Daily planner, Oct. 4, 2012


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Avey Brothers

9 p.m.-midnight, Rascals, 1414 15th St., Moline. (309) 797-9457.

Rummage and bake sale

4-7 p.m. today; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Friday, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 4107 21st Ave., Moline. (309) 764-972.

Screwy Cinema (Film)

6 p.m., Davenport Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St. Free. (563) 326-7832.

Lojo Russo (live lunch)

Noon, Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333.

Wonders of the Heavens, Dana Taylor

7 p.m., Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport. Free with admission. (563) 326-7804.

Feargrounds Haunted House

7 p.m.-midnight Friday-Saturday; 7-10 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 31, Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St., Davenport. $10. (563) 326-5338.

Inside the Music (Quad City Symphony Masterworks Talk)

5:30 p.m., Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. 3rd St., Davenport. Free. (563) 322-7276.

Human Journey: What Fossils Tell Us, Dr. Louise Leakey

7:30-8:30 p.m., Wallenberg Hall, Denkmann Memorial Building, Augustana College, 3520 7th Ave., Rock Island. Free. (309) 794-7318.

Jacob Green of River Water Tribe

4-6 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333.

"Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (Theater Throwback)

6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., National Geographic Giant Screen Theater, Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. $8.50; $7.50 seniors, students and military; $6.50 youth; $1 off members. (563) 324-1933, ext. 256.

"Noises Off" (farce)

7:30 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday, Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, HK Robinson Drive and South Stewart Street, Geneseo. $8 Thursday; $10 Friday and Sunday, (309) 944-2244.

St. Francis Day pet blessing service

6 p.m., Trinity Anglican Church, 1818 6th Ave., Rock Island. Free. (309) 788-1641.

Glenn Hickson

5:30-8:30 p.m., O'Melia's Supper Club, 2900 Blackhawk Road, Rock Island. (309) 788-5635.

Love Your Body (Brown Bag Lunch discussion)

Noon-1 p.m., Room 224, Ambrose Hall, St. Ambrose University, 518 W. Locust St., Davenport. Free. (563) 333-6113.

"Piano in a Factory" (Independent Movie Night)

6 p.m., Rock Island Library, 401 19th St. Free. (309) 732-7323.

Grab Harass

10 p.m., Rock Island Brewing Company, 1815 2nd Ave. $4. (309) 793-1999.

Women of Greece and Rome: Part II, Michael Rosenthal (Independent Scholars' Evening)

7 p.m., Moline Commercial Club, 1530 5th Ave. Free. (309) 762-9202.

No Justice is No Laughing Matter Fundraiser for Prairie State Legal Services (Guys In Ties, Improv)

5:30 p.m., Establishment Theatre, 220 19th Street, Rock Island. $50. (309) 794-1328.

Trinity Sneaker Ball for The Two Rivers YMCA

5:30-9 p.m., Stoney Creek Inn, 101 18th St., Moline. $40; $35 advance. (309) 797-3945.

AARP Affordable Utilities Forum

11 a.m.-1 p.m., i wireless Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline.

Fall Choral Concert

7:30 p.m., Moline High School, 3600 Avenue of the Cities, Moline. (309) 743-1624.

Jam session with John O'Meara and Friends

9 p.m.-midnight, The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf. Free. (563) 355-0655.

Off Channel Release Party and Poetry Reading

6 p.m., Midwest Writing Center, 225 E. 2nd St., Davenport. Free. (563) 324-1410.

Solo Steppers (square and round dances)

7:30-10 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 415 W. 53rd St., Davenport. $4.50; $4 members. (309) 441-5880.






















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  Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.




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