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So what’s on the Fun10 for this week? Read on …

Last Chance To See ‘No Child…’ Today At Brunner Theatre

Sydney Chatman and Jalyn Greene know what it’s like to teach theater to minority, inner-city students.

So the African-American women are a natural pair to direct and act, respectively, the one-woman show “No Child…,” which is the last Mississippi Bend Players production this summer. It runs through Sunday at Augustana College’s Brunner Theatre Center, 3750 7^th Ave., Rock Island.

“No Child…” (written and premiered in 2006 by Nilaja Sun) follows the story of Miss Sun, a visiting teacher who uses theatre as a means of connecting with students in the New York City public school system. This one-person play, based on the playwright’s own experiences, is a tour-de-force as the actor plays 16 different characters in rapid succession, including Miss Sun, her students, other teachers and administrators, and even the school’s 80-year-old janitor.

“An insightful, hilarious, and touching master class not to be missed by anyone concerned about the state of the education system and how it might be improved,” according to MBP.

Jalyn Greene is a 28-year-old an actor, poet, and teaching artist. Detroit born and Chicago based, she received her BFA from Michigan State University. Recent acting credits include “Queen of Sock Pairing” as The Narrator (Red Tape Theatre), “We Are Pussy Riot” as Masha (Red Tape Theatre), “How to Pick a Lock” as Zhara (Rhinofest), “The Dark at the Top of the Stairs” as Cora Flood (understudy) (Eclipse Theatre), and “Breathe, Boom” as Angel (Eclipse Theatre). Greene thrives on the belief that arts education is key in creating compassionate, bold, and effective leaders.

Performances of the new MBP production at Augustana are at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $20; or $15 for students; $17 for faculty and staff and seniors, available HERE or by calling 309-794-7306.

‘Mamma Mia!’ Brings ABBA To Music Guild

In the mood for some ABBA tunes and a frothy musical?

Check out “Mamma Mia!” at Music Guild!

“Mamma Mia!” (at 1584 34^th Ave., Moline) will run July 9-11 and 15-18, with performances at 7:30 p.m., except Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16 for adults, and $11 for children, available at 309-762-6610 or qcmusicguild.com.

Zoom Bingo Going Virtual At Davenport Public Library

Calling all BINGO lovers! Join us for Zoom Bingo. Prizes will be awarded. Registration is required in order to get the login information. Your Bingo cards will be emailed to you on the day of the program. The event URL will be sent via a registration email. Households can use the same Zoom login.

Registration is required. Register here: https://bit.ly/dpl-zoombingojuly

Keep up with our virtual programming on our Virtual Branch Calendar of Events at https://davenportlibrary.libcal.com/calendar/virtual.

This event is FREE and open to the public. For more information visit www.davenportlibrary.com or call the library at (563) 326-7832.

Ragged And Trash Can Annies Reopening Next Weekend

Most struggling businesses only had to deal with a global pandemic last year.

Herington and Heath have been neighbors in business together since 2008, now in their third location in downtown Davenport.

By the time of the mass shutdown in mid-March 2020, Ragged Records and Trash Can Annie’s in downtown Davenport were already closed about 42 weeks – forced out by the historic flooding in 2019. They’re finally ready to reopen at a new nearby building, 311 E. 2^nd St., on Saturday, July 17.

“It’s been a dream come true,” Laura Heath – who owns TCA, the vintage clothing, styling and photography business – said this week of the totally renovated space formerly occupied by Abernathy’s, which moved in August 2019 to 432 W. 3^rd St., Davenport. “We had a chance to rebuild and here is my true personality.”

She and Ragged Records owner Bob Herington (who were previously at 418 E. 2^nd St.), by the Government Bridge, moved into the new location in June 2020, in the 1920s-era building

The grand opening activities will start July 17 at 9 a.m. at 311 E. 2nd St., Davenport.

owned by Pete Stopulos of Ruhl Commercial, which was totally gutted and Stopulos built out the interior.

“It has all new HVAC, new flooring, new storage, dressing rooms, new bathrooms,” Herington said with pride. “It was just an empty concrete shell. He tore all the old windows off the front and put in new.”

Since spring 2021, the two businesses installed new counters, shelves and racks and fully stocked the place with a staggering variety of vintage (men’s, women’s and children’s) clothing, hats, accessories, and scrupulously curated vinyl albums (each hugged by clear plastic wrap). They were able to move and save nearly all their inventory before the downtown flood barriers breached at 3:30 p.m. on April 30, 2019.

For more information on the limited edition Record Store Day titles, visit www.recordstoreday.com.

For more on the businesses (which both buy and sell items), visit www.raggedrecords.org and www.facebook.com/trashcanannie.

All Sweat Productions Brings Reggae To Moline

All Sweat Productions is starting a new outdoor concert series – the All Sweat 3^rd Thursday Reggae Party, at Len Brown’s North Shore Inn, 700 N. Shore Drive, Moline, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Each free show — sponsored by Yabba Dabbas — will feature an original set along with a tribute set to one of the band’s favorite reggae artists. This series lineup is:

• July 15: Palmolive
• 19 : Joe Marcinek
• 16: Rude Punch
• 21: The Wontu Trees

John Deere Classic Still Running Through This Weekend

If you’re a golfer, or a huge golf fan, I don’t need to tell you that the John Deere Classic is going on in the Quad-Cities this week. If you’re neither, well, consider yourself placed at the tee for this hard-hitting (and long driving) information.

Yup, the JDC will once more hit the links for its 50th year July 7-11 at TPC Deere Run, 15623 Coaltown Rd., East Moline. For more information on tickets and the event, see www.JohnDeereClassic.com.

RME Rocks With Live At Five On Fridays

The River Music Experience, 2^nd and Main streets, Davenport, has brought back the free Live@Five on Fridays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Last year due to Covid, the series was limited to August and September.

River Music Experience is a nonprofit that completely pivoted its programming during the pandemic.

The RME courtyard will host live music featuring a wide range of genres and styles. Like last summer, the series asks patrons to wear a mask when you can’t maintain a distance of at least six feet from others not in your party. And when choosing your seating, pick a place at least six feet from other parties. The pavement will be marked to help you in that process.

This year’s schedule of bands is:

• July 16: The Crooked Cactus Band (aka Los Nopales Chuecos)
  sponsored by IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union
• July 23: The Blackstones
• July 30: 10 of Soul
• 6: Heads In Motion
  sponsored by Downtown Davenport
• 13: The Dawn
  sponsored by Quad Cities Foot & Ankle Associates
• 27: Class of ’82 (‘80s New Wave / Retro Tribute Band)
  sponsored by NerdFest& Massetone Entertainment
• 3: The Bobby Ray Bunch
  sponsored by MidAmerican Energy
• 10: Avey Grouws Band
• 24: The Wontu Trees
  sponsored by Dahl Ford Davenport

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Sean Leary is an author, director, artist, musician, producer and entrepreneur who has been writing professionally since debuting at age 11 in the pages of the Comics Buyers Guide. An honors graduate of the University of Southern California masters program, he has written over 50 books including the best-sellers The Arimathean, Every Number is Lucky to Someone and We Are All Characters.