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cool black uniforms just like the SS 8) Between the wars on the urban drug

trade and rural meth labs it has brought under constant harassment and surveillance two of the demographic groups in our country ndash inner-city blacks and rural poor whites ndash least socialized to accept orders from authority either in the workplace or political system and vital components of any potential movement for freedom and social justice

9) In addition it brings those who actually fall into the clutches of the criminal-justice system into a years-long cycle of direct control through imprisonment and parole

10) By disenfranchising convicted felons it restricts participation in the statersquos ldquodemocraticrdquo processes to only citizens who are predisposed to respect the statersquos authority

11) In conjunction with shows such as Law amp Order and Cops it conditions the middle-class citizenry to accept police authoritarianism and lawlessness as necessary to protect them against the terrifying threat of people voluntarily ingesting substances into their own bodies

12) Through ldquoif you have nothing to

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs hide you have nothing to fearrdquo rhetoric it conditions the public to assume the surveillance state means well and that only evildoers object to ubiquitous surveillance

13) In conjunction with endless military adventures overseas and ldquosoldiers defend our freedomsrdquo rhetoric it conditions the public to worship authority figures in uniform and predisposes them to cheerfully accept future augmentations of military and police authority without a peep of protest

14) It creates enormously lucrative opportunities for the large banks ndash one of the most important real constituencies of the American government ndash to launder money from drug-trafficking HSBC Bank of America and Wachovia have made billions laundering drug money ndash Wachovia raking in almost $400 billion You can be sure that if there were a serious threat of cocaine and heroin legalization in Washington the hit squads ndash funded by those who profit from the illegal drug trade ndash would be out in force

15) Thanks to major drug-production centers such as the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia the opium industry in Afghanistan and the cocaine industry in

With American drug-use levels es-sentially the same as ndash and levels of drug-related violence either the

same as or lower than ndash those in countries such as the Netherlands with liberal drug laws public support for the War on Drugs appears to be faltering This was most recent-ly evidenced in the victory of major drug-decriminalization initiatives in Colorado and Washington Some misguided commentators go so far as to say the Drug War is ldquoa failurerdquo Here to set the record straight are 17 ways in which it is a resounding success

1) It has surrounded the Fourth Amendmentrsquos ldquosearch and seizurerdquo restrictions and similar provisions in state constitutions with so many ldquogood faithrdquo ldquoreasonable suspicionrdquo and ldquoreasonable expectation of privacyrdquo loopholes as to turn them into toilet paper for all intents and purposes

2) In so doing it has set precedents that can be applied to a wide range of other missions such as the War on Terror

3) It has turned drug stores and banks into arms of the state that constantly inform on their customers

4) Via programs such as DARE it has

turned kids into drug informants who monitor their parents for the authorities

5) As a result of the way DARE interacts with other things such as zero-tolerance policies and warrantless inspections by drug-sniffing dogs the Drug War has conditioned children to believe the policeman is their friend and to view snitching as admirable behavior and to instinctively look for an authority figure to report to the second they see anything the least bit eccentric or anomalous

6) Via civil forfeiture it has enabled the state to create a lucrative racket in property stolen from citizens never charged let alone convicted of a crime Best of all even possessing large amounts of cash while technically not a crime can be treated as evidence of intent to commit a crime ndash saving the state the trouble of having to convert all that stolen tangible property into liquid form

7) It has enabled local police forces to undergo military training create paramilitary SWAT teams that operate just like the US military in an occupied enemy country get billions of dollars worth of surplus military weaponry and wear really Continued On Page 18

by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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times the amount that Cullertonrsquos proposal wouldThey also say guaranteeing that retirees will

receive government-subsidized health-insurance premiums in exchange for giving up their cost-of-living adjustments would pretty much declare that health insurance is a contractual pension obligation protected by the state Constitution

And that they say would lead to much higher costs down the road

ldquoBruce opposes SB1 because while it fixes one small piece of the pension crisis it takes away key future negotiating leverage by contractually guaranteeing future government contributionsrdquo said a spokesperson for Rauner last week ldquoThe bill however well-intentioned gives away too much while not getting enough in returnrdquo

Rauner has become somewhat infamous in Springfield the past several months for his regular e-mail harangues of the two GOP legislative leaders and other Republicans His vast fortune and potential gubernatorial bid have forced those leaders to pay attention

There is more behind this opposition however Many in the business community believe that by putting both pension-reform concepts in a single bill the General Assembly would all but invite the courts to declare the NekritzCross provisions unconstitutional

Even the most generous reading of the NekritzCross plan doesnrsquot come close to explaining how it abides by the Illinois Constitutionrsquos declaration that pension benefits are an ldquoenforceable contractual relationshiprdquo and that the benefits of that contract ldquoshall not be diminished or impairedrdquo

With Cullertonrsquos language the courts could make an easy choice between a plan that makes almost no pretension of being constitutional and one that at least tries to satisfy the constitutional mandate Without Cullertonrsquos language the courts could be warned that they have to find a way to give the other two branches of government sufficient powers during a major crisis to avoid a disaster

So now what Fahner is the same guy who said in November

that the pension crisis ldquohas grown so severe that it is now unfixablerdquo He later backed away from those remarks explaining that he meant the issue had become politically unfixable But he and Rauner and their cohorts have now helped kill off what had been a politically viable plan at least in the Senate

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFaxcom

ILLINOIS POLITICS

ldquoPardon merdquo said Ty Fahner to a nearby microphone that he had accidentally bumped during testi-

mony to the Illinois Senate Executive Committee last week

Fahner could probably be excused for apologizing to an inanimate object The president of the Chicago-based business-backed Civic Committee and self-styled pension expert had been forced to sit in the hearing room and wait for hours before testifying against Senate President John Cullertonrsquos omnibus pension-reform bill

Cullerton was obviously furious with Fahner for helping organize the opposition to his bill and he grilled former Illinois Attorney General Fahner mercilessly tag-teaming with Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon who picked apart the hostile witness piece by piece Fahner tried to remain calm but apologizing to the mic showed how much he was rattled

A day earlier word went around that business leaders had been calling and e-mailing Republicans to pressure them to vote against Cullertonrsquos proposal Even a potential Republican gubernatorial candidate got into the act

As a result Cullertonrsquos top priority for the session the passage of Senate Bill 1 was derailed when Republicans began jumping ship

Cullertonrsquos bill combines the NekritzCross pension-reform proposal with his own pension plan The NekritzCross measure introduced by Democratic state Representative Elaine Nekritz and House GOP Leader Tom Cross allows annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees only on the first $25000 of pension income caps pensionable salaries and provides for a pension-funding guarantee by allowing systems to take the state to court for nonpayment

The other part of SB1 includes Cullertonrsquos own pension-reform language which he insists is the only constitutional way forward That language would take effect only if the NekritzCross provisions are struck down as unconstitutional Cullerton relies on a legal concept known as ldquoconsiderationrdquo Essentially it means that people have to be offered a choice before the state can get out of its constitutionally mandated contractual responsibilities Cullerton would force retirees to choose between receiving annual COLAs and government-subsidized health insurance

The business types including Fahner and potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner believe that Cullertonrsquos bill would not save nearly enough money over the long term The NekritzCross bill is expected to save several

by Rich MillerCapitolFaxcom

Business Opposition Torpedoes Viable Pension Plan

Even the most generous reading

of the plan doesnrsquot explain how it abides by the Illinois Constitution

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something great memorablersquo Thatrsquos what I think is cool about the record It has both of those things Thatrsquos what six people allows to happenrdquo

The band will perform on March 26 at the Redstone Room and Simon said the group has had a family vibe since its founding six years ago (Despite a name suggesting an ensemble of bluegrass-playing siblings the members of the Kopecky Family Band arenrsquot related and therersquos little rootsy about the indie rock That doesnrsquot stop booking agents from pairing them with opening acts wielding banjos)

So therersquos a communal aspect to the band one that allows it to arrange songs without worrying about bruised egos ldquoItrsquos trustrdquo Simon said ldquoA big part of it is us all realizing that we donrsquot all have to be playing at the same exact time in order to shine or have moments Itrsquos not six individuals on stage itrsquos one complete soundrdquo

That closeness is reflected in the albumrsquos title ldquoAs wersquove been on the road itrsquos pretty much been us raising one anotherrdquo Simon said ldquoWe kind of fill in a lot of each otherrsquos blanks in regards to what wersquore supposed to be doing with our lives Itrsquos a story that wersquove made with each otherrdquo

The Kopecky Family Band released a pair of EPs in 2010 toured heavily in 2011 and began work on its debut album last year Simon has compared EPs to scrimmages and he said the band wasnrsquot quite ready for game action until then

ldquoI think with EPs you can make broad jumpsrdquo he said ldquoSongs one through five on an EP can just be totally different because you donrsquot have the space on there to have those in-between songs ndash

the songs that really allow for transitions to be seen the songs that allow you to continue telling a story

ldquoWe finally had a record where we thought we had the songs that were in between each track as well so everything transitioned the way we wanted it tordquo

One aim for the record he said was to make an album as expressive as the ensemblersquos live show ndash which he admitted was an unreachable if noble goal ldquoThe thing you can do live that you canrsquot do on record is show emotionrdquo he said ldquoPeople can see your face You see the actual drums being hit and the guitars being pounded and all that kind of stuff You canrsquot do that on the record You can only hear it So we wanted to make a record that was emotionally as big as our live performance rdquo

The Kopecky Family Band will perform on Tuesday March 26 at the Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport RiverMusicExperienceorg) The show starts at 730 pm and tickets are $10 Evan P Donohue opens

For more information on the Kopecky Family Band visit KopeckyFamilyBandcom

Vol 20 middot No 826 March 21 - April 3 2013

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A Judiciously Expansive Paletteby Jeff Ignatius

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The second track on the debut album by the

Kopecky Family Band is the mid-tempo num-ber ldquoHeartbeatrdquo pleas-ant but unremarkable until the two-tiered bridge which ulti-mately explodes with what sounds like a theremin

Itrsquos actually co-founder Gabe Simon whistling multitracked and treated with reverb and those 15 seconds demonstrate a maximalist tendency ndash understandable for a six-person band with members who play several instruments The album starts with horns and cello for instance before the guitar rock kicks in and the record employs an expansive sonic palette

But the key thing about that whistling is that itrsquos right the perfect touch at the perfect moment Beyond the typical mix of loud and quiet songs the Kopecky Family Band on the vibrantly dynamic Kids Raising Kids (out April 2 on ATO Records) has a judiciously sharp sense of how much or little songs require adventurousness is tempered by discipline

ldquoChangerdquo is acoustic guitar some ethereal atmospherics and vocals ndash anchored by the inherently poignant singing of Kelsey Kopecky Straightforward opener ldquoWandering Eyesrdquo has a swagger bordering on stalker menace ldquoAre You Listeningrdquo finds Simon whistling again but in a conventionally tuneful way

ldquoThatrsquos the dynamic of the record to get that simple or to get as a big as a song like lsquoHopersquo ndash multiple layers tons of strings tons of keyboards rdquo Simon said ldquoThere have to be those moments when you say lsquoDoes it need everything Can this song survive just by itself Or does the song need these layers to build it into

The Kopecky Family Band March 26 at the Redstone Room

MUSIC

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The Putnam Museum Looks to Remake Itself with a STEM Learning CenterPivot and Progress

This past weekend we brought our daughter to

Davenportrsquos Putnam Museum and did the full tour We saw Flight of the Butterflies 3D on the Giant Screen walked through the new Bodies Revealed show and saw all the cultural- regional- and natural-history displays that visitors have known for decades from the mummies to the Asian artifacts to Bixrsquos cornet

But what kept Emilyrsquos attention was the Spark Learning Lab a modest career-themed room with the goal of preventing high-school drop-outs

Our daughter is five and in no danger yet of dropping out of any school ndash or pursuing any career beyond princess-ing And the Spark Learning Lab is geared toward fifth- and sixth-graders But she loved the labrsquos drawing program with the dual touch screens (one on the computer and one where the picture was being projected) the construction-plank set (which shersquos playing with on this issuersquos cover) and the feature that allows visitors to build tube structures and ndash with the help of a blower ndash either launch table-tennis balls or keep them aloft

One station in the room lets visitors connect batteries to simple electrical devices and another shows how structures they build with Lincoln Logs or those aforementioned planks might fare in an earthquake The ldquoconcentration stationrdquo fosters communications skills as one person describes a block structure and a partner tries to build its twin using verbal instructions alone

If you want to see where the Putnam is headed you can look at the conceptual drawings ndash posted in several locations ndash of its planned STEM learning center The $15-million project is currently in the fundraising phase and the museum expects to open it in June 2014 Putnam President and CEO Kim Findlay said adding the STEM center to the Putnam now is ldquothe right time and the right thing for the community and the museumrdquo

But yoursquoll get a hands-on sense of the Putnamrsquos direction in the Spark Learning Lab Larger-scale hints are available in the interactive components of the current Destination Space exhibit with its

compressed-air tennis-ball launcher and a bicycle wheel and rotating platform demonstrating angular momentum

Implicitly and explicitly all of these draw a line from playful exploration to science to careers and thatrsquos what the STEM center will do on a much grander level Itrsquos an attempt to transform the nearly-century-and-a-half-old Putnam from ldquonice to necessaryrdquo to use a phrase thatrsquos common in the museum field these days

Findlay also said the center demonstrates how the Putnam is able to ldquopivot and progress Pivot progress Pivot progress If yoursquore not changing yoursquore going backward You have to be relevant I think that what wersquore doing and how wersquore using the resources of the Putnam is just making this place continuously relevant Itrsquos done that for 145 years Itrsquos not easy to do when you donrsquot have an abundance of resources But lsquoresourcesrsquo means things in addition to moneyrdquo

Roots and STEMSTEM is an acronym for ldquoscience

technology engineering and mathrdquo and itrsquos been an educational buzzword for the past half-decade STEM education is seen as a way to prepare children for lucrative jobs a way to tie education more directly to long-term

outcomes and economic

developmentldquoSTEM careers are growing

at four times the rate of other types of careersrdquo Findlay said ldquoand the more wersquore able to play a role in helping kids to see the fascinating side of science and math and want to learn about it I think thatrsquos a tremendous role that the museum can play The science-center aspect of the Putnamrdquo

She noted that the Putnam was founded as the Davenport Academy of Science ldquoWhat wersquore talking about is coming back to the roots of the museum We donrsquot have a science center per se in this regionrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash first opened in early 2011 ndash is just one starting point for the STEM learning center

Findlay said the genesis can be traced back to the traveling exhibit Leonardo da Vinci Man Inventor Genius which the Putnam hosted starting in late 2007

ldquoI was so new to the museum world that when I received an e-mail saying that this exhibit was available if we could make it happen in two months I didnrsquot know enough to push lsquodeletersquordquo said Findlay who started at the Putnam in May 2007 after nine years as president of the United Way of the Quad Cities Area ldquoI pushed lsquoreplyrsquo because the price was outstanding I later learned that when the da Vinci exhibit was shown at the Museum of Science amp Industry

in Chicago they spent 18 months preparing for itrdquo

She said the initial appeal of the da Vinci exhibit was as a ldquoblockbusterrdquo show

ldquoOne of the things we needed to do was put the Putnam back on the map And this da Vinci exhibit

seemed a wonderful

way to do that to get people

interested in coming back over to the museum and seeing what it has to offerrdquo

But it also opened the door to some lasting collaborations

and programming For that exhibit the Putnam worked

with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council on a catapult

competition for high-school students a parachute workshop for younger children and a bridge-building competition for the public ndash the latter of which has become an annual event

ldquoThere were some successful programs that outlived that exhibitionrdquo said Nichole Myles the Putnamrsquos vice president of education

The Putnam began hosting an engineering camp for kids in 2009 and that year it also hosted its first Lego robotics competition

Myles was hired in 2010 and she said that ldquowhen I came into the picture the conversation was lsquoDo you think we can do this bigger Do you think we can do this morersquo

ldquoEverything we built like that particularly in the areas of STEM grew and grew and grew It would sell out wersquod still have a waiting listrdquo

2011 saw the opening of the Spark Learning Lab ndash then focused on allied health careers ndash and the debut of the now-annual ldquoIntroduce a Girl to Engineeringrdquo day In 2012 the Putnam hosted a Tech Challenge regional qualifier And earlier this year the Putnam was one of six sites chosen to receive a video call from the International Space Station

ldquoA couple things became clear and obviousrdquo Myles said of the Putnamrsquos expanding hands-on and interactive science programs ldquoWersquore successful with these things People keep coming back for

COVER STORY

The Putnams planned STEM learning center

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by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

them They want more of them and they grow But it also became clear that they wanted more than we could ever offer from a programming standpoint Therefore this concept of something that permanently existed became a little more solidified in our mindsrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash a partnership with Achieve Quad Cities ndash was a ldquobeta testrdquo Myles said What had been a room devoted to snakes and toads and turtles became a place where children could play in ways that demonstrated aspects of good-paying jobs that donrsquot necessarily require four-year degrees (Deere amp Company executives helped transform the focus from allied health to engineering in September Findlay said)

ldquoThere are many many STEM careers where you can have a very successful career ndash a very successful entry-level career at least ndash with getting a certificate or getting an associatersquosrdquo degree Myles said

She added that the Spark lab ldquochanged how we began to look at the museum ndash the museum as an opportunity for discovery that led to a career path Not just an inspiration about an idea but an inspiration about a future for the studentrdquo

Through the new programming and the Spark lab she said ldquothe STEM center sort of finds its way out It comes to life that wayrdquo

Myles added that the Putnam is in an unusual position as a museum with a largely regional reach Most science centers she said are tourist attractions ldquoTwo-thirds of the people coming through those doors are people who are not from that region The Putnam is a different situation We are serving our community And therefore the career connection is very viable to us We have a slightly different outcome in mind We have a different visitor setrdquo

Findlay added ldquoSo therersquos this opportunity to fill a need in the community while also filling a need for the museum which is to present this hands-on STEM and have our families maybe get to know the Putnam in a new way or get to know the Putnam for the first time rdquo

Faster Better SmarterPlanning for the STEM center was mostly

done in mid-2012 On the conceptual drawing one can see distinct areas for exploration ldquoMagnetsrdquo ldquoHow Things Workrdquo ldquoAerospacerdquo ldquoInnovationrdquo

And while the drawing at this point articulates possibilities that might be refined or changed theyrsquore tantalizing Therersquos a

kinetic sculpture in the Grand Lobby that Findlay hopes visitors can manipulate A dinosaur dig outdoors next to a generating station ndash a playground apparatus whose movement is used to power some device A water feature

One attraction is labeled ldquoPull Yourself Uprdquo A visitor is poised to throw a paper airplane You can see gears not far from a robot

The master-planning phase included the Putnam the Ohio-based museum-design firm Roto the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council and teachers Joseph Wisne the president of Roto said the first task was coming up with a short list of thematic areas each with three to seven interactive elements

The next challenge was finding a way to make that work in the Putnam building so the STEM center was concentrated instead of sprinkled throughout the museum The configuration they came up with required ldquothe least amount of change to the building and its current contents for the most amount of benefit as far as new experiencesrdquo Wisne said

One striking aspect of the STEM-center plan is that itrsquos largely contiguous and wonrsquot come at the expense of the Putnamrsquos longstanding exhibits ldquoIt is not about being an eitheror for usrdquo Myles said Adding STEM to the museumrsquos current offerings reinforces the idea that ldquohistory is connected to sciencerdquo she said ldquoCulture is connected to innovationrdquo

ldquoYoursquore re-purposing space thatrsquos underutilized nowrdquo Findlay said

So the underused Storytelling Garden becomes the dino dig and generating station The water feature is planned for an empty outdoor space The STEM center will take up 7500 square feet Findlay said and the only major current Putnam feature that will be displaced is the crocheted coral reef (The museumrsquos total exhibit space is 35000 square feet)

ldquoIt became clear that we could do this without having to undertake a massive capital campaign to build a huge building we would then have to maintainrdquo Myles said The STEM center represents ldquoa faster way a better way a smarter way I think itrsquos one of the real strengths of the Putnam as a whole Itrsquos not lsquoCan we do thisrsquo Itrsquos lsquoHow will we do this Whatrsquos the smartest wayrsquordquo

Findlay said there are two reasons the Putnam is doing the STEM center quickly and with available space ldquoThe need is very immediate The other reason is because

Continued On Page 14

At a recent visit to the Family Museumrsquos new Fox Hollow there was a robber at the grocery store

grabbing (fake) money and announcing his deed This probably wasnrsquot what lead-ers of the Bettendorf museum wanted to happen with their renovated facility but dictating any aspect of open-ended play is antithetical to the enterprise

So Museum Director Margaret Kuhl laughed when told about the Fox Hollow crime wave

ldquoWe donrsquot have any police officers on dutyrdquo she conceded ldquoMaybe somebody from the fire department could have helped We have that neighborhood concept of everybody looking out for each otherrdquo

Neighborhood and community are central to the new Fox Hollow part of a $13-million renovation of the Family Museum Therersquos a post office and children can deliver mail to the veterinarianrsquos office or the shoe shop Phones connect different stations and the pizza shop was busy taking and fulfilling phone orders when we were there Agricultural areas supply the grocery store with its produce And the grocery-store scanners work (I advise against scanning the code on an Illinois driverrsquos license however I was curious okay And staff fixed them quickly)

ldquoWe have really seen this to be a perfect example of where the children can see how a community interacts from the farm to the store to the different shops rdquo Kuhl said ldquoThe children can get experiences with working with money nutrition and some math and science concepts on a very young level from preschool to primary gradesrdquo The community aspect gives children ldquothe opportunity to explore many different roles

ldquoItrsquos very much an interactive learning environment and hands-on for children and their families and I think it really offers a great experience to engage families in that play-to-learn conceptrdquo

Kim Kidwell the museumrsquos manager of learning experiences and environment said the planning process started in 2009 The Family Museum studied how long kids were playing in different areas how much they were interacting with them and how much they were interacting with the adults who brought them It identified its primary audience as children age eight and under and

decided to focus the renovation on themldquoKids learn best through things that

they see and interact with every dayrdquo she said ldquoSo we knew we wanted to have for lack of a better word a mini Quad Cities We wanted to have bridges and the river representedrdquo

One goal for example was to show how locks and dams work The Family Museum water feature allows visitors to control the flow of water ldquoA two-year-old may not understand that [lock-and-dam system] but they can certainly understand how to put a thing up so that the water rises rdquo Kidwell said ldquoYou can kind of do it on their levelrdquo

With early-childhood educators and advisory panels she said they established other attractions Farmers and grocery-store representatives for example were brought in Kidwell said they were asked ldquoTell us the top five things you want kids to know about what you dordquo And then the museum ldquotook those things and we tried to incorporate them exhibit-stylerdquo

Connections were also important she added and Fox Hollow is designed to emphasize the path from farm to table ldquoWe really wanted kids to understand [how] food gets in the grocery store It comes from someplacerdquo

The first phase of renovation ndash rivers and bridges ndash opened last fall and Fox Hollow opened in mid-February Museum Business amp Community Relations Manager Jeff Reiter wrote that visitors last month were up nearly 46 percent compared to February 2012 and almost 75 percent from March 1 through 16 compared to the same period last year

Kuhl said a concept for the final phase ndash to replace the welcome theatre ndash will be announced this spring or summer and it will likely open in early fall (Because the rest of the project came in under budget the museum has been re-evaluating its initial concept)

Project funding included $630000 from the City of Bettendorf ndash which runs the museum ndash and $195000 from the Iowa Community Attraction amp Tourism program The Roy J Carver Charitable Trust added $100000 and the Scott County Regional Authority and Riverboat Development Authority contributed a combined $145000

ndash Jeff Ignatius

A New Community at the Family Museum

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

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ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

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21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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cool black uniforms just like the SS 8) Between the wars on the urban drug

trade and rural meth labs it has brought under constant harassment and surveillance two of the demographic groups in our country ndash inner-city blacks and rural poor whites ndash least socialized to accept orders from authority either in the workplace or political system and vital components of any potential movement for freedom and social justice

9) In addition it brings those who actually fall into the clutches of the criminal-justice system into a years-long cycle of direct control through imprisonment and parole

10) By disenfranchising convicted felons it restricts participation in the statersquos ldquodemocraticrdquo processes to only citizens who are predisposed to respect the statersquos authority

11) In conjunction with shows such as Law amp Order and Cops it conditions the middle-class citizenry to accept police authoritarianism and lawlessness as necessary to protect them against the terrifying threat of people voluntarily ingesting substances into their own bodies

12) Through ldquoif you have nothing to

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs hide you have nothing to fearrdquo rhetoric it conditions the public to assume the surveillance state means well and that only evildoers object to ubiquitous surveillance

13) In conjunction with endless military adventures overseas and ldquosoldiers defend our freedomsrdquo rhetoric it conditions the public to worship authority figures in uniform and predisposes them to cheerfully accept future augmentations of military and police authority without a peep of protest

14) It creates enormously lucrative opportunities for the large banks ndash one of the most important real constituencies of the American government ndash to launder money from drug-trafficking HSBC Bank of America and Wachovia have made billions laundering drug money ndash Wachovia raking in almost $400 billion You can be sure that if there were a serious threat of cocaine and heroin legalization in Washington the hit squads ndash funded by those who profit from the illegal drug trade ndash would be out in force

15) Thanks to major drug-production centers such as the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia the opium industry in Afghanistan and the cocaine industry in

With American drug-use levels es-sentially the same as ndash and levels of drug-related violence either the

same as or lower than ndash those in countries such as the Netherlands with liberal drug laws public support for the War on Drugs appears to be faltering This was most recent-ly evidenced in the victory of major drug-decriminalization initiatives in Colorado and Washington Some misguided commentators go so far as to say the Drug War is ldquoa failurerdquo Here to set the record straight are 17 ways in which it is a resounding success

1) It has surrounded the Fourth Amendmentrsquos ldquosearch and seizurerdquo restrictions and similar provisions in state constitutions with so many ldquogood faithrdquo ldquoreasonable suspicionrdquo and ldquoreasonable expectation of privacyrdquo loopholes as to turn them into toilet paper for all intents and purposes

2) In so doing it has set precedents that can be applied to a wide range of other missions such as the War on Terror

3) It has turned drug stores and banks into arms of the state that constantly inform on their customers

4) Via programs such as DARE it has

turned kids into drug informants who monitor their parents for the authorities

5) As a result of the way DARE interacts with other things such as zero-tolerance policies and warrantless inspections by drug-sniffing dogs the Drug War has conditioned children to believe the policeman is their friend and to view snitching as admirable behavior and to instinctively look for an authority figure to report to the second they see anything the least bit eccentric or anomalous

6) Via civil forfeiture it has enabled the state to create a lucrative racket in property stolen from citizens never charged let alone convicted of a crime Best of all even possessing large amounts of cash while technically not a crime can be treated as evidence of intent to commit a crime ndash saving the state the trouble of having to convert all that stolen tangible property into liquid form

7) It has enabled local police forces to undergo military training create paramilitary SWAT teams that operate just like the US military in an occupied enemy country get billions of dollars worth of surplus military weaponry and wear really Continued On Page 18

by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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times the amount that Cullertonrsquos proposal wouldThey also say guaranteeing that retirees will

receive government-subsidized health-insurance premiums in exchange for giving up their cost-of-living adjustments would pretty much declare that health insurance is a contractual pension obligation protected by the state Constitution

And that they say would lead to much higher costs down the road

ldquoBruce opposes SB1 because while it fixes one small piece of the pension crisis it takes away key future negotiating leverage by contractually guaranteeing future government contributionsrdquo said a spokesperson for Rauner last week ldquoThe bill however well-intentioned gives away too much while not getting enough in returnrdquo

Rauner has become somewhat infamous in Springfield the past several months for his regular e-mail harangues of the two GOP legislative leaders and other Republicans His vast fortune and potential gubernatorial bid have forced those leaders to pay attention

There is more behind this opposition however Many in the business community believe that by putting both pension-reform concepts in a single bill the General Assembly would all but invite the courts to declare the NekritzCross provisions unconstitutional

Even the most generous reading of the NekritzCross plan doesnrsquot come close to explaining how it abides by the Illinois Constitutionrsquos declaration that pension benefits are an ldquoenforceable contractual relationshiprdquo and that the benefits of that contract ldquoshall not be diminished or impairedrdquo

With Cullertonrsquos language the courts could make an easy choice between a plan that makes almost no pretension of being constitutional and one that at least tries to satisfy the constitutional mandate Without Cullertonrsquos language the courts could be warned that they have to find a way to give the other two branches of government sufficient powers during a major crisis to avoid a disaster

So now what Fahner is the same guy who said in November

that the pension crisis ldquohas grown so severe that it is now unfixablerdquo He later backed away from those remarks explaining that he meant the issue had become politically unfixable But he and Rauner and their cohorts have now helped kill off what had been a politically viable plan at least in the Senate

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFaxcom

ILLINOIS POLITICS

ldquoPardon merdquo said Ty Fahner to a nearby microphone that he had accidentally bumped during testi-

mony to the Illinois Senate Executive Committee last week

Fahner could probably be excused for apologizing to an inanimate object The president of the Chicago-based business-backed Civic Committee and self-styled pension expert had been forced to sit in the hearing room and wait for hours before testifying against Senate President John Cullertonrsquos omnibus pension-reform bill

Cullerton was obviously furious with Fahner for helping organize the opposition to his bill and he grilled former Illinois Attorney General Fahner mercilessly tag-teaming with Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon who picked apart the hostile witness piece by piece Fahner tried to remain calm but apologizing to the mic showed how much he was rattled

A day earlier word went around that business leaders had been calling and e-mailing Republicans to pressure them to vote against Cullertonrsquos proposal Even a potential Republican gubernatorial candidate got into the act

As a result Cullertonrsquos top priority for the session the passage of Senate Bill 1 was derailed when Republicans began jumping ship

Cullertonrsquos bill combines the NekritzCross pension-reform proposal with his own pension plan The NekritzCross measure introduced by Democratic state Representative Elaine Nekritz and House GOP Leader Tom Cross allows annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees only on the first $25000 of pension income caps pensionable salaries and provides for a pension-funding guarantee by allowing systems to take the state to court for nonpayment

The other part of SB1 includes Cullertonrsquos own pension-reform language which he insists is the only constitutional way forward That language would take effect only if the NekritzCross provisions are struck down as unconstitutional Cullerton relies on a legal concept known as ldquoconsiderationrdquo Essentially it means that people have to be offered a choice before the state can get out of its constitutionally mandated contractual responsibilities Cullerton would force retirees to choose between receiving annual COLAs and government-subsidized health insurance

The business types including Fahner and potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner believe that Cullertonrsquos bill would not save nearly enough money over the long term The NekritzCross bill is expected to save several

by Rich MillerCapitolFaxcom

Business Opposition Torpedoes Viable Pension Plan

Even the most generous reading

of the plan doesnrsquot explain how it abides by the Illinois Constitution

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something great memorablersquo Thatrsquos what I think is cool about the record It has both of those things Thatrsquos what six people allows to happenrdquo

The band will perform on March 26 at the Redstone Room and Simon said the group has had a family vibe since its founding six years ago (Despite a name suggesting an ensemble of bluegrass-playing siblings the members of the Kopecky Family Band arenrsquot related and therersquos little rootsy about the indie rock That doesnrsquot stop booking agents from pairing them with opening acts wielding banjos)

So therersquos a communal aspect to the band one that allows it to arrange songs without worrying about bruised egos ldquoItrsquos trustrdquo Simon said ldquoA big part of it is us all realizing that we donrsquot all have to be playing at the same exact time in order to shine or have moments Itrsquos not six individuals on stage itrsquos one complete soundrdquo

That closeness is reflected in the albumrsquos title ldquoAs wersquove been on the road itrsquos pretty much been us raising one anotherrdquo Simon said ldquoWe kind of fill in a lot of each otherrsquos blanks in regards to what wersquore supposed to be doing with our lives Itrsquos a story that wersquove made with each otherrdquo

The Kopecky Family Band released a pair of EPs in 2010 toured heavily in 2011 and began work on its debut album last year Simon has compared EPs to scrimmages and he said the band wasnrsquot quite ready for game action until then

ldquoI think with EPs you can make broad jumpsrdquo he said ldquoSongs one through five on an EP can just be totally different because you donrsquot have the space on there to have those in-between songs ndash

the songs that really allow for transitions to be seen the songs that allow you to continue telling a story

ldquoWe finally had a record where we thought we had the songs that were in between each track as well so everything transitioned the way we wanted it tordquo

One aim for the record he said was to make an album as expressive as the ensemblersquos live show ndash which he admitted was an unreachable if noble goal ldquoThe thing you can do live that you canrsquot do on record is show emotionrdquo he said ldquoPeople can see your face You see the actual drums being hit and the guitars being pounded and all that kind of stuff You canrsquot do that on the record You can only hear it So we wanted to make a record that was emotionally as big as our live performance rdquo

The Kopecky Family Band will perform on Tuesday March 26 at the Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport RiverMusicExperienceorg) The show starts at 730 pm and tickets are $10 Evan P Donohue opens

For more information on the Kopecky Family Band visit KopeckyFamilyBandcom

Vol 20 middot No 826 March 21 - April 3 2013

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A Judiciously Expansive Paletteby Jeff Ignatius

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The second track on the debut album by the

Kopecky Family Band is the mid-tempo num-ber ldquoHeartbeatrdquo pleas-ant but unremarkable until the two-tiered bridge which ulti-mately explodes with what sounds like a theremin

Itrsquos actually co-founder Gabe Simon whistling multitracked and treated with reverb and those 15 seconds demonstrate a maximalist tendency ndash understandable for a six-person band with members who play several instruments The album starts with horns and cello for instance before the guitar rock kicks in and the record employs an expansive sonic palette

But the key thing about that whistling is that itrsquos right the perfect touch at the perfect moment Beyond the typical mix of loud and quiet songs the Kopecky Family Band on the vibrantly dynamic Kids Raising Kids (out April 2 on ATO Records) has a judiciously sharp sense of how much or little songs require adventurousness is tempered by discipline

ldquoChangerdquo is acoustic guitar some ethereal atmospherics and vocals ndash anchored by the inherently poignant singing of Kelsey Kopecky Straightforward opener ldquoWandering Eyesrdquo has a swagger bordering on stalker menace ldquoAre You Listeningrdquo finds Simon whistling again but in a conventionally tuneful way

ldquoThatrsquos the dynamic of the record to get that simple or to get as a big as a song like lsquoHopersquo ndash multiple layers tons of strings tons of keyboards rdquo Simon said ldquoThere have to be those moments when you say lsquoDoes it need everything Can this song survive just by itself Or does the song need these layers to build it into

The Kopecky Family Band March 26 at the Redstone Room

MUSIC

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 20136 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

The Putnam Museum Looks to Remake Itself with a STEM Learning CenterPivot and Progress

This past weekend we brought our daughter to

Davenportrsquos Putnam Museum and did the full tour We saw Flight of the Butterflies 3D on the Giant Screen walked through the new Bodies Revealed show and saw all the cultural- regional- and natural-history displays that visitors have known for decades from the mummies to the Asian artifacts to Bixrsquos cornet

But what kept Emilyrsquos attention was the Spark Learning Lab a modest career-themed room with the goal of preventing high-school drop-outs

Our daughter is five and in no danger yet of dropping out of any school ndash or pursuing any career beyond princess-ing And the Spark Learning Lab is geared toward fifth- and sixth-graders But she loved the labrsquos drawing program with the dual touch screens (one on the computer and one where the picture was being projected) the construction-plank set (which shersquos playing with on this issuersquos cover) and the feature that allows visitors to build tube structures and ndash with the help of a blower ndash either launch table-tennis balls or keep them aloft

One station in the room lets visitors connect batteries to simple electrical devices and another shows how structures they build with Lincoln Logs or those aforementioned planks might fare in an earthquake The ldquoconcentration stationrdquo fosters communications skills as one person describes a block structure and a partner tries to build its twin using verbal instructions alone

If you want to see where the Putnam is headed you can look at the conceptual drawings ndash posted in several locations ndash of its planned STEM learning center The $15-million project is currently in the fundraising phase and the museum expects to open it in June 2014 Putnam President and CEO Kim Findlay said adding the STEM center to the Putnam now is ldquothe right time and the right thing for the community and the museumrdquo

But yoursquoll get a hands-on sense of the Putnamrsquos direction in the Spark Learning Lab Larger-scale hints are available in the interactive components of the current Destination Space exhibit with its

compressed-air tennis-ball launcher and a bicycle wheel and rotating platform demonstrating angular momentum

Implicitly and explicitly all of these draw a line from playful exploration to science to careers and thatrsquos what the STEM center will do on a much grander level Itrsquos an attempt to transform the nearly-century-and-a-half-old Putnam from ldquonice to necessaryrdquo to use a phrase thatrsquos common in the museum field these days

Findlay also said the center demonstrates how the Putnam is able to ldquopivot and progress Pivot progress Pivot progress If yoursquore not changing yoursquore going backward You have to be relevant I think that what wersquore doing and how wersquore using the resources of the Putnam is just making this place continuously relevant Itrsquos done that for 145 years Itrsquos not easy to do when you donrsquot have an abundance of resources But lsquoresourcesrsquo means things in addition to moneyrdquo

Roots and STEMSTEM is an acronym for ldquoscience

technology engineering and mathrdquo and itrsquos been an educational buzzword for the past half-decade STEM education is seen as a way to prepare children for lucrative jobs a way to tie education more directly to long-term

outcomes and economic

developmentldquoSTEM careers are growing

at four times the rate of other types of careersrdquo Findlay said ldquoand the more wersquore able to play a role in helping kids to see the fascinating side of science and math and want to learn about it I think thatrsquos a tremendous role that the museum can play The science-center aspect of the Putnamrdquo

She noted that the Putnam was founded as the Davenport Academy of Science ldquoWhat wersquore talking about is coming back to the roots of the museum We donrsquot have a science center per se in this regionrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash first opened in early 2011 ndash is just one starting point for the STEM learning center

Findlay said the genesis can be traced back to the traveling exhibit Leonardo da Vinci Man Inventor Genius which the Putnam hosted starting in late 2007

ldquoI was so new to the museum world that when I received an e-mail saying that this exhibit was available if we could make it happen in two months I didnrsquot know enough to push lsquodeletersquordquo said Findlay who started at the Putnam in May 2007 after nine years as president of the United Way of the Quad Cities Area ldquoI pushed lsquoreplyrsquo because the price was outstanding I later learned that when the da Vinci exhibit was shown at the Museum of Science amp Industry

in Chicago they spent 18 months preparing for itrdquo

She said the initial appeal of the da Vinci exhibit was as a ldquoblockbusterrdquo show

ldquoOne of the things we needed to do was put the Putnam back on the map And this da Vinci exhibit

seemed a wonderful

way to do that to get people

interested in coming back over to the museum and seeing what it has to offerrdquo

But it also opened the door to some lasting collaborations

and programming For that exhibit the Putnam worked

with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council on a catapult

competition for high-school students a parachute workshop for younger children and a bridge-building competition for the public ndash the latter of which has become an annual event

ldquoThere were some successful programs that outlived that exhibitionrdquo said Nichole Myles the Putnamrsquos vice president of education

The Putnam began hosting an engineering camp for kids in 2009 and that year it also hosted its first Lego robotics competition

Myles was hired in 2010 and she said that ldquowhen I came into the picture the conversation was lsquoDo you think we can do this bigger Do you think we can do this morersquo

ldquoEverything we built like that particularly in the areas of STEM grew and grew and grew It would sell out wersquod still have a waiting listrdquo

2011 saw the opening of the Spark Learning Lab ndash then focused on allied health careers ndash and the debut of the now-annual ldquoIntroduce a Girl to Engineeringrdquo day In 2012 the Putnam hosted a Tech Challenge regional qualifier And earlier this year the Putnam was one of six sites chosen to receive a video call from the International Space Station

ldquoA couple things became clear and obviousrdquo Myles said of the Putnamrsquos expanding hands-on and interactive science programs ldquoWersquore successful with these things People keep coming back for

COVER STORY

The Putnams planned STEM learning center

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by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

them They want more of them and they grow But it also became clear that they wanted more than we could ever offer from a programming standpoint Therefore this concept of something that permanently existed became a little more solidified in our mindsrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash a partnership with Achieve Quad Cities ndash was a ldquobeta testrdquo Myles said What had been a room devoted to snakes and toads and turtles became a place where children could play in ways that demonstrated aspects of good-paying jobs that donrsquot necessarily require four-year degrees (Deere amp Company executives helped transform the focus from allied health to engineering in September Findlay said)

ldquoThere are many many STEM careers where you can have a very successful career ndash a very successful entry-level career at least ndash with getting a certificate or getting an associatersquosrdquo degree Myles said

She added that the Spark lab ldquochanged how we began to look at the museum ndash the museum as an opportunity for discovery that led to a career path Not just an inspiration about an idea but an inspiration about a future for the studentrdquo

Through the new programming and the Spark lab she said ldquothe STEM center sort of finds its way out It comes to life that wayrdquo

Myles added that the Putnam is in an unusual position as a museum with a largely regional reach Most science centers she said are tourist attractions ldquoTwo-thirds of the people coming through those doors are people who are not from that region The Putnam is a different situation We are serving our community And therefore the career connection is very viable to us We have a slightly different outcome in mind We have a different visitor setrdquo

Findlay added ldquoSo therersquos this opportunity to fill a need in the community while also filling a need for the museum which is to present this hands-on STEM and have our families maybe get to know the Putnam in a new way or get to know the Putnam for the first time rdquo

Faster Better SmarterPlanning for the STEM center was mostly

done in mid-2012 On the conceptual drawing one can see distinct areas for exploration ldquoMagnetsrdquo ldquoHow Things Workrdquo ldquoAerospacerdquo ldquoInnovationrdquo

And while the drawing at this point articulates possibilities that might be refined or changed theyrsquore tantalizing Therersquos a

kinetic sculpture in the Grand Lobby that Findlay hopes visitors can manipulate A dinosaur dig outdoors next to a generating station ndash a playground apparatus whose movement is used to power some device A water feature

One attraction is labeled ldquoPull Yourself Uprdquo A visitor is poised to throw a paper airplane You can see gears not far from a robot

The master-planning phase included the Putnam the Ohio-based museum-design firm Roto the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council and teachers Joseph Wisne the president of Roto said the first task was coming up with a short list of thematic areas each with three to seven interactive elements

The next challenge was finding a way to make that work in the Putnam building so the STEM center was concentrated instead of sprinkled throughout the museum The configuration they came up with required ldquothe least amount of change to the building and its current contents for the most amount of benefit as far as new experiencesrdquo Wisne said

One striking aspect of the STEM-center plan is that itrsquos largely contiguous and wonrsquot come at the expense of the Putnamrsquos longstanding exhibits ldquoIt is not about being an eitheror for usrdquo Myles said Adding STEM to the museumrsquos current offerings reinforces the idea that ldquohistory is connected to sciencerdquo she said ldquoCulture is connected to innovationrdquo

ldquoYoursquore re-purposing space thatrsquos underutilized nowrdquo Findlay said

So the underused Storytelling Garden becomes the dino dig and generating station The water feature is planned for an empty outdoor space The STEM center will take up 7500 square feet Findlay said and the only major current Putnam feature that will be displaced is the crocheted coral reef (The museumrsquos total exhibit space is 35000 square feet)

ldquoIt became clear that we could do this without having to undertake a massive capital campaign to build a huge building we would then have to maintainrdquo Myles said The STEM center represents ldquoa faster way a better way a smarter way I think itrsquos one of the real strengths of the Putnam as a whole Itrsquos not lsquoCan we do thisrsquo Itrsquos lsquoHow will we do this Whatrsquos the smartest wayrsquordquo

Findlay said there are two reasons the Putnam is doing the STEM center quickly and with available space ldquoThe need is very immediate The other reason is because

Continued On Page 14

At a recent visit to the Family Museumrsquos new Fox Hollow there was a robber at the grocery store

grabbing (fake) money and announcing his deed This probably wasnrsquot what lead-ers of the Bettendorf museum wanted to happen with their renovated facility but dictating any aspect of open-ended play is antithetical to the enterprise

So Museum Director Margaret Kuhl laughed when told about the Fox Hollow crime wave

ldquoWe donrsquot have any police officers on dutyrdquo she conceded ldquoMaybe somebody from the fire department could have helped We have that neighborhood concept of everybody looking out for each otherrdquo

Neighborhood and community are central to the new Fox Hollow part of a $13-million renovation of the Family Museum Therersquos a post office and children can deliver mail to the veterinarianrsquos office or the shoe shop Phones connect different stations and the pizza shop was busy taking and fulfilling phone orders when we were there Agricultural areas supply the grocery store with its produce And the grocery-store scanners work (I advise against scanning the code on an Illinois driverrsquos license however I was curious okay And staff fixed them quickly)

ldquoWe have really seen this to be a perfect example of where the children can see how a community interacts from the farm to the store to the different shops rdquo Kuhl said ldquoThe children can get experiences with working with money nutrition and some math and science concepts on a very young level from preschool to primary gradesrdquo The community aspect gives children ldquothe opportunity to explore many different roles

ldquoItrsquos very much an interactive learning environment and hands-on for children and their families and I think it really offers a great experience to engage families in that play-to-learn conceptrdquo

Kim Kidwell the museumrsquos manager of learning experiences and environment said the planning process started in 2009 The Family Museum studied how long kids were playing in different areas how much they were interacting with them and how much they were interacting with the adults who brought them It identified its primary audience as children age eight and under and

decided to focus the renovation on themldquoKids learn best through things that

they see and interact with every dayrdquo she said ldquoSo we knew we wanted to have for lack of a better word a mini Quad Cities We wanted to have bridges and the river representedrdquo

One goal for example was to show how locks and dams work The Family Museum water feature allows visitors to control the flow of water ldquoA two-year-old may not understand that [lock-and-dam system] but they can certainly understand how to put a thing up so that the water rises rdquo Kidwell said ldquoYou can kind of do it on their levelrdquo

With early-childhood educators and advisory panels she said they established other attractions Farmers and grocery-store representatives for example were brought in Kidwell said they were asked ldquoTell us the top five things you want kids to know about what you dordquo And then the museum ldquotook those things and we tried to incorporate them exhibit-stylerdquo

Connections were also important she added and Fox Hollow is designed to emphasize the path from farm to table ldquoWe really wanted kids to understand [how] food gets in the grocery store It comes from someplacerdquo

The first phase of renovation ndash rivers and bridges ndash opened last fall and Fox Hollow opened in mid-February Museum Business amp Community Relations Manager Jeff Reiter wrote that visitors last month were up nearly 46 percent compared to February 2012 and almost 75 percent from March 1 through 16 compared to the same period last year

Kuhl said a concept for the final phase ndash to replace the welcome theatre ndash will be announced this spring or summer and it will likely open in early fall (Because the rest of the project came in under budget the museum has been re-evaluating its initial concept)

Project funding included $630000 from the City of Bettendorf ndash which runs the museum ndash and $195000 from the Iowa Community Attraction amp Tourism program The Roy J Carver Charitable Trust added $100000 and the Scott County Regional Authority and Riverboat Development Authority contributed a combined $145000

ndash Jeff Ignatius

A New Community at the Family Museum

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

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ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

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21THURSDAY

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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times the amount that Cullertonrsquos proposal wouldThey also say guaranteeing that retirees will

receive government-subsidized health-insurance premiums in exchange for giving up their cost-of-living adjustments would pretty much declare that health insurance is a contractual pension obligation protected by the state Constitution

And that they say would lead to much higher costs down the road

ldquoBruce opposes SB1 because while it fixes one small piece of the pension crisis it takes away key future negotiating leverage by contractually guaranteeing future government contributionsrdquo said a spokesperson for Rauner last week ldquoThe bill however well-intentioned gives away too much while not getting enough in returnrdquo

Rauner has become somewhat infamous in Springfield the past several months for his regular e-mail harangues of the two GOP legislative leaders and other Republicans His vast fortune and potential gubernatorial bid have forced those leaders to pay attention

There is more behind this opposition however Many in the business community believe that by putting both pension-reform concepts in a single bill the General Assembly would all but invite the courts to declare the NekritzCross provisions unconstitutional

Even the most generous reading of the NekritzCross plan doesnrsquot come close to explaining how it abides by the Illinois Constitutionrsquos declaration that pension benefits are an ldquoenforceable contractual relationshiprdquo and that the benefits of that contract ldquoshall not be diminished or impairedrdquo

With Cullertonrsquos language the courts could make an easy choice between a plan that makes almost no pretension of being constitutional and one that at least tries to satisfy the constitutional mandate Without Cullertonrsquos language the courts could be warned that they have to find a way to give the other two branches of government sufficient powers during a major crisis to avoid a disaster

So now what Fahner is the same guy who said in November

that the pension crisis ldquohas grown so severe that it is now unfixablerdquo He later backed away from those remarks explaining that he meant the issue had become politically unfixable But he and Rauner and their cohorts have now helped kill off what had been a politically viable plan at least in the Senate

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFaxcom

ILLINOIS POLITICS

ldquoPardon merdquo said Ty Fahner to a nearby microphone that he had accidentally bumped during testi-

mony to the Illinois Senate Executive Committee last week

Fahner could probably be excused for apologizing to an inanimate object The president of the Chicago-based business-backed Civic Committee and self-styled pension expert had been forced to sit in the hearing room and wait for hours before testifying against Senate President John Cullertonrsquos omnibus pension-reform bill

Cullerton was obviously furious with Fahner for helping organize the opposition to his bill and he grilled former Illinois Attorney General Fahner mercilessly tag-teaming with Senate President Pro Tempore Don Harmon who picked apart the hostile witness piece by piece Fahner tried to remain calm but apologizing to the mic showed how much he was rattled

A day earlier word went around that business leaders had been calling and e-mailing Republicans to pressure them to vote against Cullertonrsquos proposal Even a potential Republican gubernatorial candidate got into the act

As a result Cullertonrsquos top priority for the session the passage of Senate Bill 1 was derailed when Republicans began jumping ship

Cullertonrsquos bill combines the NekritzCross pension-reform proposal with his own pension plan The NekritzCross measure introduced by Democratic state Representative Elaine Nekritz and House GOP Leader Tom Cross allows annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees only on the first $25000 of pension income caps pensionable salaries and provides for a pension-funding guarantee by allowing systems to take the state to court for nonpayment

The other part of SB1 includes Cullertonrsquos own pension-reform language which he insists is the only constitutional way forward That language would take effect only if the NekritzCross provisions are struck down as unconstitutional Cullerton relies on a legal concept known as ldquoconsiderationrdquo Essentially it means that people have to be offered a choice before the state can get out of its constitutionally mandated contractual responsibilities Cullerton would force retirees to choose between receiving annual COLAs and government-subsidized health insurance

The business types including Fahner and potential Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner believe that Cullertonrsquos bill would not save nearly enough money over the long term The NekritzCross bill is expected to save several

by Rich MillerCapitolFaxcom

Business Opposition Torpedoes Viable Pension Plan

Even the most generous reading

of the plan doesnrsquot explain how it abides by the Illinois Constitution

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something great memorablersquo Thatrsquos what I think is cool about the record It has both of those things Thatrsquos what six people allows to happenrdquo

The band will perform on March 26 at the Redstone Room and Simon said the group has had a family vibe since its founding six years ago (Despite a name suggesting an ensemble of bluegrass-playing siblings the members of the Kopecky Family Band arenrsquot related and therersquos little rootsy about the indie rock That doesnrsquot stop booking agents from pairing them with opening acts wielding banjos)

So therersquos a communal aspect to the band one that allows it to arrange songs without worrying about bruised egos ldquoItrsquos trustrdquo Simon said ldquoA big part of it is us all realizing that we donrsquot all have to be playing at the same exact time in order to shine or have moments Itrsquos not six individuals on stage itrsquos one complete soundrdquo

That closeness is reflected in the albumrsquos title ldquoAs wersquove been on the road itrsquos pretty much been us raising one anotherrdquo Simon said ldquoWe kind of fill in a lot of each otherrsquos blanks in regards to what wersquore supposed to be doing with our lives Itrsquos a story that wersquove made with each otherrdquo

The Kopecky Family Band released a pair of EPs in 2010 toured heavily in 2011 and began work on its debut album last year Simon has compared EPs to scrimmages and he said the band wasnrsquot quite ready for game action until then

ldquoI think with EPs you can make broad jumpsrdquo he said ldquoSongs one through five on an EP can just be totally different because you donrsquot have the space on there to have those in-between songs ndash

the songs that really allow for transitions to be seen the songs that allow you to continue telling a story

ldquoWe finally had a record where we thought we had the songs that were in between each track as well so everything transitioned the way we wanted it tordquo

One aim for the record he said was to make an album as expressive as the ensemblersquos live show ndash which he admitted was an unreachable if noble goal ldquoThe thing you can do live that you canrsquot do on record is show emotionrdquo he said ldquoPeople can see your face You see the actual drums being hit and the guitars being pounded and all that kind of stuff You canrsquot do that on the record You can only hear it So we wanted to make a record that was emotionally as big as our live performance rdquo

The Kopecky Family Band will perform on Tuesday March 26 at the Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport RiverMusicExperienceorg) The show starts at 730 pm and tickets are $10 Evan P Donohue opens

For more information on the Kopecky Family Band visit KopeckyFamilyBandcom

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A Judiciously Expansive Paletteby Jeff Ignatius

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The second track on the debut album by the

Kopecky Family Band is the mid-tempo num-ber ldquoHeartbeatrdquo pleas-ant but unremarkable until the two-tiered bridge which ulti-mately explodes with what sounds like a theremin

Itrsquos actually co-founder Gabe Simon whistling multitracked and treated with reverb and those 15 seconds demonstrate a maximalist tendency ndash understandable for a six-person band with members who play several instruments The album starts with horns and cello for instance before the guitar rock kicks in and the record employs an expansive sonic palette

But the key thing about that whistling is that itrsquos right the perfect touch at the perfect moment Beyond the typical mix of loud and quiet songs the Kopecky Family Band on the vibrantly dynamic Kids Raising Kids (out April 2 on ATO Records) has a judiciously sharp sense of how much or little songs require adventurousness is tempered by discipline

ldquoChangerdquo is acoustic guitar some ethereal atmospherics and vocals ndash anchored by the inherently poignant singing of Kelsey Kopecky Straightforward opener ldquoWandering Eyesrdquo has a swagger bordering on stalker menace ldquoAre You Listeningrdquo finds Simon whistling again but in a conventionally tuneful way

ldquoThatrsquos the dynamic of the record to get that simple or to get as a big as a song like lsquoHopersquo ndash multiple layers tons of strings tons of keyboards rdquo Simon said ldquoThere have to be those moments when you say lsquoDoes it need everything Can this song survive just by itself Or does the song need these layers to build it into

The Kopecky Family Band March 26 at the Redstone Room

MUSIC

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The Putnam Museum Looks to Remake Itself with a STEM Learning CenterPivot and Progress

This past weekend we brought our daughter to

Davenportrsquos Putnam Museum and did the full tour We saw Flight of the Butterflies 3D on the Giant Screen walked through the new Bodies Revealed show and saw all the cultural- regional- and natural-history displays that visitors have known for decades from the mummies to the Asian artifacts to Bixrsquos cornet

But what kept Emilyrsquos attention was the Spark Learning Lab a modest career-themed room with the goal of preventing high-school drop-outs

Our daughter is five and in no danger yet of dropping out of any school ndash or pursuing any career beyond princess-ing And the Spark Learning Lab is geared toward fifth- and sixth-graders But she loved the labrsquos drawing program with the dual touch screens (one on the computer and one where the picture was being projected) the construction-plank set (which shersquos playing with on this issuersquos cover) and the feature that allows visitors to build tube structures and ndash with the help of a blower ndash either launch table-tennis balls or keep them aloft

One station in the room lets visitors connect batteries to simple electrical devices and another shows how structures they build with Lincoln Logs or those aforementioned planks might fare in an earthquake The ldquoconcentration stationrdquo fosters communications skills as one person describes a block structure and a partner tries to build its twin using verbal instructions alone

If you want to see where the Putnam is headed you can look at the conceptual drawings ndash posted in several locations ndash of its planned STEM learning center The $15-million project is currently in the fundraising phase and the museum expects to open it in June 2014 Putnam President and CEO Kim Findlay said adding the STEM center to the Putnam now is ldquothe right time and the right thing for the community and the museumrdquo

But yoursquoll get a hands-on sense of the Putnamrsquos direction in the Spark Learning Lab Larger-scale hints are available in the interactive components of the current Destination Space exhibit with its

compressed-air tennis-ball launcher and a bicycle wheel and rotating platform demonstrating angular momentum

Implicitly and explicitly all of these draw a line from playful exploration to science to careers and thatrsquos what the STEM center will do on a much grander level Itrsquos an attempt to transform the nearly-century-and-a-half-old Putnam from ldquonice to necessaryrdquo to use a phrase thatrsquos common in the museum field these days

Findlay also said the center demonstrates how the Putnam is able to ldquopivot and progress Pivot progress Pivot progress If yoursquore not changing yoursquore going backward You have to be relevant I think that what wersquore doing and how wersquore using the resources of the Putnam is just making this place continuously relevant Itrsquos done that for 145 years Itrsquos not easy to do when you donrsquot have an abundance of resources But lsquoresourcesrsquo means things in addition to moneyrdquo

Roots and STEMSTEM is an acronym for ldquoscience

technology engineering and mathrdquo and itrsquos been an educational buzzword for the past half-decade STEM education is seen as a way to prepare children for lucrative jobs a way to tie education more directly to long-term

outcomes and economic

developmentldquoSTEM careers are growing

at four times the rate of other types of careersrdquo Findlay said ldquoand the more wersquore able to play a role in helping kids to see the fascinating side of science and math and want to learn about it I think thatrsquos a tremendous role that the museum can play The science-center aspect of the Putnamrdquo

She noted that the Putnam was founded as the Davenport Academy of Science ldquoWhat wersquore talking about is coming back to the roots of the museum We donrsquot have a science center per se in this regionrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash first opened in early 2011 ndash is just one starting point for the STEM learning center

Findlay said the genesis can be traced back to the traveling exhibit Leonardo da Vinci Man Inventor Genius which the Putnam hosted starting in late 2007

ldquoI was so new to the museum world that when I received an e-mail saying that this exhibit was available if we could make it happen in two months I didnrsquot know enough to push lsquodeletersquordquo said Findlay who started at the Putnam in May 2007 after nine years as president of the United Way of the Quad Cities Area ldquoI pushed lsquoreplyrsquo because the price was outstanding I later learned that when the da Vinci exhibit was shown at the Museum of Science amp Industry

in Chicago they spent 18 months preparing for itrdquo

She said the initial appeal of the da Vinci exhibit was as a ldquoblockbusterrdquo show

ldquoOne of the things we needed to do was put the Putnam back on the map And this da Vinci exhibit

seemed a wonderful

way to do that to get people

interested in coming back over to the museum and seeing what it has to offerrdquo

But it also opened the door to some lasting collaborations

and programming For that exhibit the Putnam worked

with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council on a catapult

competition for high-school students a parachute workshop for younger children and a bridge-building competition for the public ndash the latter of which has become an annual event

ldquoThere were some successful programs that outlived that exhibitionrdquo said Nichole Myles the Putnamrsquos vice president of education

The Putnam began hosting an engineering camp for kids in 2009 and that year it also hosted its first Lego robotics competition

Myles was hired in 2010 and she said that ldquowhen I came into the picture the conversation was lsquoDo you think we can do this bigger Do you think we can do this morersquo

ldquoEverything we built like that particularly in the areas of STEM grew and grew and grew It would sell out wersquod still have a waiting listrdquo

2011 saw the opening of the Spark Learning Lab ndash then focused on allied health careers ndash and the debut of the now-annual ldquoIntroduce a Girl to Engineeringrdquo day In 2012 the Putnam hosted a Tech Challenge regional qualifier And earlier this year the Putnam was one of six sites chosen to receive a video call from the International Space Station

ldquoA couple things became clear and obviousrdquo Myles said of the Putnamrsquos expanding hands-on and interactive science programs ldquoWersquore successful with these things People keep coming back for

COVER STORY

The Putnams planned STEM learning center

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by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

them They want more of them and they grow But it also became clear that they wanted more than we could ever offer from a programming standpoint Therefore this concept of something that permanently existed became a little more solidified in our mindsrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash a partnership with Achieve Quad Cities ndash was a ldquobeta testrdquo Myles said What had been a room devoted to snakes and toads and turtles became a place where children could play in ways that demonstrated aspects of good-paying jobs that donrsquot necessarily require four-year degrees (Deere amp Company executives helped transform the focus from allied health to engineering in September Findlay said)

ldquoThere are many many STEM careers where you can have a very successful career ndash a very successful entry-level career at least ndash with getting a certificate or getting an associatersquosrdquo degree Myles said

She added that the Spark lab ldquochanged how we began to look at the museum ndash the museum as an opportunity for discovery that led to a career path Not just an inspiration about an idea but an inspiration about a future for the studentrdquo

Through the new programming and the Spark lab she said ldquothe STEM center sort of finds its way out It comes to life that wayrdquo

Myles added that the Putnam is in an unusual position as a museum with a largely regional reach Most science centers she said are tourist attractions ldquoTwo-thirds of the people coming through those doors are people who are not from that region The Putnam is a different situation We are serving our community And therefore the career connection is very viable to us We have a slightly different outcome in mind We have a different visitor setrdquo

Findlay added ldquoSo therersquos this opportunity to fill a need in the community while also filling a need for the museum which is to present this hands-on STEM and have our families maybe get to know the Putnam in a new way or get to know the Putnam for the first time rdquo

Faster Better SmarterPlanning for the STEM center was mostly

done in mid-2012 On the conceptual drawing one can see distinct areas for exploration ldquoMagnetsrdquo ldquoHow Things Workrdquo ldquoAerospacerdquo ldquoInnovationrdquo

And while the drawing at this point articulates possibilities that might be refined or changed theyrsquore tantalizing Therersquos a

kinetic sculpture in the Grand Lobby that Findlay hopes visitors can manipulate A dinosaur dig outdoors next to a generating station ndash a playground apparatus whose movement is used to power some device A water feature

One attraction is labeled ldquoPull Yourself Uprdquo A visitor is poised to throw a paper airplane You can see gears not far from a robot

The master-planning phase included the Putnam the Ohio-based museum-design firm Roto the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council and teachers Joseph Wisne the president of Roto said the first task was coming up with a short list of thematic areas each with three to seven interactive elements

The next challenge was finding a way to make that work in the Putnam building so the STEM center was concentrated instead of sprinkled throughout the museum The configuration they came up with required ldquothe least amount of change to the building and its current contents for the most amount of benefit as far as new experiencesrdquo Wisne said

One striking aspect of the STEM-center plan is that itrsquos largely contiguous and wonrsquot come at the expense of the Putnamrsquos longstanding exhibits ldquoIt is not about being an eitheror for usrdquo Myles said Adding STEM to the museumrsquos current offerings reinforces the idea that ldquohistory is connected to sciencerdquo she said ldquoCulture is connected to innovationrdquo

ldquoYoursquore re-purposing space thatrsquos underutilized nowrdquo Findlay said

So the underused Storytelling Garden becomes the dino dig and generating station The water feature is planned for an empty outdoor space The STEM center will take up 7500 square feet Findlay said and the only major current Putnam feature that will be displaced is the crocheted coral reef (The museumrsquos total exhibit space is 35000 square feet)

ldquoIt became clear that we could do this without having to undertake a massive capital campaign to build a huge building we would then have to maintainrdquo Myles said The STEM center represents ldquoa faster way a better way a smarter way I think itrsquos one of the real strengths of the Putnam as a whole Itrsquos not lsquoCan we do thisrsquo Itrsquos lsquoHow will we do this Whatrsquos the smartest wayrsquordquo

Findlay said there are two reasons the Putnam is doing the STEM center quickly and with available space ldquoThe need is very immediate The other reason is because

Continued On Page 14

At a recent visit to the Family Museumrsquos new Fox Hollow there was a robber at the grocery store

grabbing (fake) money and announcing his deed This probably wasnrsquot what lead-ers of the Bettendorf museum wanted to happen with their renovated facility but dictating any aspect of open-ended play is antithetical to the enterprise

So Museum Director Margaret Kuhl laughed when told about the Fox Hollow crime wave

ldquoWe donrsquot have any police officers on dutyrdquo she conceded ldquoMaybe somebody from the fire department could have helped We have that neighborhood concept of everybody looking out for each otherrdquo

Neighborhood and community are central to the new Fox Hollow part of a $13-million renovation of the Family Museum Therersquos a post office and children can deliver mail to the veterinarianrsquos office or the shoe shop Phones connect different stations and the pizza shop was busy taking and fulfilling phone orders when we were there Agricultural areas supply the grocery store with its produce And the grocery-store scanners work (I advise against scanning the code on an Illinois driverrsquos license however I was curious okay And staff fixed them quickly)

ldquoWe have really seen this to be a perfect example of where the children can see how a community interacts from the farm to the store to the different shops rdquo Kuhl said ldquoThe children can get experiences with working with money nutrition and some math and science concepts on a very young level from preschool to primary gradesrdquo The community aspect gives children ldquothe opportunity to explore many different roles

ldquoItrsquos very much an interactive learning environment and hands-on for children and their families and I think it really offers a great experience to engage families in that play-to-learn conceptrdquo

Kim Kidwell the museumrsquos manager of learning experiences and environment said the planning process started in 2009 The Family Museum studied how long kids were playing in different areas how much they were interacting with them and how much they were interacting with the adults who brought them It identified its primary audience as children age eight and under and

decided to focus the renovation on themldquoKids learn best through things that

they see and interact with every dayrdquo she said ldquoSo we knew we wanted to have for lack of a better word a mini Quad Cities We wanted to have bridges and the river representedrdquo

One goal for example was to show how locks and dams work The Family Museum water feature allows visitors to control the flow of water ldquoA two-year-old may not understand that [lock-and-dam system] but they can certainly understand how to put a thing up so that the water rises rdquo Kidwell said ldquoYou can kind of do it on their levelrdquo

With early-childhood educators and advisory panels she said they established other attractions Farmers and grocery-store representatives for example were brought in Kidwell said they were asked ldquoTell us the top five things you want kids to know about what you dordquo And then the museum ldquotook those things and we tried to incorporate them exhibit-stylerdquo

Connections were also important she added and Fox Hollow is designed to emphasize the path from farm to table ldquoWe really wanted kids to understand [how] food gets in the grocery store It comes from someplacerdquo

The first phase of renovation ndash rivers and bridges ndash opened last fall and Fox Hollow opened in mid-February Museum Business amp Community Relations Manager Jeff Reiter wrote that visitors last month were up nearly 46 percent compared to February 2012 and almost 75 percent from March 1 through 16 compared to the same period last year

Kuhl said a concept for the final phase ndash to replace the welcome theatre ndash will be announced this spring or summer and it will likely open in early fall (Because the rest of the project came in under budget the museum has been re-evaluating its initial concept)

Project funding included $630000 from the City of Bettendorf ndash which runs the museum ndash and $195000 from the Iowa Community Attraction amp Tourism program The Roy J Carver Charitable Trust added $100000 and the Scott County Regional Authority and Riverboat Development Authority contributed a combined $145000

ndash Jeff Ignatius

A New Community at the Family Museum

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

Kids eat free thursday NightsNew kids menu Get one FREE kidrsquos meal with an entreacutee purchase Plus adults receive an offer to

come back for a special date night out

ricK spriNgfield

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201316 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

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28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

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30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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something great memorablersquo Thatrsquos what I think is cool about the record It has both of those things Thatrsquos what six people allows to happenrdquo

The band will perform on March 26 at the Redstone Room and Simon said the group has had a family vibe since its founding six years ago (Despite a name suggesting an ensemble of bluegrass-playing siblings the members of the Kopecky Family Band arenrsquot related and therersquos little rootsy about the indie rock That doesnrsquot stop booking agents from pairing them with opening acts wielding banjos)

So therersquos a communal aspect to the band one that allows it to arrange songs without worrying about bruised egos ldquoItrsquos trustrdquo Simon said ldquoA big part of it is us all realizing that we donrsquot all have to be playing at the same exact time in order to shine or have moments Itrsquos not six individuals on stage itrsquos one complete soundrdquo

That closeness is reflected in the albumrsquos title ldquoAs wersquove been on the road itrsquos pretty much been us raising one anotherrdquo Simon said ldquoWe kind of fill in a lot of each otherrsquos blanks in regards to what wersquore supposed to be doing with our lives Itrsquos a story that wersquove made with each otherrdquo

The Kopecky Family Band released a pair of EPs in 2010 toured heavily in 2011 and began work on its debut album last year Simon has compared EPs to scrimmages and he said the band wasnrsquot quite ready for game action until then

ldquoI think with EPs you can make broad jumpsrdquo he said ldquoSongs one through five on an EP can just be totally different because you donrsquot have the space on there to have those in-between songs ndash

the songs that really allow for transitions to be seen the songs that allow you to continue telling a story

ldquoWe finally had a record where we thought we had the songs that were in between each track as well so everything transitioned the way we wanted it tordquo

One aim for the record he said was to make an album as expressive as the ensemblersquos live show ndash which he admitted was an unreachable if noble goal ldquoThe thing you can do live that you canrsquot do on record is show emotionrdquo he said ldquoPeople can see your face You see the actual drums being hit and the guitars being pounded and all that kind of stuff You canrsquot do that on the record You can only hear it So we wanted to make a record that was emotionally as big as our live performance rdquo

The Kopecky Family Band will perform on Tuesday March 26 at the Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport RiverMusicExperienceorg) The show starts at 730 pm and tickets are $10 Evan P Donohue opens

For more information on the Kopecky Family Band visit KopeckyFamilyBandcom

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A Judiciously Expansive Paletteby Jeff Ignatius

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The second track on the debut album by the

Kopecky Family Band is the mid-tempo num-ber ldquoHeartbeatrdquo pleas-ant but unremarkable until the two-tiered bridge which ulti-mately explodes with what sounds like a theremin

Itrsquos actually co-founder Gabe Simon whistling multitracked and treated with reverb and those 15 seconds demonstrate a maximalist tendency ndash understandable for a six-person band with members who play several instruments The album starts with horns and cello for instance before the guitar rock kicks in and the record employs an expansive sonic palette

But the key thing about that whistling is that itrsquos right the perfect touch at the perfect moment Beyond the typical mix of loud and quiet songs the Kopecky Family Band on the vibrantly dynamic Kids Raising Kids (out April 2 on ATO Records) has a judiciously sharp sense of how much or little songs require adventurousness is tempered by discipline

ldquoChangerdquo is acoustic guitar some ethereal atmospherics and vocals ndash anchored by the inherently poignant singing of Kelsey Kopecky Straightforward opener ldquoWandering Eyesrdquo has a swagger bordering on stalker menace ldquoAre You Listeningrdquo finds Simon whistling again but in a conventionally tuneful way

ldquoThatrsquos the dynamic of the record to get that simple or to get as a big as a song like lsquoHopersquo ndash multiple layers tons of strings tons of keyboards rdquo Simon said ldquoThere have to be those moments when you say lsquoDoes it need everything Can this song survive just by itself Or does the song need these layers to build it into

The Kopecky Family Band March 26 at the Redstone Room

MUSIC

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The Putnam Museum Looks to Remake Itself with a STEM Learning CenterPivot and Progress

This past weekend we brought our daughter to

Davenportrsquos Putnam Museum and did the full tour We saw Flight of the Butterflies 3D on the Giant Screen walked through the new Bodies Revealed show and saw all the cultural- regional- and natural-history displays that visitors have known for decades from the mummies to the Asian artifacts to Bixrsquos cornet

But what kept Emilyrsquos attention was the Spark Learning Lab a modest career-themed room with the goal of preventing high-school drop-outs

Our daughter is five and in no danger yet of dropping out of any school ndash or pursuing any career beyond princess-ing And the Spark Learning Lab is geared toward fifth- and sixth-graders But she loved the labrsquos drawing program with the dual touch screens (one on the computer and one where the picture was being projected) the construction-plank set (which shersquos playing with on this issuersquos cover) and the feature that allows visitors to build tube structures and ndash with the help of a blower ndash either launch table-tennis balls or keep them aloft

One station in the room lets visitors connect batteries to simple electrical devices and another shows how structures they build with Lincoln Logs or those aforementioned planks might fare in an earthquake The ldquoconcentration stationrdquo fosters communications skills as one person describes a block structure and a partner tries to build its twin using verbal instructions alone

If you want to see where the Putnam is headed you can look at the conceptual drawings ndash posted in several locations ndash of its planned STEM learning center The $15-million project is currently in the fundraising phase and the museum expects to open it in June 2014 Putnam President and CEO Kim Findlay said adding the STEM center to the Putnam now is ldquothe right time and the right thing for the community and the museumrdquo

But yoursquoll get a hands-on sense of the Putnamrsquos direction in the Spark Learning Lab Larger-scale hints are available in the interactive components of the current Destination Space exhibit with its

compressed-air tennis-ball launcher and a bicycle wheel and rotating platform demonstrating angular momentum

Implicitly and explicitly all of these draw a line from playful exploration to science to careers and thatrsquos what the STEM center will do on a much grander level Itrsquos an attempt to transform the nearly-century-and-a-half-old Putnam from ldquonice to necessaryrdquo to use a phrase thatrsquos common in the museum field these days

Findlay also said the center demonstrates how the Putnam is able to ldquopivot and progress Pivot progress Pivot progress If yoursquore not changing yoursquore going backward You have to be relevant I think that what wersquore doing and how wersquore using the resources of the Putnam is just making this place continuously relevant Itrsquos done that for 145 years Itrsquos not easy to do when you donrsquot have an abundance of resources But lsquoresourcesrsquo means things in addition to moneyrdquo

Roots and STEMSTEM is an acronym for ldquoscience

technology engineering and mathrdquo and itrsquos been an educational buzzword for the past half-decade STEM education is seen as a way to prepare children for lucrative jobs a way to tie education more directly to long-term

outcomes and economic

developmentldquoSTEM careers are growing

at four times the rate of other types of careersrdquo Findlay said ldquoand the more wersquore able to play a role in helping kids to see the fascinating side of science and math and want to learn about it I think thatrsquos a tremendous role that the museum can play The science-center aspect of the Putnamrdquo

She noted that the Putnam was founded as the Davenport Academy of Science ldquoWhat wersquore talking about is coming back to the roots of the museum We donrsquot have a science center per se in this regionrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash first opened in early 2011 ndash is just one starting point for the STEM learning center

Findlay said the genesis can be traced back to the traveling exhibit Leonardo da Vinci Man Inventor Genius which the Putnam hosted starting in late 2007

ldquoI was so new to the museum world that when I received an e-mail saying that this exhibit was available if we could make it happen in two months I didnrsquot know enough to push lsquodeletersquordquo said Findlay who started at the Putnam in May 2007 after nine years as president of the United Way of the Quad Cities Area ldquoI pushed lsquoreplyrsquo because the price was outstanding I later learned that when the da Vinci exhibit was shown at the Museum of Science amp Industry

in Chicago they spent 18 months preparing for itrdquo

She said the initial appeal of the da Vinci exhibit was as a ldquoblockbusterrdquo show

ldquoOne of the things we needed to do was put the Putnam back on the map And this da Vinci exhibit

seemed a wonderful

way to do that to get people

interested in coming back over to the museum and seeing what it has to offerrdquo

But it also opened the door to some lasting collaborations

and programming For that exhibit the Putnam worked

with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council on a catapult

competition for high-school students a parachute workshop for younger children and a bridge-building competition for the public ndash the latter of which has become an annual event

ldquoThere were some successful programs that outlived that exhibitionrdquo said Nichole Myles the Putnamrsquos vice president of education

The Putnam began hosting an engineering camp for kids in 2009 and that year it also hosted its first Lego robotics competition

Myles was hired in 2010 and she said that ldquowhen I came into the picture the conversation was lsquoDo you think we can do this bigger Do you think we can do this morersquo

ldquoEverything we built like that particularly in the areas of STEM grew and grew and grew It would sell out wersquod still have a waiting listrdquo

2011 saw the opening of the Spark Learning Lab ndash then focused on allied health careers ndash and the debut of the now-annual ldquoIntroduce a Girl to Engineeringrdquo day In 2012 the Putnam hosted a Tech Challenge regional qualifier And earlier this year the Putnam was one of six sites chosen to receive a video call from the International Space Station

ldquoA couple things became clear and obviousrdquo Myles said of the Putnamrsquos expanding hands-on and interactive science programs ldquoWersquore successful with these things People keep coming back for

COVER STORY

The Putnams planned STEM learning center

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them They want more of them and they grow But it also became clear that they wanted more than we could ever offer from a programming standpoint Therefore this concept of something that permanently existed became a little more solidified in our mindsrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash a partnership with Achieve Quad Cities ndash was a ldquobeta testrdquo Myles said What had been a room devoted to snakes and toads and turtles became a place where children could play in ways that demonstrated aspects of good-paying jobs that donrsquot necessarily require four-year degrees (Deere amp Company executives helped transform the focus from allied health to engineering in September Findlay said)

ldquoThere are many many STEM careers where you can have a very successful career ndash a very successful entry-level career at least ndash with getting a certificate or getting an associatersquosrdquo degree Myles said

She added that the Spark lab ldquochanged how we began to look at the museum ndash the museum as an opportunity for discovery that led to a career path Not just an inspiration about an idea but an inspiration about a future for the studentrdquo

Through the new programming and the Spark lab she said ldquothe STEM center sort of finds its way out It comes to life that wayrdquo

Myles added that the Putnam is in an unusual position as a museum with a largely regional reach Most science centers she said are tourist attractions ldquoTwo-thirds of the people coming through those doors are people who are not from that region The Putnam is a different situation We are serving our community And therefore the career connection is very viable to us We have a slightly different outcome in mind We have a different visitor setrdquo

Findlay added ldquoSo therersquos this opportunity to fill a need in the community while also filling a need for the museum which is to present this hands-on STEM and have our families maybe get to know the Putnam in a new way or get to know the Putnam for the first time rdquo

Faster Better SmarterPlanning for the STEM center was mostly

done in mid-2012 On the conceptual drawing one can see distinct areas for exploration ldquoMagnetsrdquo ldquoHow Things Workrdquo ldquoAerospacerdquo ldquoInnovationrdquo

And while the drawing at this point articulates possibilities that might be refined or changed theyrsquore tantalizing Therersquos a

kinetic sculpture in the Grand Lobby that Findlay hopes visitors can manipulate A dinosaur dig outdoors next to a generating station ndash a playground apparatus whose movement is used to power some device A water feature

One attraction is labeled ldquoPull Yourself Uprdquo A visitor is poised to throw a paper airplane You can see gears not far from a robot

The master-planning phase included the Putnam the Ohio-based museum-design firm Roto the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council and teachers Joseph Wisne the president of Roto said the first task was coming up with a short list of thematic areas each with three to seven interactive elements

The next challenge was finding a way to make that work in the Putnam building so the STEM center was concentrated instead of sprinkled throughout the museum The configuration they came up with required ldquothe least amount of change to the building and its current contents for the most amount of benefit as far as new experiencesrdquo Wisne said

One striking aspect of the STEM-center plan is that itrsquos largely contiguous and wonrsquot come at the expense of the Putnamrsquos longstanding exhibits ldquoIt is not about being an eitheror for usrdquo Myles said Adding STEM to the museumrsquos current offerings reinforces the idea that ldquohistory is connected to sciencerdquo she said ldquoCulture is connected to innovationrdquo

ldquoYoursquore re-purposing space thatrsquos underutilized nowrdquo Findlay said

So the underused Storytelling Garden becomes the dino dig and generating station The water feature is planned for an empty outdoor space The STEM center will take up 7500 square feet Findlay said and the only major current Putnam feature that will be displaced is the crocheted coral reef (The museumrsquos total exhibit space is 35000 square feet)

ldquoIt became clear that we could do this without having to undertake a massive capital campaign to build a huge building we would then have to maintainrdquo Myles said The STEM center represents ldquoa faster way a better way a smarter way I think itrsquos one of the real strengths of the Putnam as a whole Itrsquos not lsquoCan we do thisrsquo Itrsquos lsquoHow will we do this Whatrsquos the smartest wayrsquordquo

Findlay said there are two reasons the Putnam is doing the STEM center quickly and with available space ldquoThe need is very immediate The other reason is because

Continued On Page 14

At a recent visit to the Family Museumrsquos new Fox Hollow there was a robber at the grocery store

grabbing (fake) money and announcing his deed This probably wasnrsquot what lead-ers of the Bettendorf museum wanted to happen with their renovated facility but dictating any aspect of open-ended play is antithetical to the enterprise

So Museum Director Margaret Kuhl laughed when told about the Fox Hollow crime wave

ldquoWe donrsquot have any police officers on dutyrdquo she conceded ldquoMaybe somebody from the fire department could have helped We have that neighborhood concept of everybody looking out for each otherrdquo

Neighborhood and community are central to the new Fox Hollow part of a $13-million renovation of the Family Museum Therersquos a post office and children can deliver mail to the veterinarianrsquos office or the shoe shop Phones connect different stations and the pizza shop was busy taking and fulfilling phone orders when we were there Agricultural areas supply the grocery store with its produce And the grocery-store scanners work (I advise against scanning the code on an Illinois driverrsquos license however I was curious okay And staff fixed them quickly)

ldquoWe have really seen this to be a perfect example of where the children can see how a community interacts from the farm to the store to the different shops rdquo Kuhl said ldquoThe children can get experiences with working with money nutrition and some math and science concepts on a very young level from preschool to primary gradesrdquo The community aspect gives children ldquothe opportunity to explore many different roles

ldquoItrsquos very much an interactive learning environment and hands-on for children and their families and I think it really offers a great experience to engage families in that play-to-learn conceptrdquo

Kim Kidwell the museumrsquos manager of learning experiences and environment said the planning process started in 2009 The Family Museum studied how long kids were playing in different areas how much they were interacting with them and how much they were interacting with the adults who brought them It identified its primary audience as children age eight and under and

decided to focus the renovation on themldquoKids learn best through things that

they see and interact with every dayrdquo she said ldquoSo we knew we wanted to have for lack of a better word a mini Quad Cities We wanted to have bridges and the river representedrdquo

One goal for example was to show how locks and dams work The Family Museum water feature allows visitors to control the flow of water ldquoA two-year-old may not understand that [lock-and-dam system] but they can certainly understand how to put a thing up so that the water rises rdquo Kidwell said ldquoYou can kind of do it on their levelrdquo

With early-childhood educators and advisory panels she said they established other attractions Farmers and grocery-store representatives for example were brought in Kidwell said they were asked ldquoTell us the top five things you want kids to know about what you dordquo And then the museum ldquotook those things and we tried to incorporate them exhibit-stylerdquo

Connections were also important she added and Fox Hollow is designed to emphasize the path from farm to table ldquoWe really wanted kids to understand [how] food gets in the grocery store It comes from someplacerdquo

The first phase of renovation ndash rivers and bridges ndash opened last fall and Fox Hollow opened in mid-February Museum Business amp Community Relations Manager Jeff Reiter wrote that visitors last month were up nearly 46 percent compared to February 2012 and almost 75 percent from March 1 through 16 compared to the same period last year

Kuhl said a concept for the final phase ndash to replace the welcome theatre ndash will be announced this spring or summer and it will likely open in early fall (Because the rest of the project came in under budget the museum has been re-evaluating its initial concept)

Project funding included $630000 from the City of Bettendorf ndash which runs the museum ndash and $195000 from the Iowa Community Attraction amp Tourism program The Roy J Carver Charitable Trust added $100000 and the Scott County Regional Authority and Riverboat Development Authority contributed a combined $145000

ndash Jeff Ignatius

A New Community at the Family Museum

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

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THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

Kids eat free thursday NightsNew kids menu Get one FREE kidrsquos meal with an entreacutee purchase Plus adults receive an offer to

come back for a special date night out

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May 24

Mondays For the love of crab dinner buffet

Tuesdays International night 2-for-$15

Wednesdays $999 Rib eye buffet with IsleOnereg players card

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speNd $50 aNd get a $10 creditReceive $10 to use on your next visit with your cash

purchase of $50 or more

gourMet Night Tuesday March 26 bull $25

$5 of every purchase will be donated to the Quad City Honor Flight

WiNedoWN WedNesdaysEnjoy half-priced bottles of wine

copy 2013 Isle of Capri Casinos Inc Must be 21 to enter the casino 1 free child per paid adult or limit of 2 per check Free meal must be from the kidrsquos menu Valid for kids 12 and younger Valid only with full price cash or credit card purchase Not valid on March 26 gourmet night Valid at Islereg Casino Hotel Bettendorf only One offer per person per valid date Management reserves all rights Gambling a problem There is help And hope Call 1-800-BETS-OFF

1777 Isle Parkway bull Bettendorf IA 52722 1-800-THE-ISLE bull wwwtheislebettendorfcom

ConnECT wITH uS

stayiNrsquo alive

triBute to the Bee geesapril 19

Purchase tickets today at wwwtheislebettendorfcom

Plus visit the casino after the show for giveaways and a free beer

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 19Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

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Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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The Putnam Museum Looks to Remake Itself with a STEM Learning CenterPivot and Progress

This past weekend we brought our daughter to

Davenportrsquos Putnam Museum and did the full tour We saw Flight of the Butterflies 3D on the Giant Screen walked through the new Bodies Revealed show and saw all the cultural- regional- and natural-history displays that visitors have known for decades from the mummies to the Asian artifacts to Bixrsquos cornet

But what kept Emilyrsquos attention was the Spark Learning Lab a modest career-themed room with the goal of preventing high-school drop-outs

Our daughter is five and in no danger yet of dropping out of any school ndash or pursuing any career beyond princess-ing And the Spark Learning Lab is geared toward fifth- and sixth-graders But she loved the labrsquos drawing program with the dual touch screens (one on the computer and one where the picture was being projected) the construction-plank set (which shersquos playing with on this issuersquos cover) and the feature that allows visitors to build tube structures and ndash with the help of a blower ndash either launch table-tennis balls or keep them aloft

One station in the room lets visitors connect batteries to simple electrical devices and another shows how structures they build with Lincoln Logs or those aforementioned planks might fare in an earthquake The ldquoconcentration stationrdquo fosters communications skills as one person describes a block structure and a partner tries to build its twin using verbal instructions alone

If you want to see where the Putnam is headed you can look at the conceptual drawings ndash posted in several locations ndash of its planned STEM learning center The $15-million project is currently in the fundraising phase and the museum expects to open it in June 2014 Putnam President and CEO Kim Findlay said adding the STEM center to the Putnam now is ldquothe right time and the right thing for the community and the museumrdquo

But yoursquoll get a hands-on sense of the Putnamrsquos direction in the Spark Learning Lab Larger-scale hints are available in the interactive components of the current Destination Space exhibit with its

compressed-air tennis-ball launcher and a bicycle wheel and rotating platform demonstrating angular momentum

Implicitly and explicitly all of these draw a line from playful exploration to science to careers and thatrsquos what the STEM center will do on a much grander level Itrsquos an attempt to transform the nearly-century-and-a-half-old Putnam from ldquonice to necessaryrdquo to use a phrase thatrsquos common in the museum field these days

Findlay also said the center demonstrates how the Putnam is able to ldquopivot and progress Pivot progress Pivot progress If yoursquore not changing yoursquore going backward You have to be relevant I think that what wersquore doing and how wersquore using the resources of the Putnam is just making this place continuously relevant Itrsquos done that for 145 years Itrsquos not easy to do when you donrsquot have an abundance of resources But lsquoresourcesrsquo means things in addition to moneyrdquo

Roots and STEMSTEM is an acronym for ldquoscience

technology engineering and mathrdquo and itrsquos been an educational buzzword for the past half-decade STEM education is seen as a way to prepare children for lucrative jobs a way to tie education more directly to long-term

outcomes and economic

developmentldquoSTEM careers are growing

at four times the rate of other types of careersrdquo Findlay said ldquoand the more wersquore able to play a role in helping kids to see the fascinating side of science and math and want to learn about it I think thatrsquos a tremendous role that the museum can play The science-center aspect of the Putnamrdquo

She noted that the Putnam was founded as the Davenport Academy of Science ldquoWhat wersquore talking about is coming back to the roots of the museum We donrsquot have a science center per se in this regionrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash first opened in early 2011 ndash is just one starting point for the STEM learning center

Findlay said the genesis can be traced back to the traveling exhibit Leonardo da Vinci Man Inventor Genius which the Putnam hosted starting in late 2007

ldquoI was so new to the museum world that when I received an e-mail saying that this exhibit was available if we could make it happen in two months I didnrsquot know enough to push lsquodeletersquordquo said Findlay who started at the Putnam in May 2007 after nine years as president of the United Way of the Quad Cities Area ldquoI pushed lsquoreplyrsquo because the price was outstanding I later learned that when the da Vinci exhibit was shown at the Museum of Science amp Industry

in Chicago they spent 18 months preparing for itrdquo

She said the initial appeal of the da Vinci exhibit was as a ldquoblockbusterrdquo show

ldquoOne of the things we needed to do was put the Putnam back on the map And this da Vinci exhibit

seemed a wonderful

way to do that to get people

interested in coming back over to the museum and seeing what it has to offerrdquo

But it also opened the door to some lasting collaborations

and programming For that exhibit the Putnam worked

with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council on a catapult

competition for high-school students a parachute workshop for younger children and a bridge-building competition for the public ndash the latter of which has become an annual event

ldquoThere were some successful programs that outlived that exhibitionrdquo said Nichole Myles the Putnamrsquos vice president of education

The Putnam began hosting an engineering camp for kids in 2009 and that year it also hosted its first Lego robotics competition

Myles was hired in 2010 and she said that ldquowhen I came into the picture the conversation was lsquoDo you think we can do this bigger Do you think we can do this morersquo

ldquoEverything we built like that particularly in the areas of STEM grew and grew and grew It would sell out wersquod still have a waiting listrdquo

2011 saw the opening of the Spark Learning Lab ndash then focused on allied health careers ndash and the debut of the now-annual ldquoIntroduce a Girl to Engineeringrdquo day In 2012 the Putnam hosted a Tech Challenge regional qualifier And earlier this year the Putnam was one of six sites chosen to receive a video call from the International Space Station

ldquoA couple things became clear and obviousrdquo Myles said of the Putnamrsquos expanding hands-on and interactive science programs ldquoWersquore successful with these things People keep coming back for

COVER STORY

The Putnams planned STEM learning center

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them They want more of them and they grow But it also became clear that they wanted more than we could ever offer from a programming standpoint Therefore this concept of something that permanently existed became a little more solidified in our mindsrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash a partnership with Achieve Quad Cities ndash was a ldquobeta testrdquo Myles said What had been a room devoted to snakes and toads and turtles became a place where children could play in ways that demonstrated aspects of good-paying jobs that donrsquot necessarily require four-year degrees (Deere amp Company executives helped transform the focus from allied health to engineering in September Findlay said)

ldquoThere are many many STEM careers where you can have a very successful career ndash a very successful entry-level career at least ndash with getting a certificate or getting an associatersquosrdquo degree Myles said

She added that the Spark lab ldquochanged how we began to look at the museum ndash the museum as an opportunity for discovery that led to a career path Not just an inspiration about an idea but an inspiration about a future for the studentrdquo

Through the new programming and the Spark lab she said ldquothe STEM center sort of finds its way out It comes to life that wayrdquo

Myles added that the Putnam is in an unusual position as a museum with a largely regional reach Most science centers she said are tourist attractions ldquoTwo-thirds of the people coming through those doors are people who are not from that region The Putnam is a different situation We are serving our community And therefore the career connection is very viable to us We have a slightly different outcome in mind We have a different visitor setrdquo

Findlay added ldquoSo therersquos this opportunity to fill a need in the community while also filling a need for the museum which is to present this hands-on STEM and have our families maybe get to know the Putnam in a new way or get to know the Putnam for the first time rdquo

Faster Better SmarterPlanning for the STEM center was mostly

done in mid-2012 On the conceptual drawing one can see distinct areas for exploration ldquoMagnetsrdquo ldquoHow Things Workrdquo ldquoAerospacerdquo ldquoInnovationrdquo

And while the drawing at this point articulates possibilities that might be refined or changed theyrsquore tantalizing Therersquos a

kinetic sculpture in the Grand Lobby that Findlay hopes visitors can manipulate A dinosaur dig outdoors next to a generating station ndash a playground apparatus whose movement is used to power some device A water feature

One attraction is labeled ldquoPull Yourself Uprdquo A visitor is poised to throw a paper airplane You can see gears not far from a robot

The master-planning phase included the Putnam the Ohio-based museum-design firm Roto the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council and teachers Joseph Wisne the president of Roto said the first task was coming up with a short list of thematic areas each with three to seven interactive elements

The next challenge was finding a way to make that work in the Putnam building so the STEM center was concentrated instead of sprinkled throughout the museum The configuration they came up with required ldquothe least amount of change to the building and its current contents for the most amount of benefit as far as new experiencesrdquo Wisne said

One striking aspect of the STEM-center plan is that itrsquos largely contiguous and wonrsquot come at the expense of the Putnamrsquos longstanding exhibits ldquoIt is not about being an eitheror for usrdquo Myles said Adding STEM to the museumrsquos current offerings reinforces the idea that ldquohistory is connected to sciencerdquo she said ldquoCulture is connected to innovationrdquo

ldquoYoursquore re-purposing space thatrsquos underutilized nowrdquo Findlay said

So the underused Storytelling Garden becomes the dino dig and generating station The water feature is planned for an empty outdoor space The STEM center will take up 7500 square feet Findlay said and the only major current Putnam feature that will be displaced is the crocheted coral reef (The museumrsquos total exhibit space is 35000 square feet)

ldquoIt became clear that we could do this without having to undertake a massive capital campaign to build a huge building we would then have to maintainrdquo Myles said The STEM center represents ldquoa faster way a better way a smarter way I think itrsquos one of the real strengths of the Putnam as a whole Itrsquos not lsquoCan we do thisrsquo Itrsquos lsquoHow will we do this Whatrsquos the smartest wayrsquordquo

Findlay said there are two reasons the Putnam is doing the STEM center quickly and with available space ldquoThe need is very immediate The other reason is because

Continued On Page 14

At a recent visit to the Family Museumrsquos new Fox Hollow there was a robber at the grocery store

grabbing (fake) money and announcing his deed This probably wasnrsquot what lead-ers of the Bettendorf museum wanted to happen with their renovated facility but dictating any aspect of open-ended play is antithetical to the enterprise

So Museum Director Margaret Kuhl laughed when told about the Fox Hollow crime wave

ldquoWe donrsquot have any police officers on dutyrdquo she conceded ldquoMaybe somebody from the fire department could have helped We have that neighborhood concept of everybody looking out for each otherrdquo

Neighborhood and community are central to the new Fox Hollow part of a $13-million renovation of the Family Museum Therersquos a post office and children can deliver mail to the veterinarianrsquos office or the shoe shop Phones connect different stations and the pizza shop was busy taking and fulfilling phone orders when we were there Agricultural areas supply the grocery store with its produce And the grocery-store scanners work (I advise against scanning the code on an Illinois driverrsquos license however I was curious okay And staff fixed them quickly)

ldquoWe have really seen this to be a perfect example of where the children can see how a community interacts from the farm to the store to the different shops rdquo Kuhl said ldquoThe children can get experiences with working with money nutrition and some math and science concepts on a very young level from preschool to primary gradesrdquo The community aspect gives children ldquothe opportunity to explore many different roles

ldquoItrsquos very much an interactive learning environment and hands-on for children and their families and I think it really offers a great experience to engage families in that play-to-learn conceptrdquo

Kim Kidwell the museumrsquos manager of learning experiences and environment said the planning process started in 2009 The Family Museum studied how long kids were playing in different areas how much they were interacting with them and how much they were interacting with the adults who brought them It identified its primary audience as children age eight and under and

decided to focus the renovation on themldquoKids learn best through things that

they see and interact with every dayrdquo she said ldquoSo we knew we wanted to have for lack of a better word a mini Quad Cities We wanted to have bridges and the river representedrdquo

One goal for example was to show how locks and dams work The Family Museum water feature allows visitors to control the flow of water ldquoA two-year-old may not understand that [lock-and-dam system] but they can certainly understand how to put a thing up so that the water rises rdquo Kidwell said ldquoYou can kind of do it on their levelrdquo

With early-childhood educators and advisory panels she said they established other attractions Farmers and grocery-store representatives for example were brought in Kidwell said they were asked ldquoTell us the top five things you want kids to know about what you dordquo And then the museum ldquotook those things and we tried to incorporate them exhibit-stylerdquo

Connections were also important she added and Fox Hollow is designed to emphasize the path from farm to table ldquoWe really wanted kids to understand [how] food gets in the grocery store It comes from someplacerdquo

The first phase of renovation ndash rivers and bridges ndash opened last fall and Fox Hollow opened in mid-February Museum Business amp Community Relations Manager Jeff Reiter wrote that visitors last month were up nearly 46 percent compared to February 2012 and almost 75 percent from March 1 through 16 compared to the same period last year

Kuhl said a concept for the final phase ndash to replace the welcome theatre ndash will be announced this spring or summer and it will likely open in early fall (Because the rest of the project came in under budget the museum has been re-evaluating its initial concept)

Project funding included $630000 from the City of Bettendorf ndash which runs the museum ndash and $195000 from the Iowa Community Attraction amp Tourism program The Roy J Carver Charitable Trust added $100000 and the Scott County Regional Authority and Riverboat Development Authority contributed a combined $145000

ndash Jeff Ignatius

A New Community at the Family Museum

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

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ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

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21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

them They want more of them and they grow But it also became clear that they wanted more than we could ever offer from a programming standpoint Therefore this concept of something that permanently existed became a little more solidified in our mindsrdquo

The Spark Learning Lab ndash a partnership with Achieve Quad Cities ndash was a ldquobeta testrdquo Myles said What had been a room devoted to snakes and toads and turtles became a place where children could play in ways that demonstrated aspects of good-paying jobs that donrsquot necessarily require four-year degrees (Deere amp Company executives helped transform the focus from allied health to engineering in September Findlay said)

ldquoThere are many many STEM careers where you can have a very successful career ndash a very successful entry-level career at least ndash with getting a certificate or getting an associatersquosrdquo degree Myles said

She added that the Spark lab ldquochanged how we began to look at the museum ndash the museum as an opportunity for discovery that led to a career path Not just an inspiration about an idea but an inspiration about a future for the studentrdquo

Through the new programming and the Spark lab she said ldquothe STEM center sort of finds its way out It comes to life that wayrdquo

Myles added that the Putnam is in an unusual position as a museum with a largely regional reach Most science centers she said are tourist attractions ldquoTwo-thirds of the people coming through those doors are people who are not from that region The Putnam is a different situation We are serving our community And therefore the career connection is very viable to us We have a slightly different outcome in mind We have a different visitor setrdquo

Findlay added ldquoSo therersquos this opportunity to fill a need in the community while also filling a need for the museum which is to present this hands-on STEM and have our families maybe get to know the Putnam in a new way or get to know the Putnam for the first time rdquo

Faster Better SmarterPlanning for the STEM center was mostly

done in mid-2012 On the conceptual drawing one can see distinct areas for exploration ldquoMagnetsrdquo ldquoHow Things Workrdquo ldquoAerospacerdquo ldquoInnovationrdquo

And while the drawing at this point articulates possibilities that might be refined or changed theyrsquore tantalizing Therersquos a

kinetic sculpture in the Grand Lobby that Findlay hopes visitors can manipulate A dinosaur dig outdoors next to a generating station ndash a playground apparatus whose movement is used to power some device A water feature

One attraction is labeled ldquoPull Yourself Uprdquo A visitor is poised to throw a paper airplane You can see gears not far from a robot

The master-planning phase included the Putnam the Ohio-based museum-design firm Roto the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council and teachers Joseph Wisne the president of Roto said the first task was coming up with a short list of thematic areas each with three to seven interactive elements

The next challenge was finding a way to make that work in the Putnam building so the STEM center was concentrated instead of sprinkled throughout the museum The configuration they came up with required ldquothe least amount of change to the building and its current contents for the most amount of benefit as far as new experiencesrdquo Wisne said

One striking aspect of the STEM-center plan is that itrsquos largely contiguous and wonrsquot come at the expense of the Putnamrsquos longstanding exhibits ldquoIt is not about being an eitheror for usrdquo Myles said Adding STEM to the museumrsquos current offerings reinforces the idea that ldquohistory is connected to sciencerdquo she said ldquoCulture is connected to innovationrdquo

ldquoYoursquore re-purposing space thatrsquos underutilized nowrdquo Findlay said

So the underused Storytelling Garden becomes the dino dig and generating station The water feature is planned for an empty outdoor space The STEM center will take up 7500 square feet Findlay said and the only major current Putnam feature that will be displaced is the crocheted coral reef (The museumrsquos total exhibit space is 35000 square feet)

ldquoIt became clear that we could do this without having to undertake a massive capital campaign to build a huge building we would then have to maintainrdquo Myles said The STEM center represents ldquoa faster way a better way a smarter way I think itrsquos one of the real strengths of the Putnam as a whole Itrsquos not lsquoCan we do thisrsquo Itrsquos lsquoHow will we do this Whatrsquos the smartest wayrsquordquo

Findlay said there are two reasons the Putnam is doing the STEM center quickly and with available space ldquoThe need is very immediate The other reason is because

Continued On Page 14

At a recent visit to the Family Museumrsquos new Fox Hollow there was a robber at the grocery store

grabbing (fake) money and announcing his deed This probably wasnrsquot what lead-ers of the Bettendorf museum wanted to happen with their renovated facility but dictating any aspect of open-ended play is antithetical to the enterprise

So Museum Director Margaret Kuhl laughed when told about the Fox Hollow crime wave

ldquoWe donrsquot have any police officers on dutyrdquo she conceded ldquoMaybe somebody from the fire department could have helped We have that neighborhood concept of everybody looking out for each otherrdquo

Neighborhood and community are central to the new Fox Hollow part of a $13-million renovation of the Family Museum Therersquos a post office and children can deliver mail to the veterinarianrsquos office or the shoe shop Phones connect different stations and the pizza shop was busy taking and fulfilling phone orders when we were there Agricultural areas supply the grocery store with its produce And the grocery-store scanners work (I advise against scanning the code on an Illinois driverrsquos license however I was curious okay And staff fixed them quickly)

ldquoWe have really seen this to be a perfect example of where the children can see how a community interacts from the farm to the store to the different shops rdquo Kuhl said ldquoThe children can get experiences with working with money nutrition and some math and science concepts on a very young level from preschool to primary gradesrdquo The community aspect gives children ldquothe opportunity to explore many different roles

ldquoItrsquos very much an interactive learning environment and hands-on for children and their families and I think it really offers a great experience to engage families in that play-to-learn conceptrdquo

Kim Kidwell the museumrsquos manager of learning experiences and environment said the planning process started in 2009 The Family Museum studied how long kids were playing in different areas how much they were interacting with them and how much they were interacting with the adults who brought them It identified its primary audience as children age eight and under and

decided to focus the renovation on themldquoKids learn best through things that

they see and interact with every dayrdquo she said ldquoSo we knew we wanted to have for lack of a better word a mini Quad Cities We wanted to have bridges and the river representedrdquo

One goal for example was to show how locks and dams work The Family Museum water feature allows visitors to control the flow of water ldquoA two-year-old may not understand that [lock-and-dam system] but they can certainly understand how to put a thing up so that the water rises rdquo Kidwell said ldquoYou can kind of do it on their levelrdquo

With early-childhood educators and advisory panels she said they established other attractions Farmers and grocery-store representatives for example were brought in Kidwell said they were asked ldquoTell us the top five things you want kids to know about what you dordquo And then the museum ldquotook those things and we tried to incorporate them exhibit-stylerdquo

Connections were also important she added and Fox Hollow is designed to emphasize the path from farm to table ldquoWe really wanted kids to understand [how] food gets in the grocery store It comes from someplacerdquo

The first phase of renovation ndash rivers and bridges ndash opened last fall and Fox Hollow opened in mid-February Museum Business amp Community Relations Manager Jeff Reiter wrote that visitors last month were up nearly 46 percent compared to February 2012 and almost 75 percent from March 1 through 16 compared to the same period last year

Kuhl said a concept for the final phase ndash to replace the welcome theatre ndash will be announced this spring or summer and it will likely open in early fall (Because the rest of the project came in under budget the museum has been re-evaluating its initial concept)

Project funding included $630000 from the City of Bettendorf ndash which runs the museum ndash and $195000 from the Iowa Community Attraction amp Tourism program The Roy J Carver Charitable Trust added $100000 and the Scott County Regional Authority and Riverboat Development Authority contributed a combined $145000

ndash Jeff Ignatius

A New Community at the Family Museum

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

Kids eat free thursday NightsNew kids menu Get one FREE kidrsquos meal with an entreacutee purchase Plus adults receive an offer to

come back for a special date night out

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May 24

Mondays For the love of crab dinner buffet

Tuesdays International night 2-for-$15

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speNd $50 aNd get a $10 creditReceive $10 to use on your next visit with your cash

purchase of $50 or more

gourMet Night Tuesday March 26 bull $25

$5 of every purchase will be donated to the Quad City Honor Flight

WiNedoWN WedNesdaysEnjoy half-priced bottles of wine

copy 2013 Isle of Capri Casinos Inc Must be 21 to enter the casino 1 free child per paid adult or limit of 2 per check Free meal must be from the kidrsquos menu Valid for kids 12 and younger Valid only with full price cash or credit card purchase Not valid on March 26 gourmet night Valid at Islereg Casino Hotel Bettendorf only One offer per person per valid date Management reserves all rights Gambling a problem There is help And hope Call 1-800-BETS-OFF

1777 Isle Parkway bull Bettendorf IA 52722 1-800-THE-ISLE bull wwwtheislebettendorfcom

ConnECT wITH uS

stayiNrsquo alive

triBute to the Bee geesapril 19

Purchase tickets today at wwwtheislebettendorfcom

Plus visit the casino after the show for giveaways and a free beer

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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Photos from the Ana Popović ConcertMarch 15 at Rascals Live

Photos by Matt EricksonMRE-Photographycom

MUSIC

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 9Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

Kids eat free thursday NightsNew kids menu Get one FREE kidrsquos meal with an entreacutee purchase Plus adults receive an offer to

come back for a special date night out

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May 24

Mondays For the love of crab dinner buffet

Tuesdays International night 2-for-$15

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speNd $50 aNd get a $10 creditReceive $10 to use on your next visit with your cash

purchase of $50 or more

gourMet Night Tuesday March 26 bull $25

$5 of every purchase will be donated to the Quad City Honor Flight

WiNedoWN WedNesdaysEnjoy half-priced bottles of wine

copy 2013 Isle of Capri Casinos Inc Must be 21 to enter the casino 1 free child per paid adult or limit of 2 per check Free meal must be from the kidrsquos menu Valid for kids 12 and younger Valid only with full price cash or credit card purchase Not valid on March 26 gourmet night Valid at Islereg Casino Hotel Bettendorf only One offer per person per valid date Management reserves all rights Gambling a problem There is help And hope Call 1-800-BETS-OFF

1777 Isle Parkway bull Bettendorf IA 52722 1-800-THE-ISLE bull wwwtheislebettendorfcom

ConnECT wITH uS

stayiNrsquo alive

triBute to the Bee geesapril 19

Purchase tickets today at wwwtheislebettendorfcom

Plus visit the casino after the show for giveaways and a free beer

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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and provided a lively ndash though sudden ndash transition into the powerful brass chords of the ldquoCatacombsrdquo Dark and dramatic timbres in both the dynamics and diminished chords made the exploration of the skulls frightening and suspenseful The concluding powerful ldquoGreat Gaterdquo ndash with its long majestic theme and the last return of the ldquoPromenaderdquo tune intermingled as counterpoint ndash brought the piece to a decisive and satisfying end

While Mussorgskyrsquos music described real artifacts ndash paintings ndash Stravinsky depicted an imaginary world an ancient civilization of pagan Russia whose rituals dress and dances were unknown To make the music uniquely new for his fantasy world Stravinsky deviated from elegantly shaped Romantic melodies complementary harmonic movements and predictable beats and replaced them with small melodic fragments only three or four notes long strange unchanging dissonant harmonies and irregular rhythmic patterns Stravinskyrsquos disruptive musical ideas required new playing skills and techniques for the orchestra that produced extraordinary demonstrations of musicianship but also revealed technical disparities

Despite these challenges Smith and the orchestra launched Stravinskyrsquos shattering exotic musical powerhouse like a Saturn V rocket The Quad City Symphony made Stravinskyrsquos scoring breathtakingly explosive threatening and nimble ndash a caged animal tearing at its enclosure in one moment and 100 different kinds of drum sounds the next The ldquoRitual of the Two Rival Tribesrdquo featured snarling horns and volcanic rushes of volume from the gong and bass drum as if you were standing in the middle of a lightning storm The virtuosic timpani and tuba parts merged into an earthy pulsating primitivism that was arresting The short melodic figures in the strings sang and the trumpets were brilliant in the fanfare-ish statements It was a sonic spectacle

The orchestral colors were rapturous in the ldquoProcession of the Oldest amp Wisest Onerdquo with many layers of cross rhythms juxtaposed over the same chords They repeated and intensified gathered volume and accelerated to the end of the dance The mystical ldquoKiss of the Earthrdquo dissonant harmonics in the strings were bizarre and strangely enchanting as they were suspended in time for several seconds bringing the music to a transformative pause that was otherworldly

In the ldquoDance of the Young Girlsrdquo the incessant rhythmic chugging of unchanging harmony in the strings and horns propelled

With one foot on the familiar sturdy dock of 19th Century Romanticism and the other in the precarious boat

of innovative and demanding 20th Century Modernism the Quad City Symphony was able in its March 9 concert to demonstrate diametri-cally different musical styles without drowning ndash but not without getting wet

Without a guest soloist to share the stage and musical load Music Director and Conductor Mark Russell Smith and the Quad City Symphony showcased two iconic Russian pieces for virtuoso orchestra Maurice Ravelrsquos orchestration of Modest Mussorgskyrsquos Pictures at an Exhibition and Igor Stravinskyrsquos The Rite of Spring Either piece by itself would have been considered a featured work but together they were a grueling concerto for orchestra that required the musicians to perform as though each was a soloist

Both compositions are musical depictions of works from other artistic disciplines The Rite (a piece of Modernism first performed in 1913) accompanied an original story ballet and Pictures (first composed in the late Romantic style period in 1874) described the subjects of paintings by Viktor Hartmann Both composers used variations in orchestration tempo tonality and melodic texture to differentiate the subject matter or plot of each painting or dance But the orchestra struggled with the radically different use of these elements and as a result the contrast between Romanticism and Modernism wasnrsquot always clearly demonstrated in the performance

The Quad City Symphony effectively played the recognizable stylistic elements of Romanticism around which Pictures was constructed long melodic lines that ebb and flow with familiar harmonic changes and steady predictable rhythms

From the comfort zone of the dock Picturesrsquo unison string melodic lines of the ldquoGnomerdquo and ldquoSamuel amp Schmuylerdquo were both low and rugged in their musical dialogue The addition of an alto saxophone to the standard instrumentation in ldquoThe Old Castlerdquo produced a soulful new plaintive tone and balanced melodic exchanges with the bassoon The energy in the euphonium solo in ldquoBydlordquo ndash the ox cart ndash followed the slow rise and fall of its melodic path as the cellos and basses separated the slow dirge-like notes that gave it a steady walking pace The orchestra repeated the euphoniumrsquos solo theme as the accompaniment made one long even crescendo and diminuendo mimicking the movement of the ox cart as it approached and then disappeared in the distance

In ldquoThe Market at Limogesrdquo the contrast between the edgy repeating notes in the horns and the spiccato violins was fanciful

Straddling a Stylistic GulfThe Quad City Symphony March 9 at the Adler Theatre

by Frederick Mordenfmordenmchsicom

MUSIC

Continued On Page 18

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

Kids eat free thursday NightsNew kids menu Get one FREE kidrsquos meal with an entreacutee purchase Plus adults receive an offer to

come back for a special date night out

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May 24

Mondays For the love of crab dinner buffet

Tuesdays International night 2-for-$15

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speNd $50 aNd get a $10 creditReceive $10 to use on your next visit with your cash

purchase of $50 or more

gourMet Night Tuesday March 26 bull $25

$5 of every purchase will be donated to the Quad City Honor Flight

WiNedoWN WedNesdaysEnjoy half-priced bottles of wine

copy 2013 Isle of Capri Casinos Inc Must be 21 to enter the casino 1 free child per paid adult or limit of 2 per check Free meal must be from the kidrsquos menu Valid for kids 12 and younger Valid only with full price cash or credit card purchase Not valid on March 26 gourmet night Valid at Islereg Casino Hotel Bettendorf only One offer per person per valid date Management reserves all rights Gambling a problem There is help And hope Call 1-800-BETS-OFF

1777 Isle Parkway bull Bettendorf IA 52722 1-800-THE-ISLE bull wwwtheislebettendorfcom

ConnECT wITH uS

stayiNrsquo alive

triBute to the Bee geesapril 19

Purchase tickets today at wwwtheislebettendorfcom

Plus visit the casino after the show for giveaways and a free beer

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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Nikki Savitt Kay Francis and Carrie SaLoutos

THEATRE

Billed as ldquothe funniest and most tune-ful Church Basement Ladies yetrdquo A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement had

me laughing more than I expected to during Friday nightrsquos performance Having had a too-hearty helping of the first two Lutheran-themed kitchen musicals I couldnrsquot help but have low expectations for the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhousersquos production of this fourth show in the series Yet while this sequel still falls into some of the expected traps it also had enough humor ndash and one espe-cially entertaining song ndash to keep me amused

In this show with a book by Greta Grosch and music and lyrics by Drew Jansen four Minnesota churchwomen prepare for the youngest ladyrsquos confirmation and the upcoming marriage of their pastor (to ndash gasp ndash a Catholic) in the midst of a 1960 reformation Directed here by Curt Wollan the plot seems too thin for its nearly two-and-a-half-hour presentation and the narrativersquos events are basically relegated to the background while members of the Lutheran quartet (familiar to audiences of the seriesrsquo previous incarnations) learn to drive talk about boys and the maid of honorrsquos ample bosom and argue whether a youth group trek to Florida is worth making As with previous CBLs therersquos just not a lot of substance in A Mighty Fortress the show is a mostly bland ldquoslice of liferdquo look into these four ladiesrsquo time in their church kitchen However this time around the installment does include a little sexual humor a laugh-worthy sight gag involving one of the womenrsquos undergarments and a funny if clicheacuted bit in which another lady encounters a bottle of blackberry liquor she mistakes for syrup gone bad (but drinks anyway)

Designer Scott Herbstrsquos set will be familiar to anyone who has seen Circa rsquo21rsquos productions of the previous CBLs with its vintage sink stove and accordion-style counter window that seems a must-have for every church Irsquove visited Herbstrsquos design nails the look and feel of a church kitchen while costume designer Gregory Hiattrsquos 1960s creations fit the time period and personalities of each woman to a T Lighting designer Jonathan Allender-Zivic even pulls off an impressive sleight-of-hand during a storm sequence flickering the table lights throughout the theatre to mimic lightning ndash an effective surprise that made me jump in my seat a little

Also familiar to CBL fans is Nikki Savitt who returns to Circa rsquo21 as Mavis the role she played in the theatrersquos productions of the seriesrsquo first and second parts Savitt still has that slightly feisty charm that renders her

By Thom White

Midwestern Union

Mavis both likable and comical and thankfully shersquos only forced to do her generally overused door-opening thrust shtick (ldquoOne two three uff dardquo) three times although in the span of about five minutes It still feels overplayed but at least itrsquos brief

Kay Francisrsquo no-nonsense ultra-conservative prudish battle-ax Vivian manages to be more amusing than mean and has the honor of performing the musicalrsquos catchiest tune ldquoVivian Snustad Pickle Queenrdquo Boasting of her grand-prize win for her country-fair pickles Vivian sings of her

prowess and with its high energy and clever melody and lyrics that arenrsquot awkward or muddled by too fast a tempo ndash as most of the other numbers are ndash the song feels like itrsquos from an entirely different show without feeling disjointed from it (It also left me wishing the rest of the musical matched the humor and cohesive theme of this one show-stopping number)

Carrie SaLoutosrsquo Karin is at her comedic best when mocking her mother-in-law in a frenetic crazed depiction of the womanrsquos criticism of Karinrsquos cupboard-organization skills and under-salted potatoes As Karinrsquos daughter Beverly Kimberly Steffen endearingly matches the sweetness of her character as written And Tom Walljasper returning to his Circa rsquo21 role as the pastor delivers some of the showrsquos funniest lines (which are actually ad libs) while announcing the real audiencersquos birthdays and anniversaries which on Friday included his following the celebrant name ldquoMargaritardquo with a ldquoNo thanks Irsquom drivingrdquo (I was tickled both by the joke and Walljasperrsquos laugh at his joke)

Circa rsquo21rsquos audience certainly seemed to enjoy A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement with at least half of the patrons offering a standing ovation at the end Personally I was more amused by wondering why those people liked the musical so much cackling at moments that were mildly amusing at best Yet although this latest CBL installment still doesnrsquot have the makings of a great musical the four women central to the series still possess some charm While the issues theyrsquore dealing with arenrsquot all that interesting and most of their songs arenrsquot all that memorable the ladies by now are at least familiar and feel like friends which might be the reason people return sequel after sequel after sequel after hellip

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement runs at the Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) through June 1 and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visiting Circa21com

A Mighty Fortress Is Our Basement at the Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse through June 1

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

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TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

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77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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at least two decades too old for this upstart figure But when hersquos as ferally funny as he is here better to have a miscast Carrey than no Carrey at all his glorious unhinged clowning puts the too-rare ldquoincrediblerdquo in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone and much of the ldquowonderrdquo too

THE CALLThe plotting is manipulative the dialogue

is perfunctory the climax is a joke and director Brad Andersonrsquos thriller The Call is still a helluva good time Therersquos no nuance in this bluntly effective shocker that casts a strong empathetic Halle Berry as a seasoned 911 operator and a heartbreaking Abigail Breslin as a potential victim with an untraceable cell phone Yet thatrsquos actually as it should be as nuance would likely only get in the way of the shameless gut-level kick of watching Berry and Breslin attempt to outsmart one of the worldrsquos stupidest serial killers in one of the most satisfying shout-back-at-the-screen entertainments wersquove been given in years Itrsquos all vaguely ridiculous but during The Callrsquos 90 minutes of ldquoLook behind yourdquos and ldquoPick up that phone you idiotrdquos and ldquoAa-a-a-a-ardquos I couldnrsquot imagine wanting to be anywhere else

For reviews of Oz the Great amp Powerful Dead Man Down and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNowFollow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomby Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercomMovie Reviews by Mike Schulz bull mikercreadercom

THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE

A mere week after the release of Oz the Great amp Powerful the garish boring box-office smash thatrsquos neither great nor powerful Misnomer March continues with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone a comedy about warring Las Vegas magicians thatrsquos awkwardly cast overly sentimental and decidedly not incredible Yet considering how roundly disappointing the 2013 film year has been thus far you can still have a fair amount of fun at director Don Scardinorsquos outing despite this slapstick with heart being scattershot at best and despite the movie almost appearing apologetic about its most unexpected and mordantly funny bits

Burt Wonderstone casts Steve Carell as the titular prestidigitator ndash a formerly brilliant Ballyrsquos headliner now stuck in a dead-end act with longtime pal Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) ndash and the movie feels slightly off from the start primarily because the role of Wonderstone appears so tailor-fit for Will Ferrell that you canrsquot believe Ferrell himself wasnrsquot given a crack at it A clueless vainglorious fool in the vein of Ron Burgundy and Ricky Bobby Wonderstone addresses his partner his stage crew and his groupies with the same dismissive air of condescending entitlement and Carell adopts a comically haughty accent to match ndash Siegfried as portrayed by Dame Edith Evans The stunt however doesnrsquot take Whereas Ferrell burrows so deeply into his preening-lummox roles that you frequently canrsquot separate the star from the dipsticks he plays Carell is too naturally

reserved or maybe too timid to be convincing as this filmrsquos aggressively thoughtless egomaniac Of course as Burt Wonderstone gives its protagonist a lonely-childhood backstory that finds the grade-school Burt forced to bake his own birthday cake we know the character isnrsquot a jerk at heart and will eventually learn the errors of his blah blah blah and drop the imperious attitude and affected dialect (The latter of which strangely gets dropped long before Wonderstone turns into a big softie) But with the moviersquos title role assumed by Carell a performer whose on-screen niceness is beginning to feel as oppressive as that of Tom Hanks his d-bag routine emerges as just a routine (if an occasionally amusing one) and Wonderstonersquos transformation into a kind-hearted sweetie is less blandly unimaginative than sadly inevitable

Unfortunately most of the movie appears to be following Carellrsquos lead continually favoring sentiment over madcap invention There are times when the two actually dovetail beautifully as in the reconciliation between the best-friend magicians that finds Carellrsquos stone face a touching and hilarious contrast to the anguished unintelligible apology caught in his throat More often though the film lays on its maudlin elements with undue excess ndash particularly in the sequences with Alan Arkin as Wonderstonersquos childhood hero ndash while its most inspired gags are delivered almost as

afterthoughts (In one particularly satisfying gratifyingly rude throwaway wersquore shown Marveltonrsquos humanitarian efforts in bringing magic kits to starving children

in Cambodia who promptly try to eat them) In general the meaner (and more riotous) Burt Wonderstone gets the more the film tries to hide its meanness I think it says something that the most hysterical and well-sustained scene in the whole movie in which we learn the criminal secret behind Wonderstonersquos most miraculous bit of sleight-of-hand takes place two minutes before the end credits roll

Still yoursquoll find a goodly number of random pleasures here even before its late-film surge Olivia Wilde comically exasperated as Wonderstonersquos incredulous assistant terrific character turns by James Gandolfini and the much-missed Jay Mohr the perfectly timed demolition of one of Vegasrsquo cherished casinos And appearing in what amounts to an extended cameo Jim Carrey is feverishly in his element as a Criss Angel-esque street performer famed for his feats of unbridled masochism sleeping on beds of hot coals and holding his urine for a remarkable 12 days It doesnrsquot make much sense that this character is laughed at for his unique skill set ndash hersquos constantly referred to as a bad magician when he appears to be a miraculous magician ndash and it makes less sense that Carrey is playing him as the comedian (who at 51 does look in spectacular shape) is

Listen to Mike every Friday at 9am on ROCK 104-9 FM with Dave amp Darren

Buddies Hack It

Steve Buscemi Olivia Wilde and Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201312 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

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30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201312 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

TheatreAntigoneQC Theatre WorkshopFriday March 22 through Saturday March 30

It seems to have taken forever to get here but guess what folks Spring officially

starts this week The sun is shining Birds are singing And over at the QC Theatre Workshop the seasonrsquos arrival is being celebrated by our arearsquos classical-theatre troupe the Prenzie Players with angry gods family dishonor rebellion treachery imprisonment suicide

Wow Prenzies Like a nice production

of Barefoot in the Park wouldrsquove killed ya

Ah but therersquos no reason to expect constant misery from the companyrsquos presentation of Antigone French playwright Jean

Anouilhrsquos 1944 adaptation of Sophoclesrsquo ancient-Greek classic Running March 22 through 30 the story of Antigone is of course a tragic one telling of its heroinersquos single-minded quest to give her brother a decent burial in defiance of her unyielding father Creon Yet there can also of course be exceptional catharsis and exhilaration ndash and even a few honest laughs ndash in a well-told execution of this tale which director Catie Osborn will certainly strive for with her cast featuring gifted Prenzie veterans Dee

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos HappeninrsquoMusicEric SardinasThe Redstone RoomSaturday March 23 8 pm

Blues-rock slide guitarist and singer

songwriter Eric Sardinas plays Davenportrsquos Redstone Room on March 23 and in researching the manrsquos live performances I was surprised to land on the information that hersquos been known to play slide with a full bottle of beer in hand ending numbers with a celebratory geyser of foam

That seemed a bit excessive until I read further and learned that Sardinas has also been known to set his guitar alight during performances and once at

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

TheatreLetters HomeGalvin Fine Arts CenterSaturday March 23 730 pm

According to Greek mythology the griffin is a creature of

legend boasting the body tail and back legs of a lion and the head front feet and wings of an eagle It therefore makes perfect sense that Chicagorsquos Griffin Theatre Company with its lauded Iraq and Afghanistan war drama Letters Home has fashioned its own kind of unique hybrid one boasting the frame of a fascinating lecture and the soul of engrossing theatre And if the productionrsquos reviews are to be trusted it too has wings

Being staged at St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center on March 23 Letters Home brings to life the experiences of male and female troops and the loved ones they left behind through actual correspondence written during the early years of the overseas conflicts Adapter William Massolia inspired by both the New York Times article ldquoThe Things They Wroterdquo and the HBO documentary Last Letters Home explores military training deployment occupation duties battle and separation from family through a series of diverse voices enacted by Letters Homersquos cast of 10 In the process Massoliarsquos production also touches on resonant themes of bravery social responsibility patriotism

and compassion through both the words being spoken and the images and video projections that serve as background all taken directly from actual soldiersrsquo blogs and MySpace and Facebook pages

What has resulted is a theatrical experience that received a nomination

by Chicagorsquos Joseph Jefferson Award organization for ldquoOutstanding New Playrdquo and one that has toured to dozens of cities nationwide since its 2007 debut from Californiarsquos Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to Connecticutrsquos Westport Country Playhouse Those fearing a strident screed from Letters Home however shouldnrsquot fear according to the Daily Herald ldquoThis thoughtfully conceived quietly eloquent show avoids geo-politics and paints a compelling portrait of the men and women who carry out the countryrsquos political willrdquo And those expecting nonstop grimness should also be pleasantly surprised as Time Out Chicago praises the workrsquos prowess at ldquobalancing the light with the heavyrdquo citing Letters Homersquos passage about ldquothe solider who runs from the enemy then discovers the enemy is in fact a baby camelrdquo Which actually still sounds scary to me Those freakinrsquo things can spit

For more information on and tickets to Letters Home call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedugalvin Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 13Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

MUSIC

Kids eat free thursday NightsNew kids menu Get one FREE kidrsquos meal with an entreacutee purchase Plus adults receive an offer to

come back for a special date night out

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speNd $50 aNd get a $10 creditReceive $10 to use on your next visit with your cash

purchase of $50 or more

gourMet Night Tuesday March 26 bull $25

$5 of every purchase will be donated to the Quad City Honor Flight

WiNedoWN WedNesdaysEnjoy half-priced bottles of wine

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1777 Isle Parkway bull Bettendorf IA 52722 1-800-THE-ISLE bull wwwtheislebettendorfcom

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stayiNrsquo alive

triBute to the Bee geesapril 19

Purchase tickets today at wwwtheislebettendorfcom

Plus visit the casino after the show for giveaways and a free beer

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

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ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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Canfield Andy Curtiss Andy Koski Jeb Makula Aaron Sullivan and Jake Walker performing alongside troupe newcomers Gini Atwell William Scott Bray and Abby VanGerpen

To get yourself in the proper mood for the Prenziersquos latest try your hand at this quiz Among the characters to the right (some of them only referenced in Anouilhrsquos adaptation) would any of them by the end of the play still be around for an Antigone 2

Antigone performances will be held at 8 pm on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 pm on Sunday ndash with the doors opening a half-hour before all shows ndash and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)278-8426 or visiting PrenziePlayerscom

What Else Is HappeninrsquoMUSIC

Thursday March 21 ndash Brandon Heath amp Mandisa Concert with the Dove Award-winning and Grammy Award-nominated contemporary Christian artists Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 7 pm $19-30 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash March Madness with Levee Town and Kelley Richey Americana quartet performs with the Ohio-based blues-rock singersongwriter The Muddy Waters (1708 State Street Bettendorf ) 8 pm $10 For information call (563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaterscom For a 2007 interview with Richey visit RCReadercomyrichey

Friday March 22 ndash Elvis Lives Multimedia concert event featuring Presleyrsquos classic songs in a Broadway at the Adler presentation Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 8 pm $32-52 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Friday March 22 ndash Naha Greenholtz Award-winning Canadian violinist in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $10-12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday March 22 ndash Neal McCoy

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

Continued On Page 17

a concert in Sydney Australia suffered third-degree burns to his wrist as a result Now Irsquod be surprised if he didnrsquot play slide with liquids nearby

A 42-year-old Florida native who began playing guitar at the ripe old age of six Sardinas began his early musical immersion listening to his motherrsquos collections of gospel soul Motown and early rock-and-roll albums and was a member of numerous bands throughout high school But his professional career began following his move to Los Angeles in the early rsquo90s where he assembled musicians for his outfit the Eric Sardinas Project and found himself not only performing 300 nights a year for nearly six years but earning a touring gig alongside blues legend Johnny Winter

It was in 1999 that Sardinas and his bandmates recorded their CD debut Treat Me Right and since then ndash as both an ensemble musician and a solo artist ndash the guitarist has enjoyed enormous popular

success for his electrifying guitar skills and rich throaty vocals releasing five additional albums and performing with the likes of noted bluesmen Hubert Sumlin and David ldquoHoneyboyrdquo Edwards

Sardinasrsquo reviews too have been filled with effusive praise with AllMusiccom calling him ldquoa rugged blues rocker with brains and brawnrdquo and saying ldquoonce Sardinas revs up his engine there is no slowing downrdquo The United Kingdomrsquos AlterBridgeorguk meanwhile states ldquoSardinasrsquo unique mixture weaves his heavy blues and rock threads into a flamethrower to the listenerrdquo so prepare for an incendiary night of entertainment at the Redstone Room And maybe keep your own full bottle of beer nearby You know just in case

Eric Sardinas performs with an opening set by Mississippi Misfits and more information on the evening is available by calling (563)326-1333 or visiting RiverMusicExperienceorg

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash A 3 ndash A 4 ndash B 5 ndash B 6 ndash B 7 ndash A You know that expression ldquoDonrsquot kill the messengerrdquo They donrsquot

1) Antigone2) Creon3) Ismene4) Eurydice5) Haemon6) Eteocles7) Messenger

A) Yup Still alive at the end

B) Nope Sleeping with the fishes

MusicGreen Dayi wireless CenterFriday March 29 8 pmAshley

Irsquom an American Idiot A basket case before the brain stew of a

lobotomy A reject having a 21st Century breakdown while walking alone on

a boulevard of broken dreamsOh love I was waiting for you at the Green Day concert hoping yoursquod

let yourself go even if it meant hitchinrsquo a ride I was there But in the

end I was a chump to expect a nightlife homecoming when you were

having a blast with whatsername ndash the judgersquos daughter I guess nice guys

finish lastRemember when I fell for you at that holiday makeout party at the

library in rsquo86 The one for the Razorbacks going to Pasalacqua that stuck

with me all the time Now that feels 2000 light years away You were

the best thing in town and even though I was a wild one and a scattered

burnout you led me on the road to acceptance I had no pride and you

made this troublemaker feel like king for a day Carpe DiemWell I take back my love you uptight jaded brat When itrsquos time itrsquos

time and you need to know your enemy It was like pulling teeth to see

you tonight and I donrsquot want to feel any loss of control when I come

around so Irsquom coming clean Your dominated love slave needs a rest and

Irsquod resist your lazy bones and geek stink breath even if you were the last

of the American girls and this were the last night on Earth

Good riddance you android from the forgotten disappearing boy

Jesus of suburbiaGreen Day plays Molinersquos i wireless Center on March 29 with opener Best

Coast and for tickets and the chance to hear some of the rock legendsrsquo 64

aforementioned songs call (800)745-3000 or visit iwirelessCentercom

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201314 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 15Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201316 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 19Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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those partnerships come in the form of sponsor relationships maybe marketing relationships But there are fewer models out there for exhibit partnerships where the parties really are pooling resources and combining talents to achieve these extraordinary endsrdquo

Specifically he said ldquowe are providing just the RampD engineering mechanical guts of exhibits and allowing the museum to figure out how they want to design the packages around thoserdquo Typically he said Roto will provide everything ndash up to and including signage

ldquoBudget is a driverrdquo he said of the Putnamrsquos tack ldquoThe other motivation though is capacity-building Theyrsquove taken on at least a part of the challenge of design or constructionfabrication and especially of interpretation ndash and by that I mean what the museumrsquos own voice is to talk to visitors about what theyrsquore learningrdquo

The Putnam seems eager to take that challenge As Myles said ldquoWhen it comes to needing to do them that way or not doing them at all where the community is to be served we will always put the elbow grease in and break out the duct taperdquo

But therersquos more to that story than just recapturing largely dead space for exhibits And on the cost front you might as well start at the ground level ndash literally So take a look at the floor that the Destination Space exhibit currently occupies

Roughly three and a half years ago Findlay said the floor had asbestos tile ndash dating back to the 1960s ndash that was popping up and needed to be abated Commercial-grade carpet tile would have cost $40000 Staining the floor professionally would have also been expensive ldquoThatrsquos not the place that we were going to put the resources that we haverdquo Findlay said So she told her facilities manager ldquoI think I saw some stuff at the hardware store that you can do that yourselfrdquo And ldquohe and I came in on a Sunday and stained the floorrdquo

Thatrsquos an extreme example of thriftiness in an enterprise with an annual operating budget of roughly $33 million but it seems typical of the Putnam under Findlay Shersquos built partnerships in her six years at the museum that have brought in labor ideas and know-how for little or no cash Thatrsquos evident with its collaborations with the Quad City Engineering amp Science Council

Continued From Page 7

wersquore not embarking on a capital campaign to build a wing add a floor build an addition ndash which could cost $15 [million] to $20 million The price tag on this is about 10 percent of what you would expect it would cost if you were trying to put an addition onrdquo

As of last week the museum had raised more than $950000 for the $15-million STEM project ndash including $100000 from the City of Davenport and $30000 from Scott County (Unlike most museums locally and generally the Putnam receives no government money for operations) The Putnam plans to submit an application in July for a $300000 Community Attraction amp Tourism grant from the State of Iowa Findlay said she hopes fundraising for the center will be finished in October ndash although she noted that the state grant process typically takes six to 12 months after submission

Elbow Grease and Duct TapeThe promise of the STEM center is itself

an interesting story Itrsquos also notable that itrsquos being done space-efficiently which is one component of how itrsquos being done on a modest budget

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

but there are other examples ldquoPeople want to be involved in good stuffrdquo Findlay said ldquoTheyrsquoll donate their time theyrsquoll help theyrsquoll bring their expertiserdquo

Tennant Trucking Lines (of Colona) donated its trucks and labor to deliver the da Vinci Titanic and Bodies Revealed exhibits along with components for the STEM center Members of building and trades labor unions gave their time and sweat to set up the Titanic show ldquoItrsquos saving a tremendous amount of moneyrdquo Findlay said and itrsquos satisfying to the volunteers

ldquoWhat the Putnam has done is find ways to decrease operating expenses while still providing a high-quality level of programming rdquo she added The museumrsquos full-time equivalents are down 40 percent since 2004 she said and total expenses over the past decade have been cut 145 percent ndash or 33 percent when adjusted for inflation

While Roto hasnrsquot done its work for free the companyrsquos president said the Putnamrsquos approach to the STEM-center exhibits has been unusual

ldquoHigh-performing museums recognize the importance of partnerships of all kindsrdquo Wisne said ldquoAnd most of

Pivot and ProgressCOVER STORY

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 19Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

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21THURSDAY

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Continued From Page 21

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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happen The banjo and guitar playfully trade energetic licks on ldquoDGAFrdquo and the lead guitar in the verses of ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo has a ringing true tone over the songrsquos warm chug (The narrator anticipates celebratory boozing and apparently has never heard of a hangover)

And on closing track ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo the band largely sets aside the cheeky immaturity Itrsquos not exactly serious but its slow build shows greater attention to instrumental textures and colors and through vocal delivery and musical setting it casts the title words in two different lights somber and frustrated at the outset but finding a defiant confidence in the accelerating final third

The song finishes the album on a note of possibility Everything before it on Asphalt Plains is disposable fun but ldquoYippee Ki-Yayrdquo comes from a band Irsquod like to keep around

Them SomrsquoBitches will play a record-release show for Asphalt Plains on Friday March 22 at the Bier Stube (415 15th Street Moline) The show starts at 9 pm and also feature Seth Knappen and comedian Nick Mielke Admission is free

For more information on Them SomrsquoBitches visit ThemSomBitchescom

background vocalist and the howling These fanciful flourishes all over the EP are a bit on-the-nose but thatrsquos part of their charm we ainrsquot talking high art

Even without the sound effects though the punks-doing-country songs suggest

a dual nature the barren beauty of the American Southwest invaded by loners with nothing better to do than drink and shoot stuff

The lyrical content (with telling song titles such asldquoCart Cowboyrdquo and ldquoAlcoholidayrdquo) is largely offered in a snide whiny guttural voice with a practiced apathy by singerguitaristbanjoistbassist Josh Jones ndash recalling OrsquoDeath

Yet fundamentally Them SomrsquoBitches ndash also featuring drummer Paul Blomquist and guitaristbassist Matt Carter on this record and bassist Nick Eyre since then ndash is a good-time band and while the basic elements of the music and songs could easily play as condescending the self-evident joy of the band never lets that

The title of the second track on the Asphalt

Plains EP from the Quad Cities-based garage-country band Them SomrsquoBitches is ldquoDGAFrdquo with the first three letters standing for ldquoDonrsquot Give ardquo You can figure out the rest and itrsquos about that subtle For good measure the phrase turns up in the next song too

Despite that symptomatic coarseness the six songs on Asphalt Plains represent a modest achievement despair and nihilism delivered with a wink and elevated by consistently engaging performance Over 20 minutes the bandrsquos shit-kicking aesthetic unerringly evokes a very particular picture for me aimless folks marking time in a trailer on the scrubland with no other sign of human activity

Thatrsquos nearly explicit in ldquoBuzzard Ridgerdquo with animal-call samples taking the roles of instruments ndash and doing it well I particularly like the owl which appears to think itrsquos a

Disposable Fun and a Bit MoreThem SomrsquoBitches March 22 at Bier Stube

by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 19Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Continued From Page 21

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30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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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 630 pm 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 QCPhotoClubcom

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editorrsquos note The River Citiesrsquo Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club)

In the February compe-tition of the Quad Cities Photography Club the

highest-scoring image was in the creative category and was made by one of our newer members Jackie Gerse She said that after her dog Savanna was gone she saw a technique using Photoshop CS5 and wanted to try it with a photo of her dog so she looked for a good image of her

The original photo was taken quite a while ago with her first digital camera a Panasonic Lumix using an 18-millimeter lens It was taken at 160 of a second f28 and ISO 100

After some basic post-processing Jackie started working with the smudge tool smudging the background then working up to the main part of the image until she had gone over the entire image smoothing and blending different areas She did a lot of experimenting with the different brushes and strengths as she used the smudge tool She then cleaned up areas and added highlights and shadows to create depth then added brushes of color smudging them in to blend She calls this technique ldquopainting with Photoshoprdquo commenting that it was really like painting working on each pixel

Photo by Bill Nice

Lost Nation Parts 1 2 amp 3Local filmmakers Tammy and Kelly Rundle tell the dramatic true story of two Ioway brothersrsquo struggle to save their people from inevitable American conquest and the Iowayrsquos current fight to reclaim and maintain their unique history and culture

Airs three consecutive nights on WQPTPart 1 Tuesday March 26 700 pm Part 2 Wednesday March 27 700 pm Part 3 Thursday March 28 700 pm

A WQPT SPECIAL PRESENTATIONwqptorg

Find us

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 17Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 19Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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Concert with the platinum-selling country singer Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $22-35 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Friday March 22 ndash Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead A ldquoDeacutejagrave Vu Rendezvousrdquo concert with half the proceeds benefiting the United Way of Western Connecticutrsquos Sandy Hook Newtown fund The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $5 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Saturday March 23 ndash The Chordbusters Chorus Concert with the menrsquos barbershop ensemble Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street DeWitt) 7 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)249-8591 or visit CentralPerformingArtsCenterorg

Saturday March 23 ndash Chris Young Chart-topping country singer in concert Riverside Casino Event Center (3184 Highway 22 Riverside) 9 pm $39-59 For tickets and information call (877)677-3456 or visit RiversideCasinoAndResortcom

Saturday March 23 ndash Morris Day amp the Time Concert with the rockers of ldquoJungle Loverdquo and ldquoThe Birdrdquo Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Tuesday March 26 ndash Kopecky Family Band Folk-rock musicians in concert with an opening set by Evan P Donohue The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash JP Soars amp the Red Hots Concert with the winners of the 2009 International Blues Challenge sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Blues Society Martinirsquos on the Rock (4619 34th

Street Rock Island) 7 pm $8-10 For information call (563)322-5837 or visit MVBSorg

Wednesday March 27 ndash An Evening with Todd Sucherman Drum clinic and meet-and-greet with the pop superstar of Styx The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 530 pm $10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Justin Moore Country singer in his Outlaws Like Me Tour with special guest Dustin Lynch Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street Davenport) 730 pm $2475-3975 For tickets call (800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatrecom

Thursday March 28 ndash The Ragbirds Folk rock and world musicians in concert with an opening set by the Eric Pettit Trio The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday March 28 ndash Shuffle Play Listen A blend of classical and pop music with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Christopher OrsquoRiley in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artists presentation Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street Coralville) 730 pm $10-37 For tickets and information call (319)335-1160 or visit httpwwwHancherUIowaedu

Friday March 29 ndash The Return A Tribute to the Beatles Concert with the touring Fab Four impersonators Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf ) 730 pm $10-15 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Wednesday April 3 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Jazz funk and big-band musicians in concert The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 8 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday April 3 ndash Iris DeMent The

Grammy-nominated singersongwriter in a Mission Creek Festival presentation Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $29-33 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday March 21 through Sunday

March 24 ndash No Exit Jean-Paul Sartrersquos existential drama directed by SAU senior Kristin Jett St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday and Sunday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Friday March 22 through Sunday March 24 ndash Talleyrsquos Folly Lanford Wilsonrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Old Creamery Studio Theatre (3023 220th Trail Amana) Friday and Saturday 730 pm Sunday 2 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Saturday March 30 through Saturday April 13 ndash The Life amp Times of the Three Little Pigs Comedic fairytale musical for family audiences Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Saturdays at 1 pm $850 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

LITERATUREFriday March 22 ndash A Memory a

Monologue a Rant amp a Prayer Annual readings on the theme of violence against women with proceeds benefiting the One Billion Rising Campaign St Ambrose Universityrsquos Rogalski Center (518 West Locust Street Davenport) 7 pm $5-8 For information call (563)333-6113 or visit SAUedu

Saturday March 23 ndash Pen-in-Hand Writing Conference Poetry workshops led by Ryan Collins Erin M Bertram and

Shane McCrae with a panel discussion following Midwest Writing Center (225 East Second Street Suite 303 Davenport) Workshops at 9 am 1050 am and 130 pm panel discussion at 320 pm $25-30event $75-90all four events For information and to register call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

COMEDYThursday March 21 ndash Etta May Standup

comedy with ldquoThe Queen of Southern Sassrdquo Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) 7 pm $20-25 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Thursday March 28 ndash Ralphie May Standup comedian and Last Comic Standing contestant in his Too Big to Ignore Tour Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 730 pm $3450 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

MOVIEWednesday April 3 ndash Two Who Dared

The Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities co-presents the documentary on Waitstill and Martha Sharp who aided Jewish and German refugees during World War II Putnam Museum (1717 West 12th Street Davenport) 7 pm $6-7 For tickets and information call (563)324-0049 or visit Putnamorg

EVENTFriday March 22 ndash Gildarsquos Club QC

Fundraiser with Cesar Millan Meet-and-greet fundraiser with the star of The Dog Whisperer in a luncheon event co-sponsored by the Genesis Cancer Care Institute Davenport RiverCenter (136 East Third Street Davenport) Noon $50 luncheon $50 meet-and-greet For tickets and information call (563)326-7504 or visit GildasClubQCorg

Continued From Page 13

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201318 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 19Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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After the US installed the Northern Alliance as government in Afghanistan in late 2001 Afghanistan quickly became the worldrsquos center of opium production once again

The Drug War would indeed be a failure if its real function was to reduce drug consumption or drug-related violence But the success or failure of state policies is rightly judged by the extent to which they promote the interests served by the state The Drug War is a roaring success when empowering the state and conditioning the public to unquestioning obedience

Kevin Carson is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (C4SSorg) and holds the centerrsquos Karl Hess Chair in Social Theory He is a mutualist and individualist anarchist whose written work includes Studies in Mutualist Political Economy Organization Theory A Libertarian Perspective and The Homebrew Industrial Revolution A Low-Overhead Manifesto all of which are freely available online

South America it enables the CIA ndash the worldrsquos largest narcotrafficking gang ndash to obtain enormous revenues for funding black ops and death squads around the world This network of clandestine intelligence agencies narcotraffickers and death squads by the way is the other major real constituency of the American government

16) Revenues from Drug War-created black markets come in handy when Congress refuses to appropriate funds for morally abhorrent operations According to journalist Gary Webb whose carefully documented accounts were suppressed or marginalized by the corporate media the American domestic traffic in crack cocaine was used to clandestinely fund the Contras

17) The drug-producing and -trafficking interests created by the Drug War make useful allies when the US wants to overthrow and install governments The Taliban regime in Afghanistan was serious about stamping out opium production and alienated the large share of the population that supplemented its income by cultivating poppies The Northern Alliance protected opium production within its territories

commitment heebies or decide that she doesnrsquot feel the same way If yoursquore more of a manrsquos man than a wormrsquos worm this wonrsquot be a statement on your worth Itrsquos just a sign that you need to look for a woman who wants you as much as you want her If yoursquore secure chances are yoursquoll eventually find a partner who wonrsquot want to leave you ndash and not just because you always open the door for her when she gets that look in her eye that says ldquoI canrsquot wait one more moment to pee on the neighborsrsquo rosebushesrdquo

Overthinking of YouMy fianceacute and I split up three months

ago Our relationship was serious and lovely but we just werenrsquot feeling it anymore We are friendly and communicate frequently but avoid awkward topics ndash such as dating other people Wersquore in the same industry and I would hate for someone to snap a picture of me and a date and put it on Facebook for him to stumble on Wouldnrsquot it be better if he learned Irsquom seeing somebody else from me and vice versa

ndash Tiptoeing Forward

Canrsquot you just let him get his information about you the old-fashioned way by sneaking over with a tall ladder and peering through your blinds Dating other people after ending an engagement is an awkward topic ndash which seems the perfect reason to continue to avoid discussing it with your now ex-fianceacute But say somebody does snap a picture of you and a date and toss it up on Facebook Unless your ex has only 12 Facebook friends or hersquos monitoring Facebook like a bald eagle hovering over a prairie rat he might miss the photo And even if he does see it assuming it doesnrsquot involve tongue whorsquos to say whether itrsquos you and your next candidate for fianceacute or you and some guy who dropped by your office Although you two ldquowerenrsquot feeling it anymorerdquo and itrsquos natural that yoursquod both be looking to feel it with other people once yoursquove loved somebody you probably canrsquot help but feel a little pang at the thought of them blithely falling into the arms of somebody else So maybe consider ambiguity a gift ndash one that lets you believe the deadening silence between you is the sound of him in his garage building a drone camera to spy on your every move

Got A Problem Ask Amy Alkon171 Pier Ave 280 Santa Monica CA 90405

or e-mail AdviceAmyaolcom (AdviceGoddesscom)copy2013 Amy Alkon all rights reserved

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

The Math to True LoveYou need to tell men to never be the first

to say those ldquothree little wordsrdquo A woman will tell you shersquos ready to hear them by telling you first It seems the dating gurus agree When a man says ldquoI love yourdquo first he throws the attraction physics all off because he lowers his value in the womanrsquos subconscious

ndash Concerned Guy

When yoursquore looking into a womanrsquos eyes and therersquos that awkward moment of silence there are plenty of things you can say besides ldquoI love yourdquo ndash such as ldquoI was going to say something but now Irsquom notrdquo or ldquoHave I told you Irsquove started drinking the blood of freshly killed unicornsrdquo

It is wise to avoid spewing mush all over a woman on say the third date The premature ldquoI love yourdquo tends to translate as ldquoI really donrsquot know you beyond how you like your steak but I love any woman who doesnrsquot block my calls or spot me coming down the sidewalk and duck into a real-estate office and beg them to hide herrdquo Of course what really lowers a manrsquos ldquovalue in the womanrsquos subconsciousrdquo is being someone who needs a ldquodating gururdquo to help him be calculating he canrsquot just be Women value men who donrsquot seem to be living by othersrsquo dictates ndash men who are spontaneous and fun and donrsquot have a faraway look in their eyes because theyrsquore trying to recall something they heard on some dating Webinar

Now a lot of men have childhoods that donrsquot exactly lead them to walk the planet feeling like they own the place So itrsquos understandable if you began your dating life as a wimpy approval-seeking suck-up but if you continue along those lines yoursquore a lazy wimpy approval-seeking suck-up Having value in a womanrsquos eyes takes having value in your own which takes doing the work to develop self-respect instead of just fencing off that huge sinkhole in your self so no squirrels or neighborhood dogs fall in

Once you have self-respect itrsquoll seem ridiculous to pull out some dating calculus book to figure out what to say to a woman and when The right words will just flow at the right time out of genuine feeling thatrsquos developed between you Sure therersquos always that chance that some woman who seemed into you will have an attack of the

MUSIC

worst possible moment marring the conclusion of an otherwise stunning musical experience In Stravinskyrsquos Rite where the complexity of rhythm is the unit of structure performance solidarity is critically dependent upon absolute rhythmic discipline a skill that cannot always be taught

In reaching for The Rite the orchestra exceeded its grasp in the Saturday night performance in the Adler The orchestra fought ndash sometimes unsuccessfully ndash to hold the intricate music together but it still produced such compelling moments in its performance that at times it seemed unimaginable that a human being could conceive of and perform such music

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra will perform the music of Rimsky-Korsakov Beethoven and Tchaikovsky at its April 13 and 14 concerts with piano soloist Tom Sauer For more information visit QCSymphonycom

Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-music director conductor composer arranger educator and writer who has served on the executive board of the Conductors Guild

Continued From Page 9

the music forward while the woodwinds ornamented them with swirls of sound The orchestra carefully demarcated sudden dynamic changes that segmented the dance and despite the complexity of the orchestration produced discrete colors of alternating unison and dissonant sound

But with Stravinskyrsquos innovations and convulsive musical gestures in the ldquoRitual of Abductionrdquo about a quarter of the way into the piece the rhythmic glue that had held the performance together began to loosen and the melodic fragments that were intended to be played in unison were no longer together And in ldquoThe Sacrificial Dancerdquo ndash the climatic moment of The Rite with Stravinsky intentionally changing meters more frequently to elevate the dramatic spasmodic effect of the death dance ndash the orchestra lost control of the complex counterintuitive rhythms Imprecise entrances and rhythmic instability broke the musicrsquos cohesion and Stravinskyrsquos carefully planned undulations became chaotic To their credit most of the orchestra members played the complicated time signatures with accuracy and intensity but too many players didnrsquot and buried the intended abnormal rhythmic structure with unintended irregularity at the

Straddling a Stylistic Gulfby Frederick Morden

fmordenmchsicom

Continued From Page 3

Seventeen Benefits of the War on Drugs by Kevin Carson GUEST COMMENTARY

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

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Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

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Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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creative ideas More time is available to them because their children have moved out of the house or donrsquot require as much care They can begin new careers focus on their own development and devote more attention to their personal needs So in one way their fertility dries up in another way it may awaken and expand I suspect that whether or not you are menopausal you are on the cusp of a comparable shift in your fecundity one door closing another door swinging open

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) The TV reality show Freaky Eaters profiled a woman named Kelly

who had eaten nothing but cheesy potatoes for 30 years Her average intake eight pounds of potatoes and four cups of cheese per day ldquoI love cheesy potatoesrdquo she testified ldquoTheyrsquore stewy gooey and just yum-yum-yummy Theyrsquore like crack to merdquo Irsquom a bit concerned that yoursquore flirting with behavior comparable to hers Not in regards to cheesy potatoes of course but to some other fetish I will ask you to make sure that yoursquore not starting to over-specialize It would be wise to avoid obsessing on a single type of anything

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) In the 17th Century polite people referred to mountains as

ldquowartsrdquo and ldquoboils on the earthrsquos complexionrdquo So says Robert Macfarlane in his book Mountains of the Mind Annie Dillard describes the peculiar behavior of educated European tourists in the 18th Century When they visited the Alps she writes in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek ldquothey deliberately blindfolded their eyes to shield themselves from the evidence of the earthrsquos horrid irregularityrdquo Donrsquot be anything like those dumb sophisticates Aquarius When you spy irregularities in the coming weeks consider the possibility that they are natural and healthy This will allow you to perceive their useful beauty

PISCES (February 19-March 20) You are not for sale Remember Your scruples and ideals and talents cannot be

bought off for any amount of money You will not be cheated out of your birthright and you will not allow your dreams to be stolen Although itrsquos true that you may have to temporarily rent your soul from time to time you will never auction it off for good Irsquom sure you know these things Pisces but I suspect itrsquos time to renew your fiery commitment to them Homework Describe what yoursquod be like if you were the opposite of yourself Write FreeWillAstrologycom

Go to RealAstrologycom to check out Rob Brezsnys EXPANDED WEEKLY AUDIO HOROSCOPES

amp DAILY TEXT MESSAGE HOROSCOPESThe audio horoscopes are also available by phone at

1-877-873-4888 or 1-900-950-7700

Patricia I donrsquot do product placement or other forms of secret advertising in my horoscopes To allow it would violate the sacred trust I have with my readers who rely on me to translate the meaning of the cosmic signs without injecting any hidden agendas It is true that Leos might be prone to imbibing great quantities of beer in the coming week simply because theyrsquod benefit from lowering their inhibitions getting in touch with their buried feelings and expanding their consciousness But to be frank Irsquod rather see them do that without the aid of drugs and alcohol

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) Hoping to stir up some fun trouble I posted the following message on

my Facebook page ldquoDonrsquot judge someone just because they sin differently than yourdquo A torrent of readers left comments in response My favorite was from Sue Sims who said ldquoYeah they might be better at your kind of sin and you might learn somethingrdquo That advice is just the kind of healing mischief you need right now Virgo Itrsquos a bit ironic true but still Take it and run with it Study the people who have mad skills at pulling off the rousing adventures and daring pleasures and interesting ldquosinsrdquo that yoursquod like to call your own

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) The French verb renverser can be

translated as ldquoto turn upside-downrdquo or ldquoto reverse the flowrdquo The adjectival form is renversant which means ldquostunningrdquo or ldquoastonishingrdquo I think you may soon have experiences that could be described by those words Therersquos a good chance that a dry impoverished part of your life will get a juicy fertile infusion A deficiency you have worried about might get at least half-filled An inadequacy that makes you feel sad may be bolstered by reinforcements Alas there could also be a slight reversal thatrsquos not so gratifying One of your assets may temporarily become irrelevant But the trade-off is worth it Libra Your gains will outstrip your loss

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Professor Martyn Poliakoff creates short YouTube videos to help

teach the public about chemistry In one video he explains why an explanation he gave in a previous video was completely mistaken ldquoItrsquos always good for a scientist to be proved wrongrdquo he confesses cheerfully Then he moves on to speculate about what the right answer might be I love humility like that Itrsquos admirable Itrsquos also the best way to find out the truth about reality I hope you will summon a similar attitude in the coming weeks Scorpio a generous curiosity that makes you eager to learn something new about stuff you thought you had all figured out

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) On the one hand menopausal women are no longer

able to bear children On the other hand they often overflow with fresh possibilities and

ARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNourish beginnings let us nourish beginningsrdquo says poet Muriel

Rukeyser in her poem ldquoElegy in Joyrdquo ldquoNot all things are blestrdquo she continues ldquobut the seeds of all things are blest The blessing is in the seedrdquo I urge you to adopt this perspective in the coming weeks Aries Be extra sweet and tender and reverent toward anything that is just sprouting toward anything that is awakening toward anything that invokes the sacredness of right now ldquoThis momentrdquo sings Rukeyser ldquothis seed this wave of the sea this look this instant of loverdquo

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) As you seek more insight on your current situation consider the possibility that

the bad guys may not be as bad as they seem They might simply be so deeply under the spell of their own pain that they canrsquot see straight And as for the good guys I wonder if they are as purely good as they would like you to imagine It might be the case that they are at least partially serving their own self-interest while pretending to be utterly altruistic If therersquos any truth to these speculations Taurus yoursquod be wise to stay uncommitted and undecided for now Donrsquot get emotionally riled up donrsquot get embroiled in conflict and donrsquot burn any bridges

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Herersquos your mantra ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo Say it 10 times right now and

then repeat it in 10-repetition bursts whenever you need a tune-up What it means is that you stay cool when the contradictions mount and the ambiguities multiply And more than that You actually thrive on the commotion You get smarter amidst the agitation You become more perceptive and more creative as the shifts swirl faster and harder Tattoo these words of power on your imagination ldquoI get fresher under pressurerdquo

CANCER (June 21-July 22) ldquoStories happen to those who tell themrdquo said the ancient Greek historian

Thucydides Modern radio journalist Ira Glass goes even further ldquoGreat stories happen to those who can tell themrdquo he has said Letrsquos make this strategy a centerpiece of your life plan in the weeks ahead Cancerian I have a suspicion that you will need firsthand experience of novel interesting stories They will provide the precise nourishment necessary to inspire the blooming of your most soulful ambitions One way to help ensure that the best stories will flow your way is to regale receptive people with transformative tales from your past

LEO (July 23-August 22) ldquoDear Rob Irsquom spreading the word about Beer Week in your town and Irsquod love to see

you and your beer-loving readers at some of the events Any chance you can include some coverage of Beer Week celebrations in your upcoming column Cheers Patriciardquo Dear

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob Brezsny

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201320 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

ACROSS1 Energy cartel Abbr5 False god9 Behind bars14 Defame19 Banana brand20 Frizzy lsquodo21 Missile nose22 OrsquoDay or Baker23 D I 2 Lrsquos and R 2 wds25 E L O and V 2 wds27 Museum contents28 The shipworm eg29 Jobs30 Concerning 2 wds31 Arthur _ Doyle32 City in France33 Bowling game in Genoa36 Loudness unit37 Remedies41 Old English fricative42 A C E R and T 2 wds47 _ amp Perrins48 _ Willie Winkie49 Audibly50 After that51 Mongolrsquos tent52 ldquo_ only a paper moonrdquo53 Millrsquos output54 Cache55 British cavalry sword56 Rumormonger58 Fault59 Designated60 Flight and bridle61 Raccoon relative62 Bouquet thrower63 Publicity pics65 Impetus66 Broadcast69 Metrical writing of old70 Cut of beef71 Khmer _72 Scary yell73 Quechua74 _ couture75 Smith or LaBelle76 Objective

77 Compass pt78 C 2 Ersquos H P and S 3 wds81 Disencumber82 Ancient Roman coin84 Set down85 Chemical test87 Perryrsquos creator88 Lambaste90 Baffle92 Region of eastern France95 Pang96 Quotidian100 E I N O and S102 A 2 Lrsquos and W 2 wds103 Daily _104 Kitchen item105 Exchange premium106 Gallery name107 Food fish108 Contributed109 Inert gas110 Musical symbolDOWN1 Concern of bettors2 Larboard3 Lambrsquos nom de plume4 NBA player5 _ the Elephant6 Blazing7 Dilettantish8 _ Alamos NM9 Military man10 Start for phobia11 Disposed12 Perpetually13 Coastal state Abbr14 Makes sudsy15 Chant16 Coffin stand17 French verb18 Colleen24 Small satellite26 Old card game28 Prepared a fish31 Sacre- _32 Sea snail33 Dress in false curls34 ldquo_ _ Billy Joerdquo

35 C E H and 2 Srsquos 2 wds36 Scrub37 Perfume ceremonially38 B C L and U 2 wds39 _ Haute Ind40 Satisfied43 Kramden and Fiennes44 Eaglewood45 Kind of tax46 Dolphinsrsquo home51 Lengths53 Suitably54 Lacking strictness55 Large net57 Celia Cruz specialty58 Place near Java59 Calamitous61 Mackinaws62 Tuber anagram63 Whirls64 Metric measure65 Champagne glass66 Schlepped67 Part of ancient Asia Minor68 Hot _70 Comedy71 High-speed74 Cotton Club locale75 Sacred song78 Zero- _ financing79 Followed the dentistrsquos orders80 Poem83 Prickly plant86 Lists88 Film characteristic89 Cut90 Folder91 Acrylic fiber92 Connectives93 Appear94 Short tall grande or venti95 Pallet96 Conduct97 Soap brand98 Alaskan island99 River in Belgium101 _ _ rule102 Peaked

March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

March 7 Crossword Answers

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

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March 7 Answers RightASSEMBLY REQUIRED March 21 2013

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 21Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Ragged Records Vinyl Dance Party -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Rob Dahms amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Small Houses - Dana T - Crystal City -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Switchback -CSPSLegion Arts 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids IA

The Chordbuster Chorus -Central Performing Arts Center 519 E 11th St DeWitt IA

20130324 (Sun)

Anthony Catalfano Quartet (1030am) -Brady Street Chop House Radisson QC Plaza Hotel 111 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Doc Andersonrsquos ldquoBack In The (Sun)Day rdquo Par ty (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Masonrsquos Case - Item 9 amp the Mad Hatters - Raw Mojo -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Small Houses - Subatlantic - American Dust -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

March Madness with Levee Town and Kelly Richey -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Modern Mythology -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Naha Greenholtz -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Neal McCoy -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Night Light -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Last Glimpse - As Big as a Mouse - 9th Street Memory -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130321 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

B l a c k H aw k Co l l e g e Ja z z Co m b o (530pm) - Bebop Group (8pm) -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Brandon Heath - Mandisa -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Harper amp the Midwest Kind -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Keep The Beat featuring CJ the DJ -Racerrsquos Edge 936 15th Ave East Moline IL

Live Lunch w Randy Leasman (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mixology - Garage Rock Night -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Chuck Murphy -The Lucky Frog Bar and Grill 313 N Salina St McCausland IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Slip Silo -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Tronicity -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130322 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Chuck Murphy -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Cobalt Blue -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Crossroads -Krusteez PizzaHarry rsquos Backroom 411 2nd St Matherville IL

DJ Night -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Eric Sardinas - Mississippi Misfits -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Gentle Edward Records Showcase The Post Mortems - PermaSmile - Boomstick -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Hardball -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

Hip-Hop Night w DJ Pat -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Iron Orchard - Lewis Knudsen amp the Bandits -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Keep Off the Grass -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Ken Paulsen O rchestra -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Matt Nanke -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Morris Day amp the Time -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Pride Fest Fundraiser -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Propaganda -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Back Home Boys (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Chuck Murphy -PK Duganrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 1443 1st St Silvis IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Deja vu Rendezvous featuring Franti Project The Music of Michael Franti amp Spearhead -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Dennis McMurrin -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Elvis Lives -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Emanations Series Kali Yuga -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Fra n amp t h e Co u nt r y G e nt l e m e n (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Histo - Douglas Kramer Nye - Suns - Samuel Locke Ward amp the Garbage Boys -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Jesse White Band -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Lee Blackmon -Rustic R idge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Live Lunch w Mo Carter (noon) - Julie Jurgens amp Rob Reid (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Them SomrsquoBitches Record Release Show - Seth Knappen - Nick Mielke -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Sneaking Suspicions -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

What Made Milwaukee Famous -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Wild Oatz -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

20130323 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Allan amp Ashcraft (730 amp 1030pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Castle Ridge -Uptown Bill rsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Chris Young -Riverside Casino Event Center 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

23SATURDAY

22FRIDAY

Quasar Wut-Wut Rozz-Tox ndash March 28

21THURSDAY

Continued On Page 22

24SUNDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

27WEDNESDAY

28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

25MONDAY

30 30SATURDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

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3WEDNESDAY

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201322 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Tailfins (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resor t 3184 H ighway 22 Riverside IA

20130325 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130326 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Mandolin Junction (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Damn Juhl - Radcon -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kopecky Family Band - Evan P Donohue -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Luminox - Electrocity - KiNFoLK - DJ MGIK - Way of Dusty Death - My Dad - Pisces at the Animal Fair - The Dead Godrsquos Concussion -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Lynn Allen -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Night People -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

QC Slim -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Ron Johnson One-Man Band -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

The Return A Tribute to the Beatles -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

U n k n ow n Co m p o n e nt - B l u e p o r t J u n c t i o n 6 6 0 5 W R i v e r D r Davenport IA

20130330 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Andrew Epsteinrsquos Fried Egg String Band -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Battle of the Bands Durant Polka Chips - Barefoot B ecky - The Ivanhoe Dutchmen (2pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

Chance in Hell - Acoustic Guillotine - Electric Coma - Body Rock III Rich Rok - Wolf Mixer - DJ Omatic -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130328 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Black Hawk College Jazz Band (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Candy Hearts - Pentimento - Allison Weiss - Occult Detective Club - L i p s t i c k H o m i c i d e ( 6 p m ) - Mixology - Super Soul Session (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

CJ the DJ -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Jam Sessions with John OrsquoMeara amp Friends -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Jim Ryan -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Justin Moore - Dustin Lynch -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

20130327 (Wed)

Burlington Street Bluegrass Band -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Fifth of Country (6pm) - Karaoke King (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

JP Soars amp the Red Hots -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Jam Session w Ben Soltau -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Ren Estrand (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Wasted Wednesday DJ Pat - Darius Bowie - DJ Sweets - DJ Phatswagg -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Kilborn Alley Blues Band -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Quasar Wut-Wut - Tambourine - Break Up Art -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Main Squeeze -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

The Ragbirds - The Eric Pettit Trio -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

University of Iowa Jazz Z Emlio Gobbo Quartet (6pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

20130329 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

American Honey - Techno Lincoln amp the Technicolor Union -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Po s t 9 1 2 8 2 8 1 4 S t a t e S t r e e t Bettendorf IA

Bryce Janey Group -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Eric Lambert amp Friends -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Green Day - Best Coast -i wireless Center 1201 River Dr Moline IL

Jason Carl amp the Whole Damn Band CD Release Show - The Candymakers - -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jazz After Five The SEXtet (5pm) - David Zollo amp the Body Electric (9pm) -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey amp Drunken Angels -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

Koobyrsquos Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open Bar amp Grill 425 15th St Moline IL

Live Lunch w David G Smith (noon) - Gypsy Lumberjacks - The Young Funk (730pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gypsy Lumberjacks RME Community Stage ndash March 29

26TUESDAY

0029FRIDAY

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28THURSDAY

Continued From Page 21

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

Julianna Barwick Gabersquos ndash April 2

1MONDAY

2TUESDAY

3WEDNESDAY

31SUNDAY

4THURSDAY

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201324 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

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Things we want you to know A new 2-yr agmt (subject to a pro-rated $150 early termination fee for feature phones modems and hotspot devices and a $350 early termination fee for Smartphones and tablets) required Agmt terms apply as long as you are a cstmr $30 device act fee and credit approval may apply Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $157linemonth) this is not a tax or gvmt required charge Add fees taxes and terms apply and vary by svc and eqmt Bonus Valid for new customers only who sign up for a family plan or business account of up to 20 lines At least one Smartphone with applicable data plan is required on account Smartphone Data Plans start at $20month To receive $300 bonus customer must register for My Account or if already registered for My Account log in to My Account within 14 days of activation Bonus redeemable online only at httpuscellularrewardpromocomfamilyswitcherbonus Online redemption form must be submitted by May 1 2013 Bonus is in the form of a US Cellular MasterCardreg Debit Card issued by MetaBanktrade pursuant to license from MasterCard International Incorporated This card does not have cash access and can be used at any merchant location that accepts MasterCard Debit Cards Card valid through expiration date shown on front of card Allow 10-12 weeks for processing Account must remain active and in good standing in order to receive bonus Offer ends 4113 Unlimited Data Plan A new 2-yr agmt required Unlimited data valid only for first 2 yrs customers will then be required to choose another then available data plan Offer valid with 4G LTE phones in US Cellulars 4G LTE markets only 4G LTE not available in all areas See uscellularcom4G for complete coverage details 4G LTE service provided through King Street Wireless a partner of US Cellular LTE is a trademark of ETSI See store or uscellularcom for details Promotional phone subject to change Applicable Smartphone Data Plans start at $20month Application and data network usage charges may apply when accessing applications Kansas Customers In areas in which US Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund all reasonable requests for service must be met Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027 Limited time offer available in select areas Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners copy2013 US Cellular

Say hello to our biggest

deals of the year Therersquos

never been a better time

to switch providers and

save Deals like these

wonrsquot last long so get to

your local US Cellularreg

store today

uscellularcom

Get Unlimited 4G LTEtrade Data and up to $400 in savings

Limited time offer

Applicable Data Plans required New 2-yr agmts and $30 device act fees may apply

FREEGet one

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T925

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River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 2013 23Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to calendarrcreadercom bull Deadline 5 pm Thursday before publication

Bernie Worrell Orchestra -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Thao amp the Get Down Stay Down - Sallie Ford amp the Sound Outside - Har-di-Har -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival William Basinski - Julianna Barwick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Jam w the Harris Collection -Brady Street Pub 217 Brady St Davenport IA

O p e n M i c N i g h t - C o o l B e a n z Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Open Mic w Jordan Danielsen -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke amp DJ -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Kendrick Lamar - Chance the Rapper - Iowa Memoria l Union 125 N Madison St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Ducktails - Monopoly Child Star Searchers - Gem Jones -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed A w a k e n i n g s 2 2 1 B r a d y S t Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Spor ts Bar amp Gri l l 221 15th St Bettendorf IA

20130402 (Tue)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Acoustic Music Club (430pm) - Blues Cafe (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

20130404 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live 1418 15th St Moline IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

Live Lunch w Lojo Russo (noon) - Davenport North amp Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Mission Creek Music Festival JEFF the Brotherhood - PUJOL - The Olympics - Wolves in the Attic -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival Mister Lies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c Fe s t i v a l Pallbearer - Blizzard at Sea - Big Box - Sweet Chariot -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Billrsquos Coffee House 730 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night w Karl -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic w Jeff Smallwood -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Reverend Peytonrsquos Big Damn Band - Moreland amp Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Robert Jon amp the Wreck -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

You Me amp Apollo -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Chris Avery amp Detroit Larry (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ 2020 1st Street Milan IL

Chuck Murphy -Docrsquos Inn Bar amp Grill 985 Avenue of the Cities Silvis IL

Community Drum Circle (1030am) - Live Lunch w Erin Ebnet (noon) - Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Greenbriar Restaurant and Lounge 4506 27th St Moline IL

Eleven Fifty Two - Heavyweight - Life in Cycle -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Jeff amp Marcia Duo -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Johnny Donrsquot -Kilkennyrsquos 300 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Justin Morrissey -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -Chuckrsquos Tap 1731 W 6th St Davenport IA

K o o b y rsquo s K a r a o k e S i n g - O f f -Headquarters Bar amp Grill 119 E 22nd Ave Coal Valley IL

Larry Bo Boyd (6pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

North of 40 -Mulliganrsquos Valley Pub 310 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk 226 W 3rd St Davenport IA

OSG White Party Miles Kean Epictet - Lady Espina -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Passion -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Past Masters -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Propaganda -Fargo Dance amp Sports 4204 Avenue of the Cities Moline IL

Red Rock-it -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Rootless Experience (630pm) -RME Cafe 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Rude Punch -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar (7pm) -Phoenix 111 West 2nd St Davenport IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w the Brett Wahlberg Trio -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Shawn Pittman -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Smooth Groove -Edje Nightclub at Jumerrsquos Casino and Hotel I-280 amp Hwy 92 Rock Island IL

Tim Stop -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

20130331 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers S p o r t s B a r 2 2 2 8 E 1 1 t h S t Davenport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The M u d d y Wate r s 1 7 0 8 St ate St Bettendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Kathy Ogden (2pm) -Riverside Casino and Golf Resort 3184 Highway 22 Riverside IA

Planetrawk - Machine Daydream - The Savage Hacks - Nebula Was -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Songwriters Night -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (1030am amp 1230pm) -Bix Bistro 200 E 3rd St Davenport IA

20130401 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

20130403 (Wed)

Iris DeMent - Dave Moore -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Jason Carl amp Friends -Creekside Bar and Grill 3303 Brady St Davenport IA

Karaoke King -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Keller Karaoke -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Live Lunch w Chris Dunn (noon) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Dav-enport IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Detective - The Multiple Cat - Gloom Balloon - Mirror Coat -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

M i s s i o n C r e e k M u s i c F e s t i v a l Michael Zapruderrsquos Pink Thunder - Christopher the Conquered -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Mission Creek Music Festival White Lung - Slut River - Nerv - gluestick -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Open Mic Night -Booziersquos Bar amp Grill 114 12 W 3rd St Davenport IA

Open Mic Night -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille amp Pub 1151 East Iowa St Eldridge IA

Ren Edstrand Blues Jam -Studio Pub 1465 19th St East Moline IL

Shiloh Terry -Zero to Sixty 811 East 2nd St Davenport IA

The Chris amp Wes Show -Mound Street Landing 1029 Mound St Davenport IA

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Say hello to our biggest

deals of the year Therersquos

never been a better time

to switch providers and

save Deals like these

wonrsquot last long so get to

your local US Cellularreg

store today

uscellularcom

Get Unlimited 4G LTEtrade Data and up to $400 in savings

Limited time offer

Applicable Data Plans required New 2-yr agmts and $30 device act fees may apply

FREEGet one

$9999Buy one at

T925

T975

River Citiesrsquo Reader bull Vol 20 No 826 bull March 21 - April 3 201324 Business bull Politics bull Arts bull Culture bull Now You Know bull RiverCitiesReadercom

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Things we want you to know A new 2-yr agmt (subject to a pro-rated $150 early termination fee for feature phones modems and hotspot devices and a $350 early termination fee for Smartphones and tablets) required Agmt terms apply as long as you are a cstmr $30 device act fee and credit approval may apply Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $157linemonth) this is not a tax or gvmt required charge Add fees taxes and terms apply and vary by svc and eqmt Bonus Valid for new customers only who sign up for a family plan or business account of up to 20 lines At least one Smartphone with applicable data plan is required on account Smartphone Data Plans start at $20month To receive $300 bonus customer must register for My Account or if already registered for My Account log in to My Account within 14 days of activation Bonus redeemable online only at httpuscellularrewardpromocomfamilyswitcherbonus Online redemption form must be submitted by May 1 2013 Bonus is in the form of a US Cellular MasterCardreg Debit Card issued by MetaBanktrade pursuant to license from MasterCard International Incorporated This card does not have cash access and can be used at any merchant location that accepts MasterCard Debit Cards Card valid through expiration date shown on front of card Allow 10-12 weeks for processing Account must remain active and in good standing in order to receive bonus Offer ends 4113 Unlimited Data Plan A new 2-yr agmt required Unlimited data valid only for first 2 yrs customers will then be required to choose another then available data plan Offer valid with 4G LTE phones in US Cellulars 4G LTE markets only 4G LTE not available in all areas See uscellularcom4G for complete coverage details 4G LTE service provided through King Street Wireless a partner of US Cellular LTE is a trademark of ETSI See store or uscellularcom for details Promotional phone subject to change Applicable Smartphone Data Plans start at $20month Application and data network usage charges may apply when accessing applications Kansas Customers In areas in which US Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund all reasonable requests for service must be met Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027 Limited time offer available in select areas Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners copy2013 US Cellular

Say hello to our biggest

deals of the year Therersquos

never been a better time

to switch providers and

save Deals like these

wonrsquot last long so get to

your local US Cellularreg

store today

uscellularcom

Get Unlimited 4G LTEtrade Data and up to $400 in savings

Limited time offer

Applicable Data Plans required New 2-yr agmts and $30 device act fees may apply

FREEGet one

$9999Buy one at

T925

T975