11 Sep 2014

CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY WISCONSIN RELEASES SPRING HONORS LIST

By Jeff Bandursky

Concordia, Wis. (September 8, 2014) - Concordia University Wisconsin officials have released the Spring Honors List for the 2013-2014 academic year. To be eligible for the honor, students must achieve a minimum 3.50 GPA.

Among the area students named to the list were Ian Wallace, a sophomore studying accounting from Davenport.

Founded in 1881, Concordia University Wisconsin, 12800 North Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, offers over 70 undergraduate majors and is affiliated with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. The school is located on 200 acres of Lake Michigan shoreline, only 15 minutes north of downtown Milwaukee.

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11 Sep 2014

How to Support a Loved One Who's Fighting Cancer

By Rick Martin
For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Woman Living
with Incurable Cancer Offers 4 Suggestions

Shy about asking, "What's the etiquette for supporting my loved one, friend or  colleague in their battle against cancer?" many people simply avoid the question altogether - and offer nothing.

"It's okay to wonder, and it's okay to ask. Be direct!" says Jane Schwartzberg, who has been battling stage 4 metastatic cancer for several years. She's the co-author with Marcy Tolkoff Levy of "Naked Jane Bares All," www.nakedjanebaresall.com, which shares her story with candor and humor.

Jane was a 31-year-old newlywed when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent treatment and eventually was declared cancer free. She moved on with her life, giving birth to two children and launching a technology company. Then, when she was 42, the cancer returned. She's now 45.

"I'm a fighter, and the support I've received from my family and friends has given me  an immeasurable amount of strength, without which I don't know what I would do," Schwartzberg says.

What are some suggestions for providing support? She offers these:

•  Do it without any expectations or requirements for a response. "I'm often asked, 'What can I do to help?' " she says. "What I've suggested: Be in my life at my pace, let me take the lead; make your presence, availability and support known, but do it without any expectations or requirements for a response."

•  Embrace their big dream, even if it doesn't sound realistic. During a very low point, Schwartzberg was asked by a friend: If you could have anything, swinging for the fences, what would help you get out of this pit? Without skipping a beat, she answered, "I want to take [comedian] Larry David out to lunch." As impossible as it seemed, her friend encouraged her to write to the co-creator of "Seinfeld" -- and he accepted.

"As terrible as having terminal cancer is, there is that undeniable quality of embracing every moment, including asking your heroes out to lunch," Schwartzberg says. "Cancer brings out the boldness in people, which may entail a dream vacation to Hawaii. Don't be afraid to embrace their wishes."

•  Don't hesitate to say, "You look beautiful," when health has returned. After her chemotherapy treatments ended, Jane slowly started looking like her old self - healthy Jane, not cancer Jane. Part of reengaging with life is caring about the superficial things, at least to some extent. On the unforgettable day she met Larry David, the maître d had beforehand told her that she looked beautiful, to which Jane responded, "You have no idea how much I appreciate that."

•  Don't sugarcoat it. "If you want to really infuriate me, you'll tell me that this whole mess is beshert, Yiddish for 'meant to be' - that it's all part of a plan from a higher power," she says. "Maybe terminal cancer is part of some crazy plan, but I promise you that these are the last things I want to hear from anyone."

Don't sugarcoat or try to put a positive spin on what's going on - in fact, it's more of a comfort to Jane when others acknowledge that her situation stinks and that she is looking at a life that's far different from, and likely to be shorter than, anything she'd imagined.

About Jane Schwartzberg

Jane Schwartzberg, 45, is the co-author of the new book, "Naked Jane Bares All," www.nakedjanebaresall.com, the many-layered story - told with humor and candor -- of how she learned to embrace life when she was down for the count. Jane is a financial services executive and founder and former CEO of a start-up technology company.
"Naked Jane Bares All" was co-written by veteran writer Marcy Tolkoff Levy. Following a year of interviews and many late nights with Jane, her family and friends, Marcy formed the foundation of a colorful, poignant and even humorous collection of vignettes about how Jane continues to get back up when life throws her down.

11 Sep 2014

Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Celebrating Sports Arrives at Rock Island Public Library this Week

By Lisa Lockheart

Rock Island, IL: Hometown Teams hits home this week as the traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Museum on Main Street program officially arrives at the Rock Island Public Library's Main Branch, 401 19th Street, Rock Island, IL. For six weeks, from Sept. 13 to Oct. 25, the Rock Island Library will serve as the new home for "Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America," as well as a number of local sports history exhibits and programs.

The exhibit will be available for viewing on Saturday, Sept. 13, following an 11:00 am opening day ceremony. Events include an official tape break by local athletes, performances by a drum line and pep band from Moline High School, an 11:00 am baseball story time and craft in the Children's Room with a visit from Rascal the River Bandit, and a "tailgate" celebration with hot dogs, chips and Cracker Jacks in the library parking lot off 20th Street. The exhibit will be open for tours following the opening ceremony, which is free and open to the public.

Offered in collaboration with the Illinois Humanities Council, the Smithsonian exhibit is arranged in seven parts on the library's first and second floors. "Hometown Teams" covers the big picture concepts of how sports shapes our lives, unites us, and celebrates who we are as Americans. Highly interactive exhibit sections highlight the connection between sports and popular culture, the 'fields of glory' where hometown teams play, the fan experience, what's involved in playing the game, rooting for the home team, and the future of sports, including a current revolution in sports.

Local exhibits carry through the exhibit themes, with display panels on the Rock Island Independents football team, the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and QC Thunder basketball teams, Illinois high school and college teams, historic stadiums and fields, including Douglas Park. Local residents have also loaned memorabilia for display from their own sports pasts. Artifacts include a Quad City Thunder trophy and uniforms from the DeLong family, a 1937 game ball from St. Joseph's School (a predecessor to Alleman High School), and items from Dennis Nelson's two games as a replacement NFL referee.

Other free events include a number of free programs on the exhibit's local theme of the "Small Town Roots of Big Time Sports." Programs at the Rock Island Main Library include :

Tuesday, Sept. 16: Start your Engines - Motorsports in the Quad Cities,

2:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street. History of QC auto racing, with Roger Ruthhart.

Monday, Sept. 22: Women Who Played Baseball, 6:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. A look at barnstorming 'bloomer girl" baseball teams before World War II, with Illinois Humanities Council road scholar Barbara Gregovich.

Thursday, Sept. 25: Small Stadium, Big Time Football; RI Independents of the NFL, 6:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street. A look at the Rock Island Independents, their place in national football history, and a little about how football has changed, with retired Rock Island High School coach Vic Boblett. Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street

Saturday, Sept. 27: Places Where We Play Stadium Bus Tour, 9:30 am to noon.  Guided bus tour embarks and returns to Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street, with visits to Rock Island High School's Almquist Field, Moline High School's Wharton Field House and Browning Field, and Augustana College's Ericson Field. Reservations are required for bus arrangements. Call the Rock Island Library at 309-732-7345 or sign up online via calendar, www.rockislandlibrary.org

Saturday, Oct. 4 -The Inspirational Life of Duke Slater,11:00 am, Rock Island Main Library, 401 19th Street, Rock Island. Visiting author and University of Iowa graduate Neal Rozendaal reveals the life story of fellow Hawkeye Frederick "Duke" Slater, a former resident of Clinton, Iowa. Slater was a true game changer of the NFL, becoming the league's first black lineman of when he joined the Rock Island Independents in 1922.

Batter Up! Three-I League and Professional Baseball in the Quad Cities, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, 6:00 pm, Rock Island Main Library, Historian Bill Kemp speaks on the area baseball teams that played in the professional Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League, also known as the Three-I League.

Tuesday, Oct. 14:Classic Arena, Big Time Basketball: Tri-City Blackhawks of the NBA. 6:30 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Prof. Curtis C. Roseman presents on the history of the Tri-Cities Blackhawks team of Moline, a charter member of the National Basketball Association.

Thursday, Oct. 16: Rock Island: Center of the Softball Sixties, 6:00 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Historian and lifelong softball fan Tom McKay presents on the teams, players, and organizational efforts that made Rock Island a center of fast-pitch softball for nearly a decade.

Monday, Oct. 21: Girls Got Game: Title IX & New Opportunities for Women, 6:00 pm, Rock Island Main Library. Dr. Jane Simonsen of Augustana College leads a panel discussion on the historic act that changed America forever, with remarks by Quad Citians who benefited from it first-hand.

Rock Island Library and the surrounding community were expressly chosen by the Illinois Humanities Council to host Hometown Teams as part of the Museum on Main Street program?a national/state/local partnership to bring exhibitions and programs around the country. As the central host of Hometown Teams, Rock Island Library has also partnered with the Moline Public Library, the Rock Island County Historical Society, and the Karpeles Manuscript Museum to extend historical exhibits and programs around the Quad Cities. The Moline Library will display memorabilia from the Quad Cities Open and John Deere Classic, and offera free program, "From the Quad Cities Open to the John Deere Classic: Big Time Professional Golf in the Quad Cities." Long-time tournament volunteer John Wetzel presents the program at 6:30 pm on Sept. 30 at the Moline Public Library, 3210 41st Street.

Karpeles Manuscript Museum in Rock Island will showcase relics from professional baseball's past, including contracts from Babe Ruth, an 1839 baseball book, and examples of early equipment, including a padded glove, catcher's mask and ball. The Rock Island County Historical Society will host a display on a local baseball player, William "Baby Doll" Jacobsen. After starting with the Rock Island Islanders in 1909, Jacobson went on to set 13 American League records as a St. Louis Browns center fielder.

The Butterworth Center, Moline, IL, has also dedicated its Evenings at Butterworth fall series to Hometown Teams, offering programs on women in boxing, the physical training goals of the Turners Society, and a look at sports in art. (www.butterworthcenter.com.) Outside the Quad Cities, the Andover Historical Museum, Andover, IL, has developed an exhibit on the "Terrible Swedes" baseball team. For information, call 309-476-8228 or 309-845-0168.

"Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America" is part of Museum on Main Street, a unique collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), state humanities councils, and local host institutions. Support for Museum on Main Street has been provided by the United States Congress. Support for the Illinois Humanities Council provided by National Endowment for the Humanities and the Illinois General Assembly.

Local sponsors include the Illinois Humanities Council, Rock Island Community Foundation, Modern Woodmen of America, Rock Island Public Library Foundation, and Sedona Staffing, along with media sponsorships from WHBF TV/CBS 4, Townsquare Media  (ESPN Quad Cities 93.5, The HAWK 104.9, 97X WXLP, and B100 ), Mickle Communications, The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus and the River Cities Reader. In kind support has been received from Bill's Moving and Storage, Victory Enterprises, and Midwest Graphics Management.

The exhibit's final Illinois stop after Rock Island is with the Friends of Hancock County, Carthage, IL, from Nov. 1 to Dec. 14. A short video about the exhibition can be viewed at http://s.si.edu/1bSRDZd.

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11 Sep 2014

CAMP COURAGEOUS HOSTS 26th ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL FESTIVAL

By Charlie Becker
MONTICELLO, IOWA - The 26th annual Back-to-School Festival is scheduled for Tuesday, September 16, 2014 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Special Education classes are invited to this free event sponsored by Camp Courageous and Variety-The Children's Charity. There will be games, prizes, train rides, bounce house, swimming, a helicopter landing and more. Face painters, a balloon artists and many mascots will be mingling with the crowd. A free lunch is provided.

Camp Courageous is a year- round recreational and respite care facility for individuals with disabilities. Camp served 211 campers during the summer of 1974 and now serves over 6500 campers a year.

For more information or to RSVP or volunteer please contact Jeanne
Muellerleile at jeanne@campcourageous.org or call 319-465-5916 ext. 2300.

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11 Sep 2014

Should You Change Investment Strategies Because of Unrest in Ukraine, Iraq and Israel?

By Ginny Grimsley
Advisors To The Affluent Offer Tips for People Concerned About World Events

The summer's headlines grew increasingly shocking:

• Malaysia Airlines Passenger Jet Shot Down Over Ukraine

• Israel Steps Up Airstrikes as Gaza Buries Dead

• U.S. Warplanes Strike ISIS in Iraq

The violence and instability, along with worries about the Federal Reserve ending its market-bolstering stimulus and raising interest rates, precipitated a negative return in July for the Dow Jones Industrial average, the first decline in 2014. Should you be taking steps to protect your portfolio?

If the recent geopolitical events have made you uneasy about the possible effects on your portfolio, now might be a good time to evaluate the real risks you are taking, says wealth management expert Chris Snyder, co-founder with Haitham "Hutch" Ashoo of Pillar Wealth Management, LLC, www.pillarwm.com. (Get their white paper, Intelligent Investing: Making Smart Investing Decisions In Today's Volatile Market, at the website.)

"You have to allocate your assets to avoid Undue Risk which will help protect your portfolio through  the inevitable wars, natural disasters, recessions and depressions that will occur," Ashoo says.  "That's right - not if, will. A well-diversified portfolio provides peace of mind."

Snyder and Ashoo offer these tips for weathering today's troubles - and those to come in the years ahead:

•  Ensure your portfolio is diversified.
Modern Portfolio Theory, developed by Nobel Prize-winner Harry Markowitz, tells us that 90 percent of the return in your portfolio is based on the allocation of stocks, bonds and cash, Snyder says.

"The percentages you allocate between these asset classes is far more important than timing the market or chasing around for the best manager, hedge fund, gold/commodities, dividend paying stocks or whatever Wall Street's next pitch is," he says.

•  Steer clear of active portfolio management.
Trying to outperform the markets involves active trading, which can have great impacts on your portfolio's net return. With active management normally comes high management fees and high portfolio turnover, which lead to higher taxes and transaction costs, potentially leaving Wall Street and the IRS the biggest winners!

"World-class investment management must rise above the noise from Wall Street and day to day news headline," Ashoo says.

• Never make financial decisions based on emotion.

Individual investors tend to buy and sell based on the emotions: greed and fear. When the markets are up, they tend to buy, hoping to catch a piece of the rise, yet when markets are losing, fear sets in and investors sell. Investing with emotion often leaves investors wondering why they are overweight in growth investments before a market drop and subsequently why they were out of the market when it recovered.

"Be sure that you and your investment advisers are qualified to understand and test the volatility and risk consequences your portfolio faces before the next big bad event happens " Snyder says.

About Chris Snyder and Haitham "Hutch" Ashoo

Chris Snyder and Haitham "Hutch" Ashoo are co-founders of Pillar Wealth Management LLC, (www.pillarwm.com), of Walnut Creek, Calif., specializing in customized wealth management advice to affluent families. Their unique five-step consultative process for new clients ensures they have a deep understanding of clients' goals. With a combined 51 years of experience, they are the authors of numerous published works, have addressed thousands of investors nationwide, and have been interviewed on radio shows across the country.

11 Sep 2014

5 Ways to Change How Teachers Function in K-12 Classrooms

By Ginny Grimsley
Educational Researcher Says It Will Boost Learning
& Cut Costs

Less than half of high school graduates who took the SAT in 2013 were prepared for college, continuing a five-year trend.

Less than half - 44 percent -- who took the ACT had the reading skills necessary for college. That's down from 53 percent in 2009. And nearly a third failed to meet standards in four areas: reading, English, science and math.

The failures have persisted despite years of new tests, new curricula and new demands on teachers, notes educational researcher and consultant Charles M. Reigeluth, author of "Reinventing Schools: It's Time to Break the Mold," (www.reigeluth.net).

"We continue to approach the same problems with the same sorts of solutions, despite the fact that they're not working," he says. "Instead, we need a fundamental shift in how we educate our children. Our public school system was designed to meet the needs of a long-ago era - the Industrial Age. It's not working because we're now in the Information Age."

Teachers unfairly shoulder much of the blame for the lack of progress, he notes, but they're hamstrung by roles and rules that don't work for 21st century students.

"We need to change from teacher-centered education to learner-centered. In the Industrial Age paradigm, teachers are a judge and a perceived threat. In the Information Age, they should be guides and coaches who help students overcome obstacles," says Reigeluth.

His multidimensional approach includes reducing bureaucracy in schools; encouraging students to teach each other with teacher supervision; having interns and other paraprofessionals, including retiree volunteers, assist with guiding student learning; and creating an "educational cooperative," where a community's adults can earn access to learning resources, advancing their own education, in exchange for helping students learn.

"The new paradigm can significantly reduce the cost of education while increasing the quality," says Reigeluth, who outlines the five new roles teachers would have in this redesigned system.

•  Mentor ... the same 20 to 30 students for several years, addressing all aspects of student development. Students and teachers would develop the deeper relationships that foster real caring on both sides. Mentors would help students prepare a personal learning plan for each project period, six to 12 weeks, including helping each student and his parents choose appropriate instructional goals, subject to standards set by the community, state and nation. Mentors would also help identify and support the best means for each student to achieve those goals.

•  Designer ... of student work options, mostly projects or tasks, to engage students in the learning process. Open educational resources developed by teachers throughout the country and available to all educators for free via the Internet can alleviate much of the burden of the designer role.

•  Facilitator ... of the learning process, which entails monitoring student progress, enhancing student motivation and coaching student performance.

•  Learner ... the teacher is always learning with the students, about students, from and for the students. The teacher does not have all the answers, but the teacher helps students find answers. And the teacher is always learning more about how best to meet students' needs. The new paradigm provides sufficient support for teacher learning.

•  Owner and manager ... of the school. Like lawyers and accountants in a small firm, teachers would be partners who own their public school and make decisions about its operations, including budgeting and staffing. This model is already a success at the Minnesota New Country School and other EdVisions schools. This role elevates teachers to that of true professionals, rather than workers controlled by an all-powerful bureaucracy.

"These new roles offer empowerment to those who are most affected by our system, the student and the teacher, the latter of whom I suggest calling 'guides' to better reflect their new roles," Reigeluth says. "The new roles better serve students in the age in which we live."

About Charles M. Reigeluth

Charles M. Reigeluth is a distinguished educational researcher who focuses on paradigm change in education. He has a B.A. in economics from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in instructional psychology from Brigham Young University. He was a professor at the Instructional Systems Technology Department at Indiana University, and is a former chairman of the department. His new book, "Reinventing Schools," (www.reigeluth.net), advocates and chronicles a national paradigm change in K-12 education. He offers presentations and consulting on this topic.

11 Sep 2014

Governor Quinn Proclaims "Sister Rivers and Lakes Week"

By Rick Martin

New Thompson Center Exhibit to Honor Illinois' Relationship with

World Waterways

CHICAGO - Governor Pat Quinn today proclaimed September 7-13, 2014 as "Illinois Sister Rivers and Lakes Week" to celebrate the importance of the Illinois River and Lake Michigan, and address the shared challenges of waterways throughout the world. The Governor will salute Illinois' eight "Sister Rivers and Lakes" partners on four continents with a free exhibit, open to the public this week in the James R. Thompson Center Atrium, 100 W. Randolph, Chicago.

"Illinois was defined geographically, historically and economically by the Illinois River, Lake Michigan and other waterways, which are treasures to be preserved and protected for all time," Governor Quinn said. "Through such innovative solutions as Mud-to-Parks and the Illinois Clean Water Initiative, we are ensuring that these waterways can be used for recreational and commercial purposes, while protecting the many fish, animals and birds that rely on them."

Governor Quinn has forged relationships with officials representing Brazil's Capibaribe River, China's Huangpu River, Ireland's River Lee, Israel's Lake Kinneret, Japan's Saitama Prefecture, Mexico's Lake Pátzcuaro, Poland's Vistula River and South Korea's Han River.

Inspired by the success of the Sister Cities program, Governor Quinn launched "Illinois Sister Rivers and Lakes" in 2007 when, as Lieutenant Governor, he visited Poland and was struck by the beauty of the Vistula River. Since then, Governor Quinn has led trade missions to Seoul, South Korea; Shanghai, China; Israel; Mexico City; Recife, Brazil; Saitama, Japan; and Cork, Ireland, and has met with local water authorities in each nation to discuss shared challenges.

The exhibit describes each of the "Sisters," their historical significance and tourism opportunities. Governor Quinn's solutions to such common problems as aging dams, obsolete water treatment facilities, invasive species and silt are also detailed. The exhibit documents Illinois' pioneering role in fostering water technology companies, and how the Governor's $2 billion Clean Water Initiative is helping local governments modernize their water treatment plants and pipelines, some of which date back to the 19th Century.

On his website www.sisterrivers.Illinois.gov, Governor Quinn invites people across Illinois who are considering a trip abroad to consider visiting one of Illinois' "Sister Rivers and Lakes." Tourism opportunities include :

 

·         Enjoying geothermal springs and Marugami Falls in Japan's Saitama Prefecture.

·         Butterfly-watching near Mexico's Lake Pátzcuaro.

·         Long-distance swimming in Israel's Lake Kinneret.

·         Seeing the Moonlight Rainbow Fountain over South Korea's Han River.

·         Bass-fishing on Ireland's River Lee.

·         Viewing Shanghai's skyline from a ferry on China's Huangpu River.

·         Biking along Brazil's Capibaribe River.

·         Kayaking past ancient castles on Poland's Vistula River.

Governor Quinn also encourages people across Illinois to roll up their sleeves and volunteer for one of the many waterway clean-ups scheduled this fall:

·         September 20 - World's Largest Shoreline Clean-up - Chicago's Jarvis, Sherwin, Loyola, Hartigan, Pratt, Osterman, Montrose, Belmont, Oak Street, 71st Street, and Rainbow Beaches.

·         September 20 - World's Largest Shoreline Clean-up - North Chicago's Foss Beach.

·         September 20 - Somme Woods East, Chicago River, Northbrook.

·         September 21 - Illinois River Sweep, Allen Park, Ottawa.

·         September 21 - Illinois River Sweep, Forest Park Nature Center, Peoria Heights.

·         September 21 - 31st Annual Kankakee Iroquois River Clean-up, Various sites.

·         September 21 - Vermilion River Clean-up, Humiston Woods Nature Center, Pontiac.

·         September 21 - Sangamon River Clean-up, Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, Mahomet.

·         September 21 - Fox River, Cornish Park, Algonquin.

·         September 27 - Blue Star Memorial Woods, Chicago River, Glenview.

·         September 27 - Kickapoo Meadows and Whistler Woods, Lake Calumet, Riverdale.

·         October 4 - LaBagh/Hernandez Woods, Chicago River, Chicago's North Side.

·         October 15 - World's Largest Shoreline Clean-up - Chicago's 12th Street Beach.

·         October 24 - World's Largest Shoreline Clean-up - Chicago's 63rd Street Beach.

 

The Governor's proclamation is attached.

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11 Sep 2014

Marshalls' and TJ Maxx's Parent Company Supports Christian Care

By Rick Martin

Rock Island, IL - The Foundation for TJX Companies, Inc., one of the leading off-price retailers of apparel and home fashions in the U.S. and worldwide and owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, provided Christian Care with a $5,000 grant to support its rescue mission and domestic violence shelter.

"We are tremendously grateful for the support that the TJX Foundation has given Christian Care," said Elaine Winter, Christian Care's Chief Executive Officer. "This funding will help us provide shelter and food for so many individuals in the Quad Cities. Last year, for example, we sheltered nearly 230 men, women and children and provided nearly 60,000 meals. With the changing seasons, we expect that the need for food and shelter in our community will be even greater, so this funding is arriving at a good time."

Christian Care is transforming the lives of homeless individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, men and women coming out of prison, and those with mental illness. Its two facilities?a domestic violence shelter for abused women and children and a rescue mission for homeless men?provide safe shelter, nutritious meals, clothing, counseling, self-development programs, referrals and guidance to those in need. Its services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week with the goal of nourishing the bodies, minds, hearts and souls of the men, women and children who come seeking a new way of life. If you know someone in need, call the Christian Care crisis hotline any hour of the day or night at (309) 788-2273.

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11 Sep 2014

'TCM Presents: Gone With the Wind' Back in Select Cinemas for Two Days Celebrating the Film's 75th Anniversary

By Fathom Events
It's beyond question, now that "Gone With the Wind" is celebrating the 75th anniversary of its release, that movie fans everywhere still do give a damn about one of the landmark films of Hollywood's original Golden Age. So Fathom Events, along with Warner Bros.
Home Entertainment and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), is honored to bring the 10-time Oscar®-winning film back to cinemas - its initial home - for four screenings on two days. "TCM Presents: Gone With the Wind" will be exhibited, in its original 1:37 aspect ratio, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, September 28 and Wednesday, October 1.  In addition to the classic film, which starred Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara, Clark Gable as Rhett Butler, Olivia De Havilland as Melanie Hamilton, Leslie Howard as Ashley Wilkes and Oscar®-winner Hattie McDaniel, "TCM Presents: Gone With the Wind" will include a specially produced introduction by  TCM host and film historian Robert Osborne.
"TCM Presents: Gone With the Wind" will be shown at the following cinemas in your area on September 28 and October 1:
Cinemark Davenport 18 with IMAX 3601 E 53Rd St Davenport IA 52807
Tickets are available now at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.
11 Sep 2014

Behind the Scenes Collections Storage Tour

By Lynn Bartenhagen

The Muscatine Art Center holds tens of thousands of objects in its collection. Like many museums, only a small percentage - as little as one percent - of the collection is on view at any given time.

On Thursday, September 11, 2013, the Muscatine Art Center will offer behind-the-scenes collection storage tours for those interested in seeing the storage area and learning how the staff documents, cares for and manages the collection. The tour is from 5:30 to 6:45 P.M.  Space is limited to 12 people  and registration is taken on first come, first served basis.

Don't miss this opportunity to see stored treasures from the Art Center's permanent collection. Join a tour group for a truly unique experience as you hear about how the museum operates from the inside out and have your individual questions answered by staff.

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Rarely seen "cool stuff" from the Art Center - art objects and artifacts that tell fascinating stories about Muscatine and/or the region.
  • Main collection storage areas and hidden storage areas in the Musser Museum.
  • Textile and print storage.
  • The original Musser Carriage House and Musser Museum basement.
  • Explanation of how museums keep track of collections.

BOOKING INFORMATION:

  • Tours are limited to a maximum of 15 people. Please indicate the tour time you would like to be a part of.
  • Tours are for adults and children over 12 years of age (12-16 year olds need to be accompanied by an adult).
  • Tour duration is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  • As a courtesy to other participants, please be on time.
  • Physical accessibility is somewhat limited with the full behind-the-scenes tour including narrow stairs. Please notify us at the time of booking of any special requirements.
  • For security reasons, you may not take mobile phones, cameras, videos, other electrical equipment, bags, food or drinks on the tour. All personal items must be checked before the tour departs.

Call NOW to reserve a place in the Muscatine Art Center's Behind-the-Scenes experience!

EVENT DETAILS:

What: Muscatine Art Center's Behind-the-Scenes Collections Storage Tour

Who: Hosted by MAC staff

When: Thursday, May 9, 2013

Times: 5:30-6:45 PM

Where: The Muscatine Art Center

Admission to this tour is FREE.

Please contact Melanie Alexander, Director, with any questions or concerns at

563-263-8282 or by email  at malexander@muscatineiowa.gov.

The Muscatine Art Center is located at 1314 Mulberry Avenue in Muscatine, Iowa. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday evenings until 7:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Go to www.muscatineartcenter.org for more information about programs and events and to download a class brochure.

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