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WORDS FROM THE EDITOR By Kathleen McCarthy
Noble Lies Are No Excuse could have changed the outcome of the presi-
dential election had they been investigated and
followed by an acceleration of economic-
destroying policies, including looming food
for Ignoble Acts:
ordered to comply to their laws. Imagine this and energy shortages, and we have a blueprint
problem multiplied exponentially across the for socioeconomic chaos, for which globalists
nation, and not just for presidential elections
The Line Blurs Between Cheaters and Noble Lies but for the down ballot elections, as well. And
stand ready to restore order for mankind.
Biden’s legacy appears to be to deliver the
T
this is just the tip of the election vulnerability final blows to the U.S. economy, and by associ-
his week is the second anniversary of especially in the larger urban centers in swing iceberg. ation most other economies around the planet,
the January 6, 2021, debacle, for which a states (GA, PA, AZ, MI, WI, and NV), let alone The worm has turned here, so that election upending things while simultaneously restor-
special House investigation was initiated dismiss the sheer magnitude of it all. deniers are now those who ignore the mount- ing the globalists schedule after a brief sidelin-
in an effort to prove it was instigated by then- ing evidence of election tampering, as opposed ing during Trump’s term – only because the
president Donald Trump. The investigation was to those who are willing to consider such evi-
concluded for nine defective congressmen, most Hand Counting Ballots Is dence in the spirit of eliminating such vulner-
Davos cartel doesn’t fancy orange-man-bad.
A curious thing too, considering Trump
of whom will not be returning to Congress. But the Only Reliable Method ability whether malfeasance or incompetence, contributed his share of debilitating policies,
for nearly 1000 American citizens are being and restoring free and fair elections. Congress- such as (1) retaining Blackrock to manage
harassed, arrested, and prosecuted (many of man Jamie Raskin (D-MD) continues to claim
For starters, during the 2022 Midterm U.S. Treasury assets, (2) giving Warp Speed to
whom have not had their due process or day that 61 hearings were held by all manner of
election here in Scott County, the Secretary of Moderna and Public Health authority to Fauci,
in court) for alleged crimes committed while judges who unanimously ruled that there was
exercising their First Amendment-protected State flagged what it called 470 unaccounted both of whom already held interest and/or
no evidence of election fraud and dismissed patents for mRNA gene therapies for SARS-
rights to peacefully assemble, free speech, and for ballots after the election closed and votes
the cases. What a load of double-dipped hooey. CoV-2, and (3) ushering in Federal Accounting
petition for redress of grievances, there are no had been tallied. And while it turned out
None of the 61 cases Representative Raskin Rule 56 that allows government entities to keep
resolutions, no closure, and mostly no justice. there were only 47 unaccounted for ballots,
refers to ever heard a scintilla of evidence two sets of books, one authentic and one for
The most destructive contributor to wide- the subsequent administrative recounts done
during a single one of those hearings, instead public consumption, in the name of national
spread socioeconomic decline and growing internally by the Auditor reversed the previ-
dismissing them all on technicalities, such as security while all but annihilating transpar-
chaos is the slow degradation of good people ously reported legislator election outcome in
plaintiffs filing too soon, or filing to late, or ency and actionable accountability.
from all walks of life, whether Progressive, Lib- that district. Mutually agreed upon candidate
not having standing – pick one. Not a single It sure explains why these congressional
eral, or Conservative, who are willing to cheat representatives (including two former county
hearing included the presentation of evidence, Progressive politiopaths spend like drunken
to “win” at all cost. They engage in seriously supervisors and a district attorney) took 10
then ruled against based on the merits of that sailors, enriching themselves along the way,
bad acts that they don’t consider bad acts, let days to hand recount the ballots. The result
evidence. And Jamie Rapscallion knows it. and doing a colossal bunch of nothing except
alone serious ones. was the election swinging back to the origi-
The abuse of authority to ascend in power protecting their fiefdoms when billions of our
Examples of such acts include stuffing drop- nally declared winner with a small nine-vote
and privilege by politiopaths is as old as time. tax dollars go missing, coincidentally after
boxes with ineligible and/or fraudulent ballots, victory. While this was resolved without much
But be clear, we are equally culpable as cheaters obscene legislative appropriations, such as the
ignoring laws and rules that govern processes controversy and to most everyone's satisfac-
and abusers when we condone, turn a blind billions sent to Ukraine that have gone miss-
to secure elections, reducing transparency tion, many participants in the hand recount
eye, even commend such conduct because ing, making the $2 billion lost in Iraq look like
and limiting public access and participation are now convinced the vote counting machines
we approve of the outcomes certain cheating chump change.
in elections, sabotaging voter equipment, soft- are unreliable.
delivers, in other words if our side wins. That’s But the real enablers of this unprecedented
ware programs, and voter registration rolls, Now consider the following numbers rela-
known as the “Noble Lie.” The danger lies in financial corruption by government (estimated
manipulating election reporting, loading voter tive to the 2020 election, according to Joe Holt’s
the contagious rot of such selfish morality. It at upwards of $50 trillion worldwide) is a soci-
rolls prior to an election then unloading those references in his book The Steal: [Editor’s Note:
spirals and eventually infects entire popula- ety at large with its collective cheating heart.
same rolls after elections to avoid detection, The data presented here is a matter of public
tions, then generations. Otherwise, why would a law-abiding citizenry
commingling absentee, mail-in, and in-person record and available through all Secretaries of
Either free speech is objectively protected ever tolerate such abuse of power and privilege
ballots to confound adjudication of ballots State.]
for all or for none. If the ability to speak freely for even a second?
and/or sabotage future audits of elections, In Georgia, Trump lost by 12,000 votes. Of
is based on subjective, arbitrary criteria, then
purposely neglecting verification of eligibility the 600,000 ballots that were from drop boxes,
who decides what that criteria is? How many
300,000 had no chain of custody documenta-
(e.g. signature comparisons), deliberately mis-
tion and by law should have been disqualified
times has mankind traveled this progressively The Slow Creep of Demor-
counting, adding or subtracting ballots from regressive path to eventual tyrannical misery?
the totals, disregarding chain-of-custody for but were not. Clearly, had they been, Trump
America has been the destination of hope for
alizing Violations of Their
might have won Georgia. It is not unreason-
ballots, tallies, election data when transferring
able to question this irregularity.
millions of peoples precisely because, as a Con- Oaths and Our Rights
between locations, and unlawfully destroying stitutional Republic, we do things differently
possible evidence, such as deleting an entire In Arizona, it was far worse, as Maricopa
from other democracies and dictatorships
election database, and accepting large infu- County had no chain of custody documenta- Which brings me appropriately to the
– such as enshrine equal protection under
sions of partisan funds to influence election tion for 740,000 ballots. Maricopa had no idea epic abuses by the U.S. government relative
the law versus equitable protection under the
outcomes in strategic locations. where those 740,000 ballots came from, there- to January 6 protestors arrested, charged,
whim of an administrative judge.
The above bad acts constitute widespread fore by law should also have been disqualified, and imprisoned with mostly misdemeanor
“irregularities” that occurred in 2020-2022 but were not. Trump lost Arizona by 10,000 offenses – none with insurrection – yet treated
U.S. elections in various counties in nearly votes, elevating his concerns substantially. The January 6 Select miserably, even tortured! Specifically the FBI,
every state, but most observably in states that Coincidentally, Kari Lake (Quad Cities native) who continues to conduct swat raids meant to
received some portion of the $450 million lost her gubernatorial election by approxi- Committee’s Version of terrorize seniors and/or families who attended
Zuckerbucks that the Center for Tech and Civil mately the same number in Maricopa County Events Is a Trove of the January 6 rally, deploy multiple investiga-
Learning (CTCL) spread around, facilitating at the eleventh hour, by 10,000 votes. tive tactics that cause great fallout for those
election corruption. In Wisconsin, 100,000 ballots miraculously Misinformation protestors, including lost relationships and
These election irregularities and more, to appeared in the early morning and processed livelihoods, and countless instances of intru-
with zero chain of custody documentation I have kept my powder dry covering election sive surveillance without sufficient probable
some degree, have occurred for decades, and
in defiance of their election laws. Meanwhile, integrity and the January 6t 2021 protest of cause warrants.
most certainly prevailed in the last three elec-
where did they come from? And in New the 2020 election. These two events cannot The Department of Justice (DOJ) continues
tions (2020 General election, 2022 Primary
Mexico’s Dona Ana County, 8,000 ballots be decoupled from one another, especially its campaign of domestic terror, weaponizing
and Midterm elections). We have to be deliber-
arrived out of the blue and were unlawfully because the underbelly of both is far more the law for prosecution in lowly lawfare courts,
ately obtuse to deny election anomalies, irreg-
counted without any chain of custody verifica- pernicious than most Americans can fathom.
ularities, illegalities, and outright criminality,
tion, either. These four irregularities alone Throw the COVID pandemic into the mix,
Continued On Page 6
Noble Lies
Crafting an Insurrection conducting business by 8 p.m. that same eve- narrative of a planned insurrection to reinstall
ning, after the bomb was neutralized and the Trump as president falls decidedly short. Pro-
- Continued From Page 5 Out of Whole Cloth purported insurrection foiled. testors were not there to overthrow our democ-
where activist judges are incapable of neutral As insurrections go, January 6 might qualify racy, or to stop the transfer of power as media
judicial forbearance or balanced consideration The nearly 1,000 protestors who have been as the shortest coup in history, executed repeatedly, albeit deceptively, reports.
of compelling evidence. Instead they project interrogated, arrested and/or charged are mere without a single firearm found in the posses- Logically speaking, it would be completely
their political biases against orange-man-bad pawns in a political ruse that couldn’t muster sion of well over one million protestors, and a counterproductive for Trump supporters to
with impunity by adjudicating protestors using five seconds of credibility without the coopera- host of law enforcement locked and loaded in stop the Joint Session while state representa-
gross injustices that devastate entire families. tion, collusion, suppression, and censorship a 30-minute radius from the Capitol if needed. tives are making their case for delaying their
In nearly 100 percent of the cases to date, by mainstream and social media. These media Which they weren’t, especially because there state’s certifications, the very thing protestors
the punishment is far worse than the crime collaborators participated via coordinated were plenty of undercover FBI and intelligence enthusiastically supported.
and severely disproportionate to rulings for scripts rotated repeatedly 24/7 to anchor the agents lurking, perhaps keeping the well- The disruption of these proceedings gave
far worse bad acts by BLM and Antifa rioters messaging of insurrection and violence to con- documented cadre of provocateurs in check Congress the necessary cover to renege and
during their rampages just a year prior, where vince Americans and the world that the Janu- until needed. withdraw all objections to certification of
hundreds of police officers died with billions ary 6 protest was a MAGA insurrection led by Maybe it would help to define the require- their states. Vice President Pence had already
in damages. Protestors are receiving prison Donald Trump to overthrow our democracy. ments for an official “insurrection,” as author determined he would reject any requests for
sentences along with years-long probation for Initially, millions were falsely led to believe Julie Kelly explains in her outstanding book 10-day reprieves based on his perceived lack
trespassing compared to Antifa and BLM who that an insurrection was orchestrated by well January 6, “To be considered an insurrection of constitutional authority. In the end, blanket
mostly had all charges dropped for starting over a million random protestors pushing or attempted coup as opposed to a spontane- certification of all state electors occurred
fires, destroying property and hospitalizing strollers or walkers, wearing fanny packs and ous riot, a violent attack upon the seat of gov- precisely because of the chaos ensuing, while
officers. some version of the flag plastered somewhere, ernment needs to meet certain basic criteria. It simultaneously being labeled a Trump-led
The Select Committee for the January 6 singing hymns and praying, taking endless must be organized and coordinated; it must be insurrection with no persuasive evidence to
Insurrection has no limits on its willingness selfies for the FBI’s use in later tracking them armed; above all, it must have a plan of action date for such an exaggerated allegation.
to deceive, pervert or twist facts, even history, down for interrogation and incarceration, once it seizes the reins of power. Ultimately Again, logically speaking, who would ben-
whatever it takes to defeat Trump’s chances for sharing food and water, talking, laughing, none of the conditions necessary to meet either efit from foregoing the traditional Joint Session
running in 2024. If that means a massive fic- playing flutes, lutes and violas while dancing the legal definition or the popular understand- for state-by-state presentments of electoral
tion for American consumption, so be it. and generally frolicking … you know, all the ing of an “insurrection” have been shown to votes, including blanket dismissal of any state’s
Throughout the hearings, committee things that insurrectionists do during a coup. exist in this case.” request for a 10-day grace period to investigate
members consistently referred to death and How sad is it to learn that Congress are such Unfortunately, but unsurprisingly, the Select their state’s potential election irregularities?
destruction, attributing the deaths of five Capi- self-loathing chicken littles that they actually Committee conducted yet another patently Ten Senators made it known that they also
tol Police Officers to January 6, even though fear this super majority of avowed peace- unfair, epically biased investigation in con- intended to object to their state’s certifica-
Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died from loving huggers? Senator Mitt Romney, alias gress’ tried and trite spirit of contorting facts tion along with their House representatives,
a stroke 48 hours after January 6 (his death Pierre Delecto, was caught by Capitol Police to fashion an official fiction that was literally but abandoned this effort upon news of an
confirmed by the coroner as due to natural Officer Eugene Goodman sneaking away from produced for primetime. The hearings did not attempted insurrection. It appears Biden is the
causes), and the other four officers, Gunther his comrades down an empty hall searching allow for any competing or contrary evidence, clear beneficiary, no contest.
Hashida, Jeffery Smith, Howard Liebengood, for a hidey-hole. When Romney was advised let alone opportunities for the maligned to Select Committee member Jamie Raskin
and Kyle DeFreytag, each died from suicides in to return to chambers where he’d be safer, he defend scurrilous accusations. (D-MD), who emphatically challenged the
the months that followed January 6. literally ran back in compliance. GovInfo has a useful compilation at its 2016 electoral votes for years after Trump beat
Is it me or is that just awful? And what are The video clips used throughout the January website, where you can access the videos used Hillary, is now the lawfare practitioner criticiz-
the odds that four police officers serving in the 6 hearings to convey violent mayhem afoot was during the hearings, the 845 page Final Report ing Trump for doing the same thing. This is
same unit would take their lives, all within six a compilation of mere minutes, cherry-picked on the Select Committee’s January 6 Inves- typical of self-unaware Progressives. He and
months following January 6? This did not pre- for effect by former ABC President James tigation released December 22, 2022, and a his ilk give all new meaning to arbitrary and
vent Congress from exploiting their deaths as Goldston, who was hired by the Committee to trove of documents and transcribed testimo- capricious.
men who lost their lives defending democracy, produce the hearings for primetime television. nies referenced. That said, there is a strong There are reams of evidence available for
misleading Americans into believing protes- These clips are suspiciously few in number likelihood that the larger trove of documents, Americans to put together what really hap-
tors were responsible. Officer Sicknick’s body considering there is over 14,000 hours of video testimonies, and 14,000 hours of video footage pened on January 6. Because so much of it is
lay in state in the Rotunda for 24 hours, an footage from that day, otherwise unreleased to not used during the hearings, will be sealed suppressed and censored in the mainstream
honor reserved for presidents and dignitaries. the public. And in many cases are not acces- for 20 years on the say-so of Nancy Pelosi and social media, the public must rely on reli-
But the most craven offenders of the official sible to January 6 protestors for their defenses. as part of House rules governing commit- able independent resources for exploration of
January 6 narrative’s distortions are the main- Meanwhile the truncated video clips chosen tee investigations. (GovInfo.gov/collection/ the numerous critically relevant omissions.
stream media and social media in partnership are haphazard, unfocused, shaky and sporadic, january-6th-committee-final-report.)
with NGOs, PR firms, lawfare practitioners, with audibly garbled yelling, made more However, because this committee’s con-
and foundations who either facilitate and/or unintelligible by the raised volumes for effect. struct has had legitimacy problems from the The Truth About the Lives
fund most political propaganda, while omit- The videos successfully conveyed an overall jump, perhaps that will provide a pathway to Lost on January 6
ting/suppressing game-changing relevant facts sense of chaotic turmoil, while simultaneously recover the rest of the trove, especially because
and information. making it impossible for viewers to drill down in all probability there is exculpatory evidence Four protestors lost their lives at the hands
Permanent stains on legacies are reserved on specific aspects of most of it. that could help thousands of protestors still of Capitol Police on January 6. Ashlee Bab-
for every single participant who violated their More importantly, nothing in these videos marked for persecution. bitt (34), Roseanne Boyland, Kevin Greeson
oaths of office on a daily basis to violate the would qualify as evidence in a court of law due (55) and Benjamin Phillips. Kevin died from
constitutionally protected rights of thousands to the lack of specificity and confusion of the cardiac arrest after being pummeled by Capitol
of U.S. citizens exercising their First Amend- scenes. To this point, affidavits and testimo-
Back to Reality Police with chemicals (tear gas, pepper spray),
ment protected rights of free speech, assem- nies abound averring the violence between Concerning January 6 flash bang grenades, and projectile rubber
bling, and redress for grievances. Equally as police and protestors shown in these clips were bullets. Benjamin died from a stroke. The
egregious, many of these same citizens’ pro- largely police instigated, resulting in protestors
Redress of Grievances police had the advantage from above as they
tected rights to due process under the Fourth, forced to defend themselves and others around positioned on the inaugural terrace, while
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Amendments It is important to recall what the January
them. protestors were congregated in a fairly tight
have been, and continue to be, violated on 6, 2021, protest was really about – a call to
For perspective, Congress evacuated the crowd of people below, away from the Capitol
a daily basis, unchecked and unpunished Vice President Pence and Congress to grant
Capitol approximately 2 p.m. after being building, but in easy range of the gas, flash
because our nation of civic sloths are silent. requests by states for 10-day reprieves from
alerted to the discovery of a pipe bomb outside bang grenades, and rubber bullets.
certifying their states to allow for investiga-
the Democrat’s headquarters, yet were back Roseanne died in the infamous Capitol’s
tions of election irregularities. The official
West Tunnel clash between protestors and Muriel Bowser. A week before the January 6
Capitol Police, covered in depth in various rally, Trump approved the deployment of up to
documentaries challenging the official narra- 20,000 National Guard on January 6, but both
tive. These videos clearly show the unprovoked Pelosi and Bowser declined his offer. Going
attacks by some Capitol police officers on pro- forward, if they changed their mind, it required
testors, and the shock, pleading, and eventual they make the request directly to the National
anger such assaults provoked from otherwise Guard, not Trump.
peaceful protestors. It should be noted that The House and Senate Sergeants of Arms
Trump has held many large rallies over the Paul Irving and Michael Stenger, along with
past five years without a hint of trouble from the Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund were all
attendees. To unceremoniously claim these asked to resign after January 6. Sergeant Sund
supporters suddenly turned into violent insur- has written a book (Courage Under Fire) highly
rectionists cannot be supported by any credible critical of Pelosi’s refusal to secure the Capitol
evidence presented to date. on January 6, augmented by a large dose of
Roseanne was caught up in the group being suspicion over Pelosi’s advance knowledge of
flanked and herded toward the West Tunnel a planned attack weeks before the protest. Of
entrance, whereupon she was hit with gas, particular note also is that the Select Committee
began choking, then lost her footing. A young called for the unscheduled hearing back in June
man seeing her distress tried desperately to 2022 that included the impromptu testimony
help her, yelling for assistance but remain- of former Senate Sergeant of Arms Michael
ing at her side. He was holding her when she Stenger, who unfortunately died suddenly the
passed. Two of the officers who finally came to day before he was scheduled to testify. The Select
help and carry her into the Capitol to await the Committee ignored Stenger’s suggestions that
EMTs were also two of the four officers who they look into provocateurs’ role in January 6.
testified in the second Select Committee hear-
ing, never mentioning a word of this horror.
The media reported she was an addict and Sources:
died from a meth overdose. But when her long-
held prescription for Aderal could no longer BOOKS:
be suppressed, and the coroner debunked January 6: How The Democrats Used the
any signs of an overdose, the media had to Capitol Protest to Launch a War on Terror
give up that lie and chose to ignore her death Against the Political Right by Julie Kelly
altogether. The Steal Volume I: Setting the Stage by Joe
Ashlee Babbit, a 34-year-old Air Force police Holt
officer veteran, was unarmed as she attempted languishing in prisons for crimes that have The Steal Volume II: The Impossible Occurs
These prosecutorial bullies threaten defen-
to crawl through a transom window into a zero justification for any jail-time, some in soli- by Joe Holt
dants with much harsher sentences using their
hallway where a few staffers were milling tary confinement for misdemeanor charges, The 2020 Coup What Happened, What We
prerogative of “prosecutorial overcharging”
around clearly unperturbed by the commo- some still not yet adjudicated. Can Do by Patrick Colbeck
unless they plead guilty to lesser misdemeanor
tion on the other side of the hallway door. The Web site American Gulag keeps a fairly The Parallel Election A Blueprint for Decep-
charges as prescribed, forgo a jury trial and
Ashlee was defenseless and an easy shot for current list of the FBI’s arrests for January 6 tion by Leah Hoopes and Gregory Stenstrom
agree to overly punitive sentencing, and accept
Capitol Police Officer Michael Byrd who can participants, an ongoing operation despite the and live with a criminal record for the rest of
be seen taking aim from a nearby doorway, mountains of countervailing evidence. They DOCUMENTARIES:
their lives and all that entails. In a just soci-
waiting for a clear shot, and killed her, claim- are not enforcing the law, they are legally bul- The Real Story of January 6 by Epoch Times
ety, this crushing prosecutorial abuse would
ing he believed his life was threatened. After lying participants because they can. There is TheEpochTimes.com/the-real-story-of-jan-
result in the disbarment of such oath-breaking
which Officer Byrd was not investigated, no one challenging these unconstitutional acts 6-documentary_4596670.html
prosecutors, and the debenching and disrobing
instead exonerated of any wrong doing. Epoch in violation of their oaths and our rights. The The Truth About January 6 by J6Truth, nar-
of any judge who condones this conduct in his/
Times’ documentary clearly shows Ashlee DOJ and FBI are secure in the media’s protec- rated by currently incarcerated Protestor Jake
her court.
trying to prevent provocateurs breaching the tion, and have the endorsement of a Progres- Lang
And if that isn’t enough, this latest bipartisan
House hallway, hardly the act of a dangerous sive congress. Average everyday people have to J6Truth.org
progressive $1.7 trillion Omnibus Spending Bill
insurrectionist. organize and challenge these policies, arrests, Capital Punishment by Nick Searcy on DVD
funds continued rights’ violations with a 10 per-
Every liberal and conservative I know and violations because if we won’t defend our cent overall boost to DOJ for FBI, DEA, and U.S.
embraces free and fair elections, believes own rights, why should they? ARTICLES:
Marshals staffing, and money enough for a new
deeply in our Bill of Rights, most especially January 6 defendants can’t get decent legal • https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/
FBI headquarters to up their game for domestic
the First Amendment protections of freedom representation because (a) many lawyers are GPO-J6-REPORT/pdf/GPO-J6-RE-
terrorism and mis/disinformation surveil-
of speech, worship, assemblage, the press, being threatened with unemployment and even PORT.pdf
lance and suppression. Until we force Congress
and redress of grievances; and in the Fourth disbarment if they accept such cases; (b) are • https://www.latimes.com/politics/
to restore the Smith-Mundt Act of 1946 that
through Eighth Amendments’ protections forced to accept the counsel of Public Defenders story/2022-12-20/the-public-may-not-
prohibits government, including the military,
of due process applied equally under the law. who openly disdain them and too often work see-all-of-the-jan-6-committees-work-
from conducting psychological operations,
With these Amendments in mind, buckle cooperatively on behalf of the prosecutors’ for-decades-if-ever
experimentation, and propagandizing Ameri-
up because the official January 6 narrative offices; and (c) lack of funds to pay a decent • https://www.judicialwatch.org/
cans by repealing the dangerous Smith-Mundt
is wildly twisted, with a highly coordinated attorney because incarceration don’t pay the court-battle-over-1-6-videos/
Modernization Act that was buried in the 2013
contortion of facts that should insult aver- regular bills, let alone attorney’s fees. • https://americangulag.org/j6-street-
National Defense Authorization Act, they will
age Americans regardless of political party Most protestors are presumed guilty without party-footage-shows-intensely-peace-
continue to violate their oaths and our rights.
affiliation. innocence, in open defiance of our founding ful-crowd-decide-fits-government-
The Political Insider Web site has a thread of
Below are some compelling facts culled presumption of innocence doctrine. Glenn mainstream-medias-narrative/
tweets that contain released email transcripts
from the sources listed below. Please avail Greenwald exposed the despicable prosecu- • https://thepoliticalinsider.com/
from various officials regarding the woefully
yourselves to these resources, regardless of torial abuse occurring relative to January 6 what-the-jan-6-committee-doesnt-
inadequate security at the Capitol on January
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ric Hoffer the moral and social phi- nearly 1,000 arrested protesters to be “violent”
losopher who wrote The True Believer: and have ill-intent (which is not true), and
Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Move- there were only 100,000 people there, that’s
ments in 1951, is often quoted as saying, “Pro- 1 percent of the petitioners acting out. What NEWS RELEASE
paganda does not deceive people; it merely happened to the hallowed Democracy when
helps them to deceive themselves.” In his
1995 book The Demon Haunted World, Carl
99 percent have a peaceful right to demand
answers? It’s likely there were more than one
Iowa Doctor and Former Senator
Sagan explains that science is not just a body of
knowledge, but is a way of thinking. He writes,
million people there and now we are into the
one-tenth of 1 percent that were “possibly” Accuses Medical & Pharmacy Boards
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If
we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend
bad actors.
If Americans allow January 6 to chill their of Unlawfully Endangering Iowans
D
to reject the evidence of the bamboozle. We’re collective instinct to show up at the doorstep
no longer interested in finding out the truth. of government when critical actions related AVENPORT, IOWA (December the very thing the new policy allowed. Worse
The bamboozle has captured us. It’s simply too to their oaths of office are being conducted, 21, 2022) – Former Iowa Senator yet, pharmacists, under the direction of the
painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that such as investigating allegations of election David Hartsuch MD has filed a law- Board of Pharmacy, refused to fill lawful
we’ve been taken. Once you give a charlatan fraud prior to rubber stamping an Electoral suit against the Iowa Boards of Medicine prescriptions for these life-saving drugs.”
power over you, you almost never get it back.” College vote, then we are doomed to endure and Pharmacy to protect the rights of Iowa In October, 2021, one of Dr Hartsuch’s
Last year at this time we published the bamboozle after bamboozle. Sadly, the right to patients and their physicians from unlawful patients filed a complaint with the Phar-
article, “January 6: In Their Own Words – petition for redress is the only protected right Board activity. macy Board because a pharmacist refused to
Firsthand Accounts from Five Concerned that has not been formally adjudicated at the Dr Hartsuch explained, “These Boards are dispense these drugs. The Board of Medicine
Citizens Who Were in Washington D.C. on Supreme Court. Every other first amendment preventing patients from receiving early life- retaliated with an unfounded and punitive
January 6, 2021.” Five very credible, civically clause has a famous settled law rulings by saving treatment by unlawfully suppressing nine-month investigation against Dr Hart-
engaged people well-known to the owners SCOTUS. Imagine that.
physician speech considered contrary to the such, which recently concluded. “Many great
of this paper shared with us their firsthand Many have tried, no more so than Bob
State narrative concerning COVID-19.” physicians who properly treated COVID-19
accounts, responding to 12 questions we Schulz and We the People Foundation,
In March of 2020, the Director of the are still under investigation by the Board of
posed about their observations and actions which I’ve written about many times over the
Board of Medicine e-mailed a joint state- Medicine. This needs to stop now!” said Dr
on that historical day. If you have not read it, years. Each and every time the courts tell the
ment to physicians to prevent them from Hartsuch.
I highly encourage you to do so at RCReader. petitioners, “Yes, we are harming you and yes
prescribing hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and Since the Board of Pharmacy has refused
com/commentary/in-their-own-words- there are constitutional violations. However,
january-6-2021. The narrative we understand your harm is no greater than everyone else’s Azithromycin (a common antibiotic used to to enforce rules prohibiting discrimination
from their account is that there were 500,000 harm, so you have no standing.” Now you treat bronchitis which frequently accompa- based upon disease, pharmacy chains have
to 2 million people in D.C. that day, all know the real reason we are told over and over nies the disease.) denied patients with COVID-19 their rights
peacefully rallying, protesting, networking, we live in a Democracy, and not a Republic. Dr Hartsuch noted that not only was this to access these life-saving drugs. Further-
singing, etc. What these people were doing The word democracy appears nowhere in any statement sent without Board approval, more, Dr Hartsuch alleges the Boards
was exercising their constitutionally pro- state or U.S. constitution. but it also conflicted with the best-known trampled upon his patient’s Constitutional
tected rights to assemble, speak, and petition And now, local doctor and former state sen- medical science. In July 2020, he petitioned right to Petition the Government For a
the government for a redress of grievances. ator David Hartsuch is attempting to enforce the Board to consider the matter formally Redress of Grievances.
There’s likely been no larger mass attempt to such a right to petition with his lawsuit against and provided scientific medical information Dr Hartsuch said, “Patients rely upon
petition the federal government for redress the Iowa boards of Medicine and Pharmacy. that demonstrated the importance of early State Boards to protect their health. Instead,
than what occurred January 6, 2021. It’s an important case, with far-reaching intervention with HCQ. these heavyweights have tag-teamed patients
The majority of the government inside consequences for both doctors in Iowa who In October 2020, the Boards issued a with a simultaneous body slam: The Board
those ten square miles of D.C., would have wish to maintain their free speech, and revised joint statement allowing the use of of Medicine silenced doctors while the
Americans believe there was a coup attempt. patients who wish to maintain their bodily the drugs. However, the Medical Board’s Board of Pharmacy prevented patients from
When in reality, there were a handful of bad autonomy. Turns out that board members, by Director refused a request by Dr Hartsuch receiving early life-saving treatment. For
actors, provocateurs, instigators, and federal- state law, are indemnified from being sued for to directly inform all licensees of the change over two years, they have assaulted patients
agency personnel themselves that perpetuated any damages they may cause by their actions. in Board policy. The Director also ignored and people have died. I hope that this lawsuit
the isolated incidents of violence. Moving the Even locally elected officials have bonds with FOIA requests by Dr Hartsuch for the sci- will shed light on the process and bring
barricades away and opening the doors to the insurance companies to mitigate such risk to ence behind the Boards’ original statement. the action of the Boards into conformance
buildings where people dutifully proceeded tax payers. Thus, David is suing for the Iowa Said Dr Hartsuch, “I was later shocked to with Iowa Law. Governor Reynolds needs to
between the velvet ropes so they could get to a government to enforce their own laws. The discover that, despite the Boards’ new policy intervene. Patients need relief.”
much needed bathroom is not what an insur- news release regarding this case is published permitting the use of these drugs, doctors To view the court filing and keep up to date
rection looks like. here in this issue. Thank you, David, for being in Iowa who lawfully treated COVID-19, on this developing story, visit
Even if you hypothetically allow for the the passionate patriot you are. including myself, were being investigated for RCReader.com/tags/hartsuch.
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VISUAL ARTS Winter Birds: Drawing & Painting, Thursdays thru Jan. 26; Gyrls Night Out: Magnetic Wrap Bracelet, with Creation Studio Tools Training: Sewing Machines,
join fellow bird-lover Laura Warner and… Figge Art Museum, instructor Karen Kubby; design a wrap bracelet using participants aged 16 and up will learn how to load…
9:30am Thu Jan 5 magnetic… Beadology Iowa, 5:30pm Fri Jan 13 Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Jan 24
Openings & Gallery Events
Paint Like an Artist Session 3: Winter Snow Fun for Make 2 Bracelets: Intro to Stringing, with instructor Sunburst Pendant, with instructor Zanetta Hoehle; learn to
Free Senior Day at the Figge Art Museum, all seniors age Grades K-4, Saturdays thru Jan. 28; with instructor Hannah Alyssa Jakowchuk; this class places a focus on… Beadology use two thicknesses of… Beadology Iowa, 5:30pm Tue Jan 24
60 and up receive free admission, as… Figge Art Museum, Wiekhorst; snow fun… Family Museum, 9am Sat Jan 7 Iowa, 10am Sat Jan 14
10am Thu Jan 5 and Thu Feb 2 Adult DIY: Fabric Scrap Wreath, adults are invited to
Painting for Children, Saturdays thru Jan. 28; with Make 3 Pairs of Earrings: Intro to Wirework, with make a fabric scrap wreath; free;… Davenport Public Library -
Thursdays at the Figge, weekly programs featuring artists, instructor Pat Bereskin; acrylic painting… Figge Art Museum, instructor Karen Kubby; two skills are learned and practiced— Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jan 25
curators, scholars, and community partners to… Figge Art 9am Sat Jan 7 making… Beadology Iowa, 3pm Sat Jan 14
Museum, 6:30pm Thu Jan 5 thru Thu Feb 9 Mermaid’s Tail Pendant, with instructor Alyssa
Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson; Card Making with Donna Banta, create cards for the Jakowchuk; in this pattern by Carolyn Cave,… Beadology
Craft-Tea, crafters aged 16 and up are invited to bring learn to see, draw, and understand… Figge Art Museum, coming holiday seasons with Donna Banta;… LeClaire Iowa, 10am Sat Jan 28
your… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Thu Jan 19 9:30am Sat Jan 7 thru Sat Jan 28 Community Library, 11am Sat Jan 14
Basket Beauty Twined Wire Pendant, with instructor
Mykola Haleta: Basic Vision Art + Design Catalog Taking Photos with Your Phone, Mondays thru Jan. 30; Happy Little Trees, with instructor Allen Halloway; paint Marilyn Moore; learn to twine and make miniature…
Archive, Haleta, assistant professor of graphic design at The this class reviews a brief history… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm picturesque landscapes like the ones… Figge Art Museum, Beadology Iowa, 11am Sun Jan 29
University of… Bettendorf Public Library, 10:30am Sat Jan 28 Mon Jan 9 10am Sat Jan 14
Pearl Knotting through Kirkwood Community
Adult DIY: Hand Warmers, adults are invited to make hand Wire Wrapped Earrings, with instructor Cheryl College, with instructor Karen Kubby; everyone needs a
Exhibits & Shows warmers in the Studio… Davenport Public Library - Main Weatherford; use wire to create a hammered… Beadology classic string of… Beadology Iowa, 5:30pm Mon Jan 30
Branch, 4pm Tue Jan 10 Iowa, noon Sun Jan 15
Peace, Power, & Prestige: Metal Arts in Africa, the exhibit Character Design for Kids, Tuesdays thru Feb. 21; with
explores the roles of metal… Figge Art Museum, thru Sun Creative Acrylic Painting, Tuesdays thru Jan. 31; with Mindful Making, with instructor Anna Richards; this class instructor Emma Hubner; students will learn how… Figge Art
Jan 8 instructor Laura Warner; after an… Figge Art Museum, offers opportunities for self-expression… Figge Art Museum, Museum, 5pm Tue Jan 31
9:30am Tue Jan 10 6pm Wed Jan 18
Erwin Eisch, Maricio Lasansky, & Zoya Cherkassky: Hands-On Art History: Pipe Cleaner Ballet Dancers,
Artists Remember, the exhibit explores the unique imagery Figure Painting, Tuesdays thru Jan. 31; with instructor Brad Clay Bookends, Thursdays thru Feb. 2; with instructor LInda learn about an artist or art style while also making… LeClaire
artists… Figge Art Museum, thru Sun Jan 15 Bisbey; students will… Figge Art Museum, 6pm Tue Jan 10 Hardin; use your… Figge Art Museum, 10:30am Thu Jan 19 Community Library, 5pm Tue Jan 31
James Walker Henry - Stephen and Karen Steininger, January Southwest Craft: Winter Star Art, using sing Chevron Beaded Bracelet through Kirkwood Intro to Pastel, Wednesdays thru Feb. 22; with instructor
exhibit of oil paintings by Henry and mixed-media… Quad lovely shades of blue, white, and lavender, we… Rock Island Community College, with instructor Victor Schmidt; use Laura Warner; designed for… Figge Art Museum, 9am Wed
City Arts Center, thru Fri Jan 27 Public Library - Southwest Branch, 6pm Tue Jan 10 seed beads to learn ladder… Beadology Iowa, 1pm Thu Jan Feb 1
19
Caroline Kent: An Improvisation of Form, the Chicago- Make Your Own Vision Board, a vision board is a visual Drawing: Proportions & Sight Sizing, Thursdays thru
based artist’s installation will transform the… Figge Art representation of your goals;… Davenport Public Library - Byzantine Chain Maille Bracelet, with instructor Karen Feb. 23; with instructor Laura Warner; join our ongoing
Museum, thru Sat Feb 4 Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jan 11 Kubby; learn the basics of byzantine chain… Beadology Iowa, drawing… Figge Art Museum, 9:30am Thu Feb 2
3pm Sat Jan 21
Decolonial Intervention, Mexican/Latinx multidisciplinary DIY Natural Perfumes, smell good and feel good about it; Wine & Art: Wire Art 101, with instructor Jazzmyn Phillips;
artist Tlisza Jaurique will… Figge Art Museum, thru Thu Feb learn to make… River Valley District Library, 6pm Thu Jan 12 Make Glass Beads: Introduction to Lampworking, enjoy a variety of studio classes… Figge Art Museum, 6pm
9 with instructor Karen Kubby; this class will teach you the… Thu Feb 2
Figure Drawing, with instructor Peter Xiao or Paul Lange; Beadology Iowa, 10am Sat Jan 21
Mother, Goddess, Crone: The Art of Maria Cusumano, learn figure drawing by… Figge Art Museum, 5:30pm Fri Jan Oil Painting Saturdays, with instructor David Anderson;
exhibit by the late St. Ambrose University… Figge Art 13 thru Fri Jan 27 Fundamentals of Metalworking: Pendant, with learn to see, draw, and understand… Figge Art Museum,
Museum, thru Thu Feb 9 instructor Maggie Joynt; learn the fundamentals of 9:30am Sat Feb 4
metalworking: sawing,… Beadology Iowa, 11am Sun Jan 22
The Warner Foundation Collection: History in the Paint Like an Artist Session 4: You Go, Girl! for
Painting, the exhibit gives insight into our country’s… Figge Grades 2-5, Saturdays thru Feb. 25; with instructor Hannah
Art Museum, thru Thu Feb 9 Wiekhorst; exploring the… Family Museum, 9am Sat Feb 4
Zaiga Thorson: Storms & Silver Linings, local artist Zaiga Mail Some Love, adults are invited to celebrate the holiday
Thorson will create a site-specific… Figge Art Museum, Sat by making your… Davenport Public Library - Main Branch,
Jan 28 thru Thu Feb 9 4pm Tue Feb 7
Young Artists at the Figge: Geneseo School District, Color Our Collections, join us for a relaxing evening
annual exhibit of student works, sponsored by the Geneseo coloring our collections; color… Davenport Public Library -
Foundation... Figge Art Museum, Sat Jan 28 thru Sun Feb 5 Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Wed Feb 8
Classes Calls for Entry

Portrait Painting, Thursdays thru Jan. 26; with instructor Quad City Arts Exhibits, submit your artwork to exhibit in
Brad Bisbey; learn to… Figge Art Museum, 11am Thu Jan 5 our… Quad City Arts Center, thru Sun Jan 8
Watercolor Painting, Thursdays thru Jan. 26; with Quad City Arts Arts Dollars Grants, Arts Dollars provides
instructor Pat Bereskin; join our… Figge Art Museum, 8:30am funding for individuals and… Quad City Arts Center, thru
Thu Jan 5 Tue Jan 31
Wine & Art: Silk Painting, with instructor Gail Larvenz;

students will enjoy a glass of wine… Figge Art Museum, 6pm
Thu Jan 5
Stephen Steininger's Amelia Earhart at Quad City Arts Center -- through January 27
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MUSIC Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling, oncert with the The Department of Rare Books and Special Hairspray, Tony-winning ‘60s-rock musical comedy based
Trans-Atlantic band and Quad City Arts Visiting Artists;… Collections, a discussion of Eva Jurczyk’s book in honor of on John Waters’ cult classic;… Adler Theatre, 7:30pm Tue
Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Thu Jan 26 the library’s… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, Jan 31
Reggae Night, experience the warm reggae vibes with your 5pm Thu Jan 12
favorite… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu Jan 5 Kent Burnside, lauded blues guitarist in his first Gypsy Natural Shocks, Lauren Gunderson’s drama about violence,
Highway headlining concert;… The Gypsy Highway Bar & Before We Were Yours, a discussion of Lisa Wingate’s book abuse, and firearms in America… The Black Box Theatre, Thu
Smells Like Nirvana - Dead Original, concert with the Grill, 6:30pm Fri Jan 27 with the Blue Suede… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat Feb 2 thru Thu Feb 9
tribute rockers, featuring a set by Dead… Raccoon Motel, Jan 14
8pm Fri Jan 6 Up Close with Naha & Aaron, spend the evening with Broken Box Mime Theater, performance with the touring
QCSO concertmaster Naha Greenholtz and principal… Ordinary Grace, a discussion of William Kent Krueger’s stage troupe and Quad City Arts… The J Bar, Thu Feb 9
Surf’s Up Saturday, live music every Saturday; free; for Butterworth Center, 7:30pm Sat Jan 28 book with the Mystery… Bettendorf Public Library, 9:30am
information, call 563-326-1333… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 11:30am Sat Jan 14 PASS Performance: Broken Box Mime Theater,
Sat Jan 7 thru Sat Feb 4 Music Explorers: British Invasion, join us as we cross the performance with the Quad City Arts Visiting Artists and
pond and rediscover the… The Redstone Room, 4pm Sun Book Babes Plus One Book Discussion Group, join a contemporary physical… The J Bar, 6pm Thu Feb 9
Kiely Connell, concert with the Nashville-based folk singer/ Jan 29 lively discussion about a pre-determined book, with the…
songwriter; $12… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Sun Jan 8 Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 6:30pm Tue
Reggae Night, experience the warm reggae vibes with your Jan 17 Auditions & Classes
The Commodores, concert with one of the greatest favorite… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu Feb 2
Motown and R&B/funk groups of all time, featuring musicians The Maid, a discussion of Nita Prose’s novel with the Book Auditions: Oliver!, auditions for the Tony-winning musical
Walter “Clyde” Orange, James Dean “JD” Nicholas and William Nivrana: Tribute to Nirvana, an evening with the grunge ’Em… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Jan 17 adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “Oliver… The Spotlight
“WAK” King; $35-65; for information and tickets, call 563-328- and rock tribute musicians; $12-15;… The Redstone Room, Theatre, Fri Jan 13 and Sat Jan 14
8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore 8pm Fri Feb 3 I Must Betray You, a discussion of Ruta Sepetys’ book with
Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Sun Jan 8 the Novel Naptime… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Wed Acting: Ages 11-12, Saturdays thru Mar. 25; new, dynamic,
Daniel Villarreal, concert with the drummer and solo artist Jan 18 and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 9:45am
Galesburg Community Chorus Open Rehearsal, from Chicago; $15… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Sat Feb 4 Sat Jan 14
open rehearsal for the spring concert on May 6; all… First The Daughters of Yalta, a discussion of Catherine Grace
Presbyterian Church - Galesburg, 7pm Mon Jan 9 Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks IV: Bella Katz’s book with the Contemporary… Bettendorf Public Advanced Acting: Ages 10+, Saturdays thru Mar. 25; this
& Brahms, Richard Wagner’s militaristic Rienzi Overture Library, 1pm Wed Jan 18 class deepens the imagination and… Davenport Junior
Opera Quad Cities, intimate concert with the area singers; provides a spirited opener to this program… Adler Theatre, Theatre, 11:15am Sat Jan 14
free; for information, call… Moline Public Library, 7pm Tue 7:30pm Sat Feb 4 The Discovery of Slowness, a discussion of Sten Nadolny’s
Jan 10 book with the Contemporary Books… Bettendorf Public Broadway Beats!: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru Mar. 25;
Surf’s Up Saturday, live music every Saturday; free; for Library, 7pm Wed Jan 18 designed for our youngest performers, explore… Davenport
Genevieve Heyward, concert with the Wisconsin-based information, call 563-326-1333… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 11:30am Junior Theatre, 10:15am Sat Jan 14
singer/songwriter; $12… Raccoon Motel, 7pm Thu Jan 12 Sat Feb 4 Community Connections: Jonathan Turner, Turner
discusses his new book “100 Things to Do in… Bettendorf Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru Mar. 25;this
Opera Quad Cities 101: Operatic Comedy, Opera Quad BK Davis & the Invisible Secret Band, concert with Public Library, 1:30pm Thu Jan 19 class develops storytelling and communication skills…
Cities will present a free featuring the beauty… Bettendorf the all-embracing, global Latin-jazz & soul artist and… The Davenport Junior Theatre, 9am Sat Jan 14
Public Library, 7pm Thu Jan 12 Redstone Room, 3pm Sun Feb 5 Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, a discussion of
Robin Sloan’s book with the Overbooked Book… Davenport Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Saturdays thru Mar. 25; this
Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway, on the 2nd & 4th Intocable, concert with the band from Zapata, Texas that Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jan 19 class develops storytelling and communication… Davenport
Thursdays of the month; play… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu plays regional… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7pm Sun Feb 5 Junior Theatre, 9:15am Sat Jan 14
Jan 12 thru Thu Feb 9 Maus and Maus II, discussion of Art Spiegelman’s books
Quad City Symphony Orchestra Masterworks IV: Bella with the German American Heritage… German American Musical Theatre: Ages 9-10, Saturdays thru Mar. 25; this
Kashmir: The Live Led Zeppelin Tribute Show, an & Brahms, Richard Wagner’s militaristic Rienzi Overture Heritage Center, 10:30am Sat Jan 21 class develops storytelling and communication… Davenport
evening with the touring tribute rockers; $19.75 & up… The provides a spirited opener to this program… Centennial Hall, Junior Theatre, 10:45am Sat Jan 14
Rust Belt, 8pm Fri Jan 13 Augustana College, 2pm Sun Feb 5 Make the Connection: A DEI Book Club, book club
boasting literature that will spark engaging, insightful and… Acting: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru Mar. 27; new, dynamic, and
Lillie Mae, concert with the country and Americana singer, Tuneful Tuesday: Sound Conservatory, this Davenport Public Library - Main Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jan 24 fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Mon
songwriter, fiddler, and… Raccoon Motel, 8pm Fri Jan 13 performance will feature Kian Hyatt on bassoon, Paul Mizzi… Jan 16
Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, noon Tue The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of
T1 Entertainment’s Top Tier Artist Showcase: Dj Tone Feb 7 Colorblindness, a discussion of Michelle Alexander’s book Acting: Ages 7-8, Mondays thru Mar. 27; new, dynamic, and
Da Boss - Courter - Pharaoh - Draft Pick - Klazik - Richie with the Rooting Out… Moline Public Library, 6:30pm Wed fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Mon
Uchiha - Tevin Jones - T Da God, creators of the Iowa Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway, on the 2nd & 4th Jan 25 Jan 16
Music Awards, talent agency T1 Entertainment brings… The Thursdays of the month; play… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu
Redstone Room, 9pm Fri Jan 13 Feb 9 The Survivors, a discussion of Jane Harper’s book with Acting: Ages 9-10, Mondays thru Mar. 27; new, dynamic,
the Brown Bag… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm
A Frog Fest: Frog Face - Empty Graves - Blist Her - Summer Camp: On The Road, support your scene as they Branch, 1pm Wed Jan 25 Mon Jan 16
Crimson Clean Sweep, $10… Village Theatre, 6pm Sat compete for a spot on… The Redstone Room, 7pm Thu Feb 9
Jan 14 Restart, a discussion of Gordon Korman’s book with the Big/ Improv: Ages 7-8, Mondays thru Mar. 27; create a story with
Little Book Club;… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Mon Jan 16
LITERARY ARTS
Mike Conrad & the Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, Branch, 6:30pm Thu Feb 2
Polyrhythms Third Sunday Jazz Matinee & Workshop Series Intro to Tech Design: Ages 8+, Mondays thru Mar. 27; learn
in Becherer Hall presents… Rivermont Collegiate, 5pm Sun Adult Book Club, join us for books, snacks, and how to program lights, design… Davenport Junior Theatre,
Jan 15 Crafting the Mixtape: A Generation Writing conversation on the first… LeClaire Community Library, 4:45pm Mon Jan 16
Workshop, Thursdays thru Jan. 26; Melissa Conway will 6:30pm Mon Feb 6
Songwriters Roundtable, bring your instrument of choice, focus on pushing… Midwest Writing Center, 6pm Thu Jan 5 Storytelling Spectacular: Improv for Ages 5-6,
a copy/copies of your lyrics,… The Redstone Room, 6pm Mon The Nickel Boys, a discussion of Colson Whitehead’s book Mondays thru Mar. 27; explore storytelling and creative
Jan 16 Restart, a discussion of Gordon Korman’s book with the with the Alpha Book Club;… Rock Island Public Library - expression in… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Mon Jan 16
Big/Little Book… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Downtown Library, 1pm Mon Feb 6
Feature Artist Nite, free; for information, call 563-326- Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jan 5 Theatre Fun!: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru Mar. 27; this high-
1333… Zeke’s Island Cafe, 8pm Thu Jan 19 Infinite Country, a discussion of Patricia Engel’s book with energy class is full of… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm
Lessons in Chemistry, a discussion of Bonnie Garmus’ book the Pageturners discussion… Moline Public Library, 1pm Tue Mon Jan 16
Tanya Tucker, concert with the legendary country-music with the Adult Book… LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm Feb 7
singer/songwriter; $35-65; for information and tickets, call Mon Jan 9 Acting: Ages 5-6, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28; new, dynamic,
563-328-8000; Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Miracle Creek, a discussion of Angie Kim’s book with the and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Tue
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, RhythmCityCasino.com, 8pm Thu Rip Van Winkle, a discussion of the short story by Between the Lines… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Jan 17
Jan 19 Washington Irving, published… Davenport Public Library - Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Feb 8
Fairmount Street Branch, 10am Mon Jan 9 Acting: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28; new, dynamic,
Liv Carrow, a concert in the Brown Bag Lunch Series; Saying Yes to Your Story: A Conversation with Kwame and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm
Carrow’s introspective,… Bettendorf Public Library, noon Fri American Spy, a discussion of Lauren Wilkinson’s book with Alexander, free; for information, call 309-732-7323… Rock Tue Jan 17
Jan 20 the West End… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 7pm Wed Feb 8
Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jan 10 Broadway Beats!: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28;
Michael Moncada & Whiskey High - Monica Austin, designed for our youngest performers, explore… Davenport
THEATRE
concert with the Midwest-based country/rock & roll band, Welcome to the Goddamn Icecube, a discussion of Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Tue Jan 17
featuring an… The Redstone Room, 7pm Fri Jan 20 Blair Braverman’s book with the Get Lit… Bettendorf Public
Library, 7pm Tue Jan 10 Improv: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28; create a story
Old Dominion - Frank Ray - Greylan James - Kassi Performances with others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Tue Jan
Ashton, concert with the Nashville-based country musicians Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross Gay, a virtual 17
on their “No Bad… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7:30pm Sat conversation with best-selling essayist and award-winning We Will Rock You, post-apocalyptic musical-comedy revue
Jan 21 poet Gay.;… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, featuring more than 20 hit Queen songs;… Circa ’21 Dinner Musical Theatre: Ages 11+, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28; this
Moline Public Library, River Valley District Library, 7pm Wed Playhouse, Wed Jan 18 thru Wed Feb 8 class develops storytelling and communication… Davenport
Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling, abbreviated concert with Jan 11 Junior Theatre, 4:45pm Tue Jan 17
the Trans-Atlantic band and Quad City Arts Visiting… Moline Stomp, the eight-member troupe uses everything but
Public Library, 6:30pm Tue Jan 24 Evolutionary Dancer, on Wednesdays; led by Carol Kilby; conventional percussion instruments –… Adler Theatre, Musical Theatre: Ages 9-10, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28; this
for those searching to make peace… Our Lady of the Prairie 7:30pm Thu Jan 19 class develops storytelling and communication… Davenport
PASS Performance: Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling, Retreat, 9am Wed Jan 11 thru Wed Jan 25 Junior Theatre, 6:15pm Tue Jan 17
concert with the Trans-Atlantic band and Quad City Arts Apples in Winter, Jennifer Fawcett’s one-woman drama
Visiting Artists;… Galvin Fine Arts Center - St. Ambrose The House of the Spirits, a discussion of Isabelle Allende’s that challenges the audience to reflect… The Mockingbird on Teen Acting, Tuesdays thru Mar. 28; a great way to get
University, 6pm Wed Jan 25 book with the Between the… Davenport Public Library - Main, 7:30pm Fri Jan 20 thru Sat Jan 28 theatrical… Davenport Junior Theatre, 7pm Tue Jan 17
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Wed Jan 11
Acting: Ages 11-12, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; new, Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Saturdays thru May 13; floor Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Wednesdays thru May 10; our Donny, Mike, and the Todds, standup comedy with Donny
dynamic, and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Townsend, Mike Steele, Todd Baysinger, and Todd… Village
4:15pm Wed Jan 18 Theatre, 9:30am Sat Jan 14 Theatre, 5pm Wed Jan 18 Theatre, 7pm Fri Feb 3
Acting: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; new, dynamic, Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru May 13; our Intermediate/Advanced Tap & Jazz: Teacher ComedySportz Quad Cities, on Fridays and Saturdays; the
and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm tiniest dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Recommended, Wednesdays thru May 10; students return of the Quad Cities’… The Spotlight Theatre, 7pm Fri
Wed Jan 18 Theatre, 10am Sat Jan 14 continue progressing in their tap… Davenport Junior Feb 3 thru Sat Feb 4
Theatre, 6pm Wed Jan 18
Acting: Ages 7-8, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; new, dynamic, Hip Hop: Ages 7-9, Saturdays thru May 13; students will Big Room Open Mic, enjoy watching your favorite local
and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:45pm explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, Novice Tumble Ages 5-8: Teacher Recommended, comics trying out new material… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun
Wed Jan 18 9:15am Sat Jan 14 Wednesdays thru May 10; tumblers will continue to improve Feb 5
tumbling… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Wed Jan 18
Improv: Ages 11+, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; create a story Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Saturdays thru May 13; our Zach Peterson, standup comedian performs in the
with others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Wed Jan preschool floor gymnastic classes teach… Davenport Junior Pom Dance: Ages 7+, Wednedays thru May 10; this fun and Tomfoolery on Tremont series; $12… Renwick Mansion, 7pm
18 Theatre, 10:45am Sat Jan 14 high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Wed Sun Feb 5
Jan 18
Intermediate Acting: Ages 8-10, Wednesdays thru Mar. Ballet/Jazz: Ages 10+, Mondays thru May 8; jazz technique
MUSEUMS
29; building on skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior is developed from ballet… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm Teen Ballet, Wednesdays thru May 10; dancers learn ballet
Theatre, 6:45pm Wed Jan 18 Mon Jan 16 fundamentals at the… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm
Wed Jan 18
Intermediate/Advanced Musical Theatre: Ages 9+, Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru May 8; dancers Build! Create! Innovate! Winter Edition, the exhibit
Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; students are recommended into continue learning ballet fundamentals and… Davenport Advanced Tumble: Teacher Recommended, Thursdays introduces visitors of all ages to problem solving and…
this course… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:30pm Wed Jan 18 Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Mon Jan 16 thru May 11; tumblers will continue to improve tumbling… Putnam Museum & Science Center, thru The Feb 9
Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Thu Jan 19
Magic Workshop: Ages 8+, Wednesdays thru Feb. 15; Beginning Tap: Ages 5-6, Mondays thru May 8; using Preserving a Dyeing Art: German Blueprint, discover
award winning local magician David Casas… Davenport special tap shoes dancers will… Davenport Junior Theatre, Beginning Pom Dance: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru May 11; the history of Blaudruck, a traditional folk-art that… German
Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Wed Jan 18 4:15pm Mon Jan 16 this fun and high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, American Heritage Center, thru Thu Feb 9
5pm Thu Jan 19
Musical Theatre: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; this Budding Ballet: Ages 3-4, Mondays thru May 8; our tiniest The White Rose: The Student Resistance Against
class develops storytelling and communication… Davenport dancers learn ballet fundamentals… Davenport Junior Intermediate Tumble: Teacher Recommended, Hitler, Munich 1942-1943, exhibit on one of the most widely
Junior Theatre, 4pm Wed Jan 18 Theatre, 4pm Mon Jan 16 Thursdays thru May 11; tumblers will continue to improve known… German American Heritage Center, thru Thu Feb 9
tumbling… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:15pm Thu Jan 19
Musical Theatre: Ages 7-8, Wednesdays thru Mar. 29; this Tap: Ages 7+, Mondays thru May 8; using special tap shoes Community Open House, browse our current exhibitions
class develops storytelling and communication… Davenport dancers will… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5:30pm Mon Jan 16 Intermediate/Advanced Lyrical Dance: Teacher and help… German American Heritage Center, Sat Jan 7 and
Junior Theatre, 5pm Wed Jan 18 Recommended, Thursdays thru May 11; dancers with Sun Jan 8
Teen Tap, Mondays thru May 8; using special tap shoes previous lyrical experience will… Davenport Junior Theatre,
Acting: Ages 7-8, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; new, dynamic, dancers will… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:45pm Mon Jan 16 5:30pm Thu Jan 19 From the Cradle to the Grave: Extracting Information
and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm from German Vital Records, virtual webinar in which
Thu Jan 19 Ballet/Jazz: Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru May 9; jazz technique Intermediate/Advanced Pom Dance: Teacher Katherine Schober will take you through… German American
is developed from ballet… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:30pm Recommended, Thursdays thru May 11; this fun and high Heritage Center, 1pm Sun Jan 22
Acting: Ages 9-10, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; new, dynamic, Tue Jan 17 energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:45pm Thu Jan 19
and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Annual Meeting of GAHC Membership, members of the
Thu Jan 19 Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Tuesdays thru May 9; floor Lyrical Dance: Ages 9+, Thursdays thru May 11; this free German American Heritage Center & Museum are… German
gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior and fluid style will… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Thu American Heritage Center, 5:30pm Mon Jan 23
Advanced Improv: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; Theatre, 5pm Tue Jan 17 Jan 19
create a story with others from… Davenport Junior Theatre, Hamburg on Mississippi: Part 1, the Tri-City Symphony,
6pm Thu Jan 19 Hip Hop: Ages 10+, Tuesdays thru May 9; students will Pom Dance: Ages 7+, Thursdays thru May 11; this fun and founded in 1916, is one of the… German American Heritage
explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, high energy class… Davenport Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Thu Center, 2pm Sun Jan 29
Costume Creation: Ages 11+, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; 5:30pm Tue Jan 17 Jan 19
learn what it takes to create… Davenport Junior Theatre, 5pm Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society: Jumping The
Thu Jan 19 Hip Hop: Ages 7-9, Tuesdays thru May 9; students will Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru May 11; our Pond To Deutschland, Scott County Iowa Genealogical
explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior Theatre, preschool floor gymnastic classes teach… Davenport Junior Society and the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections…
Homeschool Acting: Ages 10+, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; 4:15pm Tue Jan 17 Theatre, 4pm Thu Jan 19 German American Heritage Center, 1pm Sat Feb 4
new, dynamic, and fun each session,… Davenport Junior
Theatre, 10:45am Thu Jan 19 Intermediate/Advanced Ballet & Jazz: Teacher
Homeschool Acting: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Mar. 30;

Recommended, Tuesdays thru May 9; jazz technique is
developed from ballet… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6pm Tue COMEDY MOVIES
new, dynamic, and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Jan 17
Theatre, 9:15am Thu Jan 19 ComedySportz Quad Cities, on Fridays and Saturdays; the Afternoon Classics, we will be watching movies from the
Tumble Tots: Ages 3-4, Tuesdays thru May 9; our preschool return of the Quad Cities’… The Spotlight Theatre, 7pm Fri 1930s-1960s featuring your… Davenport Public Library -
Homeschool Acting: Ages 5-6, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; floor gymnastic classes teach… Davenport Junior Theatre, Jan 6 thru Sat Feb 4 Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm Thu Jan 12
new, dynamic, and fun each session,… Davenport Junior 4pm Tue Jan 17
Theatre, 10:15am Thu Jan 19 Tommy Davidson, at 6:30 & 9pm; standup evenings with Frozen Sing-Along Movie Party, at 3 & 5pm; it’s a no-
Tumble: Ages 8+, Tuesdays thru May 9; floor gymnastics for the star of In Living Color, The Proud Family, and more; $30; school day, so join… LeClaire Community Library, Mon Jan 16
Homeschool Acting: Ages 7-9, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Junior Theatre, 6:15pm for tickets and information, call 563-328-8000; Rhythm City
new, dynamic, and fun each session,… Davenport Junior Tue Jan 17 Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA, Recent Releases, a chance to see those movies you just
Theatre, 9:30am Thu Jan 19 RhythmCityCasino.com, Sat Jan 7 missed at… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Wednesdays thru May Branch, 2pm Wed Jan 18
Intermediate Acting: Ages 11+, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; 10; dancers continue learning ballet fundamentals and… Big Room Open Mic, enjoy watching your favorite local
building on skills learned in previous… Davenport Junior Davenport Junior Theatre, 4pm Wed Jan 18 comics trying out new material… Village Theatre, 7pm Sun It’s Only the End of the World, a screening of the Cannes
Theatre, 5:30pm Thu Jan 19 Jan 8 thru Sun Jan 22 Film Festival’s Grand Prix Award-winning … Figge Art
Beginning Tumble: Ages 5-7, Wednesdays thru May 10; Museum, 6:30pm Thu Jan 19
Theatre Fun!: Ages 3-4, Thursdays thru Mar. 30; this high- floor gymnastics for the beginning tumbler;… Davenport Dan Alten, standup comedian performs in the Tomfoolery
energy class is full of… Davenport Junior Theatre, 10:45am Junior Theatre, 4:15pm Wed Jan 18 on Tremont series; $12… Renwick Mansion, 7pm Sun Jan 29 The Seeds of Vandana Shiva, a screening in the 2023 QC
Thu Jan 19 Environmental Film Series, hosted by… Figge Art Museum,
2pm Sun Jan 22
DANCE Drive My Car, a screening of the 2022 Oscar winner for Best
International… Figge Art Museum, 6:30pm Thu Jan 26
Ballet Quad Cities School of Dance Classes, offering My Garden of a Thousand Bees, a screening in the 2023
classes in Ballet Pointe, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Conditioning, QC Environmental Film Series, hosted by… Galvin Fine Arts
Creative Movement, and Adult Ballet, for ages 3 to adult; all Center - St. Ambrose University, 2pm Sun Jan 29
classes taught by the company’s professional dancers; for
information and to register, call 309-786-2677; Ballet Quad Youth Unstoppable, a screening in the 2023 QC
Cities School of Dance, 1611 Fifth Ave., Moline IL thru Thu Environmental Film Series, hosted by… North Scott High
Feb 9 School Fine Arts Auditorium, 2pm Sun Feb 5
Ballet: Ages 7+, Saturdays thru May 13; dancers learn ballet Afternoon Classics, we will be watching movies from the
fundamentals at the… Davenport Junior Theatre, 11am Sat 1930s-1960s featuring your… Davenport Public Library -
Jan 14 Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm Thu Feb 9
Beginning Ballet: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru May 13;

dancers continue learning ballet fundamentals and…
Davenport Junior Theatre, 9am Sat Jan 14 SPORTS
Beginning Hip Hop: Ages 5-6, Saturdays thru May 13; Quad City Storm vs. Fayetteville, professional minor-
students will explore popular basic hip… Davenport Junior league hockey match; for information and tickets, call
Theatre, 10:30am Sat Jan 14
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MEETINGS
How To Fix It: Toilet Repair, learn how to fix a leaky toilet Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of
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Sports with staff from… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Wed Jan 11 each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Jan 17
Rock Island Arsenal ASC Series: POW’s Return: The Friends of the River Valley District Library Meeting, the Scott County Board of Supervisors Committee of the
Italian Quartermaster Service Company at Rock Friends of the River Valley District Library will meet… River Valley Whole Meeting, the board will review legislative actions,
309-277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, Fri Jan 6 thru Island Arsenal, join Kevin Braafladt, the Army Sustainment District Library, 9:45am Thu Jan 5 administrative items, and contracts; for… Scott County
Sun Jan 8 Command Historian at the Rock… Davenport Public Library - Administrative Center, 8pm Tue Jan 17 thru Tue Jan 31
Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Wed Jan 11 Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
The Harlem Globetrotters, part streetball from the activities may include voting on actions and conducting public Coal Valley City Council Meeting, held on the first and third
players who defined it, part interactive… Vibrant Arena at the The Impact of Plastic Upon Asian Elephants, this will be hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm thru Thu Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm Wed
MARK, 7pm Tue Jan 10 presented in the Koning chapel where there are… Ridgecrest Jan 19 Jan 18
Village, 1pm Sat Jan 14
Quad City Storm vs. Vermilion County, professional Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information, e-mail Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole
minor-league hockey match; for information and tickets, call S.A.D. and the Winter Blues, the winter months can be [email protected]; help protest unfair treatment of the Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and
309-277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, 7:10pm Fri Jan 13 difficult for people that have… Davenport Public Library - elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails, 12:30pm Fri Jan 6 third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Jan 18
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue Jan 17
Quad City Storm vs. Peoria Rivermen, professional Moline-Rock Island Branch of the American Association Coal Valley City Hall Meeting, held on the first and third
minor-league hockey match; for information and tickets, call The History of the Public Library in the World and in University Women Meeting, Michelle Hargrave, Director and Wednesdays of each month;… Coal Valley Village Hall, 6pm Wed
309-277-1364… Vibrant Arena at the MARK, Thu Jan 19 and America, join us as we examine libraries throughout history, CEO of the Figge Art Museum… Butterworth Center, 10am Sat Feb 1
Fri Jan 20 trace their… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, Jan 7
2pm Tue Jan 17 Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole
Quad Cities Mississippi Valley Ski and Social Club Meeting, the Davenport City Council meets on the first and
OTHER EVENTS Naming the Unnameable: 89 Wonderful and Useful (QCMVSC) Meeting, held on the 2nd Mon. of the monthl most third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Feb 1
Names for God, led by Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox; ignite your meetings… D’Lua Bar & Restaurant, 7pm Mon Jan 9
imagination by… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6pm Thu Scott County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting,
Rock Island Public Library Historical Room, on Jan 19 Rock Island City Council Meeting, Public Comment is held at activities may include voting on actions and conducting public
Thursdays; the Historical Room will be open for those… Rock the beginning of City Council… Rock Island City Hall, 6:45pm Mon hearings;… Scott County Administrative Center, 5pm Thu Feb 2
Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 1pm Thu Jan 5 thru Wyomindian Cooking, learn from firsthand experience Jan 9 thru Mon Jan 23
Thu Feb 9 how you too can conjure authentic… Davenport Public Quad Cities Social Action Committee, for information, e-mail
Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 2pm Sat Jan 21 Moline City Council Committee of the Whole Meeting / [email protected]; help protest unfair treatment of the
Donations Accepted: Formal Wear Giveaway, Regular Meeting, meets in Council Chambers; the formal City elderly… Sippi’s Fine Food and Cocktails, 12:30pm Fri Feb 3
accepting donations of clean and gently used formal wear; Care for Our Common Home, Mondays thru Feb. 6; led by Council meeting is… Moline City Hall, 6pm Tue Jan 10 thru Tue
we are… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, Sr. Kathleen Storms; renew… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Jan 24 Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole
9am Fri Jan 6 6pm Mon Jan 23 Meeting, recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org or
Riverdale City Council Meeting, held on the 2nd and 4th City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Feb 6
An Afternoon of Bunco with the Friends of the Library, God Does Extraordinary Things Through Ordinary Tuesday of the month;… Riverdale City Hall, 7pm Tue Jan 10 thru
a fun and relaxing afternoon of Bunco and conversation; People, led by Heather Selby; hear the amazing stories of Tue Jan 24 East Moline City Council Regular Meeting / Committee of
free;… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Jan 11 people… Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, 6:30pm Thu Jan 26 the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on the month;… East Moline Council Chambers at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon
Donations Accepted: Formal Wear Giveaway, Black History Boot Camp: Solving for “X” - An 2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island County Feb 6
accepting donations of clean and gently used formal wear; Introduction, free; for information, call 309-732-7323… Office Building, 5:30pm Wed Jan 11
we are… Davenport Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 10:30am Sat Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can be
9am Sat Jan 14 Jan 28 Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City Council seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 7pm
meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed Tue Feb 7
40th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial QC Interfaith, presented by the World Affairs Council of the Jan 11 thru Wed Jan 25
Service & Awards, join us virtually for the 40th Annual Dr. Quad Cities;… Bettendorf Public Library, 7pm Tue Jan 31 Midwest Corvettes Club Monthly Meeting, join us to discuss
Martin Luther… Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information, call Corvettes, friends, and community … Eriksen Chevrolet - Milan,
10:30am Mon Jan 16 Black History: The Fight for Civil Rights in Davenport, 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Jan 12 6:30pm Tue Feb 7
learn more about local, historical black people from
Southwest Book Sale, Children’s items and paperbacks are Davenport and… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, agendas Silvis City Council Meeting, held on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of
25¢ each, hardbacks are 50¢;… Rock Island Public Library - Branch, 6:30pm Thu Feb 2 are available prior to the meetings; minutes are available… Moline each month;… Silvis City Hall, 6:30pm Tue Feb 7
Southwest Branch, noon Tue Jan 17 Public Library, noon Thu Jan 12
Ghost Kisses: The Fascinating Paranomal History of Davenport City Council Meeting, the Davenport City Council
Life-Size Game Night: Clue, join us for an all-new kind of the QCs, ioin us for a special Community Connections where Bettendorf City Council Committee of the Whole meets on the first and third… Davenport City Hall, 5:30pm Wed
game night as… LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Thu Jan Amazon bestselling… Bettendorf Public Library, 2pm Fri Meeting, recorded meetings can be seen at Bettendorf.org or Feb 8
26 Feb 3 City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 5pm Mon Jan 16
Rock Island Committee of the Whole Meeting, held on the
Music Bingo w/ Think & Drink Entertainment, free… Highway Construction Careers Training Program East Moline City Council Regular Meeting / Committee of 2nd Wednesday of the month (subject to… Rock Island County
Green Tree Brewery, 8pm Fri Jan 27 (HCCTP) Orientation Session, the HCCTP aims to prepare the Whole Meeting, meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every Office Building, 5:30pm Wed Feb 8
people to work in the… Black Hawk College - Quad City month;… East Moline Council Chambers at City Hall, 6:30pm Mon
Bettendorf Public Library Chess Club, join us for some Campus, 2pm Fri Feb 3 Jan 16 Library Board of Trustees Meeting, free; for information, call
friendly games of chess; no experience… Bettendorf Public 563-344-4175… Bettendorf Public Library, 5pm Thu Feb 9
Library, 1:30pm Sat Jan 28 Self-Paced Citizenship Exam Preparation Resource, Bettendorf City Council Meeting, recorded meetings can be
lessons feature videos that allow participants to practice and seen at Bettendorf.org or City’s Cable… Bettendorf City Hall, 7pm Moline Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, agendas
Formal Wear Giveaway, featuring clean and gently used experience… Moline Public Library, Mon Feb 6 Tue Jan 17 are available prior to the meetings; minutes are available… Moline
dresses, suits, blazers, dress pants,… Davenport Public Public Library, noon Thu Feb 9
Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 2pm Sat Jan 28 Feeding Backyard Wildlife, join Becky Baugh, a naturalist Rock Island County Board Regular Meeting, all meetings
from the Wapsi River Education… Davenport Public Library - are open to the public, but may be… Rock Island County Office
HEALTH
Memory Circle, join us for crafts, games, activities, Eastern Avenue Branch, 1pm Mon Feb 6 Building, 5:30pm Tue Jan 17
conversation, and more at… Bettendorf Public Library,
10:30am Tue Jan 31 Rock Island Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting,
agendas and minutes are posted on our website in accordance… Healthy Eating on a Budget, tune in to another presentation
Winter Carnival, free; for information, call 563-344-4175… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown Library, 5pm Tue Jan 17 to the Buy. Eat. Live… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street
Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Feb 4 Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jan 5
Southwest Book Sale, Children’s items and paperbacks are Power Walk 2: New Year New You, we will be doing a low-
25¢ each, hardbacks are 50¢;… Rock Island Public Library - intensity workout video together as… River Valley District Library,
Southwest Branch, noon Tue Feb 7 6pm Thu Jan 5
Spice Up Your Life, join us each month as we try a new Chair Yoga, on Thursdays; join us for Chair Yoga in person at…
spice,… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, Moline Public Library, 10am thru Thu Jan 26
6:30pm Tue Feb 7
Yoga, on Tuesdays; for all levels of experience; the instructor
Bunco with Friends of River Valley District Library, has… River Valley District Library, 5:30pm Tue Jan 10 thru Tue
have some fun playing Bunco; for information, call 309-523- Feb 7
3440… River Valley District Library, 1pm Wed Feb 8
Yoga at the Figge, with instructor Daina Marie Lewis; bring your
own mat for… Figge Art Museum, 10:30am Sat Jan 14
LECTURES Cultivating Mindfulness, join us to cultivate mindfulness

through art, qigong, meditation, and… Figge Art Museum,
Healthy Eating on a Budget, tune in to another 5:30pm Sun Jan 15
presentation to the Buy. Eat. Live… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Thu Jan 5 Parkinson’s Support Group, Augustana College’s Department
of Communication Sciences and Disorders invites the… Betsey
Highway Construction Careers Training Program Brodahl Building, Augustana College, 2:30pm Tue Jan 17
(HCCTP) Orientation Session, the HCCTP aims to prepare
people to work in the… Black Hawk College - Quad City
Campus, Mon Jan 9 thru Tue Jan 31
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THEATRE By Pamela Briggs, Madeline Dudziak, Roger Pavey Jr., and Mike Schulz
Faves in Fives: Highlights from also love to add another voice to the mix
– particularly a writer who might be avail-
Director
Lora Adams and Ron May, All Is Calm:
able to review summertime productions
the Year in Area Theatre
The Christmas Truce of 1914, Black Box
from companies we were unfortunately Theatre (Mike). I’m hoping stage director
not able to cover this past year. If you’re Adams will understand my sharing her
interested in the gig, or know someone deserved praise here with music director
who might be, please reach out at mike@ May. Because this haunting, exceptionally
rcreadercom. Writing isn’t always (if well-produced and -performed production
ever) fun, but the perks sure are. Seeing was unimaginable without their partner-
shows for free! A paycheck for espous- ship: Adams with her sublimely tight,
ing thoughts! Opinions included in the visually rich staging, and May with his
annual Reader Tonys! impeccable ear for nuance of voice and
Happy New Year, everyone! And to the character.
community, thanks for another year of Shelley Cooper, Ride the Cyclone,
amazing local theatre! Black Box Theatre (Madeline). Director/
Mike Schulz choreographer extraordinaire Cooper
was at the helm of the sharpest produc-
tion I saw in 2022. Every little thing was
Production thought-out and well-executed, and the
The 39 Steps, Augustana College (Mike dances were precise … though I fear I’ll
Schulz). As a notorious crybaby at film, never get over the creepiness of Jacqueline
TV, and stage entertainments, I wept Isaacson’s first cross, as part-human/part-
throughout this production. Refreshingly, doll Jane Doe, at the show’s start.
though, they were tears of joy. Because Doug Kutzli and Tristan Tapscott,
Kady Patterson, Terri Nelson, and Diane Greenwood in the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre's Silent Sky
for two-ish hours, director Jeff Coussens, Around the World in 80 Days, Mocking-
B
that wild comic genius Will Crouch, and bird on Main (Madeline). It takes great
ecause seven is a lucky number and – I’ll reach out again in the spring, and if his three superlative co-stars made this
we’ve run out of things to write about Guild would like us back, we’ll be happy trust for two actors to commit to a new
Hitchcock pastiche/homage/goof the ribs- adaptation of a classic chock-full of antics.
this year … welcome, friends, to to review again! aching laugh-riot of the year.
the announcement of the Seventh Annual So given the absence of close to a dozen- Clearly, Kutzli and Tapscott connected
“Pants” Labyrinth, Haus of Ruckus with co-stars Alexander Richardson and
Reader Tony Awards! and-a-half options for 2022, “Faves in at the Mockingbird on Main (Pamela
I kid, of course … even though seven is Fives” it is. And, in my opinion, a pretty Sydney Dexter to tell a fast-paced story
Briggs). T. Green, Calvin Vo, and their incredibly well, and they employed the
a lucky number. But in all honesty, there is phenomenal assemblage of fives it is. This multi-talented cabal are the stealth-ops
no annual Reader article I look forward to is the point in which I need to remind intimate stage space to its fullest extent.
special unit of local theatre – zany, benev- Teresa Moore, The Odd Couple, Play-
more than this one, in which our theatre readers that this list – as evidenced by all olent assault on your psyche is inevitable,
team – this year’s is Pamela Briggs, Mad- the shows we didn’t see – isn’t meant to be crafters Barn Theatre (Pamela). In this
yet how they do it is a delightful surprise crowd-pleasing, 57-year-old tale of a lay-
eline Dudziak, and Roger Pavey Jr. – joins comprehensive; it’s not a gathering of the every time. The founders wrote, directed,
me in celebrating the continually rich tap- best, but rather examples of our favorites about and a germaphobe, Moore’s talented
and starred in this uproarious, puppet- cast of eight soared beyond the expected:
estry of what the Quad Cities’ stage scene that we did get to, and the list of runners- packed, ancient-Greek, disco trouser
had to offer over the past 12 months. As up is long and deep. Because Roger’s active Oscar was an anxious schlump; Felix was
quest. a chill fussbudget. Their buddies and
usual, it was a plethora of riches … even theatre schedule and my numerous out- Random Access Morons, Haus of
if we didn’t cover quite as many potential of-town family commitments kept both neighbors were comical, yet full of heart.
Ruckus at the Mockingbird on Main Wonderful set and costuming details
riches as we traditionally do. of us from attending as many area shows (Roger Pavey Jr.). T. Green, Calvin Vo,
For those wondering why, for this as we wanted to, we each contributed one made this production practically perfect.
and their company delivered a sleek, pro- Alexander Richardson, Their Town,
year’s Reader Tonys, we’re returning to vote per category, and our tireless corre- fessional, witty, well-written, and original
a “Faves in Fives” (which we published spondents Madeline and Pamela split the Mockingbird on Main (Roger). Rich-
hit from top to bottom. Their commit- ardson’s creative leadership in staging
from 2016 to 2018) after “Picks o’ Six” in difference, each getting one-and-a-half ment to creating original, queer theatre
2019 and 2021 (with 2020’s citations being mentions for the traditional 10 categories. this was commendable. His casting was
– and taking their comedy seriously – is perfect. His direction of design elements,
collections of two for hopefully obvious As in the past, the same rules applied. a unique addition to the QC arts scene.
reason), I’m happy to explain, Due to our No one could personally cite a show more many clever theatrical moments, and deci-
Bravo, Johnny, Fungus, and friends! sion to expand the stage for this produc-
freelance writers’ relative unavailabilty than three times … and this year, no one Veronica’s Room, Black Box Theatre
this summer, we unfortunately had to did. Every title had to be produced in the tion were all great choices. In other words,
(Pamela). “Suspenseful”? “Disturbing”? Richardson’s leadership was seen, and
bypass reviews of shows at the Clinton area – making touring stops at Daven- “Horrifying”? Far-too-weak descriptors.
Area Showboat Theatre and Mt. Carroll’s port’s Adler Theatre, for instance, ineli- it showed through the dedication of his
The abundance of depravity could’ve actors.
Timber Lake Playhouse – just as we did in gible – and no one could hand a figurative tipped this production disastrously into
2017. Tony to a spouse, family member, editor, comedy, but director Lora Adams and
And if you’re curious about why no or fellow Reader reviewer, though produc-
Quad City Music Guild productions tions they were involved with were fair
her extraordinary four-person cast kept Lead Actress
cranking up the tension and creepiness Stephanie Burrough, Electra, Gen-
are cited for the first time ever, we were game. (This admittedly made things more as the audience tried to decipher the esius Guild (Mike). After several years
actually all set to review them in 2022. difficult than usual, because between puzzle. And the revolting ending was still being deprived of Burrough’s face, it was
But when I contacted Music Guild about Augustana and the Black Box Theatre, a shocker. thrillingly satisfying to see and hear this
securing reviewer reservations for Disas- Roger was involved in, like, a million Your Better Self, Mockingbird on Main resplendent actor owning the stage in
ter! in March, I received this e-mail reply: productions in 2022.) Ties were allowed, (Madeline Dudziak). Of the 27 produc- her impassioned, exultant turn as Eurip-
“Music Guild is taking a pause on having but only when two – or in this year’s case, tions I attended in 2022, this one I’m still ides’ achingly humane title character.
our shows reviewed for the 2022 season. four – performers from the same show thinking about. It was funny, captivating, But because Electra was Guild’s annual
We will be concentrating our marketing had equivalent stage time. And no one’s and boasted a fantastically talented group masked drama, I never actually saw Bur-
and advertising efforts on the advanced individual write-up was allowed to exceed of four leading ladies. Writer Alexander rough’s face. Damn. So close.
promotion of each production with the 50 words. As always, in deference to your Richardson’s original script wasn’t per-
goal of attracting larger audiences at our patience, your relief is our pleasure. fect, but overall, director Cynthia Taylor’s
initial performances with word of mouth/ I’m happy to say that Madeline, Pamela, production left me excited about where
social media boosting attendance of later and Roger will all still continue sharing QC theatre is heading.
performances.” Which, of course, was fine their opinions with us in 2023. But we’d Continued On Page 14
stage with a scarf, but dang if it wasn’t

Highlights from the Year in Area Theatre funny. And at the end of the night? When
- Continued From Page 13 he was the Wall? Hilarious.
Mara Earp, Sara Laufer, Jaclyn Marta, Don Faust, Leaving Iowa, Richmond
and Elle Winchester, Christmas Letter Hill Barn Theatre (Roger). It was a joy to
Writing Club, Playcrafters Barn Theatre watch Faust’s comical range of emotions
(Madeline). In a production hinging on a within the vignettes of absurd vacationing
years-long group of friends, this four- flashbacks. From being way too enthusi-
some portrayed true friendship believ- astic about a low-quality roadside Civil
ably. I have no idea how long the rehearsal War reenactment, to his short-tempered
process was, but it seemed that Earp, driving fits, to his persistent determina-
Laufer, Marta, and Winchester thoroughly tion, Faust was never dull and performed
bonded, which made their time on stage with a lot of care.
caring for one another that much better. Mischa Hooker, My Brother’s Gift,
Emmalee Hilburn, Here Lies Jeremy Black Box Theatre (Pamela). In 1940,
Troy, Richmond Hill Barn Theatre the Geiringer family was forced into
(Madeline). Hilburn’s performance in Craig Gaul in the Playcrafters Barn Theatre's Dog Sees God. hiding by the Third Reich, and Hooker
Richmond Hill’s stage comedy was a (Featured on the cover: Will Crouch, Roger Pavey Jr., Sarah Walton, and Aiden Lenehan in created a moving portrayal of an affable
master class in reactions: Whether she Augustana College's The 39 Steps; Bethany Anderson, Katie Link, Julia Beltz, and Quinnie man who remained a source of strength
was drinking tranquilizer-laced coffee or Rodman in St. Ambrose University's Little Women: The Musical; and Sarah Goodall, to his children and wife while navigating
T. Green, and Calvin Vo in the Haus of Ruckus' "Pants" Labyrinth.)
misunderstanding the situation at hand, unprecedented obstacles. With hesitant
she was an absolute joy to watch. Her Mark Garden, 12 Angry Jurors, Play- sweetness made this fragile spirit someone mannerisms and occasional frank enthu-
complete commitment to the gravity of a crafters Barn Theatre (Roger). Garden’s I’d fall for, too. siasm, Hooker made Pappy utterly real.
situation meant, paradoxically, that the portrayal of Juror Three was bold, raw, Diane Greenwood, Silent Sky, Rich- Thayne Lamb, Sylvia, Playcrafters
comedic moments played beautifully. and commanding. His natural instincts, mond Hill Barn Theatre (Madeline). Barn Theatre (Mike). Beyond singing and
Carol Neuleib, All My Sons, Richmond emotional control, and interactions with Greenwood has this beautiful ability to acting beautifully in All Is Calm, Lamb
Hill Barn Theatre (Roger). Neuleib’s his talented castmates was impressive … respond to whatever is going on in the was comically revelatory in three roles
performance of one of my favorite roles in but what’s even more impressive is that story with joy and a little mischievous – male, female, and indeterminate – in
classic American theatre was so captivat- this was Garden’s first-ever time onstage. look in her eye that makes her captivating Playcrafters’ fall production, performing
ing. She did Arthur Miller’s beautiful I hope he continues to share his talents in to watch at all times. Whenever she was every character with utmost sincerity and
script justice, communicated wonderfully the QC theatre scene. on stage as Williamina, I couldn’t help but never suggesting that he was in on a joke.
with her fellow actors, and expressed great Ashley Harris, A Raisin in the Sun, watch Greenwood’s phenomenal self. Makes sense. Lamb’s protean talents are
control over her character and the arc of Playcrafters Barn Theatre (Pamela). Sarah Hayes, Irving Berlin’s White no joke.
her brittle emotional state. Neulieb was Harris played the irascible Walter Lee, Christmas, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse
Miller’s Kate from start to finish. trying desperately to provide for his (Mike). Amidst a gifted ensemble, in a
Kayla Jo Pulliam Mendoza, The Revo- beleaguered family his way, contemptuous scene-stealing role, Hayes stole the entire
Costuming
lutionists, Black Box Theatre (Pamela). Heather Blair, A Christmas Story:
of their ideas. His portrayal engendered show, suggesting what Thelma Ritter
Among a particularly strong cast, Pul- The Musical, Spotlight Theatre (Roger).
sympathy, despite Walter Lee’s reprehen- might’ve done as Martha were she a
liam Mendoza excelled as the playwright Blair’s task on this musical couldn’t have
sible actions. When a friend destroyed slender, sardonic, husky-voiced, musical-
Olympe, in whose flat rebels and former been easy. It’s set in the 1940s and in its
his plans, Harris collapsed, sobbing and comedy sensation. Were Circa’s White
royalty met (improbably) during the characters daydreams. Her costumes for
crying out in sustained anguish. An Christmas on Broadway, Hayes would win
wretchedly patriarchal French Revolu- both worlds, though, were fun and well-
unforgettable, tour-de-force performance. a Tony. A Reader Tony, however, will have
tion. Impulsive, creative, fearful, and designed, and I especially enjoyed the leg-
Max Robnett and Christopher Tracy, to suffice. For now.
brave, ultimately, she championed women, lamp dancers, whimsical Western outfits,
The Producers, Spotlight Theatre (Mike). Taylor Lynn, Their Town, Mock-
knowing she’d pay with her life. Pulliam and sleekness of the “You’ll Shoot Your
Perfect casting doesn’t always result in ingbird on Main (Roger). Lynn’s stage
Mendoza’s appealing portrayal made the Eye Out” tap number.
perfect performances. But it sure as hell presence and chameleon-like abilities
absurdities inspirational. Heather Blair and Sara Wegener, The
did here. Tracy kept reaching states of were fun to watch as she nailed a variety of
Producers, Spotlight Theatre (Mad-
higher and higher comedic dudgeon bold characters both comedic and serious.
eline). I stand by what I wrote in October:
when most humans would simply shut Even in lots of smaller roles, she delivered
Lead Actor down, and Robnett beautifully, hilariously portrayals of fully-realized humans, and
Wegener and Blair created costumes that
Bobby Becher, The Play That Goes exemplified this production in every
matched him fit for apoplectic fit. Their brought entertaining, knockout energy to
Wrong, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse possible way. Never before have I seen
vocals being divine were merely bonuses. the show while co-narrating alongside the
(Madeline). As everything went wrong, costuming that was funny and gorgeous
equally talented Adam Cerny.
Becher just kept rolling with the punches; as well as functional. Every single piece of
no matter how his Robert stretched, Featured Actress wardrobe in Mel Brooks’ musical comedy
twisted, or contorted, Becher brought Olivia Akers, Romeo & Juliet, Genesius Featured Actor was of that brilliance.
energy and excitement to the part. I saw Guild (Pamela). Akers’ Nurse was loud Thomas Besler, Disney’s Beauty & Juliette Carizey and Calvin Vo,
him on opening night, then again weeks and bawdy, as expected, but she took the the Beast, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse “Pants” Labyrinth, Haus of Ruckus at the
later, and Becher’s performance was flaw- character in a fresh direction. Her deeply (Madeline). Besler is now my yardstick Mockingbird on Main (Pamela). With
less both times in a seemingly exhausting comedic line deliveries, fiery energy, and for LeFou. Every iteration I’d previously eight actors, most playing multiple roles,
role. sassy ‘tude would wow even the Bard seen had been annoying over any other much more than pants went into this
Charles Thomas Budan, Romeo & himself. And this versatile, enviable gem attribute. Besler, however, found the right wardrobe. Along with everyday wear, they
Juliet, Genesius Guild (Pamela). Budan of a performer was just as brilliant when balance between admiration and obses- concocted a lush horned pompadour for a
had an outstanding theatrical year, and acting with restraint. Encore! siveness, making his performance as monster, a mystical ensemble for a blonde
his Shakespearean turn was my favorite. Amelia Fischer, Spooky Pete, Haus Gaston’s sidekick extremely memorable. oracle, a toga and Genesius-esque Greek
His emotional range, from shallow pining of Ruckus at the Mockingbird on Main Throw in his clinking beer stein and mask, a lavish snake hairdo, and … Disco
to fervent love; his depression, joy, anger, (Pamela). The unlucky Wailing Widow’s Besler got it just right. Ball Head?
and despair; his vocal skills and facility husband died, then she died, then tres- Michael Carron, A Midsummer Night’s Dianne Dye and Corinne Johnson,
with turn-of-the-17th-century vernacu- passing ghouls appropriated her mansion Dream, Genesius Guild (Madeline). Little Women: The Musical, St. Ambrose
lar; his mastery of stance and movement. and disregarded her. Luckily, she and a Carron and his apparent disinterest in the University (Mike). I’ve adored Johnson
Budan brought the timeworn Romeo to jaded visitor shared an instant attraction, Shakespearean goings-on stole the show personally and professionally for 30-plus
vivid life. and while Fischer’s croaky squeals and for me. I have never before seen someone years. I’ve been on Team Dianne for well
tentative drifting were hilarious, her shy roll their eyes while angrily dancing on over 20. So rather than delineate their
merits on SAU’s wonderfully designed
presentation, allow me to run out the of 1914, Black Box Theatre (Pamela). and music director Chad Schmertmann eyes, and Crouch’s blissful I’m-sexy-and-
50-word clock by simply saying: Thank Amidst the cold barbarism of war, ene- deserves many accolades for his accom- I-know-it countenance as he tossed his
you thank you thank you thank you thank mies in a strange land shared warmth and plishments given only 11 instrumentalists. handsome head was the funniest of many
you. goodwill through the common language Random Access Morons, Haus of entertaining bits.
Bradley Robert Jensen, Irving Ber- of music. Nine fine actors with strong, Ruckus at the Mockingbird on Main The Letter, Dog Sees God, Playcraft-
lin’s White Christmas, Circa ‘21 Dinner unaccompanied voices brought this truly (Roger). Calvin Vo’s detailed, quirky ers Barn Theatre (Pamela). Here, the
Playhouse (Pamela). Clothing two dozen holy night alive with a richness of varied sound design added another layer to an Peanuts gang were teens, struggling with
singing, dancing actors for multiple scenes songs, creating a beautifully powerful, if already quality production. Vo blended life amusingly – or not. But near the
is challenge enough. Jensen did it with temporary, peace on earth. the stage combat with cheesy street- end, when all was bleak, Craig Gaul’s CB
peerless panache, including fatigues, big Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, Circa ‘21 fighter-esque punching noises, as well as finally received a letter from his long-
feathered fans, suits and fedoras, casual Dinner Playhouse (Mike). Kyle DeFauw various other sound effects throughout, silent pen pal CS, overflowing with under-
looks, plentiful plaid, yards of festive became a Circa ‘21 fixture in 2022, and that aided in creating a video-game atmo- standing and love. We should all get such
dresses and tuxes, dapper dancing togs, his Beast’s “If I Can’t Leave Her” solo – sphere. His sound design also paired well comforting words from our own Creator.
and one magnificent black backless eve- augmenting the actor’s moving, physically with Vo’s super-cool puppets. The Pre-show, Irving Berlin’s White
ning gown with long, glittering gloves. witty turn – may be why. You instantly Christmas, Circa ‘21 Dinner Playhouse
regretted the song’s absence from Disney’s Memorable Moment (Madeline). The talented Bootleggers
animated film. Robby Benson, though, The Astonishment, Little Women: made their holiday-movie-themed pre-
Scenic/Lighting Design wouldn’t have sung it this thunderously The Musical, St. Ambrose University show the night’s highlight, while the card-
Lora Adams, Ride the Cyclone, Black well. board stand-ups of Kyle DeFauw made the
(Roger). A well-known 11-o’clock number
Box Theatre (Madeline). How can a set be Drinking Habits, Richmond Hill Home Alone montage that much better.
soared to an even more “Astonishing”
reminiscent of fun while still being dark Barn Theatre (Madeline). Does it seem Unlike the question of Die Hard’s Christ-
height in director Corinne Johnson’s
and creepy? Here’s how. Adams designed a like cheating to reference the moments mas-movie cred, it’s not up for debate that
production. Quinnie Rodman’s wonder-
set undeniably perfect for the abandoned- of silence in Drinking Habits under the this was the wait staff ’s most enjoyable
ful vocalizations, paired with Daniel DP
fair setting required, and with the help “sound” category? Maybe. But dang if pre-show I’ve yet seen.
Sheridan’s utterly stunning lighting and
of Michael Kopriva, Sara Wegener, and silence wasn’t where this production truly The Value, Tartuffe, Augustana Col-
Kris Eitrheim’s gorgeous set, created a
Julien Blaine, executed it perfectly. I hope shined: In all that wasn’t being said, the lege (Mike). “I can feed my whole family
radiance of energy that resulted in a truly
they saved that bumper car! actors’ larger-than-life physicality left us for five dollars and fifty-nine cents!” This
breathtaking theatrical moment I won’t
Kristofer Eitrheim and Daniel DP never knowing exactly what was going to was stated during one of the many jaw-
soon forget.
Sheridan, Little Women: The Musical, St. happen. dropping, weirdly memorable, ‘80s-era
The Ego, The 39 Steps, Augustana Col-
Ambrose University (Madeline). In a tale The Producers, Spotlight Theatre pre-show and intermission commercials
lege (Pamela). Will Crouch played English
as familiar as Louisa May Alcott’s, having (Madeline). Over the years, I’ve heard in Jeff Coussens’ updated/time-capsule
milquetoast Hannay, yanked into interna-
a stripped-down frame of a home instead many a pit orchestra, but this show’s was Molière – a touch leaving we older folks
tional intrigue, literally running from the
of going hyper-realistic allowed the sto- just fantastic. I loved that the musicians amused and, with that Taco Bell promo,
law. Describing this suspected murderer,
rytelling to reign supreme. Eitrheim’s set were situated in the balcony, which helped deeply depressed.
a radio announcer devolved into swoon-
was the perfect backdrop for some truly give the whole theatre a fullness of sound, ing over Hannay’s wavy hair and piercing
breathtaking moments, and when lit by
Sheridan, it was a dream come to life.
Noah Hill and Brent Tubbs, Tuck
Everlasting, Spotlight Theatre (Pamela).
This theatre brings professional quality
to every aspect of production. Hill and
Tubbs created many lovely playing spaces:
a charming house and garden; expansive
woods, with leafy canopies to hide accom-
panying musicians, a climbable tree, and
a running spring; a garish fair; and a
rowboat skimming over a lake.
Jennifer Kingry, Silent Sky, Richmond
Hill Barn Theatre (Mike). Although I’ve
frequently raved about Kingry, I usually
neglect to mention how beautifully her
scenic/lighting choices indicate feeling.
But she’s the rare technical artist who,
having worked both sides of the stage,
adores actors, and Silent Sky’s ethereal,
evocative, sometimes deeply roman-
tic images allowed you to feel that love
tenfold.
Savannah Bay Strandin and Tristan
Tapscott, Murder in Mistwell Manor,
Mockingbird on Main (Roger). The
Mockingbird’s intimate stage was ele-
gantly designed for this mystery comedy.
It was simple, but oh-so-gorgeous, and
featured great details such as a flicker-
ing window and treasure hiding behind
a trap-door painting. Tapscott’s and
Strandin’s venue is usually wonderfully
decorated, and their cute, quaint manor
here was no exception.
Music/Sound
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce
MUSIC
Up Close with Naha & Aaron

Saturday, January 28, 7:30 p.m.
Butterworth Center, 1105 Eighth Street, Moline IL
P
erforming an exhilarating evening Buffalo Philharmonic, Toledo Symphony,
of solo and duet works by composers Dayton Philharmonic, West Virginia
Wynton Marsalis, Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony, and the New World Sym-
Chen Yi, Paul Lansky, and the Quad Cities’ phony, among others. Williams’ orchestral
William Campbell, Quad City Symphony engagements, meanwhile, have also led the
Orchestra concertmaster and violinist musician to performances on three other
Naha Greenholtz and percussionist Aaron continents: He performed with the Rome
Williams will fill Moline’s Butterworth Festival Orchestra in Italy; toured China
Center with classical delights on January with the Oberlin Orchestra, giving con-
28, the artists combing their talents for the certs in Beijing and Shanghai, among other
special QCSO presentation Up Close with cities; and performed with the Orquestra
Naha and Aaron. de Professores at the Festival de Música de
Canadian violinist Greenholtz was Santa Catarina in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil.
born in Kyoto, Japan, where she began For their Up Close with Naha & Aaron
her musical studies at age three. Since her engagement, Greenholtz and Williams will
solo debut at 14, concerto appearances perform Marsalis’ Fiddle Dance Suite for
include engagements with the Vancouver, Solo Violin,” Prokofiev’s “Sonata for Solo
Madison, Quad City, Burnaby, Kelowna, Violin in D Major, Op. 115,” Yi’s “Memory
and National Repertory Orchestras in for Solo Violin,” and Lansky’s “Hop.” They
works ranging from Bach to Stravinsky. will also deliver the the world premiere of
She has also has participated in promi- a new work, one specifically commissioned
nent music festivals throughout the U.S. by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra, by
and Europe, including at Maine’s Kneisel William Campbell, who earned degrees
Hall, New Mexico’s Taos, Italy’s Spoleto, from the University of Arizona (B.M.),
Switzerland’s Lucerne, and the New York the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
String Orchestra Seminar at Carnegie Hall. (M.M.), and the University of Oregon
Greenholtz has also had an active career as (Ph.D.). Campbell has led contemporary
an orchestra musician. In addition to her music at churches for over 20 years, is
duties as Concertmaster of both the QCSO the Director of Contemporary Music at
and the Madison Symphony Orchestra, Davenport’s St. Paul Lutheran Church,
her performance highlights include guest and teaches music theory, composition,
concertmaster appearances with the technology, and world music-classes as
Oregon Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, Professor of Music Theory & Composition
National Ballet of Canada, Omaha Sym- at St. Ambrose, whose faculty he has served
phony, and Memphis Symphony, among on since 2005.
many others. Up Close with Naha & Aaron will be
Currently serving as Principal Percus- performed in Moline’s Butterworth Center
sionist with both the QCSO and the Des on January 28, admission to the 7:30 p.m.
Moines Symphony, Williams has also concert event is $30-50, and tickets include
held the position with Ohio’s Mansfield admission to the post-concert reception.
Symphony, and played as a section percus- For more information and reservations,
sionist with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls contact the Quad City Symphony Orches-
Symphony. Additionally, he has performed tra at (563)322-7276 and visit QCSO.org.
with the Kansas City Symphony, Milwau-
kee Symphony, Omaha Symphony, Wichita
Symphony, Cedar Rapids’ Orchestra Iowa,
QUAD CITIES' HISTORY By Bruce Walters
Buried Stories: Count Nicholas Fejervary, 1811-1895 Bruce Walters is a Professor Emeritus
in Art conferred by Western Illinois
Octave Thanet, the renowned Dav- $3,000 scholarships annually. University.
enport author, wrote, “Fejervary was Fejervary Park is probably his most This is part of an occasional series on
of tall stature, with heavy hair, beard widely known legacy. Here, he had famous (or infamous) people buried in
and eyebrows; handsome, amiable and personally supervised the building of cemeteries in the Quad Cities, and their
of particularly obliging manners. Few a spacious home, built shortly after history that is not so well-known today.
men enjoy such popularity, respect and his arrival. The brick used to build the If there’s a piece of history buried here
affection as fell to the share of Fejer- house came from clay from the site. that you’d like to learn more about,
vary who even in his youth was one of In 1902, his surviving child Celestine e-mail the location and a brief descrip-
the most distinguished men of Hont (1847-1937) gave the 75-acre estate tion to [email protected].
[a historic county of the Kingdom of to the city. Three years
Hungary]. This was due to his firm and later, on September 17,
stainless character, his mature judg- 1905, Fejervary Park
ment, his kindness of heart and the opened to the public.
ripe culture of his mind.” Nicholas Fejervary
During the Civil War, Fejervary died in 1895 at the age
was an ardent supporter of the Union. of 84. He is buried with
When efforts to erect a monument to his wife Karoline (1810-
Lincoln after his assassination flagged, 1880) and son Nicholas
Fejervary offered to donate twice (1847-1863) in Oakdale
the amount raised if the monument Memorial Gardens,
would be erected to the Scott County’s section seven, lot 13. His
Civil War dead instead. After his and his wife’s grave-
offer, donations for a monument fund stone stands, but the
increased. Thanet also wrote, “To him smaller stone that marks
more than to any other citizen do we the grave of their son
O
owe the stately column that tells the was crushed in the 2020
ne of the people who shaped world the gratitude of Scott County to derecho. Nicholas never
Davenport was a Hungar- its citizen soldiery. He not only gave relinquished his lands in
ian nobleman. What were the largely in money, he gave his time and Hungary, and Celestine
odds? his influence.” returned to live there.
Count Nicholas Fejervary (Miklós The monument stands in the center In her memoriam
Fejérváry) came to Davenport when of the 1100 block of Main Street near to Fejervary, Octave
he was 41 years old. He left his native Central High School more than 140 Thanet concluded with,
Hungary to escape the imposed years after its dedication on July 4, “He was so quiet in his
martial law that followed the failed 1881. Atop the monument column, a benefactions that no
revolutions that swept Europe in 1847 Union infantry soldier – a common one, even his daughter
and 1848. Friends had been exiled, man – stands in readiness with a rifle. probably knows their
imprisoned, even executed. He chose Among his other acts of charity, he extent; but the long
to settle in Davenport because it established a Home for Old Farmers train of the poor that
reminded him of his home on the of Scott County. The home became a stood on the streets to
Danube. nursing home in the 1960s. The home, watch his last earthly
It is rumored that he carried a “grip- at 800 East Rusholme Street, is now the journey, the plainly
sack full of gold” with him when he Fejervary Healthcare Center. The trust dressed men and women
arrived. Whether or not this is true, he established was recently transferred that came to his home
his wealth would increase substan- to Iowa State University to create per- and begged for a last
tially from the investments he made in petual funding for students pursuing look of their friend
land and in downtown Davenport real degrees in agriculture. It is estimated -these bore witness.”
estate. that the trust will provide twenty
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MOVIES By Mike Schulz
Field and Dreams rank of guest conductor. Finally, Max

can’t take it anymore, gathering his
in a career-peak performance, travels
the mutiverses and kicks plenty of ass
Reminiscences on the 2022 Movie Year score and leaving the auditorium with
a quiet, pointed “You’re a f---ing bitch.”
on her road to personal fulfillment, the
mending of her fractured family, and the
But Lydia is unshaken. “And you,” she annihilation of a life-gobbling “every-
retorts, “are a robot.” thing bagel,” you might routinely realize
We’re given so much in this electrifying, that you have no earthly idea what’s
10-minute sequence that’s shot without going on. (Hot-dog fingers? The Crazy
a single edit: fascinating insight into the Rich Asians premiere? Raccacoonie?)
emotional language of classical music; You can rest assured, though, that the
intellectual tension between histori- writing/directing Daniels duo absolutely
cal beliefs and au courant, 21st-century does, and subsequently, you happily
sensibilities; Cate Blanchett playing a strap yourself in for the ride as their
piano concerto as both Glenn Gould and assurance and wizardly imagination
Schroeder from Peanuts would. What appear to grow in tandem with events
we most get, though, is understanding growing nuttier and nuttier. By the time
of Lydia Tár as an artist whose decades Yeoh and Jamie Lee Curtis were playing
of acclaim and influence have made her piano with their feet and a pair of rocks
an untouchable – or so she thinks. Much with googly eyes were making long-
of Field’s staggeringly rich screenplay delayed amends, I was a weepy wreck
concerns the after-effects of a former – and this after I’d been laughing for
apprentice’s suicide and the question of almost two solid hours.
whether Lydia, a self-described “U-Haul
Austin Butler in Elvis lesbian,” used her name and standing 3) Decision to Leave.
B
to secure sexual favors in exchange for If there’s a common attribute to the
efore composing my annual list of 1) TÁR.
career advancement. Yet as TÁR morphs top five movies on this year’s roundup
adored movies from the past year, I My favorite scene in writer/director
from character study to something akin – beyond, obviously, my adoration for
gave serious thought to continuing Todd Field’s riveting psycho-drama –
to a horror film, you realize that it’s them – it appears to be a long running
the presentation I initiated in the first year my favorite scene of the whole movie
really a movie about power, and about length. At 139 minutes, writer/director
of COVID, with write-ups on 20 favorites year – is the subtlest of tours de force.
Lydia’s nightmarish downfall as this Park Chan-wook’s continually evolv-
from 2020 followed by 21 favorites from Composer/conductor extraordinaire
woman who has always been steadfastly ing mystery romance is actually the
2021. Certainly, there were 22 winners Lydia Tár is leading a guest master class
in control contends with forces beyond shortest of the five … and that’s rather
from 2022 to emphatically celebrate, yes? at Juilliard, offering her thoughts on
her control: faraway screams, doorbells, surprising, considering that it feels like
Well … yes and no. I absolutely could classical and modern composers to a
a mysteriously ticking metronome; dev- a spectacularly involving Hitchcock
have pushed the format further, even couple dozen graduate fellows, among
astating actions by independent-minded pastiche and its equally spellbinding
though that way madness lies: No one them Max (the one-scene wonder
protégés; professional and personal sequel rolled into one. The first half
wants to be reading detailed descriptions Zethphan Smith-Gneist), a violinist and
comeuppances as years of ruthless deci- of Park’s bewitching South Korean
of my 100 favorites in the year 2100. budding composer clearly nervous in
sions based on self-interest catch up entertainment could easily be its own
(Though I promise to give $10 to anyone Lydia’s presence. And who wouldn’t be
with her. Blanchett’s ravaged, ravishing feature-length release, its tale of a sleep-
who winds up doing so.) And to be sure, nervous? The lady’s an EGOT winner!
portrayal as Tár is one for the ages. But deprived detective (Park Hae-il) and
there were plenty of titles to rave about. She was a pupil of Leonard Bernstein
Field’s capitalized, italicized TÁR is a the mysterious potential killer he falls
But as opposed to the last two years in – whom she refers to as “Lenny”! For
movie for the ages, too – so smart, scary, for (the luminous Tang Wei) filled with
which streaming and legit-movie-theater a while, things go well: Lydia is witty
funny, and ultimately overwhelming alluring, clever, frequently hilarious set
experiences tended to blend in ways and appears comfortable; the students
that its two hours and 40 minutes go pieces and boasting some of the most
that made every film experience, even are uniformly engaged. But then, after
by in a flash. After numerous viewings, abjectly playful filmmaking of the year.
the greatest of them, a wee bit forget- Lydia suggests to Max that he consider
even the intentionally meandering final (I cannot fathom how Park pulled off
table (to date, I don’t own a single 2020 conducting one of Bach’s Kyries rather
half-hour that I was initially unsure that interrogation-room sequence in
or 2021 feature on Blu-Ray or DVD), my than the Anna Thorvaldsdóttir piece he’s
about now feels like a perfect segue to which the literal focus on the cop and
10 favorites this year were so clearly my working on, the young man admits that
its conclusion, in which the monstrous his interviewee keeps shifting.) Yet after
favorites that it felt almost rude to cite he’s “not really into Bach,” adding that
Lydia Tár finally gets an audience with delivering a hugely satisfying wrap-up
them alongside additional films I very “as a BIPOC pangender person, I would
a group of fellow “monsters” – patrons to its whodunit, Decision to Leave starts
much enjoyed that didn’t feel essential. say Bach’s misogynistic life makes it
who, fittingly and deservedly, barely up again, deepening the themes and
The top-10 below, to me, feel essential. kind of impossible for me to take his
register that she’s there. character detail with a dazzling saga of
So with the inclusion of numerous music seriously.” Big mistake, Max. With
thwarted love and complex motivations
runners-up, the inevitable bottoms of Lydia’s voice dropping what sounds like
2) Everything Everywhere All at Once. that can stand toe to toe with Vertigo. I
the 2022 barrel, and tips of my nonex- an entire octave, she begins to respond
Until TÁR debuted mid-fall, I adored watching this thing. Reading it
istent cap to the two 2021 releases – the to this perceived insult – Max using
couldn’t imagine that any 2022 release was also a blast.
incandescently fine Drive My Car and identity politics to dismiss a legend-
would unseat Daniel Kwan and Daniel
the transfixing foreign/animated/docu- ary artist’s entire canon – with barely
Scheinert’s exhilaratingly inventive, 4) The Batman.
mentary hybrid Flee – that would’ve concealed insults of her own. She takes
gobsmackingly original mind-blower as Relieved as I am to learn that Henry
easily appeared on this list had I gone a potshots at Thorvaldsdóttir, Edgard
my favorite of the year. Just because one Cavill has to seek new employment
different route, here are the best of the Varèse, and Jerry Goldsmith (tossing in
miraculously did, however, doesn’t mean opportunities, I really don’t care about
best. Beginning with the one boasting a racist joke as punctuation); she mocks
I love EEAaO any less – and I’d argue the recent, James Gunn-mandated
a protagonist/antagonist who, to her current standards of political correct-
that it’s not a film to love so much as one shakeups in the DC Cinematic Universe
eventual detriment, knows she’s the best ness; she snidely suggests that Max
to fall in love with. As Michelle Yeoh, – so long as, going forward, Matt Reeves
of the best. will never rise higher than the dreaded
and Robert Pattinson are allowed to and utterly terrifying.
make as many Batman movies as they 9) Nope.
want. (And yes, I understand that The Based on its trailers – and those plen-
Batman isn’t technically affiliated with tiful previews seemed to keep promoting
the DCU, but please don’t message me a different angle – the lingering ques-
about it: Again, I don’t care.) Because tion regarding writer/director Jordan
while I pray that the film’s writer/direc- Peele’s latest was initially “What the
tor and star also take part in less IP- hell is it?” Following the movie’s July
friendly projects, their collaboration on debut, however, it became apparent
this latest iteration of the Dark Knight that we were asking the wrong ques-
resulted in the most wholly enthralling tion, because “What the hell isn’t it?”
comic-book universe I’ve entered since, would’ve led to a less-wordy answer. A
well, The Dark Knight – a world in which sci-fi adventure that’s also a horror film
a superhero adventure is indistinguish- that’s also a raucous comedy that’s also
able from a first-rate serial-killer opus by an untraditional Western that’s also a
David Fincher, and where the dominant Hollywood parable that’s also a biting
motifs are tension and escalating dread. commentary on the Instagram genera-
Every teasingly lurid shot by cinematog- tion that’s also a deserved reclamation
rapher by Greig Fraser is like sickness of Mia Goth in Pearl of Black history, this genre-melder is the
the soul come to life, and although the year’s second release that deserved to be
movie is bleak, it isn’t oppressive – not home movie, with much of what we’re sweetness as the nicest dim bulb on the titled Everything Everywhere All at Once.
with phenomenally vivid performers witness to late-’90s camcorder footage isle; the rock-solid candor and sharp It’s also about as much fun as I had at
such as Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey of a 30-year-old father (Paul Mescal’s tongues of Brendan Gleeson and Kerry the cineplex (twice) all year, with Daniel
Wright, Paul Dano, John Turturro, Andy Calum) and his 11-year-old (Frankie Condon; the unexpected ache and Kaluuya and Keke Palmer superb as sib-
Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard, and an unrecog- Corrio’s Sophie) as they tan, swim, and hilarity of Barry Keoghan as a village lings who recognize the perfect shot as
nizable Colin Farrell around. goof around at a two-star Turkish resort. idiot who’s far sharper than he appears; the key to financial freedom, Hoyte van
You gradually understand, though, that the instantly quotable dialogue; the Hoytema giving Spielberg’s cinematog-
5) Elvis. Aftersun is really a memory piece set in narrative oomph; the gorgeous fields raphers a run for their money, and Peele
All hail the King! Meaning, of course, the present, with the now-adult Sophie of green. It’s an ideal distillation of its offering up the single scariest, and oddly
Austin Butler, the now-31-year-old who reminiscing on what was likely her last- writer/director’s talents (plus a few of saddest, screen monkey I’ve seen in ages.
was tasked with channeling Elvis Pres- ever trip with her depressed, evidently his faults), and earns added kudos for Peele is now three-for-three in getting
ley – in the icon’s kajillionth on-screen deceased dad. And upon realizing that, some of the finest animal acting in all of his works on my year-end list. May the
rendering – for Baz Luhrmann’s bio-pic every lightly funny, sad, uncomfortable 2022. A Best Supporting Actress pitch stream continue until the count reaches
and just effing slayed it. I may have seen moment that follows begins to blend into for Jenny the donkey wouldn’t be totally thirty-three.
two or three stronger performances in a devastating study of delayed adoration out of line.
2022. None of them, however, were as and grief. Yet thanks to Mescal’s and 10) Marcel the Shell with Shoes On.
thunderously exciting as Butler’s, whose Corrio’s soulful realism and effortless 8) Pearl. Did anyone else find this an espe-
mixture of lip-synched and actual sing- chemistry, that grief leaves you feel- Considering how many sequels and cially weird year for animated outings?
ing to tunes including “That’s All Right,” ing less miserable than cleansed. I saw prequels moviegoers are annually Minions: The Rise of Gru, the Despicable
“Trouble,” and “Suspicious Minds” was Wells’ movie only once two months ago, subjected to, I suppose it was inevitable Me franchise’s fifth installment, made
grin-’til-it-hurts magnificent, and who yet can still picture a dozen-plus glori- that at least one would land on this list. the international top five with grosses of
enacted the commonly known passages ous scenes in full, the most beautifully If you don’t count The Batman and my close to a billion dollars. Thanksgiving’s
in Presley’s life with an unwavering painful ones including Sophie’s self- number-10 below, one did. But had you big-budget Disney outing Strange World
sincerity that eradicated decades worth conscious karaoke solo of her traditional asked me last January, I never would’ve couldn’t find an audience to save its (lack
of bio-musical tropes. Even Butler’s “Losing My Religion” duet with Dad, predicted that the followup I’d be most of) soul. This year’s Animated Feature
one and only reading of the King’s and hung-over Calum helplessly sobbing obsessed with would be a low-budget Oscar front-runner, Guillermo del Toro’s
oft-imitated “Thankyouverymuch” felt as he recognizes the extent to which he shocker that expanded on a grubby Pinocchio, got a brief, cursory release
and sounded revelatory. You may have let his child down. Aftersun is spirited, little horror flick that hadn’t come out before landing permanently on Netflix.
to already be in the tank for Luhrmann wrenching, and damned close to perfect. yet. Such was one of many miracles that The Toy Story offshoot Lightyear made
to wholly enjoy his latest whirlwind of writer/director Ti West and his co- $115 million domestic even though
pop music and questionable imagined 7) The Banshees of Inisherin. scripter muse Mia Goth produced with no one I know even remembers that it
history. But the Moulin Rouge! junk- In the world according to Martin this ballsy, unforgettable continuation to exists. And the year’s hands-down finest
ies among us, as well as a bunch of McDonagh, no one really ends up happy. West’s solid but lesser March release X. animated achievement, for my money, is
normal people, found this two hours Unless, that is, you’re a McDonagh fan, It would be enough for the film to be the at least 70 percent non-animated. Such
and 40 minutes of flabbergasting fun – a in which case even a largely downbeat jaw-dropping time-travel experiment it are the bizarre times we live in. Just
dynamic, stunningly enjoyable show-biz tragicomedy such as The Banshees of is: a work set in 1918 that’s designed to bizarre enough for writer/director Dean
roller coaster that you want to ride again Inisherin can leave you almost giddy look like a ‘50s Technicolor melodrama Fleischer Camp’s Marcel the Shell with
and again and again. Hey, I even liked with joy. I’m not backing down on my that finds people donning face masks Shoes On to make my top 10 through its
Tom Hanks’ geographically unplace- original assessment that this fable about and living in fear of the pandemic – just riotous inventiveness, narrative clever-
able accent when playing Colonel Tom Irish besties in 1923 who have a singular, like now! But in the screen performance ness, emotional poignancy, and titular
Parker. So I’m clearly deep in the tank. eventually debilitating falling out is one (and uninterrupted 10-minute mono- portrayer Jenny Slate’s incandescent
of its creator’s most instantly accessible logue) of 2022, Goth makes her small- readings an an ambulatory, cognizant,
6) Aftersun. – and therefore somewhat safe and timid town sociopath so deeply moving and one-inch shell who learns that the
During the first half-hour of writer/ – entertainments. But repeat viewings empathetic that you remain steadfastly world is neither as small nor as huge as
director Claudia Wells’ astounding thanks to its earlier-than-anticipated on her side even while West’s achieve- he imagines it is. And let’s hear it for
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lovely cadences as Grandma Connie,
whose distinctive Italian accent is easily 17) The Menu. That director Mark
explained by her grandson: “She’s from Mylod gave us the most mouth-watering
the garage.” image of a cheeseburger I’ve ever seen
on-screen might have been enough to
Next in Line: secure this ultimately sad comic thriller
11) The Northman. Now that Robert placement on this list. The canny script
Eggers’ brutally exhilarating action- and gorgeously realized performances
drama has been streaming for months, by Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and
can we publicly agree that Nicole others merely sealed the deal.
Kidman is the movie villain of 2022?
Nearly everything about this period 18) The Woman King. In a year
bloodbath is magnificent, starting with of extraordinary female supporting
Alexander Skarsgård’s ferocious central performances, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana
performance. Kidman, though? She Lynch, and Sheila Atim were fabulously
needs to go. In a good way. fierce, moving, and funny in Gina
Prince-Bythewood’s gorgeously struc-
12) Jackass Forever. More than 10 tured and plotted historical action
months after the film’s debut, I can drama. In what other movie would Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell in The Banshees of Inisherin
safely assert that I didn’t hear more Viola Davis’ traditional excellence in a
deserved, rollicking audience delight most atypical role almost be considered 10 That I Didn’t Expect to Dislike as DC Studios bummer? But I’d already
than I did at the Jackass team’s latest an afterthought? Much as I Did: Black Panther: Wakanda saved it space on this list for 2024!
– a series that gets funnier and fun- Forever; Bones & All; Brian & Charles;
nier, and scarier and scarier, the closer 19) Triangle of Sadness. The midsec- Call Jane; Crimes of the Future; Doctor 5) Emancipation. 12 Years a Slave
Johnny Knoxville and company get to tion is messy, regardless of the vomit- Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; refashioned as The Fugitive by way of a
late-middle-age. ing. Given the scalpel-like precision Empire of Light; The Fabelmans; Men; latter-day Rambo. And even worse than
of Ruben Östlund’s satirical targets, Moonage Daydream. that sounds.
13) Bros. Nicholas Stoller’s under- though, and the joyously caustic per-
viewed gay love story was what so many formances by Harris Dickinson and the 10 That Could Easily Have Been My 4) The Gray Man. Netflix insists that
rom-coms should be and rarely are: wondrous Dolly De Leon, the first and Least-Favorites of the Year: Ambu- this heavily jokey spy thriller for Ryan
crazy-horny, and utterly hysterical. third sections are divine, making this lance; Cha Cha Real Smooth; Fantastic Gosling and Chris Evans was one of the
Here’s hoping mainstream audiences the rare bell curve to resemble a smiley Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore; service’s biggest smashes in ages. I have
stream it, because sexual heat and hilar- face. Firestarter; The Invitation; Morbius; yet to meet anyone who remembers a
ity of the kind Billy Eicher and Luke Uncharted; Unplugging; Where the thing about it.
Macfarlane deliver don’t come around 20) Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Crawdads Sing; The Wolf & the Lion.
often enough to be taken for granted. December brought us new releases by 3) Strange World. Turning Red goes
James Cameron, Damien Chazelle, But My Actual Least-Favorites: straight to Disney+ but this piece of
14) All Quiet on the Western Front. Sam Mendes, Darren Aronofky, Kasi 10) The King’s Daughter. Had this self-congratulatory woke lunacy gets a
My God: World War I’s foot soldiers Lemmons, and Noah Baumbach. My dull, ridiculous mermaid adventure primo Thanksgiving release?!
were so freaking young. That was my favorite was a long-delayed sequel to been released not long after its comple-
chief takeaway from Edward Berger’s an animated kiddie comedy from 2011 tion eight years ago, the film would’ve 2) Babylon. Exhibit A for why major
sublime, harrowing adaptation of this that I didn’t like featuring a cricket who been quickly forgotten. Instead, it’ll studios, henceforth, will give second,
literary classic. Which isn’t to say that sounded like Jimmy Stewart. Movies are live on as featuring the last-ever screen then third, then fourth thoughts to
the movie’s thunderously fine editing, endlessly surprising, aren’t they? appearance by the late, great William writing big checks to esteemed, Oscar-
production design, makeup, and score Hurt. He’d probably laugh at that. I just winning directors for their passion proj-
haven’t taken up residence in my brain, 10 Runners-Up to the Top 20: Arma- wanna cry. ects. It’s not just that Damien Chazelle’s
as well. geddon Time; Avatar: The Way of Water; movie will lose a bunch of money. It’s
God’s Country; Honk for Jesus. Save 9) The Whale. Brendan Fraser is mar- that his movie sucks.
15) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Your Soul; Infinite Storm; The Outfit; velous. Everything else is Moby Dreck.
Mystery. Daniel Craig needs to play The Phantom of the Open; See How They 1) Spirited. God curse them. Every.
Benoit Blanc forever. And Rian Johnson Run; She Said; Till. 8) Jeepers Creepers: Reborn. The best One.
needs to keep making these beautifully, thing about movie-going post-2019 is
comically twisty entertainments forever, 10 Runners-Up to Those Runners- that irrefutably abysmal flicks tend to
go straight to streaming. Incredibly, December 13 Crossword Answers
especially if he can keep securing tal- Up: Confess, Fletch; Devotion; Dog;
ents comparable to Janelle Monáe, Kate Good Luck to You, Leo Grande; Good this flabbergasting horror dud – with
Hudson, and Edward Norton. Bonus Night Oppy; Hustle; RRR; Three Thou- its zero-percent Rotten Tomatoes rating
points for the Zoom cameos to make sand Years of Longing; Top Gun: Maver- – didn’t.
theatre fans instantly well up. ick; Watcher.
7) Ticket to Paradise. George Cloo-
16) Vengeance. I’ve never been a B.J. 10 That I Didn’t Expect to Enjoy ney and Julia Roberts have charm and
Novak fan – not even when he was on as Much as I Did: The Cursed; Family charisma to burn. Burning it, in truth,
The Office. You know what cured my Camp; Gigi & Nate; Halloween Ends; would’ve been preferable to employing
indifference? His writing, directing, Jurassic World Dominion; Marry Me; it for this insufferably clueless, back-
and starring in an unassumingly brainy Minions: The Rise of Gru; Orphan: First patting comedy hit.
dark comedy that imagines him as the Kill; Sonic the Hedgehog 2; X.
entitled d-bag many of us forever pre- 6) Black Adam. Aw-w-w-w … you
sumed him to be. Go figure. mean there might actually not be a
sequel to this exhaustingly prototypical
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Bar & Grill headlining engagement on Janu-
CASI Walking Club, on Mon., Wed., and Fri.; free; for babies birth to 12… Davenport Public Library - Eastern with Buddy Guy in the early 2000s. That was ary 27, admission to the 6:30 p.m. concert is
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Avenue Branch, 10am thru Thu Feb 9 when he started developing his signature $8 at the door, and more information on the
Seniors), 8am Fri Jan 6 thru Wed Feb 8
Pretend Play Thursdays, on Thursdays; work at a style of blues: dark, hypnotic, inviting, and evening is available by calling (563)232-8890
Euchre, on Wed. & Fri.; $2/session; for information, call grocery store, a coffee shop,… Davenport Public Library - very danceable. and visiting TheGypsyHighway.com.
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 12:45pm Eastern Avenue Branch, 4pm thru Thu Feb 9
Fri Jan 6 thru Wed Feb 8
Tales for Tots: 0-3 Storytime, on Thursdays; an
Low Impact Exercise, Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9-10am, Tue. enriching activity time for children ages birth…
11am-2pm, Thu. 11am-noon; $2/person;… CASI (Center Bettendorf Public Library, 6:30pm thru Thu Feb 9 Lego Club, enjoy a morning of free building; free; for Tales for Tots: 0-3 Storytime, on Mondays; an
for Active Seniors), Fri Jan 6 thru Wed Feb 8 information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am Sat enriching activity time for children ages birth…
Story Times at RVDL, on Mondays and Thursdays; a fun Jan 7 and Sat Jan 21 Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Mon Jan 9 thru Mon
Bell Choir, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, call and educational Story Time with… River Valley District Feb 6
563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 10am Library, 10:45am thru Thu Feb 9 Child’s Play – Create: Explore : Experience, on
Mon Jan 9 thru Mon Feb 6 Saturdays; a 15-minute storytime complete with books Lego Club: Eagles, play with thousands of Lego pieces;
Preschool Storytime, Tue.-Fri.; ages 3-5 are invited rhymes and… Bettendorf Public Library, 10am Sat Jan 7 display your masterpieces on… LeClaire Community
Shuffleboard, on Mondays; $2/person; for information, to attend these 30-minute sessions… Bettendorf Public thru Sat Feb 4 Library, 4pm Tue Jan 10
call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), 1pm Library, 10am thru Thu Feb 9
Mon Jan 9 thru Mon Feb 6 PNG Foldscopes, Foldscope combines low-cost Teen Advisory Board Meeting, ages 11-19 are invited
Teen Library Council, a meeting to plan upcoming materials with precision optics to create inexpensive… to join; TAB Members volunteer, organize,… Davenport
Ugly Quilts, on Mondays; volunteer group; no sewing teen events, play games to… East Moline Public Library, Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon Jan 9 Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 6:30pm Tue
experience necessary; free; for… CASI (Center for Active 4pm Fri Jan 6 Jan 10
Seniors), 9am Mon Jan 9 thru Mon Feb 6 Science Experiments, have some fun with science;
Children’s Book Talk/Unboxing, on Fridays; join this program is best suited… Davenport Public Library - Girls Who Code, on Tuesdays; for girls in 3rd-5th grade
Zumba Toning, on Mondays; $3/person; for Miss Ranell online for either a book… Rock Island Public Eastern Avenue Branch, 6:30pm Mon Jan 9 who are interested… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
information, call 563-386-7477… CASI (Center for Active Library - Downtown Library, 2pm Fri Jan 6 thru Fri Feb 4 Avenue Branch, 4pm Tue Jan 10 thru Tue Feb 7
Seniors), 10:15am Mon Jan 9 thru Mon Feb 6 Little Movers Storytime, Mondays at 9:30 & 10:45am;
Stories at Main, on Fridays; enjoy stories, dancing and stories, songs, and rhymes for… Moline Public Library, Take and Make Tuesday, on Tuesdays; pick-up a
Top Gun: Maverick, a screening of the Tom Cruise more at the newly remodeled… Davenport Public Library Mon Jan 9 thru Mon Jan 30 fun craft that you can do… Davenport Public Library -
smash in the Movie… CASI (Center for Active Seniors), - Main Branch, 10am Fri Jan 6 thru Fri Feb 3 Fairmount Street Branch, 3pm Tue Jan 10 thru Tue Feb 7
1pm Tue Jan 10 Make Believe Monday, on Mondays; work at a grocery
store, a coffee shop,… Davenport Public Library -
Fairmount Street Branch, 4pm Mon Jan 9 thru Mon Feb 6
MUSIC CreaTEEN Crafts: Trolls Rock Art, join us as we create
our own trolls with rock… LeClaire Community Library,
Aviation Workshop, ages 8-17 will learn from an
experienced local pilot about… Rock Island Public Library
5pm Thu Jan 12 - Downtown Library, 11am Sat Jan 21
Tanya Tucker Creativity Lab, grades K-5 will explore a different

artistic medium and project… Moline Public Library, 7pm
Thu Jan 12
PJ Party Storytime: Hibernation, put on your PJs
and join us live in the… Moline Public Library, 6pm Mon
Jan 23
Thursday, January 19, 8 p.m.
Creativity Lab: Pastels and Watercolors, for grades Science Experiments, have some fun with science; this
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore Avenue, Davenport IA K-5; we will be using pastels and watercolor… Moline program is best suited… Davenport Public Library - Main
Public Library, 6pm Thu Jan 12 Branch, 6:30pm Mon Jan 23
Movers & Shakers Storytime!, on Thursdays; for kids PNG Lego Robotics, on Mondays; ages 10-18 learn how
ages 0 to 5 and their… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Thu to program and control… Moline Public Library, 6pm
Jan 12 thru Thu Jan 26 Mon Jan 23 thru Mon Jan 30
Midnight Society, watch episodes of “Are You Afraid Lazy Crafternoons: Map Roses, kick back and join us
of the Dark,” eat… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri for a relaxing afternoon of… LeClaire Community Library,
Jan 13 5pm Tue Jan 24
Toddler Time, be part of Miss Ashe’s new program for Teen DIY: Self-Care Sheet Masks, ages 11-19 are
Ages 0-PreK,… LeClaire Community Library, 10:30am Fri invited to join us at the library… Davenport Public Library
Jan 13 - Eastern Avenue Branch, 6pm Tue Jan 24
Escape to Paradise, kick off our Winter Reading After School Explorers, grades K-5 will create, learn,
Program on a sunny island… Moline Public Library, 1pm and explore something new each… Moline Public Library,
Sat Jan 14 3pm Wed Jan 25
A
Grammy-winning icon and bona- Country Albums chart and produced four Hug a Book Dance Party, for ages 0-5; we will spin the After School Kids Lab: Break the Ice Game, play a
tunes and you… Rock Island Public Library - Downtown fun game you can make yourself using a… Bettendorf
fide county-music legend makes her top 10 hits on the Hot Country Songs chart: Library, 11am Sat Jan 14 Public Library, 3pm Wed Jan 25
eagerly awaited appearance at the “It’s Only Over for You” and the chart-
Teen DIY: Kermit Cross Stitch, Miss Amber invites you Family Storytime: Ice Skating, join Ashe for stories,
Rhythm City Casino Resort Event Center toppers “Just Another Love,” “One Love at to make a simple cross-stitch portrait… Davenport Public songs, and fun; every week has… LeClaire Community
on January 19 with the Davenport arrival a Time,” and “I’ll Come Back as Another Library - Main Branch, 2pm Sat Jan 14 Library, 6pm Wed Jan 25
of Tanya Tucker, whose first radio hit “Delta Woman.” Tucker released three more hit Mermaid Story Writing Contest, grades 3-6 are Storytime with QC CAN Therapy Dogs, a special
Dawn” – recorded when she was only 13 albums in the 1980s – 1987’s Love Me Like invited to write a story featuring… Moline Public Library, storytime with therapy dogs from QC CAN; learn…
Sat Jan 14 thru Thu Feb 9 LeClaire Community Library, 4pm Fri Jan 27
years old – has thus far led to the release of You Used To, 1988’s Strong Enough to Bend,
25 studio albums, three live albums, and 30 and 1989’s Greatest Hits compilation – and Winter Reading Program: Read Beyond the Sea!, Full STEAM Ahead!: Lego Bridges, join us as
compilation albums. the artist’s 1991 studio release What Do I say “Aloha!” to reading this winter; kids… Moline Public we explore the world of STEAM (Science… LeClaire
Library, Sat Jan 14 thru Thu Feb 9 Community Library, 10:30am Sat Jan 28
After Tucker released her debut album Do with Me became her first album to cer-
Delta Dawn via Columbia Records in 1972, tify platinum by the RIAA. The following PNG Foldscopes, ages 10-18 can make their own Lego Club, create your Lego masterpieces; whether you
foldscope, which combines low-cost materials… Moline want to take on… River Valley District Library, 11am Sat
a recording that peaked at number 32 on year, the additionally platinum-certified Public Library, 6pm Mon Jan 16 Jan 28
the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, Can’t Run from Yourself reached number
Teen Unwind, come and chill in the teen vault and enjoy 2023 Winter Reading: Winter in the Shire, conquer
she released What’s Your Mama’s Name 12 on the Top Country Albums chart, and fun… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Mon Jan 16 the cold of winter with adventurous… River Valley District
and Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of after releasing three more studio albums Library, Mon Jan 30 thru Tue Jan 31
in the 1990s, Tucker issued 2002’s Tanya Read-along Stories with Mr. Haack, join Mr. Haack,
Stone) the following two years. Both studio PV’s favorite retired elementary school librarian, for… After School Kids Lab: Fingerprint Analysis, learn
albums certified gold by the RIAA, and in conjunction with her own Tuckertime LeClaire Community Library, 6:30pm Tue Jan 17 about how to identify different patterns in fingerprints
after Tucker switched to MCA Records record label. In 2009, Tucker released and… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Wed Feb 1
A Frozen Storytime with Anna and Elsa, join us for a
in 1975, she released her self-titled album her 24th studio album, My Turn, which frozen storytime as Anna and Elsa… LeClaire Community Snackin’ Crafternoons, on Wednesdays; make a
that reached number eight on Billboard’s featured covers of classic country hits, and Library, 6pm Wed Jan 18 different snack each week; this program is… Davenport
Public Library - Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Feb
Top Country Albums chart and earned a following a 10-year hiatus, she returned After School Kids Lab: Pom-Pom Poppers, using 1 thru Wed Feb 8
spot on the Billboard 200. Between 1976 in 2019 with the studio album While I’m some basic supplies, create a device that will launch…
Livin’, which was produced by Brandi Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Wed Jan 18 Teen Role-playing Club: Flames of Freedom, on
and 1977, Tucker issued four studio albums Wednesdays; each month we will explore a different
before the release of 1978’s TNT, which was Carlile and Shooter Jennings and won a Kids Anime Club, grades 5-8 can watch anime, do a fun rule… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Feb 1 thru
marketed toward a rock-invested audience Grammy for “Best Country Album.” craft, and… Moline Public Library, 5pm Wed Jan 18 Wed Feb 8
and would also be certified gold from the Tanya Tucker headlines her Event Center PNG Astronomy, the Popular Astronomy Club will 2023 Winter Reading: Winter in the Shire, thru Feb.
RIAA. engagement on January 19, admission to explain how telescopes work, teach… Moline Public 28; conquer the cold of winter with adventurous… River
Library, 6pm Wed Jan 18 Valley District Library, Wed Feb 1 thru Thu Feb 9
After three commercially unsuccessful the 8 p.m. concert is $35-65, and more
albums, Tucker made a massive comeback information and tickets are available by Petite Picassos, ages five and under can use all of their Movers & Shakers Storytime!, on Thursdays; for kids
senses… Rock Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, ages 0 to 5 and their… Moline Public Library, 9:30am Thu
via Capitol Records with 1986’s Girls Like calling (563)328-8000 and visiting 11am Wed Jan 18 Feb 2 thru Thu Feb 9
Me, which peaked at number 20 on the Top RhythmCityCasino.com.
Doki Doki Anime Club: Lunar New Year Lego Club, enjoy a morning of free building; free; for
Celebration, every month we watch a variety of anime information, call… Bettendorf Public Library, 11:30am
while learning… LeClaire Community Library, 5pm Thu Sat Feb 4
Take and Make Tuesday, on Tuesdays; pick-up a fun Teen Gaming, on Wednesdays; pop in for gaming on the Jan 19
craft that you can do at… Davenport Public Library - Main Switch, playing… Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Kids Grab-and-Go: Friendship Bracelets, use simple
Branch, 3pm Tue Jan 10 thru Tue Feb 7 Street Branch, 3pm Wed Jan 11 thru Wed Feb 8 PNG Drones, ages 10-18 can take to the skies with mini knots to make a bracelet out of embroidery… Bettendorf
drones;… Moline Public Library, 6pm Thu Jan 19 Public Library, 9am Mon Feb 6
Toddler Storytime, on Tuesdays; we’ll sing songs, Teen Role-playing Club: The Expanse, on
dance, and read fun stories;… Davenport Public Library - Wednesdays; each month we will explore a different Read to a Dog, QC CAN’s Reading Assistance Dogs are Out of the Blocks, register to pick up a random
Eastern Avenue Branch, 10am Tue Jan 10 thru Tue Feb 7 rule… Bettendorf Public Library, 1pm Wed Jan 11 thru specially trained, along with… Davenport Public Library - assortment of LEGOs in… Davenport Public Library - Main
Wed Jan 25 Eastern Avenue Branch, 5:30pm Thu Jan 19 Branch, Mon Feb 6
Weekly Teen Book Talk, on Tuesdays; check out this
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Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 3pm Wed Jan 11 thru Jan 19 Mon Feb 6
After School Kids Lab: Water Cube Art, build and Wed Jan 25
create using cubes that fuse together when you… Teen Library Council, grades 6-12 are needed to give Pop-Up Cards, make a unique Valentine’s Day card;
Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Wed Jan 11 Wiggles and Giggles Toddler Storytime, on advice and feedback about… Moline Public Library, this program is best… Davenport Public Library - Eastern
Wednesdays; join Miss Amber for a morning of stories… 3:30pm Thu Jan 19 Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Mon Feb 6
Bilingual Storytime with Aliona Yermalayeva, join Davenport Public Library - Fairmount Street Branch, 10am
LeClaire resident Aliona Yermalayeva as she shares the Wed Jan 11 thru Wed Feb 8 Killin’ It, we will discuss multiple true crime cases that After School Kids Lab: Pop-Up Greeting Cards,
Russian… LeClaire Community Library, 6pm Wed Jan 11 may or… East Moline Public Library, 4pm Fri Jan 20 construct and decorate your own 3D greeting card using
Winter Crafternoons, on Wednesdays; join us for a different… Bettendorf Public Library, 3pm Wed Feb 8
Southwest Library Toddler Tales, on Wednesdays; weekly winter craft; this… Davenport Public Library - Lunar New Year Celebration, thru Jan. 23; celebrate
build early learning skills in your preschooler ages… Rock Eastern Avenue Branch, 3:30pm Wed Jan 11 thru Wed the Year of the Rabbit with… Moline Public Library, Fri Creativity Lab, grades K-5 will explore a different
Island Public Library - Southwest Branch, 11am Wed Jan Feb 8 Jan 20 thru Mon Jan 23 artistic medium and project… Moline Public Library, 7pm
11 thru Wed Feb 8 Thu Feb 9
Crossword
LITERATURE
Inciting Joy: A Conversation

PASS WORDS • JANUARY 10, 2023 December 13 Answers: Page 21
with Ross Gay
Wednesday, January 11, 7 p.m.
Presented by the Rock Island and Moline Public Libraries
W
ith the Washington Post call- Art, Margie, The American Journal of
ing his latest book “a gift that’s Poetry; and Atlanta Review, and his
meant to be shared” and Pub- poetry and essays have also appeared in
lishers Weekly insisting “this resonant, anthologies including The Paris Review
vivid meditation shouldn’t be missed,” a and 2009’s From the Fishouse. His honors
bestselling essaying and award-winning include being a Cave Canem Workshop
poet takes center stage in Inciting Joy: A fellow and a Bread Loaf Writers Confer-
Conversation with Ross Gay, a virtual Jan- ence Tuition Scholar, and Gay received
uary 11 conversation with the Inciting Joy a grant from the Pennsylvania Council
author made possible by Illinois Librar- of the Arts. His first collection of essays,
ies Present, and hosted by the Rock Island The Book of Delights, was released in 2019
and Moline Public Libraries. and was a New York Times bestseller,
Recipient of the National Book Critics and among his four poetry collections
ACROSS 72. Fable's lesson 12. Range 65. Provo neighbor Circle Award for Poetry and the Kingsley are Against Which, Bringing the Shovel
1. Old Thai currency 73. The ox, e.g. 13. Subtly harmful 66. Except
6. Change 74. Cereal grass 14. Faux _ 67. Loamy deposit Tufts Poetry Award for his 2014 book Down, and Be Holding, the latter the
11. Plumbing problem 75. Balanced 15. _ -the-board 68. _ de grandeur Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, a work winner of the PEN American Literary
15. Books expert: Abbr. 76. Borscht ingredient 16. _ saltpeter 69. Island country in
19. Divert 77. Immigrants' island 17. Martian landscape the Mediterranean that was also a finalist for the National Jean Stein Award. Meanwhile, with the
20. Aqua _ 78. Slipper feature 70. Mug Book Award for Poetry, Gay was born book’s 2022 publication, Inciting Joy has
21. _ O'Neill, Lady 79. Mal de _ 18. Rows 72. Hypnotizer
Chaplin 80. Term in 24. Big success 73. Diary of a kind in Youngstown, Ohio, in 1974, but he earned its author some of the strongest
22. Tea drink grammar: 2 wds. 26. Ant 76. Hairless grew up in Levittown, Pennsylvania. He reviews of his career, with Publishers
23. Blame another: 83. Opposing one 29. After Kilo, 77. Girl in Nevada
3 wds. 84. Sedates before Mike 78. Tombs received his B.A. from Lafayette College, Weekly calling the work “a stunning
25. Of perching birds 85. River in Missouri 34. Kind of lily 80. "Common Sense" his MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence collection [about] how joy deepens when
27. Speak at length 86. Egypt neighbor 35. Even cleaner author College,and his Ph.D. in American accompanied by grief, fear, and loss,”
28. Oily resin 87. Leather 36. Footless creatures 81. Empty space
30. Grinder 90. Club's open _ night 37. Measure up: 2 wds. 82. Got away Literature from Temple University, and adding that Gay’s “precise yet playful
31. MLB team 91. Greek letters 38. Invited 84. Step in ballet was a founding editor, alongside Karissa prose sparkles.”
32. Family mem. 93. Chinese, e.g. 39. Secondhand 86. Wallet item
33. Maids 94. '70s sitcom 40. Spectrum color 87. The head, in Chen and Patrick Rosal, of the online For his Illinois Libraries Present event,
35. Kind of tiger 96. TV serial 41. Book of maps anatomy sports magazine Some Call It Ballin’. Gay will be joined in conversation by
38. Citrusy liqueur 101. Old French 43. Pest 88. Japanese city
41. Buenos _ courtly dance 44. Assistants 89. More sage Gay is also an editor with the chapbook three-time Chicago Poetry Slam cham-
42. Arrow poison 103. Road division: 45. Went quickly 90. Oldish computer presses Q Avenue and Ledge Mule Press, pion Dan “Sully” Sullivan. His poems
43. Master key: Hyph. 2 wds. 46. Circulate: 2 wds. peripheral
46. Nonsense 105. Instruments 47. Church part 91. Works at as well as a founding board member of and performances have been featured
49. Stood 106. Cullen of "Twilight" 48. Rhymester 92. Oldster: Abbr. the Bloomington Community Orchard, a on HBO Def Poetry Jam, WGN Morning
50. Was partial to 107. Remove 52. _ de la Luz 95. Blood: Prefix
51. An astringent 108. Slow, in music 54. Eats nothing 96. Monarch of old non-profit, free-fruit-for-all food justice News, and National Public Radio, and
52. Crime syndicate 109. Vetch 55. Auto-dent location 97. _ est percipi and joy project. Over the course of his Sully’s first full-length book of poems,
big shot 110. Unseen particle 56. Currier's partner 98. Heflin and Morrison
53. Sheeran and 111. Challenges 57. Put forth 99. _ en point career, Gay has taught poetry, art, and The Blue Line Home, is available from
Sullivan 112. Relieves 59. Primp 100. Some summer literature at Lafayette College in Easton, EM-Press.
54. Washed-out 60. Daughter of Judy babies Pennsylvania, and Montclair State Uni- Inciting Joy: A Conversation with Ross
55. Print measures DOWN and Vincente 102. Legume
57. _ comitatus 1. Record 61. Cherry-red 104. Parseghian of versity in New Jersey, and now teaches Gay will take place at 7 p.m. on January
58. Stormed 2. Movie format 63. _ -colored football at Indiana University in and for the 11, participation in the virtual event is
60. Washes 3. Horn of a 64. Of local
61. Pamper crescent moon government low-residency MFA in Poetry program at free, and more information is available
62. Genus of brown 4. An Indian language Drew University. by calling (309)732-7323 and visiting
bears
63. Ached
5. Missive
6. Fields New Crossword Puzzles Gay’s poems have appeared in liter- RockIslandLibrary.org, and calling
64. Basket in jai alai
65. Caucasus native
7. Credit-score factor
8. Fever
posted EVERY week at ary journals and magazines including (309)524-2470 and visiting
The American Poetry Review, Harvard MolineLibrary.com.
67. Loafs
68. Weapons
9. Movie
10. Adopts: 2 wds.
RCReader.com/lifestyle Review, Columbia: A Journal of Poetry,
71. Puts a value on 11. Dunderheads
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY New Columns Weekly at RCReader.com By Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): “My life CANCER (June 21-July 22): When she LIBRA (September 23-October 22): know where home is. There’s this promise of hap-
was the best omelet you could make with was young, Carolyn Forché was a con- Libran philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche piness out there. I know it. I even feel it sometimes.
a chainsaw,” observed flamboyant author ventional poet focused on family and offered advice that is perfect for you in But it’s like chasing the moon. Just when I think I
Thomas McGuane. That’s a witty way to childhood. But she transformed. Relo- 2023. It’s strenuous. It’s demanding and have it, it disappears into the horizon.” If you have
encapsulate his tumultuous destiny. There have cating to El Salvador during its civil war, she daunting. If you take it to heart, you will have to ever felt pangs like hers, Capricorn, I predict they
been a few moments in 2022 when you might have began to write about political trauma. Next, she perform little miracles you may not yet have the will fade in 2023. That’s because I expect you will
been tempted to invoke a similar metaphor about lived in Lebanon during its civil war. She wit- confidence to try. But I have faith in you, Libra. clearly identify the feeling of home you want – and
your own evolving story. But the good news is that nessed firsthand the tribulations of military vio- That’s why I don’t hesitate to provide you with thereby make it possible to find and create the
your most recent chainsaw-made omelet is fin- lence and the imprisonment of activists. Her Nietzsche’s rant: “No one can build you the bridge place, the land, and the community where you will
ished and ready to eat. I think you’ll find its taste creative work increasingly illuminated questions on which you, and only you, must cross the river experience a resounding peace and stability.
is savory. And I believe it will nourish you for a of social justice. At age 72, she is now a renowned of life. There may be countless trails and bridges
long time. (Soon it will be time to start your next human rights advocate. In bringing her to your and demigods who would gladly carry you across; AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18):
omelet, maybe without using the chainsaw this attention, I don’t mean to suggest that you engage but only at the price of pawning and forgoing Storyteller Michael Meade tells us, “The
time!) in an equally dramatic self-reinvention. But in yourself. There is one path in the world that none ship is always off course. Anybody who
2023, I do recommend drawing on her as an inspi- can walk but you. Where does it lead? Don’t ask, sails knows that. Sailing is being off-course and
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): After rational role model. You will have great potential walk!” correcting. That gives a sense of what life is about.”
meticulous research of 2023’s astrologi- to discover deeper aspects of your life’s purpose I interpret Meade’s words to mean that we are
cal omens, I have come to a radical con- – and enhance your understanding of how to offer SCORPIO (October 23-November 21): never in a perfect groove heading directly towards
clusion: You should tell the people who your best gifts. How might you transform the effects of our goal. We are constantly deviating from the
care for you that you’d like to be called by new pet the limitations you’ve been dealing with? path we might wish we could follow with unfailing
names. I think you need to intensify their ability LEO (July 23-August 22): Are the char- What could you do to make it work in accuracy. That’s not a bug in the system; it’s a fea-
and willingness to view you as a sublime creature acters in Carlos Castañeda’s books on your favor as 2023 unfolds? I encourage you to ture. And as long as we obsess on the idea that
worthy of adoration. I don’t necessarily recom- shamanism fictional or real? It doesn’t think about these question with daring and we’re not where we should be, we are distracted
mend you use old standbys like “cutie,” “honey,” matter to me. I love the wisdom of his audacity. The more moxie you summon, the from doing our real work. And the real work? The
“darling,” or “angel.” I’m more in favor of unique alleged teacher, Don Juan Matus. He said, “Look greater your luck will be in making the magic ceaseless corrections. I hope you will regard what
and charismatic versions, something like “Jubilee” at every path closely and deliberately. Try it as happen. Here’s another riddle to wrestle with: I’m saying here as one of your core meditations in
or “Zestie” or “Fantasmo” or “Yowie-Wowie.” many times as you think necessary. Then ask What surrender or sacrifice could you initiate that 2023, Aquarius.
Have fun coming up with pet names that you are yourself, and yourself alone, one question. Does might lead in unforeseen ways to a plucky break-
very fond of. The more, the better. this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; through? I have a sense that’s what will transpire PISCES (February 19-March 20):
if it doesn’t, it is of no use.” Don Juan’s advice is as you weave your way through the coming A Chinese proverb tells us, “Great souls
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): If I could perfect for you in the coming nine months, Leo. I months in quest of surprising opportunities. have wills. Feeble souls have wishes.” I
choose some fun and useful projects for hope you will tape a copy of his words on your guess that’s true in an abstract way. But in practical
you to master in 2023, they would bathroom mirror and read it at least once a week. SAGITTARIUS (November 22-Decem- terms, most of us are a mix of both great and feeble.
include the following: (1) Be in constant ber 21): Sagittarian singer Tina Turner We have a modicum of willpower and a bundle of
competition with yourself to outdo past accom- VIRGO (August 23-September 22): confided, “My greatest beauty secret is wishes. In 2023, though, you Pisceans could make
plishments. But at the same time, be extra com- Teacher and author Byron Katie claims, being happy with myself.” I hope you will dramatic moves to strengthen your willpower as
passionate toward yourself. (2) Borrow and steal “The voice within is what I’m married to. experiment with that formula in 2023. I believe you shed wimpy wishes. In my psychic vision of
other people’s good ideas and use them with even My lover is the place inside me where an the coming months will potentially be a time your destiny, I see you feeding metaphorical iron
better results than they would use them. (3) honest yes and no come from.” I happen to know when you will be happier with yourself than you supplements to your resolve and determination.
Acquire an emerald or two, or wear jewelry that that she has also been married for many years to a have ever been before – more at peace with your
features emeralds. (4) Increase your awareness of writer named Stephen Mitchell. So she has no unique destiny, more accepting of your unripe Homework: Visualize in intricate detail a break-
and appreciation for birds. (5) Don’t be attracted problem being wed to both Mitchell and her inner qualities, more in love with your depths, and more through you would like to experience by July of
to folks who aren’t good for you just because they voice. In accordance with astrological omens, I committed to treating yourself with utmost care 2023. Visit FreeWillAstrology.com.
are unusual or interesting. (6) Upgrade your flirt- invite you to propose marriage to your own inner and respect. Therefore, if Tina Turner is accurate,
ing so it’s even more nuanced and amusing, while voice. The coming year will be a fabulous time to 2023 will also be a year when your beauty will be Go to RealAstrology.com to check out Rob Brezsny’s
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8. 3 on the Tree, Live From the
Underground Additional WQUD Team Members
The Year’s Top Albums from Jason DeSplinter, DeSplinter Special on
A.D. in the Morning
Local DJs and Musicians 1. Casey Donahew, Built Different
2. Cody Jinks, Mercy
W
e’ve widened our acoustic lens this while still being able to catch Judas Priest or 3. Creed Fisher, Rebel in the South
year and are pleased to present top Bob Marley in the same hour, you may enjoy 4. Corb Lund, Songs My Friends Wrote
five to 10 albums of the year from WQUD. Sure, they have the classic vintage 5. The Wilder Blue, The Wilder Blue
16 disc jockeys spinning tunes at two inde- cuts from Beatles and Stones but they also 6. Aaron Watson, Unwanted Man
pendently owned radio stations* (plus two mix in 1950s doo-wop and even Frank 7. William Clark Green, Baker Hotel
of their team members) and three prolific Sinatra. They also dedicate precious air-time 8. Randy Rogers Band, Homecoming
local musicians/artists. The styles range from during prime time slots to feature local art- 9. Sunny Sweeney, Married Alone
country to death metal, from indie pop to jam ists from country to blues to rock and metal, 10. Koe Wetzel, Hell Paso
bands, from blues to roots and everything in and have a full three-hour show of nothing
between and around the edges. There are leg- but local licks Saturdays from noon to 3 p.m. Katie, Office Manager
ends such as Buddy Guy and Elvis Costello. with Johnny Dollar. And you will not find 1. Poe the Passenger, Alinea
There are bands with such names as Fat any more entertaining and laugh-out-loud 2. Jackson Wang, Magic Man
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Earthers and King Gizzard and the Lizard locally written and produced radio adver- 3. Smash Into Pieces, Disconnect
Wizards. The lists include live concert record- tising for local businesses anywhere on the 4. Shinedown, Planet Zero
ings from mega-stars including the Rolling SATURDAYS 5. Warren Zeiders, 717 Tapes
dial.
Stones and Tom Petty, both from 1977. Who 5 - 8 p.m. 6. Kane Brown, Different Man
knew iconic artists Jimmy Cliff and the Drop- Outlaws, Rebels, and Legends with
kick Murphys were still making music?! Outlaw Dave
From this diverse, albeit select group of 1. Joshua Hedley, Neon Blue 99PLUSKFMH.com*
taste makers, the most mentioned artists are 2. Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
the following: Fontaines DC (five men- 3. Ashley McBride, Lindeville
tions), Wet Leg (four mentions), Zach Bryan 4. 49 Winchester, Fortune Favors the Bold
(four), Titus Andronicus (four), Tedeschi 5. Molly Tuttle, Crooked Tree
Trucks Band (three), Elvis Costello (three),
Big Thief (three), Buddy Guy (three), Harry 2 - 5 p.m.
Styles (three), and all of the following getting Muddy Water Radio with Angela Meyer
two mentions: Spoon, Duke Robillard Band, 1. Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Yard Act, Willie Nelson, Koe Wetzel, Goose, 2. Miranda Lambert, Palomino
Dead Horses (in no particular order). 3. Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country
In the age of artificial intelligence and 4. Ashley McBride, Lindeville
5. Hailey Whitters, Raised While technically not a terrestrial radio
algorithmic soulless programming, we
6. Kaitlin Butts, What Else Can She Do station any longer, KFMH was the eastern
treasure the effort each of these participants
Fontaines D.C., Skinty Fia 7. Tyler Childers, Can I Take My Hounds Iowa and western Illinois “pirate” radio sta-
make to seek out the authentic artists not
to Heaven tion (found on the FM dial at 99.7) from 1973
typically found on big media driven air-
to 1994. With their “100-watt blowtorch,”
waves and platforms. If you have not tuned MONDAY-FRIDAY
Midnight – 2 a.m. KFMH was a pioneer in blending formats
into either of these radio stations, either on 6 - 10 a.m.
ALSO WEDNESDAYS 10 p.m. - midnight traditionally siloed into programming slots
the dial or on the Internet, you are miss- A.D. in the Morning with Aaron Dail
Zaggyland with Zaggy or stand-alone corporate owned stations for
ing out. (Note: Yes, there are a handful of 1. Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
1. Ice Nine Kills, Welcome to Horrorwood blues, rock, jazz and reggae. Some say they
albums that technically came out in 2021. 2. Cody Johnson, Human- The Double
2. Bad Omens, The Death of Peace of Mind invented the “block party” segment play-
We are working on that discipline problem.) Album
3. Avey Grouws Band, Tell Tale Heart ing three to four songs of the same artist in
3. Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country
4. Molly Durnin, It’s Fine a row. KFMH to this day heavily supports
4. Koe Wetzel, Hell Paso
WQUD Vintage Radio 5. Zach Bryan, All My Homies Hate
5. Motionless in White, Scoring the End of the Mississippi Valley Blues Society and
the World the annual MVBS Blues Fest typically held
107.7 FM, WQUDFM.com Ticketmaster
in downtown Davenport. Amazingly, after
SUNDAYS 5 - 9 p.m. a 19-year hiatus from the FCC governed
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Blacklight Blues Show with Blond Hugo airwaves, Steve Bridges and his pirate ship
Mojo Request Show with Mama C
ALSO TUESDAYS & FRIDAYS 10 p.m. - crew of on-air talent, led by Jim Hunter,
1. Willie Nelson, A Beautiful Time
midnight relaunched the station in 2013 online with
2. Harry Styles, Harry’s House
Freewhieelin’ with Blond Hugo a 24/7 internet stream. Most of the original
3. Marcus King, Youngblood
1. Sam Locke Ward and Bob Bucko Junior, on-air talent is still carefully curating and
This vintage radio station cranks out more 4. Little Big Town, Mr. Sun
Bubblegum Necropolis hosting daily and weekly music program-
live on-air content and music programming ming blocks, playing only four minutes of
2. Lost Tribes of the Moon, Chapter II,
per square foot of office/broadcast space 4 - 6 p.m.
Tales of Strife, Destiny, and Despair local advertisers at the top of each hour. The
than any place on Earth. Well, at least in The Ride Home with Pat Jones
3. Mythospere, Mythosphere & eclectic music mix is like no other. And for
the Quad Cities’ region. Broadcasting from ALSO SUNDAYS 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Pathological those of us who literally cried when they
the Triangle in downtown Erie, Illinois, just Jonesy’s Rockabilly Rebel Show with Pat
4. Faith in Jane, Axe to Oak went off the air nearly 30 years ago, we are
outside the QCA metro area, at WQUD all Jones
5. Rosalie Cunningham, Two Piece Puzzle thankful we can still tune into The Plus.
the on-air talent is free to “play, say, and do 1. Black Keys, Drop Out Boogie
6. Obsidian Sea, Pathos
whatever they want as long it fits under FCC 2. Black Crowes, 1972
7. Extermination Day, Be the consequence
guidelines,” says GM Aaron Dail. If you like 3. JD McPherson single, Let’s Rock
8. Northless, A Path Beyond Grief
hearing Johnny Cash or Merle Haggard, 4. Stephen Sanchez, Easy on My Eyes
MONDAY-FRIDAY 02. Amanda Shires, Take It Like a Man SUNDAY Gary Clail Sound System, Violence
6 - 9 a.m. 01. Elvis Costello and The Imposters, The 9 - 11 a.m. Leftfield, This Is What We Do
Tommy Lang’s KFMH Top 10 (in alpha- Boy Named If Tom Maicke’s Top 10 Fontaines DC, Skinty Fia
betical order) He also hosts “The Late Show” every Wednes- Clutch, Sunrise on Slaughter Beach
3rd Secret, 3rd Secret 7 - 10 p.m. day night at 11 p.m., playing new releases in Wovoka Jr, Whimsical Reflections on a Starry
The Head and The Heart, Every Shade of Captain Steve’s The Blue Zone their entirety. Night
Blue Top 10 Blues albums in no order Elvis Costello, The Boy Named If
Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs, John Mayall, The Sun is Shining Down Buddy Guy, The Blues Don’t Lie
External Combustion Eric Gales, Crown Yard Act, The Overload Local Musicians'
Ozzy Osbourne, Patient #9 Duke Robillard Band, They Called it Spoon, Lucifer on The Sofa
Pixies, Doggerel Rhythm & Blues Mavis Staples and Levon Helm, Carry Me
Picks for 2022
Special thanks to three local musicians
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Return of the Larry McCray, Blues Without You Home
who took up the call to share their muses
Dream Canteen Edgar Winter, Brother Johnny Titus Andronicus, The Will to Live
from 2022.
Smashing Pumpkins, Atum Taj Mahal/Ry Cooder, Get On Board Archers of Loaf, Reason in Decline
St Paul and The Broken Bones, The Alien Charlie Musselwhite, Mississippi Son Fontaines DC, Skinty Fia
Pat Stolley’s Top 10
Coast Mavis Staples/Levon Helm, Carry Me Tedeschi Trucks Band, I am the Moon
Longtime studio guy and occasional per-
Eddie Vedder, Earthling Home The Beths, Expert in a Dying Field
former. Lover of musics.
Wet Leg, Wet Leg Shemekia Copeland, Done Come Too Far
FS2.futureappletree.com (in no certain
Buddy Guy, The Blues Don’t Lie noon - 1 p.m.
order)
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Jamie Toal, Host of Rock & Roll Rabbit
Tenci, A Swollen River a Well Overflowing
Bill Klutho’s Top 10 Hole
Whitney, Apark
1. Jack White, Entering Heaven Alive/ In no particular order and never
Brendan Eder Ensemble, Cape Cod Cottage
Fear of the Dawn permanent…
Small Sur, Attic Room
2. Titus Andronicus, The Will to Live Lizzo, About Damn Time
Weyes Blood, And in The Darkness Hearts
3. Anthony Gomes, High Voltage Blues Fontaines DC, “Jackie Down the Line” (off
Aglow
4. Shemekia Copeland, Done Come Too Skinty Fia)
Big Thief, Dragon New Warm Mountain I
Far Lou Reed (new demos), “I’m Waiting for My
Believe in You
5. Elvis Costello, The Boy Named If Man” (off Words & Music, May 1965)
Pino Palladino/Blake Mills, Notes with
6. Tedeschi Trucks Band, I am the Moon Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Spitting Off the Edge of
Attachments
(four discs) the World (off Cool It Down)
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Endless
7. Goose, Dripfield Harry Styles, “As It Was” (off Harry’s House)
Rooms
8. Fantastic Negrito, White Jesus, Black Sharon Van Etten, “Mistakes” (off We’ve
Hot Chip, Freakout/Release
Problems Been Going About This All Wrong)
Peel Dream Magazine, Pad
9. Stereophonics, Oochya! Mountain Goats, “Training Montage” (off
10. The Sun Sawed in 1/2, Before the Fall Bleed Out)
Titus Andronicus, The Will to Live Chris Bernat’s Top 10
(the last of 3 EPs released by the group, Wet Leg, “Chase Longue” (off Wet Leg)
Lead singer of the local ‘90s indie band
powered by original members Tim Rose and Porridge Radio, “Back to the Radio” (off
Tripmaster Monkey now leads the local
Doug Bobenhouse) Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky)
musical project Chrash and also plays guitar.
SATURDAY Titus Andronicus, “(I’m) Screwed” (off The
Hear Chrash’s music on Spotify and apple
1 - 7 p.m. 9 - 11 a.m. Will to Live)
music, or Chrash1.bandcamp.com (in no
Jim Hunter’s Top 10 Patrick O’Leary is also the host of Jam Honorable Mention: Weyes Blood, Alvvays,
certain order)
10. Duke Robillard Band, They Called It Packed Sunday from 1 -4 p.m. Goat Girl, MJ Lenderman, Bodega, and many
Whitney, Spark
Rhythm and Blues Top 10 for 2022, in alphabetical order. It others.
Rolling Blackouts Costal Fever, Endless
09. Smithereens, The Lost Album was a good year.
Rooms
08. Dropkick Murphys, This Machine Still Dead Horses, Brady Street
Wet Leg, Wet Leg
Kills Fascism Goose, Dripfield
Spoon, Lucifer on the Sofa
07. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Live Groundation, One Rock
Big Thief, Dragon New Warm Mountain I
at the Fillmore 1997 Jimmy Cliff, Refugees
Believe in You
06. Rolling Stones, Live at the El Mocambo Johnny Marr, Fever Dreams Pts 1-4
Guided by Voices, Crystal Nuns Cathedral
1977 King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Ice,
Titus Andronicus, The Will to Live
05. Buddy Guy, The Blues Don’t Lie Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and Lava
Harry Styles, Harry’s House
04. Taj Mahal/Ry Cooder, Get on Board Lettuce, Unify
Fontaines DC, Skinty Fia
03. Tedeschi Trucks Band, I am the Moon Orgone, Lost Knights
Margo Price, That’s How Rumors Get
pts 1-4 Spafford, Simple Mysteries
Started
Yard Act, The Overload
Posey’s Top 10
1 - 3 p.m.
Posey is the lead singer in the Midwest’s
Mary of The Heartland...The Heartland
party punk band Road Soda. Hear this Quad
Hootenanny
Cities based band’s music at
Big Thief, Dragon New Warm Mountain I Elvis Costello & the Imposters, RoadSoda333.bandcamp.com
Believe in You The Boy Named If Scowl, How Flowers Grow
Tyler Childers, Can I Take My Hounds to
New Junk City, Beg a Promise
Heaven 7 -11 p.m.
The Callous Daoboys, Celebrity Therapist
Dead Horses, Brady Street Off the Beaten Track with Roberto
Meat Wave, Malign Hex
Sarah Shook and The Disarmers, Roberto’s Top 10
Mindforce, New Lords
Nighroamer Wet Leg, Wet Leg
Post Malone, Twelve Carat Toothache
Fontaines DC, Skinty Fia Viagra Boys, Cave World
Run The Jewels, RTJQUATRO
TV Priest, My Other People
The Flatliners, New Ruin
Fat Earthers, Bored
Escuela Grind, Memory Theater
Wet Leg, Wet Leg The Sadies, Colder Streams
Orville Peck, Bronco
quieter moments, like their breathtaking Dead Meadow, Force Form Free
MUSIC By Loren Thacher
arrangement of the Irish ballad “She Moved Dead Meadow have been playing war-
An Uncertain Future and

Through the Fair,”suggest only a brief calm bling, winding psychedelic rock long before
before the days of fire. Axe to Oak is the it was fashionable to do so. Maybe they
Tumultuous Present:
work of a confident band moving ahead finally got used to the L.A. bud; maybe
while still playing to its considerable musical the forced separation of the plague years
Top Albums of 2022

strengths. provided a vital shock to the the creative
system;. No matter the cause, the largely
Rosalie Cunningham, Two Piece Puzzle instrumental Force Form Free is their best
Former Purson frontwoman Rosalie work since the band relocated to the west
experience, as on the standout 21-minute-
Cunningham leaves behind the dark carni- coast from D.C. 15 years back.
plus “A Chapter from the Book of Blood,”
valesque psychedelia of her old band and the
where vocalist Julie Brandenburg seethes
glam-rock touches of previous solo work, Sonic Flower, Me and My Bellbottom
with chilling rage atop Jon Liedtke’s fluid,
bringing a heavier rock sound and elements Blues
dramatic guitar work, as Barker’s tale
of British electric folk (think Steeleye Span There have been two constants in the
becomes a metaphor for scorned love.
and Fairport Convention) together with nearly three-decade career of Japan’s Church
In many ways, it is the exact opposite of
her familiar, hook-laden, vaudeville-tinged of Misery: a lyrical fixation on serial killers,
Bubblegum Necropolis, a fine counterpoint
approach to retro-rock. She’s no rip-off; and Tatsu Mikami’s impossibly-low-slung,
that is well worth the time it takes to drink
completely at home in the styles of yester- perpetually in-the-red Rickenbacker bass.
it all in.
year, the idiom is authentically hers, and He formed Sonic Flower as an instrumen-
Two Piece Puzzle is her best solo work yet. tal side project at the turn of the century,
Mythosphere, Pathological
combining CoM’s uninhibited boogie and
Mythosphere’s debut feels much like
Obsidian Sea, Pathos ‘70s rock influence (Grand Funk, Cactus,
an established band, but in a new context:
Black Sabbath on acid: no more, no less. the James Gang) with a love for classic funk,
familiar yet fresh, an advancement rather
These Bulgarians take the sound’s of Sab- shown explicitly on thundering, subtlety-
than a reinvention of the wheel. Mytho-
bath’s progressive period (think Sabbath free covers of songs by the Meters and the
SLW + BBJR, Bubblegum Necropolis EP sphere take the strongest qualities of the
Bloody Sabbath and Sabotage) and build on Brothers Johnson. Since Italy’s Heavy Psych
The year’s most fully-realized, cohesive departed Beelzefuzz – namely Dana Ortt’s
it, coming across as prog-rockers with a taste Sounds reissued the recordings in 2021,
album is a scant nine minutes long – it keen ear for melody; thoughtful, often veiled
for deceptively simple, stylish riffs, with Sonic Flower has been resurrected, with a
will probably take more time to read this lyrics; and gift for catchy, yet heavy riffs –
abundant room for melody, clean passages, proper, brand-new full length. Me and My
article than it will to listen to the album. and elevate them, with the help of old and
and unexpected quietude. Bellbottom Blues is a tighter, more polished
While Bubblegum Necropolis is technically new bandmates. The presence of drummer
an EP, there are more ideas packed into its recording (as polished as a band reliant on
and Beelzefuzz cofounder Darin McClos-
Extermination Day, Be the Consequence overdriven amplifiers will allow). It sounds
40 tracks than most artists can manage on key is a key link to the past, with Ortt and
Old-school punk rock played by Min- less like a basement jam and more like the
a full-length. Sam Locke Ward and Bob McCloskey’s history going back a decade
nesota heavies with a doom-metal pedigree work of a serious band. Proof that their ‘70s
Bucko Jr. are both highly accomplished and to the founding of the unique, sometimes
and a love for sub-Bronson vigilante flicks fetish is bona fide: a bludgeoned, drawn-out
respected within their niches: Ward is a pro- carnivalesque Maryland rock band. Bassist
of the ‘70s and ‘80s (see: The Extermina- version of Savoy Brown’s “Poor Girl” (show
lific visual artist, zine creator, musician and Ron “FeZZy” McGinnis and McCloskey
tor). Fueled by a righteous anger born from it to your dad).
home taper; BBJR, a multi-instrumentalist were together in doom band Pale Divine for
firsthand experience on the front lines of the
and collaborator with various musicians, nearly as long, and Ortt’s membership in
runs Personal Archives, a far-reaching label
protests in Minneapolis immediately follow- King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard,
that band from 2018 onward was just long
dedicated to releasing experimental sounds
ing George Floyd’s murder, Extermination Laminated Denim
enough to establish a connection, but not
Day still manage to have fun on their first Augustus “Bear” Owsley Stanley III spent
from a variety of artists. The racket they so long for the three to become too set in
full-length, even (especially) while singing his last years in Australia, anticipating a new
make together is glorious, hilarious, tense, their musical ways. The addition of Fates
about cracking the skulls of neo-Nazis. global ice age. As a hobby, the LSD chem-
cathartic, full of rage and wicked humor, Warning founder Victor Arduini on lead
sardonic personal reflections and cracked- ist, Grateful Dead guru, and sound pioneer
guitar makes Mythosphere a truly “new”
Grave Bathers, Rock N’ Roll Fetish apparently helped grow King Gizzard in a
mirror reflections of society. Minimal band; his bluesy playing style combined
The rare band that manages to live up to lab, to see how far-out a band with DNA-
guitar, occasional drums and demented with McGinnis’ muscular bass enhance the
their image, this buncha hairy, paisley-clad encoded pop sensibilities and Nickelodeon
saxophone (imagine early King Crimson mood created by Ortt’s distinct guitar tone
Philly rocka-rollas wield triple SGs and good looks could possibly go. The absurdly
scoring a Looney Tunes cartoon) underpin and dramatic vocals (at times reminiscent of
absurdly tall Orange stacks like characters prolific group of Aussies (five albums in
the terse, singsong, howling vocals, taking Uriah Heep’s David Byron) while simultane-
from a sleazy ‘70s comic book: Grave Bath- 2022 alone) has gone far and far-out: selling
between four and 27 seconds to tell their ously curbing the weaker elements of the old
ers vs. the Straight World, as drawn by S. out tour after tour while taking up quarter-
stories, launch invective, or offer warped band. Pathological is the strongest debut of
Clay Wilson. No tongues are in cheek, but hour blocks on public radio with tightly
encouragement to the listener. To say more the year, with real lyrical depth and plenty
there’s plenty of humor in this urgent, high- executed takes on classic Krautrock, whose
would be redundant. This is a rare case of straight-ahead riffing among its serious,
energy slab of decadence. Best moment: sweetly sung melodies disguise grim explo-
when the digital version of an album is the almost solemn atmosphere; it is the sound
“Brain Thief,” in which an alien babe dis- rations of environmental collapse. Every
ideal format; while one misses out on SLW’s of a man (or group of men) contemplating
guised as a chick from New Jersey fools the second of these two 15-minute tracks is an
glorious artwork, repeating tracks is often an uncertain future while observing a dark,
narrator and swipes the titular organ. apocalyptic joy.
necessary to catch the message. tumultuous present, and trying to reconcile
it all.
Northless, A Path Beyond Grief Richard Dawson, The Ruby Cord
Lost Tribes of the Moon, Chapter II:
Blackened and foreboding, as cold and An eccentric in the British tradition,
Tales of Strife, Destiny and Despair Faith in Jane, Axe to Oak
cutting as the Lake Michigan wind in Richard Dawson manages to make a concept
A sprawling, ambitious work from a Lauded by JJ Koczan of The Obelisk (the
December, Milwaukee’s Northless have album about humanity’s addiction to tech-
band with ambition to spare, the second Internet’s preeminent underground heavy
created a devastating, compelling master- nology sound ancient and mist-shrouded.
album from Milwaukee’s Lost Tribes brings music blog) as “Maryland’s best-kept secret
work, with a sound as thick as Neurosis but Leadoff track “The Hermit” is 41 minutes
together elements of classic progressive in heavy rock,” Faith in Jane continue to
cut with the kind of harmonized doom riffs long, somehow serene and unsettling simul-
rock and doom metal, with theremin and hone their signature Southern rock swing
that’ll stir the hearts of Trouble or Crowbar taneously in its ebb and flow; the rest of the
exotic percussion helping to tie together and low-end rumble on Axe to Oak. There’s
fans. album follows in similar fashion. Best to let
the lengthy songs. Lyrical inspiration from something ominous about this newest
Clive Barker and Stephen King’s Dark this one speak for itself.
batch of songs; the heavier songs lurch like
Tower series becomes a vehicle for personal the ground in an earthquake, and even the
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THURSDAY
2020/09/04 (Fri)
(5) Junior Talley (7:30pm) – Hotrods
& Horns (9:30pm) – Rhythm City
St., Davenport IA
A Frog Fest: Frog Face – Empty
Grill, 248 N. Main St., Monticello IA
The Belle Rangers – Bishop Hill
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Ave., Rock Island IL
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
Bettendorf IA
Michael Moncada (6pm) – The Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Graves – Blist Her – Crimson Clean Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill Miguel Zenón – Englert Theatre, 221 Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Tangled Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Sweep – Village Theatre, 2113 E 11th St., Bishop Hill IL East Washington St., Iowa City IA Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
Rd., Bettendorf IA Kiely Connell – Raccoon Motel, 315 E. St, Davenport IA Mike Conrad & the Iowa Jazz Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s St., Davenport IA
Open Mic Night (5:30pm) – Tuggers Second St., Davenport IA Ginger Roots – Bootleg Hill Honey Composers Orchestra (5pm) – Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Open Mic Night w/ Kyle Cord (6pm) –
Burger Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA Rivermont Collegiate, 1821 Sunset Island IL Green Tree Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd.,
St., Port Byron IL
Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
TUESDAY (10) Jim & Leigh – Green Tree Brewery, 309
N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA
Dr., Bettendorf IA
The Picketts Band (1pm) – Walcott THURSDAY (19)
LeClaire IA
Tanya Tucker – Rhythm City Casino
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd Opera Quad Cities – Moline Public The Mamiltons – The V’ue, 137 5th Ave. Coliseum, 116 E Bryant St, Walcott IA Resort Event Center, 7077 Elmore
S., Clinton IA Angela Meyer – Hawkeye Tap Sports Ave., Davenport IA
St., Davenport IA Library, 3210 41st St., Moline IL Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Reggae Night – Zeke’s Island Cafe, The RUSH Tribute Project – Englert
MONDAY (16) Davenport IA
FRIDAY (20)
1509 N Harrison St., Davenport IA
Tanner Zimmerman – Hawkeye Tap
WEDNESDAY (11) Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Iowa City IA Songwriters Roundtable (6pm) – Erica Martin Band – Rhythm City
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Stimulus Package – Riverside Casino The Redstone Room, 129 Main St, Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 An Evening with Dan Knight – Englert
Sports Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne
Ave., Rock Island IL & Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Davenport IA Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Theatre, 221 East Washington St.,
Ave., Davenport IA
Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s Riverside IA Feature Artist Nite – Zeke’s Island Iowa City IA
Three Door Coupe – Tommy Pickett
Jr. (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Highway Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Surf’s Up Saturday – Zeke’s Island
Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport
TUESDAY (17) Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport
IA
Antone Burton – Bootleg Hill Honey
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Island IL
IA King Buffalo – Twin Wizard (6pm) – Jef Spradley (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Bluzillion – Riverside Casino & Golf
Davenport IA
Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., Iowa Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA
THURSDAY (12) SUNDAY (15)
FRIDAY (6) Adam Whitehead – Hawkeye Tap WEDNESDAY (18)
City IA St., Davenport IA
Lewis Knudsen (6pm) – The Tangled
Cale Bowe (6pm) – The Tangled Wood,
3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
Angela Meyer (3pm) – Whiskey Bar &
Donovan Gustofson – Bootleg Sports Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Ave., Davenport IA
Davenport IA Alex Fischbach (6pm) – The Tangled
Doug Brundies – Green Tree Brewery, Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd.,
309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA Bettendorf IA
Far Out 283 – The Gypsy Highway Bar & BanD (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Highway
Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Hotrods & Horns – Riverside Casino Davenport IA
& Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Genevieve Heyward – Raccoon Motel,
Riverside IA 315 E. Second St., Davenport IA
Jef Spradley (6pm) – The Tangled Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
Bettendorf IA St., Davenport IA
Karli Bunn Trio – The Grape Life Wine Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., – Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison
Davenport IA St., Davenport IA
The Knockoffs – Hawkeye Tap Sports Opera Quad Cities 101: Operatic
Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., Comedy – Bet tendor f Public
Davenport IA Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr.,
Midnight Blue – Rhythm City Casino Bettendorf IA
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Ave., Davenport IA
Smells Like Nirvana – Dead Original
FRIDAY (13)
– Raccoon Motel, 315 E. Second St., Angela Meyer – Xtream Arena, 200 E.
Davenport IA Ninth St., Coralville IA
The Beatelles (8:30pm) – Rosie & the
SATURDAY (7) Rivets (10pm) – Riverside Casino
& Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22,
Andrew Jacob and Lisa Lyn – Bootleg Riverside IA
Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Ben Orrin Coe – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Davenport IA Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Angela Meyer – The Grove, 11668 Co Davenport IA
Rd. E17, Scotch Grove, IA Brian Keith Wallen – The Grape Life
Avey Grouws Band – Riverside Casino Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
& Golf Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Ave., Davenport IA
Riverside IA Jacob Brice – Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave,
Daylight Over (5pm) – Route 30 Slots & Fulton IL
Cocktails, 2000 E Rock Falls Rd., Rock Kashmir: The Live Led Zeppelin
Falls IL Tribute Show – The Rust Belt, 533
Funktastic Five – The Gypsy Highway 12th Ave., East Moline IL
Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Levi Craft (6pm) – The Tangled Wood,
Davenport IA 3636 Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA
JD Aguilera (6pm) – Tuggers Burger Lillie Mae – Raccoon Motel, 315 E.
Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main St., Port Second St., Davenport IA
Byron IL Rob and Rita (6:30pm) – Bootleg
Levi Craft – Green Tree Brewery, 309 N. Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd St.,
Cody Rd., LeClaire IA Davenport IA
The Mamiltons – High Five Sinners Semi Charmed – The Gypsy Highway
– Denny O’s, 307 10th Ave, Fulton IL Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
North of 40 – Hawkeye Tap Sports Davenport IA
Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., Stimulus Package – Rhythm City
Davenport IA Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077
Surf’s Up Saturday – Zeke’s Island Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport T1 Entertainment’s Top Tier Artist
IA Showcase: Dj Tone Da Boss –
Troy Rangel & Friends – The Grape Life Courter – Pharaoh – Draft Pick
Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore – Klazik – Richie Uchiha – Tevin
Ave., Davenport IA Jones – T Da God – The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA
SUNDAY (8)
Barn Ratz (3pm) – Route 30 Slots & SATURDAY (14)
Cocktails, 2000 E Rock Falls Rd., Rock 3 Day Rain – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Falls IL Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
The Commodores – Rhythm City Davenport IA
Casino Resort Event Center, 7077 The Beatelles (7:30pm) – Rosie & the
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Rivets (9pm) – Rhythm City Casino
Holiday Jazz Jam (3pm) – The Gypsy Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore
Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust Ave., Davenport IA
St., Davenport IA Dickie – Bishop Hill Creative Commons,
Irene’s Entropy (6pm) – Bishop Hill 309 N Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
Creative Commons, 309 N Bishop Hill For Those About to Yacht – The Gypsy
St., Bishop Hill IL Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust
LIVE MUSIC
Danger Zone – The Gypsy Highway Bar Orchestra Experience – John N Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL
& Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport & Alice Butler Hall - University of
IA
Doug Brundies – Hawkeye Tap Sports
Dubuque Heritage Center, 2255
Bennett St., Dubuque IA
MONDAY (30)
Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., The Jason & John Experience Jason Boland – Angela Meyer – First
Davenport IA (6pm) – The Tangled Wood, 3636 Avenue Club, 1550 S. First Ave., Iowa
Erica Martin Band – Rhythm City Tanglewood Rd., Bettendorf IA City IA
Casino Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Jim & Leigh Acoustic (6:30pm) – The
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. WEDNESDAY (1)
Liv Carrow (noon) – Bettendorf Public Locust St., Davenport IA
Library, 2950 Learning Campus Dr., Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton – Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Bettendorf IA Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd Ave., Rock Island IL
Michael Moncada & Whiskey High St., Davenport IA Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s
– Monica Austin – The Redstone Open Mic Nite w/ Jacob Hemenway Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock
Room, 129 Main St, Davenport IA – Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509 N Harrison Island IL
TriTones Jazz – The Grape Life Wine St., Davenport IA
Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling (2pm) THURSDAY (2)
Davenport IA – Wesley United Methodist Church,
400 Iowa Ave., Muscatine IA Jordan Danielsen (6:30pm) – The
SATURDAY (21) Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling (7pm) Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W.
– Bettendorf Public Library, 2950 Locust St., Davenport IA
Learning Campus Dr., Bettendorf IA Open Mic Night w/ Antone Burton –
Angela Meyer – MJ’s Tap, 724 Sixth Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd
Ave., DeWitt IA
Bluzillion Band – Rhythm City Casino FRIDAY (27) St., Davenport IA
Reggae Night – Zeke’s Island Cafe, 1509
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore Americature – Blaster – The N Harrison St., Davenport IA
Ave., Davenport IA Tragedies – Brain Bleed – Event
Brooke Byam & the Daymakers – The Without Life – Village Theatre, 2113 FRIDAY (6)
Gypsy Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. E 11th St, Davenport IA
Locust St., Davenport IA BanD Acoustic – Bootleg Hill Honey Angela Meyer – The Rusty Fox, 1 E.
Englert Local Showcase: Younger Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA Third St., Sterling IA
– Sophie Mitchell – Death Kill Craig Gerdes Band – Denny O’s, 307 Code 415 – Parkside Grill & Lounge,
Overdrive – Englert Theatre, 221 10th Ave, Fulton IL 2307 5th Ave, Moline IL
East Washington St., Iowa City IA Jordan Danielsen (6pm) – The Tangled Joby Bell – John & Alice Butler Hall
Erica Martin – Riverside Casino & Golf Wood, 3636 Tanglewood Rd., - University of Dubuque Heritage
Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA Bettendorf IA Center, 2255 Bennett St., Dubuque IA
Hexagram – Hawkeye Tap Sports Kent Burnside (6:30pm) – The Gypsy Nivrana: Tribute to Nirvana – The
Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., Highway Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust Redstone Room, 129 Main St,
Davenport IA St., Davenport IA Davenport IA
Jef Spradley (noon) – Tuggers Burger Scott Stowe – Hawkeye Tap Sports Slow Rollin’ – The Gypsy Highway Bar &
Bar & Ale House, 201 N. Main St., Port Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave., Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA
Byron IL Davenport IA Songbird Bethann – The Grape Life
Jen Craft Acoustic – Bootleg Hill Honey Steve Grismore Jazz – The Grape Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore
Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Elmore Ave., Davenport IA
Kyle Cord & Brad Love – Green Tree Ave., Davenport IA
Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA Superfly Samurai (5pm) – Wicked SATURDAY (4)
The Music of John Denver featuring Liz & the Belly Swirls (7:30pm) –
Layne Yost – Ohnward Fine Arts Rhythm City Casino Resort Rhythm Amateur Selectors: Rudie in Court w/
Center, 1215 E Platt St., Maquoketa IA Room, 7077 Elmore Ave., Davenport Zeb Brooks – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third
Old Dominion – Frank Ray – Greylan IA Ave., Rock Island IL
James – Kassi Ashton – Vibrant Todd Striley & the Noize – Riverside Angela Meyer – Tuggers Burger Bar &
Arena at the MARK, 1201 River Dr, Casino & Golf Resort, 3184 Highway Ale House, 201 N. Main St., Port Byron
Moline IL 22, Riverside IA IL
Running Man – Art Monk – Rozz-Tox, Cedar County Cobras – Joe & Vicki
2108 Third Ave., Rock Island IL
Surf’s Up Saturday – Zeke’s Island
SATURDAY (28) Price – Englert Theatre, 221 East
Washington St., Iowa City IA
Cafe, 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport Acoustic Friends (5pm) – Crawford Crooked Cactus – The Gypsy Highway
IA Brew Works, 3659 Devils Glen Rd., Bar & Grill, 2606 W. Locust St.,
Tony Hoeppner & Friends – The Grape Bettendorf IA Davenport IA
Life Wine Store & Lounge, 3402 Awed Man Out – Rhythm City Casino Daniel Villarreal – Raccoon Motel, 315
Resort Rhythm Room, 7077 Elmore E. Second St., Davenport IA
Elmore Ave., Davenport IA Ave., Davenport IA Dave Killinger – Bootleg Hill Honey
BAJA – emily the band – 11th Street Meads, 321 E. 2nd St., Davenport IA
SUNDAY (22) Precinct, 1107 Mound St., Davenport Quad City Symphony Orchestra
2023 Lunar New Year Gala (4pm) IA Masterworks IV: Bella & Brahms
– Engler t Theatre, 221 East Code 415 – The Gypsy Highway Bar & – Adler Theatre, 136 E. Third St.,
Washington St., Iowa City IA Grill, 2606 W. Locust St., Davenport IA Davenport IA
Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling – Final Mix – Riverside Casino & Golf Surf’s Up Saturday – Zeke’s Island Cafe,
Bishop Hill Creative Commons, 309 N Resort, 3184 Highway 22, Riverside IA 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport IA
Funktastic 5 – Hawkeye Tap Sports
SUNDAY (5)
Bishop Hill St., Bishop Hill IL Bar & Grill, 4646 Cheyenne Ave.,
Davenport IA
TUESDAY (24) Jordan Danielsen – Green Tree BK Davis & the Invisible Secret Band
Lake Street Dive – Monica Martin – Brewery, 309 N. Cody Rd., LeClaire IA (3pm) – The Redstone Room, 129
Hancher Auditorium, 141 East Park Mykola Haleta – Chachka – Haunter – Main St, Davenport IA
Rd., Iowa City IA Elliott Bay Towers – Rozz-Tox, 2108 Intocable – Vibrant Arena at the MARK,
Skye Consort & Emma Bjorling – Third Ave., Rock Island IL 1201 River Dr, Moline IL
Moline Public Library, 3210 41st St., Rob and Gary of The Night People – Quad City Symphony Orchestra
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, 321 E. 2nd Masterworks IV: Bella & Brahms
Moline IL St., Davenport IA (2pm) – Centennial Hall, Augustana
Surf’s Up Saturday – Zeke’s Island Cafe, College, 3703 7th Ave., Rock Island IL
WEDNESDAY (25) 1509 N Harrison St., Davenport IA
Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second Up Close with Naha & Aaron – TUESDAY (7)
Ave., Rock Island IL Butterworth Center, 1105 8th Street,
Tu n e f u l Tu e s d a y : Sound
Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s Moline IL Conservatory (noon) – Rock Island
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock Public Library - Downtown Library,
Island IL
PASS Performance: Skye Consort &
SUNDAY (29) 401 19th St., Rock Island IL
Emma Bjorling (6pm) – Galvin Fine

Arts Center - St.Ambrose University,
Music Explorers: British Invasion
(4pm) – The Redstone Room, 129 WEDNESDAY (8)
2101 N. Gaines St., Davenport IA Main St, Davenport IA Karaoke Night – RIBCO, 1815 Second
Roger Carlson (5pm) – Rock Island Ave., Rock Island IL
THURSDAY (26) Hy-Vee Market Grille, 2930 18th Ave.,
Rock Island IL
Open Blues Jam (6pm) – Kavanaugh’s
Hilltop Bar & Grill, 1228 30th St., Rock
Evil Woman: The American ELO Stephen Stills Tribute w/ Barry Cloyd Island IL
presents The Electric Light – Bishop Hill Creative Commons, 309

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