16 Jun 2015

L&D15 Art Exhibit: Brett Whitacre of The Legendary Shack Shakers: July 25 - Aug 24

By David Balluff
ARTIST/MUSICIAN BRETT WHITACRE TO EXHIBIT AT L&D15 - JULY 25 - AUGUST 24
OPENING RECEPTION SAT. JULY 25, 7 - 10pm
L&D15 is very pleased to announce that artist and drummer for The Legendary Shack Shakers, Brett Whitacre, will be exhibiting at their gallery/boutique beginning on July 25th.
Opening the same day as the Bix Race and the final dip in Davenport, L&D15 thinks Brett Whitacre's Maximum Wage artist reception is going to draw art lovers downtown that evening. "Brett is going to be here, and we are hoping that by having our event concurrently with all these other great events in the downtown, that we can encourage locals and visitors alike to walk around downtown and have a good time," explains L&D15 co-owner David Balluff.
Brett Whitacre is a self taught and colorblind artist living and working in Northern Illinois. He has been producing works using a reverse glass painting technique for 12 years. Upon moving to Chicago in 2001, he began walking, biking, and driving the alleyways of the city seeking various discarded materials to use as a canvas. Pre-digital televisions, hard shell luggage, and storm windows were his favorite finds. Settling on his love for the crispness and pristine of paint on glass, found window panes became his main focus. Brett's work today is on windows but also tempered glass panels for a more modern feel. The subject matter varies greatly as his interests are broad. When asked why he paints what he does, he'll say "All these things are really cool...I like em".
Notable exhibitions:
2009 Rockford International Airport
2010 Nashville TN Plow Haus Gallery
2011 Copenhagen DK  Mute Comp Gallery
2013 Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing MI
2014 Sycamore IL  Fargo Hotel Gallery
L&D15 brings a new style of retail to the Quad Cities, featuring clothing, accessories and housewares created by local and international artists and designers. The store is located at 520 West 2nd Street in downtown Davenport, open daily from 10am - 7pm.
For more information, please visit http://www.landd15.com
16 Jun 2015

The tenth anniversary of Bucktown Center for the Arts

By Sherry Maurer

The tenth anniversary of Bucktown Center for the Arts will be celebrated on Friday, June 26th from 6 to 9 p.m. with a benefit concert provided by Wicked Liz and the Bellyswirls, and a special performance by students from QC Rock Academy. A full evening of events is planned and artists will be on site and in their studios to showcase their creativity. MidCoast Board President Amy Orr notes "Bucktown is an integral part of the MidCoast Fine Arts mission to be a leader in stimulating our community's cultural and economic vitality through the support of regional visual arts and artists."

Awards for the juried exhibition Hot Art in the Summertime will be announced at 6:15 p.m. on the second floor. Participating artists entered from a geographic range varying from Quincy, Illinois, to Iowa City, Iowa. Some interpreted the "hot" theme, whether the beach, thunderstorm, sunset, volcano or stove top. A MidCoast Board Award will be presented and visitors can vote for a People's Choice Award to be given at the closing of the exhibition, August 1.

The second floor MidCoast Gallery will feature murals from the 25th Artworks Expo High School pastel competition. Student teams competed over the course of one day to create large-scale pastel murals for cash awards for their art departments. Awards will be presented at 6:30 p.m. This event was supported by a grant from Quad City Arts and a gift from Seifert Lumber.

With three independently released albums, a high energy live-show and a charismatic front person, Wicked Liz and the Bellyswirls have distinguished themselves as one of the Midwest's hardest working bands. Along the way, they've shared the stage with many national acts, including current Country favorites Sugarland, Richard Marx, Ton Loc, REO Speedwagon, and Hootie & the Blowfish.   The street concert will include an additional performance by students from QC Rock Academy. Come and enjoy good eats purchased from Farmer's Market favorites such as Uncle Jim's Ribs and Pulled Pork. Lawn chairs are welcome for the event.

A reception for the David R. Collins 2015 Writing Conference will begin on the third floor at 7 p.m. at the Midwest Writing Center.


Bucktown Center for the Arts is located at 225 East 2nd Street, downtown Davenport, Iowa. Bucktown features sales suites with in situ working artists, as well as display galleries including art by talents ranging from the novice to the professional. Bucktown Building Facilitator Sherry Maurer comments "Bucktown is an unusual combination of energies where you will find professional artists practicing on site, educational programming, gallery opportunities with no commission fees for emerging artists, and a Twister game in the elevator." Public hours are Wednesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This Final Friday concert event is sponsored by MidCoast Fine Arts and suggested admission is on a sliding scale from $5 up.
12 Jun 2015

Alex Murphy at the Muscatine Art Center

By Lynm Bartenhagen

Concert: The Alex Murphy Jazz Trio

The Muscatine Art Center's Music Room

Thursday, June 18th at 5:30 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

The Muscatine Art Center is pleased to present the Alex Murphy Jazz Trio. The trio consists of three very talented young musicians from St. Charles, Illinois: their leader Alex Murphy on the piano, Mary Halm on the bass, and Zac Nunnery on the guitar.  The three met while attending Charles East High School and quickly discovered they were drawn to jazz. In great demand, they have been working the last couple of years in restaurants and private parties in the Fox Valley area. They specialize in both the jazz standards and original compositions.

Alex Murphy has been immersed in music his entire life as the son of a professional musician and arts manager.  One of his first experiences with jazz was meeting George Shearing and Marion McPartland as a small child.  Alex has studied piano since age six and currently teaches and is an accomplished accompanist.  He recently collaborated with his dad on a recital of music for Horn and Piano.  Alex will be continuing his education at DePaul University this fall in Jazz Studies.

Mary Halm began studying classical bass in second grade and began playing jazz in High School.  Mary will also be attending DePaul University in the Jazz Studies program this fall.

Zac Nunnery just completed his first year at DePaul University studying guitar in the Jazz Studies program.  While at DePaul, he has begun playing in the Chicago music scene in addition to his work with Alex and Mary.

The group will perform in the Art Center's Music Room on Thursday, June 18th beginning at 5:30 p.m. There is no charge for admission.

Please contact Melanie Alexander, Director, with any questions or concerns at 563-263-8282 or by email at malexander@muscatineiowa.gov.

The Muscatine Art Center is located at 1314 Mulberry Avenue in Muscatine, Iowa. Hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Thursday evenings until 7:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Admission is free. Donations are appreciated. Visit www.muscatineartcenter.org for more information about programs and events and to download a class brochure.

12 Jun 2015

Legendary Beatles Yellow Submarine Animator to make rare appearance in Davenport for exhibit at Bucktown Center for the Arts

By Scott Segelbaum

RON CAMPBELL, BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE ANIMATOR & BEATLES SATURDAY MORNING TV CARTOON SERIES DIRECTOR TO APPEAR LIVE, PAINTING, EXHIBITING & TALKING CARTOONS AT BUCKTOWN CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 225 E. 2ND STREET IN DAVENPORT

FRIDAY, JULY 17TH AND SATURDAY, JULY 18TH  

 

THE LEGENDARY ANIMATOR/DIRECTOR WILL BE EXHIBITING HIS ORIGINAL BEATLES CARTOON ART AS WELL AS PAINTING NEW WORKS DURING HIS APPEARANCE.

 

Campbell will also be exhibiting artwork featuring other beloved cartoon characters that encompass his 50-year career in Children's Television such as Scooby Doo, the Smurfs, Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, Flintstones, Jetsons & more.

ALL WORKS ARE AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE.

Beatles animator Ron Campbell is available for interviews.   Please contact Scott Segelbaum at scott@BeatlesCartoonArtShow.com or (610) 389-1807.  See more at www.RonCampbellAnimator.com.

In 1964 the Beatles invaded the United States, performing for 73 million people on the Ed Sullivan Show and dominating the US pop charts for years.  Now over five decades later, the Fab Four continue to be the most celebrated musical group in Rock history.  Ron Campbell, director of the 1960's Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series and animator of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal appearance at Bucktown Center for the Arts at 225 E. 2nd Street in Davenport, Friday, July 17th and Saturday, July 18th. Ron will showcase his original Beatles cartoon paintings created specially for the show and create new Beatles pop art paintings live at the exhibit.  The exhibit is free and all works are available for purchase.

Who: Ron Campbell, Director of the Beatles 1960's Saturday Morning Cartoon series and animator of film Yellow Submarine.  Also involved in Scooby Doo, Rugrats, Smurfs, Winnie the Pooh, Flintstones, Jetson's, George of the Jungle and many others.

What: Ron Campbell will be offering for sale original cartoon paintings of the Beatles both in their ABC Cartoon and Yellow Submarine roles as well as various other works from his 50 year career in animation. These works of art were created specially for the Bucktown Center for the Arts exhibit.

Where:            Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 2nd Street, Davenport, IA 52801  sponsored by MidCoast Fine Arts  (563) 424-1210

When:             Friday, July 17 - 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

Saturday, July 18 - 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Details:            Ron Campbell, director of the legendary Saturday morning Beatles Cartoon series that aired on ABC from September 25, 1965 through April 20, 1969 and animator on the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal at Bucktown Center for the Arts, 225 2nd Street, Davenport for two days only.

The Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series received monstrous ratings in its time slot....a 67 share!  It continually fueled new music to the young kids of America as they followed the bouncing drumstick to each Beatles tune.  Campbell also wrote the forward to the definitive book on the Beatles cartoon series "Beatletoons."

Yellow Submarine, recently celebrating its 46th anniversary, has become a permanent fixture in pop culture, defining the psychedelic 60s for generations to come.  In his book, Up Periscope, Yellow Submarine Producer Al Brodax gives Ron Campbell a great deal of credit for saving the movie and tying it all together at the last minute.

Campbell has also been involved with some of the most beloved cartoons including, Scooby Doo, Winnie The Pooh, Krazy Kat, George of the Jungle, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, the Smurfs, Goof Troop, Rugrats, Winnie the Pooh, Ed, Edd & Eddy and dozens more.  Campbell's former studio was awarded a Peabody and an Emmy for his work in children's television.  Since retiring after a 50 year career, he has been painting subjects always based on the animated cartoons he has helped bring to the screen.  With particular emphasis on The Beatles, he shows his Cartoon Pop Art in galleries worldwide.

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12 Jun 2015

Geocache Part of the Fun for Quad Cities Museum Week on June 13-21

By Jessica Waytenick

Quad Cities - Beyond all the fun exhibits and events happening during the first annual Quad Cities Museum Week, June 13-21, there will also be a new Geocache for everyone to enjoy.

What is geocaching?  Geocaching is a treasure hunt that can be as fun for the hider as it is for the seeker.  Any given treasure, known as a geocache, has specific coordinates of longitude and latitude to which seekers must travel in order to locate the treasure.  Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or GPS-enabled smartphone and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called "geocaches" or "caches", anywhere in the world.

"By finding some or all of the Quad Cities Museum caches you will learn about the many great museums in the community," says Gretchen Small of the Butterworth Center and Deere-Wiman House.  "A total of 11 museums are participating in the Geocache."

Ms. Small organized the geocache and the project was funded by the William Butterworth Foundation. According to Ms. Small, all the museum caches are located outdoors.

To get started on your treasure hunt during Quad Cities Museum Week, simply go to www.geocaching.com and see if you can collect a wooden nickel from all of the participating museum geocaches.

Participating museums in the Geocache include the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead, Buffalo Bill Museum, Butterworth Center, Dan Nagle Walnut Grove Pioneer Village, Deere-Wiman House, Family Museum, Figge Art Museum, German American Heritage Center, Iowa 80 Trucking Museum, Putnam Museum and Science Center, and Rock Island County Historical Society.

For more information on the geocache and Quad Cities Museum Week, go to www.qcmuseumweek.com.  More than 20 museums throughout the Quad Cities region are part of this year's celebration.  The website includes geocache information, museum events and listings, and a downloadable brochure.  The brochure is printable and lists all the events, museum locations, and a map. 
12 Jun 2015

A new way to protect artists' intellectual property

By Tom Whitfield
Notes2Bucks LLC Announces Availability of Cloud-based Locker Service, MyDigitalCatalog.com
Helping creatives and stakeholders in the music business protect and defend IP rights.
ATLANTA, Ga. ? June 10, 2015 ? Millions of dollars of music performance and songwriting royalties are lost or in limbo because of incorrect or incomplete ownership data. Notes2Bucks LLC is proud to offer a solution - MyDigitalCatalog.com, a Cloud-based locker service that systemizes collection, validation, and sharing of intellectual property among creators before a song is released.

"Those who adopt MyDigitalCatalog.com will get a strong leg up in attracting high-quality entertainment attorneys, managers, and investors. Back catalog strength rests squarely on a clear ownership chain of evidence," said Angela K. Durden, founder and chief executive officer of Notes2Bucks LLC. "Reduce the chance of disagreements over splits - and more - that hold up royalty payments.
"We support the creator's ability to monetize assets more quickly by confirming all tracking information is collected and agreed upon by stakeholders before a song is released," Durden added. "Paperwork isn't sexy, nor is it fun, but without question it is critical to building a strong catalog and a vital career."
Making paperwork easy
"The nature of creative teams in the music business is that they constantly change, making it difficult to handle required paperwork each song must have in order to be tracked and licensed," said Dale M. Sizemore, co-founder and chief operating officer at Notes2Bucks LLC. "DIY/Indies, publishers, and others benefit from deploying MyDigitalCatalog.com because it is their virtual administrative assistant. At a glance, it reminds them of what crucial information they have and what is missing from each song's documentation."
Founded in 2013, Notes2Bucks LLC intends to offer a range of services designed to protect and defend intellectual property rights of creators in other fields. Angela K. Durden is the author of the book Navigating the New Music Business as a DIY & Indie: Coming Clean with the Down and Dirty, available through in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and throughout Europe. Dale M. Sizemore is a serial entrepreneur with a long history of commercializing first-to-market innovations.
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12 Jun 2015

STEM for Girls

By Putnam Museum
Girls in STEM luncheon
MEET IOWA LT. GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS
JUNE 25, 2015 from 12:00 - 1:30 PM
AT THE PUTNAM MUSEUM AND SCIENCE CENTER

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)

careers are growing at nearly twice the rate of all others and provide high satisfaction and high salaries. It is very important that girls have ample opportunity to experience STEM in a variety of ways. Join us to learn more about Putnam initiatives for girls in STEM!

$50 per ticket or table of 8 for $360.

Luncheon ticket proceeds will focus on opportunities for girls to explore and advance their interests in STEM.

Hosted by Genesis Health System VP, Ken Croken.

 

Questions? Please contact Betsy Matt Turner at (563) 336-7303
09 Jun 2015

National Park Service Seeks Public Input on Bureau's Centennial Celebration

By Rick Martin

WEST BRANCH, IOWA– The federal bureau which manages over 400 national parks across the United States, like the Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty, will turn 100 years old in 2016. This year the National Park Service launched its "Find Your Park" campaign which begins a two year celebration commemorating its first 100 years of preservation and service to the public.

"The National Park Service has been a successful model of natural and cultural preservation during its first 100 years," said Pete Swisher, superintendent of Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa. "Now it's time to think about the next 100 years and how we can continue to connect to our public audiences."

Along with the Find Your Park campaign, national park managers are meeting with park visitors and other members of the public to hear how they would like their national parks to celebrate this centennial.  At Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, Superintendent Swisher is asking to hear which activities  would best renew the American people's sense of ownership and interest in their national parks. A public listening session has been scheduled for July 8, 2015 at the Visitor Center, beginning with an open house to view the permanent exhibits installed in 2014.

The listening session will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a presentation about Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and with a brief discussion on the Find Your Park campaign. "Then it is your turn to provide your thoughts on appropriate activities or areas of emphasis you believe best connects with you," said Mr. Swisher. "The park will use this public input to plan its programming for 2016 and beyond."

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site and the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum are in West Branch, Iowa at exit 254 off I-80. Both are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time. For more information go online at www.nps.gov/heho or call (319) 643-2541.

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site

110 Parkside Drive

PO Box 607

West Branch, Iowa 52358

319 643-2541 phone

319 643-7864 fax

www.nps.gov/heho

Twitter: @HooverNPS

Facebook: HerbertHooverNHS

09 Jun 2015

SCHOOL'S OUT AND THE ZOO IS IN!

By Niabi Zoo

Before you hear how bored your kids are, get out to Niabi Zoo for a day of animal exploration and family fun.

A visit to the zoo lasts about two hours, depending on the age of the child and how many trips you take on the carrousel and train.

New food options make it easy and more nutritious to have lunch at the zoo.

Insider tip: Come to the zoo right at 10 a.m. to beat the mid-day heat and see the animals in the morning when they are most active. Gates open at 11 a.m. on Sunday. Final admission each day is 4 p.m.

Become a member to beat the summer boredom and get in free for a full year. Click here to see all the great membership perks.

KIDS' WILD FEST IS ON JUNE 20..

The annual event is back on Saturday, June 20 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. It's a day just for kids where they can act like a monkey, do fun activities and visit the vendor booths. The event is free for zoo members and regular zoo admission applies. No RSVP required.

WORLD GIRAFFE DAY AT NIABI ZOO.

Sunday, June 21, 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

World Giraffe Day is an initiative of the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF), celebrating the longest-necked animal, on the longest day of the year.  Niabi is hosting games and activities and offering a chance to win a giraffe encounter.

Public giraffe feedings are 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $4 a person and can be purchased at the front gate or with cash at the giraffe platform.

08 Jun 2015

L&D15 CREATES PAPER CLOTHING, SCULPTURE FOR FIGGE GALA

By David Balluff
The Figge Art Museum throws it's annual gala tonight (June 5th), and the owners of L&D15 have been busy making sure the night's paper theme is well represented.

Designer and co-owner of L&D15, Lopeti Etu, created not only the chandeliers and table centerpieces for the event's main floor banquet, but he also designed and made several of the attendees' clothing - all out of paper.

Etu designed and sewed a total of five custom paper items - a man's tuxedo jacket, a paneled bustier, a sixties-era women's jacket, a dazzling Roaring Twenties style flapper dress in gold and red, and a black Italian crepe paper strapless ball gown.

Etu worked most of May on these items, starting the Monday after the store's Kentucky Derby party. Etu is on the Figge Art Museum Gala committee, and volunteered to create both the centerpieces and suspended chandeliers for the event. The geometric chandeliers were made from recycled cardboard boxes, while the flowers sitting on each of the banquet tables were made from a lighter paper, then individually hand dipped.

L&D15 is a new kind of retail for the Quad Cities, featuring artists and designers from the area, as well as from other parts of the country. In addition, owners David Balluff and Lopeti Etu use part of the shop as a workspace, hand making custom hats, silkscreening t-shirts and designing clothing.

L&D15 is open daily, from 10am - 7pm, and is located at 520 West 2nd St. between Scott and Western in downtown Davenport. For more information, visit us on Facebook at facebook.com/ landd15 or at landd15.com

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