01 Nov 2012

Burt Hara performs Mozart Clarinet Concerto with QCSO

By QCSO

For the second concert of this year's Masterworks season, the Quad City Symphony Orchestra is performing a collection of concert hall favorites from incomparable composers Mozart and Beethoven: the Overture to The Magic Flute, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A Major, and Beethoven's "Pastorale" Symphony. These concerts will be performed on November 3 and 4 and are sponsored by the Charles B. Preacher Foundation. Saturday evening's concert will be held at the Adler Theatre in Davenport at 7:30 p.m. and followed on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at Centennial Hall, Augustana College, in Rock Island. Tickets for this concert can be purchased in person at the QCSO Box Office, 327 Brady Street in Davenport, by phone at 800.745.3000, or online at www.qcsymphony.com.

Burt Hara has been the Minnesota Orchestra's principal clarinet for 24 years and has drawn acclaim for his solo appearances in works of Bernstein, Copland, Debussy, Nielsen, Weber and others, as well as his many chamber performances. In recent seasons he has been featured on Orchestra programs playing Messiaen's Abyss of the Birds, from Quartet for the End of Time, Copland's Clarinet Concerto, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Sinfonia concertante, Bernstein's Clarinet Sonata, and Crusell's Second Clarinet Concerto. Before his appointment in Minnesota, Hara was principal clarinet of the Alabama Symphony. An active chamber musician, Hara has performed at the Aspen Music Festival, Pensacola Chamber Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Music in the Vineyards, Salt Bay Chamberfest, and La Jolla Music Society SummerFest, as well as the Minnesota Orchestra's Sommerfest.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is excited to provide Inside the Music at the hip and historic Hotel Blackhawk. The lectures series will still be held on the Thursday previous to each Masterworks program at 5:30 p.m. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar available.

Music Director Mark Russell Smith will also be available at Kai Swanson's Concert Conversations, held in the concert hall an hour before each of the weekend's concerts. At Concert Conversations the audience members will be led through highlights of the program they are about to experience. This look into the background of the concert's repertoire, sponsored by Rich James of Wells Fargo Advisors, is in its fifteenth year and has become an audience favorite.

After the Saturday night performance, the audience is invited to mingle with the musicians of the QCSO, Mark Russell Smith, and Burt Hara in the lobby of the Hotel Blackhawk at Afterglow. The evening includes free hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. The November Afterglow is sponsored by Jane Chiappinelli, DDS.

01 Nov 2012

Rivermont Collegiate 1st Quarter Honor Roll

By Brittany Marietta

Congratulations to the following students who have made the Rivermont Collegiate 1^st Quarter Honor Roll!

Middle School (Grades 6-8)

High Honors

(All grades B+ or higher; B or higher for courses designated as Upper School level)

Genevieve Solange Bolger

Spencer Brown

Elizabeth Decker

Giavanna Eckhardt

Jessica Elliott

Shivani Ganesh

Andrea Gamble

Olivia Gamble

Aislinn Geedey

Mahum Haque

Azariah Hughes

Megan Lindle

Mary Aisling McDowell

Naina Ninan

Benjamin Nordick

Manasa Pagadala

Emilia Porubcin

Collin Smith

Nikhil Wagher

Honors

(All grades B- or higher; C+ or higher for courses designated as Upper School level)

Hema Chimpidi

Kenton Fee

William Heaney

Molly Lewis

Carly Miller

Elizabeth Paxton

Bhavana Purighalla

Maryam Rasheed

Lauren Schroeder

Timothy Jacob Vaughn

Jack Westphal

Upper School (Grade 9-12)

Headmaster's List - GPA 3.85-4.00

Adam Dada

Summer Lawrence

Victoria Mbakwe

Amanda McVey

Michal Porubcin

Shravya Pothula

Kelsey Qu

Darsani Reddy

Suhas Seshadri

Alexander Skillin

Loring Telleen

Distinction - GPA 3.50-3.84

Vishal Bobba

Rebecca Cupp

Christian Elliott

Alejandra Martinez

Tejasvi Kotte

Margaret Martens

Ashish Tadepalli

Merit - GPA 3.00-3.49

Anastasia Eganova

Ryan Howell

Nathan McVey

Hayley Moran

MingSui Tang

01 Nov 2012

Specialized Springfield Based National Guard Team Returns from Afghanistan

By readMedia

SPRINGFIELD, IL (10/31/2012)(readMedia)-- Approximately 20 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers who served in Afghanistan will return to Illinois this week. The homecoming ceremony for the Bilateral Embedded Staff Team (BEST) A9 will be Nov. 1 at 9 a.m. Camp Lincoln, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd. in Springfield.

The BEST Soldiers were mobilized in January. They trained for a brief time at Camp Atterbury, Ind., before deploying to Poland for approximately two months to train with the Polish Land Forces 6th Airborne Brigade. The unique mission allowed Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers to train and deploy side-by-side with their Polish counterparts. Following the training, the Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan for a six-month mobilization. The Soldiers are from various parts of Illinois and were selected for the mission based on their training and skills.

The team was part of Task Force White Eagle XI, which included more than 3,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines from the U.S., Poland and Ukraine. The task force kept the roads between Kabul and Kandahar safe and reduced the insurgent influence in the area.

Task Force White Eagle had the highest rate of found and cleared roadside bombs in the region, greatly reducing the number of innocent civilians, Afghan National Security Forces and Coalition Forces who were injured or killed. The task force also worked in regions of the country that were previously neglected and helped build a new security presence. Additionally, the servicemembers worked with the Internal Security Assistance Force to coordinate and execute multiple raids with Afghanistan commanders that targeted the Taliban in Ghazni Province. The raids captured and removed a majority of the Taliban commanders and sub-commanders in the region. The task force also found and removed more than 30,000 kilograms of explosive materials from the area and the team found more than $21.3 million of lost and unaccounted for property.

BEST A9 was awarded 13 Bronze Star Medals, five Army Commendation Medals, two Combat Infantry Badges and three Combat Action Badges. They also received four Polish Army Medals-Silver and five Polish Army Medals-Bronze.

01 Nov 2012

Rose Frantzen to paint at the Figge this Saturday

By Susan Horan

Davenport, IOWA (October 2012) On Saturday, November 3 from 12:30pm to 4:30pm, Portrait of Maquoketa: The Dimensional View artist Rose Frantzen will lead an art demo at the Figge. Portrait of Maquoketa is a new, multi-dimensional installation that includes 180 portraits of Maquoketans and a 315 square foot landscape view of Maquoketa. Major funding for this exhibition has been provided by the Riverboat Development Authority, US Bank, Dr. Ralph and Jennifer Saintfort and SSAB.

Rose Frantzen will demonstrate the alla prima approach to portrait painting that she used in her Portrait of Maquoketa project. Frantzen demonstrates in front of crowds as large as 750 at events across the country, such as the Portrait Society of America Conference and American Artist's Weekend with the Masters. This is a special opportunity to see Frantzen paint. This event is free with membership or paid admission.

A native of Maquoketa, Iowa, Rose Frantzen has gained national and international acclaim for her oil paintings from life that bring contemporary and innovative perspectives to a traditional alla prima approach. In addition to landscapes, still lifes, and figurative works, Frantzen often moves to the allegorical, including abstract or surreal settings that present the subject as an archetypal character seen on his or her own internal stage. For these multi-dimensional works, she incorporates diverse stylistic elements along with gilding, stained glass, and mosaic.

Frantzen is a frequent guest lecturer and panelist, discussing art and the artist's life in the 21^st century, at museums and national art conventions. Her paintings have been featured in numerous national and international art magazines and journals, and she demonstrates portrait painting each year as a faculty member for the Portrait Society of America and for the annual Weekend With the Masters conference. Her work has been shown at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, Butler Museum of Art, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, the Dubuque Museum of Art, the Denver Historical Museum, the World Food Prize and the Portrait Society of America's International Portrait Competition.

Frantzen studied at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, the Palette & Chisel Academy with Richard Schmid and at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, studying anatomy with the late Deane G. Keller.

About the Figge Art Museum

The Figge Art Museum is located on the riverfront in downtown Davenport at 225 West Second Street. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday and Sundays 12-5 p.m. Thursdays the museum is open until 9pm. Admission to the museum and tour is $7. Admission is free to Figge members and institutional members. To contact the museum, please call 563.326.7804, or visit our website, www.figgeartmuseum.org.

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01 Nov 2012

This week in Downtown Davenport

By QC Chamber

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Jackson Browne performs tonight at the Adler Theatre! Treat yourself to some of the most moving songs in popular music that define an entire genre of songwriting. Don't miss out on the Quad City Symphony Orchestra's Mozart and Beethoven performance Saturday at the Adler, too.

Jorma Kaukonen, founding member the of the legendary Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna, will be playing live at River Music Experience Friday! The Grammy nominee and member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will perform his distinct American musical work ranging from dizzying electric guitar to breathtaking solo acoustic songs. Also, head to RME for the free programs including River Prairie Minstrels, RME Guitar Circle,and Blues Cafe.

Let your taste buds take an international journey tonight at RME's second annual International Food and Wine Experience brought to you by QC United. The event features international food pairings prepared by the amazing Chef Sal Cracco and wine lover, Fred Smith. Looking to incorporate some art with your wine? Try Wine & Art Night at the Figge and enjoy fun art activities with wine, hors d'oeuvres, and great conversation.

Learn more about Rose Frantzen's 27-year journey as a full-time artist and her most recent exhibit at the Figge tonight, Portrait of Maquoketa: The Dimensional View. Head back out to the Figge for a special opportunity to see Frantzen paint during her artist demo Saturday where she will demonstrate her alla prima approach applied to her portrait paintings.

If you haven't had the time to see the Posing Beauty in African American Culture exhibit, this weekend is your last chance! But when one exhibition closes, another opens. Feast your eyes on the best works from The Quilts: Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum. While you're at it, take some time to check out the new exhibit at the German American Heritage Center displaying the Grimm Brothers fairy-tales with interactive elements for children.

The Quad City Bottoms Up Burlesque show will return for another performance at Rhythm City Casino on Saturday. On Friday, River City Six will provide the entertainment at the casino. Don't forget to stop by the winter market all season long at the Freight House Farmers Market, too.

Are you a golfer in need of a place to practice this winter? The indoor golf range at River's Edge is now open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Take time to head over to the ice rink too and try hockey for free this Saturday.

See you downtown!

This Week's Events: November 1 - November 7

Thursday, November 1

$2,800 Bank It Blackjack Tournament

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Registration 5 p.m. Tournament 6 p.m.

Price: $20 entry fee

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