29 Oct 2012

Celebrate Fall with us! Winter Market starts Next Week!

By Freight House Farmers' Market

This week we are very lucky to have two great performers sharing the stage at the market, both have been on stage before and have delighted the shoppers at the market with their easy listening singer songwriter style. Dave Maxwell and Kevin Boyd will share the stage this Saturday October 27th. So the entertainment at the market is doubling this week! And don't forget that we have the River City Marching Band performing between sets with their New Orleans style FUN! Bring the whole family and laugh, dance, dine and celebrate with us the end of summer and the start on the winter market! Yes it is true, we are a year round market both indoors and outdoors. So come and celebrate with us!

Don't forget we still have Freight House Farmers Market t-shirts available indoors first table on left or see Barb.

23 Oct 2012

College Night Ask Students to Share Their Definition of Beauty

By Susan Horan

Davenport, IA (October 2012)- On Thursday, October 25 from 6-9 pm students, faculty and staff from any college or university are invited to enjoy free admission to the Figge during the annual College Night at the Figge event. As an extension of the current exhibition, Posing Beauty in African American Culture, which features a selection of photographs that challenge the idealized form of beauty in art, "Maximum Exposure" will be a night focused on questioning the definition of beauty and exploring photography and portraiture. The event is hosted by Western Illinois University Museum Studies students.

Event participants will experience Posing Beauty with maximum exposure through photo, video, dance and social media opportunities. Guests will have the opportunity to share their definition of beauty through planned activities, such as:

· "Make a Scene" - Take a self portrait using props and speech bubbles to make as statement about how you want to be seen.

· "Frame It Up" - Make and take a frame for your self-portrait.

· "Collage for College" - Create a collage page with your self-portrait photos and with Multi-Media supplies.

· "Photo Face-Off"?Take part in a photo scavenger hunt throughout the museum.

· Hip-Hop Workshop? LaDerrick from Imani! Dancers & Studio for Cultural Arts, Inc will lead a workshop on expressing yourself through dance.

The Figge will also give visitors the opportunity to create a video for the current video contest, "Questioning Beauty." The contest, which is open to the public, asks people to submit short videos in which they share what they think makes them, or others, beautiful. Event participants are also encouraged to tweet their thoughts and pictures from the night to @figgeartmuseum or use the hashtag #collegenight.

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 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday, Sundays 12-5 pm and Thursdays 10 am- 9pm. To contact the museum, please call 563.326.7804, or visit our website, www.figgeartmuseum.org.

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23 Oct 2012

Oct. 25th. 2012 " Religious Morality and Brain Chemistry". By Charles Fisher. ISE

By Narveen Aryaputri

Religious Morality and Brain Chemistry

Charles Fisher

The punishment in Islam for the DSM-4 diagnosis of kleptomania is the

removal of a hand. Recent research indicates that medications which

suppress endorphins are effective in curbing the compulsions of a

kleptomaniac. Bearing in mind the costs to society of each way of

addressing this condition, is it time to rethink religious morals and

their impact on culture? Come join a discussion of comparative religious

morality as it is addressed by a modern psychological understanding of

compulsive behavior.

Reference quote from The Koran:

" The Table 5:35

As to the thief, Male or female, cut off his or her hands: a punishment by

way of example, from Allah, for their crime: and Allah is Exalted in power."

About the presenter:

Charles Fisher has his engineering degree from the University of Iowa and is a published author with books written in the techincal field of computer science. Charles is with Info Systesm at Alcoa and is a resident of Rock Island.

Independent Scholars Evenings. 7.00 p.m.

1530 Fifth Avenue. Moline. Illinois

309-762-9202

Doors open at 6.30 p.m.

Free and open to the public.

Dress code: business casual.

Elevators are located through the 16th. Street entrance.

The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, LTD is a 501(c)3 at State and Federal level organization under US laws since 1996.

Please visit www.qcinstitute.org to see our archives.

22 Oct 2012

ART GUMBO Soup Dinners Raise Money for Dubuque Art Projects

By Paula Neuhaus

October 22, 2012

DUBUQUE, IA. - The winter installment of Art Gumbo, a quarterly soup dinner that supports local art projects with community-supported micro funding, is scheduled for Thursday, December 27, 6-8 p.m. at St. Mark Community Center, 1201 Locust Street in
Dubuque.

Art Gumbo is an independent community-based initiative that funds local arts projects using money collected at quarterly soup dinners. During each Art Gumbo funding cycle, artists and arts organizations are alternately invited to submit a brief project proposal that demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The public is invited to attend and vote for their favorite proposal. A $10 donation at the door on December 27 entitles the attendee to soup and home-baked bread, the opportunity to review all submitted proposals, and one vote for their favorite. Art Gumbo Bowls will be sold during the event for $15. The bowls were commissioned by regional potters and funded by a Mediacom Arts & Culture Grant in partnership with the Dubuque Rescue Mission.

Patrons are encouraged to purchase the bowls and bring them back as "their own table setting" to subsequent events to promote sustainability and investment in the Art Gumbo collective. All proceeds from the bowls project will help commission more bowls
and support the longevity of Art Gumbo.

The December 27 soup dinner will feature up to seven proposals submitted by local arts organizations or creative groups whose project demonstrates an impact on the Dubuque community. The proceeds from the door will fund two proposals, first and second place, splitting the funding in a 70/30 fashion.

Art Gumbo dinners and micro-funding program are an independent effort initiated by local arts activists Paula Neuhaus and Megan Starr. The project's mission is to bring artists together with art patrons to explore and fund projects, create working relationships, and to build an all-arts network. Since the project's launch in September 2010, Art Gumbo has funded 14 proposals raising a total of $7,710 for creativity in Dubuque. Art Gumbo was a recipient of a 2010 Dubuque365 IMPACT award for achievement in arts, a 2011 Mediacom Arts & Culture Grant, and inclusion in Phonebook 3, a nationwide directory of innovative arts projects.

The December soup dinner is open to anyone interested in attending the event.

For more details about Art Gumbo visit artgumbodubuque.blogspot.com or contact Paula Neuhaus or Megan Starr at art.gumbo.dbq@gmail.com.

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19 Oct 2012

Looking for something to do this weekend?

By Davenport Parks & Recreation

Halloween Fun

This weekend - Haunted Island

Last weekend was rained out, so Haunted Island will open this weekend at 6 p.m. October 19 and 20 at Credit Island, 2200 W. River Drive, Davenport. It will include a bat presentation at 6:30 p.m., hayrack rides from dark until midnight, and a bonfire with a storyteller. Concessions will be available. Admission is $12; $8 for ages 4-11; free for ages 3 and under.A $2-off coupon is available online. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Credit Island.

Friday Family Fun

This weekend - Family Friday Nights

Join us for Family Friday Night at Red Hawk Golf and Learning Center, 6364 Northwest Blvd. Enjoy family golf on our par-3 course, pizza, popcorn, lemonade and a movie.
6pm - 9pm. Fee: $2.50

Every Friday night is a different activity for the whole family.
October 19 - Sports: Red Hawk Golf and movie;
October 26 - Friday Night Jam and Uno tournament at Roosevelt Community Center.

Enjoy Public Skating this weekend at River's Edge

Public Skate this weekend at the River's Edge:

Get in shape for this winter season! Come on down to the River's Edge for public skate. Admission is only $5, skate rental is $3.

Friday, October 19:

11:00am - 1:00pm

Sunday, October 21:

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Junior Theatre Mainstage Show

Beauty and the Beast, by Vera Morris is the featured fall presentation in October: Cursed! A young prince is transformed into a Beast because of his selfishness and locked away in an enchanted castle, along with all who serve him. To break the curse, he must learn to love more than just himself. Beauty, a young girl from a nearby village, finds her way into the cursed castle. Join us as the magic unfolds onstage.

@ 1:00 and 4:00 pm;

@ 2:00 pm.

Admission is $5 anyone 3 and up.

19 Oct 2012

This Week in Downtown Davenport: 10/18 - 10/26

By QC Chamber

Hello!

Attention parents! Looking for an upbeat, interactive show to enjoy with your kids? Come sing and dance along to a familiar Nickelodeon group, The Fresh Beat Band, at the Adler Theatre! Keep the educational fun for kids rolling with Kidz Days at RME, where kids can enjoy performances made just for them. If you're looking for a bit more action, check out the derby scene with the QC Rollers at the RiverCenter!

After forming Architect Records, releasing four albums and touring the globe, singer/songwriter Mason Jennings returns to the Quad Cities tonight for a show at River Music Experience! Plan to enjoy an exquisite musical mix of a poet, protest singer, and jazz musician all with the passion of a rock & roller.

The Ruby Slipper is celebrating its Birthday Sale on Monday! All boots are 25% off and there will be cake, beverages, and plenty of savings. Please support this top-notch local downtown retailer! Ruby Slipper will be open special hours on Monday, Oct. 22 from Noon to 7 p.m.

St. Ambrose is hosting its Race Matters Reception & Talk tonight at the Figge Art Museum. Interested in the artwork of college students from colleges and universities around the Quad Cities? The 2012 College Invitational Exhibit opens this Saturday. Brush up on your acrylic painting, watercolor, or basic drawing skills by attending the variety of art classes the Figge has to offer, as well.

Get your mid-week musical fix Wednesday at RME by checking out Red Wanting Blue! If you missed their powerhouse performance on David Letterman, now is your chance to see it live. The Whoozdads are celebrating with a CD Release Show Saturday, and the 3rd Sunday Jazz Series will feature Adekola. Participate in the Mandolin Junction and more this week at RME, too.

In search of the spookiest haunted house in the Quad Cities? Check out the Davenport Jaycee's Haunted House every Friday and Saturday for the rest of October for only $10 a soul (all scares included). Remember to pick up some local goods at the Freight House Farmers Market and to rock with Orangadang at Brady Street Pub on Saturday, too!

Mark your calendar now for the Halloween Parade on Wednesday, Oct. 31!

See you downtown!

This Week's Events: October 18 - October 24

Thursday, October 18

$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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