WHAT:   Quad   City   Arts   Gingerbread   Village   Workshop  

DATE:  August 31, 2011   

TIME:  6:30 pm –  8:00 pm    

WHERE: RiverCenter, South 2^nd Floor Arkansas/Platte Rooms   136 East 3^rd Street   Davenport ,  IA   52801    

ADMISSION: FREE
R.S.V.P. by Monday, August 29, to Rebecca (309)793-1213 ext. 100 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   

Please join us for the Quad City Arts Festival of Trees Gingerbread Village Workshop on August 31,  6:30 pm  at the RiverCenter. The workshop will feature an informative session about how to create a Gingerbread House or Ginger Art to enter in Festival of Trees. Guests will learn helpful hints, tried and true techniques and tested recipes demonstrated by professional bakers and sugar artists. Attendees will have the chance to win door prizes, and purchase gingerbread goodies. Don’t miss out on being part of this year’s 26^th Celebration. Let your imagination go wild!  It’s FREE, so bring a friend! R.S.V.P. by Monday, August 29^th to Rebecca at  309.793.1213  ext. 100 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  

Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to the growth and vitality of the Quad City region through the presentation, development, and celebration of the arts and humanities. All Quad City Arts programs are partially supported by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency) and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs.

What: World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdales to Appear at River Roots Live with Chad Pregracke
Date: Saturday, August 20  

Time: 4:30 p.m. (Budweiser Wagon arrives in park for beer tasting) 7 p.m. (Full Hitching of horses in Freight House lot)
Where: LeClaire Park and Freight House Parking Lot
Media Contacts: Please see below  

We’re excited to announce that the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales will be appearing at River Roots Live on Saturday, August 20!  The iconic Budweiser wagon will arrive at the festival at 4:30 p.m. to provide beer samples, and all 8 Clydesdales will be hitched to the wagon in the Freight House parking lot beginning at 7 p.m.  The public is welcome to come and meet the Clydesdales while they’re being hitched at 7 p.m.   

The Quad Cities’ own Chad Pregracke, founder of Living Lands & Waters, will be riding up to the stage in the wagon later in the evening to welcome everyone to River Roots Live.  Chad will be available for comment this evening (Thursday, Aug. 11) at the Living Lands & Waters Barge Party taking place at the Lake Davenport Sailing Club from 5:30 – 9:00 p.m.  All media are welcome to attend; please visit the media tent by the barge upon your arrival.   

The Budweiser Clydesdales have a rich and interesting history; please refer to the fact-sheet provided for additional details regarding the horses.  A DVD with approved video of the Clydesdales is available upon request at the Chamber’s Davenport office.  Visit www.RiverRootsLive.com for additional festival details, and please take note of the Budweiser contact listed below for additional questions pertaining to the Clydesdales.

Media Contacts
Kyle Carter
Marketing Director, Downtown Partnership
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce
130 W. Second St. Davenport, IA
Phone: (563) 823-2674
DowntownDavenport.com

Dale Wienke 
Sales Director 
Vanguard Distributing Corp
(563) 391-7777 Ext. 820.

WHO:                  GENERAL PUBLIC 

WHAT:                NEIGHBORHOOD ICE CREAM PARTY

WHEN:                SATURDAY, AUGUST 27^th AT 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

WHERE:             IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

3834 ROCKINGHAM ROAD

DAVENPORT, IOWA

Immanuel Lutheran Church & Preschool is having their 4^th Annual Neighborhood Ice Cream Party on Saturday, August 27^th 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. There will be Ice Cream, Hot dogs, Chili dogs, Popcorn, Iced Tea, and Lemonade; Live music, Kid’s activities, and much much more for all our neighbors in the West end!

Live Music will be provided by the Band "Smile", Ice cream with a wide variety of toppings to choose from, face painting, Bounce House, pony rides for kids, and fun. All food items will be priced at $1.00 each or less! Come and join your neighbors and friends for some great family fun! This event is outdoors; feel free to bring a lawn chair or blanket. In case of rain event will be held indoors.

Thanks to West Scott Thrivent Chapter for supplementing this event. This is open to the public, and all are welcome to join us. For more information please contact the church office at 563-324-6431.

St. Katharine’s School, St. Katharine’s-St. Mark’s, and now Rivermont Collegiate – what a history!  Rivermont has been developing intellect and inspiring creativity in Quad City area students since 1884!  Rivermont invites all alumni to join us for food, friends, and fond memories on Saturday, August 13^th.  A casual gathering will be held at 2:00 p.m. on the Rivermont campus, located at 1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf. A tentative menu of “hometown” eats includes Happy Joe’s pizza and Whitey’s ice cream.  Alumni are encouraged to bring spouses, partners, dates, children, siblings, and/or parents.  This event is open to alumni and former students from ALL graduating years!  Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to catch up with classmates and former teachers!   

Our alumni come from St. Katharine’s School (affectionately known as St. Kit’s), St. Katharine’s-St. Mark’s School, and now Rivermont.  The school was founded in 1884 and originally organized as St. Katharine’s School, an Episcopal boarding school for girls, located at 10^th and Tremont Streets in Davenport.  In 1968, St. Katharine’s dropped its boarding program, became co-educational, and added St. Mark’s to its name.  In 1973, SKSM moved to its present location at 1821 Sunset Drive in Bettendorf, formerly the home of Joseph Bettendorf.  In 1980, the school amicably broke ties with the Episcopal Church and in 2001 the name was changed to Rivermont Collegiate.  Rivermont is the Quad Cities’ only private, independent, nonsectarian college prep school, serving preschool through 12^th grade.  Students at Rivermont are grounded in the basics, yet encouraged to think analytically and creatively, creating alumni who confidently and enthusiastically meet today’s opportunities and challenges.

Alumni who plan to attend should RSVP to Carol Loula at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

For additional information on Rivermont Collegiate and/or Saturday’s Alumni Event, contact Cindy Murray at (563) 359-1366 ext. 302 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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