As we know, Davenport has a strong German background. Yet it is different from other traditionally German cities like St. Louis, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. Davenport was deeply shaped by the so-called Forty-Eighters, young German revolutionaries who in 1848 opposed monarchies in Germany, particularly in Schleswig-Holstein, but were defeated and had to leave the country. Most of them were intellectuals who brought with them special gifts and talents which they put to use in Davenport.

What were these gifts and talents? Who were these Forty-Eighters and what had shaped them in Germany before they crossed the ocean?

Ms. Helen Reinold, a graduate of Augustana College and a graduate student at the University of Oldenburg in Germany, has researched this topic during her recent internship with the German American Heritage Center in Davenport.  Ms. Reinold will present her findings to the interested public in a lecture and discussion, entitled The Intellectual Origins of the Davenport Forty-Eighters, at the German American Heritage Center at 712 Second Street in Davenport, on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at 5:30 p.m.  It is free of charge.

You are cordially invited to attend this event. We are looking forward to greeting you among us.

Dr. Egon W. Gerdes, Executive Director, German American Heritage Center

MOUNT PLEASANT, IA (06/24/2011)(readMedia)-- Brittany Kahler of Marengo, IA, graduated from Iowa Wesleyan College. Commencement ceremonies were held May 7 on the Mount Pleasant, Iowa, campus. Kahler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Studio Art.

Students completing their degrees in May, as well as those who completed their studies at the end of the fall semester in December, were honored in the outdoor ceremony.

Iowa Wesleyan College is a four-year, liberal arts college. For information on programs and enrollment, go to www.iwc.edu.

On the web: http://readabout.me/achievements/Brittany-Kahler-graduates-from-Iowa-Wesleyan-College/2676484.

July Cool Beanz Music

July 5^th- Open Mic Night 7-9pm

July 6^th- TJ Sapp 7-9pm

July 7^th- Bailey Kakert 7-9pm

July 8^th- Luis Ochoa 7-9pm

July 9^th- Dani Lynn Howe Band Unplugged 7-9pm

July 12^th- Open Mic Night 7-9pm

July 14^th- Kevin Carton 7-9pm

July 15^th- Nashville Songwriters Association 7-9pm

July 16^th- Emily Jawoisz 7-9pm

July 19^th- Open Mic Night 7-9pm

July 20^th- TJ Sapp 7-9pm

July 21^st Toby Brown 7-9pm

July 22^nd- Angela Meyer 7-9pm

July 26^th- Open Mic Night 7-9pm

July 28^th- Kevin Carton 7-9pm

July 28^th- Austin Villejo 7-9pm

July 30^th- Bluegrass at Beanz 6:30-9:30pm

COLCHESTER, VT (06/23/2011)(readMedia)-- Caitlin Poster of Eldridge, a student at Assumption High School was named the 2011 recipient of the Saint Michael's College Book Award for Academic Achievement with a Social Conscience.

The award recognizes students who demonstrate a commitment to leadership in volunteer service and academic achievement. Saint Michael's, located in Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top 10 college towns, was founded on the belief that serving others is part of its Catholic tradition, and through the award seeks to honor those who demonstrate the true spirit of volunteerism.

Award recipients, named at schools throughout the country, are high school juniors who are inductees of the National Honor Society or an equivalent school-sponsored honors organization. They must demonstrate a commitment to service activities in high school or community organizations, taking leadership roles in these activities.

Tomshot was presented the book First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (HarperCollins 2000) by Loung Ung, a 1993 Saint Michael's College graduate who has become a widely acclaimed author. In "First They Killed My Father," Ung gives a powerful autobiographical account, from a child's perspective, of surviving captivity during the genocidal Pol Pot regime in Cambodia. She reveals an indomitable spirit in the face of profound suffering, including the loss of both her parents and two of her siblings. Ung has written a riveting memoir about a family's survival, and in turn, about the development of Ung's on-going crusade for a landmine free world.

Learn What Matters at Saint Michael's College, The Edmundite Catholic liberal arts college, www.smcvt.edu. Saint Michael's provides education with a social conscience, producing graduates with the intellectual tools to lead successful, purposeful lives that will contribute to peace and justice in our world. Founded in 1904 by the Society of St. Edmund and headed by President John J. Neuhauser, Saint Michael's College is located three miles from Burlington, Vermont, one of America's top college towns. It is identified by the Princeton Review as one of the nations Best 373 Colleges, and is included in the 2011 Fiske Guide to Colleges. Saint Michael's has 1,900 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students. Saint Michael's students and professors have received Rhodes, Woodrow Wilson, Pickering, Guggenheim, Fulbright, and other grants. The college is one of the nation's top-100, Best Liberal Arts Colleges as listed in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

On the web: http://readabout.me/achievements/Saint-Michaels-College-Book-Award-given-to-Assumption-High-School-student-Caitlin-Poster-of-Eldridge/2672900.