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her story out by asking various questions then letting her talk He eventually asked her to describe how she felt She didnrsquot hesitate in answering ldquoI feel rottenrdquo she said

He knew instantly that he had found the necessary metaphor to help her heal He shared her response with the medical and nursing staff and learned that ldquorottenrdquo described how they were all responding to her as well Her view of herself as rotting extended to their view of her thereby contaminating her entire health-care experience with this underlying sense of rottenness

By carefully listening then precisely identifying this critical metaphor in her story Whitmer was able to inform everyone dealing with her care The result was a collective shift in perceptions of this patient which in turn changed their behaviors toward her Within two weeks this womanrsquos story had completely transformed from ldquofeeling rottenrdquo to ldquomy stump is healingrdquo

Listening is a skill make no mistake one that is arguably least developed in our education system We are a talking culture where marketing selling and giving directives dominates Yet listening is the

essential skill necessary to advance our culture in a way that projects caring and compassion Try and think of one area of your life that without the ability to listen or be listened to would not greatly suffer

True listening where listening skills are more fully developed not only contributes immeasurably to the well-being of those telling their stories but has exponential benefits to the listener as well The outcome is a mutual benefit

It is precisely because listening is such a powerful discipline that it is finding a much-needed place in health care While traditionally practiced within health-care facilities Whitmer and Ann Hochhausen (retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army Nurse Corps) believe there is an even greater need for the therapeutic value that listening provides within the community at large It is increasingly a fact that much of todayrsquos health care is being undertaken by families and friends in the home setting This will only increase with chronic illnesses and an aging population

A short course in learning the language of transition is soon to be offered in the Quad Cities and itrsquos one to attend

if yoursquore encountering changes in your life Present or past all can be reviewed with care-ful guidance Listening is a powerful source of learning growing spiritually and sustaining relationships whether with spouses family members friends or associates Specifically listening to anotherrsquos life stories composed of a vast array of experiences and emotions contributing mightily to our individual self-images and well-being Our stories are often the means by which we convey our identities to each other a process of self-revelation

The Reverend Canon Marlin Whitmer a retired hospital chaplain believes profound healing comes while listening to stories He discovered this over 40 years of experience listening to patients at St Lukersquos Hospital after establishing The Befrienders in 1966 His program began with three people from Trinity Cathedral who were members of the Auxiliary of St Lukersquos Hospital They were to provide patients with in-hospital visits from non-medical volunteers whose sole purpose was to listen to the patients The following

year and thereafter Befrienders were trained to continue these visits This legacy continues today at both Genesis and Trinity hospitals and has been recognized as a contributor to improving quality of life in the Quad Cities

Chaplain Whitmer found that every story consists of themes that can be identified and explored through the use of metaphors Metaphors can often bridge the gap between a storyrsquos facts and the accompanying feelings those facts arouse He realized that communicating stories is a big part of our successes and failures in life including how we physically heal or donrsquot heal He incorporated the development of listening skills into the Befrienders program with enormous success By applying a trained listening process into patientsrsquo health care he observed shifts in attitudes and behaviors from patients and caregivers that contributed to more positive outcomes relative to healing

Whitmer cites a patient whose health challenges included an amputated leg just below the knee She was not responding to therapy nor was she receptive to her caregivers She was profoundly unhappy Whitmer visited with this patient drawing Continued On Page 14

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allowed illegal immigrants to apply for state driverrsquos licenses A whopping 83 percent of likely Republican-primary voters said that this vote would make them less likely to support those candidates

Itrsquos unlikely that Rauner would make a campaign issue out of those immigration votes since hersquod have a tough time winning the fall election if he does The Latino vote as Irsquove pointed out time and time again has gained incredible strength in this state But Rauner has already benefited from third-party TV-ad spending (which helped drive Congressman Aaron Schock out of the race) and some of his supporters ndash including ultra-conservative millionaire Jack Roeser ndash are probably in a position to ldquohelprdquo make this an issue if necessary

Roeser by the way wasnrsquot happy that Rauner admitted to being pro-choice earlier this year But the activist has stuck with Rauner likely because of his outright hostility toward the teachersrsquo unions Roeser has long despised those unions

A July 16 We Ask America poll found that Republican-primary voters arenrsquot all that uniform on the issue anyway Just 45 percent said theyrsquod be less likely to vote for a pro-choice gubernatorial candidate But 32 percent said theyrsquod be more likely to vote for such a candidate and 23 percent said the

issue made no difference meaning that Raunerrsquos position doesnrsquot really hurt him with more than half the primary electorate

Because a recent poll found that 83 percent of GOP-primary voters would be less likely to vote for Rauner because of his close ties to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Dillard and Brady have amped up their criticism of that relationship

But so far neither Dillard nor Brady has shown he can raise the kind of money needed to run an effective negative paid media campaign

And while those other candidates struggle to raise the money necessary to get on the air Rauner can run all the ads he needs to tout the issues that put him on the same side of the vast majority of Republican-primary voters and to connect his opponents to the opposition

Rauner seems to have a very deliberate poll-tested victory strategy Hersquos no lock but he has a workable plan

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

ILLINOIS POLITICS

Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner has focused like a laser on his absolute disgust with public-employee

unions such as AFSCME the Illinois Educa-tion Association and the Illinois Federation of Teachers The wealthy former business executive claims the unions are the root of most of Illinoisrsquo problems and has decried the ldquocorruptingrdquo influ-ence of their campaign cash on both political parties

Illinois Republicans appear to overwhelmingly agree with Rauner

ldquoWould you be more likely or less likely to vote for a Republican candidate for governor who received hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from public-employee unionsrdquo 1614 likely Republican-primary voters were asked August 21 in a Capitol FaxWe Ask America poll

An overwhelming 80 percent said theyrsquod be less likely to back such a candidate while a mere 8 percent said theyrsquod be more likely to do so

The Rauner campaign claims that rival candidate state Senator Kirk Dillard has received more than $400000 from public-employee unions during his long career Dillard has defended his friendship with the unions by saying they should be worked with but he has also pointed to his support for union-opposed pension-reform bills Even so that labor cash appears to be a no-go for Dillard

Raunerrsquos other two opponents Treasurer Dan Rutherford and Senator Bill Brady have also received significant contributions from public-employee unions and Raunerrsquos campaign has made it clear those ties will be used against them as well

Rauner has also formed a new well-funded political action committee to push for term limits When asked if theyrsquod be more or less likely to support a GOP gubernatorial candidate ldquowho supports a constitutional amendment limiting the number of terms state legislators may serverdquo 76 percent of Republicans said theyrsquod be more likely while a mere 13 percent said theyrsquod be less likely and 12 percent said it made no difference

Brady says he supports legislative term limits but he was first elected to the General Assembly 21 years ago Rutherford and Dillard are both on record opposing term limits

Both Brady and Dillard voted for a bill that

by Rich MillerCapitolFaxcom

Rauner Shows Smart Strategy in Early Moves

Rauner can run all the ads he needs to tout the issues that put him on the same side as

the vast majority of Republican-primary voters

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Winners and Favorites from the River Citiesrsquo Readerrsquos 2013 Short Fiction Contest

The Little Things For sale baby shoes never worn He

examined the white leather shoes with the perfectly clean laces These would do fine Hank was shopping in Myrnarsquos Antique Mall a warehouse space charmingly converted into a mid-sized consignment shop

He liked having people over to the house he thought as he eased through the oriental-vase aisle it was too quiet in his place Never had kids of his own but was always fascinated with babies ndash the odd wrinkle under a newbornrsquos nose or how they learn their fatherrsquos voice He considered approaching expecting mothers to ask questions but his conversation-starters were far too awkward

Hank didnrsquot have any family himself At 22 his father died the only memory he had of his mother was in the quiet hospital holding a plush panda bear and wondering why even the cafeteria was silent People dream of being stars Hank dreamed only of a family someonersquos shoe to tie a sandwich to make or eat a television to fix so she wouldnrsquot miss her favorite show

Arriving home he unwrapped his bitty package from the plain brown wax sack He placed the booties on the fireplace mantle between the yellowed picture of the woman in the pea coat and the WWII medal Jenny from the church would be coming over soon and he wanted the story to be perfect The baby girl completed his new family history and for a moment he felt the bright warmth of love

ndash Christina Patramanis Iowa City Iowa

Beetle ManialdquoI write this sitting in the kitchen sink Texting

you obviously Situation desperate Amy Don your Beetle-Safe Armor and come armed with my garden hose ASAP Snake hose thru the back door Imperative you hurryrdquo

When I spied the first ranks of flesh-eating beetles scuttling under my front door I had no time to retreat to the bathtub Except for being more comfortable a water-filled tub probably would be as ineffective a sanctuary as this water-filled sink I should have heeded Amyrsquos advice and bought a Safe Suit for myself Why do I always wait for a sale

Enquirer and Inside Edition those bastions of journalistic integrity reported accurately These beetles are fast on their feet efficient with their jaws and frightened of water Squirting the little devils with the sink sprayer deters them Even so a number have evaded

my maneuvers and have drawn blood Just my luck to be Type AB their preferred flavor My scent creates beetle frenzy I see murder in their tiny eyes

I was sorry to learn all the Kardashians are feared dead I wonder which pair of his 100 shoes little North was wearing when he succumbed I feel guilty wondering I should be swelling with empathy given my circumstances

And Chris Brown Irsquoll bet hersquos beating his way to safety

Why hasnrsquot Amy arrived ldquoPlease hurry Situation critical Beetles

crawling up sprayer hose closing ranks Canrsquot shake rsquoem offrdquo

Ironic I always feared Big Foot ndash Maureen McGreevey LeClaire Iowa

EveIn the beginning God created the heaven

and the earth However we all have a mother It was she who reached into the heavens and

took a handful of stars and dust and breathed her own breath into it creating legs and teeth from his galaxies

Filthy her people were from the second they were born cleaved from blood and dirt and fidelity They brought His world as many

aches as they were brought into it with cement skeletons acclaimed to touch the sky bare feet crunching leaves that had strained to grow at all sanding down the mountains that had been drawn in the desert The unclean her people could be known as

But they were the purest that shersquod ever seen And lo she bore them

ldquoLet there berdquo He said as He witnessed her creation and then He liked the sound of it so He wrote it down

But it was she who watched as they ran out of money and killed off the rainforests and raised men into gods She was there as they became lonely walked away fell disappointed and saw their bones ache when they thought that they didnrsquot have their creator near them

Their Father abandoned them but she never could She stole the prayers He received but wouldnrsquot answer and held them to her mouth inhaling their words as blood came from her lips unable to respond in the voice they wanted to hear but her body gnawing to protect them

A mother could never abandon her children She wrote it down

ndash Susan Dircks Davenport

Irsquod never given much thought to how I would die ndash though Irsquod had reason enough in the last few months ndash but even if I had I would

not have imagined it like thisIt was the night of the biggest party of the

year the Mifflin Street Block Party To call it a block party was to call a tiger a kitten In its calmest year the party had 225 arrests and 317 citations I had what I had thought at the time this great idea

Earlier that day my grandpa an avid gun collector had called me from a farm auction somewhere in the middle of Wisconsin

ldquoFranklinrdquo he asked when I picked up the phone

ldquoYes grandpardquo I smiled He only called me

COVER STORY

These are the first words of the Bible and they were also one of 50 ldquogreat beginningsrdquo that we offered our readers as opening lines for our 2013 short-

fiction contest (See the full list at RCReadercomyfic-tion) We had lots of submission rules but the other main criterion was a 250-word limit beyond the chosen prompt

We received 134 entries and wersquore printing prize-winners and other favorites here

Enjoy

ldquoIn the beginning God created the heaven and the earthrdquo

Grand PrizeShoe Leather

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that Irsquove been turning over in my mind ever since ldquoDonrsquot drag your feetrdquo

Perhaps Dad was worried Irsquod wear out my new shoes prematurely If so at age seven his worry was lost on me Shoes I preferred going barefoot Anyhow when Dad issued his proclamation I had other things on my mind I was climbing the church steps toward my grandfatherrsquos funeral

My grandpa He ate peas by balancing them on a knife Forever critical of the delivery rate of salt to his plate he dubbed salt shakers ldquoSalt Saversrdquo He wore hearing aids that might as well have been earplugs so he read lips In his estimation any activity Irsquod dream up was worthwhile Coloring books Doll hospital Hairstylist His pants pockets always held a peppermint candy that hersquod fish out and press neatly into my small hand

Walking with me one autumn afternoon he stopped and ndash gazing into the distance while holding one index finger aloft ndash announced ldquoBreathe fresh air deeply at least once every dayrdquo I still do

At 94 Grandpa took his final breathI like to imagine Dadrsquos admonition not to drag my feet referred to stepping lively through

life as Grandpa had Or perhaps Dad was referring to my slow-paced approach to that church door Even my seven-year-old brain understood that when that funeral ended Irsquod have to deal with Grandparsquos death I wasnrsquot in any hurry to do that

I donrsquot like to imagine my dad was concerned with shoe leather that gray day ndash Maureen McGreevey LeClaire Iowa

Honorable MentionHot for Soda Pop

It was one of those midsummer Sundays when everyone sits around saying ldquoI drank too much last nightrdquo

I couldnrsquot believe Irsquod put away seven cans of Diet-Rite and Macy was not far behind a plastic two-liter of Tab what a gal and one left open in the morning She agreed that pouring it over ice and waiting about 15 seconds is the key to canrsquot stop We finished the leftover Tab with choco-crisps and headed off to Sunday School all gussied up in our party dresses

Church was all velveteen cushions ndash Febreze and floor-wax smelling Our Sunday School teacher Mrs Maddox was just as gussied up as we were her girdle turning those mighty buns into hardboard Mrs Maddox had assured us years before that if we were perfect we would find the perfect men to run our lives men who did not drink or smoke or swim on Sundays who avoided pinball machines and jazzy music The focus today was on the perfection of Christ the Redeemer who made wine from water and how he died for the sins of people not smart enough to avoid drinking liquor

After Sunday School we went to church All I could think about for most of the service was being baptized in sweet bubbling fountains of carbonated cola We stopped at the store on the way back and picked up a couple six-packs of RC I got a banana moon pie and Macy got chocolate

ndash Dave Hill Columbia South Carolina


by Jeff Ignatiusjeffrcreadercom

when he was up to somethingldquoIrsquove got a surprise for you Irsquoll bring it over

later tonightrdquo he said and quickly hung up the phone He couldnrsquot come close to going over on his minutes He paid for those minutes

Later that night there it was A Civil War era cannon

ldquoWowrdquo I gasped ldquoWhere in the hell did you get thatrdquo

ldquoOh at a gun auction They said it was used by the 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Regiment You want to see if it works Could be a hell of a bang out at that there party going onrdquo

We wheeled it outside and proceeded to pack it with gunpowder and tried to light it No luck I grabbed a two-by-four to try and pack the powder in better Grandpa heard an explosion

ndash Andrew Evans Rock Island

Outta the Park In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit

Or perhaps more ndash wersquod never actually seen more than one at a time but they ate their way through our garden like a whole ndash what A herd Whatever The little scumbags had wiped out the lettuce and yellow squash and taken one bite out of each unripe tomato We hadnrsquot eaten a single one of our own eggplants but they wouldnrsquot touch the chard or the Serrano peppers Go figure

This was war We set live traps They ate the bait without tripping them We tried poison No luck Well some ndash we did kill the neighborrsquos dachshund We found the hole in among the hostas and set snares The bastards braided them draped them neatly over the doorknob

Then Katy hit on the idea of gas warfare Early on a Sunday morning we made our move I crept up on the hole Bic lighter ready I lit the Gopher Smoker and lobbed it down the hole We heard a hiss then little racking coughs The in a sulfurous cloud out burst our choking nemesis stumbling on hairy feet

Katy was ready She roared out of the hydrangeas brandishing her Louisville Slugger Her swing was gleeful and true its impact unforgettable The little head sailed into the hedge The body collapsed twitching Two more were as quickly dispatched Katy danced a victory dance while I skinned and dressed them

And you know they really do taste like chicken

ndash Mary Cartter Davenport

Spinning SkyIt was the best of times it was the worst of

times Irsquom talking about last Saturday night when Aaron Finch said hersquod show me how to play the beginning of ldquoStairwayrdquo on his guitar so we sat in the bed of his truck and then all of a sudden he kissed me and started putting his hand up my shirt

It was the best summer ever because Lyndsey and I finally got our licenses and could sometimes get Ardin Baker at the Amaco to let us buy beer on Lyndseyrsquos auntrsquos ID and then wersquod drive out to the old PampK Kampground drink and goof around with whoever else was out there and one night Aaron Finch showed up But this was also when Mom and Dad started arguing over my brotherrsquos treatment Dad had slammed the door and disappeared probably on one of his 12-hour motorcycle rides and I could still hear Mom sobbing in the bathroom when I left

Aaron was kissing me and all of a sudden I started crying and I donrsquot even really remember how he reacted because Irsquod drunk a ton of that gross sweet wine that somebody had brought from their grandparsquos farm and the sky was kind of spinning and now I have to start senior year not knowing what he thinks of me or if he thinks of me at all ndash or what when I see him I will say

ndash Alison McGaughey Bettendorf

Continued On Page 18

First PrizeNone of them knew the color of the sky I tried to describe it ndash many times ndash after I got

back Words have always failed but Irsquoll try again for youThe whole thing started on an August day when I was 15 I was sunbathing alone on

a warm rock by Surprise Pond when a man dressed in motley appeared in the sky above me He was dangling from a red three-tiered kite As I rubbed my eyes he circled and then landed on my rock (Silver bells tied to kerchiefs at his waist jingled)

He had to be attentive to the kite but he looked away from it long enough to meet my eyes ldquoI crave your pardonrdquo he said ldquobut I have a pressing need to which I must attend Would you hold my lines a momentrdquo He held the jumping handles in my direction His blue eyes were pleading I stood up from my damp towel terrified but too Midwestern to say ldquonordquo Like a fool I took those handles

Up I went In a breath the pond became a pocket mirror beneath my dangling white feet And the sky changed It went from Wedgwood blue to witch-skin green A huge bank of bruised-colored clouds

appeared above me As I watched one of the dark curves on its face bloomed into a black circle The circle then lengthened into a tunnel of swirling purple black clouds lit down its incredible length by lightning flashes Of course I was drawn to its center

ndash Kim Velk Stowe Vermont


Vol 20 middot No 838September 5 - 18 2013

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Tapping Into the SpiritChuck Ragan September 18 at the Redstone Room


When Chuck Ragan stops in Davenport

later this month his fans shouldnrsquot miss the op-portunity to see him Hersquos not likely to announce his retirement from touring any time soon but hersquos regularly talked about the difficulties of being a tour-ing musician and the price that families pay

And he said in a phone interview last week that someday he will hang up his guitar to spend more time with his family ldquoAbsolutelyrdquo he said ldquoIrsquom sure a lot of musicians would say the exact opposite hellip [But] I really look forward to that in a huge way And I donrsquot know when that is Irsquove always had a lovehate relationship with touring and the road It does take a massive toll But I think it takes more of a toll on our loved ones who are on the other side of itrdquo

Ragan is not I stress stepping out of the spotlight soon ndash which should be apparent from both his recent activity and his plans

He released his latest folk solo album Covering Ground in 2011 and his post-punk band Hot Water Music released its first new music in eight years with Exister in 2012 Both albums are supremely accomplished tuneful and comfortable and even though they showcase Raganrsquos radically dual nature his throaty nothing-held-back voice unifies them The singersongwriterguitarist has since 2008 also organized and participated in his Revival Tour of acoustic performers

His solo career and the Revival tours ndash both started in the wake of Hot Water Musicrsquos 2006-announced hiatus ndash ldquoare two full-time jobs as it isrdquo Ragan said ldquoI took on the Hot Water stuff [with recording Exister and supporting

it on the road] and it was pretty overwhelmingrdquo

But hersquos not slowing down much He said that Hot Water Music will likely be doing something for its 20th anniversary in the fall of 2014 And Ragan is working on a new solo album ndash with his Redstone Room gig being a fruit of its development process

Ragan will be performing with longtime collaborators Jon Gaunt (on fiddle) and Joe Ginsberg (on bass) but hersquoll also be joined by Lucerorsquos Todd Beene (on pedal steel and guitar) and Social Distortionrsquos David Hidalgo Jr (on drums)

Thatrsquos also the crew with which hersquos recording his next album When we talked Ragan said theyrsquod be heading into the studio in a few days

ldquoFor the most part itrsquos about the most prepared Irsquove ever beenrdquo going into a record he said Thatrsquos partly about the state of the songs but itrsquos also about the band

The group initially got together for pre-production at Raganrsquos house ndash honing the songs

ldquoHonestly from that point we just kind of put them aside and said lsquoAll right cool Those are about as good as theyrsquore going to get at this pointrsquordquo he said

Then they hit Europe ldquoEven though we werenrsquot playing these new songs over

and over again spending time [together on tour] it just kind of solidified this combination of people And whenever we would revisit some of these new songs it just felt like wersquod been playing them for 15 yearsrdquo

Past studio albums he said have been built up from basic guitar and vocal tracks ndash a process that Ragan called ldquohack[ing] away at itrdquo

ldquoYou can make great records that wayrdquo he said

ldquoBut I always feel like you lose a little bit of that organic natural vibe that you really canrsquot duplicate unless you get a group of people in the same room playing at the same time They may be a little bit out of sync the tempo may shift and move here and there but it shifts and moves togetherrdquo

The bond among the current members of his band he said should be evident on the album ldquoTherersquos not a doubt in my mind that itrsquos most certainly going to feel different than the past recordsrdquo Ragan said ldquoWersquore basically relying on this togetherness and this kind of union that wersquove just kind of grown withrdquo

This is an extension of Raganrsquos clear fondness for live albums which he said ldquotap into the spirit of that evening and that moment right then and there Therersquos never going to be another way that that will ever ever be duplicated in any way shape or formrdquo

Chuck Ragan will perform on Wednesday September 18 at the Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) The 830 pm show also features Jamestown Revival and tickets are $15

For more information on Chuck Ragan visit ChuckRaganMusiccom

THEATRE

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

songs is so sycophantic and squeaky-clean and reads as so false that it makes Justin Bieber Never Say Never look like freakinrsquo Woodstock Still therersquos no point in working up any outrage over this cinematic thank-you card so clearly Not Meant for Me The fans love their boys The boys love their fans May they all be happy together

Connoisseurs of crap movies meanwhile should be less happy than positively ecstatic at the release of director Courtney Solomonrsquos Getaway because seriously this one should go in a time capsule alongside Showgirls and Starship Troopers I recently explained the plot to a friend and couldnrsquot even get through my synopsis without crying with laughter In the movie an unseen psychopath kidnaps Ethan Hawkersquos wife calls the stupefied hubby and forces him to drive really fast in Bulgaria and ndash as actually stated in the script ndash ldquoSmash everything you canrdquo And between Hawkersquos unintentionally hilarious Bale-as-Batman voice the hysterically senseless narrative and a pissy petulant Selena Gomez showing up as an apple-cheeked carjacker with encyclopedic computer knowledge I think I had more fun at this wretched endeavor than Irsquove had at 80 percent of the yearrsquos other releases Still you shouldnrsquot bother rewarding its idiocy with your cineplex allowance Save that for the inevitable RiffTrax version

For reviews of Blue Jasmine The Worldrsquos End Yoursquore Next and other current releases visit RiverCitiesReadercom

Follow Mike on Twitter at TwittercomMikeSchulzNow

Itrsquos a commonly held belief mostly because itrsquos generally true that no worthwhile movies open on either the last weekend of

August or Labor Day weekend So I hope I wasnrsquot alone among reviewers in feeling trepi-dation about my most recent cineplex duties given that this year in a calendar rarity those weekends were one and the same (Would the films be twice as bad as usual Would there be twice as many bad films to contend with) But Irsquom pleased and somewhat shocked to report that my latest movie-going experiences werenrsquot relentlessly grim They were just relentlessly weird especially considering I had the best time at the weekendrsquos worst picture and the lineuprsquos most professionally rendered offering made me fall dead asleep

My big-screen sedative was director John Crowleyrsquos Closed Circuit which casts Eric Bana and Rebecca Hall as sparring lawyers (and ndash surprise ndash former lovers) who mutually defend a Turkish immigrant accused of terrorism and uncover a conspiracy reaching the highest levels of London surveillance It is in short a British thriller and about as stereotypical a British thriller as you could imagine complete with endless gray skies clipped and hushed conversations in dimly lit rooms and Jim Broadbentrsquos attorney general revealing his deviousness while smiling and dining on jam on bread Itrsquos also a total snooze-fest The portrayals particularly by Hall and Riz Ahmed are impressive and the film opens with expertly edited hidden-camera footage leading to a scary explosion But the rest is so understated and even at 90 minutes so lethargically paced that itrsquos practically anesthetizing which I discover after I wake from a completely unplanned-for nap Irsquod ask anyone who stayed fully conscious

during the movie to let me know what happened with Julia Stiles whose journalist showed up mid-film and never returned after my brief attack of narcolepsy but that would imply that I care

I wanted to care about the subtitled Instructions Not Included directorstar Eugenio Derbezrsquos sentimental comedy about a Mexican lothario who becomes an upstanding single dad because foreign-language titles in our area are about as rare as good movies released over Labor Day weekend Well I guess one out of two ainrsquot bad In fairness there are some mild laughs plus a wonderfully touching bilingual performance by the young cutie Loreto Peralta Yet the film with its violin-heavy score forever shoving its poignancy down our throats has been so manipulatively shamelessly devised as a sitcom telenova ndash one that becomes actively offensive with the reveal of a leading characterrsquos fatal (and conveniently unnamed) disease ndash that I wound up growing quite hostile toward it As for Derbez hersquos charming enough but his moon-faced mugging and telegraphed sensitivity also suggest the emergence of a Mexican Roberto Benigni Yoursquove been warned

The weekendrsquos screenings werenrsquot however wholly disappointing primarily due to my

catching one title nine days into its national release In outline The Mortal Instruments City of Bones based on the first entry in Cassandra Clarersquos

YA-lit series is almost a parody of its Harry PotterTwilight forebears ndash an action- and romance-heavy supernatural adventure boasting witches werewolves vampires demons a de facto Dumbledore and an androgynous figure named ldquothe high warlock of Brooklynrdquo Against all expectation though the movie holds my interest Director Harald Zwartrsquos outing may be exhaustingly (if understandably) overloaded with exposition and dewy Tiger Beat-pin-up posturing but itrsquos spirited and oftentimes funny lead Lily Collins offers a lovely naturalistic turn and Jared Harris CCH Pounder and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers lend welcome camp appeal

And for its chief demographic of teenage and tween-age girls ndash though many of them will no doubt disagree ndash Irsquod pray that City of Bones would prove more satisfying than One Direction This Is Us director Morgan Spurlockrsquos concert-doc love letter to the wildly popular BritishIrish boy band Depending on your age yoursquoll either be embarrassed or relieved to learn that I knew literally nothing about the group prior to seeing the film Having seen it I still donrsquot the behind-the-scenes footage in between the vacuously peppy

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The Effie Aftonrsquos New EP Playing RIBCO on September 6

A Tantalizing Tasteby Jeff Ignatius

jeffrcreadercom

The defining characteristic of the self-titled EP from the Quad Cities band the Effie Afton is a pillowy softness

ndash from the singing to the playing to the layer of gauze over the whole affair Its four songs over 17 minutes are on the somnambulant side even on the up-tempo ldquoGreat Dividerdquo and the standout closing track ldquoSay Good-byerdquo But in a sly trick this vibe masks a striking evolution over the course of the EP

The sleepy tone feels purposeful and has the effect of being brave ndash a way to strip the clothes off these indie-rock songs and make them sit there naked and exposed Thatrsquos particularly true given the EP format with no cover for any shortcomings

The band ndash for the EP singerbassistorganistguitarist Tim Smith lead guitarist Benjamin Larson and drummer Matt Toomey ndash looks good in that context (Theyrsquore presently operating as a quartet with bassist Derick Kapteina)

The burden of each song is spread evenly among its elements The insistent organ of opening track ldquoThis Gentle Breezerdquo is a secondary feature of the mix but itrsquos fully responsible for the melancholy dreaminess The lead guitar of ldquoThe Soundrdquo serves a similar function and in both songs Smithrsquos voice is lulling

Something darker is going on in ldquoGreat Dividerdquo with its lyrics obscured by the gentle aura ldquoBecause I am just a monster And you are so naiumlve You are just a piece of meat to me To be tasted only once rdquo The song seems to be about different expectations for a hook-up and it plays both sides ndash with the music bursting with hope and the words dripping with calculated cynicism

The song hints at an increasing emotional complexity and ldquoSay Goodbyerdquo does the same with the music It retains the EPrsquos overriding translucence but two styles of guitar ndash aggressively distorted fuzz back with the drums behind a jazzy lead ndash simultaneously create and release tension Itrsquos a brilliantly simple juxtaposition that tantalizingly closes the recording ndash making me eager for a full-length

The Effie Afton will perform on Friday September 6 at RIBCO (1815 Second Avenue Rock Island) The show is a video-release party for the Last Glimpsersquos ldquoEmpty Roomsrdquo and also features Jaiguru The event starts at 9 pm and cover is $5

For more information on the Effie Afton visit TheEffieAftoncom

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Creed Bratton September 19 at the Adler TheatreOut-of-Office Replies

by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom

There are people who work in an office and dream of stardom And then therersquos Creed Bratton who

actually achieved stardom and then went on to work in an office

Of course given that he wound up in the office of the Scranton Pennsylvania-based paper-supply company Dunder Mifflin this could hardly be considered a career demotion

For nine seasons on the Emmy-winning sitcom The Office Creed Bratton played well Creed Bratton a fictionalized version of the man portraying him and easily one of the most eccentric and reliably funny second bananas ever to grace the small screen The Dunder Mifflin quality-assurance director from whom quality could never be assured TV Creed could always be counted on to do or say something wholly unexpected and usually inappropriate and if you asked 100 Office fans for their favorite line of Creed dialogue chances are yoursquod get close to 100 different responses (My personal pick ldquoThe only difference between me and a homeless man is this job I will do whatever it takes to survive Like I did when I was a homeless manrdquo)

But as area audiences will discover with Brattonrsquos September 19 solo event at Davenportrsquos Adler Theatre therersquos a lot more to Bratton than his characterrsquos comically faulty memory his fondness for peach cobbler and mung beans and his questionable gift for faking his own death

ldquoIrsquom not trying to equate myself with him or anythingrdquo says Bratton during a recent phone interview ldquobut if Mark Twain was just kind of kibitzing and telling stories and he was a rock star thatrsquos kind of what my show isrdquo

Those familiar with the 1960s music scene know that he isnrsquot kidding about that rock-star mention A founding member of the folk group The Young Americans Bratton like his sitcom alter ego was also a musician for the rock outfit The Grass Roots which had iconic top-10 smashes with 1967rsquos ldquoLetrsquos Live for Todayrdquo and 1968rsquos ldquoMidnight Confessionsrdquo with Bratton himself composing or co-writing additional hits including ldquoDinner for Eightrdquo ldquoHouse of Stonerdquo and ldquoNo Exitrdquo (Bratton left the group in 1969)

And in recent years thanks to his television stardom the singermusician has again found himself a concert headliner performing original compositions from his self-titled 2008 album and 2010rsquos Bounce Back and currently touring in support of

his digital and vinyl release Tell Me About It described on Brattonrsquos Web site as ldquoa three-act lsquoaudio-biographyrsquo that tells his story through musicrdquo

ldquoThe three actsrdquo says Bratton ldquostart when I didnrsquot have a pot to piss in and then all the stuff that happened with The Grass Roots You hear about a young kid thinking hersquos on top of the world Then therersquos the second act ndash a fallow period of about 30 years where I couldnrsquot get arrested And then therersquos the re-birth with The Office and the jump-start of my career again

ldquoItrsquos a storytelling kind of thingrdquo he says of Tell Me About It and its accompanying tour ldquoMy career has been up and down and up again And most people seem to find the storytelling amusingrdquo

That seems completely understandable given the breadth of Brattonrsquos professional experiences over nearly half a century as even his self-described ldquofallow periodrdquo found him appearing in such films and TV series as Mask Heart Like a Wheel Quincy ME and Eight Is Enough and undertaking nearly every behind-the-scenes duty Hollywood had to offer

ldquoI was doing all kinds of jobs related to the film industryrdquo says Bratton ldquoI was a grip I was a utility-cable second boom I worked in the art department for a while I did props I worked for catering I was around there doing this kind of stuff for years you know Just taking [acting] classes and watching actors and going lsquoOh I should be doing this rsquordquo

It was while performing a small role for the Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show that

Bratton made the acquaintance of Ken Kwapis who would go on to direct both the pilot and series finale ndash plus a dozen additional episodes ndash for The Office

ldquoKen came in to direct an episode of Bernie Macrdquo says Bratton ldquoand he was a big Grass Roots fan and we started talking about rock rsquonrsquo roll We really hit it off ndash hersquos such a great guy and I instantly liked and trusted the man ndash and I heard he was doing the American version [of The Office]

ldquoSo he gave me his number and I called him up and Irsquod never ever done that before Ever I mean you donrsquot do that ndash call up directors and look for jobs But I told him I loved the British version and would love to come in and just get the chance to read for something And he said lsquoOh Creed wersquove already cast everything Wersquore getting ready to start filmingrsquo

ldquoBut then he said lsquoHang onrsquo He talked to [show creator] Greg Daniels and called me back and said lsquoI talked to Greg and wersquore gonna put you in the background I told him you were a really interesting character Like I told you everything is cast but wersquore gonna do what we can to see if we can work you into this mixrsquordquo

After a first season of six episodes spent in the background of scenes Bratton finally fully joined the mix with 2006rsquos ldquoHalloweenrdquo episode in which he was given his first lines of dialogue on the show ndash a six-and-a-half-page scene opposite Steve Carell

ldquoMy bowels frozerdquo says Bratton about his reaction to receiving the script ldquoI got flop sweat But I learned that scene backwards and forwards Literally I knew that scene And then when I came in to shoot first day they said lsquoOkay the script yeah wersquove made a lot of changes to it Herersquos the new scriptrsquo On the day of shootingrdquo

Bratton laughs ldquoAnd I immediately dropped down in that cold fear again But then I said lsquoLook you can do this Yoursquove been doing this for yearsrsquo So I went in the other room put my hands up did a little prayer basically and went lsquoOkay This is gonna be what itrsquos gonna be Have some funrsquo And I walked in to shoot and started playing with Steve just throwing the ball around and he made it so easy rsquocause hersquos such a prordquo

And as his co-stars quickly realized so was Bratton ldquoThe day after it aired I remember walking on the set and all of a sudden I look up and therersquos Rainn Wilson and John Krasinski Theyrsquove got big grins on their faces and I thought lsquoWhat are these

guys grinning aboutrsquo And they both gave me a big hug and one of them whispered in my ear lsquoYou knocked it out of the park buddyrsquo And I swear I almost cried I was just overwhelmed by that

ldquoAnd that was itrdquo he says ldquoBefore I knew it I was a season regular And here I amrdquo

It was Brattonrsquos original inspiration to make his Office character a fictionalized version of himself After appearing in the background of those first episodes Bratton sent producers an audition tape modeled after the famed ldquotalking headrdquo sequences in which characters speak directly to the camera and as the performer states ldquoI ad-libbed based on what would happen if rock-star Creed had stayed addled and drugged-out

ldquoSo I played this character who has a blackout period and ends up on a Greyhound bus and wakes up in a dumpster in Scranton And the week after I submitted it I came back to work and they walked in and said lsquoWow this is really funny stuffrsquordquo

Brattonrsquos audition tape consequently led the show-runners to want to write specifically for this strange unclassifiable figure known as Creed Bratton oftentimes employing the actorrsquos own history and talents for script material ndash such as mentioning his tenure with the Grass Roots and allowing Bratton to sing his own acoustic composition ldquoAll the Facesrdquo in the series finale

ldquoObviously Irsquom not really that characterrdquo he says with a laugh ldquoIrsquod be in jail Figuratively and literally [The series finale also finds Creed after faking his death arrested for stealing LSD from the military and trafficking in endangered-animal meats] But sometimes you would think the writers were sneaking around behind you you know I mean I donrsquot have an obsession with mung beans but they did know that I eat all that crazy kind of stuff

ldquoAnd I have some great storiesrdquo adds Bratton teasing what Adler Theatre audiences will enjoy during his Davenport engagement ldquoAbout my life and acting and working with Lindsay Lohan Oh my Lord Yeah Irsquove got some storiesrdquo

Creed Bratton performs at Davenportrsquos Adler Theatre (136 East Third Street) September 19 at 730 pm and tickets are available by calling (800)745-3000 or visiting AdlerTheatrecom

For more information on Bratton visit CreedBrattoncom

MUSIC


TheatreLetrsquos Face the MusicDistrict TheatreFriday September 6 through Sunday September 15

It looks like anything goes night and day at the District Theatre where

theyrsquoll soon slap that bass and begin the beguine with friendship and a funny face and

Well Irsquove already spoiled six song titles in the Rock Island venuersquos forthcoming musical revue so letrsquos call the whole thing off

Okay Make that seven song titles

In the District Theatrersquos Letrsquos Face the Music running September 6 through 15 some of the greatest pop and show-tune classics in the American songbook will come to life via director Lora Adams and four of the most seminal names in musical history Cole Porter Irving Berlin and George amp Ira Gershwin And with a cast that features the talents of Wendy Czekalski Erin

Lounsberry Sheri Brown Olson Bryan Tank and Dancing with the Stars performer ndash and Quad

Cities native ndash Victoria Rose Viren those experiencing the composersrsquo

MusicGretchen PetersThe Redstone RoomFriday September 6 8 pm

Singersongwriterinstrumentalist Gretchen

Peters in describing the origins of her professional success is quoted as saying ldquoUntil I found the guitar I was interested in anything expressive By then words were a friend but music was a tall dark stranger that Irsquove been in love with or maybe stalking ever sincerdquo

See I told my lawyer there was no difference between love and stalking But did he listen No-o-o-o

During Petersrsquo September 6 concert at Davenportrsquos Redstone Room however patrons certainly will be listening especially when you consider raves such as the one her tunes received from the Associated Press ldquoThis is not jukebox music ndash the stuff that exists to fill in the pauses in conversation This is the conversationrdquo

Born in New York and raised in Colorado the 55-year-old countryfolk musician moved to Nashville in the late 1980s and quickly found work as a songwriter eventually composing numbers for such famed names as Martina McBride George Strait Etta James

and Trisha Yearwood Grammy-nominated for McBridersquos 1995 smash ldquoIndependence Dayrdquo ndash a track

that also earned its composer ldquoSong of the Yearrdquo recognition by the Country Music Association ndash Peters then went on to launch her career as a solo artist She released her CD debut The Secret of Life in 1996 and followed it with eight additional enormously well-received albums boasting gorgeous thoughtful music and lyrics and a signature voice that as Time magazine raved ldquohas the seductive hint of late nights and cigarettesrdquo

The most recent of those albums ndash 2012rsquos Hello Cruel World ndash has found Peters enjoying her greatest acclaim to date with NPR pronouncing it ldquothe album of her careerrdquo and Maverick magazine labeling it ldquothe most important record to emerge in 2012rdquo Q magazine meanwhile called the work ldquoan affecting beautifully measured very grown-up affairrdquo Which is just how I described that relationship to my lawyer But did he lis ndash

Never mind For information on and tickets to Gretchen Petersrsquo Friday-night Redstone Room concert call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Whatrsquos HappeninrsquoWhatrsquos Happeninrsquo

ExhibitDiana A CelebrationPutnam MuseumSaturday September 14 through Sunday January 5

Most everyone who was culturally aware in the

summer of 1997 likely remembers where they were when they learned about the car crash that took the life of Diana Princess of Wales (I was in downtown Rock Island meeting up with friends after work) Most everyone who was culturally aware in the summer of 1981 likely remembers where they were when Lady Diana Spencer ndash in perhaps the 20th Centuryrsquos most lavish wedding ceremony ndash became Diana Princess of Wales (I was in Crystal Lake Illinois being awoken by the sound of my mother

watching the televised spectacle in the middle of the night Thatrsquos right I was a teenager in the summer of 1981 Donrsquot rub it in)

And between those bookending events were 16 years of public fascination with one of the most intriguing beloved and photographed women in history ndash the ldquopeoplersquos princessrdquo being memorialized in the touring exhibition Diana A Celebration On display at the Putnam Museum September 14 through January 5 this award-winning exhibit is arriving on loan from Englandrsquos Althorp Estate and its Davenport engagement marks one of the tourrsquos final three global stops before Dianarsquos priceless possessions are returned to her family in the summer of 2014

Diana A Celebration will chronicle the life and work of its endlessly studied subject through more than 150 objects heirlooms personal mementos and more including the princessrsquo famed much-envied wedding dress (Yes the entire wedding dress As Putnam PresidentCEO Kim Findlay reveals in the

1) ldquoBlah Blah Blahrdquo2) ldquoBlow Gabriel Blowrdquo3) ldquoCheek to Cheekrdquo4) ldquoIsnrsquot It a Lovely Dayrdquo5) ldquoMy Heart Belongs to Daddyrdquo6) ldquoSrsquoWonderfulrdquo

A) Irving BerlinB) George amp Ira GershwinC) Cole Porter

Answers 1 ndash B 2 ndash C 3 ndash A 4 ndash A 5 ndash C 6 ndash B Did you get them all right Srsquowonderful From srsquowhere did you srsquowind up srsquowith such srsquowisdom

Continued From Page 3

Together Whitmer and Hochhausen will offer a course on the beginning steps to effective listening using the alphabet as a way to discover metaphors within stories Naming the words associated with transition helps identify the paths available for a new beginning The class ldquoWhat the Alphabet Has to Teach Usrdquo allows us to experience the healing of our wounds and to be more sensitive to the wounds of others This is a ldquowoundedhealerrdquo approach

Hochhausen learned a lot about the transformative power of story listening through her masterrsquos thesis at the University of Wisconsin ldquoThe research required listening to womenrsquos stories about breastfeeding without an agenda without leading the storyteller down a path that I wanted to take themrdquo she said

ldquoWhat I learned about listening transformed my practice and made me a better OBGYN nurse officer manager friend personrdquo

She points out that the listening skills offered in this course are for anyone experiencing significant changes in their lives such as the loss of a loved one retirement empty nests etc ldquoLearning the language of transition can provide for enormous growth I believe it is when we are going through a transition that the greatest possibilities emerge for our livesrdquo

Listening has residual benefits that expand into other areas of our lives It is not hard to imagine the good that comes from listening to patients who are able to express their fear andor anger over their illness or

physical misfortune But discovering certain metaphors within their stories often reveals deeper more entrenched issues that are able to surface releasing long-held toxic thoughts and feelings leaving both the patient and the person better off Healing is more complete deeper in nature and can be life-altering

Listening without interjecting our own experiences is the most difficult obstacle to overcome It is critical that while listening to anotherrsquos story listeners donrsquot identify too much with its content to the exclusion of the teller In order to be empathetic people try and relate to others by comparing common experiences This can be a good thing in conversations but distracting as a listener As Whitmer explained ldquoAs listeners we must

leave our own agendas out of it which is extremely difficult to do That is why listening is a disciplinerdquo

The course ldquoWhat the Alphabet Has to Teach Us Learning the Language of Transitionrdquo will begin on Sunday September 15 and continue each Sunday through November 10 (Participants are encouraged to attend a minimum of six sessions) It will be held from 2 to 4 pm in the Deanery on the Trinity Cathedral grounds located at 121 West 12th Street in Davenport There is no cost to attend but donations are both welcome and appreciated To register call (563)323-9989

The course will be offered again starting in January






combined genius for the first time will get to do so in brand-new sure-to-be-exceptional ways

But for those of you who donrsquot hear the name Gershwin and immediately incorrectly respond with ldquoGesundheitrdquo how familiar are you with the song authorsrsquo output Mr Berlin wrote the title tune to Letrsquos Face the Music but see if

you can correctly match six of the showrsquos other songs to the left with their creators

For more information and tickets to Letrsquos Face the Music call (309)235-1654 or visit DistrictTheatrecom

MusicBattlefield BandFirst Presbyterian Church of DavenportSaturday September 14 2 pm

As Pat Benatar famously expressed ldquoLove is a

battlefieldrdquo But what yoursquoll discover at Davenportrsquos First Presbyterian Church on September 14 is that in actuality love is the battlefield

By which I mean the capitalized Battlefield by which I mean the Battlefield Band by which I mean the first set of extraordinary musicians in Quad City Artsrsquo 2013-14 Visiting Artist Series whom yoursquoll no doubt love (Man the lengths Irsquoll go to sneak in a Pat Benatar reference huh)

Formed in Scotland in 1969 the Battlefield Band began as a group of four musician friends hoping to secure employment as local entertainers playing traditional Scottish tunes Forty-four years later and with an entirely new roster of talents involved the group could be considered the exact opposites of ldquolocalrdquo entertainers The Battlefield Band has thus far released more than 30 albums and made its joyous and raucous Celtic stylings known throughout the world touring its blend of classic and original tunes in such locales as Germany Hong Kong Australia New Zealand Syria Sri Lanka Egypt and China

Plus with its present lineup of Ewen Henderson Mike Katz Sean OrsquoDonnell and Alasdair White the Battlefield Band is currently enjoying some of the most euphoric raves of its four-decade-plus existence Praising a recent concert the Washington Post wrote ldquoThe bandrsquos chemistry at this point is uncanny It was a wondrous perfectly paced display by musicians firmly in command of their artrdquo The UKrsquos The Guardian describes the ensemble as ldquoone of the great institutions of the Scottish music scenerdquo

And Scotlandrsquos Edinburgh Evening News states ldquoThe Battlefield Band are turning into a national treasure and exemplify the ongoing nature of Scottish musical tradition Not seen them yet Shame on yourdquo Wow Glad therersquos no such thing as shame-based journalism in our country

When yoursquore done laughing you can secure tickets to the Battlefield Bandrsquos public concert by calling the First Presbyterian Church at (563)326-1619 and more information on the group ndash and the rest of the performers in this yearrsquos Visiting Artist Series ndash can be found by visiting QuadCityArtscom

MUSICFriday September 6 ndash Zappa Plays

Zappa Dweezil Zappa and his ensemble perform Frank Zappa amp the Mothersrsquo entire Roxy amp Elsewhere album in sequence Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $25-60 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Friday September 7 ndash Quad City Bank amp Trust Riverfront Pops featuring the Music of Michael Jackson The Quad City Symphony Orchestra presents ldquoWindbornersquos Music of Michael Jacksonrdquo with performances of such songs as ldquoABCrdquo ldquoIrsquoll Be Thererdquo ldquoBeat Itrdquo ldquoThrillerrdquo and ldquoThe Way You Make Me Feelrdquo LeClaire Park (River Drive and Ripley Street Davenport) 630 pm $5-20 For tickets and information call (563)322-7278 or visit QCSymphonycom

Saturday September 7 ndash 10 of Soul Soul funk and blues musicians in concert Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue Rock Island) 930 pm $8 For information call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCOcom

Saturday September 7 ndash Lightning Dust Singerssongwriters Amber Webber and Josh Wells perform an ldquoIntimate at the Englertrdquo concert with an opening set by Louise Burns Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $12 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653

What Else Is Happeninrsquo

Whatrsquos Happeninrsquo by Mike Schulzmikercreadercom





exhibitrsquos press release museum visitors ldquocan literally stand beside her gown with its 25-foot trainrdquo) Among other items featured are 28 designer suits and evening gowns worn by Diana in public two diamond tiaras and additional bejeweled accessories the original text from Earl Spencerrsquos tribute during his sisterrsquos Westminster Abbey funeral family paintings and condolence books left in tribute to the princess and her enduring legacy

All this plus rare home movies photographs and occasionally astonishing biographical information for both longtime admirers and those too young to remember the princessrsquo worldwide appeal such as Diana lending her name and support to 118 charities over a 20-year span Which finally gives me something in common with the former royal give or take a hundred-plus charities

For more information on the Putnam Museumrsquos Diana A Celebration exhibition call (563)324-1933 or visit Putnamorg





Canon 100-400-millimeter lens He shot it at f9 with +13 and 400 ISO It was straight from the camera except for a little sharpening He used the 1200-of-a-second shutter speed so that he would have some blur in the prop The smoke with the fiery glow adds a dramatic background to this image

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

Quad Cities Photography Club members took part in a Quad City Air Show photo contest in June Stan Boussonrsquos

image in the ldquoIn Flightrdquo category was awarded first place He used a Canon 1D Mark IV with a

PHOTOGRAPHYFeatured Image from the Quad Cities Photography Club

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

photography topics and occasionally offers interesting shooting opportunities The club meets at 630 pm the first Thursday of the month September through June at the Butterworth Center 1105 Eighth Street in Moline

For more information on the club visit QCPhotoClubcom


8 pm Saturday September 14

Centennial Hall | Augustana College | Rock Island

Mike Superrsquos amazing and entertaining show combines jaw-dropping magic and illusion with the hilarity of a headline comedian mixing it with digital music and special effects in a spectacular performance

Tickets $10 general public

To order tickets go to wwwaugustanaedutickets or call (309) 794-7306

The Second City National Touring Company

comedy and improv troupeSept 28

Clayton Anderson country music artist

Oct 19

COMING SOON

Mike SuperMAGICIAN amp ILLUSIONISTThe winner of NBCrsquos hit show ldquoPhenomenonrdquo

Davenport Iowa bull 5633267804 wwwfiggeartmuseumorg

A New Deal for Illinois The Federal Art Project Collection of Western Illinois University

September 14 2013-January 5 2014

A New Deal for Illinois examines New Deal art in the regional context of Chicago in the 1930s and in relation to the institutional history of Western Illinois University WIUrsquos Federal Art Project art collection is particularly distinctive for the inclusion of a large number of women artists and African-American artists reflecting the liberal democratic policies of the New Deal to promote social and economic equality during a period of profound adversity and turbulent cultural change

Sponsored by Western Illinois University Foundation Bill and Jo Sanders

Archibald J Motley Jr US 1891-1981 Jazz Singers 1934 oil on canvas Courtesy of the Fine Arts Program Public Buildings Service US Government Services Administration Commissioned through the New Deal art projects

Figge Art MuseuM exhibition



Winners and Favorites from the River Citiesrsquo Readerrsquos 2013 Short Fiction ContestThe Fall

Once upon a time there was a woman who discovered she had turned into the wrong person

She realized this truth unexpectedly as she pulled up her stockings and glanced in the mirror Suddenly she recalled how he used to tell her she was beautiful how he had been enthralled with her until the day he wasnrsquot

The smell of that autumn afternoon when he had said he was leaving came tumbling back A touch of burning leaves in the distance One last mowing of the season The whisper of his cologne in the breeze

She had blinked when hersquod said it Pushed it away Smiled Her response had been unstructured A free fall into nothing She had imagined all of the things she should have said

The the hurried words had come laid bare in the late afternoon sun a place where they couldnrsquot be taken back

ldquoGo I donrsquot love you anymore rdquoAbruptly she pushed the memory away

and blinked back hot tears This wasnrsquot where she had envisioned herself all those years ago Smoothing her skirt she smiled looked at her watch and walked out the door

ndash Chandra McDonald Davenport

GenesisIn the beginning God created the heaven

and the earthIn the end God destroyed the heaven and

the earthIn the middle God sat in heaven and

watched the earthThe earth was all there was The universe

was an illusion to make the population of the earth feel small and insignificant God did not have the time or patience to create something so infinite It was only when the people wanted to leave the earth that God had to scramble to make the solar system

ldquoThey wonrsquot bother leaving the immediate vicinityrdquo He thought to Himself ldquoBesides once they figure out that none of these planets are as hospitable as their own theyrsquoll give up and go homerdquo

But the people persisted sending their little robots to planets farther away peering into telescopes trying to contact life on other planets even though there obviously wasnrsquot any God was fed up

ldquoIf they canrsquot appreciate what I give them then they donrsquot deserve to keep itrdquo

In the end God destroyed the heaven and the earth

ndash Tori Nelson East Moline

The Last LaughldquoThe drought had lasted now for 10 million

years and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since endedrdquo He put the book aside and looked at the audience ldquoDonrsquot believe that Clarke guy because he never met my mother-

in-lawrdquo He paused waiting for the laughter Which did not come In fact there hadnrsquot been any since he started his set He usually performed at clubs not sci-fi conventions but a jobrsquos a job and they were becoming as rare as tonightrsquos laughter

Whatrsquos wrong with these assholes he wondered They sat there silent in their goofy costumes Damn nerds he thought Did they have any idea how hard it was to write a funny joke Let alone funny sci-fi crap What the hellrsquos so funny about space ships Irsquoll tell you whatrsquos funny he continued to himself a bunch of jerks walking around pretending to be aliens And hersquod seen over a dozen Captain Kirk wannabes since lunch The blinking red light in the back caught his eye signaling the end of his set Thank God

ldquoYoursquove been a great audiencerdquo he lied as he waved fighting the urge to give them the one-finger salute He walked over to the end of the stage and started down the makeshift stairs As he turned to wave one more time his slipped and fell backwards his head slamming down on the edge of the stage snapping his neck And then as his final curtain descended he heard it laughter

ndash Mel Piff Moline

TimeNone of them knew the color of the sky

They had heard rumors of it once being blue Before the greed of the few led to one final disagreement and a gift of perennial winter

He had been prepared for this perhaps even wanted this The storage of canned foods and water with a mastery of fire in a remote setting had given him a sense of calm Days filled with repetition The constant check of supplies Eating the same foods The devotion towards time to bide his time

A den once filled with numerous clocks now down to two One that worked and one

that forever marked societyrsquos decay Any possible piece of paper was used for making future calendars When the paper was gone he moved on to writing on the walls Occasionally he would have to paint over a spot curse Caesar as he waited for it to dry

Panic set in when he woke up with a pounding headache result of a rye whiskey binge that caused the output on the walls to appear erratic and a long slumber in which his last remaining clock had died The uncertainty of time would gnaw at him He paced the room with a slight fascination that someone out there could help and he would either survive or his screams would fall in with the rest His heart raced as he gathered up supplies With no second thoughts he opened the door and slipped into the grey

ndash Jason Cross Bettendorf

In the beginning god created the heaven and the earth

He meant to create a sandwich but he sneezed and it messed up his concentration He really wanted the kind of sandwich you would find in a New York deli Pastrami and cheese stacked so high it would beg the question Could god create a sandwich so big even he couldnrsquot eat it

God was having a bad day A really bad day In fact it was such a bad day that he was going to do the unthinkable ndash sleep in late ndash but who could blame him It was one of those late summer days where the days were nice and warm and the nights and mornings had a dry chill

Snuggled up in his bed he felt so comfortable so right with the universe He would dream of creating the most amazing lands Utopias where the creatures that inhabited them were civil peaceful in fact to others Lands where people didnrsquot argue about him

But unfortunately that didnrsquot happen but he couldnrsquot really help it His allergies were really acting up Not to mention the night before he got into an argument with one of his friends about the concept of nothing and was unable to give a good example

Wiping his nose god took a look at what he had created And with his infinite knowledge he saw what would happen so he crawled back into bed Sad hungry and alone


I am an invisible man Irsquom married to an amazing invisible woman and we have two beautiful invisible children

Perhaps itrsquos my age but lately Irsquove found myself assessing my life more As I sit here at the kitchen table watching my family go about their morning rituals Irsquom thinking that living in our invisible world has some distinct advantages We have never had a ldquoYou are not wearing that to schoolrdquo argument with our children having a bad hair day doesnrsquot ruin my wifersquos mood and Irsquove never once had the embarrassment of forgetting to zip up after visiting the restroom On the other hand there are plenty of challenges Getting a waiterrsquos attention is nearly impossible

However things have vastly improved for

COVER STORY

Honorable MentionIt was a pleasure to burn The curling

iron called to me My body yearned for the pain the pleasure Eventually I was giving myself at least one burn a day up to six depending on how bad school had been that day The iron was my friend It took my loneliness and my despair I knew I shouldnrsquot be doing it I knew I needed to tell someone but I didnrsquot I knew they would judge me I couldnrsquot bear to let them see me fail to not be the perfect kid for once Since I was little I had always been the kid in class who shushed people who sat right up front who got good grades the teacherrsquos pet How could I ruin that So I covered my burns with makeup or put them on my belly or thighs where no one could see them Except me I knew they were there Some days they felt like battle scars Other times they felt like disappointment Finally someone found out My mom went to put away my curling iron as I hadnrsquot actually curled my hair in months When she saw that I got it out again but my hair was up she questioned me I couldnrsquot answer her How could I tell her that her daughter is a failure She took it and threw it away I am free but my body aches for the heat

ndash Heather Van Itallie Davenport

Second PrizeGenesisIn the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Almost at once She began to have second thoughts She could see where it would all lead of course She was already missing the dinosaurs particularly parasaurolophus and the earth was still without form and void She sighed an incorporeal sigh This was the downside of a million centuries being as but a second Nothing lasted long enough The evening and the morning were not yet the first day and already the grisly specter of Adam Sandler tainted the edges of Her omniscience She wished there were another way but that was the problem with evolution It was all or nothing If only it would all just stop at some idyllic point ndash not end just reach some nice epoch and sort of stabilize there Like Africa before the bloody primates or even North America before human interference pissed in the porridge of perfection Now that She considered it alliteration wasnrsquot her hottest idea either Intelligence was the real problem She knew that well enough All this ldquoIn Her own imagerdquo bojive The big marine mammals would work out nicely on that front and the idiot primates would find ways to eat them for pityrsquos sake And really that would be Her fault as well Shersquod flood them out and the blighters would learn to make boats The fire next time couldnrsquot come soon enough for her And after that ahh Then the cockroaches would make it all worthwhile At last a civilization




the invisible community With the explosion of technology we now have a way to communicate A person no longer needs to be seen to have a voice You can speak your mind and never have to show your face It truly is glorious

Some people in the non-invisible community (visibles) actually prefer to be part of the invisible world Theyrsquove discovered that they can talk play games share their deepest insights and even become intimate with others without ever having to actually see them Visibles are able to experience all the advantages of being invisible but they never know exactly what itrsquos like Just once Irsquod like someone to say to my son who now sits next to me eating his toast ldquoHe looks just like yourdquo

ndash Carol Foster Davenport

Mamarsquos MadnessThe past is a foreign country They do

things differently there I revisit memories like scrolling through vacation slides once miniscule details pronounce themselves over time Novel cultures flourish in old photographs I recognize myself as a tourist attempting to decipher a language I wasnrsquot prepared to understand Warning signs flash as bright as a Kodak leaving me blinded with a rehearsed smile on my face while reality mocks me with bunny ears (I know what to look for after reading the pamphlet a souvenir) The out-of-focus stranger in the background stands up and straightens her skirt Equipped with the Rosetta Stone that is wisdom her muted noises are now distinguishable words ldquoI am a symptomrdquo

As the doctor delivers her diagnosis our itinerary I realize we took the wrong exit somewhere along the way

ndash Ashley Allen Davenport

Epic HeroCall me Ishmael I was in the restroom

at Walmart washing my hands luxuriating in warm water It was my day off I was not required to demonstrate acumen or diligence or people skills In this Mecca of American capitalism I was feeling happy Then the door opened and in stepped ndash a woman

Confused and embarrassed she halted I felt a surge of compassion I smiled a wide smile to say that I would not mock her error or hold her up to ridicule her faux pas a no pas in my book She was off the hook She neednrsquot have worried even had I been standing at the urinal ldquoIrsquom so sorryrdquo she stammered ldquoDe nadardquo I replied

In some sense I was a hero above being a petty enforcer of social codes She had barged into the right restroom on the right day She might gain from my easy absolution new faith in her fellow man perhaps even a new faith in men I discerned that she had not always been treated well by the male of the species She was used to cowering masking shame with nervous laughter and hidden tears ldquoBut not here not in my restroomrdquo I thought ldquocontrition is not wanted my ladyrdquo She blushed

ldquoBe not troubledrdquo I said gesturing toward the door I launched my paper towel in a long graceful arc ndash nothing but air I pushed open the door for her and together we walked out of the ladiesrsquo room

ndash Dustin Joy Illinois City Illinois

The AtticThe past is a foreign country They do

things differently there ldquoLetrsquos look in hererdquo Will called to his

brother CJ as he opened the mysterious door near the end of the upstairs hallway

Both stared up the steep narrow stairs

and climbed hesitantly to the attic of the old Victorian The planks were unpainted and creaked with the weight of their sneakers The walls on both sides were covered with faded white paper decorated by bronze vases and ribbons The railing was the same finely spun mahogany on the grand stairway

As they reached the top the afternoon light splashed through the tall wavy windows revealing the spooled wiring and high-beamed ceiling With curiosity the brothers stared at the scattered contents on the dusty

floor a metal hot water tank assorted trunks with leather straps rolled burgundy Persian carpets and a gold-framed oil painting of a man wearing a mustached grin and the topcoat of a Southern gentleman Will observed he might have been somehow related to the uniformed Union major downstairs in the living room

ldquoDo you suppose therersquos a treasure up

Fourth PrizeSky

None of them knew the color of the sky Of course she couldnrsquot blame them They were young They hadnrsquot really lived had they

Then again they were in the class to write to describe what they saw around them She wanted to teach them to see the world Was it possible to do that She wasnrsquot sure but what she did know was that the color of this particular evening sky might be beyond words

Driving along the ocean on a winding highway she was on her way to board a ship that would take her on a voyage she couldnrsquot quite imagine She had planned and packed Her young son sat next to her and thousands of miles away her family carried on with their lives

As the sun sank in the sky she pulled the car to the side of the road A soft breeze touched her face and she thought to herself that the beauty of that place that very spot might be enough for her She could stay there and make a life and never need anything but the color of the sky and the water It would be enough

So many years later as those fresh young faces watched her did she know the color of the sky It was longing and loss and the promise of a different life It was ldquogoodbyerdquo and ldquoI love yourdquo and ldquodonrsquot gordquo It was heartbreak and homesickness and freedom It was a thousand shades of blue

ndash Jean Zaputil Davenport




Winners and Favorites from the River Citiesrsquo Readerrsquos 2013 Short Fiction Contesthererdquo CJ exclaimed

The pair peeked inside the long-forgotten boxes revealing century-old issues of The Atlantic Monthly books on philosophy and botany bound maps of the counties in Illinois old quilts made from pieces of cast-off calico and an ecru handmade lace wedding dress of a bride buried long ago

In the far corner they found an unlabeled box and opened it expectantly for a treasure Inside was a white hooded robe

ndash Susan E Hanford Geneseo Illinois

I write this sitting in the kitchen sinkThey did it again They bathed me I hate

it when they bathe me And it always seems to happen when I start smelling good I mean really good Do they not realize that I have to work to smell this good

I mean itrsquos not every day that you find a dead worm Or a fallen birdrsquos nest Or squirrel poop I just love the smell of squirrel poop and itrsquos not every day you can find it Most of the time those damned squirrels poop on the other side of the fence The fence the humans put up

But their inferior primitive noses would never understand They have a bad smell for everything I always know when they are going to be gone all day because they stink They put bad-smelling stuff on their hair on their bodies under their arms And sometimes they use this really bad-smelling stuff if they are trying to impress someone

I mean come on what did I ever do to deserve this I never bathe them when they smell bad What makes them think they are so much better than me But I guess thatrsquos life Little do they know that once theyrsquore done drying me off Irsquove got a new glorious smell in the backyard that Irsquove discovered Theyrsquoll be in for a real surprise


The past is a foreign country They do things differently there

Irsquod felt like an Iowa boy awhileYet if I drifted east Irsquod find sanctity

Leaving the group off Morocco had been less on account of the others more due to my own need for anonymity

ldquoSpacerdquo was how Irsquod spoken to Matrissa on Formentera in late summer of rsquo72 ndash as if the barn wersquod occupied with its gabled air owl feathers floating to its stone floor and whiff of manure ghosts ndash as though all that bucolic charm had managed to oppress stifle

Wersquod scrubbed down an overwhelming stench Wafts of lingering Moorish atavism vanished

Our barn a glimmer of Grandparsquos in Story County Latticed rafters choking hay dust the stacked rows of harvest corn a maze of tunnels

ldquoMove onrdquo Irsquod countered when Matty pleaded again her left iris dilating

ldquoJudd just a month longer Wersquoll go back to school you can write Itrsquoll work love No rsquoNam worriesrdquo

Her voice trailed resigned alreadyThe acknowledged fulcrum of The

Barn ndash wersquod come to say ldquobarnrdquo casually without pretense nodding to normality of communal life ndash our ldquoguruetterdquo as one Brit sister member offered her sororal twin echoing ldquofuretterdquo for Meazarsquos hair An alert ebony with strains of fuchsia and henna a mane to be reckoned with inductive

Collectively wersquod been recruited as much through the hypnotic effect her grand halo generated as from her multilingual talent warmth worldliness

None of us could claim anything as remotely rare as her Afghani background Daddy a distant Kabul potentate

ndash Judd Beck Davenport

COVER STORY

Third PrizeRow Row Row Your Boat

I write this sitting in the kitchen sink It floats you see and thatrsquos important when piranhas are swimming down your hall and crocodiles are lounging on your waterlogged sofas Irsquom setting sail on the USS Enameled Iron the tugboat in charge of the cargo ship Bathtub and the destroyer Utility Sink the former captained by my mother the latter under the iron paw of Captain Snuffles The beagle flaps his ears and whines at the bobbing motion of his boat while my mother soothes him with doggie biscuits Irsquoll start rowing again in a minute Mom on crocodile patrol ready to whack the overly curious with her umbrella

Itrsquos been a crazy week but everyonersquos determined to make the best of it Wersquove weathered the floods before and Irsquoll mind you that this is a bit of a twist what with the exotic wildlife and all but wersquoll make it as a family

All the proper boats are long since taken but my cousin Amber has gone and waterproofed her minivan She says therersquos room for us itrsquoll be good to stretch my legs again I must remember to find more oars minivans are notoriously hard to paddle I hear the floating market has some for sale if I can catch the place before it floats downstream

Ah well back into the breach This tug isnrsquot going to paddle itself If Irsquom lucky maybe Snuffles will catch us dinner along the rapids on Main Street Wouldnrsquot that be a treat

ndash Holly Cook Davenport


or visit EnglertorgSaturday September 7 ndash Four Bitchinrsquo

Babes The touring singerssongwriters and comediennes in concert Ohnward Fine Arts Center (1215 East Platt Street Maquoketa) 7 pm $13-25 For tickets and information call (563)652-9815 or visit OhnwardFineArtsCentercom

Sunday September 8 ndash MarchFourth Marching Band Concert with the five-piece percussion corps and seven-part brass section The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 730 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Thursday September 12 ndash The Grand Tour A George Jones Tribute Larry Tobias headlines a musical journey through the career of the country superstar Circa rsquo21 Dinner Playhouse (1828 Third Avenue Rock Island) Thursday 7 pm $20-25 Friday 1145 am-1245 pm plated lunch 1 pm show $4232 For tickets and information call (309)786-7733 extension 2 or visit Circa21com

Friday September 13 ndash Hillbilly Casino Rockabilly musicians in concert with opening sets by The Krank Daddies and 3 on the Tree Rock Island Brewing Company (1815 Second Avenue Rock Island) 9 pm $10 For information call (309)793-4060 or visit RIBCOcom

Friday September 13 ndash Hairball Touring musicians in a bombastic celebration of rsquo80s hair metal Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf) 630 pm $20-30 For information call (800)724-5825 or visit BettendorfIsleOfCapriCasinoscom

Friday September 13 through Sunday September 15 ndash Iowa Soul Festival Weekend celebration of African-American music and culture with a headlining Friday-night performance by Hancher Audutorium Visiting Artist Buddy Guy Downtown Iowa City on the 100-300 Block of Iowa Avenue Friday 530 pm gates Saturday and Sunday 10 am gates Free admission For information call (319)335-1158 or visit SummerOfTheArtsorg

Friday September 13 ndash Mobb Deep New York-based hip-hop duo in concert with opening sets by Prodigy Alchemist and AWTHNTKTS Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 9 pm $22-25 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Saturday September 14 ndash Natty Nation Rock reggae and dub musicians in concert with an opening set by Firesale The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 9 pm $8-10 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Sunday September 15 ndash Peter Case Grammy Award-nominated singersongwriter performing rock blues funk and soul Rozz-Tox

(2108 Third Avenue Rock Island) 8 pm $15 For information call (309)200-0978 or visit RozzToxcom

Wednesday September 18 ndash Chuck Ragan Concert with the Hot Water Music musician featuring an opening set by Jamestown Revival The Redstone Room (129 Main Street Davenport) 830 pm $15 For tickets and information call (563)326-1333 or visit RiverMusicExperienceorg

Wednesday September 18 ndash The Fab Four The Ultimate Beatles Tribute The famed Fab Four imitators in concert Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 8 pm $35-55 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

THEATREThursday September 5 through Saturday

September 7 ndash Oleanna David Mametrsquos sexual-harassment drama directed by SAU student Jacob Hannenberger St Ambrose Universityrsquos Galvin Fine Arts Center Studio Theatre (2101 Gaines Street Davenport) Thursday and Friday 730 pm Saturday 3 pm $6 For tickets and information call (563)333-6251 or visit SAUedutheatre

Thursday September 5 through Sunday October 6 ndash Unnecessary Farce Crime comedy by Paul Slade Smith Old Creamery Theatre (39 38th Avenue Amana) Fridays and Saturdays 730 pm Wednesdays Thursdays and Sundays 3 pm $18-2750 For tickets and information call (319)622-6194 or visit OldCreamerycom

Friday September 6 through Saturday September 21 ndash How I Learned to Drive Paula Vogelrsquos Pulitzer Prize-winning drama directed by Thomas Alan Taylor QC Theatre Workshop (1730 Wilkes Avenue Davenport) Thursdays-Saturdays 730 pm ldquoPay what itrsquos worthrdquo ticket pricing For information and tickets call (563)650-2396 or visit QCTheatreWorkshoporg

Friday September 6 through Sunday September 29 ndash Venus in Fur David Ivesrsquo Tony Award-winning sex comedy directed by Sean Christopher Lewis Riverside Theatre (213 North Gilbert Street Iowa City) Thursdays-Saturdays 730 pm Sundays 2 pm $15-30 For tickets and information call (319)338-7672 or visit RiversideTheatreorg

Friday September 6 through Saturday September 14 ndash The Last Days of Judas Iscariot Dreamwell Theatrersquos production of Stephen Adly Guirgisrsquo darkly comic purgatory tale directed by Matthew Brewbaker Unitarian Universalist Society (10 South Gilbert Street Iowa City) Fridays and Saturdays 730 pm $10-13 For tickets and information call (319)423-9820 or visit Dreamwellcom

Friday September 13 through Sunday September 22 ndash Proof Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by David Auburn directed by Steve

Parmley Playcrafters Barn Theatre (4950 35th Avenue Moline) Fridays and Saturdays 730 pm Sundays 3 pm $10 For tickets and information call (309)762-0330 or visit Playcrafterscom

Friday September 13 through Sunday September 22 ndash Cabaret Kander amp Ebbrsquos musical classic set in Nazi-era Berlin Iowa City Community Theatre (4265 Oak Crest Hill Road Iowa City) Fridays and Saturdays 730 pm Sundays 2 pm $10-18 For tickets and information call (319)338-0443 or visit IowaCityCommunityTheatrecom

Sunday September 15 ndash Ring of Fire The Music of Johnny Cash Jukebox musical of songs made famous by ldquoThe Man in Blackrdquo Orpheum Theatre (57 South Kellogg Street Galesburg) 2 pm $25-35 For tickets and information call (309)342-2299 or visit TheOrpheumorg

LITERATURETuesday September 10 ndash Rebecca

Lindenberg A ldquoRiver Readings at Augustanardquo presentation with the poet and author of Love An Index Augustana College Wilson Center (639 38th Street Rock Island) 7 pm Free admission For information call (309)794-7316 or e-mail amandamakulaaugustanaedu

Thursday September 12 ndash SPECTRA Poetry Reading Readings co-hosted by the Midwest Writing Center featuring CM Burroughs Dora Malech Jennifer Perrine and musical guests Busted Chandeliers Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue Rock Island) 8 pm Free admission For information call (563)324-1410 or visit MidwestWritingCenterorg

VISUAL ARTSFriday September 6 through Sunday

September 8 ndash The Loving Kindness Tour Touring exhibition featuring a collection of ancient Buddha relics Figge Art Museum (225 West Second Street Davenport) Friday and Saturday 10 am-5 pm Sunday noon-5 pm Free with $4-7 museum admission For information call (563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArtorg

Saturday September 7 and Sunday September 8 ndash Beaux Arts Festival Annual fine-art and crafts fair featuring vendors live music food childrenrsquos activities and more Figge Art Museum Plaza (225 West Second Street Davenport) Saturday 10 am-5 pm Sunday 10 am-4 pm Free admission For information e-mail BeauxArtsFairgmailcom or visit BeauxArtsFaircom

Saturday September 14 through Sunday January 5 ndash A New Deal for Illinois The Federal Art Project ndash Collection of Western Illinois University Exhibit examining New Deal art in the regional context of Chicago in the 1930s and in relation to the institutional history of WIU Figge Art Museum (225 West Second Street

Davenport) Tuesdays-Saturdays 10 am-5 pm Thursdays 10 am-9 pm Sundays noon-5 pm Free with $4-7 museum admission For information call (563)326-7804 or visit FiggeArtorg

EVENTSFriday September 6 through Sunday

September 22 ndash East West Riverfest Two-week celebration of area music theatre art dance tours history and festivals held throughout the Quad Cities For information visit EastWestRiverfestcom

Saturday September 7 ndash Running Wild Annual three- and five-mile courses looping past wetlands and other wildlife habitat with educational exhibits hands-on conservation displays and activities on songbird banding GPS and wetland creatures Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge (F Avenue Wapello) 830 am-430 pm $20-25 For information call (319)523-8381 or visit RunLouisaCountycom

Wednesday September 11 ndash Will Shortz Presentation QampA and audience-participation puzzle games with the national puzzle master and longtime crossword editor for the New York Times Englert Theatre (221 East Washington Street Iowa City) 7 pm $18-22 For tickets and information call (319)688-2653 or visit Englertorg

Saturday September 14 ndash Taming of the Slough Annual fundraiser featuring a 38-mile paddle around Campbellrsquos Island a challenging mountain-bike course and a two-mile run Empire Park in East Moline 8 am $35individual $60-75two-and three-person teams For information and to register call (563)289-5445 or visit RiverActionorg

Saturday September 14 ndash Mike Super An evening with the master illusionist and magician Augustana Collegersquos Centennial Hall (3703 Seventh Avenue Rock Island) 8 pm $10 For tickets and information call (309)794-7306 or visit Augustanaedutickets

Saturday September 14 ndash Forget-Me-Not Victorian Day Walking tour with actors in period attire performing first-person narratives as historic individuals interred at the cemetery Dan Haughey in Mr US Grant A Man amp a Patriot a presentation with author Minda Powers-Douglas and more Oakdale Memorial Cemetery (2501 Eastern Avenue Davenport) Noon-5 pm $5 ages 12 and under free For information call (563)324-5121 or visit OakdaleMemorialGardensorg

Saturday September 14 ndash Nick Teddy 5K Second-annual fundraising event organized by the Quad City Sole Sisters featuring a 5K a family fun run food live entertainment and more Downtown Port Byron 9 am $15-30 registration For information call (309)798-3081 or visit NickTeddyorg




is to recognize this detach and have the self-discipline to stay detached Send him a message that itrsquos over and not to contact you again and then do everything in your power to keep that from happening Mail your phone to a stranger in China and hole up in an out-of-the-way motel Of course you could just change your number and not answer your door but going to at least a little more effort might help reinforce that you have a new policy No matter how handsome amusing and compelling a man seems you will chase him only if he also happens to be sprinting away with your purse

Everything Happens for a Raisin

I am 18 and took a baking course at a cooking school where I met this dreamy 19-year-old guy We both constantly found lame excuses to be around each other so I was fairly positive our attraction went both ways I get that men need to show their interest by asking you out so I flirted and flirted and waited and waited for him to ask me out but he never did Now the course is over and Irsquom wondering what I did wrong and whether I missed out on the love of my life

ndash Confused

Perhaps he was hoping he could get a girlfriend the way a dog gets food scraps just wait for a woman to fall on the kitchen floor and then carry her off in his teeth He may now be hitting himself upside the head with a wire whisk for showing all the mojo of garnish This also may have been a situational crush ndash one that he couldnrsquot follow through on outside the test kitchen due to his having a girlfriend or even a boyfriend Or maybe hersquos just being 19 At 24 with a little more experience he might do more than make like a kid staring into the bakery window Sadly all that matters now is what he didnrsquot do But you did the right thing by not making up for a guyrsquos inability to squeak out a request for a date Keep on flirting and stop fretting that you may have ldquomissed out on the love of (your) liferdquo Sure you may have ndash if yoursquove always dreamed of a day when yoursquod spot a white horse galloping toward you in the distance and as it drew closer see that therersquos no prince only a bag of frozen vegetables duct-taped to the saddle

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

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

Ask the Advice Goddess BY AMY ALKON

rsquoTil Dead End Do Us Part

Irsquove been separated from my husband for two years (Our divorce isnrsquot yet final) A terrific man sought me out when he was breaking up with his girlfriend but then he got back together with her and said we could only be friends We still get together at times and he told me ldquoIrsquom just not ready to give up my girlfriend although I may feel different when your divorce is finalrdquo Irsquove tried moving on but whenever I get to a good place he calls and is interested again I normally wouldnrsquot allow this behavior but I enjoy his company so much

ndash Crushing

The fact that a man calls for you to come running isnrsquot necessarily reason to do it unless yoursquore a golden retriever and hersquos got a dirty tennis ball to throw you

Assuming you live in North America and not a culture where marriage is a big tent filled with lots of wives a manrsquos involvement with another woman should immediately disqualify him from consideration Accepting continued contact with a downgrade to ldquoonly friendsrdquo works if you can shift the man into the friends-only slot but it seems you canrsquot and it seems thatrsquos just how this man likes it Yoursquore now his egorsquos girlfriend and his backup entertainment when his girlfriendrsquos getting her nails done

Okay so technically yoursquore not yet available but thatrsquos just a matter of paperwork you arenrsquot romantically attached to another person Whatrsquos keeping you stuck on this man is a psychological fishhook called ldquointermittent reinforcementrdquo When rewards for our behavior (like affection or attention wersquore shown) come regularly and predictably we relax and take them for granted But the stuff that sods the ground for an obsession is random unpredictable reinforcement ndash a guy you canrsquot have who occasionally surprises you by throwing you a bone of hope telling you that he isnrsquot ready to give up his girlfriend but ldquomay feel different when your divorce is finalrdquo Sure And the moon may grow a mustache and start orbiting your dentistrsquos office

So no you arenrsquot stuck on him because itrsquos so darn enjoyable being with him Itrsquos because hersquos turned you into a lab rat frantically pushing a bar for a hit of rat chow that only sometimes comes The way to kick the habit

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ldquoKnismesisrdquo refers to a soft feathery touch that may be mildly pleasurable It can be used to display adoring tenderness The heavier deeper kind of tickling is called ldquogargalesisrdquo If playfully applied to sensitive parts of the anatomy it can provoke fun and laughter Given the current planetary alignments Leo I conclude that both of these will be rich metaphors for you in the coming days I suggest that you be extra alert for opportunities to symbolically tickle and be tickled (PS Herersquos a useful allegory If you do the knismesis thing beneath the snout of a great white shark you can hypnotize it)

VIRGO (August 23-September 22) In his ldquoSong of the Open Roadrdquo Walt Whitman wrote some lyrics

that I hope will provide you with just the right spark Even if yoursquore not embarking on a literal journey along a big wide highway my guess is that you are at least going to do the metaphorical equivalent ldquoHenceforth I ask not good fortune ndash I myself am good fortunerdquo said Uncle Walt ldquoHenceforth I whimper no more postpone no more need nothing Strong and content I travel the open roadrdquo

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) Mystical poet St John of the

Cross (1542-1591) was one of Spainrsquos greatest writers But not all of his work came easily When he was 35 a rival religious group imprisoned him for his mildly heretical ideas He spent the next nine months in a 10-foot-by-six-foot jail cell where he was starved beaten and tortured It was there that he composed his most renowned poem ldquoSpiritual Canticlerdquo Does that provide you with any inspiration Libra Irsquoll make a wild guess and speculate that maybe yoursquore in a tough situation yourself right now Itrsquos not even one percent as tough as St Johnrsquos though If he could squeeze some brilliance out of his predicament you can too

SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) The American naturalist John Burroughs (1837-1921) traveled

widely and wrote 23 books ldquoI still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to thinkrdquo he testified ldquoall the walks I want to take all the books I want to read and all the friends I want to seerdquo Letrsquos make that longing for abundance serve as your rallying cry during the next two weeks Scorpio According to my analysis of the astrological omens you have a cosmic mandate to push to the limits ndash and sometimes beyond ndash as you satisfy your quest to be see and do everything you love to be see and do

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) Punk icon Henry Rollins did an interview with Marilyn

Manson rock and rollrsquos master of the grotesque Itrsquos on YouTube The comments section beneath the video are rife with spite and bile directed toward Manson driving one fan to defend her hero ldquoI love Marilyn Manson so much that I could

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

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

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

FREE WILL ASTROLOGY by Rob BrezsnyARIES (March 21-April 19) ldquoNo regrets Reallyrdquo asks author Richard Power ldquoI have regrets They are

sacred to me They inform my character They bear witness to my evolution Glimpses of lost love and treasure are held inside of them like small beautiful creatures suspended in amberrdquo I think you can see where this horoscope is going Aries Irsquom going to suggest you do what Power advises ldquoDo not avoid your regrets Embrace them Listen to their stories Hold them to your heart when you want to remember the price you paid to become who you truly arerdquo (Find more by Richard Power here TinyURLcomRichardPower)

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) UrbanDictionarycom says that the newly coined word ldquoorgasnomrdquo is what

you call the ecstatic feelings you have as you eat especially delectable food Itrsquos derived of course from the word ldquoorgasmrdquo According to my reading of the astrological omens you are in an excellent position to have a number of orgasm-like breakthroughs in the coming week Orgasnoms are certainly among them but also orgasaurals orgasights and orgasversations ndash in other words deep thrills resulting from blissful sounds rapturous visions and exciting conversations I wonrsquot be surprised if you also experience several other kinds of beautiful delirium

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If you were about to run in a long-distance race you wouldnrsquot eat a dozen doughnuts

Right If you were planning to leave your native land and spend a year living in Ethiopia you wouldnrsquot immerse yourself in learning how to speak Chinese in the month before you departed Right In that spirit I hope yoursquoll be smart about the preparations you make in the coming weeks This will be a time to prime yourself for the adventures in self-expression that will bloom in late September and the month of October What is it you want to create at that time What would you like to show the world about yourself

CANCER (June 21-July 22) The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the land Itrsquos the foundation of the most politically

powerful nation on the planet And yet when it originally went into effect in 1789 it was only 4543 words long ndash about three times the length of this horoscope column The Bill of Rights enacted in 1791 added a mere 462 words By contrast Indiarsquos Constitution is 117000 words more than 20 times longer If you create a new master plan for yourself in the coming months Cancerian ndash as I hope you will ndash a compact version like Americarsquos will be exactly right You need diamond-like lucidity not sprawling guesswork

LEO (July 23-August 22) There are two scientific terms for tickling

puke rainbowsrdquo she testified I think you will need to tap into that kind of love in the coming days Sagittarius fierce intense and devotional and yet also playful funny and exhilarating You donrsquot necessarily have to puke rainbows however Maybe you could merely spit them

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) If you want to know a secret I talk less crazy to you Capricorns than I

do to the other signs I tone down my wild-eyed goddess-drunk shape-shifting a bit I rarely exhort you to don an animal costume and dance with the fairy folk in the woods and I think the last time I suggested that you fall in love with an alien angel or deity was never So whatrsquos my problem Donrsquot you feel taboo urges and illicit impulses now and then Isnrsquot it true that like everyone else you periodically need to slip away from your habitual grooves and tamper with the conventional wisdom Of course you do Which is why I hereby repeal my excessive caution Get out there Capricorn and be as uninhibited as you dare

AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) Germanyrsquos Ostwall Museum displayed a conceptual installation

by the artist Martin Kippenberger Valued at $11 million it was called When It Starts Dripping from the Ceiling Part of it was composed of a rubber tub that was painted to appear as if it had once held dirty rainwater One night while the museum was closed a new janitor came in to tidy up the premises While performing her tasks she scrubbed the rubber tub until it was ldquocleanrdquo thereby damaging the art Let this be a cautionary tale Aquarius Itrsquos important for you to appreciate and learn from the messy stuff in your life ndash even admire its artistry ndash and not just assume it all needs to be scoured and disinfected

PISCES (February 19-March 20) In her novel White Oleander Janet Fitch suggests that beauty is something to

be used ldquolike a hammer or a keyrdquo Thatrsquos your assignment Pisces Find practical ways to make your beauty work for you For example invoke it to help you win friends and influence people Put it into action to drum up new opportunities and hunt down provocative invitations And donrsquot tell me you possess insufficient beauty to accomplish these things I guarantee you that you have more than enough To understand why Irsquom so sure you may have to shed some ugly definitions of beauty yoursquove unconsciously absorbed from our warped culture Homework If you could make money from doing exactly what you love to do what would it be Testify at FreeWillAstrologycom


August 22 Answers RightrsquoTIS THE SEASON September 5 2013

ACROSS1 Fruit of the rowan tree5 Consider9 Play and rain14 Junior worker18 Sheriff Taylorrsquos boy19 Island near Sicily20 A Bronte21 OT book22 Resort to 3 wds24 Misses the mark 2 wds26 Bloc27 Follower of a kind of naturalism29 Early movie30 Einsteinrsquos wife31 Ranges32 Halyard33 Nonplus36 Animal refuges37 Flamboyant41 ldquo_ poor Yorickrdquo42 Place for frequent fliers43 ldquo_ _ with flowersrdquo44 Bird genus45 Naught46 Come together 3 wds49 Kindled50 K- _ records51 Boeotian hunter52 Improbable or difficult53 Cadastral map54 Releases56 Aquarium fish58 Habilitate60 Fails miserably61 Stabs62 Freshwater food fish63 _ -weensy65 Audio component66 Worldly69 For grades 1-1270 Slagheap71 ldquoIphigenia in _rdquo72 Gold in Guadalajara73 MacGraw or Fedotowsky74 Lose favor 3 wds78 Native American79 Lawmaker Abbr

80 The Ram81 Ring site82 Protection Var83 Backed85 Scare anagram86 Allergic reactions88 Sorority member89 Emporia90 Gun maker91 Out of view94 City in Australia95 Praises99 Collapses 2 wds101 Drop off 2 wds103 Oculus shape104 Great105 Marriage106 _ -in-a-mist107 Tractor-trailer108 Strengthen109 Film industry mascot110 Town in OklahomaDOWN1 Chesterfield2 A mineraloid3 Brook4 Articles of faith5 Bangladesh city once6 Actress _ Sommer7 WWII abbr8 Music maker9 Challenges10 Collect11 Tip12 Old English measure13 Kind of blood pressure14 Austrian composer15 Frenzied16 Amos or Spelling17 Punta del _19 Ministerrsquos house23 Cotillion25 Oval fruit28 Casus belli eg31 Comics hero32 Nobleman33 African language group34 Martian

35 Straggles 2 wds36 Nimbi37 Water arum38 Come to nothing 2 wds39 Dickensrsquo _ Heep40 Baristarsquos offering42 Clasps43 Poles on ships46 Makes47 ldquoThe Sheik of _rdquo48 Semi-aquatic creature53 Somewhat in music55 Braxton or Childs56 Ink57 Afore58 Club performer59 Faux pas61 Unbridgeable gaps62 Fresh team of horses63 Chaff64 Barkin or Burstyn65 Like some roofs66 _ and Caicos67 Bucco of ldquoThe Sopranosrdquo68 Clayey deposit70 Worked at71 ldquo_ of Godrdquo74 Danish island group75 Depots76 Cousin to surrealism 2 wds77 Jolly82 Getty or Parsons84 Peacock markings85 Trust86 Style or type87 Offerings89 Roadside sign90 Eyes in emoticon91 Far-out ships92 Hub93 Criticize94 Do a kitchen job95 Muse of history96 Sign gas97 Hindu mother goddess98 Hurried100 Perfectly102 Black bird

August 22 Crossword Answers


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

Trent Aver y amp Buckshot -Broken Spoke Saloon 2085 Grand Ave Galesburg IL

Zappa Plays Zappa -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Zeta June - Firesale -Weather Dance Fountain Stage outside the Shera-ton Hotel 210 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

20130907 (Sat)

10 of Soul -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

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

Blackstones -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Caught in the Act -Augustana College Rock Island IL

Cosmic -11th Street Precinct 2108 E 11th St Davenport IA

Crossroads -Lions Club Park 302 East 2nd St Andalusia IL

Riverfront Pops featuring the Mu-sic of Michael Jackson (630pm) -LeClaire Park River Dr amp Ripley St Davenport IA

RME Guitar Circle (2pm) - River Prairie Minstrels (6pm) -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

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

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

Sublime Tribute w Second Hand Smoke -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Terry Stone (630pm) -Peachwave Frozen Yogurt 3431 Devils Glen Rd Bettendorf IA

The Karry Outz -Purgatoryrsquos Pub 2104 State St Bettendorf IA

Trent Avery amp Buckshot -Carbon Cliff Village Park State St Carbon Cliff IL

Vintage Reissue (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Zeta June CD Release Party - Firesale - Half Naked -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

20130908 (Sun)

Cross Creek Karaoke -Bootleggers Sports Bar 2228 E 11th St Dav-enport IA

Jason Carl Unplugged (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bet-tendorf IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

20130905 (Thu)

Battle of the Bands VI -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Chuck Murphy -Miss Kitty rsquos Grape Escape 242 N Main Street Galena IL

Corporate Rock (6pm) -Duckyrsquos La-goon 13515 78th Ave Andalusia IL

Dessa - Ion -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

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

Jazz Jam w the North Scott Jazz Combo -RME Community Stage 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Johnny Donrsquot -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Karaoke Night -Crabbyrsquos Bar amp Grill 826 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

Karaoke Night -Pepperjackrsquos 1225 E Kimberly Rd Davenport IA

Karaoke Night -Purgatoryrsquos Pub 2104 State St Bettendorf IA


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

Lewis Knudsen (11am) -Mama Comp-tonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Mixology -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

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

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

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

Painkiller Hotel -Barrel House Moline 1321 5th Ave Moline IL

Q u i e t d r i ve - Fi n a l A l i b i - E x i t Emergency(6pm) - Wild Belle - Trouble Lights - Guilty is the Bear (10pm) -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Russ Reyman Trio (530pm) - Machine Gun Willie (8pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Smooth Groove -Gilrsquos Bar amp Grille 2750 S 27th St Clinton IA

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

The Feralings - John Waite -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

The Fry Daddies -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

The Funnies -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

The Last Glimpse - The Effie Afton - Jaiguru -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

The Old 57rsquos (5pm) -Wide River Winery - LeClaire 106 N Cody Rd LeClaire IA

Dani Lynn Howe Band -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

Dress Up amp Dance Country Hoe-down featuring Nor th of 40 -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Fairhaven CD Release Show - High-fives amp Handshakes - Straight Up - The Statistix -RME (River Music Experience) 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Four Bitchinrsquo Babes -Ohnward Fine Arts Center 1215 E Platt St Ma-quoketa IA

Gray Wolf Band -River House 1510 River Dr Moline IL

Joe Tingle -Barrel House Moline 1321 5th Ave Moline IL

Josh Duffee amp His Orchestra -Rhythm City Casino 101 W River Dr Dav-enport IA

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

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

Karaoke Night -The Mill 120 E Burling-ton Iowa City IA

Kelly Klees -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Lightning Dust - Louise Burns -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Night People -Duckyrsquos Lagoon 13515 78th Ave Andalusia IL

Nitrix -Bobbiersquos Diner amp Nightclub 1213 10th Ave W Milan IL

One Night Standards - The Surf Zom-bies -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

Paul Willaert -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

20130906 (Fri)

Aaron Kamm amp the One Drops - Dylan Sires amp Neighbors -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap 1345 Locust St Davenport IA


Andrew Jr Boy Jones -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Big Joersquos DJ amp Karaoke Show -VFW Post 9128 2814 State Street Bet-tendorf IA

Buddy Olson -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

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

Chuck Murphy -Cochranrsquos Pub 13464 Galt Rd Sterling IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmanrsquos 1510 N Harrison St Davenport IA

Doug Brundies amp the Big Acoustic Show -Barrel House 211 211 E 2nd St Davenport IA

Friday Live 5 The Curtis Hawkins Band (5pm) -RME Courtyard 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Gretchen Peters -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

Jerra Williams (11am) -Mama Comp-tonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL


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

North of 40 -1 Hundred West Bar amp Dance Club 100 76th St Daven-port IA

Mobb Deep Englert Theatre ndash September 13


6FRIDAY5THURSDAY

30 7SATURDAY 8SUNDAY



Karaoke Night -The Torchlight Lounge 1800 18th Ave East Moline IL

K a r l amp t h e C o u n t r y D u t c h m e n (130pm) -Walcott Coliseum 116 E Bryant St Walcott IA

MarchFourth Marching Band -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

On Broadway with Jenni (6pm) -Pearl Plaza 208 W 2nd St Muscatine IA

Smooth Groove (3pm) -Hereford Park 13th St amp 5th Ave East Moline IL

Soul Karaoke -Top Shelf Lounge 1327 13th Ave East Moline IL

Sunday Funday Karaoke (3pm) -Frickrsquos Tap 1402 W 3rd St Davenport IA

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

The Phat Cats (3pm) -The Enchanted Inn 4815 S Concord St Davenport IA

Tjutjuna - Low Forms - Brooks Strause amp the Gory Details -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130909 (Mon)

ABC Karaoke -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Elevate Tour - In La Kesh - Pete Jive -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

Musical Morning (7am) -Brewed Awak-enings 221 Brady St Davenport IA

Open Mic at the Paddlehweel hosted by Silly C amp Slack Man -Paddlewheel Sports Bar amp Grill 221 15th St Bet-tendorf IA

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



Mobb Deep - Prodigy - Alchemist - AWTHNTKTS -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

Nick Vasquez -Barrel House Moline 1321 5th Ave Moline IL

Night People (630pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

North of 40 -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Oceans - Groove Theory -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Olivia Dvorak (5pm) -Wide River Win-ery - Clinton 1776 East Deer Creek Rd Clinton IA

Rick Berthod Blues Band -Hollarrsquos Bar and Grill 4050 27th St Moline IL

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

The Grand Tour A George Jones Tribute (1pm) -Circa lsquo21 Dinner Play-house 1828 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Manny Lopez Big Band (6pm) -The Circa lsquo21 Speakeasy 1818 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

The Old 57rsquos -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

20130914 (Sat)


Battlefield Band (2pm) -First Presbyte-rian Church of Davenport 1702 Iowa St Davenport IA

Caught in the Act -Generations Bar amp Grill 4100 4th Ave Moline IL

Chuck Murphy -The Pearl Martini Bar 101 W Mississippi Dr Muscatine IA

Karaoke Night w Fat Dawgs Produc-tions -QC Family Entertainment Cen-ter 4401 44th Ave Moline IL

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

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

Open Mic Night w Dave Ellis -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

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

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

The Hitman (6pm) - Karaoke Night (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

20130912 (Thu)


Chuck Murphy -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

20130910 (Tue)



Briar Rabbit - Tessa Johnson -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Glenn Hickson (530pm) -OrsquoMeliarsquos Supper Club 2900 Blackhawk Rd Rock Island IL



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

Open Mic Night -Cool Beanz Coffee-house 1325 30th St Rock Island IL

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

20130911 (Wed)

Acoustic Jam Night w Steve Mc-Fate -McManus Pub 1401 7th Ave Moline IL

Bob Burns (11am) -Mama Comptonrsquos 1725 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

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

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

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

Karaoke Night -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL











Peter Mulvey - Ben Schmidt -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA

Smooth Groove (6pm) -River House 1510 River Dr Moline IL

The Grand Tour A George Jones Tribute -Circa lsquo21 Dinner Playhouse 1828 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Tyr - Megarad - Mr Whiskerz -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130913 (Fri)




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

Chuck Murphy -Roosterrsquos Sports Bar amp Grill 2130 3rd Ave Rock Island IL

Coolzey - Muscle -The Mill 120 E Burl-ington Iowa City IA


Crossroads -The Kickstand Pub amp Grub 1706 13th St Viola IL

Danika Holmes (5pm) -Wide River Winery - LeClaire 106 N Cody Rd LeClaire IA

Friday Live 5 The Candymakers (5pm) -RME Courtyard 131 W 2nd St Davenport IA

Hairball (630pm) -Quad-Cities Water-front Convention Center 1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf IA

Hillbilly Casino - The Krank Daddies - 3 on the Tree -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Iowa Soul Festival Kevin BF Burt amp Big Medicine (530pm) - Quinn Sul-livan (730pm) - Buddy Guy (8pm) -Downtown Iowa City IA

MarchFourth Marching Band The Redstone Room ndash September 8

14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)


Chuck Murphy -The Cooler 311 W 2nd St Rock Falls IL

Creed Bratton -Adler Theatre 136 E 3rd St Davenport IA

Dan Tedesco -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL








Meet the Press - The Dirties -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL




People Brothers Band - Firesale - Eros amp the Eschaton -Gabersquos 330 E Wash-ington St Iowa City IA


Terry amp the Loan Sharks -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA

Terry Quiett Band -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

The Color Pharmacy - Zeta June -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

The Recliners -The Mill 120 E Burling-ton Iowa City IA

Trent Avery amp Buckshot -Crabbyrsquos Bar amp Grill 826 W 1st Ave Coal Valley IL

20130915 (Sun)

Bleached - Bryn Lov -The Mill 120 E Burlington Iowa City IA


Funday Sunday w Dave Ellis (6pm) -The Muddy Waters 1708 State St Bettendorf IA

Iowa Soul Festival Gospel Brunch Vi-ola Boyd - Gloria Hardimen - Doug Jackson (1030am amp 1230pm) -Share Wine Lounge 210 S Dubuque St Iowa City IA

Iowa Soul Festival Johnny Kilowatt amp Gloria Hardiman (10am) - Groove Theory (1130am) - Local Gospel Choirs (1pm) - Hargrove Family Choir (230pm) - Gerry Hargrove (330pm) - Jason Watson (415pm) -Downtown Iowa City IA



20130918 (Wed)



Chuck Ragan - Jamestown Revival -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA




Karaoke Night w Fat Dawgs Produc-tions -QC Family Entertainment Center 4401 44th Ave Moline IL


Kenny Paulsen Quartet (6pm) - Kara-oke Night (930pm) -The Rusty Nail 2606 W Locust Davenport IA




Signal Path -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA


The Fab Four The Ultimate Beatles Tribute -Englert Theatre 221 East Washington St Iowa City IA

20130917 (Tue)









Peter Case -Rozz-Tox 2108 3rd Ave Rock Island IL




Terry Malts -Gabersquos 330 E Washington St Iowa City IA

20130916 (Mon)





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

Dogborn -Bier Stube Moline 417 15th St Moline IL

E11eventh Hour -Hookrsquos Pub 318 N 4th St Clinton IA

Fickle Filly - The Haymakers -Martinirsquos on the Rock 4619 34th St Rock Island IL

Gloria Hardiman - Carlos Johnson Blues Band - Bruce Teague - Deme-tria Taylor -Iowa City Yacht Club 13 S Linn St Iowa City IA

Identity Crisis -River House 1510 River Dr Moline IL

Iowa S oul Festival Tony Brown (10am) - Funk Stop (noon) - Ayo-dele Drum amp Dance (2pm) - Soul Fusion (315pm) - Carlos John-son (530pm) - Demetria Taylor (630pm) - Mint Condition (8pm) -Downtown Iowa City IA





Mike amp Matt -Bleyartrsquos Tap 2210 E 11th St Davenport IA

Minus Six -RIBCO 1815 2nd Ave Rock Island IL

Natty Nation - Firesale -The Redstone Room 129 Main St Davenport IA

North of 40 -Purgatoryrsquos Pub 2104 State St Bettendorf IA


18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY

17TUESDAYThe Last Glimpse RIBCO ndash September 6

19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY

Details amp tickets at wqptorgbrew

Advance Tickets $2500 At the Gate $3000

Additional ways to get tickets By phone at 309764-2400 Old Chicago in Bettendorf

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her story out by asking various questions then letting her talk He eventually asked her to describe how she felt She didnrsquot hesitate in answering ldquoI feel rottenrdquo she said

He knew instantly that he had found the necessary metaphor to help her heal He shared her response with the medical and nursing staff and learned that ldquorottenrdquo described how they were all responding to her as well Her view of herself as rotting extended to their view of her thereby contaminating her entire health-care experience with this underlying sense of rottenness

By carefully listening then precisely identifying this critical metaphor in her story Whitmer was able to inform everyone dealing with her care The result was a collective shift in perceptions of this patient which in turn changed their behaviors toward her Within two weeks this womanrsquos story had completely transformed from ldquofeeling rottenrdquo to ldquomy stump is healingrdquo

Listening is a skill make no mistake one that is arguably least developed in our education system We are a talking culture where marketing selling and giving directives dominates Yet listening is the

essential skill necessary to advance our culture in a way that projects caring and compassion Try and think of one area of your life that without the ability to listen or be listened to would not greatly suffer

True listening where listening skills are more fully developed not only contributes immeasurably to the well-being of those telling their stories but has exponential benefits to the listener as well The outcome is a mutual benefit

It is precisely because listening is such a powerful discipline that it is finding a much-needed place in health care While traditionally practiced within health-care facilities Whitmer and Ann Hochhausen (retired lieutenant colonel in the US Army Nurse Corps) believe there is an even greater need for the therapeutic value that listening provides within the community at large It is increasingly a fact that much of todayrsquos health care is being undertaken by families and friends in the home setting This will only increase with chronic illnesses and an aging population

A short course in learning the language of transition is soon to be offered in the Quad Cities and itrsquos one to attend

if yoursquore encountering changes in your life Present or past all can be reviewed with care-ful guidance Listening is a powerful source of learning growing spiritually and sustaining relationships whether with spouses family members friends or associates Specifically listening to anotherrsquos life stories composed of a vast array of experiences and emotions contributing mightily to our individual self-images and well-being Our stories are often the means by which we convey our identities to each other a process of self-revelation

The Reverend Canon Marlin Whitmer a retired hospital chaplain believes profound healing comes while listening to stories He discovered this over 40 years of experience listening to patients at St Lukersquos Hospital after establishing The Befrienders in 1966 His program began with three people from Trinity Cathedral who were members of the Auxiliary of St Lukersquos Hospital They were to provide patients with in-hospital visits from non-medical volunteers whose sole purpose was to listen to the patients The following

year and thereafter Befrienders were trained to continue these visits This legacy continues today at both Genesis and Trinity hospitals and has been recognized as a contributor to improving quality of life in the Quad Cities

Chaplain Whitmer found that every story consists of themes that can be identified and explored through the use of metaphors Metaphors can often bridge the gap between a storyrsquos facts and the accompanying feelings those facts arouse He realized that communicating stories is a big part of our successes and failures in life including how we physically heal or donrsquot heal He incorporated the development of listening skills into the Befrienders program with enormous success By applying a trained listening process into patientsrsquo health care he observed shifts in attitudes and behaviors from patients and caregivers that contributed to more positive outcomes relative to healing

Whitmer cites a patient whose health challenges included an amputated leg just below the knee She was not responding to therapy nor was she receptive to her caregivers She was profoundly unhappy Whitmer visited with this patient drawing Continued On Page 14

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wedding day














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




























20130907 (Sat)

















20130908 (Sun)




20130905 (Thu)












































20130906 (Fri)



















6FRIDAY5THURSDAY














20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY






















































ndash Confused







ndash Crushing









wedding day














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




























20130907 (Sat)

















20130908 (Sun)




20130905 (Thu)












































20130906 (Fri)



















6FRIDAY5THURSDAY














20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY












ndash Confused







ndash Crushing









wedding day














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




























20130907 (Sat)

















20130908 (Sun)




20130905 (Thu)












































20130906 (Fri)



















6FRIDAY5THURSDAY














20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY




















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




























20130907 (Sat)

















20130908 (Sun)




20130905 (Thu)












































20130906 (Fri)



















6FRIDAY5THURSDAY














20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY



















20130907 (Sat)

















20130908 (Sun)




20130905 (Thu)












































20130906 (Fri)



















6FRIDAY5THURSDAY














20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY













20130907 (Sat)

















20130908 (Sun)




20130905 (Thu)












































20130906 (Fri)



















6FRIDAY5THURSDAY














20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY




















20130909 (Mon)



















20130914 (Sat)












20130912 (Thu)



20130910 (Tue)










20130911 (Wed)





















20130913 (Fri)















14SATURDAY

12THURSDAY


0013FRIDAY

10TUESDAY

9MONDAY11WEDNESDAY



20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY










20130919 (Thu)























20130915 (Sun)








20130918 (Wed)
















20130917 (Tue)














20130916 (Mon)





















18WEDNESDAY

16MONDAY


19THURSDAY

15SUNDAY









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