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Daily planner, Dec. 3, 2012
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"Freckleface Strawberry: The Musical" (children's show) 6:45 p.m. (preceded by buffet), Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island. $20; $18 students and groups of 12 and up. (309) 786-7733, ext. 2, circa21.com. "Rome: Pharsalus" (Independent and International Film Series) 7 p.m., Olin Auditorium, Augustana College, 733 35th St., Rock Island. Free. (309) 794-7721, augustana.edu. Staples' Picks for Techie Gadgets (Quad-Cities Computer Society) 7 p.m., Butterworth Education Center, 701 12th Ave., Moline. Free. (309) 764-5570, joseph85_us@yahoo.com, butterworthcenter.com. Arab Spring: Is It Spring or Winter?, Dr. Art Pitz (The Modern Middle East) 6:30 p.m., Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive. Free. (309) 793-1300, bettendorflibrary.com. Black Hawk College Student Vocal Recital 7:30 p.m., Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Ave., Moline. Free. (309) 796-5478, butterworthcenter.com/deere-wiman-house.html. Tuesday Davenport Community Schools Holiday Concert 7:30 p.m., Vickie Anne Palmer Hall, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 115 W. 7th St., Davenport. Free. palmer.edu. Christmas Luncheon 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Center for Active Seniors Inc., 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport. $8 nonmembers; $6 members. (563) 386-7477, awarren@casiseniors.org, casiseniors.org. Reservations required. All Bands Concert and 8th Grade Band Festival 7 p.m., Moline High School, 3600 Avenue of the Cities. (309) 743-1624, mhs.molineschools.org. Blues Cafe with Ellis Kell and Bret Dale 6:30-8:30 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333, feedback@rivermusicexperience.org, rivermusicexperience.org. Community Band 7:30 p.m., Hawk's Nest, Second Floor, Building 4, Black Hawk College, 6600 34th Ave., Moline. Free. (563) 332-5879, bhc.edu. Student recital 7:30 p.m., Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, West High Street and North Gaines Street, Davenport. Free. (563) 333-6251, web.sau.edu/galvin. "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (film) 4 p.m., Rock Island Library, 401 19th St., Rock Island. Free. (309) 732-7323, rockislandlibrary.org. 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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