01 Aug 2007

Putnam Plans Bix Beiderbecke Hall

By Administrator

A new Bix Beiderbecke Hall, located at the Putnam Museum & IMAX Theatre and being planned by the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Society, was announced last week by Dana Waterman, Putnam Board of Trustees chair. The proposed $1.38-million, 1,300-square-foot interactive space will be constructed in the Grand Lobby of the Putnam Museum. It will house Putnam-owned Bix artifacts, Bix Society archives, and rarely seen photographs and footage from collectors worldwide. Bix's cornet and the Beiderbecke family piano will also be on display. The project was originally begun more than a decade ago through funding from Riverboat Development Authority. Approximately $35,000 has been raised to date by the Bix Hall Committee for initial expenses and archival costs. For more information about Bix-society fundraising efforts, contact Howard Braren at (563) 343-9606 or (info@bixsociety.org).

 

28 Jul 2007

Fall Guide 2007

By Administrator

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It's still burning hot outside, and festival season is still in full swing, but at the Reader, we're always looking ahead - making preparations for another beautiful Fall in the Quad Cities.

The Reader's Annual Fall Guide will be published Wednesday, August 29.

The Fall Guide is a 3-Month calendar and look ahead for the Quad Cities region. It covers the who, what, when and where of more than 1,000 events, from festivals, live music, and drama to lectures, sporting events, classes, and attractions. Our readers use it to find out what's new and what to do.

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25 Jul 2007

Festivals, Classes, and Art, Music, and Theatre Organizations and Venues

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Annual Manual for the Arts

 

 

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25 Jul 2007

Annual Manual for the Arts

By Administrator

Reader issue #643 Welcome to the Annual Manual for the Arts.

In years past, the River Cities' Reader has published a music guide each summer. We've expanded our vision this year with this inaugural Annual Manual for the Arts.

The impetus behind the Annual Manual for the Arts is that there has been no single resource for the arts in the Quad Cities, whether you're a consumer of the arts, one of their practitioners, or someone who wants to become one of their practitioners.

25 Jul 2007

Literary Arts in the Quad Cities

By Administrator

People interested in writing in the Quad Cities might look at the list of organizations that offer classes in dance, music, art, and theatre and wonder: What about me?

For better or worse, there's only one organization in the Quad Cities that offers writing instruction to the community at-large: the Midwest Writing Center.

Most visibly, the organization hosts the David R. Collins Writers' Conference each summer.

25 Jul 2007

Dance in the Quad Cities

By Administrator

Ballet Quad Cities

Founded in 1996, Ballet Quad Cities is a professional dance company. Steve Beirens is the artistic director.

Upcoming productions include :

• Ballet Under the Stars, August 17 through 19 at Rock Island's Lincoln Park.

• A ballet of Dracula, presented with Opera Quad Cities' production of Medium October 20 and 21 at the Capitol Theatre in downtown Davenport.

25 Jul 2007

A Complex Conversation: Don Vappie & the Creole Jazz Serenaders, at the Bix Jazz Festival

By Administrator

Don Vappie and the Creole Jazz Serenaders Don Vappie knows about boring music.

In the late 1970s, boring music prompted him to sell most of his instruments and give up playing. And while some people consider traditional jazz dull, Vappie begs to differ.

"I got really bored when disco came out," the New Orleans native said last week, talking about his time in a Top 40 group. "I always remember when I quit the band - I was playing bass - I said, 'You could teach a chimpanzee to do this,' because it was so repetitious.

25 Jul 2007

Renewable Fuels and the Agriculture Economy

By administrator

Corn producers of this state and others in the Corn Belt have had cheap corn for far too many years. Everyone has made money from cheap corn except the farmers that raised it. Government subsidies and Loan Deficiency Payments kept the producers in business.

25 Jul 2007

Leaders' Potential Alliance Could Break Gridlock

By Administrator

So what the heck was House Speaker Michael Madigan up to last week when he finally came out in support of an income-tax increase and urged the governor to drop his opposition to the idea?

25 Jul 2007

New Theatrical Venue to Open in Downtown Rock Island

By Administrator
The Green Room, a new theatrical venue, will open next month in downtown Rock Island. The venue will be home to plays and musicals, a cabaret series, and readings of new works by local and national playwrights and composers. The Green Room is located at 1611 Second Avenue, at the former site of the Brew & View cinema/pub. The resident theatre company's inaugural production will be a mounting of the Tony Award-winning musical Into the Woods. The company's full season of plays and musicals will be announced on opening night, Friday, August 10. Tickets to all performances are $15 each and are available by calling The Green Room at (309) 786-5660 or visiting (http://www.thegreenroomtheatre.com).

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