Daily planner, Feb. 8, 2013


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"Hank Williams: Lost Highway" (musical)
Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island. (309) 786-7733, ext. 2, circa21.com.

Wild Oatz
8 p.m.-midnight, Martini's on The Rock, 4619 34th St., Rock Island. Free. (309) 732-1631.

Battle of the Bridges Contest
11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. today; 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. Free. (563) 324-1054, ext. 266.

Sweets for Your Sweetheart Raffle and Bake Sale
5 p.m., Sherrard Library, 201 5th Ave. Free. (309) 737-3733.

Happy 4th Birthday to The ARTery (The Brett Walberg Trio)
6-9 p.m., The ARTery And Gallery West, 1629 2nd Ave., Rock Island.

My Pal Trigger, PermaSmile, The Easy Mark (Battle of the Bands, Round 2)
9 p.m., Rock Island Brewing Company, 1815 2nd Ave. Free. (309) 793-1999.

Charley Hayes
Skinny Legs BBQ, 2020 W. 1st St., Milan. Free. (309) 787-1117.

Manny Lopez Big Band
6 p.m., The Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island. $15; $12 advance. (309) 786-7733, ext. 2.

Fish Fry
4:30-7:45 p.m., VFW Post 2153, 1721 7th St., Moline. (309) 764-3344.

4H Line Dance and Taco Supper
6-7:30 p.m. tacos; 7:30-8:30 p.m. lessons; 8:30-10 p.m. dance, Community Center, 2701 E. 1st St., Milan. $5 tacos; $5 dance. (309) 756-9978.

Valentine's Day skate
6-8 p.m., River's Edge, 700 W. River Drive, Davenport. $15 per couple (includes skate rental and pizza). (563) 328-7275.

Darlene Breuwet
5:30-8:30 p.m., Oak View Country Club, 1601 SW 3rd Ave., Aledo. (309) 582-7916.

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

ComedySportz Quad Cities (improv)
7 p.m., Establishment Theatre, 220 19th St., Rock Island. $14; $12 advance. (309) 786-1111.

David Burgess (Quad City Arts Visiting Artist)
3 p.m., Deere-Wiman House, 817 11th Ave., Moline. Free. (309) 743-2701.

"Puss In Boots" (Family Movie Night)
6 p.m., Mary Fluhrer Nighswander Theatre, Annie Wittenmyer Complex, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport. $4; $2.50 advance (includes pizza and lemonade). (563) 888-2227.

"Rent" (musical)
8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock Island. $20. (309) 235-1654.

Quad Cities Builders and Remodelers Association Home Show
Noon-8 p.m. today; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave., Rock Island. $7; $6 advance; $5 ages 60 and older noon-5 p.m. today; free ages 16 and younger. (309) 788-5912.

Evening of short plays by David Ives
7:30 p.m. today; 3 p.m. Saturday, Black Box Theatre, Bergendoff Hall of Fine Arts, Augustana College, 3701 7th Ave., Rock Island. Free.

Smooth Groove
8 p.m.-midnight, Edje Nightclub, Jumer's Casino & Hotel, I-280 and Illinois 92, Rock Island. Free. (309) 756-4600.

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

"Triangle" (drama)
7 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, North Scott High School, 200 S. 1st St., Eldridge. $8; $6 students and seniors; buy one get one free Sundays seniors. (563) 285-9631.

"Crimes of The Heart" (comedy), New Ground Theatre
7:30 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, Village Theatre, 2113 E. 11th St., Davenport. $18; $15 ages 55 and older, and students. (563) 326-7529.

Iowa/Illinois Regional Auto Show
10 a.m.-9 p.m. today and Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport. $7; $6 ages 62 and older; $3 ages 7-12; free ages 6 and younger; free ages 12 and younger Sunday with paying adult. (563) 326-8500.

"Bare: A Pop Opera"
7 p.m., Center for Living Arts, 2008 4th Ave., Rock Island. $10. (309) 788-543.

Friday Fish Fry
4-8 p.m., Croatian Crest Club, 3600 N. Shore Drive, Moline. (309) 797-9248.

Mike Cochrane
7-9 p.m., Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Free. (563) 326-1333.

Buddy Olson
7-10 p.m., Bleyart's Tap, 2210 E. 11th St., Davenport. Free. (563) 324-1661.

CASI/Plus 60 Valentine Dance (The RiverCity 6)
7-10:30 p.m., Center For Active Seniors, Inc., 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport. $10; $8 advance. (563) 386-7477.

Dan Hubbard and The Humadors
9 p.m., Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. $5. (309) 200-0978.

Chicago Farmer, Ernie Hendrickson, Jordan Danielsen
8 p.m., Redstone Room, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. $10; $8 advance. (563) 326-1333.

Fish Fry
5-8 p.m., American Legion Post 569, 515 W. 1st Ave., Milan. (309) 787-4149.



















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  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.




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