Brian "Fox" Ellis will present Avery Tractor, John Deere, and Caterpillar: The Stories of Farm Implements and Industrial Pioneers Through the Eyes of Robert H. Avery at 7 p.m. at the Butterworth Center, 1105 8th St., Moline. Refreshments will be served. Call (309) 743-2701 or email for details.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock Island, will present the drama The Best Man by Gore Vidal. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $15. Call (309) 235-1654 for details.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012; Wednesday, November 7, 2012; Thursday, November 8, 2012; Friday, November 9, 2012; Saturday, November 10, 2012; Sunday, November 11, 2012; Thursday, November 15, 2012; Friday, November 16, 2012; Saturday, November 17, 2012; Sunday, November 18, 2012
Playcrafters Barn Theatre, 4950 35th Ave., Moline, will present the comedy The Christmas Express by Pat Cook. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10, and are available online. Call (309) 762-0330 or email for details.
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Friday, November 9, 2012; Saturday, November 10, 2012; Sunday, November 11, 2012; Friday, November 16, 2012; Saturday, November 17, 2012; Sunday, November 18, 2012
A country-western dance will be held from 7-11 p.m. at the Silver Spur Dance Hall, 1230 15th Ave., East Moline. Free popcorn will be served. Admission is $7. Call (309) 269-4235 or email for details.
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Discover the Dinosaurs is at the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave., Rock Island. It includes touchable animatronic dinosaurs, exhibits, and activities. Hours are noon-9 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $15; $10 for ages 65 and up and 2-11; free for under 2. Call (309) 788-5912 for details. Map
Friday, November 9, 2012 to Sunday, November 11, 2012
The Funktastic 5 will play at 9 p.m. at Rascals, 1414 15th St., Moline. Call (309) 797-9457 for details.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Downtown Moline Centre will hold a Get Jazzed for the Holidays open house at several businesses. Hours are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday with live music and refreshments; family activities will be offered from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 524-2055 or see the website for details.
Friday, November 9, 2012; Saturday, November 10, 2012
Grand Larsony will play from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at Purgatory's Pub, 2104 State St., Bettendorf. Call (563) 355-2985 or email for details.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The grand opening of the renee grae gallery, Level 3 Loft, 1500 River Drive, Moline, will be held from 4-7:30 p.m. The current exhibit includes works by Emily Christenson, Jacki Olson, William Webster. Map
Friday, November 9, 2012
Kiran Ahluwalia will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, W. High Street and N. Gaines Street, Davenport. Tickets are $11; $9 for faculty, staff, alumni, and seniors; $7 for non-Ambrose students; $6 for groups; free for Ambrose students with ID. Call (563) 333-6251 for details. Map
Friday, November 9, 2012
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, will present Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical by Meredith Willson from Nov. 9-Dec. 30. 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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The NeverEnding Story will be shown for Family Movie Night at 6 p.m. at the Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre, Annie Wittenmyer complex, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport. Admission is $4; $2.50 in advance (online registration is available). Cost includes two slices of pizza and lemonade. Popcorn will be sold. Call (563) 888-2227 for details.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
The Richmond Hill Players will present the comedy A Nice Family Gathering by Phil Olson at the Barn Theatre, HK Robinson Drive and S. Stewart Street, Geneseo. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Contains adult humor; suitable for ages 13 and up. Tickets are $8 Thursday; $10 Friday-Sunday. Call (309) 944-2244 for details, or reserve tickets online.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012; Friday, November 9, 2012; Saturday, November 10, 2012; Sunday, November 11, 2012; Thursday, November 15, 2012; Friday, November 16, 2012; Saturday, November 17, 2012; Sunday, November 18, 2012
An opening reception for the Johnson and Miller exhibit will be held from 6-9 p.m. at MidCoast Gallery West, 1629 2nd Ave., Rock Island. There will be live music, refreshments, and Bill Douglas will draw caricatures. Call (309) 786-2430 or email for details.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Suns, Brontosaurus, and Centaur Noir will play at 9 p.m. at Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Cover is $5. Call (309) 200-0978 or email for details. Map
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Coal Valley Lions Club will host a Trivia Night for Brenda Axtell from 7-9 p.m. at The Rock, 302 1st St., Coal Valley. There also will be a bake sale, silent auction, raffles, and a 50/50 drawing. Cost is $10 per person; teams of eight. Ms. Axtell has been diagnosed with cancer and congestive heart failure. Call (309) 799-5675 or email for details. Map
Friday, November 9, 2012
The Bettendorf Park Band will perform a Veterans' Day concert at 7:30 p.m. at the Herbert D. Goettsch Community Center, 2204 Grant St., Bettendorf. Veterans and current servicemen and women will be honored.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public. 1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island. 1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day. 1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628. 1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.
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