24 Feb 2004

Regional Artists Make Their Presence Felt at New Trinity Hospital

By Jodie Shagrin Kavensky
There's plenty of hub-bub surrounding the new Trinity at Terrace Park Hospital in Bettendorf that opened last week. With good cause, too. After all, it's the first hospital for Bettendorf since its incorporation 100 years ago.
02 Sep 2003

Last Chance to Enter the River Cities' Reader Spring Photo Contest

By Administrator
The River Cities' Reader is conducting its spring photo contest, so get out your cameras and start shooting. Winners will be published in the April 12, 2006, issue of the River Cities' Reader. We are accepting entries in three categories: (1) comfort, (2) mystique, and (3) waste.
05 Aug 2003

Local Artist Lands New York Showing (Again)

By Todd McGreevy
Local painter Pete Schulte recently was juried into a weeklong exhibit in New York City, his second showing in the Big Apple in just over a year. (See "Mirror Repair" in the River Cities' Reader, July 3, 2002.
01 Apr 2003

Dramatic Work Characterizes Annual Show

By Michael LoGuidice
The artwork in the upcoming Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition might be described as in-your-face. This year's juror, Timothy Norris, said, "Visually powerful artwork rises to the top because it commands me to look at it - it hits me in the face.
18 Mar 2003

Putnam to Debut Two IMAX Movies in Coming Weeks

By Jeff Ignatius
• In a move contrary to its past practices, the Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre in Davenport will bring two new movies to the area in the span of just a few weeks. T-Rex: Back to Cretaceous opens March 21 (with a companion exhibit), followed by Ghosts of the Abyss (directed by James Cameron and focusing on the wreckage of the Titanic) on April 11.
03 Dec 2002

Courting Dialogue, Not Controversy

By Jeff Ignatius
Artist Luis Jiménez wants discussion. What he often gets is controversy. "I've always been surprised by it," Jiménez said in an interview with the River Cities' Reader. "I intend to create some dialogue.
24 Sep 2002

Midwest Writing Center Opens Its Doors ... Sort of

By Administrator
The Midwest Writing Center was once an idea and an organization without a place. It's definitely a place now, but one with a door that might or might not be open if you stop by. The facility, which held several programs over the summer, will make its presence official this weekend with a grand-opening celebration on Sunday, September 29, from 2 to 4 p.
27 Aug 2002

Ballet Quad Cities Awarded Grants

By Jeff Ignatius
The Quad Cities' professional ballet company was recently awarded a pair of grants to present programs "exploring the humanistic foundations of dance." Ballet Quad Cities announced that it received an $8,000 grant from Humanities Iowa and $10,000 from the Illinois Humanities Council.
27 Aug 2002

Kanga @ Gemvision

By Todd McGreevy
Continuing its tradition of geurilla-style exhibits in non-traditional spaces, the Kanga Arts Cooperative hosted an opening evening of mixed- media art and sounds at the offices and retail location of Gemvision in downtown Davenport last Saturday.
02 Jul 2002

Mirror Repair: Mixed-Media Artworks by Pete Schulte

By Todd McGreevy
For an online gallery, click here. Meticulous, stubborn, driven, and original are all descriptions that come to mind when considering local artist Pete Schulte, who opened his first New York City exhibition this past Tuesday, July 2nd, at the artist-run 55 Mercer Gallery in the Soho District.

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