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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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The Augustana Jazz Combo Soiree will begin at 8 p.m. at Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Memorial Hall, Augustana College, 3520 7th Ave., Rock Island. Call (309) 794-7306 for details. Map Free.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

An electronic music student recital will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Room 115, Building 4, Black Hawk College, 6600 34th Ave., Moline. Call (309) 796-5479 for details. Map Free.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive, will host an Emily Dickinson poetry discussion, a commemoration of the anniversary of the poet's death, at 7 p.m. It will begin with a short program in the Emily Dickinson Garden. St. Ambrose University English professor Dr. Bea Jacobson will lead the discussion. The theme is "Mathematics." Light refreshments will be served. Copies of the poems can be mailed or emailed to participants. Call (563) 344-5705 or email for details. Map Free.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Rave Motion Pictures 53, 3601 E. 53rd St., Davenport, will host an encore broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera's Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call (563) 441-0242 for details. Map
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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Keir Neuringer will perform at 7 p.m. at Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Admission is $3. Email for details. Map
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

The annual plant sale for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley will be held at the Northwest Bank Tower, 100 E. Kimberly Road, Davenport. Hours are 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Also, hanging baskets will be sold at Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors, 1228 Middle Road, Bettendorf, on May 5-6. Call (563) 323-8006 for details. Map
Saturday, May 5, 2012 to Sunday, May 13, 2012

A list of today's public meetings.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Bob Lyons of the Teachers Retirement System board of trustees will speak on Public Pension Issues at a Blackhawk Unit of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association meeting at 9:45 a.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Map
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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The Rocktastic 4 will play at 9 p.m. at Rascals, 1414 15th St., Moline. Nate Nicholson from The Funktastic 5, Matt Truitt from The Sugar Nipples, Donnie Gustafson from The Mercury Brothers, and Ken Bailey from Ochos Locos will perform. Jammers are welcome to join them. Call (309) 797-9457 or email for details. Map Free.
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Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, will present the comedy $preading it Around by Londos D'Arrigo from April 20-June 9. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. See the website for times and ticket prices. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2 or order online. Map
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Rick Sundin will talk about The Titanic at a meeting of the Port Byron Historical Society at 7 p.m. at the River Valley Library, 214 S. Main St., Port Byron. Call (309) 523-3654 for details. Map Free.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Dr. Michael Wiant will present The Use of Exotic Material at Albany Mounds and Other Havana-Hopewell Societies in Illinois at 7:30 p.m. at American Legion Post 1079, 105 S. Bluff St., Albany. It is the annual meeting of the Albany Indian Mounds Foundation. Call (309) 887-4335 or email for details. Map Free.
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Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house.
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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