Thursday, December 27, 2012
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The Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, will offer an Art Studio for families from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Free with admission ($7; $4 for ages 60 and up, ages 1-2, active military personnel, spouse, and children residing in the household; free for under age 1). Call (563) 344-4106 or email for details. Map
Wednesday, December 26, 2012; Thursday, December 27, 2012; Friday, December 28, 2012

The Avey Brothers will play at 9:30 p.m. at Rascals, 1414 15th St., Moline. Call (309) 797-9457 for details. Map Free.
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Thursday, December 27, 2012

The River's Edge, 700 W. River Drive, Davenport, offers holiday public skate sessions. Times are 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4 p.m., and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday; 8:30-10:30 a.m., 2-4 p.m., 6-8 p.m., and 8:15-10:15 p.m. Thursday; 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4 p.m., 6-8 p.m., and 8:15-10:15 p.m. Friday; noon-2 p.m., 2:30-4:30 p.m., and 5-8 p.m. Saturday; 3-5 p.m. Sunday; 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. Monday. Admission is $5; skate rental is $3. See the December schedule online or call all (563) 328-7275 for details. Map
Wednesday, December 26, 2012 to Monday, December 31, 2012

Reid Brooks will play from 7-9 p.m. on the Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 or email for details. Map
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Davenport Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., will host Screwy Cinema (a screwball comedy film) at 6 p.m. Call (563) 326-7832 for details. Map Free.
Every Thursday,

Think Tank Thursday will be held from 1-3 p.m. at the Putnam Museum, 1717 West 12th St., Davenport. Play games including Giant Tower of Hanoi and Big Tic Tac Toe. Free with admission. Call (563) 324-1933 or email for details. Map
Thursday, December 27, 2012

The Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, will offer a Winter Break Boredom Buster for families from 12:30-3 p.m. Activities will include catapults and hula hooping. Free with admission ($7; $4 for ages 60 and up, ages 1-2, active military personnel, spouse, and children residing in the household; free for under age 1). Call (563) 344-4106 or email for details. Map
Wednesday, December 26, 2012; Thursday, December 27, 2012; Friday, December 28, 2012

Continuing Events

• Augustana Museum: Liberal Arts Through the AGES 2012-2013  
• Family Museum  
• Figge Museum: 2012 College Invitational  
• Figge Museum: Eye on UI Faculty: Byron Burford, Stuart Edie, and James Lechay  
• Figge Museum: Picturing Identity: The Allure of Portraiture  
• Figge Museum: Portrait of Maquoketa: The Dimensional View  
• Figge Museum: Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum  
• Figge Museum: Sculpting With Fiber  
• German American Heritage Center: Once Upon a Time: The Brothers Grimm at 200  
• German American Heritage Center: Stories of "Silent Night"  
• Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum  
• MidCoast at Bucktown: Toys and Trinkets  
• MidCoast at Centre Station: Emery and Schroeder  
• MidCoast Gallery West: Johnson and Miller  
• National Geographic Giant Screen Theater: Meerkats 3D  
• National Geographic Giant Screen Theater: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey  
• Phoenix Art Gallery: Winter  
• Putnam Museum  
• Putnam Museum: Animation Cel-ebration: From Gertie to Grinch  
• Quad City Airport Gallery: Quad City Woodturners Club, The Art of Rug Hooking  
• Quad City Arts Center: Erased From the Landscape and Geography by Sky  
• Quad City Botanical Center  
• Quad City Botanical Center: Log Cabins Over the Great River (Mississippi) Project (quilts)  
• renee grae gallery: Christenson, Olson, Webster  
• Rock Island Library: Art From Life; Life From Art: A Harmonious Partnership  
• Vander Veer: Holiday Floral Show