River Cities' Reader - Issue 858 - June 12, 2014

River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 21 No. 858 • June 12-25, 20142 Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com

River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 21 No. 858 • June 12-25, 2014 3Business • Politics • Arts • Culture • Now You Know • RiverCitiesReader.com

WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

Charles “Big C” Edward High Remembered and Celebrated (1950-2014)

After nearly six decades on the planet, I find that the friendships of our youth are the most endur-

ing. The timeless quality that defines so many friendships that found their genesis in Bettendorf includes not just the persons, but often the whole family. This truth is best personified in Chuck High – “Big C” – who passed on April 6 at the age of 63, leaving the world a whole lot duller.

So let the memories flow, and make room because there are a ton of them, all mostly wonderful and full of love, laughter, fierce loyalty, and that forever-ness that will keep Chuck alive and vibrant in our hearts and minds going forward.

First and foremost, Chuck loved his family and close friends; was devoted to his beautiful Labradors and English Setters, with which he participated in field trials; cared for his Tennessee Walking Horses; had an unquenchable joy for duck and pheasant hunting and fishing; and had a talent for wood-carving stunning likenesses of wildlife figurines for pleasure and sale.

While living in California for more than a decade, Chuck spent time as an equipment and sound technician in the music industry, working with the Doobie Brothers and most notably partnering with the

wildly successful Santa Cruz band Snail. He also opened two successful restaurants – one with his brother-in-law Paul Starnick in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and the other with his best friend Dave “Halvey” Halverson in Bettendorf called the Wing Dam.

Chuck’s whole family moved to Arizona in the 1970s. He gained a brother in his sister Pam’s husband Paul, with whom he shared the deepest of bonds until his passing. Chuck eventually moved in with Pam and Paul and his youngest sister Susie, with whom he was also extremely close, after a skiing accident left him disabled from a broken

neck. This did not prevent him from enjoying his cherished outdoors, catching trophy fish, or winning the Arizona State Duck Calling Championship. His two older sisters, Cheryl and Linda, also lived in Arizona prior to their passing – Linda in 2003 and Cheryl this past Christmas Day. For a family as close-knit as the Highs, these terrible losses continue to reverberate through them to so many of us who hold them dear.

Big C’s popularity cannot be overstated, nor can his penchant for establishing everlasting friendships be exaggerated. He and Halvey have been magnets for humor and camaraderie their entire lives. Couple that with redefining “hardcore” with all-new meaning by the time their class came of age, and the result was that the bar was permanently raised. The rest of us had no choice but to step up if we wanted in on the ride. And was it ever worth it!

It is therefore accurate to describe our high-school group as the coolest. Chuck and company, better know as The Brewery Boys, made fun effortless, evidenced by their prevailing legacy of

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spectacular good times as they strove to out-party their supreme rival, The Studs (you know who you are).

Our group was especially awesome because the wide age range of players included so many siblings – many of whom could be classified as cling-ons to be sure, but all were welcome if you could keep up, and that was a big if. Thanks to Chuck letting his little sisters Pam and Susie and a pile of their friends tag along, we were included in all manner of antics that would later define us with humor at our very cores.

It is important to note that Chuck was the only boy in a house full of type-A girls: Linda, Cheryl, Pam, Susie, and his mother Kay. He and Big C Sr., were larger than life, regularly mixing affection with hilarity to survive among so many formidable females who doted on them and loved them dearly. Theirs was a robust family life, where the cling-ons were never turned away for any reason. We were all part of it, with Chuckie as the quintessential big brother. Such are the

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Charles Edward High, 1950-2014


There were lots of losers during the state legislative session that ended last month. But there were a few winners, so let’s

take a look at them.First up: Republican gubernatorial nominee

Bruce Rauner.Never before has a political

party nominated a gubernatorial candidate who had more impact on a legislative session than Rauner did this year. The gazillionaire’s unlimited supply of money and his constant threats to “shake up Springfield” clearly put legislators of both parties on edge all spring – even before he won the primary.

The Democrats surely know in their guts that much of what Rauner says about Springfield ain’t false. The long-entrenched powers stifle innovation and prevent actual compromise. Why wasn’t a scaled-back income-tax hike ever once debated? Because the top dogs didn’t want to talk about it. End of story.

House Speaker Michael Madigan introduced numerous pieces of legislation designed with Rauner in mind, including a tax surcharge on millionaires – which ended up as a nonbinding question on the November ballot.

Rauner railed repeatedly against extending the 2011 income-tax hike, and Democrats had to back off. Instead, they opted to punt the ball until after the election. If Rauner had lost the primary to a weaker Republican, the tax-hike extension would’ve had a better chance of passage. Of course, if Rauner goes on to defeat Governor Pat Quinn, the massive fiscal hole the General Assembly has created will be his problem – which ultimately makes him a loser as well.

Rauner became almost a shadow governor this spring; his hand was seen everywhere. Cook County pension reform failed, many say, because Rauner pushed against it. The $1.1-billion end-of-session road-construction and -repair bill was reportedly only agreed to by Republicans after Rauner okayed it, hoping to please the GOP-leaning road-builders.

Senate President John Cullerton was another winner.

The Senate president’s electoral prowess meant once again that he could do pretty much anything he wanted. His 40 Democratic votes out of 59 total Senate seats gave him enough cushion to sit back and watch while House Speaker Michael Madigan struggled all year to deal with his smaller super-majority.

Cullerton stood his ground on the budget when the income-tax-hike extension fell

Legislative Session Produced a Few Winners

by Rich MillerCapitolFax.com

ILLINOIS POLITICS

Rauner became almost a shadow

governor this spring. His

hand was seen everywhere.

apart and made sure his members’ top interests were taken care of, particularly with a small Medicaid expansion. He pushed back when Madigan tried to muscle through a major change in the way the

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum was administered. He stood firm when pushed by Madigan to insert a requirement into the reauthorization of the court-stricken state eavesdropping law to require police to wear body cameras. He muscled through an innovative bill with his former chief of staff – Senator Andy Manar – to fundamentally alter the way

education is funded in Illinois. And out of all the Democrats under the

dome, he appeared to be the least rattled by Rauner’s primary win. Cullerton may not have always made the best decisions (particularly when it came to ultimately killing the eavesdropping bill), but he appears to be coming into his own as a far more confident leader.

Legislative Republicans did pretty well, too.The weekend after the session ended,

Kendall County Young Republican Chair Brian Russell was busily scurrying to get himself onto the November ballot. He needed to collect 1,000 valid petition signatures in just three days to be appointed as the challenger to Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora). Russell said he hadn’t heard it, but word was that Team Rauner had pledged six figures to back his candidacy.

Holmes’ district is pretty solidly Democratic, but this does show you why legislative Republicans have strutted around with renewed confidence since the March primary. They finally have a candidate at the top of the ticket who will not only give the Democrats a run for their money, but who will ensure that their own candidates have enough cash to compete. Holmes wasn’t even on the Republicans’ radar. They simply didn’t have the resources to challenge her.

But if Rauner wins this November, Republican legislators will have to do something completely different – vote for some pretty distasteful things to support their GOP governor or risk his considerable ire. For more than a decade, the Republicans often sat back and hit their red buttons when it came time to pass important bills. But they’ll finally have to help govern if Rauner is in the mansion.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.

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Just Shoot“A government which will turn its tanks upon its people, for any reason, is a government with a taste of blood and a thirst for power and must either be smartly rebuked, or blindly obeyed in deadly fear.” – John Salter

How many children, old people, and law-abiding citizens have to be injured, terrorized, or killed before

we call a halt to the growing rash of police violence that is wracking the country? How many family pets have to be gunned down in cold blood by marauding SWAT teams before we declare such tactics off-limits? And how many communities have to be transformed into military outposts – com-plete with heavily armed police, military tanks, and “safety” checkpoints – before we draw that line in the sand that says “not in our town”?

The latest incident happened last month in Atlanta, where a SWAT team attempting to execute a no-knock drug warrant in the middle of the night launched a flash-bang grenade into the targeted home, only to have it land in a crib where a 19-month-old baby lay sleeping. The grenade exploded, burning his face, lacerating his chest, and leaving him paralyzed. At the hospital, he was put in a medically induced coma.

If this were the first instance of police overkill – if it were even the fifth – there might be hope of reforming our system of law enforcement. But what happened to this baby, whose life will never be the same, has become par for the course in a society that glorifies violence, turns a blind eye to government wrongdoing, and sanctions any act by law enforcement – no matter how misguided or wrong. As I detail in my book A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, this state-sponsored violence is a necessary ingredient in any totalitarian regime to ensure a compliant, cowed, and fearful populace.

Thus, each time we as a rational, reasoning, free-minded people fail to be outraged by government wrongdoing, we become accomplices in bringing about our own downfall – whether that wrongdoing involves SWAT-team raids that go awry, the senseless shootings of unarmed citizens, the stockpiling of military weapons and ammunition by government agencies (including small-town police), the unapologetic misuse of our taxpayer dollars for graft and pork, the incarceration of our fellow citizens in forced labor prisons, etc.

There’s certainly no shortage of things to be outraged about, starting with this dangerous mindset that has come to

dominate law enforcement and the courts that protecting the lives and safety of police officers (of all stripes) is more important than the lives and safety of the citizenry. This belief applies even if it means that greater numbers of innocent civilians will get hurt or killed (police kill roughly five times more often than they are killed), that police might become laws unto themselves, and that the Constitution will be sidestepped – or disregarded – at every turn.

For example, where was the outrage in 2010 when a Minnesota SWAT team raided the wrong house in the middle of the night, handcuffed three young children, held the mother on the floor at gunpoint, shot the family dog, and then – according to a complaint from the family – “forced the handcuffed children to sit next to the carcass of their dead pet and bloody pet for more than an hour” while officers searched the home?

Or what about the SWAT team that in 2011 drove an armored Lenco Bearcat into Roger Serrato’s yard, surrounded his home with paramilitary troops wearing face masks, threw a fire-starting flash-bang grenade into the house, and then, when Serrato appeared at a window – unarmed and wearing only his shorts – held him at bay with rifles? Serrato died of asphyxiation from being trapped in the flame-filled house, and the county was ordered to pay $2.6 million to Serrato’s family. It turns out the father of four had done nothing wrong; the SWAT team had misidentified him as someone involved in a shooting. Even so, the police admitted no wrongdoing.

And then there was the police officer who,

in 2011, tripped and “accidentally” shot and killed Eurie Stamps, who had been forced to the floor of his home at gunpoint while a SWAT team attempted to execute a search warrant against his stepson.

Equally outrageous was the four-hour SWAT team raid in May 2014 on a California high school, where students were locked down in classrooms, forced to urinate in overturned desks, and generally terrorized by heavily armed, masked gunmen searching for possible weapons that were never found.

The problem with all of these incidents, as one reporter rightly concluded, is “not that life has gotten that much more dangerous; it’s that authorities have chosen to respond to even innocent situations as if they were in a war zone.”

This battlefield mindset has so corrupted our law-enforcement agencies that the most routine tasks, such as serving a search warrant – intended to uncover evidence of

a suspected crime – have sometimes become death warrants for the alleged “suspect,” his family members, and his pets once a trained-to-kill SWAT team is involved.

Unfortunately, SWAT teams are no longer reserved exclusively for deadly situations. Owing to the militarization of the nation’s police forces, SWAT teams are now increasingly being deployed for relatively routine police matters, with some SWAT teams being sent out as often as five times a day. For example, police in both Baltimore and Dallas have used SWAT teams to bust poker games. A Connecticut SWAT team was sent into a bar that was believed to be serving alcohol to underage individuals. In Arizona, a SWAT team was used to break up an alleged cockfighting ring. An Atlanta SWAT team raided a music studio out of a concern that it might have been involved in music piracy.

Yet the tension inherent in most encounters between civilians and police these days can’t be blamed exclusively on law enforcement’s growing reliance on SWAT teams. It goes far deeper, to a transformation in the way police view themselves and their line of duty. Specifically, what we’re dealing with today is a skewed shoot-to-kill mindset in which police, trained to view themselves as warriors or soldiers in a war – whether against drugs, or terror, or crime – must “get” the bad guys (i.e., anyone who is a potential target) before the bad guys get them. The result is a spike in the number of incidents in which police shoot first and ask questions later.

Who could forget what happened to

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13-year-old Andy Lopez last year? The teenager was shot seven times and killed after two sheriff ’s deputies, a mere 20 feet away, saw him carrying a toy BB gun in public.

Then there was the time in 2012 that two Cleveland police officers mistook the sounds of a backfiring car for gunfire and immediately began pursuing the car and its two occupants. Within 20 minutes, more than 60 police cars, some unmarked, and 115 officers had joined the pursuit, which ended in a middle-school parking lot with more than 140 bullets fired by police in less than 30 seconds. The “suspects” – dead from countless bullet wounds – were unarmed.

Miriam Carey’s family still can’t get past the shock of her death in 2013. Police in Washington, DC, shot and killed the 34-year-old woman after she collided with a barrier near the White House, then fled when pursued by a phalanx of cop cars and gun-wielding police. Carey’s one-year-old daughter was in the backseat. Seventeen gunshots later, Carey was dead and her toddler motherless.

Just as troubling as this “shoot first, ask questions later” mindset is what investigative journalist Katie Rucke uncovered about how police are being trained to use force without hesitation and report their shootings to legally justify a shot. Rucke reports the findings of one concerned citizen, “Jack,” who went undercover to attend 24 hours of law-enforcement training classes organized by the private, for-profit organization Calibre Press.

“Jack says it was troubling to witness hundreds of SWAT-team officers and supervisors who seemed unfazed by being instructed to not hesitate when it comes to using excessive, and even deadly, force,” writes Rucke. “‘From my personal experience, these trainers consistently promote more aggression and criticize hesitation to use force,’ Jack said. ‘They argue that the risk of making a mistake is worth it to absolutely minimize risk to the officer. And they teach officers how to use the law to minimize legal repercussions in almost any scenario. All this is, of course, done behind the scenes, with no oversight from police administrators, much less the public.’”

Rucke continues: “According to the learning materials, ... there isn’t time for logic and analysis, encouraging officers to fire multiple rounds at subjects because ‘two shots rarely stops ’em,’ and [the curriculum] outlines seven reasons why ‘excessive use of force’ is a myth. Other lessons Jack learned


Turning Search Warrants into Death Warrants and SWAT Teams into Death Squads

COVER STORY


reason I’m in a band is to tour,” McCann said. “My favorite part of being in a band – more than playing music – is meeting people. ... I can write a song in my girlfriend’s apartment, and the next minute I could be in America because of it. I could write a song that could fly me across the world. That blows my mind. ...

“I like what it does to people. ... I can make you laugh or cry or [feel] whatever I feel.”

A breakthrough in his songwriting, McCann said, came after seeing Ida Maria perform. “She just felt everything she was singing,” he explained. “Instead of basing it on what she was listening

to, she was basing it on what she felt. ... The kick drum would blow her across the room. I’d never seen that before.”

In his own writing, he said, he stopped listening and started feeling. A chorus worked, he said, “because it felt like ... it pinned you to the wall.”

And although Catfish & the Bottlemen have played 1,000-seat venues in the UK, the Communion tour – the band’s first foray into the United States – is a welcome proving ground, McCann said: “We played to like 40 people yesterday in Washington, DC. That’s kind of like seven years ago. That’s the band we were. It’s like starting again for us, but with a bit more knowledge now. ... It’s a lot harder, but very exciting.”

Catfish & The Bottlemen will perform a Daytrotter/Communion show on Thursday, June 19, at Codfish Hollow Barn (5013 288th Avenue, Maquoketa, Iowa). The 21-and-older concert starts at 7 p.m. and also includes Outsides, Hailey Whitters, and Amasa Hines. Tickets are $9.50 in advance and $15 the day of the show. For more information, visit CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com or CommunionMusic.com.

For more information on Catfish & the Bottlemen, visit CatfishAndTheBottlemen.com.

Catfish & the Bottlemen Perform a Communion Barnstormer, June 19 at Codfish Hollow BarnThinking Inside the Box

by Jeff Ignatius [email protected]

Van McCann, singer and guitarist for the United Kingdom’s Catfish &

the Bottlemen, has a strange relationship with the song “Homesick.”

“I thought it was the worst one of the batch we did ... when we first started recording for Communion,” he said, referring to the label/tour founded by Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett. “Since then, it’s become my favorite.”

What changed, McCann said, was that other people liked it. And therein lies a great deal of the charm of Catfish & the Bottlemen, a band described by the UK’s The Guardian as “deeply old-fashioned – and unfashionable.”

McCann doesn’t disagree with that assessment – whether it means an indifference toward appearance or, in a larger sense, a band more in love with the idea of playing for as many people as possible than selling lots of records or making artistic statements. When the quartet performs a Communion/Daytrotter show at Maquoketa’s Codfish Hollow Barn on June 19, expect no-frills rock-and-roll with one goal: to connect with the audience.

“We’re not doing anything outside the box,” McCann said in a phone interview last week. “We’re not trying to do anything special. We’re just trying to write good songs in an old-fashioned way, the way Oasis did and the Strokes did and the Arctic Monkeys did. It’s not anything that hasn’t been done before, but we’re just trying to do it better than everyone else. If everyone else is thinking outside the box, we’re going to stay right in the middle of it.”

That might sound like pandering, but there’s little about the band that feels calculated or crass. The group has been together for more than six years, but McCann said he considers last year its official beginning: “We don’t really class it as being in a band until ‘Homesick’ came

out. That was like the start. Everything else was just getting ready. ... We needed to write good songs instead of playing bad ones and grow our hair just long enough to be classed as rock stars.”

The new EP Kathleen & the Other Three – a teaser for a full-length due in the fall – is indeed full of rock-star potential, four tracks of unpretentious, catchy, radio- and arena-ready garage rock. Praise for the song “Rango” from the music blog Scientists of Sound pretty much applies to the whole: “With bright, forwardly driven guitars forming the backdrop to Van McCann’s glazed vocals, ‘Rango’ becomes a delightful mix of clearly thought-out indie rock. Add in subtle tempo shifts and piercingly beautiful guitars, and you’re left with a uniquely resplendent offering.”

The songs were self-evidently written with a large audience in mind, and McCann compared them to lasagna – meant for mass, eager consumption. And he said he has no interest in writing or performing difficult music. “If you’re going to do that, why don’t you stay in your bedroom and do it?” he said. “When I’m writing songs, I think 60,000 people are going to sing them in an arena. I write songs for the people.”

But shooting for a large target is less about the trappings of fame than the power of music to forge bonds. “The

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Recently at the Quad City International

Airport art gallery, two travelers were bluntly musing about twisting sculptures cantilevered off the display wall. “Normally, this would be considered a pile of crap,” one said.

I was taken aback and then chuckled at the comment. The sculptures of Matt Moyer, at first glance, do resemble aged industrial plumbing.

But closer inspection reveals something more. The airport visitors discussed the subtleties of these sculptures, discovering how the surface colorations simulate wear but are a bit too unblemished to be in a state of disintegration. The mechanical arabesques tease our eyes and raise questions about reactions to old objects.

Moyer’s pieces are the attention-grabbers in the three-person Quad City Arts show running through June. In addition to the work of Moyer (from Columbia, Missouri) are mixed-media assemblages by Wayne Bertola (of Chicago) and photography by Marvin Thompson (of Clinton, Iowa). While their work is very different, all three artists explore the effects of time.

At a distance or in a less-well-lit setting, it would be easy to dismiss Moyer’s works as merely old equipment. But each of his sculptures blends assembled real parts with one of his meticulously formed ceramic components to produce the illusion of an operating machine.

The stoneware contraptions certainly look like they once functioned. For example, Vent with Float is made up of steel pipe, an air filter, rubber gaskets, and a copper tank front, along with a stoneware “float” that mimics a corroded

Moyer’s combination of industrial parts with industrial-looking hand-crafted ceramics calls to mind the notorious 1917 Fountain, a real urinal that was signed and thus declared as art by Marcel Duchamp. Moyer has a respectful but wry take on mechanization, and he writes in one text panel of “the expressive human qualities of efficiency, agency, and ingenuity that are captured in the mechanical systems that populate our daily lives.” Duchamp’s urinal was brand-new, however; Moyer has added considerations of longevity to those of craft tradition.

The artist’s accomplished replication of deterioration was drawn from his background. In a recent e-mail, he wrote: “Both my father and grandfather retired

from the Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 25 in Rock Island. ... I also worked for Local 25 out of undergraduate school at Illinois State University. It was during that time that I really began to refine and define my industry-themed artwork that was directly inspired by my time working in the union at John Deere manufacturing facilities, foundries, and the Rock Island Arsenal.” Even though a considerable amount of manufacturing closed in the Quad Cities in the early 1980s, the region is still home to some fabricating companies. Industrial equipment might evoke potent memories for many people who made or make their living in those factories.

In his text, Moyer refers to “progress, change, time, and decay” – themes evident in the displayed works. Yet he adds that these sculptures refer to delivery systems for clean air and water. That aspect was not obvious to me, and I appreciated taking the extra mental step; the works are reminders that mechanical maintenance is a key environmental

issue.The assemblages of Wayne Bertola

gather photographs, book illustrations, trinkets, and various bits and pieces of life, encased in weathered wood boxes. His exhibition text speaks of “symbols of the enigma of eternity haunted by mortality” and “memory beyond the limitations of linear time.” Like the pioneer of assemblage boxes, Joseph Cornell (1903-1972), Bertola juxtaposes remnants of life’s bric-à-brac in a gentle, mysterious manner. Each box is assembled and layered with care for compositional balance.

In the upper tier of the box titled 550, a metal circle is suspended in front of an image of an eye as if it were a lens to encourage closer observation of

metal casing. Color surface treatments are skillfully balanced with the kind of sensitivity that finds iridescent beauty in an oily puddle. Cerulean turquoise and cadmium red sing out from the drab earth tones, suggestive of oxidized wear. Moyer’s ceramic forms follow in the great tradition of trompe l’oeil technical artistry; they fool the eye with hyper-accuracy as they whimsically imitate the appearance of metal.

In all of his pieces, it’s fun to decipher how he blended his found components with his ceramic creations. In Filtration with Purge Bulb & Harrison Loop, the red “pipe” that arcs through the air to connect the thingamajig to the thingamabob is actually a swimming-pool noodle.

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Timeless TreatmentsThree Artists at the Quad City Airport Gallery Through June

Photos byMeghan McLaughlin

Clockwise from top right: Pump, works, and Purge Bulb & Harrison Loop by Matt Moyer


nests that might have been encountered investigating a deserted abode. I recalled that my curious brother was stung so many times for that youthful trespass ... . I had not thought about that in years. He developed a deep respect for nature ... .

Photographer Marvin Thompson shares the pleasure of fleeting “little discoveries” – in this case ice formations – displayed in two groups of six. Abstract beauty is found in flowing groundwater halted in a frozen state and in veins of crackled ice. With the use of different

by Sherry C. [email protected]

Photo by Meghan McLaughlin


the minutiae. The lower tier includes a printed illustration of a man in old-fashioned attire, behind a fragment – the head – of a ceramic harlequin-figure knickknack suspended by heavy old wire. A tag across the middle reads “550.”

The assemblage’s elements are typical of those Bertola uses in this show: the outmoded (illustration), the commonplace (the ceramic head), and the ephemeral (what might be seen through a lens). Most of the artist’s work in the exhibition has a low-key overall tonality, which can be a bit monotonous. The box 550 stands out, successfully, because of the contrast of the surprisingly shiny broken harlequin head against the other muted elements.

Bertola erases imagery as well as providing it. In Law of Reflection, we see a hand held up, palm toward us, but the rest of the figure is erased to obscurity within a silvery, mirror-like background. The foreground is outfitted with jumbled plain wire, a wire trellis, and a brooch. These elements throw shadows on the background, but some of the shadows seemed to be drawn in. This ambiguity of erased imagery and uncertain shadows forces the question of what is and isn’t real. Handles are mounted on the sides of the box, and I wanted to pick it up and turn it to better examine the shadows and background, especially because the gallery lighting casts a strong shadow across the upper third of the assemblage.

While so much patient assemblage of disparate materials and images is impressive, it takes more than patience to discern any meaning in them beyond a general sense of nostalgia. When presented with so many reminders of the passage of time, you might want answers about life, the universe, and everything – but you’ll have to provide your own meanings. One of Bertola’s untitled works includes segments of empty wasp Continued On Page 17

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The title The Melville

Boys implies that the two men in this four-character play are at the crux of its plot. For me, though, the highlight of the Richmond Hill Barn The-atre’s production of Norm Foster’s script was watching Diane McKune provide the performance’s heart and soul. As Mary, the character whose home neighbors the family cabin that the Melville brothers are using for the weekend, McKune brings a centered warmth to the proceedings, and is responsible for the play’s biggest laughs and most heartfelt moments.

Given the actor’s penchant for overacting – which suited her as Lina Lamont in Countryside Community Theatre’s Singin’ in the Rain two years ago, but which, for me, sometimes breaks the theatrical illusion – it’s clear either that McKune’s talents are improving, or that Melville director Eugenia Giebel inspired one of McKune’s best performances to date. Either way, the actor is a delight to watch, not only for her subtle, nuanced line deliveries, but for her employment of non-verbal communication when reacting to the other characters’ comments. During these moments, McKune can be seen in the background disapprovingly rolling her eyes, scowling, or eying another character. Yet despite the over-dramatic nature of these facial expressions, McKune employs them with sincerity. She’s constantly in the moment here, with thoughts registering in her eyes and expressions every minute she’s on stage.

The performer is at her best when Nathan Johnson’s Lee – one of the titular boys – tells her that he’s dying. McKune’s tear-filled reaction approaches being over-the-top, but thankfully never reaches it, effectively eliciting laughter as her Mary scolds Lee for slipping the phrase “I’m dying” into their conversation without warning. She’s comical without being clownish in her crying. And moments later, as the tensions settles, McKune’s tears – accompanied by her almost whispered vocal deliveries – led to what was, for me, the tenderest moment in Friday’s

THEATRE By Thom White

O Brother, Why Art Thou?The Melville Boys, at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre through June 15

production.Up to this

point in the plot, The Melville Boys’ conflicts have to do with whether Lee and Mary will hook up, given that each of them is already married,

and with Lee’s younger brother (Victor Angelo’s happy-go-lucky brother Owen) inviting Mary and her sister (Jo Vasquez’s free-spirited, sexually energized Loretta) to visit after spotting them in a boat. The four end up attending a local potluck supper and dance – with Owen and Loretta clearly on a date and Mary and Lee accompanying each other for their siblings’ sake – and while it’s clear that Mary’s marital status isn’t so cut-and-dried, it’s equally obvious that Mary is cautiously interested in Lee. This is where Johnson’s portrayal is strongest, as Lee has a true chemistry with Mary, but also no interest in getting to know her beyond sharing a casual friendship. Yet despite my distaste for infidelity off- and on-stage, I still hoped for happiness for McKune’s Mary and Johnson’s Lee because of their quite-touching characterizations, each with its undertones of brokenness.

Unfortunately, though, Johnson’s most emotional scene is, in my opinion, Foster’s weakest; with Owen finally talking about his brother’s impending death, the playwright wraps up his amusing comedy with a heavy hand. Johnson and Angelo offer commendable performances and chemistry, but the scene includes too much exposition – especially as the final scene of the play – and drags on with unnecessary dialogue. While this confrontation and emotional connection between the boys is inevitable, it doesn’t match the tone of the rest of Foster’s work. Nor does the scene’s writing do justice to Richmond Hill’s otherwise well-paced, charming take on The Melville Boys.

The Melville Boys runs at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre (600 Robinson Drive, Geneseo) through June 15, and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)944-2244 or visiting RHPlayers.com.

Nathan Johnson and Victor Angelo


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it is, my interest in the film waned as soon as Cruise’s endless time/space loop stopped looping, and the movie turned into every routine summertime blockbuster that it had, to that point, been mercilessly satirizing. But there’s no way I can dismiss the considerable pleasures of its first 90 minutes, with Cruise’s character ve-e-ery gradually figuring out how he and Emily Blunt’s warrior are to defeat the alien armada (ritual suicide plays a big part of it), and Cruise himself looser and flakier and funnier than he’s been on-screen in nearly two decades. Whether unsuccessfully trying to blackmail Brendan Gleeson’s unflappable general or attempting to match wits with Bill Paxton’s grinning-sumbitch sergeant – or merely trudging along the beach in body armor that’s clearly heavier than he is – Cruise is a master comedian here, and so lacking in his traditional vanity that he appears perfectly content to let Blunt emerge as the film’s true ass-kicking hero. Edge of Tomorrow is for anyone who ever wanted to watch Jerry Maguire battle invaders from outer space, or anyone who ever wanted to watch Tom Cruise die on-screen 20 times in a row. I can’t be the only one.

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THE FAULT IN OUR STARSThe first words heard in the romantic

tearjerker The Fault in Our Stars come from Shailene Woodley’s cancer-stricken teen Hazel, who tells us, in voice-over narration, that Hollywood movies are never honest in their depiction of sad stories, and promises that when it comes to the sad story she’s about to relate, “This is the truth.” And in retrospect, the film lost me with those four little words, because almost nothing that happened over the next two-plus hours felt even close to true.

I know, I know: I’m a monster. Could anyone other than a monster, after all, fail to be touched by this adaptation of John Green’s madly popular YA novel, which finds Hazel and fellow “cancer kid” Gus (Ansel Elgort) falling in love despite the continual threat of death? Wasn’t I moved when the sardonic, clear-headed Hazel tried, in vain, to deny her feelings for the devoted, persistently cheerful Gus because she didn’t want to hurt him? Didn’t I weep like a baby when the pair found themselves in the Amsterdam attic where Anne Frank and her family hid, and began making out while their fellow tourists, listening to Anne’s voice on a phonograph, nodded approvingly and applauded the teens’ PDA?

Uh, no. Nor was I taken with the “truthful” meet-cute in which Hazel and Gus literally bump into one another, nor the “truthful” sit-comedy involving the kids’ Jesus-freak counselor and Gus’ ever-present unlit cigarette and horrible driving skills, nor Hazel’s penchant for

“truthful” dialogue such as “I’m a grenade, and one day, I’m gonna explode and obliterate everything in my wake.” To be sure, it’s nearly impossible to begrudge the affection that so many teen and tween girls feel for the Fault in Our Stars movie. Listening to them laugh and cry and swoon at the screening I attended (and yes, when Gus finally voiced his love for Hazel, I heard audible swooning), it was obvious that for the film’s target demographic, director Josh Boone and screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber had done their job and then some. But let’s be clear: This is not the truth. This is a romantic fantasy about two perfect kids with perfect parents who deliver perfectly elocuted (i.e., perfectly false) sentiments until cancer inevitably ends their perfect love. That the film is sincere doesn’t mean it’s not also a crock.

Whatever. Let’s just chalk it up to the movie being profoundly Not for Me. I was moved by a couple of moments with Laura Dern as Hazel’s mom, and while, at this point, I’m thinking I may never get fully on board with Shailene Woodley – her much-admired “naturalism” always strikes me as completely practiced – she enacts her saintly character about as well as anyone could. Willem Dafoe does fine with a senseless role as a grizzled, alcoholic author. And although I found

Elgort, who resembles a beefier Michael Cera, nearly insufferable with his one-smile-for-all-occasions blandness, at least his Gus had the good sense, on the plane ride to Amsterdam, to be watching Aliens, a movie I consider 10 times more engaging, honest, and legitimately emotional than The Fault in Our Stars. And that’s the truth.

EDGE OF TOMORROWA sci-fi thriller with the soul of a

screwball comedy, director Doug Liman’s Edge of Tomorrow casts Tom Cruise as a cowardly military flack who finds himself fighting a beachfront insurrection by tentacled marauders only to be killed, to wake up, and to find himself fighting them over and over again. In short, it’s like Starship Troopers meets Saving Private Ryan meets Groundhog Day, and just about as much weird-ass fun as that description suggests. Visually dazzling and brilliantly edited though

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Ansel Elgort and Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars


What’s Happenin’MusicThe Sena Ehrhardt BandRascals LiveFriday, June 13, 7:30 p.m.

This year, Father’s Day lands on Sunday, June 15. And two days prior, when

Minnesota-based singer/songwriter Sena Ehrhardt performs her concert at Rascals Live, she’ll actually share the stage with her own dad Ed Ehrhardt, who’s the guitarist for his daughter’s blues ensemble the Sena Ehrhardt Band. In other words, this Father’s Day, Sena will be able to give her pop the one gift all parents most want from their children: a paycheck.

With her dad a professional blues musician and her mom a music fan with particular fondness for The Judds, Sena grew up in a tune-filled household in the Minneapolis area, and received a 2009 University of Minnesota master’s degree in exactly the field you’d expect: health-care administration. (Okay, maybe not exactly the field you’d expect ... .) But within a month of graduating, Sena found herself performing in her father’s band Plan B, which quickly led to her wanting to front a blues-fueled group of her own, with her dad serving as guitarist and co-songwriter.

Put simply: Health-care administration’s loss turned into blues music’s gain. By the fall of 2010, the nascent blues artist had formed

the Sena Ehrhardt Band alongside Ed Ehrhardt, bassist Steve Hansen, and drummer Tim Hasler, and after playing numerous local and Midwestern engagements, the group’s CD debut Leave the Light on was released in August of 2011. The album went on to earn

Sena and her musicians a Blues Music Award nomination for “Best New Artist Debut,” and since the release of the group’s 2013 follow-up All in, the accolades have continues to amass.

Living Blues magazine raves, “Sena Ehrhardt’s voice cannot get any more powerful, range-defying, and throwback cool,” adding that the artist possesses “one of the most dynamic young voices any genre has seen in a long time.” Elmore magazine writes, “Ehrhardt enchants with a hard-knock heart full of blues and unrepentant female soul,” citing especially her “brassy, wrapped-around-her-finger inflections that will have the listener hanging on every word.” And Blues Blast magazine states that Sena “is real knockout, and her father Ed Ehrhardt is a fantastic guitar player.” A paycheck and awesome reviews. Not I’m feeling even crappier for getting my dad that tie.

For more information on the Sena Ehrhardt Band’s Moline concert – a Friday the 13th event that no one could possibly fear – call (309)797-9457 or visit RascalsLive.com.

MusicThe Willie Pickens TrioThe Redstone RoomSunday, June 15, 6 p.m.

In a Chicago Tribute interview in December 2013, jazz pianist Willie Pickens said, “I feel sometimes that you grow in spurts. Sometimes you kind of level off, and you

feel you’re not moving anywhere. Other times, you’re kind of growing by leaps and bounds, and maybe this is one of those times.”

What I didn’t mention about that interview is that Pickens gave it when he was 82 years old. Growing by leaps and bounds? Did no one ever tell Pickens that we’re supposed to shrink as we age?

Apparently not. And thank goodness, because as Pickens’ audiences at Davenport’s Redstone Room will discover on June 15, the octogenarian is showing absolutely no signs of musical-talent shrinkage. Appearing as the latest guests in Polyrhythms’ monthly Third Sunday Jazz series, the Willie Pickens Trio – featuring Larry Gray on bass and Robert Shy on drums – is sure to wow area jazz fans with astonishing musicianship, while Pickens himself reveals the still-growing gifts first made apparent on Eddie Harris’ seminal 1961 record Exodus.

A lifelong entertainer who received his 1958 bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Pickens has spent the past half-century-plus showing packed houses and festival crowds just how jazz is meant to be played. Over the span of his remarkable career, he’s shared stages with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, and Roberta Flack; he’s toured extensively throughout Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States; he’s headlined

MusicBoots & BrewsDistrict of Rock IslandSaturday, June 14, 7 p.m.

Here’s a no-fail, country-rock recipe for a fantastic Saturday night – specifi-cally, the night of Saturday, June 14 – in the District of Rock Island.

First, you invite the members of the Dani Lynn Howe Band. Winners of numerous “Best Quad Cities Band” citations in the Quad-City Times and a certain bi-weekly news source you’re reading right now, this group fronted by Iowa native Dani Lynn Howe has been a vibrant and busy fixture on the area music scene for years, headlining major festivals and opening for the likes of Tracy Lawrence, Trace Adkins, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley, and Keith Urban.

Then you add a set with another female chanteuse and Iowa native: singer/songwriter Logan Tudeen. Even though her self-titled debut album is less than a year old, Tudeen has already amassed a sizable fan base and sensational notices for her inspired country-rock stylings, with Music Row magazine praising her

“penetrating voice” and “moody, bluesy tone,” and Music News Nashville stating that her popular single “Circles” showcases “the power of Tudeen’s vocal ability and her impressive vocal range.”

And finally, you add a featured set with country duo Brother Trouble, the 2008 champions of Kenny Chesney’s “Next Big Star Competition” whose talents won them $25,000 and three nights performing as openers on Chesney’s Poets & Pirates tour. With their first single, the county hit “Summer’s Little Angel,” released in 2011, and their album debut Live from Nashville released in 2012, brothers Jason and Mark Sutton have gone on to enjoy great success as touring artists, and will be hitting the District following springtime stops in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Ohio.

Put ’em all together, along with outdoor vendors serving all manner of tasty treats, and you’ve got yourself the inaugural Boots & Brews concert, a new summertime mini-festival that (weather be damned) is sure to be both very hot and very cool. But as always, be careful about just how much you imbibe at this particular event. Remember: It’s Boots & Brews. You don’t want to be the one who boots after the brews.

For more information on this summer happening co-sponsored by the Daiquiri Factory, 2nd Ave., and RIBCO, call (309)788-6311 or visit RIDistrict.com.

Riverside Festival Stage Lower City Park, Iowa City

319-338-7672 riversidetheatre.org


MUSICThursday, June 12 – RME

10-Year Anniversary Outdoor Concert. Celebratory event featuring performances by the MarchFourth Marching Band and the Winter Blues All-Stars. River Music Experience (131 West Second Street, Davenport). 5 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Friday, June 13 – Here Come the Mummies. Tightly-wrapped rockers in an outdoor concert, with an opening set by Naughty Naughty. The District of Rock Island. $20. 8 p.m. For information, call (309)788-6311 or visit RIDistrict.com.

Saturday, June 14 – The David Mayfield Parade and Lissie. Roots-rock and Americana musicians in concert. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 8:30 p.m. $15. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Sunday, June 15 – An Evening with Jackie Greene. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in concert, with an opening set by Cereus Bright. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 7:30 p.m. $15. For information, call (309)200-0978 or

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Apparently not. And thank goodness, because as Pickens’ audiences at Davenport’s Redstone Room will discover on June 15, the octogenarian is showing absolutely no signs of musical-talent shrinkage. Appearing as the latest guests in Polyrhythms’ monthly Third Sunday Jazz series, the Willie Pickens Trio – featuring Larry Gray on bass and Robert Shy on drums – is sure to wow area jazz fans with astonishing musicianship, while Pickens himself reveals the still-growing gifts first made apparent on Eddie Harris’ seminal 1961 record Exodus.

A lifelong entertainer who received his 1958 bachelor’s degree in music education from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, Pickens has spent the past half-century-plus showing packed houses and festival crowds just how jazz is meant to be played. Over the span of his remarkable career, he’s shared stages with the likes of Sammy Davis Jr., Quincy Jones, and Roberta Flack; he’s toured extensively throughout Japan, Europe, Canada, and the United States; he’s headlined

the Chicago Jazz Festival numerous times and served as the featured pianist for the legendary Joe Segal’s Jazz Cruises. But the Hyde Park, Illinois, resident has proven just as dedicated in his role as educator, teaching at Northern Illinois University and mentoring in Ravinia’s Jazz Scholar Program even after his 80th birthday.

With the Chicago Reader raving, “Pickens’ most exuberant solos all but take flight from the keyboard’s runway,” and the Tribune praising the pianist’s “great splashes of color and dissonance in the right hand and his barrelhouse octaves in the left,” no jazz fan will want to miss the Willie Pickens Band’s 6 p.m. concert – or, for that matter, Pickens’ 3 p.m. jazz workshop. Finally! A summer-school experience that no one can bitch about!

For more information on the Willie Pickens Trio’s area engagement, call (309)373-0790 or visit Polyrhythms.org or RiverMusicExperience.org.

“penetrating voice” and “moody, bluesy tone,” and Music News Nashville stating that her popular single “Circles” showcases “the power of Tudeen’s vocal ability and her impressive vocal range.”

And finally, you add a featured set with country duo Brother Trouble, the 2008 champions of Kenny Chesney’s “Next Big Star Competition” whose talents won them $25,000 and three nights performing as openers on Chesney’s Poets & Pirates tour. With their first single, the county hit “Summer’s Little Angel,” released in 2011, and their album debut Live from Nashville released in 2012, brothers Jason and Mark Sutton have gone on to enjoy great success as touring artists, and will be hitting the District following springtime stops in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Ohio.

Put ’em all together, along with outdoor vendors serving all manner of tasty treats, and you’ve got yourself the inaugural Boots & Brews concert, a new summertime mini-festival that (weather be damned) is sure to be both very hot and very cool. But as always, be careful about just how much you imbibe at this particular event. Remember: It’s Boots & Brews. You don’t want to be the one who boots after the brews.

For more information on this summer happening co-sponsored by the Daiquiri Factory, 2nd Ave., and RIBCO, call (309)788-6311 or visit RIDistrict.com.

TheatreDie FledermausLincoln ParkSaturday, June 14, through Sunday, June 22, 8 p.m.

“Greetings, Jeff!”“Hi, Mike. I see you’re

getting geared up for our area’s summer-theatre season.”

“I am indeed!”“So you want to explain this costume?”“You like it? I’m wearing it to support

Genesius Guild’s season-opener: the comic operatta Die Fledermaus, running June 14 through 22 in Rock Island’s Lincoln Park!”

“Walk me through it, Mike.”“It’s a hilarious, musically and lyrically

beautiful tale of mistaken identity and romantic entanglements by composer Johann Strauss II and librettists Karl Haffner and Richard Genée, and it’s been a beloved operatic staple since its premiere in Vienna back in 1874.”

“Yes, I’m aware of that.”“It concerns a prison sentence and

adulterous lovers and drunken guards and a madcap night at the prince’s ball, and this particular production is being helmed by Augustana College’s John Pfautz, who also directed delightful Lincoln Park presentations of Gilbert’s & Sullivan’s The Mikado and Pateince!”

“Sounds like a lot of fun.”“And the cast is sensational! Among

the more than two dozen performers in

Genesius Guild’s show are familiar talents such as Jonathan Schrader, Kai Swanson, and Angela Hand, and Augie instructors such

as Michele Crouch, Tim Bloser, and Ann Boaden, and University of Iowa doctorate recipients Steven Jepson and James Thompson ... . And there’s even a Die Fledermaus role being played by Genesius Guild founder Don Wooten!”

“That’s an impressive lineup.”“Plus, there’ll be four student dancers

from Ballet Quad Cities’ summer program performing choreography by artistic director Courtney Lyon, and Ballet Quad Cities’ Jake Lyon choreographing the chorus numbers, and the wonderful Ellen Dixon designing the costumes ... !”

“Which bring us, again, to your costume, Mike.”

“Well, in German, ‘die fledermaus’ means ’the bat.’ So in honor of Genesius Guild’s Die Fledermaus ... I’m Batman!”

“And the rubber nipples?” “Eh ... they were all out of Christopher Nolan Batman outfits, so I got stuck with the Joel Schumacher version.”

“That sucks.”“Tell me about it.”

Admission to Die Fledermaus’ Saturday and Sunday performances is free, though donations are encouraged, and more information is available by visiting Genesius.org.


visit RozzTox.com.Tuesday, June 17 – Aaron Neville.

Concert with the Grammy-winning, chart-topping R&B musician. Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $37.50-65. For tickets and information, call (319)688-1653 or visit Englert.org.

Thursday, June 19 – Henhouse Prowlers. Bluegrass musicians in concert, with an opening set by Dick Prall. The Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $8. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Thursday, June 19 – Communion Daytrotter June Club Night. Independent musicians Catfish & the Bottlemen, Amasa Hines, Outsides, and Hailey Whitters in concert. Codfish Hollow Barn (3437 288th Avenue, Maquoketa). 8 p.m. $9.50-15. For tickets and information, call (563)321-0172 or visit CodfishHollowBarnstormers.com.

Friday, June 20 – Mark Chesnutt. Concert with the chart-topping country singer. Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (2021 State Street, Bettendorf). 8 p.m. $30. For information, call (800)724-5825 or visit Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.

Friday, June 20 – Benjamin Cartel & the Melismatics. Indie, pop, and rock musicians in concert. River Music Experience (131 West Second Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $7. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

Saturday, June 21 – Laura’s Legacy Concert with Lissie. The singer/songwriter and area native headlines the third-annual fundraiser for the AZSL division of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Iowa & Western Illinois, with additional sets by Daphne Willis, Ellis Kell & Friends, and David Zollo & the Body Electric. Schwiebert Riverfront Park (between 17th and 20th Streets, Rock Island). 2-9 p.m. $10, ages 12 and under free. For information, visit Lissie.com.

Saturday, June 21 – Rock the District with Chevelle. All-ages outdoor concert presented by the Daiquiri Factory and Rock Island Brewing Company, with an opening set by Three Years Hollow. The District of Rock Island. 7 p.m. $30-35. For information, call (309)788-6311 or visit RIDistrict.com.

THEATREFriday, June 13, through Sunday,

June 22 – Les Misérables. Quad City

Music Guild’s production of the Tony-winning Broadway smash, directed by Bob Williams. Prospect Park Auditorium (1584 34th Avenue, Moline). 7:30 p.m. $11-16. For tickets and information, call (309)762-6610 or visit QCMusicGuild.com.

Thursday, June 19, through Saturday, July 12 – StinkyKids: The Musical. Andrea Moore directs the family musical based on the children’s-book series. Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 10 a.m. and/or 1 p.m. performances on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. $8.50. For tickets and information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com.

Thursday, June 19, through Sunday, June 29 – Annie Get Your Gun. Irving Berlin’s musical-comedy classic set in the wild, wild West. Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (311 Riverview Drive, Clinton). Thursdays through Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays and Wednesdays 2 p.m. For tickets and information, call (563)242-6760 or visit ClintonShowboat.org.

Thursday, June 19, through Saturday, June 28 – An Inspector Calls. J.B. Priestley’s Tony Award-winning ghost story, directed by Chuck Smith. Timber Lake Playhouse (8215 Black Oak Road, Mt. Carroll). Tuesdays through Saturdays 7:30 p.m., Sundays and Wednesdays 2 p.m. $17-23. For tickets and information, call (815)244-2035 or visit TimberLakePlayhouse.org.

Friday, June 20, through Sunday, July 13 – The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised]. A parody of the Bard’s entire literary output, directed by Ron Clark. Riverside Theatre Festival Stage (Lower City Park, Iowa City). Tuesdays through Sundays at 6, 7, or 8 p.m. $18-40. For tickets and information, call (319)338-7672 or visit RiversideTheatre.org.

Friday, June 20, through Sunday, June 22 – The Mystery of Edwin Drood. City Circle Acting Company of Coralville’s production of the musical based on an unfinished Charles Dickens novel, directed by Patrick Du Laney. Coralville Center for the Performing Arts (1301 Fifth Street, Coralville). Friday and Saturday 7:30 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. $12-27. For tickets and information, call (319)248-9370 or visit CoralvilleArts.org.

Sunday, June 22 – Respect: A Musical Journey of Women. The University of Iowa’s Iowa Summer Rep touring production of the female-vocalist revue, directed by Eric Forsythe.

Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street, Maquoketa). 2 p.m. $10 suggested donation. For tickets and information, call (563)652-9815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.

COMEDYThursday, June 19 – Baby Boomer

Comedy Show. Theatre event with clean humor on topics including family, kids, work, do-it-yourself projects, dieting, and aging. Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 7 p.m. $20-25. For tickets and information, call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21.com.

MOVIESFriday, June 20 – Charlie Chaplin

Celebration. Event featuring a screening of Kid Auto Races at Venice accompanied by the Josh Duffee Orchestra, the feature The Kid, a Charlie Chaplin costume contest, and more. Bettendorf Public Library (2950 Learning Campus, Bettendorf). 4:30 p.m. Free. For information, call (563)344-4175 or visit BettendorfLibrary.com.

VISUAL ARTSSaturday, June 14, through Sunday,

September 14 – From Pencil to Printed Page: Arthur Geisert’s Thunderstorm. Exhibit on the creation of Geisert’s picture book, featuring more than 180 sketches, plates, print states, and hand-colored illustrations accompanied by an assemblage of artist’s tools. Figge Art Museum (225 West Second Street, Davenport). Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Sundays noon-5 p.m. Free with $4-7 museum admission. For information, call (563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArt.org.

EVENTSThursday, June 12, through

Saturday, June 14 – Miss Iowa 2014. Annual competition resulting in the crowning of Miss Iowa and Miss Iowa’s Outstanding Teen. Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport). Thursday and Friday $37, Saturday $47, three-day pass $110. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit MissIowa.com.

Friday, June 13 – BeeRME for Music. Sixth-annual fundraising event with beer samples, hors d’oeuvres, live music by OSG, and more. River Music Experience (131 West Second Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $7. For tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or visit

RiverMusicExperience.org.Sunday, June 15 – Ride the River. The

30th-annual bi-state tour of the Quad Cities along riverfront bike trails, hosted by River Action. Meet at the Freight House (421 West River Drive, Davenport). 7 a.m. $5-15 registration. For information, call (563)322-7433 or visit RiverAction.org.

Tuesday, June 17, through Saturday, June 21 – Rock Island County Fair. Annual outdoor fair featuring live music, exhibitions, ride, games, children’s activities, auto and truck shows, and more. Rock Island County Fairgrounds (Archer Drive and Avenue of the Cities, East Moline). Free admission. For information, call (309)796-1620 or visit RockIslandFair.org.

Thursday, June 19 – The Garden Party 2014. Annual fundraising event featuring live music, a silent auction, raffle items, hors d’oeuvres, a cash bar, and more. Quad City Botanical Center (2525 Fourth Avenue, Rock Island). 6 p.m. $65. For tickets and information, call (309)794-0991 or visit QCGardens.com.

Saturday, June 21 – Garden Get-Down. Third-annual fundraising featuring live music, local artists, homemade goods, children’s activities, and more, with proceeds helping to build a recycled-glass greenhouse. Tremont Garden Project (1926 Tremont Avenue, Davenport). 4-10 p.m. Donations encouraged. For information, call (563)508-2755.

Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22 – Mr. BBQ Barbecue Challenge. Fourth-annual event featuring 30 teams competing for cash and trophies plus a craft-brew and wine tasting, in a benefit for the Children’s Therapy Center of the Quad Cities. LeClaire Park (River Drive and Ripley Street, Davenport). Noon-5 p.m. For information, call (309)799-7469 or visit IOPRO.net.

Sunday, June 22 – Blossoms at Butterworth. Traditional garden party featuring antique cars, lawn games of the 1800s, live music, tours, refreshments, and more. Butterworth Center (1105 Eighth Street, Moline). Noon-5 p.m. Free admission. For information, call (309)743-2701 or visit ButterworthCenter.com.

Tuesday, June 23 – Jim Wand: Beyond Imagination. Audience-participation performance with the master hypnotist. Central Performing Arts Center (519 East 11th Street, DeWitt). 8 p.m. $10. For information and tickets, call (563)249-8541 or visit Midwestix.com.

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What Else Is Happenin’


Tight harmo-nies,

effervescent smiles, and pastel-col-ored dresses are the high-lights of the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre’s The Taffetas, a jukebox mu-sical featuring songs from the 1950s. Yet it’s barely a musical. The production plays out as the titular girls’ group makes its national television debut on the Spotlight on Music show – with the Showboat crowd serving as the “live stu-dio audience” for a televised concert – and as there isn’t much dialogue, or much plot, The Taffetas is really more of a revue.

Director and choreographer Brian Cowing, however, keeps things bubbly as the 90-minute performance (including intermission) moves from song to song in a score that features “Sh-Boom,” “Mr. Sandman,” “Mockin’ Bird Hill,” and two clever medleys that race through tunes about travel and boys. His choreography also fits the 1950s style, but with motions that seem fresh and are sometimes humorous. Such is particularly the case with the song “The Three Bells,” in which three of the girls – singing backup to the fourth – hold their skirts out perpendicularly from their sides and then tilt to the left, then the right, as they sing each subsequent “bum,” mimicking the sounds of a bell chiming.

Jenna Haimes, Heather Baisley, Carly Ann Berg, and Sarah Randall sound great together as sisters Kaye, Peggy, Cheryl, and Donna. As they sing, they employ bright smiles and bouncy steps to keep that perceived air of goody-goodness believed to be an intrinsic part of 1950s life. Yet this, beyond the show’s lack of plot, is my major complaint about the production, because the actors consequently don’t do much to differentiate their characters. It hardly matters that they have names, because beyond the various period hairstyles and pastel colors that each girl wears, it’s so difficult to tell them apart. (Costume designer Jenna Damberger’s short-sleeve, boat-neckline, circle-skirt dresses worn

over crinolines, though, are gorgeous.)Randall, who also sports cat-eye glasses,

does have a few moments of distinction in which her Donna displays slightly off, going-out-on-her-awkward-own fits of individuality and must be reeled back in by her sisters. But other than that, the only time the actors distinguish themselves is in the second-act Q&A; on Friday, Randall played up Donna’s spaz-iness, while Baisley showed a sluttier side to Peggy, offering a “Call me” gesture to an audience member who asked a randy question. But it was unfortunate that these characteristics weren’t more prominent from the start of the performance and played throughout. As it is, the on-stage pianist (George Spelvin’s crotchety Perry, who plays on a keyboard that set designer Steven P. House ingeniously built to look like a baby grand) has a handful of lines as he accompanies the quartet, and exudes more personality than the show’s stars.

It could be argued that the absence of plot also means the lack of a contrived conflict that would almost certainly make the show worse, and so not having one was perhaps a smart choice made by Rick Lewis, who wrote and arranged the piece. As a musical, The Taffetas does have its shortcomings, and this production does not rise above them. However, as a performance of 1950s tunes, the Showboat’s staging shines, leaving this fan of rich harmonies and buoyant melodies smiling at the end of the evening’s entertainment.

The Taffetas runs at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre (311 Riverview Drive, Clinton) through June 15, and more information and tickets are available by calling (563)242-6760 or visiting ClintonShowboat.org.

Do-Wop-ers with CheeseThe Taffetas, at the Clinton Area Showboat Theatre through June 15

By Thom WhiteTHEATRE

George Spelvin, Sarah Randall, Carly Ann Berg, Heather Baisley, and Jenna Haimes

River Cities’ Reader • Vol. 21 No. 858 • June 12-25, 201416

PHOTOGRAPHY

(Editor’s note: The River Cities’ Reader each month will feature an image or images from the Quad Cities Photography Club.)

Most of us became tired of

the cold weather this past winter, but Paul Riewerts decided to make the most of the conditions. He and a cousin headed north – where it was even colder than in our area – and got some spectacular images. One was entered in the Quad Cities Photography Club competition recent-ly and received one of the high scores for the evening.

Paul traveled to Bayfiewld, Wisconsin, early in March to visit and take photos of the Lake Superior ice caves. Paul said: “The trail over the frozen lake has not been opened for the last five years, so we took advantage of the extra-cold winter this year. It was 15 below zero when we left the parking lot that day, and we spent six hours walking

and taking photographs of the many unusual ice formations.” This is an image he got looking out from the cave opening.

Paul used a Nikon D700 with a 14-millimeter lens. He shot at f/11 for 1/160 of a second with ISO 400. He edited it with Capture NX 2 software.

Featured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

The Quad Cities Photography Club welcomes visitors and new members. The club sponsors numerous activities encompassing many types and aspects of photography. It holds digital and print competitions most months. At its meetings, members discuss the images, help each other to improve, and socialize. The club also holds special learning workshops and small groups that meet on specific

photography topics, and occasionally offers interesting shooting opportunities. The club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month September through June at the Butterworth Center, 1105 Eighth Street in Moline.

For more information on the club, visit QCPhotoClub.com.


officer involved with administrative pay, dragging out the investigation until the public forgets about the incident, and then eventually declaring the shooting incident justified based on the officer’s fear for his safety – thus allowing him to go back to work as usual.

And if on the off chance that a shooting incident goes before the courts, the judiciary defers to police authority in almost all instances. Just last month, for example, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that police officers who in 2004 used deadly force to terminate a car chase were immune from a lawsuit. The officers were accused of needlessly resorting to deadly force by shooting multiple times at a man and his passenger in a stopped car, killing both individuals.

Meanwhile, the epidemic of police violence continues to escalate while fear of the police increases and the police state, with all its surveillance gear and military weaponry, expands around us.

Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of the Rutherford Institute (Rutherford.org) and editor of GadflyOnline.com. His latest book, A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State, is available online at Amazon.com.

Just Shootby John W. [email protected]

COVER STORY

lighting, sometimes the ice appears as a white positive form, and sometimes it reverses as gray or black on a white background. There are views taken from the side, and others focused directly down on the etched, frozen layers. Edges echo in ripples and change course in new directions. These images may be documents of one day’s puddle or pond surface, but they also register as timeless – a testimony to the strength of natural forces, whether conventional or cosmic.

The presentation of Ice 7-12 is visually stronger than its counterpart Ice 1–6, with greater drama and a more dynamic play of tonal contrast. There is potential in these images, but as presented they’re a bit wan for several reasons. Their surface tone doesn’t match the powerful

from the ‘Anatomy of Force Incidents’ training in January include a need to over-analyze one’s environment for deadly threats by using one’s imagination to create ‘targets of the day’ who could be ‘reasonably’ shot; to view racial profiling as a legitimate policing technique, even if the person is a child, pregnant woman, or elderly person; and to use the law to one’s advantage to avoid culpability.”

What we’re dealing with is what author Kristian Williams describes as the dual myths of heroism and danger: “The overblown image of police heroism, and the ‘obsession’ with officer safety, do not only serve to justify police violence after the fact; by providing such justification, they legitimize violence, and thus make it more likely.”

If ever there were a time to de-militarize and de-weaponize police forces, it’s now, starting at the local level, with local governments and citizens reining in local police. The same goes for scaling back on the mindset adopted by cops that they are the law and should be revered, feared, and obeyed.

Police have been insulated from accusations of wrongdoing for too long and allowed to operate in an environment in which whatever a cop says goes. The current practice is to let the police deal with these transgressions internally by suspending the

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Timeless Treatmentsby Sherry C. Maurer

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Untitled work by Marvin Thompson

impact of original black-and-white photographs, lacking the gorgeous sheen and depth of classic silver prints. They’re also everyday-sized digital prints, and a larger scale would envelop the viewer’s full range of vision. Framing with wider mats would create a more sumptuous effect, buffering the images from their surroundings.

The gallery is located next to the seating area before airport security, and this exhibition merits viewing as part of your travels or as a destination in itself.

Sherry C. Maurer holds an MFA in painting, an MA in art history, and a BFA with a printmaking concentration. She was the director of the Augustana College Art Museum from 1983 to 2013.


WORDS FROM THE EDITOR

Charles “Big C” Edward High Remembered and Celebrated (1950-2014)bonds that were formed all those years ago, made utterly unbreakable over time.

Growing up in this environment taught each of us about the importance of family and lifelong friendships to all things worthy. Many in our group are still best friends today, and most are in regular touch with one another. While this might sound like a common enough thing, it was most extraordinary since we were jam-packed full of originals, chief among us Chuck. And because you are never not an original, no greater gift exists than growing old with such characters still so close.

Anyone who knew Chuck can tell you the enormous impact he had on their lives. Chuck exported his talent for creating profound friendships everywhere he went. Just before he passed, the great friends he made while working in the music industry in California organized a massive benefit in his honor

that speaks volumes for the love and enduring friendships Chuck engendered. Musicians old and new gathered to perform, encourage donations, and generally celebrate an exceptional fellow from Iowa, who had their love, respect, and devotion still. A film company documented the event for posterity, and it is chock-full of testimonials and interviews about Chuck, and includes all the performances in tribute to him.

For those of you who knew Big C and wish to celebrate his life, please join us Saturday, June 21, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Fumbles Sports Bar in downtown Bettendorf. It used to be the Wing Dam, where many of us enjoyed a misspent youth when Chuck and Halvey owned the place together. (Ross Burgers are on the menu because they were Chuck’s all-time favorite.) Together we will let the memories flow, and create new ones in his honor.

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a tongue scraper. This, in turn, should get you longing to kiss her – a far more enjoyable act once you’re no longer dating a woman who maybe looks like Xena the warrior princess but tastes like Xena’s horse after it’s licked the break-room refrigerator.

Out of Leftover FieldMy buddy was hit on by a girl he plays

softball with, but he politely told her he is married, and they’ve since become friends. Recently, he set me up with her. She’s actually very cute and nice, but I can tell that she still likes my friend. I feel like a consolation prize. Is that just in my head? Should I let this girl go even though I like her?

– Runner-Up

People often give their romantic partners food-related nicknames. Maybe yours can be “my little half-eaten muffin that somebody handed the homeless guy.”

This woman knows in her rational mind that there’s a big wife-shaped roadblock between her and your friend. The problem is that when she initially turned getting him into a goal, she switched on the human motivational system, which is highly efficient in maintaining a craving but lacks an off switch for easily discontinuing 1. As for where this leaves you – well, in game-show terms, your friend’s the trip to Bermuda, and you’re the set of steak knives.

When somebody you want still wants somebody else, the temptation is to chase after them and then tie them to a chair and pontificate on your greatness. That’s the most counterproductive thing you could do. This isn’t to say you have to give up on this girl. Just forgo hot pursuit for lukewarm pursuit. Instead of going whole hog, go one-eighth or one-sixteenth hog. In practical terms, make yourself occasionally available but generally somewhat scarce. She should have the sense that you’re also dating other women, and ideally, you are doing that. A month from now, if she’s still looking at your buddy the way a dog looks at a piece of bacon teetering on a counter ledge, it’s probably time to move on. When your future wife tells the grandkids, “I’ll always remember when I first saw your granddad ... ”, the rest of that shouldn’t be, “... because I’ve still got the hots for the guy who fixed us up.”

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All Is Not FlossedI’ve gone out several times with a girl

I really like, but her breath bothers me enough that I don’t want to kiss her until it improves. (It smells like pepper and socks.) She doesn’t smoke, eat stinky foods, or have an odd diet (beyond not eating red meat), so I’m not sure where this is coming from. I think her feelings might be hurt if I were to say something. What’s the best approach?

– Holding My Breath

When you read a book about the horrible chemical weapons used in World War I, you shouldn’t think, “Hey, that reminds me of kissing my girlfriend.”

People will tell you that you can just give the girl a hinty-poo in the form of gum or a mint. And sure, Altoids can eliminate persistently bad breath – if the person who has it gets killed in an avalanche of them. But terrible breath that isn’t caused by something a person ate or eats regularly could point to dental problems – issues even “curiously strong mints” can’t fix, not even when combined with a really strong mouthwash, such as Lysol Basin, Tub, & Tile Cleaner.

There’s a common misconception – held even by many doctors and dentists – that serious bad breath originates in the stomach, notes the health-care research-vetting group the Cochrane Collaboration. In fact, only 9 percent of the cases at an “oral malodor” clinic were caused by things such as gastric imbalances, diet, and sinus infections. But 86 percent of the cases originated orally – most of them caused by gross microscopic critters relaxing and playing poker on a person’s tongue.

Studies find that these microbe meet-ups can be shut down with tongue scraping, at least for a while, but you can’t just present this girl with a Tiffany’s box with a silver tongue scraper. (“Thinking of you … .”) Sure, you may lose her if you say something, but if you don’t, you’ll almost definitely have to ditch her or have your sinuses filled with cement.

To break the news, start positive: “I find you totally hot and an amazing person, but I have to tell you: There’s a sort of ongoing issue with your breath, and I’ve read that this can point to dental issues or a need for tongue scraping.” Assuming she isn’t so mortified that she dumps you, this news is likely to send her to the dentist and/or to the drugstore for

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stopped to let them pass, allowing an opponent who was already ahead of him to gain an even bigger advantage. Yet he ultimately won the race, rowing with such vigor after the duck incident that he finished well ahead of his challenger. I foresee a comparable sequence in your life, Leo. Being thoughtful and expressing compassion may seem to slow you down, but in the end that won’t hinder you from achieving your goal – and may even help.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22): In one of her “Twenty-One Love Poems,” Adrienne Rich talks about her old self

in the third person. “The woman who cherished / her suffering is dead. I am her descendant. / I love the scar tissue she handed on to me, / but I want to go from here with you / fighting the temptation to make a career of pain.” With your approval, Virgo, I’d like to make that passage one of your keynotes in the coming months. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you will have an excellent opportunity to declare your independence from an affliction you’ve been addicted to. Are you willing to say goodbye to one of your signature forms of suffering?

LIBRA (September 23-October 22): “You should be interviewing roses

not people,” says a character in Anne Carson’s book The Autobiography of Red. That’s sound poetic advice for you in the coming days, Libra. More than you can imagine, you will benefit from being receptive to and learning from non-human sources: roses, cats, dogs, spiders, horses, songbirds, butterflies, trees, rivers, the wind, the moon, and any other intelligences that make themselves available to you. I’m not saying you should ignore the revelations offered by people. But your emphasis should be on gathering in wisdom from life forces that don’t communicate with words.

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): William Shockley was a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who co-

invented the transistor. He also helped launch the revolution in information technology, and has been called “the man who brought silicon to Silicon Valley.” Time magazine named him one of the hundred most influential people of the 20th Century. On the other hand, Shockley became a controversial advocate of eugenics, which damaged his reputation, led many to consider him a racist, and played a role in his estrangement from his friends and family. I suspect that you will have to deal with at least one Shockley-type phenomenon in the coming weeks, Scorpio. Will you overlook the bad stuff to take advantage of the good? Should you?

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21): Novelist Herman Melville wrote that to create art,

“unlike things must meet and mate.” Like what? “Sad patience” and “joyous energies,” for example; both of them are necessary, he said. “Instinct and study” are crucial ingredients, as well as

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob BrezsnyARIES (March 21-April 19): In its quest for nectar, a hummingbird sips from a thousand flowers every day.

As it flaps its wings 70 times a second, zipping from meal to meal, it can fly sideways, backward, or forward. If it so desires, it can also hover or glide upside-down. It remembers every flower it visits, and knows how long it will take before each flower will produce a new batch of nectar. To some Spanish speakers, hummingbirds are known as joyas voladoras, or “flying jewels.” Now take everything I’ve just said, Aries, and use it as a metaphor for who you can be in the coming week.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): In 1947, the impossibly wealthy Duke of Windsor went shopping in Paris to buy a gift for

his wife, the Duchess. She already had everything she wanted, so he decided to get creative. He commissioned the luxury-goods manufacturer Hermes to build her a high-fashion black-leather wheelbarrow. I am not urging you to acquire something like that for yourself, Taurus. But I do like it as a symbol for what you need in your life right now: a blend of elegance and usefulness, of playful beauty and practical value, of artistry and hard work.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your brain absorbs about 11 million pieces of information every second, but is

consciously aware of less than .001 percent of all that richness. Or at least that’s usually the case. Having analyzed your astrological omens, I suspect that you might soon jack that figure up as high as .01 percent – a 10-fold increase! Do you think you can handle that much raw input? Are you amenable to being so acutely perceptive? How will you respond if the world is 10 times more vivid than usual? I’m pretty confident. I suspect you won’t become a bug-eyed maniac freaking out on the intensity, but rather will be a soulful, wonder-filled explorer in love with the intensity.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have a strong, intricate understanding of where you have come from. The old

days and old ways continue to feed you with their mysterious poignancy. You don’t love every one of your past experiences, but you love ruminating about them and feeling the way they changed you. Until the day you die many years from now, your history will keep evolving, providing an endless stream of new teachings. And yet at this particular moment in your destiny, Cancerian, I think your most important task is to focus on where you are going to. That’s why I urge you to temporarily forget everything you think you know about your past and instead concentrate on getting excited about the future.

LEO (July 23-August 22): In 1928, Bobby Pearce won a gold medal in rowing at the Summer Olympics

in Amsterdam. An unforeseen event almost sabotaged his victory. As he rowed his boat along the Sloten Canal, a family of ducks swam leisurely from shore to shore directly across his path. He

humility and pride, audacity and reverence, and “a flame to melt” and a “wind to freeze.” Based on my interpretation of the astrological omens, Sagittarius, I believe you will soon need to meld opposites like these as you shape that supreme work of art – your life.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19): Haggis is a Scottish pudding. According to the gourmet food

encyclopedia Larousse Gastronomique, it has “an excellent nutty texture and delicious savory flavor.” And yet, to be honest, its ingredients don’t sound promising. To make it, you gather the lungs, liver, small intestine, and heart of a sheep, put all of that stuff inside the stomach of the sheep along with oatmeal, onions, salt, and suet, and then simmer the whole mess for three hours. I’m guessing that your work in the coming week may have a certain metaphorical resemblance to making haggis, Capricorn. The process could a bit icky, but the result should be pretty tasty.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18): Almost 100 years ago, world-famous comedian Charlie Chaplin

decided to take part in a Charlie Chaplin lookalike contest in San Francisco. He did his best to imitate himself, but it wasn’t good enough. He didn’t come close to winning. But I think you would have a different fate if you entered a comparable competition in the coming weeks. There’s no question in my mind that you would be crowned as the person who most resembles you. Maybe more than ever before, you are completely yourself. You look like your true self, you feel like your true self, and you are acting like your true self. Congratulations! It’s hard work to be so authentic.

PISCES (February 19-March 20): “The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while nature cures the disease,”

said French philosopher Francois-Marie Voltaire. That principle will be useful for you to invoke in the coming weeks. You definitely need to be cured, although the “disease” you are suffering from is primarily psycho-spiritual rather than strictly physical. Your task will be to flood yourself with fun adventures, engaging stories, and playtime diversions so that nature can heal you without the interference of your worries and kibitzing. Homework: Imagine your future self has sent a message to you back through time. What is it? Write: [email protected] and visit FreeWillAstrology.com.


May 29 Answers: RightBRIEF ENCOUNTERS · June 12, 2014

ACROSS1. Caprice5. Zippy10. City in Israel15. Gaff or boom19. Parrot in Disney’s “Aladdin”20. Nest21. John Jacob _22. Lacquered tinware23. Anthology entry: 2 wds.25. Classic cookie27. Consumed28. Mouthful30. Grew wider31. Particular32. Ossuary contents33. Camp bed34. Pushed around37. Mardi _38. Featured performers43. _ Pendragon44. Gasping for air: Hyph.47. Thorn apple fruit48. Pi’s follower49. Rose50. Lab compounds51. Contend52. Bond servant54. Stentorian55. Fields’ yield56. Like pulp fiction57. Main road59. “Common Sense” author60. French philosopher61. Stole62. Formal duds for men63. Metalworker64. Agametes66. Too sentimental67. Prime-time fare70. Sticky71. Pursuit72. Cover or chorus73. Simple fastener74. Blue flag75. Neck and neck76. Feliform animal77. Kind of evidence

78. “The _ & Stimpy Show”79. Cheat, in a way81. Fold83. Royal murder85. Vigoda and Fortas86. Mecca denizens87. _ -relief88. Gamins90. Flittermice91. Old Jewish ascetics95. Charter96. Party boss100. Ephemeral: Hyph.102. Cook type: Hyph.104. _ me tangere105. Old magistrate106. Lead-and-tin alloy107. Nautical term108. Cocoyam109. Porches110. Tempo111. Decreasingly

DOWN1. Bit of smoke2. Sunk fence3. Mr. Youskevitch4. Hole for a tenon5. Savored (with “in”)6. Desert shrub7. Ferrum8. _ Galahad9. Input device10. Rush11. Sackcloth and _12. Japanese statesman13. Wade across14. Stories15. Low clouds16. Metrist17. Winglike parts18. Foxx of TV24. Spud26. Kind of donor29. Part of MIT: Abbr.32. One’s children34. Fluid-filled sac35. Alternate36. Deficiency

37. Monstrous thing38. Marsh bird39. Bookmaker’s offering40. Understaffed41. Piglike mammal42. Rutabaga44. Brown ermine45. With considerable caution46. Pictures49. Errors51. Tony or Jamie Lee53. “_ Bueller’s Day Off”55. Wouk’s warship56. Secular58. Orchestra member59. Interstellar distance60. Refine62. Bread, altered63. Binge64. Bake, said of eggs65. Tomato paste66. Task67. Hits the high notes68. Porch69. Gaiters71. Earthy lump72. Factors in heredity75. Well-defined76. Chin-wags79. Not enough80. Brilliantined stuff81. Party locale82. Purificatory84. Spanish carrier86. Like some butter88. Sea snail89. Helpers90. Carried91. Medieval menial92. Like a racehorse93. Auctioneer’s cry94. Faction96. Small opening97. Not working98. Letters99. Barite and stibnite101. London’s Old _103. With-it: Var.

May 29 Crossword Answers


Live Music Live Music Live Music Email all listings to [email protected] • Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication

Zach Harris Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

2014/06/14 (Sat)

1st Impression -Rascals, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL

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

Amy Andrews -Ca’ d’Zan, 411 South Rd. Cambridge, IL

AsBigAsAMouse - My God the Heat - Drama Major -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

B. John Burns -Uptown Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

Boots & Brews: Brother Trouble - Dani Lynn Howe Band - Logan Tudeen -The District of Rock Island, 16 1/2 St. Rock Island, IL

Caught in the Act -Generations Bar & Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL

Chris Ryan Blues Band -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA

Chuck T. Murphy -Kavanaugh’s Hilltop Tap, 1228 30th St. Rock Island, IL

Cody Road -Missippi Brew, River Dr Muscatine, IA

Dawn -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr. Moline, IL

Fresh Hops - Soul Phlegm -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

Gray Wolf Band -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL

Harris Collection -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Joe and Vicki Price (4pm) -Wide River Winery - Clinton, 1776 East Deer Creek Rd. Clinton, IA

Joe Tingle’s DJ Entertainment -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL

2014/06/12 (Thu)

ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA

Archie Powell & the Exports - The Damn Choir -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

Bass Physics - Soulshake -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

C.J. the D.J. -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Chuck T. Murphy -Longshots Bar & Grill, 3312 W. Rock Falls Rd Cedar Falls, IL

Danika Holmes (6:30pm) -Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Bettendorf, IA

Dar Williams - Lucy Wainwright Roche -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Double Dz Karaoke -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

Downtown Rockin’ Daddies -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Joe and Vicki Price -Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, off I-80 at exit 254 West Branch, IA

Karaoke Night -Applebee’s - Moline, 3805 41st Ave. Moline, IL

Live Lunch w/ Ellis Kell (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Open Mic Night -The Quarry, 2202 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Open Stage Night -Theo’s Java Club, 213 17th St. Rock Island, IL

RiverCity 6 Orchestra (6:30pm) -Vander Veer Botanical Park, 215 W Central Park Davenport, IA

River Music Experience’s 10-Year An-niversary Concert w/ MarchFourth Marching Band - The Winter Blues

Junk Percussion & Drum Circle w/ Living Lands & Waters and Terry Hanson (10:30am) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Lee Blackmon (2pm) -Creekside Vine-yards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Ave. Coal Valley, IL

Live @ Five: The Diplomats of Solid Sound (5pm) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Live Lunch w/ QC Rock Academy Rock 101 Bands (noon) - Songwriter’s All-Original Open Mic (3pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Lynn Allen -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

North of 40 -Gunchie’s, 2905 Telegraph Rd Davenport, IA

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

Pierced Productions Karaoke & DJ featuring Leigh Timbrook -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL

RiverCity 6 Orchestra (11:30am) -Gen-eseo City Park Bandshell, Geneseo, IL

RiverCity 6 Orchestra (7pm) -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Daven-port, IA

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Rustic Ridge Golf Course Grille & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St. Eldridge, IA

Southern Thunder Karaoke -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL

Steve McFate & Friends -Tim’s Corner Tap, 4018 14th Ave. Rock Island, IL

The David Mayfield Parade - Lissie -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA

Doug Brundies Big Acoustic Show -Missippi Brew, River Dr Muscatine, IA

Here Come the Mummies - Naughty Naughty -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Joe Seng -Joe’s Club, 1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Bowlmor Lanes, 2952 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Rooster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 2130 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Karaoke Night -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

Keep Off the Grass -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL

Lindgren & Lewis (5pm) -Wide River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA

Live @ Five: The Candymakers (5pm) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav-enport, IA

Live Lunch w/ Tony Hoeppner (noon) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Lyle Beaver Trio Dance -Walcott Coli-seum, 116 E Bryant St Walcott, IA

All-Stars (5pm) -RME (River Music Ex-perience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Stardust Talent Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL

The Effie Afton - Crystal City - PermaS-mile -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

The Janice Ian Experience -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

2014/06/13 (Fri)

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust St. Davenport, IA


ABC Karaoke -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA

BeeRME for Music: OSG -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

BrianFest: Tallgrass - David Zollo - Uni-phonics - Jesse White Band - Emmett Sheehan -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

CASI New Horizons Band -Bill Bowe Memorial Bandshell, Middle Park Bettendorf, IA

Caught in the Act -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Chris Ryan Blues Band -Bleyart’s Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA

Chuck T. Murphy -Crust Stone Oven Pizza, 2561 53rd Ave. Bettendorf, IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -It’s on the River, 201 N. Main St. Port Byron, IL

Crosseyed Cats -Bleyart’s Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA

Damn Juhl - Mister Whiskers - Arbiter - Arnie -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Molly Conrad - Matt Van - Lewis Knud-sen -Bier Stube Moline Blackhawk Room, 417 15th St. Moline, IL

North of 40 -Sideways Bar & Grill, 635 15th Ave. East Moline, IL


Recliners (6:30pm) -Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

RiverCity 6 Orchestra -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Davenport, IA

Sena Ehrhardt Band - Ric Burris & the Sinners -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL


The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) -The Circa ‘21 Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

The Premium $ellouts -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL

Vagabond Entertainment presents Kooby’s Karaoke -Bier Stube LeClaire, 1001 Canal Shore Dr. LeClaire, IA

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2014/06/19 (Thu)


C.J. the D.J. -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Chuck T. Murphy -Whiskey Barrel Saloon, 305 W 2nd St. Rock Falls, IL

Communion Daytrotter June Club Night: Catfish & The Bottlemen - Amasa Hines - Outsides - Hailey Whitters -Codfish Hollow Barn, 3437 288th Ave. Maquoketa, IA

David Lindley -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA

Dirty Water Band -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL

Double Dz Karaoke -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

Hap Hazard -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Henhouse Prowlers - Dick Prall -The Red-stone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA

Judy Collins - Rachael Sage -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Karaoke Night -Applebee’s - Moline, 3805 41st Ave. Moline, IL

Las Guitarras De Mexico -Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, off I-80 at exit 254 West Branch, IA

Open Mic Night -The Quarry, 2202 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Open Stage Night -Theo’s Java Club, 213 17th St. Rock Island, IL

RiverCity 6 Orchestra (6:30pm) -Ke-wanee Veterans Park Gazebo, E 2nd St Kewanee,

River Town (6:30pm) -Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Learning Campus Bet-tendorf, IA

Soulshake - Mixology -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

The Knockoffs -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL

Youth-Kelele Kids’ Ukulele Club (1pm) -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

2014/06/15 (Sun)

ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA


Alan Sweet & Friends (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

An Evening with Jackie Greene - Cereus Bright -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Buddy Olson (3pm) -Ducky’s Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL

Charlie Hayes and “Detroit” Larry Davi-son (6pm) -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL

Chuck T. Murphy -Parkside Grill & Lounge, 2307 5th Ave Moline, IL

Dave & the Gin Mill Gypsies -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Ellis Paul Family Show (2pm) -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA

Ellis Paul w/ Rebecca Loebe (7pm) -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA

Jim Ryan (3pm) -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr. Moline, IL

Open Mic for Originals Only (noon) -Mama Compton’s, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (8:30 & 10:30am, 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Stardust Talent Night -The Old Stardust Sports Bar, 1191 19th Street Moline, IL

Von Stomper - Def Kitty Blinddog -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

Yellow Bellied Sapsuckers w/ Nikki Grossman & Joe Hart (7pm) - Open Mic Night (9pm) -Uptown Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

2014/06/20 (Fri)



ABC Karaoke -Moose Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rockingham Rd Davenport, IA

Almost Heroes - Velcro Moxie - Flannel Season - All Dogs Invited -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

Avon Dale -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Benjamin Cartel & the Melismatics -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Bettendorf Park Band -Bill Bowe Me-morial Bandshell, Middle Park Bet-tendorf, IA

Caught in the Act -Hollar’s Bar and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL

Chuck T. Murphy -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Cody Road -Rock Island County Fair-grounds, Archer Drive & Avenue of the Cities East Moline, IL

Corporate Rock -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Cosmic -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL

Dale Thomas Band Dance -Walcott Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St Walcott, IA

Dave Chastain Trio -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Open Mic w/ Corey Wallace & Friends -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Quad City Kix Band -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Red Rose -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

2014/06/18 (Wed)



Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL

Acoustic Open Mic Night (6:30pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Bike Night w/ The Marvels (6pm) -Purga-tory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

Bix Youth Jazz Band -The Quarter Wel-come Center, bottom of 7th Street, along the riverfront East Moline, IL

Chuck T. Murphy -Lyndon Pub, 704 1st St. W Lyndon, IL

Sunday Live Jazz (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel, 111 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Third Sunday Jazz Presents The Willie Pickens Trio (6pm) -The Redstone Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA

2014/06/16 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Fairhaven - As You Were - Rude Punch -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Magnolias - Dana T -Gabe’s, 330 E. Wash-ington St. Iowa City, IA

Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

2014/06/17 (Tue)

Aaron Neville -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA




Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME (River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Glenn Hickson (5pm) -Jake O’s Grille, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL

No Tide - Legions of Romulus - Conquer-ing Rome - Accident Prone Metal - Outsiders -Bier Stube Moline Black-hawk Room, 417 15th St. Moline, IL

Open Jam Session -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA

Open Mic Night (6:30pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL

Open Mic Nite w/ Alan Sweet -Van’s Pizza, Pub, & Grill, 3333 Harrison St. Davenport, IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Hero’s Pub, 3811 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA

Dana T - Curt Oren -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

honeyhoney - Crystal City -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

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

Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

King Khan & the Shrines - Red Mass - The Sueves -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Open Mic Night w/ Karl Beatty & Mike Miller -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Orion Walsh (6pm) -Uptown Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

The Chris & Wes Show -Ubriaco’s Trattoria, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA

The Harris Collection Open Jam Ses-sion -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA

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Open Mic w/ Corey Wallace & Friends -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA

Threefifty -Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Unseen Patrol -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

2014/06/25 (Wed)



Acoustic Jam Night w/ Steve McFate -McManus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL

Acoustic Open Mic Night (6:30pm) -RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Almost Perfect -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washing-ton St. Iowa City, IA

Bike Night w/ The Marvels (6pm) -Purga-tory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

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

Cross Creek Karaoke -Hero’s Pub, 3811 N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA

Dear Rabbit -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

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

Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Open Mic Night w/ Karl Beatty & Mike Miller -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

The Chris & Wes Show -Ubriaco’s Trattoria, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA

The Harris Collection Open Jam Ses-sion -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA

Time & Luck -River’s Edge Gallery, 216 W 3rd St Muscatine, IA


The Knockoffs -Jimbo’s Knucklehead Saloon, 902 16th Ave. East Moline, IL

The Ripplers (5pm) -Wide River Winery - LeClaire, 106 N. Cody Rd. LeClaire, IA

Vagabond Entertainment presents Kooby’s Karaoke -Bier Stube LeClaire, 1001 Canal Shore Dr. LeClaire, IA

2014/06/21 (Sat)


Acoustic Guillotine - The Atlantis Dia-logue - The Effie Afton -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Chase Garrett (2pm) -Creekside Vine-yards Winery & Inn, 7505 120th Ave. Coal Valley, IL

Chris Avey Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Chuck T. Murphy -Kilkenny’s, 300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Cody Road -Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th St Moline, IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Rumors & Excuses Pub, 230 Main St. Columbus Junc-tion, IA

Doug Brundies Big Acoustic Show -The Dam View Inn, 410 2nd St Dav-enport, IA

Gar y Mor tenson - Guy Drollinger -Uptown Bill’s Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

Joe Tingle’s DJ Entertainment -Barrel House Moline, 1321 5th Ave. Moline, IL

Jonathan Richman -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA

Karaoke Night -Boozie’s Bar & Grill, 114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Laura’s Legacy: Daphne Willis (3pm) - Ellis Kell & Friends (4pm) - David Zollo & the Body Electric (5:30pm)

Greg & Rich (2pm) -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr. Moline, IL

Onewayness - Aru - Dog Hairs -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Open Mic for Originals Only (noon) -Mama Compton’s, 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL

Sunday Jazz Brunch (8:30 & 10:30am, 12:30pm) -Bix Bistro, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Sunday Live Jazz (10:30am) -Brady Street Chop House, Radisson QC Plaza Hotel, 111 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

2014/06/23 (Mon)


Before Swag Tour: Ft. Ras Kass - The Other Elements - Shakes - Felix Thunder -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Open Mic w/ J. Knight -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

2014/06/24 (Tue)




Glenn Hickson (5pm) -Jake O’s Grille, 2900 Blackhawk Rd. Rock Island, IL

Johnny Pemberton & Josh Fadem - Kristy Hartsgrove - Spencer Loucks -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

Open Jam Session -Brady Street Pub, 217 Brady St. Davenport, IA

Open Mic Night (6:30pm) -Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL

Open Mic Nite w/ Alan Sweet -Van’s Pizza, Pub, & Grill, 3333 Harrison St. Davenport, IA

Shade of Blue -The Mill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

Smooth Groove -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL


Steve McFate -Generations Bar & Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL

The Funnies -Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Dr. Moline, IL

The Knockoffs -Hall of Fame Pizza & Wings - DeWitt, 902 6th Ave. DeWitt, IA

2014/06/22 (Sun)



Alan Sweet & Friends (6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Buddy Olson (3pm) -Ducky’s Lagoon, 13515 78th Ave Andalusia, IL

Farewell, My Love - I Cry Wolfe - Dopple-ganger - Live to Conquer - OHANA (5pm) - Travel Guide (9pm) -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

- Lissie (7pm) -Schwiebert Riverfront Park, between 17th & 20th Streets Rock Island, IL

Lynn Allen -River House, 1510 River Dr. Moline, IL

Mark Avey Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

North of 40 -Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, 4919 B Walleye Dr Iowa City, IA

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

Orenda (6:30pm) -Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

Pieces of Candy (4pm) -Wide River Win-ery - Clinton, 1776 East Deer Creek Rd. Clinton, IA


Powell -Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th St Moline, IL

Project X -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA

Rock the District w/ Chevelle - Three Years Hollow -The District of Rock Island, 16 1/2 St. Rock Island, IL

Dirty Water Band -Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Doug Brundies Big Acoustic Show -Onion Grove Bar, 602 Lombard St. Clarence, IA

Funktastic 5 -Rascals, 1418 15th St. Moline, IL

Joe Seng -Joe’s Club, 1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA

Just Let It Go -Bier Stube Moline, 417 15th St Moline, IL

Karaoke Night -Bowlmor Lanes, 2952 N. Brady St. Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Rooster’s Sports Bar & Grill, 2130 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Keep Off the Grass -It’s on the River, 201 N. Main St. Port Byron, IL

Live @ 5: The Tangents (5pm) -RME Courtyard, 131 W. 2nd St. Daven-port, IA

Louis Logic - Psalm One - Ion (9pm) - Derek Thorn Band - Animosity - B-Tho - Gadema - DJ XXL (10pm) - -Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Mark Chesnutt -Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center, 2021 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Meet the Press -On the Rock Grille & Bar, 4619 34th St Rock Island, IL

North of 40 -Purgatory’s Pub, 2104 State St Bettendorf, IA


QC Slim Band -Rock Island Boat Club, 1706 Mill St Rock Island, IL

River City Radio Hour (5:30pm) -Mo-line Commercial Club, 513b 16th St Moline, IL

Shade of Blue (6:30pm) -Sheraton Iowa City Hotel, 210 S. Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA

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Chevelle @ The District of Rock Island – June 21

Exhibitions now opEn

Davenport, Iowa • 563.326.7804 www.figgeartmuseum.org

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innovators & Legends: Generations in textiles and Fiber

Through September 7, 2014

Organized by the Muskegon

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Local threads Through September 7, 2014

A companion exhibition, Local Threads,

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From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the Channel Cat is one of the Quad Cities’ favorite attractions.

Tickets are $6 for adults and $3 for kids for all day, unlimited use. Buy your tickets on board or at

Centre Station, 1200 River Drive, Moline.

Hop on at any of four landings: John Deere Commons (Moline, behind the iWireless Center),

Celebration Belle Landing (Moline, next to the Celebration Belle), Isle of Capri (Bettendorf )

or Village of East Davenport (Davenport, Lindsey Park Marina).

For maps and schedules see the informationalbuoys or visit www.gogreenmetro.com

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