The Legendary Shack ShakersMusic

Legendary Shack Shakers

Rock Island Brewing Company

Friday, November 14, 9 p.m.

 

On November 14, the Rock Island Brewing Company hosts an evening with the Legendary Shack Shakers, rockabilly/blues musicians whom Stephen King has called a "dynamite group" whose output "I actually play when I'm working, pretending to work, or just goofing around." Given that the band's discography includes the songs "Blood on the Bluegrass," "The Hills of Hell," "Sin Eater," and "Hellwater," why King is goofing around when he could instead be adapting Legendary Shack Shakers songs into horror novels is beyond me.

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Anchee MinLiterature

Anchee Min

St. Ambrose University

Thursday, November 6, 5:30 p.m.

 

For this year's eighth-annual International Women Authors Event hosted by the Women's Connection - taking place at St. Ambrose University's Rogalski Center on November 6 - the guest speaker is award-winning author Anchee Min. And I truly don't mean to trivialize our area visitor or the speaker's past in any way, but I think I've now found my dream role if anyone ever commits Min's life story to the screen. I'd be absolutely perfect for the part ... if only I were 10 years older ... and a woman ... and Chinese-American ... and a much, much better writer ... .

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