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District's 'Company' is like a homecoming for its star
Bryan Tank is just 30, but he's already acted in more than 60 plays and musicals. When he stars in Stephen Sondheim's "Company," opening Friday at The District Theatre, he will cross.......
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Former Bootlegger has ball with 'Bingo'
Sometimes the acting biz can be a real "drag." Just ask Shane Partlow, a former member of the Circa '21 Bootlegger troupe who is returning to his old stomping grounds next week to play a.......
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D.C. band sets the scene in R.I.
Matt Dowling has put blood, sweat and tears into two career pursuits that are far from trivial -- a medical-device company and an indie-rock band. They may appear to have nothing in common, but the.......
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Holy smokes! Hot blues in Bettendorf
The acclaimed Chicago blues band Reverend Raven and the Chain Smokin' Altar Boys will play The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf, at 8 tonight. A $5 donation is requested per person.
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Dueling pianos to launch at Establishment Theatre
About a year and a half after Nan's Piano Bar closed at the Freight House complex in Davenport, dueling pianos will return to the Quad-Cities Friday at The Establishment Theatre, Rock Island.
- Persentation on Duesenberg brothers March 10 in Davenport
- Be a Tourist in Your Own Backyard Weekend Feb. 17-29
- Community programs on World War II and the Holocaust
- Lead and home rennovations meeting Feb. 22 in Moline
- February is American Heart Month
- food manager's certification course Feb. 13 in Kewanee
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Today is Saturday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2012. There are 331 days left in the year.
1862 -- 150 years ago: The numerous friends of James G. Bolmer, one of the old settlers of this region, are delighted to welcome him back after four years' absence. He expects to make this his permanent home.
1887 -- 125 years ago: Mississippi River packet companies are organizing for the opening of the coming shipping season.
1912 -- 100 years ago: Three hundred and fifty people attended a ceremony last night at the Rock Island Elks Lodge celebrating its fourth anniversary in the new home.
1937 -- 75 years ago: The national resources committee has recommended a $3.7 million sewage-disposal plant for the city of Rock Island. The city would be expected to pay 55 percent of the cost of the project.
1962 -- 50 years ago: Construction of a Rock Island Swim and Recreation Club, which will include both indoor and outdoor pools, tennis facilities and picnic and camping areas, will begin in late spring.
1987 -- 25 years ago: The Augustana College Theater production of "Amadeus" by Peter Shaffer will open this weekend for a two-week, six-performance run.
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