another influence for his companys name, and a further explanation of Galumphas style, Horowitz says, In his book Free Play: The Art of Improvisation, Steve Nachmanovitch has a whole chapter on what he calls galumphing, which he defines as giving more energy to a task than is necessary to complete that task. And that definition just filled me with joy, because thats exactly what we do.
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to come see your show, or that youre supposed to call every dance critic you can think of, hoping against hope that theyre gonna review your show. We didnt know this, but the other group did. So this other group they were called Watchface did their act, and then we did our act, and we brought the house down. I mean, the audience stood up, and they were screaming and clapping ... . And the very next morning a rave review came out in the New York Times. It was by Burt Supree, the late and very famous dance critic, and one of the superlatives he wrote, which we quoted for years after, was superb, even amazing physical control. It was incredible, says Horowitz, because we didnt do any legwork for it. The other group did. And Im embarrassed to say that Watchface wasnt even mentioned in the review. To the benefit of this other, weird company of kids from Binghamton.
Beyond Supree, other, even more significant patrons turned out to be in the audience for Second Hands debut at P.S. 122. I was in my dressing room after the show, says Horowitz, and I get a knock on the door, and its a guy named Tom Parker, who at the time was vice president for a very large theatrical booking agency called Shaw Concerts. And he said, We loved you, and we want to sign you for a three-year contract. And we pretty much
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signed with Shaw on the spot, and started to work coast-to-coast in the USA. After three years spent performing and growing as an organization adding more and more detailed lighting, costumes, and music and sound effects our first international gig was in Montreal, Canada, in 1990, followed very quickly by a tour of Europe in 1991, Horowitz says. And since then, weve upheld a vigorous international tour schedule, and continue to perform all over the world. Second Hands touring schedule wasnt even impeded by Paul Gordons eventual decision to leave the group, and the 2002 name change to Galumpha. The Second Hand Dance Company was a three-way legal partnership in New York, says Horowitz, and when one of the partners wanted to leave, rather than argue over the legacy of the name, we simply founded a new company. But by the time we founded it, he [Gordon] had already replaced himself in the company, and the entire roster of artists and technical staff all just turned into Galumpha, performing the exact same repertoire. So theres no real difference between Galumpha and the Second Hand, other than the name. That, and the likely increase in the groups international popularity. Just two months ago, Horowitz says, we had a 10-show run in Shangai, which was great. I actually lived in China for a year, but this was the first time that my dance company had ever performed in China, although we have performed in
many east-Asian countries before, including South Korea, Japan, and Singapore. His companys success in Asia, as Horowitz suggests, may have much to do with his martialarts training, and the training of the groups Emiko Okamoto, who began performing with Galumpha in late 2011. Its not that Im directly inspired by the East, says Horowitz, but Ive always done martial arts, and I think that it just seeps into my choreography. Its so much a part of my body that even when I think Im just dancing, the martial-art component comes out. And Emiko is also a martial artist, and so especially in a lot of the newer work that weve choreographed in the last few months some of which well be doing in Davenport on January 25 youll see even more of that Eastern influence. Youll also see, according to Horowitz, a number of the classic Galumpha routines that have thrilled live audiences and TV viewers alike. Were going to do numbers that go all the way back to the beginning in the 80s, he says, and that have, for some reason, outlived the others. I mean, we do a dance where we attach frying pans to our butts, and we kick them with little spurs that are on our heels. I guess its sort of a bizarre form of tap dancing, or step dancing. We first performed this is 1987, and my buddy Greg was almost too embarrassed to go through with it. It just seemed like the stupidest thing, but we did it out of this spirit of trying anything, and it instantly became one of our most popular pieces. Its so simple, yet we have such a great time making rhythms and playing off each other that to this day, we typically end a show with it. People are just dumbfounded by it. And another one thats not quite as old as that one, but that weve done for a
while, is where we wear Velcro hats on our heads and throw and catch Velcro balls. Thats another one where we just went, Aw, hell, this is so nuts, but lets give it a try ... . And when we were contacted by David Lettermans show and asked to perform, that was the piece they wanted. And thats what we did. But while you can expect both time-tested and recently invented routines when Horowitz, Okamoto, and performance partner William Matos present Galumphas public concert, one thing you shouldnt expect is a lot of accidental tumbles. Although they do happen. One thing weve learned over the years is how to fall out of a shared weight experience, says Horowitz. Weve become very adept at knowing where the others are, and we fall in ways that protect ourselves and each other at the same time. Im not even sure how to teach it, but all I can say is if you lift each other tens of thousands of times and fall maybe 2 percent of the time, youre going to get good at this. Laughing, he adds, Probably over a lot of bruises. However, Horowitz says, as a corporation, we have to invest in workers comp, and as the president and director of Galumpha Inc., I have never once fielded any kind of workers-comp claim, despite our doing more than 150 shows a year. You hire the right people who have an instinct about safety, and you work slowly and carefully ... . I mean, if something feels dangerous in rehearsal, well stop there, and we wont do it anymore. As Horowitz suggests, however, Galumpha will inevitably try something else just as unique. I say to the others, If it were easy, we wouldnt fall, but it wouldnt be entertaining, either. I mean, its our job to take risks, and we do. And you know, if an idea seems really scary if an idea seems almost impossible because you cant imagine having the chutzpah to do it its probably a good one. Galumpha performs at St. Ambrose Universitys Galvin Fine Arts Center (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport) on Saturday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m., and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)333-6251 or visiting QuadCityArts.com. For more information on Galumpha, visit Galumpha.com.
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Local Favorites Jim the Mule Perform the Bands Farewell Show, February 1 at the Redstone Room
fter nearly 14 years of music-making many of them spent headlining concerts and outdoor festivals, and opening for the likes of the BoDeans and the Little River Band the Quad Cities-based altcountry band Jim the Mule is taking a long, perhaps permanent, break. And on February 1, guitarists Tom Swanson and Sean Ryan, bassist Jason Gilliland, and percussionist Marty Reyhons will perform Jim the Mules farewell show at Davenports Redstone Room, an event featuring guest musicians and a retrospective celebration of Jim the Mules most popular originals and covers. Swanson, who co-founded Jim the Mule with Gilliland in 2000 (and is a former River Cities Reader employee), recently shared some thoughts about the bands history and journey, and where on Earth the mule itself might have gone. On the decision to retire Weve always been kind of weekend warriors. Weve done a couple small, regional tours, but weve never gone out there and done it full-time. But even on the level that we do it, people are always really surprised to see how much work and time goes into it. I mean, even just going out and playing a show, with traveling, can easily be a 12-hour day. And people dont see that, you know? They come out and see you play and theyre like, Wow, this must be great! And it is great. But its a ton of work, too. So even though weve had this current lineup for four or five years now, and everythings been great, it was just kind of time to hang it up. Three of the four of us have kids, and you know, they get to be a certain age where you figure you have to allocate your time accordingly. And there were no hard feelings or anything. It was absolutely amicable. On concert memories Without naming names, we had a twonight gig down the road a little ways, and it was one of those situations where they wanted us to play covers all night. We were like, You know, we play some original music, too ... . But we played the first night and then stayed and hung out the next day. And then we played the second night, and after a couple sets, they were like, You know, you guys can just ... wrap it up. I want to say thats the only time we were ever asked to leave a gig. You know, you stumble into those things every once in a while. Gigs where the crowd is expecting covers all night, or you find yourself on bills where the genres are way off from what you play ... . But that happens. And its kind of a running clich, but I swear to God, at every gig weve ever played, somebody yells out, Free Bird! On the future Sean Ryan and I have actually talked a little bit about continuing on, but he stays pretty busy with the Dawn, and hes in a Phish tribute band and stuff. And Ive done a couple little solo things over the years. Just a few months ago, I did an opener for Dan Hubbard & the Humadors down at Rozz-Tox. Just soloed, which I hadnt done in a long time. But you kind of have to pick your battles when youre married and youve got a family and stuff. Im sure something will come together. On what hell miss Probably my favorite thing about going out and playing is just meeting new people people who appreciate what youre doing. And when you find those real live-music fans, theyll connect you
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On favorite songs Of course, the newer stuff is always your favorite until you move on to the next thing. And its kind of a shame that were calling it a day now, because I think weve been writing well. But probably one of the more popular ones over the years has been Common Antecedents, and a newer one off the last EP, Merilene, seems really popular every time we play it. And theres a Replacements song called Cant Hardly Wait I never get tired of playing that one. On fellow musicians Working with Band of Heathens was a great experience. As far as a more regional band, although theyve toured all over the place, Backyard Tire Fire was always great to play with. The St. Louis-area band the Bottle Rockets are cool guys and had some fun stories to share. And one band that we were on a bill with in the last six months or so was Miles Nielsen & the Rusted Hearts, who, I think, are doing great things. A shout-out to those guys. Theyre excellent. Its always fun when you come across touring musicians that are just open to hang out and chat. I mean, every once in a while youll come across a band that doesnt really want to have anything to do with a support act or anyone else on the bill, but most of em are pretty nice guys.
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ridays perforare a bit slowly paced mance of Buddy: and monotonous. Also, The Buddy Holly while the band members exhaustion is quite clear Story at the Circa 21 in the pacing, Buddys Dinner Playhouse left excitement does not me wanting more permeate the scene in any specifically, more of way. After all, as this is Kiarri Andrews and his story, his drive should Nina Waters Apollo be what drives the scene, singers and Collin James Fairchild, Dalen Gunn, and shouldnt it? OConnors Ritchie VaAnother significant Collin O'Connor lens. Andrews and Waissue is Buddy himself. Dalen Gunn plays up ters brought some much-needed energy to the the dorkier side of Buddys personality in the first act, adding attention-worthy moxie and first act with impressive commitment to the a whole lot of fun to their one scene. (Waters characterization. His Buddy also evolves, with character also sparkles, literally, with the help clear growth in confidence and ego throughout of costume designer Gregory Hiatts gorgeous the play; whether or not Gunn manages to pink column gown with watteau train.) Meanwhile, OConnor, with his suave demeanor and act and sound like the real Buddy Holly, his Buddy is believable as a fully realized character. smooth pelvic gyrations, whet my appetite for However, particularly during Buddys dorkier a Ritchie Valens musical, if for no other reason than to see the actor enjoy more stage moments period, Gunns slower deliveries break up the tempo of the musical, rendering this as the singer. production disjointed and seemingly in need Sadly, though, these three characters have of more rehearsal time to nail the pacing issues. limited time in playwrights Alan Janes and Gunns portrayal is both fine and, seemingly, Rob Bettinsons presentation. Even sadder is the reason the production falters. that the parts featuring Andrews, Waters, and There are, at least, some entertaining and OConnor are more interesting than the rest of the show. A significant part of the problem with even poignant moments. Aidan Sank is fun to watch as his engineer character records the piece is that Janes and Bettinson fail to find Buddy & the Crickets after the bands lead an appropriate balance between biographical refuses to play any more country songs, despite story and musical revue. Both acts detail being under contract. Sank bops around and Buddys life story, taking us from the young sings along as if hes just learning the lyrics, all rocker rebelliously performing rock & roll from his sound booth on the second level of on his local country-music station to Buddys designer Phillip Hickoxs blue, multi-functional death in an airplane accident. However, while both acts begin with a bit of Buddys story, they set, which features pivoting panels for quick scene changes. Tom Walljasper employs his also descend into a string of Buddys hit songs dependable brand of humor as Hipockets without much storyline included. This flow, or Duncan, the radio-station announcer who lack thereof, renders the musical incongruous serves as Buddys first manager. James and, for me, boring. I believe Buddy would be significantly better if Janes and Bettinson found Fairchild, reprising his Big Bopper role from Circa 21s 2008 production of this a way to weave the artists songs together with musical, delivers an infectiously toe-tapping his life story, rather than switching back and performance of Chantilly Lace. And Nieman forth from biography to revue. (However, this and Allender-Zivic handle the deaths of Buddy, shows Buddy & the Crickets do perform the the Big Bopper, and Valens beautifully, with no songs well.) stage lighting other than overhead spotlights There are also pacing problems in director on each character, which are turned off as each Ann Neimanns take on the tale, particularly death is announced. those in Buddys initial, all-night recording Still, none of this is quite enough to save session that launched his hit career. The Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. While an play calls for the depiction of several specific effective biographical musical usually leaves moments during the night, in order to leave the me singing some of the songs days later, Im impressions of passing time and the growing not humming any Buddy Holly tunes after exhaustion of Buddys band members, Joe and this one. Jerry (John Hays and Tristan Layne Tapscott). Neimann accomplishes this, alongside lighting Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story runs at the designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic, with fades to Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third black while actual Buddy Holly records play over Avenue, Rock Island) through March 8, and the theatres sound system. Yet these transitions, more information and tickets are available by which are repeated several times, last a bit too calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting long ruining the effect of our dropping in Circa21.com. on the lengthy session here and there and
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River Cities Reader Vol. 21 No. 848 January 23 - February 5, 2014 by Jeff Ignatius Jeff@rcreader.com
A Patchwork from the Past
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he Des Moines band Foxholes formed in late August 2012, and its first album is set to be released March 1. Cant Help Myself is a surprisingly mature work, in the sense that a band this new has a clear sonic identity rooted in late-80s/ early-90s alternative rock yet it doesnt use its touchstones as crutches; the songs in no way suggest a group trying to find its feet over its first year-plus, or an ensemble beholden to its influences. But the quartet which will be performing its first show outside of the Des Moines and Ames areas at Rozz-Tox on February 1 has indeed been a work in progress. And with a second full-length album planned for later this year, its evident that Foxholes moves quickly. Founder and songwriter/singer/guitarist Trevor Holt said via e-mail that neither he nor bassist Jessica Villegas had played in bands before Foxholes formed. Jessica didnt even play bass prior to joining the band, so it took some time to figure out how to put on a good show, how to network, etc., Holt wrote. Over the course of that time, we figured out what worked and what didnt in terms of the set list and even the structure of the songs themselves. That was the biggest thing to come out of that first year the development of the songs. Had we recorded this album a year ago, I can honestly say that it would not have been good. The sound would have been there, but it would have been an unfinished product. We really took the time to continually develop the songs ... . Drummer Ben Barndollar who moved to Des Moines from the Quad Cities said that because many of the songs were originally written prior to Foxholes coming together as a band, theyve had the time and space to evolve. Holt had these songs in his head for a while, Barndollar said. Although the bands new, his ideas and his vision have been around for a while. The group describes itself on Facebook as what would result if Pixies and the Replacements had a baby, and then that baby was dropped on its head a bunch
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of times, but those cheeky references sell it short. Foxholes listed influences are undeniable, but the band has the conviction, creativity, and chops to own its sound and never comes across as nostalgic for the heyday of 120 Minutes although it might make listeners pine for the era. Holt called the bands songs dark, atmospheric, guitar-centric music, and said his vision evolved from garage punk to songs that have a bit more development and space. So It Goes ... , for instance, is straightforward and simple jangle pop, but its use of mandolin (particularly when its paired with a gently moaning electric guitar and the bass) and Holts careful vocals (simultaneously weary and loaded with lament) are detailed and expressive. (While the album wont be availble until its release date, you can hear its opening and closing songs at FoxholesDSM.Bandcamp.com.) And then theres the pleasure of a weird touch, such as the first solo of Arizona where the playing sounds like its done on a guitar, but the tone is pure synth. Its Kyle Folvags guitar, incidentally, and Holt called him the best guitarist in Des Moines. I think I can say that ... because I consider myself the worst guitarist in Des Moines. The chorus of Dirty Motels is too nakedly reminiscent of Dinosaur Jr. in its vocals and guitars, but even that doesnt qualify as a misstep; the refrains on that song and Echoes are simply too catchy to be denied. By the time the album closes with Minotaur which seems to channel the vocals of Lou Reed and Kurt Cobain in equal measure, and finally the guitar of AC/ DCs Thunderstruck you might think Foxholes has spent a lot of time living in
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Movie Reviews
January 17, 10:05 a.m.-ish: If its January, it must be time for our annual demonic-possession thriller in the guise of a documentary, and yet it still seems strange to be watching Devils Due. The devil may be, but a mere two weeks after the release of the latest Paranormal Activity, were we audiences really due for another of these things? Five minutes into directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpins and Tyler Gilletts outing, though, I realize something: This is a lowbudget scare flick with real actors. Good actors. Allison Miller and Friday Night Lights Zach Gilford are terrifically sweet as newlyweds whose Dominican Republic honeymoon results in an embryonic gift from Satan. (Guess they forgot to declare that at the airport.) And even the most minor roles are well-cast, with veteran TV actor Sam Anderson one of the Lost castaways, and the Fonzie-obsessed doctor who delivered Phoebes babies on Friends especially fine as a priest who hugs Miller and suffers a violent nosebleed and stroke for his kindness. In the end, its all as silly and unsatisfying as youd expect. But at least there are some solid scares and a few surprising, Chronicle-style effects. Plus, while the found-footage element is expectedly frustrating (our clueless parents-to-be would recognize their little miracle as demon spawn if theyd, you know, actually watch what theyre recording), it does inspire one killer shot: a grocery-store-surveillance image of Miller tearing open and devouring a package of uncooked ground beef in front of a fascinated little boy. I leave relieved at the not-so-bad-ness of Devils Due, and
by Mike Schulz mike@rcreader.com by Mike Schulz mike@rcreader.com
Now Is the Midwinter of Our Mild Discontent: Notes on a Quadruple Feature

lacking the confident immediately text my charm of James expectant friends Bond, the empathetic that the movie may anxiety of Jason not be the best idea Bourne, or even for their next date the unintentionally night. 12:15 p.m.-ish: hilarious Time for Jack Ryan: egocentrism of Shadow Recruit, Tom Cruises Jack a reboot of Tom Reacher. During the Clancys spy-thriller Allison Miller in Devil's Due film, characters are series that previously seen watching Sorry, found Alec Baldwin, Ben Affleck, and Wrong Number and Rosemarys Baby. Harrison Ford (twice) playing the CIA Either of those, I thought, wouldve been analyst. Now its Chris Pines turn. Works preferable entertainment. 2-ish: Im at a surprisingly wellfor me. The guy is alert and focused, populated screening of Ride Along, and manages to suggest, sensationally, a director Tim Storys high-concept buddy timid desk jockey getting his feet wet as comedy in which a gruff cop (Ice Cube) an action stud; I particularly love how tests his future brother-in-laws meddle by Pines hands reflexively shake after Ryan inviting this shrieking bundle of nerves kills his first assailant. But while they (Kevin Hart) to a day of street detail. And were rebooting the franchise, did quite so the film proves just as funny as its trailers, many clichs have to be rebooted along which I dont mean as a compliment. I do with it? Working from a script by Adam smile occasionally; Harts feeble efforts Cozad and David Koepp (not based on a at a shooting range are mildly amusing Clancy novel), director/co-star Kenneth (especially when he tries to lift a Smith Branagh whose Russian baddies Master & Wesson thats roughly half his size), Plan involves a plot to crash Americas and the comedian is really inspired when economy is clearly going for a tone of his character is high on morphine, as it retro, Cold War paranoia, with operatives forces the famous motormouth to score surreptitiously passing secret information, laughs by, for once, actually slowing down Kevin Costners CIA bigwig whispering his deliveries. Ride Along, however, is still hushed exposition, and Ryans girlfriend blandly formulaic and instantly forgettable, (Keira Knightley) distracting Branagh by and I spend most of its 100 minutes batting her eyes while Ryan steals files thinking that, for we Ice Cube fans, 22 from the mans computer. Yet while its Jump Street cant arrive soon enough. competently filmed, Shadow Recruit just 4:15-ish: My quadruple feature ends appears to be going through the originwith the animated comedy The Nut Job, story motions, and despite Pines gifts, Ryan himself displays no real personality, the tale of a grouchy squirrel (Will Arnett) whose Wile E. Coyote attempts at thievery cause him to learn about Sharing with Others and Respecting Your Friends and yadda yadda yadda. Ten minutes in, given the movies incessant nut-related puns and off-putting sound quality (half the characters seem to be talking from under paper bags) and weird color schemes (purple and green rodents?!), I expect director Peter Lepeniotis offering to be the days cinematic low. Amazingly, it turns out to be the high. To be sure, that isnt major praise. But the 1950s, Damon Runyon-esque details are smart and clever, Maya Rudolphs jovial readings as a deferential bulldog are full of surprise (the less said about Katherine Heigls, however, the better), and in a genre astonishment, the pacing actually becomes less hyperactive as The Nut Job progresses, leading to a finale thats not only charming, but damned near moving. I exit the auditorium quite contented, and pray that nobody notices me brushing away that tear. 6:15-ish: I arrive home glad to be done with movies for the day, and happily attack the periodical waiting for me in my mailbox. Ah, Film Comment ... . For reviews of Lone Survivor, August: Osage County, Her, Inside Llewyn Davis, and other current releases, visit RiverCitiesReader.com Follow Mike on Twitter at Twitter.com/ MikeSchulzNow.
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Theatre
Our Town
District Theatre Friday, January 24, through Sunday, February 9
harmonica. What results, according to critics nationwide, is a foot-stomping, soulshaking great time for music fans of many stripes. SoundPress.net raved about the groups spirited and unique creations and Millers wicked slide. HardRockHaven.net wrote that the musicians emphasize loyalty to their heritage, but at the same time dont exploit or trivialize it, and noted that they delivered a completely authentic vision of the American roots culture while giving it a modern twist. And WeeklySurge.com simply said, If these guys dont make you dance by the end of the night, youre probably missing a pulse. That, and Miller also pens great songs about everything from Amsterdam prostitutes getting off work to Jgerbombs. I once got off work to Jgerbomb, too, but I didnt know there was a market for songs about it ... . The Ben Miller Band performs at the Redstone Room with an opening set by the EverGreen Grass Band, and for more information and tickets, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
The Ben Miller Band

The Redstone Room Thursday, January 30, 8 p.m.
Exhibit
Katja Loher: Videoplanet Orchestra

Figge Art Museum Saturday, January 25, through Sunday, May 4
he newest exhibition at the Figge Art Museum is titled Katja Loher: Videoplanet Orchestra, and according to the exhibits description at the venues Web site, one of its more fascinating elements allows museum visitors the chance to see androgynous, costumed dancers form letters that compose words
and sentences to pose simple, thoughtprovoking questions. In honor of Lohers artistic endeavor, I considered employing exactly the same style for this Whats Happenin article, but my bosses were convinced that Id never find the thousands of androgynous, costumed dancers necessary to pull it off. I told them they obviously didnt know my friends, but whatever ... . On display from January 25 through May 4, this site-specific installation is the creation of Swiss video artist Loher,

federal government (parent corporation) using administrative-procedure law. But administrative rules and statutes are arbitrary, with only cursory authority in the Constitution, allowing leaders to circumvent it when it suits them. Current civic matters are almost always conducted via administrative-court proceedings with administrative-law officers, not common-law courts with actual judges. Sadly, this sweeping change in legal protocols is not understood by the general public, because the courts go out of their way to emulate common-law justice. Equally alarming is how precious little most Americans know about how money and credit work in this country, let alone how the Federal Reserve Bank fits into the equation. Its implementation in 1913 is the very definition of political corruption. In 1910, some of the worlds most powerful bankers and the U.S. governments most ensconced politicians met in secret to plan the national banking coup. With the Federal Reserve Act, Congress outsourced its fiscal duties to a non-federal entity with no reserves. (See The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin [RCReader. com/y/creep2] for an exhaustive treatise on the players, or the Minneapolis Federal Reserve site [RCReader.com/y/creep3] for the innocuous version of the meeting.) Before 1913, the U.S. had two previously failed national central banks. Otherwise, the U.S. Treasury printed its own money under strict guidelines, with our currencys value tied to gold and silver. The privately owned Federal Reserve Bank (arguably a foreign bank because, as a private corporation, it is not registered in any of the 50 states) was established via the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 to print money to administer the interests of the United States of America, Incorporated. The shareholders of the Federal Reserve are guaranteed a 6-percent annual dividend on the efforts of the Fed. Critics of this legislation consider it completely unconstitutional to convey this power to a private entity, because Article I, Section 8 expressly mandates Congress obligation to print the countrys money. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 forced the government to now borrow what we used to print and use for free. Imagine if we had no interest to pay on the money the government used for its own operation. Our interest payment to the Federal Reserve Bank for printing our money, then loaning it back to us, is now at $250 billion annually. The entire U.S. monetary system is rigged to benefit the shareholders of private central banks worldwide. It is that simple. Because the media, education curricula, and bureaucracies are largely complicit, most Americans live their entire lives never having a clue how the monetary system that underpins their lives actually functions against their best financial interests.
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trio of popular bluegrass and Delta-blues musicians based in Joplin, Missouri, the Ben Miller Band will perform at Davenports Redstone Room on January 30, and while you might be familiar with their chosen musical genres, you may not have ever seen several of the groups instruments in practice before. Instruments such as the washtub bass with the Weedeater string. Or the electrified washboard. Or the electrified spoons, which I hear produce an incredible sound but are absolute hell on ice cream. Composed of bass player Scott Leeper, percussionist Doug Dicharry, and the singer/songwriter of the groups moniker, the Ben Miller Band formed in 2004, and currently plays more than 200 gigs annually, headlining bluegrass and soul-music festivals and opening for the intimidating likes of ZZ Top. And while the aforementioned instruments are certainly three of the ensembles more unusual ones, theyre hardly the only ones, as the Ben Miller Bands blend of Delta blues and Appalachian mountain music also finds its talents performing on acoustic slide guitar, mandolin, trumpet, trombone, and
his play is called Our Town. It was written by Thortnon Wilder and is being produced at the District Theatre. In it you will see Mr. Chris Causer, Mr. Jerry Wolking, Mr. Christopher Tracy, Miss Kelly Lohrenz, Miss Jacqueline Madunic, Miss Angela Elliott, and many others too numerous to mention. The name of our town is Grovers
(That soun Corners, New A) Spalding Gray my high-sc Hampshire, B) Hal Holbrook directors la just over the C) Helen Hunt asses off.) line from D) Boris Karloff I have to Massachusetts; E) Michael McKean psyched fo latitude 42 F) Paul Newman production degrees, 40 G) Michael Shannon Pulitzer Pr minutes, longitude ... . H) Frank Sinatra classic abo Sorry. Thats the Stage and death Managers opening England to monologue from Our because Im madly in lo Town, updated with names from the and partly because dire shows upcoming District Theatre cast is, all things consid presentation. I played the role in high ridiculous. In a great w school and college, and could easily the familiar area talents continue with the monologue, but as Heidi Pedersen, Mark R youre being deprived of my flawless New Hampshire accent, whats the point? Curtiss, Krianna Wallja
whose work has appeare group exhibitions in Chi Israel, Ireland, France, an other sites worldwide. An viewpoint is what Figge g treated to with Videoplan an exhibition that explor between humans, nature through Lohers inter-p achievement. Through videos projec surfaces of shiny orbs han gallery space, and from w bubbles mounted on the patrons will witness the e (previously filmed) perfo taking the shape of not on also floral arrangements a
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o admit Im or this new n of Wilders rize-winning out life, love, in a sleepy New own, partly ove with the play, ector Bryan Tanks dered, kind of way, I mean, as s also include Ruebling, Andy asper, Doug Kutzli,
Linda Ruebling, Molly McLaughlin, and, indeed, others too numerous to mention. And Im really psyched to see the always-wonderful Shelley Walljaspers take on the Stage Manager, a role that has definitely attracted some top-tier talent over the years. In honor of Our Towns narrator, and the Districts first show of its 2014 season, try your hand at this puzzler: Which of the actors listed to the left never or hasnt yet played the Stage Manager on stage or television? Our Town will be performed Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)235-1654 or visiting DistrictTheatre.com.
Theatre
Next Fall
Village Theatre Friday, January 24, through Sunday, February 3
What Else Is Happenin

it is astute, considering that he wrote, Much of this artful, thoughtful, and very moving story ... proceeds with the stinging breeziness of a cosmopolitan comedy ... a sort of Will & Grace with an ontological conscience. Directed by Christina Myatt, last seen on-stage in New Grounds October production of Other Desert Cities, the theatre companys latest features Creighton Olsen and David Turley as Luke and Adam, with Greg Bouljon, Max Moline, Susan PerrinSallak, and Kaitlyn Ross portraying the friends and family members who orbit around the leading pair. So reserve tickets now if youre up for a show that youll likely enjoy both watching and talking over later. Or, you know, reserve tickets if you just want to tell people that, for a couple of hours, you actually experienced Fall in the middle of winter. Hey, a Midwesterner can dream, cant he ... ? Next Fall will be performed Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)326-7529 or visiting NewGroundTheatre.org. Thursday, January 23 Daytrotter Presents: Communion. Concert featuring indie musicians the Weeks, the Dough Rollers, Bedroom Shrine, and Centaur Noir, with a Ragged Records DJ set. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 7 p.m. $11 advance tickets, $15 at the door. For information, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. For interviews with the Weeks and the Dough Rollers, visit RCReader.com/y/communion. Friday, January 24, and Friday, January 31 Battle of the Bands: Rounds One & Two. Competition nights featuring 45-minute sets of original music, with performances by Battle Red, Escape Your Prism, and the Archimedes Death Ray on January 24, and 9th Street Memory, Sept of Memnon, and Heavyweight on January 31. Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue, Rock Island). 9 p.m. $3. For information, call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCO.com. Saturday, January 25 Tesla. Concert with the multi-platinum-selling rock band from northern California. Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22, Riverside, Iowa). 8 p.m. $35-55. For tickets and information, call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResort.com. Sunday, January 26 Mozart Woodwind Concert. Event in the Quad
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video segment Why Did the Bees Leave?, honeybees. A singular blend of music, dance, video, and visual art, the dreamlike experience of Videoplanet Orchestra reflects the human condition in a globalized world, and promises to make for an unforgettable dive into the world of immersive art. And a terrifically enjoyable one, too. How many chances, after all, do you get to see androgynous, costumed dancers forming letters, flowers, and bees? Outside of an evening with my friends, that is ... ? For more information on Katja Loher: Videoplanet Orchestra and the Davenport museums other exhibits, call (563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArt.org.
unning January 24 through February 3 at Davenports Village Theatre, the dramatic comedy Next Fall is an exploration of modern romance, religion, and personal morality, and the New York Times Ben Brantley called author Geoffrey Nauffts work an intellectual stealth bomb. Which is just how my own work is frequently referenced ... although I cant remember even hearing the word stealth attached ... . Nominated for 2010 Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Director, this thoughtful and funny offering concerns the emotional and spiritual complexities within a five-year relationship between a committed gay couple: Luke, a Christian fundamentalist, and Adam, an atheist. Alternating between scenes that dramatize the mens early courtship, their life of alternately loving and contentious cohabitation, and Lukes hospitalized fight for survival after being hit by a taxi, Next Fall asks profound questions about the meaning of existence while keeping its focus very specific. And, to hear Brantley tell it, Nauffts achievement is just as entertaining as
Answer: D. Man, that wouldve been scary. Not as scary as M There is no denying that since 1913, as government has grown exponentially, so has the income gap. Every decade, as government increases its spending to astronomical levels, increasingly greater wealth and resources are funneling to fewer and fewer people/entities. The American people are finally learning that the largest corporation in America, perhaps even the planet, is the United States of America, Incorporated. And USA, Inc., is a friend with benefits for those chosen privatesector corporate partners who occupy most of the leadership positions within government itself. Lets call it sinergy. The pervasive lack of American curiosity and healthy skepticism that
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used to characterize our civic response to such issues of the day has become a huge contributing factor in maintaining the status quo. There is a big difference between being anti-government and being anticorrupt government, but that distinction is deliberately blurred by those who favor the status quo, including the mainstream media. For instance, have you ever wondered why the District of Columbia 10 square miles has its own exclusive jurisdiction inside America? It equates to being its own small country inside the United States, exactly like the Vatican in Rome and the 12 city blocks that compose the financial district known as the City of London
inside London proper. Do you find these three separate jurisdictions curious at all? What purpose does it serve to carve these tiny areas out for altogether different rules than the rest of the countries they inhabit? Is it anti-government to question such anomalies? Hardly. Finally, the greatest danger facing American liberty is our stubborn refusal to view our countrys governance outside of the two-major-political-party ideologies. It is one of the single greatest threats before us. The current political division among Americans, who often dont bother voting yet still declare themselves Democrats or Republicans, is an excellent example of faux civic participation. By aligning with a single
party, with a predictable animus toward the only acknowledged competing party, the status quo is guaranteed. Why do you suppose that all modern news shows, talk radio, and informational broadcasts so obviously lean liberal or conservative? Nearly all information flowing from media is delivered using two communication tactics: (1) highly rhetorical and deliberately general, leaving viewers/ listeners to subconsciously fill in the blanks, and (2) framed to elicit emotional responses that cement opposition to the perceived competing party. In both these tactics, solutions are never provided by design. This is key. Solutions
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City Symphony Orchestras Signature Series, featuring Christine Bellomy on clarinet, Benjamin Coelho on bass, Mary Neil on piano, Andrew Parker on oboe, and Marc Zyla on horn. Augustana Colleges Wallenberg Hall (3520 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 3 p.m. $13.50-29.50. For tickets and information, call (563)322-7276 or visit QCSymphony.com. Tuesday, January 28 Patty Griffin. Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter in concert. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $15-20. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert. org. Friday, January 31 John Primer. Concert with the Chicago-blues singer/guitarist. The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street, Bettendorf). 9 p.m. $5-10. For information, call (563)3442516 or visit TheMuddyWaters.com. For a 2013 interview with Primer, visit RCReader.com/y/ primer. Friday, January 31, and Saturday, February 1 Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra: No Place to Go. Concert presented through Hancher Auditoriums Visiting Artists series. The Mill (120 East Burlington Street, Iowa City). 7:30 p.m. $10-20. For tickets and information, call (319)335-1160 or visit http://www. Hancher.UIowa.edu. Saturday, February 1 Jim the Mule Farewell Show. Retrospective performance by the local alt-country musicians, with opening sets by the Multiple Cat and Them SomBitches. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $8-10. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.com. Saturday, February 1 Side-by-Side Concert. Event featuring all four Quad City Symphony youth orchestras and the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, sponsored by UnityPoint Health-Trinity. Augustana Colleges Centennial Hall (3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 4 p.m. $5-25. For tickets and information, call (563)322-7276 or visit QCSymphony.com. Tuesday, February 4 Josh Ritter. Singer/ songwriter in concert, with an opening set by Gregory Alan Isakov. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $25-28. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. Wednesday, February 5 Robert Ellis. R&B, bossa nova, fusion, and free jazz with the singer/songwriter, in a co-presentation with the Englert Theatre. The Mill (120 East Burlington Street, Iowa City). 7:30 p.m. $10-20. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org. Friday, January 24, through Sunday, February 16 Good People. David LindsayAbaires Tony Award-winning working-class comedy/drama, directed by Ron Clark. Riverside Theatre (213 North Gilbert Street, Iowa City). Thursdays-Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. $15-30. For tickets and information, call (319)338-7672 or visit RiversideTheatre.org. Friday, January 24, through Sunday, February 2 Of Mice & Men. Stage adaptation of John Steinbecks literary classic. Iowa City Community Theatre (4265 Oak Crest Hill Road, Iowa City). Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. $8-16. For tickets and information, call (319)338-0443 or visit IowaCityCommunityTheatre.com. Friday, January 24, through Sunday, January 26 Alice in Wonderland Jr. Adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic presented by Nolte Academy. Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). Friday and Saturday 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. For tickets and information, call (319)248-9370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org. Friday, January 24 National Theatre Live: Hamlet. Screening of the live stage presentation starring Rory Kinnear. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 7 p.m. $15-18. For tickets and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert. org. Friday, January 31 Seussical the Musical. Tony-nominated storybook musical presented by YES (Youth Entertainment Series). Orpheum Theatre (57 South Kellogg Street, Galesburg). 7 p.m. $15. For tickets and information, call (309)342-2299 or visit TheOrpheum.org. Saturday, January 25 Galumpha. Acrobatics, choreography, visual effects, and physical comedy with the Quad City Arts Visiting Artists. St. Ambrose Universitys Galvin Fine Arts Center (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport). 7:30 p.m. $7-11. For information and tickets, call (563)333-6251 or visit QuadCityArts.com or SAU.edu/galvin. Saturday, January 25 The Ugly Duckling & Other Dances. The fairytale classic and additional pieces performed by the dancers of Ballet Quad Cities. Bettendorf High School (3333 18th Street, Bettendorf). 1:30 p.m. $1222. For tickets and information, call (563)3324516 or visit BalletQuadCities.com. Friday, January 24, through Sunday, January 26 Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend. Twentieth-annual celebration featuring concerts, silent movies, eaglewatching, the Syncopation and Soup suppers, and more held throughout Muscatine. $40 three-day package; $15 nightly concerts, with ages 16 and under free. For information, call (563)263-8895 or visit MuscatineArtsCouncil. org. Friday, January 24, and Saturday, January 25 Worlds Toughest Rodeo. Touring event featuring bucking horses, bulls, and cowboys with nerves of steel. i wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline). 7:30 p.m. $20-55. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com. Saturday, January 25 Jim Wand. Evening with the professional entertainer and hypnotist. Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215
DANCE
East Platt Street, Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $22-25. For tickets and information, call (563)6529815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com. Friday, January 31 Champagne on the Rocks. Thirteenth-annual winter fundraiser for WQPT-TV, featuring dinner, live and silent auctions, live entertainment, and more. Hotel Blackhawk (200 East Third Street, Davenport). 6 p.m. cocktail reception and silent auction, 7 p.m. dinner, entertainment, and live auction. $100. For tickets, call (309)764-2400 or visit WQPT.org/champagne.
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Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club
PHOTOGRAPHY
(Editors note: The River Cities Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club.)
he December meeting of the Quad Cities Photography Club had many outstanding images in the monthly competition. The image we feature this month was shot by member Bob Nelson on December 1. He noticed as he was crossing the bridge into Davenport that the water was very still and that there
was a good reflection. This was about 4 p.m., and the lighting was just right, so he took his tripod and camera and walked across the bridge to several locations. He said the shot needed to be taken without traffic on the bridge, so he had to wait. He captured this shot using bracketing to make a high-dynamic-range (HDR) photo, which uses several images in rapid succession but with different exposures, allowing for detail in both very light and very dark areas. These images are then blended with software, so the light and
dark areas are all lit well. He shot this with a Canon EOS 40D with a 17-millimeter lens, at f/9.0, 125 aperture value, and ISO 400. He used Photomatix Pro software to process the HDR. The Quad Cities Photography Club welcomes visitors and new members. The club sponsors numerous activities encompassing many types and aspects of photography. It holds digital and print competitions most months. At its meetings,
members discuss the images, help each other to improve, and socialize. The club also holds special learning workshops and small groups that meet on specific photography topics, and occasionally offers interesting shooting opportunities. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month September through June at the Butterworth Center, 1105 Eighth Street in Moline. For more information on the club, visit QCPhotoClub.com.
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by Jeff Ignatius Jeff@rcreader.com
the past or at least borrowing from it. But thats only a problem if one chooses the wrong influences, or combines them in ways that dont work well. Foxholes has neither of those problems. Foxholes will perform on Saturday, February 1, at Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island; RozzTox.com). The 9 p.m. all-ages show also includes Tambourine and TV Magic, and admission is $5. For more information on Foxholes, visit Facebook.com/foxholesdsm.
Art in Plain Sight: Davenports Skybridge

avenports Skybridge is meant to be spectacular. Waves of color from 8,036 LED lights race the length of its 575-foot corridor at night. Brightly lit masts and tension rods angle upward and out, towering 100 feet over the River Drive traffic below. The bridges most successful feature, however, is its outstanding panoramic view of the river and the surrounding cityscape. This view is largely unimpeded. The floor-to-ceiling glass walls are slanted inward toward the base in the corridor, like windows in an airport control tower to minimize distracting reflections. The bridges support structure is overhead, mostly out of the line of sight when looking out. As its architect, James Baird of the Chicago firm Holabird & Root, stated in a 2005 Chicago Tribune article: Its an observation tower on its side. Baird also acknowledged in the same article that the real purpose of the Skybridge is to create a viewing platform, a place to see the river, the bridges, even the eagles that migrate along the Mississippi. Like many of Holabird & Roots most significant buildings including landmark Chicago School and Art Deco skyscrapers the Skybridge is stylistically modern. And like many modernistic buildings, it is imposing and impersonal. Its glass exterior and exposed structure of steel beams and sheet metal create a stripped-down environment that is hard to warm to. Its walkway feels something like an extended corridor in an airport terminal. Yet the kaleidoscopic lighting effects that fill the walkway after dark are fun creating a gaudy, festive pathway for visitors heading for riverfront events or the casino in the evening.
In Rooms, January 25 at Rozz-Tox
One enters the Skybridge through the five-story glass towers at either end of the bridge; the north entrance is in the River Music Experience courtyard on Second Street and the south entrance is near the Rhythm City Casino. On the top floor is an enclosed platform for viewing the city to the north and an open observation deck facing the river to the south. Whether taking the elevator or the stairs, there is a delight in climbing upward and reaching the top story to look down on the surrounding cityscape. The Skybridge was completed in 2005 near the dawn of a new millennium and it is a physical embodiment of the time it was planned and built. One can feel the desire to move forward in the Skybridge, and even its name is ambitious. Yet its aspirations are too many to be an identity for the city, a symbol of
progress, an impressive landmark, a fun travel destination, a viewing platform, and a pedestrian bridge to the riverfront. It was also designed to relate to the appearance of the Figge Art Museum, which was completed the same year. It feels compromised even conflicted by its many goals. It is not large enough to be a significant landmark, for example, but its too large to be an efficient means for pedestrians to cross from downtown to the riverfront. Bruce Walters is a professor of art at Western Illinois University. This is part of an occasional series on the history of public art in the Quad Cities. If theres a piece of public art that youd like to learn more about, e-mail the location and a brief description to BD-Walters@ wiu.edu.
Another Des Moines band will be performing at Rozz-Tox on January 25, but while Foxholes and In Rooms share a hometown, they sound like they come from different worlds. Nick and Heather Leo released In Rooms full-length debut The Night Has Come last year, and it certainly fits the recent trend of retro-indie-pop male/female songwriting duos. It opens on light tropical notes with Sweet Pretty which sounds like Tennis transplanted to the Caribbean. But an insistent beat contrasted with gentle vocals and horns on Wilderness hints at the records casual and warm rigor with its appropriation of stated classic pop, Latin American folk, and reggae influences goosed and transformed by arrangements that are rich and thoughtful without being forced or precious. On Water Fish, the interplay between the piano and mandolin is compelling enough, but the saxophones elevate it even further. The reggae core of A Sweet Love is underplayed and as a result gets subsumed by the more interesting elements of the arrangement particularly the vocals and left-channel percussion. One reviewer called The Night Has Come an unassuming record, one that does not necessarily require your full attention to be enjoyed, but rewards it when given and that feels about right. The album is mostly sugar, and while theres not much meat here, the sweetness is artful, and the flavors are complex and unusual when you pause to savor them. In Rooms will perform on Saturday, January 25, at Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island; RozzTox.com). The 9 p.m. all-ages show also includes Brooks Strause & the Gory Details, and admission is $5. For more information on the In Rooms, visit InRoomsMusic.com.
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are anathema to the status quo. Viable solutions would be its death knell. The best evidence for this can be seen daily in DC by observing Congress during the endless hearings and floor speechifying that provide little more than political opportunities to campaign. And in the endless redundant broadcasts, whether TV or radio, that reaffirm the political discourse. Listen to or read news through the prism of the above two criteria. Ask yourself if youve learned anything substantive afterward. Did the information contribute meaningfully toward a better understanding of the topic? Did you experience an emotional response? Was any semblance of a solution offered? If you do this, you will clearly see the patterns that confirm the corrosive manipulation of news and information occurring across the board. Meanwhile, Congress is advancing policies and programs that further centralize power and control in DC, regardless of the violations to our civil liberties. The National Security Agency is spying on Americans, collecting phone metadata, e-mails, and Internet activities, on a scope that cannot possibly be justified in a free and open society. The very same technology that provides these intrusive capabilities is equally capable of also providing the necessary limitations that would adequately protect our privacies. The meme that Americans must give up any amount of privacy for security is a false choice. A powerful message would be sent to politicians and bureaucrats if American voters would stop buying into the two-party political theatre and vote incumbents and/
by Kathleen McCarthy km@rcreader.com
or career politicians out of office regardless of party affiliation. We do nothing more than reward bad behavior when we dont hold them individually accountable for their poor performance in the legislative bodies. Meanwhile, some voters demand that legislators establish term limits, a ridiculous expectation to begin with. Never mind that every voter can take the civic responsibility for imposing those very same term limits at the polls. As Americans, we each have three incredibly powerful tools with which to participate in our governance: (1) the power of the purse, (2) the power of the grand jury and jury nullification, and (3) the power of the vote. But we marginalize our personal power when we align with political parties at all costs. It is high time we recognize the massive manipulation occurring and break out of the lethargy represented in the disgraceful unaccountability in how we vote. Every time our politicians and bureaucrats mismanage Americas affairs whether by bad policy, unintended consequences, greed, or whatever and We the People do nothing, we are accessories. A perfect illustration is the recent drone attack in Yemen that killed 15 innocent people who were attending a wedding (RCReader. com/y/creep4). None was the intended alleged terrorist, which means we killed 15 innocent people celebrating a marriage. Mistake or not, how is this atrocity any less evil than any of the myriad bombings carried out by terrorists in the Middle East? Every American is culpable when we so fecklessly do nothing, permitting our leaders to terrorize innocents. Americans do not get a pass, either morally, spiritually, or otherwise, for heinous acts by our government because, like it or not, we are still the boss of them, funding such activities with our tax dollars. You can start by effectively engaging with local government, where you can actually make a real difference fairly quickly. Obtain copies of your county and city itemized budgets to learn exactly where your local tax dollars are being spent. Be sure to scrutinize revenue sources, too. Identify grant monies, and get copies of the grants to see what the quid pro quo is for receiving such funds. Nothing is ever free, especially federal government money. If something is confusing, just ask. These are public documents and you have every right to them. Stop being a bystander and take responsibility for that portion of your money that politicians and bureaucrats are spending on your behalf. The important first step in holding government accountable is knowing more precisely what it needs to account for.
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I am a bridesmaid in a wedding in four months and havent been able to think of a guy to be my date. I recently met a guy at a party. He is the friend of a friend and is cute and funny and seemed really nice. He lives two hours away, so it isnt easy to meet for coffee or something, but I thought I could ask him to be my date for this wedding and see where things go from there. Single Bridesmaid Taking a guy to a wedding on the first date is like taking a cow sightseeing at a slaughterhouse. On a first date, the only person asking So, are you two next? should be a counter-person at Starbucks. The commitment-ganza first date also goes against the three things I always say first dates should be: cheap, short, and local. That way, even if you and a guy hit it off like the Israelis and the Palestinians, you can probably stick it out for a polite 59 minutes of happy-hour drinks and then bail in a way you cant if youve signed up for a wedding ceremony, a four-course sit-down dinner, and people you dont know crying on your sleeve and throwing up on your shoes. Beyond this being the wrong venue for a first date, inviting a near-stranger four months in advance has to come off weird and desperate. This far ahead, a guy has to wonder why there isnt another male soul in your life you could ask and wonder whos next on your list if he says no. The wino living under the bus shelter? (On a positive note, that guy would especially appreciate the open bar.) Also consider that theres a reason this guy hasnt asked you out, and its probably that he isnt interested or isnt interested enough to date a woman he has to travel two hours to see. (A guy whod date the seven who lives around the block would probably need her to be a sexually gifted 11.5 to make up for the two-hour drive.) But there is an upside in the rubble of all these downsides. If you can accept that you wont have a date for the wedding, you might find a date at the wedding by turning it into an opportunity to strike up conversations with interesting and possibly handsome strangers. Who knows? You might even meet a really great guy for you one who gets that glimmer in his eye, realizing theres no better woman
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to invite on a first date to either his nephews circumcision or his grandmas funeral.
BY AMY ALKON
JOE
My boyfriend and I are attending a wedding next month, and he wants to buy the bride and groom a gift from their registry. However, I recently got into handmade pottery and thought it would be much more special to make a personalized gift something unique, such as a ceramic honey pot. Besides displaying our creativity more, itd be cheaper, and there would be no shipping charges. Crafty A handmade ceramic honey pot seems like the obvious best gift if the happy couple are Martha Stewart and Winnie-thePooh. I, too, used to turn my nose up at gift registries, which I thought were a tool for the lazy and uncreative. It does seem that being a truly caring friend means putting real effort into gift-giving, like by spending six months crocheting a couple an afghan out of cat hair rather than just rolling out of bed and mouse-clicking on something theyve registered for at Bed Bath & Be-yawned. But two business-school professors, Francesca Gino and Francis Flynn, did a series of experiments to find out whether this is true. Lo and behold, they learned that gift recipients actually preferred the gifts theyd registered for, appreciating them more and finding them more thoughtful and even more personal. (Gift-givers assumed the opposite to be true.) The gift-givers mistaken assumption seems to stem from what another researcher, Adam Grant, describes in his terrific book Give & Take as a perspective gap. We tend to interpret what another person would want by asking What would I want? rather than what would get us to the right answer: What would they want? In other words, although your pottery efforts may far surpass the artfulness of my macaroni assemblages, your boyfriend is probably on the right track in sticking with the registry. So keep on potting, but get them that monogrammed garlic press they say they want instead of what you want them to want: for you to save money on a gift and not have to pay for shipping.
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with other people, and you kind of build a network. So thats probably what I enjoy the most, and will miss the most. Music is about interaction. Live music anyway. Thats what its all about. So you get out and you talk to people and hear their stories, and all of a sudden youve got a friend in another state, or a couple hours away, that you didnt know before. On the whereabouts of Jim the Mules mule We had this little model of a mule. Somebody brought it to us, I think, at a show they found it at a garage sale or something and we kind of adopted it and carried it with us for a while. And then, of course, one of its legs broke off, and it had to be fixed up ... . But I dont know what happened to that mule, to be honest. We have had some things stolen at gigs over the years. One year, we actually had a bass drum stolen, believe it or not. They took the biggest thing on the stage. We were loading out, and it was busy, and everyone was coming out of the bar ... . And of course, you try to stay by your gear, and by the vehicles especially, but I dunno ... . Somehow, somebody walked off with a bass drum. God, our drummer wasnt very happy about that one. So who knows? Maybe someone ran off with that little figurine animal. Maybe its with the drum. Jim the Mules farewell show takes place at Davenports Redstone Room (129 Main Street) on Saturday, February 1. The 8 p.m. concert features opening sets by Them SomBitches and the Multiple Cat, and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperience.org. For more information on Jim the Mule, visit JimTheMule.com.
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Actor Casey Affleck appreciates the nurturing power of his loved ones. My family would be supportive, he says, if I said I wanted to be a Martian, wear only banana skins, make love to ashtrays, and eat tree bark. Id like to see you cultivate allies like that in the coming months, Aries. Even if you have never had them before, theres a good chance they will be available. For best results, tinker with your understanding of who your family might be. Redefine what community means to you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Author John Koenig says we often regard emotions as positive or negative. Feeling respect is good, for example, while being wracked with jealousy is bad. But he favors a different standard for evaluating emotions: how intense they are. At one end of the spectrum, everything feels blank and blah, even the big things. At the other end is wonder, he says, in which everything feels alive, even the little things. Your right and proper goal right now, Taurus, is to strive for the latter kind: full-on intensity and maximum vitality. Luckily, the universe will be conspiring to help you achieve that goal. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): At her blog Other-Worldly.tumblr.com, Yee-Lum Mak defines the Swedish word resfeber this way: the restless race of the travelers heart before the journey begins, when anxiety and anticipation are tangled together. You might be experiencing resfeber right now, Gemini. Even if youre not about to depart on a literal trip, Im guessing you will soon start wandering out on a quest or adventure that will bring your heart and mind closer together. Paradoxically, your explorations will teach you a lot about being better grounded. Bon voyage! CANCER (June 21-July 22): How does a monarch butterfly escape its chrysalis when it has finished gestating? Through tiny holes in the skin of the chrysalis, it takes big gulps of air and sends them directly into its digestive system, which expands forcefully. Voil! Its body gets so big that it breaks free. When a chick is ready to emerge from inside its egg, it has to work harder than the butterfly. With its beak, it must peck thousands of times at the shell, stopping to rest along the way because the process is so demanding. According to my analysis, Cancerian, youre nearing the final stage before your metaphorical emergence from gestation. Are you more like the butterfly or the chick? LEO (July 23-August 22): Im not sure where to go from here. I need help. I encourage you to say those words out loud, Leo. Even if youre not sure you believe theyre true, act as if they are. Why? Because I think it would be healthy for you to express uncertainty and ask for assistance. It would relieve you of the oppressive pressure
by Rob Brezsny
I hereby nominate you Sagittarians to begin the quest for new ways to invoke rebellious irreverence. What interesting mischief and naughty wordplay might you perpetrate to escape your inhibitions, break taboos that need to be broken, and call other people on their BS and hypocrisy? CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19): German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) has had a major impact on the development of ideas in the Western world. We can reasonably divide the history of philosophy into two eras: pre-Kantian and post-Kantian. And yet for his whole life, which lasted 79 years, this big thinker never traveled more than 10 miles away from Konigsberg, the city where he was born. He followed a precise and methodical routine, attending to his work with meticulous detail. According to my analysis, you Capricorns could have a similar experience in the coming weeks. By sticking close to the tried-and-true rhythms that keep you grounded and healthy, you can generate influential wonders. AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18): The Aquarian author Georges Simenon (1903-1989) wrote more than 200 novels under his own name and 300 more under pseudonyms. On average, he finished a new book every 11 days. Half a billion copies of his books are in print. Im sorry to report that I dont think you will ever be as prolific in your own chosen field as he was in his. However, your productivity could soar to a hefty fraction of Simenon-like levels in 2014 if youre willing to work your ass off. Your luxuriant fruitfulness wont come as easily as his seemed to. But you should be overjoyed that you at least have the potential to be luxuriantly fruitful. PISCES (February 19-March 20): When Im older and wiser, maybe Ill understand the meaning of my life. When Im older and wiser, maybe Ill gain some insight about why Im so excited to be alive despite the fact that my destiny is so utterly mysterious. What about you, Pisces? What will be different for you when youre older and wiser? Now is an excellent time to ponder this riddle. Why? Because its likely you will get a glimpse of the person you will have become when you are older and wiser which will in turn intensify your motivation to become that person. Homework: How could you change yourself to get more of the love you want? Go to FreeWillAstrology.com; click on E-mail Rob.
to be a masterful problem-solver. It could free you from the unrealistic notion that youve got to figure everything out by yourself. And this would bring you, as if by magic, interesting offers and inquiries. In other words, if you confess your neediness, you will attract help. Some of it will be useless, but most of it will be useful. VIRGO (August 23-September 22): Dogs have a superb sense of smell, much better than us humans. But ours isnt bad. We can detect certain odors that have been diluted to one part in 5 billion. For example, if you were standing next to two Olympic-sized swimming pools, and only one contained a few drops of the chemical ethyl mercaptan, you would know which one it was. Im now calling on you to exercise that level of sensitivity, Virgo. Theres a situation unfolding that would ultimately emanate a big stink if you allowed it to keep developing. There is a second unripe situation, on the other hand, that would eventually yield fragrant blooms. I advise you to either quash or escape from the first, even as you cultivate and treasure the second. LIBRA (September 23-October 22): Whatever adventures may flow your way in the coming weeks, Libra, I hope you will appreciate them for what they are: unruly but basically benevolent; disruptive in ways that catalyze welcome transformations; a bit more exciting than you might like, but ultimately pretty fun. Can you thrive on the paradoxes? Can you delight in the unpredictability? I think so. When you look back at these plot twists two months from now, I bet youll see them as entertaining storylines that enhance the myth of your heros journey. Youll understand them as tricky gifts that have taught you valuable secrets about your souls code. SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): Manufacturing a jelly bean is not a quick, slam-bam process. Its a five-step procedure that takes a week. Each seemingly uncomplicated piece of candy has to be built up layer by layer, with every layer needing time to fully mature. Im wondering if maybe theres a metaphorically similar kind of work ahead for you, Scorpio. May I speculate? You will have to take your time, proceed carefully, and maintain a close attention to detail as you prepare a simple pleasure. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): I understand the appeal of the f word. Its guttural and expulsive. Its a perverse form of celebration that frees speakers from their inhibitions. But Im here today to announce that its rebel cachet and vulgar power are extinct. It has decayed into a barren clich. Its official death-byoversaturation occurred with the release of the mainstream Hollywood blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Actors in the film spat out the rhymes-with-cluck word more than 500 times.
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ACROSS 1. Tightly 5. Siblings: Abbr. 9. Double and due 14. Sundry: Abbr. 18. Jai __ 19. Daughter of Louis XII 21. Daughter of Zeus 22. Pilaster 23. Mangle 24. Start of a quip by Dave Barry: 4 wds. 27. Undertaking 29. Gets along 30. Shake down 31. Org. at Langley 32. Cubic meter 34. A dyestuff 35. Esteem 38. Ogdoad 40. Babars queen 44. Part 2 of quip: 3 wds. 47. Harm 49. Refrain syllable 50. Get well again 51. Some paintings 52. Hellions 53. Discord personified 54. Kennel occupant 55. Hollow stone 57. Bone: Prefix 58. Luthier of note 59. Chessman 60. __ Lee 62. Englishman 63. Part 3 of quip: 3 wds. 69. Coffee-filled vessel 70. Periods 71. Metrical feet 72. Affirms 73. Fin on a bomb 75. Scattered 76. Books pro: Abbr. 79. Discarded portion 80. Sicker 81. Darling 82. Verve 83. Pipe fitting 84. Duino Elegies poet 85. Part 4 of quip: 2 wds. 88. Spirit in German folklore 90. Rose 92. Moss-grown 93. Zilch 94. Like some garments: Abbr. 96. Back muscle 97. Utensils 100. Old Roman town 102. Shimmer colorfully 107. End of the quip: 3 wds. 110. Crucifix 111. City in Siberia 112. Loose cannon 113. Inched 114. Groundless 115. Moistens 116. Womens shoes 117. Pickled fish 118. City in France DOWN 1. Stardom 2. Man in New Zealand 3. Voiced 4. Attendance record 5. False show of courage 6. Nonpayment result, for short 7. Lulus 8. Rev.s address 9. Dictate 10. __ Povera 11. Bugle call 12. Abbr. in timetables 13. Patients complaint 14. Cloak 15. Dividing 16. Kerfuffle 17. Dramatis personae 20. Property 25. A classical element 26. Banish 28. Affectations 33. Sheer fabric 34. Quite intense 35. Ski jump 36. Thrusting weapon 37. Fellow 39. Of a part of the foot 41. Large low clouds 42. Sea god 43. Quantitative __ 45. Springe part 46. Dilate 48. Flittermouse 52. Becker or Pasternak 53. Rulers 55. Plays a few rounds 56. __ Palmer Halliburton 58. The Sheik of __ 59. Perceived 60. Mass of rocky debris 61. Eureka! 62. Church area 63. Old card game 64. Cincinnati school 65. Notch in a battlement 66. Tightens 67. Me too! 68. Less abundant 73. River in Russia 74. Sacred chest 75. Leather 76. Garbed 77. Pain 78. Rooney or Roddick 80. Go sailboarding 81. Song sung in church 82. Coteries anagram 84. Laughing 85. Asian gateway 86. Spice __ 87. Abbr. in citations 89. Raps 91. Offers a tenth part 95. Ravine 97. Bamboozle 98. Apple or pear, e.g. 99. Kiln 100. Olympian gymnast __ Korbut 101. Tail 103. Skin treatment 104. Washing or baking 105. Cabbage 106. Unspoiled place 108. Early internet giant 109. Ike
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Life Is No Cabaret, Old Chum
THEATRE
By Thom White
My Sister, at the QC Theatre Workshop through January 25
hen a however, presses her play stirs sister to drop the political emotions jokes in favor of folksy ones, poking fun at the in a way that invites gender traits of men a change in ones and women, rather than perspectives on life or the changing political the world, thats true landscape. (One of theatre magic. Such is Matildes scenes features the case with the QC Magda speaking with a Theatre Workshops propaganda chief who Elizabeth and Emily Hinckler My Sister, which, after asks her, What do you think?, to which it ended, left me wanting to just be quiet and Magda replies, Only what you tell me. Magda alone for a while, in order to digest what would prefer jokes about what menstrual pads Id observed and learned during Saturdays would be called if men menstruated.) performance. Beyond Shlapkohls writing, theres also Directed by Maria Vorhis, author Janet Elizabeth Hincklers performance to celebrate. Schlapkohl presents a tale of twin sisters While Emily gets to entertain as the vivacious, Matilde and Magda (played by real-life bright-eyed, optimistic sister, Elizabeth must identical twins Elizabeth and Emily Hinckler) perform in the physical guise of a person with living and struggling in 1934 Berlin, and cerebral palsy. She accomplishes this with a the play is stunning for its intelligent humor lisp, a hand held crooked against her chest and gut-wrenching sadness. There were with fingers jutting out in assorted directions, moments when I almost couldnt stomach legs and ankles that twist when she walks, and the anguish wrought by the plot, as the sisters an open-mouthed, teeth-bared guffaw of a Magda a cabaret performer, and Matilde laugh. Her depiction of Matildes malady is so a sharp, disabled woman who writes smart, spot-on that, had she not taken her curtainfunny jokes for her sisters show observe call bow out of character, I wouldve asked the changing Germany as Hitler comes into someone if Elizabeth was, indeed, afflicted power. with a disability. Schlapkohl impressively handles the Her Matilde, however, is not pitiable, for exposition in her piece, weaving pieces of her mind is sharp, and her understanding of it here and there throughout the story, yet the world clearer than that of many. She is able always at natural points in conversation, rather than in pointed, patronizing ways. And while I to see Hitlers actions for what they truly are, didnt know much about Berlin life during the and tries to use her written voice to wake others to the growing atrocities; Matildes Hitler era, I didnt feel at all lost in My Sisters blend of physical handicaps and astuteness of setting, as Schlapkohl, rather than reporting, mind render Matilde a captivating character. provides sufficient information in a manner While Emily Hinckler is engaging to watch that includes the audience in the observation. as she re-enacts her cabaret for Matildes Its through Matildes eyes through her benefit, Elizabeth stole my attention with her unique perspective as a person with physical sparkle-eyed wonder and enjoyment of seeing handicaps that we see whats becoming of her writing performed. Matilde even mouths Germany. As Magda comes home from her some of the words, trying to perform along hospital day job, talking of how money spent with Magda, and suggesting that her true on the incurables could be better used to feed hungry children, it is Matilde with whom dream is to be the actor rather than the writer. we sympathize and experience the real impact Moments such as these are exquisitely happy and sad all at once. of Hitlers vision. Although Magda doesnt While My Sister was originally slated see Matilde as an incurable, Matilde is well for one weekend of performances, the QC aware that her sister is unwittingly falling Theatre Workshop has added another show under the spell of the burgeoning Nazi leader. for this coming Saturday, which is a blessing As Magda complains of emptying hospital for those able to attend the play. This is one bedpans, Matilde confronts her, asking how not to be missed, as Schlapkohls piece is, to she is any different from the patients Magda me, theatre at its finest, the perfect blend of sees at work, and tries to open Magdas eyes escapism, entertainment, and perspectiveto whats unfolding a political tide that will changing emotion. likely overtake Matilde. Fortunately, Schlapkohls entire play is My Sister will be performed at the QC Theatre not this oppressively (albeit beautifully) sad. Workshop (1730 Wilkes Avenue, Davenport) at In truth, most of it is quite funny. Matilde, 7:30 p.m. on January 25, and more information confined to her apartment, attempts to make and tickets are available by calling (563)650a difference in the darkening world through 2396 or visiting QCTheatreWorkshop.org. the bits she writes for Magdas act. Magda,
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ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Bailiff - The Sharrows -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Briar Rabbit -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Daytrotter Presents Communion: The Weeks - The Dough Rollers - Bedroom Shrine - Centaur Noir - Ragged Records DJ Set -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Jam Sessions w/ John OMeara & Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Jazz Jam w/ the North Scott Jazz Combo -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Jeffery Broussard & the Creole Cowboys -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA Jordan Danielsen -Harringtons Pub, 2321 Cumberland Dr Bettendorf, IA Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Open Stage Night -Theos Java Club, 213 17th St. Rock Island, IL Stardust Talent Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL 2014/01/24 (Fri)
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Battle of the Bands Round One: Battle Red vs. Escape Your Prism vs. The Archimedes Death Ray -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Cherry Good -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Chuck Murphy -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL Corporate Rock -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA David Zollo - River Brietbach -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Deja Vu Rendezvous featuring Afrozep - The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: Ivory & Gold and Daniel Souvigny (9am) - SunnyBrook, 3515 Diana Queen Dr. Muscatine, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: Jeff & Anne Barnhart - The Madcreek Mudcats - Jeff Barnhart and Anne Barnhart - Martin Spitznagle - Brian Wright - Faye Ballard - Daniel Souvigny -Muscatine History and Industry Center, 117 W. 2nd St. Muscatine, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: Mad Creek Mudcats - Ivory & Gold - Jeff Barnhart and Anne Barnhart - Martin Spitznagle - Brian Wright - Faye Ballard - Daniel Souvigny -Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Ave Muscatine, IA Gray Wolf Band -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Grievous Angel LP Release Party -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Mercury Brothers -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Gratest Story Ever Told -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Locust Street Boys - Jeff Barnhart and Anne Barnhart - Martin Spitznagle - Brian Wright - Faye Ballard - Daniel Souvigny -Muscatine History and Industry Center, 117 W. 2nd St. Muscatine, IA
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Pierced Productions Karaoke & DJ featuring Leigh Timbrook -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL
Reid Brooks -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Rockabilly Rocket (5:30pm) - Propagands (8:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Speaks Like Silence -Bier Stube Moline Blackhawk Room, 417 15th St. Moline, IL Toms Tunes -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA Xposed - Blanket Squad - Gumbz - Damn Juhl - PLTRG$ST -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA
Cherry Good -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Chuck Murphy -Bleyarts Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA Cody Road -Desperados, 112 S. Main St. Wheatland, IA Community Drum Circle (10:30am) -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Dive Bomb -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL
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Aaron Kamm & the One Drops - Fire Sale -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Aseethe - Acoustic Guillotine - Maeth - Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA
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DJ Entertainment -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: Locust Street Boys - Ivory & Gold - Jeff Barnhart and Anne Barnhart - Martin Spitznagle - Brian Wright - Faye Ballard - Daniel Souvigny -Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Ave Muscatine, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: Martin Spitznagel and Brian Wright (2pm) -Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave. Muscatine, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: The
In Rooms - Brooks Strause - The Gory Details -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Iowa City Yacht Club 11th Anniversary Party: Aaron Kamm & the One Drops Fire Sale - CHEEFS -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Jennifer Danielson -Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA Joe Tingles DJ Entertainment - Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Karaoke Night -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Lynn Allen -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL North of 40 -Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, 4919 B Walleye Dr Iowa City, IA Nuclear Plowboys -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Open Mic Afternoon (3pm) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Pierced Productions Karaoke & DJ featuring Leigh Timbrook -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL Rob Dahms (6pm) - Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Rootless Experience - Kelsey Hope -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill, 313 N Salina St McCausland, IA Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
Tesla -Riverside Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Them SomBitches - Bier Stube Moline Blackhawk Room, 417 15th St. Moline, IL The Ripplers (2pm) -Wide River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA Toms Tunes -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA Two Peace -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA 2014/01/26 (Sun)
ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Cactus Body Slam - Fairhaven (6pm) -RozzTox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Chuck Murphy - Big Shots, 419 15th St. Moline, IL Crystal City - Dex Walker - James Kennedy -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Doc Andersons Back in the (Sun)Day Party (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Eagles & Ivories Ragtime Weekend: Ivory & Gold (2pm) -Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave. Muscatine, IA Open Mic Afternoon (3pm) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Sunday Jazz Brunch (10:30am & 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Sunday Live Jazz (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel, 111 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA 2014/01/27 (Mon)
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Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2014/01/28 (Tue)
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Jam Session w/ Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
Karaoke Night w/ Chuck Murphy -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Open Mic Night w/ Karl Beatty & Mike Miller -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA The Chris & Wes Show - Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA 2014/01/30 (Thu)
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) - RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Coolzey - Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA
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ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Mandolin Junction -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Chuck Murphy - RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Doug Brundies - Harringtons Pub, 2321 Cumberland Dr Bettendorf, IA End of December - Triple Stitch -Bier Stube Moline Blackhawk Room, 417 15th St. Moline, IL
Open Jam Session -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night (6:30pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Open Mic w/ Corey Wallace & Friends -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Patty Griffin -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA Shelby Earl - Aaron Lee Tasjan -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL The Janice Ian Experience -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA 2014/01/29 (Wed)
Gilby Clarke -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA Adam Beck -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA A Damn Good Time Vol. 6: Two Peace Modality - The Post Mortems - MRG - Kazmeer - Spaz - Austin Fillmore - The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Afrodisiacs - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Battle of the Bands Round Two: 9th St. Memory vs. Sept of Memnon vs. Heavyweight -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Chuck Murphy -Lyndon Pub, 704 1st St. W Lyndon, IL Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmans, 1510 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
Sudlow Jazz Jam (4:30pm) -RME Commu- Nancita Wernett - Uptown Bills Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA nity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Winterland -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA
Lynn Allen -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL

North of 40 -Mulligans Valley Pub, 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley, IL Open Mic Afternoon (3pm) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL OSG - New Sonic Underground -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Pierced Productions Karaoke & DJ featuring Leigh Timbrook -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL
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SATURDAY
Damon Johnson & Halo of Flies -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL
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ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Docs Inn Bar & Grill, 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis, IL Brett Newski - Lewis Knudsen - The Ef?e Afton -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Gary Pickett (6pm) - Karaoke Contest (9:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
Jam Sessions w/ John OMeara & Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Jordan Danielsen & Jef Spradley -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Open Mic Night w/ Rob Dahms -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Open Stage Night -Theos Java Club, 213 17th St. Rock Island, IL Stardust Talent Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL The Ben Miller Band - EverGreen Grass Band -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA 2014/01/31 (Fri)
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Ernie Hendrickson -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra: No Place to Go -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Hip Hop Break -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Hollys Buddies (5:30pm) - North of 40 (8pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA John Primer -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA Just Chords -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL Phyllis & the Sharks -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL Pierced Productions Karaoke & DJ featuring Leigh Timbrook -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA Acoustic Cage Match: David Helmer Cody Janko - Jarron Atha - Alexander Bradbury - Derek Perez - Jack Baker - Douglas Leamy - Denny Richards Ben Eggers - Jack Greve -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Cody Road -Racers Edge, 936 15th Ave East Moline, IL Corey Wallace & Crazy Blue (6pm) -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA Cosmic -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA DJ Entertainment -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra: No Place to Go -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Foxholes - Tambourine - TV Magic -RozzTox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Helmsplitter CD Release Party - Against the Grain - Angel Lust -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL Jim the Mule Farewell Show - The Multiple Cat - Them SomBitches -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA Joe Tingles DJ Entertainment - Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL Karaoke Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Lionhearts -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
RME Guitar Circle (2pm) -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL Spazmatics - Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riverside, IA Wild Oatz Band -Mannys Pizza & Saloon, 211 Main St. Savanna, IL 2014/02/02 (Sun)
ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Maryanne Kirsch - Alexander Bradbury - William Danger Ford -Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA Open Mic Afternoon (3pm) -Mama Comptons, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL Rubedo - Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL Sunday Jazz Brunch (10:30am & 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Sunday Live Jazz (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel, 111 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA 2014/02/03 (Mon)
SUNDAY
ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA Dent May - Teen Daad -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA Josh Ritter - Gregory Alan Isakov -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA Open Jam Session -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA Open Mic Night (6:30pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL Open Mic w/ Corey Wallace & Friends -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA Russian Circles - KEN mode - Inter Arma - Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 2014/02/05 (Wed)
WEDNESDAY
Karaoke Night w/ Chuck Murphy -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA ABC Karaoke -Docs Inn Bar & Grill, 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis, IL Dopapod -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA Hammersmith (11am) -Black Hawk College Theatre - Building 1, Room 306, 6600 34th Ave. Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA
MONDAY
Open Mic Night w/ Karl Beatty & Mike Miller -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA Robert Ellis -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA The Chris & Wes Show - Mound Street Landing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA
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