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EVENTS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 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,
  • Quad City Mallards vs. Fort Wayne Komets - The Quad City Mallards will play the Fort Wayne Komets 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
    Friday, November 25, 2011; Friday, February 3, 2012; Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  • Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who are Saving Our Planet (Environmental Book Club Discussion) - The River Action Environmental Book Club will discuss Eco Barons: The Dreamers, Schemers, and Millionaires Who are Saving Our Planet by Edward Humes at 7 p.m. at River Action, 822 E. River Drive, Davenport. Call (563) 322-2969 for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  • Hackensaw Boys and Jon Eric - The Hackensaw Boys and Jon Eric will play at 7:30 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Tickets are $10. Call (563) 326-1333 or email for details. MAP
    Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  • Saudi Arabia, Henry Marquard, F. Ahmad, M. Ahmad, H. Alhethail - Henry Marquard, F. Ahmad, M. Ahmad, and H. Alhethail will speak on Saudi Arabia from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive. The talk is cosponsored by the World Affairs Council of the Quad-Cities and the World Community Institute. Call (563) 344-4175 for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 28, 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,
  • Scams and Other Threats to Seniors, Jeff Ronk (Brunch and Learn) - Elderly Services officer Jeff Ronk from the Rock Island Police Department will present Scams and Other Threats to Seniors for a Brunch and Learn program at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 767 30th St., Rock Island. Free brunch will be provided. Call (309) 788-7631 for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  • Occupy Quad Cities general assembly meeting - An Occupy Quad Cities general assembly meeting will be held from 7-10 p.m. at Theo's Java Club, 213 17th St., Rock Island. Call (309) 788-5282 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Tuesday, February 28, 2012
  • public meetings - A list of today's public meetings.
    Tuesday, February 28, 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
  • 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,
  • 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
  • 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,
  • Putnam Giant Screen Theater: Beauty and the Beast 3D - Beauty and the Beast 3D is showing at the Putnam Museum Giant Screen Theater, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. Call (563) 324-1933, check the website, or email for showtimes and ticket information. MAP
    Friday, February 24, 2012 to Friday, March 23, 2012
  • 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
  • Quad City Arts: Dieffenbach, Miller, Peterson, Phelan - Works by Angela Dieffenbach, Lori Miller, Connie Peterson, and Mary Phelan are on exhibit at the Quad City Arts Center, 1715 2nd Ave., Rock Island, from Feb. 17-April 6. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 793-1213 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Figge Art Museum: Young Artists at the Figge, Davenport Community Schools - The Young Artists at the Figge exhibit features works by students of Davenport Community Schools Feb. 18-March 4. The museum is at 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport. 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 Arts: Contemporary Works - Contemporary Works, with fabric mosaics by Lori Miller, painted photographs by Connie Peterson, paintings by Mary Phelan, and sculptures by Angela Dieffenbach, is the exhibit at the Quad City Arts Center, 1715 2nd Ave., Rock Island, from Feb. 17-April 6. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Call (309) 793-1213 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Figge Museum: War and Remembrance - War and Remembrance, with prints by Erwin Eisch, is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Feb. 25-April 15. 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 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,
  • Bakery Gallery: A Delicate Sequence of Analog Tangents - The Bakery Gallery, 1330 E. 12th St., Davenport, will host A Delicate Sequence of Analog Tangents, a book arts exhibition by the UI Center for the Book graduate students and affiliates, from Feb. 24-April 21. Hours are 7 a.m.-9 p.m. Email for details. MAP
    Every 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
  • Figge Museum: War and Remembrance: Erwing Eisch's Night of the Crystal Death Portfolio - War and Remembrance: Erwing Eisch's Night of the Crystal Death Portfolio is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, Feb. 25-April 15. 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,
  • 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.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 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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