23 Oct 2014

ISU COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP LIST

By Barb McBreen

AMES, Iowa (October 21, 2014) - The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University recognized its scholarship recipients for the 2014-15 academic year.

The college and its departments award more than $2 million in scholarships each year. Students interested in enrolling in the college and applying for scholarships should go to http://www.cals.iastate.edu/scholarships/ to view deadline applications.

Along with scholarship support for students, the college continues to attract a record number of students and maintain high placement rates for graduates.

For a third year in a row the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reached record enrollments. This year the college has 4,475 undergraduate students and 730 graduate students for a total of 5,205.

Employers nationwide attend the largest annual Ag Career Day in the nation in October, which attracted a record number of employers with 269 companies and organizations. Placement of graduates has been 97 percent for 17 consecutive years.

The College also:
* ranks as one of the top five colleges in the world.
* has award winning faculty - eight professors have received the USDA Excellence in Teaching Award since 2006.
* has a study abroad program that will send students to study on all seven continents this year.
* has award winning student clubs that help develop global leaders.

Scholarship awards for this academic year were presented to:

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Bettendorf, IA

Jennifer Klindt, Fejervary Trust Scholarship
Catherine Mullen, Ag General Scholarship
Scott Payne, Wise Scholarships in Agriculture
Emily Schwake, Fejervary Trust Scholarship
Amrinder Singh, Kenneth M. & Ruth I. Wagner Agricultural Memorial Scholarships

Davenport, IA

Abigail Clevenger, Fejervary Trust Scholarship
Emily Forrest, Fejervary Trust Scholarship
Madison Walker, Fejervary Trust Scholarship

Moline, IL

Aubrey Foulk, Monsanto Nick Reding Agriculture Scholarship

Rock Island, IL

Julianna Jespersen, Scholarship for Excellence in Agriculture
22 Oct 2014

LIGHTWIRE THEATER BRINGS DiNO-LIGHT TO THE CORALVILLE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NOVEMBER 11

By Megan Flanagan

Dazzling and Unique Blend of Puppetry, Technology and Dance As Seen on America's Got Talent

The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to bring Lightwire Theater's production of DiNO-LIGHT to the Coralville on Tuesday, November 11, with a public performance at 6:30pm and a special 12:30pm matinee for school groups.

Created by Corbian Visual Arts and Dance, DiNO-Light (also known as Darwin the Dinosaur) is a heart-warming original story that features a friendly dinosaur who wanders away from home and discovers a world of creatures who light up the darkness and help him find the true meaning of love. The story is told through electroluminescent puppetry, music, sound, and movement and has delighted children and adults around the world.

Tickets for the 6:30pm performance on Tuesday, November 11 are $16 for adults and $12 for children 12 and under and are available online at coralvillearts.org, by phone at 319.248.9370, and in person at the CCPA box office and Coralville Rec Center.  Special group pricing is available for the 12:30pm matinee performance; those interested can learn more by calling 319.248.9372.

Corbian creators Ian Carney and Corbin Popp met while dancing in Twyla Tharp's Broadway show Movin' Out. They immediately connected over their mutual love of art, theater, and technology.  After they discovered a product called EL wire, they developed puppetry based creatures that quickly gained personality.  "EL wire" is short for electroluminescent wire: unlike black lights, the technology can be powered by batteries and requires no theatrical lighting.

Based in New Orleans, Lightwire Theater rose to national prominence through its appearance on America's Got Talent in 2012, where the group made it to the semi-finals, and has toured extensively.  Lightwire Theater will be competing on the truTV series FAKE OFF, which premieres on October 27.

Owned and operated by the City of Coralville, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching the community and contributing to the vitality of Coralville by offering an accessible, affordable venue for a variety of performances, presentations, and public and private events.  The 472 seat theater opened August 26, 2011 and has hosted performances from City Circle Acting Company, Orchestra Iowa, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Dan Knight, Lola Astanova, Lorie Line, Judy Carmichael, Jim McDonough, Nolte Academy of Dance, and many others.  Coralville schools are also able to use the Center free of charge up to three times per year; 15 school events took place at the Center in the 2013-2014 school year. The Center was named 2012 Member of the Year by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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22 Oct 2014

BAT BOY opens in one week!

By QC Theatre Workshop

Bat Boy the Musical opens at the QC Theatre Workshop this Friday, October 24.

The cult hit musical-comedy opens just in time for Halloween. It can be enjoyed at 1930 Wilkes Ave in Davenport

Click here to make your reservations!

22 Oct 2014

2013 Tony Award Winner, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Opens on the Old Creamery Theatre's Studio Stage on October 30

By Lily Allen-Duenas

Amana- Christopher Durang's new comedy, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, opens October 30 and runs through November 16 on the Old Creamery's Studio Stage, with shows on Thursdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm and on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm.

Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, the master of contemporary absurd comedy tells the tale of comically dysfunctional siblings who wait....and wait, for something exciting to happen. Enter their movie star sister and her much younger boy toy, ready for a costume party that could change their lives forever.

The cast includes: Patrick du Laney, Natalie Schmit, Marquetta Senters, Hannah Spina, Nina Swanson, and Jim Vogt. The show is directed by Tim Butterfield who holds a B.A. in Theater from Brooklyn College, an M.F.A. in Directing from Yale's New School for Drama and works regularly as a director, writer, and fight choreographer. He has worked Off-Broadway, Off-off Broadway, and regionally.

Tickets are $28 for adults and $18.50 for students. Special $12 student rush tickets are available thirty minutes before performances. Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is Rated Theatre R for strong language. Call the box office for tickets and information 319-622-6262 or visit us online at www.oldcreamery.com.

The Old Creamery Theatre is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. In 2014, the company is celebrating 43 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.
20 Oct 2014

Davenport Junior Theatre Presents SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS

By Rick Martin

Adapted by Daniel DP Sheridan

Join Snow White as she goes on an adventure to learn the true meaning of beauty.  Oh!  And along the way she meets seven pretty awesome little friends!

Saturday, October 18 : 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, October 19 : 3pm
Saturday, October 25 : 3pm & 7pm
Sunday, October 26 : 3pm

$6.00 for anyone 3 years and up, $8.00 for adults, tickets sold at the door

(Show runs approximately 70 minutes)

20 Oct 2014

Passion of Dracula

By QCCVB

Augustana College Theatre Department produces The Passion of Dracula on October 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 at 7:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at Bergendoff Hall, 3701 7th Avenue in Rock Island. This version of the Dracula legend based on the 1897 Bram Stoker novel is set in the English countryside in 1911 where several village girls have died under mysterious circumstances. Dr. Sweard presides over a nearby mental hospital that has acquired a new resident-Count Dracula! A trio of doctors, a young reporter, and a stouthearted English lord battle the Count for possession of the lovely heroine. With a dash of Holmesian sleuthing in the Baskerville hound country setting, our heroes save the heroine and dispatch the Count in the traditional manner. www.augustana.edu

17 Oct 2014

Former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood Campaigns for Schilling

By Jon Schweppe

KEWANEE, IL -- Former Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood lended his support and endorsement to Bobby Schilling on the campaign trail today. LaHood, who served during the entire first term of the Obama Administration, told a crowd of 85 supporters at the Elks Lodge in Kewanee, Ill. that Bobby Schilling is the "right guy for the job" in the Illinois 17th District.

"I'm very proud to support somebody who wants to get our country moving again, particularly in western Illinois," LaHood said.

LaHood pointed to Schilling's bipartisan record of success in Congress and said we need more bipartisanship in Washington.

"Bobby has a great track record of bipartisanship," LaHood said. "When I was Secretary of Transportation, I participated with Bobby and Congressman Loebsack in really identifying the importance of replacing the bridge across the Mississippi River. Bobby worked very hard on that and moved it to a position where now, when there's a transportation bill, this bridge is going to be replaced."

In 2012, Schilling and Loebsack, a Democrat Congressman from Iowa, invited Secretary LaHood to the Quad Cities to inspect the I-74 bridge. At the time, LaHood called the I-74 bridge "one of the worst bridges I've ever seen."

LaHood also highlighted Schilling's work for the Rock Island Arsenal.

"On the House Armed Services committee, Bobby really helped strengthen one of the biggest economic engines in the Quad Cities. He got those key provisions passed into law. That wouldn't have happened if Bobby hadn't worked as a member of the House Armed Services Committee."

Schilling said he appreciated LaHood's support, calling him a "true statesman."

"Ray LaHood is a guy who gets it," Schilling said. "He understands that it's about serving people, not party, and he's proven that. I'm honored to have his support, and I'm really appreciative he came tonight to our event in Kewanee."

Bobby Schilling (R-Colona) was born and raised in Rock Island, Illinois. He has been married to his wife, Christie for 28 years and together they have 10 children. Schilling represented the Illinois 17th District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011-2012, serving on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Agriculture Committee, and the House Small Business Committee. Schilling is seeking another term and is running against incumbent Congresswoman Cheri Bustos.

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16 Oct 2014

Cirque Style Theatre Show in Iowa!

By Laura Ernst

Dare to Open the Box... You will soon be able to see a Vegas Cirque style show right here in Iowa featuring largely local talent.

Iowa circus performer, Laura Ernst, owner of the Iowa Circus Academy, has created and produced a unique cirque style show that will be hitting theaters all over Iowa and the Midwest starting in Nov of 2014. 

 

This show is a Cirque-Style theater show inspired by Greek mythology that follows Pandora who opens the box full of vengeful spirits that drag her to the Underworld.

If you've heard the myth, you haven't heard the whole story. Pandora's Circus is a Cirque-Style theater show inspired by childhood wonder, wisdom of ages, and tales of ancient myth.

Follow Pandora as she opens the box full of vengeful spirits waiting to drag her to the Underworld. In an ever dark world filled with strange characters that seem to ignore all rules and gravity and physical limitations, Pandora faces incredible trials. Despite her seemingly insurmountable challenges, she overcomes her fears and finds her hopes restored.

This is a hero's journey; it tells the story of a girl who overcomes her fears- fears from the past and worries about the future.  In the end, she finds the journey, and not the destination, was what mattered most.

Event Details

What: Pandora's Circus
Where: Coralville Performing Arts Center
When: November 21st at 7:30pm, November 22nd at 7:30pm, November 23rd at 2pm

Tickets: $12-$20

 

Media
For more information the media can contact the event organizer direct at 563-581-4396 or info@pandorascircus.com

15 Oct 2014

Auditions for Letters Home to Hero Street

By Lora Adams

FOURTH WALL FILMS AND WQPT HOLD AUDITIONS FOR "LETTERS HOME TO HERO STREET"

MOLINE, ILLINOIS - Fourth Wall Films and WQPT Quad Cities PBS have partnered to create a new docudrama, "Letters Home to Hero Street." Auditions for the film will be held on Saturday, October 18 from 9 am to noon at WQPT's studio on the Western Illinois University-Quad Cities campus in Riverfront Hall.

To be scheduled for an audition and receive other details, please email your name, phone/email, address, experience, and photo before 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, 2014 to LJ-Adams@wiu.edu.

KEY DATES

Re-enactment Auditions: October 18, 2014 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
(Please note all auditions will be given a specific time within this window)
Call Backs: October 21, 2014 6:00 PM-8:00 PM
Filming Dates: November 2, 15, 16, 17, 2014
Project Ends: The documentary will be completed in December 2014 and will premiere on WQPT-PBS in early 2015. Special screenings of the documentary will also take place, as well as a DVD release.

 

Synopsis:
A young Mexican-American veteran's personal view of World War II is told through the letters he sent home to his family in Silvis, Illinois.  He becomes one of eight veterans of WWII and the Korean War killed in combat from the same block-and-a half long neighborhood now called Hero Street, USA.

Character Descriptions:

SOLDIER, male, early 20s. Away from home for the first time, he writes letters to keep family members informed of his movements and responds to news from home. He is Mexican-American, slender, physically fit.

SISTER, female, age 11-13. The soldier's sister translates his letters from English to Spanish and reads them to her mother and father. She is Mexican-American, slender, long dark hair, speaks English and Spanish.

MOTHER, female, late 40s. The soldier's mother is a Mexican immigrant. Speaks Spanish.

TELEGRAM DELIVERY BOY, age 17-21. Young Caucasian male delivers "killed in action" telegrams. Will ride a period bike.

WQPT is a media service of Western Illinois University.

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10 Oct 2014

Iowa Credit Union League Announces 2014-15 Board at Annual Convention

By Emily Caropreso

Dubuque, Iowa - Iowa credit union representatives were sworn in as the Iowa Credit Union League (ICUL) Board of Directors at the Iowa Credit Union Annual Convention September 18 in Dubuque at the Grand River Center. By serving on the 12-member board, each individual represents the interests of Iowa's 107 credit unions and their more than one million members. ICUL is the trade association for Iowa's not-for-profit credit union industry.

"On behalf of the Iowa Credit Union League, I would like to congratulate these individuals for being elected to the ICUL Board of Directors," said Patrick S. Jury, CEO/President, ICUL. "We sincerely appreciate their willingness to lead our trade association, and the entire credit union industry, in fulfilling our long-term strategic vision. I look forward to working with them in the future."

Dave Cale, CEO, Financial Plus Credit Union of West Des Moines, was elected to serve as the 2014 Chair of the ICUL Board and Brent Helin, CEO, Des Moines Metro Credit Union was elected to serve as the 2014 Vice Chair.

The entire Iowa Credit Union League Board is listed below by asset category.

$0-25 Million Asset Category

  • Janine Keim, Consumers Credit Union, Denison
  • Jonathon Miller, IntegrUS Credit Union, Dubuque
  • Dennis Siemers, Town and Country Credit Union, Harlan

$25-$125 Million Asset Category

  • Tim Chapman, Members Community Credit Union, Muscatine
  • Jeff Hayes, North Star Community Credit Union, Cherokee
  • Helen Pearce, Cedar Falls Community Credit Union, Cedar Falls
  • Tim Marcsisak, Nishna Valley Credit Union, Atlantic

$125 and Above Million Asset Category

  • Jim Hagerman, Linn Area Credit Union, Cedar Rapids
  • Joe Hearn, Dupaco Community Credit Union, Dubuque
  • Dale Owen, Ascentra Credit Union, Bettendorf

At-Large Category

  • Dave Cale–Chair, Financial Plus Credit Union, West Des Moines
  • Brent Helin–Vice Chair, Des Moines Metro Credit Union, Des Moines

The Iowa Credit Union League is the trade association that represents the interests of Iowa credit unions and their more than one million members. Credit unions are not-for-profit, financial cooperatives owned and operated by their members. Iowans use their credit union membership to receive higher interest rates on savings and lower interest rates on loans. For more information on ICUL and Iowa credit unions, visit www.IowaCreditUnions.com. Follow ICUL on Twitter at www.twitter.com/icul or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iowacreditunions.To learn more about credit unions, visit www.ASmarterChoice.org.


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