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River Cities Reader Vol. 19 No. 800 March 15 - 28, 2012 Business Politics Arts Culture Now You Know RiverCitiesReader.com
We The People Solutions: Peaceful
Participation to Save the Bill of Rights
D
o any of us really believe it is a coincidence that
Congress and the president are fast-tracking
specific legislation and executive orders that,
when viewed in their entirety, destroy the Bill of Rights?
Three months ago, Congress passed the alarming National
Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), allowing indefinite
detention of U.S. citizens without due process meaning
without probable cause, criminal charge, benefit of
counsel, or a trial. This treatment of U.S. citizens was
outlawed after the Civil War, only to resurface now in an
even more egregious manner, especially since back then,
citizens had to at least be charged with a crime.
In the shadow of this shocking legislation, last week
Congress almost unanimously passed another horrifying
law that criminalizes protesting on or near any federal
property, or merely being in the vicinity of either (a) an
event of national significance, or (b) a person under the
protection of the Secret Service. The Federal Restricted
Buildings & Grounds Improvement Act repeals our right
to peacefully assemble and petition the government with
our grievances. In fact, it is now illegal to assemble in front
of Congress if even one member might be inside.
Three hundred eighty-eight congressmen voted in
favor of this attack on the First Amendment, including
every Iowa legislator. This unconscionable betrayal by
Representative Bruce Braley (D) and Senators Chuck
Grassley (R) and Tom Harkin (D) requires that these
politicians answer for abdicating their oaths of office on
such a fundamental level. Come November 2012, voters
have an opportunity to unseat Braley, but Grassley and
Harkin need recall proceedings, if nothing else. The
combination of offenses is over the top and points to an
unprecedented breach of trust, let alone of law.
Senators John McCain (R-Arizona) and Joe Lieberman
(I-Connecticut) co-sponsored the NDAA and are now
separately introducing cyber-security bills: the SECURE
IT Act and the Cybersecurity Act, respectively. Both
are highly intrusive, and have no measured application
other than to encourage private Internet companies
to share any citizens information with military spy
agencies, including the National Security Agency, if there
is a perceived threat to cyber-security. What qualifies
as a cyber-threat is wide open for interpretation. The
Internet companies, which are currently obliged by law to
privacy standards, will be given immunity for breaching
those standards. Again, the government is looking to spy
on U.S. citizens with the the help of the private sector
without cause or due process. A good-faith belief is all
that is required to spy on any one of us. (See RCReader.
com/y/cybersecurity.)
Last week during a Senate budget hearing, Secretary of
Defense Leon Panetta openly admitted that the president
and defense agencies no longer seek congressional
approval for military engagement, but instead look
to international law and the United Nations for their
permissions. It was a stunning revelation, leaving Senator
Continued On Page 17
Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) visibly shaken. (See RCReader.
com/y/panetta.) Just days later, House Concurrent
Resolution 107 was introduced in committee that would
make it a treasonous act and an impeachable offense for
the president to engage in military actions without the
express approval of Congress. Its about time someone
stepped into this issue and retrieved the constitutional
authority for taking America to war!
Meanwhile, just this week, yet another nonlethal
weapon was unveiled to the Pentagon that arguably has
few uses in military combat but would deploy more
effectively as a crowd-control device: the Active Denial
System, which emits an extremely painful 95-gigahertz
heat ray from as far away as 0.6 miles. (A microwave is one
gigahertz.) The heat-ray gun boasts an automatic turn-off
safety feature to limit the shooters ability to accidentally
seriously harm victims. (See RCReader.com/y/heatray.)
Add this to the an ever-growing list of crowd-control
weapons that can be found in police departments arsenals
including debilitating sound canons, excruciating Tasers,
toxic gases, and drones that can spy on (and, in the future,
shoot preprogrammed) targets and a communitys police
department becomes a fully armed domestic military
force, specifically prohibited by the U.S. Constitution but
summarily being ignored by the very people who took
oaths to protect it, including lawmakers, judges, and law-
enforcers. Are you getting the picture yet?
Based on the rubber-stamping that characterizes the
entire Scott County Board of Supervisors, residents better
pay attention to budgets and spending to make sure such
weapons are not being purchased in our county. This same
caution holds true for all our Quad Cities, because each
has its own police force.
Please read the laws that permit these dangerous
constitutional breaches by allowing for the use of such
weapons against Americans. Somebody needs to, because
legislators, whether local, state, or federal, are on-the-
record freely admitting that they certainly dont. Weve
all seen or heard the numerous media clips confirming
as much.
Even Scott County Board of Supervisors Chair
Tom Sunderbruch admitted, prior to a public hearing
on the countys $83-million budget, that (a) the actual
budget figures are not published online until after they
are approved, and (b) We have budget analysts who
look at this stuff for us. (Watch Reader Publisher Todd
McGreevy questioning the board during the public
hearing at RCReader.com/y/countybudget.) Since when
did taxpayers agree to pay for advisors to do the work we
elect and pay supervisors to do? Attend or view online
(YouTube.com/scottifatv) one county-board meeting, and
you will see for yourself the typical lack of engagement that
follows bureaucrats and politicians who are ceremonial
versus effective stewards.
What I seem to consistently underestimate is folks
by Kathleen McCarthy
km@rcreader.com
WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
ILLINOIS POLITICS
D
espite a long Illinois tradition of sup-
porting them, its not exactly news that
Republican members of the General
Assembly no longer like voting for taxes of any
kind. And that attitude created a couple of some-
what absurd positions last week.
Lets start with the roll your own bill.
Legislation has been
proposed to tax a
growing practice
of allowing people
to use commercial
machines to roll their
own cigarettes in
convenience stores
and gas stations.
The stores sell their
customers loose, bulk
tobacco and then the
customers dump the
product into special
rolling machines,
which cost several thousand dollars each. The
result is a per-carton sale price that is about half
the price of a pre-rolled carton of brand-name
cigarettes, mainly because the taxes on loose
tobacco are much lower than on commercial
cigarettes.
Several states are confronting the issue
after the machines started appearing in stores.
Legislatures in Indiana and Virginia are
considering bills to up the tax on loose tobacco
used in the machines, for instance. Wisconsins
Department of Revenue told the stores last
October to start paying taxes on the tobacco as if
they were selling actual cigarettes.
Critics say these stores with the machines are
little more than cigarette factories set up to avoid
high cigarette taxes. Defenders say theyre not
doing anything different from coffee shops that
allow customers to pick specific blends, grinds,
and brands.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is just one of
the companies backing the Illinois bill. The
company is worried that the roll-your-own
machines will eventually eat into its profits.
The tobacco companys lobbying team is also
warning that if the bill doesnt pass, Philip
Morris and other tobacco companies will
likely jump into the machine-rolling business
themselves, which could potentially cost the
state hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year.
But the Republicans on the Senate Executive
Committee balked at backing the measure, and
it was shelled out last week by an amendment
and moved to the Senate floor as basically an
empty bill. The bills sponsor, Senator Terry Link
(D-Waukegan), said last week that he doubted
he could come to an agreement with the
opponents and would likely propose very similar
language in the next few weeks.
Republicans admitted privately that they
backed away from voting for anything that
might look like a tax increase. They also say
theyll probably support the bill after the
primary ends because of the very real negative
revenue consequences for the state.
Then theres
the proposal by
state Senator Toi
Hutchinson (D-
Olympia Fields) to
charge a $5-per-head
entrance-fee tax
on strip clubs that
sell alcohol. The
money generated
would be sent to the
states Sexual Assault
Prevention Fund. The
proposal sailed out
of the Senate Public
Health Committee last week on a unanimous
vote, but there was a catch. Actually, there were
two catches.
The bill has generated a bit of controversy,
but it apparently presented a unique dilemma
for a couple of Republicans who sit on the
Public Health Committee. Possibly harming the
business interests of immoral establishments
might be a plus. But voting to tax those
establishments still meant voting for a tax.
So two Republicans in hotly contested GOP
primaries Shane Cultra (R-Onarga) and
Christine Johnson (R-Shabbona) discreetly
left the hearing room just before the committee
began voting on what some have jokingly called
the pole tax. The bill passed unanimously but
without those two votes.
Johnsons primary opponent, Dave Syverson
(R-Rockford), also sits on the Public Health
Committee, but he voted for the bill. Johnson
has been running television ads blasting
Syverson for favoring tax hikes and touting
herself as the true social and fiscal conservative
in the race.
Cultra, the other walkout, is also the more
socially conservative candidate in his Republican
primary race against state Represenative Jason
Barickman (R-Champaign).
As I mentioned earlier, things are expected to
calm down a bit after the March 20 primary. The
Republicans will still oppose most taxes, but the
mere mention of the word probably wont spook
them so badly once they get past their elections.
Maybe then everybody can grow up and start
acting like adults.
Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a daily
political newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.
by Rich Miller
CapitolFax.com
Republicans Spooked
by a Pair of Tax Bills
Harming the business
interests of immoral
establishments might be
a plus. But voting to tax
those establishments still
meant voting for a tax.
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Chances of Red-Light-Camera
Ban, Gas-Tax Increase Dim as
Legislature Pares Workload
by Lynn Campbell
IowaPolitics.com
IOWA POLITICS
P
rospects for bills that would ban red-
light cameras and increase Iowas gas
tax are dimming as state lawmakers
work to pare down their workload in the final
month of session.
March 16 is the Iowa legislatures second
funnel deadline, when bills must clear one
chamber and a committee of the opposite
chamber to remain alive. The 2012 legislative
session is scheduled to end April 17.
Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen
(R-Hiawatha) said March 8 that a bill that
would ban red-light and speed cameras in
Iowa as of July 1 does not have the 51 votes
to pass the Iowa House. Seven Iowa cities
use the cameras to issue traffic tickets of up
to $200 for speeding or running red lights.
My understanding is its short of the votes,
Paulsen said.
And despite additional progress in the
Senate last week on a bill that would increase
Iowas gas tax by 5 cents in 2013 and another 5
cents in 2014, legislative leaders indicated that
final passage does not appear likely.
Obviously, [with] high gas prices, we have
great concern about their impact on Iowa
citizens, said Senate Majority Leader Mike
Gronstal (D-Council Bluffs). That has made
people think twice about this issue.
But increasing the gas tax to pay for Iowas
roads and bridges remains key to county
leaders. A state commission in November
identified a $1.6-billion annual shortfall for
transportation infrastructure needs, including
$215 million a year thats considered critical.
I think we just want to fix our
infrastructure, Sioux County Supervisor Mark
Sybesma said. We have a neighboring county
that has 122 bridges that are in dire need of
repair, and they dont have the money to do it.
Property-Tax,
Mental-Health Reform
Exempt from Funnel
Other key issues of the 2012 session
including property-tax reform, government
efficiency, and mental-health reform are
funnel proof as budget and tax bills.
Paulsen expressed optimism March 8
that the Senate and House can come to an
agreement on a way to reform Iowas property-
tax system for the first time in more than 30
years. Each chamber has approved its own
version of a plan.
I think some progress has been made
because I havent heard the same number of
ultimatums or lines in the sand being drawn in
the last week to 10 days, Paulsen said. I find
that somewhat encouraging. That would really
be a shame if we miss this opportunity.
Work also continues on legislation to
transform Iowas 99-county system for
providing mental-health services into a more
uniform, statewide system. The issue is a
priority for Iowas counties. Paulsen called it a
three- to five-year project.
There are a couple of pieces that may have
some challenges still, said state Representative
Renee Schulte (R-Cedar Rapids), who added
that this issue is affected by what happens with
property taxes. We dont have the full funding
picture settled. One chamber is much more set
on there being regions for delivery of services,
and the other one is a little more flexible.
Advocates Still Hope
for Action on Marriage
Amendment
The Family Leader, a group that lobbies
against gay marriage and abortion, is
circulating an online petition in support of
a resolution calling for a state constitutional
amendment banning gay marriage.
The resolution was approved in the Iowa
House last year, but it has languished in
the Senate. The group also has scheduled a
Statehouse rally for 10 a.m. March 20.
We want to flood the Capitol and let the
legislators know that marriage is important,
said Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of
The Family Leader. We want to put pressure
on Senator Gronstal to say, Let it come up for
a vote. Let the people of Iowa vote.
But Gronstal has said such an amendment
would write discrimination into the Iowa
Constitution. Democrats hold a 26-24 majority
in the Iowa Senate, and the issue will almost
certainly not be taken up while Democrats are
still in control.
Gay marriage is legal in Iowa, but activists
want to negate a 2009 Iowa Supreme Court
ruling with the amendment.
Were under no illusions, said Danny
Carroll, a lobbyist for The Family Leader. We
take Senator Gronstal at his word that hes not
going to bring it up as long as hes majority
leader. But there are 25 other Democrats in
that caucus, and we hope that they will prevail
upon him to do the right thing.
This article was produced by IowaPolitics.
com. For more stories on Iowa politics and an
expanded version of this article, visit RCReader.
com/y/iapolitics.
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MUSIC
I
t was more than a concert. It was an
artistic assault against war.
Performing Benjamin Brittens
choral masterpiece War Requiem with
its contemporary music, Latin requiem,
and harrowing poetry of World War
I soldier/poet Wilfred Owen the
Quad City Symphony Orchestra and its
performing partners from Minnesota,
Germany, and our own community on
March 3 exposed the crippling sadness,
human devastation, and insanity of war
and found in its darkness a timeless
argument for peace.
It was a gutsy decision for the
symphony to program a single, 90-
minute composition with unfamiliar
words and music exploring the grotesque
realities of war. But Quad City Symphony
Music Director and Conductor Mark
Russell Smith accompanied that choice
with education, altering the usual concert
format by using the first 40 minutes to
explain Brittens literary restructuring
of the requiem, demonstrate its fresh
sound, and show key guideposts in the
dramatic flow of the piece.
And the coherent, compelling
performance of Brittens epic work
decisively outweighed any disruption of
concert rituals.
The 350-plus musicians were divided
into three separate ensembles, each
with its own conductor: The augmented
Quad City Symphony sat downstage
with the massed chorus behind it; a
chamber orchestra was positioned on an
extended platform to the audiences left;
and a boys choir stood in the back of the
balcony. From these separate locations,
the groups added a visual component
that separated and enhanced the formal
Latin text, the personal English poems,
and the angelic prayers from the boys
choir.
Once the performance began, the
massed chorus flexed its considerable
vocal muscle. Its rich, mature sound
was suspenseful in the Dies irae and
lush in the Recordare, created musical
apparitions in the Pleni sunt, and
bloomed gloriously huge in the Hosanna
in excelsis. The voices were mystically
soft in the three demarcating requiem
chorales and then scared the hell out of
you in the Libera me.
Of the three featured soloists, soprano
Caroline Thomas demonstrated a wide
by Frederick Morden
f.morden@mchsi.com
Brutally Brilliant
dramatic range singing from the Latin
text, from her lyric, beautifully painful
almost bluesy Lacrimosa to a strong,
steely fortissimo in the Sanctus.
Baritone Philip Zawisza and tenor
William Ferguson were appositely
sardonic in the sarcasm of Abrahams
sacrifice of Isaac and half the seed of
Europe. They sang with bitter irony
about the death of millions of soldiers
one by one as though it were Gilbert &
Sullivan.
Zawiszas voice was dark and morose,
suitably conveying Owens words of
futility and death.
With considerable flexibility and
nuance, Ferguson made simple melodic
lines heartbreaking, lifting notes with
falsetto-like airiness or pressing into their
hollow edginess giving words a surreal,
appropriately disconsolate quality.
Tucked deep in the quiet isolation of
the Agnus Dei, he articulated the central
message of the requiem through Owens
words: But they who love the greater
love lay down their life; they do not hate.
From the back balcony, Mark Johnson
led the Minnesota Boychoir, representing
innocence, purity, and soldiers of the
future. Their light, youthful tone was an
austere contrast to the heavy, thick adult
vocal timbre on stage.
The Quad City Symphony itself was
alive with Brittens music from the
first measure. The unison strings set a
somber tone, successfully stretching out
the awkward quintuplets and creating
rhythmic and melodic tension and
foreboding. The strings were assertive in
terse musical crosstalk with the chorus
in the Dies irae, and undulating in the
stress-filled obligati in the Agnus Dei.
The orchestra showed an
extraordinary capacity for dynamic
extremes. The Libera me, with its searing,
gut-wrenching climax, was shocking,
brutal, and then stunningly silent,
creating a desolate moment interrupted
by the chamber orchestra an abrupt
change of musical gears and visual focus.
From a musically powerful orchestra
performance, the trumpet section was
brilliant in the martial music of the Dies
irae, and gentle in the lyrical Recordare
quartet.
The Hochshule fr Musik Chamber
The Quad City Symphonys War Requiem Performance,
March 3 at the Adler Theatre
St. Ambrose Art Professor Leslie Bell (Sort of ) Retires After 38 Years
A Real Renaissance Man
by Jeff Ignatius
jeff@rcreader.com
O
ne minute, St. Ambrose art
professor Leslie Bell is talking
about his paintings mostly
allegorical scenes featuring women and
girls. The next minute hes talking about
his students especially the female
ones without having shifted gears.
On a really basic level, Im trying to
kindle a spark of quirky individuality
in each person I paint, he said in
an interview last week. I dont want
them to come across as generic. And ...
through body language, environment,
to a lesser extent facial expression
because my characters tend to be a little
bit on the deadpan side even fashion
or dress ... I want to communicate a
kind of self-made-ness.
He then says he doesnt want to
be cheesy the simplistic idea that
girls can be carpenters or play chess:
I want it to be more what we deal
with everyday in the studio, which
is following what youre interested
in, sort out the should voice in you
... , acknowledge that there is peer
pressure and that there are societal
pressures and that there are laws,
but then make as much use of the
freedoms that you have to cultivate
your interests, develop your interests,
dont be ashamed to be an intellectual,
fight me as a professor ... .
One can see that shift happening
even more quickly here, in a single
sentence: I want my work to be really
affirmative of womens and girls
abilities to create themselves, to stick
to their own ideals, to find ways of
proving to whoever might be skeptical
of what it is to be a woman artist or
just a woman that there are as many
paths to maturity as there are people
attempting to mature.
This conflation is illuminating,
as Bells artistic interest in female
experience and identity seems
inseparable from his teaching
responsibility to help young artists
develop their own voices. He notes that well
over half of the students in the St. Ambrose
art department are women, and its easy to
infer that his painting is akin to homework,
a way to develop empathy and connections
with his female students. Theyre also a way
of leading by example, of showing through
art a path to authenticity.
But the teaching comes at the expense of
his painting, and Bell wants to focus on his
art. After 38 years teaching at St. Ambrose
from which he also earned his bachelors
degree in 1972 the longtime professor is
semi-retiring at age 64, cutting his teaching
load in half in the fall. I think 38 years is
a good run, he said. Its really an intense
commitment to a single organization. ... I
just dedicated myself to St. Ambrose.
Causing a Ruckus
Bell called the reasons for his retirement
from full-time teaching and its timing
complex, but he quickly said he wants to
dedicate more continuous time to painting.
I love oil painting, he said. I dont have
enough time to do it as much as I would
like to and to perfect it and to become more
ambitious with my use of it.
Bell said that he loves his job, but it
hinders his ability to grow as an artist.
Semester starts, everything [with painting]
stops. Semester ends, I try to prime the
pump, get back in the studio. And its a
complicated process. It takes a month just
to re-establish my connections with all
the tools and some of the rudimentary
ideas. And I dont want to be working with
rudimentary ideas. I want to
develop them in a much more
mature way.
Its not merely the physical
process of painting to which he
plans to dedicate himself; he
also said he wants to work on
the intellectual underpinnings
of his subjects. I like to think of
my work as really strongly but
subtly feminist, and theres a lot
of stuff I want to read about,
he said, giving as an example a
book about the societal pressure
on girls and young women
to project sexual availability.
Im interested in being part
of the solution, he said. I feel
like I need more academic
information from other fields
to give me insight into what my
paintings are about. Because
I paint people doing things,
thinking things, interacting, and
I want to make sure that Ive got
the ammo to get that right.
Bell, who said the decision
to cut back on teaching started
more than five years ago, also
cited reasons beyond his own
artwork.
I guess Ive seen people hang
on indefinitely and take out
their same old tired syllabus,
he said. I wanted to be lively all
the way through my teaching
career. I wanted my students to
be challenged at a level that I
felt like they were getting their
moneys worth. I dont want to
come in distracted. I dont want
to come in tired. I just want it to
be action-packed.
And he emphasized that
hell be leaving St. Ambroses
art department in good shape.
The programs are all going
gangbusters, he said. It seems
like weve ironed out a lot of
bugs. Ive been chair enough to be not in
charge but at least at the helm at times
when we made some pretty major decisions
about what the program was going to look
like. Now those have had the chance to run
through multiple cycles and become quite
effective. ...
Retirement at a point where the
department is really clicking ... [is] a lot
more exciting than bailing out out of
desperation ... .
COVER STORY
TOP: Les Bell in his office. Photo by Corey
Wieckhorst. LEFT: Sisters & Twisters. ABOVE:
Night Competition.
Spring Time
The Center for Living Arts Produces the Controversial Musical Spring Awakening, March 23 through April 7
by Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
THEATRE
D
ino Hayz is the creative
director and co-owner
of the Center for Living
Arts, the Rock Island-based
venue that, since 2006, has offered
music and theatre (and musical
theatre) classes for ages 18 and
under, and has produced such
stage presentations as Schoolhouse
Rock Live! and Disneys High
School Musical.
Consequently, Hayz says that
he and his performers have a
pretty fair idea of how patrons
might react to the Centers latest
theatrical offering.
When were in rehearsal, says
Hayz, at the end of Act I, we
always say, A-a-and ... blackout.
Actors off, lights up, a good third
of the audience walks out the
door ... .
Hes kidding. Or rather, he
hopes hes kidding. Because
while Hayz appears to have
full confidence in the cast for
his forthcoming production
of Spring Awakening (running
March 23 through April 7), and
in the popular rock musical itself,
he does know that audiences
familiar with the Centers more
traditional, family-friendly fare
might find the show a bit off-
putting.
Actually, audiences could
easily find the show off-putting
regardless of venue. After opening
on Broadway in December of 2006, Spring
Awakening was described as exhilarating
by the New York Times, enjoyed a 25-
month run of 888 performances, and was
the winner of eight 2007 Tony Awards,
including Best Musical. Yet this adaptation
of a 1892 German play which is making
its area debut with the Centers production
is also controversial in the extreme,
given the musicals frank depiction of
teenagers exploring their sexuality, its
brief nudity and frequent profanity,
and subject matter that includes rape,
abortion, suicide, and child abuse.
However, Hayz says that its precisely
because of the shows themes plus the
score that he calls pure poetry that he
and his wife Tina (the Centers co-owner
and managing director) wanted to stage
Spring Awakening in the first place. This
show, he says, is about kids dealing with
their sexuality, dealing with their parents,
dealing with each other, dealing with
growing up, and its important to look
at how all that affects them, and affects
audiences.
Besides, as far as the potential loss
of patrons at intermission is
concerned, Hayz says with a
smile, We lost a few people
when we did Godspell, too.
The decision to produce
Spring Awakening, says Hayz,
originated with the production
of another rather controversial
choice for the Center: the
school edition of the hit
musical Rent, which the Center
first staged in the spring of
2011.
The students here brought
that idea to us, says Hayz.
My wife loves that show. Shes
a Rent-head. But we always
just kind of assumed that wed
never do a show like that here,
because were a youth theatre,
and people get offended so
easily, and will pull [their kids
from the Centers programs] so
easily. When youre a business,
you have to be smart and not
offend people.
But the students kept
saying, Oh ... Rent! We could
do Rent! We should do Rent!
And then the licensing rights
to the school edition were
released, before they released
the rights to the full edition, so
we took a look at it.
Barring the omission of
the song Contact, Hayz says
that Rent: The School Edition
is almost exactly the same as
Rent. The characters are the same. The
lines are the same, minus the cuss words.
And so we thought, Well, maybe we could
do this toned-down version and it would
keep offense to a minimum. (Smiling,
Hayz adds, Ive since changed my tune,
obviously, because now were doing Spring
Awakening.)
Agreeing to stage the production partly
as a graduation gift to high-school
seniors and longtime Center students
Becca Meumann and Myka Walljasper,
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THEATRE
A
sign in front of the Circa 21 Din-
ner Playhouse includes a descrip-
tion of the theatres current show,
Southern Crossroads, as an inspiring and
hilarious story about one musical groups
struggle against impossible odds, as they
find new hope
through music.
That line fits
Circa 21s
production to a
T, as the tone
of director Curt
Wollans offer-
ing is clearly
joyful, despite
the sense of
desperation in
its setting. With
the appropriate
exceptions of
those play-
ing villains,
Wollans cast
does not play
up any silliness
written into
their comedic lines. Instead, they choose
to play them straight, and in doing so, add
to the musicals air of Great Depression
uncertainty.
While Southern Crossroads has a plot, its
fairly incidental, as the core of the piece is a
dramatized concert of classic, Depression-
era songs, including Keep on the Sunny
Side, Maple Leaf Rag, and Tom Dooley.
The numbers are part of an impromptu
bluegrass concert by the Greene Family
Singers, performed on the street in front of
the theatre they were booked to play one
that closed just prior to their arrival. (Left
without enough money to get to their next
destination, the group hopes that their
street concert will raise enough cash to
pay for train tickets out of town.) Theres
also a romantic side story and financial
complications that pit the family against
the towns bank owner and his well-bred
wife, but while the plot is serviceable, its
the music that really matters.
The actors portraying the Greene
Family Singers play their own instruments
among them the string bass, the piano,
the mandolin, and various guitars and
percussive instruments and they play
them expertly. And judging by the
energetic applause and whistles from
Fridays audience, Im not sure a plot was
even necessary in Southern Crossroads,
as those who attended the show seemed
By Thom White
Upbeat Depression
to enjoy the musical performances
immensely, and for good reason. With
their already-impressive technique and
vocals, the cast put so much energy
into their playing, and blended so well,
that it felt as though this cast had been
performing
together for
years. I mean it
as high praise
when I say that
while Im not
particularly
fond of the
musics genre,
I thoroughly
enjoyed
every note,
predominantly
because the
actors perform
the songs so
gosh-darn
well.
There is
a little more
to the show
than music, though, and because Circa
21s production casts actors in the roles
of musicians, theres an added bonus
in watching them interpret playwright
Warner Crockers characters. But with
Matthew Baldoni, Andrew Crowe, Cari
Downing, Brad Hauskins, Steve Lasiter,
Tristan Layne Tapscott, and Chad Willow
all deserving of high praise, I do want
to emphasize how enjoyable it is to
watch Kimberly Furness and Rachelle
Walljasper when theyre not speaking.
As Matilda, the wealthy wife of the local
banker (played with amusing goofiness
by Tom Walljasper), Furness oftentimes
delivers these forceful, condescending
hmphs, which register both verbally
and physically you can see the hmph
in her face, which is partly why Furness
villainous portrayal is so delicious. In
contrast, Rachelle Walljasper successfully
gives her Shannon Greene a somewhat
vacant but always sunny disposition, with
her wide-eyed glances and not-a-worry-
in-the-world dancing. Shes particularly
fun to watch when the family plays their
first song, as Walljasper keeps looking
around with a mixture of uncertainty
and optimism in her eyes; her Shannon is
clearly thinking this idea of a street concert
is an iffy one, but remains hopeful that itll
Southern Crossroads, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through April 14
The Southern Crossroads ensemble

SILENT HOUSE
Its entirely possible that youll need
to have seen an awful lot of horror
movies particularly an awful lot of
awful horror movies to be jazzed
by Silent House, considering that its
basically just 90 minutes of a young
woman being terrorized by barely
glimpsed figures and startling noises
in her familys lakeside summer home.
(Contrary to the title, this house is
anything but silent.) Yet if you can
get past the paper-thin storyline and
a climax thats less Aa-a-a!!! than
Hu-u-uh?!?, the movie proves to be
a terrifically nerve-racking and utterly
fascinating scare flick, because from
first shot to last, the action not only
takes place in real time, but seems to
have been filmed in one continuous
take.
It hasnt been. Yet knowing of
Silent Houses stylistic conceit prior
to my screening, I tried to determine
exactly where cuts were being made,
and beyond those that presumably
took place during a succession of
blackouts late in the film, damned
if I could point at more than one
or two not-so-obvious examples of
presentational sleight-of-hand. What
married directors Laura Lau and Chris
Kentis (the latter of whom previously
helmed 2004s grossly overrated shark-
bait thriller Open Water) have pulled
off here is really quite extraordinary.
From the movies opening, overhead
shot of Elizabeth Olsens Sarah sitting
on a rocky beach
to its closing
retreat from the
house of pain,
were kept almost
claustrophobically
close to our
heroine, and are
consequently
invited to
feel a rather
discomforting
amount of
empathy. Much
of the films success, in this regard, stems
from Olsens beautifully friendly, low-key
naturalism and formidable dramatic
chops; youre made acutely aware of
how much more effective this all-too-
familiar, woman-in-peril narrative can
be when a real actor is cast in the central
role. But by positioning the audience
in figurative reaching distance of Sarah
at all times, and by doing it with such
unforced artistry, Lau and Kentis also
deliver the spine-tingling sensation
of being an active participant in the
on-screen torment. In experiencing
Sarahs escalating panic solely from her
perspective and seeing only what she
does (and sometimes a good deal less),
Silent House invokes perhaps better
than any film of its type since 2008s The
Strangers the giddy feeling that the star
of this particular horror movie is you.
Not everything here works. Though
the performers are by no means awful,
the roles played by Adam Trese (Sarahs
father), Eric Sheffer Stevens (Sarahs
uncle), and
Julia Taylor
Ross (Sarahs
childhood
friend ... or
is she... ?)
arent quite as
disquieting as
they probably
should be; the
supporting
characters are
all vaguely
menacing, yet
with too much emphasis on the vaguely.
And, unfortunately, the film wraps up
with one of those psychologically dense
but inherently unsatisfying resolutions
that make some patrons leave thinking
that the whole movie sucked, when it
was really just the last 10 minutes that
did. Before it eventually underwhelms,
though, Silent House is a sensationally
well-sustained and -executed stunt,
and even a subtle reminder that not all
technological advances are necessarily
improvements. I love that our phones
can now also serve as cameras, but if you
want to scare the crap out of horror-
movie characters in a pitch-black room,
you really need an old-school Polaroid.
JOHN CARTER
Is it just me, or am I sensing an
unmitigated and, I think, unwarranted
glee in the bum reviews being heaped
upon John Carter, as though critics were
thrilled for the opportunity to trash
this profoundly goofy sci-fi lark? I
mean, sure, its not as breathtaking
as Avatar, but come on its not as
though any of the films reported $250
million budget was coming out of their
pockets. Conversely, Id like to offer
the potentially heretical opinion that
director Andrew Stantons lightweight
epic about the famed Edgar Rice
Burroughs character a Civil War
veteran who winds up involved in
an alien insurrection on Mars is
actually far more enjoyable than James
Camerons Navi hoedown: briskly
paced, frequently thrilling, visually
inventive, unexpectedly touching, and,
unlike Avatar, completely lacking in
howler dialogue that makes you want
to hide under your theater seat. Its
all silly as hell, but also a wonderfully
unpretentious good time, and among
a fine cast that includes Lynn Collins,
Ciarn Hinds, Mark Strong, and a
blond (!) Bryan Cranston, Taylor
Kitsch is an outstanding John Carter,
forceful and sincere and heroically,
almost comically, chiseled. Offering
a scientific analysis of the Earthling
standing before her, Collins Martian
says of Kitschs title character, Skeletal
structure normal. The hell it is.
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Taylor Kitsch in John Carter
One-Shot Wonder
by the Russian Red Army in
1945. Though Soviet authorities
reported that he died of heart
failure in prison in 1947 and
they later stated that he had been
executed there were credible
and independent sightings of
him in the Soviet gulag as late as
1987. Despite decades of Swedish,
Israeli, and American diplomatic
efforts to learn the truth, his exact
fate remains unknown.
It is fitting that this sculpture
is located at Augustana College,
which was founded by Swedish
Americans. Its location is
even more meaningful, as the
Denkmann Memorial Building
houses Wallenberg Hall an
auditorium named in honor of the
Wallenberg family.
Taken at face value, the
sculpture is celebratory a
remembrance of the rescue of
many tens of thousands of people
by the actions of a single man.
Yet the blade-like edges of the
gunmetal-colored sculpture
remind us that millions were
not sheltered under the wings
of freedom. We are also reminded that
Wallenberg only 34 years old when
taken by the Soviets likely died a
prisoner. Freedom evokes a sense of
shelter, but also of an unreachable
dream.
Bruce Walters is a professor of art at
Western Illinois University.
This is part of an occasional series on the
history of public art in the Quad Cities. If
theres a piece of public art that youd like
to learn more about, e-mail the location
and a brief description to BD-Walters@
wiu.edu.
Art in Plain Sight: Freedom
Article and photo by Bruce Walters
K
aroly Veress sculpture
Freedom is paradoxical:
Its wing-like forms are
ascending and graceful from some
vantage points, yet they look like
ax blades from others. Delving
into the lives of the artist and the
humanitarian who inspired this
work, though, we can begin to un-
derstand that these elements arent
as contradictory as they first seem.
Dedicated in 2000, Freedom is
located on the Augustana College
campus, near the Denkmann
Memorial Building at 3520
Seventh Avenue in Rock Island.
Cast in bronze from a plaster
model, it rises from a cylindrical
concrete base to an overall height
of about 10 feet.
The dynamic upper portion
of the sculpture unfurls boldly
into two fluid forms giving
the work its sense of motion.
Veress explained: In this design
I symbolize freedom in wings,
partly protecting, and sheltering,
but foremost enabling us to rise
above the daily confusions. These
wings sometimes lift us up out
of the monstrous historic context into a
state where all that remains is just one
commitment: to human values, to the
dignity of all human beings.
Veress words stem, in part, from his
own experiences. The artist was a student
at the University of Budapest while the
city was still in postwar ruins and under
Soviet occupation. When the 1956
Hungarian Revolution failed, he fled
to safety in the Netherlands, where he
would discover his love for sculpting.
The artist, however, said that his work
was inspired by Raoul Wallenberg, who
is widely credited with rescuing 100,000
Jews during the Holocaust. Wallenberg
served as a Swedish special envoy in
Nazi-occupied Budapest in 1944. He
used his position to shelter Jews, issue
protective passports, and prevent a
planned massacre at the last moment.
His driver, Sandor Ardai, has told
of Wallenberg intercepting a trainload
of Jews as it was about to depart for
Auschwitz: He climbed up on the roof of
the train and began handing in protective
passes through the doors, which were
not yet sealed. He ignored orders from
the Germans for him to get down; then
the Arrow Cross men [Hungarian fascist
soldiers] began shooting and shouting
at him to go away. He ignored them and
calmly continued handing out passports
to the hands that were reaching out for
them. I believe the Arrow Cross men
deliberately aimed over his head, as not
one shot hit him, which would have been
impossible otherwise. I think this is what
they did because they were so impressed
by his courage. After Wallenberg had
handed over the last of the passports, he
ordered all those who had one to leave
the train and walk to the caravan of cars
parked nearby, all marked in Swedish
colors. I dont remember exactly how
many, but he saved dozens off that train,
and the Germans and Arrow Cross were
so dumbfounded they let him get away
with it.
Wallenberg evaded the Nazis by
moving from house to house as the war
was ending, but he was eventually seized
ART
T
op o the mornin to
ya! Im Samus the
Shamrock, an Im here to tell
ya of a bleedin deadly craic
takin place in Davenport
on March 17: the annual
St. Patricks Day Party at
Kellys Irish Pub an Eatery!
With 15,000 cutties, buckos,
an buzzies expected to
show, its gonna be a grand,
jammers hooley o powerful
proportions!
If yave got a mouth an throat on ya, yall be screamin Shut up! at the massive
quantities o corned beef an cabbage a whole ton of it as a gift to the gobsmacked
masses! Therell be 200 kegs o green beer an Guinness fer all the mangled lookin
to get fluthered, stocious, an bolloxed, plus a snack buffet to keep ya from gettin
petrified an off yer face before the free shuttle service homeward!
An have ya heard about the entertainment Kellys has lined up fer all ya fine
things an flahs? Beyond the sound Celtic performances by the Mullane Healy
Godfrey Irish Dancers an bagpiper Rich Wyatt, therell be business music by the
likes o Jason Carl, the Myers Brothers, Wicked Liz an the Bellyswirls, Tronicity,
Cosmic, Third Rail, an Spatterdash, with added shenanigans courtesy o juggler
Dean Franken an prestidigitator Mark Yaeger!
All this, plus bold an rapid blarney with ROCK 104.9s Dave an Darren at 11
a.m., an the 4 p.m. arrival o the skydiving leprechauns! Oh, an have I mentioned
that admission on Saturday is free?!? Ya may be sayin, Go on outta that!, but its
the Gods honest!
So fer more information on Kellys St. Patricks Day Party at 2222 East 53rd
Street, call em up at (563)344-0000, or prepare to get on the pigs back by visitin
KellysIrishPubAndEatery.com. Thanks fer listenin to me blather, an when yer
suckin diesel on Saturday, be sure an tell em Samus sent ya that partys gonna
be the master!
Whats Happenin
Theatre
Mr. Marmalade
Village Theatre
Thursday, March 22, through Sunday, April 1
M
r. Marmalade, which Davenports New Ground Theatre will stage from
March 22 through April 1, is a comedy about a four-year-old girl named
Lucy and her imaginary playmate of the shows title. A businessman with
bipolar disorder, a porn addiction, and a considerable cocaine
problem, Mr. Marmalade tends to ignore Lucy as much as
her one-night-stand-seeking single mother does, frequently
leaving Lucy alone to contend with her suicidal five-year-old
friend and ... .
A-a-a-and Ive just lost at least half of you, havent I?
Well, dont say you werent warned. In this decidedly adult
comedy by playwright Noah Haidle, Lucys childhood may be
a nightmare, but its a nightmare with an underlying message
about the perils of parental neglect as well as a nightmare
that, maybe against your better judgment, might just make you cackle. With
TalkinBroadway.com calling it a very funny play that moves so swiftly that
youll probably be laughing too hard to think about [the materials] troubling
aspects, Mr. Marmalade broaches such subjects as murder, pregnancy, drug
addiction, and abuse with its tongue firmly in its cheek, offering its actors the
chance to go to town with wild, oftentimes disturbing characters.
And, in terms of New Grounds latest presentation, what actors they are!
Performing under the direction of area favorite Patti Flaherty, Mr. Marmalades
cast features such notable talents as Barb Engstrom, Mike King, Stephanie
Moeller, Dana Moss-Peterson, Susan Perrin-Sallak, Tom Taylor, Al Whitemore,
and Paul Workman. Portraying what must stand as the worst imaginary playmate
ever, Pattis husband Pat Flaherty enacts Mr. Marmalade. And the shows
damaged-but-resilient four-year-old heroine is being played by Jessica Denney,
whose most recent area stage role was in the Curtainbox Theatre Companys Time
Stands Still, in which she played my sweet, funny, unbelievably adorable bride.
So if I walk onstage during a Mr. Marmalade production and punch Pat Flaherty
straight in the face, at least youll understand why.
Performances of Mr. Marmalade will be held at the Village of East Davenports
Village Theatre (2113 East 11th Street), and more information and tickets are
available by calling (563)326-7529 or visiting NewGroundTheatre.org.
Music
Gerome Durham and Harper
The Muddy Waters
Friday, March 23, and Thursday, March 15
A
ccording to his online biography at
GeromeDurham.com, Milwaukee-
based musician Gerome Durham
(pictured, top) spent his boyhood
picking cotton and plowing fields
in rural Mississippi, after which, at
age 17, he moved to North Carolina
and worked in a tobacco field. All
things considered, then, its hardly
surprising that the man wound up
pursuing a career in disco.
Okay, you caught me that would be
surprising. Instead, Gerome Durham went
on to become an acclaimed and terrifically
popular blues singer, as audiences will discover
when Durham and his All-Star Band play the
Bettendorf blues venue The Muddy Waters on
March 23. With a career spanning more than
20 years and four CDs under his belt, Durhams
soulful blues stylings and rich baritone have
made him a much-in-demand touring artist
throughout the Midwest and South. And with
songs such as Let Me Love You Baby, Lost
Your Happy Home, and Steppin Out Tonight
earning much critical praise, Durhams talents
inspired ExpressMilwaukee.com to rave
about his grown-up, slice-of-life narratives,
his party-ready, tasty guitar licks, and his
compelling and lived-in vocals.
Meanwhile, eight days prior, The Muddy
Waters will host an evening with the gifted
singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Harper
(pictured, bottom), who will perform a special
area concert on March 15. A harmonica virtuoso
born in the United Kingdom, raised in Australia,
and one of a very, very select few blues artists to
employ the didgeridoo in his repertoire, Harper
has played stages in Canada, Germany, Austria,
Italy, and France, and has earned plaudits from
the All Music Guide for his unique roots sound
that walks the line between being comfortable
and familiar while simultaneously veering off
into some eerie territory. Of course, Harper
does admit to drawing inspiration from some
of the most notable names in the blues, saying
in his online bio (at Harper.biz) that he really
dug Sonny Boy Williamson II, and that Muddy
Waters really hit me hard. Well, look at that!
Now the venue can repay the favor!
The Muddy Waters is located 1708 State Street
in Bettendorf, and for more information on
the Harper and Gerome Durham concerts, call
(563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaters.com.
Music
Faster Pussycat
Rock Island Brewing Company
Friday, March 16, 9 p.m.
I
n 1987, the famed hard-rock and glam-
metal band Faster Pussycat appeared on the
cover of Screamer magazines debut issue, and
for understandable reason, Screamer publisher
David Castagano has since been quoted as
saying, Faster Pussycat will always hold a
special place in my heart. With the musicians
hit songs including House of Pain, Where
Theres a Whip Theres a Way, Gonna Walk,
and Bottle in Front of Me, they obviously
hold special places in the hearts of the Reader
staff, too.
Pop by the Rock Island Brewing Company
on March 16, though, and youll likely be
surrounded by big fans of Faster Pussycat,
the Los Angeles-based sensation that made a
huge splash with its self-titled debut album in
1987, and struck gold with the sales of 1989s
Wake Me When Its Over. Appearing at RIBCO
as part of the bands 25th-anniversary tour,
Faster Pussycast the name taken from the
first two words of a legendary cult film by Russ
Meyer will rock the Rock Island house with
its signature, no-holds-barred energy, and
with the rock-star showmanship that resulted
in touring gigs alongside the likes of Alice
Cooper, David Lee Roth, Motrhead, Mtley
Cre, and KISS.
As a test of your Faster Pussycat knowledge
prior to the musicians RIBCO engagement, try
your hand at this quiz: Which of the following
is not an original or cover recorded by Faster
Pussycat?
1) Body Thief
2) Jack the Bastard
3) Nervous Shakedown
4) Out with a Bang
5) Smash Alley
6) Youre So Vain
Faster Pussycat performs at RIBCO with an
opening set by Lustalots, and more information
on the night is available by calling (309)793-
4060 or visiting RIBCO.com.
Event
Kellys St. Patricks Day Party
Kellys Irish Pub & Eatery
Saturday, March 17
Jessica Denney
and Pat Flaherty
River Cities Reader Vol. 19 No. 800 March 15 - 28, 2012 1
by Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
What Else
Is Happenin
MUSIC
Friday, March 16 WhiteWater
Ramble. Noted bluegrass and rock
musicians in concert. The Redstone Room
(129 Main Street, Davenport). 8 p.m. $10.
For tickets and information, call (563)326-
1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Saturday, March 17 17th-Annual
Red Cross Country Concert. Benefit
concert with performances by Bill Haleys
Comets, Aaron Elvis Presley Jr., and
Tommy Vale & the Torpedoes. Orpheum
Theatre (56 South Kellogg Street,
Galesburg). 6:30 p.m. $26.75-36.75. For
tickets and information, call (309)344-
1623 or visit TheOrpheum.org.
Sunday, March 18 Trans-Siberian
Orchestras Beethovens Last Night.
Multimedia musical stage presentation. i
wireless Center (1201 River Drive, Moline).
7:30 p.m. $37-57. For tickets, call (800)745-
3000 or visit iwirelessCenter.com.
Sunday, March 18 The Lynne
Arriale Trio. Jazz pianist and her
ensemble in an event in Polyrhythms
Third Sunday Matine & Workshop Series.
The Redstone Room (129 Main Street,
Davenport). 3 p.m. all-ages jazz workshop
$5/adult, children free; 6 p.m. concert
$10-15. For tickets and information, call
(309)373-0790 or visit Polyrhythms.org or
RiverMusicExperience.org.
Thursday, March 22 Mac Lethal.
Kansas City-based rapper in concert. The
Music
Gerome Durham and Harper
The Muddy Waters
Friday, March 23, and Thursday, March 15
A
ccording to his online biography at
GeromeDurham.com, Milwaukee-
based musician Gerome Durham
(pictured, top) spent his boyhood
picking cotton and plowing fields
in rural Mississippi, after which, at
age 17, he moved to North Carolina
and worked in a tobacco field. All
things considered, then, its hardly
surprising that the man wound up
pursuing a career in disco.
Okay, you caught me that would be
surprising. Instead, Gerome Durham went
on to become an acclaimed and terrifically
popular blues singer, as audiences will discover
when Durham and his All-Star Band play the
Bettendorf blues venue The Muddy Waters on
March 23. With a career spanning more than
20 years and four CDs under his belt, Durhams
soulful blues stylings and rich baritone have
made him a much-in-demand touring artist
throughout the Midwest and South. And with
songs such as Let Me Love You Baby, Lost
Your Happy Home, and Steppin Out Tonight
earning much critical praise, Durhams talents
inspired ExpressMilwaukee.com to rave
about his grown-up, slice-of-life narratives,
his party-ready, tasty guitar licks, and his
compelling and lived-in vocals.
Meanwhile, eight days prior, The Muddy
Waters will host an evening with the gifted
singer/songwriter/instrumentalist Harper
(pictured, bottom), who will perform a special
area concert on March 15. A harmonica virtuoso
born in the United Kingdom, raised in Australia,
and one of a very, very select few blues artists to
employ the didgeridoo in his repertoire, Harper
has played stages in Canada, Germany, Austria,
Italy, and France, and has earned plaudits from
the All Music Guide for his unique roots sound
that walks the line between being comfortable
and familiar while simultaneously veering off
into some eerie territory. Of course, Harper
does admit to drawing inspiration from some
of the most notable names in the blues, saying
in his online bio (at Harper.biz) that he really
dug Sonny Boy Williamson II, and that Muddy
Waters really hit me hard. Well, look at that!
Now the venue can repay the favor!
The Muddy Waters is located 1708 State Street
in Bettendorf, and for more information on
the Harper and Gerome Durham concerts, call
(563)355-0655 or visit TheMuddyWaters.com.
Music
Faster Pussycat
Rock Island Brewing Company
Friday, March 16, 9 p.m.
I
n 1987, the famed hard-rock and glam-
metal band Faster Pussycat appeared on the
cover of Screamer magazines debut issue, and
for understandable reason, Screamer publisher
David Castagano has since been quoted as
saying, Faster Pussycat will always hold a
special place in my heart. With the musicians
hit songs including House of Pain, Where
Theres a Whip Theres a Way, Gonna Walk,
and Bottle in Front of Me, they obviously
hold special places in the hearts of the Reader
staff, too.
Pop by the Rock Island Brewing Company
on March 16, though, and youll likely be
surrounded by big fans of Faster Pussycat,
the Los Angeles-based sensation that made a
huge splash with its self-titled debut album in
1987, and struck gold with the sales of 1989s
Wake Me When Its Over. Appearing at RIBCO
as part of the bands 25th-anniversary tour,
Faster Pussycast the name taken from the
first two words of a legendary cult film by Russ
Meyer will rock the Rock Island house with
its signature, no-holds-barred energy, and
with the rock-star showmanship that resulted
in touring gigs alongside the likes of Alice
Cooper, David Lee Roth, Motrhead, Mtley
Cre, and KISS.
As a test of your Faster Pussycat knowledge
prior to the musicians RIBCO engagement, try
your hand at this quiz: Which of the following
is not an original or cover recorded by Faster
Pussycat?
1) Body Thief
2) Jack the Bastard
3) Nervous Shakedown
4) Out with a Bang
5) Smash Alley
6) Youre So Vain
Faster Pussycat performs at RIBCO with an
opening set by Lustalots, and more information
on the night is available by calling (309)793-
4060 or visiting RIBCO.com.
A n s w e r : 3 . I b e t y o u t h o u g h t y o u h a d t h a t o n e i n
t h e b a g . W e l l , y o u k n o w w h a t C a r l y S i m o n w o u l d
s a y a b o u t t h a t k i n d o f c o n f i d e n c e , d o n t y o u ?
D o n t y o u ? D o n t y o u ?
who push us to do new things.
As with its performances of Rent,
youth participation in the Centers Spring
Awakening a production that also
features a number of adult actors is
restricted to students of a certain age,
with those under 18 needing to bring in
a signed letter of parental permission.
(Spring Awakenings cast, says Hayz,
features two 16-year-olds, two 17-year-
olds, and everybody else is 18 and older.)
And while director Hayz says I havent
cut anything in terms of the shows plot
or language, there will be one moderately
significant change from the Broadway
production.
Were not doing the nude scene, he
says, referring to the Act I closer that,
on Broadway, showcased a pre-Glee Lea
Michele. Were doing the show in the
round, and the audience is only a few feet
away from the actors, and ... . I dont know.
I dont know if its just my perception of
my audience, but I think they would get so
stuck into the idea of Oh my God, I just
saw her boob ... that theyd be pulled out
of the story. And I really want them in the
story.
Our focus here has always been on
the creative expression of theatre, says
Hayz, and about coming together to tell
a story, and how that story might affect
the students, and affect the audience. And
thats what we tell parents when they ask
us why were doing this show. There are
some stories that just need to be told.
Spring Awakening will be staged at The
Center for Living Arts (2008 Fourth Avenue
in Rock Island) March 23 through April
7, with performances on Fridays and
Saturdays at 7 p.m., and 2 p.m. matines
on March 31 and April 7. For information
and tickets, call (309)788-5433 or visit
Center4Living.com.
Continued From Page 8
Rent: The School Edition did receive some
parental complaints about the material,
says Hayz, but they were only from
people who didnt come to the show. No
one who saw the show ever complained.
In addition, he adds, the show was
such a big hit for us that we had to add
performances, and we were sold out every
night. And we were just so excited to be
able to express ourselves in a way that
wasnt Disney and High School Musical,
you know? We were able to tackle some
more heady issues that really cut to what
its like to be living on the planet.
Hayz says that after Rent: The School
Edition closed, my wife and I said, Okay
... now what? We knew we wanted to
keep doing theatre productions that didnt
involve classes, and that dealt with real
issues, and so we said, Well, some day, lets
do Spring Awakening. Which was funny,
because we never really thought wed ever
do that show. We saw that number on
the Tonys [a performance of the Spring
Awakening song Totally Fucked] and
thought it just wasnt gonna happen for us.
But about two weeks later, he says,
they released the rights. And the minute
I got that e-mail ... I just submitted right
away.
Despite the controversy generated by
Spring Awakening with its tale of straight
and gay German teens contending with
parents, teachers, peers, and their evolving
sexuality in a restrictive, late-19th Century
society Hayz says that producing the
show felt like the right decision at the
right time.
I mean, after Rent, he says, after we
stepped through that portal, we felt ready
to tackle it head on. And the students felt
ready to tackle it head on. They want to
do more stuff that makes them grow, and
I really give them credit for a lot of the
things that we do here. Theyre the ones
Spring Time
by Mike Schulz
mike@rcreader.com
THEATRE
done. Politicians will not buck residents for long before
they risk exposing themselves as part of the corruption.
Therefore cooperation is eventually more likely than not.
And no other activism could be more important than
securing your countys voting system to ensure a fair
and accurate vote for its residents. It is perhaps the single
most important oversight activity in all of politics, and is
desperately needed in every county beginning today.
The power of the purse is your third superpower. Your
ability to choose what you produce and/or consume is
huge. Consumption is taken for granted, but in a market-
driven economy, the end user has the most influence over
what is produced. No one will make a product if no one
will use/consume it in other words pay for it. Consumers
ultimately have the final say. At times, sacrifice is required
in choosing different products or consumption behaviors,
but utilizing this superpower can effect monumental
economic good. History is full of examples of the power
of the purse, both for good and ill, depending on whose
purchase power is in play. Never underestimate its reach.
These superpowers are rarely invoked because
few citizens know they possess them. County sheriffs
are the final authority, even over the president in
cases of federal mandates that are unlawful. Together,
constitutional sheriffs, grand juries, and fully informed
juries can right a multitude of wrongs, especially if the
community supports such governance. Visit FIJA.org and
TenthAmendmentCenter.com for superb resources and
news updates on these topics.
Sheriffs across America are successfully and
formally interposing between federal agencies run
amok including the FDA, EPA, and the Bureau of
Land Management and citizens, whose liberties the
employees of these agencies swore an oath to protect. Visit
CountySheriffProject.org for videos and details on these
exciting developments.
Another superpower is your individual vote. But your
vote is only as good as the voting system your county uses
for elections, whether local, state, or federal. Americas
voting machines, ballot counters, and election software
are largely compromised, requiring a grassroots fix in
all 3,100-plus counties throughout the nation. We must
return to paper ballots, on-site election judges, random
audits, and other failsafe protocols that used to protect
elections from fraud and abuse.
Computerization of elections has compromised
voting systems on so many levels, corrupting election
results across the board. Rigging votes is becoming
threshold for unacceptable conduct by public servants.
I get my back up every time I learn of some infraction,
injustice, or grubby behavior that advantages a politician
or bureaucrat (with some real or imagined authority) at
the expense of those he/she is hired to serve.
I like to think everyone has a line. When I read about
the new nonlethal heat-ray weapon, I realized that its
announcement, coupled with the two recent laws the
one that permits imprisonment of citizens indefinitely
without due process, and the other that subverts our right
to freely assemble in protest against our government
was no coincidence. I am frustrated and disgusted at
the mounting betrayal by Congress, but I am far more
frustrated with my fellow Americans for continuing to
tolerate the intolerable.
We need to examine our priorities as Americans, each
of us drawing his/her line to determine: At what point are
you willing to actually do something to stop the abuse of
power that is systematically dismantling our republic, for
which it [the flag] stands? The end game is to usurp not
just our resources and property, but our individual liberty,
as well, because at the end of the day, people are resources,
too. It is now, and always has been, about controlling
resources.
So here is the quick breakdown of potential solutions:
(1) nullification, (2) the power of the vote, and (3) the
power of the purse. These three superpowers still belong
to the people.
What makes America unique is our Constitution,
more specifically the Bill of Rights. Even while lawmakers
are legislating away the protection of our rights, those
rights still exist. Never forget that our rights are given to
us by God, not by government. The Bill of Rights protects
our God-given rights; it does not grant them. In fact, the
Bill of Rights main purpose is to impose limits on the
governments ability to infringe on these rights. Our rights
exist whether government does or not.
Because the Bill of Rights is the foundation of
American law, any laws or statutes that endow government
with authorities beyond those expressly listed in the
Constitution are nullifiable. States can nullify any such
federal laws, while grand and petit juries can nullify any
law they find unconstitutional, or even unwarranted in
individual circumstances.
We The People Solutions: Peaceful Participation to Save the Bill of Rights
by Kathleen McCarthy
km@rcreader.com
WORDS FROM THE EDITOR
commonplace, and Iowas recent fiasco with its caucus
voting should be red flag enough to revamp Iowas
processes. I cannot stress this enough. Until the last
general election, Scott County had no chain-of-custody
protocol for ballots and memory chips for more than
30 years!
BlackBoxVoting.com and NationalCleanElections.
com are Web sites dedicated to exposing all the problems
with computerized voting, including its vulnerability to
hacking, pre-programming fraudulent positive or negative
votes before a single lever is pulled, and stacking votes in
favor of one candidate over another by redistributing votes
before the tally tape is printed as confirmation. If your
voting system is computerized, it is vulnerable. In many
counties, elections have become a racket.
The good news is that this is entirely correctable on
a county-by-county basis. Residents dont have to fix the
world; they just need to stick with fixing their own county.
This is a most doable grassroots project that doesnt take
a ton of explanation, just solid determination to see it
laughs
One race for All cancers
5k Run/walk & 1 mile fun run
Sunday, April 22nd @ the Waterfront
convention center

$25 registration includes long sleeve
t-shirt, awards, & race day breakfast

For more information or to register call
Gildas club @ 563-326-7504 or visit
www.getmeregisterd.com

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with the audience on its feet, and one of
the actors suggesting their performance of
one more song. Our audience eagerly gave
consent, likely because Southern Crossroads
was so good that none of us was quite ready
for this fantastic production to end.
Southern Crossroads plays at the Circa
21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue,
Rock Island) through April 14. For
information and tickets, call (309)786-7733,
extension 2, or visit Circa21.com.
For a review of the Playcrafters Barn
Theatres If Its Monday, This Must Be
Murder, visit RiverCitiesReader.com.
draw a crowd.
Scenic designer Susie Holgerssons set,
meanwhile, is just as impressive as the
performances. She has created a theatre
exterior thats obviously run-down,
yet filled with texture and impressive
Depression-era design; theres exposed
brick peeking through the broken stucco
finish, performance posters, a hodgepodge
of junk strewn about, and even an ornate
tin ceiling under the awning. The entire set
was just as stunning from my seat at the
back of the theatre as it was at the edge of
the stage (I took a good, long look while
in the buffet line), and it added to the joy
of Fridays performance, which ended
Upbeat Depression
By Thom White
THEATRE
of war into sharp unappealing, focus.
The Quad City Symphony Orchestra closes
its 2011-12 Masterworks series on March
31 (at the Adler Theatre) and April 1 (at
Augustana Colleges Centennial Hall) with
the program All Singing! All Dancing!
For more information, visit QCSymphony.
com.
Frederick Morden is a retired orchestra-
music director, conductor, composer,
arranger, educator, and writer who has
served on the executive board of the
Conductors Guild.
Orchestra from Detmold, Germany
conducted by Karl-Heinz Bloemeke
was a kaleidoscope of musical color
in its effective accompaniment of the
baritone and tenor soloists. It provided
ironically exaggerated military music
when the men sang as naive recruits, and
an intentionally lifeless tone for the note
clusters in the Strange Meeting between
two dead soldiers.
The performance was magnificent. It
rose to Brittens genius and was easily the
most intense, sensitive playing Ive heard
all season. The musicians dug deep to
bring the composers horrifying portrayal
Brutally Brilliant
MUSIC
by Frederick Morden
f.morden@mchsi.com
Redstone Room (129 Main Street, Davenport).
9 p.m. $10-12. For tickets and information, call
(563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.
org.
Friday, March 23 Casting Crowns.
Contemporary Christian rockers in concert,
with special guests Matthew West, Royal
Tailor, and Lindsay McCaul. i wireless Center
(1201 River Drive, Moline). 7:30 p.m. $26.50-
77.50. For tickets, call (800)745-3000 or visit
iwirelessCenter.com.
Friday, March 23 Lake Street Dive
and Joy Kills Sorrow. Indie-pop and folk
musicians in concert. RME Community Stage
(131 West Second Street, Davenport). 7:30
p.m. $5. For tickets and information, call
(563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperience.
org.
Saturday, March 24 Ragaman. A CD-
release show with the world-fusion ensemble,
with opener Sam Rae. The Redstone Room
(129 Main Street, Davenport). 9 p.m. $5. For
tickets and information, call (563)326-1333 or
visit RiverMusicExperience.org.
Saturday, March 24 Boyz II Men.
Grammy Award-winning pop artists of When
I Fall In Loveand Time After Timein concert.
Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center
(1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf). 7:30 p.m. $30-
40. For information, call (800)724-5825 or visit
Bettendorf.IsleOfCapriCasinos.com.
Saturday, March 24 George Thorogood
& the Destroyers. Legendary musicians in a
concert in the venues annual Blues Weekend.
Riverside Casino & Event Center (3184
Highway 22, Riverside). 8 p.m. $38-48. For
visit RiversideCasinoAndResort.com.
Saturday, March 24 The Glenn Miller
Orchestra. Legendary big-band musicians in
concert. Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East
Platt Street, Maquoketa). 7 p.m. $25-30. For
visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.
Sunday, March 25 Jimmie Vaughan.
Legendary guitarist in a concert in the
venues annual Blues Weekend. Riverside
Casino & Event Center (3184 Highway 22,
Riverside). 5 p.m. $38-48. For tickets and
information, call (877)677-3456 or visit
RiversideCasinoAndResort.com.
Tuesday, March 27 Kimya Dawson.
Concert with the independent musician and
former member of The Moldy Peaches, with
an opening set by Your Heart Breaks. Rozz-Tox
(2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island). 8:30 p.m.
$10. For tickets and information, e-mail info@
rozztox.com or visit RozzTox.com.
Tuesday, March 27 Soweto Gospel
Choir. Concert with the Grammy Award-
winning, 52-member ensemble from South
Africa, in a Hancher Auditorium presentation.
Riverside Casino & Event Center (3184
Highway 22, Riverside). 7:30 p.m. $16-37. For
visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu.
Wednesday, March 28 The Magnetic
Fields. Acclaimed indie-pop musicians
perform in a Mission Creek Festival
presentation, with opener Kelly Hogan.
Englert Theatre (221 East Washington
Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m. $30-32. For tickets
and information, call (319)688-2653 or visit
Englert.org.
THEATRE
Thursday, March 22, through Saturday,
March 24 Reasons to Be Pretty. Neil
LaButes caustic relationship comedy,
directed by student Grace Allen. St. Ambrose
Universitys Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio
Theatre (2101 Gaines Street, Davenport).
Thursday and Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.
$6. For tickets and information, call (563)333-
6251 or visit SAU.edu/galvin.
Friday, March 23 Damn Yankees.
Touring production of the Tony Award-
winning musical-comedy classic, in a
Broadway at the Adler presentation. Adler
Theatre (136 East Third Street, Davenport).
7:30 p.m. $29.50-49.50. For tickets, call
(800)745-3000 or visit AdlerTheatre.com.
Friday, March 23, through Saturday,
April 7 Spring Awakening. Tony Award-
winning young-adult rock musical, for mature
audiences. The Center for Living Arts (2008
Fourth Avenue, Rock Island). Friday and
Saturday 7 p.m.; March 31 and April 7 2 p.m.
$10. For tickets and information, call (309)788-
5433 or visit Center4Living.com.
Saturday, March 24, and Sunday, March
25 The Sound of Music. Full staging of the
Rodgers & Hammerstein musical classic. First
Presbyterian Church of Davenport (1702 Iowa
Street, Davenport). Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday
4 p.m. $8-12. For information, call (563)326-
1691 or visit FPCDavenport.org.
DANCE
Saturday, March 17 Galumpha.
Choreography, acrobatics, and physical
comedy with the touring ensemble.
Augustana Colleges Centennial Hall (3703
Seventh Avenue, Rock Island). 8 p.m. $8. For
visit Augustana.edu.
LITERATURE
Saturday, March 24 Pen-in-Hand
Mini-Conference: Its a Novel Thing. A day of
fiction-writing workshops led by Ann Boaden,
Rebecca McKanna, Kelly Daniels, Mike
McCarthy, and Mark McLaughlin. Midwest
Writing Center (225 East Second Street, Suite
303). 9:15 a.m.-5:15 p.m. $25-30/workshop,
$75-90/all four workshops. For information
and to register, call (563)324-1410 or visit
MidwestWritingCenter.org.
MOVIES
Saturday, March 17 Environmental
Film Festival. Screenings of the
documentaries Vanishing of the Bees, Burning
the Future, White Water, Black Gold, Death of
a Forest, and YERT Your Environmental Road
Trip, with healthy snacks and beverages
provided. Augustana Colleges Olin Center
Auditorium (733 35th Street, Rock Island).
11 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Free admission. For
information, visit Augustana.edu/x12049.xml.
EVENTS
Saturday, March 17 2012 St. Patricks
Day Grand Parade. Annual parade begins
at 23rd Street and Fourth Avenue in Rock
Island, and crosses the Mississippi River
into downtown Davenport. 11:30 a.m. Free.
For information, call (309)788-6311 or visit
RIDistrict.com or DowntownDavenport.com.
Friday, March 23 Ballet Quad Cities
Tutu Fabulous. Fundraiser for Ballet
Quad Cities health and wellness programs
benefiting area children, featuring wine
and hors doeuvres, a fashion show, and a
performance with the companys dancers.
Hotel Blackhawk (200 East Third Street,
Davenport). 6:30 p.m. $45. For tickets and
information, call (309)786-3379 or visit
BalletQuadCities.com.
What Else Is Happenin
by Jeff Ignatius
jeff@rcreader.com
Bringing Out
Authenticity
Bell studied at St. Ambrose
under the legendary and
demanding Father Edward M.
Catich, who released Bell and
some other students from the
art program in 1967 for not
meeting a two-sketchbooks-per-
semester drawing requirement.
After moving to the English
department and then focusing
on his band, Bell returned to St.
Ambrose to finish his art degree.
The pair taught together for
five years, until Catichs death
in 1979, and Bell noted the
growth of the program during his
own tenure of almost 40 years.
In 1974, there were roughly
35 art majors; there are now
approximately 135.
Under Catich, St. Ambroses
art program was mostly a general
one. There are now five majors:
art education, fine art, graphic
design, book arts, and art history.
When Bell was hired, he said,
there were four full-time faculty
members and an adjunct. Now
there are five full-time faculty
members with another soon to be
hired in graphic design; adjuncts
in four areas; and teaching
assistants in two areas.
Bell doesnt claim credit for
this growth. He said that he and fellow art
professor Kristin Quinn the current chair
of the department have worked to augment
Catichs foundational system with more
specialization.
When he [Father Catich] died, it was like,
Okay, what are we going to do? He called a
lot of the shots, Bell said. And it really took
Kristin coming on a number of years later [in
1989] ... that we started to really hit critical
mass. ... We had to build our own unique
program. Their different painting styles
his figurative, hers not made them good
complements, as they helped students see
different approaches to the picture plane.
When she started, Quinn said, St. Ambrose
really taught the Catich curriculum, so a
lot of calligraphy. Real strong in foundations
a lot of drawing, letter forms, a lot of art
history. More of a general art degree they
did a little of everything. ... I think we just
the brought the curriculum more online with
other programs by adding majors to that
core component.
Thats just one aspect, though. One of the
goals that Kristin and I set for ourselves a
while ago was get more kids in grad school,
Bell said. And then it became [to] get more
kids in grad school with bigger scholarships ...
. Thats really come to fruition in a cool way. ...
Any person who has wanted to go to graduate
school from our fine-art program has.
He offered the example of Andrew D.
Moeller, who graduated from St. Ambrose in
2005. He got an MFA from the University of
Iowa and now works in New York City on his
own art and as a technician for Jeff Koons.
The people who are coming after him are
doing similar kinds of things, Bell said. So
were sending people to California and New
York schools, and Chicago ... . Thats taken
some engineering and some time, because
that means that Kristin and I have to coach
individual students a lot and write these
intense letters of recommendation. But the
payback is that these kids have been going out
in the world and really causing a ruckus.
After his St. Ambrose graduation, Moeller
wrote in an e-mail, he was sleeping on
friends floors and carrying around minimal
possessions a change of clothes, cans of
SpaghettiOs, and an answering machine so
that I could be reached. (I couldnt afford
a cell phone.) Les and the equally terrific
Kristin Quinn combined to offer me side jobs
of stretching canvas and working the Catich
Gallery desk that allowed me to survive. I
ferociously made paintings all through the
night in space that they were kind enough to
temporarily let me work in. It was this time
that I made the body of work that would
get me into graduate school and get the ball
rolling for me as a serious artist. Without this
time and their support, I very well would not
be where I am today.
Local art educator Heidi Hernandez, a
2002 St. Ambrose graduate, wrote that Les
would always open class with deep thoughts
not like on Saturday Night Live, but real
intellectual discussion about an artist or
art-making in general. I remember in one of
the first painting classes I had with him, he
talked about the difference between being a
serious painter versus a hobbyist how you
need to have drive and determination to paint
all the time, especially when you dont feel like
it. This is something that lingers in the back
of my mind when I find myself not painting
and falling into the pattern many people do
work, eat, sleep. I strive to keep that serious
painter alive and look up to artists who
devote so much time, as Les does, to their
craft.
He has very rigorous standards, Quinn
said of Bell. Hes very motivational. Hes an
incredible role model ... . I think we have
students who really come out as individuals,
and Les is really so fantastic at getting
students authenticity out. ... Hes really caring.
He really knows the students, he knows how
to push them, he knows their potential. Its
just a lot of one-on-one work we do here so
we can really get them to open up to that
level, to really mature their work.
Better at Fewer Things
These days, Bell works primarily in oils,
but his current Catich Gallery exhibit Telling
Stories hints at his varied career. The show
includes 10 paintings finished in 2011 and
this year, but it also features a series of
photographs from the mid-1980s. A lot of
my students have no idea that Ive ever been
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a photographer, Bell explained. But I was
very intensely a photographer for years and
showed on both coasts ... . So I thought it
would be fun for them to see a completely
different aspect of me black and white,
small, view camera, no enlargement ... .
He mostly gave up photography in
the middle of the last decade, a decision
made in part because the advent of digital
photography created barriers both as a
teacher and an artist: To teach photography
in this new age would have meant intensive
learning of new tools, and the nature of
digital itself erased for Bell some of the
appeal of photography. The cost of a roll
of film and a limited number of exposures
forced a photographer to work carefully,
he said: I put a lot of value in finding
meaningful information in the world
within a frame and choosing that, and
having the trip of the shutter be a decision
thats somewhat irrevocable. I liked the
struggle of finding or building in order to be
photographed.
Bell is also a songwriter, guitarist, and
harmonica player with a long history in the
Quad Cities music scene, starting in the mid-
1960s and including the band Music from
the Orphanage (in the late 60s and early
70s). His last paying gig, he said, was in the
late 80s, as a member of the pit band for Big
River at Circa 21.
I want to get my callouses back, he
said of spending more time with music in
semi-retirement. I want to write songs. I
want to sing more. ... Its been a long time
since Ive been in a band. ... I would like to
see what would happen when I would add
30 or 40 years of intense listening to all kinds
of music and to hang out with some other
musicians ... .
As a painter, Bell mainly worked in
acrylics up until around 1994, when Sara
Hanson whos now his wife convince[d]
me of what an idiot Id been to try oil-ish
things for 20 years with the wrong medium,
he wrote.
Quinn said she saw a major change in
Bells work with that switch, particularly in
the luminosity and intensity of color and ...
the variety of paint-handling.
The decisions to shed other artistic
pursuits, Bell said, were a function of how
excited I am about oil painting and the
subjects Im working with. ... I used to be all
over the place. And I just found I wanted to
be better at fewer things.
Power Figures
As many will say, though, Bells painting
is already highly accomplished. His work is
in the collections of the Figge Art Museum,
the Erie Art Museum (in Pennsylvania), the
State of Iowa, and the Ohio State University,
and it has been represented in galleries in
Chicago, Atlanta, and Tampa. Hes had shows
in California, Colorado, Georgia, Michigan,
Texas, and Virginia. And Bell has gotten
grants from the Iowa Arts Council and
Quad City Arts, and a regional-visual-artist
fellowship from the National Endowment for
the Arts through Arts Midwest.
Hes a really brave painter, Quinn said.
Hes always making the paintings teach
him something. I think thats really a good
hallmark for our students. He doesnt take
the easy route.
She also said the hard work is apparent in
the paintings themselves: Hes really brazen.
He makes radical changes. Paintings get
painted, unpainted, repainted. You can see
questioning going on. You can see past life in
the work. You can see it evolving. ... It almost
feels like there has been an era that has
happened in the work. They evolve; theyre
not just pictures. Its almost like theyre little
worlds.
The worlds in Telling Stories, Bell said, are
smaller, however a hint at how teaching
and life have restrained his art.
He said he had a plan last summer to do
smaller paintings and then springboard
into some larger paintings. But because his
family had to clear out and sell the house
of his deceased mother-in-law, I just had
to say and this was a little hard for me to
say These will not be quite as ambitious
as the paintings I was hoping to get to this
summer, but I want to be satisfied with that.
... I want them to be more essays than highly
accomplished short stories. I decided I
wanted them to be a little tighter, a little more
descriptive, a little more detailed, a little bit
less gestural and expressionistic just to prove
to myself that I could do that. And that they
could also be wonderful for what they did
contain rather than being weak because of
what they didnt contain. ...
Not only are they smaller, but theyre
simpler, there are fewer figures, less complex
compositions, less painterly in terms of
broken color, variety of sizes of brush marks,
and all of that stuff that delivers emotional
messages. And I sort of polished smaller
stories, and actually Im pleased with them.
Even the color is less diverse. ... But I like the
variety of them.
Despite being less ambitious, they retain
Bells intense focus on young women. He
described his subject as that transitional
phase of going from girlhood which is not
as innocent as people give it credit for to
kind of the stable, mature identity, and all of
the complexities in there.
Ive long been interested in that aspect of
his work a man mostly painting women
and Ive broached the subject with him
several times. Last week, I said to him, It
seems like youre making your job harder
by choosing the subject youve chosen. He
replied: Thats for sure. ... Ive had a lot of
problematic incidents in past [but] rarely
coming from women.
Some people have viewed his choice of
primary subject combined with his matter-
of-fact use of nudity and sexuality as sexist.
He said that he once got a formal letter from
a prominent local attorney about a show at
Quad City Arts, saying he wouldnt let his
wife or daughter see the exhibit. It was really
scary how much anger this man had, Bell
recalled, but it was such a superficial read of
my work.
The problem Bell creates for himself
is operating in a culture of the sexual
objectification of women without censoring
himself in other words, not responding to
that context by sterilizing his work. My big
struggle in these paintings, he said, is that
the whole issue of the male gaze has been
such a big problem since the 60s its sort
of like an institutional course of study to see
how men have looked at women ... and I
attempt to be very respectful of that. But at
the same time, I really dont like the notion of
a de-sexualized woman, of a woman who has
sort of lost her sexuality in order to be able to
perform in a painting. So I just want aspects
of sexuality and sensuality to be a part of the
deck. ...
I am really trying to be a force for the
good, a force for getting issues on the table
and discussing them no matter how awkward
they are. So a lot of the static Ive had in the
past, Ive really tried to open up the doors of
conversation with the people who had issues.
And sometimes its worked better than other
times.
Quinn didnt hesitate when asked about
Bells choice of women as subjects. I think he
sees them as powerful, and I respect that, she
said. Theyre power figures.
A St. Ambrose Legacy
Given that Bell was a Catich student, and
that their St. Ambrose careers spanned four
decades each, I asked the sort-of-retiring art
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professor about his legacy compared to his
mentors.
Bell stressed that the Catich influence,
with its emphasis on drawing, letter forms,
and art history, remains alive at St. Ambrose.
All of us, full-time and part-time, regard that
heritage with a lot of pride, and see the need
for it, he said. Weve worked pretty hard
to keep the hand in letter forms. To keep the
finesse of Father Catichs drawing skills alive.
... Part of it is to honor his tradition, but part
of what makes Father Catichs tradition so
wonderful is that its as flexible as it is.
The art department conducts a curriculum
review every five years, and part of that is
talking to people in the design community.
Bell said he regularly hears that the basics of
art are essential: Please, make sure you keep
teaching art history. Make sure these kids can
draw confidently, academically, yes, but
also be able to stretch that ... . Its never gone
out of fashion.
But building on that legacy was also
crucial, Bell said. I think part of the reason
why he [Catich] hired me was because he
knew I would do things differently, and that
I was bringing news of a different world to
here. And we didnt have a painting program.
When I studied painting at Ambrose, it was
watercolors small and it was about design.
So I wanted to bring a contemporary fine-
arts sensibility.
Still, Bell said, I will not have a legacy
comparable to Father Catichs, thats for sure.
But my legacy was based on Fathers legacy.
Not Father as a calligrapher or a graphic
designer, but taking my admiration for what
his program stood for and continuing to
modernize or contemporize that.
Quinn, however, had no problem
casting Bell and Catich as equals while
acknowledging the likelihood that her
statement would be seen as heretical: I
think he is comparable to Father Catich ...
as far as the breadth of interest, the breadth
of training. Hes a real renaissance man,
and thats what Father was. ... He advanced
the legacy, I believe. ... He is going to be so
missed.
Leslie Bells exhibit Telling Stories runs
through April 20 in the Catich Gallery inside
St. Ambroses Galvin Fine Arts Center (2101
Gaines Street in Davenport).
Pisces
as potatoes, and juice and beer that cause
the insulin secretion that puts on fat. So if
you want to drop pounds and not just one
a week but like theyre stones falling off a
truck eat low-carb/high-fat foods such as
cheeseburgers. Even bacon cheeseburgers.
(Just see that you feed the bun to the
pigeons.)
Unfortunately, it seems your love handles
have become resentment handles. Some
of the ill will between you may melt away
as you lose the gut that Ding Dongs and
Mountain Dew built, but it points to a bad
pattern. You dont win marital arguments
by clinging to how right you are and how
wrong your spouse is; you win by working
together to make things as right as you can
for both of you. (Us first instead of me
first.) Some problems arent solvable, but
youll be more able to shrug off an impasse if
youre consistently putting yourselves in each
others place. Thats the spirit that keeps you
from striking out in revenge for example,
by insisting youre on the Zone diet ... but
not mentioning that its the zone from the
outermost wall of Dunkin Donuts to the
outermost wall of Cinnabon.
Memory Bank Fraud
Im trying to start a relationship with a
woman, but I cant stop thinking about my
last girlfriend. I want a family (eventually),
so I couldnt marry her. She already has two
children, which is a deal-breaker for me,
and has other baggage: debt and baby-
daddy drama. But we developed a deep
love, and Im having a hard time getting
over her.
Stuck
It was the best of times, it was the best of
times. And its called selective remembering.
Your mental projector keeps playing this loop
of your ex trying on lingerie. There are never
any misty shots of the repo man or your ex
emerging from the mist to chase the baby
daddy with a big cleaver. And where are the
little mind movies of her children? Or, as you
call them, deal-breakers, not deal-benders.
Keeping this woman as your fantasy
girlfriend will be a wedge between you and
any woman youre with in real life. To move
on, harness the power of negative thinking.
Sure, go ahead and indulge. Take that walk
down memory lane with your ex. Just be sure
you ask the cameraman to pull out to reveal
the stroller youre pushing with some other
guys screaming kids in it.
Lard of the Dance
When I got married, I was a slim 6-foot-
2, but Ive gained a lot of weight. My wife
gained about 20 pounds but recently lost
that and more. Ive been as high as 265, but
Im now at 238 and losing about a pound a
week, which isnt fast enough for my wife.
When I contemplate going on a stricter
diet, what comes to mind is feeling angry,
tired, and hungry at my high-stress job. My
wife said that I obviously love food more
than her, and that if I wont lose weight
for her, maybe Ill do it for our boys. She
considers me self-centered and narcissistic
because Im not losing enough weight, and
I consider her self-centered and narcissistic
for framing every argument in terms of
what she wants and isnt getting. What do
you think? Does being overweight mean
you dont love your significant other?
Fatso
Some women just cant appreciate their
husbands collections: comic books, shot
glasses, broken-down cars, chins.
Theres your wife, wagging a carrot stick
at you, telling you that if you loved her youd
be surviving on iceberg-lettuce sandwiches
or going on the Drink Your Own Urine Diet
whatever it takes to drop flab fast. Probably
because weight loss seems easier for her, she
assumes youre lazy and self-indulgent. Shes
now trying to guilt-ivate you into losing
weight (Picture your children fatherless ...
Dorito Breath ... .), which is more helpful
than voicing the other thing shes probably
thinking: I dont want to have sex with you; I
want to harpoon you.
Chances are, the problem isnt that your
diet isnt strict enough as in, you should
be sniffing celery sticks instead of eating
them but that youve been following the
obesity-causing dietary science promoted
by the government and much of the medical
establishment. The weight loss diet they
advise high-carb, low-fat is actually a
weight-gain diet. Also, as Dr. Mary Dan
Eades, co-author of The Protein Power
Lifeplan, writes, Study after study has shown
the low-fat diet to be a failure in treating
obesity, in solving diabetes, in reducing blood
pressure, or in decreasing heart-disease risk.
Investigative science journalist Gary
Taubes spent more than a decade digging
through the body of research on diet. As
he writes in Why We Get Fat, the evidence
shows that it is carbohydrates from sugar,
flour, easily digested starchy vegetables such
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said that no great gift enters the human sphere
without a curse attached to it. Im sure you know
this lesson well. One of last years big gifts has
revealed its downside in ways that may have
been confusing or deflating. But now here comes
an unexpected plot twist, allowing you to add
a corollary to Aristophanes formulation. Soon
you will find a second blessing that was hidden
within the curse in embryonic form. Youll be
able to tease it out, ripen it, and add it to the
bounty of the original gift.

CAPRICORN (December 22-
January 19): Writing in the science
magazine Discover, Corey S. Powell
says, Theres an old joke: If you tell someone the
universe is expanding, hell believe you. If you
tell him theres wet paint on the park bench, hell
want to touch it to make sure. In accordance
with the astrological omens, Capricorn, I invite
you to rebel against this theory. I think its quite
important for you to demand as much proof for
big, faraway claims as for those that are close at
hand. Dont trust anyones assertions just because
they sound lofty or elegant. Put them to the test.

AQUARIUS (January 20-
February 18): Its an excellent time
to better appreciate your #@%(!)* vexations
and bother-ations. In fact, lets go ahead and
make this Honor Your #@%(!)* Irritations
and Annoyances Week. To properly observe
this holiday, study the people and things that
irk you so you can extract from them all the
blessings and teachings they may provide. Are
you too tolerant of an annoying situation that
you need to pay closer attention to? Is it time to
reclaim the power youve been losing because
of an exasperating energy-drain? Does some
jerk remind you of a quality you dont like in
yourself? Is there a valuable clue or two to be
gleaned from a passive-aggressive provocateur?

PISCES (February 19-March 20):
Seahorses have an unusual approach to
reproduction. Its the male of the species
that cares for the eggs as they gestate. He carries
them in a brood pouch on his front side. Of
course its the female who creates the eggs in
the first place. After analyzing the astrological
factors coming to bear on your destiny, Pisces, I
suspect you will benefit from having a seahorse-
like quality in the coming weeks. Whatever
gender you are, your archetypal masculine
qualities should play an especially strong
role as you nurture a project thats in its early
developmental phases.

Homework: What was the pain that healed you
most? What was the pleasure that hurt you the
worst? Testify at FreeWillAstrology.com.
fly a plane. But theres an absurd law in her
country that prohibits women from driving
cars, so she needs a man to give her a lift to the
airport. Is there any situation in your own life
that resembles hers, Leo? Like maybe youve
advanced to a higher level without getting
certified on a lower level? Or maybe youve got
permission and power to operate in a sphere
thats meaningful to you even though you
skipped a step along the way? Now would be a
good time to think about whether you should do
anything about the discrepancy, and if so, how
to do it.

VIRGO (August 23-September
22): Recent scientific studies have
confirmed what Native American
folklore reports: Badgers and coyotes sometimes
cooperate with each other as they search for
food. The coyotes are better at stalking prey
above ground, and the badgers take over if the
hunted animal slips underground. They share
the spoils. I suggest you draw inspiration from
their example, Virgo. Is there a person you know
whos skilled at a task you have trouble with
and who could benefit from something youre
good at? Its prime time to consider forming
symbiotic relationships or seeking out unusual
partnerships that play to both parties strengths.

LIBRA (September 23-October
22): How did the Vikings navigate
their ships through rough northern seas on
cloudy and foggy days? Medieval texts speak of
the mysterious sunstone, a Viking compass
used to detect the hidden sun. Modern theories
suggest that this technology may have been
Iceland spar, a mineral that polarizes light,
making it useful in plotting a course under
overcast skies. Do you have anything like that,
Libra? A navigational aid that guides your
decisions when the suns not out, metaphorically
speaking? Now would be an excellent time to
enhance your connection with whatever it is that
can provide such power.

SCORPIO (October 23-November
21): If you set up two mirrors in just
the right way, you can get a clear
look at the back of your head. Youre able to
see what your body looks like from behind. I
suggest you try that exercise sometime soon. It
will encourage your subconscious mind to help
you discover what has been missing from your
self-knowledge. As a result, you may be drawn
to experiences that reveal things about yourself
youve been resistant to seeing. You could be
shown secrets about buried feelings and wishes
that youve been hiding from yourself. Best of
all, you may get intuitions about your souls code
that you havent been ready to understand until
now.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-
December 21): According to my
Sagittarius friend Jonathan Zap,
the Greek playwright Aristophanes had an
ambivalent attitude about divine blessings. He
ARIES (March 21-April 19): This
week you may learn the real reason the
tortoise beat the hare, why two of the
three blind mice werent really blind,
and the shocking truth about the relationship
between Cinderellas fairy godmother and the
handsome prince. Myths will be mutating, Aries.
Nursery rhymes will scramble and fairy tales will
fracture. Thor, the god of thunder, may make a
tempting offer to Snow White. The cows jump
over the moon could turn out to have been faked
by the CIA. An ugly duckling will lay an egg that
Chicken Little claims is irrefutable proof the 2012
Mayan Apocalypse is imminent. Sounds like a
rowdy good time for all!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Roots
and wings. But let the wings grow roots
and the roots fly. That was written by
Spanish poet Juan Ramon Jimenez, and now Im
passing it on to you. It will serve as a keynote for
the turning point youre about to navigate. In
the coming weeks, youll generate good fortune
by exposing your dark mysterious depths to
the big bright sky; youll be wise to bring your
soaring dreams down to earth for a pit stop. The
highs need the influence of the lows, Taurus; the
underneath will benefit from feeling the love
of whats up above. Theres one further nuance
to be aware of, too: I think you will find it extra
interesting to interweave your past with your
future. Give your rich traditions a taste of the
stories that are as-yet unwritten.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Is it
possible you were a spider in a previous
life? If so, please call on the abilities you
developed back then. You need to create an extra
big, super-fine web, metaphorically speaking, so
that you can capture all the raw materials you will
be needing in the coming weeks and months. If
youre not sure whether you are the reincarnation
of a spider, then simply imagine you were.
Stimulate daydreams in which you visualize
yourself as a mover and shaker whos skilled at
snagging the resources and help you require.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): British
writer Kenneth Tynan asked a
movie director about how hed film
an advancing army. Did it matter whether the
action went from right to left across the frame or
left to right? Of course! said the director. To
the Western eye, easy or successful movement
is left to right, difficult or failed movement is
right to left. The director showed Tynan an
illustrated book as evidence. On one page, a
canoe shooting the rapids was going from left
to right, while a man climbing a mountain was
headed from right to left. Use this information
to your benefit, Cancerian. Every day for the
next two weeks, visualize yourself moving from
left to right as you fulfill a dream you want to
accomplish.

LEO (July 23-August 22): Hanadi
Zakaria al-Hindi is the first Saudi
Arabian woman to be licensed to
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18. Email folder
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26. Part of the hydrosphere
29. Olgas male equivalent
32. Dawdle
33. Ridge
34. Larghetto or larghissimo
35. Mythical hunter
36. Teaberry plant
37. Quahog
38. Followed
39. Certain island resident
40. Fishgig
41. Abolished
43. Held dear
44. _ _ a tale told...
45. Timber characteristic
50. Half note
52. Lesions
53. Blanched
54. Times
55. Helens abductor
57. Stormed
58. Boundary line
59. Rossinis Figaro, e.g.
61. Turkish inn
62. Novarro or Estevez
64. Simple
65. Eye: Comb. form
67. Macadamize
68. Fairy tale character
69. Tales
71. Little
72. Residue in a bottle
73. Hawser
76. Bicycle part
77. Plane fgure
78. Concerns of pollsters
80. Creak
81. Bower
82. Skirt of a kind
85. Willingly
87. Household chore
89. Annoy
90. Nicene _
91. Bruce or Kravitz
92. Like some cheeses
93. Eagle
94. Tube gas
95. Faucet trouble
97. Twofold
98. Old English serf
99. Bushed
101. _ Lilly
103. Norma _
104. Get, somehow (with out)
Live Music Live Music Live Music
Email all listings to calendar@rcreader.com Deadline 5 p.m. Thursday before publication
North of 40 -Wildwood Smokehouse
& Saloon, 4919 B Walleye Dr Iowa
City, IA
Open Mic Night -Downtown Central Perk,
226 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Paddy OFurniture (2pm) -Shenani-
gans, 303 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Rob Dahms & Detroit Larry Davidson
(6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 1st
Street Milan, IL
Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix,
111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Serious Business w/ Ron LaPuma &
the Penas -The Enchanted Inn, 4815
S Concord St Davenport, IA
Sham Rock & Roll Event: Pat Willis
(1pm) - Group Guitar Circle (3pm) -
Bob Dorr & the Blue Band (7:30pm)
-RME Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd
St. Davenport, IA
Smooth Groove -Fargo Dance & Sports,
4204 Avenue of the Ci ti es Mo-
line, IL
St. Patricks Day Party: Mullane Healy
Godley Irish Dancers (11am) -
Bagpiper Rich Watt (11am & 5pm)
- Jason Carl (1pm) - Myers Brothers
(2:15pm) - Irish Dancers (4pm)
- Wicked Liz & the Bellyswirls
(5: 10pm) - Troni ci ty (6: 30pm)
- Cosmic (7:45pm) - Third Rail
(9pm) - Spatterdash (10:45pm)
-Kellys Irish Pub, 2222 E. 53rd St.
Davenport, IA
Tapped Out -Cooters Tavern, 403 2nd
Ave. Matherville, IL
The Fourty Fours -The Muddy Waters,
1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA
Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E
11th St Davenport, IA
2012/03/15 (Thu)
ABC Karaoke -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W
Locust Davenport, IA
Dan Haughey -Musser Public Library,
3rd St & Iowa Ave Muscatine, IA
Fat Dawgs Productions Karaoke & DJ
-Parkers, 635 15th St Moline, IL
Harper -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303
Brady St. Davenport, IA
Jason Carls Big Damn Band -RIBCO,
1815 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Karaoke by Pieler Productions -The
Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport,
IA
Live Lunch w/ Mike Cochrane (noon)
St. Davenport, IA
The Avey Brothers -Rascals Live, 1418
15th St. Moline, IL
Thumping Thursday w/ DJ Hypnotic
and Patrick Rifley -McManus Pub,
1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
2012/03/16 (Fri)
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust
St. Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill,
3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA
ABC Members-Only Karaoke -Moose
Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rocking-
ham Rd Davenport, IA
Barlowe & James (6pm) -Skinny Legs
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Bee All U Can Be Karaoke -Wooden
Nickel, Wilton, IA
Bucktown Revue -Nighswander The-
atre, 2822 Eastern Ave Davenport,
IA
DJ Bo-J -Greenbriar Restaurant and
Lounge, 4506 27th St Moline, IL
Dueling Pianos at The Establishment
-The Establishment Theatre, 220
19th St. Rock Island, IL
Faster Pussycat - Lustalots -RIBCO, 1815
2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Gray Wolf Band -Martinis on the Rock,
4619 34th St Rock Island, IL
House Arrest -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady
St. Davenport, IA
Jordan Danielsen (6pm) -Rhythm
City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Dav-
enport, IA
Karaoke Night -Chucks Tap, 1731 W.
6th St. Davenport, IA
Karaoke Night -Hollars Bar and Grill,
4050 27th St Moline, IL
Karaoke Night -Roadrunners Road-
house, 3803 Rockingham Rd. Dav-
enport, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Wide Open Bar &
Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, IL
Lee Blackmon (6:30pm) -The Grape Life
Wine Emporium - Davenport, 3402
Elmore Ave. Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Ellis Kell (noon) -RME
Community Stage, 131 W. 2nd St.
Davenport, IA
North of 40 -Shannons Bar and Grill,
252 S State Ave Hampton, IL
Orangadang -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
River Water Tribe -RME Community
Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Smooth Groove -Fargo Dance & Sports,
line, IL
St. Patricks Day Party Kick-Off: Mul-
lane Healy Godley Irish Dancers
(5pm) - Superfly Samurai (6pm) -
North of 40 (7:15pm) - Corey Booth
Project (8:45pm) - Beau Davidson
(10:15pm) -Kellys Irish Pub, 2222 E.
53rd St. Davenport, IA
Steve Rod StewartBobbitt (5:30pm)
- Lynn Allen (9:30pm) -The Rusty
Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
The Candymakers -The Muddy Waters,
The Music of Dr. Joe Seng -Joes Club,
1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA
Tronicity -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E
11th St Davenport, IA
WhiteWater Ramble -The Redstone
Room, 129 Main St Davenport, IA
2012/03/17 (Sat)
1380 -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Dav-
enport, IA
As You Were - Break Up Art - Mija - Ivy
Spokes -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Bee All U Can Be Karaoke -Ri ver-
view Roadhouse, 701 N. Cody Road
LeClaire, IA
Bill Haleys Comets - Aaron Elvis Pre-
sley Jr. - Tommy Vale & The Torpe-
does (6:30pm) -Orpheum Theatre,
57 S. Kellogg St. Galesburg, IL
Candymakers - Rude Punch (8:30pm)
-RI BCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock I s-
land, IL
Caught in the Act -Mound Street Land-
ing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA
Crazy Bad -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State
St Bettendorf, IA
Crossroads -Racers Edge, 936 15th Ave
East Moline, IL
Dan Haughey (2pm) -Daiquiri Factory,
1809 2nd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Dirt Road Rockers -Rascals Live, 1418
15th St. Moline, IL
DJ Scott & Karaoke St. Patricks Day
Party -Greenbriar Restaurant and
-The Establishment Theatre, 220 19th
St. Rock Island, IL
Fri ends of the Don t Be Brothers
(4:30pm) -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Funktastic Five -Martinis on the Rock,
Future Rock -The Redstone Room, 129
Main St Davenport, IA
Harper -Gs Riverfront Cafe, 102 S Main
St Port Byron, IL
Hary & Lyre (10am) -Lee Enterprises
Parking Lot, corner of 2nd & Main
Sts. Davenport, IA
How Far to Austin (4pm) -Kilkennys,
300 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Jim Ryan -Sal ute, 1814 7th St Mo-
line, IL
Johnny Outlaw -The Lucky Frog Bar
and Grill, 313 N Salina St McCaus-
land, IA
Jordan Danielsen (6pm) -Rhythm
City Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Dav-
enport, IA
Justin Morrissey & Friends -Bent River
Brewing Company, 1413 5th Ave.
Moline, IL
enport, IA
Karen Michael (5pm) - Lynn Allen
(9:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W
Keep Off the Grass (10am-2pm)
-Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rd St. Daven-
port, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Headquarters Bar &
Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL
Night People -Tommys, 1302 4th Ave
Moline, IL
15 THURSDAY
17 SATURDAY
16 FRIDAY
Funktion @ RIBCO March 22
Zither Ensemble (10am) -German
American Heritage Center, 712 W.
2nd St. Davenport, IA
2012/03/18 (Sun)
ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct,
2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA
Celtic Service w/ Paddy OFurniture,
The Barley House Band, and 24
Pints Wiser (11am) -Faith Lutheran
Church - Moline, 1611 41st St. Mo-
line, IL
Funday Sunday w/ Dave Ellis (6pm)
-The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St.
Bettendorf, IA
Karaoke for Kids (3-5pm) -Hollars Bar
and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm
brunch) -The Lodge Hotel , 900
Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro
(10:30am & 12:30pm) -Hotel Black-
hawk, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Terry Hanson Ensemble (10:30am)
-Brady Street Chop House, Radisson
QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA
Third Sunday Jazz Series featur-
ing the Lynne Arriale Trio (6pm)
-The Redstone Room, 129 Main St
Davenport, IA
Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Beethovens
Last Night 2012 -i wireless Center,
1201 River Dr Moline, IL
2012/03/19 (Mon)
Errol Hem - Milky Way - EmJay - nu-
Love - DJ Hypntik (6:30pm) -RME
(River Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd
St. Davenport, IA
Vishten -CSPS/Legion Arts, 1103 3rd St
SE Cedar Rapids, IA
2012/03/20 (Tue)
Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME
Davenport, IA
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias
Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd.
Rock Island, IL
Jam Night w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th
Street Preci nct, 2108 E 11th St
Davenport, IA
Karaoke w/ KO Karaoke -The Muddy
Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf,
IA
Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffee-
house, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410
2nd St Davenport, IA
Quad-Cities KIX Band -RME Com-
munity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav-
enport, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc-
Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
2012/03/21 (Wed)
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Stacks
Bar, 525 14th St. Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Applebees Neighbor-
hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W.
Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Barrel House 211, 211 E.
DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res-
taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St
Moline, IL
Fat Dawgs Producti ons Karaoke
Contest -Parkers, 635 15th St Mo-
line, IL
Hitman w/ Tim Dirth (6pm) - Open
Mic Night & Jam Session (9:30pm)
-The Rusty Nai l , 2606 W Locust
Davenport, IA
Jam Session -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S
Linn St Iowa City, IA
Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock,
Li ve Lunch w/ Jordan Dani el sen
(noon) -RME Community Stage, 131
W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill, 114
1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -RME Communi ty
Open Mic Night w/ Dave Ellis -Bleyarts
Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA
Rocktastic 4 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
The Pub Unplugged: Live Acoustic
Acts -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St.
Davenport, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (10pm) -Red Crow
Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
2012/03/22 (Thu)
Be-Bop Night -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Funktion -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Jam Sessions with John OMeara and
Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708
State St. Bettendorf, IA
Jason Carl -Creekside Bar and Grill, 3303
Karaoke by Pieler Productions -The
Pub, 4320 N. Brady St. Davenport,
IA
Live Lunch w/ American Dust (noon)
St. Davenport, IA
Mac Lethal -The Redstone Room, 129
Main St Davenport, IA
The Avey Brothers -Rascals Live, 1418
15th St. Moline, IL
Thumping Thursday w/ DJ Hypnotic
and Patrick Rifley -McManus Pub,
1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
2012/03/23 (Fri)
ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 Locust
St. Davenport, IA
ABC Members-Only Karaoke -Moose
Lodge - Davenport, 2333 Rocking-
ham Rd Davenport, IA
Aces -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State St
Bettendorf, IA
Bee All U Can Be Karaoke -Wooden
Nickel, Wilton, IA
Brains! Brains! Brains! - Johnny Scum
- The Ills -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Casting Crowns - Matthew West - Roy-
al Tailor - Lindsay McCaul -i wireless
Center, 1201 River Dr Moline, IL
Caught in the Act -Generations Bar &
Grill, 4100 4th Ave. Moline, IL
Charley Hayes (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ,
2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Cobalt Blue -11th Street Precinct, 2108
E 11th St Davenport, IA
Dan Fennesy (noon) -Bettendorf Public
Library, 2950 Learning Campus Bet-
tendorf, IA
DJ Bo-J -Greenbriar Restaurant and
Fifth of Country (5:30pm) - North of
40 (9:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W
Funktastic Five -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
Gerome Durham and the All-Star
Band -The Muddy Waters, 1708 State
St. Bettendorf, IA
Joe & Vicki Price -Cafe Paradiso, 607 W.
Broadway Fairfield, IA
enport, IA
Keep Off the Grass -The Pub, 4320 N.
Koobys Karaoke -Wide Open Bar &
Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, IL
Lake Street Dive - Joy Kills Sorrow
St. Davenport, IA
Live Lunch w/ Mo (noon) -RME Com-
munity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St. Dav-
enport, IA
Moral Belief - Lighthouses - Tierra
Park - Searching for Security -River
Music Experience Performance Hall,
131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Rhythm City 6 -Rhythm City Casino, 101
W. River Dr. Davenport, IA
23 FRIDAY
Lake Street Dive @ RME Community Stage March 23
22 THURSDAY
21 WEDNESDAY
20 TUESDAY
19 MONDAY
18 SUNDAY
Funktastic Five -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
George Thorogood & the Destroyers
-Riverside Casino Event Center, 3184
Highway 22 Riverside, IA
Glenn Miller Orchestra -Ohnward
Fine Arts Center, 1215 E Platt St.
Maquoketa, IA
Joe & Vicki Price -Georges, 312 E.
Market St. Iowa City, IA
enport, IA
Koobys Karaoke -Headquarters Bar &
Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. Coal Valley, IL
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys - Hell-
water -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave. Rock
Island, IL
Lovedogs -Schneids Bar & Grill, 205
Washington Ave., Lowden, IA
Lynn Allen -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St.
Davenport, IA
Mansions on the Moon -The Mill, 120
E Burlington Iowa City, IA
Mike Blumme Trio (6pm) -Skinny Legs
BBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, IL
Nitrix -Greenbri ar Restaurant and
North of 40 -The Rodeo Saloon & Feed-
house, 1801 Lincolnway Clinton, IA
Open Mic Night -Downtown Central
Perk, 226 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Planet 13 -Fargo Dance & Sports, 4204
Avenue of the Cities Moline, IL
Secret Squirrel -Fargo Dance & Sports,
line, IL
The Funnies -Martinis on the Rock,
The Music of Dr. Joe Seng -Joes Club,
1402 W. 7th St. Davenport, IA
Tony Hamilton Orchestra -Walcott Col-
iseum, 116 E Bryant St Walcott, IA
Viking Moses - Mother McKenna -
American Dust -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd
Ave. Rock Island, IL
2012/03/24 (Sat)
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Wooden
Nickel Saloon, 2042 W 3rd St Dav-
enport, IA
Adam Beck -Rhythm City Casino, 101 W.
River Dr. Davenport, IA
Band Du Jour (5pm) - Caught in the
Act (9:30pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606
W Locust Davenport, IA
Bee All U Can Be Karaoke -Crabbys
Bar & Grill, 826 W. 1st Ave. Coal
Valley, IL
Boyz II Men -Quad-Cities Waterfront
Convention Center, 1777 Isle Park-
way Bettendorf, IA
Chase Garrett -Orange Street Theatre,
701 Orange St Muscatine, IA
Cobalt Blue -11th Street Precinct, 2108
E 11th St Davenport, IA
Cosmic -Mound Street Landing, 1029
Mound St. Davenport, IA
Deadroots 10th Anniversary Show
-Bent River Brewing Company, 1413
5th Ave. Moline, IL
Disco Party w/ DJ Johnny O -Caseys
Tavern, 1512 15th St Moline, IL
24 SATURDAY
Ragaman CD Release Show - Sam Rae
-The Redstone Room, 129 Main St
Davenport, IA
Rickett Pass - TBOPRRIOF -Rozz-Tox,
2108 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Russ Reyman, Pianist (7pm) -Phoenix,
111 West 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Smooth Groove -Martinis on the Rock,
Terry & the Loan Sharks -Salute, 1814
7th St Moline, IL
Terry Quiett Band -The Muddy Waters,
The Fry Daddies -Bleyarts Tap, 2210 E.
Widetrack -Generations Bar & Grill, 4100
4th Ave. Moline, IL
Wild Oatz -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 State
St Bettendorf, IA
Zither Ensemble (10am) -German
American Heritage Center, 712 W.
2012/03/25 (Sun)
ABC Karaoke -11th Street Precinct,
2108 E 11th St Davenport, IA
Anthony Catalfano Quartet (10:30am)
-Brady Street Chop House, Radisson
QC Plaza Hotel Davenport, IA
Armonia -Connections Nightclub, 822
W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
Funday Sunday with Lee Blackmon
(6pm) -The Muddy Waters, 1708
State St. Bettendorf, IA
Janiva Mangess -Fat Fish Pub, 158 N.
Broad St. Galesburg, IL
Jimmie Vaughan (5pm) -Ri versi de
Casino Event Center, 3184 Highway
22 Riverside, IA
Karaoke for Kids (3-5pm) -Hollars Bar
and Grill, 4050 27th St Moline, IL
Russ Reyman, Pianist (10am-2pm
brunch) -The Lodge Hotel , 900
Spruce Hills Dr. Bettendorf, IA
Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro
(10:30am & 12:30pm) -Hotel Black-
hawk, 200 E. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
2012/03/27 (Tue)
Acoustic Music Club (4:30pm) -RME
Davenport, IA
Glenn Hickson (5:30pm) -OMelias
Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Rd.
Rock Island, IL
Jam Night w/ Jordan Danielsen -11th
Street Preci nct, 2108 E 11th St
Davenport, IA
Karaoke w/ KO Karaoke -The Muddy
Waters, 1708 State St. Bettendorf,
IA
Kimya Dawson - Your Heart Breaks
-Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave. Rock Is-
land, IL
Mandolin Junction -RME Community
Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffee-
house, 1325 30th St. Rock Island, IL
Open Mic Night -The Dam View Inn, 410
2nd St Davenport, IA
Southern Thunder Karaoke & DJ -Mc-
Manus Pub, 1401 7th Ave Moline, IL
Uncle Lucius -RME (River Music Experi-
ence), 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA
2012/03/28 (Wed)
A Party to Go Karaoke Night -Stacks
Bar, 525 14th St. Moline, IL
ABC Karaoke -Applebees Neighbor-
hood Grill - Davenport, 3005 W.
Kimberly Rd. Davenport, IA
ABC Karaoke -Barrel House 211, 211 E.
ABC Karaoke -Ganzos, 3923 N. Mar-
quette St. Davenport, IA
DJ Jeff & Karaoke -Greenbriar Res-
taurant and Lounge, 4506 27th St
Moline, IL
Drum Circle (6pm) -Teranga House of
Africa, 1706 3rd Ave. Rock Island, IL
Fat Dawgs Producti ons Karaoke
Contest -Parkers, 635 15th St Mo-
line, IL
Karaoke Night -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.
Rock Island, IL
Keller Karaoke -Martinis on the Rock,
Live Lunch w/ Dave Smith (noon) -RME
Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -Boozies Bar & Grill,
114 1/2 W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA
Open Mic Night -RME Communi ty
Open Mic Night w/ Dave Ellis -Bleyarts
Tap, 2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA
Rocktastic 4 -Rascals Live, 1418 15th
St. Moline, IL
The Magnetic Fields - Kelly Hogan -En-
glert Theatre, 221 East Washington
St. Iowa City, IA
The Old 57s (6pm) - Open Mic Night
& Jam Session (9:30pm) -The Rusty
Nail, 2606 W Locust Davenport, IA
The Pub Unplugged: Live Acoustic
Acts -The Pub, 4320 N. Brady St.
Davenport, IA
Troy Harris, Pianist (10pm) -Red Crow
Grille, 2504 53rd St. Bettendorf, IA
Vishtn @ CSPS/Legion Arts March 19
25 SUNDAY
27 TUESDAY
28 WEDNESDAY
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