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EVENTS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 08, 2012
  • Redemption's Story (Easter drama) - New Life Fellowship Church, 2345 19th St., Moline, will present Redemption's Story, a multimedia Easter drama, at 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday. Call (309) 762-7314 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Friday, April 6, 2012; Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Euforquestra and FireSale - Euforquestra and FireSale will play at 8 p.m. at the Redstone Room, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. It is Euforquestra's live album release tour. Tickets are $8. Call (563) 326-1333 or email for details. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • * * * Galleries, museums, and other venues may be closed; call before you go. - * * * Galleries, museums, and other venues may be closed. Call before you go.
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Lee Blackmon (Funday Sunday) - Lee Blackmon will host the Funday Sunday Live Music Series from 6-9 p.m. at The Muddy Waters, 1708 State St., Bettendorf. Call (563) 355-0655 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Campfire Jams with Bobby Burns and Drama Major - Campfire Jams with Bobby Burns and Drama Major will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Performance Hall, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Tickets are $10; $8 in advance. Call (563) 326-1333 or email for details. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Southern Crossroads (musical revue) - Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse, 1828 3rd Ave., Rock Island, will present the musical revue Southern Crossroads by Warner Crocker and Steve Przybylski from March 9-April 14. There are evening performances on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and matinees on Wednesdays. See the website for times and ticket prices. For tickets, call (309) 786-7733, ext. 2 or order online. MAP
    Every Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday,
  • Easter egg hunt - The Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave, Rock Island, will hold an indoor and outdoor Easter egg hunt with prizes and candy at 1 p.m. Admission is $5; $4 for ages 60 and up; $3 for ages 5-12; $1 for ages 2-4. Call (309) 794-0991, ext. 30 for details. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Easter brunch and tour - The Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, will offer an Easter brunch and tour. Brunch seatings are at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; tours begin at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Menu includes pastries, fruit, peel-and-eat shrimp, smoked salmon, applewood-smoked bacon, waffles, cheddar hash brown casserole, roast turkey with sage dressing, ham, prime rib, salmon with dill sauce, and desserts. Cost is $22.99; for $19.99 Figge members. Reservations required; call (563) 726-2087 for details. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Easter egg hunt - St. James Lutheran Church, 1705 Oak St., Bettendorf, will host an Easter egg hunt at 10:15 a.m. There also will be a brunch after the 8:30 a.m. service; cost is by free-will offering. Call (563) 355-4161 for details. FREE. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • Easter Jubilee Ensemble Sing - Grace Baptist Church, 4417 53rd St., Moline, will host an Easter Jubilee Ensemble Sing for the 10:45 a.m. service. Call (309) 736-7672 for details. MAP
    Sunday, April 8, 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
  • * * * Galleries, museums, and other venues may be closed; call before you go. - * * * Galleries, museums, and other venues may be closed; call before you go.
    Sunday, April 8, 2012
  • 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: 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,
  • Figge Museum: Locating Place: Perceptions of Space in 20th Century Photography - Locating Place: Perceptions of Space in 20th Century Photography is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, March 10-April 29. 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,
  • 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 Airport Gallery: The Labyrinth Exhibition - The Labyrinth Exhibition, with mixed-media paintings by Diane Naylor, aluminum vessels by Louise Rauh, and ceramic sculptures by Elizabeth Shriver, is 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
    Thursday, March 1, 2012 to Sunday, April 29, 2012
  • Figge Museum: Young Artists at the Figge, Bettendorf Community Schools - The Young Artists at the Figge exhibit features works by students of Bettendorf Community Schools March 31-April 15. 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 Botanical Center: Heartland Central Model Railroad exhibit - A Heartland Central Model Railroad exhibit can be seen from 1-4 p.m. through Oct. 28 at the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Admission is $6; $5 for ages 60 and up; $4 for ages 5-15; $2 for ages 2-5; free for under age 2. Call (309) 794-0991 for details. MAP
    Every Sunday,
  • 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 Museum: Dinosaurs Unearthed - Dinosaurs Unearthed is on exhibit at the Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. It features life-size animatronic models of feathered dinosaurs and a dig pit. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10; $9 for seniors, students, and military; $7.50 for ages 3-12; $1 off for members; free for ages 2 and under. Call (563) 324-1933 or email for details. MAP
    Saturday, March 3, 2012 to Sunday, September 9, 2012
  • Quad City Botanical Center: Cooper and Williams - Mixed-media works by Megan Crandall Cooper and Carri Williams are on exhibit at the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 4th Ave., Rock Island. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon-5 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
    Thursday, March 1, 2012 to Monday, April 30, 2012
  • Putnam Museum: Anne Frank: A History for Today - Anne Frank: A History for Today is at the Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. 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, and students; $5 for ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and under. Call (563) 324-1933 or email for details. MAP
    Saturday, March 31, 2012 to Monday, May 28, 2012
  • Putnam Museum: Paintings Created in Hiding by Erich and Heinz Geiringer - Paintings Created in Hiding by Erich and Heinz Geiringer are on exhibit at the Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport. 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, and students; $5 for ages 3-12; free for ages 2 and under. Call (563) 324-1933 or email for details. MAP
    Saturday, March 31, 2012 to Monday, May 28, 2012
  • Morrissey Gallery, St. Ambrose: Bloom Catich Bloom - Bloom Catich Bloom, works by Rev. Edward Catich and Isabel and John Bloom, is at the Morrissey Gallery, Galvin Fine Arts Center, St. Ambrose University, W. High Street and N. Gaines Street, Davenport. Call (563) 333-6251 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Saturday, March 3, 2012 to Saturday, May 12, 2012
  • Niabi Zoo - Niabi Zoo, 13010 Niabi Zoo Road, Coal Valley, is home to more than 900 animals representing more than 140 species. The zoo also offers a playground, train and carousel rides, classes, gift shop, picnic areas, and concessions. Hours are 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (last admission at 4:30 p.m.). On Thursdays in July and August, the zoo will stay open until 8 p.m. (last admission at 7:30 p.m.). Admission is $6; $5.50 for ages 62 and up, $5 for ages 3-17; free for members and ages 2 and under; half-price Tuesdays. Call (309) 799-5107 or email for details. MAP
    Monday, March 5, 2012 to Sunday, October 28, 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,
  • Tredway Library, Augustana: William Morris: Visions of an Ideal World - William Morris: Visions of an Ideal World is on exhibit at the Tredway Library, Augustana College, 3435 9 1/2 Ave., Rock Island. Morris was associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and the English Arts and Crafts movement. Call (309) 794-7206 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, March 5, 2012 to Thursday, May 17, 2012
  • German American Heritage Center: Beetle to Benz - The German American Heritage Center, 712 W. 2nd St., Davenport, will host Beetle to Benz exhibit March 6-June 3. 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 Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • MidCoast at the RiverCenter: Mark Mess - Photography by Mark Mess is on exhibit at MidCoast at the RiverCenter, 136 E. 3rd St., Davenport. Call 309-786-2430 or email for details. MAP
    Thursday, March 1, 2012 to Monday, April 30, 2012
  • MidCoast at the i wireless: Betsy Zmuda-Swanson - Acrylics by Betsy Zmuda-Swanson are on exhibit at MidCoast at the i wireless Center, 1201 River Drive, Moline. Call (309) 786-2430 for details. FREE. MAP
    Sunday, April 1, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012
  • MidCoast at Centre Station: Johnson and Kirsch - Fiber works by Jean Johnson and acrylics and mixed media works by Ali Kirsch 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
    Sunday, April 1, 2012 to Thursday, May 31, 2012
  • Putnam Giant Screen Theater: Dr. Seuss' The Lorax - Dr. Seuss' The Lorax 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, March 30, 2012 to Thursday, April 26, 2012
  • Figge Museum: Sculpting With Fiber - Sculpting With Fiber is at the Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd St., Davenport, March 23-March 18. 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,
  • 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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