Daily planner, Oct. 11, 2012


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Posing Questions: Inquiring about Portrait Photography for Personal Meaning Making, Ann Rowson Love (Thursdays at The Figge)


5-8 p.m.; 7 p.m. talk, Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport. Free with admission, (563) 326-7804, figgeart.org.

New Leaders: Artists, Nature and the Government, Glorie Iaccarino (Independent Scholars' Evening)

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

"Screwy Cinema" (film)

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

Syndromes of Transient Amnesia, Dr. Adam Zeman

6-7 p.m., Room 102, Hanson Hall Of Science, Augustana College, 726 35th St., Rock Island. Free, (309) 794-7224, augustana.edu.

Mississippi Flyway Action Network, Linda Boardsen and Walt Zuurdeeg; "Restoring America's Delta" And "A Family Of Stewards" (Films) (Quad City Audubon Society)

7 p.m., Butterworth Center, 1105 8th St., Moline. Free, (309) 799-7192, butterworthcenter.com.

Black Hawk Jazz Band (Raise the Roof Thursday)

6 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free, (563) 349-1870, kim.riley@live.com, rivermusicexperience.org.

Pizza Buffet fundraiser for Orion American Legion Auxiliary No. 255

Pizza Hut, 18 13th Ave., Orion. $9; $5 ages 10 and younger, (309) 526-3505, pizzahut.com/locations/illinois/orion/024811.

Lars Rehnberg (Live Lunch)

Noon-1 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free, (563) 326-1333, feedback@rivermusicexperience.org, rivermusicexperience.org.

Attitudes and Beatitudes as Principles for Life's Path, Patricia McShane-Gearhart (Institute Of Noetic Sciences Quad Cities)

6:30 p.m., Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. Free, (563) 332-7259, IONSQC@aol.com, bettendorflibrary.com.

Rock Island Barracks, Kris Leinicke (Arsenal Island Sesquicentennial History Break)

Noon-1 p.m., Caisson Room, Building 60, Rock Island Arsenal. Free, (563) 355-6165, chiicaliinda@aol.com, Reservations required.

Martin Sexton, Brothers McCann

8 p.m., Redstone Room, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. $25, (563) 326-1333, feedback@rivermusicexperience.org, rivermusicexperience.org.

Amelie (Independent and International Film Series)

7 p.m., Olin Auditorium, 733 35th St., Rock Island. Free, (309) 794-7721, augustana.edu.

Community Caring Conference's Community Hero Awards Banquet

6-9 p.m., Martin Luther King Community Center, 630 Martin Luther King Drive, Rock Island. (309) 786-0345, rigov.org/index.aspx?NID=91.

"Grease" (Theater Throwback)

6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (Sing-Along), 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, putnam.org/GiantScreen.aspx.

"Noises Off" (farce)

7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday, Richmond Hill Barn Theatre, HK Robinson Dr. And S. Stewart St., Geneseo. $8 Thursday; $10 Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, (309) 944-2244, info@rhplayers.com, rhplayers.com.

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, popqc.org.






















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  Today is Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A petition is being circulated asking the city council to order awell bored in Market Square. It would be a great accommodation to the public.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 p.m. on May 18 the Mississippi River flooded its banks atRock Island and destroyed the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber Co. and damagedRock Island Arsenal power plant. Total loss is estimated at $100,000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of Sough Rock Island Township are circulating apetition favoring the annexation of that area to the City of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: A group of state members of the National Grandmothers Clubmeeting in Rock Island are making plans to petition for the observance of a NationalGrandmothers Day.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere and Co. reported today that its U.S. and Canadian sales forthe first half of the 1963 fiscal year set an all time record of $323,716.628.
1988 -- 25 years ago: William G. Lawrence, first administrative director, has retired fromPECO Enterprises, Inc. Prior to his service at PECO, Mr. Lawrence was the civilianpersonnel officer at the Rock Island Arsenal.






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