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 The top 10 finalists of TV reality competition, So You Think You Can Dance, bring their moves to the Adler Theatre Tuesday. Prepare for an evening of captivating movement during a show celebrating their momentous 11th season. Ladies, spend some time reflecting with other women during Iron Sharpens Iron Conference. Gentlemen, gather up the crew and check out Caged Aggression XIV, a premiere mixed martial arts event at the RiverCenter tomorrow night.

 

 Warm up your weekend with some smooth jazz in the Redstone Room Saturday. Grammy nominated Jeff Lorber Fusion and special guest Eric Marienthal team up for this year's Smooth Jazz Festival. Then next week, uncover tunes derived from the Cajun culture of Louisiana right here in the Quad Cities when Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet performs. Don't forget about Open Mic & Jam Wednesday, too!

 

 Ladder ball, bags, das boot pass, a pretzel eating contest, and more...find it all at Barrel House 211 Sunday as they host their Oktoberfest Bash! In addition to Great River Brewery's Oktoberfest Beer, you can expect to enjoy an evening of music, games, and good times galore. Word on the street is the Oktoberfest Burger will be back, too...nom nom nom.

 

 Whether you're looking to paint your own wine glass or brush up on your figure drawing skills, Atom Studio + Gallery offers art classes for all this week. Sign up for a class and make it a point to stick around after to peruse the other unique galleries within Bucktown Center for the Arts. If you're looking for more opportunities to work with art, check out the Figge art classes or the Re-Cre8 Studio event calendar.

 

 It's not quite the last Thursday of the month, but keep in mind the Figge is hosting PechaKucha Night twice this October. Tonight, engage yourself in presentations revolving around the Artists First Exhibit and hear the stories behind various pieces from the artists themselves. Remember the Quad Cities Food Hub celebrates the local harvest this evening as well.

 

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This Week's Events: October 10 - 16


Friday, October 10

 

Artist with Special Needs Class

Where: Atom Studio + Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts

Time: 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Price: $140

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Brewery Tours

Where: Great River Brewery

Time: 6:00 p.m

Price: N/A

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Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Buddy Olson
Where: Rhythm City Casino
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Caged Agression XIV
Where: RiverCenter
Time: Doors 4:00 p.m. / Amateur bouts 5:00 p.m. / Professional bouts 8:00 p.m.
Price: $32/General admission, $60/Front row cage side seating, $400/VIP table for 8 with waitress
Class: Watercolor- Beg/Int
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: Noon - 3:00 p.m.
Price: $95/member, $105/non-member
Drop-In Hockey (Adult)
Where: River's Edge
Time: 8:15 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Price: $10

 

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
Live Lunch with Tony Hoeppner
Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage
Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Live Music: The Candymakers
Where: Brady Street Pub
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

Midnight Multiplier

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Midnight - 4:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

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Out of Body

Where: Gallery 114

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

Price: FREE

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Public Skate
Where: River's Edge
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Price: $5 and up

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

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Rummage & Bake Sale

Where: Edgewater on Third Senior Residence

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Price: Varies

 

USA vs. Ecuador Soccer Game Watch

Where: Me & Billy

Time: 6:00 p.m.

Price: $1 PBR cans, $1 fireball shot for every USA goal

Website

Saturday, October 11

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

 

Contemporary Figure Painting Class

Where: Atom Studio + Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: $70

Website

 

Exhibition: African American Art Since 1950

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

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

Website

 

Exhibition: Artists First

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

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

Website

 

Exhibition: Berlin: Divided Past, United Future
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership
Exhibition: Berlin- Made in America
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership

 

Exhibition: Living Proof

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 10:00 a.m.

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

Website

 

Exhibition: Schleswig-Holstein - Turmoil on the German-Danish Border
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum admission ($5 or less), or FREE with membership
Exhibition: Turned Wood
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership
Exhibition: Two Americans in Paris: Stuart Davis and Grant Wood
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Price: Museum Admission ($7), or FREE with membership

 

Freight House Farmers Market

Where: Freight House Building and Lot

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

Price: FREE

Website

 

Iron Sharpens Iron

Where: Adler Theatre/RiverCenter

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Price: $67

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
John Fliss
Where: Rhythm City Casino
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Live Music at the Market: Kevin Boyd
Where: Freight House Farmers Market
Time: 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Price: FREE

 

Midnight Multiplier

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: Midnight - 4:00 a.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Painted Wine Glass

Where: Atom Studio + Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts

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

Price: $45

Website

 

Pen in Hand Mini-Conference

Where: Midwest Writing Center

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Price: Varies

Website

 

Portraits in Acrylic Paints Level 2

Where: Atom Studio + Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts

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

Price: $95

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

Time: 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

Smooth Jazz Festival - Jeff Lorber Fusion ft. Eric Marienthal

Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room

Time: Kids workshop 1:00 p.m. / Doors 6:30 p.m. / Show 8:00 p.m.

Price: $38/general, $48.50/VIP, + $5 day of show

Website

 

Tour: African American Art since 1950

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 1:30 p.m.

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

Website

 

Youth Painting Class

Where: Re-Cre8 Studio

Time: 2:00 p.m.

Price: $25

Website

Sunday, October 12

Art Talk: Artists First
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Price: Museum admission ($7), or FREE with membership
Genealogy Workshop: Schleswig-Holstein: The Danish Angle
Where: German American Heritage Center
Time: 12:30 p.m. & 2:15 p.m.
Price: $20/member, $25/non-member
Monster Mash Cash Giveaway
Where: Rhythm City Casino
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Oktoberfest
Where: Barrel House 211
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: $4 pints, $10 pitchers, $6 beer brats + potato salad, $5 pretzels
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: 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Price: $5 and up

 

Sunday Jazz Brunch at Bix Bistro

Where: Blackhawk Hotel

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Price: $22.95/Adult, $8.95/Kid age 6-12, FREE/Kids 5 & under

Website

 

Sunday Specials

Where: Barrel House 211

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

Price: $3 craft and domestic drafts

Website

Monday, October 13

 

Live Lunch with Lewis Knudsen

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Mexican Monday

Where: Barrel House 211

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

Price: $3 Margaritas & $6 Tacos

Website

 

Nifty 50's

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

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

Price: $5 and up

Website

 

Wine About Monday

Where: Me & Billy

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Price: 1/2 off bottles of wine

Website

Tuesday, October 14

 

$5,000 Free Play Frenzy

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Website

 

Acoustic Music Club

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: 4:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Bar Wars Trivia

Where: Me & Billy

Time: 8:00 p.m.

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

Website

 

Class: Figure Drawing

Where: Figge Art Museum

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

Price: $20/3 classes/student; $30/3 classes/adult; $12/single session

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: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

It's Firkin Tuesday!

Where: Barrel House 211

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

Price: $4 Burger Baskets

Website

 

Managing Project Teams

Where: St. Ambrose University Downtown Development Center

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Price: $695

Website

 

Network @ Noon

Where: Moline Public Library

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

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

Website

 

Open Studio

Where: Re-Cre8 Studio

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Price: $25

Website

 

Potato Party

Where: Quad Cities Food Hub

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

Price: $15

Website

 

So You Think You Can Dance

Where: Adler Theatre

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Price: $39.75, $59.75, $65

Website

 

Vino van Gogh

Where: The Phoenix

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: $38

Website

 

"Writing a Unique and Inspried Novel" Workshop

Where: Midwest Writing Center

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

Price: $175/members, $200/non-members

Website

 

Wednesday, October 15

 

$1500 Weekday Winning Slot Tourney

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Price: 100 points/entry; 10 entries max/guest

Website

 

$7500 Wicked Wednesday

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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
"Happy Halloween" Painting
Where: Re-Cre8 Studio
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Price: $30
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
Managing Project Teams
Where: St. Ambrose University Downtown Development Center
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Price: $695

Nifty 50's

Where: Rhythm City Casino

Time: 8:00 a.m. - Noon and 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Open Jam Session

Where: Brady Street Pub

Time: 9:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Public Skate

Where: River's Edge

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

Price: $5 and Up

Website

 

RME Open Mic & Jam

Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

 

Thursday, October 16

Bar Wars Trivia

Where: Barrel House 211

Time: 8:00 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website
Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet
Where: River Music Experience, Redstone Room
Time: Doors 6:30 p.m. / Show 7:00 p.m.
Price: $20 in adv., $22 day of show
Bix BeiderBomb: Comedy Workshop
Where: Upstairs of Boozies Bar and Grill
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
Bix Bistro Beer Dinner
Where: Bix Bistro, Hotel Blackhawk
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Price: $55

 

Bucktown Center for the Arts

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

Price: FREE

Website
Curator Talk: African American Art
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

Drop-In Hockey (Adult)

Where: River's Edge

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

Price: $10

Website
Falbos Karaoke Night
Where: River Music Experience, Community Stage
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

Figure Drawing/Painting Class
Where: Atom Studio + Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 6:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Price: $60/month or $15/session
Flip Cup Night
Where: Me & Billy
Time: 9:00 p.m.
Price: FREE
"Ghostly" Painting
Where: Re-Cre8 Studio
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Price: $30
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
Opening Reception: African American Art
Where: Figge Art Museum
Time: 5:30 p.m.
Price: FREE

 

Portraits in Acrylic Paints Level 2
Where: Atom Studio + Gallery, Bucktown Center for the Arts
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Price: $95

 

Pub Trivia
Where: Brady Street Pub
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Price: FREE

Thursdays at the Figge

Where: Figge Art Museum

Time: 5:30 p.m.

Price: FREE

Website

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

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