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EVENTS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Valentine's luncheon and party (Ray Wierson and Son) - Ray Wierson and Son will perform for a Valentine's luncheon and party from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Center for Active Seniors, Inc., 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport. Menu includes chicken breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, rolls, and cherry pie. Cost is $8; $6 for members. Paid reservations are required. Call (563) 386-7477 or email for details. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • Quad City Mallards vs. Rapid City Rush - The Quad City Mallards will play the Rapid City Rush at 7:05 p.m. at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline. See the website for ticket information, or call (800) 745-3000. MAP
    Saturday, October 22, 2011; Tuesday, December 6, 2011; Tuesday, December 27, 2011; Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • Open-mic night - An open-mic night will run from 7-9 p.m. at Cool Beanz Coffeehouse, 1325 30th St., Rock Island. Call (309) 558-0909 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Tuesday,
  • “ Hike the Vines” Snowshoe hike and wine tasting - “ Hike the Vines” Snowshoe hike and wine tasting , Saturdays at 12noon and 2 PM, Galena, Illinois, 525 S Main St, Galena. Imagine enjoying an afternoon snowshoe hike, at your own pace, through the Galena Cellars vineyard, and following it up with a wine tasting, cheese and crackers. Advanced reservations required. To coordinate your own date for this venue, group size must be 8 or more. $45 includes wine tasting, snowshoe rental and shuttle/$25 with own equipment. Call (815) 776-9425 or email for details. MAP
    Saturday, January 14, 2012 to Saturday, February 18, 2012
  • Chestnut Snowshoe Hike - Chestnut Snowshoe Hike, Saturdays at 10AM, Chestnut Mountain, Illinois, 525 S Main St, Galena. Enjoy spectacular views of the Mississippi River on this 1 hour group snowshoe hike through the trails at Chestnut Mountain. Advanced reservations required. $45 adults/$25 kids snowshoe rental included. Call (815) 776-9425 or email for details. MAP
    Saturday, January 7, 2012 to Saturday, February 25, 2012
  • Anti-Valentine's Day Party for teens - The Davenport Library, 3000 N. Fairmount St., will host an Anti-Valentine's Day Party for teens at 5:30 p.m. It will include music and unusual activities. Call (563) 326-7832 for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • To Kill a Mockingbird (Red Carpet Re-View, Academy Award-nominated film) - The Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive, will show To Kill a Mockingbird at 6 p.m. It is an Academy Award-nominated film, part of the Red Carpet Re-View series. Refreshments will be provided, and there will be a prize drawing. Call (563) 344-4175 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • Valentine Indoor Music and Moonlight Outdoor Walk (Just 4 Fun) - The Valentine Indoor Music and Moonlight Outdoor Walk on the luminary-lit trail will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Watch Tower Lodge, Black Hawk State Historic Site, 1900 46th Ave., Rock Island. Inside there will be donuts, cider, and cocoa and music by Just 4 Fun indoors by the fire. Singles, couples and families welcome. Call (309) 788-9536 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • Understanding Children's Mental Health, Joyce Morrison, Mark Hermanson, Teri Hughes-Pauline - Joyce Morrison, Vera French director of school-based services; Mark Hermanson, physician; and Teri Hughes-Pauline, social worker with Psychology Health Group will present Understanding Children's Mental Health from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2136 Brady St., Davenport. Call (563) 326-3547 or email for details. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • EDMT (Electronic Dance Music Tuesday) - EDMT (Electronic Dance Music Tuesday) will go on from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at the Rock Island Brewing Company, 1815 2nd Ave. Call (309) 793-1999 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Tuesday,
  • Valentine's sale - The Illini Campus Auxiliary will host a Valentine Days at Genesis Medical Center, Illini Campus, 801 Illini Drive, Silvis. Balloons, flowers, plants, candy, and gifts will be for sale as carryouts or delivered free to anyone in the hospital complex by "Cupid." Proceeds will go toward safety equipment for employees. Call (309) 281-4000 for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, February 13, 2012; Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • Romance and Cigarettes (film) (ages 17 and up) - The film Romance and Cigarettes will be shown for ages 17 and up at 9 p.m. at Rozz-Tox, 2108 3rd Ave., Rock Island.Email for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • public meetings - A list of today's public meetings.
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
  • Un-Valentine's Day party (ages 12-18) - An Un-Valentine's Day party for ages 12-18 will begin at 6 p.m. at the Rock Island Library, 401 19th St. It will include snacks, crafts, and a non-romantic movie. Call (309) 732-7323 for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 14, 2012
    • CONTINUING EVENTS
  • Quad City Botanical Center - The highlight of the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island, is its 6,444-square-foot tropical Sun Garden conservatory with a 14-foot waterfall, reflecting pools, and a 70-foot skylight peak. The center also has extensive outdoor displays, including a Conifer Garden, a Physically Challenged Garden, a Scrambled Alphabet Garden, and perennial gardens. It has a gift shop, and works by local artists are on display. See the website for special events. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday (until 8 p.m. Tuesday); noon-5 p.m. Sunday (April-Oct.); 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday (Nov.-March). See the website for holiday hours. Admission is $6; $5 for ages 60 and up; $4 for ages 5-15; $2 for ages 2-4; free for under age 2; $1 Mondays June 3-Aug. 12. Call 309-794-0991 or email for details. MAP
    Sunday, January 2, 2005 to Thursday, January 2, 2014
  • Fryxell Geology Museum - Visitors to the Fryxell Geology Museum at Augustana College, 820 38th St., Rock Island will see the dinosaur skeleton Cryolophosaurus elliotti, which was discovered by Augustana professor Bill Hammer in Antarctica in 1991. The museum has a collection of rocks, minerals, fossils, and skeletons, including two pterosaurs, a tylosaurus "sea serpent," triceratops, allosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus rex skulls. The museum is in the Swenson Hall of Geosciences; visitors should turn west off 38th Street at the eastern campus entrance. Hours during the school year are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Call (309) 794-7318 for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, November 1, 2011 to Tuesday, May 1, 2012
  • Figge Museum: Restoring the Spirit: Celebrating Haitian Art - Restoring the Spirit: Celebrating Haitian Art is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, through Feb. 19. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7; $6 for ages 60 and up and students with ID; $4 for ages 3-12. Call (563) 326-7804 for details. MAP
    Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Putnam Museum: Mi Casa Nueva: QC Mexican Heritage - Mi Casa Nueva: QC Mexican Heritage is on exhibit at the Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. It highlights more than a century of Quad-Cities Mexican-American history. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. The end date is tentative. The museum will be closed from Jan. 9-13 for maintenance. Admission is $7; $6 for ages 60 and up, military, students; $5 for ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and under. Call (563) 324-1933 or email for details. MAP
    Saturday, September 24, 2011 to Saturday, March 31, 2012
  • ATEEC Interactive Learning Lab - The ATEEC (Advanced Technology Environmental and Energy Center) Interactive Learning Lab is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. third Saturday of each month or by appointment at 201 N. Harrison St., Suite 102, Davenport. Displays include Energy is Everywhere; What Can We Do?; Living With Energy; Sun, Earth, Wind and Water -- The Renewable Energies; BioEnergy; Geothermal; Green Technologies; Solar Energy; Wind Energy; and Energy Careers. Call (563) 441-4093 for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Figge Museum: Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles Turzak - Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles Turzak is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Nov. 12-Feb. 26. It features more than 40 works of art in a variety of mediums by students. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7; $6 for ages 60 and up and students with ID; $4 for ages 3-12. Call (563) 326-7804 for details. MAP
    Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Quad City Botanical Center: Artists Unlimited - Works by Artists Unlimited are on exhibit at the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5; $4 for ages 60 and up; $3 for ages 6-12; $1 for ages 3-5; free for ages 2 and under. Call (309) 794-0991 or email for details. MAP
    Monday, January 2, 2012 to Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  • German American Heritage Center: The White Rose - The German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, will host The White Rose exhibit Jan. 8-Feb. 24. The White Rose was a German civilian resistance group against the Nazis. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5; $4 for ages 60 and up; $3 for ages 5-17; $12 for family; free for members and ages 4 and under. Call (563) 322-8844 or email for details. MAP
    Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Moline Library: In a Nutshell; The Worlds of Maurice Sendak - The In a Nutshell: The Worlds of Maurice Sendak exhibit is at the Moline Library, 3210 41st St., from Dec. 28-Feb. 24. Call (309) 524-2470 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Quad City Airport Gallery: Murray, Eastburn, and Stratton - Paintings by David Murray, photographs by Judith Eastburn, and wood sculptures by Jay Stratton are on exhibit at the Quad City International Airport Gallery, 2200 69th Ave., Moline. Art @ the Airport is a satellite gallery of Quad City Arts. The airport offers one hour of free parking. Call (309) 793-1213 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Friday, January 6, 2012 to Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  • Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose: Sensing Language - The Sensing Language exhibit, featuring installation art and artist books utilizing handmade paper created by Melissa Jay Craig, runs from Jan. 17-March 2 at the Catich Art Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, W. High Street and N. Gaines Street, Davenport. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Call (563) 209-1287 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday,
  • Figge Museum: Fins and Feathers: Children's Book Illustrations from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - Fins and Feathers: Children's Book Illustrations from the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, from Jan. 21-April 22. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7; $6 for ages 60 and up and students with ID; $4 for ages 3-12. Call (563) 326-7804 for details. MAP
    Every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Rock Island Library: Rock Island High School student show - The Rock Island High School student show is at the Rock Island Library, 401 19th St., from Feb. 1-29. Call (309) 732-7323 for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Mississippi River Visitor Center - The Mississippi River Visitor Center, Locks and Dam 15, Rock Island, is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving Day, from noon Dec. 24 through Dec. 25, and Jan. 1. The center is on the west end of Arsenal Island near the Government Bridge between Davenport and Rock Island. Watch towboats pass through the locks. Displays explain the process, and park rangers are available to answer questions. During the winter American bald eagles can be seen. Call (309) 794-5338 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Thursday, December 24, 2009 to Monday, December 24, 2012
  • Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose: Liminal Waters - Liminal Waters, works by Emily Christenson, is at the Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, W. High Street and N. Gaines Street, Davenport. Call (563) 333-6254 for details. FREE. MAP
    Saturday, January 28, 2012 to Sunday, February 26, 2012
  • Putnam Giant Screen Theater: Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol - Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol is showing at the Putnam Museum Giant Screen Theater, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. The end date is tentative. Call (563) 324-1933, check the website, or email for showtimes and ticket information. MAP
    Friday, February 10, 2012 to Thursday, March 8, 2012
  • Black Hawk College: Primitive Modern: Artwork by Helen Boyd, Emily Christenson and Jacki Olson - Primitive Modern: Artwork by Helen Boyd, Emily Christenson and Jacki Olson is on exhibit at the ArtSpace Gallery, Building 4, Black Hawk College, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, Feb. 13-March 9. Exhibit hours are 8 a.m-9 p.m. Call (309) 796-5469 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Family Museum: Turtle Travels - Turtle Travels is at the Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf. Hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7 for ages 2-59; $4 for ages 60 and up and age 1; active military and immediate family; $4 for all 5-8 p.m.; free for under age 1. Call (563) 344-4106 for details. MAP
    Saturday, October 15, 2011 to Friday, May 11, 2012
  • MidCoast at Centre Station: Jones Davies and Kube - Oils by Catherine Jones Davies and pastels by Shelby Kube are on exhibit at MidCoast at Centre Station, 1200 River Drive, Moline. Hours are 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 786-2430 for details. FREE. MAP
    Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to Saturday, March 31, 2012
  • MidCoast at the i wireless: Sarah Jane Fellini - Batiks and sculptures by Sarah Jane Fellini are on exhibit at MidCoast at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline. Call (309) 786-2430 for details. FREE. MAP
    Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to Saturday, March 31, 2012
  • MidCoast at the i wireless: Sarah Jane Fellini - Batik and sculpture by Sarah Jane Fellini are on exhibit at MidCoast at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline. Call (309) 786-2430 for details. FREE. MAP
    Wednesday, February 1, 2012 to Saturday, March 3, 2012
  • Family Museum - Permanent exhibits at the Family Museum, 2900 Learning Campus Drive, Bettendorf, include Lil 'Ssippi River Valley; Amazing Acres, about weather and agriculture; Busy Bodies: Healthy Choices; The PlayHouse for ages 5 and under; and the outdoor Kingdom for Kids Playground, open when weather permits. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday; closed on some holidays. Admission is $7 for ages 2-59; $4 for ages 60 and up and age 1; active military and immediate family; free for under age 1; $1 Mondays June 3-Aug. 12. Call 563-344-4106 or email for details. MAP
    Tuesday, May 31, 2011 to Saturday, May 31, 2014
  • Putnam Museum - Permanent exhibits at the Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport, include the Asian Gallery; Black Earth/Big River; Ocean Experience; the Hall of Mammals; River, Prairie and People; Unearthing Ancient Egypt; View Space; the Spark Learning Lab, and Ume Warumi. Museum hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7; $6 for ages 60 and up, military, students; $5 for ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and under; $1 Mondays June 3-Aug. 12. For more information, call 563-324-1933. MAP
    Friday, January 2, 2009 to Monday, December 23, 2013

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