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Daily planner, Feb. 17, 2013
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Celebrating Richard Wagner, Don Wooten 2 p.m., German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St,, Davenport. Free with admission. (563) 322-8844. Outdoor Show 10 a.m.-4 p.m., QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave., Rock Island. $7; $1 ages 6-16; free ages 5 and younger. (309) 788-5912. "Hank Williams: Lost Highway" (musical) Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island. (309) 786-7733, ext. 2, circa21.com. All-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast for Boy Scout Troop 100 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Moose Lodge, 1025 S. State St., Geneseo. $5; $3 ages 6-12; free ages 5 and younger. "Proceed and Be Bold!" (documentary) 8 p.m., Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island. Free. (309) 200-0978. Auditions for "Peter Pan" 4-5:45 p.m. today; 3-5:30 p.m. Feb. 23; callbacks Feb. 24 as needed, Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline. Free. Auditions for "Cabaret" 2-3:45 p.m. today; 9:30 a.m.-noon Feb. 23; callbacks Feb. 24 as needed, Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline. Free. "Treasure Island" (children's play) 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. today; 2 p.m. Sunday, Davenport Junior Theatre, Annie Wittenmyer Complex, 2822 Eastern Ave., Davenport. $5; free ages 2 and younger. (563) 326-7862. "Sting" (Theater Throwback) 4:15 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. IceStravaganza (music, family activities) Noon-6 p.m., 2nd Street between Main Street and Brady Street, Davenport. Auditions for "9 To 5: The Musical" Noon-1:45 p.m. today; 12:15-2:45 p.m. Feb. 23; callbacks Feb. 24 as needed, Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Ave., Moline. Free. (309) 502-1621. VoiceDance: Madrigals, Chansons, and Jazz (Nova Singers, Geneseo Madrigal Singers) 4 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady St., Davenport. $18; $15 ages 65 and older; free students. (563) 341-7038. "Rent" (musical) 2 p.m., The District Theatre, 1611 2nd Ave., Rock Island. $20. (309) 235-1654. Picturing Identity Tour 1:30 p.m., Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport. Free with admission. (563) 326-7804. Darlene Breuwet 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Oak View Country Club, 1601 SW 3rd Ave., Aledo. (309) 582-7916. Drum Talk to Jazz (Maggie Brown, Africa Brown, Ayodele Drum and Dance) 6-8 p.m., Redstone Room, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. $10; $15 reserved seats. (309) 373-0790. Pancake breakfast for Kiwanis Club of Rock Island and Jordan Builders Club 7 a.m.-noon, Farrell Hall, St. Pius X Catholic Church, 2901 24th St., Rock Island. $5. Third Sunday Jazz Workshop 3 p.m., Redstone Room, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. $5; free ages 12 and younger. (563) 326-1333. Hike the Canal 1:30 p.m., Lock 30, Hennepin Canal. Hikers need not be members. Free. (815) 664-2403. Country dance and jam session (Midnight Riders) 5-9 p.m., American Legion Post 227, 829 16th Ave., East Moline. $3. (309) 755-5622. "Legally Blonde: The Musical" preview night 7 p.m., North High School, 626 W. 53rd St., Davenport. $4. (563) 388-9880. Dance 3-6 p.m., Isle Casino Convention Center Ballroom, 1777 Isle Parkway, Bettendorf. Free. (800) 843-4753. Drinkin' Spelling Bee (ages 21 and younger) 8 p.m., The Speakeasy, 1818 3rd Ave., Rock Island. $5 spellers; $3 spectators. (309) 786-7733, ext. 2. Dave Ellis (Funday Sunday) 6-9 p.m., The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf. Free. (563) 355-0655. 
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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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