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Figge gets the Wright stuff
ARTICLE: The Figge Art Museum is devoting gallery space for the next several years to what is arguably one of the greatest names in architectural history.
Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…
McBride shines in first night of concert tour
ARTICLE: The mutual love affair between Martina McBride and the Quad-Cities continued and grew stronger Friday night at the i wireless Center in Moline.
Nov 20, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…
McBride kicks off tour in Moline
ARTICLE: She concluded her “Waking Up Laughing” tour at the i wireless Center in Moline two years ago — a concert that was taped for both a PBS television special as well as her “Live” CD and DVD — and now Martina McBride returns to the Quad-Cities on Friday night to kick off her “Sh…
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Viral video hit Lajoie comes to Penguin’s
ARTICLE: What a difference a few years and a couple of viral videos can make.
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Comeback album energizes Oak Ridge Boys
ARTICLE: When the Oak Ridge Boys performed at the Adler Theatre in Davenport a year ago, the quartet’s holiday show shared billing with the buzz over a comeback album that would be released in 2009.
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Daytrotter founder sets RIBCO concert for Wish List charity
ARTICLE: When the Thanksgiving morning edition of the Quad-City Times lands on his doorstep, Sean Moeller’s first reach is for Wish List Quad-Cities, a special section filled with profiles of area people in need and what they need most.
Nov 18, 2009 | 11:40 pm | Loading…
Travel Channel's 'Food' man coming to Iowa
ARTICLE: Adam Richman has a love affair with food. The people who turn food into a class system? Not as much.
Nov 18, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Circa’s stocking overflows in new show
ARTICLE: Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse is offering a huge buffet, overflowing with delicious favorites just in time for the holidays.
Nov 17, 2009 | 2:25 pm | Loading…
Gleeful over a TV show
ARTICLE: It’s been several decades since I’ve gotten into a TV show that was aimed at a younger generation.
Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Director relishes 1st show at Circa
ARTICLE: Norb Joerder realized he was navigating a generation gap.
Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Two acts with 'Cirque' name in Q-C this week
ARTICLE: They have a name in common and are different branches from the same tree. And they’re both playing in the Quad-Cities this week.
Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Despite downsizing, organization remains optimistic about future
ARTICLE: When she began her job as executive director of Quad-City Arts 18 months ago, Carmen Darland found an organization that was doing what it was supposed to be doing and running smoothly.
Nov 15, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Andy Kindler keeps climbing comedy ladder
ARTICLE: It's taken Andy Kindler 26 years in comedy to rise to the level of "Oh, that guy." As in that guy who was in the "Everybody Loves Raymond" TV series. That guy who works six or seven times a year as a correspondent on "The Late Show with David Letterman." That guy who's on Disney Channel's…
Nov 12, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Surprise concert center
ARTICLE: The last quarter of 2009 will have three big-name concerts in a setting that hasn't hosted that many shows - the RiverCenter in Davenport.
Sep 27, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Mozart, Mahler open Quad-City Symphony Orchestra season
ARTICLE: The season-opening concerts for the Quad-City Symphony Orchestra are a study in contrasts.
Sep 27, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Olympia’s golden moment: Dukakis recalls how Oscar win opened doors for her
ARTICLE: "Moonstruck" still leaves Olympia Dukakis awestruck.
Sep 27, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Self-taught painter Regan Hatfield has work ethic, drive
ARTICLE: Regan Hatfield had so little education in art that he didn't know who Jackson Pollock was until someone told him his works reminded them of the famed painter.
Sep 27, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Nelson adds blues tones to father’s legacy
ARTICLE: The vocals are unmistakable, with their delivery that could only sound like a country legend.
Sep 24, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
It’s a Mystery rolls on with its newest production
ARTICLE: Perhaps the biggest mystery about It's a Mystery is defining what the group is. Sorting the clues, here's what it's not:
Sep 24, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Christian band Superchick stands at crossroads
ARTICLE: Tricia Brock sees some interesting dichotomies in the current state of her band, Superchick.
Sep 24, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Review: Hilltop duo rises to challenge of 'Zoo Story'
ARTICLE: It took watching three different versions of Edward Albee's "The Zoo Story" before realizing how difficult it is to play the role of Jerry. In the play, Jerry --- in the case of Harrison Hilltop Theatre, whose production is currently on stage, played by Steve Quartell --- begins with the …
Sep 22, 2009 | 10:00 am | Loading…
An eternal concert question
ARTICLE: As someone who has attended more than the average number of concerts through the years, I have come up with a question for which I don't think I can fathom an answer.
Sep 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Actor Dugan is back as Nazi hunter Wiesenthal
ARTICLE: Actor-playwright-director Tom Dugan has brought two historic figures to the Quad-Cities in the past three years, playing Robert E. Lee and directing another actor as Frederick Douglass.
Sep 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Q-C finally can see itself in ‘Children of the Corn’ this week
ARTICLE: Donald Borchers believes he's hit his target.
Sep 20, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Irish to revel in Q-C club’s 25th Erin Feis on Sunday
ARTICLE: The St. Patrick Society Quad-Cities USA is celebrating its 25th Erin Feis on Sunday by bringing back some of the best sounds and tastes of the past.
Sep 18, 2009 | 10:25 pm | Loading…
‘Extreme’ watersports dips its toe at i wireless Center
ARTICLE: If he can make a splash in the Quad-Cities, Tony Dwyer figures he'll be able to get his feet wet in the rest of the country as well.
Sep 17, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Hampton back in the groove on her comeback
ARTICLE: At least professionally speaking, Noëlle Hampton says she feels like she's coming off a near-death experience.
Sep 17, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Review: 'See How They Run' often stuck at a slow jog
ARTICLE: If you get your laughs out of novelty boxer shorts, funny-sounding surnames and one character entering a room to see two others in a potentially compromising position, you'll likely howl at Playcrafters' British comedy "See How They Run."
Sep 15, 2009 | 1:40 pm | Loading…
Review: Invest in a ticket to Curtainbox Theatre's 'Glengarry Glen Ross'
ARTICLE: The second-best decision made this year on Quad-City stages may have been the Curtainbox Theatre Company's addition of the movie script prologue to its "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Sep 15, 2009 | 1:35 pm | Loading…
Give arts a home on the Hilltop
ARTICLE: When I told someone in July 2008 that I was on my way to the then-new Harrison Hilltop Theatre in Davenport to review a show, I got one piece of advice: Lock your car.
Sep 13, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Artist, framer receives Harley Award
ARTICLE: For the past four decades, Mimzi Haut's vocation and avocation have been art.
Sep 13, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Dr. Oz makes house call
ARTICLE: Dr. Mehmet Oz isn't promising a magic pill to viewers of his new daytime TV talk show.
Sep 11, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Young Dubliners helped change world's perception of Irish music
ARTICLE: When the Young Dubliners got their start 18 years ago in Los Angeles, the pool of Irish bands was small, including future legends U2 and pioneering punk band The Pogues.
Sep 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Last standing Temptation still feels the Motown magic
ARTICLE: Otis Williams chuckles when he says, "Heavy is the head that wears the crown."
Sep 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
His music is for those in, out of church
ARTICLE: Andrew Landers was playing a club in Los Angeles a few months ago with his guitar-based blend of folk-blues in full singer-songwriter mode.
Sep 10, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Review: Circa's 'Mid-Life' humor hits home
ARTICLE: Remember when going to the theater meant a night of getting away from your problems?
Sep 08, 2009 | 12:10 pm | Loading…
Sinatra sound-alike brings Ol’ Blue Eyes to Riverfront Pops
ARTICLE: Steve Lippia always felt more of a connection to his parents' record collection than his own music.
Sep 06, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Can we all get along?
ARTICLE: I'm a sucker for a good sales pitch, so I was ready to drive the car off the lot when the concept of a Cultural Resource Marketing Center was pitched to arts groups in the Quad-Cities a few weeks ago.
Sep 06, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Hot Property: Curtainbox Theatre Company stages David Mamet’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’
ARTICLE: It's almost a contradiction in terms. Director David Bonde tells his actors to think about the "seething environment" they're entering into, just as he plays Frank Sinatra's "Swingin' on a Star" during a recent rehearsal of "Glengarry Glen Ross."
Sep 06, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Broadway veteran relishes role as Ringling ringmaster
ARTICLE: For Chuck Wagner, there's not a lot of difference in being the ringmaster for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus and starring on Broadway.
Sep 03, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Frontier Ruckus proud of its bluegrass roots
ARTICLE: For some groups, saying that they play bluegrass is, at times, a code name for "jam band." But not Frontier Ruckus, the Michigan band that plays here next week in a Daytrotter Presents show.
Sep 03, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Smith glad to help with salute to troops
ARTICLE: Saturday night will cap off an incredible summer for Michael W. Smith.
Sep 03, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Ferguson to visit Q-C to help Gilda's Club
ARTICLE: Gilda's Club Quad-Cities will get a royal visit in March. Sarah Ferguson, the former Duchess of York, will speak at a March 19 benefit for the Davenport-based cancer support organization at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf.
Sep 02, 2009 | 2:15 am | Loading…
Updates, we’ve got updates
ARTICLE: Here's a selection of updates based on various columns past, for the 11 regular readers of this space, plus a shameless plug for a blog as a bonus:
Aug 30, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Retiree writes book about work, union experience
ARTICLE: More than a half-century of work and observing union activity has turned into a book for Philip Garza.
Aug 30, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Steve Jobman celebrates 20 years at Davenport’s First Presbyterian Church
ARTICLE: When Steve Jobman interviewed for the music minister position at First Presbyterian Church in Davenport 19 years ago this summer, he gave what he thought was the "safe answer" when asked how long he might stay.
Aug 30, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…
Q-C arts, cultural groups give initial OK to marketing center plan
ARTICLE: About 100 members of Quad-City area arts, cultural and heritage organizations gave their tentative approval of a plan for a centralized marketing center.
Aug 26, 2009 | 7:45 pm | Loading…
Freight House celebrates anniversary with ‘Bash’
ARTICLE: The biggest hassle in creating an outdoor party to celebrate the first anniversary of the Freight House was finding a time to have it, Jeff Johnson said.
Aug 25, 2009 | 5:10 pm | Loading…
Pat Benatar brings 30 years of hits to Q-C Waterfront Convention Center
ARTICLE: Fresh off the "Call Me Invincible" tour, where she co-headlined with Blondie, Pat Benatar makes a stop at the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center in Bettendorf next week.
Aug 25, 2009 | 12:35 pm | Loading…
Kell’s CD benefits RME, in daughter’s name
ARTICLE: Ellis Kell depended on the kindness of his fellow musicians in creating a compilation CD that benefits River Music Experience scholarships.
Aug 25, 2009 | 11:05 am | Loading…
