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EVENTS FOR MONDAY, APRIL 09, 2012
  • Dan Wardell, host of Iowa Public Television Kids' Clubhouse - Dan Wardell, host of Iowa Public Television Kids' Clubhouse will visit the Eldridge Library, 200 N. 6th Ave., at 1 p.m. Call (563) 285-4794 for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • Rock Island Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mike Oberhaus (Friends of the Rock Island Library meeting) - Rock Island Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mike Oberhaus will speak for the Friends of the Rock Island Library meeting at 11:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 3020 30th St. Cost is $6.50, and includes lunch. Menu includes ham, au gratin potatoes, green beans, roll and butter, cherry pie. Reservations required; call (309) 786-5293. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • Sara Radle - Sara Radle will perform from 5:30-7 p.m. on the Community Stage, River Music Experience, 129 Main St., Davenport. Call (563) 326-1333 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • Palestinian and Jewish Refugees: What are the Facts?, Dr. Art Pitz - Dr. Art Pitz will present Palestinian and Jewish Refugees: What are the Facts? at 6:30 p.m. at the Bettendorf Library, 2950 Learning Campus Drive. It is part of the Arab-Israeli Conflict Series. Call (563) 344-4175 for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • Heirloom preservation workshops - Heirloom preservation workshops will be presented at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at the Rock Island Library, 9010 Ridgewood Road. The Rock Island County Historical Society Library and Museum is seeking items related to the history of businesses, organizations, and everyday lives of Rock Island County citizens. From 1-5 p.m. they will review patrons' local history memorabilia. They will accept items for their collection, and scan items so people can keep originals. Also, a station will be available for those wanting to record oral histories. Call (309) 732-7338 for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • Dan Wardell, host of Iowa Public Television Kids' Clubhouse - Dan Wardell, host of Iowa Public Television Kids' Clubhouse will visit the Blue Grass Library, 114 N. Mississippi St., at 2:45 p.m. Call (563) 381-2868 for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • Dan Wardell, host of Iowa Public Television Kids' Clubhouse - Dan Wardell, host of Iowa Public Television Kids' Clubhouse will visit the Durant Library, 402 6th St., at 4:15 p.m. Call (563) 785-4725 for details. FREE. MAP
    Monday, April 9, 2012
  • public meetings - A list of today's public meetings.
    Monday, April 9, 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
  • 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
  • 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,
  • 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
  • Center for Active Seniors, Inc.: Shuffleboard - Center for Active Seniors, Inc., 1035 W. Kimberly Road, Davenport, will host a shuffleboard game at 2:15 p.m. Cost is $4 for nonmembers; $2 for members (free first visit); free lessons are available. Call (563) 386-7477 or email for details. MAP
    Every Monday
  • 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
  • Tour of the Isabel Bloom production facility - A tour of the Isabel Bloom production facility will begin at 10 a.m. at Isabel Bloom, 736 Federal St., Davenport. Other times are available for large groups. Reservations required; call (563) 336-3766 or email for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday
  • 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
  • Black Hawk College: Brittany Klarkowski - Paintings by Brittany Klarkowski are on exhibit at the ArtSpace Gallery, Building 4, Black Hawk College, 6600 34th Ave., Moline, March 12-April 13. 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,
  • 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
  • Catich Gallery, St. Ambrose: Telling Stories - The Telling Stories exhibit, featuring paintings and photographs by Leslie Bell depicting girls and women as heroes, runs from March 6-May 11 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,
  • Rock Island Library: A Tribute to the Children of the Holocaust: Portrait Collages That Bridge the Gap Between Then and Now - A Tribute to the Children of the Holocaust: Portrait Collages That Bridge the Gap Between Then and Now by Barbara Powers is on exhibit at the Rock Island Library, 401 19th St., from April 9-June 8. Call (309) 732-7323 for details. FREE. MAP
    Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday,
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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