The River Music Experience last week announced the lineup for its 2006 River Roots Live festival along with a new partnership with Living Lands & Waters. The festival, which will be held September 22 and 23 in Davenport's LeClaire Park, will feature two stages of music this year. The Black Crowes will headline, and other acts will include Umphrey's McGee, Martin Sexton, Bo Ramsey, Susan Tedeschi, Junior Brown, The Make Believe, The Gourds, The Hackensaw Boys, L'il Brian & the Zydeco Travelers, Calexico, Alejandro Escovedo, Girlyman, and Scott H. Birum. River Music Experience President and CEO Lon Bozarth said following the press conference that Living Lands & Waters would receive a portion of the event's profits; he said he hoped profits for this year's festival would be $100,000. In its inaugural year, River Roots Live drew roughly 8,000 people and finished about $4,000 in the black, Bozarth said. This year, he said, he's targeting attendance of 7,500 each day. For more information on River Roots Live, visit (http://www.riverrootslive.com). To view an edited version of the press conference, visit the River Cities' Reader's online multimedia repository: (http://www.qcspan.com).

WVIK 90.3 FM will present the program Quad City Oral Histories throughout July, giving audiences an opportunity to hear Quad Citians relate their experiences (both at home and abroad) during World War II. The program will air at 7 p.m. on Mondays. The project was a collaboration between WVIK and the Davenport Public Library's Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. According to a press release: "Now in their 70s and 80s, these local citizens were chemists on the Manhattan Project, brides from England, farm boys on ‘scrap drives,' MedEvac nurses, and ‘Rosie-the-Riveters.' They were at Pearl Harbor and survived ‘D-Day.' One man shot the padlock on the gates of Dachau, and several liberated labor camps across Europe."

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Steven Andrew Ontiveros, also known as Steven Andrews, passed away Sunday, June 11. He was 52 years old. Steven Andrews, a longtime fan of the arts and music, had friends in all corners of the Quad Cities, as he was well known for his hair-styling salon Steven Andrews Hair Design located in Moline. Steven loved all things outdoors, especially kayaking. He could be found at many an estate sale and was a consummate forager for unique materials and collectibles, many of which he would share with his artist friends for inspiration to create works of art. Steven is survived by many friends and family. A memorial celebration, called "A Beautiful Day," will be held this Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m. (until the cops are called) at the River Music Experience in Davenport, Iowa. Donations made will go toward one of Steven's favorite causes, Living Lands & Waters. Live auction items will include Steven's plants, so friends can keep a little love in their hearts and homes.