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factories run by militarist right-wing mediawatchdogs ensure this will be the case.Moreover, being branded un-American fordoubting a presidents case for war may leadto viewer or reader boycotts, which in turnmay lead to pressure from advertisers. Thus,the corporate bottom line played a role.

Another factor is the simple truth thatwar makes better news than peace. Noone wins a Pulitzer Prize for being a peacecorrespondent. We must not underestimatethis as a motive for favoring war.

Finally, we cant overlook that many in themedia were simply motivated by nationalismand deference to the state with its dazzlingwar technology.

This story of media malfeasance wouldbe bad enough if it were just history.Unfortunately, even as media figures nowissue mea culpas about their shameful Iraqcoverage, they are engaged in precisely thesame shoddy business with respect to Iranand its alleged but unproven nuclear-weapons

program.

Sheldon Richman is vice president and editorat The Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF.org) in Virginia.

GUEST COMMENTARY

Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal,ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CBS, CNN, FoxNews, and others. The blood of more thana hundred thousand perhaps more than amillion Iraqis and 4,500 Americans is ontheir hands, too.

Today, like the Bush-administrationalumni attempting to duck responsibility,the media blame bad intelligence fortheir conduct. But that will not wash. Thedissenting reports of Knight Ridders WarrenStrobel and Jonathan Landay, along with a

very few others, show definitively that in2002 and 2003, solid intelligence informationundermining every propagandisticadministration claim was readily available toanyone willing to use traditional reportingtechniques. Strobel and Landay were mostlyignored. On the rare occasions when the NewYork Times or Washington Postreported onthe doubts intelligence personnel had aboutthe Bush narrative, the stories were burieddeep in the paper. (See Bill Moyerss special

Buying the War and Greg Mitchells bookWrong for So Long.)

The media did not merely pass alongbaseless assertions; the television channelsalso attempted to shape public opinion with

The 10th anniversary of the start ofAmericas illegal and aggressive waragainst Iraq should not pass without

recalling that the mainstream news mediaeagerly participated in the Bush administra-tions dishonest campaign for public support.It is no exaggeration to say that most newsoperations were little more than extensionsof the White House Office of Communica-tions. Abandoning even the pretense of anadversarial relationship with the govern-ment, the media became shameful conduits

for unsubstantiated and outright falseinformation about Saddam Husseins allegedthreat to the American people. Includedamong the falsehoods were reports thatSaddam had a hand in the 9/11 attacks, hadtrained al-Qaeda fighters, and had attemptedto obtain uranium ore and aluminum tubesfor nuclear bombs.

Put bluntly, the disastrous invasion of Iraq which was sold on the basis of lies told byPresident George W. Bush, Vice-President

Dick Cheney, Secretary of State ColinPowell, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,national-security adviser Condoleezza Rice,and others might not have happenedwithout the enthusiastic help of the New York

How the News Media Betrayed Us on Iraq

by Sheldon Richman

a biased selection of guests. Pro-war voicesabounded, while informed war skeptics werescarce. Even when an opponent of war wasfeatured, he or she had to share the timewith a pro-war advocate, yet the pro-warside was often featured unchallenged. As thewar became regarded as inevitable, the cablenews channels shifted almost exclusively tomilitary analysis, as though the question wasno longer whether the nation ought to go towar, but rather how it would be fought. Manyof the retired generals who were presented

as objective experts had seats on the boardsof defense contractors and were gettingPentagon briefings.

What motivated those who covered therun-up to the Iraq invasion this way? Severalfactors were surely at work. Groupthink andthe fear of going out on a limb must haveplayed a large role. The vaunted courageof journalists is more pose than fact. (Thismakes the work of Strobel and Landay, PhilDonahue of MSNBC until he was canceled,

and Bob Simon of CBSs 60 Minutes allthe more admirable.) Pack journalism isreinforced by a fear that reports suggestingskepticism about a military action willbe interpreted as unpatriotic. The smear

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retirements.As Madigans proposals gradually became

more reasonable over the weeks, they beganpassing. At first, the Republicans refused toparticipate at all, saying they didnt want toparticipate in a piecemeal process. But theyhave been voting on the measures for the past

few weeks.Three significant bills

have passed the House

so far, including the onementioned above. Theother two would raise theretirement age and cappensionable incomes at$113,000. Taken together,proponents say the threeproposals will save the state$100 billion over the next30 years and knock $20

billion to $21 billion off the systems unfundedliability.

Some big questions remain. Thehuge pension-reform bill sponsored byRepresentative Elaine Nekritz, HouseRepublican Leader Tom Cross, and SenatorDaniel Biss includes some of the same reformsas the three bills that have already passed,particularly the COLA language. But there isalso language guaranteeing state funding byallowing people to sue if the state doesnt makeits payments, which has picked up oppositionfrom some business groups and Republican

gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner. Theresno word yet on whether Madigan will allowa vote on the full Nekritz bill, or whether hewill revisit his proposal for a far more robustcost-shift plan.

And, of course, theres also a question ofconstitutionality. Reform proponents say theyhope the courts will recognize that Illinois isin a crisis and cut the General Assembly someslack when interpreting the Constitutionsspecific language outlawing any reductions

in benefits. But thats pretty much the sameargument used when the General Assemblyapproved medical-malpractice-reform billsthat ended up being shot down by the courts.So well see.

Either way, some truly heavy lifting wasdone in the House, at least as far as retireebenefits go. Madigans reform bill received sixmore votes than needed for passage. So thetopic is apparently not as radioactive as manyhad feared, or threatened, depending on your

perspective. And Madigan clearly showed thathe can do this without relying on Republicansto come up with 30 votes.

Rich Miller also publishes Capitol Fax (a dailypolitical newsletter) and CapitolFax.com.

ILLINOIS POLITICS

As it turns out, Illinois House Demo-crats didnt need Republicans to put 30votes on a significant pension-reform

bill.Theres been worry for at least two years

that the Democrats would have to rely heavilyon Republicans to get anything out of thechamber and that maybeeven 30 Republican votes half the required 60-vote

majority wouldnt beenough to pass a pension-reform bill.

But 41 HouseDemocrats voted for abill in March that severelywhacked retirees annualcost-of-living increases.Just 25 Republicans votedfor the bill five votesfewer than theyve repeatedly said they had fora significant pension-reform proposal.

The measure would cap annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) at $750 or 3percent, whichever is less. That change hasthe impact of limiting COLAs to only the first$25,000 of annual pension income. Anyonewho makes less than $25,000 would continueto receive compounded increases until the capis hit.

The proposal also forces retirees to waituntil they either are 67 years old or have beenretired at least five years to receive their annual

COLAs.Cost-of-living raises have been targeted

from the get-go as the biggest pension costdriver. Every major piece of pension-reformlegislation has included at least some limitson COLAs. Senate President John Cullertonsproposal, for instance, would take COLAsaway entirely, but only if retirees elect tocontinue having access to government-subsidized health-insurance premiums.

Speaking of Cullerton: As long as he

continues to insist that the final pension-reform bill include his considerationlanguage to ensure that at least part of thelegislation is constitutional (in his opinion,at least), dont expect this House proposal togo anywhere when it arrives in the Senate.Cullerton believes that to take away pensionbenefits, something has to be offered in returnbecause the Constitution deems pensions asolemn contract that cannot be diminished orimpaired.

Anyway, it turns out that this pension-reform thing wasnt so difficult after all. MaybeHouse Speaker Michael Madigans strategyworked; he started with outlandish proposals,including one to require employees to chipin several percent more per year for their

by Rich Miller

CapitolFax.com

House Does Some Heavy Lifting

(Finally) on Pension Reform

The topic is

apparently notas radioactive

as many had

feared.

Johannes Brahms

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Saturday, April 208 p.m.Augustana College | Centennial Hall

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color palette to the sound possibilities: It

certainly gives us the ability to rock out very

heavily when we want to, which we frequently

do. It also gives the ability to add effects, like

... very heavy reverb that really helps create an

ambiance or sound world in certain pieces [as

in Langs Wed]. ... It [also] allows us to play

very intimately but have that intimate playing

projected to the audience.

The amplification most of the time is not

very heavy; its subtle. But it gives just a little

bit of a consonant edge to the sound.

The group also makes an effort to put pieces

in a context that will help audiences approach

them. We always talk about the music we play

from a very personal perspective on stage at

each concert, Watstein said.

While Present Beautyhas relatively little

improvisation, the emphasis is on relatively

for Ethel. Watstein said that at the extreme

end is flutist Robert Mirabals Run to the

Sun, part of the ensemblesMusic of the Sun

program: The way its written out, its just

kind of a sheet of paper that says opens with

sunrise, and then begin running, continuing

running vigorously, ... . That is the wholepiece. It moves from calm to frenetic to calm,

but beyond that basic shape its different each

time.

Its so much more fun to improvise with

a group than by yourself, Watstein said.

The string quartet Ethel refers to itself asa band and uses amplified classical in-struments and improvisation. Its called

a post-classical ensemble, and the group hastoured with Todd Rundgren and appeared onguitarist/songwriter/singer Kaki Kings 2012album Glow.

Ethel is the very definition of crossover,and if all that doesnt scare you, try this samplefrom Pitchfork.coms (strongly positive) reviewofHeavy, its 2012 record: The violins peel offinto glass shards, and the cello starts moaning.

Its a relief from the opening melee, but onlyinsofar as scalp-prickling fear that there is aserial killer lurking in your home is technicallypreferable to the certainty of being stabbed todeath.

At Ethels April 12 performance at St.Ambrose University, dont expect quite thatlevel of eclecticism. Or violence.

But the Present Beautyprogram Ethel willplay still covers plenty of territory on thetheme of what it is to experience beauty from

different angles, said violinist Tema Watsteinin a phone interview last month.

The centerpiece is a string-quartetarrangement of Philip Glass score for themovie The Hours, which Watstein calledmeditative. At the other end is Early ThatSummer, by Bang on a Can Co-ArtisticDirector Julia Wolfe; its the most high-impact, high-intensity piece on the program.Its very visceral and strident, Watstein said.Pitchfork called the programs Wed by

another Bang on a Can co-artistic director,David Lang a reflection pool of harmonies... [with] hints of emotional disturbancepulling in the harmonies, lingering doubts thatnever dissipate.

Pitchforks summary judgment of theensemble is infectiously visceral, andWatstein said something similar, but in termsmeant to be more welcoming.

Our music tends to err on the very friendlyside, said Watstein, who joined Ethel in July.

Its music that is very listenable, pleasurable tolisten to, immediately engaging. We try to givethe audience a really fun, enjoyable experiencethats not too cerebral or academic.

Amplification, she said, serves multiplepurposes and brings in a whole different

Beauty from Different AnglesEthel, April 12 at St. Ambroses Rogalski Center

MUSIC

When youre by yourself, you have completeautonomy over where things go. ... [In a groupsetting,] youre kind of riding a wave andgoing along with things that everyone else issetting up around you.

Ethel is clearly riding the wave of KronosQuartet in obliterating the staid image ofclassical music. In addition to championingthe work of contemporary and youngcomposers, both ensembles refuse torecognize boundaries between genres.(Unlike Kronos, Ethel performs works by its

members.)As the New York Times noted in a 2010

profile of Kronos: Surprisingly, Kronos hasspawned relatively few imitators. ... [But]the New York quartet Ethel has emergedas a true heir in its omnivorous appetites,collaborative breadth, and creative use ofmultimedia.

Ethel was formed in 1998, a quarter-century after Kronos, and Present Beautyincludes two composers whose work is also

often performed by the forebear: Glass andTerry Riley. (The program includes RileysSunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector,which was written for Kronos.)

Watstein and violinist Kip Jones auditionedtogether and last summer became membersof Ethel, joining co-founders and artisticdirectors Ralph Farris (viola) and DorothyLawson (cello). (Watstein was about 10 whenEthel was formed.) Its been a little bit ofbaptism by fire, in that Kip and I both had

to learn a tremendous amount of repertoirevery quickly when we joined somewherebetween eight and 10 full programs, Watsteinsaid. It was a very intense first two monthson the job for sure.

Ethel will perform on Friday, April 12, at 7:30p.m. at St. Ambrose Universitys Rogalski CenterBallroom (at the corner of Ripley and Lombardstreets in Davenport). Tickets are $5.

For more information on Ethel, visit

EthelCentral.org.

Ethel is appearing as part of Quad City ArtsVisiting Artist series. For more information,visit QuadCityArts.com/VAS.asp.

by Jeff Ignatius

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top like a saxophone or a trumpet or thevocals; its underneath. Its the foundation,and the foundation of anything has to bethe strongest part, not the weakest. So its anunderstated role; youre allowed to do thestrongest work, and you can allow everyoneelse to get the credit. ... To me, thats realexpression, thats true expression. Its truepower.

But he also said that the intent of the bassdoesnt limit its potential: You can use it forother things it wasnt designed to do.

As Wooten has ably shown with theFlecktones and on his solo albums, the bassis a guitar, first of all. So when you realizethat, you realize what a guitar can do, whichmeans that the bass has the capabilities ofdoing the same thing. Its just designed tobe an octave lower. But if you were to heara bass singer, it doesnt mean theyre notexpressive ... . It just means its lower. Andthats really it. ...

With the bass, I can play rhythms, I canplay chords, I can play melodies, but we canalso groove like no other instrument. Thatsa big part of music what it feels like basedupon the groove. Our instrument is bornright there.

His latest albums are Words & Tonesand Sword & Stone, both released lastyear on his own label. The first is a seriesof collaborations with female singers. Itbrings out a different part of me, he said

of working with the female voice. I justdont want to hit the bass real hard and startslapping the instrument. ... You have to be alittle more sensitive and sensual.

Sword & Stone presents many of thosesongs in an instrumental context: As Iwas getting songs together, I had a bunchof vocalists in mind, he said. And I knewthat I would want them to write some of thelyrics. So I was preparing the songs to sendto different vocalists. I would always use a

different instrument to play the melodies forthe verses, for the lyrics. And I just realizedI liked the songs that way instrumental. ...It allowed me to relive an older idea, whichwas releasing two different records at thesame time.

While Wooten was already anaccomplished bass player when he metFleck in the late 1980s, he said he learned a

valuable instrumental lesson from the banjo-playing bandleader: He doesnt always know

what hes doing, which is very liberating tosee with a musician of that caliber. ... Thatsthe way I play a lot of the times.

Thats part of a philosophy that

Victor Wooten, April 21 at the Redstone Room

Jamming with a Professional

by Jeff Ignatius

[email protected]

The best teachers in-spire as much as theyinstruct, and Victor

Wooten both understandsand practices that.

His chops as aperforming artist areunquestionable. He won fiveGrammys with Bla Fleck& the Flecktones of whichhes a founding member and three times was namedbest bassist by the readersofBass Playermagazine.Rolling Stone readers in2011 voted him the 10thbest bass player of all time alongside icons fromthe Beatles, Cream, LedZeppelin, Metallica, the RedHot Chili Peppers, Rush,and the Who.

Beyond being anaccomplished musician,for the past 14 years hesrun music camps for kids,now held at the 147-acreWooten Woods Retreat inTennessee. And on April21, as part of PolyrhythmsThird Sunday jazz series,Wooten will give both aworkshop and a concert at

the Redstone Room.He will not teach how to

play bass like he does. As hesaid ofThe Music Lesson, hisfictional work-around to amuch-requested instructionmanual: I didnt really want to put out aVictor Wooten method. I dont want to tellpeople how they have to play.

What Wooten excels at, as a phoneinterview last week illustrates, is gently

knocking down the walls that keep creativityand music bottled up. He said he chose totell a story in his book instead of writing aninstruction manual because it freed him toexplore his ideas and philosophy withoutbeing tied to facts or technique: It lets meoff the hook right away. ... This isnt true. ...That format allowed me to put more into thebook even things that I cant prove.

Readers, he added, are also morereceptive: We relax into it, and we take thelessons out of it that we want. ... Its just a

lighter way to approach learning.Wootens basic message can be summed

up by what somebody once told him: Nevertake no from an inanimate object.

And thats what a musical instrument is.

The instrument doesnt make any sound,he said. Its like a computer; if you donttouch it, itll sit there. ... When you sit allthe instruments down in a room, they allsound the same. They only sound differentand respond differently when the musiciantouches them. The expression comes from

the musician.But idle musical instruments can be

intimidating, and Wooten said he wantsto make music as easy as possible. I wantto show people that were already musical.You dont have to learn to be musical whenyou start studying music; youre alreadymusical. When a song comes on and youbob your head or start to dance or singalong, you already know that; youve beendoing that your whole lives. What you may

have to do at the beginning is learn to playan instrument. A lot of people make themistake of thinking that theyre startingover with music. But no, you need to justtake all your musicality and put it into an

instrument, and thats easierthan you think.

Musical training, hesaid, begins at birth: Itsthe same way you learn tospeak English. It startedinformally at home withpeople who were great atit. As babies, were allowedto jam with professionals,to use a musical term. Thepeople that were speakingto are professionals. Theydont stick us in a room withother babies and make uspractice for years ... . Eventhough youre wrong, theynever tell you. Our parentsnever make us feel inferiorbecause we dont speakcorrect English. They do theexact opposite; they learn to

speak our way. Were alwaysmade to feel good about howwe speak, because we neverknow were wrong.

Wooten gave the exampleof his mother, whose sayingshe plans to collect in a book.She would tell us boys, Youare already successful. Therest of the world just doesntknow it yet. Thats a good

thing to hear growing up,and to hear over and over.... Hearing it a lot allowedus to realize ... we dont haveto become anything to besuccessful. Its not like, In 10

years, when I can do this, Ill be successful.No, were already doing what it takes to besuccessful. ... We dont have to define oursuccess by what the rest of the world thinks.And thats a very powerful lesson.

Wootens brothers gave him toyinstruments, and his brother Regi startedteaching Victor bass when he was two. Hewas playing in the family band by age six.

While the bass is not typically thoughtof as an expressive instrument, it can be,Wooten said: Its because of the fact thatImexpressive. ... If I want to be expressive,for me the easiest way to do it musically isthrough a bass. I can do that better than apiano or anything else.

He readily admits that the bass guitar

is designed to support other musicians.In a sense, its a role of service. Its like aparent raising kids. You want your kids toshine more than you; you hold them upover your head. Its not designed to be on

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elaborate my exploration of pattern andcamouflage by expanding the traditionalboundaries of reduction-woodcutprinting, creating a montage of multiple

and varied impressions from the sameblock, adding depth to a grid in whichmultiple fishes both emerge from andrecede into the picture plane, mimickingthe commotion of a spooked school offish.

Three-Dimensional Freestanding

Entry Award: Dean Kugler (Davenport,

Iowa), Blind Control, resin. The title

of the sculpture speaks to the work itself

as well as an idea that I am working outin my current pieces: the idea that while

we may feel in charge of who we are

and what we experience, there is always

something limiting our understanding

of the big picture. The cloth covering

For the 37th-annual Rock Island

Fine Arts Exhibition, the RiverCities Readerinvited winning art-

ists selected by juror Pamela Blotner ofCalifornia to write about their work.

Excerpts of their statements follow.The exhibit runs through April 21

at the Augustana College Art Gallery

(inside Centennial Hall, 3703 SeventhAvenue in Rock Island). The gallery

is open from noon to 4 p.m. Tuesdaysthrough Sundays for the duration of

the exhibit. A reception will be held onFriday, April 5; awards will be presentedat 5:40 p.m.

More winners and artist statements canbe found at RCReader.com/y/rifae.

Second Prize: Teresa Mesich (Rock

Island, Illinois), Bird Circus, acrylic

on canvas. I love the swaying shapes

of flags and tents, and the criss-crossingropes that divide space, and the over-the-

top colors and costumes of humans and

animals.Technically, my paintings are

additions and subtractions. After muchover-painting and wiping out, I study

what is left to re-create, all the timethinking circus. People become animals,lions become ruffled birds. Shapes

change. Colors change. This evolutionleads to constant surprise and discovery,

until finally I am satisfied that the work isfinished.

Sally MacMillan Watercolor Award:Rosalie Waranius Vass (Batavia,

Illinois), Spinning, opaque watercolor.

The inspiration came from thewindmills that are displayed throughoutmy home town of Batavia, Illinois (also

known as the City of Energy). Instead ofpainting the actual windmill, I wanted to

convey the action or motion of the object.Spinningaddressed the intention of the

windmill for me.

Two-Dimensional Entry Award:Peter Xiao (Rock Island, Illinois), Six

Heads to Be Hatted, oil on canvas with

wood. My piece in the show fits into

the period of cultural revolution whenhaving a person hatted meant havinghim/her condemned for some political

crime, which was the misfortune of manyby factions of red guards or politically

zealous colleagues who in turn couldsuffer the same. To relate the idea to

viewing space or experience, hat hangerswere furnished to allow the work be hungin a row or two rows. Materiality of the

surface is in keeping with the sculptural-ness of a piece like this not portraits ofpeople, but ideas of gravity-pulled heads.

Winners from the 37th-Annual Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition

the face, limiting the subjects view of hissurroundings, represents his inabilityto see and therefore manipulate hissurroundings; juxtaposed against the

strong nature of the figure and the graceof the pose, it works to create a puzzle forthe viewer to solve.

Honorable Mention: Peter Van Ael

(Montgomery, Illinois), Swimmingly,

reduction woodcut montage. I

ART

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP

LEFT: Teresa Mesich, Bird

Cirus; Dean Kugler, Blind

Control; Rosalie Waranius

Vass, Spinning; Peter Van

Ael, Swimmingly; Peter

Xiao, Six Heads to Be

Hatted.


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who served as the events director for

more than three decades was added.A sixth figure was added in 2011: DanHayes, who was instrumental to theevents growth and success.

The plaza has been enriched with theadditional artworks and their stories, yetits overall cohesion has been lessenedwith each additional figure. A lack ofinteraction between them is, perhaps,the result of installing each sculptureseparately over the course of a dozen

years.Ted McElhiney, a LeClaire resident,

created each of the Bix 7 sculptures.He has other bronze sculptures in thearea, including a trio of children playingin Vander Veer Park, and a figurethrowing a skipping stone at the edgeof the Mississippi at Leach Park nearthe I-74 bridge. His ability to draw usinto ordinary activities and to relatethe figures to their environments is

the outstanding feature of these works,including the six sculptured figuresMcElhiney created for the Bix 7 Plaza.

Bruce Walters is a professor of art atWestern Illinois University.

This is part of an occasional series on thehistory of public art in the Quad Cities. Iftheres a piece of public art that youd liketo learn more about, e-mail the locationand a brief description to [email protected].

ART

his cornet in hand. He seems to be both

relaxed and attentive as if waiting toplay his next solo.

The sculptures subject, demeanor,

and vintage clothing have no direct

relationship with the two runners.

Yet, paradoxically, the artworks work

together. Their dissimilarities seem to

translate the 20-foot separation between

them into a distance in time. (Bix died

in 1931 70 years before the statues

installation.)

In 2006, a fourth sculptured figure wasadded. This one depicted Bill Wundram,

who has written for the Quad-City Times

for more than 65 years and has been an

advocate of both the Bix 7 and the Bix

Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival.

Three years later, a statue of Ed Froehlich

In celebration of the 25thanniversary of the Bix 7race, a bronze statue of two

runners was unveiled in 1999at the corner of Fourth Streetand River Drive in Davenport,in front of the Quad-CityTimes building. They are atopa five-foot pedestal and baseon the eastern front of theBix 7 Plaza, a circular garden

with a walkway and honoraryplaques that commemoratesthe participants and con-tributors to the annual race.The runners are Bill Rodg-ers, who won the seven-milerace twice, and Joan BenoitSamuelson, a four-time Bix7 womens champion. Bothathletes represented the U.S.in the Olympics; Samuelsonwas the gold medalist in the first womensmarathon.

The life-size sculpture depicts therunners side-by-side, running nearly intandem with a s imilar stride that conveysa sense of equity between the genders insports. The figures are confident but nottriumphant not stretching their armsout in victory.

Two years later, in 2001, a life-sizedbronze figure of Bix Beiderbecke wasalso installed on the plaza; the race is

named in honor of the jazz legend fromDavenport. When first installed, it wasan unexpected pleasure to discover thestatue of Bix sitting quietly back on theplazas rear wall. Placed about 20 feetbehind the two runners, he is seated onthe three-foot wall in formal dress with

Art in Plain Sight: Bix 7 Plaza

Article and Photos by Bruce Walters


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without a fight, and after a feisty teenagernamed Melanie is taken over by a glowingcreature, The Hostturns into nothingso much as a laughably serious-minded

All of Mewith Ronan cast in the SteveMartin andLily Tomlin roles. Melanieand her alien invader squabble about the

visitors plans and personal freedoms andwhich of two interchangeable hunks (JakeAbel and Max Irons) is the cutest, andwith this lone doubles act continuing forthe rest of the film and with the Soulsslowly, slowlyseeking out Melanie andher traveling companions for thoroughbrainwashing you find yourself staringat the inert goings-on with slack-jawedamazement, astonished that not oneremotely compelling or even vaguelyinteresting event is taking place over a

two-hour running length. Meyer may beresponsible for The Hosts fundamentalidiocy, but Im afraid Niccol is to blamefor the movie looking and playing like anamateurish Invasion of the Body Snatchersre-designed as a mopey teen romancethat even the estimable talents of Ronan,William Hurt, and Diane Kruger cantsalvage. By the time the film mercifullyended, I actually found myself activelymissingthe charisma and nuance and

high style of Taylor Lautner. The mindkind of boggles, doesnt it?

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G.I. JOE: RETALIATIONIf you handed a box of crayons to a

group of eight-year-olds with actionfigures, theyd probably come up witha more entertaining storyline for G.I.

Joe: Retaliation than the one were stuckwith, which is your standard blockbuster

nonsense about a megalomaniacs plan forworld dominion and the crack team of well-armed, quip-ready hotshots attemptingto thwart him. In a welcome surprise,though, director Jon M. Chus follow-upto 2009s G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra is,unlike its forebear, quite a bit of zippy,throwaway fun, a fast-moving and happilyunpretentious diversion with jokes, and

goodones, obviously written specifically forviewers well over the age of eight.

It should go without saying that a lotof things blow up in Retaliation: vehicles,buildings, bad guys, whatever remnantsof career respectability Bruce Willis waspreviously clinging to. Yet while Chu canstage an action scene with professionalacumen (and even, in one complexlychoreographed mountainside battle here, afair amount of wit), the movie is too blandlyconceived to be truly satisfying, and severalprominent figures are denied even thefaintest hints of personality principallyD.J. Cotronas heroic Flint, whose characterdescription could easily begin and endwith buff. Still, this second entry in whatwill likely be a long, lucrative franchise atleast boasts a healthy share of clever ideas;I particularly admired the miniature spy-cameras-slash-explosive-devices designedto resemble fireflies, which created lovely,

picturesqueimages ofnighttime calmbefore blastingthings tosmithereens. Andwhile we couldhave used more ofChanning Tatum,who deliverssome winninglylow-key laughs before being unceremoniouslydropped from the proceedings, AdriannePalicki exudes some spark,Justifieds WaltonGoggins adds some snaky vibrancy as a mid-level henchman, and, best of all, JonathanPryce returns as both the president and thenefarious mastermind impersonatingthepresident. If the crowds collective response

at my screening was any indication, kidsare going to have a terrific time at G.I. Joe:Retaliation; there arent many dead spots, andstar Dwayne Johnson, as is often the case, islike a comically genial cartoon character cometo life Wreck-It Ralph with a pulse. Butagainst considerable expectation, and thanksto smart contributions by screenwriters RhettReese and Paul Wernick, even adults generallyaverse to generic blow-em-ups such as thisone may find themselves frequently amused.

Its tough, after all, to resist a movie in whichthe commander-in-chief is dealt a vicioussmack with the reprimand Thatsfor the taxhike, or one where the prezs doppelgngermakes an argument, and a rather hilariousone, for the employment of torturetechniques. I know they call it a waterboard,says a grinning Pryce after an act of off-screen

malevolence, but Ineverget bored.

THE HOSTAs an out-of-

state vacation keptme happily away

from film-relatedWeb articles for awhole week-plus,

I walked into myscreening ofThe Hostalmost completelyblind, knowing nothing about the pictureexcept that it was based on a lesser-knownbook byTwilightauthor Stephenie Meyer,and it starred the preternaturally gifted andluminous Saoirse Ronan in the lead. Illreadily admit, then, that the movie did make

me gasp at one point ... though not becauseof a shocking narrative development, or anunexpected visual thrill, or any other reasonI might have hoped for. What inspired my

vocal astonishment was actually the end-credits title card Written and directed byAndrew Niccol, because as a huge fan ofthe mans The Truman Show screenplay andthe writer/directors beautiful, underratedGattaca and a moderate fan of the recentJustin Timberlake vehicle In Time I was

flabbergasted that Niccol could now beresponsible for such a silly, embarrassing,endless dud of a film.

Theres this alien race of floatingenergy balls called Souls, you see, whichis systematically inhabiting the people ofEarth and turning them into shiny-eyed,smiling vacuums. One of the Souls intended

victims, however, isnt losing her humanity

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MusicWayne The Train HancockRock Island Brewing Company

Saturday, April 6, 9:30 p.m.

Acclaimed country musicianWayne The Train Hancock plays aRock Island Brewing Company concerton April 6, and youll need to be atleast 21 to attend. However, all ages arewelcome to learn about the artists giftsright here! AllMusic.com, for instance,calls Hancock arguably the finestcountry traditionalist working the 21stCentury country scene. And Scram

Magazine, which describes Hancocks2003 CD Swing Time as a great goddamlive album, raves that Hancock imbueshis material with the kind of I-dont-give-a-f--- edge that pushes each andevery one of these old-fashioned songs

right up into your face.Hmm. Given the language, maybe you

should be at least 21 to read this article,too.

Born in 1965, singer/guitaristHancock began writing songs at age 12and by his teen years was already playing

juke joints in his native Texas, winningthe prestigious Wrangler CountyShowdown talent competition at age 18.Following six years spent in the military,

he embarked on a professional musiccareer in Austin, but interestingly, hisrise to success didnt start with an album.Instead, it began with a role in the stagemusical Chippy, which found Hancock

performing

alongside suchcountry legendsas Joe Ely, TerryAllen, andRobert EarlKeen.

The exposureearned from that production, however,did score Hancock a record deal withthe independent label Deja Disc, whichreleased the artists 1995 solo debut

Thunderstorms & Neon Signs, a word-of-mouth smash whose limited distributionstill resulted in more than 20,000 copiessold.

And from there, Hancock has goneon to not only release seven additionalWestern-swing and rockabilly albums among them Ride, released inFebruary but also earn massive praisefor his thrilling country stylings. The

Montreal Gazette writes, Hancock

revives the honky-tonk aesthetics ofHank Williams and Ernest Tubb anddips into the Western-swing well of BobWillis, making those styles seem utterlycontemporary. And the aforementionedScram calls Hancocks music moreinfectious than poison ivy, and twiceas hard to shake, so be sure to bringyour dancing shoes to the mans RIBCOperformance. A healthy supply ofcalamine lotion also wouldnt hurt.

Wayne The Train Hancock performslocally with opener Patrick Sweany,and more information on the night isavailable by calling (309)793-4060 or

visiting RIB CO.com.

MusiBig Damn BlThe Redstone Roo

Thursday, April 4,

So ... who outBesides, oflast year at this tithe freakin 80s aday ... !

Sorry. Im wrispring, and its 1red with anger.

The actual anDavenports RedDamn Blues Revenergy country/sold-out crowdsKentucky since iconcert event is

TheatreDeath of a Salesman

Richmond Hill Barn Theatre

Thursday, April 11, through Sunday, April

21

W illy? Is that you?Its all right, Linda. Icame back.

Why? What happened? Didsomething happen, Willy?No, nothing happened. But Im

tired to the death. I couldnt make it. Ijust couldnt make it, Linda.

Well, youll just have to take a rest,Willy. You cant continue this way. Ihave an idea. How about a night at thetheatre?

I just got back from Florida.But theres a wonderful show at

the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre inGeneseo, and its all about a manin your line of work! Its Death of aSalesman, the Pulitzer Prize-winningclassic by Arthur Miller that won lastyears Tony Award for Best Revival of aPlay and Best Director!

Death of a Salesman ... ?Well, yes ... its a very serious play,

Willy. But its such an exhilaratingserious play! And it also has a numberof truly funny moments, and features

some of the most stirring dialogueever written for the stage, and isfantastically insightful about familyrelationships and pride and the pursuitof the American dream ... .

Is that so?Oh, and actors

just adore it,because those rolesare so beautifullywritten! Over theyears, Death of aSalesman has wonawards for DustinHoffman and JohnMalkovich andBrian Dennehy and

Elizabeth Franz and Arthur Kennedyand ... .

Isnt that remarkable?The Geneseo production is being

directed by James Fairchild hedirected that Greater Tuna we saw atRichmond Hill last year, remember?And there are so many terrific, familiartalents in the cast: Jim Driscoll, JackieSkiles, Dana Moss-Peterson, JustinRaver, Bruce Carmen, Bill Hudson,

Bryan Woods, Stacey McKean Herrick,Molly McLaughlin ... !

It sounds like a great thing! Lets doit! Lets go!

Oh, thats wonderful, darling! Itschanging! I canfeelit changing!

Without a question! Come on! Getin the car!

Um ... . Maybe Ishould drive.

Death of a Salesman runs April 11

through 21 with performances at7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdaysand 3 p.m. on Sundays and moreinformation and tickets are availableby calling (309)944-2244 or visitingRHPlayers.com. drews,Antoinette

all the notes out of three valves. Thatstotally a different concept. For the bass orpiano, the notes are laid out in front of me.... Its helping me understand music a littlebit better.

(Wooten said that his bands liveshow features many players switchinginstruments even mid-song. Iunderstand the importance of a show,of giving the audience somethingto look at. He called the experience

musically choreographed, physicallychoreographed.)

While refusing to take no from aninstrument is second nature to Wooten, itsmore difficult for many of us or at least

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encourages play and experimentation with

instruments something Wooten continues

to do. While he already plays cello, guitar, and

drums in addition to bass, hes also learning

the euphonium, which he said hell likely

play during his bands Redstone Room show.

Ive always wanted to understand the bass

completely, and when I say bass I dont mean

just guitar, he said.

He noted that its a different way for him

to play music. For one, just breathing into it.Ive always tried to do the same thing with the

bass breathing with the music. Well, with

this instrument, you have to breathe into it.

And also, with this instrument, youre getting

Jamming with a Professional

by Jeff Ignatius

[email protected]

we think it is.Thats one of my biggest tasks, is to get

people back to the free thinking ... , he said,when it wasnt about the instrument; itwas about the freedom of expression. Andeveryone still has it. When you sing in theshower, when you sing driving down theroad going to work, youre not trying to beright; youre just expressing yourself. Thatslike a kid playing air guitar with a smile onhis face. ...

Its already in you. Youve been hearinggood music your whole lives. But we forgetall of that just to learn to play an instrument.And theres no music in the instrument;you have to put it there. But if you forget

everything you know, its going to be hard toput it there.

Victor Wooten will present a workshopand concert on Sunday, April 21, as partof Polyrhythms Third Sunday jazz series(Polyrhythms.Ning.com). The workshopbegins at 5:30 p.m., and tickets are $5 inadvance and $7 at the door. Tickets to the7:30 p.m. concert are $25. Both events willbe held at the Redstone Room (129 Main

Street in Davenport). For tickets and moreinformation, visit RiverMusicExperience.org.

For more information on Victor Wooten, visitVictorWooten.com.

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What ElseIs HappeninMUSIC

Thursday, April 4 Grizzly

Bear. Brooklyn-based independentrockers in concert, with an openingset by Owen Pallett. Englert Theatre(221 East Washington Street, IowaCity). 8 p.m. $30-32. For tickets and

information, call (319)688-2653 or visitEnglert.org.

Saturday, April 6 Mucca Pazza.

The 30-piece, rock-fueled marchingband in concert, with opening sets byMumfords and Brooks Strause & theGory Details. Englert Theatre (221 EastWashington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m.$12-15. For tickets and information,call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

Saturday, April 6, and Sunday,

April 7 A Procession WindingAround Me. Spring concert withthe professional vocal ensemblethe Nova Singers, featuring FareedHaque on guitar. Saturday: KnoxColleges Kresge Recital Hall (2 EastSouth Street, Galesburg), 7:30 p.m.Sunday: First Congregational Churchof Moline (2201 Seventh Avenue,Moline), 4 p.m. $15-18. For tickets andinformation, call (309)341-7038 or visitNovaSingers.com.

Wednesday, April 10 2Cellos.

Concert with the award-winningstring duo. The Orpheum Theatre (57

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ugh Sunday, April 28

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t, folks! It must be

ct Theatre!

it must be time for

at the District Theatre,

hree of the song titlesrthcoming production

youthink I was talking

about?)

As likely no oneneeds to be told,

Hairis the legendary

counterculture musical

that made a permanent

impact on American

theatre beginning with

its 1967 debut, when its celebration of

hippie culture, anti-war sentiments, and

flower power was viewed as a collective

nose-thumbing at traditional stage

entertainments of the period. Nowadays,every newly created rock musical owes a

debt of gratitude to this seminal work, one

whose score boasts such timeless hits as

Aquarius, Good Morning, Starshine,

Easy to Be Hard, Where Do I Go?, and

The Flesh Failures (Let the Sun Shine

in), and whose continued stage popularity

was evidenced byHairs huge box-office

success and Best Revival of a Musical

Tony Award when the show returned toBroadway in 2009.

What say we prepare for this new, tune-

filled District Theatre experience with

some trivia? Fans of the score know that, asthe musicals free-lovin characters sing, I

Got Life. But according to the lyrics for the

song Aint Got No, theres actually quite a

bit that Hairs hippies dontgot. Which of

the items above and to the left is notamong

the things lacking for the Aint Got No

singers?

Hairruns at the District Theatre April

12 through 28, with half-price preview

performances on April 10 and 11, and

more information and tickets are availableby calling (309)235-1654 or visiting

DistrictTheatre.com.

ues Revolution Tour

:30 p.m.

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d we werent freakinfreezingevery

ing this on the first morning ofdegrees. Im not blue so much as

wer is: the proprietors oftone Room, which hosts the Big

olution Tour on April 4. A high-lues extravaganza that has played ton Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, ands March 6 kick-off, this electrifyingow set to wow Quad Citians with

the exceptional

talents of threeexciting touringensembles.

One of themis the bandled by JimboMathus, widelyknown as the

front man for the famously eclectic Squirrel NutZippers. Performing alongside his Tri-State Coalitionmusicians, singer/songwriter/guitarist Mathus will

surely have Redstone Room patrons jumping with theimpassioned, smoky stylings that led OffBeat.com topraise his combination of truck-drivin, dip-spittincountry music and evil-lurkin, whiskey-drinkindirty blues, with themes of salvation sprinkledthroughout.

Joining Mathus on tour are the acclaimed duoMoreland & Arbuckle composed of guitarist AaronMoreland and harpist Dustin Arbuckle whosedecade-long career has found the men merging Delta

blues, folk, rock, traditional country, soul, and roots

music into a whole that AllMusic.com calls powerfuland expressive, boasting artists who charge aheadwith locomotive force.

And headlining the Redstone Rooms night (andinspiring the tours title) are the country-bluesmusicians of The Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band(pictured), whose new album Between the Ditchesdebuted at number one on the iTunes blues chartand number-two on the Billboadblues chart. Afteran evening spent with these exuberant talents, youllno doubt understand whyMusic City Roots raves

about their gusto and original vision, and whyLiving Blues insists that the tent-revival, almost punkenergy of the Big Damn Band is a refreshing splashof cold water to the face. Cause thats what we needright now. Coldwater. Because its obviously not coldenough these ... !!!

Sorry again. I promise Ill be better by June.For more information and tickets to the Big Damn

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South Kellogg Street, Galesburg). 7:30p.m. $15-45. For tickets and information,

call (309)343-2299 or visit TheOrpheum.org.

Thursday, April 11 Americas MusicKickoff Event. Opening celebration forthe area-wide program Americas Music:A Film History of Our Popular Music fromBlues to Bluegrass to Broadway, featuringa performance by The Candymakers.RME Community Stage (131 West SecondStreet, Davenport). 4:30 p.m. Donationsencouraged. For information, call

(563)326-1333 or visit AmericasMusicQC.com.

Friday, April 12 ETHEL String

Quartet. Concert with the classical/crossover string musicians and QuadCity Arts Visiting Artists. St. AmbroseUniversitys Rogalski Center Ballroom(518 West Locust Street, Davenport). 7:30p.m. $5. For tickets and information, call(563)333-6251 or visit QuadCityArts.com.

Friday, April 12 Trampled Under

Foot. Winners of the 2008 InternationalBlues Challenge in concert. TheRedstone Room (129 Main Street,Davenport). 9 p.m. $10-12. For tickets andinformation, call (563)326-1333 or visit

RiverMusicExperience.org.Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April

14 Quad City Symphony Orchestra.The Masterworks VIconcerts featuringconductor Mark Russell Smith and pianistThomas Sauer, with a program includingRimsky-Korsakovs Russian EasterOverture, Beethovens Piano ConcertoNo. 5, and Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 4.Saturday: Adler Theatre (136 East ThirdStreet, Davenport), 7:30 p.m. Sunday:Augustana Colleges Centennial Hall(3703 Seventh Avenue, Rock Island), 2

p.m. $10-53. For tickets and information,call (563)322-0931 or visit QCSymphony.com.

Saturday, April 13 The Bernie

Worrell Orchestra. Concert with thefounding member of Parliament-Funkadelic and his ensemble, with anopening set by Jaik Willis. Rock IslandBrewing Company (1815 Second Avenue,Rock Island). 9:30 p.m. $12-15. Forinformation, call (309)793-4060 or visitRIBCO.com.

Monday, April 15 Billy Bragg.

British folk artist and activist in concert,featuring an opening set by KimChurchill. Englert Theatre (221 East

Washington Street, Iowa City). 8 p.m.$30-32. For tickets and information, call

(319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.Wednesday, April 17 California

Guitar Trio & Montreal Guitar Trio.

Concert collaboration between six award-winning string players. Englert Theatre(221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8p.m. $18-22. For tickets and information,call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

THEATREThursday, April 4, through Sunday,

April 7 Somethings Afoot. Murder-mystery musical presented by Quad CityMusic Guild, directed by Martha Taylor.Prospect Park Auditorium (1584 34thAvenue, Moline). Thursday-Saturday 7:30p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $11-16. For ticketsand information, call (309)762-6610 orvisit QCMusicGuild.com.

Thursday, April 4, through Sunday,

April 21 Freuds Last Session. AuthorMark St. Germains therapy-themedcomedic drama. Old Creamery Theatre(3023 220th Trail, Amana). Thursdayand Sunday 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday7:30 p.m. $18-27.50. For tickets andinformation, call (319)622-6194 or visit

OldCreamery.com.Friday, April 5, through Sunday,

April 21 Blackbird. David Harrowersdark relationship drama, directed byMargaret Eginton. Riverside Theatre (213North Gilbert Street, Iowa City) Thursday-Saturday 7;30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m. $15-28.For tickets and information, call (319)338-7672 or visit RiversideTheatre.org.

Saturday, April 6 Godspell. StephenSchwartzs long-running biblical musicalpresented by Dino Hayz and PastorRobb McCoy. Riverside United Methodist

Church (712 16th Street, Moline).4:30 p.m. Donations encouraged. Forinformation, e-mail [email protected] or [email protected].

Tuesday, April 9 Kindur: TheAdventurous Life of Icelandic Sheep.Theatrical production of music, dance,art, culture, and digital media by theperformance artists of Copagnia TPO,in a Hancher Auditorium Visiting Artistspresentation. Coralville Center for thePerforming Arts (1301 Fifth Street,Coralville). 7 p.m. $10-25. For tickets andinformation, call (319)335-1160 or visithttp://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu.

Thursday, April 11, through

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Saturday, May 11 How I Became aPirate. Family musical comedy based

on the childrens book by MelindaLong. Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse (1828Third Avenue, Rock Island). Scheduled10 a.m. and 1 p.m. performancesTuesday-Saturday. $8.50. For tickets andinformation, call (309)786-7733 extension2 or visit Circa21.com.

Thursday, April 11, through

Saturday, April 20 Blue SkyMerchants. Debuting Hollywood comedyby area author John Turner, directedby Steve Flanigin. Scott CommunityColleges Student Life Center (500Belmont Road, Bettendorf). Thursday-Saturday 7 p.m. For information, [email protected].

Friday, April 12, through Sunday,

April 21 She Stoops to Conquer:Or, the Mistakes of a Night. OliverGioldsmiths period-comedy classic,directed by Kristin Clippard. Universityof Iowas E.C. Mabie Theatre (200 NorthRiverside Drive, Iowa City). Thursday-

Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2p.m. $10-17.For tickets and information, call (319)335-1160 or visit Theatre.UIowa.edu.

Friday, April 12, through Sunday,

April 14 The Broken Chord. HancherAuditoriums presentation of Working

Group Theatres memory-loss dramaweaving direct testimony with poeticstorytelling. Englert Theatre (221 EastWashington Street, Iowa City). Fridayand Saturday 7:30 p.m., Sunday 2 p.m.$10-35. For tickets and information,call (319)335-1160 or visit http://www.Hancher.UIowa.edu.

DANCEFriday, April 12, through Sunday,

April 14 Spring Fling Polka Fest.

Three-day dance event featuring livemusic by Ryan Herman, Karl Hartwich,The Rhythm Playboys, Karl & the CountryDutchmen, and Barefoot Becky & theIvanhoe Dutchmen. Walcott Coliseum(116 East Bryant Street, Walcott).Friday 7-10:30 p.m., $7. Saturdaynoon-8 p.m., $15. Sunday 1-5 p.m., $8.$25 for all three days. For tickets andinformation, call (563)285-5989 or visitEasternIowaPolkaClub.Ning.com.

LITERATUREFriday, April 5 Mission Creek

Festival Lit Crawl. Readings in

numerous venues showcasing morethan 60 fiction, nonfiction, and poetry

authors representing more than 15publishers. Downtown Iowa City. 5-9 p.m.Free admission. For information, visitMissionFreak.com.

Tuesday, April 9 Elizabeth Strout.

Pulitzer prize-winning author of 2009sOlive Kitteridge discusses her latest novel,The Burgess Boys. Prairie Lights Books(15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City). 7p.m. Free admission. For information, call(319)337-2681 or visit PrairieLights.com.

COMEDYFriday, April 5 Tig Notaro

& Janeane Garofalo. Standupcomediennes perform in a Mission CreekFestival presentation. Englert Theatre(221 East Washington Street, Iowa City). 8p.m. $22-25. For tickets and information,call (319)688-2653 or visit Englert.org.

MOVIETuesday, April 9 The Silk Road.

Screenings in the museums WorldAdventure series, presented by filmmakerMarlin Darrah. Putnam Museum (1717West 12th Street, Davenport). 1, 4, and 7

p.m. $5-7. For tickets and information, call(563)324-1933 or visit Putnam.org.

VISUAL ARTFriday, April 12 Pizza Face Eating

Falafel. Traveling video-art programcreated by mixed-media artist KerenShavit and Michal Rubinstein, productionmanager with Israels Haifa Museumof Art. Rozz-Tox (2108 Third Avenue,Rock Island). 8 p.m. Free admission. Forinformation, call (309)200-0978 or visitRozzTox.com.

EVENTSaturday, April 6 CCKMA (Cancer

Can Kiss My Ass) Event. Sixth-annualsurvivor celebration featuring guestspeakers Dr. David Bender and Dr.Michael Goodheart of the Universityof Iowa Gynecologic OncologyDepartment, raffle prizes, live and silentauctions, a 50/50 drawing, music by EIOEntertainment, and more. Quad-CitiesWaterfront Convention Center (1777 Isle

Parkway, Bettendorf ). 6 p.m. $25, freefor ages 12 and under. For tickets andinformation, call (309)236-3629 or visitCCKMA-QC.org.

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you let me spend the rest of my life trying togive you the same? (Not surprisingly, shesaid yes.)

Although the trend toward extremeproposing is surely the lovechild of realityTV and social media, it has something incommon with the mythic quest an epicmission a man would go on to prove hislove and worth to a woman. Of course, thesedays, the most dangerous journey a man canusually take for a woman is a trip to 7-Eleven

on bald tires. So conspicuous romancingcan act as a stand-in proving ground anextravagant display that a mans all in andsomebody the woman can count on ... to keeplife exciting and to call a singing, dancing,plumbing flash mob whenever the garbagedisposals broken.

That said, youre asking a woman to growold with you, not auditioning forAmericasGot Proposal Talent. If you are all in, youprobably show your girlfriend that in a lot oflittle ways every day. Keep in mind that Oglesand Lambs proposals reflected who they areand will likely continue to be a really richguy and an artsy, creative guy, respectively.Your proposal likewise needs to reflectwho you are and tell your girlfriend thatyou get who she is starting with whethershes someone whod be horrified to have anintimate moment such as a marriage proposaltake place on the Jumbotron.

The truth is: Theres no need forJumbotrons or trying to hire away the Four

Horsemen of the Apocalypse from some BarMitzvah gig they picked up. Even if every oneof Lambs dancers stayed home in bed, hisproposal would have been extremely movingsimply because of the words he spoke. Putyour effort into telling your girlfriend whyyou always want to be there to hold her hand,even when it gets all wrinkly. Couple thatwith an essential element from the elaborateproposers delighting a woman with theelement of surprise. You can do this by

planning your proposal around somethingyour girlfriend once said (and will be amazedyou remembered) or just by serving her toasta slightly different way: with a heart cut inthe middle with the ring inside it. This sortof proposal sends a message: I love you andwant to spend the rest of my life with you(not to be confused with Bet I can get moreYouTube hits than that big dog teaching thepuppy to go down the stairs!).

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Will You Flash MobMe?

Im going to propose to my girlfriend,and it seems theres this trend of doingcrazy, elaborate things to ask a girl to marry

you. I know I cant compete with the guyslike the New York City dude I just readabout who threw down $45,000 to pop thequestion. But even if friends help me outfor free, I dont know whether I can make

my proposal cool enough to go viral like thePortland guy who had his choreographedand filmed.

Dont Want to Disappoint

Will you marry me? is a pretty powerfulquestion. Asking this of a woman who lovesyou can provoke tears, and not because youdidnt hire Beyonc to sing Put a Ring on Itand spend a year training a humpback whaleto swim by at exactly the right moment andshoot the ring out its blowhole.

Regarding the proposals you mention,the New York guy is 27-year-old online-marketing-company honcho Josh Ogle. Hewrote on Reddit.com that he actually spentaround $13K on a lavish proposal evening,starting with his popping the question toNataliya Lavryshyn on a Manhattan hotelrooftop, decorated for the event with pagesof Pablo Nerudas poetry. This price included$3,500 for a professional proposal plannerand a $1,500 post-proposal private dinner

cooked by a celebrity chef. (Media outletscame up with the $45K proposal cost byadding in the $21K custom-made ringand the $10K post-engagement Europeanhoneymoon.) As easy as it is to mock theguy for outsourcing his proposal, Ogle isreportedly a self-made multi-millionaire(apparently, after growing up poor while hisdad was in prison), so for him, $45K probablyspends like $45 does for the rest of us.

The Portland guy, actor and theatrical

director Isaac Lamb, pulled together 60-plusfriends and family members in an elaborate(and wildly adorable) lip-synched song-and-dance routine to Bruno Mars Marry You.His girlfriend, choreographer Amy Frankel,listened to the song on headphones from thetailgate of a Honda CRV pulling her slowlydown the street while everyone danced information behind it. Lamb then got downon one knee and said to Frankel, You havealready given me a lifetime of happiness. Will

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poet Paul Valry: I am what is changing secretly

in you. And try this beauty from Walt Whitman:

We were together. I forget the rest.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January19): Naturalist John Muir (1838-1914)

had an ecstatic relationship with the

California wilderness. He studied it as a scientist

and he worshiped it as a mystical devotee. During

the course of his communion with the glaciers

and peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountains, he

came close to seeing them as living entities that

evolved over long periods of time. Glaciers move

in tides, he wrote. So do mountains. So do all

things. With Muir as your inspiration, I invite

you to identify the very gradual currents and

tides that have flowed for years through your own

life, Capricorn. Its prime time to deepen your

understanding and appreciation of the big, slow-

moving cycles that have brought you to where you

are today.

AQUARIUS (January 20-February

18): American author William

Faulkner won a Nobel Prizefor literature, an indication that he hadabundant talent. The prose he wrote was often

experimental, cerebral, and complex. He wasonce asked what he would say to readers who

found it difficult to grasp his meaning even afterreading it two or three times. His reply: Readit four times. My counsel to you, Aquarius, issimilar. When faced with a challenging event orsituation that taxes your understanding, keep

working to understand it even past the pointwhere you would normally quit. There will berewards, I promise.

PISCES (February 19-March

20): Dear Rob: I just consulted anastrologer, and he told me that my

planets are very weak because theyre in thewrong houses and have bad aspects. Please tell

me what this means. Am I cursed? Is there anyway to remedy my aff lictions? Paranoid Pisces.Dear Pisces: Whoever told you that nonsense isan incompetent astrologer. You shouldnt heedhim. Theres no such thing as ones planets being

weak or being in the wrong houses or having badaspects. There may be challenges, but those arealso opportunities. Luckily, the coming weeks

will be prime time for you Pisceans to overthrowthe influence of inept experts and irresponsible

authorities such as him. Reclaim your powerto define your own fate from anyone who hasstolen it from you.

Homework: Imagine a bedtime story youd like

to hear and the person youd like to hear it from.

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before his journey, his father tried to talk himout of embarking, calling it a wild scheme anda useless undertaking. Did your parents or

other authorities ever have a similar response toone of your brilliant projects? If so, now wouldbe a good time to heal the wound caused by theiropposition.

VIRGO (August 23-September 22):

Ive got three sets of affirmations for

you, Virgo. Say them out loud and

see if they might work for you. (1) I will be

engrossed in fascinating experiences that feed my

curiosity, but I will not be obsessed with grueling

frustrations that drain my energy. (2) I will be

committed to love if it opens my eyes and heart,but I will not be infatuated with maddening

conundrums that jiggle my fear. (3) I will give

myself freely to learning opportunities that offer

me valuable lessons I can use to improve my life,

but I will be skeptical toward rough-edged tests

that ask far more from me than they offer in

return.

LIBRA (September 23-October

22): Pole of inaccessibility is a

term that explorers use to identify places on the

Earth that are hard and interesting! to get to.On each continent, its usually considered to be

the spot thats farthest from the coastline. For

instance, theres a pole of inaccessibility near the

frozen center of Antarctica. Its elevation is more

than 12,000 feet, and it has the planets coldest

average temperatures. As for the oceanic pole

of inaccessibility, its an area in the South Pacific

thats most remote from land. By my reckoning,

Libra, you would benefit from identifying what

your own personal version of this point is,

whether its literal or metaphorical. I think its also

a great time to transform your relationship with it.

SCORPIO (October 23-November

21): Every April, the ancient Romans

celebrated a festival known as

Robigalia. Among the rites they performed

were ceremonies to exorcise the god of rust and

mildew. I suggest you consider reviving that

old practice, Scorpio. You would benefit from

spending a few days waging war against insidious

rot. You could start by scrubbing away all the

sludge, scum, and gunk from your home, car,

and workplace. Next, make a similar effort ona metaphoric level. Scour the muck, glop, and

grime out of your psyche.

SAGITTARIUS (November

22-December 21): You know that

place between sleep and awake, the

place where you can still remember dreaming?

Thats where Ill always love you. Thats where

Ill be waiting. Tinker Bell says that to Peter Pan

in J.M. Barries famous story. Sometime soon, I

think you should whisper words like those to a

person or animal you love. Its time for you to be

as romantic and lyrical as possible. You need to

bestow and attract the nourishment that comes

from expressing extravagant tenderness. For even

better results, add this sweetness from French

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Artcannot be modern, said Austrianpainter Egon Schiele. Art is

primordially eternal. I love that idea. Not allof the artifacts called art fit that scrupulousdefinition, of course. Katy Perrys music andthe film Wreck-It Ralph might have someentertainment value, but theyre not primordially

eternal. I bring this up, Aries, because I thinkyou have entered a particularly wild and timelessphase of your own development. Whether or notyou are literally an artist, you have a mandate tocreate your life story as a primordially eternal

work of art.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Allmy best ideas come from having no

answer, said pioneer filmmaker JohnCassavetes, from not knowing. I hope thattestimony cheers you up, Taurus. As hard as itmay be for you to imagine, you are on the vergeof a breakthrough. As you surf the chaotic flow

and monitor the confusing hubbub, you arebrewing the perfect conditions for an outburst ofcreativity. Rejoice in the blessing of not knowing!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Sant is a

Hindi word that comes from a Sanskritverb meaning to be good and to

be real. Personally, I know a lot of people whoare either real or good. But few are both. Thegood ones tend to be overly polite, and the real

ones dont put a high priority on being nice.So heres your assignment, Gemini: to be goodand real; to have compassionate intentions evenas you conduct yourself with a high degree of

authenticity; to bestow blessings everywhereyou go while at the same time being honest andclear and deep. According to my reading of the

astrological omens, you have the power to pulloff this strenuous feat.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Letstake a look back at the first threemonths of 2013. How have you been

doing? If Im reading the astrological markers

accurately, you have jettisoned a portion ofthe psychic gunk that had accumulated in youduring the past six years. You have partiallyredeemed the shadowy side of your nature,and you have to some degree ripened the most

immature part. Theres also the matter of yourheart. You have managed some healing of awound that had festered there for a long time. Soheres my question for you: Is it possible for youto do more of this good work? The target date for

completion is your birthday.

LEO (July 23-August 22): NaturalistCharles Darwin formulated the theory

of evolution, which has been one ofhistorys most influential hypotheses. A crucialevent in his early development as a scientistwas a five-year boat trip he took around theworld when he was in his 20s. The research he

conducted along the way seeded many of hisunique ideas. The writing he did establishedhis reputation as a noteworthy author. And yet

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25. Show a response26. _ virilis27. Motowns town28. Start of a quip by Demetri Martin: 3 wds.31. Havens33. Nestling hawk34. Formerly called35. Guarantee38. Chemical compound40. Fatherly45. Consecrate46. Fruit with a stone47. Crippled49. _ Pasha50. Brainwave reading: Abbr.

51. Tropical resin53. Caprine cry54. Neighbor of Minn.55. Impart57. Voter anagram59. _ Domingo de los Colorados61. Spare62. Part 2 of quip: 5 wds.66. Disreputable paper67. Kind of rose68. Relief69. Part 3 of quip: 5 wds.79. Opposing one80. Find at a dig site81. Vestige82. Sweeps

84. City in Normandy85. Calendar abbr.86. Unreactive88. Unknown Jane89. Dir. letters90. Bend in a road93. Sour

94. Like a bungler96. Blushing: Hyph.98. City in Morocco100. Solar phenomena101. Furrow102. Jot103. Cheers for the team105. End of the quip: 2 wds.111. Wobbles115. Minced oath

116. _ Street, Memphis117. Hilarious119. Saharan120. Archenemy of Bugs121. Early computer122. Beige123. Count124. Remains125. Slow on the uptake126. 500 sheetsDOWN1. Garbed2. Fabled racer3. Underground passage4. Stony

5. Loose-fitting shirt6. Rocky ridge7. Bosh!8. Drop9. Large, heavy knife10. Antebrachium11. Spheres12. Influence unfavorably13. Sets of points14. International agreement15. Ceramist16. Declare openly17. The Forsyte _18. Do in24. Grating in sound29. Bud on a spud

30. Embryonic plant32. Mariners35. Man found in Babel36. Driving hazard37. Dal _39. Moves40. Honky-tonk instrument

41. Teacher of Guarneri and Stradivari42. Bottom43. Resembling wings44. Analogous46. Goddess in Hinduism48. Blind as _ _52. Tenant54. Atelier56. Northern Territory capital58. Stage skirts

59. Kick off60. Medieval war engine63. Morse code signal64. Pasture65. Chinese dynasty69. Pointless70. Knights mount71. Little push72. Output73. Then, not now74. Genus of heather75. Health of a kind76. Like a cooler77. Noted consumerist78. Search blindly

79. Maple genus83. Hardens87. Farm machine90. Smear91. The Hunt for Red _92. Some retailers93. Embarrassed95. More vile97. Wes Cravens Krueger99. _ _ glance100. Woolly mass102. Ait104. Kett and James105. Cauterize106. Creature of folklore107. Flexible armor

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Koobys Karaoke Sing-Off -Headquar-ters Bar & Grill, 119 E. 22nd Ave. CoalValley, IL

Lynn Allen -Rascals Live, 1418 15th St.Moline, IL

Mission Creek Music Festival: Ex-itmusic - Caroline Smith & theGoodnight Sleeps - The Lonely-hearts - Alex Body -Gabes, 330 E.Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: PeteSwanson - ITAL - Container - Cu-ticle -Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S LinnSt Iowa City, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: TheDiplomats of Solid Sound - TheMiles Kean Epictet -The Mill, 120 EBurlington Iowa City, IA

Mucca Pazza - Mumfords -EnglertTheatre, 221 East Washington St.

Iowa City, IANervous Rex -The Office, 305 3rd St

Sherrard, ILPennies on the Rail -Uptown Bills

Coffee House, 730 S. Dubuque St.Iowa City, IA

RME Guitar Circle (2pm) - River PrairieMinstrels (6pm) -RME CommunityStage, 131 W. 2nd St. Davenport, IA

Roadkill Ghost Choir -Rozz-Tox, 2 1083rd Ave. Rock Island, IL

Russ Reyman Request Piano Bar(7pm) -Phoenix, 111 West 2nd St.Davenport, IA

Saturday Jazz Brunch w/ the BrettWahlberg Trio -Mama Comptons,1725 2nd Ave Rock Island, IL

The Fry Daddies (6pm) -Skinny LegsBBQ, 2020 1st Street Milan, ILThe Karry Outz -The Muddy Waters,

1708 State St. Bettendorf, IA

Karaoke Night -Sneaky Petes, 207 Cody

Rd. N. LeClaire, IAKoobys Karaoke Sing-Off -Wide Open

Bar & Grill, 425 15th St. Moline, ILLimbs - Radcon - Bulk -RME (River

Music Experience), 131 W. 2nd St.Davenport, IA

Live Lunch w/ Rachel Schuldt (noon)- David G. Smith (6pm) - Robert

Jon & the Wrec k (8:3 0pm) -RMECommunity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St.Davenport, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: FutureRock - Zeta June - Chasing Shade-Gabes, 330 E. Washington St. IowaCity, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: JoePug - The Pines - Frank Fairfield -

Douglas Kramer Nye -The Mill, 120E Burlington Iowa City, IAMission Creek Music Festival: Zam-

muto - Trouble Lights - Snowblink- Taser Island - Iowa City Yacht Club,13 S Linn St Iowa Cit y, IA

2013/04/04 (Thu)

Avey Brothers Blues Jam -Rascals Live,1418 15th St. Moline, IL

Chuck Murphy -The Cooler, 311 W. 2ndSt. Rock Falls, IL

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmans, 1510N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA

Grizzly Bear - Owen Pallett -EnglertTheatre, 221 East Washington St.Iowa City, IA

Jam Sessi ons with John OMe ara &Friends -The Muddy Waters, 1708State St. Bettendorf, IA

Karaoke Night -Purgatorys Pub, 2104State St Bettendorf, IA

Karaoke Night -The Rusty Nail, 2606 WLocust Davenport, IA

Karaoke Night -Zero to Sixty, 811 East

2nd St. Davenport, IALive Lunch w/ Lojo Russo (noon)- Davenport North & Wood Inter-mediate Jazz Band (7pm) -RMECommunity Stage, 131 W. 2nd St.Davenport, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: JEFFthe Brotherhood - PUJOL - TheOlympics - Wolves in the Attic -TheMill, 120 E Burlington Iowa City, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: MisterLies - Ex-Action Model -Iowa CityYacht Club, 13 S Linn St Iowa City, IA

Mission Creek Music Festival: Pall-bearer - Blizzard at Sea - BigBox - Sweet Chariot -Gabes, 330 E.Washington St. Iowa City, IA

Open Mic Night -Uptown Bills CoffeeHouse, 730 S. Dubuque St. IowaCity, IA

Open Mic Night w/ Karl -Kilkennys, 300W. 3rd St. Davenport, IA

Open Mic w/ Jeff Smallwood -StudioPub, 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL

2013/04/06 (Sat)

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill,3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA

Carrie Rodriguez -CSPS/Legion Arts,1103 3rd St SE Cedar Rapids, IA

Chuck Murphy -Heineejos, 340 Mill StToronto, IA

Cody Rhodes (5pm) - Del Fox Band(8pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W LocustDavenport, IA

Corporate Rock -Mound Street Land-ing, 1029 Mound St. Davenport, IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Rumors & Ex-cuses Pub, 230 Main St. ColumbusJunction, IA

Crossroads -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 StateSt Bettendorf, IA

Dress Up & Dance: Totally Awesome

80s -The Redstone Room, 129 MainSt Davenport, IA

Gray Wolf Band -Edje Nightclub atJumers Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy92 Rock Island, IL

Jason Jackson -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rdSt. Davenport, IA

Jeff & M arcia Duo -Studio Pub, 146519th St. East Moline, IL

John Mic hael Mont gome ry (8pm ) -5th Gear Band (9:30pm) -RiversideCasino and Golf Resort, 3184 High-way 22 Riverside, IA

Joh nny Cas h and the Sun Roc ketRailway: A Tribute to the Musicof Sun Records -Princeton BollsCommunity Center, 428 S. River Dr.

Princeton, IAJosh Duf fee & H is Orch estra - RhythmCity Casino, 101 W. River Dr. Dav-enport, IA

Karaoke King -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6thSt. Davenport, IA

Keep off the Grass Trio -Bleyarts Tap,2210 E. 11th St. Davenport, IA

Reverend Peytons Big Damn Band - Mo-reland & Arbuckle - Jimbo Mathus-The Redstone Room, 129 Main St

Davenport, IARobert Jon & the Wreck -RIBCO, 1815

2nd Ave. Rock Island, ILYou, Me, & Apollo -Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd

Ave. Rock Island, IL

2013/04/05 (Fri)

5th Gear Band -Riverside Casino andGolf Resort, 3184 Highway 22 Riv-erside, IA

ABC Karaoke -Circle Tap, 1345 LocustSt. Davenport, IA

ABC Karaoke -Creekside Bar and Grill,3303 Brady St. Davenport, IA

Alan Sweet & the Candymakers-Barrel House 211, 211 E. 2nd St.

Davenport, IABand du Jour (5:30pm) - Flash Point

(9pm) -The Rusty Nail, 2606 W LocustDavenport, IA

Big Joes DJ & Karaoke Show -V.F.W.Post 9128, 2814 State Street Bet-tendorf, IA

Chuck Murphy -Tavern on the Square,108 E 5th St. Tipton, IA

Cosmic -11th Street Precinct, 2108 E11th St Davenport, IA

Cross Creek Karaoke -Stickmans, 1510N. Harrison St. Davenport, IA

Deja Vu Rendezvous featuringThis Must Be the Band - Grood-The R edstone Room, 129 Main StDavenport, IA

Gray Wolf Band -Edje Nightclub atJumers Casino and Hotel, I-280 & Hwy92 Rock Island, IL

Jason Jackson -Kilkennys, 300 W. 3rdSt. Davenport, IA

Karaoke King -Chucks Tap, 1731 W. 6thSt. Davenport, IA

Mississippi Misfits -The Muddy Waters,

1708 State St. Bettendorf, IANight Light -Rustic Ridge Golf Course

Gri l le & Pub, 1151 East Iowa St.Eldridge, IA

North of 40 -Purgatorys Pub, 2104 StateSt Bettendorf, IA

Open Mic Night (5:30pm) -River ValleyLibrary, 214 S. Main St. Port Byron, IL

Rob Dahms (6pm) -Skinny Legs BBQ,2020 1st Street Milan, IL

Ron Johnson One-Man Band - StudioPub, 1465 19th St. East Moline, IL

Southern Thunder Karaoke and DJ-Hollars Bar and Grill, 4050 27th StMoline, IL

The Brat Pack -RIBCO, 1815 2nd Ave.Rock Is

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