All are welcome to join us for Churches United's 53rd Annual Delegate Assembly on March 27 at 7:00 p.m. at Bettendorf Presbyterian Church, 1200 Middle Rd.

Learn about Churches United's ministries and our accomplishments in the past year. Come and join us for an interesting, inspirational gathering!

Our featured speaker will be Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes:

*Senior Minister at the Riverside Church, New York.

*President of the Healing of the Nations Foundation

*Hailed by Newsweek magazine as one of the 12 "most effective preachers" in the English-speaking world

Churches United is trying to engage the faith community and the art community together. Through this new endeavor, there are some Christian artists of faith who will be sharing some of their artworks at the Delegate Assembly. They are:

Ted McElhiney, sculptor and painter, whose life-sized portrait of Bix Beiderbecke is one of his most recognized works.

William Karl Smith, conceptual sculptor, whose spiritual themes are prominent.

Kimberlyn Aust, Bettendorf photographer, whose Redemption and Grace series has been called "thought-provoking, meditative and moving."

Once the Delegate Assembly is over, the artists, along with other Christian artists, will move their works to the Bucktown Center for the Arts, for a showing called Expressions of Faith - 2D & 3D Art on March 28.

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Jim, Blaise and Terry first teamed up on the 2011 release "Just My Luck" (on Lucky Bag Records) taking the Terry Quiett Band sound to an entirely new level. By the end of 2011 it was listed as one of the top 100 played CD's on the Roots Music Report Blues Chart for the year. They joined forces again in the spring of 2012 to record a live CD which was released on July 31, 2012. "A Night at the Orpheum" is getting fantastic reviews from the blues world. They have had a Top 100 Blues album in 2011 and a live album that has made a great mark in the blues world as well. In 2014, Terry and Blaise have created a masterpiece that will show the Delta Roots and an Electric Soulful side of the band. This will be released in March on Lucky Bag Records called "Taking Sides". 12 scorching, soulful originals, along with one classy cover, range from raw country blues to grooving R&B driven hard by bassist Nathan Johnson and drummer Rodney Baker and augmented by  "Mississippi" Hal Reed (harp), Scott Williams (keyboards and tenor sax), Brad Turgeon (trumpet) and Jordan Northerns (trombone).

During this time, the Terry Quiett Band has shared the stage with legends including Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, B.B. King, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Winter, Edgar Winter, Walter Trout, Robin Trower, Tab Benoit, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Bernard Allison, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, .38 Special, Dave Mason and Los Lonely Boys.

Review highlights of the NEW release "Taking Sides" on Lucky Bag Records..."Electric blues and rock fans searching for a new guitar hero need look no further than Terry Quiett, roaring from the heartland like a tornado on his latest, greatest release." "continues the musical onslaught, revealing Quiett as the new "King of the Slide," with chilling commentary" "while building drama to the uplifting choruses. Johnson and Baker provide unexcelled support and a groove that will not quit" "The undulating, funky" "his spectacular, unleashed, extended solo a centerpiece speaking wordless volumes about loss and regret in a devastatingly emotional performance..." "Terry Quiett has created a modern masterpiece of scarifying, testifying, exulting blues, every track an exciting, inspiring musical statement that embeds itself in the mind and body. Talent this extraordinary only comes along every so often." - Dave ( Doctor Blues Man)Rubin, Award winning Blues Guitar Magazine writer 2014

Click to download Taking Sides-Terry Quiett Band New CD

This concert is Earth Day themed, will be held on Friday, April 25, 7 PM  Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the QC, 3707 Eastern Av, Davenport IA

This concert will continue the celebration of Earth Day which is April 22, and is presented by Music Director Sheila Doak, the Music Team, and many exceptional musicians.

The choir will perform three selections..We will have talented and familiar artists Saul Nache and Adrienne Sumpter and Samantha Keene will perform on the Euphonium.

There will be instrumental ensembles, including the newly formed chime choir superbly directed by Matthew Toland and a Saxophone quartet.

Admission is free, with a voluntary contribution of $10 suggested. Following the concert refreshments will be served  in the Social Hall.

Cost: $25 with pre-registration, $30 if you sign up at the door, We are asking for registration so Rev. Owen-Towle can know how many books to ship forward. 
This workshop is for senior women and men who wish to balance solitude and quest, joy and service, surrender and legacy as we navigate the final laps of our life-journey.
There will be presentations, discussion, and dyadic sharing on the rich themes of finishing life well. Any younger folks who wish to prepare for their own homestretch are warmly encouraged to attend as well.
A morning snack, water/coffee/tea can be provided and attendees are encouraged to bring their own bag lunch. To register by phone call 563-359-0816 or by e-mail: qcuu@mchsi.com