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"Figure it Out" art exhibit opens Fri. in R.I.
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By Jonathan Turner, jturner@qconline.com
By Jonathan Turner, jturner@qconline.com
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An artist's "body of work" takes on new meanings with the new Quad City Arts exhibit, "Figure It Out," opening Friday at the Quad City Arts Center Gallery, 1715 2nd Ave., Rock Island. A free reception featuring three of the four artists on display will take place 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, and the exhibit runs through Feb. 15. The group show highlights works by artists who all base their visions on the human figure. Marc Nelson of Kewanee presents a body of work called "Wondrous Strange: Paintings from Hamlet Act I," in which he uses mixed media to paint characters from Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Nicole Cisne Durbin, from Rock Island, uses the human body as a canvas on which to paint. She then paints a complementary backdrop, poses the figure in front of it and photographs both. A carefully cropped photograph is the end result. Naidine D'Angelo of Moline uses photo manipulation to combine her original face drawings with one or more of her nature photographs to create a unique portrait. And Rick Harney, of Normal, is a wood carver who enjoys capturing the essence of a personality in wood. His works range from realistic and serious to humorous caricatures, according to Quad City Arts, a nonprofit arts agency dedicated to the growth and vitality of the region through the presentation, development and celebration of the arts and humanities. For more information, visit quadcityarts.com. 
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
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1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation.
1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.
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