The community is invited to the Black Hawk College Community Band Winter Concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Musical selections will include concert band marches, an 18th century toccata and fugue, "La Bamba De Vera Cruz," A Christmas medley and "Variations on America" by Charles Ives.
Admission is free. Refreshments will be served afterward.
The concert will be at the Quad-Cities Campus, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, in Building 4 on the second floor in the Hawk's Nest.
For more information, contact Jim Crowder at (563) 332-5879.
Black Hawk College is offering a Certified Quality Technician course beginning Dec. 10.
Designed for paraprofessionals working in a quality-focused environment, this class can serve as preparation for ASQ's Certified Quality Technician certification exam.
The class will meet from 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Dec. 10 to Feb. 25 (no class Dec. 24-31), at the college's Quad-Cities Campus in Moline. Cost is $675, which includes learning materials from the Indiana Quality Council.
To register, call (309) 796-8223.
********* Discover 'A New Year, A New You' in BHC class
Discover ways to look and feel your best without spending a lot of time and money on your face, hair and clothes in the Black Hawk College class, A New Year, A New You.
The class will be Dec. 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the college's Outreach Center in East Moline. Cost is $24 plus a $15 materials fee.
To register, call (309) 796-8223.
********* Make a fresh holiday centerpiece with BHC class
Create a beautiful centerpiece in just one evening in the Black Hawk College class, Holiday Fresh Flower and Candle Centerpiece.
The class will be from 5:45-8 p.m. Dec. 19 at Lutheran Social Services in Moline. The registration deadline is Dec. 12. Cost is $21 plus a $25 materials fee.
To register, call Black Hawk College at (309) 796-8223.
********* Continuing Education classes open Monday for early registration
Numerous Black Hawk College Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE) spring classes will open Monday for early registration:
The Basics of Medical Practice Management Dental Office Receptionist Dialysis Technician EKG Technician Home Caregiver Medical Receptionist Personal Trainer Pharmacy Technician Pharmacy Technician Certification Preparation Phlebotomy Technician Physical Therapy Aide Reflexology Veterinary Assistant Certificate Program Certificate in Human Resource Management PayTrain C/U Mastery Community Band Community Chorale Community Jazz Band Community String Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Today is Tuesday, May 21, the 141st day of 2013. There are 224 days left in the year. 1863 -- 150 years ago: On Monday the 11th inst. on Center Ridge in Mercer County,some citizens got out their cannon to celebrate the taking of Richmond. The gun wasoverloaded and burst. No one was injured, but one 30-pound piece went though thesecond story of a house. 1888 -- 125 years ago: The old folks concert at the Harper Theater last night to benefit St.Luke's Cottage Hospital, attracted a large audience. 1913 -- 100 years ago: Unless depredation by vandals in Rock Island parks is halted,special policemen will be assigned to night duty to protect the flowers and other property. 1938 -- 75 years ago: Station WHBF has received a special citation from Washington forits participation in Air Mail Week, which was observed this week throughout the nation. 1963 -- 50 years ago: A 10-year high in employment in the Quad-City area was reachedat the end of the last quarter, according to an industrial employment barometer releasedtoday. 1988 -- 25 years ago: Pee Wee teams will be able to play baseball and softball as usualon Diamond Three at Dorrance Park this summer, but after that, the ball field is doomed.County crews have put the diamond back in shape after heavy trucks marred the playingfield earlier this spring. Illinois Department of Transportation crews drove onto it to makeborings for the relocation of the junction of Illinois 84 and the Port Byron-Hillsdale road.