Auditions for Genesius Guild productions will be held at Lincoln Park Classic Theater, 11th Avenue and 40th Street, Rock Island. Times are 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday; 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. The shows are Don Juan in Hell (June), Measure for Measure (June-July), Agamemnon (July), Choephores and Eumenides (July), The Oresteia (July), and The Frogs (July-August). Also, an online email call form is available for prospective actors.Email for details.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012; Tuesday, May 15, 2012; Thursday, May 17, 2012; Saturday, May 19, 2012; Sunday, May 20, 2012
The spring Beaux Arts Fair will be held 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the Figge Plaza, 2nd Street and Brady Street, Davenport. There will be vendors, a children's art project area, music, and food. Email for details.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012
Have a Live Lunch with Chad Elliott at noon on the Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Donations will be accepted to support educational programming at RME. Call (563) 326-1333 or email for details.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Quad City Choral Arts and the QCCA Chamber Orchestra will present a Concert in Memory of Brian Nelson at 3 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady St., Davenport. Admission is $12; $10 for ages 63 and up; free for students with ID. Map
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock Island, will present the one-woman show Going Back Naked by Melissa McBain at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call (309) 235-1654 for details.
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Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Internet Players will present the musical The Guardian by Kevin Straus at the Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St., Davenport. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10; $5 for students and ages 65 and up; half-price May 10; free for mothers on May 13. Call (563) 940-4785 for details.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012; Friday, May 11, 2012; Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012; Thursday, May 17, 2012; Friday, May 18, 2012; Saturday, May 19, 2012; Sunday, May 20, 2012
Dr. Ryan Dye will talk about Irish History at 1 p.m. at the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Free with admission ($5; $4 for ages 60 and up; $3 for ages 6-12; $1 for ages 3-5; free ages 2 and under). Call (309) 794-0991 for details.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
A Legion Riders brunch will be served from 8 a.m.-noon at American Legion Post 569, 515 W. 1st Ave., Milan. Costs are $6 and under. Proceeds will help area veterans and their families. Call (563) 210-4859 for details.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Truth and Salvage Company, Lissie, 3 Years Hollow, Healing Power, and The Myers Brothers will play at A Mother's Day Celebration Honoring Laura's Legacy at Schwiebert Riverfront Park, Mississippi River at 17th Street, Rock Island. The event is from 1-9 p.m.; music starts at 3 p.m. There will be children's activities, food vendors, and a beer garden. See the schedule online. Bring chairs. Admission is $10; free for ages 12 and under with paid adult. Proceeds will benefit the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis division of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Call (309) 732-7275 for details. The rain information line is (309) 732-7246.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Mothers' Day Tour of Homes will be held from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Broadway Historic District, 8th Avenue and 20th Street, Rock Island. It will include late 19th- and early 20th-century homes. Cost is $10. Call (309) 786-1307 or email for details.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Piccadilly Circus will hold performances at 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 6 p.m. Sunday at The River's Edge, 700 W. River Drive, Davenport. Tickets are $30; two children free with adult. Buy-one-get-one-free offer available on website. Call (877) 373-0477 for details. Map
Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, will hold a plant sale. Plant experts will answer questions. Hours are 4-7 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 794-0991 for details.
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Thursday, May 10, 2012 to Sunday, May 13, 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.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 to Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Scott County Kennel Club AKC Championship Dog Show will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave., Rock Island. There will be two obedience and two rally trials each day. On Saturday there will be a Puppy Extravaganza, and on Sunday there will be a Celebration of Veterans. There also will be vendors. Admission is $5; free for ages 12 and under; $10 per family. Call (309) 292-6767 for details. Map
Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012
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.
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The Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, will offer a Sundays at the Figge tour at 1:30 p.m. Free with admission. Call (563) 326-7804 for details. Map
Sunday, April 29, 2012; Sunday, May 6, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012; Sunday, May 20, 2012; Sunday, May 27, 2012; Sunday, June 3, 2012; Sunday, June 10, 2012
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, will present the drama Titanic Aftermath by Michael Wehrli. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10. Call (309) 762-0330 or email for details.
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Friday, May 11, 2012; Saturday, May 12, 2012; Sunday, May 13, 2012; Friday, May 18, 2012; Saturday, May 19, 2012; Sunday, May 20, 2012
Today is Friday, May 24, the 144th day of 2013. There are 221 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: A military escort will be at the square at 9 a.m. tomorrow forthe funeral of Lieut. Joseph Eaton. The county judge is absent in Chicago, which willaccount for his not being in the procession. 1888 -- 125 years ago: Rock Island's City Council last night appropriated $95,000 forexpenses for the 1888 and 1889 fiscal year. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Mrs. F.W. Reimers last night was re-elected president of the RockIsland Musical Club at a meeting in the New Harper Hotel. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Seven members of Boy Scout Troop 21 got their Eagle badges lastnight. They were Ralph Hurt, Robert Nelson, Howard Schersten, Cecil Nelson, RobertFryxell, Clarence Stone and Rollin Hurt. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Mayor Morris Muhleman has resorted to a form letter in an effort toanswer objections to the wheel tax increase. "It was my hope that I could, in some way,restore the faith of the citizens in our city. In order to do this I knew I must face the factthat I would become very unpopular."All they are trying to do is protect the citizensproperty and build their town. 1988 -- 25 years ago: RICCA, the Rock Island County Council on Addictions, inconjunction with the Quad City Downs, will hold its annual "Night at the Races" June 2.The benefit "Night at the Races" will raise funds locally to assist in maintaining the twohalfway houses, New Hope Lodge (for women) and Beacon House (for men).
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