Thanksgiving in July to collect non-perishable food items to benefit three Bettendorf pantries

Bettendorf, IA (June 16th, 2014) - Thanksgiving in July, a community-wide food drive seeks to collect non-perishable food items for three Bettendorf area pantries - the Bettendorf Community Center, First Baptist Church and St. James Food Pantry. The drive will be held Monday, July 14 through Saturday, July 19.

"Food pantries spend up to $1,500 each month on purchasing perishable and non-perishable food items," said Jeff Herzberg, Founding Member. "Our goal is to collect enough non-perishable food items to allow the pantries to use those funds for milk, eggs and other high protein, good-for-you products on a regular basis to their visitors."

  • Items in demand include canned fruit, vegetables, meat (tuna, chicken, Spam), peanut butter, rice, pasta/pasta sauce, Macaroni & Cheese, juice boxes, boxed meals and soups.

"While the beneficiaries of this year's food drive are the citizens residing in the City of Bettendorf, we hope to expand our scope and help more pantries throughout the Quad-City area in the future," said Herzberg.

Ways the Bettendorf community can support Thanksgiving in July:

  • Businesses are encouraged to hold a non-perishable food drive.

  • Athletic clubs, dance troops and nonprofit or civic organizations can sponsor a food drive through ball games, dances, raffles or other community events

  • Individual donations can be made at Hy-Vee on Devils Glen or Fareway on Belmont, in Bettendorf.

  • Personal checks payable to "Thanksgiving in July" can be sent or delivered to, Thanksgiving in July - Bettendorf, Northwest Bank, 2550 Middle Rd. Bettendorf, IA 52722.

Food items will be collected on Saturday, July 19 from 10 am to 2 pm at Faye's Field parking lot - near the Family Museum, Bettendorf. Volunteers will load the food, weigh it and deliver items to the food pantries in the City of Bettendorf.

To learn more about Thanksgiving in July, contact Jeff Herzberg by calling 563 343 9737 or emailing jherzberg@pfgc.com.

About Thanksgiving in July

 

Locally in Scott County, 19.6% or approximately 8000 children under the age of 18 are faced with food insecurity -- a need that's even greater during the summer months when children are out of school. Local food pantries see a significant amount of their contributions during the November and December months. Our local pantries have demand all year long and the summer months are an especially high period of demand for their services. Thanksgiving in July is an opportunity for the citizens of Bettendorf to provide support to the food pantries in Bettendorf.

Although Red, White & Boom is cancelled due to flooding, there are plenty of other ways to get your fireworks fix around the Quad Cities this Fourth of July weekend. Browse the list of places to go for fireworks shows provided by the Quad City Times here. That said, downtown Davenport is OPEN FOR BUSINESS thanks to the incredible flood-fighting protection from the City of Davenport Public Works crews!  Plan to visit downtown this weekend!

 

 The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival kicks off today on Second Street between Brady and Ripley Streets. Additional workshops will be held in the River Music Experience, too. Please note that the Redstone Parking Ramp will be open and accessible via temporary 2-way traffic on Brady Street. With live music, free workshops, BlueSKool, a photo exhibit, and more, a busy and fun weekend lies ahead! Come on out and show your love for blues in the QC.

 

 The time has come for the return of G. Love & Special Sauce to Downtown Davenport! Tonight, River Music Experience hosts the hip-hop/blues crew in the Redstone Room. Sample RME and Great River Berwery's new brew, Vintage Blonde, during their Sneak Peek Tasting before tonight's show. Great River Brewery will host the Vintage Blonde Official Tapping Party on Saturday. A portion of the proceeds from this beer will help support RME music educational programming!  Make note that RME will remain open July 4th and 5th for MVBS events.

 

 Crews have been hard at working putting up a temporary ramp leading to Modern Woodmen Park so the Quad Cities River Bandits can play ball! Bring the family out tomorrow night for Fourth of July Fireworks, an amazing view of the river,  and to cheer on the River Bandits as they face the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Head back Saturday for Fan Appreciation day and Sunday for pregame autographs, bark in the park, and a Hy-Vee tote bag giveaway.

 

 The rising river doesn't keep fresh goods from coming downtown. The Farmer's Market will be open this weekend on 4th Street at the Scott County Office between Western and Gains. Although the Farmer's Market is moving for the weekend, remember that Quad Cities Food Hub, Front Street Brewery, the Front Street Tap Room, and the rest of the businesses downtown are all still open and accessible.   Fresh Deli by Nostalgia Farms will be closed for the holiday, but back open on July 5th.

 

Stay up-to-date with street closures, detours, and flood protection information by visiting the City of Davenport's website.

 

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This Week's Events: July 3 - July 9


Thursday, July 3

 

Bar Wars Trivia

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 8:30 p.m.

Price: TBD

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Bucktown Center for the Arts

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $10

Website
Falbos Karaoke Night
Where: Falbo Bros Pizzeria
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
G. Love & Special Sauce
Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room
Time: Doors 8:00 p.m. / Show 9:00 p.m.
Price: $35
Japanese Artist Anna Ito- Calligraphy art, ZEN art stones, & Statement Jewelry Exhibit
Where: Bucktown Center for the Arts, Showcase #1
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: Available for purchase at affordable prices
Live Music: Gloria Hardiman with The Avey Brothers
Where: Brady Street Pub
Time: 10:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Where: 2nd Street between Brady and Ripley Streets
Time: 4:30 p.m. - Midnight
Price: $10
Pub Trivia
Where: Brady Street Pub
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

River's Edge Monthly Ice Schedule

Discover dozens of sporting events at River's Edge!

Follow the links below to see the complete ice and turf schedule for the month.

Ice Schedule

Turf Schedule

Website

Thursdays at the Figge

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Price: FREE; $5 burger baskets

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Vintage Blonde Sneak Peek Tasting
Where: River Music Experience, RME Gallery
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

Wine-tini Thursdays

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Price: 1/2 Price Bottles of Wine and 1/2 Price Martinis

Website


Friday, July 4

 

Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 6:00 p.m

Price: N/A

Website

Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

Japanese Artist Anna Ito- Calligraphy art, ZEN art stones, & Statement Jewelry Exhibit
Where: Bucktown Center for the Arts, Showcase #1
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: Available for purcase at affordable prices
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Where: 2nd Street between Brady and Ripley Streets
Time: 2:30 p.m. - Midnight
Price: $25
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Where: Modern Woodmen Park
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: $5 and up
RME Open for MVBS Events
Where: River Music Experience
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, July 5

Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery
Time: Noon, 1:00 p.m, 2:00 p.m, 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
Price: N/A

 

Bucktown Center for the Arts

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Exhibition: 100 Years, 100 Stories: Celebrating the Quad City Symphony Orchestra

Where: German American Heritage Center

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: A Moveable Museum: Works from the UIMA School Programs Collections

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Innovators and Legends

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: Local Threads

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

Exhibition: The World of Berta Hummel
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership
Exhibition: Thunderstorm
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

 

Freight House Farmers Market

Where: Scott County Office between Western and Gains on 4th Street

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Japanese Artist Anna Ito- Calligraphy art, ZEN art stones, & Statement Jewelry Exhibit
Where: Bucktown Center for the Arts, Showcase #1
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: Available for purcase at affordable prices
Mississippi Valley Blues Festival
Where: 2nd Street between Brady and Ripley Streets
Time: 2:30 p.m. - Midnight
Price: $25

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.; 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Where: Modern Woodmen Park

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

RME Open for MVBS Events

Where: River Music Experience

Time: 10:00 a.m.

Website

 

Tour: Celebrate America

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website

 

UFC 175 Showing

Where: Brady Street Pub

Price: No Cover; Drink Specials

Website

 

Vintage Blonde Official Tapping Party

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: Golden Keg 1:00 p.m. / Food 2:00 p.m.

Price: FREE Admission

Website

 

Sunday, July 6

Music on the Levee:
Where: LeClaire Park
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Open Mic Night with Karl Beatty
Where: Barrel House 211
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Public Skate
Where: River's Edge
Time: 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. ; 2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Price: $5 and up
Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Where: Modern Woodmen Park
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Price: $5 and up

 

Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro

Where: Blackhawk Hotel

Time: 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

Price: Adults - $17.95 and Kids - $8.95

Website

 

Sunday Specials

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.

Price: $3 craft and domestic drafts

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Tour: Celebrate America

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

Website


Monday, July 7

 

Leadership Through People Skills Course

Where: St. Ambrose University Downtown Education Center

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Price: $1,295

Website

 

Mexican Monday

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Price: $3 Margaritas & $6 Tacos

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

Tuesday, July 8

 

Acoustic Music Club

Where: River Music Experience, Admissions Area

Time: 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Bar Wars Trivia

Where: Me & Billy

Time: 8:30 p.m.

Price: $5 Coors Light pitchers/$6 Cheeseburgers, fries, and Old Style Light

Website

 

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $10

Website

 

Freight House Farmers Market
Where: Freight House Building and Parking Lot
Time: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

It's Firkin Tuesday!

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Price: $3 Burger Baskets

Website

 

Leadership Through People Skills Course

Where: St. Ambrose University Downtown Education Center

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Price: $1,295

Website

 

Network @ Noon: Transformational Leadership

Where: Western Illinois University- Quad Cities, Room 111

Time: 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Price: $15/member; $20/non-member

Website

 

Open Studio

Where: Re-Cre8 Studio

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Price: $25

Website

 

Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Kane County Cougars

Where: Modern Woodmen Park

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

Wednesday, July 9

 

Acoustic Open Mic Night

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Attack of the Casks

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 5:00p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: N/A

Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Japanese Artist Anna Ito- Calligraphy art, ZEN art stones, & Statement Jewelry Exhibit
Where: Bucktown Center for the Arts, Showcase #1
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: Available for purcase at affordable prices
Kids Class: Art in the Middle - Printmaking
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: $50/member; $60/non-member
Leadership Through People Skills Course
Where: St. Ambrose University Downtown Education Center
Time: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: $1,295
Live Lunch with Lojo Russo
Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

Open Jam Session

Where: Brady Street Pub

Time: 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

"Peacock" Painting

Where: Re-Cre8 Studio

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: $30

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.; 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and Up

Website

 

Quad Cities River Bandits vs. Kane County Cougars

Where: Modern Woodmen Park

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

Happy 4th of July
Spend the 4th of July with Frankie Valli, an original Jersey Boy.  Valli will headline the 2014 PBS special, "A Capitol Fourth" this Friday, July 4.  Broadcast live from the West lawn of the US Capitol, the show airs nationally on PBS stations at 8 p.m. eastern.  Frankie Valli will be joined by many other stars to celebrate our nation.  See the complete line up here.

 

See the Jersey Boys musical at the Adler
Theatre April 21 - 26, 2015.

The 2014 - 2015 Season includes:  JERSEY BOYS, SISTER ACT, GUYS AND DOLLS, BLUE MAN GROUP, and PETER AND THE STARCATCHER.  The special add-on show for the season is MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS by Chip Davis.

Subscriptions to this exciting season are now on sale!  Prices range from $180 to $315 depending on series package and seating choice.  For more information, call 563-326-8522. Tickets for individual shows will go on sale as each performance date approaches.  

New subscriber orders will be processed in the order they are received after all current subscribers' renewal requests have been processed.  All seats are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

July 7-13. This is the 42nd year for this official event on the PGA Tour. Monday and Tuesday are professional practice rounds with free admission all day. Wednesday is the Pro-am. Thursday through Sunday are the official tournament rounds. For ticket information, visit johndeereclassic.com or call toll free at 800-336-4655.

Mercer County Fair

Mercer County Fair takes place in Aledo, Illinois, from Sunday, July 6th through Saturday, July 12th.

Activities include : livestock judging; 4-H show; harness racing; queen pageant; demolition derby; truck/tractor pull; lots of food, rides, & games. www.mercercountyfair.org

Visit the River Valley Classic Car Show on Saturday, July 5th at 5:00 p.m. for a fun-filled, family event featuring classic cars, 50/60's Music and a 50/50 drawing benefiting local charities. All events will take place in the East parking lot close to Sears at Northpark Mall in Davenport, Iowa. north-park-mall-ia.com

This 4th of July celebration kicks-off with a parade in downtown Bettendorf, Iowa, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 4th.  The celebration continues at Cumberland Square on Spruce Hills Drive.  Opening ceremonies begin at 12 noon with live bands, food vendors, arts & crafts booths, petting zoo, mini golf course, carnival rides, inflatables, an adult bags tournament, and more!  Then watch the Quad City Parachute Team and the fireworks at dusk shooting from Veteran's Memorial Park, 1645 23rd Street. www.bettendorf.org
Friday, July 4th at Central Park in Aledo, IL. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. and the race will be at 10:00 a.m. Sponsored by Aledo Exchange Club. For more information, visit aledomainstreet.com.
Don't forget–tomorrow is the East Moline AMVETS 4th of July parade. Are you in?

We'll be lining up at noon at the old Case IH plant in East Moline. We will step off at 1pm.

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