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“The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition,” July 25 and 26

At Maquoketa's Ohnward Fine Arts Center on July 25 and 26, audiences are invited on an unforgettable journey down the Yellow Brick Road with The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition, a delightful, one-act stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum's beloved tale in which our ...
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Genesius Guild’s “Women’s Festival,” July 25 through August 2

Wrapping up Genesius Guild's 2026 summer season with a freewheeling, cheekily updated Greek farce, Women's Festival (a.k.a. Thesmophoriazusae) enjoys a run in Rock Island's Lincoln Park July 25 through August 2, this Aristophanes comedy sure to deliver laughs, commentary, and, as per usual, a ...
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Countryside Community Theatre’s “Mean Girls,” July 24 through August 2

Lauded by New York magazine as a show that "delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor, and joyful inside-jokery," the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Mean Girls enjoys a Countryside Community Theatre staging, from July 24 through August 2, at Eldridge North Schott High ...
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Hawk and Piña and Joe and Angie: “The Invite,” “Evil Dead Burn,” “Gail Daughtry & the Celebrity Sex Pass,” and “Moana”

Watching romantic relationships crack and crumble can be enormous, if nerve-racking, fun - just so long as those breakdowns are viewed from the perspective of an auditorium, and not a mirror.
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It’s a Man, Man, Man, Man World: Genesius Guild’s “The Taming of the Shrew,” at Lincoln Park through July 19

Rather than trying to explain discomfort away, director Cait Bodenbender embraced the play's history by simply casting as Shakespeare himself did: with an all-male cast.
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A Lion, a Witch, and Their Wardrobe: “The Wizard of Oz,” at the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse through September 5

Nostalgia has a funny way of raising the stakes. A mediocre production wouldn't just be disappointing; it would feel like someone had replaced my ruby slippers with muddy boots and then trounced all over my childhood memories. Thankfully, director Tony Parise's production bursts to ...
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Bros Before Woes: “Heaven Help Me,” at the Richmond Hill Barn Theatre through July 19

Though the show is billed as a comedy, I only laughed a few times. I was much more invested in its dramatic scenes.
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Welch Turns Up the Heat on Some Indicted Dems to Resign and Turns on the Air Conditioner for Others

Representative Luis Arroyo, D-Chicago, was arrested by the FBI on October 28, 2019, for attempting to bribe a state senator. House Speaker Michael Madigan, who was under investigation himself, called on Arroyo to resign that same day. The next day, Representative Emanuel "Chris" Welch, ...
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These Keds Are Made for Walkin’: “Grandma Gatewood Took a Walk,” at the Black Box Theatre through July 18

Do I have any interest in hiking the Appalachian Trail? Absolutely not. Do I want to hear about the 67-year-old who was the first woman to hike the entire trail solo? Absolutely. And trust me, so do you.
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He Is an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Tyke Who’s from Bikini: Quad City Music Guild’s “The SpongeBob Musical,” at the Prospect Park Auditorium through July 19

While many children attended on opening night, I hardly heard a peep from them during the show - it was the over-25 crowd who were clapping and screaming upon each first entrance of these beloved characters from the underwater city of Bikini Bottom.
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Volatilizing Iowa’s State Trees

Chemical Trespassing on Iowa's State Tree Cannot Be PunishedTony Singh's 20-Year Quest to Address Pesticide Damage in His Oak SavannaIn 1996, Tony Singh began rewilding a plot of land in LeClaire, hoping to restore its oak savanna, native prairie, woodlands, and wetlands. Fewer than ...
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Hey Chairman of the FED Print Some Debt For Me

Hey, Chairman of the FEDPrint some debt for meIt's no secretThere's no money in the Treasury"Parody Gold": Sound Money Lyrics Inspired by Bob Dylan
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