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“Miss Nelson Is Missing!”, June 20 through 29

A family-friendly treat that the River Cities' Reader said “bubbles with color, personality, and wit,” the sweet and hilarious musical Miss Nelson Is Missing! enjoys a June 20 through 29 run at Moline's Playcrafters Barn Theatre, the show based on a series of beloved, ...
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“Rock of Ages,” June 20 through July 6

Described by Time Out New York as an “insanely fun mixtape musical” and by Variety as a show that “gleefully apes the worst excesses of the era's pole-dancing, crotch-grinding, big-hair-tossing movies,” the Broadway smash Rock of Ages enjoys a June 20 through July 6 ...
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“Koyaanisqatsi,” June 25

Originally presented by Francis Ford Coppola and hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "a remarkable film event," director Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi enjoys a special June 25 screening as part of Rozz-Tox's community series Filmosofia, this evening in Rock Island also boasting a reading ...
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Risk and Reward for a Bettendorf Native: The Mike Conrad Trio, June 29 at the Redstone Room

Like many of us, Mike Conrad is just making it up as he goes along. Unlike most of us, however, the 37-year-old – a Bettendorf High School alum whose trio headlines a June 29 concert at Davenport's Redstone Room – has won international acclaim ...
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Pas de Duels: “Ballerina,” “The Phoenician Scheme,” and “Dangerous Animals”

Although the movie isn't very funny until it begins hitting us with its really creative gory deaths, there was a moment not long into director Len Wiseman's Ballerina – a continuation being helpfully marketed as From the World of John Wick: Ballerina – that ...
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Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamas Stuff Is in My Closet and Im Feeling So Sad: Genesius Guilds “Oedipus Rex,” through June 15

For Oedipus Rex, veteran director and actor Michael Callahan was wise to choose a translation by Ian Johnston, written in contemporary English, rather than an archaic version (i.e., one employing 17th-century "thou"s). We're also spared a script written in verse, as continued rhymes might've ...
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Three Cheers!: “Bring It On: The Musical,” at the Spotlight Theatre through June 15

The Avenue Q book writer, a Tony Award-winning lyricist, a Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and the creator of Hamilton collaborate on a musical that's a hybrid of Hairspray, Mean Girls, and Sister Act II. You in? You should be.Three Cheers!: “Bring It On: The Musical,” ...
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Summer Bible Camp: Quad City Music Guilds “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” at the Prospect Park Auditorium through June 15

M: With its familiar storyline, a lot of talent on and off stage, and a full helping of over-the-top silliness, it really hits most of the right notes.K: You know who was hitting all the right notes?M: Could you possibly mean Lauren VanSpeybroeck and ...
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Ambitious Illinois Lobbyists Need Only Know When Lethargic Last-Minute Lawmakers Take Their Coffee

I asked Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch last week about the failure to pass an omnibus energy bill (the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act) during the just-ended spring legislative session.Ambitious Illinois Lobbyists Need Only Know When Lethargic Last-Minute Lawmakers Take Their CoffeePost Author: ...
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All Work on School Play Makes Art an Anxious Boy: “Arthur & Friends Make a Musical!”, at the Circa 21 Dinner Playhouse through June 21

It’s really a shame there are only six performances left of Arthur & Friends Make a Musical!, because truly, the Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse's latest family entertainment was a fun show full of surprises and little touches that make the hour fly by. From ...
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Where Is Scott Countys Local Grand Jury When You Need Them?

The watchers are no longer being watched by the people. At least in Scott County, Iowa, that is.Where Is Scott Countys Local Grand Jury When You Need Them?Post Author: Todd McGreevy
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Got Curruption?

Inexplicably, for decades, incurious American voters refuse to remove elected bad actors, even though we are responsible for giving them power and access. The lawlessness and corruption has gotten so over the top and still we do nothing, ever-expecting the ones who are breaking ...
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